In afghanistan, military readiness, and the importance of emerging defense technologies. This is an hour. Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. It is a sincere pleasure for me to welcome our featured an honored guest today, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general mark milley, United States army. Since becoming the 20 the chairman of the joint chiefs in 2019 general milley has worked to realize the u. S. National Defense Strategy which prioritizes competition with china and russia, and American Defense plenty. Chairman milley has worked tirelessly with civilian and uniformed leadership towards developing the u. S. Armed forces into a truly modern armed force, capable of deterring and heading off the threats of all types that we may be facing today including those emanating from nearpeer competitors that have now really pronounced once again the idea of Great Power Competition. He has kept a close and careful eye on the perennial defense issues associated with iran and north korea, v
Hour, likely to confirm thirdquarter results that beat forecasts. The first since the patriarch. It may losewarning Legal Protection over user content. Lawmakers accuse platforms of abusing their power for political speech as the election nears. First, lets get you started with a quick check of the markets. Sophie kamaruddin in hong kong. Sophie after the steep losses we saw for u. S. And european stocks, we are looking for a downside move here in asia with earnings also in focus and we have u. S. Futures edging higher early in this session. We do have aussie shares under pressure, off by. 4 this morning. This after the tech lead rebound we saw wednesday looking shortlived. And set under pressure, falling 3 after recording a 42 slump in profit. Those results coming in line with analyst estimates. Check out the aussie dollar holding about 70 but trading near a nine day. It could be in the making the next few days. Metzler about the board to check in on some other assets in focus. We are
And evicted by penguins we look at australian attempts to empty an estate, to make room for a colony of little penguins. Live from our studios in singapore and london. This is bbc world news. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7 pm in new york, where about 60 World Leaders are gathered for a special un Climate Summit amid signs of a distinct public shift over how to tackle Climate Change. The un chief, Antonio Guterres, says he expects the summit to deliver a number of meaningful plans to dramatically reduce emissions during the next decade, reaching Carbon Neutrality by 2050. With the latest from new york, heres nick bryant. A sweltering september scorcher in new york city not much sign of autumn here. And it hasntjust been a long summer, but north of the equator, the hottest ever on record. So, today at the riverside headquarters of the united nations, an urgent Climate Action summit. This global body, once more, sounding the alarm. The world is losing the ra
Two projectiles are fired and abroad who think after three into the sea towards japan years of indecision, as kimjong uns pictured alongside that this country has become a newly built submarine. A prisoner to the old arguments of 2016. Former special Counsel Robert Mueller insists his report didnt clear President Trump so, i am standing before of obstructing justice 00 01 13,552 2147483051 37 21,490 and hints he could face prosecution 2147483051 37 21,490 4294966103 13 29,430 after leaving office. You today to tell you, the british people, that those critics are wrong. The doubters, the doomsters, the gloomsters, they are going to get it wrong again. And we are going to fulfil the promise of parliament to the people and come out of the eu on october the 31st, no ifs and no buts. I am building a great team of men and women. I will take personal responsibility for the change i want to see. Never mind the backstop, the buck stops here. The big judgement, ready and willing if needs be to t
Of violating human rights the uns top expert will deliver her verdict later. The dream came true, i am a very proud dad now. The conjoined twins who now live full and separate lives. We meet the surgeons who made it all possible, the latest in our special series. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and one in the morning in geneva where the outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo has been declared a Public Health emergency of international concern. Things escalated this week after the first case was detected in the city of goma, which is home to around 1 million people. Gareth barlow has the latest. In the democratic republic of the congo, ebola has wrought death and devastation. Now, the World Health Organization has declared an international emergency. To prevent further spread, the Committee Recommended that i declare an emergency of international concern. I have accepted that advice. The warning is the most severe the who can make. It is only the fourth occasion