The competition with the major authoritarian powers, the transnational threats from climate change, drugs, and cyber crime, and the regional conflicts in ukraine and gaza that could yet cascade into something much bigger and far more dangerous. All three challenges are affected by trends in new and emerging technologies, environmental changes, and economic strain that are stoking instability and making it that much more challenging for us to forecast developments and their implications. These dynamics are put in unprecedented burdens on the institutions and relationships that the United States relies on to manage such challenges, and perhaps more than ever, frankly, highlight the need for sustained us leadership to uphold the rules based order. Lets speak to Lieutenant General mark schwartz, former United States security coordinator of the israel palestinian authority. Thank you for being on the programme. What did you Hearfrom Avril Haynes to date that concerns you . Avril haynes to d
welcome along to the programme. real madrid beat rayo vallecano 2 1 in la liga, but viniciusjunior was absent from the squad. the brazilian was subjected to racist abuse at the weekend against valencia, who will now have part of their stadium closed for five matches as punishment. prior to wednesday s game, the two sets of players demonstrated their support for vinicius, with his team mates all wearing his number 20 shirt the banner reading racists out of football . valencia are to appeal their punishment from the spanish football federation, which also includes a fine of nearly $50,000, while the la liga president issued an apology to the brazilian following his comments on social media, in which he accused vinicius of criticising and slandering la liga. 0n the pitch, karim benzema and rodrygo sealed the win. elsewhere, cadiz are still not safe after a 2 1 defeat at villarreal. 2-0. already relegated elche drew 1 1 with sevilla. atletico madrid slipped to third after a
hello to you. and welcome to the programme. is the bloody battle for bakhmut over? the head of russia s wagner mercenary group says its forces will hand over the city to russian forces as it declares victory and withdraws. kyiv, though, says it still controls pockets of the city. also in the programme: migration is not out of control. the uk prime minister says the number of people coming to the uk is still too high after new figures show net migration hit a new record high. as business demands more workers, we ll assess proposals for a new skills based visa system. armed officers descend on central london after a car crashes into the gates of downing street. police say a man was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving, but the incident is not being treated as terror related. and after a storm of racist abuse against real madrid s vinicius junior, the president of la liga denies that the spanish football league is racist, but he calls for new powers to
thank you forjoining us. here s what s coming up. we start with football because manchester united have qualified for next season s champions league after thrashing chelsea 4 1 in the premier league at old trafford. erik ten hag s side needed only a point, but secured all three in style. casimiro scored his second goal in two matches to send them on their way when he opened the scoring with a header in the sixth minute. marcus rashford scored the fourth after anthony martial and a bruno fernandes penalty had put the home side firmly in control. it means united are now guaranteed a top four finish and a return to europe s premier club competition. so we finalised the season and that was our objective. we achieved it and that s huge, especially in this league because there are many competitors who also have the same objectives and they have all good squads and teams. so when you achieve it, it s a massive performance and we are really happy with it. i think it was an open game,
five matches as punishment. prior to wednesday s game, the two sets of players demonstrated their support for vinicius, with his team mates all wearing his number 20 shirt the banner reading racists out of football . valencia are to appeal their punishment from the spanish football federation, which also includes a fine of nearly $50,000, while the la liga president issued an apology to the brazilian following his comments on social media, in which he accused vinicius of criticising and slandering la liga. 0n the pitch, karim benzema and rodrygo sealed the win. elsewhere, cadiz are still not safe after a 2 0 defeat at villarreal. 2-0. already relegated elche drew 1 1 with sevilla. atletico madrid slipped to third after a 3 3 draw at espanyol. and getafe boosted their survival hopes with a 1 0 win at real betis. in italy, inter milan have retained their coppa italia title after a 2 1 win over fiorentina at the stadio 0limpico in rome. fiorentina took the lead afterjust thre