A political suicide bomb for the Democratic Party. A very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at moscow thanks for joining us this hour. The russian president s annual q. And a session has wrapped up at the Moscow World Trade Center spending well over 4 hours this year a lot more putin fielding questions on both domestic and International Issues with the latest stepping scandal and the impeachment proceedings against donald trump among the topics raised now lets cross live to our correspondent in the a franco lots of topics have been covered what did we learn. Hey there jack well 1st of all let me bring up the russian constitution because this is something that lot of our putin does and talk about quite often well this time he actually hinted that some parts of it may be changed and in particular he spoke about changing the cost to sion to make it up allow only 2 president ial terms now why is that a big deal while there was a lot of public debate about this specific aspect
Unwanted items in the bin. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Get in touch to tell us what you think about the stories we are covering or what you are spotting where you are. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing we start with some breaking news there has been a volanic eruption on an island in new zealand popular with tourists. Its reported that around a hundred people were in the area and that some are unaccounted for. The volcano, on white island, is about 30 miles off the countrys north island. The prime Ministerjacinda Ardern has been speaking in the last hour. Lets have some of what she had to say. Police search and rescue as supporting the National Emergency agency following an eruption at white island. Police were alerted at 2 17pm. At this stage, and please do keepin 2 17pm. At this stage, and please do keep in mind this is an evolving situation, but at this stage, we
A discussion with ambassador bolton both after the meeting in his office a very brief one and then one immediately afterwards the subsequent meeting so the subsequent meeting after both meetings when you spoke to him and relayed to him what ambassador sunland what did ambassador bolton say to you well i just want to highlight 1st of all that. The bolton wanted me to hold back in the room immediately after the meeting again i was sitting on the sofa with a colleague right were just in that 2nd meeting what what did yesterday was he was making a very strong point they wanted to know exactly what was being said and when i came back and related to it to him he had some very specific instructions for me and im presuming that thats what was estimated as instrument specific instruction was that i had to go to the lawyers to John Eisenberg a senior counsel for the National Security council to basically say you tell isenberg ambassador bolton told me that i am not pos of this whatever drug deal
Sanctions are preventing ordinary iranians from creating a new report by Human Rights Watch says u. S. Sanctions are preventing ordinary iranians from accessing life saving medicine. And american accessing lifesaving medicine. And american journalist Max Blumenthal claims he was arrested on false charges of assault journalist Max Blumenthal claims he was arrested on false charges of assault has reported on the venezuelan opposition violence we hear from his lawyer. Who is still working on venezuelan opposition violence we hear from his lawyer. He was denied access for a phone call to contact an attorney or his family. Access for a phone call to contact an attorney or his family these charges are blatantly false and highly inflammatory these charges are blatantly false and highly inflammatory. Youre watching our team tonight. Youre watching our team to National Bring your like news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. Bring you your like news update from our stu
A group of hikers in the mountains 60 years ago which spawned countless theories as to just what happened. Very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our teached you in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. Senior u. S. Journalists are once again fighting over russia with one t. V. Network now suing the host of another for describing them as paid russian propaganda has the story. Here comes a familiar voice which becomes even more familiar if we hear words like russia or russian the most obsequiously approach trump right wing news outlet in america really it literally is page correction propaganda for those who still didnt recognize that that was really literally Rachel Maddow speaking about the one American News network on her and this n. B. C. Show ill get to the point of reminding you how she keeps seeing russia everywhere in a moment but dont you think there must be someone out there who wont just swallow what the m s n b c star anchor says without hitting back with