commons. time for a look at the business news now. we start with the unfolding crisis in the red sea and concerns that the continued attacks on cargo ships by yemen s houthi rebels will affect developing countries the hardest. that s the warning from the world trade organization. today the us has launched a fourth round of airstrikes against the rebels the us military said it targeted missiles that could be intended for attacks on ships. as vessels divert to longer and more costly routes that avoid the red sea, supply chains have been disrupted and economists have warned it could add to inflation. the wto s director general, dr ngozi 0konjo iweala, has been speaking to our economic editor faisal islam at the world economic forum in switzerland. iamjoined i am joined here by the director general of the world trade organization. thank you forjoining 0rganization. thank you forjoining the bbc. 0bviously people are concerned about the fluidity of trade given this big geopolitic
hearing from tata steel, which owns the steelworks in october, it is bad news for the thousands of people who work at that steel facility. we have just been told that tata steel plans to close both remaining blast furnaces at the steelworks and that could come at the cost of 3000 jobs. clearly something which will devastate the local community. stay with us on bbc news for more updates on that story. tata steel says they will close the remaining port talbot blast furnaces at the steelworks with potential loss of up to 3000 jobs. news coming to us from bbc sources, ratherthan jobs. news coming to us from bbc sources, rather than confirmed by tata steel themselves. the unfolding issues around attacks on cargo ships by houthi rebels from yemen, warning from the world trade organization that it could affect developing countries the hardest. today the us has launched a fourth round of air strikes against the rebels, the us military said it targeted missiles that could be intended
Acknowledging a very different trails. They are the most powerful forces fighting for our attention. The approach of work without Political Violence its technology that say is Fueling Misinformation and polarizing content for clicks and profit. A safer, free speech sprekting more enjoyable social media is possible. This morning, were going look at how the Technology Companies built platforms connecting the world that are now challenging the very foundations of democracy. Conditioning congress is concerned about what big content we see. You used this power to run amok. You have used it to silence conservatives. We do have National Security concerns from the fbis end about tiktok. Democratic senator of minnesota and republican congressman Mike Gallagher of wisconsin will discuss what congress can do to regulate social media. Joining me for insight and analysis are New York Times Technology Reporter cecilia kang, carlos carbello, former Homeland Security jay johnson and Elizabeth Knoll la
from dublin. hi, peter. dana, we have been told today on the record by a white house official here in dublin the president biden is having the time of his life. that is not something you usually hear about the work trip. and a few minutes ago president biden down played the significance of these document getting leaked. president biden: there is a full blown investigation going on with the intelligence community and justice department and they are getting close. how concerned are you about this leak? i m not concerned about the leak i m not concerned that it happened but nothing contemporaneous that i m aware of that is of consequence. the accused leaker is a man in his 20s who works on a military base and uses the moniker o.g. online according to the washington post , which talked to an unnamed member of a chatroom where classified materials were shared weeks before the pentagon realized it was out there. a chatroom that counts as members some foreign nationals
tonight jacqui line rake traveling with the president in ireland with white house capitol hill reaction as well david spunt be at the justice department. we begin with diswrerch griffin at the pentagon with our story. cyber reporters beat the fbi to the front door of the alleged leaker forcing the surveillance team to accelerator its plans for rearsz outside of the alleged leaker s family home in massachusetts late this afternoon alleged leaker identified as jack of the massachusetts air national guard. according to the air force promoted last july. worked as transport systems journey man. cybersecurity expert. that s how he gained access to some of the nation s biggest secrets. we do have stringent guidelines in place for safeguarding classified and sensitive information. this was a deliberate criminal act. the washington post tracked down a member of the online chat group that teixeira led for the past few years. any claims that he is a russian operative or pro-russ