Everyone and welcome to the amanpour hour. Heres where were headed this week one years since the October 7 attacks that transform the Middle East and sparked a wider war i speak to israeli and palestinian Journalist Ilana Dianne and Tarek Abu Azzoum about the deep wounds inflicted on their societies and how theyre coping from the bottom of my soul, that we will not be able to heal if these hostages dont Come Back that day has turned and changed the lives of millions of palestinians. Now upside down on, then bob, My Name is Siamak Namazi just called as being made from ward four of the prison in tehran, from there to here, i would say i do feel very free. My exclusive interview with Siamak Namazi, The American prisoner once left behind in iran Torres Evin Prison liberated after eight years in that hell, Plus Winslet on channeling the legendary World War ii photographer lee miller, the woman who blazed a trail for female reported because capturing the holocaust and famously washing off th
Zelensky is presenting. Arseniy yatsenyuk. Good evening. Volodymyr zelensky is in washington this hour to sell his vision of a ukrainian victory. His visit comes at a crucial point, with ukraine very much on the defensive. Despite a bold incursion into russia 5 kursk territory, earlier in summer, the russian troops have made significant in roads in the east of ukraine, as they churn forward, mile by mile. First stop today was the us congress, where zelensky met with the leaders of both parties. Though he is being forced to navigate an extremely complex political landscape. The speaker of The House Mike Johnson wrote to him only yesterday demanding that he sack his ambassador to the united states, who had arranged President Zelensky s visit to an Arms Factory this week in pennsylvania escorted only by democrats. It is an important Swing State in these upcoming elections. As for the Victory Plan, the details of which are closely guarded, that was presented just a few hours ago to Preside
right now on ana cabrera reports, new heat in the race for the presidency this morning. president biden heading to michigan today for his first visit of 2024. the high stakes for him in that critical battleground. plus, fresh polling out of south carolina bringing new warning signs for nikki haley as she and donald trump wage war for campaign cash. also ahead, breaking news from the pentagon this morning, defense secretary lloyd austin set to have his first news conference since the controversy over his resent hospitalization. millions under flood watches bracing for the pineapple express. the atmospheric river that could dump up to 10 inches of rain on california. it is 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with a flurry of new headlines in the race for the presidency. president biden making his visit, the first one of the year to the key battleground state of michigan. he ll meet with the united autoworkers union following their recent e
welcome to the programme. ukraine has been a common theme at two major leaders summits. we will cover it all here tonight on the context. on the first day of their annual meeting injapan, g7 leaders agreed new sanctions against russia. meanwhile in saudi arabia, president zelensky made a surprise visit to the arab league gathering, urging those attending, to support ukraine. also making the headlines at that summit president assad of syria it s the first time he s been invited to the arab league since the devastating civil war, that s blighted the country. and later in the programme we have a special report from the new york times which has uncovered shocking evidence of the greek coastguard abandoning asylum seekers in the sea. but first let s focus in on the g7 summit injapan. the leaders have agreed new sanctions against russia. they said the measures would starve moscow of their technology, industrial equipment, and services that supported its war against ukraine.
before france s top judges and betting on a crackdown: premier league clubs agree to remove gambling sponsors from shirt fronts within three years. campaigners say it s nowhere near enough. hello there. giving in to big pay demands by striking workers would be, quote, a terrible mistake so says the uk s finance minister chancellor of the exchequer, jeremy hunt, who s been defending his policies after official figures confirmed the economy flatlined in february with growth of 0%. industrial action is seen as a key factor dragging on the economy with teachers, rail workers, civil servants and nowjunior doctors among those walking out in a wave of strikes over pay. mr hunt is in washington for the spring meetings of the world bank and imf, where he was asked about the strikes. the one thing we won t do, because it would be a terrible mistake, is to agree to an inflationary pay rise that means that we are still talking about inflation in one year s time. if we stick to the pl