and foreign minister agree to dissolve parliament, triggering new elections the fifth election there in three and a half years. the european union says russia s blockade of ukraine s ports which prevents millions of tonnes of grain from being distributed across the world is a real war crime . this is a desperate attempt to use the foot to make to create hunger. welcome to the programme. we start here in the uk which is gearing up for the biggest set of rail strikes in thirty years. which is gearing up for the biggest disruption is expected all week. which is gearing up for the biggest there will be rail strikes on tuesday, thursday and saturday. and a london underground strike on tuesday. almost all major lines in england, scotland and wales will be affected. the rmt trade union is striking that stands for the national union of rail, maritime and transport workers. so, thousands of staff are due to walk out staff working at network rail responsible for the rail
in a major victory for pro choice groups the conservative state of kansas votes to keep its abortion services. and how countries adapt to climate change and how countries adapt to climate change. new zealand s plan to deal with the change. new zealand s plan to deal with the impact of global warming would with the impact of global warming would lead to coastal communities being would lead to coastal communities being abandoned as the sea level rises? welcome to bbc news. we begin in taiwan and the continued fury from beijing after the visit from the us speaker nancy pelosi. in the last few hours taiwan s defence ministry says it scrambled jets to warn off twenty seven chinese warplanes in its defence zone. nancy pelosi has said her delegation s visit was intended to make it clear that the us won t abandon the island. taiwan is self governing and lies about 160 kilometres across the taiwan strait. it sees itself as independent, but china views it as
of the world. scientists examined satellite data gathered during the past four decades over the entire arctic circle. it has just it hasjust gone it has just gone for 30 a.m.. it hasjust gone for 30 a.m.. a very good morning to you. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i am stephen sackur. a year on from the re imposition of taliban rule, afghanistan is facing a humanitarian calamity. half the population is facing serious food insecurity, more than 1 million children are at risk from acute malnutrition. as for the taliban, well, they seem focused on snuffing out opposition and imposing strict controls on women and girls. my guest is former first vice president of afghanistan, now a seniorfigure in the national resistance front, amrullah saleh. is internal resistance viable when afghans are starving? theme music plays amrullah saleh, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it is a year, mr saleh, since the taliban swept into kabul and toppled the go
reports suggest a man opened fire during a family dispute. at 10pm, tina deheley will be here with a full round up of the day s news. but before that, a bracing dose of hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. a year on from the re imposition of taliban rule, afghanistan is facing a humanitarian calamity. half the population is facing serious food insecurity, more than 1 million children are at risk from acute malnutrition. as for the taliban, well, they seem focused on snuffing out opposition and imposing strict controls on women and girls. my guest is former first vice president of afghanistan, now a seniorfigure in the national resistance front, amrullah saleh. is internal resistance viable when afghans are starving? amrullah saleh, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. it is a year, mr saleh, since the taliban swept into kabul and toppled the government of which you were a part. would you acknowledge that this past year has been a year of failure from your point of vi