united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria. today on the program, an exclusive interview with the chancellor of germany, olaf scholz. on putin s war in ukraine, on whether ukraine and russia should start talking about a peace deal, and about the future of europe itself. and, chevron ceo mike wirth on the present and future of oil. which still powers our world. and also just where did covid come from? the so-called lab leak theory just got new life this week. we ll follow the facts with dr. leana wen. but first, here is my take. we re often told that america is deeply divided, that polarization makes it impossible for us to make any progress in policy. that our country is so internally con flicked it cannot project unity and strength to the world. but on the most important foreign policy issue confronting policymakers, the problem is closer to the opposite. washington has embraced a wide-ranging consensus on china that has turned into a classic example of g
Meeting recognise the state of palestine. We are going to recognise the state of palestine for many reasons, which i can summarise in three words. Peace, justice and logic. Peace because this is the only solution to the conflict. By that i imply the Essential Question of the two states, israel and palestine, accompanied by Mutual Security guarantees as many other countries do. Recognition is an act of powerful, political and symbolic value. It is an expression of our view that palestine holds, and should be able to vindicate, the full right of state, including self determination, self governance, territorial integrity and security, as well as recognising palestines own obligations under international law. It is a message to those in palestine who advocate and work for a future of peace and democracy, that we fully respect your aspirations to be living freely, in control of your own affairs and under your own leadership. Israel has said the moves endanger the countrys security, and is r
Irans Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, has announced five days of public mourning. The search, in a mountainous area in North Western iran near tabriz, has been hampered by bad weather. Graham satchell has the story. Search teams have been scouring the mountains of north west iran all night. Thick fog and heavy rain have hampered efforts, but in the early hours of this morning, this, a drone sent by turkey identified a source of heat. Footage shows an aerial view of a landscape at night and a Dark Blotch On what appears to be a hillside. When rescuers eventually reached the wreckage on foot, they found the helicopter, which had been carrying irans president and Foreign Minister was completely burned with no signs of life. And soon after, confirmation that both irans president , Ebrahim Raisi, and Foreign Minister have been killed in the crash. Translation the servant of the iranian people, Ebrahim Raisi, the president of the republic of iran, was martyred while serving the people of
whether he can keep most of those promises, the latest on the new deal being signed later this hour meant to secure a ten-year military alliance. plus, we are the party of common sense, the words of former president donald trump as he travels to capitol hill and tries to unite house republicans. one source inside today s meeting tells nbc news he seemed to be trying to make peace. and following the supreme court s decision not to restrict access to the abortion pill, the president and democrats insist the fight for reproductive freedom is far from over. so what happens now? more on all of that coming up: but we start with president biden working to underscore america s commitment to ukraine by signing a ten-year security agreement with president zelenskyy, although how much it will ultimately be worth and how long it could last is still a very open question. the two world leaders expected to sign the deal this hour. now, on paper it means the u.s. commits to keep traini
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