welcome to bbc news. a potential visit to taiwan by the us house speaker nancy pelosi is stirring alarm in presidentjoe biden s administration. officials fear the trip may cross red lines for china, and that there s no exit path. beijing, which claims sovereignty over the island, has already issued harsh warnings even suggesting a possible military response. against this backdrop, president biden is expected to call president xi on thursday for the first time in months. well earlier i spoke to oriana skylar mastro who s a center fellow at stanford university s freeman spogli institute for international studies. i began by asking whether she thought us house speaker nancy pelosi was right to plan a visit to taiwan. my my personal view is these types of political manoeuvring is whether it is nancy pelosi going to taiwan or president biden saying that the united states is definitely going to defend taiwan only exacerbates tensions and doesn t help the united states with the fu
hello and welcome. in the next few hours, a coordination centre for ukrainian grain exports will be opened in turkey. it s part of the un brokered deal to get supplies moving after the war with russia cut them off. the halt to grain deliveries has seen prices rise around the world. all parties to the agreement will be represented at the new centre. but it s far from certain it will unblock grain exports, as azadesh moshiri reports. ukraine says the first ships carrying vital grain export could leave its black seaports within days. so all eyes are on whether russia will keep its word. despite a landmark deal meant to secure safe passage for the ships, many in the west are still concerned over its success and the russian missiles that have had to the port city of odesa have done little to calm those fears. within ukraine, scepticism over the deal working long term is also high. four ukraine s frontline farmers the only choices to carry on with their harvests despite the dangers
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. i m victoria fritz. we start here in the uk, with warnings that the country is set for the slowest growth of the g7 nations next year. for context, the uk is not alone, the imf says the global economy will shrink for the first time since 2020, why? partly the pandemic, partly the warn in ukraine, but the risk of recession is rising, and the uk is vulnerable. here are the numbers. the imf has revised down its growth for next year, from 1.2% to just 0.5%. significantly behind the us and europe at over i%, and the globalfigure of 2.9% growth in 2023. so why would the uk fare comparatively worse? well part of the problem is the uk s reliance on fossil fuels, making up 76% of our energy mix, compared tojust under 60% across the eu. let s listen to the imf s chief economist. the one thing that worries me more about the uk economy is that their inflation numbers seem to quite high, there are quite high gas prices and wat
welcome to world news america on pbs, in the uk and around the globe. we begin tonight with the effort to restart blockaded grain exports from ukraine, and ease a globalfood crisis. in turkey, a coordination center has begun work, as part a complex deal to get grain out of ukranian ports. the aim is to export five million tonnes of grain a month that was the figure before russia s invasion of ukraine. our correspondent richard galpin reports. from richard galpin reports. the start of the war back in february, from the start of the war back in february, russian forces has been blockading ukraine s black seaports. preventing experts of ukrainian wheat and other grains, vitalfor the food supply of many countries around the world. according to officials, there are around 20 million tonnes of grain in ukraine. but fear is growing of global food shortages, it seems there may now have been a breakthrough with a deal agreed by the two sides. it is hoped it will be possible for ship
this is where i felt the safest. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. a new coordination centre has begun work in turkey part of a complex deal to restart blockaded grain exports from ukraine. it s an effort to ease a global food crisis that is affecting millions around the world. more than 20 million tonnes of grain is waiting at ukrainian docks. the aim is to export five million tonnes a month, matching pre war levels. richard galpin reports. from the start of the war back in february, russian forces has been blockading ukraine s black sea ports preventing exports of ukrainian wheat and other grains vital for the food supply of many countries around the world. according to officials, there are around 20 million tonnes of grain in ukraine. with fears growing of global food shortages, it seems there may now have been a breakthrough with a deal agreed by the two sides. it is hoped it will be possible for ships to be inspected near turkey and t