here right now on cnn. hello, everyone. i m christianne amanpour in london. welcome to the ammanpour hour. in the next 60 minutes, we will take you around the world, to ask the questions, tackle the big problems, and let history be our guide. here is where we re heading this week. nobody s hands are clean. is america reaping of the consequences of value in the middle east? the former. df soldier joins me, before israel s last invasion of gaza. this is a leadership that i don t really trust. guns alone are not going to defeat hamas. two super heroes, a high stakes meeting months in the making. it is time to ratchet down the temperature. my exclusive conversation with one of biden s top china whisperers, u.s. commerce secretary gina raimondo. also ahead mr. gorbachev, tear down this wall. 34 years ago this week, that wall finally did come down. from the archive, my interview with reagan s partner, the last soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev. and finally, why
On earth dances is a physical, joyfulform of expression and communication. It is, in a way the worlds most basic common language. Well, my guest today epitomises the ability of dance to cross borders of time and space. Akram khan is british by birth, bangladeshi by Family Heritage and now globally renowned as one of the great contemporary dancers and choreographers. His performances weave together influences from east and west, past and present, how would he define his dance . Akram khan, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, welcome. It seems to me so many of the great professional dancers have been raised in one very strict discipline, one cultural tradition, but that isnt quite true of you, is it . No. I was born and brought up in london, so already i was exposed to many, many different cultural activities from very, very different backgrounds. But, my mother wanted me to learn something from her roots and not just language because language was very crucial to her, because of the independ
Official flights to secret prison torture destinations, has never been fully examined by a court. Now it may happen. Tom symonds, bbc news, the supreme court. Were just hearing from Downing Street a few comments after that speech from theresa may and hearing that the Prime Minister has called several european leaders today, this afternoon and tonight in the wake of that speech in which she says that britain would be leaving the Single Market. Among those she spoke to was Chancellor Merkel, president hollande of france. She told them, according to Downing Street, that the uk wanted the eu to thrive and that britain understood the importance of the four freedoms of the Single Market and would not be seeking membership of the Single Market and Downing Street say Chancellor Merkel and president hollande welcomed the Prime Ministers commitment to the continuing strength of the eu and indeed her intention to negotiate a new partnership with the eu when it leaves. Thats the spin given from Do
Official flights to secret prison torture destinations, has never been fully examined by a court. Now it may happen. Tom symonds, bbc news, the supreme court. Were just hearing from Downing Street a few comments after that speech from theresa may and hearing that the Prime Minister has called several european leaders today, this afternoon and tonight in the wake of that speech in which she says that britain would be leaving the Single Market. Among those she spoke to was Chancellor Merkel, president hollande of france. She told them, according to Downing Street, that the uk wanted the eu to thrive and that britain understood the importance of the four freedoms of the Single Market and would not be seeking membership of the Single Market and Downing Street say Chancellor Merkel and president hollande welcomed the Prime Ministers commitment to the continuing strength of the eu and indeed her intention to negotiate a new partnership with the eu when it leaves. Thats the spin given from Do
Official flights to secret prison torture destinations, has never been fully examined by a court. Now it may happen. Tom symonds, bbc news, the supreme court. Were just hearing from Downing Street a few comments after that speech from theresa may and hearing that the Prime Minister has called several european leaders today, this afternoon and tonight in the wake of that speech in which she says that britain would be leaving the Single Market. Among those she spoke to was Chancellor Merkel, president hollande of france. She told them, according to Downing Street, that the uk wanted the eu to thrive and that britain understood the importance of the four freedoms of the Single Market and would not be seeking membership of the Single Market and Downing Street say Chancellor Merkel and president hollande welcomed the Prime Ministers commitment to the continuing strength of the eu and indeed her intention to negotiate a new partnership with the eu when it leaves. Thats the spin given from Do