i m very strategy welcome to do the show it s good to have you with us an island paradise in the pacific ocean but now at the center of a strategic game of diplomatic chess this isn t a common description for the solomon islands but since it established diplomatic ties with china last month the u.s. and taiwan have sat up and taken notice. at the center of it all is the small island of an island with only about 20100 inhabitants it has now been leased to a chinese company as part of a court strategic cooperation agreement the company intends to develop a refinery on the island but its potential use as a military base has experts what it is worth remembering this deal came about after the solomon islands broke off diplomatic ties with taiwan the diplomatic loss was strategic game for china which now has an island in waters that have traditionally been under the u.s. of influence listen to what the foreign minister of taiwan said about this recently . colton s 32 bit of the lin
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hello and welcome to bbc news. cyclone fani is one of the most powerful storms to hit india in five years (catwalk)it‘s brought torrential rain and winds of upto 200 kilometres per hour to india s eastern coast. more than a million people have been moved from their homes. as the storm now moves north it leaves behind a trail of destruction in the state of 0disha formerly known as 0rissa where it first made landfall on friday. rahul tandon is there in the town of puri and sent this report. such was the fury of one of india s most powerful storms in recent times. glass smashes. shouting. cyclone fani hit the eastern state of adisha with torrential rain and devastating winds of more than 125 mph. it made landfall at eight in the morning in the tourist town of puri. anticipating its impact, the authorities had evacuated hundreds of thousands of people. in the state capital, bhubaneswar, this crane was brought crashing down. one of india s poorest states now has a huge clean
into the east sea. in thailand, preparations are being made for the coronation of king maha vajiralongkorn. elaborate ceremonies will take place from saturday until monday. earlier the king paid his respects to the sacred emerald buddha and the royal remains. he will succeed his father, as king rama x. hello, and welcome. cyclone fani is hearing down on one of india s biggest cities, kolkata, after hitting the state of odisha, formerly known as orissa. the storm, one of the worst in the region for years, now on bbc news it s is now weakening, but it s leaving time for a look back a trail of destruction. at least at eight people have been killed in odisha and more than a million people have been moved from their homes. winds of up to 200 kilometres an hour have brought down power lines and severely damaged buildings. rahul tandon is there in the town of puri and sent this report. such was the fury of one of india s most powerful storms in recent times. glass smashes. shouting.
time for a look back at the week in parliament. hello there and welcome to the weekend parliament. shock at westminster as theresa may sacks her defence secretary over the national security leak. it has put the prime minister integrity in the spotlight. could itjust be possible that a kangaroo court has made a mistake? a senior labour mp tells the prime minister it s time to give ground if she wants a cross party brexit deal to get through parliament. you did talk about compromises but it sounds like your version of compromise just means telling everybody else that you were right all along. i will be learning about an all party parliamentary group on snooker. but first. conservative and labour mps are still busy absorbing the results of local elections in parts of england. both lost councils and councillors whilst the liberal democrats, independents and greens all increased their seats. there were elections too in northern ireland and all the parties will be trying to w