Right now on Andrea Mitchell reports, President Biden giving his final speech to the united nations, defending his legacy of creating global alliances, even as the world is racked with the wars in europe and the middle east. And israel pushes further into lebanon and the u. S. Sends troops to the region to evacuate americans if diplomacy fails. Fullscale war is not in anyones interest, even in a situation thats escalated, a diplomatic solution is still possible. In his first u. S. Televised interview, irans new President Wont Rule out retaliating against israel for assassinating a Hamas Leader in Tehrans Capital and tells me that hezbollah, hamas, and the houthis are not irans proxies, despite western intelligence saying otherwise. We will respond in a manner of our choosing. We support those who fight for their freedom. It doesnt mean that we have proxies. They dont fight on our behalf. Plus, my interview with nobel laureate, Malala Youssef and her continue for push for women in leade
this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you from new york. today on program, as a difficult year comes to a close, we look at the biggest challenges facing president biden. from the middle east, china, the war in ukraine, to the border. political dysfunction. this is a colossal waste of time. and the u.s. economy. i ll talk about it all with ezra klein and richard haass. and holding terror to account. a french company sued in u.s. courts by american citizens for funding isis in iraq. amal cooney and the lead plaintiff nadia murad nobel peace prize winner join me exclusively to explain the stunning legal story and the tragedy behind it. the terrorists are brazen and the financiers are brazen and they ll continue to do so as long as they re not being punished. but first, here is my take. 2023 has turned out to be a year that has seen a fundamental challenge to world order.
were being broken. i believed implicitly that these events were within the rules. nor did anybody tell me before afterwards anything to the contrary. with the oscars a week away, we hear from some of those involved in the film living. for me i didn t feel daunted or oppressed by the original film or by the situation. ijust felt that i was very fortunate. and memories of 1930s glasgow we meet the artist holding his first exhibition at the age of 95. i think ithinki i think i got that atmosphere here. i think ijust got it right. here. i thinkl “ust got it riuht. ~ here. i thinkl “ust got it riiht, . ., right. welcome to the programme. - right. welcome to the programme. first, - right. welcome to the - programme. first, russian mercenaries say that they have surrounded most of bakhmut in eastern ukraine. the city has been the focus of extensive fighting in recent weeks. ukraine has acknowledged that its troops in bakhmut are under severe pressure and may have to pull out.
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the us announce another new military aid package for ukraine worth $400 million. it comes as president biden meets the german chancellor olaf scholz for talks in washington. meanwhile, on the ground in ukraine the head of russia s wagner group says its forces now surround most of bakhmut the east ukrainian city which has been the focus of extensive fighting in recent weeks. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us or around the world. it s the murder case that s gripped the us and drawn attention across the world. alex murdaugh, a prominent south carolina lawyer, has been given two life terms in prison for killing his wife and son on their hunting estate. in court today, prior to the sentence being announced, the sa year again denied murdering his son paul and his wife maggie. i m innocent. i would never hurt my wife, maggie. and i would never hurt my son, paul paul. thank you, your honour. thank you. after a lengthy address that last nearly half an