fraser. good morning, welcome to brussels. boats are still being counted here at the european parliament. it very much feels like the morning after that i before, is a bleary eyes. i can see journalists asleep at the desks, surrounded by the detritus of half eaten food, bottles of water and quite a lot of coffee. no question what a story of the night was, the shift across the continent to the right. the hard right performing well in austria, the netherlands, germany. not so well in poland and slovakia. and, of course, the headline news overnight is the fact that president macron has called that snap election in france, where the national rally took 32% of the vote, compared to his party s 14%. that is a record performance for the national rally. it left the president, in his view, with no option but to dissolve parliament and call a snap election. translation: the rise - of nationalists and demagogues is a dangerfor our nation, but also for europe. i say this even though we h
after europe s medicines authority says the jab is safe and effective. in france, the prime minister announces a new month long lockdown for paris and surrounding areas, warning the country is suffering a third wave of coronavirus. a decade after the war in syria began, the misery inflicted on a nation. we look at the role of president assad during this brutal conflict. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. it was billed as a chance to re set relations between the world s two biggest economies, but there s no indication so far that these two giants are warming up to each other. america s top diplomat, antony blinken, is meeting his opposite numberfrom china, against the snowy backdrop of alaska. but in their opening remarks, the two sides leveled sharp rebukes of each others policies. today, we will have an opportunity to discuss key priorities, both domestic and global, so that china can better understand our administration s intentions and ap
after europe s medicines regulator says the jab is safe and effective. meanwhile, the us has announced it will release four million doses of the astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine to its neighbours, canada and mexico. we start with those first top level meetings between the us and china. it s a chance to re set relations between the world s two biggest economies under a biden presidency. but there s no indication so far that things are improving. america s top diplomat antony blinken is meeting his opposite number against the snowy backdrop of alaska. and in their opening remarks, not too many warm words. (sots today we will have an opportunity to discuss key priorities, both domestic and global, priorities, both domestic and global, so that china can better global, so that china can better understand our administration s intentions and approach administration s intentions and approach. we will also discuss our deep approach. we will also discuss our deep concerns with ac
in china begins today a canadian embassy official claims he has been barred from entering the courtroom. italy, germany and france will re start the rollout of the astrazeneca vaccine after europe s medicines regulator says the jab is safe and effective. in france a new month long lockdown for paris and surrounding areas the prime minister warning the country is suffering a third wave of coronavirus welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe we start with those first top level meetings between the us and china sincejoe biden became us president. it s a chance to reset relations between the world s two biggest economies. but there s no indication so far that things are improving from the turbulence of the trump years. america s top diplomat antony blinken is meeting his opposite number yangjiechi against the snowy backdrop of alaska. and in their opening remarks, not too many warm words. today we will have an opportunity to discuss key priorities, bo
hello and welcome. parts of france will re enter lockdown from saturday, as the country fears a third wave of coronavirus infections. more than 35 thousand new cases have been recorded in the past 2a hours. hospitals are said to be nearing crisis point. the lockdown means non essential shops will be shut again, and travel from paris to other regions is banned. tanya dend rinos reports. patients fighting for life. nurses and doctors fighting to save them. 1200 people are currently in intensive care in paris, higher than at the peak of the second wave in november. breaking point is inside. translation: you can always go up. the elastic is getting tighter and tighter. we are not at breaking point at the moment that we have come very close oh, yes, we have the impression that the breaking point is not far away. we managed to adapt all situations but the is that we deserve the detriment of something else. the mounting pressure forcing the government to respond. from midnight on fr