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
Lays out her plans for the uk economy. We take a look at how they stack up. Take over or turn around . Rumours mount over the future of struggling Chip Maker Intel. And still there for us. Friends after all these years. How the Hit Show is doing after 30 years since monica, ross, rachel, chandler, Joey And Phoebe met in that new York Coffee bar and made a fortune. Welcome to business today. Im mark lobel. We start here in the uk where the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has been laying out her plans for the economy ahead of the new governments first budget next month. The first ever female Uk Finance chief struck a positive tone. She is pledging a new era of stability after years of economic uncertainty. Saying his is a pro business, pro Worker Government that will deliver a New Industrial Strategy to unlock Growth And Draw in investment. Im joined by chief Uk Economist at pantheon macroeconomics, rob wood. Thanks forjoining us. What is your big takeaway from this speech ahead of next Month
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Years Mercury Prize for their debut album, this could be texas. Hello and welcome to the programme. Im lukwesa burak. The civil War in sudan thats lasted 18 months now shows no signs of ending and the bbc has seen, first hand, the desperate conditions civilians are enduring. Millions have been displaced and Aid Agencies are Warning the Hunger Crisis is of historic proportions. Nawal Al Maghafi has gained rare access to the city of Port Sudan and a key Border Area in neighbouring chad, where refugees are still flowing out, as Aid Agencies desperately try to get aid in. The faces of a forgotten War. These are some of the Familys Court at the centre of what is being called one of The Worlds worst humanitarian crises. Here in sudan, 26 Million people are facing acute hunger. We only get one meal a day, this woman says. In this Displacement Camp in a Port Sudan, the essay from the front lines of the conflict that life is hard. In another camp nearby people 0 for water. Their most basic righ
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