paid their last respects to mikhail gorbachev, the man who brought the cold war to an end. the death of mikhail gorbachev really does mark the end of an extraordinary era in history. a rare period when russia was opening up to the world. mississippi police charge a man with making terrorist threats after a warning that he d crash a twin engine aeroplane into a us discount store. hello and welcome to bbc news. very good to have you with a s. us. nasa tried and failed again on saturday to get its space launch system vehicle to lift off from florida s kennedy space center. the countdown had to be halted three hours before launch, because of a fuel leak. it s the second postponement in a week. the artemis programme aims to once again send humans to the moon in 2025, but the nasa team has suggested there may now be a significant delay to the project. our science editor, rebecca morelle, sent this update latest from kennedy space center in florida. there s a real sense of di
of the state days after the president branded him a threat to american democracy. he s an enemy of the state. you want to know the truth, the enemy of the state is him and the group that controlled him. thousands of people have paid their last respects to mikhail gorbachev the man who brought the cold war to an end. the death of mikhail gorbachev really does mark the end of an extraordinary era in history. a rare period when russia was opening up to the world. and police in the us have charged a man with theft and terror offences after he threatened to crash a plane into a supermarket. hello and welcome to the programme. nasa says the launch of its huge new moon rocket is likely to be delayed by several weeks, after lift off was postponed for a second time. before another attempt can be made engineers have to identify the cause of a fuel leak. artemis, plagued by years of delays and huge budget overruns, is the most powerful rocket ever developed by nasa. it s designed to
avoids assassination. # there is a star man waiting in the sky. and the hand written lyrics to david bowie s 1972 hit, starman, go up for auction later this month. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. china has warned it ll take counter measures unless the united states revokes a $1.1 billion arms deal with taiwan. it comes amid rising tensions between washington and beijing over the island. the deal includes anti ship missiles, air to air missiles and support for taiwan s surveillance radar programme. our north america correspondent peter bowes joins me now. what more do we know about what is in this deal? is in this deal? we know that this is a very is in this deal? we know that this is a very big is in this deal? we know that this is a very big package - is in this deal? we know that this is a very big package of. this is a very big package of measures. 1.1 billion dollars, it includes now to air missiles, and the major investment in taiwan s
but says she won t be letting it interfere with her climate activism. # there s a starman waiting in the sky. and the hand written lyrics to david bowie s 1972 hit starman go up for auction later this month. hello and welcome to the programme. china has warned it ll take counter measures unless the united states revokes a $1.1 billion arms deal with taiwan. it comes amid rising tensions between washington and beijing over the island. the deal includes anti ship missiles, air to air missiles and support for taiwan s surveillance radar programme. so, how will the spend be broken down? $1.1 billion has been promised by the us government. $355 million will be spent on harpoon air to sea missiles. $85 million is earmarked for sidewinder air to air missiles. $665 million is for a surveillance radar system. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes for more details on the deal. well, we know that this is a very big package of measures. $1.1 billion, so it inc
in what is likely to be her last competative match. hello and welcome to the program. china has warned it ll take counter measures unless the united states revokes a $1.1 billion arms deal with taiwan. it comes amid rising tensions between washington and beijing over the island. the deal includes anti ship missiles, air to air missiles and support for taiwan s surveillance radar program. so how will the spend be broken down? $1.1 billion has been promised by the white house. $355 million will be spent on harpoon air to sea missiles. $85 million is earmarked for sidewinder air to air missiles. $665 million is for a surveillance radar system. earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent peter bowes for more details on the deal. well, we know that this is a very big package of measures $1.1 billion so it includes anti ship missiles, it includes air to air missiles and that major investment in taiwan s surveillance radar system that s an early warning system for inco