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heavy rain. two brothers from pakistan who were held in the us military prison at guantanamo bay for nearly 20 years are released without charge. and roald dahl�*s multimillion selling childrens books are to be printed in their original form after a backlash against editing them for modern audiences. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president biden has ruled out sending f—16fighterjets to ukraine, saying the planes are not needed for now. it comes desp...

pope franciss historic visit to south sudan ends with an open air mass. he urged people to reject the "venom of hatred" and pleaded with leaders to find peace. pakistans former president, general pervez musharraf, has died following a long illness. he was 79 years old. president musharraf seized power in a bloodless military coup in 1999, serving in office for seven years from 2001. in 2008, he suffered defeat in the polls and left the country six months later. when he returned in 2013...

the former uk prime minister, liz truss, has blamed what shes called a "powerful economic establishment" — and a lack of support from the conservative party — for her downfall in number ten. ms truss was forced to quit after her package of tax cuts caused panic in the markets and the pound dropped to a record low. in a newspaper article, ms truss admitted shes not blameless, but doesnt think her tax policies were given a "realistic chance". speaking earlier to the bbc, britains bus...

iranian state television says that the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has pardoned a large number of prisoners linked to protests. the state broadcaster says that ayatollah khamenei was responding to a proposal by the head of the judiciary. iranian media outlets say that the letter from the judiciary chief said that a number of people, especially the young, had committed wrongful actions and crimes because of incitement and propaganda by the enemy. our middle east analyst sebast...

what we dont know, obviously the numbers. we dont know when or how this will happen. we do know the way that its written says its an answer to an appeal, a letter from the head of the judiciary who essentially frames it as being many people who went out to protest, particularly the young, were misled, by foreign agents, propaganda from abroad, and that they now want forgiveness. and theyre still described as riots, nothing more, nothing less. so, in terms of how the authorities frame t...

suspected of spying — which was brought down by an american fighter jet yesterday. the former president of pakistan, general pervez musharraf, has died at the age of 79 — following a long illness. irans supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei is pardoning a large number of prisoners, including some of those arrested during the past months of protests. the pardon by ayatollah khamenei comes on the eve of the anniversary of the islamic revolution in 1979 — a date on which he regularl...

things like financial frauds, data theft. those kinds of things are already happening. then there are other crimes where we dont know whether it can still be called as a crime or not. for example, there have been reported cases of some harassment, sexual harassment. now, if you look at the definitions of these crimes in physical space and you try to apply it in the metaverse, theres a difficulty. so those issues are yet to be resolved. jurgen stock is interpol�*s secretary general. h...

beijing has accused the us of an over—reaction. the former president of pakistan, pervez musharraf, has died in hospital at the age of 79. general musharraf took power in a coup in 1999, and served as president for seven years from 2001. you are watching bbc news. those of the main story so far tonight. ill be back with an explosive and at nine oclock. dont worry, i know you will be watching happy valley! coming up on this weeks show — nigerias looted treasures and the battle to ge...

union leaders in the uk urge the prime minister to intervene in the dispute about healthcare pay. the biggest week of strikes in the history of the national health service is due to start on monday. the us continues to search for the wreckage of a chinese balloon suspected of being used for spying which was brought down by an american fighterjet yesterday. hello and welcome to bbc world news. irans supreme leader is pardoning a large number of prisoners, including some of those arreste...

but he added that the roman catholic church couldnt permit same—sex marriages. and wholl claim the major prizes at this years grammy awards? all you need to know about musics biggest night. hello, welcome to bbc news. irans supreme leader is pardoning a large number of prisoners, including some of those arrested during the past months of protests. the pardon by ayatollah khamenei comes on the eve of the anniversary of the islamic revolution in 1979, a date on which he regularly offer...