unspun world withjohn simpson. hello. it s good to see you. we re here in the bbc s central newsroom for another edition of unspun world. in today s programme how is it that russia s economy is doing so well in spite of the ukraine war and western sanctions? a quite extraordinary transformation of the russian economy into a war economy, with massive defence spending, with the reorientation of its industrial base towards its war machine. iran s client groups around the middle east get a hammering from us missiles. but what s the point of having the americans in the region? maintaining counterterrorism efforts against isis, and also, they check iranian influence in syria, in iraq, in lebanon. and, is ethiopia yet again going to be a byword for hunger and despair? this is the moment to try and fix this problem, - not six months down the line l when an awful lot more people have died and it s much harderl to turn the whole thing around. russia invades its neighbour after signin
three-way contest seeking a place on the november ballot. and some drama on the democratic side there as well with the frontrunner, lieutenant governor john fetterman suffering a stroke last week getting a procedure at the hospital today. is he competing in a four-person field. we have fox team coverage tonight. we have you covered, jonathan serrie is following the north carolina primaries from charlotte. we head there in a bit. but, first, the keystone state. alexandria hoff is at kathy barnett s headquarters. bryan llenas dr. mehmet oz in newton. starting us off rich edson from david mccormick s campaign in pittsburgh. good evening, rich. good evening, bret. they are all getting set up at mccormick hq. john fetterman s watch party is getting set up but is he not going to be there. the progressive and democratic frontrunner has been in the hospital since friday with a stroke. today his campaign released this statement saying, quote: john fetterman is about to undergo a sta
New report from The Sentencing Project looks into policing inequities in the U.S., with an emphasis on how Black Americans are disproportionately impacted.
site, former president trump has used this phrase. i d like to address the way my republican colleagues are attempting to co opt the phrase two-tiered justice system to make it sounds like trump and his cronies are the victims here when the reality is that the two-tiered system of justice is meant to refer to black and brown folks, not their political allies. the real two-tiered system of justice, the impry prisonment rate for black males is more than white males. the imprisonment rate for native american rates is 1. 9 times more. the two-tiered system is according to a may 2018 evidence
the economic situation in the u.s. first, beyond our borders tonight. the spanish government approves a claft bill widening abortion rights for teenagers. it could make spain the first country in europe entitling female workers to paid menstrual lead leave. spanish parliament for debate. new data obtained by the associated press shows nearly one in 25 people in the country in the uyghur heartland in the county in the uyghur heartland of china has been sentenced to prison on terrorism-related charges. one out of 25. that s the highest known imprisonment rate in the world. in recent years, china has waged a brutal crack down on the uyghurs, a large muscle minority which has been described as a war on terror there. which is a live look at caen france. opening night of the cannes