jefferson had actually been asked to go to france twice before. franklin went in 1776 and jefferson was also supposed to go at that time but didn't because his wife was very ill at the time. then again, he was asked in 1781 and refused for other reasons. in 1784, he is appointed to a commission along with john adams and franklin to negotiate commercial treaties with as many european nations as would be willing to negotiate. that is when jefferson, for the first and only time, travels to europe in 1784. that had been his dream his whole life. and when he comes to france, he is introduced by franklin to this whole social network that franklin had built up over the proceeding eight years. jefferson meets many french intellectuals who would become lifelong friends of his, lafayette and many others. so he becomes very much part of franklin's social circle. i don't think jefferson was ever able -- there is the same story about how wind jefferson -- and when jefferson was asked, are you franklin's replacement, he said no moans, here i am a successor. no

in france. um, yeah, i think everything you said i would agree with jefferson actually had been asked to go to france twice before he had once like franklin went in 7076 and jefferson was also supposed to go at that time, but he didn't because his wife was very ill at the time and then again he was asked in 1781 and he refused for other reasons, but then 1784 he is appointed to a commission along with john adams and franklin to negotiate commercial treaties in europe with as many european nations as would be willing to negotiate. and that is when jefferson for the you know first and only time travels to europe. in 7084, which happens over his dream his you know his whole life and when he comes to france. he is introduced by franklin to this whole social network that franklin had built up over the the proceeding eight years. and frank jefferson meets many french intellectuals who would become lifelong friends of his including deport any more and this due to see and lafayette and so he becomes ver

with west africa, france and germany disagree.lin has rejected a request from paris, with more german troops to be sent to a region where armed groups affiliated with al qaeda and isis continue to stoke tensions. also coming up tonight, if europe cannot, china can. after complaining about the slow eu coronavirus vaccination rollout, china has become the first country to accept doses. plus, the chinese campaign to silence dissent. telling dw news, forced to spy on his own people while traveling outside china, and he describes the tragedy that followed. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. we begin with the fight against islamic terror. french president emmanuel macron had a virtual summit with five countries in africa where the threat of terror is growing. they are struggling to contain a violent insurgency by islam insurgent groups. they bolster troop numbers to more than 5000, and the french president hopes that additional forc from other european alliesill allow his

france rethinks its commitment to the south has a region of africa the president considers pulling out some troops a year after boosting numbers to fight on groups but the campaign is not going well so after 8 years is it time for a new approach this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm homage and groom a campaign against armed groups in the south had in africa has now been going on for 8 years soldiers from france and 5 countries of the region working a fast so chad mali more autonomy and these air are battling fighters linked to eisele and al qaida but the offensive is making little headway regional leaders are meeting in chad's capital in jamaica to discuss what to do next french president emmanuel mccall is joining via video link he's considering cutting troop numbers as public opinion in france turns against the operation armed groups still hold large swaths of territory and burkina faso as prime minister has said his government won't rule out eventually negotiating with the fighters i'm a dangerous is monitoring developments from lagos in nigeria. the mood in the

. ♪ anchor: france rethinks its commitment to africa.he president considers pulling out some troops. the campaign is not going well. after eight years, is it time for a new approach? this is inside story. ♪ ♪ anchor: hello and welcome to the program. a campaign against armed groups in africa has been going on for eight years. soldiers from fans and five countries in the region are battling fighters linked to isil and al qaeda. regional leaders are meeting in the chat capital to discuss what to do next. the french president is joining the video link. he is considering cutting troops. armed groups still hold large swaths of territory. reporter: the mood in the region is that of concern. concerned that this will expose more communities. even with the presence of 5100 french soldiers, regional armies are still struggling to deal with escalating attacks from the armed groups operating. or the other is reports chad is sending in forces, a lot of people feel it is inadequate to deal with the situation on the ground. 2020 was a violent year for

well, my guest today is france's europe minister, clement beaune.hen it comes to the rollout of vaccines or restrictions on internal and external travel, has the european union found a coherent covid strategy? theme music clement beaune in paris, welcome to hardtalk. good evening, thank you for the invitation. it's a pleasure to have you on the show. minister, i'd like to begin with the covid crisis facing all of europe. would you say you are satisfied with the way the european union has rolled out the mass vaccination programme? listen, i think we have made a choice collectively that was not an obligation, but we chose to do so with all the eu countries, starting with germany, to buy together the vaccines. and now we have six contracts. we will have probably two more with pretty much all the laboratories making all the available vaccines in the world at this very moment. i think this choice remains a relevant choice because, if we had not done so at the eu level, i think we would be now in a competition between member states, between countries, try

can you imagine not spending a holiday in france?! _ i'm vaccinated, i will go to france.u. simon, what about you? i spent the last two days with my 18—year—old, she is about to finish her a—levels, looking at places in greece. what we were looking for is, can we refund this if we can't go? that was the big issue. we are all doing our bit to boost the european economy this summer if we can possibly get to the mediterranean. my thanks to marc roche, stephanie baker and simonjack. that's it for dateline london for this week — we're back next week at the same time. goodbye. hello, it is turning into a fine, sunny sunday for most of us. a lot of dry weather, certainly. we had some fog around first thing and some of that is struggling to clear, much of it shifting but with high pressure in charge it is going to remain predominantly dry through the rest of the day. so we will keep some areas of cloud, mist and murk for some eastern and southern coastal counties of england, the odd patch of mistiness elsewhere but for the majority it's fine with some spells of sunshine. a bit mor

it is a shame for us we have missed a good chance in france but surely because we are the priority is given to the united kingdom england is better managed because it has been liberated from the european union the government and here old are failing at everything. that's part times call for desperate measures there's been an italian town issues an order banning residents from getting sick because there was no doctor. i did it as a provocation my ruling can hardly be enforced i mean that getting sick or not it is not down to one's wish and individual can certainly take steps to avoid falling ill. and world governments on people like struggle to get their hands on limited vaccine supplies we look at how some wealthy individuals finds novel ways to jump the queue. a very warm welcome from our team here in moscow you're watching aussie international with me becky our now we start with some breaking news that the center of bordeaux in france has been rocked by a powerful explosion at a residential building 3 people are being confirmed injured down 2 missing according to the emergency servi

you're watching france 24, and these are the latest headlines. former president donald trump's lawyers tell the senate he did not order the riots which left five people dead at the u.s. capitol. mario draghi formally accepts the italian president's offer to become the next prime minister. the former head of the european central bank will be sworn into office this saturday with a mix of technocrats from his broad coalition making of his cabinet. myanmar's army chief calls for harmony as tens of thousands continue to stomp through the streets in aer at the takeover. lawmakers are pressing the united nations to investigate alleged human rights violations. ♪ you cannot incite what was going to happen anyway -- that's what one of donald trump's lawyers has told the senate as they tried to show that the former president played no role in encouraging supporters to attack the capital last month and that the republican's impeachment trial in general is no more than a witchhunt. >> not only is this impeachment case preposterously wrong on the facts, no mat

you want to play against the best in france are i play against the best in france are the best team init looks like it would not be the best and they will not have their captain or their best player. so france has certainly got a strong squad, no doubt. it would still be a very good side from france that we do play sunday. it'll be interesting to see whether players take a knee at kick—off in tonight's premier league game. it's brighton against crystal palace. it was the palace striker wilfried zaha who said he'll no longer be doing it because its lost encouraged a debate about the gesture when he said it had lost its meaning. he's injured and won't be playing tonight, but manager roy hodgson insists they can still win, even though they've lost all five league matches they've played without him. we do start winning games when he is injured we will have to live with her criticism or the observation because it is not something we can... react against because the bodies on the side that are statisticians on that one. but it is something we will have to learn to live with and may be for an

it is a shame for us we have missed a good chance in france. that the priority given to the united kingdom. because it has been liberated from the european union while the government and. everything. desperate times call for desperate measures. to draw attention to. the now i did as a provocation can hardly be enforced i mean that getting sick or not it is not down to one's wish and it can certainly take steps to avoid. government people struggled. to jump the queue. just after midday and 6 pm in near east 69 at night here in moscow welcome to r.t. international my name's you know neil. france's leader self in the firing line after a feeling to secure supplies of a vaccine from his own country before the u.k. britain took advantage. to shell out for the job. they believed straight away in our inactivated vaccine they took all the risks and immediately forwarded 96000000 euros to use before the end of december well it is the latest in a series of controversies over vaccine supplies involving the e.u. with more from paris here charlotte. france w

it is their fourth time trying to enter france.group tries to hide but it has been spotted by the police. they cathc up a-- catch up a few hundred meters away. >> [speaking french] the three men are swiftly sent back to italy, joined not long after by a dozen people from afghanistan. about 10 kilometers further down the mountain, a refuge welcomes migrants who have made it across. here we find the two afghan families who spent the night climbing the mountain with. their next hurdle is just as high -- creating an asylum application. they are not sure if they will do it in france or germany. the two families will rest here for a few days before setting out on the journey at their own expense. since 2017, 12,000 migrants have been through this refuge. people whom neither the police nor the apl-- the snowy alpine heighteem able to stop. >> stay tuned for more world news here on "france 24." ♪ [captioning made possible by democracy now!] ♪ amy: from new york, this is democracy now! >> when i heard about the decision, i was very happy ab

and germany and the us today in 2021 is not the same france as the right front of the u.k. change. team has changed today and the population in europe is different and the society need to adapt to the system to do the new to. the to adapt to the new society this is what it's about we cannot only act in a 16 today we are in 2021 and even in the event if a region is a right you need to adapt to. we knew that you said that. you still need to keep the connection with your roots with your heritage with your culture and there are certain things that shouldn't be changed yet if people want to do new things and they want to improvise and create new performances written today about today's society fine but the old performances the classics they shouldn't be changed there should be an opportunity for everybody to see them as the composers originally intended ok post whatever changes happen come what may when the auditorium finally reopened i have a song to put you off buying tickets and going and going in a few performances and when life's back to normal for now though david and his lover do

translation: france is cautious a . roach translation: france is cautious approach to _ translation:autious approach to vaccination has - translation: france is cautious approach to vaccination has but i approach to vaccination has but the government under pressure. the europe minister said on french radio this week that the uk was taking more risks then france was prepared to by using the jab for older people, by facing the two doses so widely. the eu's centralised system has also come under fire for being too slow. launching its vaccine programme weeks after the uk. this claim that brexit helped the uk go faster in the process, may be, but at the same time, it is a worldwide disease and just playing solo in this global fight is probably not the wisest decision, long—term, so europe has decided to be united against the virus. it was a political decision, no doubt. president macron ended the day on tuesday by meeting vaccine produces he didn't discuss ways of boosting supply promising that, by the summer, everyone who wanted a vaccine would have one. in a country of vaccine sceptics

it's today in 2021 it's not the same france. or france the u.k. and the population in europe is different to i wouldn't agree at all i don't think that we need to change performances in the way that they've been written this is this is a conservative opera house conservative company it is there to put on classical performances they shouldn't be changed just because a few people this year decide they should be changed in a certain way what will happen in 20 years time 50 years time someone else might come along and say oh well we need to change them again and again and again look they should stick to the classical way it should have been down the way that they've always been done that's what audiences want and that's what they should be sticking to that wraps up the sal be back in 31 minutes with another look at your new stay with us. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and obviously going to get a feel of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then . hello and welcome to cross talk where all things are con

and outrage in france grows over american values supposedly being forced on the country as the renowned paris opera to diversify performances after complaints from black dancers we get reaction. i think does a kind of release into the intellectual process while they say well we're going to copy and paste. and they tell us how wrong we. are broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our international thomas certainly glad you're with us right now the russian foreign minister has warned that moscow is ready to break ties with the e.u. if it imposes new sanctions that harm key sectors of the economy. use who you will still wish to go to you are just saying that we're ready to do this if we see once again like lucy numerous times before the brussels imposes sanctions that pose restore economy specifically to the most sensitive 6 years once again we don't want to distance ourselves from the international community but we need to be ready for this if you want peace prepare for war as well it is a pretty straightforward message especially coming from a veteran diplomat which.

also coming up germany rejects who are pressed from france to send more troops to the hell region were armed groups affiliated with al qaida and the islamic state group are stoking tensions. thousands of protesters in barcelona demand the release of a popular rapper sentenced to jail for his song lyrics and tweets cases putting a spotlight on freedom of speech in spain. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us demonstrators have returned in force to the streets of myanmar as biggest city gone to protest against the country's military coup they call for what they hope will be the biggest street demonstrations yet to oppose the power grab carried out by the country's military on february 1st and the removal and detention of elected leader on sales of cheap rallies have been taking place daily despite nationwide internet shutdowns and a build up of security forces in major cities. journalist iman tunde is in yen dornin joins us now from there the un's human rights expert on myanmar says he's terrified about signs of an impending military crackdown in the ongoing you're there what a

to do your futility 3 milliliters cost 370000 francs. doesn't get it this is a discussion that i frankly do not want to get into now at a patient's bedside young i've still got a life to live. i feel like i comprehend you have high hopes it will work. and tom shows are received his infusion 2 days earlier. yet said that he did this how you doing fine so i. heard it tired right i fall asleep even if i want to watch something. next can you tell if the key roy is working on this invasive for the how it's too early we hope so of course but we can't tell through free will we have high expectations of course it's it was all i ask is me for a moment not government representative on the phone informs her of new problems with camera since it is considered a hospital treatment the cantons have to cover 55 percent of the cost. maybe a stocking doesn't know we're starting that process in parallel. by the car because of because it's a vicious circle because the health insurance only covers the costs if the cantonal government also agrees to give its

inference report -- france 24.com. >> you're watching france 24 live from paris, here are the stories making world headlines. impeachment managers wrap up their case against donald trump by saying he showed no remorse for inciting a deadly insurrection at the u.s. capitol , they also argued that he could incite further violence even out of office. if he is not convicted by the senate. our washington correspondent is standing by with the latest. new u.s. sanctions against the military regime in myanmar, 10 current former officials -- current and former officials targeted by the biden administration amid the wake of the coup last week. meantime it was the sixth day against -- of the protests against the -- france moves to establish a sexual age of consent of 15 years old, they say the absence of such a law has complicated efforts to prosecute abusers who prey on children. ♪ >> hello everyone, thank you for joining us. it is day three of the impeachment trial of donald trump and house managers are wrapping up their case, part of the focus today has been on the victims of the capital insu

there's also demanding a price of $200000.00 francs for camera. looked at the document you sammy the document is full of incorrect information they gave me the correct information i cannot give you that and i am not i cannot comment on it because it is not ardent darr data it is not our document the criticism on the farm and not just novartis but on the pharmacy in transparency is growing worldwide we hear it we age o.b. hear it with the health insurers with the public because the public is the payer. are you afraid that this will damage the image of nobodies. are not afraid of damage to the wires or you mention in transparency transparency is required across the system not just from one party our government is asking for transparency because we have a transparent list for prices i think it's the opposite. or it can be discussed in a broader group i think it's a bit it's a different conversation. 71 year old court ending a barren also has left no cancer and he says if he has the strength he goes out with his dollars because of the price dispute he

it is a shame for us we have missed a good chance in france with it when you put it right we're just given to the united kingdom england is better managed because it has been liberated from the european union pulled the government and europe are feeling that everything. is great times call for desperate measures says the man of an italian town issues in order banning residents from getting sick because they have no doctor i did as a provocation my ruling can hardly be enforced i mean that getting sick or not it is not down to one's wish and individual can certainly take steps to avoid falling ill. while governments are people struggle to get their hands on limited vaccine supply we look at how some wealthy individuals finds novel ways to jump the queue. very welcome you're watching r.t. international with me mickey aaron i'll start off with the yes another vaccine spot between the u.k. and e.u. comes the u.k. secure was millions of doses of a vaccine produced by french firms all never before france itself or french president tomorrow mccrone has drawn criticism for failing to fund it

why such little trust in the vaccine in france? france is a complex situation.ety for childhood vaccines as well in france. there are many issues with trust in government in france, and there also appears to be emerging this partisanship around vaccination such that if you are leaning more towards the far right, then you are more than twice as likely to not intend to accept the covid—i9 vaccine. so i think there is complex political and historical issues that are occurring for france that are not subject to one single explanation. that are not sub'ect to one single explanation.— explanation. and what about the situation in _ explanation. and what about the situation in australia _ explanation. and what about the situation in australia where - explanation. and what about the situation in australia where you | situation in australia where you are? you've had these very strict coronavirus lockdowns. what impact if any has it had on people posit willingness to take the vaccine? interesting in australia. we are seeing a slight reduction in intention is to have the va

as his country struggles to get supplies it is a shame for us we have missed a good chance in france. the priority given to the united kingdom england is better managed because it has been liberated from the european union while the government in power failing at everything. desperate times call for desperate measures. on issues an order banning residents from getting sick to draw attention to. doctors. i did it as a provocation my ruling can hardly be enforced i mean that getting sick or not it is not down to one's wish and individual can certainly take steps to avoid. while governments and people struggle to get their hands on limited vaccine supply as we look at how some wealthy individuals find novel ways to. catching me program from 10 a welcome to moscow and to r t international my names you know this is our top story. france's leader has found himself in the firing line after failing to secure supplies of vaccine from his own country before the u.k. gets it the money government refused to buck the job developer in contrast to london which worked with the company to get the fren

it is a shame for us that we have missed a good chance in france you know what it's all about it when you get it right or it's given to the united kingdom england is better managed because it has been liberated from the european union will the government and your old are feeling get everything. desperate times call for desperate measures as the man of an italian town issues an order banning residents from getting sick because they have no dog so. i did it as a provocation by my ruling can hardly be influenced i mean that getting sick or not it is not down to one's wish and individual can certainly take steps to avoid falling ill. while governments and people struggle to get their hands on limited vaccine supplies we look at how some wealthy individuals find novel ways to jump the queue. a very warm welcome from our team here in moscow you are watching r t international with me and. now our top story yet another vaccine spat between the u.k. and e.u. comes as the u.k. secures millions of doses of a vaccine produced by a french firm val never before france itself the u.k. stepped in to

it is a shame price we have missed a good chance in france it's a little bit weird that the priority given to the united kingdom england is better managed because it has been liberated from the european union will the government and europe are failing at everything desperate times call for desperate measures the mayor and the tully in time issues in order banning residents from getting sick to draw attention to the fact they have no doctors i did it as a provocation my ruling can hardly be enforced i mean that getting sick or not it is not down to one's wish and individual can certainly take steps to avoid falling ill. while governments and people are like struggle to get their hands on the limited vaccine supplies we look at how some wealthy individuals find novel ways to jump the queue. so i welcome you watching at international this saturday afternoon 2 o'clock here in moscow now the french president emanuel has found himself in the foreign line after failing to secure supplies of a french vaccine before the u.k. britain stepped in after the french government refused to fully fund

the french president is slammed for failing to secure a vaccine from france which is now destined for the u.k. as paris struggles to the same supplies of any germs it is a shame pressed we have missed a good chance in france it's a little bit of the priority is given to the united kingdom england is better managed because it has been liberated from the european union while the government and europe are failing at everything. the mayor of an italian town bans locals from getting sick in an effort to draw attention to the complete lack of doctors. i did as a provocation my ruling can hardly be enforced i mean that getting sick or not it is not down to one's wish and individual can certainly take steps to avoid falling ill . while countries struggle to get their hands on limited vaccine supplies for their populations look at how some of the wealthy individuals are jumping the queue and. live from moscow thanks for joining us tonight here on r.t. international i'm daniel hawkins welcome to the program. the french president is under fire for failing to secure a surprise of a vaccine from h

france's leader in the firing line after failing to secure supplies. from his own country before the u.k. money government refused to shell out the asking price for the jump while london worked with the company to get the shots. they believed straight away in our inactivated vaccine they took all the risks and immediately forwarded 96000000 euros to use before the end of december well it is just the latest in a series of controversies over vaccine supplies involving the u. let's go to show didn't see who's in parlous with this report. province was already feeling a little dejected after attempts by pharmaceutical company sanofi and the pastor institute failed to find a viable vaccine for code 19 now officials must be weeping with anger. that french well never has developed a vaccine but will sell the 1st doses to the u.k. of a manufacturing firm to. consider a very quickly by united kingdom was very important so. we will deliver those to. the u.k. 1st the e.u. is already in a state of panic over what many deemed to be a catastrophic rollout of its vacc

this is they do believe use lie from birth in combating islamist militants in west africa france and germany disagree on how to do it religion has projected a request from paris for more german troops to be sent to the south held region where groups affiliated with al qaida and isis continue to stoke tensions also coming up thousands of protesters in barcelona demand the release of a popular tourist sentenced to jail for his some clerics and 20 cases put spotlight freedom of speech and spy. i'm at the hallowed welcome we begin with the fight against islamic extremism and west africa after a summit with 5 countries in africa. french president a man on the call has ruled out and the media reduction in the number of french troops stationed in the region he hopes additional forces from european allies will allow france to reduce its contingent but germany doesn't agree with the strategy. and this roads leading through the sparsely populated sawhill desert this remote part of the world remains chronically underdeveloped and under policed. the western style is plagued by a violent islamist

as today in 2021 it's not the same france. or france or the u.k.and the population in europe is different but i wouldn't agree at all i don't think that we need to change performances in the way that they've been written this is this is a conservative opera house conservative company it is there to put on classical performances they shouldn't be changed just because a few people this year decide they should be changed a certain way what will happen in 20 years time 50 years time someone else might come along and say oh well we need to change them again and again and again look they should stick to the classical way it should have been done the way that they've always been done that's what audiences want and that's what they should be sticking to. the baby had a hero not enough money to sap president biden has reversed the emergency order of his predecessor donald trump to build the mexico border war adding that no more taxpayer money will be spent on the project however when you've ministration is not stuck between cold saying keep it in place or s

this is day to be news live from perth it comes battling islamist militants in west africa france and germany disagree on how to do it dylan has rejected a request from paris for more german troops to be sent to the socket region with groups affiliated with al qaida and isis continues to stoke tensions also coming up thousands of protesters take to the streets of boston long enough to demand the release of a popular wrap up to was given a child sentence for glorifying terrorism and insulting them on a key. on at be held welcome we begin with the fight against islamic extremism in west africa after a summit with 5 countries in africa sahil region french president on man woman has ruled out and then maybe at reduction in the number of french troops stationed in the region he hopes additional forces from european allies will allow france to reduce its contingent but germany doesn't agree with the strategy. enters roads leading through the sparsely populated sawhill desert this remote part of the world remains chronically underdeveloped and under policed. the western side is plagued by a

that humans probably didn't catch the virus from bats but from other animals instead and outrage in france grows over american values being forced on the country that has the renowned paris opera diversified performances after complaints from black dances we hear from a french germans. i think there's a kind of laziness of the intellectual process where they say well we're going to copy and paste and they come and they tell us how wrong we are. but i welcome just going for company else the new morse code you're watching international now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has warned that moscow is ready to break up with the view if it imposes new sanctions that harm key sectors of the country's economy because you don't off as more. or you will still wish to go to you are just saying that we're ready to do this if we see once again like we've seen numerous times before the brussels imposes sanctions that pose restore economy specifically to the most sensitive sicked is once again we don't want to distance ourselves from the international community but we need to be ready for this i

let's cross live to nicol america vetch political analyst speaking to us today in france good to have you on the program only supporters western nations there crying foul claiming the trail in terms of the case was a farce is that in the way surprising to you. well of course it's well actually no it's not surprising it's just the hypocrisy of the west as we know it and this is it at its finest how can the west give lessons that to russia when we see the way for example the yellow vest the movement was treated in france $3000.00 political opponents during these demonstrations were condemned in france $1000.00 political opponents were imprisoned and emanuel management tonight saying is that novelli must be released or why didn't he start himself by releasing french political prisoners and his political opponents the same thing for the u.k. how can the u.k. be offended when you know that one of the most famous political prisoners in the world today julian asuncion is really literally rotting in a prison where he doesn't have proper kerry doesn't have blankets now in the winter season to

how do you feel that frances has not got hers yet?that it comes down to being a postcode lottery, i have one coming to me and my sister is not going to be able to have one for a really long time, it isjust so unfair. so unfair. now on bbc news, the exiles: hong kong at a crossroads. after months of increasingly violent protests in hong kong, beijing imposed a sweeping national security law. many activists now face an agonising choice, to stay, or to go. at the age of 25, h is leaving home for the first time going overseas alone, fleeing hong kong. after months of increasingly violent protests, beijing imposed a sweeping national security law injune 2020 vowing to bring back stability to hong kong. under the law, the maximum punishment for offences like secession and subversion is life imprisonment. the next day britain, the colonial ruler of hong kong for over 150 years, responded. if china continue down this path, we would introduce a new route for those with british national overseas status to enter the uk, granting them limited to

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france isn't going to do anything.ll britain is going to do is put a quarter to a third of a million troops to help the french. they are going to have a numerical superiority on this flank of germany and they're going to do nothing. nobody at this time feels that poland is going to lead to a war, that there might be some way to adjudicate things. especially because neville chamberlain represents the conservatives and remember there are members within written that think they can still do business with hitler. because after all, he's been very, he's much more praiseworthy, praising the british empire than franklin roosevelt, for example, or joseph stalin. he admires the british. so he invades here. nothing happens. he's already carved off large parts of czechoslovakia here. east prussia has now been joined to germany. the rhineland has been militarized, austria does not really exist. the cap norm is that area is. -- look how enormous that area is. germany had this second largest economy to begin with traditionally in the

it's today in 2021 it's not the same france. or france or the u.k. and the population in europe is different so i wouldn't agree at all i don't think that we need to change performances in the way that they've been written this is a conservative opera house conservative company it is there to put on classical performances they shouldn't be changed just because a few people this year decide they should be changed in a certain way what will happen in 20 years' time 50 years time someone else might come along and say oh well we need to change them again and again and again they should stick to the classical way it should have been done the way that they've always been done that's what audiences want and that's what they should be sticking to. tensions occurring between the u.k. and china after beijing banned b.b.c. world news accusing the t.v. channel of false reporting about week of muslims britain's foreign minister responding criticizing china's move branding it an unacceptable curtailing of media freedom. joiners decision to ban b.b.c. world news in