The job of president of the United States is one which has long stretched beyond its national borders. But this Years President ial candidates, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, have very different ideas about how to manage americas complicated relationship with other powerful nations. The outcome of the 2024 us election could have far reaching impacts on people across the globe. So what is Americas Place in the world today, and how would Donald Trump and Kamala Harris shape that role . Im speaking with our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. Hi, lyse. Hello, sumi. Really good to, well, not face to face, but at least speak to you down the line. Indeed. And we also have our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. How are you, james . Very well, sumi. Good to be here. Great to have you both. And i want to start with the fact that many of our listeners will know you, our viewers will know you, you attend summits, you travel the world, you speak to diplomats, you speak to lawmake
The Israeli Army says its targeted 120 military sites belonging to hezbollah. Lebanese officials warn that more than A Million people face being forced from their homes. The body of the hezbollah leader, hassan nasrallah, is reported to have been recovered from the site of fridays israeli Air Strike in beirut. According to israel, more than 20 members of the iranian backed group were killed alongside him. And hezbollah has also confirmed that two other seniorfigures have been killed in airstrikes. We will start this hour with more on those strikes in yemen. Here is our Correspondentjon Donnison. Israels military Reach And Power is long and strong. This is not lebanon or gaza, but almost 2000 kilometres away in yemen. The target, one of the countrys biggest ports and two Power Stations controlled by iranians backed who thieves. Houthis. The Operation Backed by israels defence minister. Translation we by israels defence minister. Translation translation we have no interest in translation
Talking about boris . Well, it hasnt actually really got going yet. So i do think that from today and we had, you know, Robertjenrick And Kemi Badenoch Sort of trying to be nice to each other this morning here in the studio i do think by The End of today theres going to be much more focus on the different candidates and what theyre saying. Some of the very interesting things that Kemi Badenoch has been saying this morning, for good or for ill, and i kind of think once they get into the next few hours and the meat of the contest between all four of them, that they will get more attention. Its a funny thing, though, isnt it . Its not that bitter. I mean, laura, on your programme, you got Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch to try to talk about the ways in which they disagreed. But it really is sort of disagreements in emphasis. You think of Conservative Leadership campaigns, and theyve had quite a few over the last few years, they over the last few years, they became incredibly personal. Ce
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Good morning. 37 days until election day. In todays tim Walz And Jd vance will take the stage for the first and likely only Vice President ial debate of this cycle. Tuesdays matchup will be the first time the men will meet in person. It will offer a chance to reintroduce themselves to the country. Since joining their Campaigns Walz and vance paths have diverged. Voters have found him to be likable which has been a boost for his and Kamala Harris campaign. Vance history of comments has been a liability for Donald Trump and polls show his favorability ratings are underwater. The stakes are high. Especially with early voting underway in many states. This may be the last marquee event of the election cycle. Harris accepted a proposed debate for October 23rd but there hasnt been Indication Trump is going to change his mind about doing another. I want to talk about a key part of the economic argument thats been playing out the cycle. Tariffs. The Word Tariff properly used is a beautiful word