uk government minister michael gove says the home secretary suella braverman deserves a second chance after allegations of a security breach. shadow home secretary, yvette cooper remains unconvinced. now questions about whether she has given an accurate description of what happened, she said she reported it straightaway, there are other reports that, no, she didn t and was confronted on this. voters in brazil are heading to the polls to choose either former left wing leader luiz inacio lula da silva orfar right incumbentjair bolsonaro as the next president. and why french vineyard owners are buying up land in south east england after a summer of record breaking temperatures. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. south korea is in mourning after more than 150 people were killed while out celebrating halloween. the crush happened after 100,000 people, many of them teenagers, gathered in one of the city s most popular nightlife districts for t
Now on bbc news, its time for a special programme. Global questions the taiwan, china conflict. Hello, welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from Liberty Square in taipei, the capital city of taiwan. The main island of taiwan lies about 160 kilometres across the waters from china. In the past few months, china has stepped up its military exercises, and fired missiles over taiwan, in growing tensions with the government here. The chinese president , xijinping, has reiterated the claim that taiwan belongs to china, and he says he does not rule out the use of force to take it over. Meanwhile, the United States, which supports taiwan, has hardened its position with President Biden saying he would send american troops to defend it. So, if china did invade taiwan, it would be a conflict with huge global dimensions, one that involves the two superpowers, the United States and china. That is global questions, taiwan, a flashpoint with china and the world . Applause welcome to the
the decision was made for both of us to work behind our mother s koppen, and there is absolutely no way i would let do that by himself, there is no way would let me do that by myself, if it was role reversal. president biden visits america s border with mexico for the first time since taking office as the area struggles to cope with record numbers of illegal crossings. and emotional reunions at airports in china as its borders reopen for the first time since the start of the pandemic nearly three years ago. thousands of protestors have stormed government buildings in brazil s capital, brasilia, including the senate, the congress, supreme court, and the presidential palace. most seemed to be supporters of jair bolsonaro the right wing former president who lost power in last year s election. security forces fired tear gas as they moved in to re take the buildings making dozens of arrests. brazil s president lula, who was not in brasilia when the violence broke out, has prom