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but what happens when the geopolitical weather changes? when great power hostility and economic nationalism hold sway? well, my guest is singapores long—serving home minister, k shanmugam. is singapores political and economic balancing act sustainable in a world of rising tensions? minister k shanmugam in singapore, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, mr sackur. let me ask you about singapores model. it was sort of set up by lee kuan yew. its been in effect for well over six decades. it ...

her rival rishi sunak is on the front of the sunday telegraph urging sanctions for iran following the stabbing of salman rusdie. and finally, the sunday times focus on the cost of living crisis with reports the treasury is developing a plan to hand out more money to cope with energy costs. lets to cope with energy costs. begin with the observer picture, lets begin with the observer. this picture, emma, of wimbledon common. im guessing that this pond normally looks a bit bigger than tha...

going to feel when president biden signs it next week. and author salman rushdie, attacked on stage and air lifted to the hospital. well tell you what we know about his condition this morning. and inflation is cooling, gas prices are dropping, but the cost of other items remains painfully high. what the new numbers say about the current state of the economy. ♪ welcome to your weekend. its saturday, august 13th. we are grateful to be with you. good morning, amara. >> good mornin...

a.m. hello, again, everyone. thank you for joining me. im fredricka whitfield. and were getting a clearer picture, court documents are giving new details about what dodge removed from mar-a-lago and what potential crimes theyre investigating. agents say they recovered 11 sets of classified documents. at least one was marked as top secret, sci, which is one of the highest levels of classification. so far the dodge has not filed any charges. and new today, the department of homeland se...

in a coma and left her with severe burns, anne heche led a life of public highs and lows but through it all, she said she signed on screen and try to stay hopeful. >> it came on the left side and left across the stage, and lunged at them pay >> hes currently breathing with the help of a ventilator. the question is looming over investigators right now. as to what drove this 24-year- old suspect thats been identified from new jersey to charge the stage and carry out this attack >> good e...

a few weeks when he is back for the scottish open-— time for a look at the weather. heres darren bett. i want to focus on temperatures because over the weekend our heat came to an end, but we still have record—breaking temperatures for a while in spain and france and that pushed its way across austria, switzerland, the czech republic and germany. but how things have changed because today we are forecasting 22 degrees, a drop of 20 degrees in san sebastian in biarritz and france. no...

despite doctors insisting he is brain—dead. the israeli prime minister is to step down and dissolve parliament triggering a fresh election. the mountain guerillas of central africa, once on the brink of extinction, now their numbers are rising, are there other lessons for conservation? good evening and welcome to bbc news. britain is facing its biggest rail strike in 30 years — with significant disruption to services across england, scotland and wales. last—minute talks between u...

a climate emergency. we are moving forward but we are not making enough progress and we are not moving forward fast enough. rishi sunak and liz truss say theyll toughen controls on migration in their latest announcements in the conservative leadership race. i will ensure as prime minister that we gripped the challenges we face, we fix the problems at our borders, and ensure that the migration here is legal, orderly, and controlled. and the pope makes a historic visit to canada, where h...

overturning of the landmark abortion case roe v. wade. and this is the fallout from the leaked supreme court draft opinion on it. the actual ruling could come as soon as this week. president bidens justice department and attorney general merrick garland so far are doing nothing to protect the justices and their families at their homes. critics say this inaction is basically condoning violent attacks on pro-life centers. here is utah senator mike lee on the federal law you hear me cite ...

leeds. liverpool. manchester. newcastle. and sheffield. and that is it! good morning and welcome to bbc news. a drought expected to cover many parts of england could be declared later today. it means we may see restrictions over how we use water at home and at work. a drought is defined by a lack of water due to extreme weather that has been built up over time. the four stages are normal, prolonged dry weather, drought and severe drought — with england currently sitting in the second...