Miriam will be here at the top of the hour with all news international and national. Now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. Hello there. The weather is in a very unsettled mood, notjust welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. The 20th century was, in many ways, shaped by america s unrivalled power. Two decades into the new century, and it s clear the story arc is shifting. China is projecting its power across the globe. Russia is out to reassert its regional supremacy, and the limits of american power have been exposed from iraq to afghanistan. My guest is retired us general ben hodges, former commander of the us army in europe. Is america in danger of losing the race to define the 21st century? ben hodges in frankfurt, germany, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you, stephen. General hodges, it s great to have you on the show. I want to begin not by talking about geopolitics or military balance, but about covid and whether you believe for governments around the world, the global
american, to see them game a fight in that way. we need to get back to business and growth. gamify it in that way. growth. gamify it in that wa . , growth. gamify it in that wa . h . ~ growth. gamify it in that wa. h ., way. let s talk about the perception way. let s talk about the perception of way. let s talk about the perception of the - way. let s talk about the perception of the us - way. let s talk about the perception of the us and abroad, how do you feel it is portrayed in terms of its status and power elsewhere? could you imagine the us would want to cast out into the international markets about its stability and debt? i mean, how stupid is that? in today s day and age, when we have rising issues with china, when we have opec meeting this weekend, gamifying this system and the us wants to politicise its own jet and call into question its capacity to meet responsibilities? it is short sighted and i m embarrassed. its own debt. the reality is the uni
from next season, fa cup matches will now only be played at weekends with no replays after the first round. the decision has been condemned by many efl and lower league clubs. and even politicians have commentated, the prime minister s spokesperson said, david and goliath fixtures are a part of the magic of the cup and we know that replays have been a welcome source of income for smaller clubs throughout the years. and the opposition leader, sir keir starmer, had similar sentiments. wrong position. traditionally, they ve been part of the game. the fa cup is a great leveler. it s that chance in football you have to play a team outside of your own division. it s part of the tradition of the fa cup, but equally importantly, for smaller clubs, it s a real revenue raiser. small clubs are really struggling financially. they need that revenue and they deserve it. they ve gone far enough to get a replay and they should have the replay. the everton and scotland defender nathan pat
Replay. the everton and scotland defender nathan patterson is out for the rest of the season and looks likely to miss this summer s european championships. patterson needs surgery to a hamstring injury sustained in this week s 6 0 thrashing by chelsea. it means scotland are now likely to be without their two best right backs for the tournament, which starts onjune 14th in germany. it ll be an all british front row for tomorrow s sprint race at formula one s chinese grand prix. lando norris beat lewis hamilton to pole position in a hectic wet session in shanghai. norris had his fastest lap time deleted and then reinstated in the final minutes as he beat hamilton by 1.2 seconds. world champion max verstappen could only manage only fourth, after making mistakes on two of his laps. emma raducanu is in action at the stuttgart open hoping for a place in the semi finals, but she has her work cut out. she s playing the world number one iga swiatek, who s also the defending champion and on a ni
Was the hang seng, driven by tech stocks. let s take a breath. live now to michael hewson, chief market analyst, cmc markets. it s been an interesting month orso it s been an interesting month or so across may. lots of bank holidays, notjust in the uk but abroad as well. in the us, asia too. how is the trading picture shaping up at the moment? i picture shaping up at the moment? moment? i think the big discussion moment? i think the big discussion at moment? i think the big discussion at the - moment? i think the big i discussion at the moment, victoria, is about the next move for central bank rates. there has been a growing shift, i think you could call it, that we might see a pause in the fed s rate hiking cycle when they meet onjune 14th. there is an awful lot of moving parts to past between now and then. passed between now and then. it s a very low possibility that that was going to play out