was gina. the story of iran s internal discontent is incomplete without an understanding of iran s kurdish population. my guest is abdullah mohtadi, leader of the komala party of iranian kurdistan. is this a fight for rights or independence? abdullah mohtadi, welcome to hardtalk. ., ~ , c, abdullah mohtadi, welcome to hardtalk. ., ~ c, c, hardtalk. thank you for having me. it is hardtalk. thank you for having me- it is a hardtalk. thank you for having me. it is a great hardtalk. thank you for having me. it is a great pleasure - hardtalk. thank you for having me. it is a great pleasure to - me. it is a great pleasure to have you me. it is a great pleasure to have you on me. it is a great pleasure to have you on the me. it is a great pleasure to have you on the show. - me. it is a great pleasure to have you on the show. i - me. it is a great pleasure to i have you on the show. i began by referring there to the tragic death of musah harmony. would you say that her deat
lawrence jones. we are awaiting a news conference from senator lindsey graham on the cartels, set to begin any moment. it comes after the horrifying kidnapping of four americans. we know two americans are dead with two of them hospitalized, after getting caught in the cross fire between rival cartels. this happened just blocks from the united states southern border. two people were killed, their friends and survived. what they endured was absolutely terrifying. senator graham wants to introduce legislation that would treat these cartels as terrorists groups and allow the president to use the military to go after them. am going to introduced legislation to make certain mexican drug cartels foreign terrorist organizations under u.s. law and set the stage to use military force if necessary to protect america from being poisoned coming from mexico. what would lindsey graham do? i would tell mexicans if you don t clean up your act, were going to clean it up for you. see three he
of an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal, in ireland. taiwan celebrates its national day in the shadow of growing economic and military threats from china. let there be light berlin is illuminated for an annual festival but is it energy efficient? hello and welcome. president putin has accused ukraine of terrorism after the only bridge between russia and occupied crimea was damaged in an explosion on saturday. he blamed kyiv s intelligence services for the blast on the crossing a crucial supply route for moscow s forces in southern ukraine. meanwhile, ukrainian authorities say at least 17 people have been killed by russian missile strikes on the city of zaporizhzhia. paul adams reports from the ukrainian capital kyiv. in zaporizhzhia, this is what escalation looks like. a gaping hole, where once there were homes. rescue workers searching for the dead and the living. moments after the blast, in the middle of the night, stunned, furious reactions. they destr
Of president ial 48 39 year old. What we know . His programme is pro business but also quite socially conscious. He is a centrist. The real thing is, of course, the general elections which will be taking place in june. General elections which will be taking place injune. We need to fill all the mps seats at the national assembly. It was the first time we might have a president without a party, 0k. Time we might have a president withouta party, 0k. He time we might have a president without a party, 0k. He said he didnt want anyone from the left and the right. Therefore he needs to present a new face for every single constituency. I agree also that is the crunch time, if he wins. Attem pts the crunch time, if he wins. Atte m pts to the crunch time, if he wins. Attempts to present him as an outsider, a new force, are lost. He is clearly a very astute person who has turned around a shell of the Conservative Party and escape from that. Without having a real party in parliament and that is w
But what comes next once the iraqi city is reclaimed . And new jerseys governor is feeling the heat. Its bad enough to close a beach on a Holiday Weekend its another thing to then show up relaxing in the sand. Welcome to 100 days . Im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. Emmanuel macron is either a self styled napoleon whos far too regal for the french republic or hes a political genius whos going to restore both dignity and prosperity to the country. Take your pick. After a grand state of the Union Session at versailles, the new french president has been called both. In a break with tradition, the president summoned the joint Houses Of Parliament to versaille, to hear a 90 minute address. In the speech, he said the European Union had lost its way, and the State Of Emergency will be lifted this autumn. He also told the lawmakers he wants to slash their numbers by one third. Translation so far, too often, we have taken the wrong path. We have preferred procedures to r