election like no other, we bring you the view from abroad and at home with leslie vinjamuri of chatham house here in london. and democratic strategist simon rosenberg. >> and i am always winner whose rules this rule is attack, attack, attack. the film this triggering trump. >> i'm joined by ali abassi, director of the apprentice also ahead what can send you to death row in singapore, an exclusive look inside the country's prisons and finally into the rock and roll hall of fame when the one and only shared told me about reinventing herself and her incredible career everyone, i'm christiane amanpour in london. >> president biden has been in europe for his last ever meeting with the european court of leaders as the u.s. inches closer to deciding his replacement and the next leader of the free world. and while there's no no question that it is on a knife-edge, americans aren't the only ones on the edge of their seats foreign governments and citizens worldwide are anxiously awaiting the outcome of this election to so every vote remains crucial as that formidable vote getter and former house speak

you know, so my whole body, thank you for your analysis associates, although at chatham house, thank you. is still a head on al jazeera coming to harris and don. tom stepped up that campaigning with 8 days to go to the us presidential election. the behind me you can see just a really a slice of the damage as a result of these intensive is really strikes asking questions don't you see are your future and when you see the state of the country today, we're proposing from the action hunter into a c, talk here within the law, like from documentaries. i'll just say it was teams across the world. when you closer to the thoughts of the story. i marry him shaheen and i've been making films about since 2006. when i moved there in 2005, since we recovering from the 38, your occupation by israel, people were hopeful that their lives would improve. their dreams have been destroyed. and all that remains on account of the last chapter, dreams on l. g 0. interrogate the narrative. there's no question about the united states is effectively complicit the genocide challenge, the rhetoric? yes, correct.

let's speak to professor yossi mekelberg, senior consulting fellow of the mena programme at chatham housewhat is your immediate response or assessment to these attacks? i think the immediate response is, everyone dry to adhere to their own rules in this game. everyone expected israel would react to the attack on the 1st of october. it was just ahead of october. it was just ahead of the jewish of october. it was just ahead of thejewish high holidays so there was expectation that by there was expectation that by the end, the attack would take place, but also there was a relatively narrow window of opportunity to do that before the american election. without having to much of an impact on the american election, so the timing and also the targets, not nuclear targets in iran, not nuclear targets in iran, not oil, not targeting them but military targets, it also enables both sides to claim victory. from the israelite point of view, it used the targets it wanted and then hit some manufacturing capabilities of iran's missiles industry. from iran's point of view, because it took place in military

nomi bar-yaacov, thank you very much indeed, i thank you very much indeed, from chatham house, formery hezbollah into israel today, so that flank continuing. let me tell you what is coming up in the next moments on the programme. we'll be talking live to pat nevin, the football pundit, after we heard from manchester united that they are sucking erik ten hag, the latest football manager to be axed from united after a terrible start to the season. they are 1ath in the premier league. so we'll get patch's a0 on the programme, along with the rest of the day's headlines. you're watching bbc news, don't go away. hello. high pressure is in charge of the weather this week. let's have a look at the big picture. here's the azores high building towards the uk and anchoring itself through the middle part of the week. the jet stream is way to the north and the west of us, taking its rain, with it deflecting the weather fronts to the north. so a mostly settled week. but that doesn't mean sunny skies. in fact, farfrom it. sunshine is going to be limited this week with this area of high pressure. in

. >> you want me to answer -- >> i dread chatham house, such an honor to have you join us again. >> it's my honor. >> it really is phenomenal. my question is about the republican party. many people in the united kingdom and so many people across europe and across the world want kamala harris to win because they could about america's global engagement and consistency. but we do also need in the united states a functioning democracy, and that requires more than one normal political party. so i'm wondering what your perspective is if kamala harris becomes the next u.s. president, what is the prospect that in time the republican party would become normalized and engage in a foreign policy that at some level tracks back maybe not to what the u.s. position was previously, but to some sort of power and foreign policy that the rest of the world can engage with in a consistent fashion. >> thank you, thank you so much for your question. i've always said and i say this all the time and some of my san francisco constituents are not jumping with joy. they try to must have a strong republican party. t

let's speak to nomi bar—yaacov from chatham house.nd the middle east. thank you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme-— programme. what is your reaction _ programme. what is your reaction to _ programme. what is your reaction to the _ programme. what is your reaction to the strikes? i programme. what is your | reaction to the strikes? my reaction to the strikes? my reaction is that the strikes were carried out in a manner that would allow iran to contain it and not respond in the sense that they were aimed a to humiliate iran but to show iran that israel can reach anywhere in iran and it is more of sending a message rather than carrying out the attack for any kind of serious minutes she gains. clearly, the targets chosen are of great impacts. —— any serious military gains. this is going to have an impact not only in the middle east but also on ukraine because iran says and supplies are many trace back to russia to attack ukraine so, in that sense, it is very important for ukraine, for the us —— it supplies

the congresswoman was interviewed at chatham house, by the british think tank director. >> hello, everyone. >> a warm welcome, the director can tell from the applause people have been forward to this discussion. many discussions do not get applause. [laughter] should find one on your chairs. my story is americans first woman speaker of the house, part of what we are here to discuss today. i think we have some more copies. the couldn't be a better time, we enter the countdown if we can call it that it's, the importance of leadership at the front of the debate. so the u.s. and the world and no one better to discuss it with since her first election in 87 she's built i think beyond any doubt, a central position in american political life and leadership. fifty-second speaker of the house of representatives 2007 -- 2011 and first woman to hold that and served again 2019 -- last year so let me start by saying welcome. >> thank you very much. it's in order to be here. thank you all for weathering the weather to be here. i was just saying the townhouse rules, one is an adjective and the other is a

you know, i'm referring to the article that you've done for chatham housing. i appreciate that it is a long article, but you do that and i, i would line in that time to go several things. several elements within is really society itself. and the structure of is really politics is military and it's traditionally that should be changed that the country needs to talk to itself about . and i really wanted to bring you out on that as well. yeah. it's no cia. it's not a secret that i belong to the majority of his readings that wants to have quick elections in order to change the government and to change the strategy and the policy of his role visit me this conflict at large and also obviously visit me democracy and results because we have under gong and then tie them across the cool . and we have under gong bushed, floor we have undergoing the most horrible catastrophe and is really history in, in the form of october 7th. and i've never seen the trust by that ever since. so yes, there is a connection here between internal it's really proceedings and the nature of th

in the middle east speak with bronwen maddox — director and chief executive of the think tank — chatham housen attack on nuclear sites in iran. that is one of the possibilities that has been talked about. deconstruct those comments for us, just for a minute, please. netenyahu has been arguing for a long time that iran is a source of all of israel�*s problems. and it has been spawning these different groups. there has been a lot of commentary about whether or not he is now created the option of striking at iran�*s fast developing nuclear programme, which could... nuclear weapons within months or so. the us has said, we are not backing up. but we will back you to the extent of having sanctions. what that really means is hard to know. because there has been a long history of the us saying to israel, don�*t do that. that they are not responding if it does escalate, as it has indeed in lebanon. joe biden was saying, look, we don�*t want an escalation to the north. so it is a picture of mixed signals from the us. and i think there is still a question about what the israeli prime minister intensity.

you l for scraping behind the numbers for scraping behind the numbers for us, jackie bowie from chatham househighly sensitive, highly personal and sometimes highly charged subject — assisted dying — should terminally ill people be given help to end their lives? a new bill which is proposing changes in england and wales has been formally introduced to the house of commons. campaigners from both sides of the debate gathered outside parliament while inside, the labour mp behind the controversial bill, kim leadbeater, formally presented it to parliament. alison freeman reports. it's a question that divides. powerful arguments on both sides of the debate on whether the terminally ill should be allowed to choose when to die. at the moment, the status quo is cruel, it's unfair and it is unsafe as well. dying people don't have choice. you hear that palliative care can do so much. well, i'm sorry, but it can't in all cases, and i witnessed what happened and i wouldn't wish it on anyone. to have a bill that says "we can kill" is really very dangerous for the weakest and most vulnerable in our society,

. >> you want me to answer -- >> i dread chatham house, such an honor to have you join us again. >> it's my honor. >> it really is phenomenal. my question is about the republican party. many people in the united kingdom and so many people across europe and across the world want kamala harris to win because they could about america's global engagement and consistency. but we do also need in the united states a functioning democracy, and that requires more than one normal political party. so i'm wondering what your perspective is if kamala harris becomes the next u.s. president, what is the prospect that in time the republican party would become normalized and engage in a foreign policy that at some level tracks back maybe not to what the u.s. position was previously, but to some sort of power and foreign policy that the rest of the world can engage with in a consistent fashion. >> thank you, thank you so much for your question. i've always said and i say this all the time and some of my san francisco constituents are not jumping with joy. they try to must have a strong republican party. t

this evening's event is very much chatham house rules. please, take this opportunity to silence your phones, okay? [ laughter ] okay. we will take care of that. will someone please get jean's phone? c-span will be here. so, you can tuck your phone away, and they will record the event appropriately for us to gather later. at the conclusion of the program, the reception will continue in the back for everyone. so, with that, jean, it is over to you. [ applause ] >> okay, let me start by saying, this is probably no big shock, but we are missing a panelist. that would be jamie gangal -- gosh, i wonder why he is so busy tonight? has anyone here not seen the news? okay, you know. so, jamie had to pull out of -- he is on cnn right now . an interesting night to talk about "character matters". but, you said, that is exactly why, for my opening remarks, i'm going to use my written notes. because sometimes, i go astray and i can be naughty. places, bul of public service. that was the texas a&m, lobbying very hard for the presidential library. competi

a few logistics or reminders for tonight this evening event is very much chatham house rules take this opportunity to silence your phones. okay. okay. we will take care of that for someone. please get jean's phone. c-span will be here. so you can tuck your phone away. they will record the event appropriately. us to gather later at the conclusion of the program. the reception will continue in the for everyone. so with that jean it's over to you. okay. let start by saying this is probably no big shock, but we're missing a panelist that would be jamie gangel. gosh, i wonder why she's so busy tonight. has anyone here not seen news? okay. you know, so jamie had to pull out. she's on cnn right now. and what an interesting night to talk about character matters matters. was that naughty? okay. i but you said that's exactly why from my opening remarks, i'm going to use my written notes because. i sometimes i go astray and. can be naughty. i will start with how president bush felt about the bush school texas a&m lobby. very hard for president bush's presidential library. they were competing with

this evening event is chatham house rules. take this opportunity to silence your phones, okay? [ laughter ] okay. we will take care of that. will someone get jean's phone? c-span will be here. you can tuck your phone away and they will record the event appropriately for us together later. at the conclusion of the program, the reception will continue in the back for everyone. so, with that, jean, it is over to you. >> [ applause ] >> okay. let me start by saying this is probably no big shock but we are missing a panelist. that would be jamie. gosh, i wonder why she is so busy tonight. >> [ laughter ] >> has anyone here not seen the news? okay, you know. so, jamie had to pull out. she is on cnn right now. what an interesting night to talk about character matters. >> [ laughter ] >> was that naughty? oh. okay. but, so, that is exactly why from my open remarks i'm going to use my written notes because sometimes i go astray and can be naughty. i'm going to start with how president bush felt about the bush school. texas a&m lobbied very hard for president bush's presidential library.

across tech wrong while sudden that is the director of the middle east north africa programme at chatham housens me now from london. it's good to have you. we've been talking about what the potential options might be for israel as it vows that it will respond to last night's biggest ever aerial assault on the country by iran. you've heard the iranian position that should they be attacked, they will we more to come and we are seeing still targeted attacks overnight in beirut on the suburbs there. and certainly developing now reports of an incident on the lebanese israel border involving hezbollah. and israeli troops there. sam, what is your assessment? wouldn't of where this region stands at present certainly this is a very dangerous moment, becky, but iran's response was designed to stop the bleed, if you will, over the past number of months. >> strategic patience as the iranians define, it, has not paid out for iran, there has been no ceasefire in gaza. and in fact, israel has made it very clear that it is going to do everything it can to address its iran security problem. and that has requir

. >> you want me to answer -- >> i dread chatham house, such an honor to have you join us again. >> it'slly is phenomenal. my question is about the republican party. many people in the united kingdom and so many people across europe and across the world want kamala harris to win because they could about america's global engagement and consistency. but we do also need in the united states a functioning democracy, and that requires more than one normal political party. so i'm wondering what your perspective is if kamala harris becomes the next u.s. president, what is the prospect that in time the republican party would become normalized and engage in a foreign policy that at some level tracks back maybe not to what the u.s. position was previously, but to some sort of power and foreign policy that the rest of the world can engage with in a consistent fashion. >> thank you, thank you so much for your question. i've always said and i say this all the time and some of my san francisco constituents are not jumping with joy. they try to must have a strong republican party. there's just a questi

let's bring in cynon vakil, the director of the middle east and north africa program at chatham house. and on thank you so much for joining us just that line itself from iran, describing these strikes as limited. we know that there were roughly 20 sites that were for hit over the course of 4.5 hours by israeli military jets. so not sure how limited those strikes indeed war, but that characterization by iran, at least publicly tells you what well, i think of course this is unprecedented moment of many lines have been crossed and this is the most serious strike that. iran has incurred on its soil since the 1980s, iran iraq war. but for iran today in 2024, it's important that it calibrates its response. its in a strategic bind. it doesn't seek a broader war and it needs to play down the impact of these strikes so that it can develop a strategy. and prevent israel obviously was able to successfully penetrate iranian air defense system, flying military planes to conduct these operations into iranian airspace. >> all those planes then successfully returned back home to israel. just symbolic

and americas programme at chatham house. appreciate you being with us thank you. rosemary so just 29 days to go until election day in america and the race is historically tied. >> both presidential candidates campaigning in battleground states, donald trump returning to the site of his first assassination attempt in butler, pennsylvania saturday and suggesting without evidence since that, his political opponents may have tried to kill him. he's also spreading other falsehoods saying that if he loses, this will be the last election in america. how dangerous falsehoods of this magnitude oh, i think they're incredibly dangerous. they're very disturbing. we've seen this pattern of disinformation coming out and it's not just this disinformation in the news media or the popular level. it's the fact that the disinformation is being, is coming from the former president of the united states and the leading nominee for president on the republican side. so it's incredibly damaging, but i think the question is, who is persuaded by this also, which voters are repelled are turn

you'll see michael berg as an associate fellow with the middle east and north africa program at chatham house, joining us from london. thanks for your time. what do you think you got lots of means when he says painful concessions need to be made. and how seriously do you take his words? a good morning. everyone. my apologies mr. michael berkeley are having some trouble understanding you there seems to be a little a slight problem with the audio connection. so we'll move away and we'll try to reconnect and bring you back a little later in the news hour. but thank you for the time being. uh meanwhile, iraq has submitted a note of protest to the un security council against israel's use of its aerospace to attack iran. so in a statement the rocky government condemned what it's called, the flagrant violation committed by the zionist entity, by it's a gross or aircraft violating iraq's air space and sovereignty to attack iran. on october, the 26th. the statements went on to say that the foreign ministry has been directed to communicate with the american side regarding this violation. in accordance

nomi bar yaacov from the foreign affairs think tank chatham house and who works as a peace negotiatorsanjabareen, director of adalah, a palestinian human rights organaisation in israel. and dame louise ellman, honorary president of the jewish labour movement. welcome to all of you, thank you for being with us tonight. first, though, we're going to speak to sharone lifschitz. her mother and father were taken hostage by hamas a year ago. her mum was released on october 24th last year, her dad is somewhere in gaza still. thank you for talking to us again, sharone. i won't ask you first of all, how have you been marking today? —— i want to ask you. i have you been marking today? -- i want to ask you.— want to ask you. i flew in and arrived this _ want to ask you. i flew in and arrived this morning - want to ask you. i flew in and arrived this morning and - want to ask you. i flew in andj arrived this morning and then want to ask you. i flew in and - arrived this morning and then drove with a couple friends up north to the commemoration of a daughter and mother of one of my best friends wh

a chinese chatham house running us from london to do these kind of protests make a difference at this point just in time. do you think one of the hopes that to live at least some issue related even the bucks on the gun. but so far we, we haven't seen the government moving one age to actually accommodate the very justified demonstration in voters where the in the class started. and we saw things of thousands demonstrating in industry to stick to, to see a ceasefire. and we'd like to see their loved ones only down in the home, but this government is more interested in continuing to is building an end to it. and they don't thoughts that listed just the top of the t o and we've been close to these. so we left to see on this studies again mounting pollution from inside the. busy side least for instance, the kind of flows that you just discussed earlier. i don't think that these government is going to to make any changes for us. so when they is really defense minister, young alonzo, as best we, we as an israel must make painful concessions. new was speaking also earlier on what do you think

we can now speak to use the michael berg, who is an analyst, an associate fellow at the chatham house thing, tang joining us from london. welcome to alta 0. so reports suggest that both is real and the united states have informed to her on that sort from washington and jerusalem's perspective. it's possible to, to close the account now, so to speak. but iran is saying that it's entitled and obligated to defend against acts or for an aggression what level of response do you anticipate then from it wrong going forward? you'll have to do it. that's exactly the question when you're entering into sufficient science you of, of deep sometimes. when, when scroll is affection for me and point of view they talk 1st of october. one is that it was a response. i'm kidding of office when honey i am on the phone is only probably a good and so this is in this one's to their talk them 1st of october. and then you know, once it's done, this goes almost searches. i think it's a certain point. it's more than whether it's, it's this set of screws. why the both sides are interested in the escalation and no

but our first expert panel tonight, nomi bar—yaacov, associate fellow at chatham house. paris, nadhim khoury, exevcutive director executive director of the aran reform initative. as the israeli army has achieved one of its main war aims, killing yahya sinwar, the erstwhile hamas leader — a year ago one of the two masterminds of the october 7th attacks on southern israel. the israeli military hasjust released this drone footage taken of sinwar in his final moments after retreating to a bombed out apartment block. he appears to throw an object at the drone in an attempt to knock it out of the air. so, you have some insights about what has happened? yes. so, you have some insights about what has happened?— so, you have some insights about what has happened? yes, well, he actually died _ what has happened? yes, well, he actually died yesterday. _ what has happened? yes, well, he actually died yesterday. he - what has happened? yes, well, he actually died yesterday. he was i actually died yesterday. he was killed yesterday in an a neighbourhood of rafah. and forces were... sa