Welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Im sure you would agree that amnesty S International reputation depends upon impartiality, independence, the rigour of your research. Mm hm. How do you think amnesty s reputation stands across the world right now . Look, based on the various travels i am doing in africa, latin america, asia, our reputation stands very high and firm. People from very remote areas, all the way to political leaders know that they can count on us if its needed. I was very recently in peru meeting with Indigenous People who had confronted state violence, mothers and fathers who had lost their sons. Who was there with them for months after the event, for weeks at a time . Amnesty international. We went there and we kept being there for them. I was in taiwan two weeks ago. Amnesty international has been in taiwan since the 1980s. We fought the white terror government. We are now in taiwan as an established ngo, but also an ally for the Civil Society more generally
happening now, president biden is on his way back to the united states after a final round of talks with allies here in europe. he s touting the nato summit as a success and declaring that vladimir putin and i m quoting him now, already has lost the war in ukraine. also tonight, defense secretary lloyd austin tells me he has no doubt ukraine will join nato after the war ends. stand by for all of my exclusive one-on-one interview with secretary austin here in lithuania. the pentagon chief also telling me that gop senator tommy tuberville s hold on u.s. military promotions is a national security issue. and breaking news we re following right now. donald trump s son-in-law and former adviser jared kushner has testified before the federal grand jury investigating 2020 election interference. our correspondents are working the story. they re getting new information this hour. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer in vilnius, lithuani
uk drivers paid extra for fuel at supermarkets. the government promises more competition to drive prices down. and wimbledon gets under way, we will be back with more as novak djokovic and others take to centre court. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. let s start without developing the story the middle east. israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied west bank one of the biggest in recent years. the israeli military says at least seven militants have been killed. palestinian health officials say eight people have died and 50 injured. it started with multiple drone strikes on thejenin refugee camp, and israeli army vehicles were seen moving in. israel claims the camp contains a command centre for palestinian militants. across the jenin skyline, smoke has been rising for much of the day palestinian leaders say it s an attempt to destroy a refugee camp and that
way as novak djokovitch takes to centre court. after a aftera rain after a rain delay, the son is now out, after a rain delay, the son is now out, play after a rain delay, the son is now out, play is after a rain delay, the son is now out, play is back under way, novak diokovic out, play is back under way, novak djokovic looking good to make it through djokovic looking good to make it through round two of the opening day of these through round two of the opening day of these championships. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in the occupied west bank, where intense gun battles are continuing. at least eight palestinians have been killed and dozens injured after israel launched one of its biggest military operations in the area for many years. it started with multiple drone strikes on thejenin refugee camp, and israeli army vehicles, were seen moving in. israel c
no problems for women s number one iga swiatek too. and we saw venus williams on centre court today but her championship s over in the women s singles. chetan pathak s there for us. good to see you as always. venus williams looked like she was hampered to begin with today. yeah and frustrated hampered to begin with today. yeah and frustrated venus hampered to begin with today. 121i and frustrated venus williams. i m going to do a massive name drop right at the start, coming out of the lift in the media centre and be bumped into venus williams, who has just come out of a press, understandably disappointed with what happened on centre court, because she slipped, a nasty fall at the nets, and she already had strapping on her left leg and looks to have done more damage to that. she started well against ukrainian at that point, but then a big battle for venus williams to be competitive there after 43 years, a five time wimbledon champion, giving it everything. but it wasn t