.— colin powell, he paved the way for barack 0bama. , ., , ., barack 0bama.at time?— did not run at that time? he had certainly dipped _ did not run at that time? he had certainly dipped his _ did not run at that time? he had certainly dipped his toe - did not run at that time? he had certainly dipped his toe in i did not run at that time? he had certainly dipped his toe in and i certainly dipped his toe in and certainly dipped his toe in and certainly begun the process of putting together an exploratory committee and he won votes for vice president in the state of new hampshire and many who actually believed that he could win and would win but it spoke to the seriousness in terms of viability and considering actually running but ultimately decided against it and he said himself, the fire was just not in the belly and of course, he was just not prepared for the rough—and—tumble that politics would certainly bring and of course, putting his family through such a tent and very stressful situation. he was worried about the personal impact of his own family in a

0rganisers announced the former us president barack 0bama will attend the opening of the summit to meetfrancisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they are more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20—pound bomb . which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, i ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken! democracy will prevail! it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation - held its breath for the men they called 'the 33'. and then... bells toll. ..bells tolled nationwide . to announce the first rescue and chile let outi an almighty roar. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a man suspected of killing a uk member of parliament has been named as ali harbi ali. the british national had previously atte

barack 0bama said... usher. powell did have some unde health : powell did have some underlying health issues, what is being reported about his treatment? yes. reported about his treatment? yes, it has been — reported about his treatment? yes, it has been reported _ reported about his treatment? yes it has been reported that he reported about his treatment? 123 it has been reported that he got covid even though he had been fully vaccinated and yet he died, which is not common. if you have been fully vaccinated, and he did have underlying health conditions, other ailments he was battling, more significantly something called meyler, which is a cancer of the white blood cells in the bone marrow, which can greatly reduce or suppress the immune system and it is probable that his lowered immunity may have been a factor for him, contracting the disease, and then dying of it. his wife also reportedly came down with the disease even though she had been double vaccinated but she responded well to treatment.— well to

powell decided against, instead throwing his weight behind democrat barack 0bama's bid for that place great american, has endorsed our campaign for change. i am so proud that i have had this chance to serve my nation. this venerated soldier in later life used his ammunition sparingly, only intervening when he felt something needed saying, like earlier this year after the attempted insurrection at the capitol, when he called for donald trump to stand down immediately. i wish he would just do what nixon did and that's step down. somebody ought to go up there and tell him it's over. the plane is waiting for you, you're out. colin powell preached tolerance and moderation. he was a leader, warrior and statesman. and according to many of the tributes today, a genuine american hero. the former us secretary of state colin powell, key adviser to several presidents, who's died at the age of 8a. police scotland are warning people to stay away from the scene of an explosion on a housing estate in ayr. local people reported hearing a blastjust ayr. local people reported hearing a blast just after

the former us president, barack 0bama, has said america is at a turning point and has to reject the �is remarks at a rally for the democrat candidate for virginia state governor, in a rare appearance on the campaign trail. turkey's president is withdrawing the diplomatic status of ten foreign ambassadors — after they called for the release of a philanthropist, 0sman kavala. president recep tayip erdogan said the ten ambassadors would be declared persona non grata, normally the first step in expelling a diplomat. they include ambassadors from turkey's nato allies — the united states and france. it comes days after the turkish foreign ministry summoned the ten, for what it described as an "irresponsible" statement in which they had called for a just and speedy resolution to the case of 0sman kavala. ece goksedef from the bbc�*s turkish service is following the story. about three of these countries are nato allies and germany is one of the biggest partners of turkey. i have spoken to turkish officials and they told me they don't know when the process should start because turkish foreign

hunter biden has been defending himself against allegations of corruption since his father was barack 0bama'sou might recall the trump children being accused of similar things. but ahead of the election last year mr biden said things would be different in his adminstration. "i will take steps to tackle the self—dealing, "co nflicts of interest, "dark money, and rank corruption that are serving narrow, "private, orforeign agendas and undermining our "democracy," he said. so in a white house that says it's committed to anti—corruption, hunter biden's suspected ties to international banks and deals with foreign governments raise difficult questions. in fact, let's walk you through some of his business dealings. in 2013 hunter begins an unpaid position on the board of a chinese bank. a year later in 2014 he joins the board of the ukrainian natural gas firm, burisma. then in 2017 the new york post reported he was receiving $10 million in an annual fee from a chinese billionaire for introductions. in 2019 hunter's laptop is seized by the fbi and on it was an email from an advisor from burisma, who

straw, looking back on his wife, so many achievements but also so many barriers broken, clearly barack 0bama really broke so many barriers in terms of colour in the united states. , ., ., states. yes, colin powell led the wa in states. yes, colin powell led the way in breaking _ states. yes, colin powell led the way in breaking this _ states. yes, colin powell led the way in breaking this awful- states. yes, colin powell led the way in breaking this awful ceiling above african americans and broke through itjust by a combination of determination and his own brilliance and potential goodness and greatness as well. he succeeded. it's quite remarkable career given where he came from and given the fact that he is an african—american with the wrong coloured skin and grew up at a time of the most intense racial prejudice in the united states. jack straw, prejudice in the united states. jack straw. thank _ prejudice in the united states. jack straw, thank you so much forjoining us. jack straw there, former british foreign secretary, remembering colin powell has died. let's talk to our state departme

apparently barack 0bama might turn up, lewis hamilton might have an electric formula one car, and thereerations is something else entirely. the former england and arsenal striker ian wright, his son shaun wright—phillips and grandson d'margio wright—phillips — who plays for stoke under—23s — have done just that. they've also made a short film called "three generations: football, family, and black excellence" — which reflects on how the game has nesta mcgregor went to meet them. it's one of the things that i worry about most in my life at the moment, is d'margio and how he's getting on. it's nice, man, we're going up to stoke. the pressure of a grandad, a dad, an uncle all playing in the premier league, dad, granddad won the premier league, and now people are looking at him seeing what is happening with him. there is a ball. bang, bang! 0h! the chances of being a professional footballer are less than 1%. so for three generations to have done it is remarkable. have you watched grainy footage... he's through here. it's wright for arsenal. and it's a goal for arsenal. ian wright yet again.