He manages to win election after standing for a sixth time. Despite the unfolding crisis in afghanistan, the u. S. President has strongly defended his decision to pull out of the country. Joe biden made his first public appearance more than a day after the taliban seized control on the capital of kabul. Biden said there was never a good time to withdraw and in this military intervention was not the solution. The events developed quicker than expected although he blamed afghan leaders for the collapse. I stand squarely behind my decision. After 20 years, i have learned the hard way that there was never a good time to withdraw u. S. Forces. That is why we are still there. We were clear eyed about the risks, we plan for every contingency but i always promise to the american people i would be straight with you. The truth is this did unfold more quickly than we had anticipated. So what has happened . Afghanistan political leaders give up and fled the country gave up and fled the country. Th
With stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Hungarys prime Minister Victor Orban seems to regard his increasingly toxic relationship with the eus brussels hungarys prime Minister Viktor Orban seems to regard his increasingly toxic relationship with the eus brussels institutions as a badge of honour and a political asset. On a range of issues, from Press Freedom to lgbt rights, hungary routinely ignores the collective interpretation of eu values. At what cost . My guest is hungarys Foreign Minister peter szijjarto. Is there room for a authoritarian, illiberal government inside the eu . Peter szijjarto in budapest, welcome to hardtalk. Good afternoon. Thank you for the invitation. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Foreign minister, the relationship between your country and the European Union, the institutions of the eu, appears ever more dysfunctional. How concerned are you about that . Well, what i would say is that we definitely have debates with the institutions
Interpretation of eu values. But at what cost . My guest is hungarys Foreign Minister peter szijarto. Is there room for a authoritarian, a liberal government inside the eu . Peter szijarto in budapest, welcome to hardtalk. Good afternoon, thank you for the invitation. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Foreign minister, the relationship between your country and the European Union, the institutions of the eu appears ever more dysfunctional. How concerned are you about that . Well, what i would say is we definitely have debates with the institutions in brussels. Actually, we are under continuous attack, whatever we decide European Institutions find a way to put some pressure on us and try to blackmail us in order to change our decisions and do not take advantage of the national competencies. I think the major issue is that the European Unions future is under debate now. How we can make the European Union stronger in the future . And there are two major approaches in this regard. A F
Now on Bbc News hardtalk. Hosted by stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Hungarys prime Minister Victor Orban seems to regard his increasingly toxic relationship with the eus brussels institutions as a badge of honour and a political asset. On a range of issues from Press Freedom to lgbt rights, hungary routinely ignores the collective interpretation of eu values. At what cost . My guest is hungarys foreign minister, peter szijjarto. Is there room for a authoritarian, illiberal government inside the eu . Peter szijjarto in budapest, welcome to hardtalk. Good afternoon, thank you for the invitation. Its a pleasure to have you on the show. Foreign minister, the relationship between your country and the European Union, the institutions of the eu, appears ever more dysfunctional. How concerned are you about that . Well, what i would say is that we definitely have debates with the institutions in brussels. Actually, we are under continuous attack, whatever we decide, Euro
In tokyo, and vulnerable communities here at home. And back to the former guy, one of Donald Trumps close friends busted by The Feds and it goes straight back to what was happening inside the trump administration. Well get to that developing legal story in just a moment, and a lot more on this wednesday, july 21st, but first, willie, lets begin with the very latest on the virus. Good morning, mika, the dangerous, highly contagious Delta Variant as of this morning was responsible for 83 of new covid infections, a full seven months after the first highly effective vaccine became available in this country. Hospitals are inundated with a surge of patients who are very sick, and the number of cases is climbing across the country. This latest wave is impacting the most vulnerable states and communities that have low Vaccination Rates. In a moment, Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez will report from louisiana on why people are deciding not to get the shot. First, Miguel Almaguer with the latest numbers. Ins