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but are they fit for purpose? well, my guest is danny sriskandarajah, chief executive of oxfam great britain. he promised to reimagine what aid would look like. has he succeeded? danny sriskandarajah, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. let's start with those two different ways of looking at what's happening to the world's poorest people. one in 20, almost, still suffering extreme poverty, even as global poverty rates decline do you think that the aid system is failing those people? well, let's just start with what's happening around the world at the moment. we think, for the fi...

the english city of liverpool. last year's winner, ukraine, was scheduled to host the event but the uk took it up on their behalf because of the ongoing war. the competition begins in may. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. here's the good news. the proportion of the world's population living in extreme poverty has declined sharply over the past 30 years. here's the bad news. still close to one in 20 of all the world's people relies on humanitarian assistance for survival. with many nations cutting their aid budgets, international ngos remain a l...

word. >> there is a significant agreement on this important -- so much larger than just ukraine. it's about freedom and democracy -- >> president biden gets tonight 's last word from kyiv. the 11th hour with stephanie ruhle starts now. >> tonight, president biden's surprise visit to ukraine, meeting with president zelenskyy while announcing more military aid. what this historic trip means for the future of the war. meanwhile, some far-right republicans criticize the presidents trip to ukraine. what we are hearing from a small but loud minority. then, ron desantis visits new york city...

germany and the united states are reportedly ready to send tanks to ukraine, in what kyiv hopes will be a game—changer in the war. at least 1a leopard 2 tanks could be provided by germany, following months of debate. the united states reportedly plans to supply at least 30 m1 abrams tanks. it's claimed german officials privately insisted they would only send tanks if the us did too. ukrainian officials say they urgently need heavier weapons. britain is providing challenger two tanks. poland wants to send some of its german—made tanks but needs permission from berlin. at least 16 ...

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it's newsday. north korea has been accused of firing ballistic missiles into the sea of japan just a day after the us and south korea held a drill in response to a similar launch. north korea said that test was designed to show it was able to fire nuclear—capable missiles at short notice in response to threats. chad o'carroll works for the korea risk group and told me more. north korea has shown the capability to launch macro in short range tactical missiles over several years successfully. i think the key new thing here is the f...