after talks in brussels. at the same summit, leaders agreed to open membership talks with ukraine and moldova and to grant candidate status to the country of georgia. all three nations have been pushing to join the alliance. ukraine s president, volodymyr zelensky, called the decision a victory for ukraine . the president of the european council charles michel said age talks would continue next year. he said important progress had been achieved at the summit. tonight we sent a very achieved at the summit. tonight we sent a very powerful - achieved at the summit. tonight we sent a very powerful signal i we sent a very powerful signal to the european citizens, a very powerful signal to the ukrainian citizens because we have decided to grant status to georgia to open negotiations with ukraine, and with moldova to make a very important step with bosnia and herzegovina, because we will open the decisions and a report will be issued by the commission in the coming weeks to make
is going to give me the lowdown on what might change in the world of work. plus, coming out of the clouds, the head of the global airline body, iata, tells me why the cost of flying is one thing that won t be getting cheaper next year. wherever you rejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. so as we wrap up 2023, we ve decided to take a look at what s in store for all of us in 202a. what will change in our global economy? what about ourjobs and paycheques? will we continue paying those high prices in supermarkets, or will the cost of living get easier? but before we start to take a look forward, let s just remind ourselves where we re at today. 2023 was a year of struggle for millions of us as the global economy continued recovering from the pandemic and, of course, remains blighted by war in ukraine. things are being felt very differently in the world s two biggest economies. the many differences between the us and china, incl
the lockdowns and restrictions might be over, but for many, life will never be the same. how d you get the big calls right when we had one of the highest rates of death within western europe or in any of the big economies? i am deeply sorry for the pain and the loss and the suffering of those victims. the whole inquiry is set to last for years and is broken down into different parts. coming up are the key moments from part two, the life and death decisions of those in charge. could you commence your evidence, please, by giving us your full name? alexander boris de pfeffeljohnson. inevitably we got some things wrong. i think we were doing our best at the time. given what we knew, given the information i had available to me at the time, i think we did our level best. before it even got going, the inquiry asked witnesses to hand over their e mails, diaries and whatsapp messages. do you know why your phone was missing those 5000 odd whatsapps? i don t know the exact reason, but i
them as terrorists. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the hostage deaths broke his heart, but added that military pressure is still necessary. our correspondent hugo bachega reports on the fallout in israel to the hostage deaths, and growing pressure to rescue the others still held in gaza. for the families of the hostages who remain in gaza, it s an agonising wait made worse by a tragic mistake. the israeli military has given new details of how three israeli captives were shot dead by its own soldiers. yotam haim, alon shamriz and samer talalka emerged shirtless from a building, carrying a makeshift white flag. one of the soldiers misidentified them as a threat and opened fire. two were killed instantly. a third, injured, returned to the building and was later killed. translation: we will draw the lessons, implement - the lessons and remain relentless in our military and diplomatic efforts to bring back all the hostages home safely. with all the terrible sadness, let
one of turkey s most critical elections which will decide if president erdogan should remain in power after 20 years. president erdogan faces his biggest challenge yet, with turkey in the midst of soaring inflation, and the country still reeling from two earthquakes in february in which more than 50,000 people died. the poll is one of the most consequential in the country s modern history, with mr erdogan s islamic party challenged by an opposition set on a more secular course, and promising closer ties to the west. his main rival is kemal kilicdaroglu who is backed by a broad opposition alliance and has promised to scrap many of the powers acquired by the president. 0ur senior international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports from the turkish capital ankara. people talk excitedly. a tense moment in a tight election. here in ankara, voters spotted two people in one polling booth. the police were called in. the ballot box matters in turkey, and the opposition are on the look