uk prime minister rishi sunak arrived a short while ago. he was greeted by moldovan president maia sandu. and once all of the more than a0 leaders of countries and various organisations had all made it to the venue, mimi castle, they posed for what s known as the family photo. but as you d expect, with plenty to talk about, they didn t stand still for long. you may have seen ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky there standing out through his choice of military fatigues over a suit. he was among the first to arrive earlier this morning and he was also given the first opportunity to address the gathering, warning that russia is an aggressor and needs to be stopped. he said that apart from peace there are only two options for countries which are not in the eu and nato war or russian occupation. every european country that borders russia and that does not want russia to tell them apart should be a former member of the eu and nato. there are only two alternatives to these,
we didn t to it by taking the easy way. right now on early start, can the senate now fast track the debt limit bill just days before the default deadline. plus the former president on tape talking about a document he kept. and the republican race for president heating up with mike pence and chris christie about to jump in. who is next. welcome to our viewers in the united states and arntround the. i m christine romans pl the bill is in the hands of the senate. yeas are 314, nays are 117. the bill is passed. last night the house overwhelming passed a bipartisan agreement cutting spending and suspending the debt ceiling through next year. speaker kevin mccarthy took a victory lap after the house passed the deal. i wanted to do something no other congress has done. that we would literally turn the ship. for the first time in quite some time, we d spend less than we spent the year before. tonight we all made history. because this is the biggest cut and savings this
historically together shoulder to shoulder. thank you, moldovan people. that you hosted all our people, all the refugees from the first days of full scale war. thank you. we ll never forget about it. the talks are being held at mimi castle, in the wine region, a short distance from the capital chisinau, where our correspondentjenny hill is. jenny, bring us up to date on what has happened so far. jenny, bring us up-to-date on what has happened so far. jenny, bring us up-to-date on what has happened so far. well, we have heard from has happened so far. well, we have heard from president has happened so far. well, we have heard from president zelensky. - has happened so far. well, we have heard from president zelensky. asl heard from president zelensky. as you know, he has been doing the rounds in europe over the last few weeks, he has been to various capitals and extracted more support from them. more money and more promises of weapons. but he needs to keep coming to summi
likely see and it could be quite promising, but that north easterly breeze will continue to push in some cloud off the north sea and a few scattered showers come running down to east anglia. cool, 13 or 1a but up to east anglia. cool, 13 or 1a but up to the west 17 or 18 the tip the start of the week and looks a bit more promising, that high pressure continues to build, dry, settled and sunny and there could be more showers, i m afraid, on sunday. thanks, louise. and that s bbc news at ten. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight with victoria derbyshire, which is just getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team it s goodnight. and what does that tell us about the state of the criminaljustice system in england and wales under the party that claims to be the one of law and order? tonight, exclusive figures reveal h
in what is being viewed in come circles as a sign that eurozone borrowing costs may soon reach their peak. the move mirrors the us federal reserve s quarter point rate rise on wednesday. central banks on both sides of the atlantic have dramatically raised rates since last year in response to a surge in inflation. professor christian de boissieu is emeritus professor of economics at the sorbonne university in paris. the lending service from the bank suggest that a credit crunch is looming. does that suggest to you that the era of credit cycle tightening has come to an end? i would first say that this credit cycle is not over yet. it is true that it cycle is not over yet. it is true thatitis cycle is not over yet. it is true that it is becoming more and more difficult for people to borrow, given the rising borrowing rates but if you take the example of the eurozone, i expect further increases in key rates before the fall. the cost of borrowing will continue to increase, there c