we start in germany. king charles has arrived on his first state visit since he succeeded his mother as the british monarch. let s show you the latest pictures but a warning these contain flashing images. a short time ago king charles and queen consort camilla arrived at bellevue palace in berlin for a state banquet. hosted by the german president. this is now a three day trip. and it began here in berlin. but this was all supposed to begin in france at the weekend. that leg though was cancelled because of those protests in france over pension reforms. well in berlin, the king received this ceremonial welcome at the brandenberg gate. that s significant it s the first time the brandenberg gate has been used to welcome a head of state. the king and queen consort then moved on the german president s residence, bellevue palace. they signed the guest book and this evening are attending a state banquet in their honour. let s hear from the german president. translation: this v
good evening, brett. parts of the president s pitch pitches an actual fairy tale as he tries to make the case that today s economic report is not too cold and is not too hot, but rather just right. new york times media reports, they call it the goldilocks report. i have my shock waiting for the wolf. talking about a strong october jobs report and saying 261,000 jobs created while comments by republican leadership servant sure team to say that they are rooting for a recession as the u.s. economy grows and adds jobs even as gas prices continue to come down. president biden is trusting the federal reserve to address inflation by raising rates, but officials admitted this week that they don t know what will happen next. i am wondering, has a window for a soft landing narrowed? do you still think it s possible? has it narrowed? yes. is it still possible, yes. the president is not ignoring higher prices. we know that folks are still struggling with inflation, it s o
former advisor to hillary clinton. welcome to the programme. it s been one year since the taliban seized power in the afghan capital kabul. the world watched in shock, as the country s government collapsed. thousands of afghan citizens and foreigners fearing taliban rule descended onto kabul airport, hoping to leave, some clinging onto planes. for the taliban and its supporters, today is a national holiday and a day of celebration for them, but not for everyone. we know that for those left behind, the humanitarian situation is dire. 95% of the population do not have enough food to eat. and more than a million children under the age of five sufferfrom prolonged malnutrition. before the taliban takeover, international aid accounted for 80% of the afghan state budget. but countries don t want to legitimise taliban rule so that aid has been cut off. this is the un. we are talking about the chronically half of the population, 20 million people, in constant need of some sort