the us says that china remains the biggest challenge to the international order despite the immediate threat posed by russia. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin tonight in texas where the police are facing criticism for how they responded to the mass school shooting in uvalde on tuesday. some parents say officers appeared hesitant to confront the teenage gunman after he barricaded himself inside a classroom, and that led to a delay in tackling the assaulter. but at a news conference a texas police official said special equipment and negotiators were required, and officers also had to evacuate the rest of the school. the attacker killed 19 children and two teachers in the space of up to an hour before he was himself shot dead. our north america editor sarah smith sent us this report. all of the 19 children who were killed in the same school class. this boys family had to wait 12 h
counts of sexual assault against three men the allegations date back to when he was in the uk. life to when he was in the uk. from our studio in singapore, life from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, it s newsday. the police in texas are facing criticism for how they responded to the mass school shooting in uvalde on tuesday. some parents say officers appeared hesitant to confront the teenage gunman after he barricaded himself inside a classroom, and that led to a delay in tackling the shooter. but at a news conference a texas police official said special equipment and negotiators were required, and officers also had to evacuate the rest of the school. the attacker killed 19 children and two teachers in the space of up to an hour before he was himself shot dead. our north america editor sarah smith sent us this report. all smith sent us this report. of the 19 inch children ar teachers all of the 19 inch children and teachers were in the same class. she had just bee
which secretary blinken articulated today, which people on both sides of the aisle have been clamouring for since the biden administration took office. this was a very clear articulation of that and it not only set the guidelines for the us china competition and distinct differences on the world scene but also framed the possibility of cooperation, particularly in climate control. it set very clear boundaries about taiwan, which is probably the most sensitive issue. in that sense the predictability is good although the effort of the biden administration to rally allies around the world, not only in europe but in asia given a boon by the horrific russian invasion of ukraine, which gave unity to the west and most of
set very clear boundaries about taiwan, which is probably the most sensitive issue. in that sense the predictability is good although the effort of the biden administration to rally allies around the world, not only in europe but in asia given a boon by the horrific russian invasion of ukraine, which gave unity to the west and most of the developed world, that is definitely a negative from china s point of view. as they would see it it s a competition between blocks of alliances and not do any good. but thatis alliances and not do any good. but that is the heart of the biden policy. but it is coherent and it is predictable and at least that s a good sign. predictable and at least that s a aood sin. ., . predictable and at least that s a uaoodsin. ., . , ,, good sign. how much pressure will china be feeling good sign. how much pressure will china be feeling at good sign. how much pressure will china be feeling at the good sign. how much pressure will china be feeling at the moment