. fin using is the aggressor country in self-defence.— in self-defence.ence. on that basis i have to be — in self-defence. on that basis i have to be frank _ in self-defence. on that basis i have to be frank with - in self-defence. on that basis i have to be frank with you, i i have to be frank with you, you are failing, your persuasive efforts are not working with your allies and particularly the americans. minn; particularly the americans. why not? i do not — particularly the americans. why not? i do not think— particularly the americans. will not? i do not think we are failing, is a continuous process and we have to take into account domestic constraints at the same time if you look at what has been done so far, again, the glass is half empty or half full, i was a powerful we advocate a more and faster and for countries which follow the latvian lead, the 25% of gdp are going to ukraine in military support, which means that each of the nato countries who provides that of the gdp means 135 billion euros a year of military support. so far we have provided

yourapplause defence? , defence? exactly. that's the oint. defence? exactly. the most consequential relationship border relationships in the world. and the fact that it's still being contained, that it has not seeped into the european theatre, is pretty remarkable. and it could... but we don't know, right? you have a world superpower with meagre weapons, we don't know, and those are things that terrify a lot of people —— nuclear weapons. lot of people -- nuclear weapons-— lot of people -- nuclear weaons. , ., ., weapons. just a quick one, justine. — weapons. just a quick one, justine. on _ weapons. just a quick one, justine, on the _ weapons. just a quick one, justine, on the trade i weapons. just a quick one, i justine, on the trade element of this. if starmer really wants to give the uk economy a shotin wants to give the uk economy a shot in the arm and improve growth, which he consistently says that he does, then you would think he's got to start looking at some of his own redlines at he is sticking to? do you think he is going far enough on this issue give

he the age of 12 which was something his defence used.— his defence used.sically sa inc, his defence used. he was basically saying. i'm — his defence used. he was basically saying. i'm a _ his defence used. he was basically saying, i'm a victim _ his defence used. he was basically saying, i'm a victim of— his defence used. he was basically saying, i'm a victim of this - his defence used. he was basically saying, i'm a victim of this war, i saying, i'm a victim of this war, abducted at the age of 12 and then what tends to happen with this group, the lord's resistance army, they forced those abducted to go and attack their own community, so they were ostracised, and what we heard during the verdict today was some of the crimes, the appalling crimes, that were carried out on the orders of thomas kwoyelo because he became a senior commander and a colonel in the end, and it included an attack on a camp which was for people displaced by the conflict where dozens and dozens of women and children were clubbed to death by lord's resistance army fighters who were sen

well, my guest is latvia's defence minister, andris spruds.h the stakes rising, what can ukraine expect from its friends? andris spruds, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it is a pleasure to have you. now you are defence minister in a baltic nation, which is one of ukraine's strongest supporters inside the eu and nato. so what do you make of ukraine's risky gambit, this offensive inside russian territory? it was just recently in ukraine, and what i see in ukraine, it's a resolve. it's a determination. it's a resilience. it's a willingness also to take initiative. and what we've seen right now is that ukraine is in a position to take this initiative, that it shows also that the war, of course, is a war of wills, the war of the mindsets. and here, we can see that ukraine also shows and proves that russia has its vulnerabilities. but did you, in kyiv, also get a sense of deep ukrainian frustration with its allies? because it's become clear in the last couple of weeks that ukraine didn't feel able to share any information about this su

defence is also, the ministry of defence is getting tough on spending with civil servants now forced to get approval for any projects costing over £50,000, a hefty reduction from the previous limit of £2 million. but is this going to slow down and bump up our defence procurement? and the chairman of a pro fox hunting group has said that the hunters should be protected as an ethnic minority. is there a real legal case here to be made, or is it just some foxing around the state of the nation starts now . state of the nation starts now. throughout. i'll also be joined by a cantankerous panel. the former editor of the sun, kelvin mackenzie, and former labour special adviser paul richards. and of course, as ever throughout the programme, let me know your thoughts. gbnews.com/yoursay is the address to visit to get involved in all the conversations we're having . but before all of that, having. but before all of that, let's get your very latest news headunes let's get your very latest news headlines with sam francis . headlines with sam francis. >> tom, thank you very much indeed. and good

is a former minister of defence - learn about that?ister of defence and - learn about that? is a former minister of defence and the l learn about that? is a former - minister of defence and the people who are the closest one to putin, the leaders of the fsb and the national guard, they both worked under putin. they are responsible for restoring order in the region which are affected by that incursion, partly occupied by ukrainian forces and they are going to do that in terms of imposing that regime of counterterrorist operation. the one which was imposed before in chechnya in the early 2000 is when russia was leading the second campaign in the chechen republic stop and the one that was imposed in russian regions after their mutiny. it allows the fsb and their mutiny. it allows the fsb and the national guard to do whatever they want in the territory. haw the national guard to do whatever they want in the territory.- they want in the territory. how is they want in the territory. how is the russian _ they want in the territory. how is the

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the u defence industry. where is the uk fit with that?re of a connection with the uk in terms of defence industry and keir starmer did not meet —— did meet the evens, needs in germany, france might be a bit less inclined to want that, so that's going to be interesting. how does the uk fit into the eu, europe was mickey for industrial policy going forward, which we expect will be a big focus for the european union —— europe's military—industrial. european union -- europe's military-industrial.- military-industrial. joseph perella talking _ military-industrial. joseph perella talking about - military-industrial. joseph perella talking about a - perella talking about a procedure he had initiated to test member status, to see if they want to... what are you hearing today? they want to. .. what are you hearing today?— they want to... what are you hearing today? this is a hugely divisive issue _ hearing today? this is a hugely divisive issue in _ hearing today? this is a hugely divisive issue in the _ hearing today? this is a hugely divisive is

joint air defence agreement. is that likely? well. _ joint air defence agreement. is that likely?joint air defence agreement. is that likely? well, kyiv has repeatedly i likely? well, kyiv has repeatedly asked about long—range missiles and weapons to hit targets inside russia. ukraine's allies have been sceptical about this request and they were reluctant to provide those weapons. they are only allowed to used long—range weapons to target inside russia but near the border areas, so ukraine has been asking to lift those restrictions and allow them to hit airfields in other places from where russian bombers and fighterjets take off to attack ukrainian cities. whether this request will help to advance the cause and convince ukrainian allies to provide those weapons, it is not clear. it certainly, ukraine is slowly managing to convince its allies to provide the weapons they need. in the past it was thanks, and now they have received f—16s. maybe in the future ukrainian allies will allow them to use all those weapons to targets inside russian territory. thank you very much. you can fol

no serious defences or anything like it. not something that was sort of picked up immediately, but by the end of that day, you were hearing, and actually one of the best sources of the news in the first week of the war, the russian community, the semi—independent military bloggers, they publish on the telegram social network, which is popular in russia and also ukraine. and they are often come although they are sort of pro—russian pro—war, pro—kremlin, they are also quite... they are also good and fairly reliable independent sources of information and they are reporting of ukrainians had seized a village to hear, a village there, and you quite quickly realise there's something to this. we published our first report late on tuesday. within a couple of days, you could see this is more than just a raid that ukraine had gone in. it was five km on the first day, and then ten and there was a sort of, you know, battle taking place something like 30 km when the ukrainians blew up a russian convoy early in the war, dismantling those

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there's no doubt that the ministry of defence procurement processes, in terms of defence equipment, forn a by word or a by phrase for profligacy and waste of taxpayers money over the last 2 or 3 decades. and i think that what the labour administration is indicating here is that that cannot continue. now, whether cutting down the level of responsibility for budget decisions to the lowly level of £50,000 per per item is another question altogether, because defence spending is hugely expensive, way beyond almost anything else. and that really does look like the dead hand of bureaucracy being imposed on those who are probably much better qualified to take on bigger sums than that. but i think it's an indicative of labour government wanting to get to grips with the mod and its flawed expenditure over the past two decades. >> i think it's such an important point to raise because everyone knows how much we overspend. although i mean, we tend to overspend for the biggest ticket items. it's billions of pounds of overspending rather than tens of thousands of pounds of overspending. i worry. i mea

at the moment, we are keeping high alerts on defence and offence, - high alerts on defence and offencellah is attacking israeli civilians for ten months, this is not an isolated case. yesterday there were attacks and i know hezbollah will try to attack israeli civilians tomorrow again. this hezbollah will try to attack israeli civilians tomorrow again.- hezbollah will try to attack israeli civilians tomorrow again. this is a bi break civilians tomorrow again. this is a big break escalation _ civilians tomorrow again. this is a big break escalation from - civilians tomorrow again. this is a big break escalation from that - big break escalation from that tit—for—tat that has been going on since october seven. hezbollah say this is the first of what they say is a phase because of that killing of their commander in beirut almost a month ago. of their commander in beirut almost a month ago-— of their commander in beirut almost a month ago. that is the recent were maintaining — a month ago. that is the recent were maintaining high _ a month ago. that is the recent were maintaining high readi

america's defence secretary orders a guided missile submarine to the middle east, as fears of a wider regional conflict grow. after weeks of sporting excellence, the olympics have drawn to a close — now paris turns its attention to hosting the paralympics. hello, i'm anita mcveigh, and welcome to the verified life. russia's president vladimir putin has told a meeting of his senior officials that ukrainian forces must be kicked out of the country. he was speaking as ukraine continues its week long offensive with troops advancing up to 30 kilometres — that's 18 miles — inside russian territory. local authorities are now evacuating residents from a second region — belgorod — which is situated next to kursk — that's where the ukrainian offensive began last tuesday. the acting governor of the kursk region said ukraine was in control of 28 villages there, president putin claimed ukraine was trying to improve its negotiating position. translation: the defence ministry's main task is to push and kick- the enemy out of our territory. the enemy is probably trying to improve its future negotiati

the central issue in this case is going to be self—defence.e will show the defendant, kyle rittenhouse, who was 17 years old at the time, armed himself with an ar—15... ..and, using that rifle, killed two unarmed people — joseph rosenbaum and anthony huber. a final individual by the name of gaige grosskreutz... i was present for all of the trial. the unadulterated rage that would fill me just at the sight of him. under our laws, the defendant can only use deadly force if he reasonably believed that the force was necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself. i don't believe kyle had a complete understanding of the terrible - situation he was in. there is no death penalty. in wisconsin, but if he went to a prison, he would be killed, so we're fighting _ over the kid's life. you asjurors will end up looking at it from i the standpoint of a 17—year—old. kyle rittenhouse protected himself, i protected his firearm so it couldn'tl be taken and used against him or other people. _ he acted in self—defence, ladies and gentlemen. i

kurt volker, the defences inside russia. kurt volker. good — the defences inside russia.ssia. kurt volker, good to talk _ the defences inside russia. kurt volker, good to talk to, former us ambassador to nato and special envoy to ukraine to stop this collector other story of the day the tensions across the middle east and iran is missing because from western leaders to hold back from retaliating against israel in response to the killing of the political leader of hamas in iran last month. let's go to washington — and speak to laura blumenfeld, a middle east analyst and former senior policy adviser on the state department's israeli—palestinian negotiating team thank you for being with us. first of all, israel is bracing itself for an iranian attack. do you think iran will in some shape or form retaliate for what's happened? that will in some shape or form retaliate for what's happened?— for what's happened? that is the ruestion for what's happened? that is the question of _ for what's happened? that is the question of the _ for what's happened? that is the question of the

including the economy including defence, including exchanges.e plans for a closer relationship between us and the eu as part of that. so the position today is exactly as it was before the election but what been able to do todayis election but what been able to do today is a move that four with a bilateral treaty agreement, and to reiterate our desire to reset relations with the eu. translation: i relations with the eu. translation: ., �* ., . ., translation: i don't have much to add from my — translation: i don't have much to add from my point _ translation: i don't have much to add from my point of— translation: i don't have much to add from my point of view— translation: i don't have much to add from my point of view we - translation: i don't have much to add from my point of view we wantl translation: | don't have much to | add from my point of view we want to create good relationships between the uk and the european union, day ijy the uk and the european union, day by day. we all share an interest in the historic decision... we are friends l

, and exchanges. economy, defence, and exchanges.that sounds to me like we're going to be mirroring single market rules without actually being in the single market, which logically a year or two down the road leads to an argument with for accepting the rules . why don't we consider rules. why don't we consider rejoining bill rammell? you have been a lifelong pro—european union supporter and very passionate and open and honest about that. is that the path we're going? i mean, effectively this will be brexit in name only, won't it? >> do you know, there's part of me that wishes that were true, but it's emphatically not. you know, the, the seismic shock that brexit had to the labour party to our voting base. we accept that there is no turning back. but do you really? yeah, i really, really do, you know, certainly in my lifetime you're not going to see that, you know, maybe 40, 50 years down the road, there might be a different outcome, but certainly not dunng outcome, but certainly not during the lifetime of this labour government or my

in a statement to the bbc, the ministry of defence said ukraine has a clear right of self—defence against which includes operations inside russia. the battle for the kursk region rages on, but there's politics at play here, too. ukraine wants to show its western backers that it can still fight and win. will vernon, bbc news. human rights groups are criticising what they say is a weak response to abuses by the ruling taliban in afghanistan. it comes three years to the day since the group returned to power in the country. under the taliban, women and girls face what the un calls "a widespread and systematic attack" on their rights. but in a joint statement nine ngos, including human rights watch and amnesty international, say the international community is taking what they say is an "increasingly ineffective and sometimes even harmful" approach to the group. the ngos also point the finger at the un, criticising the world body for holding a summit with the taliban, weeks after it reintroduced the stoning of women accused of adultery. the charities want countries to use global courts and targ

and the problem with defence, the whole structure of defence, the whole structure of defence, the whole it's run and financed before you dish out a lot of money, has got to be reformed. but there are too many people involved, too many cooks, but they're all from inside the game. they're all from the whitehall. let's be cautious. let's do this instead of and it's radicals that have reformed british forces in the past for the last two centuries. >> and it all hangs on this, this review being carried out in defence spending. yes. >> which is going to be extremely interesting because they've outsourced it to people not directly involved, which means they can ignore it if they don't like it . don't like it. >> there we are. well, robert fox, do come back with more analysis on defence and perhaps when that review comes out at that time as well. thank you for joining us today on camilla tominey show on gb news. up next, i'll be joined by the general manager of the southport flower show, which this weekend is celebrating its centenary and bringing some light into the seaside town. following a v

in a statement to the bbc, the ministry of defence said ukraine has a clear right of self—defence againstssia. the battle for the kursk region rages on, but there's politics at play here, too. ukraine wants to show its western backers that it can still fight and win. will vernon, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland have been getting their exam results today, with a—level, t—level, btec nationals and other level 3 results being awarded. the top a—level grades have risen for the first time in three years. 80% of students successfully got into their first choice university in a year when grading was expected to be restored to the level it was before the pandemic. vanessa clarke reports. it's the day hundreds of thousands of students have been waiting for, but after a morning filled with nerves and a quick scan of their results, it's relief. and some have even done better than they hoped. it feels great. i only thought i would only get an a, b, b, and i needed a, a, b for uni, so i were a bit

germany is only just now paying 1.5% of its gdp on defence.t what is starmer on about in terms of direction of travel? >> you compare germany today to, say, five years ago and it's moved significantly and it is now. it is now leading the pack alongside the french within the european, within the european union. >> poland's miles ahead. >> poland's miles ahead. >> we need all eu countries to spend more on defence. >> if we want the americans to be our friends and allies, which is vital. you know, it's pretty clear, you know, when trump says you guys should be paying the 2%, he's got a point, hasn't he? >> yeah, he has, but it's grotesque in the manner he makes it. and when he says to russia, you know, if they don't, if they don't pay ian, pay the dial, come and get them. but it shifted. that's frankly atrocious. >> but isn't that just the way trump negotiates? isn't he right that in a world that's much more dangerous than it was compared to five years ago? 2%? i mean, surely it should be more than that, shouldn't it? >> technically, he's correct

and surface defence.guardian and the eu mission, which has conducted more than 300 transits where they have prevented vessels from being hit during transit of the red sea and gulf of aden. and then potentially, how long could it take to try to contain this, or to deal with any oil that has spilt? this would really depend on the state of the vessel. and so the first thing that we should do here is get somebody on board and take a look. however, the consequences of this are catastrophic. you referenced the exxon valdez incident in 1989. this could be four times the scale of that incident. paris is promising a games to remember as it gets ready to host the 2024 paralympics. the opening ceremony has just begun. these are live pictures from a paris fan zone. it will be focused on the place de la concorde. sporting events begin on thursday with the first of the 549 gold medals up for grabs. the games which open to a half weeks after the highly successful olympics will run until september the 28th. this is the f

this defence review that is ongoing at the moment-— the moment.. this is usually - expensive, isn't it especially with all these other satellite launches. ss tl has been again, those world leaders and bringing down the cost of designing and developing satellites and the cost of the satellites and the cost of the satellite can range from anywhere to 20 to 30 million and we are seeing those costs coming down even further as we going into mass production and the cost of launch has already come down and driven by space x who have seen launch over a hundred 1516 satellites even the cost of launches comes down and that is made space more accessible and particularly for the uk, i think that is difficult to know and understand because we can start to develop capabilities beyond the larger more expensive satellites which is what we have traditionally bought for things like skynet we can now start to add to our defence and security capabilities with these smaller and more agile and more capable earth imaging satellites and they are really important for mode

the new defence secretary said we should be proud that british equipment is being used in the defences not a significant force in the party— is not a significant force in the party of— is not a significant force in the party of the centre—right or the main _ party of the centre—right or the main party— party of the centre—right or the main party in the centre left. there was an— grandad was a communist in the united states and you were knighted in the uk and putin has got you on his badly sc. you need your own programme. steven and inaya, what you make of this british involvement? the new defence secretary said we should be proud that british equipment is being used in the defence of ukraine. the united kingdom _ in the defence of ukraine. the united kingdom is rare in that there is not _ united kingdom is rare in that there is not a _ united kingdom is rare in that there is not a significant force in the party— is not a significant force in the party of— is not a significant force in the party of the centre—right or the main _ party of the centre—right or the main party— party of the

the defence secretary john healey who _ well. the defence secretary john healey who was _ well.o was visiting the - well. the defence secretary john | healey who was visiting the scene well. the defence secretary john . healey who was visiting the scene in rotherham of that violent disorder around the hotel yesterday. i want to take you to the scene live in downing street. the reason for this is we are expecting within the next hour, the prime minister to hold an emergency response meeting to talk about these violent disorders that have been taking place around the country. it will be a cobra meeting which is the cabinet office briefing room a, that's where it gets its name. we are keeping an eye on the ministers that are likely to attend that. the home secretary yvette cooper will be there. she has already condemned what she calls the disgraceful scenes of violence and thuggery following those violent protests. we are also expecting civil servants, the police and intelligence officers to attend this meeting. sources telling our political correspondent that this meeting is seen

there to their local defences. flood prevention are funded . funded. >> the australian city of melbourne has banned rental electronic scooters, with officials saying they posed unacceptable safety risks. they've had hundreds of accidents which have sparked outrage with the public. the city's mayor says he's fed up with the bad behaviour of some scooter users , and a new study scooter users, and a new study says older people who feel that their life lacks purpose may be more prone to memory loss and thinking problems as they age. >> it adds to mounting evidence linking psychological well—being to healthy ageing . was it just to healthy ageing. was it just me or how did you find sleeping last night difficult? i find it difficult to get a breath. >> it was very hot and i had two fans on me. >> did you? yeah, one from that side. one from that side. >> and do you find it very loud? no. >> then i'm deaf. >> then i'm deaf. >> so if that's what we established this morning, don't we? yeah, we're talking about that. what? >>

it'sjust uk has indeed increased defence spending . it's just the defence spending.ne that the billions have went to. and then other comments pointing out that, well, if we are going to increase expenditure on anything, i'd really quite like to increase expenditure on ensuring that the united kingdom has some semblance of border security . keep those views security. keep those views coming in. thank you very much for them. i do appreciate it. right. we're going to get the latest in the united states. now who will win the race to the white house? robert f kennedy jr. s decision to endorse donald trump will hearten republicans, but kamala harris may be feeling rather chipper herself after enjoying a warm reception at the democratic national convention and finding a bump in the polls after, well, a bumping off of joe biden. so joining me is the us and international politics professor, scott lucas. scott. thank you very much for your company . give us your overview company. give us your overview of where you see us at right now. i mean , i've watched you on now. i mean,

us policy, particularly with respect israel, the us defence secretary has revoked a plea deal agreed austin said he decided to remove the official that oversaw the court and facilitated the agreement. in a statement _ facilitated the agreement. in a statement he _ facilitated the agreement. in a statement he said _ but on friday lloyd austin relieved her of her duties, saying in a statement that . responsibility for such a decision should rest with me... and "..i hereby withdraw from the three pretrial agreements that you signed onjuly 13, 2024." the three men include khalid sheikh mohammed, who is accused of hatching the september 11th plot. they have been held at the us navy base, guantanamo bay, in cuba, for years without going to trial. according to us news outlets, the men agreed to admit to conspiracy charges in exchange for a life sentence, instead of the death sentence. the cases against the three have been mired in decades—long controversy over whether their treatment at cia prisons compromised the evidence against them. joining me now, barbara starr, former pentagon corresp

with me is our defence correspondent, jonathan beale.ng used in this incursion? i5 uk tanks are being used in this incursion?— uk tanks are being used in this incursion? , ., ., ., incursion? is important to get a sense of proportion. _ incursion? is important to get a sense of proportion. we - incursion? is important to get a sense of proportion. we gave i incursion? is important to get a - sense of proportion. we gave them 14 challenger to tanks and germany and the us give them many more than we did but it is an important move because at the time there were very few western countries willing to give modern main battle tanks to ukraine because of the threats from russia but that was a red line that was crossed and specifically crossed from last year's offensive which was to take ukrainian territory taken by the russians but that offensive was stalled. it was not envisaged at the time that these would be used inside russia and challenger tanks were first designed in the cold war for fighting soviet armour on the plains of europe but nobo

we start with the war in ukraine — where in the past hour the ukrainian military says its air defenceystems have been activated in the kyiv region. and its being reported that a russian ballistic missile has struck a hotel in the city of kryvyi rih in the dnipro—petrovsk region. pictures released on monday evening from the kyiv post show the devastation. it's believed that the hotel was filled with civilians. it comes after russia launched what ukraine calls the biggest air attack yet against the country. at least six people have been killed after russia fired around 200 missiles and drones at energy and water facilities. ukrainian officials say 15 regions were attacked in the strikes. the cities that were hit include kharkiv and zaporizhia. moscow says it is targeting facilities which support kyiv�*s military. and a short while ago, us presidentjoe biden condemned russia's attacks saying that the us will now surge energy equipment to ukraine to repair its infrastructure and aid the country's war efforts. the bbc�*s nick beake sent this report from ukraine. the first strikes came in t

also, that it will do things on defence. the uk and german governments on defence cooperation began a few weeks ago. also, illegal migration, by —— biodiversity and all sorts of other things besides. so it does feel like it is more of an overarching framework within which better relations between the uk and germany in particular and the uk and eu in general can begin to be discussed. but i think it is also about the uk displaying that it is back in europe, if not in the european union. lots of talk from downing street this morning about how this is designed to put the uk's relationship with germany on a similarfooting to the relationship with germany on a similar footing to the uk's relationship france. at times, they are known as the e3, those three countries, especially when the uk was in the european union, the big three economies of europe. i think thatis three economies of europe. i think that is very much where the government of sir keir starmer wants to pick up. but with that fundamental issue that they don't want to

we've seen resignations from the ministry of defence.ch is holding ukraine back? um, you know, i think it's very interesting that, ten years ago, when yanukovych has left the country and we had a0 billion... a0 million of us dollars in our whole budget, we were speaking how to fight against corruption. and this narrative of fighting against corruption when everything was... you know, corruption was penetrating in every part of ukrainian system. but with respect, the narrative about how to fight corruption effectively is still there. you haven't solved it. yeah, but now, when we are fighting corruption, you're speaking about the corruption. it's a bit... it's a bit different. and i think that the whole visibility we have in terms of many efforts here and there, this is the result of the functioning anti—corruption institutions from the court system to law enforcement and to the prevention. and i think this is, of course, not the best timing you would want to, expect it to, to see throughout the country facing the war. but we have decided

we begin with an escalating situation in the middle east where the israeli defence forces says it has begun air strikes against hezbollah in lebanon, after they identified preparations for a large—scale attacks. the iran—backed group said it was carrying out a large than 150 projectiles towards israel. german police have detained a man suspected of killing three people with a knife in the city of solingen, after a huge manhunt. french media report that pavel durov, the russian founder of the telegram messaging service, has been arrested after his private jet landed in paris. and, nasa says two astronauts stranded on the international space station won't be able to return to earth until february next year. welcome to the programme. we begin with an escalating situation in the middle east where the israeli defence forces says it has begun air strikes against hezbollah in lebanon, after they identified preparations for a large—scale attacks. the iran—backed group said it was carrying out a large number of drone attacks in response to the killing of its top commander in beirut last month.

that i of defence leon panetta. that was senator — of defence leon panetta.n, 72% believes they will decrease under donald trump, trump and his allies have made immigration a focal point. the former president lead into that narrative on thursday while campaigning in arizona. taste thursday while campaigning in arizona. ~ . . thursday while campaigning in arizona. . ., arizona. we had a border tsar, she loved _ arizona. we had a border tsar, she loved the _ arizona. we had a border tsar, she loved the title _ arizona. we had a border tsar, she loved the title but - arizona. we had a border tsar, she loved the title but she i she loved the title but she didn't want to do the work because she is lazy and probably more importantly than being lazy, she was to have an open book —— an open border. and you would say who would want an open border where criminals can pour into our country? and all you have to do is walk up there, stand there for a little while, you will be running back here quickly so we went from the best numbers in recorded history to the worst numbe

the central issue in this case is going to be self—defence. evidence will show the defendant, kyle rittenhouse, who was 17 years old at the time, armed himself with an ar—15... ..and, using that rifle, killed two unarmed people — joseph rosenbaum and anthony huber. a final individual by the name of gaige grosskreutz... i was present for all of the trial. the unadulterated rage that would fill me just at the sight of him. under our laws, the defendant can only use deadly force if he reasonably believed that the force was necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself. i don't believe kyle had i a complete understanding of the terrible - situation he was in. there is no death penalty. in wisconsin, but if he went to a prison, he would be - killed, so we're fighting over the kid's life. you asjurors will end up looking at it from i the standpoint. of a 17—year—old. kyle rittenhouse protected i himself, protected his firearm so it couldn't be taken and used against himl or other people. he acted in self—defence, ladies and gen

we've seen resignations from the ministry of defence.roblem which is holding ukraine back? um, you know, i think it's very interesting that, ten years ago, when yanukovych has left the country and we had a0 billion... a0 million of us dollars in our whole budget, we were speaking how to fight against corruption. and this narrative of fighting against corruption when everything was... you know, corruption was penetrating in every part of ukrainian system. but with respect, the narrative about how to fight corruption effectively is still there. you haven't solved it. yeah, but now, when we are fighting corruption, you're speaking about the corruption. it's a bit... it's a bit different. and i think that the whole visibility we have in terms of many efforts here and there, this is the result of the functioning anti—corruption institutions from the court system to law enforcement and to the prevention. and i think this is, of course, not the best timing you would want to, expect it to, to see throughout the country facing the war. but we hav

in a statement to the bbc, the ministry of defence said ukraine has a clear right of self—defence againsthich includes operations inside russia. the battle for the kursk region rages on, but there's politics at play here, too. ukraine wants to show its western backers that it can still fight and win. will vernon, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a 15—year—old sunderland boy become the first person in england to be charged with the offence of riot following recent disorder in parts of the country. rioting carries a maximum penalty of ten years in prison — double that of a charge of violent disorder. the teenager cannot be named for legal reasons. a landmark ruling is likely to see up to 7a,000 prosecutions for alleged rail fare evasion in england and wales quashed. rail companies had fast—tracked alleged ticket—dodging offences through a process called the single justice procedure, which allows magistrates to hear cases behind closed doors. but on thursday, the uk's chief magistrate declared six test cases to be v

meanwhile, russia's defence ministry says its air defence units destroyed five drones that ukraine launchedht targeting the border kursk, belgorod and rostov regions, according to russia's defence ministry. russia says it is pushing back ukrainian troops in the kursk region — but ukraine's president zelensky says his forces are strengthening their position. volodymyr omelya is a major in the ukrainian armed forces. before news of that new strike, he spoke to my colleague, lewis vaughan—jones, and outlined what ukraine's long—term plan for the incursion is. ukrainian armed forces flip the table. putin's dream was to trade ukrainian territory and to cut it piece by piece, having numerous peace settlements or peace negotiations. it failed. and right now we should talk about russian territory controlled by ukrainian forces as well. and definitely russia and kremlin specifically are in deep shock because they cannot still believe that it's a true operation and ukrainian armed forces are there and controlling more than ioookm2. but for ukraine, there's no doubting the success so far of that missi

he was the defence review. he was the defence secretary at the end of the century. about the need for 20 frigates and 12 destroyers. we currently have six destroyers. the original bid was for 12. we've got six and the 20 frigates have come to down 13, of which really they can. there's nine probably going down to seven, which we can operationally generate 3 or 4. so it is that which is kind of broken. and if you look at the vital tasks for the uk, 40% of our food comes from overseas in terms of food security and the fact that we're an island protecting the north atlantic, protecting the north atlantic, protecting the north atlantic, protecting the undersea infrastructure in terms of energy, digital infrastructure. so we can all communicate. those are the key things the royal navy in my view, even though i'm an army officer, needs to needs to grow. >> so are we defenceless in britain when it comes when it comes to the global picture? >> no, we're not, because of course we're part of an alliance. an alliance has grown. nato has grown from 30 to 32 nafions nato has grown

. hate world, we know she stands tough on national defence.— national defence.lk some more in a moment, but i want to - more in a moment, but i want to touch on one the key issues that was a bit of a problem for her at that convention. whilst there was generally a big buzz around chicago for the convention this week, there is still one issue causing problems for kamala harris — and that's the conflict in the middle east. there were protests throughout the week, largely from pro—palestinian groups, calling on the biden administration to end funding to israel and commit to a ceasefire in gaza. and last night, the vice president spoke about her policy — let's speak to do abdallah fayyad, who is a policy correspondent at vox. good to have you with us, and talk to me about the significance of not being granted that speaking spot. thanks so much for having me on. this was a problem that was brewing for the entirety of the primary, but since joe for the entirety of the primary, but sincejoe biden dropped out of the uncommitted movement and delegates had been trying to

china's support for russia's defence industry is going to be very high on the list.outh china sea, its aggressive actions against taiwan in the taiwan strait, also bilateral issues. maybe talking about chinese law enforcement cooperation with the united states, specifically, fentanyl and specifically, fenta nyl and stopping the specifically, fentanyl and stopping the chemical precursors from coming into the united states in the form of fentanyl, mostly going through mexico. the chinese will have their own list of issues that they want to talk about, probably us tariffs and technology restrictions will be at the top of beijing's list. was certainly there are a lot of issues that involve both superpowers. in terms of priorities, what do you think is the key for the us here? most of these conversations that have taken place by jake sullivan and his counterpart, the fifth time they ferment in the fifth time they ferment in the last year and half, the last 10—12 hours which allows the opportunity for both sides to get beyond to the talking points and to dig into the inten

_ defence and how about some access on trade? ., .. ., defence and how about some access on trade?hat happened during what more fractious negotiations. what it must not mean is that we start to walk back from what we have achieved. because... when you say what we've achieved? what we've achieved is meaningful independence. but what we've achieved is meaningful independence-— what we've achieved is meaningful independence. but if you're going to have a close — independence. but if you're going to have a close trading _ independence. but if you're going to have a close trading relationship - have a close trading relationship with the — have a close trading relationship with the largest economy in the european — with the largest economy in the european union? find with the largest economy in the european union?— european union? and on those questions _ european union? and on those questions we _ european union? and on those questions we will _ european union? and on those questions we will have - european union? and on those questions we will have to - european union? and on those ques

russia's ministry of defence says it is repelling the attack. these pictures of ukrainian tanks being hit, although we've not been able to independently verify them. and overnight, ukraine said missiles fired by russia hitjust east of its capital, kyiv, killing two. but an intercepted ukrainian missile also fell on a russian apartment building in the city of kursk, injuring 15. that's another sign that a war launched by vladimir putin on ukraine is dramatically reaching into russia. gordon corera, bbc news. thousands of people in towns and villages outside the greek capital athens have been ordered to move to safer areas, as wildfires are raging in the area. more than 30 have been brought under control, but hundreds of firefighters, as well as waterbombing planes and helicopters, are still battling a number of fires. as nickjohnson reports. the greek capital, sweltering in temperatures nearing a0 celsius. nearby fires shrouding the country's most recognisable landmarks in thick black smoke. dozens of fires have broken out across the country over

here's our defence correspondentjonathan beale.w saw coming — not in russia or even ukraine's closest western allies. ukraine today releasing new footage of some of its most experienced and battle—hardened troops crossing the border into russia just two weeks ago. and they made quick gains — against relatively weak defences. ukrainian forces swallowing up an area of over 1,000 square kilometres — and up to 35 km deep into russian territory. that advance has slowed down. but ukraine is now digging in, building defences and blowing up bridges to hold this territory and impede any russian counterattack. this has all been a blow for president putin. his rigid russian military — seldom fleet of foot — has so far been relatively slow to respond. but president putin may also be biding his time — still focussing his resources on making gains in eastern ukraine. so what does president zelensky and his military commanders hope this high risk strategy achieves? one goal was to relieve the pressure on ukrainian forces elsewhere on the front. s

manchester city begin the defence of their premier league title.t in the league last season on their way to becoming the first team in history to win the top flight title four times in a row. they also haven't lost in the premier league since december. but pep guardiola sez it's going to take a lot of work to make it five. 140 points to play, we start from zero everyone, and we will see. if we are going to conquer, we have to conquer again. because they are not going to give us now the premier league for 211—25 season, so we have to do it. so i understand because normally when people say, we are favourites, i will not accept it. when you have won four in a row, six and seven, it's normal to accept we are favourites. we have to live with that but i know what we have to do. this is point by point, it must be, must we win, and of course every season is more and more difficult. well, manchester city would have no doubt noticed comfortable wins for title rivals liverpool and arsenal on saturday. mikel arteta sez his arsenal players are willing to try fo

defence minister, who said that it is 0k_ defence minister, who said that it is ok making mistakes, but_ is ok making mistakes, but you must not lie and _ is ok making mistakes, but you must not lie and says we have to recognise this was a strong move by the lewinsky regime which has caused unpleasant _ the lewinsky regime which has caused unpleasant consequences for russia. -- the _ unpleasant consequences for russia. —— the zelensky regime. this unpleasant consequences for russia. —— the zelens enemy, |e. this unpleasant consequences for russia. —— the zelens enemy, the “his unpleasant consequences for russia. —— the zelens enemy, the ukrainian says that the enemy, the ukrainian army. _ says that the enemy, the ukrainian army. is— says that the enemy, the ukrainian army, is acting skilfully and daringly. _ army, is acting skilfully and daringly, according to all of the rules— daringly, according to all of the rules of— daringly, according to all of the rules of the art of war. it has been using _ rules of the art of war. it has been using drones as air cover for its tactical— using dr

tim 0wen kc has spent a0 years as a defence lawyer.ial case can bel a powerful case, but in order to understand it, you have to look at the totality. - he's dealt with many miscarriages ofjustice, but says as this stands, there's no proof that this is one. i'm seeing lots of peoplej putting forward theories. they are making assumptions without the solid basis for it. i but still, the questions continue. now, a letter signed by 2a experts has asked for the forthcoming letby inquiry to take those questions into account. you're not saying, though, are you, that you think she's innocent? i have no idea whether she's innocent or not. my concern is simply about the possibility that this was not a safe conviction. i don't know whether she's guilty or not. i don't think anyone knows except lucy letby. the inquiry is due to start on september the 10th. gill dummigan, bbc news. power is flowing from the shetland isles to mainland britain for the first time, from this — set to be the uk's most productive onshore wind farm. shetland is the windies

in a self defence act remove these threats, the idf is striking terror targets in lebanon planning tonch their attacks on israeli civilians. this was more than 6700 rockets, sales and explosives fired by hezbollah at israeli families, homes and communities since eighth of october. hezbollah will soon fire rockets and possibly missiles towards israeli territory. we will shortly update the homefront and defensive guidelines for those in israel. from right next to the homes of lebanese civilians in the south of lebanon, we can see that hezbollah is preparing to launch an extensive attack on israel while endangering the lebanese civilians. we want the civilians located in the areas where hezbollah is operating to move out of arm's way immediately for their own safety. hezbollah was not owing going aggression risks dragging the people of lebanon, the people of israel in the whole region into a wider escalation. israel will not tolerate his�*s attacks on our civilians. we are operating in self defence from hezbollah and any other enemy thatjoins in their attacks against us, and we are ready