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the president of the european council also stressed i european council also stressed the need for europes way. with afghanistan, china, - more autonomous way. with afghanistan, china, the i more autonomous way. try afghanistan, china, the indo pacific, so it is important to develop the intelligence of the eu. we listen to others, we listen to different argument around the table and again the unity that we strike. that unity that we strike. that unity has _ unity that we strike. that unity has often _ unity that we strike. that unity has often proved i unity that we strike. that i unity has often proved elusive, with this agreement within the bloc on how to deal with china. there will be plenty to talk about around the table. now yulia peresild is a russian actor who starred in dozens of elements but her next one should make history. she has become the first actor to go to space to star in a film. she and her director had just arrived on board the international space station at the start of a 12 day mission. they were film scenes for that movie epic at the challenge about a going to is to

— member states as well. 2005, her first european council as - first european council as chancelloras she leaves the stage, the eu will have to find its way without her. jessica parker, bbc news, brussels. scientists are hailing a new treatment which could help solve the worldwide shortage of transplant organs. a geneticaly modified kidney that came from a pig was successfully transplanted onto a human. the kidney functioned normally and experts say it is the most advanced experiment of its kind, as our correspondent jim reed reports. it's been called an astonishing step in medicine. surgeons worked for two hours attaching this pig kidney to a human patient. they say they found a way to genetically alter the organ to stop it being attacked by the body's immune system. biopsies viewed under the microscope showed no evidence of rejection. what was profound about these findings is that the pig kidney functioned just like a human kidney transplant. the patient in this case was on life support and had no brain function. she was operated on with the consent of her family. the surgeons att

. ♪ >> european leaders are in brussels were to the european council summit and, the issue dominatingsts of the eu lore are in direct conflict with the polish constitution. that ruling could potentially challenge one of the foundation stones of the european union. eu law is above national law in some cases. this case was brought by poland's prime minister and eu leaders have threatened sanctions against poland, saying their core values are at stake. this was the eu commission present talking about this on tuesday. >> this is what all 27 member states have signed up for as part of the union as a sovereign countries and free people. honorable members, we cannot, and we will not allow our common values to be put at risk. >> this was poland's prime minister responding. >> i reject the language of threats, i will not have politicians black male poland. black male must not be a method of contact with member states. >> then, we heard this from the dutch prime minister. >> i think we have to be off. the question is how you get there. my argument will be that the independence is the key issue w

the next european council is in december. next chapter in european history might look like. as this leader once dubbed queen of europe departs from her throne. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. the number of palestinians killed in confrontations with israelis in the occupied west bank this year is already more than 70 — the highest figure in five years. the worst hotspot for violence has been in the palestinian village of beita. eight people have been killed there and many hundreds injured. locals began organising protests after hard—line jewish settlers set up a new outpost on land claimed by palestinian olive farmers. our middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports confrontations in the olive groves. this year, these hillsides have seen the most deadly violence in the west bank. armed israeli soldiers facing palestinian protesters using slingshots week after week. these young palestinians are hurling stones at israeli soldiers ahead of us in the israeli soldiers have been firing back sponge tipped bullets. the target of the p

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the next european council is in december.e dubbed queen of europe, departs from her throne. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. the high demand for lorry drivers and a changing jobs market during the pandemic have seen many people switching careers to become hgv drivers. our reporter, ian barmer, has been to meet one mum who's just passed her test, to see how she's getting on in her new role. driving is only part of the job. yasmin is now in charge of an 18 tonne truck and that means making sure the load is safe for the road. with a new class 2 hgv licence under her belt, she delivers everything from beer to bathroom suites to dog food. going through the test process was a little bit stressful but i have done it now and it feels good to be on the road. yasmin was a showjumper and used to drive the horses around in a truck, which meant she already had some experience. she decided she needed a new challenge during lockdown. i was one of those young mums sitting at home, hadn't even considered it as a job role at all and all of a sudden

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the next european council is in december.s leader, once dubbed queen of europe, departs from her throne. tanya dendrinos, bbc news. for weeks now we've been showing you images of the ongoing volcanic eruption on the spanish island of la palma. lava and ash have caused chaos, but let's take a look at the impact it's having in the surrounding waters. these pictures — from the spanish national research council — show marine life struggling to cope. volcanic ash has fallen to depths of 400 metres. scientists are concerned about the damage it's doing to the ecosystem. a species of giant owl that had become something of a holy grail for birdwatchers has been spotted in the wild for the first time in 150 years. there hadn't been any sightings of the "shelley's eagle 0wl" since the 1870s — that was until this week, when scientists from imperial college london interrupted one during its daytime nap in a forest in ghana. the pair only saw the bird for about ten seconds — just enough time to get this photograph. a coastal town has recei

european leaders are in brussels for a 2—day european council summit and a row with poland is dominatingand s highest court ruled that parts of eu law are in direct conflict with its own constitution — challenging the foundations of the european union in a way that has never been done before. the case was brought by this man — poland's prime minister. eu leaders have threatened sanctions against poland saying their core values are at stake. this was eu commission president ursula von der leyen on tuesday. this is what all 27 member states have signed up to as part of this union as a sovereign countries and free people. honorable members, we cannot and we will not allow our common values to be put at risk. and this was poland's prime minister responding to that. translation: i reject the language . of threats and the fait accompli. i i will not have politicians blackmail poland. blackmail must not be a method of contact with member states. the french president, emmanuel macron urged warsaw to find a solution �*compatible' to european principles. and this is what dutch prime minister, mark

ruling that the polish constitution overrides some e u laws. donal task, former president of the european council was one of several opposition leaders defending the country's place in the block. those are the top stories risking it all is next. the more news for my colleagues in though her, in half an hour, but by more than 30 years after the assassination of burkina, faso iconic liter thomas sung, gotta those charged he's killing are going on trial among them. his success place compound is the countries long search for justice. find them coming to an end. the sancho taught special coverage from october 11th on al jazeera ah somewhere over at columbia, high above the amazonian rain forest near the borders with brazil. ah, the d. c. 3 and the old prop plane is caught in a violent tropical storm. ah, captain roll is trying to get above the clouds with no visibility and no reply on the radio and no question. flight 30. 37 is in trouble to stabilize the twin engine aircraft. raoul tries to bypass the worst of the storm. i said with amidst the turbulence and without radio contact, he seems unable to

and at washington dc, we are joined by andrew lebovich, a policy fellow at the european council of relations to have you, gentlemen. let's start with you, andrew. president macron says the mali government has zero credibility. is he right, and what is his reasoning for saying something so controversial so publicly? andrew: this comes from a lot of frustration not just in france, about the behavior of mali's transitional government that the fact they have signaled multiple times, especially recently, that they are likely planning to extend the transitional period past what the international community agreed to. i don't think it is fair to say they have no credibility, but certainly there is frustration in the region and international community about the transitional government, and what they are actually doing, particularly amid reports of negotiations with russian mercenaries in the country. adrian: fabrice, why is france reducing its military presence in the region? fabrice: simply because it is not sustainable. we have 5000 french forces deployed in the region. the death toll in financiall

if the european council takes such a action in such a direction, we don't know what will be present at a wants reaction to that as well. -- erdogan. anchor: he made the announcement in a facebook post. egypt imposed a state of emergency in 1980 and 2017 following deadly church bombings and attacks on coptic christians that killed 100 people. this allows for arrests without warrants, this with the prosecution of suspects and establishment of special forces. the chinese foreign minister has met members of the taliban government in qatar, what the talks focusing on security and good governance. a spokesperson for the taliban says he expressed support for the focused on trade afghanistas previously urge the taliban not to provide a safe haven for terrorists. the u.n. says afghanistan is on the brink of one of the world's worst humanitarian crises. the millions of children will die will because of food shortages. u.n. food program is asking world leaders to take action and unfreeze billions of dollars of frozen humanitarian donations. the u.n. says 23 million people from afghanistan's popul

. >> from or, we can talk now to a policy follow the european council on firm relations -- foreign relations. i'm just want to show the front page of the main conservative paper here in france. the polish question, in terms of its standoff with the institutions, is the top headline. the talk is about, could this actually crack open the divisions in europe? could this be a turning point in terms of what have been strategic divisions between the groups, brussels, other divisions post brexit, other divisions within the group, poland is seeing itself increasingly isolated -- how serious is this crisis? >> the crisis is serious, but it's been already serious for some time. i think. . we need to be very careful -- i think we need to be very careful of what we are actually discussing. the polish government is firming the debate as being about the primacy of the european law over the national law. because if you discuss this, in these terms, they could actually find many allies across europe, who would say, actually, the primacy of european law has ever been codified. actually, european institutions

the eu's leaders are in brussels for a two—day european council summit, and it's the ongoing row withcommission says it's undermining the very foundations of the eu's legal order", in which eu law takes primacy. 0ur correspondentjessica parker is in brussels. they've had eu leaders arrive here today. they've had a lot on their agenda — energy prices, coronavirus. my understanding is they've only just now at the european council here in brussels got round to rule the law discussion, something that actually wasn't even on the original agenda, but because of growing pressure, particularly certain members states, it has now popped up. i think the polish prime minister, mateusz morawiecki, is going to be invited to take the floor to explain his position. we've heard what his position is over the course of the last week, so it seems likely that he will restate that, although of course sometimes in the privacy of a room where he's there with other political leaders rather than in front of the cameras, who knows, maybe things will be different. but it is just something that's supposed to be t

it has territory there, it has an army like the british army, it has a permanent seat on the european councilohnson mends fences with macron it is the best. i have a suggestion, why doesn't he buy, because they are cheap at the moment, the submarines the australians don't want? i'm sure macron could make your products! make a deal he couldn't possibly refuse. as long as they're not gas powered i think we might be onto something. jef, with aukus, with the first ever face—to—face meeting of the four nations, they haven't actually met but they did come to washington to meetjoe biden — do you get a sense that there is finally a biden strategy emerging about china? in fits and starts. i think biden's idea in foreign policy generally and also with china and the asia—pacific is alliances matter. he is the anti—trump. he's going to try to build gradually the kind of alliances that the united states knows how to run from the cold war. and, in fairness, even during the cold war, which came out ok for the us, at the time, it looks often that the russians were stronger and smarter and had more tools to p

now we understand that they won't be any official mention all that debate over poland from the european council, but unofficially we know that the council president sha, michelle says that he believes the primacy of law is fundamental. so this is an issue that will continue to tear away at member states and other big discussion that was on the table on thursday was energy and how the european union is going to deal with this looming energy crisis as we move into the winter. now, leaders have apparently adopted a conclusion over how they're going to deal with the spike in energy prices, but that also is a pretty difficult discussion. this is though, what the commission president is lavonne delane had to say about that in the mich and long term. it is very clear that the strategy has to be to invest massively in clean and renewable energy because this is energy that is reliable because it is produced in europe. and it is the future going energy though, another sticking point between new member states with, for a couple of my misstates now, blaming that is being the reason that europe is in this p

this morning from a correspondence shawna dubin ski wasn't so messages coming out from that european council meeting. the summit has been taking place in brussels for the last 2 days. you've seemed memphis that he is. we're coming out and the singing to the same him are basically saying that poland has to know that the rule of law is central to the heart and foundations of the european union. and what poland must do now is toe the line. a long road ahead of us this road is a combination of dialogue league, a response, and concrete action to we store the independence of the judiciary. young. i'm not, you don't the 3rd, no european country, the content itself. european, if it's judges are not independent, this is at the heart of our fundamental tax. but if i, for my own, some countries have a stronger appetite for you integration, others not only poland, see this issue in the opposite way. some countries constitution, c, e u. laura's supreme other say the opposite, so there's constitutional pluralism. this pluralism has to be respected if the cares about is strong economic and political role a

about poland and the eu but is something discussed in other member states, too. 2005, herfirst european councildisagreements over the bloc�*s direction didn't end with brexit. as she leaves the stage, the eu will have to find its way without her. jessica parker, bbc news, brussels. barbados has elected its first—ever president as it prepares to become a republic, removing queen elizabeth as head of state. the country's governor—general, 72—year—old dame sandra mason, is set to be sworn in at the end of november, on the country's 55th anniversary of independence from britain. for more on this, i'm joined now by kareem smith, a reporterfor the news website barbados today. thank you for coming on the programme. a pleasure. we will come to the president and a second, but first, talk as to why barbados is doing this. 0k, is doing this. ok, essentially we have spent a number of years discussing how we are going to make that next step towards election, sorry, towards independence. and, we are going to make that next step towards election, sorry, towards independence. and, as part of that, we continue

the european council president said a summit without angela was like rome without the vatican or parisnew austrian chancellor said the loss of someone so influential in shaping europe would clearly leave a hole. eu leaders have threatened further action against belarus, as a row over migration intensifies. poland, lithuania and latvia have all declared a state of emergency in response to what they say is president lukashenko's policy of issuing tourist visas to thousands of people who want to claim asylum in the eu — effectively allowing them to pass through belarus into the eu countries on its borders. on the second day of an eu summit in brussels, european commission president, ursula von der leyen, accused minsk of state—sponsored people—smuggling. we will keep up the pressure on the lukashenko regime. we have already proposed targeted measures to reverse visa facilitation for the regime and its proxies, and we are ready to explore options for further sanctions, not only for individuals but also for entities or companies. second, we agreed that we need concerted action. belarus, as

the european council president said a summit without angela was like rome without the vatican, or parise loss of someone so influential in shaping europe would clearly leave a hole. moldova has declared a state of emergency to secure gas supplies after it failed to agree a new contract with russia, which previously supplied all of its gas. it means the government can buy gas from elsewhere for the first time since the collapse of the soviet union. it's seeking european union help. steve rosenberg has more from moldova. i'm standing outside a fuel station in moldova and looked, there are dozens and dozens of cars here. it goes all around the block, the queue. people have been waiting sometimes three hours to get methane and propane. and look over here, there's another queue, aqf taxi drivers who have also been waiting several hours to get fuel. there is a gas shortage right now in moldova, why? this country relies heavily on russian gas. out at the end of last month, the gas contract with russia's does provide expired and new terms of not been agreed and in the meantime, they have reduce

the president of the european council also stressed the need for europe to act in a more autonomous wayrecent developments in afghanistan, with china and the indo—pacific, it is important that we develop with the intelligence with the year you. we listen to each other and arguments on the table and we try to co—ordinate and create unity,. that unity has often proved elusive, with this agreement within the bloc on how to deal with china. there will be plenty to talk about around the table. 0h oh yes, there is plenty to talk about around the table and a lot on the agenda. in the uk today, there is a lot to talk about is because the summit is taking place without britain there and the prime minister borisjohnson will be telling his party today that using cheap labour from overseas has allowed businesses in the uk to avoid investing in theirfuture and their workforce, i.e., british workers. they will close the conservative party conference, saying he is embarking on a long overdue change of direction for the uk economy and will have to address concerns over labour shortages which many group

about poland and the eu but is something discussed in other member states, too. 2005, herfirst european councilikely to be her last. disagreements over the bloc�*s direction didn't end with brexit. as she leaves the stage, the eu will have to find its way without her. jessica parker, bbc news, brussels. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: big price for a big dinosaur — the fossilised remains that have sold for millions at auction. a historic moment that many of his victims have waited for for decades. the former dictator in the dock, older, slimmer. and as he sat down, obedient enough. dawn, and as the sun breaks through the piercing chill of night on the plane outside, it lights up a biblical famine now in the 20th century. the depressing conclusion, in argentina today- it is actually cheaper— to paper your walls with money. we've had controversies in the past with great britain, but as good friends, we have always found a good and lasting solution. concorde bows out in style after almost three decades in service. an aircraft that has enthralled its many admirers for so long taxis home on

about poland and the eu but is something discussed in other member states, too. 2005, herfirst european councilsagreements over the bloc�*s direction didn't end with brexit. as she leaves the stage, the eu will have to find its way without her. jessica parker, bbc news, brussels. scientists are hailing a new treatment which could help solve the worldwide shortage of transplant organs. a genetically modified kidney, that came from a pig, was successfully transplanted into a human. the kidney functioned normally and experts say it is the most advanced experiment of its kind, as our correspondent jim reed reports. it's been called an astonishing step in medicine. surgeons worked for two hours attaching this pig kidney to a human patient. they say they found a way to genetically alter the organ to stop it being attacked by the body's immune system. biopsies viewed under the microscope showed no evidence of rejection. what was profound about these findings is that the pig kidney functioned just like a human kidney transplant. the patient in this case was on life support and had no brain function. sh

cover has committed that, that crimes and that you should immediately be released then the, the european council also has one turkey. if was michaela is not released soon that they will initiate their did the infringement proceedings. i guess turkey was called follow by the sanctions, but this has been at diplomatic spat between turkey and the western countries. and recently, 10 foreign envoys, ambassadors, including us, is german unfroze ambassadors as well. they came together and be released a joint statement saying that turkey must put a fair trial in case of osmond color. and that has been the last row for prison ad one. israel supreme court has postponed a decision on an appeal by a palestinian family against forced eviction from their home and occupied east jerusalem. the drake family. insulin is one of a 100 families that could lose their homes because of eviction suits brought by. is really settlers. a law enacted by the can. i said allows jews, but not palestinians to reclaim land. last than the 1948 war. without the honey, it has more from outside the court in west jerusalem. what happ

committed that that crimes and that he should immediately be released then they did their their the european council also has warrant turkey. if was michaela is not released soon, that they will initiate a did the infringement proceedings. a gas truck. it was called followed by the sanctions. but this has been at diplomatic spat between turkey and the western countries. and recently, 10 for an invoice ambassadors, including us is german, unfrozen bezos as well. they came together and be released a joint statement, saying that turkey must put a fair trial in case of osmond corolla. and it has been the last row for prison. that one and day here is a life event that an ankara, the turkish president read a type ergo on is speaking. let's listen him and strengthen our economic position. and this trend will continue, and we will continue to grow stronger in the 21st century economy. rather reiner, elderly, kiner, b learners of africa are so the most valuable assets that the world has migrated. he's not loading all you from fears. with the same time the memories of the african people firms soluble can cont

that's why when we refer directly at the national level for implementing them, and the european council, we are focusing on how to protect the essential services. essential services of course you may refer to critical services, and how do you referred to critical services. when i see actually that is resilient become more and more involved right now also in this relationship between critical infrastructure and critical digital services. it's about how to maintain how to protect infrastructure, and how to protect services in the infrastructure. >> thank you. >> you work with a lot of companies, what's your perspective on this? >> thank you for the question. i prefer to use the different wards than resilience, i think from my perspective it is better to use fragile, then resilience because the anti-fragile use the way after the event could adapt to the new situation and to easily, quite easily, build the capabilities to respond to every major event. of course in today's interconnected world, there is no such thing linear incidents. that is why what i see in, when i work with my clients, i

about poland and the eu but is something discussed in other member states, too. 2005, herfirst european council the bloc�*s direction didn't end with brexit. as she leaves the stage, the eu will have to find its way without her. jessica parker, bbc news, brussels. let's get some of the day's other news. the fbi has confirmed that human remains found in a florida wilderness park are those of brian laundrie, the partner of gabby petito, a well—known travel blogger, who was found dead in wyoming last month. mr laundrie had been missing for several weeks, after returning to florida from a cross—country trip without her. a long—time ally, and former advisor, of donald trump could face criminal prosecution for refusing to cooperate with an investigation into the us capitol riots earlier this year. the us house of representatives has now voted to hold steve bannon in contempt of congress. the matter will now be refered to the justice department. a new study suggests that the vikings established a settlement in north america exactly a thousand years ago, centuries before christopher columbus arrived in

she's a senior policy fellow european council on foreign relations i spoke to earlier and she says it is could be owed one's way of trying to engage with the west. well, that's a said to for even by the standards of this current turkish government. but that's clearly what our to onset. so now that your foreign ministry i thing is trying to find a formula expelling the u. s. and master and the german ambassador and all the nordic ambassadors that would really stand shock waves through not just turkeys. you know, foreign policy establishment, not just get turkey and trouble with its allies, but also the financial markets president on is obviously a man who has who wears his emotions on his sleeve when he's angry. he's angry when he is happy, he's happy. but there's also a stylistic issue, his way of dealing with hard times difficult time challenges have always been upping. the ante is a risk taker and he's taking a huge he, i think everyone is aware that he's taking a huge mega risk. but he usually, it gets ups the ante escalades, hoping that his counterparts would, you know, sort of ta

so message is coming out from that european council meeting the summit that's been taking place in brussels for the last 2 days. you mentioned they were, the hot topics is poland, but other things were being discussed to including migration and the energy crisis . but we will start with poland because it is taking up much of the headlines of newspapers across europe and this week. and even beyond that, following that some, it seemed menda state leaders were coming out and singing to the same him are basically saying that poland has to know that the rule of law is central to the heart and foundations of the european union. and what poland must do now is toe the line and also must reinstate the judges. that its sack is part of this judicial shake up in its own country. however, the polish prime minister having none of that, and basically saying that this is a sort of interference that it won't accept a long road ahead of us. this road is a combination of dialogue, legal response, and concrete action to restore the independence of the judiciary yard. not that there is no european country that

skype from a buddha and from washington dc withdrawn by andrew leibovich policy fellow at the european council on foreign relations. good, good to have all of you with us gentlemen. let's start with you andrew. so as we heard, president micron says that molly's government has 0 credibility. is he right? and what's his reasoning for saying something so controversial so publicly? what, what does really come from is a lot of frustration. i think that's out just in france about the, about the behavior of molly's transitional government and the fact that their signal multiple times that especially recently that they are planning or likely planning to extend the transitional period past what the international community agreed to. and i don't think it's a super fair to say that they have no credibility, but certainly there's a lot of frustration in the region and in the international community about the transitional government and about trying to figure out what they're actually doing . particularly amid these are these reports of negotiations for the arrival of russian mercenaries in the country. ok