this afternoon, asjens stoltenberg has been discussing the war in ukraine, with the big announcement from him today is that finland will join nato, formallyjoining the alliance on tuesday. that join nato, formally joining the alliance on tuesday. that helps turke in alliance on tuesday. that helps turkey in the alliance on tuesday. that helps turkey in the fight alliance on tuesday. that helps turkey in the fight against, - alliance on tuesday. that helps turkey in the fight against, for- turkey in the fight against, for instance, the pkk, which is regarded as a terrorist organisation by finland and the european union. of course, we work together to fight this type of organisation. it also helps sweden in addressing some of the organised crime that sweden is seeing taking place in its own streets. we know there is a close link between these terrorist organisations and their objectives and organised crime and drug traffic in a country like sweden. i strongly agree that we
could lead to an even longer sentence. thomas cashman is 3a, so evenif sentence. thomas cashman is 3a, so even if he gets a 30 year minimum, that will mean he is in his mid 60s by the times he gets out of prison. can you remind us of the background of what happened? this can you remind us of the background of what happened? can you remind us of the background of what happened? this goes back to au:ust last of what happened? this goes back to august last year- of what happened? this goes back to august last year. it of what happened? this goes back to august last year. it was of what happened? this goes back to august last year. it was august - of what happened? this goes back to august last year. it was august 22 i august last year. it was august 22 when thomas cashman was lying in wait to try and kill a fellow drug dealer. that drug dealer had been watching a football match around 10pm in the evening when he started walking down the road where 0livia pratt korbel live
we have a special report from taiwan where the government is taking steps to protect itself against what it sees as a growing threat from china. and nasa unveils the four astronauts who will prepare for a return to the moon the crew of artemis ii. it s six in the morning in singapore, and six in the evening in new york, where donald trump is spending the night ahead of his arraignment on tuesday. this is the seen life in new york. he s in his suite in the trump tower in manhattan, presumably conferring with his lawyers for what will be an unprecedented moment in us legal history. that s because never before has a us president, sitting orformer, faced criminal charges. the case is complex and hasn t yet been made fully public. we ll look at what could happen next and we ll be live with our correspondent in new york injust a moment. but we begin with this report from our north america editor, sarah smith. it s not quite a presidential motorcade, but as donald trump leaves h
About that journey to addiction for so many people? about that journey to addiction for so many people? i ve been covering afghanistan so many people? i ve been covering afghanistan for so many people? i ve been covering afghanistan for the so many people? i ve been covering afghanistan for the last so many people? i ve been covering afghanistan for the last 15 so many people? i ve been covering afghanistan for the last 15 years, i afghanistan for the last 15 years, and i remember one of the first times that i went to the country in 2008. there were less than a million drug addicts across the country. fast forward more than a decade, and you will now see 3.5 million, sometimes there are stats that say they could be up to 4 million drug addicts across afghanistan. of course, a lot of this is fuelled by poverty, by unemployment, and the previous government before the taliban takeover tried to clean it up. it was very much a feature of campbell and the major other cities. of
And forced into rehab. and although the taliban government has imposed a complete ban on poppy production the un says opium cultivation increased by 32% in 2022. yalda hakim reports from kabul. hundreds of men rounded up by their new taliban rulers. but this is not what it seems. and this is where they have come from. they used to live under this bridge in western kabul. the taliban say they are cracking down. they are among afghanistan s more than 3.5 million drug addicts. now the bridge has been cleared. this particular part of the bridge used to be packed with addicts. they were often huddled together, high and shooting up. it was a frightening sight for those trying to get past. this is where they are bringing them, to a former us military base in the capital. now, a makeshift rudimentary