time. the crowds mostly silent. but then breaking out in applause as the procession neared westminster hall on grounds of parliament. that s where her body now lies in state and will remain until monday morning. the queen s coffin draped with the royal standard, her crown caried into the hall just a few hours ago. taking part in the mile-long walk from the palace to the queen s children, king charles, prince andrew and princess anne and the grandsons william and harry. william s wife kate and meghan, the queen consort rode behind in black cars. they joined the rest of the royal family for a service at westminster after the coffin arrived. amazing to think it was just a few months ago these streets were packed with londoners celebrating the queen s platinum jubilee. today many of those same people have gathered here again. taking the opportunity to bear witness and pay respects, but also to share the royal family s personal grief, a reminder that the queen really served three
shipment of grain to africa since the ukraine conflict began has arrived in the republic of djibouti. and meghan markle tells a us magazine that she upset the dynamics of britain s royal hierarchy, just by existing. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, has died at the age of 91. he made it his mission to push for perestroika political and economic reforms to kick start the russian economy, and set the goal for glasnost more openness and transparency in the policies of the state and judicial system. he oversaw enormous changes, namely the break up of the soviet union in 1991, and the end of the cold war. russian president vladimir putin, who had a sharply divergent view of how things should be done, has expressed his deep sympathies . our russia editor steve rosenberg looks back at an historic life. he was the kind of russian leader the world had never seen. mikhail gorbachev smiled, he was
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a potential visit to taiwan by the us house speaker, nancy pelosi, is stirring alarm in presidentjoe biden s administration. officials are concerned the trip may cross red lines for china and fears there s no potential 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. gareth barlow reports. this is taiwan. to beijing it is the breakaway province that must become part of the country, if need be by force. to washington it is of the territory of the us has pledged to defend, if it ever comes under attack. an island nation of 23 million, at the centre of a struggle between two global superpowers and it is a potential visit to taiwan by nancy pelosi, second in light of the us presidency, we will be the host ranking
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