but what about hunter biden, why is he not in court facing charges? and so that shows you how these cases have become intertwined and just how political they really are. maw; political they really are. many thanks, sarah political they really are. many thanks, sarah smith, - political they really are. many thanks, sarah smith, our- political they really are. many i thanks, sarah smith, our north america editor. it s been more than two weeks since military officers in niger in west africa seized control of the country, deposing the president. international partners have cut aid and some have imposed sanctions to try to convince the army to step down. but the coup leaders appear to have popular support because they oppose the influence of france, niger s former colonial ruler. some are calling for closer ties with russia instead. 0ur africa correspondent catherine byaruhanga sent this report. the fallout from niger s coup is starting to bite. sanctions have cut off imports causing the
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if he succeeds, he charts a path out of the crisis for other countries. then iran. it s in dire economic straits for a very different reason. we have another exclusive. this one with iran s finance minister about just how crippling u.s.-led sanctions have been for his nation. next up, a conversation with paul krugman. the biggest question in the world today is whether to spend or whether to cut. krugman is the leading voice saying stimulate. i ll ask him to defend his views. all that plus superstitions in the race for space. but, first, here s my take. everyone is worried that greece might default on its national debt. that s really not news. by one estimate and the 180 years since greece gained its independence from the ottomans in 1832, the country has been in default or restructuring for half that period. the news is that this time, germany is willing to bail greece out. throughout the euro zone crisis, it has been conventional wisdom to regard the germans as narro
we have another exclusive. if one with iran s finance minister about just how crippling u.s.-led sanctions have been for his nation. next up, a conversation with paul, the biggest question in the world today is whether to spend or whether to cut. krugman is the leading voice saying stimulate. i ll ask him to defend his views. all that plus superstitions in the race for space. but, first, here s my take. everyone is worried that greece might default on its national debt. that s really not news. by one estimate 180 years since greece gained its independence in 1832 the country has been in default or restructuring for half that period. the news is that this time germany is willing to bail greece out. throughout the euro zone crisis it has been conventional wisdom to regard the germans as narrow-minded, ungenerous, and dog matticly wedded austerity to treat europe s problems. these criticisms are vastly overstated. consider that germany is being asked to take its taxpayers oh mon
city. i can t visit jerusalem to pray and because i don t have a permit to do that. jerusalem is not open. jerusalem is closed. it s not united, it s divided. so we have been very creative about almost every issue. the israelis have no agenda to end the conflict. they don t want to end the conflict. they think in the short-term it serves their interests. in the long-term, they are hurting. and on the issue of cutting aid, why would the united states weaken the palestinian authority? that s the big question for congress and everybody. and if i by the way it s certainly not the united states interest. absolutely. i think we all agree with that. and if rick perry wants to help hamas, go ahead, cut aid. mr. ambassador do you think that will be on his bumper stick? the majority of republicans