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whirlwind visit to taiwan, meeting earlier today with the islands democratically elected president, in defiance of provocative live fire drills from chinas military. and also this hour well talk to kentucky governor andy beshear about the search and rescue efforts as the death count rises from this weeks historic floods. ill speak to senator kirsten gillibrand about the passage of new medical benefits for burn pit victims finally. and we are on sinema watch, waiting for that 50th democ...

disability campaigners raised concerns about the lyrics. hello and welcome to the programme. president biden says an american drone strike has killed the al-qaeda leader, ayman al—zawahiri. he said the operation, which he authorised, took place in the afghan capital kabul on saturday. mr biden described ayman al—zawahiri as having been deeply involved in the september the eleventh attacks as well as earlier attacks on us embassies in africa and the uss cole in the late nineties. za...

one of her new songs, replacing a word, after disability campaigners raised concerns about the lyrics. and how virtual reality surgery has enabled doctors to separate conjoined twins with shared fused brains. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe president biden says an american drone strike has killed the al-qaeda leader, ayman al—zawahiri. he said the operation, which he authorised, took place in the afghan capital kabul on saturday. mr biden said ayman al�...

and swimmings world governing body votes to effectively ban transgender competitors like american lia thomas from taking part in womens races. after the uk promises more heavy weapons to ukraine — now the new head of the british army says troops should be prepared to fight russia in europe. we want to start by bringing you some _ we want to start by bringing you some breaking _ we want to start by bringing you some breaking news _ we want to start by bringing you some breaking news f...

has voted to stop transgender athletes from competing in womens elite races if they have gone through any part of the process of male puberty. as the conflict in ukraine continues — the new head of the british army tells his troops they should be prepared to "fight in europe once again". its two hours until voting closes in the final round of parliamentary elections in france, with president emmanuel macron facing an alliance of left—wing parties. good afternoon. the transport secr...

good evening. projections following parliamentary elections in france show president emmanuel macron is on course to lose his absolute majority. his coalition is on track to win the most seats, with between 210 and 250. but thats short of the 289 needed for a majority in the national assembly. projections show the left—green alliance ofjean—luc melenchon is set to win 150 to 180 seats, becoming the main opposition. mr melenchon says the result marks an �*electoral failure for mr ...

projected results from french parliamentary elections show that president emmanuel macron�*s centrist alliance is set to lose its majority. a coalition led by the far left leader, jean—luc melenchon, is predicted to come second, but marine le pens far—right party has also done well. the two were in jubilant mood as they addressed their supporters, shortly after the first projections were announced. translation: the level of attention is still far too high, which means that a larg...

you are being led down a cul—de—sac by the union leadership telling you there is no pay rise when there is, trying to create some sort of class war when there is none to be had. but the unions claim the government is not interested in finding solutions onjobs, pay and pensions — a message shared by labour. boris johnson and grant shapps want the strikes to go ahead. they want the country to grind to a halt so that they can feed off the division. well have the latest on how the st...

could soon be relocated because of rising temperatures and extensive human activity. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. its 6am in the morning in singapore, and midnight in france where president emmanuel macron looks set to lose his parliamentary majority. he now faces the prospect of having to work out deals with other parties to get his reforms through. but it was a good day for the far right and the far left — they both apear to have made large gain...

is pushing ahead with plans to become a republic. its 7am in the morning in singapore, and 6pm in colombia where the former guerilla rebel, gustavo petro, has become the countrys first left—wing president after winning a second round vote. mr petro won 51% of vote, to 47% for his right wing anti— establishment opponent, rodolfo hernandez. mr petro described the result as a day ofjoy for the colombian people. im joined now by the bbc world services americas editor, leonardo rocha. i...