hello, i m sumi somaskanda. we start in washington tonight, where negotiators have been working to avoid a us debt default. negotiations have been described as productive but there s still no deal. earlier, presidentjoe biden and speaker of the house kevin mccarthy led talks on raising the debt ceiling to ensure the us can continue to pay its bills. biden and republican congressional leaders now have just ten days to avoid a default. president biden said: wwe reiterated once again that default is off the table. and the only way to move forward is in good faith toward a bipartisan agreement. kevin mccarthy spoke outside the white house and the bbc s nomia iqbal was watching. he said the meeting was productive. he said the tone was good. he appeared in an upbeat mood and he said there was still a way to go before they make a compromise. he did say that he believed the president does want to make a deal. bear in mind, we are fast approaching the deadline, and if a deal is
northern ireland secretary says he will call an election on the 28th of october to if the stormont executive has not been convened. there were more than 3 thousand heat related deaths in england and wales this summer with more than 250 excess deaths a day recorded during the hottest period and we ll find out later which city will host next year s eurovision song contest the competition will be held in either liveprool or glasgow in place of ukraine social care providers are warning millions of people could be left without support unless there s a complete overhaul of the system. care england, which represents independent providers, says services for people who can t look after themselves, must be restructured or the nhs will be on its knees. the government says it s investing £5 billion in social care in england over the next three years. jeremy cooke reports. are you all right? have you been in the shower? for wendy, it is the first call of the day. i have got some
how is russia s war on ukraine affecting russians back home? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. north korea has launched three ballistic missiles, according to the south korean military. warnings were issued in some regions ofjapan, but none of the missiles crossed their territory. the news comes after wednesday s launch of around 20 missiles, including one that landed less than 60 kilometres from the south korean city of sokcho. those launches were described by us secretary of state antony blinken as dangerous and escalatory. north korea appears to be retaliating for the joint military drills that the south and the us have been carrying out. both sides will know that their actions are potentially destabilising for the reason so why is it happening? here s our south east asia correspondentjonathan head. there are different perspectives on that. the north koreans have tested more missiles this year than ever before, with the total at well over 60.
internationally understand this abroad he will do what he can to smooth over hard feeling withs the saudis and encourage them to loosen the spigot when it comes to oil production at the same time. domestically, though, there s a heavy price to be paid. the price of criticism from both the political left and the right that what he s doing is essentially shuffling over to the saudis hat in hand while tamping down domestic oil production here at home. not exactly a real picnic when you consider he s been critical as rich pointed out as saudis human rights records. quote from the start my aim was to reorient but not rupture relations with a country that s been strategic partner for 80 years. today saudi arabia has help today restore unity among the six counties of the gulf cooperation council. has fully supported the truce in yemen and now working with my experts to help stabilize oil markets with other opec producers, end quote. understandably on capitol hill, you guessed it, go
how over exposure to blue light is impacting our health. and in tennis serena williams is through to the third round of the us open after beating world number 2 anett kontaveit. hello and welcome. russia has been accused of shelling a town near the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine, where a team from the un nuclear watchdog is expected on thursday. the plant, which was taken by russia in march, sits on the banks of the dnieper river, 200 kilometres from crimea, which it annexed in 2014. mark lobel reports. if there is a nuclear disaster in ukraine, it is feared this drill in zaporizhzhia would become a reality. the prospect of a radiation leak here is causing international concern. enter the international atomic energy agency, on a mission to reassure, amid reports of shelling in the city. now in zaporizhzhia, awaiting permission to enter europe s largest nuclear power plant, precariously placed between warring factions. aiming to prevent, in their words, the si