bahman kalbasi, _ it. bahman, thank you so much. bahman kalbasi, bbc— it. much. bahman kalbasi, bbc persian i bahman kalbasi, bbc persian correspondence. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. japan's prime minister has urged the united states to continue to play its leading role in international affairs. fumio kishida was addressing a joint meeting of the us congress in washington — mr speaker, the prime minister of japan. fumio kishida was addressing a joint meeting of the us congress in washington — the first by a japanese leader in nine years. he called on america to overcome what he called its self—doubt and warned that without american leadership, ukraine could collapse under the current russian invasion. the world needs the united states to continue playing this pivotal role in the affairs of nations. today, i detect an undercurrent of self—doubt amongst some americans about what your role in the world should be. this self—doubt is arising at a time when our world is at history's turning point. after his address before congress, the ja

bahman kalbasi, with — reestablish deterrence. bahman kalbasi, with bbc _ reestablish deterrence.with bbc persian service, thank you so much. . around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. here in england, working parents can now receive more government—funded care for their children. up until the end of march, there were 30 hours per week of funded childcare available for three and four—year—olds. now, there'll be 15 hours per week available for two—year—olds during school term time. the government says it will benefit more than 150 thousand children. here's prime minister rishi sunak. making sure there are more staff available — making sure there are more staff available and the future looks bright, — available and the future looks bright, and this is a really positive _ bright, and this is a really positive intervention, with fully worth— positive intervention, with fully worth out, around £7,000 worth of support _ but many in the industry are warning that the funding simply isn't enough. here's what one parent told us about how difficult it has been to find a place fo