message is expected to be titled freedom , and repeat his 2020 campaign message, describing the united states as being in a battle for the soul of the nation. he called on all americans to stand up for their personal freedoms, and defend democracy. if re elected, joe biden will be 86 when he leaves office. he is already the oldest president in us history. freedom. personalfreedom is fundamental to us as americans. there is nothing more important, nothing more sacred. that has been the work of my first term, to fight for our democracy. this should not be an issue. to protect our rights, to make sure everyone in this country is treated equally, and that everyone is given a fair shot. but around the country, extremists are lining up to take our most bedrock freedoms. cutting social security that you have paid for, cutting taxes, dictating what health care decisions women can take, banning books, and telling people who they can love. all making it more difficult for you to vote.
russia says a pro kremlin military blogger has been killed in a blast in a cafe in st petersburg. police say several others have been injured in the incident. the city is the second largest in russia after the capital, moscow. vladlen tatarsky was one of a handful of reporters writing blogs on the telegram platform from the frontline and was a vocal supporter of russia s war in ukraine.these are pictures before the explosion. tatarsky was a guest speaker at an event hosted by the cafe in st petersburg when the bomb went off. it is not clear at this time who s responsible for the blast. the russian foreign ministry has paid tribute to victim. earlier, i spoke to sergei goryashko from bbc russian who started by telling us about what is known from what happened in the cafe. minutes ago we received an update from russian state news agencies, according to their sources, a person who allegedly has given a statue, small statue to vladlen tatarsky and it is believed after that, the b
supply to finland the latest escalation of an energy payments row with the west. russia s gas giant gazprom confirmed it had completely halted exports to finland at 0a:00 gmt on saturday. finland says there will be no disruption to customers. today the 28th world gas conference starts in daegu, with 12,000 participants from 90 countries descending on the energy city of south korea. topics on the table for discussion will no doubt focus on russia and europe s energy supply or lack of it. meanwhile, the uk is apparently experiencing a gas glut, with surplus supplies of natural gas pouring into britain s re gasification terminals. the glut has squashed gas prices on the spot market in britain, but will this lead to prices dropping for consumers? joining me now is michael stoppard, global gas strategy lead, s&p global. read gasification terminals, where they store the gas until it is needed, if those are full, there is a glutton the supply of gas, will people watching at home
the role of tiktok and whether it should be banned nationally or within certain states, and you see these concerns mentioned in those conversations. so it is absolutely a real concern, given past elections and the outside interference. especially in 2016, so i think you will be hearing a lot about that going forward. will be hearing a lot about that going forward- will be hearing a lot about that auoin forward, ., .,, ., going forward. julia has mentioned this issue of going forward. julia has mentioned this issue of abortion. going forward. julia has mentioned this issue of abortion. it going forward. julia has mentioned this issue of abortion. it appears . this issue of abortion. it appears to be from the outside anyway, to issues on which americans are very divided. may be more than two, but two of them are guns and abortion. absolutely. those are going to be two big absolutely. those are going to be two big issues heading into 2024. i think two big issues heading into 202