while attempting to land in stormy weather. authorities say more than 20 people survived the crash, and were taken to hospital. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk from helsinki. i m stephen sackur. when vladimir putin launched his invasion of ukraine, he probably didn t consider the impact it would have on another neighbour, finland, but maybe he should have, because after decades of pragmatic coexistence, finland has made a big strategic decision to join nato, to send weapons to kyiv, and to build a big fence along the border with russia to keep russians out. my guest today is the president of finland, sauli niinisto. do finns now see russia as the enemy next door? president sauli niinisto. welcome to hardtalk. thank you. mr president, finland hasjust made a major strategic shift. this country is now prepared to join naito. prepared tojoin nato. how big a deal is that? it is, but if you look back, let s say time before.after cold war ende
semi-froze opinion, and this is, again, the worst downturn since the dot.com crash, and it looks to me we re heading into a very serious recession. maria: coming up, arkansas senator tom cotton on the economic crisis that has followed the foreign policy crises that are still the unreallying. and then this unraveling. and then this, it feels like a war zone. dead bodies, hydration, starvation. 8, 10, 20 people jammed in one heated vehicle. kansas city senator roger marshall at the border watching the thousands getting ready to flood in. will a judge s ruling change anything? plus, hillary clinton exposed. explosive testimony as clinton lawyer michael sussman s trial this week nailing hillary herself who orchestrated and approved the big lie to go viral just as former dni john ratcliffe told us back in 2020. once i declassify, it was russian intelligence that was of briefed by the former cia director, john brennan, to president obama and vice president biden, and it was pro
semi-froze opinion, and this is, again, the worst downturn since the dot.com crash, and it looks to me we re heading into a very serious recession. maria: coming up, arkansas senator tom cotton on the economic crisis that has followed the foreign policy crises that are still the unreallying. and then this unraveling. and then this, it feels like a war zone. dead bodies, hydration, starvation. 8, 10, 20 people jammed in one heated vehicle. kansas city senator roger marshall at the border watching the thousands getting ready to flood in. will a judge s ruling change anything? plus, hillary clinton exposed. explosive testimony as clinton lawyer michael sussman s trial this week nailing hillary herself who orchestrated and approved the big lie to go viral just as former dni john ratcliffe told us back in 2020. once i declassify, it was russian intelligence that was of briefed by the former cia director, john brennan, to president obama and vice president biden, and it was pro
Of the dam and the helicopter he was travelling in. A convoy of three helicopters is believed to have then travelled across iranian territory. Two returned back safely, but the one carrying the president and Foreign Minister crashed in mountainous territory in heavy fog. All contact with it was then lost. Our correspondent Caroline Hawley reports. You can see how bad conditions were in the area, as the Rescue Operation was under way. A fleet of ambulances on standby. The army is reported to have ordered all resources needed to be thrown at the search. Members of irans red crescent scoured the rugged landscape on foot for any sign of the missing helicopter, but Poor Visibility made it difficult for the rescue teams to reach the scene of the crash even to locate it. Translation there are currently three drone teams in the area but due to the thick fog and low visibility, the drones were not able to successfully operate. There are also three teams with rescue dogs in the area. We are sear
It is calling on the uns top court to reject it. South africas lawyers accuse them of acting with legal impunity. Israel is increasing its attacks in gaza, and in so doing, is wilfully breaching the binding orders of this court. Israel similarly breaches the binding resolutions of the United Nations security council. Weve heard boasts that israels army is the most moral army in history. And weve heard denials that there is famine in gaza. For months, people, particularly in the west, have appeared unwilling to accept that the accusations are true. Our correspondent is reporting on the story. She sent us this update from the hague. South africas lawyers were unequivocal. They said palestinians did not need words or diplomacy, they needed an urgent intervention by this court to ensure palestinians right to life under the Genocide Convention was protected. The reason why they are focusing on rafah in these provisional measures request is because they say it is the last refuge which has no