To meet his polish counterpart. Mr lammy stressed that the two countries share the same strategic vision on Ukraine And Nato with british troops and Air Defence systems helping to defend poland. Its part of a wider trip which saw the Foreign Secretary in Germany Yesterday and sweden later today. Our diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams has been travelling with the Foreign Secretary and has more on what hes been saying. Asa as a whistle stop tour, in fact he has moved on and im still here, he is already in sweden. He has gone to three countries in a matter of 2a hours, why these countries . Well, if you think about it, france was not an option this weekend. Brussels, the prime minister, keir starmer, has said the uk will not be rejoining the eu in his lifetime so perhaps brussels would not have been the stop. Germany, a key partner in any relation uk will have with europe in general, and poland, a country on the Front Line of the confrontation with russia, a key player of assistance to u
Ahead . Plus, more than 12,000 Undocumented Migrants gathering at the border waiting to be taken into Border Patrol custody. Were live on the ground with the escalating situation, ahead. Welcome to the lead. Im jake tapper, and we start with Breaking News. The u. S. Military admitting to a massive and deadly mistake in a targeted Drone Strike on August 29th that killed three afghan adults and seven afghan children in a kabul neighborhood. The military initially claimed that they had successfully targeted a member of isisk, someone who posed a threat to american troops at the airport. But just moments ago the leader of United States Central Command took responsibility and admitted they got the wrong vehicle. Our investigation now concludes that the strike was a tragic mistake, as the combatant commander, i am fully responsible for this strike and this tragic outcome. This is a total about face from the pentagons initial denial they got anything wrong days after the attack. At least one
Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. In our culture of 24 7 news and trending Social Media reactions, it sometimes takes a novelist s eye to chart the deeper currents swirling beneath societys surface. My Guest Today relishes entering choppy waters and swimming against the cultural tide. Lionel shriver is a british based american writer Whose Fiction has addressed school shootings, obesity, economic crisis and, in her latest book, voluntary euthanasia. She is a contrarian, but is she also a combatant in the western Worlds Culture wars . Lionel shriver in new york, welcome to hardtalk. Its a pleasure to talk to you. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Would it be fair to Say, judging from your recent writing, that your creative mind is increasingly preoccupied with ageing and with thoughts of mortality . Um. Short answer, yes. Long answer, i think ive always had a morbid streak and also a strange consciousness of ageing. My first novel was written about a protagonist who was 59 y
Now its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. In our culture of 24 7 news and trending Social Media reactions, it sometimes takes a novelist s eye to chart the deeper currents swirling beneath societys surface. My Guest Today relishes entering choppy waters and swimming against the cultural tide. Lionel shriver is a british based american writer Whose Fiction has addressed school shootings, obesity, economic crisis and, in her latest book, voluntary euthanasia. She is a contrarian, but is she also a combatant in the western Worlds Culture wars. Lionel shriver in new york, welcome to hardtalk. Its a pleasure to talk to you. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Would it be fair to Say, judging from your recent writing, that your creative mind is increasingly preoccupied with ageing and with thoughts of mortality . Um. Short answer, yes. Long answer, i think ive always had a morbid streak and also a strange consciousness of ageing. My first novel was written about
Now on bbc news, time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. In our culture of 24 7 news and trending Social Media reactions, it sometimes takes a novelist s eye to chart the deeper currents swirling beneath societys surface. My Guest Today relishes entering choppy waters and swimming against the cultural tide. Lionel shriver is a british based american writer Whose Fiction has addressed school shootings, obesity, economic crisis and, in her latest book, voluntary euthanasia. She is a contrarian, but is she also a combatant in the western Worlds Culture wars . Lionel shriver in new york, welcome to hardtalk. Its a pleasure to talk to you. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Would it be fair to Say, judging from your recent writing, that your creative mind is increasingly preoccupied with ageing and with thoughts of mortality . Um. Short answer, yes. Long answer, i think ive always had a morbid streak and also a strange consciousness of ageing. My first novel was writ