steve bannon, the former aide to president trump, faces jail after being found guilty of contempt of congress. speaking to reporters he remains defiant. the prosecutor missed one very important phrase i stand with trump and the constitution and i will never back off that, ever. struggling to cope with wildfires and record breaking temperatures, large swathes of the world issue their highest heatwave alerts. gridlock at the english channel, as the port of dover is overwhelmed with traffic, and warnings of worse to come. and, the more you look, the more you discover! how the powerful new james webb space telescope is expanding our view of the universe. the price of wheat on global markets has fallen to its lowest levels since russia invaded ukraine in february. both countries signed a deal on friday to resume grain exports from black sea ports, which have been blockaded for months by russia. ukraine s president, volodomyr zelensky, said the shipment of 20 million tons of prod
alert, as record breaking temperatures spark thousands of wildfires. in europe, where spain has been badly affected, thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes. now on bbc news, the travel show. coming up on the travel show. we re finding out what s at the bottom of venice s most popular canals. there s something really big on the line here. it looks really, really heavy. we meet the chef bringing a comforting taste of ukraine to london. welcome to my kitchen. thank you. and lucy checks out the latest tech designed to inject more fun into festival season. i just love the fact that i can film hands free effortlessly, i can listen to music, i can make and receive calls on these things. cheering we start this week in one of europe s most breathtakingly beautiful destinations venice, in northeast italy. this city on water is made up of over 100 islets, interconnected by a labyrinth of picture perfect canals and elegant bridges. life around here has remained the sa
across the continent. thanks forjoining us. in what is the fastest decision in eu history, the european commission has formally recommended candidate status for ukraine but with conditions. for ukraine this has been a long time ambition, and president zelensky was quick to react hailing it as an historic moment, which will bring victory in the war against russia closer . meanwhile president putin said he was against the idea because the eu wasn t a military blo, but couldn t see how it would benefit kyiv. here is commission president ursula von der leyen speaking in brussels. and we all know that ukrainians are ready to die for the european perspective. we want them to live with us the european dream. let s look at where ukraine is in its eu application. the application has broadly three phases. phase 1 is the application to become a candidate for eu membership. ukraine submitted their application in march. first they need the european commission to recommend the
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i don t have a six figure job. i have to be careful. the president will meet with leaders across the world if it is in the best interests of the american people. the questions that i have, people believe that mbs is responsible for khashoggi s death. the president has spoken to that and i ll let his words stand. i have mixed feelings on this and if the president called me, i d say mr. president, you can t trust these people. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show. it is wednesday, june 15th. 9:00 a.m. here in london. and the federal reserve is planning bold action to try to keep the soaring inflation from getting worse. they are expected to raise interest rates by .75, the biggest in almost 30 years. the concerns that the economy is driving down financial markets. the s&p 500 finished lower for a fifth consecutive day pushing it further into bear market territory. president biden blames the russian president and his war in uk