thank you for being with us. we begin in ecuador, where police have detained a group of armed men who interrupted a live television programme a day after the president declared a nationwide state of emergency. the men, wearing balaclavas, burst into the studio of a public television station in the port city of guayaquil, taking hostage several journalists and staff members. this footage shows the attackers carrying rifles and grenades, forcing the crew onto the ground. the president has said that ecuador is in a state of internal armed conflict . ione wells reports from sao paulo. a moment of utter horror, broadcast live on television. armed men with balaclavas over theirface broke into the set of this public television channel in ecuador while it was live on air, brandishing guns and what appears to be explosives. it comes a day after the country s new president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency yesterday. ecuador has been rocked by a series of attacks after the
of a public television station in the port city of guayaquil, taking hostage several journalists and staff members. this footage shows the attackers, carrying rifles and grenades forcing the crew onto the ground. the president has said that ecuador is in a state of internal armed conflict . ione wells reports from sao paulo. a moment of utter horror broadcast live on television. armed men with balaclavas over their face armed men with balaclavas over theirface broke into the armed men with balaclavas over their face broke into the state of this television channel in ecuador while it was live on air. brandishing guns and what appears to be explosives. it comes a day after the country s new president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency yesterday. ecuador has been rocked by a series of attacks after the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader, jose adolfo macias villamar from prison. police and military were ordered to intervene in controlling presence in attempts to c
a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron hazelhurst. let s go take a look at what s on the show. the big china challenge. a year since the covid 19lockdowns. as the biggest economy back to full health. ongoing trade tensions with the us are some of the problems government is trying to tackle. this leading china economist will explain how the government needs to balance ambitions of the changing demand of a radically different younger generation if it wants the country to thrive. plus this former head of the international monetary fund china division tells me how beijing struggles are affecting all of us around the world. and keeping the internet free and fair. the big boss of web browser firefox tells me how her foundation is trying to compete with the deep pocketed rivals like google and apple and still have an influence. wherever you arejoining me from around the world warm welcome. china, s second biggest economy a trouser united states and is more th
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coverage of a historic federal indictment of a former president of united states begins at this hour with the dramatic full statement made by special prosecutor jack smith this afternoon when he, in effect, introduced himself to the american people, speaking publicly for the very first time in his six and a half months of investigating donald trump. good afternoon. today an indictment was unsealed. charging donald j trump with felony violations of our national security laws as well as participating in a conspiracy to obstruct justice. this indictment was voted by a grand jury of citizens in the southern district of florida and i invite everyone to read it in full to understand the scope and the gravity of the crimes charged. the men and women of the united states intelligence community and our armed forces dedicate their lives to protecting our nation and its people. our laws the protect national defense information are critical to the safety and security of the united stat