detaining the president, mohamed bazoum. on friday, the head of the presidential guards unit, general abdourahmane tchiani, declared himself niger s new leader, saying insecurity, economic woes and corruption prompted him to seize power. the us, the eu, and france, niger s former colonial ruler, say they won t recognise the coup leaders, with some suspending security cooperation and budgetary aid. there are concerns among many countries over which states niger s new leader will align with, potentially moving closer to russia, as happened after coups in neighbouring burkina faso and mali. later, leaders from the 15 countries that make up ecowas, the economic community of west african states, and the eight leaders from the west african economic and monetary union will meet to discuss their response. earlier, chris ewokor, who is following the story from neighbouring nigeria. well, right now in niger, things are happening quite fast. earlier today, one of the members of the mili
70 years after independence, india is still a diverse, ever evolving assortment of cultures, creeds, religions and languages. heading off the well worn tourist path, we re on a journey which spans this vast subcontinent from east to west. travelling from one of the driest places on earth. it is quite incredible, the sand. it s just crystal, hard cystals. white salt. you can probably taste it. to one of the wettest. these are areas really for the adventurous traveller. this isn t india on tap. i m on a quest to find out how history, religion and politics have shaped india. and also meet the people who call this intriguing and sometimes overwhelming country home. it s going to be an amazing journey. for thousands of years, india found its riches and influence through international trade. at the heart of this enterprise was the sea. and the state of gujarat, with 1,000 miles of coastline, served as a shipping gateway to africa, arabia and beyond. this is as far west as you can g
of the english channel. now, all of these feats of superhuman endurance have been undertaken by my guest today, lewis pugh. why does he do it? to focus attention on the climate crisis and its impact on our blue planet. his death defying exploits have won him political access from downing street to the kremlin. but is the response too little, too late? lewis pugh, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much. it s great to have you on the show. here you are before me in your very smart suit but soon, you ll be back in your trunks on another marathon swim you ve just announced you re going to swim the entire length of the hudson river through new york state, ending up in new york city at the time of the un general assembly. it s a massive undertaking. do these things get easier with experience and with time? mentally easier. physically, perhaps not so but mentally, yes. because, without being impolite, you began these endurance tests, this extreme swimming, in your30s. you re now i
we will look at the cutting edge cancer treatments that are foxing the physicists. i find it fascinating because it does not talk to my physics brain. so, i am curious to see whether it will bring something or not. how does science become fiction? we will meet an author looking for disaster. we want conflict. we want to see things falling apart. that is where the interesting thing is for a fiction writer. and then there is a scientist with an experiment that could change our understanding of everything. that is a completely unanticipated result new physics and probably a nobel prize for somebody who happens to be involved. cern is one of the most famous centres for science in the world. on the border of switzerland and france, this place has been expanding our horizons for decades. its high energy physics research has helped reveal the secrets of our existence. and i have been allowed in it to meet some of those at the cutting edge. 2500 people work here. 12,000 more pour o
the details havejust emerged. do you know any more? yes the details have just emerged. do you know any more? the details have just emerged. do you know any more? yes this is an islamist party you know any more? yes this is an islamist party for you know any more? yes this is an islamist party for workers - islamist party for workers convention in the tribal district of bijou were in north west pakistan when this incident happened. according to the local authorities, there was a huge explosion, even though they were not able to confirm what caused it. and dozens of people have been injured. we are getting different reports of up to 50 people being injured in this blast. there is footage on social media that shows badly injured people being taken to various hospitals. they are being kept in hallways, because the local health facilities have been overwhelmed by the number of casualties arriving every minute to various hospitals. the authorities in the district have now decla