Now on bbc news Zeinab Badawi speaks to turkeys foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk with me, Zeinab Badawi in ankara. In this exclusive interview my guess is that Turkish Foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu. Jackie is being condemned for its offensive in Northern Syria that it says it will press on with its military operations until it has flushed out what it describes as kurdish terrorists. But is jackie creating further instability in the region and strengthening the hand of extremists . Mevlut cavusoglu, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. President erdogan says he will not listen to International Criticism about the Turkish Military operations in syria until victory is achieved. What does victory look like to tell you . Well, pkk way fiji isa like to tell you . Well, pkk way fiji is a terrorist organisation causing a third to our National Security and therefore the aim of this operation to eliminate the terrorists at the other side of the border or clear t
Zeinab badawi speaks to turkeys foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk with me, Zeinab Badawi in ankara. In this exclusive interview my guest is that Turkish Foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu. Turkey is being condemned for its offensive in Northern Syria but it says it will press on with its military operations until it has flushed out what it describes as kurdish terrorists. But is turkey creating further instability in the region and strengthening the hand of extremists . Mevlut cavusoglu, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. President erdogan says he will not listen to international criticisms about the Turkish Military operations inside Northern Syria until victory is achieved. What does victory look like to turkey . Well, pkk ypg is a terrorist organisation posing a threat to our National Security, therefore the aim of this operation to eliminate the terrorists at the other side of the border or clean this area from the terrorists. Also our operation is aim
only clear evidence that could identify her after the shooting. how about that? two britons captured by russian forces in ukraine have appeared in court in territory held by pro russian rebels. a man left paralysed by the manchester arena bomb attack is fulfilling a dream to climb mount kilimanjaro, using a specially adapted wheelchair. tens of thousands of workers are to stage the biggest rail strike in decades later this month, bringing major disruption to travel across britain. the mass walk out over pay and pensions will take place on the 21st, 23rd and 25thjune. more than 40,000 staff from network rail and 13 train operators are expected to take part. it s also the same week as several large sporting and music events including glastonbury. here s the latest from our transport correspondent, katy austin. the wheels are in motion for the biggest rail strike the country has seen in decades. it s a shame because, obviously, the rail fares are quite expensive as they are,
railways. we start with the war in ukraine, and russia is denying that its invasion has caused a global food crisis, despite the fact that we ve seen soaring wheat prices driven by the collapse of ukrainian exports. its foreign minister, sergey lavrov, is in the turkish capital, ankara, for talks with his turkish counterpart mevlut cavusoglu. on the agenda creating a potential sea corridor for ukrainian agricultural exports. throughout the war, russia has been blockading black sea ports, including odesa. 20 million tonnes of grain is now stuck there grain many countries are reliant on. but mr lavrov says the onus is on ukraine to demine the waters around them, which were laid by ukraine as part of its defence. here s mr lavrov. to resolve this problem, we need one thing for the ukrainians to allow access to their ports, either by demining or the provision of safe corridors. nothing more is required. ukraine wants proper assurances that any safe, demined pathway wouldn t
It comes after a massive snow storm that reached as far south as florida. In parts of the us, temperatures are forecast to fall below minus 30 degrees celsius. The extreme weather has so far been linked to up to 19 deaths in the us and two more in canada. Andrew plant reports. A new year, a new low for north americas east coast, bracing itself against subzero temperatures and several inches of snow. It is those who live outside who are now the most vulnerable to a weather event exceptionally rare. In chicago, thermometers are still falling. Those on the streets encouraged to come inside. In boston, homeless shelters are bringing in more emergency bed, as dozens flee from the biting cold. And in washington, dc, as volunteers serve hot meals to be home this year, the fear is that the frozen ground and the forecast for record lows this weekend could become a lethal combination. for record lows this weekend could become a lethal combination. I dont know that we have reported any deaths bas