Increase their attack not only here in capital kabul but also in the provinces a few days back they also attacked a key province of the one is on the congress where there is a flag which was later they were pushed out of the province where they are going to cure the forces so the one of the really clear showing that certain powers to get out of this stuff from the u. S. Officials. Still ahead on the program the trade talks are back on the u. S. And china agreed to return to the negotiating table to resolve their trade war costs. Tens of thousands of iraqi graduates raise their voice against unemployment. Hello weve got lots of sunshine across the mediterranean last a clear skies here a few showers just around southern parts of italy but the the west whether the wild weather is a little further north we have still got some spells of rain moving across the far northwest easing outs of the British Isles like its way further northwards and west was when still coming in from a cool more for
Puerto rico has suffered enough, and its pretty much barbaric, what hes doing. We are tired, and we are angry. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The uk is seeking to put together a european led Maritime Mission to protect ships passing through the strait of hormuz. It comes after a british registered tanker was seized there by iran last week. It is the latest development in the growing tension in the region. This is the strait of hormuz. On one side are the arab states, including a number of key western allies and oil producers. On the other is iran. At its narrowest point, it is only 21 miles across, about 35 km, but a fifth of the worlds oil exports pass through this narrow channel. Our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet has more. First images of the men seized at sea, the crew of the stena impero. Indians, russians, a latvian, a filipino. Images released by iran. Is this what life is like on board now, or is this just for show . A crew member heard saying, dont look at the c
And tens of thousands demand the resignation of puerto ricos governor, among them pop star ricky martin. We just cant take it anymore. Puerto rico has suffered enough, and its its pretty much barbaric, what hes doing. Were tired, and were angry. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The uk is seeking to put together a european led Maritime Mission to protect ships passing through the strait of hormuz. It comes after a british registered tanker was seized there by iran last week. It is the latest development in the growing tension in the region. This is the strait of hormuz. On one side are the arab states, including a number of key western allies and oil producers. On the other is iran. At its narrowest point it is only 21 miles across, about 35 km, but a fifth of the worlds oil exports pass through this narrow channel. Our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet has more. First images of the men seized at sea, the crew of the stena impero, indians, russians, a latvian, a filipino Image
Now on bbc news, its hardtalk. Zeinab badawi speaks to the icelandic danish artist Olafur Eliasson at the tate modern in london. Welcome to hardtalk, with me, zeinab badawi, from tate modern in london. Where my guest has a major exhibition. He is the Award Winning icelandic danish artist Olafur Eliasson. He believes that artist can change the world by, for instance, attempting to tackle Climate Change. This is one of his exhibits, a giant wall made of moss, and the idea is to get people thinking differently about the environment. For instance, could our buildings from the future be made from more Sustainable Materials . Is this kind of thinking visionary, or just simply far fetched . This kind of thinking visionary, or just simply far fetched . Olafur eliasson, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. You had a fairly unorthodox ringing. Your parents were extremely young when they had you, your mother 20, your father young when they had you, your mother 20, yourfather i9. Young when they had yo
Good morning, everyone. Just gone 6 00 a. M. , lots of earnings coming through from the european banks. Let me recap ubs to start with. The key number is Second Quarter net at 1. 4 billion. The estimate was my hundred 57 million. Was 957 million. In terms of the Second Quarter profit pretax is up 3 year on year. Ubs Global Wealth management posting to billion dollars of outflows in the Second Quarter. Global Wealth Management nets new money, but overall the Second Quarter net beating. Sergio ermotti really seeing a revival of the fortunes in the Second Quarter after what he called one of the worst starts to the year in recent history. The bank posting its highest quarterly net profit in almost a decade, seeing a boost to the u. S. Wealth profit. Coming up, we will speak to the ubs Ceo Sergio Ermotti and get all the details. Dont miss that conversation with manus cranny later in the show. If you want to keep uptodate, there is a fantastic tliv blog on the bloomberg. Lets move on to sant