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of that competition. this time last year, we were seeing clear signs that ukraines much—heralded summer offensive wasnt doing very well. russia had had plenty of time to prepare its defences and ukraine simply couldnt break through them. the next phase, inevitably, would be a russian spring offensive, after the snow and mud of the winter gave way to firmer ground under the tracks and wheels of the tanks and armoured personnel carriers. ukraines supporters around the world were nervou...

from the bbc�*s headquarters here in sunny london. in our programme today: is russias summer offensive turning out to be as successful as ukraine feared? this summer, notably, for the first time, they are saying things like, "we dont really know what our goal is other than to stay alive." the idea of pushing the russians to the border, certainly in the east, feels far—fetched to them. who owns the moon? and what are different countries planning to do there? you look at pictures of ...

sun, but it will be even warmer tomorrow. ill have the details later here on breakfast. its saturday 22 june. our main story: the search for a missing teenager enters its sixth day in tenerife. 19—year—old jay slater was due to arrive home in lancashire yesterday after his holiday. rescue teams on the island still havent found any trace of him. our correspondent fiona trott is in tenerife. this is the challenge they are facing. police are searching mountainous terrain above masca, ...

welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs and around the globe. we start tonight with the vexed issue of us—china relations, and a key meeting between top american and chinese diplomats in alaska. the us secretary of state is meeting his chinese counterpart for the first time since president biden took office. tensions are high after four years of a trade war between president trump and bejing, and now theres mounting us disapproval of the chinese effort to supress democracy in...

for joining us. biden on the cliff is the focus of tonights angle. it was a beautiful, somber setting in france to commemo commemorate 80th anniversary of d d-day today. the biden team hoped remarks would resonate with voters back home, showcasing him as a reagan-esque figure. the speech they wrote for him merely demonstrated how muddeled, unserious and unrea unrealistic he is. they think they can convince us that russia and ukraine pose the same existential threat to the west as germa...

thanks for joining us. biden on the cliff. thats the focus of tonights angle. >> it was a beautiful somber setting in france to commemorate the 80th anniversary of d-day today. the few remaining world war ii vets on their final mission. the biden team hoped that the presidents remarks would resonate with voters back home, showcasing him as a reaganesque figure who would unite americans and the rest of the world behind his vision. but, the speech they wrote for him merely demonstrated h...

Jeremy corbyn is due to give a speech in London Focussing On The Nhs and education well bring you some of it live. And a little later in the programme well talk about a rise in bullying for online gamers if youve got expereince do get in touch use the hashtag victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today, police say a dangerous prisoner, believed to be armed with a razor blade, is on the run after escaping officers in wiltshire. Michal kisiel...

South so they can plant crops and trying to eat. Bugs and droughts Climate Change become the main driver of mass migration you can write any kind of peace not if you want and probably most of them dont come to. The climate exodus starts people on t. W. The new head of sudans military council has said a civilian government will be formed after talks with the opposition he promised the transition would take a maximum of two years the military ousted president Omar Al Bashir after months of protest...

Cuban missile crisis, laura. we know what happens when a surrogate is given offensive weapons as cuba was by russia. john kennedy stopped it right there. but we came right to the brink of defcon 1. >> laura: victor they are taking us to the close to the edge of war here are they not? >> i know it. they are. >> laura: listen closely, this is now getting very real and putins response seemed extremely serious. he can bluster, obviously as well. but his response seemed different than before. >> no. ...

Cuban missile crisis, laura. we know what happens when a surrogate is given offensive weapons as cuba was by russia. john kennedy stopped it right there. but we came right to the brink of defcon 1. >> laura: victor they are taking us to the close to the edge of war here are they not? >> i know it. they are. >> laura: listen closely, this is now getting very real and putins response seemed extremely serious. he can bluster, obviously as well. but his response seemed different than before. >> no. ...