before heading to tokyo for talks with president biden, and the other quad leaders. and we meet the pampered pooches riding japan s iconic bullet train in style. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us. how to keep a lid on china s ambitions in the pacific: that is the key issue confronting president biden as he has arrived injapan for his first visit to asia since becoming president. it s also his first summit with america s asian allies since the russian invasion of ukraine. in tokyo, he will hold talks with the prime ministers of japan, india and australia. the fallout from ukraine appears set to dominate discussions, but much of the focus will be on china s territorial intentions, in particular its claim on taiwan. many analysts believe china s massive military gives it the wherewithal to invade taiwan, and to hold off the us and its allies if they try to intervene. our correspondent, rupert wingfield hayes filed this report from tokyo. this is something tha
scientists say they are still unsure what s causing the outbreak but they believe it can be transmitted between humans, as well as from animals to humans. now on bbc news: nick robinson in conversation with people who influence our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. hello, welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shapes our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. my guest this week once described herself as young, black, and loud, and nimco ali has plenty to be loud about. she led a global campaign to end the cutting of girls, fgm, female genital mutilation, and in that role, she met borisjohnson when he was running to be mayor of london. she became an adviser to him, a friend of his and of his girlfriend, now wife, carriejohnson. nimco ali has praised the prime minister as a real champion of women s rights and one of my feminist heroes. he appointed her as a government adviser on tackling violence
commonwealth of australia, in the office commonwealth of australia, in the office of prime minister. anthony albanese becomes australia s 31st prime minister, before heading to tokyo for talks with president biden, and the other quad leaders. thousands of kilos of powdered baby milk arrives in the united states, to help relieve a critical shortage of infant formula. and we meet the pampered pooches, riding japan s iconic bullet train in style. hello, thanks for joining hello, thanks forjoining us here on bbc news. how to keep a lid on china s ambitions in the pacific: that is the key issue confronting president biden as he has arrived injapan for his first visit to asia since becoming president. it s also his first summit with america s asian allies since the russian invasion of ukraine. in tokyo he will hold talks with the prime ministers of japan, india and australia. the fallout from ukraine appears set to dominate discussions, but much of the focus will be on china s te
bringing the total to 15. scientists say they are still unsure what s causing the outbreak but they believe it can be transmitted between humans, as well as from animals to humans. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme that brings together leading uk columnists, bbc specialists and the foreign correspondents who write, blog and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. it s been a week either of sequels or of re runs. in the uk, we re waiting for sue gray again and her report on partying in government whilst the country was in covid lockdown. borisjohnson and the european commission are wrestling over northern ireland post brexit again. covid surges and an authoritarian government in asia locks down again and polling made australia s politicians nervous about the outcome of this weekend s election yes, you guessed it again. in the studio are janet daley american by birth, british by choice whose weekly colu
minister. anthony albanese becomes australia s 31st prime minister before heading to tokyo for talks with president biden, and the other world leaders. thousands of kilos of powdered baby milk arrives in the united states to help relieve a critical shortage of infant formula. how to keep a lid on china s ambitions in the pacific that is the key issue confronting president biden as he has arrived injapan for his first visit to asia since becoming president. it s also his first summit with america s asian allies since the russian invasion of ukraine. in tokyo, he will hold talks with the prime ministers of japan, india and australia. the fallout from ukraine appears set to dominate discussions, but much of the focus will be on china s territorial intentions, in particular its claim on taiwan. many analysts believe china s massive military gives it the wherewithal to invade taiwan, and to hold off the us and its allies if they try to intervene. our correspondent, rupert wingfi