inside museums, places i ve loved ever since i was a boy. and during my working life, i ve witnessed something astonishing how radically they ve changed. the days of museums as grand, intimidating treasuries for dusty objects, they re long gone. they re becoming much more dynamic and inclusive places, less solemn, less elitist, and less west centric, too. museums, i believe, are really having a moment, and that s what i want to explore. what i am looking for is something weird, something different. i feel you ve succeeded, inci. she s one of the greatest female artists of the 20th century. so what happened 7 because she kind of, like, drops off the map. she was a woman, and she was a muslim. it s an exciting time to be interested in museums and visual art, because a great shake up of art history is underway, which is why i ve come to istanbul, that mesmerising megalopolis that straddles two continents, europe and asia. and the interplay between western and turkish art is a fu
because she kind of, like, drops off the map. she was a woman, and she was a muslim. it s an exciting time to be interested in museums and visual art, because a great shake up of art history is underway, which is why i ve come to istanbul, that mesmerising megalopolis that straddles two continents, europe and asia. and the interplay between western and turkish art is a fundamental part of the extraordinary collection of this place, istanbul modern. i m in turkey s biggest city, istanbul. in many ways, the story of istanbul is the story of the bosphorus strait, the waterway that divides the city and has made it a key meeting place for centuries. the brand new home of istanbul modern acknowledges this with an impressive open plan ground floor that connects the city with the water. and i ve been given special access to the museum as the team make final preparations ahead of its opening. any new museum needs a gifted architect to create it. and in the italian renzo piano, istanbu
our diplomatic correspondent paul adams reports. the american say the attack happened at abase known as tower 22, right on the syrian jordanian border. it is one of many american bases across the region. there have been dozens of drone and missile attacks in recent months, but no american personnel had been killed until now. joe biden, seen here attending church this morning, was quick to point the finger. we know it was carried out by radical iran backed militant groups operating in syria and iraq, he said. it s not necessarily a tipping point into uncontrolled escalation between the united states and iran, but is a dangerous step because, as i say, the us will have to respond even more strongly than it has done to previous attacks. carefully cultivated over yea rs, iran has a wide network of allies and proxies operating in countries across the middle east. they are all opposed to israel and the united states it s sometimes called the axis of resistance. there are pro ir
liquidation of the company. it basically means its assets will be seized, sold off, in order to repay some of its outstanding debt. in terms of the company public day to day operation including building homes in mainland china, it will probably stay the same for now. this ruling doesn t send a through the chinese financial market because of course for many decades a real the real estate sector has been one of the major drivers for china s economy growth. whether or not this liquidation process will be followed remains to be seen because despite the one country, two systems slogan, many experts that i ve spoken to have said that there are some thornyjurisdiction issues some thornyjurisdiction issues so whether or not the liquidation there liquidator that will be appointed by hong kong court, whether or not that person will be recognised by mainland china remains to be seen. of course a lot of ordinary chinese citizens have been, have invested in evergrande, haven t had thei