against its journalists. the 76th annual british academy awards take place in london later with the german language film, all quiet on the western front, leading the field with m nominations. the us secretary of state antony blinken has alleged that china is considering supplying weapons and ammunition to russia for its war against ukraine. he was speaking to cbs news after meeting china s top diplomat wang yi on the sidelines of the international security conference in munich. he said he d warned mr wang of consequences if material support was provided to moscow. mr blinken told cbs that chinese firms were already providing non lethal aid for russia s invasion. he was asked if support given to the mercenary group, wagner, amounted to military support for moscow. there is open source reporting that chinese companies are providing. surveillance equipment to that mercenary group, the wagnerl group, fighting in ukraine. does the us consider this to be providing military. suppo
south africa s state owned power firm has cut off electricity supplies until five in the morning local time as the energy crisis escalates. eskom says shorter blackouts will then be brought in until further notice. south africa s president cyril ramaphosa declared a state of disaster last week. the family of the former us presidentjimmy carter says he s decided to spend his remaining time at home, after a series of short stays in hospital. the carter center said the 98 year old would receive hospice care. a uk based iranian broadcaster, iran international, says it s had to suspend its operations in the uk after mounting threats against its iranian journalists. it comes after what the network calls a significant escalation in state backed threats from iran. the 24 hour channel will continue its output from its washington
a uk based iranian broadcaster, iran international, says it s had to suspend its operations in the uk after mounting threats against its iranian journalists. it comes after what the network calls a significant escalation in state backed threats from iran. the 24 hour channel will continue its output from its washington dc offices instead. our reporter, sofia bettiza, has been following the story. this was a difficult decision for iran international. the tv network said that it was acting on advice from the metropolitan police. and just to give you a bit of context, rich, in november, two british iranian journalists were told by police that there was a possible threat to their lives. so, after that, armed police were stationed near their offices in west london. but on saturday, the network said that the threats had grown
capability to continue in the war and the invasion of ukraine. if china really supplied russia with for example missiles or chips that can be used in missiles and all these ammunitions and weapons, and it would definitely prolong russia s capability in engaging in the invasion, and it will be kind of quite a big factor. so why it is why the us and international community should concerned about it. concerned about it. thank you, professor- concerned about it. thank you, professor. thank concerned about it. thank you, professor. thank you. - a uk based iranian broadcaster, iran international, says it s had to suspend its operations in the uk, after mounting threats against its iranian journalists. it comes after what the network calls a significant escalation in state backed threats from iran. the 24 hour channel will continue its output from its washington dc offices, instead. a little earlier, i spoke to our reporter sofia bettiza, who s been following the story.
a uk based iranian broadcaster, iran international, says it s had to suspend its operations in the uk after mounting threats against its iranian journalists. it comes after what the network calls a significant escalation in state backed threats from iran. the 24 hour channel will continue its output from its washington dc offices instead. our reporter, sofia bettiza, has been following the story. this was a difficult decision for iran international. the tv network said that it was acting on advice from the metropolitan police. and just to give you a bit of context, rich, in november, two british iranian journalists were told by police that there was a possible threat to their lives. so, after that, armed police were stationed near their offices in west london. but on saturday, the network said that the threats had grown to such an extent that it felt it was no longer possible to protect its staff.