let s start with the war in ukraine and nato s secretary general has admitted there is a difference between allies on whether to use cluster weapons in ukraine. it follows reports that washington, is expected to announce a new weapons package for kyiv which will include cluster munitions. ukraine has been asking for them for months to boost its counter offensive against russia but many countries around the world, ban the use of such weapons, because of the danger they pose to civilians. here s whatjens stoltenberg had to sayjust a few hours ago. it is for individual allies to make decisions on what type of weapons. all allies agree on the delivery of weapons and ammunition to ukraine and allies are delivering an unprecedented level of weapons to support ukraine. germany and many other allies are delivering different types of ammunition, weapons to ukraine. but when it comes to cluster ammunition, there is a difference between allies because some allies have signed the c
the daughter of former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. the winning candidate, and their party will have to grapple with a slew of domestic issues including polarised politics and a slowing economy. for more on this, i spoke to syetarn hansakul of the economist intelligence unit, who told me thailand is slowly recovering from the pandemic. economic situation has improved from last year. it is in the middle of a cyclical rebound because coming out of the pandemic recession a bit later than others, but finally, after the country reopened in late 2022, the tourism sector, which has been a key part of the country s gdp, is recovering slowly. that is helping to improve jobs and income, and we are seeing the rebound unfolding. but having said that, there are plenty of structural issues that are hurting thailand s long term. competitiveness, and that is something the new government will need to look into and correct. given everything that you have described, what is your outlook
congress warning that the treasury would be unable to satisfy its obligations as early as the 1st ofjune. presidentjoe biden will be meeting top lawmakers including republican house of representatives speaker kevin mccarthy and it is now scheduled for 3pm on tuesday after being postponed from last friday. more from new york. in less than two weeks, the united states could fail to meet its debt obligations and if lawmakers cannot come to some sort of agreement. the republicans of continued to demand cuts to social spending before they will agree to raise the borrowing limit. us presidentjoe biden has repeatedly said he would not set conditions and that lawmakers must raise the debt limit because failure to do so would result in an economic catastrophe. some of the possible outcomes ofjob possible outcomes of job losses, possible outcomes ofjob losses, those who depend on social security benefits when i get paid and the most dire of outcomes would be the loss of confidence in a
to the federal reserve that the central bank is succeeding in its fight against inflation. let s get the latest on this with our north america business correspondent michelle fleury in new york. some relief after the roses that the inflation is coming down. it some relief after the roses that the inflation is coming down. inflation is coming down. it was the tenth month inflation is coming down. it was the tenth month in inflation is coming down. it was the tenth month in a inflation is coming down. it was the tenth month in a row inflation is coming down. it was the tenth month in a row that inflation is coming down. it was the tenth month in a row that inflationl tenth month in a row that inflation was slowing down and people are looking at it as a sign that perhaps the worst of the inflation crisis is behind us. the problem we have is that the battle is yet to be one because typically if you look at the federal reserve 2% target at 4.9%, we are behind that by a s
dead, a male adult. three others have been rushed to area hospitals. they have suffered serious injuries, non-life-threatening. the gunman has not been identified and is on the run. police are asking for any help in identifying the suspect. not even clear yet if that suspect was driving or if that suspect was on foot. the police did just reveal in that press conference they believe the individuals shot were targeted but they don t know why. what led them to believe that is the funeral was happening, and it was just being let out at 12:17 p.m. locally, and these individuals appeared to the police to have been targeted. that presser is happening right now, they are taking questions. let s dip in and listen here. people who do these types of crimes. they need to be ultimately held accountable for their actions and we need to work hard in order to get us there. it s unfortunate someone so brazen to do such an act, let alone at a funeral. i mean, how low can you be of a human be