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>> i'm assuming so mn washington and this is bbc world news america. an export ban in india could send global food prices spiking even further. a federal judge in florida has set a trial date for donald trump's classified documents case right in the middle of the campaign. and bidding farewell to one of the most beloved voices in the history of american music. ♪ >> welcome to world news america. the u.s. women will play their first game at the 2023 women's world cup in new zealand. the tournament saw a dominating win from favorite spain who won against costa rica.

spain scored all three goals early on in the match. the philippines lost 2-0 to switzerland. the day started in new zealand with a stalemate matchup between nigeria and canada. the next matchup of the tournament will see the u.s. who is favored to win against vietnam. we are going to try to get our correspondent katie silber on the ground in sydney to speak with her about all of the action . a criminal trial on former president trump's mishandling of classified documents will take place in may of 2024. in a statement, trump said it is a major setback in the department of justice's crusade to deny him a fair legal process. the date falls right in the

middle of election campaign season. trump faces serious charges over the storage of sensitive files at his mar-a-lago home. india has announced a rice export ban that could send high prices soaring even further. it's the indian government's latest attempt to rein in high food prices. india's exports account for 40% of world rice exports. >> the impact of this could be substantial because india's is the world's largest exporter of rice. about 40 percent of global supplies come from here and so this decision will mean that global prices will evidently rise. all of this is happening at a time when the export prices of indian rice have already hit five year highs last week. it could help cool domestic prices ahead of the general elections next year. for the rest of the world this

is particularly worrisome at a time when el niño hot weather patterns are expected to lead to crop damages and a late start to the rainy season in india has stoked fears of a production shortfall. india's decision also comes in the backdrop of russia quitting the black sea green initiative which has already raised concerns around global food supplies. the ban follows a move by vietnam, the world's third largest exporter of rice, to cut exports by nearly half to ensure domestic food security. >> it has been several days since an american soldier willfully crossed into north korea and his whereabouts and will be and well-being remain unknown. speaking at the aspen security forum, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken said he had no further updates but added there are certainly concerns based on what we have seen in the past. the 23-year-old soldier is now

considered absent without leave. the white house says the u.s. has tried to contact north korea through multiple channels but has not received a response. north korea has been silent, the nation's defense minister recently threatened use of nuclear weapons. the pentagon's deputy press secretary and the department of defense's sabrina singh joined me. -- join me. great to have you back on the show. north korea said the deployment of a u.s. nuclear capable submarine to south korea as a provocation that could meet its criteria for its own use of nuclear weapons. the defense minister has said they would be used in case nuclear attack is launched against it. what's your response to that? >> thanks for having me on today.

we do not seek conflict with the dprk. our alliance with the republic of korea is defensive in nature. the arrival of this submarine is part of the washington declaration of the president discussed. this is about deepening our military cooperation. we don't seek conflict. this is about our military strength together and a commitment that the submarine would visit the sport. >> we are seeing these threats from north korea. do you think this is an attempt to get concessions from the u.s. on its nuclear program or do you think these are serious threats? >> it's hard to get in the mind of what north korea is thinking. all i can really say is our representation and our partnership with south korea.

this is an ironclad alliance. it is defensive in nature. it is really the north koreans who continue to fire off ballistic missiles, conducting these tests that are in violation of international law that we are concerned about. we don't seek provocation with them. this was announced earlier this year. part of the washington declaration. this is just part of our military alliance with south korea. >> i want to ask you about the u.s. soldier currently being held in north korea. the defense department has tried to contact the north koreans with no success to get more information on his whereabouts and how he is doing. are you worried about private king? >> unfortunately we have reached out at all levels of government. this is a complete interagency effort from here at the

department of defense to the state department working to pull all levels of government to bring private king home. at the end of the date that is our main priority. of course it is concerning but it is not surprising. we do not have a military relationship with the dprk. we have the united nations command that also serves as our liaison with the dprk. we do not know how private king is doing and that is our main concern. we know his family must be under incredible amount of stress missing him, wanting him returned home. we are going to keep working to bring him home safely. unfortunately we have not heard from the north koreans on this issue. >> russia hit food export facilities for a fourth straight day. this comes after russia allowed this international deal to create a safe passage for transporting green to expire.

with the department of defense support a nato or you and mission to escort these ships? or without raise the risk of a direct -- would that raise the risk of direct confrontation with russia? >> our priority right now is making sure we get ukraine what it needs in defending itself and its sovereign territory. i don't want to get ahead or speculate of what could be done or what security assurances could be taken by nato allies or other partner countries. what i can say is it's incredibly irresponsible that russia withdrew from this green deal at the expense of millions of people around the world. africa and latin america and other countries that are food insecure. what we have urged publicly is

to return to the green deal. russia should return to the green deal. we are seeing vladimir putin take the side of continuing his unjust, unjustified, unprovoked war at the expense of really creating a food crisis around the world. >> one more question about the battlefield itself. we have seen the ukrainians themselves say that the counteroffensive is not going as fast as they desired. as the pentagon confident that they can be successful in this counteroffensive? >> while it is slow progress, there is still progress being made. we know these minefields in front of them right now that russia has laid are a real obstacle, but we are confident in the security assessment that partners and allies around the world that have provided this assistance to ukraine, we are confident in their combat power

and them being able to be successful. >> as we mentioned, ukraine has seen further attacks on its food export facilities, causing wheat prices to soar. the attacks come after moscow's withdrawal this week on a key green deal as well as a u.n. brokered deal that secured global food trade. the security council convened an emergency meeting expressing concern about the impacts on food insecure countries. humanitarian affairs chief delivered a grave assessment of the weeks developments. >> russia's strikes against port facilities are reported to have injured civilians, damaged infrastructure is essential to the export of food. and which were before monday protected installations in those ports because they were aligned

to the export of food and relevant products. some will go hungry. some will starve. many may die as a result of these decisions. >> the white house has announced that some of the country's biggest tech firms have agreed to voluntary commitments on developing new ai technology. the seven companies making the commitment include openai, amazon and metta. >> the companies have an obligation to make sure the technology is safe before releasing it to the public. companies must prioritize the security by safeguarding their models against cyber threats. the companies have a duty to earn the people's trust and empower users to make informed decisions labeling content that has been altered or ai generated. and finally, companies have

agreed to find ways for ai to help me to society's greatest challenges from cancer to climate change and invest in education and new jobs. >> the women's world cup underway. joining me to discuss the latest is our reporter katie silver covering the world cup for us in sydney. let's start with what we saw. spain looking very strong. do you think their performance should raise alarm bells among some of the other favorites in the tournament? >> absolutely. by all accounts they could have even achieved more. they missed a penalty. they actually had 46 attempts at goals during that game. they got those goals in the early parts of the game and it seems they took their feet off the gas somewhat. one of the stars from that game that's being heralded as the

goalkeeper of costa rica because of how many attempts at goal she managed to stave off. they are now seen as something of a dark horse contender. they had a lot of turmoil going into this world cup. we saw a mass resignation from the team at the end of last year, calling for the resignation of their manager as well as complaining about a number of conditions they play under. for example they arrive at international tournaments quite late and don't have time to warm up and get in the zone. 15 people resigned. the three that didn't were seen as quite supportive of it. it's a new team. they only managed to salvage six of those players. if this game is anything to go by, they are playing very well together and they are going to perhaps provide some great competition in the later rounds. >> certainly one of the favorites. we will see the u.s. play not too far in the future today.

what do you think we should look forward to in this match? >> absolutely. that's only a couple of hours. it's kicking off at 9:00 p.m. eastern. deliberately scheduled to attract the u.s. tv audience. without a doubt they are very much loved team in the u.s.. we have seen 20,000 americans make the journey all the way to auckland for the games. it is something of a david and goliath for the match. the betting odds for example, if you put in $1000, you only make one dollar back. everyone is looking at exactly what the starting lineup will be. the question is whether or not newer players might get some playtime to get their minds in gear. one player i have been looking at is trinity rodman, a 21-year-old that grew up in

newport beach in california. she is seen as a potential versatile player that may be able to replace some of the old guard. megan rapinoe has said this will be her last world cup. how the new players are playing in the starting lineup, a lot of eyes are going to be on it. >> katie silver, great to speak with you. u.s. lawmakers are increasingly concerned over u.s. skilled workers choosing to take their talents north of the border to canada. many big immigrants -- many immigrants come to the country through programs that provide no permanent path to u.s. residency. canada launched an initiative to draw and high skilled workers from the u.s. and reached its capacity for applicants in less than 24 hours. i spoke with congressman lofgren from california.

>> america is just going to lose. the canadian recruiters have been down here for a long time. picking off the best talent to go to canada. the only thing that's different is now the canadian government has made an official pathway which is new. it's not new that talented immigrants who can't get their legal permanent residence have been lured off to canada that does allow them to gain residence. that's why the tech economy in toronto is currently growing faster than the tech economy in silicon valley. it's just american stupidity. >> have you heard concerns from american business leaders? >> constantly. not only business leaders but academic leaders. we are not meeting the needs of our economy and we are ceding

our edge to canada and frankly other countries. >> an investigation by bbc news night and the british medical journal has uncovered a dispute over controversial research on the impact of abortion on the mental health of women. an independent panel resigned from the british journal of psychiatry after their recommendation to withdraw the research which is still being used in u.s. legal cases restricting abortion access was not followed. >> legal threats to u.k. publishers may be having a ripple effect on major u.s. health care decisions. in 2011, u.s. psychologist priscilla coleman produced research saying women who have had an abortion had an 81% increased risk of mental health problems. the paper was mentioned in brief submitted to the u.s. supreme court as part of efforts to

overturn a constitutional right to abortion and it was cited by a texas judge who ruled that a major abortion drug should be withdrawn. this influential research has been widely criticized. some argue it doesn't meet best practice guidance. >> because it does not meet those standards, we don't believe the results are reliable or credible and we called in 2012 for the retraction of that paper. >> the royal college of psychiatrists also co-authored a review which found methodological problems that brought the results into question. professor coleman suggests criticism is driven by the political nature of the topic. calls for retraction were repeated in 2022. an independent panel recommended the paper should be taken down. >> the owners of the journal just said that they were not prepared for that to happen,

which is i think concerning because you would have expected that to be an editorial decision. at that point those of us on the panel who had been part of that investigation felt we had to resign. >> some panel members are concerned legal threats may have influenced the college's actions. the bbc has sent letters saying professor coleman would take legal options if the paper was retracted. >> it truly becomes a thing where all they have to do is send a strongly worded legal letter. that will undermine confidence in journals ability to police the content it publishes. >> the royal college of psychologists said it rejected the retraction request given the distance in time from when it was public -- published.

what might seem academic here in the u.k. continues to have real-life implications for women in the u.s. >> the white house announced president biden's nomination of admiral lisa french already to lead the navy. if confirmed she would be the first woman to lead the navy and beyond the joint chiefs of staff, but for -- her confirmation could be weeks away as an alabama senator continues to protest a policy that pays for travel when a servicemember has to travel for an abortion or reproductive care. -- he was risking her ability to ensure that the armed forces remain the greatest fighting force in the history of the world and his republican colleagues in the senate know it. amsterdam has been cruise ships from the city center to try to

curb pollution. the city council said the ships weren't in line with a sustainable ambition. pfizer ceo set on friday at the damage from a tornado almost completely destroyed the pharmaceutical plant in north carolina but says production facilities do not seem to have suffered damage. he said it could take weeks to restart production. the plant is one of the largest factories for sterile injectable medicines in the world. -- police were searching for more than a day after being notified about a wild animal but found no traces in the areas the lioness was reported. experts believe the creature is probably a wild boar. legendary singer tony bennett has died at the age of 96.

he was one of the last great american crooners and his career spans 70 decades. he won 20 grammy awards and collaborated with a wide range of stars from frank sinatra and aretha franklin to amy winehouse and lady gaga. he was diagnosed with alzheimer's disease in 2016. >> ♪ i left my in san francisco -- my heart in san francisco ♪ ♪ >> tony bennett. suave, charming. he was a master. the last of the greats from his generation. making it look this effortless took years of hard work.

>> will use to do seven to 10 shows a day. in the old days if you had a hit recording, he would play the paramount theater -- eu would play -- you would play the paramount theater. >> it turned the man into a star who was also an accomplished painter, a campaigner for civil rights. >> i remember as a kid sat at tables listening to tony and my father talking about music and art and culture and politics. he fought antiracism. >> there was a moment when he wondered if he was going out of fashion, then a new generation

began to call. christina aguilera, amy winehouse, lady gaga. >> she said i would love to do an album with you someday. >> i'm making music with a legend. >> and so there he was in his 80's, playing to some of the biggest crowds in his career. there have been many attributes today, but perhaps we only need to mention one from another singular -- singer, a certain frank sinatra who said, for my money, tony bennett is the best singer in the business. >> remember that you can find more on all the days news on our website. make sure to check us out on twitter. thank you for watching world news america. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program

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