and that is the dumb on you got ourselves it is our absolute conclusion that the taliban takes over afghanistan is the epicenter for international terrorism and then slowly the return of al qaeda who are there brothers some are there now and there is no doubt there will be a significant reemergence on and a direct threat as a result to the american people. that is why this makes no sense whatsoever i believe the biden administration despite the rhetoric is abandoning afghanistan. it is horrific as we watched and then the implications it has in the region with iran benefiting and the implications for allies many europeans are losing told the president they want to stay and keep residual force which is what the military wanted to do can you imagine what s going through their minds now about americans resolve and are we a global leader is this what a global leader looks like? i don t think so. jesse. people say they want to do the same thing you are very tight with the pr
we start in the us where higher borrowing costs are on the way but not just yet. the federal reserve has brought forward its timeline for raising interest rates from close to zero, as the economy continues to recover and inflation creeps up. markets didn t like it more on that in a moment but first here s michelle fleury who has been listening to what fed chairjerome powell had to say. as predicted the federal reserve left its key interest rates unchanged near zero. but rates unchanged near zero. but rates could go up as soon as 2023. less than the latest economic projections from the bank. this was a stark change from the spring when fed officials did rates would stay near zero for that at least the next two years. the change of heart is a good sign that it believes the economy is healing. the central bank is forecasting growth of 7% in 2021, a from 6.5% in march. but with faster growth, down also expects higher inflation, upping its forecast of 3.4% for the last few mon
days. his mother said they had threatened her because they wanted the burial to take place in secret. the news of the funeral comes just before mr navalny s widow yulia is due to address the european parliament in a speech about political prisoners which we will bring to you live later this hour. let s speak to our europe correspondent nick beake. he is in strasbourg. these details just emerging about alexei navalny s funeral in the past half hour or so. what more do we know? samantha, these details came from the team would use to work for alexei navalny and may have confirmed that the funeral will take place on friday, friday afternoon. there will be a service initially starting to be a moscow time and then a burial at a crematorium, a cemetery nearby. as you may recall the mother of alexei navalny had been told, it was reported, to agree to a secret burial and that if she didn t agree to that they would be a burial at the penal colony where he had been held for quite some t
effective bankruptcy in the next few years unless the funding system is reformed. a report by the local government information unit has found services like parks, leisure facilities and libraries are at risk of being cut, while council tax could rise in some areas. our reporter vincent mcaviney has more. yay! well done. alex is about to turn 18, and on top of the regular worries parents have about their children, mum, sylvia also has to think about alex s autism and the extra support he needs to gain independence. support that s under fire for her and other families as birmingham city council struggles with financial difficulties. what you get is families that are on their knees with a trauma presentation, traumatised kids, and they never get decent outcomes. theyjust end up constantly trying to get the basics, which everybody else s child gets naturally. and it s notjust birmingham that s struggling. across the country, councils are warning that front line neighbourhood se