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firefighters from seven different european countries come to frances rescue as it battles a massive wildfire in the southwest. hello and welcome. the author salman rushdie has been stabbed on stage at a literary event in new york state while preparing to give a lecture. he was flown to hospital by helicopter and earlier his agent confirmed he was in surgery. salman rushdie received death threats after writing his book, the satanic verses in 1988 and went into hiding for nearly a decade...

and eurovision host contest — the shortlist is announced for the cities who will stage the famous celebration of song. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the author salman rushdie has been stabbed on stage at a literary event in new york state while preparing to give a lecture. his agent says he has been going under surgery for the police that he suffered an apparent stab wound to the neck and a man has been taken into custody. the 75—year—old novelist...

china warns the united states it will "pay the price" if us house speaker nancy pelosi visits taiwan during her asia trip. life support is expected to be withdrawn from 12—year—old archie battersbee today, after court of appeal judges said his treatment should not continue. british airways halts sales of tickets on short—haul flights from heathrow for a week as disruption for travellers continues. hello and welcome, whether youre watching in the uk or around the world. the leader...

consult known as the new green deal democratic party the socialist party and as we speak the biden administration are knowingly and openly lying to you, the american people, including their own diehard supporters about one of the democratic partys favorite causes. the transition to green renewable energy. remember, they steadfastly refused to drill and to frac and they want to import oil from iran and venezuela and saudi arabia and opec. watch. >> we have a chance here to make a fundam...

a small audience at the january six hearing on capitol hill with what ended up being a 12 minute snooze fest that was very heavy on rhetoric. >> the president of the united states trying to stop the transfer of power, a precedent that had stood for 220 years even as our democracy had faced its most difficult test. >> oh , i get it. so now bennie thompson cares about the transfer of power and making sure it works okay. remember, hes the same benneton who voted against certifying george ...

criminal justice system is a laughing stock. >> elon musk is threatening to walk away from his bid to buy bitter. >> saying that twitter breached the contract when it didnt provide accurate information. >> seven states holding primary elections today. >> economy and foreign gas prices weigh heavy on voters minds as republicans look to make big in november. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> steve: i think we would all rather be at the beach. 6:01 inside new jersey going for a daytime high of 72. absolutel...

robb elementary school. the family of those victims as well as the survivors of the shooting continue to grapple with a massive failure of law enforcement. more importantly, the vice gripping with the gun industry holds to america and its lawmakers. legal actions have been filed against daniel defends, the manufacture of the ar-15 style rifle that the gunman used in the shooting. one of those positions was filed by the school staff member who previously it was wrongly claimed left open...

see morning sunshine, cloud will bubble up to such an extent that well see showers breaking out across parts of scotland, england and wales, northern ireland should stay fine and dry, closer to an area of high pressure. temperatures down in recent days, its going to feel cool in the breeze across north but warm enough in the may sunshine. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: people travelling abroad are facing disruption at airports, stations and on the roads as the half—term geta...

he said it was wrong that an 18 year—old could walk into a shop and buy assault weapons. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. vladimir putins ukraine invasion has presented nato with its greatest challenge in a generation. at nato hq, they claim support for ukraine has unified and reinvigorated the alliance to the point where sweden and finland urgently want tojoin. in kyiv, the message is different. nato, they say, has done little or nothing to help. my...

the quad — as theyre called — are discussing how best to address chinas growing power in the indo—pacific region. they are also considering joint responses to russia over the war in ukraine. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. im stephen sackur. vladimir putins ukraine invasion has presented nato with its greatest challenge in a generation. at nato hq, they claim support for ukraine has unified and reinvigorated the alliance to the point where sweden and finland urgen...