meanwhile, russia s foreign minister sergey lavrov has used his address to the unted nations general assembely in new york to criticise the unites states, nato and the european union for trying to force the world to play according to their own self centered rules. the collective west has a calling card and it has long been to reject the principle of equality and their total inability to reach agreement. being used to looking down at the rest of the world, americans and europeans make all sorts of promises and they take on commitments, inter alia, written ones and legally binding ones, and then theyjust don t fulfill them. as president putin pointed out, the west is one that is truly an empire of lies. russia, like many countries, knows about this first hand. for more on this i m joined by phillips o brien, professor of strategic studies at st andrews university welcome to you. good to have your own. what you make of the comments of sergey lavrov? to be as expected? on the on
by its ethnic armenian population. this week, azerbaijani forces overwhelmed the ethnic armenian separatists, forcing them to surrender. now, fears are growing of a potential humanitarian catastrophe. that region is internationally recognized as part of azerbaijan. tens of thousands of armenians have sought refuge in the main city, stepanakert, many of them gathering at the airport. the red cross has managed to deliver seventy tonnes of aid for the first they are coping with dwindling food, medicine and fuel supplies. the red cross has managed to deliver seventy tonnes of aid for the first time since azerbaijan captured the disputed territory four days ago. the organisation s spokesperson, jason straziuso, said the shipments contained basic staples like wheat. the organisation spokesperson said the shipment contains basic staples like wheat. an indication of how dire the situation is, none of food or medical supplies in the convoy that we sent today to draw about medical supp
the united states and ukraine s other allies are, quote, directly at war with moscow. lavrov also blamed the collapse of the black sea grain deal on ukraine. he further criticized kyiv s peace plan as, not feasible or realistic . here s mr lavrov addressing the un general assembly on saturday. translation: the collective west has a calling card - and it s long been to reject the principle of equality and their total inability to reach agreement. being used to looking down at the rest of the world, americans and europeans make all sorts of promises and they take on commitments, written ones and legally binding ones, and then they just don t fulfil them. as president putin pointed out, the west is one that is truly an empire of lies. russia, like many countries, knows about this first hand. my colleague samantha simmons spoke earlier to phillips o brien, professor of strategic studies at st andrews university. he said there was a lot missing from mr lavrov s address. you
where the crowds are ready for a hugely significant historic event that dates back more than two centuries. this is trooping the colour, as we mark the king s official birthday. all five regiments of the fog cards making their way onto centre stage. the footguards. led by the irish wolfhound known as seamus, the regimental mascot of the irish guards. because this year, it is number nine company irish guards who have the honour of providing the escort and trooping their colour. and with them comes the musical flair of the pipes and drums. we have a real treat in store. in about 15 minutes, his majesty the king will set off from buckingham palace for his second birthday parade as monarch and he will be accompanied by other members of the royal family. there is huge excitement around that. we can offer a number of ways to enjoy our coverage this morning. we have audio described commentary for those who are blind or partially sighted, that is via the red button. and you can fi
over the course of this year real income growth, to use our terminology, will be negative. to use theirs, wages won t keep up with prices. three women, including a mother and daughter, appear in court charged with terrorism offences and conspiracy to murder. a marketing company is given a record fine of £400,000 for making nearly 100 million nuisance phone calls. all right, where do you want me? bouncing on my knee. where do you think i want you? and rather mixed reviews for david beckham, following his cameo role in the new film king arthur. it s 5pm. our main story is that labour s election manifesto has been formally approved by the party leadership, and is set to be formally launched within days. but some of the main parts of the manifesto have already found their way into the public domain, after a version of the document was leaked overnight. it included proposals to renationalise the railways, and to scrap university tuition fees in england. the shadow chancellorjohn