If the west wants to stop russian advances in ukraine here is one place they can do that. Asian is not supplying moscow with weapons but the west believes it is supplying russia with components that it can use in its war machine. The us has a raft of new sanctions at the ready to target chinese banks so president xi has a decision to make. Live now to gary locke, former Us Ambassador to china from 2011 to 2014. Putin really wanted to play up the significance of their deepening partnership and said he and xi are as close as brothers. Do you think xi sees it that way . Certainly china wants to form closer relations with russia simply because they want a Strong Partnership in opposition to the United States and the western allies. Especially given the stance of the United States towards china in terms of tariffs and restrictions on exports of high tech goods, semiconductors and machinery to make these things. And of course our resistance and pushback on their activities around the taiwan
Thank you so much. So, i can taste the kind of familiarity, and then im waiting for the alcohol, but it hasnt arrived. Its like wine light. Now, one thing that gets most of us excited when planning a trip is the chance to tuck into tasty, authentic dishes from other parts of the globe, from traditional delicacies to spicy street food, and even maybe michelin starred menus from some of the most celebrated chefs on the planet. Well, this week weve got a feast for your eyes, with a menu full of some of our favourite travel show foodie adventures. For starters, lets look back at that time i headed to glasgow, in scotland, on a culinary quest to find the story behind britains most popular dish and its not what you maybe think it is. Glasgow is often voted the worlds friendliest city, and locals pride themselves on their good cheer, good humour and chattiness. Its one reason that generations of immigrants from All Over The World have decided to call glasgow home. And its here where britains
New law was needed. Translation we need to staff the reserve translation we need to staff the reserve. There translation we need to staff the reserve. There are translation we need to staff the reserve. There are a serious number of grades that a large number of them are empty. We need to do this so the guys can have a normal rotation, then their morale will be improved. After Russian Troops crossed the border into Northeastern Ukraine last week president putin has said there are no plans to capture the countrys Second City Kharkiv at least for now. The russian leader said his forces were advancing in order to protect the russian border region. Here is the latest on how the battlefield looks, from uk Military Intelligence the red areas are russian occupied, with the arrows showing likely points of russian attack. The recent focus of attention is here in the northeast, near kharkiv, where fierce fighting has been taking place. The yellow represents new gains claimed by russia. Our defen
Are still unaccounted for. The idf expressed condolences to the victims families. Our hearts go out to them, to the families, at this difficult time. We will leave no stone unturned. We will do everything in our power to find our hostages and bring them home. We will not rest until we do. Meanwhile, lawyers for israel have told the International Criminal court that south africa is making a mockery of genocide. It comes after south africa asked the uns top court to order israel to stop its incursion in rafah, citing the Genocide Convention. Now that both sides have presented arguments, its up to the icjs judges to decide whether it is necessary to issue a ruling. From the hague, heres the bbc s anna holligan. Israel describes south africa plasma case as an inversion of reality, divorced from facts, and accuse south africa of exploiting the Genocide Convention by presenting outlandish allegations. Such as accusing israel of creating extermination zones, using language reminiscent of the