India security tight at this hour in the city of. As Prime Minister modi inaugurated the building of a flashpoint hindu temple on the side of a demolished mosque. And with just 90 days left in the us elections we hear from lifelong republicans considering the once unthinkable in november casting their ballots for a democrat. Im brian thomas great to have you with us today they route it woke to scenes of utter devastation this morning after 2 colossal explosions devastated parts of lebanons capital they happened at a warehouse where nearly 3000 tons of highly explosive Ammonium Nitrate were being stored apparently without any Safety Measures at least 100. 00 people were killed. 4000 others were injured that according to the red cross these are images from beirut where smoke continues to rise over the blasts i think splosion shattering windows as far as 20 kilometers away rescue workers are continuing to look for survivors beneath the rubble it remains unclear exactly how many people rig
Security is tight at this hour in the city of najaf as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to lay the Foundation Stone for a hindu temple on the site of the demolished monks. And with just 90 days to go now until the u. S. Election we hear from lifelong republicans considering the uns thinkable in november casting their ballots for the democrat. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today Beirut Lebanon awoke to scenes of utter devastation this morning after 2 colossal explosions devastated parts of this countrys capital they happened at a warehouse where nearly 3000 tons of highly explosive the money and nitrate were being stored apparently without any Safety Measures at least 100. 00 people were killed some 4000. 00 injured that according to the red cross. Were getting these live images right now from beirut where smoke continues to billow over the blast site explosions shattered windows as far as 20 kilometers away rescue workers are continuing to look for survivors in these th
to end the invasion. now on bbc news, global questions discusses what s next for georgia and moldova. after president putin s invasion of ukraine, other former soviet republics are feeling vulnerable. hello, i m zeinab badawi. welcome to this edition of global questions from tbilisi, the capital of georgia. this country neighbours russia and there s a lot of concern here that moscow s invasion of ukraine could trigger putin s ambitions to try to control other parts of the former soviet union, like georgia. after all, just north of here are two russian backed separatist enclaves in georgia. in this programme, we ll be looking at what it s like to live in moscow s shadow and ask how real is putin s dream of a new imperialist russia? welcome to the magnificent garden hall in tbilisi. i m joined by a top panel from across the region who are going to be answering questions from our local audience here. but before they do that, let us give you this brief overview of why people in f
a trial of an american basketball star on drug charges has opened in russia. the kremlin has denied their detention is motivated by tensions over ukraine. now on bbc news it s time for global questions. hello, i m zeinab badawi. welcome to this edition of global questions from tbilisi, the capital of georgia. this country neighbours russia and there s a lot of concern here that moscow s invasion of ukraine could trigger putin s ambitions to try to control other parts of the former soviet union, like georgia. after all, just north of here are two russian backed separatist enclaves in georgia. in this programme, we ll be looking at what it s like to live in moscow s shadow and ask how real is putin s dream of a new imperialist russia? welcome to the magnificent garden hall in tbilisi. i m joined by a top panel from across the region who are going to be answering questions from our local audience here. but before they do that, let us give you this brief overview of why people
and ask how real is putin s dream of a new imperialist russia? welcome to the magnificent garden hall in tbilisi. i m joined by a top panel from across the region who are going to be answering questions from our local audience here. but before they do that, let us give you this brief overview of why people in former soviet republics like georgia and moldova are feeling a bit vulnerable after putin s invasion of ukraine. georgia is probably the most exposed country in the world to russian aggression. moscow has troops stationed about 30km from where i m standing here in the heart of the capital, tbilisi. 1a years ago, russia gave military support to separatists in two regions, south ossetia and abkhazia. there was a five day war between these separatists and georgian forces in which hundreds died and thousands were displaced. moscow recognises both south ossetia and abkhazia as independent republics and is believed to keep thousands of troops there, much like the pro russian t