are there lessons for the world to learn from his extraordinary life? presidentjose ramos horta, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it is a great pleasure to have you in the studio. i think it s fair to say you ve given most of your life to the struggle for freedom in timor leste, east timor, as we used to know it, and you have served as its president, not just once, but twice. you decided to come back in 2022 to seek the presidency again. was that a tough decision, to come back? yes. on a personal basis, yes. it was not in my plan, but then mr xanana gusmao, now prime minister, whom i deeply respect, he asked me to run again. ..to put timor leste back on the map of the world, because it was neglected, forgotten for a few years, because we ve been living in peace and tranquillity, so we did not constitute news. but at the same time, with so many conflicts in the world, we were running the risk of being forgotten. so. and then our asean accession. so i was asked to
hello, i m sally bundock welcome to the programme. the world of music has been paying tribute to the pop legend tina turner, who s died at the age of 83. she rose to fame with her then husband ike turner in the 1960s, with songs such as river deep, mountain high and nutbush city limits before launching a solo career, with hits including private dancer, what s love got to do with it. tina turner sold more than 180 million albums worldwide and won eight grammy awards over her long career. she ll be remembered for the boundless energy she brought to her performances and that unmistakable voice as our entertainment correspondent, david sillito reports. # when you were a young boy # did you have a puppy # that always followed you around. # 1966 river deep, mountain high. in yourface, hip shaking, sweat drenched, passionate pop perfection. # and do i love you # my, oh, my # river deep, mountain high.# however, in america, the song was a flop. it would be another 17 years
hello, i m sally bundock welcome to the programme. with almost all ballots counted in turkey s crucial general election, president recep tayyip erdogan has said he would accept a run off vote. officialfigures give mr erdoganjust under 50% of the counted ballots. his secular opposition rival, kemal kilicdaroglu, is on around 45%. if confirmed, it ll be the first time a challenger s taken mr erdogan to a second round in a presidential contest. the conservative leader, who has dominated turkish politics for two decades, told supporters in ankara he was confident he d still be president in two weeks time. mr kilicdaroglu, who has garnered support from secular turks and the young, has vowed to win the election in a second round, saying his rivalfailed to get a vote of confidence from the people. our international correspondent orla guerin is in ankara, and has more on what s at stake in this election. people talk excitedly a tense moment in a tight election. here in ankara, vot
hello, i m sally bundock welcome to the programme. the world of music has been paying tribute to the pop legend tina turner, who s died at the age of 83. she rose to fame with her then husband ike turner in the 1960s, with songs such as river deep, mountain high and nutbush city limits before launching a solo career, with hits including private dancer, what s love got to do with it. tina turner sold more than 180 million albums worldwide and won eight grammy awards over her long career. she ll be remembered for the boundless energy she brought to her performances and that unmistakable voice as our entertainment correspondent, david sillito reports. # when you were a young boy # did you have a puppy
hello, i m sally bundock welcome to the programme. with almost all ballots counted in turkey s crucial general election, president recep tayyip erdogan has said he would accept a run off vote. officialfigures give mr erdoganjust under 50% of the counted ballots. his secular opposition rival, kemal kilicdaroglu, is on around 45%. if confirmed, it ll be the first time a challenger s taken mr erdogan to a second round in a presidential contest. the conservative leader, who has dominated turkish politics for two decades, told supporters in ankara he was confident he d still be president in two weeks time. mr kilicdaroglu, who has garnered support from secular turks and the young, has vowed to win the election in a second round, saying his rivalfailed to get a vote of confidence