of his journalism called dispatches from the diaspora. gary younge, welcome to the media show. let s go back to some of where it all began. you studied french and russian at heriot watt university in edinburgh, and then in yourfinal year you received a scott trust bursary from the guardian to study journalism. and i think you were quite clear at that point that you wanted to be a columnist. why? because i had been very politically involved and my entry into writing was partly because i d studied languages and studied to be an interpreter and i like to manipulate words, but it was also because i had been very involved politically, almost precociously, and that i thought i had things to say. and what i didn t realise at the time was the degree to which reporting, running out, talking to people, finding out, all of that, is the nuts and bolts of everything, including column writing. so as someone who hadn t done an awful lot ofjournalism and heriot watt didn t have a student new
welcome to world news america in the uk, on pbs, and around the globe. we start in moscow where president vladimir putin has been playing host to one of his most important remaining allies, china s president, xijinping. it s the chinese leader s first visit to russia since russia invaded ukraine last year. beijing still maintains that its position in the war is neutral and it s come up with a plan for peace talks between the two sides. mr putin who just days ago was accused of war crimes by international prosecutors said he was looking forward to discussing that plan. our russia editor steve rosenberg, has sent this report from moscow. just three days ago, vladimir putin was named as a war crimes suspect by the international criminal court. but that didn t stop china s president flying in and shaking his hand. putin and xi have met many times before, but never before has russia s president been under such pressure. his war in ukraine not going at all according to pla
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I m david willis, in washington, and this is bbc world news america. china s president extends a hand and a peace plan to his dearfriend vladimir putin. it s the first time the two have met since russia s invasion of ukarine. a survival guide for humanity the united nations releases a major new report on climate change. legal speculation, security concerns, and politcial mud slinging how the drama surrounding donald trump s potential indictment is gathering steam. and as millions around the world celebrate the persian new year, the bbc speaks to the us secretary of state about washington s relationship with iran.
Lower manhattan finds itself the centre of the political and legal universe this week. security has been beefed up there, following speculation over the weekend that donald trump could soon be indicted. the former president himself has fuelled a lot of that discussion, saying that he expects to be charged on tuesday although there s so far been no evidence that the new york district attorney is planning to follow such a timetable. joining me now from outside the courthouse in manhattan is the bbc s nada tawfik. what are you hearing about the likelihood of charges being brought against the former president? daeid. against the former president? david, des - ite against the former president? david, despite what against the former president? david, despite what donald against the former president? david, despite what donald trump - against the former president? david, despite what donald trump is - against the former president? david, despite what donald trump is set - against the fo