Half the globe s total wealth. Now a bri project could be a railway in kenya, he could be a port in sri lanka, a bridge in the maldives, the largest project so far has been the china Pakistan Economy corridor. It goes through kunz or rob, which is a Desert Mountain pass on the china pakistan border. The second thing you need to know is that it has two official names, one for inside china and one for outside china. Now initially was called one belt, one road four which sounds great in chinese, a grand plan led by china. The problem is in english, that sounds bossy, like china is dictating to the rest of the world. So if you years ago, the name was changed to the slightly blender but less threatening bell and road initiative. The third thing is that its controversial for some, china has ploughed more than 1 trillion. Their airports and roads that would not exist were it not for chinese investment. But ultimately nothing comes for free. It is in a so called debt trap, where the recipient
Crossing which takes, which would allow people to transfer from gaza into egypt, might be reopened in a ceasefire early in the day but that did not happen. There is talk about how that could be facilitated. Israels military have updated that the number of people it believes are being held as hostages in gaza up from 155 now to 199. They were kidnapped when hamas infiltrated israeljust kidnapped when hamas infiltrated israel just over kidnapped when hamas infiltrated israeljust over a week ago killing more than a thousand people. All of the developments coming up on bbc news. Whole neighbourhoods have been reduced. Thousands have fled after israel told many people to flee the north but many have said they cannot or will not leave. This man is one of them. The water system has been cut off now for days. Translation we will not leave even if they destroy our homes over our heads, where are we going to go with a family of five . Where are we going to go with a family of five . Children sti
Outfits worn by many celebrities. Well talk to one journalist about the challenges of covering it. Lets start with the Campus Protests in the us. Reporting them is creating a challenge for us journalism, and were going to talk it through with journalists whove been on the ground. But before we meet them, lets remind ourselves whats been unfolding over the past month. So, these protests started at Columbia University in new york in mid april. According to a bbc tally, there have now been demonstrations at nearly 140 colleges across 45 states and washington, dc, too. According to the ap news agency, around 2,500 people have been arrested at campuses across the us. And the protesters are demanding a number of things, including that their colleges financially divest from israel. Now, in some locations, police have been sent in, not least at Columbia University in new york, and that was seen as being hugely significant, not least because its the first time there have been mass arrests on co
I imagine you may have seen the photos of the extraordinary outfits worn by many celebrities. Well talk to one journalist about the challenges of covering it. Lets start with the Campus Protests in the us. Reporting them is creating a challenge for us journalism, and were going to talk it through with journalists whove been on the ground. But before we meet them, lets remind ourselves whats been unfolding over the past month. So, these protests started at Columbia University in new york in mid april. According to a bbc tally, there have now been demonstrations at nearly 140 colleges across 45 states and washington, dc, too. According to the ap news agency, around 2,500 people have been arrested at campuses across the us. And the protesters are demanding a number of things, including that their colleges financially divest from israel. Now, in some locations, police have been sent in, not least at Columbia University in new york, and that was seen as being hugely significant, not least b
Just as his mps began taking their seats behind him, one of them the conservative Natalie Elphicke crossed the floor to sit directly behind the Labour Leader. Timed for maximum political effect, and less than two weeks after the defection of dan poulter, how the Labour Leader enjoyed it. If one week, a tory mp whos also a doctor says the Prime Minister cant be trusted with the nhs and joins labour and the next week, the tory mp for dover, on the front line of the small boats crisis, says the Prime Minister cannot be trusted with our borders and joins labour what is the point of this failed government staggering on . In her statement, the dover mp said the conservatives under rishi sunak had become a by word for incompetence and division. In 2019, the conservatives took on a manifesto that was very much Centre Ground. But under rishi sunak, theyave abandoned the Centre Ground and broken many election promises. Meanwhile, under keir starmer, labour have changed, and i think that change i