Defend nato countries if they didnt pull their weight, but that he would encourage putin to invade the countries if they didnt pull their weight. He sided with a dictator who kills his political opponents. He sided with a tyrant whos made no bones about wanting to destroy america, and youre going to side with Something Like that over the allies who stood with us at 9 11 . Thats nikki haley continuing to call out donald trump for his comments and his relationship with Vladimir Putin. It comes as the former president is making the death of russias main Opposition Leader all about himself. Meanwhile, President Biden is considering new action against russia in response to alex nee navalnys death, but bidens promise to provide aid to ukraine in its fight against putins army is still stalled in the republican controlled house. Well go through all of that straight ahead. Plus, israel is giving hamas an ultimatum on the remaining hostages. Free them by romra apdan or face an all out offensive
Defend nato countries if they didnt pull their weight, but that he would encourage putin to invade the countries if they didnt pull their weight. He sided with a dictator who kills his political opponents. He sided with a tyrant whos made no bones about wanting to destroy america, and youre going to side with Something Like that over the allies who stood with us at 9 11 . Thats nikki haley continuing to call out donald trump for his comments and his relationship with Vladimir Putin. It comes as the former president is making the death of russias main Opposition Leader all about himself. Meanwhile, President Biden is considering new action against russia in response to alex nee navalnys death, but bidens promise to provide aid to ukraine in its fight against putins army is still stalled in the republican controlled house. Well go through all of that straight ahead. Plus, israel is giving hamas an ultimatum on the remaining hostages. Free them by romra apdan or face an all out offensive
are the latest shipping companies to abandon the red sea area. the suez canal handles more than a tenth of the world s trade, but it s particularly vital for the movement of goods between asia and europe. the alternative is a long and expensive detour around the cape of good hope at africa s southern tip. because of the disruption, the cost to ship a container from china to the mediterranean has risen 44% this month alone. that s according to the online shipping marketplace, freightos. swedish homewares giant, ikea, is just one of the companies now warning of delays and possible availability issues for some of its products. shops in europe are already well stocked for christmas, but logistics experts warn there could be shortages in the new year if the crisis continues. we ll hearfrom one of the shipping companies in the moment, but first, let s get the background from our analysis editor, ros atkins. on the 19th of november, houthi rebels from yemen was an attack on the red
right now, two separate senate committees are drilling into u.s. and china relations. in the wake of that chinese spy balloon entering the u.s. just last hour senator jon tester made the stakes abundantly clear. china s a real threat and one we need to take seriously, which is exactly why we re here today. house members this morning receiving a classified briefing on the balloon ahead of a vote scheduled just a few minutes from now to condemn china s use of a spy craft. senators are set to receive an all members briefing of their own in about 30 minutes. all of this happening as the state department is revealing fresh details about china s surveillance program this morning. and just what the balloon hovering over the u.s. was capable of. in a few moments, i ll talk to former u.s. ambassador to china max baucus about what we can learn and the very real threat posed by china. plus, fading hopes for survival, days after devastating earthquakes rocked turkey and syria. the
and 48 hours to come up with the next generation of video games. we ll be hearing from the man behind the global gamejam. hello there. we start here in the uk, where the bank of england has raised the cost of borrowing for the tenth time in a row. the half a percent rise puts uk interest rates at 4%, their highest level in more than 1a years. a bonus, of course, for savers, but it piles more pressure on businesses and those with mortgages, loans and credit card debt. the good news is that the bank now thinks the uk s recession will be shorter and less severe than it previously thought, and there s a hint that rates may not have to go any higher. but a recovery could take years as our economics editor faisal islam reports. the squeeze continues. an official interest rate of 4% should not feel huge, but it does, and notjust here in nuneaton, forjoanne, who runs a furniture and gift shop. the mortgage a furniture and gift shop. the mortgage on a furniture and gift shop. th