Council and an iranian journalist. He explains who Ebraham Raisi is and how he came to power. Raisi was a mid ranking cleric who is in the inner circle of the Supreme Leader and one of his close allies and, you know, he became president after all of the reformist and moderate candidates were pretty much disqualified in an election that was considered illegitimate and many voters stayed away from. In an election that was considered engineered and many voters stayed away from. For more on this, i spooke to our persian correspondent khashayarjoneidi. What is the latest we are hearing from authorities in tehran . One news that came out a few moments ago is that turkeys drone that was dispatched has identified a source of heat which they say may be related to the crash site. It has been a long day and night for Rescue Workers in iran. This is treacherous terrain, mountainous area with thick forest, it has been raining with heavy fog through the day. Sub zero temperatures tonight there and i
Correspondent has more on those developments. If the west wants to stop russias advances in ukraine, they know here is one place they know here is one place they can do that. Now, beijing is not supplying moscow with weapons, but the west believes it is supplying russia with components that it can use in its war machine. The us has a raft of new sanctions at the ready, this time to target chinese banks. So president xi has a decision to make. For more on that relationship, i spoke to a former Us Ambassador to china from 2011 to 2014. Vladimir putin really wanted to play up Vladimir Putin really wanted to play up the significance of this meeting with xi jinping play up the significance of this meeting with xijinping in china, and he said that he and xi are as close as brothers. Do you think xijinping xi are as close as brothers. Do you think xi jinping sees xi are as close as brothers. Do you think xijinping sees it that way . You think xi jinping sees it that way . You think xi jinping
If the west wants to stop russian advances in ukraine here is one place they can do that. Asian is not supplying moscow with weapons but the west believes it is supplying russia with components that it can use in its war machine. The us has a raft of new sanctions at the ready to target chinese banks so president xi has a decision to make. Live now to gary locke, former Us Ambassador to china from 2011 to 2014. Putin really wanted to play up the significance of their deepening partnership and said he and xi are as close as brothers. Do you think xi sees it that way . Certainly china wants to form closer relations with russia simply because they want a Strong Partnership in opposition to the United States and the western allies. Especially given the stance of the United States towards china in terms of tariffs and restrictions on exports of high tech goods, semiconductors and machinery to make these things. And of course our resistance and pushback on their activities around the taiwan
Welcome to the program. At seven in the morning here in singapore and one in slovakia where primary server and critical after being shot multiple times in an assassination attempt he was attacked as he spoke to a crowd to the street after attending a meeting. In the last few hours his deputy is told the bbc that he believes he will survive. A suspect has been arrested. He has been a controversial leader seen by some of his fellow eu leaders as being close to leaders. This was a Moment A European Leader was shot. As he greeted members of the public in front of the local community center. He was shot in the stomach and the arm. His Security Team half dragged have carried him to his car for that a few metres away Security Officials push a man to the ground. The suspect is believed to be in his 70s. Witnesses say he shot at the Prime Minister several times. It was quick one by one likely through firecrackers on the ground. They can become a little bit upset. They can become a little bit u
To present that he has a fair trial, they need to present the evidence but actually they need to present the evidence but actually they need to release him. He needs to be they need to release him. He needs to be brought back home. And David Cameron to be brought back home. And David Cameron not intervening, what kind of message cameron not intervening, what kind of message does that send out not ust of message does that send out not just to of message does that send out not just to manuel and his family, but actually just to manuel and his family, but actually to just to manuel and his family, but actually to every British National that may actually to every British National that may find themselves in a similar that may find themselves in a similar position . And the British Government sits back and does nothing government sits back and does nothing to. Government sits back and does nothing te government sits back and does nothing to government sits back and does nothin to. ~. ,. ,.