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hello and welcome. i m lewis vaughan jones. let s begin in the us, where presidentjoe biden returns to the campaign trail, giving his first speech to kick off his re election campaign. it was centred entirely around democracy, and the threat that he says former president donald trump poses to america s most sacred cause. speaking in pennsylvania, mr biden hammered mr trump repeatedly by name. he called mr trump s recent inflammatory language akin to that of nazi germany and said the former president s campaign was all about revenge and retribution. with tomorrow marking three years since the the january 6th insurrection mr biden criticised mr trump s inaction that day where trump reportedly watched on television as his allies pleaded for him to do something, his supporters violently storming the us capitol with chants of hanging the former vice president and the speaker of the house. biden said american democracy was pushed to the brink, and survived. he accused the former ....
hi, everyone. thank you very much for joining me. i m amara walker in for fredericka whitfield. it is new year s eve and we are moment away from the ball drop in times square as we are just 11 hours from 2024 and while christmas island was first to welcome the first to welcome the new year, sydney, australia, put on a spectacular fireworks lit up the sky above the icon being harbor bridge making it the first major celebration of the new year. [ fireworks ] and over in new zealand, the new year arrived with the stunning fireworks display in auckland at the country s tow tallest, the sky tower. [ speaking in a global language ] happy new year, tokyo! oh, what a beautiful display in tokyo. they welcomed the new year with lanterns as japan entered 2024. [ speaking in a global language ] and this is seoul, south korea, where the world tower was alight with fireworks ringing in 2024 which will be the year of the dragon. so in just a few hours it will ....
the washington declaration aimed at deterring an attack on seoul. the bbc s seoul correspondent jean mackenzie explained what this agreement involves. so this deal is the us stepping up its commitment to use nuclear weapons to defend south korea from north korea. you know, the us is responsible for south korea s defence and are always up implied it would use nuclear weapons if necessary but recently people here in seoul have questioned that commitment and they needed part of its submarines, armed with nuclear weapons to the peninsular. it will be stationed here continually but it will come periodically. they will form the joint nuclear planning group and this allows south korea to be more involved in understanding how and when the us would use its nuclear weapons. politicians here essentially have been kept in the dark with little understanding of what would actually trigger the us president to trigger the nuclear button on its behalf, but in return for these us com ....
president of the eurasia group a political risk consultancy. welcome to the programme. the leaders of the united states, the uk and australia are in san diego today setting out how the three countries intend to work together to build the next generation of australian nuclear submarines. the aukus pact announced 18 months ago, has big strategic implictions for the asia pacific region. by 2030 australia will become just the seventh nation in the world to operate nuclear subs with the uk and us providing consultation on technology for their production. in the meantime australia will become a forward operating base for the us navy. from early in the next decade australia will take delivery of three us virginia class nuclear powered submarines. this is the first time in 65 years and only the second time in history that the united states has shared its nuclear propulsion technology and we thank you for it. we are also proud to partner with the united kingdom to construct the next g ....
u.s. presidents have to varying degrees been willing to pander to saudi arabia. to the arms of an old friend, the kingdom of saudi arabia. the pariah that they are. we must act and we will act. the president who vowed to be different. president biden is about to kiss the ring of mbs. remarkable reversal. it s going to be awkward. is now just another patron of a prince. the crown prince is a wrecking ball. a dictator renowned for a very brutal end. his body was chopped up into small pieces. why would you bring a bone saw? who at the same time is a reformer. this man is extremely popular. revolutionizing his nation. new era, new age. it s that simple. the kingdom s power lies under the desert sands. keep your pumps up and you can do whatever you want out back. liquid gold oil. is america betraying its values? to understand this unusual relationship you need to understand the very unusual country that is saudi arabia. good evening. ....