How to handle the heat . A Special Report on how people in pakistans Mega City Karachi are struggling, as extreme temperatures become more common aorund the world. It is almost unbearable to be standing out in the street. It is only 11 oclock and The Sun is only 11 oclock and The Sun is beating down. Antipollution. It makes it even worse. Some here wonder how long they can go on like this. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Its the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and it is living through one of the most troubled of political sagas. Now haitis Prime Minister, ariel henry, says he has sacked the Chief Prosecutor whos been seeking to charge him in connection with the killing of President Jovenel Moise in july. He had also called for the Prime Minister to be barred from leaving haiti, adding that there was evidence that the Prime Minister had spoken by phone with a leading suspect in the assassination. Garry Pierre Pierre is the founder of the News Web
How to handle the heat . A Special Report on how people in pakistans Mega City Karachi are struggling, as extreme temperatures become more common aorund the world. It is almost unbearable to be standing out in the street. It is only 11 oclock and The Sun is beating down. And the pollution. It makes it even worse. Some here wonder how long they can go on like this. Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. Its the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and it is living through one of the most troubled of political sagas. Now haitis Prime Minister, Ariel Henry, says he has sacked the Chief Prosecutor whos been seeking to charge him in connection with the killing of President Jovenel Moise in july. He had also called for the Prime Minister to be barred from leaving haiti, adding that there was evidence that the Prime Minister had spoken by phone with a leading suspect in the assassination. Will grant has more. The intrigue in one of latin Americas Murkiness to poli
And, all thatjazz, indeed broadway is back, after an 18 Month Shutdown because of the pandemic. Well be live from manhattan. Live from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. Its newsday. Its 6am in singapore, and 2. 30am in kabul where a bitter row has broken out between leaders of the taliban over the Make Up of the groups new government. Senior taliban officials have told the bbc the row involved a strong exchange of words at the President Palace over who should take credit for credit for the groups victory. Co Founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is said to believe the emphasis should be placed on diplomacy carried out by people like him. However, khalil ur rahman haqqani, the minister for refugees, believes credit for the Talibans Victory should be given to those who led the fighting. Meanwhile, weeks on from that victory, many women are still wondering whether theyll be able to return to work. Among them are the former Cabin Crew of afghanistans national airline, afghan ariana a
Between israel and hamas intact. And, a 50 year old just won a major golf tournament. A 78 year old is president of the United States. Well look at how more and more of us, yes us are simply getting better with Age. Hello, im Katty Kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. It reads like the script from a Jason Bourne movie. So far it is not ending well. The protagonist, roman protesevich, a dissident journalist from belarus, was traveling by commercial airline from athens To Vilnius in lithuania. Hed been traced by Three Belarussian Agents who were travelling on the same flight. As it approached vilnius the ryanair pilots were told there was a bomb On Board, and that a belarussian Fighter Jet would escort them to minsk. When it landed Mr Protesevich and his girlfriend were arrested and Ta Ken away. Eu leaders said today it was a shocking act, that endangered the lives of passengers, a case of state sponsored piracy. Tonight they are meeting in brussels to decide how best to res
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk with Stephen Sackur welcome to hardtalk, im Stephen Sackur. Here we are again, reporting an escalating conflict between israel and the Islamic Militant groups who run the gaza strip. In some ways, it looks like a rerun of the summer war of 2014, which left more than 2,000 palestinians dead, along with 67 Israeli Soldiers and six israeli civilians. But there are differences this time, not least because communal violence has spilled into towns inside israel, prompting fears of civil war. My guest is israels ambassador in the uk, and former minister, tzipi hotovely. Can the spiral of violence be stopped . Ambassador tzipi hotovely, welcome to hardtalk. Hi, its great to be here. What is israels strategic objective right now . Is it to restore quiet on that Southern Front with the gaza strip or does it go much deeper . Is it to destroy the Military Capability of the Islamic Militant groups . Well, the first thing is definitely true. We want to restore quiet. Ju