elsewhere in the us presidentjoe biden has vowed in other news china has passed its first foreign relations law aimed at providing a legal basis to hit back against sanctions and what chinese media called western hegemony. the law on foreign relations gives beijing the right to take quote countermeasures and restrictive measures against acts that endanger china s security and development interests. the move comes as the us and china becoming increasingly locked in a dispute spanning politics and trade. china has seen parts of its country gripped by a historic heatwave this month. but it s not the only country in asia affected india too, is sweating under a prolonged heatwave. the weather is putting stress notjust on people s health the climate was a topic discussed at the world economic forum gathering in the chinese city of tianjin this week. dr melissa lott an energy researcher with new york s columbia university talked to us earlier. she explained what needs to be do
and at least two people are believed dead as a huge wildfire rages through parts of southern california. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. britain has a new prime minister. liz truss delivered her first address in the role outside number ten downing street, promising a bold plan to see the uk through its economic troubles. she said the country could ride out the storm caused by severe global headwinds. that storm includes soaring prices, an energy crisis and widespread labour unrest. and she takes over a divided and increasingly unpopular party following the resignation of borisjohnson after a series of scandals. this report from our political editor chris mason in downing street. a day of ritual and weather. a cloudburst puncturing the choreography of the new prime minister s arrival, her supporters hunkered under umbrellas, the lectern wearing a bin liner. it was even taken back inside. her motorcade playing for time with a detour and then a b
Hello and welcome to bbc news. Im Maryam Moshiri live in malmo outside the arena where the Eurovision Grand Final will be taking place. Some Breaking News now, and the dutch Artistjoost Klein has been disqualified from the Eurovision Song Contest. This all happened after the contestant, joost klein, the dutch contestant, joost klein, the dutch contestant was disqualified from the competition after what the ebu, the organisers describe as an incident just before one of the rehearsals yesterday. Confusion was around this area yesterday when people were told he wouldnt be performing and yet no one really knew exactly the reason why. Now we are hearing from the dutch press that the Swedish Police have confirmed there is an investigation ongoing into an incident involving joost klein and a team member, a member of crew at the malmo arena. Lets get more on all of this. Adrian bradley. You have been in the media centre for the whole of this week practically, what are people saying about this