Fringe. Welcome to the World Today an hour of international news from the bbc. The us Vice President , Kamala Harris, has chosen the governor of minnesota, Tim Walz to be her Running Mate for Novembers President ial election. Posting on x, harris wrote. Walz says it is an honour of a lifetime for him. He has now landed in philadelphia, where Kamala Harris is going to hold a rally later today. Us Presidenjoe Biden also reacted to the news calling the Vp Pick great decision. So who is Tim Walz . The 60 year old is minnesotas 41st governor, elected to the role in 2018 and re elected in 2022. He has a reputation as a progressive governor, citing free school meals, goals for tackling climate change, Tax Cuts for the middle class and expanded paid leave for minnesota workers among his achievements. Mr walz is an army veteran, a former high School Teacher and football coach. So why has Kamala Harris chosen him, and what will he bring to the race for the White House . 0ur international editor
Now on Bbc News hardtalk, with stephen sackur. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The cycle of violence continues Israel Bombards gaza, hamas fires rockets into israel. We know there will eventually be a ceasefire, but then what . What, if anything, will have changed in this seemingly endless conflict . If the main protagonists are israels prime Minister Netanyahu and the leaders of hamas, where does that leave the Palestinian Authority, led by Mahmoud Abbas . My guest is the palestinian representative in london, husam zomlot. Is the pa sliding into political irrelevance . Husam zomlot, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. As ijust said, the key protagonists in this conflict, which continues in gaza and in israel, the protagonists are prime Minister Netanyahu and his government and his army and hamas. For you and lets face it, you really speak for the Palestinian Authority, youre appointed by Mahmoud Abbas for you, is there an overwhelming sense of powerlessness . No, i dont s
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. The cycle of violence continues Israel Bombards gaza, hamas fires rockets into israel. We know there will eventually be a ceasefire, but then what . What, if anything, will have changed in this seemingly endless conflict . If the main protagonists are israels prime Minister Netanyahu and the leaders of hamas, where does that leave the Palestinian Authority, led by Mahmoud Abbas . My guest is the palestinian representative in london, husam zomlot. Is the pa sliding into political irrelevance . Husam zomlot, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. As ijust said, the key protagonists in this conflict, which continues in gaza and in israel, the protagonists are prime Minister Netanyahu and his government and his army and hamas. For you and lets face it, you really speak for the Palestinian Authority, youre appointed by Mahmoud Abbas for you, is there an overwhelming sense of powerlessness . No, i dont speak on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, i
that huge machine that smashes atoms together to discover what s inside them is being fired up again today. scientists believe it could unlock a completely new view of the universe portuguese police investigating the disappearance of three year old madeleine mccann who went missing on holiday in the algarve 15 years ago say they ve formally identified a suspect. they haven t named them but it s believed to be a convicted sex offender, known as christian b, who s currently injail in germany on drugs offences. simonjones reports. next month it will be 15 years since madeleine mccann disappeared. what happened to her remains a mystery despite numerous investigations. it has been agony for her parents who always clung to the hope that their daughter was still alive. but the authorities in germany strongly believe madeleine was murdered and now prosecutors in portugal have identified the suspect, a person of interest. he is not being named by german police have been investig
us more vulnerable. that is the reason why we have been so clear on the following, that ukraine has the right to choose its own path and what kind of security arrangement it once. that is the first line in the paragraph today. and this is a fundamental right. therefore, you can other allow that moscow started to decide who can or cannot be member of nato. russia has been against every part of nato. it is for nato allies and ukraine to decide when to become a member. moscow doesn t have a say on. we are moving ukraine closer to membership, we make the decisions today, which is the most united message on the path towards membership. and of course, we do it knowing moscow will protest, as they did when finland, sweden or north macedonia joint. ukraine has the right to choose their path, allies will decide, not moscow. , ., , . . . , moscow. just one sentence. what is very important moscow. just one sentence. what is very important is moscow. just one sentence. what is very i