After our Special Report on the torture and rape of uighur women in chinese camps, the us and British Governments promise serious consequences for beijing. A Hotel Quarantine scheme for uk residents returning from Coronavirus Hotspots is expected to come into force on the 15th of february. Hello and welcome whether youre watching in the uk or Around The World. We start in washington where President Joe Biden has made his first majorforeign President Joe Biden has made his first major Foreign Policy speech as president. Diplomacy is back he said. And america is back ready to work with others to solve global challenges once again. It was a huge shift in tone, and in direction from the last four years. The president said he was prepared to talk to americas adversaries and pointed to an early example the extension of a treaty with russia to limit Nuclear Weapons stocks. But he also had a warning for moscow. At the same time, i made it clear to President Putin in a manner very different fro
Rate in 2022 was 1. 49 the lowest since records began. For a countrys population to hold steady, there must be 2. 1 births per woman. And falling birth rates are causing alarm for politicians, facing a future of ageing populations and shrinking workforces. Lets get more on this with our Correspondent. Lets get more on this with our Correspondent. South korea has broken its Correspondent. South korea has broken its lowest Correspondent. South korea has broken its lowest birth Correspondent. South korea has broken its lowest birth rate Correspondent. South korea has l broken its lowest Birth Rate Record once again according to new numbers released on wednesday by statistics korea, mother countrys Birth Rate Recorded 0. 72, an 8 decrease from the previous year. The Capital City Seoul recorded 0. 55 which is the lowest among all the districts across the country. Although the low birth trend is spreading all across the world, especially among developed countries, south korea is. After reach
they believe mother of two nicola bulley from lancashire who s been missing for a week, fell into a river whilst walking her dog. and the spanish fashion designer, paco rabanne, best known for his metal clothing designs and fragrances has died at the age of 88. hello and welcome. the united states is to provide ukraine with longer range guided rockets as part of another package of military support worth some $2.2 billion. in addition to the ground launched rockets, the package will include more air defence systems, anti tank missiles and armoured infantry vehicles. it comes as france and italy also announced further military aid afterfinalising plans to supply kyiv with a mobile air defence system. lets speak to our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal. what exactly has the us announced? isa is a bit ofa is a bit of a turnaround for the us. new longer range bomb which is sunday they have not given ukraine so far. basically, this bomb is doubled the range of ukra
welcome to hardtalk. thanks, stephen. good to be on with you. it s great to have you on the show. senator, would you agree that, day by day, the israel hamas war is becoming more of a headache for presidentjoe biden? i think this is the most consequential period in modern israeli history, and i think president biden did exactly the right thing in engaging directly, immediately, flying over to israel, deploying two aircraft carrier groups. but it is becoming a real challenge for us domestically and internationally. his commitment to israel, their right to self defence, their ability to carry out a difficult and intense campaign against hamas is unwavering. but he is also privately engaging with israeli leaders and pressing for more humanitarian relief, for a clear plan for what comes after in gaza and the region, and for a more targeted campaign. unwavering, you say. and yet the outside world sees a biden message which is changing. in the early days it was all, we have got yo
uncomfortable about that it be used it targets deep inside russia. also mentioning the defence systems in terms of equipment in the package that basically allows defence weapons to be integrated in the thin defence systems, and the last month, the third largest aid package the us assent ukraine and overall, up to nearly a year before the invasion of ukraine, the us is committed more than $24.2 billion in security systems. than $24.2 billion in security s stems. ~ than $24.2 billion in security system- than $24.2 billion in security s stems. ~ ., ., ~ systems. we look at that figure, $24 billion, is there systems. we look at that figure, $24 billion, is there still systems. we look at that figure, $24 billion, is there still appetite - systems. we look at that figure, $24 billion, is there still appetite in - billion, is there still appetite in congress to provide ukraine with support? 50 congress to provide ukraine with su ort? ., congress to provide ukraine with su ort? . , ., s