Postal funding after failing to use an extra week in congress to reach an agreement this will be one of the greatest frauds in history they are not going to get the 3. 5 billion so they cannot get the universal mailin vote ceasing the annexation of part of the west bank. Saying this is an historic moment we are really sort of diffusing a real threat on the twostate decision this is up to the palestines, the israelris and others. The broad base sweep is into the red moving through fridays session. We have had fairly decent week in europe. Before we started, we are pulling back from some of those higher ranges that we noticed. Given the size of the decline. Now down 1. 2 . The bottom end of the session is where we perched all of the factors weve been talking about. Fresh layers are a concern too and talks in china given tightened concerns and Technology Names doing business in the United States the market has been looking towards the chinese figures for some sense of confidence to pick u
Ill be back tomorrow. Mike will be here at the top of the hour. Now on bbc news. Hardtalk with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. The International Outcry prompted by chinas imposition of a draconian new National Security law in hong kong has been long and loud, but will it make any difference . Inside the territory itself, protests have been muted and the main pro democracy activist movement, well, its disbanded itself. My guest today was one of the founders of that movement, nathan law. He is now in exile here in london. So, is chinas hardline hong kong strategy working . Nathan law, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for the invitation. Lets begin with your current situation. Why did you decide to flee hong kong . Well, as we all know, the hong kong government, well, at least accepted, or the Central Government directly enacted, the National Security law in hong kong, which. It is written in such a broad and fake term that could well possibly be used as a legal weap
Im melissa chan youre watching news asia thank you for joining us india officially changes the status of kashmir today thursday it is now no longer in autonomous state and instead has been split into 2 federally controlled territories one is called jadwin kashmir and the other is le duc. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the decision back in august since that announcement the regions been under lockdown with no internet local politicians arrested and limited information filtering out some of what we know is coming unexpectedly from european visitors. Indian administered kashmir news of the european lawmakers imminent arrival sparked angry protests across the region 3 months into delhi security lockdown tensions remain at boiling point. More than 80 days of protests but no ones paying attention people are getting killed slaughtered everything is closed theres a communications lockdown. In delhi the any peace will welcome personally by Prime Minister Narendra Modi sponsored by an
Im melissa chan youre watching news asia thank you for joining us india officially changes the status of kashmir today thursday it is now no longer in autonomous state and instead has been split into 2 federally controlled territories one is called jadwin kashmir and the other is a dock. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the decision back in august since that announcement the regions been under lockdown with no internet local politicians arrested and limited information filtering out some of what we know is coming unexpectedly from european visitors. Indian administered kashmir news of the european lawmakers imminent arrival sparked angry protests across the region 3 months into delhi security lock down tensions remain at boiling point. More than 80 days of protests but no ones paying attention people are getting killed slaughtered everythings closed theres a communications lockdown. In delhi the any peace will welcome personally by Prime Minister Narendra Modi sponsored by an o
Japans National Treasures the 500 year old. Im melissa chan youre watching news asia thank you for joining us india officially changes the status of kashmir today thursday it is now no longer in autonomous state and instead has been split into 2 federally controlled territories one is called jadwin kashmir and the other is a dock. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the decision back in august since that announcement the regions been under lockdown with no internet local politicians arrested and limited information filtering out some of what we know is coming unexpectedly from european visitors. Indian administered kashmir news of the european lawmakers imminent arrival sparked angry protests across the region 3 months into delhi security lock down tensions remain at boiling point. More than 80 days of protests but no ones paying attention people are getting killed slaughtered everythings closed theres a communications lockdown. In delhi the any peace will welcome personally by Pr