is the director general of the wto, ngozi okonjo iweala. will rising geopolitical tensions lead to the weaponisation of trade? ngozi okonjo iweala, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. now, you are one of the world s key advocates of ever freer trade, more globalisation. what s it like to be doing yourjob when the political tide across the world is running against you? the wto s purpose, the world trade organization, is. its purpose is to enhance living standards, to help create employment and to support sustainable development. there could be nothing more worthy than that. so, it s supposed to deliver for people. and that s what i want people to know about it, therefore. nobody could quarrel with those objectives and that sentiment, but the truth is you are a membership organisation with 160 plus members. you have clearly key members like the united states and china, and you can only work if there is an element of trust, of co operation, of a desire for common objectives
tonight with the context, brian taylor, political commentatorfor the herald, and leigh ann caldwell, political reporter for the washington post. welcome to the programme. there s been an evolution in the way the west views this war in ukraine, an evolution in the arms which nato countries are supplying first it was shoulder held stingers, then the hymars, next came the patriot missile systems, now it s a conversation over tanks. the red lines have shifted with the evolving nature of the war. in recent months, the allies have come to the opinion that a year long stalemate in ukraine is in no one s favour except russia s. so what would it take to allow ukraine to win rather than just avoid losing? what would ukraine require in order to punch through the russian defences in towns like bakhmut and soledar, from where the bbc s andrew harding reports. we are in an area where russian and ukrainian infantry now appear to be fighting at close quarters. clambering through the remain
welcome. we start with news from the us. the actor alec baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter over a fatal shooting on a film set in october 2021. here s a quick reminder of the case. the cinematographer halyna hutchins was killed when alec baldwin fired a prop gun during rehearsals. the film s armourer has also been charged. to hear more about the charges, here s sierra gillespie from the law and crime network. the first charge here is involuntary manslaughter. it s pretty basic itjust means that the prosecution has to prove there was negligence in this case, so that is whatjuries are going to have to decide eventually. in the state of new mexico, it s only a fourth degree felony, so that would be 18 months injail and a $5,000 fine if baldwin were found guilty on that count. but the next count is the one we really want to focus on this is involuntary manslaughter commissionable of a lawful act, and this requires proof that there was more than just that s
2016. before he was elected to congress. but then, he took off with the money. santos, for his part, denies the story. we have his response for you tonight. and there are new details tonight about what investigators found when they searched the home of the alleged killer of four college students in idaho. and what it could all mean for the case. i m get right to the court appearance today. that losing republican candidate who is charged in connection with shootings at homes of new mexico democrats based on his grievances for having lost. joining me, the top law enforcement official in new mexico. attorney general torres. nice to see you, thanks for coming. thanks for having me, laura. is a truly disturbing case. many people are looking at it scratching their heads in part, but also thinking, is this the result of what happens when you have got election denialism or what do you think that you are entitled to a certain result. this is not a case that you are personally pros
set. this is what we re watching at this hour. thank you for being here. i m kate bolduan. the battle over the nation s debt ceiling is upon us. the united states just hit its borrowing limit of $31.4 trillion. and that means that the treasury department must now begin to use a series of what is called extraordinary measures to avoid default. extraordinary measures that are no longer so extraordinary since they have been they ve had to be used so often. this is a completely avoidable problem that falls entirely on congress to raise the debt limit. something that republicans with right now refusing to do without cutting spending to the actual bills that have come due, by the way. democrats say that is not on the table. if the u.s. defaults, it will cause absolute chaos in the global economy. christine romans is standing by for us with this. kind of saw this one coming, christine. but we have hit the moment. what happens now. so, kate, the clock starts now. once the u.s