hello, i m lukwesa burak. president biden has said a deal with republicans to raise the us government debt ceiling is very close and he s optimistic it will be achieved. the two sides have a little more breathing room after the treasury secretary, janet yellen, extended the deadline slightly, saying the government would not run out of money untiljune 5. they re working on an agreement that would ensure no repeat of the stand off before next year s presidential election. as the clock ticked down to the midnight deadline which hasjust passed mr biden hinted a deal might be not be too far away. with regards to the debt limit, things are looking good. i m very optimistic. i hope we ll have some clearer evidence tonight, before the clock strikes 12:00, that we have a deal. but it s very close and i m optimistic. and our north america correspondent nomia iqbal sent us this update. lawmakers have now been given a little more time to find that much needed solution. many of them h
hello, i m anjana gadgil. in the last half hour, manchester city have become the premier league champions without kicking a ball. it happened as second placed arsenal were beaten i o by nottingham forest, who secured their own premier league title. so that s five of the past six league titles. let s talk to the sports centre in salford, arsenal led for most of the season but city were unstoppable in 2023? , ., ., ., 2023? arsenal did lead for the ma ori 2023? arsenal did lead for the majority of 2023? arsenal did lead for the majority of the 2023? arsenal did lead for the majority of the season, - 2023? arsenal did lead for the majority of the season, it - 2023? arsenal did lead for the majority of the season, it willl 2023? arsenal did lead for the l majority of the season, it will be very disappointing for arsenal fans, but city fans can celebrate, they don t play until tomorrow, and that will become a celebration for manchester city, but they have won their third tit
shortly, alongside british police. at the moment, we know that alex has spoken to the authorities and has spoken to the authorities and has spoken to the authorities and has spoken to his grandmother back in the uk. he hasn t told the authorities where his mother and grandfather are. they are believed to be somewhere in europe but we don t know exactly where. they are considered to people of interest with regards to this. like i say, alex batty, the 17 year old found after being missing for six years. we will follow the developments closely. hungary has blocked more than 50 billion dollars in eu aid for ukraine, hours after agreement was reached on starting membership talks with kyiv. after late night negotiations, the hungarian president, victor orban, posted on social media, summary of the nightshift: veto for the extra money to ukraine. he then left for the night. speaking to reporters, charles michel 7 the president he saw as a positive the opening of membership talks