Millions are beginning tojoin a day of demonstrations around the world, demanding action on Climate Change, ahead of next weeks un summit. Theyre expected to spread from the asia pacific through europe and africa to the americas. We can take you live now to sydney, in australia, where protests are under way. We understand thousands of Australian School students walking out of classrooms across the country. They have particular problems with the current governments environmental policies. All this three days ahead of the Climate Summit in new york, and in the wake of the strikes in march this year in which 150,000 people marched in australia. 1. 5 million, roughly, took part worldwide. These strikes are expected to be bigger, and there is likely to be a stronger presence from unions, workers and companies who have signed up to strike in solidarity with the young activists. We will be speaking to oui activists. We will be speaking to our correspondent here in just a few moments, but i am
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. All of the conflicts and tensions in the wider middle east coalesce in one small nation lebanon. Currently a quarter of the lebanese population is made up of refugees from syria. Iran wields huge influence in lebanon thanks to its sponsorship of the militant Group Hezbollah, and israel has a long history of intervention in its northern neighbour. My guest today is lebanons foreign minister gebran bassil. Is his government making lebanons problems worse . Gebran bassil, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Once again, it looks as though lebanon could be drawn in to a dangerous regional conflict, and your government appears to be doing nothing right now to reduce the tension. Why is that . Actually, we want to avoid getting into any trouble. Our policy is to be disassociated from any conflict in the region but we are obliged to protect our country and we are repeatedly aggressed by israeli violations of Un Resolution 1701.
A deal is possible. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. A day of Global Climate demonstrations has begun, with millions of people expected to skip school or work to join in. Crowds are already out on the streets in australia demanding action on Climate Change ahead of next weeks un summit. As the day progresses, protests are expected to spread from the asia pacific, through europe and africa, to the americas. You can see these pictures starting to come in from sydney, and we are as we said expecting to see this whole wave of Climate Change protests to ripple across the globe. Everyone united on many of these have risen from children over the last few months, very much a cause taken up by younger people. You can see they are clearly quite active there. When we can clearly quite active there. When we ca n cfoss clearly
Interesting. These to contrasting views on the irish backstop. The Daily Telegraph says there is the hope of a deal. There is the hope of a dealli there is the hope of a deal. I am glad to hear this because i have been coming on the Programme Every month a year saying we are definitely not going to fall without a deal. And john called yorker is now saying he is open to a deal. And so currency now saying he is open to a deal. And so currency markets have moved substantially over the course of the last 24 hour is. Admittedly from a low level of 1 20 to about 1 25. Dont forget that we were 150 before this so those numbers are relative. But he says he is not wedded to the backstop, as such. Johnson may yet get a deal that he can put in front of the house of commons. It is interesting. The Prime Minister meets eu leaders at the Un General Assembly next week. With this newfound optimism amongst downing street. I wonder if that is a view thatis street. I wonder if that is a view that is share
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