Trade war the u. S. And china are set to sign up which will see beijing in more American Products in return for access to its markets but questions remain over the long running tara fisher and whether they will be lifted washington to any significant extent. Live from our International News center in moscow with a very warm welcome to the program my names you know neal. There is to be a new Prime Minister government in russia and a day of major all people in the countrys political system the president nominated the head of the federal tuck service for the post of pm and all of thats going Prime Minister to me. His government had resigned. Another itself was in response to president putin suggesting amendments to the constitution effectively limiting his own powers and transferring them to parliament i discussed all of that earlier with our correspondent marie if a national starting with more on the premier to be. Saying i mean he was born in 1006 to 6 here in moscow hes married has 3 s
And china signed a pact which will see beijing buy more American Products in return for greater access to its markets but questions remain over when the greater part of the tariffs imposed by washington will be lifted. By broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our International Thomas glad to have you with. There to be a new Prime Minister and a government russia in a day of major upheaval in the countrys political system the president nominated the head of the federal tax service for the post of pm the head of that outgoing Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced his government had resigned and that itself was in response to president putin suggesting it meant to the constitution effectively limiting his own powers and transferring them to Parliament Earlier my colleague you know neil discussed all of that with our correspondent maria for an ocean starting with more on the premiere to be. Saying i mean he was born in 1906 here in moscow hes married have 3 sons an
Ceo Dennis Muilenburg pays the price for his repeated failings regarding the 737 max. And what were we thinking . The social habits, the fashion faux pax, the must have gadgets of the last decade, that we can finally say goodbye to. Hello and welcome, im katty kay in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. There are very mixed reactions today, to news that 5 people have been sentenced to death in saudi arabia for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Amnesty International Calls the sentences a whitewash, the Human Rights Group criticised the process, because the trial was closed and there were no independent monitors. But mr khashoggis son, salah, publicly disagreed, tweeting. Fairness of the judiciary is based on two principles, fairness and speedy litigation, so there is neither injustice nor procrastination. Salah still lives in saudi arabia and its not clear what pressures he may or may not be under to support the government. The last public sighting of Jamal Khashoggi, s
Including the next olympics and world cup. Its the final countdown to the general election with one last push from all the parties. Im here in crewe hearing from voters about the issues that matter to you. It is the eighth most marginal constituency, won by labour last time around byjust 48 votes. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport. Yes, good afternoon, rebecca, and we will also be talking about the World Anti Doping Agency, and how they have a band russia from all major sporting events for the next four yea rs, sporting events for the next four years, including next years Tokyo Olympics and the 2022 football world cup in qatar. And we will have all the weather, and an unsettled week ahead . Yes, it really is, really was windy overnight, gusts in excess of 80mph over the isle of wight, a bit quieter today, but much more turbulent weather in the week ahead. I will tell you all about it. Also coming up. One of the last surviving pilots from the battle of britain has died at the ag
They are now recovering in hospital. An address linked to khan is being searched in stafford. He was on license after being automatically released from prison. I do absolutely accept weve got to look long and hard at the type of sentences that we are using for these kind of viole nt offenders. There are Big Questions that this case poses, and its really important for there to be a proper review, to see if lessons can be learned. The attack overshadowed the latest televised Election Debate some of Todays Campaign events have been cancelled. Elsewhere, millions of commuters will have to pay an average of 2. 7 more for rail tickets in the new year. And coming up in half an hour, the travel show goes whale watching in iceland. Good morning, youre watching bbc news. Our top story this morning. The man who carried out a stabbing attack on London Bridge yesterday was a convicted terrorist who was freed from prison on licence last year. 28 year old usman khan was shot dead by armed officers af