plunge the us into turmoil? senator lindsey graham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. senator, you are one of the strongest republican supporters of ukraine and of us military assistance to ukraine. right. would you acknowledge that, right now, the war isn t going the way you wanted it to, or indeed the way you expected it to just a few months ago? not at all. i think it s going exceedingly well. i just got back from ukraine last wednesday. there s major breakthroughs in the south. the land mine situation was incredible. i could not be more proud of how they ve used the military equipment provided by our countries. they re putting pressure, they ve broken through the first defensive line. i think they ll split the russian forces in crimea in the next couple of weeks, months. so i am exceedingly proud of the ukrainian military. well, that is extraordinarily upbeat, if i may say so, compared with what we see in leaks from classified pentagon documents suggesting and i m quoting
Surrey police are strongly criticised for returning shotguns to a man who went on to murder his partner and her daughter at a puppy farm. Almost a decade after Madeleine Mccann disappeared, detectives said they are still following a critical lead. And our green and pleasant land, but for how much longer . Warnings that Climate Change could have a dramatic impact on britains gardens. Coming up in sport on bbc news. Sunderland manager david moyes is charged by the fa after being caught on camera telling a reporter she might get a slap after a match last month. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. There were angry exchanges in the commons today in what was the last Prime Ministers questions before parliament is dissolved next week. The Prime Minister said only the conservatives could provide strong and stable leadership. Mr corbyn responded by saying the conservatives only represented the rich. Our Political Correspondent ian watson reports. Questions to the Prime Minister.
After a high turnout forced them to be extended three times. Hello and welcome to the programme. We start with yet more Turbulent Development in washington, hot on the heels of president froms departure on his first foreign trip, us media published two new revelations. The New York Times is reporting that the president described his sacked fbi chief james coney the president described his sacked fbi chiefjames coney as a nutjob. They show document summarising the meeting saying i face great pressure because of russia has taken off. The Washington Post has also published an article saying a Current White House official has been identified Asa House Official has been identified as a significant person of interest. In the fbi investigation into links between russia and the tramp campaign. We will have more for you with our correspondent in a moment. But both those stories were published only minutes after Air Force One took off from Andrews Air Base taking donald trump on his first foreig
Singapore, midnight in london, and seven in the evening in new york, where the Trump Administration has warned north korea, following pyongyangs first ever launch of a missile that could, in theory, reached the United States mainland. The Us Ambassador to the United Nations has said that america would use what she called the full range of their capabilities to defend themselves and their allies. Russia and china have said they are opposed to any military action. James landale has the details. Today, on the coast of south korea, a barrage of missiles, fired by local and us forces a simulated attack on the leadership, A Show Of Force and retaliation, backed up tonight by hard words from the United Nations Security Council. Today is a dark day, a dark day because yesterdays actions by north korea made the world more dangerous. Their illegal Missile Launch was not just dangerous but reckless. It showed north korea does not want to be part of a peaceful world. With this launch of an Interco
For hardtalk welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. President trump is meeting his fellow leaders of the 620 summit in hamburg this week when big issues Like International trade and Climate Change will be on the agenda. My guest is the progressive canadian American Writer and activist naomi klein. She says Donald Trumps rise to power is a product of our time and that his becoming president amounts to a corporate takeover of the United States by brand trump. Shes calling for mass protests against him. But are her radical policies a panacea for the current ills in the United States . Naomi klein, welcome to hardtalk. Happy to be here. You have just written a new book, no is not enough. Is it anything more than just another liberal critique of donald trump . What i am trying to do with the book is really focus less on donald trump the personality, the extremist, the Shock Machine who has everybody gasping with his tweets and put him into the context really off the past 40 years of ec