the conservative leadership contest, joining a field of eight people, including two former health secretaries, now on bbc news unspun world, with the bbc s world affairs editorjohn simpson. hello, and welcome to new broadcasting house, the bbc s headquarters in central london. welcome, too, to unspun world, where we put the key questions of the moment to the bbc s experts right around the globe. has something gone permanently and disturbingly wrong with politics in the united states, or can it be mended? we live in a time when serious political commentators are talking about the possibility of a second american civil war. the bbc ukrainian reporter who saw pictures of her own home destroyed live on television. what does she think about russia s targeting of civilians in the ukraine war? i don t see any logic of why would somebody wants to bomb those civilian people. and the world famous combat cameraman who s just been released after six months in prison by the taliban in a
hello and welcome to new broadcasting house, the bbc s headquarters in central london. welcome too to unspun world, where we put the key questions of the moment to the bbc s experts right around the globe. has something gone permanently and disturbingly wrong with politics in the united states, or can it be mended? we live in a time when serious political commentators are talking about the possibility of a second american civil war. the bbc ukrainian reporter who saw pictures of her own home destroyed live on television. what does she think about russia s targeting of civilians in the ukraine war? i don t see any logic of why would somebody wants to bomb those civilian people. and the world famous combat cameraman who s just been released after six months in prison by the taliban in afghanistan. how was he treated? i think you ll be surprised. they looked after us very well. as soon as we arrived, i they took the heater out of the guard room and put it. into our cell so it wa
in a dispute over legal aid funding despite warnings of misconduct disciplinary proceedings if they don t turn up to work. major us companies including disney and jp morgan tell staff they ll cover employee travel expenses for abortions after a landmark ruling by the supreme court banned them. one woman has died and a man is in hospital with life threatening injuries following a gas explosion that destroyed a house in central england and damaged at least three others. obviously that is really sad and tragic. notjust for the individuals involved, notjust for the local community but especially the family and friends of the individuals who have been affected by this. and we ll be live at wimbledon as the first day of the tournament gets under way. big names on courts today include novak djokovic, andy murray and emma raducanu. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky is addressing g7 leaders in bavaria by video li
in the dombas. the russian ambassador to the uk tells the bbc that moscow will not use tactical nuclear weapons in the battle for ukraine. we have a very strict provision on the issues of the use of tactical nuclear weapon, and it is mainly when the existence of the state is endangered. and protests erupt in rio de janeiro after a video of a black man being asphyxiated in the back of a police car causes shock and anger. real madrid has won the uefa champions league final for the 14th time, beating liverpool 1 0 at the stade de france in paris. the drama started before kick off when turnstiles at the liverpool end stopped working. the authorities say that s because some fans had fake tickets. some liverpool fans reportedly tried to force their way into the stadium, but they were forced back by riot police who used tear gas to disperse the crowds. we ve been stuck at this gate since quarter past 6pm. i got really bad asthma, and i ve been tear gassed twice. i m really, really s
President biden said hamas and putin both want to annihilate a neighbouring democracy. He says he is sending an urgent israel and ukraine aid request to congress on friday. Lets have a listen to what President Biden has been saying. History has taught us that when terrorists do not pay the price for terror, when dictators do not pay a price for aggression they cause more chaos and death and more destruction. They keep going and the cost and the threats to america and the world keep rising. If we were walkway from Ukraine Or Turner Backs on israel, It Isjust Walkway from Ukraine Or Turner Backs on israel, it is just not worth it. That is why tomorrow i will send an urgent Budget Request to congress to fund americas massive security needs to support our critical partners including israel and ukraine. During his address from the oval office, President Biden also expressed support for palestinians. The United States remains committed to the Palestinian People and their right to dignity a