To Eliot Higgins, founder of the open source investigations website bellingcat. Welcome to hardtalk, with me, stephen sackur. What is the truth behind the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight mh17 or the poisoning of the former russian spy Sergei Skripal, or the recent assassination of a Chechen Rebel fighter in berlin. My guest today thinks he can piece together truths from the World Wide Web. He is Eliot Higgins, the founder of investigative website bellingcat. In an age beset by fake news, has he really found a way to distinguish fact from fiction . Eliot higgins, welcome to hardtalk. I want to start if i may with a self definition. Would you describe yourself as a journalist or a data analyst or some sort of online detective . I like online detective. We do acts ofjournalism and some of the work we are doing but really, the way we work with bellingcat uses open source investigation on a whole range of topics that go beyond journalism. I find it very difficult to define what we
Where fear of hunger is worse than the bombing, a special report on the yemeni civilians caught up in war and the worlds worst humanitarian crisis. And hong kongs pro democracy protestors take their message to the terraces ahead of the territorys world cup qualifier against iran. Good morning. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7pm in washington where donald trump has sacked one of his senior figures, the hawkish National Security adviserjohn bolton. As usual he delivered the news on twitter saying the pair disagreed over many areas of policy and so mr bolton had to go. Tonight theyre at odds again as mr bolton is offering a different version on events insisting he offered the president his resignation. Heres our north america editor, jon sopel. John bolton is the hawks hawk acerbic, dry, clever and confrontational. And this morning, still to be found in the white house grounds. But not anymore. Hes been turfed out by president ial tweet. I informed john bolton last night th
Is worse than the bombing. A special report on the yemeni civilians caught up in war and the worlds worst humanitarian crisis. We are hong kong and, hong kongs pro democracy protestors take their message to the terraces ahead of the territorys world cup qualifier against iran. Im kasia madera with bbc world news. Our top story President Trump has sacked john bolton his Third National security adviser in three years. The president said he disagreed strongly with many of boltons suggestions and that he was no longer needed. Benjamin neta nyahu has promised to extend israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley if hes re elected next week. The palestinians say the move would bury any chance of peace for 100 years. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, and this video of an american 1 00 in the morning in london, adventurer becoming the first person and 8pm in washington where donald trump has sacked one to reach the deepest places of his seniorfigures, in all five of the earths oceans the hawk
And tributes to Toni Morrison, the first African American author to win a nobel prize, whos died at the age of 88. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 7 00am in singapore, midnight in london and 4 30am in kashmir, where delhis sudden decision to strip the indian administered region of its special status is facing growing opposition from pakistan. The pakistani Prime Minister, imran khan, has vowed to fight the move, even taking the issue to the un if necessary. India and pakistan each control part of kashmir and both countries lay claim to all of it. India has locked down the territory on its side of the border, with no phone networks or internet for a second day, and tens of thousands of troops on the street. In a moment well hear from our pakistan correspondent, secunder kermani, but first with the view from kashmir and delhi, heres yogita limaye. Another day in lockdown. Troops at every corner, watching for any sign o
Also in the Programme India could be about to deal a major blow to crypto currencies by banning digital tokens such as bitcoin, ripple, and ethereum. And its the firm behind some of the biggest glossiest magazines in the world, but how is conde nast, the publisher of vogue, go, vanity fair adapting to the Digital World . Well get the inside track on making print pay. Hello and welcome to business live. A special edition of the programme coming to you live from westminster. Its a big day here in the uk for the countrys politics, because in a few hours from now, the governing conservative party will have a new leader. And i have to say, its getting very warm as well markets and investors will be keeping a close eye on developments, to see how the change of leadership will effect post brexit trade negotiations. So far, the uk has agreed continuity deals with 12 countries and regions. These include a group of countries from south america and the caribbean, and agreements with norway and sw