Student volunteers. Please turn off your cell phones. And now, please join me in welcoming senior associate director dr. Barbara ballard. [ applause ] thank you very much. Ill say good evening and welcome to the Dole Institute of politics. For the Third Program of the 2020 president ial lecture series. Tonights guest is professor of communications, robert roland. We would like to thank our cosponsors, the university of Kansas Department of Communication Studies, the department of history, and the department of political science. This evenings interview will be conducted by Dole Institute associate director audrey coleman. Joining us tonight as an honored guest is ron marks. Hes our spring 2020 fellow. Hes a former Senior Analyst for the cia and intelligence expert and intelligence counsel to Senate Majority leaders robert dole and trent lott. Would you stand, please . [ applause ] thank you. This years president ial lecture series was created and developed by dr. Robert roland. He is a
Recherche foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, will meet the president of the rhine on sunday. British foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, will meet the president of iran. Borisjohnson is expected to bring up the imprisonment of the british iranian woman, Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe. Mrjohnson has already had discussions with the Iranian Foreign minister. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Robbins reports. It could look routine. Borisjohnson and his iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad zarif, shake hands on the way into talks. But theres nothing routine about this encounter. The foreign secretary looking uncharacteristically tense, and with good reason. He wants to improve relations but also criticise some of irans actions while arguing for iranian prison releases, including of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe a case many accuse him of damaging by loose talk last month. Watching anxiously with me in london, nazanins husband, Richard Ratcliffe. He has campaigned day in, day out for her freedom since n
Its decision to recognisejerusalem as the capital of israel. After an emergency meeting in cairo, the organisation said the move was a dangerous violation of International Law and threatened to plunge the middle east into violence. Sarah corker reports. Another day of violence in the gaza strip and parts of the Israeli Occupied west bank. A new round of hostilities. Meanwhile in egypt, arab four of investors held an emergency meeting Foreign Ministers. There were scathing criticisms of Donald Trumps decision to recognisejerusalem is the capital of israel. Translation it isa the capital of israel. Translation it is a dangerous decision and an insult to the rights of the arab countries and a disagreement with International Law. Diplomatic relations between the palestinian leadership and the white house are under severe strain. A meeting between the palestinian president and big us Vice President has been cancelled. Translation we have taken the decision that they will be no official comm
Witness. Hello, welcome to witness. I am here at the British Library to guide you through another five extraordinary moments from the recent passed. We will meet the man who discovered whales on and the daughter of one of the most prolific land and sea record breakers of the 20th century, and the chemist who went to live in the city built the sciences. But first, in january 1958, the city built the sciences. But first, injanuaryi958, Godtfred Kirk christiansen patented the lego brick which took the world by storm. Lego was special at the bricks were designed in such a way that they could be stacked linked with each other in countless combinations. Godtfred kirk christiansens then ten year old son regularly helped his father to test out the new toys in the family workshop. The village carpenter invented them after turning his hand to toy when they was not enough work for him. It developed into a huge danish export. My grandfather was a very happy person. He made a lot of different kinds
From most of the koreans. So they we re from most of the koreans. So they were not going to be in england. Yeah, it was very difficult as a time. What do they signify for you . They want to see redemption. It is the dream. Every athlete, to be an olympic medallist. Where do you keep them . Is there room for an olympic one . Three big smackers here. The dream is to go out and sit in second place and the dream is to go out and try and win the gold. And that what. I try and win the gold. And that what. Lam not try and win the gold. And that what. I am not scared of doing that, in terms of what i have worked so hard. I deserve to win and it does not matter what anyone else has to say about it. The speed skater Elise Christie speaking to david mcdaid. Lets ta ke lets take a look at the weather prospects. I wonder if well all be skating on thin ice by the end of next week. Its staying cold. Its cold and producing some sleet and snow in parts of the uk this afternoon. It really is quite green