hello and welcome to bbc news. there are fears of food shortages in pakistan, after the devastating floods washed away nearly half of the country s crops. so far around 1,200 people are known to have been killed but today unicef said many more children could die from a rapid spread of diseases lik cholera and malaria. our correspondent, pumza fighlani is in pakistan. meet this boy, he s two days old, her sixth child. as he sleeps under a tree that s become this family s only shelter, his mother is anxious. this is no place for a baby. translation: we don t even have a tent, just this tree. . we spent the whole night in the rain running away from the flood, trying to get to safety. when we arrived, this was the only space we could find here. it gets really hot and he starts crying and won t stop. it s very difficult. the baby was born in a nearby hospital, but she was forced to return to the river bank because she d left her husband and five young children. hundreds of familie
avoids assassination. # there is a star man waiting in the sky. and the hand written lyrics to david bowie s 1972 hit, starman, go up for auction later this month. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. china has warned it ll take counter measures unless the united states revokes a $1.1 billion arms deal with taiwan. it comes amid rising tensions between washington and beijing over the island. the deal includes anti ship missiles, air to air missiles and support for taiwan s surveillance radar programme. our north america correspondent peter bowes joins me now. what more do we know about what is in this deal? is in this deal? we know that this is a very is in this deal? we know that this is a very big is in this deal? we know that this is a very big package - is in this deal? we know that this is a very big package of. this is a very big package of measures. 1.1 billion dollars, it includes now to air missiles, and the major investment in taiwan s
in what is likely to be her last competative match. hello and welcome to the program. china has warned it ll take counter measures unless the united states revokes a $1.1 billion arms deal with taiwan. it comes amid rising tensions between washington and beijing over the island. the deal includes anti ship missiles, air to air missiles and support for taiwan s surveillance radar program. so how will the spend be broken down? $1.1 billion has been promised by the white house. $355 million will be spent on harpoon air to sea missiles. $85 million is earmarked for sidewinder air to air missiles. $665 million is for a surveillance radar system. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes for more details on the deal. well, we know that this is a very big package of measures $1.1 billion so it includes anti ship missiles, it includes air to air missiles and that major investment in taiwan s surveillance radar system that s an early warning system for inco
hello and welcome to bbc news. after weeks of debate, voting has closed in the conservative party leadership race. after 2 months of campaigning, and 8 initial candidates whittled down to 2, we ll find out on monday whether liz truss or rishi sunak has been chosen by party members to be the next leader and so prime minister. here s our political correspondent ben wright: after a long, rancorous campaign, it s now time to count the ballots. just 160,000 tory party members are picking their next leader, the next prime minister. and the challenges facing them are huge. they were spelt out today by the current chancellor. he is backing liz truss, presumed frontrunner. there are no easy options. we have war on our continent. we havejust come through a pandemic. but this economy is resilient. how will they handle soaring inflation? i borisjohnson s ejection from office injuly triggered a stampede of wannabe successors. tory mps had the job of picking two final candidates. sunak,
to the island after fleeing abroad in the face of massive anti government protests. and spectators gather in rwanda for its annual gorilla naming ceremony. hello, and welcome. it s good to have your company. the russian energy giant gazprom says it has scrapped plans to reopen a key gas pipeline to europe. the company claims it can t restart nordstream one because of an oil leak in a turbine, and that it will remain closed for an indefinite period. that will have implications for europe s energy supply this winter. the pipeline has already been completely shut for three days. moscow denies weaponising energy supplies in retaliation for western sanctions. but that s not how the move has been seen in european capitals, the president of the european council took to twitter to express his disapointment. charles michel said. before going on to say. the bbc s economics editor faisal islam explained more about what russian gas giant gasprom has been saying. let me show you a map of