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paul adams, bbc news. for more on this, i'm joined now by an expert on central asia — erica marat, who is an associate professor at the college of international security affairs in washington. it's wonderful to have you on the programme. ijust want it's wonderful to have you on the programme. i just want to ask you, as we heard and paul's report, the long—standing issues behind these protests, how do you see the situation being resolved? it is very hard to see — situation being resolved? it is very hard to see how— situation being resolved? it is very hard to see how the _ situation being resolved? it is very hard to see how the situation - situation being resolved? it is very hard to see how the situation will. hard to see how the situation will be resolved, especially given the mistakes that the government is making at this point. i am appalled at how naive the government is to think that by using police force, they would be able to suppress protesters and somehow result grievances. i think the o

this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. a $500,000 legal settlement signed by virginia roberts giuffre and sex offender jeffrey epstein in 2009 included an agreement that ms giuffre wouldn't sue anyone connected to epstein. lawyers for prince andrew say the agreement, which has been made public in the last couple of hours, releases the prince from liability in the civil case brought by virginia giuffre, who accuses him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17. prince andrew has consistently denied the claims. our legal correspondent, dominic casciani, reports. a woman seeking her day in court. the unprecedented defendant — a prince of the realm. but have his lawyers now found a way to stop virginia giuffre�*s case from ever being heard? she says she was trafficked into sexual abuse and exploited by the man on the right, jeffrey epstein. ms giuffre, then known as roberts, says epstein and his girlfriend coerced the teenager into

this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. china is showing its determination to continue with its zero—covid strategy. the authorities have put an entire city into lockdown after the discovery of just three asymptomatic cases. residents won't be allowed to leave their homes in yuzhou, which has a population of 1.2 million. the transport system has been shut down, as well as shops and entertainment venues. only food stores can stay open, and only workers involved in epidemic prevention are allowed out. another city, xi'an, with a population of 13 million, has been under lockdown for two weeks. our correspondent robin brant sent us this report. this is extreme, even by china's standards. the city shut down because ofjust three new cases, with no symptoms. everyone is prohibited from leaving the city, the sign says. a million plus people are now in lockdown in yuzhou. the latest proof that china is very committed to its zero—covid strategy. translat

fergus walsh, bbc news. nbc�*s hit show the fresh prince of bel—air, which ran for 148 episodes over six seaons in the 1990s, is back — although this time without a laugh track. on monday, a trailer for a reboot of the show, titled �*bel—air�* was released, which like the orginal show is based on the life of a street smart teenager born and raised in west philadelphia who is set to live with his wealthy uncle and aunt in bel—air. this time will smith, who played the original role will be the show�*s executive producer, with jabari banks playing the new will. let�*s take a look. geoffrey thomson. house manager. geoffrey thomson. house manager-— geoffrey thomson. house manager.- ten - geoffrey thomson. house manager.- ten years geoffrey thomson. house i manager.- ten years is geoffrey thomson. house - manager.- ten years is a manager. well! ten years is a lona manager. well! ten years is a long time- — manager. well! ten years is a long time. let _ manager. well! ten years is a long time.

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues — straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. what is the galvanising force behind transformational economic change? capitalism encourages us to look to the raw power of markets as the driver of innovation, but is that really true? do we underestimate the importance of the state as a catalyst of innovation? well, my guest today is economist mariana mazzucato. her faith in the transformational power

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. it seems there is no room for political opposition or dissent in today's hong kong. legislative elections at the end of last year saw pro—beijing candidates sweep the board. pro—democracy activists have either been arrested, forced into exile or cowed into silence.

shaimaa khalil, bbc news. the atp welcomed the court ruling, but called for greater clarity over the rules. a statement said... i've been speaking to sports journalist daniel cherny in melbourne, he says there's still a chance the immigration minister could cancel his visa. everyone in australia, most australians are probably, you know, fans around the world are waiting with baited breath to see what happens with the immigration minister �*s decision. it could come at any moment now. i think that would be a valid decision, given that he entered the country. there is a query as to having prior infections is a valid exemption. in terms of what that would mean, one by—product of having your visa revoked by the immigration minister is that would actually cancel the visa for three years entering the country for three years, which a few of the locations clearly, you mentioned they will be playing for several more years, is a global superstar, one tournament ray holds nine times, he's dominated for the best part

this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, and 6pm in washington — where the number of new covid infections and the number of hospital admissions have reached an all—time high. in europe, the world health organization says there's a new tidal wave of omicron sweeping the continent from west to east — with france, italy, and turkey reporting new pandemic highs. more on that in a moment. if we take a closer look at the us, we'll see cases there have soared over the past few weeks — to an average of 737,000 per day. the number of americans in hospital with covid is over 142,000. it's never been higher, and it's increased 83% in the last two weeks. 0ur washington correspondent barbara plett has more. with 0micron reaching across the country, the government's response to the resurgent pandemic is coming under a harsh spotlight. we will now introduce today's witnesses. .. at a hearing on capitol hill, senators grilled health officials about delays, failures, and confusion. top of the list was the short

this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's seven in the morning in singapore and six in the evening in washington, where politicians from both the main parties have been marking the one year anniversary of the invasion of the us capitol in very different ways. president biden says the rioters held a dagger to the throat of american democracy, and accused them of acting after donald trump spun a web of lies. but mr trump has repeated his discredited claims that the election victory was stolen from him, and says mr biden is using his name to try to divide america. we begin our coverage with this report from our north america correspondent, aleem maqbool. you'll never take back our country with weakness. you have to show strength. these still staggering scenes were a last—ditch attempt to overturn the election loss of donald trump. fight for trump! his supporters marched the short distance from a rally he had been holding to the capitol building, where congress was insertion to confirm joe biden�*s win. a protester was s

shaimaa khalil, bbc news. the atp welcomed the court ruling, but called for greater clarity over the rules. a statement said the atp fully respects the sacrifices the people of australia have made since the onset of covid—19 and the stringent immigration policies that have been put in place. the series of events leading to monday's court hearing have been damaging on all fronts, including for novak�*s well—being and preparation for the australian open. i'm joined now by sports journalist daniel cherny in melbourne. it's great to have you on the programme. just to get a sense at this point in time of where you think the immigration row could go from here. could the immigration minister still very legitimately cancel his visa, and what what the implications of that be?— implications of that be? there is still a chance _ implications of that be? there is still a chance that _ implications of that be? there is still a chance that could - implications of that be? there isj still a chance that could happen,

bbc .com/ news, or download the bbc news app. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. lawyers for convicted sex offender, ghislaine maxwell, claim that comments made by one of the 12 jurors to the media are grounds for a fresh trial. in several interviews, the juror revealed he was a victim of child sexual abuse. maxwell was convicted of grooming and trafficking underage girls for her partner, the convicted sex offender, jeffrey epstein. japan and south korea have reacted angrily to what north korea has claimed to be the test firing of a hypersonic missile. the launch is the first of the new year for pyongyang. at a meeting of the ruling party last week, north korea's leader kim jong—un vowed to continue building up the country's military capabilities. the united states has imposed sanctions on the bosnian serb leader milorad dodik, over fears that he is jeopardising the peace agreement that has maintained stability since the 1990s. a statement by the us treasury accused mr dodik of destabilising, corrupt acti

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this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. hello and welcome to political thinking. this week coming from self isolation. be back in the studio soon. if borisjohnson does fall, if he is forced out of office by his own mps, people will say, history will no doubt recall that he had to go because he broke the rules which he had set. the truth will be a little more complicated, as my guest

nicholas witchell, bbc news. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, has been following the court case in new york and explains more about what happens next. well, we're waiting to see if prince andrew's legal team will attempt an appeal. that would require the judge's permission and legal experts say that it is a long shot. either way, the arduous discovery process will get under way with deadlines of summer, and that's where this summer, and that's where each side will have to disclose key information and documents. we already know that virginia giuffre's lawyers have demanded to see the prince's medical records after he said the claims had to be false because he cannot sweat. because he cannot sweat, claims made in that newsnight interview. and it's worth noting that if the duke of york does fight this in court, he will have to sit for a lengthy deposition by mrs giuffre's lawyer, david boies, considered one of the greatest trial lawyers in america. he will be asked about private and intimate details und

this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's seven in the morning in singapore and ii in the evening in london, where the uk prime minister, borisjohnson, has apologised for attending a large drinks gathering in the garden of 10 downing street in may 2020. at the time, the uk was in a strict lockdown, where meeting more than one person outside your household was not allowed. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, accused mrjohnson of having �*run out of road' after months of deceit and deception, and said he should consider his resignation. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports. a mess — there is no other word. a prime minister belatedly trying to clean up. are you going to apologise? with an admission of possible rule—breaking, an apology from a weakened leader. but will the answers to today's prime minister's questions see boris johnson through? mr speaker, i want to apologise. i know that millions of people across this country have made extraordinary sacrifices over the last 18 months, and i know the rage t

nicholas witchell, bbc news. our correspondent nada tawfik is covering this for us in new york and joins me now. great to have you on the programme, nada. in the first instance, why don't you just talk us through how prince andrew has responded to these complaints against him? in prince andrew has responded to these complaints against him?— complaints against him? in terms of the substantial _ complaints against him? in terms of the substantial allegations, - complaints against him? in terms of the substantial allegations, no - complaints against him? in terms of the substantial allegations, no real. the substantial allegations, no real surprise that he would deny them, as he has done in the past. i do get is the finer points of what the complaint against him states that you find some interesting responses. for example, he really hits back at the assertion that he was a close friend of ghislaine maxwell or a frequent guest ofjeffrey epstein�*s, both convicted sex offenders now, although he does admit to havin

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. i'm ros atkins, welcome to this week's edition of the media show. and there's no doubting one of the big media stories of the week, the columnist of the new york times ben smith has announced he is leaving the paper and he'sjoining forces withjustin smith, no relation, who has been head of bloomberg media. together they're going to create a new news organisation. they say within the next 20 years it could take on the mighty cnn, new york times, bbc and others.

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. hello. i'm zeinab badawi. welcome to global questions from kyiv, the capital of ukraine. the build—up of russian troops near its border with ukraine has raised fears that moscow wants to extend its influence in former soviet states such as ukraine. in this second edition of global questions from kyiv, we ask what is putin's game in his backyard?

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. prime minister borisjohnson has a trust problem. the stream of revelations about partying at number 10 downing street when britain was in strict covid lockdown prompted a prime ministerial apology and a pledge to do better, but can he be trusted to change? many voters seem to doubt it, so too do some of his own mps. my guest is damian collins, a conservative mp and driving

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines on stories for you at the top of our street after this programme. --at the ——at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. this week, sustainability is the name of the game, which is why i'm on the eve ecargo bike. it's electric, it's made from natural and recycled materials, and it's usually used for inner city deliveries. but today, it is delivering me to the studio. nice wheels! oh, hello down there! hey! sinclair c5 — blast from the past! i know! an icon of the �*80s created by a computing icon. in memory of sir clive sinclair, i'm taking this for a spin, but it's really been souped up. inside is an escooter with some brand—new batteries, which means i can go pretty fast! here! wait for me! cheering and applause

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. it's impossible to be certain about vladimir putin's intentions, but russia's actions suggest a major military offensive in ukraine may be imminent. troops and equipment have massed close to the ukrainian border, russian officials talk of losing patience. from the us and nato allies, we hear dire warnings, but we also see internal divisions.

this is bbc news. the headlines — police in britain are investigating whether parties held at downing street breached coronavirus lockdown regulations. a spokesman said prime minister borisjohnson didn't believe he had broken the law. president biden has said he would consider taking the rare step in imposing sanctions on president putin directly if russia invaded ukraine. a plane carrying us equipment and munitions has arrived in kyiv. two children are among the eight people who died in a crush outside a stadium at an africa cup of nations football match in cameroon. the president has ordered an investigation into the disaster. the international monetary fund has downgraded its forecast for the global economy. it predicts global growth this year will be half a point lower, at around 4.4%. the imf says 0micron will continue to slow economic activity.

this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, and two in the morning in moscow, where russia has said there is room for further dialogue on the ukraine crisis — but warned that the us position as set out in a letter to the kremlin, does not meet their security demands. key to what russia will do next is vladimir putin. is he trying to stop the eastward expansion of nato or has he already made up his mind to invade? steve rosenberg reports from moscow. the world is still puzzling to piece together a picture of what vladimir putin is thinking. what he's planning... what are his intentions in ukraine and in europe? russian muscle flexing... ..is one piece of the geopoliticaljigsaw. military exercises and 100,000 russian troops near ukraine's border are fuelling fears of a russian invasion. so are moscow's demands. we just ask our partners in nato countries — get out. get out from our borders. get out from post—soviet countries, because it's threatening to russian people, to russian citizens

mark lowen, bbc news, rome. a state of emergency has been declared in kazakhstan where protests sparked by surging fuel prices have broadened into unrest over corruption and authoritarian rule. in the country's largest city, almaty, demonstrators seized the airport and stormed government buildings. the kazakh president says there will be a tough response to the protests. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams has the story. explosions. across this vast country, scenes of tension and turmoil. people shout. in almaty, running battles lasted on into the night. the police struggling to maintain control in this, kazakhstan's biggest city. this is the fourth day of protests. what began as demonstrations over energy prices, now morphing into something more serious. "they said kazakhstan wouldn't take to the streets," says rafik, "but we've grown tired and we've had enough." earlier, protesters stormed city hall, security forces responding with tear gas and stun grenades. president tokayev said terrorist gangs were try

this is bbc news. we will have the news and headlines at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. hello. welcome to the media show. we have reached the one—year anniversary of the storming of the capitol in washington, dc. it was a pivotal moment for america and for its media. we have seen some us journalists criticised for overemphasising its importance, of obsessing about it. others say journalists in the us have not found a way of describing the significance of what happened and are giving too much space to the idea that the us election was stolen. let's explore these issues and many more with five guests. david folkenflik, national public radio. chris walker, a tech journalist based here in the uk. robert costa is from the washington post. susan ferrechio is chief congressional correspondent at the washington examiner. susan, i wonder for our viewers who do not know your publication, tell us more about it. we are a news website in a magazine based in washington, dc.

live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc world news — singapore, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. let's start with a story that's been breaking in the past half hour. a usjury has found elizabeth holmes, the founder of blood testing start up company theranos, guilty of conspiring to defraud investors. prosecutors said holmes swindled private investors by convincing them that theranos�* small machines could run a range of tests with a few drops of blood from a finger prick. we'll take a closer look at the details of the verdict in a moment, but first our north america tech reporter james clayton — on how theranos was founded. we like to see a world in which every person gets access to this type of basic testing. elizabeth holmes had a vision that turned her into a billionaire. that she could create a machine that she called the edison that could detect hundreds of diseases with just a few drops of blood. the pitch convinced some very important people. rupert murdoch invested, bill clin

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paul adams, bbc news. i'm joined now by samuel charap, senior political scientist at the rand corporation and co—author of the book everyone loses: the ukraine crisis and the ruinous contest for post—soviet eurasia. compared to a week ago, where are we in terms of tensions between the us and russia? i think we are probably, in terms of the diplomacy, there has been no movement forward so to speak. we still see movement forward so to speak. - still see the two sides talking but no indication their positions have come any closer. we see increasingly disturbing signs on the ground. both have visual and in terms of satellite photos on social media evidence of a continued russian build—up including on the border with belarus so that his russian troops in belarus on the border with ukraine, and these us and uk allegations this week of russian plans to essentially ask the elected government in kyiv.— plans to essentially ask the elected government in kyiv. what about the us military assistance _ governmen

anna holligan, bbc news, amsterdam. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. hello. clear skies across most parts of the uk at the moment. may mean we're getting to see a full glimpse of the first full moon of the season, the wolf moon, but it also has led to temperatures dropping quite widely. a widely frosty start to tuesday morning, maybe as low as —3 to —5 in some parts of central, southern england, and it's here where we've got some dense patches of fog to start the tuesday morning commute. some of that could start to build for a while during the morning rush—hour but then slowly start to shift during the morning. lots of sunshine elsewhere. a bit more breeze to the north and west, so not as cold here, but it's here in northern ireland and western scotland we'll see some outbreaks of rain develop from lunchtime into the afternoon. most parts, though, will stay dry. cloud amounts increase. predominantly sunny, though, for northern england. and with winds lightest towards the south and east of the country, here, we'll see temperatures actually the lowest aft

this is bbc news. the headlines: the us secretary of state, antony blinken, will meet his russian counterpart in geneva on friday for face—to—face talks on ukraine. it comes as america warns russian could invade ukraine at any moment. borisjohnson has denied he was warned about a party at downing street that broke lockdown rules. the civil servant leading the inquiry will now speak to mrjohnson's former adviser dominic cummings, who made the claim. us telecoms giants at&t and verizon have agreed to delay the roll—out of new 5g mobile networks near airports, after warnings it could cause chaos in the aviation industry. microsoft is set to buy the company that makes call of duty and candy crush for more than $70 billion. the takeover of activision blizzard is the biggest deal ever by the technology giant. those are the headlines from abc news. those are the headlines from bbc news.

this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore, and ”am in melbourne where a court hearing has got under way — to decide on novak djokovic�*s appeal against deportation from australia. there was a delay to the proceedings because of problems with the live online link. the men's tennis number one has been holed up in a government detention hotel in melbourne since he arrived in the country on wednesday. the australian government says he is not exempt from the requirement for visiting foreigners to be vaccinated. from melbourne, shaimaa khalil reports. for days, they've been showing their solidarity on the streets of melbourne. no court appearance for novak djokovic, who is still in an immigration detention hotel six days after flying in. oh, man, i haven't slept since he's come off the plane. we're all sick to the stomach. it's a very unfortunate situation for australia, it's becoming very embarrassing. the prospect of djokovic�*s deportation has sparked a sporting and diplomatic storm, a

this is bbc news. the headlines: joe biden has warned any russian troops entering ukraine will be treated as an invasion and be met with severe economic sanctions. new satellite images show russian troops are massing near ukraine's border. the first plane—loads of aid have landed in tonga following saturday's volcanic eruption and tsunami. they touched down at the pacific nation's main airport, which had to be cleared of volcanic ash to make it safe. many people are feared dead following a huge explosion in the west of ghana. police said the blast — near a mining town — happened when a truck carrying explosives collided with a motorcycle. a senior british mp from borisjohnson's conservative party has accused the government of trying to blackmail colleagues who have called for a vote of confidence in the prime minister's leadership. mrjohnson rejected the claims.

this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines... as russia continues to mass troops on the ukraine border, the pentagon has said 8,500 us—based troops are at a heightened readiness to deploy. president biden has spoken with european leaders to discuss a common response to the standoff. downing street admits that staff gathered inside number ten during the first lockdown in june 2020 to wish borisjohnson a happy birthday. the rules at the time banned most indoor gatherings of more than two people. the army in burkina faso has announced on television that it's removed the country's president from office and suspended the constitution. the governing party said the president and a government minister had survived assassination attempts. bob dylan has sold the master recordings to his entire back catalogue to sony music. the musician had previously sold his publishing rights to universal music for a reported $400 million.

you head to the bbc news site. the united states has made a direct appeal to north korea tojoin direct talks about its nuclear and missile programs. this comes after north korea fired its biggest missile test in five years. the intermediate—range ballistic missile came down in the sea ofjapan, in north korea's seventh test this month. south korea, japan and the us have all condemned the launch. soo kim is a policy analyst at rand corporation. shejoins me now from washington dc. great to have you on the programme. we talk about north korea missile test a lot on newsday. it's the seventh this month, what is behind this do you think? we seventh this month, what is behind this do you think?— this do you think? we could look at the time and. _ this do you think? we could look at the time and, i _ this do you think? we could look at the time and, i think. _ this do you think? we could look at the time and, i think. the - the time and, i think. the geopolitical atmospheres are fairly conducive to provocations. as you

this is bbc news. we�*ll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i�*m stephen sackur. time is running out for negotiators trying to break the impasse between the united states and iran and revive the deal curbing tehran�*s nuclear ambitions. iran is still enriching uranium. the biden administration is talking of giving up

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues — straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. of all the front lines in the so—called culture wars, none has stirred up more vitriol and bad blood than the argument over sex, gender and identity. how should society regard people who transition away

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. hello. a major trial will take place this year in the us. you'll remember the story behind it. el shafee elsheikh is accused of being a member of the islamic state group and of being one of the notorious is beatles. so named by their hostages because of their british accents and accused of torturing and beheading journalists and aid workers. itv news' rohit kachroo secured interviews with el shafee elsheikh and another man before they were transferred into us custody.

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this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello, and welcome to the programme. the 0micron variant of coronavirus is spreading in the united states, the number of new covid infections and the number of hospital admissions have reached an all—time high. in europe, the world health organization said it expects more than half the people there will be infected in the next 6—8 weeks — with france, italy, and turkey reporting new pandemic highs. if we take a closer look at the us, we'll see cases there have soared over the past few weeks to an average of 737,000 per day. the number of americans in hospital with covid is over 142,000 — it's never been higher, and it's increased 83% in the last two weeks. the us chief medical adviser, anthony fauci, has been giving evidence to a congressional commitee on the current state of play. here's his repsonse to a question on the importance of vaccinations. if you look at vaccinated versus unvaccinated, there's about a ten times greater chance that you to be infected if

this is bbc news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, and ”pm in london where borisjohnson has been addressing his mps in a private meeting, trying to fend off more calls for him to step down. it comes after he again apologised to parliament, following a report by a senior civil servant into downing street parties during lockdowns. though limited in scope due to an ongoing police inquiry, the report was nevertheless greeted with anger by many mps including those in his own party. police say they are reviewing more than 300 photos passed to officers in relation to 12 events across government on eight different dates. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on the day's events. it has been a long, uncomfortable wait for number ten — an official verdict into the government itself breaking the rules. part one, at least, has now arrived. will you take responsibility, prime minister? there may be no easy downing street escape. the blond head and red box you can spot from the sky arriving for a moment borisjohns

gordon corera, bbc news. security forces in sudan have today fired tear—gas at thousands of pro—democracy protesters marching on the presidential palace in the capital, khartoum. novak djokovic remains in the australian open draw as the decision over whether the defending champion can stay in the country drags on. the nine—time champion has been drawn against fellow serb miomir kecmanovic. to tell us more, i'm joined now by phil mercer in melbourne wonderful to have you on the programme, the first instance, just to say he admits this ongoing uncertainty, know that novak djokovic is a bit trying to play in the australian open. there's still a bit of confusion as to whether or not he can play. bit of confusion as to whether or not he can play-— bit of confusion as to whether or not he can play. djokovic has been not he can play. d'okovic has been drawn to play — not he can play. d'okovic has been drawn to play a _ not he can play. djokovic has been drawn to play a fellow _ not he can play. djokovic ha

sophie long, bbc news, dallas. our reporter greg mckenzie has this update on the ongoing investigation. greater manchester police have announced in last hour they have made two arrests, two teenagers who have been arrested in south manchester as part of this investigation. following the incident over the weekend. in terms of the teenagers, the police are not revealing their genders, so we don't know if they are male or female, ortheirages, orwhy they have been arrested, or indeed the connection to the incident, but what we do know is that they are currently being interviewed by counterterrorism police in manchester, and the police in manchester, and the police in manchester have issued a statement saying that forces will remain in the region of manchester and are liaising with local communities to put in place any measures to provide further reassurance to local communities. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we will get the latest from tonga as a new zealand air force plane flies t

this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and thanks forjoining us. russia has suggested it may be open to holding further talks with the united states as part of attempts to de—escalate the crisis in ukraine. the kremlin described some of washington's proposals as a starting point for a "serious conversation" — but it warned its main security concerns had not been properly addressed. key to what russia will do next is vladimir putin. is he trying to stop the eastward expansion of nato or has he already made up his mind to invade? here's our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg. the world is still puzzling to piece together a picture of what vladimir putin is thinking. what he's planning... what are his intentions in ukraine and in europe? russian muscle flexing... ..is one piece of the geopoliticaljigsaw. military exercises and 100,000 russian troops near ukraine's border are fuelling fears of a russian invasion. so are moscow's demands. we just ask our partners in nato countries — get out. get out

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour as news days continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. black and white americans have always had vastly different experiences within their country's justice system. you see it in so many different data sets, from police violence to incarceration to sentencing. it's impossible to understand without reference to america's history of institutionalised racism. understanding it is one thing, the real challenge is how to change it.

this is bbc news. we will have the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour straight after this programme. when i was growing up, my grandmother used to tell me that we lived here forever. there's this collective conscious knowledge that is handed down from generation to generation. what you do to the land, you do to yourselves. that is how i was raised. but since a child i have seen changes in ecosystems, i've seen less water, i've seen the trees struggling with drought and heat anxiety. if you abuse the land, climate change is a logical consequence.