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britain is bracing itself for another royal wedding. prince harry is to marry the american actress and campaigner, meghan markle, in the spring. seems he proposed to his girlfriend of 18 months over a roast chicken dinner earlier this month. word from buckingham palace is that the queen and duke of edinburgh are delighted for the couple and wish them every happiness. this report from our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. finally, it s official they are engaged to be married. prince harry, fifth in line to the british throne, and meghan markle, an american, an actress, a divorcee and, as she has put it herself, a woman who is proud of her mixed race heritage. seldom can a royal wedding have indicated so clearly how times have changed. reporter: how are you both feeling? yeah, thrilled! i m very glad it s not raining as well. harry was asked when he realised meghan was the one. the very first time we met. reporter: meghan, can you show us the ring, please? yes. a ....
about towns in the world. since then this young city state, one of seven emirates in the uae, has largely succeeded. it s become one of the fastest growing tourist destinations on the planet. synonymous with spectacular skyscrapers, gigantic shopping malls and high end hospitality and also the occasional stories of tourists who fall foul of local customs. but scratch deeper and there s much more to this place. no longer the brash new kid on the block, dubai is now an established hub and one of the world s few truly global cities. and although the impulse to impress is still here, there s now a complex identity taking shape and i m here to see how that s changing the look and feel of dubai, its people and its future. aviation is at the very heart of dubai s growth. geographically blessed between east and west, with the vast indian subcontinent on its doorstep and an ambitious national carrier, it s reckoned that over 40% of the world s population lives within four hours ....
for another royal wedding. prince harry is to marry the american actress and campaigner, meghan markle, in the spring. seems he proposed to his girlfriend of 18 months over a roast chicken dinner earlier this month. word from buckingham palace is that the queen and duke of edinburgh are delighted for the couple and wish them every happiness. this report from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. finally, it s official they are engaged to be married. prince harry, fifth in line to the british throne, and meghan markle, an american, an actress, a divorcee and, as she has put it herself, a woman who is proud of her mixed race heritage. seldom can a royal wedding have indicated so clearly how times have changed. reporter: how are you both feeling? yeah, thrilled! i m very glad it s not raining as well. harry was asked when he realised meghan was the one. the very first time we met. reporter: meghan, can you show us the ring, please? ah, yes, the ring designed, it ....
this is a pope we seen before who doesn t shy away from talking about the tough stuff. so he is being advised not to use the word rohingya. he is being advised to use the word bengali. whatever word he uses the word bengali. whatever word he uses the bridge those local sensitivities, i am uses the bridge those local sensitivities, iam pretty uses the bridge those local sensitivities, i am pretty convinced pope francis is going to talk to aung san suu kyi today about this issue, and put it firmly on the table. it is his style, it is his way. it is his way, and i think he feels he is called to a position to do this kind of thing. he has been very open about that since he became pope francis. but aung san suu kyi will be prepared, she will be ready to say what she is going to say, but it is interesting how the catholic community are very nervous about this there. they are in a minority there. it is 1% of the population. the rohingya, bengali population is about 4%, or was ....
who doesn t expect vladimir putin to contest next spring s presidential election and win it easily? mr putin has yet to declare his intentions, but his desire to prolong his dominance of russia is surely not in doubt. less certain is whether the president will face a credible opponent. ksenia sobchak has one big advantage almost universal name recognition thanks to her tv career but is her candidacy anything more than a fig leaf for the kremlin? ksenia sobchak welcome to heart talk. thank you. you have a very big ambition. what are the qualities, the acids needed to be president of russia? first of all, in modern russia, the quality which is needed to challenge putin and to challenge him fora to challenge putin and to challenge him for a change is to be brave because elections in russia now are not elections in belgium. it is not like trying to become prime minister in not very big european country. here, when you come into politics, you can face very big problems and ....