once the book came out, i felt i felt incredibly free. i felt a huge weight off my shoulders. hello and welcome to bbc news. ukrainian forces have come under increased pressure from russian troops in the besieged city of bakhmut which russia has been trying to capture in months of intense fighting. the deputy mayor of the city has told the bbc that the 4,000 civilians still living there out of an original population of 75,000 - have no gas, electricity or water. thousands of russian troops have died trying to take the eastern city. if it falls, it would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. munitions explode this is bakhmut, or at least what s left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, ukrainian forces have held off a ferocious onslaught, but now russian commanders are growing increasingly confident, including the leader of t
are targeted in a series of apparent poison gas attacks. aid agencies say they could have been singled out by religious groups. and prince harry describes writing his memoir as an act of service he says he hopes sharing details of his life will help others. once the book came out in file incredibly free. i felt a huge weight off my shoulders. within the past hour, an historic agreement to protect the world s oceans has been approved, after ten years of talks. the high seas treaty aims to safeguard marine life in 30% of areas that don t belong to any single country. only about 1% of these areas are currently protected. the deal is being hailed as a massive step by climate activists, as our climate reporter esme stallard reports. the ship has reached the shore. it took all night, but countries finally agreed how to protect the high seas. high seas that are international waters not controlled by any nation. they make up two thirds of the world s oceans and habits habit wildl
writing his memoir as an act of service. he says he hopes sharing details of his life will help others. once the book came out, i felt incredibly free. i felt a huge weight off my shoulders. after more than 15 years of negotiations, the countries of the united nations have agreed the first ever treaty to protect the world s oceans that lie outside national boundaries. the high seas treaty aims to safeguard marine life in 30% of areas that don t belong to any single country. only about 1% of these areas are currently protected. the deal is being hailed as a massive step by climate activists, as our climate reporter esme stallard reports. the ship has reached the shore. cheering we will formally adopt the text in all six official languages of the united nations. it took all night, but countries from around the world finally agreed on how to protect the high seas. high seas are international waters not controlled by any nation. they make up two thirds of the world s oceans and
sira good morning to viewers here in the united states and auld around the world, it is thursday, june 23rd, i m john berman. brianna is off this morning. chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins is with me. we do have brand-new developments in the january 6th investigation. newly obtained footage from a documentary film crew that was embedded within trump world for nearly six months before and after january 6th. this is footage that maggie haberman reports is causing anxiety for the trump family. the british documentary filmmaker has handed over his interviews with former president trump, his adult children and former vice president mike pence to the house select committee and will be meeting with them behind closed doors today. what we have now for the first time is this film s trailer. okay. my father, he is very honest and he is who he is. he believes everything that he s doing is right. i think i treat people well, unless you don t treat me well, in wh
As the country prepares to elect a new President Polls suggest record levels of apathy and disillusion among french voters. A spate of Terror Attacks has sown insecurity and sparked a heated debate about immigration, islam and frances identity. My guest today is pascal bruckner, a writer and Public Intellectual in the grand french tradition. Is france living through an age of decline . Pascal bruckner, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. We are talking with a french president ial election very close. Does france feel ripe for the sort of political shock that weve seen in recent times both in the uk over the brexit vote and in the United States with the victory of donald trump in the president ial election . I hope not, with all my heart i hope we wont face the same electoral results that you had with brexit and that the americans had with trump. So were doing everything to avoid the passage to the far right with Marine Le Pen. But at the present time we have two opposite candidates, jean l