Gather intelligence, and send details to the chinese authorities. Were calling him alim, and concealing his identity. Hes a refugee living in the uk. It was an audio call through wechat. When they called me, i recorded it with my other phone. Alim has shared recordings of those calls. Weve adapted a few to mask key details. We paid a visit to your family in xinjiang. My colleague collected their details. If you want to see them, i can set up a video call. Yes, please arrange that. I just want to talk to them and find out how they are. I wont ask about anything else. 0k. No problem. Ill arrange that for you. Alim was granted a very unusual video call with his mother. The officer connected them by holding two Mobile Phones facing each other. He used one phone to connect with my mother, and then he used another phone to contact me, allowing me to see my mother through his screen. When i saw my mother, i couldnt contain my emotions. It had been 6 7 years since i last saw her, and it was an
united states and around the world. i m christine romans. house republicans say they have done their part to avert a national and global financial crisis by passing a bill to lift the debt ceiling. yeas are 217 and nays 215. the bill is passed. the republicans hope the bill they pass odd wednesday to include the deep federal spending cuts they want. speaker kevin mccarthy addressed mr. biden directly in remarks a short time later. you said at the very beginning we had to show you a plan even though the democrats have shown no plan. not only did we show you a plan we are the only ones to pass a plan, so i think it s up to you now whether the economy goes in any trouble, it s you. because the republicans raised the debt limit and you have not. cnn s phil mattingly reports on the prospect for republicans to get what they want. reporter: for weeks, house republican speaker kevin mccarthy made clear he knew the legislation republicans were trying to get through the hou
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. at least 50 people across north america are now known to have died in the severe arctic freeze that continues to affect the us and canada. one of the worst hit areas is the city of buffalo, in new york state, where the governor called the storm an epic, once in a lifetime event . emily unia has the latest. the arctic storm pummelling the us and canada caused christmas chaos for millions. thousands of flights were cancelled, and roads and railways were closed or impassible, preventing people from reaching friends and family. emergency services battled treacherous conditions to carry out rescues. fatalities have been confirmed across the us. one of the worst hit areas was new york state, especially in buffalo and hamburg in erie county. snow blanketed streets, and driving was banned. more than two dozen people are now known to have died in the greater buffalo region. anyone who declares victory and says it is over.
in the conservative leadership election. and the art of food, we ll tell you about the indian painter who makes work almost good enough to eat. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 8am in singapore, and 6pm in saskatchewan in canada, where police are searching for two suspects thought to have stabbed ten people to death. at least another 15 were wounded. the prime ministerjustin trudeau has described the events as horrific and heart breaking . the royal canadian mounted police say they are investigating 13 possible crime scenes. we can hear now from the assistant commissioner, rhonda blackmore, who was speaking at a police press conference a short while ago. at this point in our investigation, we have located tempted east individuals in 13 locations in the areas of james smith information and saskatchewan. several others have been injured, 15 of which at this point have been transported to various hospitals. there may be additiona
from soaring energy prices. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 7am in the morning in singapore, and 5pm in the afternoon in saskatchewan in canada where police are searching for two suspects thought to have stabbed ten people to death. at least another 15 were wounded. the royal canadian mounted police say they are investigating 13 possible crime scenes. i m joined now byjason kerr who is the editor of the prince albert daily herald in saskatchewan. he saskatchewan. has been following this story he has been following this story from the start when the news came through just a short while ago. great to get you on the programme. give us a sense of what we know so far.- of what we know so far. people are dead- of what we know so far. people are dead. we of what we know so far. people are dead. we are of what we know so far. people are dead. we are also - of what we know so far. people l are dead. we are also concerned about 1