And japans Prime Minister plays a big part in an elaborate ceremony for the new emperor. And in sport one of the most hyped players of the n. B. A. Xian williamson is set to miss the start of the new season plots spying allegations at the Rugby World Cup is anyone spot an odd unwanted spectator at training added their semifinal against new zealand. Now tech hes president time about iran is right now in the russian port city of sochi for talks with with vladimir person has repeated his threat to restart the military operation against kurdish fighters in ne in syria the leaders are expected to discuss the tuckers ceasefire that was brokered by the United States which is due to expire in a matter of al is the kaddish Syrian Democratic forces have pulled out of some areas along the border but not everywhere agreed under the terms of the truce now before heading to sochi heres what i dont have to say. Vladimir putin and i will discuss all the steps to be taken in order to maintain the terri
President trump, and you know, under the Obama Administration this was very much carried by his ambassadors to ukraine who have long played a strong role in kiev in working with politicians there to try and convey the message of, look, you need to clean up corruption. What was then Vice President joe bidens role . So joe biden was obamas point person in ukraine, and he really carried that message for the president. He also oversaw the u. S. Response perhaps not the u. S. Response but the u. S. Messaging when it came to conflict in ukraine, the russian annexation of crimea, it was 2014 where you had russia lops off a chunk of ukraine, annexes crimea and then the war begins in Eastern Ukraine in the spring of that year. It was the first hot war in the region in an extremely long time, and you know, biden really carried obamas messaging on that in the region. Was it only the United States that was worried about corruption in ukraine at this point . No, absolutely not. I mean, this has bee
Constitution are being dismissed like that and i think having a written constitution is the protection we need and it is long standing liberal democrat policy for a good reason. Jo, thank you. There are any questions arising out of that in the current political situation that we are and in terms of brexit and the constitution generally. Lets have a look around. Hands up as high as you can. The gentleman on the far right of the hall, with his hand up in a blue shirt. Can we have a microphone over there . Stand up, sir. Thank you very much indeed. Stirling and clackmannanshire and a question for jo, ive devised something i learned oii jo, ive devised something i learned on the football terraces that i think we should all say now and again. Jo, jo, superjo, superjo swinson. The question is, as a scottish mp, following in the footsteps of others, do you think you could explain federalism to the english once and for all . Controversial waters im going to invite one more question. The young
Their perfect start here in toyota againstjoy loads are georgia. Scoring four tries and wrapping up that bonus point before the break, but for a team that prides itself on its defence, i think there be disappointed they gave two tries in the first time. Although they managed to control back and put some gloss on the scoreline. I think Warren Gatland will be very satisfied with the outcome here. It has been a difficult week for wales, they were rocked news that Warren Gatland was s right hand man had been forced to return home over alleged betting irregularities on by. Alleged betting irregularities on rugby. That rocked the camp, but they have responded the right way here, coming through unscathed ahead ofa here, coming through unscathed ahead of a huge game, and australia in six days time. Of a huge game, and australia in six days time. We have had some tough games against australia, so we have to go into the game with a lot of confidence. I know that him we tend to get better as tour
With freedom of speech, europes top court is due to rule on the right to be forgotten. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme the causes of obesity are complicated and not just about a lack of willpower, so lets stop fat shaming. That is the conclusion of the british psychological society. Do you agree . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The United Nations secretary general, Antonio Guterres, says the world is waking up to the threat of climate change. Closing a special un climate summit, he welcomed the pledge by nearly 80 countries to make their economies Carbon Neutral by 2050, but he warned that there was still more to do. You understand the Climate Emergency is the fight of our lives, and for our lives. I thank young people around the world for leading the charge, and holding my generation accountable. We have been losing the race against climate crisis, but the worl