it is just after half past midnight. now on bbc news it s time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. how far can the democratic republic of the congo, a giant of a country ravaged by war, poverty, disease, set itself on a path of peace and reconciliation? well, my guest is martin fayulu, the man who claims he won last december‘s landmark elections that ended 18 years of divisive rule byjoseph kabila when felix tshisekedi was declared the winner. however, mr fayulu says the presidency was stolen from him. is mr kabila still controlling the presidency behind the scenes? martin fayulu, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, thank you very much. you describe yourself as president elect of the democratic republic of the congo. that s not recognised. why do you believe the election was stolen from you? i believe just because we had observers, we had the catholic church, we had 40,000 observers, and we also had the leak of results from the electoral commission serve
president trump has backed warnings from the un and many aid organisations that thousands could be killed if the syrian government with its russian and iranian allies attack the last major rebel stronghold in syria. mr trump said an attack on idlib would be a grave humanitarian mistake and a tragedy. it s thought president assad s forces are preparing a major offensive. iran s foreign minister said on monday that what he called the remaining terrorists should be cleaned out. the bbc‘s david willis has more. well, mike, i have to say that president trump is not the first member of his administration to express disquiet over the possibility of an attack on idlib. just last week, secretary of state mike pompeo warned that this would represent an escalation of the syrian conflict, an already dangerous conflict, as he put it. well, today, president trump entered the fray on twitter, saying that the russians and iranians would be making a grave humanitarian mistake to take part
organisations that thousands could be killed if the syrian government, with its russian and iranian allies, attack the last major rebel stronghold in syria. mr trump said an attack on idlib would be a grave humanitarian mistake and a tragedy. it is thought president assad s forces are preparing a major offensive. iran s foreign minister said on monday that what he called the remaining terrorists should be cleaned out. the bbc‘s david willis has more. well, mike, and i have to say that president trump is not the first member of his administration to express disquiet over the possibility of an attack on idlib. just last week the secretary of state, mike pompeo, warned that this would represent an escalation of the syrian conflict, an already dangerous conflict, as he put it. well, today, president trump entered the fray on twitter, saying that the russians and iranians would be making a grave humanitarian mistake to take part in this potential human tragedy. hundreds of thou
president trump has backed warnings from the un and many humanitarian organisations that thousands of people could be killed if the syrian government, with its russian and iranian allies, attack the last major rebel stronghold in syria. mr trump said an attack on idlib would be a grave humanitarian mistake and a tragedy. president assad s forces are believed to be preparing a major offensive. the iranian foreign minister said on monday that what he called the remaining terrorists should be cleaned out. let s speak to our north america correspondent, david willis. david, what is the latest from there on this? well, mike, i have to say that donald trump is not the first member of his administration to express disquiet over the possibility of an attack on idlib. just last week the secretary of state, mike pompeo, warned that this would represent an escalation of the syrian conflict, an already dangerous conflict, as he put it. well, today, president trump entered the fray on twi
hello and welcome. the chief executive of tiktok has been defending the chinese owned video sharing app in the face of hostile questioning at a us congressional committee hearing. shou zi chew denied tiktok is a national security risk and played down the company s connection to china. but many in congress are not convinced, as nomia iqbal reports. 150 million americans. even before he arrived, shou zi chew was on tiktok, arguing for its existence. and even before he started speaking, lawmakers made it clear how they felt. tiktok has repeatedly chosen the path for more control, more surveillance and more manipulation. your platform should be banned. shou zi chew hit back. bytedance is not owned or controlled by the chinese government. but politicians and many parent activists here don t believe that. former president donald trump was suspicious. we re looking at tiktok. we may be banning tiktok. ..and now, in a rare moment of bipartisanship, presidentjoe biden and congress a