former advisor to hillary clinton. welcome to the programme. it s been one year since the taliban seized power in the afghan capital kabul. the world watched in shock, as the country s government collapsed. thousands of afghan citizens and foreigners fearing taliban rule descended onto kabul airport, hoping to leave, some clinging onto planes. for the taliban and its supporters, today is a national holiday and a day of celebration for them, but not for everyone. we know that for those left behind, the humanitarian situation is dire. 95% of the population do not have enough food to eat. and more than a million children under the age of five sufferfrom prolonged malnutrition. before the taliban takeover, international aid accounted for 80% of the afghan state budget. but countries don t want to legitimise taliban rule so that aid has been cut off. this is the un. we are talking about the chronically half of the population, 20 million people, in constant need of some sort
and eurovision 2022 is underway, with bookmakers are predicting a rare good result for the uk. but the spirit of this years contest is very much in support of a win but the spirit of this year s contest is very much in support of a win for the favourites ukraine. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. russia s president vladimir putin has warned his finnish counterpart thatjoining nato and abandoning finland s neutral status would be a mistake . finland is expected to formally announce its intention tojoin the western military alliance tomorrow. russia and finland share a 1300 kilometre border and russia says it has no hostile intentions towards finland and sweden, but has warned that their membership of nato would lead to the militarisation of the baltic region. the finnish president is said to have told president putin that russia s invasion of ukraine had altered his country s security environment. speaking ahead of a meeting of nato foreign m
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chris, can you see me? we can help all north koreans? yes, chris, can you see me? can help all north koreans? yes, . chris, can you see me?- ok. chris, can you see me? we can. ok. it is all working. chris, can you see me? we can. ok. it is all working. ok, chris, can you see me? we can. ok. it is all working. ok, great. - chris, can you see me? we can. ok. it is all working. ok, great. thanks i it is all working. 0k, great. thanks for having me on the programme. i have worked with north korean doctors side by side, i am a surgeon, i have worked with them at their top teaching hospitals, and i will tell you, they struggle, like any other lover income country, they have trouble getting equipment and supplies, and on top of that, they have their sanctions, for obvious reasons. any other lower income country. this makes equipment repair very difficult so you have an ailing health system and it struggles to maintain itself. what we are really concerned about now is that the news tha