emergency. emergency teams search for survivors in six us states after more than 70 people die in the largest outbreaks of tornadoes in us history. g7 foreign ministers warn iran time is running out to rescue the nuclear deal. afghanistan s drug trade is booming in the wake of the economic collapse, with the country now a major manufacturer of crystal meth. britain s nhs is extending its vaccination programme as it tries to get on top of the omicron variant 30 to 39 year olds in england can book a coronavirus booster jab from tomorrow. people in the french pacific territory of new caledonia vote in a third and final referendum on independence from france. and the battle for the chequered flag as max verstappen starts on pole position to take on lewis hamilton in the formula 1 title decider in abu dhabi. hello and welcome to bbc world news. britain s labour leader, sir keir starmer, has said borisjohnson appears to have broken the law when he took part in a christmas quiz at
at is i m somebody who likes to speak my mind. i m clear about what i think and i m not going to trim my messages for the audience. and i think that quality can be useful in foreign policy when we face, at the moment, a situation with a very aggressive russia, when we face challenges for the free world in terms of our fundamental beliefs in things like freedoms and democracy. maybe now is not the time for a diplomat. old fashioned ideas of diplomacy schmoozing, telling people what they want to hear, perhaps, constructive ambiguity. have they all gone? i fully approve of the schmoozing part because you do have to get to know your colleagues, you have to be. modern diplomacy is now about whatsapp as much as ambassadors parties. building trust, so even with some of the most and that s absolutely core to the job. tell me how it felt, because you weren t expecting to be foreign secretary. you stride up the amazing staircase and that extraordinary building. how did it feel? i wa
this evening. before that, she talks political thinking with the bbc s nick robinson. the woman who became our foreign secretaryjust the woman who became our foreign secretary just 12 weeks ago the woman who became our foreign secretaryjust 12 weeks ago is the daughter of an anti nuclear claim pain or gets the siting of american missiles in britain. and as liz truss told me the last time she appeared on political thinking, she also used to chant on the streets of scotland. this week, she gave an important speech in which she criticised those and what she called fashionable circles for being ashamed of our past and too doubtful about the future. it s sort of plain speaking that makes her a favourite amongst tory activists and was dubbed the new mrs t. liz truss, welcome back to political thinking. great to be here. do you remember what you said to me about diplomacy last time we sat in the studio? i ve completely forgotten, nick. i’m last time we sat in the studio? i ve comp
Daughter of an anti nuclear campaigner who took her on marches against the siting of american missiles in britain. and as liz truss told me the last time she appeared on political thinking, she also used to chant on the streets of scotland. this week, she gave an important speech in which she criticised those and what she called fashionable circles for being ashamed of our past and too doubtful about the future. it s the sort of plain speaking that makes her a favourite amongst tory activists and was dubbed the new mrs t. liz truss, welcome back to political thinking. great to be here. do you remember what you said to me about diplomacy last time we sat in the studio? i ve completely forgotten, nick. i m not very diplomatic. how does it feel being the country s top diplomat? i think it depends on the way you interpret the word diplomacy. i think what i was getting
Against the siting of american missiles in britain. and as liz truss told me the last time she appeared on political thinking, she also used to chant on the streets of scotland. this week, she gave an important speech in which she criticised those and what she called fashionable circles for being ashamed of our past and too doubtful about the future. it s the sort of plain speaking that makes her a favourite amongst tory activists and was dubbed the new mrs t. liz truss, welcome back to political thinking. great to be here. do you remember what you said to me about diplomacy last time we sat in the studio? i ve completely forgotten, nick. i m not very diplomatic. how does it feel being the country s top diplomat? i think it depends on the way you interpret the word diplomacy. i think what i was getting