i mean, what do you see the role of the bbc today and bbc world service in countering disinformation s repeatedly and consistently been seen as the most trusted news outlet around the world. there's real benefits to that in terms of promoting democracy internationally, enabling debate in nations that otherwise wouldn't have access to such media, and that's a crucial part of what the uk wants to do in the world. there's also benefits to the uk in terms of our soft power and there's plenty of research done, particularly by the british council, on how people that engage with the uk — be it culturally, be it via the bbc — are much more likely to trust the uk. those individuals are more likely to come as tourists, they're more likely to do business, more likely to do trade. there's clear economic benefits as well for the uk. so, you view the bbc as a geopolitical tool? a geopolitical tool of sorts. i don't think we ever want to instrumentalise the bbc. you don't want the bbc going out, shouting british values all across the world but, inherently, what we are doing in going into countries a

rostampour, let's talk about the program and report that the bbc world service published, why we are witnessing this for the first time, which is an internal issue for iran. which is published by a bbc global service. thank you very much. the first thing we should mention is why bc is not global. what is our perception and idea of ​​the world bbc that prevents that do not criticize or evaluate it . if we are familiar with the history of the bbc, we will not ask this question, or at least this ambiguity will not form in our minds. there is a book called the legend of the bbc. written and fortunately translated in iran in different seasons, it mentions how the bbc world has become a tool to realize the expansionist goals of both britain and other services, in fact, both spying and military of the world. i would like to point out one point , for example, it says that all bbc broadcast supervisors are officers. there are soldiers who are already in mx were working or, for example, in the third chapter , we mention that from 1935 to 1985 , romx checked the qualifications of even the techni

what kind of perception and idea do we have about the bbc world that prevents us from not criticizing it or not evaluating it? if we are familiar with the history of the bbc, we will not ask this question, or at least this ambiguity will not form in our minds. there is a book called the legend of the bbc , written by a researcher named tom mills, and luckily it has been translated in iran, in different chapters he mentions how the global bbc is a tool. work it has become to fulfill the expansionist goals of both britain and other world intelligence and military services . mx was working, or for example, in the third chapter, we mention that since the year mx checked the qualifications of even the technical forces. there are many of these statements about the bbc. that the bbc has become a there was an iraq war. well, you know that america and iraq and a series of people attacking this country under the pretext that iraq is condoning mass murder is one of the most serious issues like today, when there are many demonstrations around the world. and in england itself, against this decisio

of the world's most luxurious perfumes. the bbcas five — were working in dangerous conditions throughout the night, often earning as little as a $1 a day. heba bitar reports. knocking it's 3am in the morning, and heba is waking her children to pickjasmine. it's hard work that must be done at night in order to catch this delicate flower�*s fragrance. the mosquitoes and pesticides are overpowering. translation: i only have one head lamp, and my children i won't be able to see in the dark. the strong smell from the jasmine gives me a chest allergy. some of my children have skin allergies, and they keep scratching their skin. after a night's work, heba takes what she's gathered to a collection point. about a third of what she'll earn will go to the owner of the jasmine field. it's not enough to live on, so she needs her children to work at her side. she's not alone. in egypt, it's illegal for children to work between 7pm and 7am. despite this, during the 2023 jasmine harvest season, the bbc filmed on farms in four different locations i

n this is "bbc world news america." south africa urges the u.n.'s top court to stop israel's offensive in rafa. u.s. urges israel to increase humanitarian access to both southern and northern gaza is aid slows to a near halt. a strong show of unity between china and russia as vladimir putin continues his visit to beijing. ♪ hello and welcome to "world news america." i am caitriona perry. we begin at the hague, where south africa is asking the u.n.'s top court to order a halt to the israeli offensive in southern gaza.

this time, of course, on bbc world. a fake news is published with a fake source. again about iran. the document that our research focused on. how much does it contain?

the recent report and program of the bbc world service, i say goodbye to you. i am grateful to alizadeh, an independent journalist, who, in the name of god, may god bless you. dear and respected viewers . hello, good evening. welcome to the world today. i am vahid modareszadeh with a review of the most important news and developments in the world. . in service for about an hour i will be you first news from gaza. al-akhbar website announced that it has reached a copy of the initial agreement for a ceasefire in gaza and the exchange of prisoners. so far, the official sources of hamas and the zionist regime have not reacted to this report. after more than 200 days of war. zionists in gaza, some news sources report that an agreement has been reached between hamas and the zionist regime. according to what al-akhbar website published, this agreement includes 3 stages. in the first stage , zionist soldiers must withdraw from all residential areas . the second stage includes the initiation of necessary preparations for comprehensive reconstruction of destroyed areas a

announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ >> this is bbc world news ♪ america.ops press on with their rafah operation, u.s. weapons used in sunday's deadly airstrike. south african elections could see nelson mandela's majority lose for the first time in 30 years. in jury deliberations in donald trump's hush money trial continues. ♪ welcome to world news america. the u.s. is under pressure to address media reports that u.s. manufactured bombs were used in sunday's deadly israeli strike in rafah. 45 people were killed when an airstrike sparked a massive fire in a densely populated displacement camp. debris is consistent with remnants from a type of bomb called gdu39, similar to what's on your screen right now. manufactured by boeing, it is supposed of greatest precision. in order to reduce the risk of civilian casualties, the white house made clear it would limit weapons to israel if they entered rafah's population centers or a major ground operation. they believe israel has not crossed that line. speaking from moldova earlier today, america's top diplomat filter

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live in countries where bbc world service content is censored.this. for iran, the bbc publicises tools that allow bbc persian�*s website to be accessed despite the blocks. these tools are helping. the bbc says its sites have been accessed from iran by1 million unique users per month in 2024. and if technology is used to target distribution, it's also used to target journalists themselves. there's a new instrument of fear and terror used by many states around the world, and that is the use of spyware to trackjournalists, to threaten them. and very often, that leads to real acts of violence as well. that analysis there from ros atkins. let's speak to rebecca vincent, director of campaigns for reporters without borders. rebecca, thank you for being with us. it feels particularly poignant, marking world press freedom day today, given what is happening in gaza and how that is turning into the deadliest conflict for journalists?— the deadliest conflict for “ournalists? ~ , ., ., journalists? absolutely, and that was one of— journalists? absolutely, and

hashtag, users demanded the action of the country's legal and diplomatic institutions against the bbc worldnetwork. bbc has published a report without documentation and reliable source about the case of the death of a young iranian girl was. the production of salman farsi's television series continues in iran's cinema-television town. dawood mirbagheri he directs this series . diyar ji, maravi collection. father rozbe here is involved in adventures, and miles beyond , roz is open to the world. in this section , salman's father was the main confrontation. he is the governor of jaya , and he is the one who has to put this thing to sleep. here is an excerpt from the iran season of the salman farsi tv series, the constructions that we promised in ghazali town are taking place in detail, the first constructions of the sassanid period with greatness. salman farsi's television series has been made very seriously and has completed more than 60% of the production process , a series whose various dimensions can inspire creation. if there are works of art, fortunately , the production stages, from the

rustampour, for your presence and explanations about the recent report and program of the bbc world service. i bid you farewell. i am grateful to alizadeh , an independent journalist who accompanied us in this conversation from london. thank you for broadcasting the news network that gave us more time and thank you as always good company, good night and god bless you. this is gymna publications. we always tried to serve you with the latest methods. and today we are going to offer you 60% of your educational resources for free. just by sending the number 5 to the sms system 308 55, get 60% of your educational resources completely free. get 60% of gilna publishing resources as a gift right now. by sending the number five to 3000. in the name of allah, the most merciful , the most merciful. hello dear viewers. good morning . we are at your service with the news section at 6 o'clock in the follow-up meeting of the projects. in the presence of the president of the country's railway, solutions to remove obstacles and finance the most important project in this area were reviewed. the implementatio

now in bbc news, unspun world with john simpson., and welcome to another edition of unspun world. thank you forjoining me. after the summit between vladimir putin and xijinping, what have we learned about the russia—china relationship? it's a very useful relationship, i think, for the chinese. i think they feel themselves very much now the senior partner — russia, the junior partner. does the old idea of a two—state solution between israel and the palestinians have any future at all after the gaza war? there was always, at the heart of it, almost a denial of the other perspective. now there's a complete rejection of it wholesale. and, following the attempt on the life of the slovak prime minister, we look at the worrying stresses and strains in european politics. these are times of crisis in europe, and these are times of confrontation. and i think very worrying for many is the fact that robert fico, divisive and controversial as he is, there was an attempt at an assassination. vladimir putin and xijinping have already met more than

n this is "bbc world news america." south africa urges the u.n.'urt to stop israel's offensive in rafa. u.s. urges israel to increase humanitarian access to both southern and northern gaza is aid slows to a near halt. a strong show of unity between china and russia as vladimir putin continues his visit to beijing. ♪ hello and welcome to "world news america." i am caitriona perry. we begin at the hague, where south africa is asking the u.n.'s top court to order a halt to the israeli offensive in southern gaza. and the first of two days of hearings at the international court of justice, south africa's lawyers called the rafah operation the last step in the destruction of gaza that threatens the survival of palestinians. israel is expected to make its defense before the court on friday, but has since responded tohat it calls south africa's biased and false claims. israel's foreign ministry says israel asks -- acts in accordance with humanitarian obligations while implementing measures to minimize harm to civilians, and civilian facilities, it is calli

announcer: and now, "bbc news" Ín washington and this is bbc world news america. >> confrontations ons violence erupts in the university of california as police crackdown on protesters at columbia university. israel reopens the largest aid routes to northern gaza since october 7 as hamas considers a cease-fire proposal. as arizona lawmakers strike down a 19th century abortion ban, a ban on abortion in florida comes to force. ♪ caitrÍona: hello and welcome to world news america, i am caitrÍona. protests against the war in gaza continue across the u.s.. the university of california in los angeles, violence broke out as pros really demonstrators appear to attack a pro-palestinian encampment. the counter protesters used tear gas and a large objects against antiwar protesters as they try to tear down barricades around the encampment. >> beating us with bats and sticks and through whatever they could. >> i am annoyed for not seeing it coming but i did not think it would ever get to this level. caitrÍona: the counter protesters are believed to have come from outside of the campus and pro-pal

this hashtag , the country's legal and diplomatic institutions are demanding action against the bbc world network, which published a report without documentation and a reliable source about the case of the death of a young iranian girl . with the increase in the number of victims of the genocide committed by the zionist regime in gaza strip, the student movement in the universities of different countries is expanding to condemn the continuation of this aggression. according to al-mayadeen network, the participants want an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the gaza strip. al-talibiyah demonstrations student demonstrations in support. from the ceasefire in gaza, spread to different countries he does. from france, switzerland and portugal in europe to canada in north america and australia, student demonstrations were held. students from several french universities gathered in paris' sorbonne square and declared their full support for the palestinians in gaza. at the institute of political science in paris, students continued their protests and inside this institute. they protested against

announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> i'm caitrÍona perry in washington and this is bbc world news americas prime minister doubles down on plans for a grand offensive in rafah regardless of any plans for a cease-fire and hostage deal. columbia university threatens to expel students who occupy the campus building as antiwar protests at universities continue. a new york judge fines donald trump for violating his gag order and warns of jail time if he attacks witnesses or jurors once again. ♪ hello and welcome to world news america. let's begin with tensions on college campuses here in the u.s.. columbia university has threatened to expel student protesters who occupied an dozens of antiwar protesters seized the hall defying a deadline to disperse. video footage shows demonstrators locking arms in front of the building with a group barricading themselves inside. they say they plan to remain there until the university cuts ties with israel. the white house said protests must be peaceful and lawful. the statement continues, forcibly taking over buildings is not peaceful, it is wrong. that is th

to our top story today — as the world's biggest smartphone makers are battling it out for market share in china, apple has cause to celebrate. the bbc one of the world's biggest smartphone makers. but apple hasn't been doing so well in china. iphone sales fell by 37% during the first two months this year. see, competition is heating up in the region. home—grown rival huawei is increasing its market share, opening more stores, and selling more phones. it overtook apple as the second—most

announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ >> this is bbc world news america. on capitol hill and disappointment from israeli officials over president biden's warning that u.s. could suspend certain weapons to israel amid mounting concerns over boeing's safety record, we asked people to judge what the biden administration is doing to keep planes safe. >> we have been on the process of -- in the process of putting boeing under a microscope ever since the incident with the alaska airlines flight, they need to demonstrate they are meeting the quality standards and safety standards the faa has set forward. >> and tense exchanges at donald trump's criminal trial as stormy daniels' testimony wraps up. ♪ welcome to world news america. we begin in the u.s., where lawmakers are bitterly divided over president biden's remarks putting conditions over shipments to israel after the u.s. suspended sending some heavy bombs to israel over concerns about protecting civilians in southern gaza. in a rare warning from mr. biden wednesday, he reserved the right to suspend further u

announcer: and now, "bbc news" caitriona: this is bbc world news america.hting continues in gaza, but signs of rs on a cse-fire deal. the cia director joins talks in egypt ahead of the arrival of the hamas delegation. world press freedom day syrians light on global threats to media, with gaza the most deadly conflict for journalists. and u.s. college campuses prepare for their first graduation ceremonies since violent protests are about at antiwar encampments. caitriona: hello and welcome to world news america. hamas says it will send a team to egypt on saturday in the latest negotiations on a cease-fire in hostage release deal with israel. the group said it is determined to secure an agreement in a way that fulfills palestinians' demands area israel has reportedly given hamas one week to accept the current deal or face a ground invasion of rafa, gaza's southernmost city. egypt, qatar, and the u.s. are facilitating the talks. israel wants dozens of hostages returned home and a temporary cease-fire before it resumes its mission, it says, to destroy hamas. ou

control over policy—making. could have much control over policy-making-_ around the world and across the uk, this is bbcords, thought to be because of climate change. figures from the eu climate service copernicus show last month was globally warmer than any previous april in records dating back to 1940. for many decades, the world's oceans have been the earth's get—out—of—jail card when it comes to climate change. not only do they absorb around a quarter of the carbon dioxide that humans produce, they also soak up around 90% of the excess heat. but over the past year, the oceans have displayed the most concerning evidence yet that they are struggling to cope. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, reports. last month, ocean experts announced record world sea temperatures had led to a global mass coral bleaching event the fourth ever recorded. it's easy to see why. this grey area shows the range of average global sea temperatures in the last a0 years. now look at this, the red line showing the sea temperature last year and this is how warm it's been this year. as you can see the oceans are significantly wa

this is bbc world news america. and painting for the u.k. election is in full spring -- campaigning for the u.k. general election is in full swing after rishi sunak anunced a snap election. taiwan condemns chinese military drills around the island. and we will speak to the billionaire mounting a bid to buy tiktok as the social media app faces a possible ban in the u.s. welcome to world news america. it is day one of the u.k. general election campaigafter british prime minister rishi sunak all day snap vote for july 4. -- called a snap vote for july 4. mr. sunak attending events in england, wales, and scotland today. the conservative leader said only his party offers security and economic stability. the leader of the opposition labor party says voters have a choice between what he called continuing decline and chaos under the governing conservatives or rebuilding the country under his party. mr. sunak's party has been in power more than 20 years, and opinion polls put it 20 points behind labour. correspondent: calling and election now, quite

announcer: and now, "bbc news" anchor: i'm caitriona perry in washington, and this is bbc world news. donald trump's former lawyer michael cohen takes the stand in the former president'hush money at trial. fighting takes place in gaza, forcing hundreds of people to flee. and ukrainian forces battle to contain russian advances around kharkiv, ukraine's second largest city. anchor: hello and welcome to world news america. donald trump's former attorney and fixer michael cohen took the stand against his former boss on monday. mr. cohan testified he communicated with mr. trump overtaking each action, leading to the payout of adult film star stormy daniels. mr. trump is accused of falsifng business records to cover up reimbursing mr. cohen for the so-called hush money payments, allegations the former president denies. the prosecution considers mr. cohen a star witness, although the defense claims his testimony cannot be trusted. mr. cohen's involvement with mr. trump again in 2006 when he was hired as his personal lawyer. testifying today, he said it was fair to describe his role as a fix

announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ >> this is bbc world news ♪ america. the u.s.ll considers israel's operation in rafah to be loaded in scope in the aftermath of sunday's deadly airstrikes. it tanks push further into the center of rafah. ♪ hello and welcome to world news america. i'm caitriona perry. israel has been accused of unleashing further devastation in and around the southern gaza city of rafa. and israeli strike on tuesday killed 21 people, endangered dozens. the israeli defense forces denied the strikes, saying it has not targeted the area on tuesday. you will hear that directly from an israeli spokesman in an interview later in this program. video from the associated press shows people gathered around body bags location where the strike was reported. this comes after an israeli airstrike onunday sparked a massive fire that ripped rafah through a refugee camp in rafah rafah, killing 45 people. the strike was called a tragic mishap. meanwhile, israel has since strikes into the city center for the first time, where they are believed to have seized control

announcer: and now, "bbc news" anchor: this is bbc world news america.te house criticizes the international criminal court's decision to seek arrest warrants for israel's prime minister, its defense minister, and hamas leaders. condolences and mixed reactions from around the world as iran mourns the death of its president in a helicopter crash. a tense day at donald trump's hush money trial as former fixer michael cohen wraps up his testimony and the judge rebukes a defense witness. ♪ welcome to world news america. president biden and his administration are rallying to the defense of israel after the chief prosecutor of the international criminal court sought arrest warrants for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, the israeli defense minister, and three members of hamas. among the allegations, the icc says israel has systematically deprived palestinians of the means to life such as clean water in violation of international law. president biden released a quote saying the iccs application for arrest warrants over the years is outrageous, and let me

announcer: and now, "bbc news" caitrÍona: i'm caitrÍona perry in washington, and this is "bbc world news israeli forces recover the bodies of three hostages abducted from the nova music festival october 7. the u.s. military confirms the first deliveries of aid have arrived into gaza via temporary floating pier. president biden makes an appeal to black voters on the 17th anniversary of the landmark civil rights-era ruling that desegregated u.s. schools. hello, and welcome to "world news america." i'm caitrÍona perry. three israeli hostages taken captive by hamas october 7 have been found dead in gaza. israeli forces recover the bodies of itzhak gelerenter, amit buskila, and shani louk on friday. shani louk was confirmed dead at the end of october. the israeli army believes all three were killed at the nova music festival. they were among more than 250 hospitals taken -- hostages taken into gaza, of which roughly half are still unaccounted for. the idf expressed condolences to the victims' families. >> our hearts go out to them, to the families, at this difficult time. we will leave no sto

announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> this is bbc world news america.faces growing condemnation over an airstrike in rafah after dozens of palestinians are killed in a camp for displaced people. officials say more than 2000 people were buried in friday's landslide in papua new guinea as rescue efforts are hampered by unstable terrain. and former president donald trump's criminal trial nears its close. ♪ welcome to world news america. israel is facing growing international condemnation after dozens were killed in rafah following an airstrike. israeli prime minister bennett jim a netanyahu called it a tragic mishap as video showed a massive fire ripping through the gazan city. at least 45 people were killed including women and children at a camp for displaced people according to the hamas run health ministry. the airstrike killed two senior members of hamas. mr. netanyahu promised an investigation. >> in rafah, we already evacuated about a one million uninvolved residents, and despite our best efforts not to harm the uninvolved, a tragic incident unfortun

announcer: and now, "bbc news" ♪ >> i am caitrÍona perry in washington, and this is "bbc world news americat biden donald trump agree to facebook on a series of presidential debates starting next month. as fighting rages in the north and south of gaza, the biden administration plans to press ahead with a fresh shipment of weapons to israel. slovakia's prime minister is in critical condition after being shot multiple times officials say was an assassination attempt. caitrÍona: hello, and welcome to "world news america." i'm caitrÍona perry. joe biden and donald trump will officially go head-to-head on the debate stage. current u.s. president biden former u.s. president trump have agreed to two televised debates in the coming months. cnn will host the first debate on the 27th of june in the battleground state of georgia. cnn says there will be no audience in attendance at that june debate. debate number two is set for the 10th of september hosted by u.s. broadcaster bbc news, with the location -- u.s. broadcaster abc news, with the location yet to be determined. wednesday's announcements by c

sebastian usher is the bbc world service's middle east editor. i asked him what he thought.ly, of gaza, which will be a very, very pressing issue. all the people who've been displaced, all the homes that have been destroyed, all the infrastructure that's no longer there, the basic governance of it, just a massive, massive, huge issue. i don't know if you have any confidence in the world pulling together to be able to deal with that. i certainly don't, i have to say. or an interest in doing it. well, i mean, there's an interest, but that interest will fade inevitably, because other, more immediate issues will take their place once again. so, what is needed — and what's been needed for a very long time — is a huge amount of highly—directed money at all the infrastructure and building of civil society. then you have, in the occupied west bank, you have the issue which was the dominant issue, such as the conflict between israel and palestine was concerned, up until october the 7th, had been festering and getting worse. that is not going away. the institutions that are in place w

already knows, not only ukrainians, the whole world knows, because yesterday i was just watching the bbc world service, all the reports, the first reports were in all the news, this is the situation in kharkiv, the bombing, 16 dead, the epicenter, the fire , they also put out 16... hours, the identification of bodies continues, zelensky's speech is right from there, my question is that the russians are barbarians, that's understandable, but the question is whether there is an option to avoid such attacks, or whether there is any possibility for this to happen less, i'm not saying that it didn't happen again, but that at least it didn't every day, what has been going on for a week and a half now in kharkov in kharkov oblast, is there even a theoretical possibility? please sir general well , first of all, the reason for such attacks: the enemy is trying to sow fear and panic among the people, and especially among kharkiv residents, before that zaporizhzhia, kherson, odessa, so that there will be more and more supporters of the so-called peace on the terms of russia, therefore now the main attack

in the last hour, i spoke with our south asia editor for the bbc world service, anbarasan ethirajan.ak now, thousands of people have been left homeless, they are waiting for food, shelter, and other help from humanitarian agencies and the authorities. now, these calamitous floods on fridayjust swept through villages, taking down walls on its way, houses, livestock, and also farmland, importantly, for many of those living in the rural areas. so these are devastating floods. we are talking about hundreds killed and thousands injured, and the economic impact is quite huge because people's wealth in these rural areas are livestock and most of the livestock has been wiped out. and people will come back to their houses, whatever is remaining there, they find that their houses are full of mud and most of the belongings washed away, cracks on the houses. so, these are already suffering communities in the rural part of northern afghanistan, they also had very strong floods and they also had very strong floods last month that killed about 100 people. so, aid agencies are now struggling to reac

sebastian usher is our middle east analyst at the bbc world service, and gave this analysis of the speed's raid on aljazeera's offices hours after the ban. it is swift, but it has been building for some time. this is something that the israeli government, now this far—right government, has very much pushed for and especially in the context of the gaza war, events since october 7th, the hamas attacks on israel then in which aljazeera, which israel has accused for a very long time of being anti—israeli, it's acted against its journalists, journalists have been killed. i mean, most famously two years ago shireen abu akleh, the star correspondent of aljazeera for the arab service that they run in the occupied territories, was killed. aljazeera accused israel 100% of having carried it out, since then israel has said that the chances are that it was an accidental killing. so this showdown between aljazeera and israel goes back a long way, but really this has become much stronger during the gaza war and aljazeera has been really the only international media outlet which has been able to keep it

with me is our bbc world service middle east analyst, sebastian usher.t more do we know about the decision and impact it is hard for staff in israel? the decision and impact it is hard for staff in israel?— staff in israel? the decision was made at a _ staff in israel? the decision was made at a cabinet _ staff in israel? the decision was made at a cabinet meeting - staff in israel? the decision was made at a cabinet meeting this| made at a cabinet meeting this morning, and there was a tweet almost immediately afterwards by the prime minister saying that it was closing and that it was an incitement to china. and then things moved very quickly. there was a raid honour aljazeera's offices after that, its equipment was confiscated, under the satellite and cable providers of aljazeera have now stopped its transition discuss more transmission and israel. access to its website is brought. all of this isn't aljazeera, not the occupied west bank and obviously not in gaza. this is something that has been building upfor this is something that has been building up