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hes a leader of the wagner group, which are soldiers for hire, violent mercenaries with reputation for ruthless violence. they have fought for russia in ukraine and in conflicts across central africa in the middle east. saturday, prigozhin stage in our midst mutiny leading his mercenaries on a march that threatened to reach moscow coming within about 120 miles of the capitol. the crisis ended when prigozhin agreed to pull back his forces in a deal it allowed him to leave russia and avo...

prisoners. a mother and son kidnapped by terrorists. >> we need 10 million u.s. dollars for the release of your family. >> 10 million? from me? are you losing your mind? >> a harrowing international hostage drama. >> its a big operation, its not this ragtag group of people. >> anything can happen, there are no guarantees. >> kind of father turned negotiator help bring them home. >> we prepared him for the worst. >> i am getting so worried. >> a lot of people were praying for them. a lo...

ending child marriage. weve been invited to their first field trip together, and theyve come to ludzi secondary school in malawi. when i was your age, there were people in my community that didnt think a girl like me, who didnt have money or wealth or connections, could do the things that i did. i even had my second—form teacher tell me that i shouldnt apply to the colleges i applied to because she didnt think i could get in. so i ignored her and i applied to princeton. i got in and ...

in 2022, michelle obama, amal clooney and melinda french gates came together to announce a collaboration with the aim of ending child marriage. weve been invited to their first field trip together, and theyve come to ludzi secondary school in malawi. when i was your age, there were people in my community that didnt think a girl like me, who didnt have money or wealth or connections, could do the things that i did. i even had my second—form teacher tell me that i shouldnt apply to the...

consequences all over the world. at least 80 million girls under 18 will be married by 2030. stopping it isnt easy. we believe that when we educate just one girl, that one girl can be able to change her community. and changing cultural practices is even harder. in 2022, michelle obama, amal clooney and melinda french gates came together to announce a collaboration with the aim of ending child marriage. weve been invited to their first field trip together, and theyve come to ludzi secon...

of will be in the milder zone. some significant snow to begin with in the mountains in the north—east. on saturday there will be some sunny spells and temperatures up to about 12. warm christmas eve, back to you, i2. warm christmas eve, back to you, sophie. thanks, matt. and thats bbc news at ten. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. are the machines about to take over...

mustafa suleyman, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. its a great pleasure to have you here. now, you, in your career, are wrestling with the complex relationship between us humans and increasingly intelligent machines. it seems, if ive got it right, that youre not so much worried about the machines — youre worried about us, our wisdom. is that right? its a great way of putting it. i mean, i think the great challenge we have is one of governance. containment means that we shou...

>> and this is dateline. >> i just cant imagine to be held in captivity. >> dad, just send the money. thats all they want. >> they have an american kid. a 14-year-old kid in the middle of the jungle. theyre thinking they have the jackpot. >> they were vacationers turned prisoners. a mother and son, kidnapped by terrorists. >> we need 10 million u.s. dollars for the release of your family. >> 10 million, from me? are you losing your mind? >> a harrowing international hostage drama. >> t...

mustafa suleyman, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me. its a great pleasure to have you here. now, you, in your career, are wrestling with the complex relationship between us humans and increasingly intelligent machines. it seems, if ive got it right, that youre not so much worried about the machines — youre worried about us, our wisdom. is that right? its a great way of putting it. i mean, i think the great challenge we have is one of governance. containment means that we shou...

the whole campaign and not have to answer tough questions, well, then we may be in danger of seeing a democrat sweep in 2024. >> steve: all right. good morning, everybody. its 6:00 here in new york city and we start this wednesday morning with the race for the white house. the republican presidential primary heating up with former president donald trump expected to arrive in iowa today. >> ainsley: yeah. thats right. his visit to the hawkeye state comes just a day after floridas govern...