legislation injapan but why are men still dominating the argument? mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, has died at the age of 91. he made it his mission to push for perestroika political and economic reforms to kick start the russian economy, and set the goal for glasnost more openness and transparency in the policies of the state and judicial system. he oversaw enormous changes, namely the breakup of the soviet union in 1991, and the end of the cold war. president biden said he was a man of remarkable vision. russian president vladimir putin, who had a sharply divergent view of how things should be done, has expressed his deep sympathies . our russia editor steve rosenberg looks back at an historic life. he was the kind of russian leader the world had never seen. mikhail gorbachev smiled, he was relaxed. in the west, he acquired almost pop star status for helping to end the cold war. but at home, it was a different story. born in the days of dictat
opens in venice later today but are what are the films exciting the critics this year? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. mikhail gorbachev, the last leader of the soviet union, has died at the age of 91. he made it his mission to push for perestroika political and economic reforms to kickstart the russian economy and set the goal for glasnost more openness and transparency in the policies of the state and judicial system. he oversaw enormous changes, namely the break up of the soviet union in 1991, and the end of the cold war. president macron said he was a man of peace. russian president vladimir putin, who had a sharply divergent view of how things should be done, has expressed his deep sympathies . our russia editor steve rosenberg looks back at an historic life. he was the kind of russian leader the world had never seen. mikhail gorbachev smiled, he was relaxed. in the west, he acquired almost pop star status for helping to end the cold
good night. [narrator] previously on secrets & spies. [ronald reagan] people want to raise their children in a world without fear and without war. a nuclear conflict could well be mankind s last. [ken adelman] there is a cat-and-mouse relationship between intelligence agencies. it was white-hot with the emotions on both sides. [aldrich ames, on recording] he has access to some of the top secrets of the united states. he feels that people don t recognize his importance. they have underestimated aldrich ames. [bianna golodryga] the cia were itching to find out, who is this mystery spy? [aldrich, on recording] [oleg gordievsky] [crowd cheering] [narrator] this is the unseen story of the cold war. fought not by politicians. but by secret agents. [jack barsky] there was complete misunderstanding on either side. it s very difficult to determine whom you can trust. [narrator] as the soviet union faces off with the west in the early 1980s. two spies play a dangerous game from the sha
i m liev schreiber. thanks for watching. good night. [narrator] previously on secrets & spies. [ronald reagan] people want to raise their children in a world without fear and without war. a nuclear conflict could well be mankind s last. [ken adelman] there is a cat-and-mouse relationship between intelligence agencies. it was white-hot with the emotions on both sides. [aldrich ames, on recording] he has access to some of the top secrets of the united states. he feels that people don t recognize his importance. they have underestimated aldrich ames. [bianna golodryga] the cia were itching to find out, who is this mystery spy? [aldrich, on recording] [oleg gordievsky] [crowd cheering] [narrator] this is the unseen story of the cold war. fought not by politicians. but by secret agents. [jack barsky] there was complete misunderstanding on either side. it s very difficult to determine whom you can trust. [narrator] as the soviet union faces off with the west in the early 1980s. two
The hiroshima atomic bombings, the World First Nuclear attack. Authorities in india arrest five people over a fire in a temple that killed 106 people. The front runner in perus president ial election has gained victory but still faces a runoff the United Nations envoy to yemen has welcomed a tentative ceasefire that is coming into effect on monday. This is an agreement that the Saudiled Coalition and the Houthi Rebels have promised to honor. These are pictures from around the prons east of the capital. There were patches of fighting just before the ceasefire came into effect, which include unhindered access for relief aid to all of yemen where the u. N. Says hundreds of thousands of children face malnutrition and millions lack health care or clean drinking water. Our correspondent has more. Reporter this is one of the oldest cities in the world and it has been in houthi rebel hands for more than a year and a half. People mere and right across yemen have borne the brunt of the civil war