the right to abortion. the two candidates to be uk prime minister are going head to head in cardiff at the latest hustings for party members. the former health secretary sajid javid is the latest to come out saying he s backing liz truss to win. hello, and a warm welcome to the programme. we start in taiwan a historic visit from us house speaker nancy pelosi has come to a close. but the fallout from it is just beginning. in the last few hours, taiwan s defence ministry says it scrambled jets to warn off 27 chinese warplanes in its defence zone. remember, nancy pelosi is the most senior us politician in 25 years to go to taiwan. and the visit has sparked fury in beijing, which views taiwan as its own. we ll be going into why, as well as all of the reaction. first, here s a little of what ms pelosi had to say. our solidarity with you is more important than ever, as you defend taiwan and your freedom. we are supporters of the status quo, and we don t want anything to happen to
As you know, Emmanuel Macron will be the next president of france. Francois hollande represents the Socialist Party. But if you want a measure how things are getting for the socialists have a listen to the former french Prime Minister manuel valls on french radio. Translation this Socialist Party is dead. It is behind us, not its history and values, but it has to move on. At times others, one has to be capable of moving on. Forget the bitterness and personal issues. Something interests me above all others, it is france, the republic and the success of the presidency. I am not forgetting the fight against the far right will continue and eve iyo ne the far right will continue and Everyone Needs to be vigilant in the parliamentary elections. Often political defections are carefully choreographed. Not in this case. Officials from Emmanuel Macrons party say mr valls hasnt even formally put his name forward yet. Heres one saying, he should have applied like everyone else because the rules ar
As you know, Emmanuel Macron will be the next president of france. Francois hollande represents the Socialist Party. But if you want a measure how things are getting for the socialists have a listen to the former french Prime Minister manuel valls on french radio. Translation this Socialist Party is dead. It is behind us, not its history and values, but it has to move on. At times others, one has to be capable of moving on. Forget the bitterness and personal issues. Something interests me above all others, it is france, the republic and the success of the presidency. I am not forgetting the fight against the far right will continue and eve iyo ne the far right will continue and Everyone Needs to be vigilant in the parliamentary elections. Often political defections are carefully choreographed. Not in this case. Officials from Emmanuel Macrons party say mr valls hasnt even formally put his name forward yet. Heres one saying, he should have applied like everyone else because the rules ar
a government official told the afp news agency mr gillman said on french radio un peacekeepers did not have the military means to defeat a notorious armed group called the m23. last week protesters threw petrol bombs and vandalised un buildings. the peacekeepers were accused of retaliating with live bullets. a drc spokesman on monday suggested the withdrawal of un peacekeepers, which is due in two years time, could now be brought forward. what should we keep the peace keepers here because we have been messaging them for the past 20 years in the issue of this still remains and now, but people think and what can be done in order to make sure that we reached the point of the withdrawal more quickly. the democratic republic of the congo is in central africa
imprisonment. as further details of the arrest of dominick strauss-khan come to light. we go to john in brussels. the first, most obvious question is, what does this mean for the imf, given the fact it s so instrumental in helping countries like greece and portugal in their bailouts? it s a fair point. uh you have added a level of intrigue and complication. i came out of a background meeting. and one of the spokespersons said it will be on the formal agenda. but intensely discussed. you can t avoid the obvious. the international monetary fund is one of the two key players on the bailouts. in the taxi ride over, on french radio, it was a top story.