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a recent poll shows that of the 15 most successful democracies, nine are monarchies. the founding fathers rejected a king, but many europeans feel a royal family is an asset. i m leaving washington on a royal mission, as the uk has a new king charles iii. i want to find out how other royal families, many of them king charles relations, manage to stay relevant in the 21st century. i ll be mixing in royal circles. how was it? c etait bien? and visiting palaces. you can t walk past that line. then you will shoot me? yeah. talking to insiders. that is more my style. do i look like a princess? i can curtsy and talk at the same time. and consulting princes and princesses about life with a crown. your highness. tell me how you would like me to address you. your highness or princess, orjust martha, i don t mind. or life without a crown. i grew up in exile, i couldn t go in my country. are there lessons for good king charles in the modern game of thrones? so far i have been d ....
hello, i m sumi somaskanda. we start in washington tonight, where negotiators have been working to avoid a us debt default. negotiations have been described as productive but there s still no deal. earlier, presidentjoe biden and speaker of the house kevin mccarthy led talks on raising the debt ceiling to ensure the us can continue to pay its bills. biden and republican congressional leaders now have just ten days to avoid a default. president biden said: wwe reiterated once again that default is off the table. and the only way to move forward is in good faith toward a bipartisan agreement. kevin mccarthy spoke outside the white house and the bbc s nomia iqbal was watching. he said the meeting was productive. he said the tone was good. he appeared in an upbeat mood and he said there was still a way to go before they make a compromise. he did say that he believed the president does want to make a deal. bear in mind, we are fast approaching the deadline, and if a d ....
Live from washington. this is bbc news, welcome to viewers on pbs in america negotiations on the us debt ceiling continue into the night. president biden and the speaker of the house say there s still no deal but they call their talks productive. i think the tone tonight was better than any other time we ve had discussions. russian authorities say they re battling a group of saboteurs that s crossed the border into the bel gorod region from ukraine. and coming up inside russian defences the new bbc verify service takes a look at moscow s preparation for an expected ukrainian counter offensive. ....
Certainly would have to come from the highest levels of the ukrainian military and i would believe that if the ukrainians were going to launch a strike on russian soil, that president volodymyr zelensky would certainly be aware of this. 50. certainly be aware of this. so, the other certainly be aware of this. so, the other part, certainly be aware of this. so, the other part, we certainly be aware of this. so, the other part, we heard a little bit from russia saying that ukrainians, it was the regional governor, to be quite honest of belgorod saying that ukrainian struck the oil depot, but there has not been a huge outcry from the kremlin or any of those aspects, why do you think that is? it of those aspects, why do you think that is? think that is? it is a double edued think that is? it is a double edged sword. think that is? it is a double edged sword. they - think that is? it is a double edged sword. they have i think that is? it is a double i edged sword. they have used thi ....
Of medical care. thank you so much for of medical care. thank you so much for updating of medical care. thank you so much for updating us - of medical care. thank you so much for updating us on - of medical care. thank you so much for updating us on that| much for updating us on that situation. ukraine s top security official has denied accusations by russia that ukraine was behind an attack on an oil depot in the russian city of belgorod. the governor of the bel gorod region, which is close to the border with ukraine(oov) said ukrainian helicopters attacked the oil depot in the early hours of friday. but ukraine s security council secretary oleksiy danilov said that, according to his information, this claim does not correspond to reality . the kremlin says the incident won t help the ongoing negotiations between the two sides. we can now speak to bill roggio, who s a military analyst at the foundation for the defense of democracies. very interesting story here with a lot of diff ....