Prisoners released by russia in the largest Prisoner Swap between russia and the west since the Cold War have been holding a Press Conference in germany. Two of the freed russian activists urge the world to distinguish between russias people and its president , as they thanked everyone who helped secure their release Stop and that of 14 other political prisoners from russias jails. One of those released, ellie aya sheen, who had beenjailed for denouncing Russias Invasion of ukraine. Meanwhile, the kremlin has been giving more details about the russians who have been freed as part of the Prisoner Swap, admitting that Vadim Krasikov was an Fsb Agent who served in at Special Forces unit. Lets listen to what the russian british activist vladimir Kara Murza had to say. Translation it karamurza had to say. Tuna Mom Karamurza had to say. Translation , ~. ,. ,. , translation it is like a movie on some bi , translation it is like a movie on some big, strange translation it is like a movie on so
Hello, and welcome to the programme. The pentagon Is makIng plans for the fInal stages of the afghanIstan wIthdrawal, but on the ground the evacuatIon contInue apace. We got more Numbers Today 19,000 People have been flown out of kabul In the last 2a hours. In fact, there Is a flIght leavIng nearly every 39 mInutes from the HamId KarzaI aIrfIeld. And sInce 15 august, when the operatIon began, a total of 88,000 People have been extracted. But theres one Important fIgure we Cant PIn down and thats how many People, IncludIng amerIcans, stIll want to be evacuated or can be by next weeks deadlIne. In the last hour, the us secretary of State Anthony BlInken has been gIvIng some detaIls on the work beIng done to reach them. For the remaInIng roughly 1,000 contacts that we had, who may be amerIcans seekIng to leave afghanIstan, we are aggressIvely reachIng out to the multIple tImes a day through multIple Channels of communIcatIon phone, e maIl, Text MessagIng to determIne whether they stIll wa
Taliban leaders arrive, as the militants negotiate with politicians on forming a government. Let me know your thoughts on this by getting in touch on twitter at bbcjoannag. In other news, The Cost Of Living rose by 2 in the year tojuly. Thats lower than most economists were expecting, suggeting upward pressures on inflation should prove temporary. Nando s says its been forced to close stores after running out of chicken, blaming supply issues. Half A Million children in desperate need of Shelter And Drinking water in haiti, after the earthquake which has left nearly 2000 dead. And the trial is due to begin of the Singer R kelly, accused of racketeering, bribery and Sexual Abuse. Good Morning And Welcome to bbc news. Mps will begin debating the unfolding crisis in afghanistan in the next half hour, as parliament is recalled from its Summer Break. The government is expected to face questions about why the uk and its allies underestimated the speed at which the taliban would recapture the
Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are rachel cunliffe, Deputy Online Editor of the new statesman, and ali miraj, a columnist for the article website. But would come to you both, thank you so much for being with us welcome to you both. Lets start with the financial times. It says that businesses fear weeks of staffing carnage if the government delays the lifting of Self Isolation rules and the introduction of a lighter Testing System for Double Jabbed to august 16th. The telegraph leads on the same story. It says that the government faces a backlash from the hospitality and arts sector, with warnings that Venues Risk Shutdown when a single member of Staff And Crew Test Positive. The metro leads with the headline beer we go, as Hospitality Bosses estimate that more than 30 Million pints will be sunk by fans watching the England V Denmark Euro 2020 semifinal. The guardian carries a front page of the sisters. It shows the women i
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