hello, welcome to the programme. a0 migrants who crossed the english channel were brought ashore by the dover lifeboat this morning. so far, just short of 3000 people have crossed in the first two months of this year. that s twice as many as the equivalent period last year. the prime minister says stopping these boats is one of his top five priorities. tomorrow, we ll see how he proposes to do it. his new policy, that s been heavily trailed, suggests that going forward migrants who cross this way will be removed and banned from future re entry and automatically their application for british citizenship will be rejected. we will talk about what is proposed in a second, but let s first hear from someone farzad. he arrived by small boat in 2019, fleeing persecution in iran. he was granted asylum a year ago. he s been speaking to bbc radio 4. now, farzad, if you were in france, where presumably you were safe, and you heard that it was the law in the uk that if you arrived on a bo
it is also seen as yet another grand gesture between those two pariah states. it is seen as a sign of appreciation by vladimir putin in a way obliging to the invitation by kimjong un and also appreciating kimjong un unwavering support for russia s war in ukraine since the beginning. the russian president has arrived quite late but has a very busy day ahead of him and expected to attend the parade. also expected to visit the only orthodox church in pyongyang, the trinity life giving orthodox church. these are all chances for the two men to again give the optics and the picture of unity that they still have friends they can rely on. also to see what they can offer each other, each one knows the other has something they want. north korea needs food, needs fuel, needs money. also needs technology that russia can offer. especially satellite technology after it failed to launch its spy satellites in may. russia needs to replenish its depleting stockpile as the war in ukraine goes o
Again and how this buffalo is helping to boost mill production. And sport superNovak Djokovic shines at wimbledon, winning his third wimbledon title on center court. Welcome to the program. Joep eurozone leaders told greece they must enact reforms before they look at a rescue. At the heart is whether the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras can deliver on the promisesee has made to them. Germany, backed by other hard line countries is skeptical saying if he can, measures do not go far enough. For instance, considered greeces closest ally is pushing for a deal that would allow the central bank to intervene. We have the story covered from both sides. Neave barker is in brussels and simon mcgregorwood is standing by in athens. First Jacky Rowland reports from brussels on the days developments. The leaders from the 19 eurozone countries need to decide by sunday weather conditions exist for greece to remain in the current european union. The leaders need to show that reforms will be implemented. I
The government scott walker is expected to make it official joining a field of republicans running for president. Plus, a twist a sequel for to kill a mocking bird prepares to hit stores. Welcome to Al Jazeera America im erica pitzi, in new york. We begin with greece. Deep in debt and up against a deadline. It is 1 00a. M. In brussels, the 25th hour in a longrunning negotiation with the countrys eurozone partners to start bailout talks. They have seen other deadlines come and go. This time its different. This time its nearly out of money. No deal means the country is likely forced to leave the eurozone, in greece everyone nose what is at stake, many are bracing for a catastrophe. You can see long lines. For two weeks people have been withdrawing whatever money they can from the imperilled banks. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insists that a deal is within reach. Translation im here already for another meeting. We owe that to the people of europe who wants europe united not divided
The liberation of auschwitz. Predicting the weather is imperfect science and we know that after last nights warning of a historic blizzard across the northeast, in new york subways were shut down and schools closed and drivers stay off the road and it created more of a nuisance and that state of emergency and it was a glancing blow for the big apple and new england took a direct hit and power out to 33,000 homes. The cost of preparing the damage expected to add up to between 500 million and a billion dollars. Tom ackerman has more from boston. Boston streets and a city scape in swirling white sustained winds of up to 70 Miles Per Hour and steady snowfall qualified winter storm juno as a full pledged blizzard in new york and long island and communities in massachusetts and rhode island were particularly hard hit by wave surges. Along a 250 mile east coast corridor schools, workplaces and government offices were shut down. But the storm failed to live up to the worst expectations by midd