macroeconomics this is bbc news. the headlines: prince harry wins his phone hacking case and is awarded £140,000 in damages. he describes it as a great day for truth . what now for ukraine after hungary s prime minister blocks a $55 billion eu aid package and threatens to pull the handbrake on future payments. a un report says the taliban is sending female abuse survivors to prison because shelters have closed. let s turn now to the war in ukraine because hungary has blocked more than $50 billion in eu aid for ukraine, hours after agreement was reached on starting membership talks with kyiv. after late night negotiations, the hungarian prime minister victor orban posted on social media: he then left for the night. speaking to reporters, charles michel the president of the european council focused instead on what he saw as a positive the opening of those membership talks with both ukraine and moldova. he added that the eu would attempt to reach a unanimous
the morning it is sunda april 9th. donald trump s arraignment las tuesday was a singular momen in american history. never before has an american president been charged i connection with the crime. but the manhattan district attorney s criminal charge against trump barely scratch the surface of the legal troubles that he is facing it s not even the only pending case involving him in new york this week trump is expecte back in new york for a deposition related to a civi suit filed for the new yor state attorney general letitia james. last september, she filed a 25 dollar lawsuit against trump his three eldest - accusing them of fraudulen business practices 60 days from now, a trial is - in one of the two civi lawsuits filed against donal trump by the author an columnist e. jean carroll. a few years ago carole published a book in which sh accused trump of raping her in a dressing room in a luxur department store back in the mid 1990s. trump denied these accusations say they ve
just around the corner, republicans and democrats are raising the stakes as senate democrats celebrate the passage of their major spending legislation, republicans also gain an edge of sorts by forcing democrats to vote and show their cards on several key midterm issues. moderates appear to be left with a bad hand. republicans are preparing to up the ante with plans to target moderates in november and beyond in 2024. congressional correspondent asha has any is on capitol hill with our report. good evening, asha. good evening to you, mike. that s right, senators are headed back home for the august recess. handing the baton to the house which is expected to vote on this massive tax and spending plan on friday. republicans in the meantime promising democrats will pay the price in the midterms. [cheers] it was a feat some didn t think was possible. i put in one word persistence. even republican senator josh hawley tweeting tonight i will give the dems this with a 50/50 se
fbi agents are facing an increasing number of threats as republican leaders stay mostly silent about the danger dangerous rhetoric coming from the right. plus, a preview of liz cheney s primary in wyoming where maga supporters seem to punish here for telling the truth about donald trump. i m tiffany cross in tonight for joy reid. we begin with significant developments and a number of investigations involving former president donald trump. today a federal grand jury investigating the january 6 report has subpoenaed eric hirschman for documents. this makes him the third lawyer along with white house counsel pat sill loney and patrick sylvan. their testimony was featured throughout the january 6th hearings. what this means to donald trump according to andrew weesemen that there is no question that trump is the target of the federal january 6 probe. he added, correct move here, lock people into the grand jury. meanwhile in georgia, have the investigation into trump s alleged
and, queen of the mountains the norwegian climber who is on the verge of setting a very special record. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. it s 8:00 in the morning in singapore, and 4:30 in the morning in afghanistan, where dawn is breaking on the one year anniversary of the taliban s return to power. august 15th, 2021, saw thousands flee the country out of fear of what lied ahead, but many more where left behind, their daily lives changed beyond recognition. no more so than for country s women and girls, who are now subject to harsh, more conservative rules that restrict their education and employment. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet was in the capital a year ago as the taliban retook the country she s returned to kabul for this special report. it s a man s world. afghanistan is a conservative country, but the rules are now set by the ultraconservative taliban. spaces which had opened up for women have now been slammed s