Detaining the president , mohamed bazoum. On friday, the head of the president ial guards unit, general abdourahmane tchiani, declared himself nigers new leader, saying insecurity, economic woes and corruption prompted him to seize power. The us, the eu, and france, nigers former colonial ruler, say they wont recognise the coup leaders, with some suspending Security Cooperation and budgetary aid. There are concerns among many countries over which states nigers new leader will align with, potentially moving closer to russia, as happened after coups in neighbouring burkina faso and mali. Later, leaders from the 15 countries that make up ecowas, the Economic Community of west african states, and the eight leaders from the west African Economic and Monetary Union will meet to discuss their response. Earlier, chris ewokor, who is following the story from neighbouring nigeria. Well, right now in niger, things are happening quite fast. Earlier today, one of the members of the Military Coup ca
70 years after independence, india is still a diverse, ever evolving assortment of cultures, creeds, religions and languages. Heading off the well worn tourist path, were on a journey which spans this vast subcontinent from east to west. Travelling from one of the driest places on earth. It is quite incredible, the sand. Its just crystal, hard cystals. White salt. You can probably taste it. To one of the wettest. These are areas really for the adventurous traveller. This isnt india on tap. Im on a quest to find out how history, religion and politics have shaped india. And also meet the people who call this intriguing and sometimes overwhelming country home. Its going to be an amazing journey. For thousands of years, india found its riches and influence through international trade. At the heart of this enterprise was the sea. And the state of gujarat, with 1,000 miles of coastline, served as a Shipping Gateway to africa, arabia and beyond. This is as far west as you can get in india. It
Of the english channel. Now, all of these feats of superhuman endurance have been undertaken by my guest today, lewis pugh. Why does he do it . To focus attention on the Climate Crisis and its impact on our blue planet. His death defying exploits have won him political access from Downing Street to the kremlin. But is the response too little, too late . Lewis pugh, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you so much. Its great to have you on the show. Here you are before me in your very smart suit but soon, youll be back in your trunks on another Marathon Swim youve Just Announced youre going to swim the entire length of the hudson river through new york state, ending up in New York City at the time of the un General Assembly. Its a massive undertaking. Do these things get easier with experience and with time . Mentally easier. Physically, perhaps not so but mentally, yes. Because, without being impolite, you began these endurance tests, this extreme swimming, in your30s. Youre now into your 50s. J
leaders from the g7 group of wealthy nations have announced a new security pact with ukraine. the deal s been signed at a meeting of the military alliance in lithuania. those security commitments are a broad international framework to deliver modern advanced military equipment, such as fighter jets, training, and intelligence sharing. it s been welcomed by president zelensky who has swallowed his disappointment at the lack a of a timetable for ukraine tojoin nato. welcome to you, president of ukraine volodymyr zelensky. our dear friend volodymyr zelensky, president of ukraine, welcome to you, volodymyr, it s good to have you here. applause ukraine may not yet be a member of nato, not by a long way. but today, it was embraced, almost, as one of their own, taking part in a new council where kyiv can raise concerns on an equal footing. translation: we ve discussed in detail the confrontation - with russia and what can be done to keep ukrainians safer. we re grateful to our partn
i ve never met anybody like lyne barlow. - this was definitely- a once in a lifetime job. right, 0k. this interview is being recorded, and it may be given in evidence if your case is brought to trial. i am dc 2441 blackett. you know i m from durham police. you do not have to say anything, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something which you later rely on in court. anything you do say may be given in evidence. a fraudster lies, that s what they do. so you almost have to have that cynicism of anything they say. is it the truth, or is it lies? ali blackett, the detective who spent years bringing lyne barlow to justice. it was her lastjob before retirement. the main motive, to me, has got to be greed. it s got to be. she liked that lifestyle. she liked spending money. oh, there was a snow machine, there was the red carpet, there was, like, the vip strings. it was very posh. i met lyne barlow through a friend of mine. we would have drinks together