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in the morning here in singapore and midnight in london, seven in the evening in washington where president trump has spoken about the appointment of a special counsel to ta ke appointment of a special counsel to take over the russian investigation into potential ties to his campaign. he said the entire affair was a witch hunt which hurt the country, as he put it, and he denied ever asking the fbi director to end the investigation into his national security adviser michael flynn. we have the details from washington. the president s just not happy with the scrutiny he continues to come under over his links with russia. the entire thing has been a witch hunt. and there is no collusion between, certainly myself and my campaign. but i can only speak for myself and the russians, zero. i think it divides the country. i think we have a very divided country because of that and many other things. did you urge the former fbi director to close or back down the investigation into m ....
from the jungles of colombia. she came as a free woman after more than six years as perhaps the most famous captive in the world. hers is an extraordinary story, from hellish imprisonment to miraculous rescue. and now ingrid betancourt is ready to tell it. ingrid betancourt, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much, i m so glad to be here with you today. we re very glad to have you on the programme. you ve had a week and a little bit more of freedom. how do you feel now? well, it s a shock. first, because after years of being every day submerged into sadness, i m the opposite now. it s the euphoria of being with my family, and feeling so much happiness, it s just great. has the euphoria to any extent worn off yet? no. i hope it won t go ever again. i mean, i would like to always remember how great it is to be alive and how great it is to be free. i don t want to forget it. i think we shouldn t forget. it s a privilege. has it been somewhat disorientating to be, for more t ....
is bbc world news. it s newsday. glad you could join us. it s 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 8pm in washington, where president trump has spoken about the appointment of a special counsel to take over the russia investigation into any potential ties with his campaign. he said the entire affair was a witch hunt which hurt the country , as he put it, and he denied ever asking the fbi director to end the investigation into his national security advisor michael flynn. from washington, aleem macqbool reports. the president s just not happy with the scrutiny he continues to come under over his links with russia. the entire thing has been a witch hunt. and there is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign, but i can only speak for myself and the russians, zero. i think it divides the country. i think we have a very divided country because of that and many other things. did you at any time urge former fbi directorjames comey to close or back down the investig ....
re elected. now all the latest business news live from singapore. apec trade ministers gear up for a busy weekend in vietnam, as it faces restructuring of major trade agreements. and who knew what you could do with used coffee grounds? good morning, asia, hello, world. glad you could join us for this edition of asia business report. i m rico hizon. trade ministers are gathering in vietnam this weekend and the person they will be wanting face time with, america s new trade representative, who is in charge of president trump s america first policy. earlier i spoke to the executive director of a segment of apec and he told me what ministers are keen to find out. we are pretty interested to talk to the united states trade representatives and have him come and elaborate for us some details of us trade and other related policies. we are pushing ahead with a lot of initiatives in apec. it is a pretty important time. we have to have more clarity on what the us will be supportin ....
the appointment of a special counsel to oversee the inquiry into russian influence on the election hurts our country terribly and he called the decision the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in american history. but he says he wants to get back to running the country, and at a news conference in washington, said he would respect the appointment. he again denied any collusion with russia. aleem maqbool reports. the president s just not happy with the scrutiny he continues to come under over his links with russia. the entire thing has been a witch hunt. and there is no collusion between certainly myself and my campaign, but i can only speak for myself and the russians, zero. i think it divides the country. i think we have a very divided country because of that and many other things. did you at any time urge former fbi directorjames comey to close or back down the investigation into michael flynn? no. . . no. next question. the major development of the last 2a ....