B.b.c. World Service I m Anita on and then welcome to the 2nd of this year s b.b.c. Reflexion is with the Canadian author and historian Margaret McMillan we re in New York in the north of England just a few miles away the largest and bloodiest battle ever fought on English soil took place at Tower 7 in the civil war here in force 161 in her series of 5 lectures called the Mark of Cain Professor McMahon and looking at the complicated relationship we have with in her 1st lecture she discussed if we are always destined to fight and this let s be asking why do people fight why will they stand the battlefield what are they doing there in the battlefield is there a difference really a good soldier and a bad soldier why do we have more men fighting than women fighting that s the role of the warrior with Margaret McMillan in the b.b.c. Reflexion is coming up after the news. Hello this is Kathy Clarkston with the b.b.c. News at least 38 people are reported to have been killed and only 50 other
My boys trapped in a cave complex for 2 weeks have written letters to their parents reassuring them that they re all strong and that they re being well taken care of the notes include requests for their favorite food in a light hearted message a boy asked teachers not to give them lots of homework the coach of the junior football team who s with the 12 boys also offered his apologies to their parents in a separate letter to the u.s. Secretary of state Mike Pompei o says there has been progress on North Korea s denuclearization issue during his 2 days of talks in Pyongyang speaking before leaving the country Mr Pompei you said his talks with North Korean officials have been very productive though he didn t give any details his visit follows President Trump s summit last month with Kim Jong un multi-core has more details he has a definitely left wing Al he did have 2 meetings with Kim Jong un s right hand man that Kim Yong chola during which they talked about the details of the denuclea
And silence to remember those affected by the terror attack in my just a year ago today officials in Kandahar in southern Afghanistan say at least 16 people including full police officers have been killed in a bomb attack the blast happened as offices try to defuse explosives found in 2 canisters in the market appeals have been launched for information that could help to find a former soldier who s gone missing from my Sussex Shavon Harris has the details 5 year old Daniel Johnson who served with the Princess of Wales his Royal Regiment disappeared from Boca Regis on Sunday morning where he was staying with family Police believe the 35 year old may have traveled to Hampshire they want anyone who may have seen him or who has any other information to get in contact immediately by calling 909 Daniel described as white 6 foot of medium build with very short shaven head Donnelly s heavily tattooed on both arms and his back one of his legs is fully tattooed with geometric designs and Blues
So I was getting anxious and then she just said in very clear words mommy has been a bomb I can still remember that moment now everything just so I would say fast pases But also I went into mom mode and make sure that I got to her a couple men southern Afghanistan has killed at least 2 people injured many others bomb disposal experts who are trying to make the device safe when it went off at a bus station in Kandahar Province elsewhere fighting is continuing in the eastern province of guns the where the Taliban say they ve taken control of 2 districts South Korea s expressed regret over its journalists being barred from witnessing the closure of North Korea s main nuclear test site appealing Yang had earlier said that reporters from the south would be permitted to attend this week so many a number of journalists from Western and Chinese media outlets have already flown to North Korea Israel s air force chief says it s become the 1st country to use the F. $35.00 stealth fighter in comb
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