Antonio guterres has addressed the Security Council, giving his assessment on the war in the middle east. He said the situation is deteriorating by the hour. He condemned the hamas attacks. But he said he did not happen in a vacuum. He said the Palestinian Grievances Cannotjustify vacuum. He said the palestinian grievances cannot justify the vacuum. He said the Palestinian Grievances Cannotjustify the hamas attacks and those attacks could not justify what he called collective palestinian punishment. Mr guterres said he was deeply concerned about what he described as clear violations of International Humanitarian law in gaza. He said, even war has rules. Have a listen. At a crucial moment like this, it is vital to be clear on principles, starting with the fundamental principle of respecting and protecting civilians. I have condemned unequivocally the horrifying and unprecedented 7th Of October acts of terror by hamas and israel. Nothing can justify the deliberate killing, injuring and k
as the war in ukraine continues, the alliance has agreed to start planning for a greater role in co ordinating military aid to the country. on the second day of this meeting in brussels, ministers will mark the signing in washington on 4th april, 1949, of the north atlantic treaty which established the transatlantic political and military alliance. nato started with 12 members but now has 32, with the newest being finland and sweden. nato s secretary generaljens stoltenberg has been speaking at the ceremony, and says the bloc not only strengthens europe s security, but also makes north america stronger. to nato, the united states has more friends and more allies than any other major power. i don t believe in america alone, just as i don t believe in europe alone. i believe in america and europe together in nato. the uk foreign secretary, david cameron, has ruled out western boots on the ground in ukraine. we are looking for a nato mission for ukraine, not a nato in ukraine.
thank you. pleasure to be on your show. it s great to have you here. as we look around the world, we see heightened global tension, uncertainty, conflict in so many different arenas. does that mean that for you, there are many reasons to be fearful about the impacts of geopolitics on the global economy? yes is the simple answer. i think we thought about the russian invasion of ukraine, we thought that was a contained conflict. now we see in the middle east. the more you fight, if this extends beyond gaza two major areas of conflict makes it much more likely that a third will occur. who knows? the chinese blockade of taiwan, perhaps. all of this is going to put enormous strain on the ability of the united states in particular, but also of europe, to provide the financial support, or support in terms of military equipment, to enable ukraine to resist russia, to bring about some kind of end to hostilities in the middle east, and to prevent any blockade of china becoming much m
mervyn, lord king, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. pleasure to be on your show. it s great to have you here. as we look around the world, we see heightened global tension, uncertainty, conflict in so many different arenas. does that mean that for you, there are many reasons to be fearful about the impacts of geopolitics on the global economy? yes is the simple answer. i think we thought about the russian invasion of ukraine, we thought that was a contained conflict. now we see in the middle east. the more you fight, if this extends beyond gaza two major areas of conflict makes it much more likely that a third will occur. who knows? the chinese blockade of taiwan, perhaps. all of this is going to put enormous strain on the ability of the united states in particular, but also of europe, to provide the financial support, or support in terms of military equipment, to enable ukraine to resist russia, to bring about some kind of end to hostilities in the middle east, and to preve
well, my guest is former governor of the bank of england, mervyn king. does economic orthodoxy need rethinking? mervyn, lord king, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. pleasure to be on your show. it s great to have you here. as we look around the world, we see heightened global tension, uncertainty, conflict in so many different arenas. does that mean that for you, there are many reasons to be fearful about the impacts of geopolitics on the global economy? yes is the simple answer. i think we thought about the russian invasion of ukraine, we thought that was a contained conflict. now we see in the middle east. the more you fight, if this extends beyond gaza two major areas of conflict makes it much more likely that a third will occur. who knows? the chinese blockade of taiwan, perhaps. all of this is going to put enormous strain on the ability of the united states in particular, but also of europe, to provide the financial support, or support in terms of military equipment, to