vladimir putin in a surprisingly quick advance on moscow. the wagner group claimed to seize control of an important russian military facility in the city of rostov-on-don. [ applause ] the leader of the wagner group says they captured the facility, a key operations base, for the war on ukraine without firing a single shot. the cheers you just heard are locals showing their support ahead of wagner. yevgeny prigozhin also claimed to seize a military facility in another city about halfway to moscow. that s when prigozhin said he ordered his mercenaries to suddenly turn around. this is video of them pulling out of one town. and here s prigozhin receiving a hero s farewell as he leaves. he said he did it to avoid a bloody conflict. translator: therefore realizing all the responsibility for the fact that russian blood will be shed from one of the sides, we turn our columns around and leave in the opposite direction to the field camps according to the plan. we re following all
public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you today from london. on the program, ukraine s counter offensive has officially begun. what do the early signs reveal and what exactly is at stake in? i ll ask an all of had star panel. also, the electric vehicle revolution. europe and china are far ahead of america. can the u.s. catch up? i ll talk to bill ford the executive chair of the ford motor company. finally, the supreme court. it s supposed to be the final check, the ultimate safeguard to preserve america s bedrock values, but is it now itself a danger to democracy? a new book says just that. but first, here s my take. if you were surprised by saudi arabia s de facto takeover of professional golf, get ready for many more such announcements in the months and years to come. the rise of the gulf and particularly saudi arabia is already reshaping the middle east, but it will also have powerful consequence
counter offensive has officially begun. what do the early signs reveal? and what exactly is at stake? i ll ask an all-star family. also, the electric vehicle revolution. europe and china are far ahead of america. can the u.s. catch up? i ll talk to bill ford, the executive chair of the ford motor company. finally the supreme court. it is supposed to be the final check, the ultimate safeguard to preserve america s bedrock values. but it is now itself a danger to democracy. a new book said just that. but first, here is my take. if you are surprised by saudi arabia s defactor takeover of professional golf, get ready for many more such announcements in the months and years to come. the rise of the golf and particularly saudi arabia is already reshaping the middle east. but it will also have powerful consequences across the world. a quick quiz. what was the world s fastest growing large economy last year? if you guessed india or china, you re wrong. the answer is of course s
housed on former military bases instead of hotels in new plans due to be announced later. germany prepares for the first state visit by king charles since becoming monarch. israel s prime minister reacts angrily to comments by the us president who urged him to walk away from his controversial judicial reform plans. amsterdam warns rowdy british sex and drug tourists to stay away in a digital discouragement campaign targeting men aged 18 to 35. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with the news that the celebrated british tv presenter and comedian paul o grady has died at the age of 67. in a statement his partner andre portasio said he died unexpectedly but peacefully on tuesday evening and thanked fans for all the love they have shown him over the years . paul o grady first came to fame as a drag artist before becoming he first came to fame as the charismatic drag queen lily savage. the act, honed in a succession of pubs, had to be toned down for tv but it was as acerbi
that s the warning vfrom the head of america s central bank, the federal reserve. jerome powell warned more action might be needed to stabilise prices and keep inflation in check. many had been expecting another quarter percent rise in interst rates when the fed meets later this month, but after those comments, there are predictions that the rise could be even bigger. that s been enough to spook investors. it sent us financial markets tumbling. the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 all saw a sell off after powell s comments. similar story in asia with hong kong s hang seng. and here s our north america business correspondent samira hussain to explain what it all means. last year, the federal reserve raised interest rates at the fastest rate since the 1980s, and it seemed to have helped inflation a little. but that labour market, it remains resilient. the lastjobs report showed a blockbuster increase of more than 500,000 jobs added injanuary. that s why the fed chair, jerome powell, bas