now on bbc news, a special edition of talking movies from the tribeca festival. hello from new york, welcome to talking movies. in this edition, highlights from robert de niro s tribeca festival. lots on offer, lots to see in talking movies. the opening night film was is the future, produced by matt damon. i love the role of art and music in an act of defiance. act of defiance. compelling documentaries act of defiance. compelling documentaries from - act of defiance. compelling l documentaries from ukraine act of defiance. compelling documentaries from ukraine including one showing the power of laughter during the war. and female film makers breaking records at tribeca with better representation than ever, very pleased to be here. tribeca! it is the word on every movie director s lips. find tribeca! it is the word on every movie director s lips. tribeca! it is the word on every movie director s lips. and the death of oscar-winning movie director s lips. and the death
of newjersey christine todd whitman and miles taylor who served in the trump administration as chief of staff at homeland security. welcome to the programme: there was a moment this afternoon when the website, flightradar, crashed because so many people were following the progress of a plane that was tracking a circuitous route from malaysia to taiwan. and that is because flight spar 19, was carrying nancy pelosi, house speaker, and the highest ranking us visitor to taiwan, in some 25 years. she landed safelyjust after 11pm, accompanied by a senior delegation of house committee chairmen, in defiance of escalating chinese threats. just after landing, the washington post published the speakers opinion piece, in which she explains some of her thinking. in the face of the chinese communist party s that might be the official white house position, but at such a delicate moment in us china relations, the pentagon was not in favour of the visit. remember china views taiwan as a brea
The April 10 general elections saw the country s highest voter participation in 32 years, following a record high in early voting, as announced by the election watchdog on Wednesda.
South Korean voters dealt a blow to conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol Wednesday, with exit polls showing he will face a left-wing opposition-dominated National Assembly for the final three years of his term.