do with the financials particularly, this is all about a product that he loved that has lost its way, and he was up for free speech, and absolutist, and he wanted to kind of protect free speech on it twitter. the problem with thatis it twitter. the problem with that is that it is a naive thing to say because he couldn t then define what free speech was, couldn t define how it would be moderated, he said it would be moderated, he said it would be down to the laws in different countries. that isn t protecting free speech than, so it all got very difficult for elon musk. a lot of criticism. he mayjust afford, this is not whether, i have bitten off more than i could sure, the deal is much less good financially than it used to look and i would rather get out of it. in this way” rather get out of it. in this way,, saying they are all the spam accounts of the best way for him to do it. we do not know what is going on in his head but that is what many speculate. president biden has signed an
this is bbc news, i m rich preston. our top stories: a standoff between the world s richest man and twitter, as elon musk says he wants to pull out of his $40 billion deal to buy the company. president biden signs an executive order, he says to help safeguard american women s access to abortion. what we are witnessing wasn t a constitutionaljudgement, it was an exercise in raw political power. tributes are paid to the former japanese prime minister shinzo abe after his assassination. the tech war in ukraine. we follow ukrainian forces trying to hold back russian forces with drones.
welcome to bbc news. i m rich preston. our top stories: a stand off between the world s richest man and twitter as elon musk says he wants to pull out of his $40 billion deal to buy the company. president biden signs an executive order he says to help safeguard american women s access to abortion. what we re witnessing wasn t a constitutionaljudgement, it was an exercise in raw political power. tributes are paid to the former japanese prime minister shinzo abe after his assassination. the tech war in ukraine: we follow ukrainian forces trying to hold back russian troops with drones. just hearing some sound of aircraft. they have told us,
this, his message to voters is, if you care, if you are upset, angry, go out and vote in the mid terms in november if you want to see change. mid terms in november if you want to see change. what is the reaction into want to see change. what is the reaction into this want to see change. what is the reaction into this executive - reaction into this executive order? ., ., reaction into this executive order? ., ., ,, order? anti-abortion groups have criticised order? anti-abortion groups have criticised president - order? anti-abortion groups i have criticised president biden saying he is looking to overturn the ruling. on the flipside, some pro abortion groups have praised this is a much needed first step. however, there are those who are still looking for substantial action to happen. we can t forget that this happened at the back of the fact that president biden now since roe v wade was overturned has been under pressure from those in his party to do more. his initial respons
here. . ., ., ., here. rianna croxford in washington, here. rianna croxford in washington, thank - here. rianna croxford in washington, thank you. | world leaders have reacted with shock to the assassination of the formerjapanese prime minister shinzo abe. presidentjoe biden said he was stunned, outraged, and deeply saddened , and india s prime minister narendra modi declared a day of national mourning. mr abe was shot dead in the street while giving an election speech. his attacker was a former member of the japanese navy. these are the latest pictures from japan as people pay tribute to mr abe, who was his country s longest serving prime minister. rupert wingfield hayes reports. this was shinzo abe this morning, standing on a street corner, rallying support for his party in sunday s parliamentary elections. lurking a few metres away, this man was caught on camera by a local tv crew. then suddenly, two very loud bangs rang out. gunshots mr abe s bodyguards are on the assailant in s