Welcome to americast. Hello, it s sarah, and i m in the bbc s bureau in washington, dc. And it s justin in the worldwide headquarters of americast in london, england. It is such a big question, isn t it, whether or not the american election is affecting the events in the middle east, and vice versa, whether they will affect the outcome of the election? and a fascinating one, i think, because we often say that foreign policy doesn t really impact on us elections. But i wonder if this is creating enough background noise that it will get into people s heads. I don t think anyone s going to go to the ballot box thinking, you know, i do or do not agree with the administration s policy on precisely the twostate solution between israel and palestine. But i do think it creates an atmosphere that will influence people s thinking. So, if we re answering that question first do events in the middle east affect the american election before we get to looking at it the other way around, i think the
Ijoined harrods because i wanted to be a buyer and i ended up working for an absolute monster. I think he damaged me in some way. He s just left a scar. Reporter: the billionaire businessman mohamed al fayed who went from selling soft drinks in egypt to owning harrods and the paris ritz, has died at the age of 94. Reporter: egyptian businessman mohamed al fayed was best known for his links to the british royal family. His son dodi was killed alongside princess diana in paris in 1997. Reporter: he was the selfmade billionaire determined to get into british society and became known to a new generation through the most recent series of the crown. Diana. Mohamed, but you must call me mou mou. To be honest, this made me really hot and bothered. I think he comes across, erm, pleasant. We all know he s not. Itjust makes him look sort of funny and gregarious, and he could turn that on, but it s all. . . He wasn t. He was. . . . . Vile. And that makes me angry. People shouldn t remember him lik
We start in the middle east, where there have been more overnight israeli strikes in the lebanese capital, beirut. These pictures show a large explosion following one of those strikes. Earlier on saturday, the israeli military had issued orders to residents of specific buildings in southern beirut to evacuate. We don t yet know what was hit in the strikes but israeli forces have bombed areas reported to be hezbollah strongholds. They have also clashed with hezbollah fighters in lebanon s southern border region. The israeli military says it has killed 440 hezbollah fighters since the start of the ground invasion. Meanwhile the border region remains tense hezbollah has fired rockets into northern israel, with reports that this residential buildings were hit. Also on saturday, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, addressed iran 5 missile attack on his country earlier this week saying israel has the duty and the right to defend itself and respond to these attacks and we will do so.
Energy infrastructure in ukraine has been a key target of russian air strikes. I ll speak to maxim timchenko of ukraine s energy giant dtek about keeping the lights on and the people safe whilst under attack from russia. Wherever in the world you rejoining us from, welcome to the programme. Now, at the beginning of september this year, the heads of the uk and american foreign intelligence services wrote an unprecedented article, saying that stability of the world was under threat in a way not seen since the cold war, and since then, there s been even more instability. Those in the industry call it a permacrisis, a sense that the world is lurching from one extreme event, such as the covid pandemic, to another the multiple international conflicts. In the middle east, fighting, bombing and fatalities on multiple fronts. In europe, russia s invasion of ukraine rages on into its third year, and the threat of that escalating is now seen as greater than ever before, with fighting now on both
An assassination attempt. Now on bbc news, the travel show. All of our lives are defined by the places were connected to and the people we hold close. Speaks vietnamese. My name is william lee adams, and im a Vietnamese American Journalist and an author. I was born six years after the Vietnam War ended. Im here to explore a country thats helped shape me. For me, it all flows from the war that brought my parents together two people, born 12 time zones apart, thrust together to build a life. My family lived in america and my Big Brotherjohn was my best friend. Speaks vietnamese. But two years ago, he passed away. I have a lot of unfinished business. I want to bring him home, essentially. This is where he was born. This is where he was happiest. And this is where so many people who loved him and took care of him still are. Im travelling across the country, starting in the Capital City Hanoi and ending over i,500km away in Ho Chi Minh city. Where my family still lives in banana garden mark