unspun world withjohn simpson. hello. it s good to see you. we re here in the bbc s central newsroom for another edition of unspun world. in today s programme how is it that russia s economy is doing so well in spite of the ukraine war and western sanctions? a quite extraordinary transformation of the russian economy into a war economy, with massive defence spending, with the reorientation of its industrial base towards its war machine. iran s client groups around the middle east get a hammering from us missiles. but what s the point of having the americans in the region? maintaining counterterrorism efforts against isis, and also, they check iranian influence in syria, in iraq, in lebanon. and, is ethiopia yet again going to be a byword for hunger and despair? this is the moment to try and fix this problem, - not six months down the line l when an awful lot more people have died and it s much harderl to turn the whole thing around. russia invades its neighbour after signin
a powerful arctic storm sweeps across swathes of the us and canada more than 200 million people are under weather warnings with temperatures dropping to minus 45 degrees celsius in some places. and multiple arrests in afghanistan, after protesters marched in outrage at the taliban s latest prohibition on women attending universities. and ladbaby are top at christmas again! the husband and wife duo have taken the christmas number one spot for a record fifth time a gunman has shot and killed two men and a woman in central paris. all were of turkish kurdish descent. police say the attacker, who was sixty nine, was acting out of hatred of foreigners. he has been arrested. he had just been released from detention for targeting an african migrant camp in paris a yearago. clashes later broke out between police and a large crowd which had gathered at the scene. protesters started a fire in the street and threw chairs and bricks. police clad in riot gear responded with tear gas. h
they d fill it. and it s not just and it s notjust families feeling the pinch. i am and it s notjust families feeling the pinch. iam in and it s notjust families feeling the pinch. i am in leeds talking to businesses about the unprecedented pressure they are under and what they want from the next prime minister. in other news this morning. a manhunt is underway in canada after at least 10 people were killed and 15 injured in a series of stabbings. three men have been arrested in connection with the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel in liverpool. good morning. in sport, manchester united making their mark rashford scores twice to secure a fourth straight premier league win to end arsenal s winning start. and you may have had a disturbed last night with plenty of stories. what a con this week, some sunshine in between. will the areas that need rainfall get it? i will heavier full forecast here on breakfast. good morning, it s monday 5th september. welcome monday 5th
the world s first fully working sand battery is installed in finland, with developers calling it a major breakthrough for green energy. and england chase victory over india at edgbaston to win the fifth test. borisjohnson s decision to appoint chris pincher as deputy chief whip is facing further scrutiny as a former top civil servant at the foreign office, lord mcdonald writes to the parliamentary standards commissioner this morning, saying that borisjohnson was briefed in person about an investigation into chris pincher s conduct as a foreign office minister. downing street had previously claimed that the prime minister wasn t aware of any specific allegations against mr pincher when he was appointed in february. but the bbc learned last night that boris johnson and the foreign secretary at the time, dominic raab, both knew about the issue. mr pincher resigned as deputy chief whip last thursday and was suspended as a conservative party mp after being accused of groping two
So that allegations of genocide can be investigated. Israel must also, according to this provisional measures, order ensure that the rafah Border Crossing stays open to allow urgently needed humanitarian aid to be delivered at scale and must report back to this court, the International Court ofjustice here in the hague within one month on how these orders are being implemented. Israels Prime Minister has rejected allegations of genocide. We have more reaction from jerusalem. Even as the judge was reading up the latest ruling there were plumes of black smoke over rafah, suggesting the military Campaign Continues for the israeli troops are deployed very close to the city of rafah, we dont exactly know how far they intend to put into the city and when that will happen but the Israeli Government indicated it is still determined to finish the job and what it regards as one of the last hamas strongholds in the gaza strip. The israelis are saying they are doing this according to international