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You are feeling very depressed. In thejuly election in cambodia for the national assembly, the Ruling Peoples Party won 120 of the 125 seats. Was that really the final nail in the coffin of your Opposition Movement . No, we continue the fight. It is an uphill battle. But i think in the end, democracy will prevail. What makes you think that, given the track record of the last 30, a0 years, why on earth do you still believe what you call democracy will prevail . Because nobody is eternal. Hun sen ...

And pose a real threat. Yellowknife is now blanketed in smoke and fires are burning close to the one major road into and out of the city. Rebecca alty is the mayor of yellowknife. She told us what things were like there. Right now, its residents are evacuating by road. As many people as possible are doing that. Theres also, for folks who dont have vehicles, we are starting the air evacuations, so flights. We still have commercial flights, so some people have booked onto a commercial flight, but ...

Caused him to change direction. Now today, world rugby have announced of course that theyll be appealing this decision to overturn the red card. In a statement, they said they fully support the Important Role that an independent disciplinary process plays in upholding the integrity and the values of the sport, particularly regarding foul play and had contact. And, of course, they went on to say that Player Welfare is the sports number one priority, hence why youre hearing from a lot of charities...

Given the track record of the last 30, a0 years . Why on earth do you still believe what you call democracy will prevail . Because nobody is eternal. Hun sen is 72 year old. And many, many cambodians among the young generation, they are hoping for a democratic change. Well, yes, but the point about hun sen is that hes clearly getting older but the whole point of this election is that as soon as the election were done, he told the nation that he is handing the reins of power to his son, hun manet...

Hello, im john wilson, welcome to this cultural life, the radio 4 podcast in which i talk to leading creative figures about the key moments of their life and the most important cultural works that have fired their imagination and had a profound impact on their own art. My guest is carlos acosta, the cuban born ballet star who, over a 30 year career, is now regarded as one of the greatest dancers of all time, becoming the first black principal of the royal ballet and set new standards of grace an...

Have been able to flee these fires. Bring us up to date in terms of what took place, what happen and how you are coping. I am now in a small village called fort simpson, 630 kilometres west of yellowknife. It sounds like a huge distance but it really isnt. This place is twice the size of france. This is essentially free communities to the left of yellowknife. You can hear a flight plane into the distance. This is a Mackenzy River behind me. The writing has been under the walford days that fire w...

Its surreal that one of the most famous footballers in the world has come out of this little place. A child like erling, i spotted from the first kick on the ball, in fact. Every time erling changes club, this town changes colour. Fantastic guy. Everyone liked him. He knew, and we knew, that he had a lot more i in store for the future. When i was young, i wanted to become the best in the world. Dreams do come true. My name is andreas vollsund. Im mayor of time kommune. Bryne is the big city in t...

Teacher audelia has lived here since the late 1990s la campanera, in the capitals notorious soyapango district. More than 20 years ago, rival gangs the ms 13 and the 18th Street Gang took control of neighbourhoods across the country. They became, in effect, no go areas for outsiders and the police. Thousands were murdered or caught in the crossfire. And in those years of the growth of the gangs, can you explain to us what it was like living here . But in the last 12 months, audelia has witnessed...

This pilot, hovering above a swimming pool, now being used to douse the flames further down the hill. These homes, some distance from the destroyed coastal town of lahaina, are in the centre of the island where, last week, just before the fires, the cameras at this Bird Sanctuary captured a bright flash. Staff believe it is a tree falling on a powerline. Shortly afterwards, flames can be seen in the forest. Ross hart saw something similar before his home burned down. We could hear some trees fal...

For years, politicians have ramped up the rhetoric of concern and pledged to speed up emissions cuts, but now there are signs of a political backlash. Uk Prime Minister rishi sunak is championing new Oil Exploration and reining in spending on climate aid. That prompted my guest, zac goldsmith, to quit suna k� s government. But in an age of populist politics, has going green become another ideologicalfaultline . Zac, lord goldsmith, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Its a pleasure t...