Geopolitics of the cold war through the lens of two double agents who were pulling the strings behind the scenes threatening, did he stabilize diplomatic efforts? all right i always i think the early version, at least from the agency who really had a pretty good understanding of how the kgb worked there are no other the powers our everyday was so for little black he d write these studies. everybody would read them and say, oh, that s really great work, rick and then that would. be the end of it. you know, they didn t really send it anywhere and all new episode of secrets and spies, a nucleus and now, the hbo original series, real time with bill maher . how are you doing? how are you doing? thank you very much. i appreciate it. thank you, people. thank you very much. i appreciate it. all right. good to see you. thank you. please, there s so much to get to. oh, wow. i feel great about that. yes, the big news this week is hunter biden s trial. let s get right to that. it le
sueddeutsche zeitung reported that the latest move will affect a low to mid three digit number of employees, including diplomats. it quoted the german foreign ministry as saying in view of this unilateral, unjustified and incomprehensible decision, the federal government is now concerned with ensuring a minimum presence of intermediaries in russia while also maintaining a diplomatic presence. now to turkery, where the first ever presidential election runoff is set to begin polls now opening injust under five hours there. it s a two way race between the current president recep tayyip erdogan, who has been in powerfor two decades, and his main rival, the secular opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. in the first round of the election earlier this month, president erdogan won 49.5% of the vote about 4% more than his rival. both candidates are now chasing support from nationalist voters. both of the content have squeeze every last drop out of their campaigning. the
recep tayyip erdogan who has been in power for two decades, and his main rival, the secular opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. both candidates are now chasing support from nationalist voters in a bid to close the gap. in the first round of the election earlier this month, president erdogan won 49.5% of the vote about 4% more than his rival. the bbc will continue coverage of the run off election across the day. let s take at some of the other news making headlines in the uk. it s been a day of long delays and frustration, for passengers arriving at major airports in the uk, because electronic passport gates broke down. officials say technical issues at uk border force were to blame, with the e gates failing last night. as a result, staff had to check passports manually, which takes more time. this evening, the home office says the problem has been fixed, and the gates are working again. british tv presenter holly willoughby has reacted to phillip schofield s admission about a re
you guys any more updates as we get them. you, helena. now to turkey, where the first ever presidential election runoff is set to begin, with polls opening in just under five hours. it s a two way race between the current president recep tayyip erdogan, who has been in power for two decades, and his main rival, the secular opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. in the first round of the election earlier this month, president erdogan won 49.5% of the vote about 4% more than his rival. both candidates are now chasing support from nationalist voters. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster is in istanbul. both of these contenters have squeeze every last drop out of theircampaigning. kemal kilicdaroglu has been in ankara. president erdogan here in istanbul. they both looking to
recep tayyip erdogan, who has been in powerfor two decades, and his main rival, the secular opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. in the first round of the election earlier this month, president erdogan won 49.5% of the vote about 4% more than his rival. our middle east correspondent, anna foster, is in istanbul. both of these contenders have really squeezed every last drop out of their campaigning. they have been out in public, kemal kilicdaroglu and the capital, ankara, and recep tayyip erdogan in istanbul bringing people around them, really both trying to win the crucial votes they need for one of them to put over the 50% mark because thatis put over the 50% mark because that is the key. now it has come down to a straight run off between the two candidates and the expectation is that we will this time find out who will be turkey s next leader. let s look at a little more detail at who the turkish people are