our top stories: giorgia meloni is to become italy's next prime minister, its first far—right leader,ince world war ii. congressional committee investigating last year's attack on the us capitol. borisjohnson is on his way back to london from a caribbean holiday, as speculation grows that he'lljoin the race to succeed liz truss as british prime minister. inside russia that men with no military experience translation: when mobilisation was being discussed, _ i agreed with my family that, if such a situation arose, i would refuse, even if they sent me to prison. in central mexico, emergency services tackle a huge blaze, triggered by a fuel—tanker crashing into a railway over—pass. and the japanese cartoon characters being recreated for the stage by the royal shakespeare company, breaking box office records in the process. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. in europe, the leader of the far—right brothers of italy party, giorgia meloni, has been invited by the country's president to form a government, after winning elections last month. she will be italy's firs

it was not easy at all for giorgia meloni to i at all for giorgia meloni to form the government, even than 44% of votes in the elections last month. most of the problems came actually from silvio berlusconi, the former pm, his party forza italia. he wanted to get more ministries in the government at the start and thenit government at the start and then it came out allegedly that he had some contact with vladimir putin, who apparently sent him 20 boxes of vodka and a very sweet letter, according to bella stoney. this created some tensions, especially considering that giorgia meloni has always been pro— ukraine and strongly in favour of the western position of italy in the western light.- western position of italy in the western light. there has been lots — the western light. there has been lots of _ the western light. there has been lots of attention - the western light. there has been lots of attention on - the western light. there has i been lots of attention on what is happening in italy, especially from the european neighbours. especially from the european neighbours-_ especially f

to survive. >> it remains a mystery what exactly giorgia meloni has in mind. renounce her party's post-fascist heritage? we try to ask her: >> ms. meloni, are you going to remove neo-fascists from your party? >> the candidate isn't interested in answering questions this evening. but once she's on stage, a demonstrator confronts her despite all the security precautions. >> i want the right to marry and adopt children. >> ok. you want a lot of things. everyone wants something. >> it's hard to say whether the incident is real or staged. but lgbtq activists definitely fear the far-right nationalist. >> our fear here is here that we would go back in time and instead of going forward in terms of rights, in terms of other type of progressive kind of mindsets, we would go back to an era that we fear, we dread the most. young demonstrators protest again and again this evening while meloni finishes her rally under police protection. but that certainly hasn't put a damper on mercedes usai's spirits. does it bother her how protestors are calling meloni a fascist? >> >> if

of course we should talk about giorgia meloni, the . talk about giorgia meloni, the key player here,is point italy's next prime minister and the first female prime minister. she comes from a new fascist position, she has rejected those links, although never rejected her identity which seems a contradiction in terms but never rejected being part of that movement. but she said that her party is not what the movement, that the party comes from yesterday. she tried to institutionalise the party towards a more centre—right tradition, also, for other observers say for a simple reason, silvio berlusconi is now more than 86 years old and he is gonna retire at some point and those votes are going to go, will have to go somewhere. and possibly giorgia meloni is aiming to scoop those votes, this is the elephant in the room and one in italy, everyone knows but no—one is talking about. matteo salvini is the leader of the league, the biggest party in the right, the biggest party in the right, the far right party, strong immigration, kind of an anti— europe ideology that's been tempered with time b

to survive. >> it remains a mystery what exactly giorgia meloni has in mind. oes she really intend to renounce her party's post-fascist heritage? we try to ask her: >> ms. meloni, are you going to remove neo-fascists from your party? >> the candidate isn't interested in answering questions this evening. but once she's on stage, a demonstrator confronts her despite all the security precautions. >> i want the right to marry and adopt children. >> ok. you want a lot of things. everyone wants something. >> it's hard to say whether the incident is real or staged. but lgbtq activists definitely fear the far-right nationalist. >> our fear here is here that we would go back in time and instead of going forward in terms of rights, in terms of other type of progressive kind of mindsets, we would go back to an era that we fear, we dread the most. young demonstrators protest again and again this evening while meloni finishes her rally under police protection. but that certainly hasn't put a damper on mercedes usai's spirits. does it bother her how protestors are calling me

what will giorgia meloni's arrival in power do to the eu?europe correspondent nick beake in brussels for his thoughts. first and foremost, the fact that she is an unknown quantity and she had arrived on the scene hot off the heels of mario draghi, the man who was doing the job before her, he was a former european central bank president. and so people in brussels and the european capitals knew him and saw him as a steady pair of hands. giorgia meloni's someone whose spent most of her political career railing against the european union. she said that the gravy train in brussels must end. and, of course, there are members, i'm thinking obviously particularly of hungary, who will be delighted to see her. so, in the past, for italy, germany and france would have been the big beasts that they naturally club together with. will it be the case that giorgia meloni is looking towards hungary and poland? and, of course, that would be a big headache for the people here in brussels, because those two countries over the last few years have caused them qui

what will giorgia meloni's arrival in power do to the eu?s europe correspondent nick beake in brussels for his thoughts. first and foremost, the fact that she is an unknown quantity and she had arrived on the scene hot off the heels of mario draghi, the man who was doing the job before her, he was a former european central bank president. and so people in brussels and the european capitals knew him and saw him as a steady pair of hands. giorgia meloni's someone whose spent most of her political career railing against the european union. she said that the gravy train in brussels must end. and, of course, there are members, i'm thinking obviously particularly of hungary, who will be delighted to see her. so, in the past, for italy, germany and france would have been the big beasts that they naturally club together with. will it be the case that giorgia meloni is looking towards hungary and poland? and, of course, that would be a big headache for the people here in brussels, because those two countries over the last few years have caused them q

we go back to giorgia meloni.video, i repeat, on video, that she actually supports the has below militias. she supports -- putin. because somehow they are defending christiane eddy and syria. this is what she said. and that context, she also said she adores torture because it's a good tool for law enforcement so they can defend themselves. this is what she says. so when there are whitewashing her international media, they are actually -- that is what secrets the most. legitimacy. that is what she wants. she wants to be normalized. the way that fascism groups and globally and takes over is by being normalized. by making it socially acceptable. and it is dangerous. this woman is actually the only leader of a party in italy -- she is a woman who voted against women's rights. especially equal pay. >> italy, depressing news from the last week and the state of democracy in the west. and then you look at iran, where iranian women are taking to the streets and showing the world how it is done in terms of standing up for f

coalition allies, led by far right leader giorgia meloni. as they prepare to form a new government following last month's elections. baloney has said support for ukraine and its fight against the russian invasion. launched by berlusconi's friend, the vladimir putin. let's get the inside story. this is a strange one. i will hand it over to you to tell us more about it. for giorgia meloni, there is a guy llama. -- a dilemma. >> and clearly tensions within this right-wing coalition that is even before they formed this government, clearly they are cleared divisions. in these audio recordings that were released on tuesday, essentially we hear berlusconi talking about his closeness with the russian president vladimir putin, describing lovely letters that he has received from him, how they have exchanged bottles of vodka and how mr. putin describes him as being number one among his five best friends. clearly, very embarrassing situation for berlusconi who has made it clear that she supports the ukrainian's in this issue. and is very much on the sid

guy: giorgia meloni speaking right now.he new italian prime minister, the first female italian prime minister. we await news on exactly who will be the finance minister of italy. that is a crucial part of the mix. i am off to bloomberg radio. i'm going to be joan -- to be joined by marcus at work. have a great weekend, everybody. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪♪ this... is the planning effect. this is how it feels to know you have a wealth plan that covers everything that's important to you. this is what it's like to have a dedicated fidelity advisor looking at your full financial picture. making sure you have the right balance of risk and reward. and helping you plan for future generations. this is "the planning effect" from fidelity. announcer: from the world of politics to the world of business, this is balance of power with david westin. david: from bloomberg world headquarters a new york to our television and radio audiences worldwide, welcome to balance of power. we start today where we left yesterday over at the united kingdo

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giorgia meloni is sworn in as and giorgia meloni is sworn in as the country's first female prime minister. i as the country's first female prime minister.— prime minister. i 'ust don't like you t prime minister. i 'ust don't like you know _ prime minister. ijust don't like you know more. - and we speak to colin farrell and brendan gleeson about their new film about the end of a friendship. to officially enter the conservative leadership race after securing the backing of more than 100 mps. penny mordaunt was the first to formally declare on friday. mr sunak has the public support of more than 100 conservative mps, thatis more than 100 conservative mps, that is the threshold required for the leadership contest. former colleagues have warned borisjohnson against returning to downing street. damian grammaticus has been following the events of today. are you running. for the leadership? he was tight—lipped this morning, but rishi sunak clearly has a well of support among conservative mps, more than 100 now publicly backing him. and that sets up the extraordinary possibility he could face off

plus, giorgia meloni sworn in as italy's first female prime minister, facing a mammoth burden and rising interest rates. it is earnings season and we are knee-deep and phillips delivers their mornings -- there numbers this morning, 209 million, incrementally below the estimate of 210.5. let's see where that refers to in terms of restructuring, actions have been initiated. signs that that is maybe where the charges are coming from. we will break that down for you. let's get into some of these pretty monster moves across markets. you have a reappraisal of fed hiking, the scale of hiking from the fed. the kite was flown on friday in terms of perhaps less jumbo rate hikes. that infused in equity market rate hike that powered over 5% at the close of business friday. larry summers says we are at a doom loop risk of debt and price spikes in oil markets. the s&p 500 with the best week since june last week. as we move into the peak rates debate, i put it to that equity markets have yet to capitulate. $9 million wanted to equities last week and yet the sentiment indexes for bank of america survey

well giorgia meloni has always sought to downplay some of the fascist roots of the brothers of italy.econd world war, a fascist movement, but then since then, she says she's part of mainstream conservatism in europe now. her party is basically broadly anti—immigrant, she is proposing, for example, a naval blockade of the libyan coast to stop immigrants coming over the mediterranean. she also, she's very low tax. she's tried to soften the image of her party. she's moved away from strident year of scepticism, but she basically is in allegiance, really, in some ways, with politicians such as victor in hungary, the voxparty in spain, in france, marine le pen. so, she's from that political grouping. she's not quite the same as some of her coalition partners, so, for example, there's differences on russia, for example. she's been quite firm in supporting ukraine and saying that italy will continue to provide weapons for ukraine. she's also had a row with the former prime minister of italy who recently spoke very warmly of president putin and said that the two had exchanged warm letters and

giorgia meloni is italy's first far—right leader since the second world war.ers of italy — won last month's elections. ms meloni has sought to reassure western allies that italy's foreign policy won't change. the co—owner of the red bull formula i team — dietrich mateschitz — has died at the age of 78. he built a business empire launching the red bull energy drink in the 1980s and marketed the brand by sponsoring a variety of extreme sports. you can find more on that story on the bbc website or on the bbc news app. stay with us here on bbc news — still to come: we speak to colin farrell and brendan gleeson about their new film about the end of a friendship more now on the tory�*s leadership race, and damian grammaticas has been keeping up with the latest from westminster. the bbc has been told that those two men who are the front runners and they have been meeting tonight. we don't know anything about what it may be about but you could reasonably ask yourself why they would want to meet at this point? possibly, you could assume, maybe to sound each other out o

giorgia meloni has been officially sworn in as the prime minister of italy, she is the nation's firstemale leader, and the first far right leader since the second world war. summoned to give evidence under oath — former us president donald trump is called by the committee investigating last year's attack on the capitol building. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. boris johnson will arrive at gatwick airport shortly as the battle to replace liz truss as conservative leader, and prime minister, intensifies. officially neither he nor rishi sunak have said they definitely want the role. 0nly penny morduant has officially declared. but it's widely being seen as a battle between the former prime minister and the man who worked with him as chancellor. currently the bbc estimates 163 out of 357 tory mps have gone public with their support. rishi sunak has 97, borisjohnson 45 and penny mordaunt 21. it's worth pointing out that these are the numbers the bbc can verify — others may have different information. mps will vote on monday for their preferred candidate.

giorgia meloni has been sworn in as the head of italy's latest coalition government.he's the nation's first female prime minister, and its first far—right leader since the second world war. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. borisjohnson has arrived back from holiday as the battle to replace liz truss as conservative leader — and prime minister — intensifies. mrjohnson�*s plane touched down at gatwick airport in the last hour. neither he nor rishi sunak have declared their candidacy — only penny mourdant has officially put her name forward. but it's widely being seen as a battle between the former prime minister and the man who worked with him as chancellor. currently the bbc estimates 168 out of 357 tory mps have gone public with their support — rishi sunak has passed the key threshold of 100 backers, borisjohnson has 46 and penny mordaunt 21. it's worth pointing out that these are the numbers the bbc can verify — others may have different information. mps will vote on monday for their preferred candidate. if more than one reaches 100

giorgia meloni prepares to become italy's first female prime minister, and its first far—right leaderince world war ii. we have a special report on the growing anger inside russia that man with no military experience are being called up to five on the front line.- to five on the front line. when mobilisation _ to five on the front line. when mobilisation was _ to five on the front line. when mobilisation was being - mobilisation was being discussed, i agreed with my family that if such a situation arose, i would refuse. even if they sent me to prison. find arose, iwould refuse. even if they sent me to prison. and the ja anese they sent me to prison. and the japanese cartoon _ they sent me to prison. and the japanese cartoon characters - japanese cartoon characters being re—created for the staged by the royal shakespeare company, breaking box office records in the process. hello and welcome to bbc news. very good to have your company. in a few days the uk will have a new prime minister following the resignation of liz truss on thursday. penny mordaunt, leader of the house of commons, th

giorgia meloni, the first woman to be italy's prime minister, takes the oath of office.the republic�*s history. ms meloni will give a speech in parliament on tuesday and must win a vote of confidence in both chambers. more formality, given the very solid majority. but the coalition has proven to be notably fractious in the past week. former prime minister silvio berlusconi, one of her alliance partners with matteo salvini's league, described her as arrogant and bossy, then blamed ukraine the two exchanged gifts and very sweet letters, he said. in response, ms meloni reiterated her government would be strongly pro—nato and anyone who rejected that as far as foreign policy goes, she will stay put, as in, ms meloni, madame meloni, she wants to stay on the european and nato side, but the alliance with salvini of la lega, and berlusconi with forza italia, are much more pro—russia. the biggest changees are expected internally rather than at a national level. ms meloni's government has changed the name of some there are rumours that mr salvini of lega won't get any kind of assi

and giorgia meloni has been sworn in as the head of italy's president's predecessor is mysteriously let out of the rule by officials. hello and welcome to bbc world news. rishi sunak has become the first leadership contender to secure the public support of 100 tory mps — that's the number needed to enter the race to be the next conservative leader and prime minister. but he's yet to announce publicly whether he will bid for the top job after losing to liz truss last month. meanwhile, borisjohnson has flown home from a caribbean holiday, as his supporters claim he too has 100 mps backing him, although others have said this is "hogwash." at the same time, two sources have told the bbc that a meeting between rishi sunak and borisjohnson has been taking place tonight. so far, penny mordaunt is the only contender to have officially launched a campaign. 0ur political correspondent, damian grammaticas, has more. are you running for the leadership? he was tight—lipped this morning, but rishi sunak clearly has a well of support among conservative mps. more than 100 now publicly backing him. and

giorgia meloni is italy's first ever female prime minister and the country's first far—right leader sinceuarter of the vote. she'll head a right—wing coalition. ms meloni has sought to reassure western allies that italy's foreign policy won't change. chiara albanese, bloomberg's political correspondent in italy, talked to us about the challenges giorgia meloni will be facing. there are plenty measures that require urgent attention. like the government position on the russian invasion of ukraine, but also tackling inflation, and giving italians a clear view and understanding of what her government will be like. as of now, everyone has been left guessing, whether she will be a far right politician, or a more compromising leader. european partners, starting from emmanuel mccrone, have been questioning the change of leadership in the middle of an energy crisis, and with so many international situations going on. everyone will really watch carefully. prime minister is sending a clear message outside italy, which is message of reassurance. he is very pro—european, pro—ukraine and anti—russia po

giorgia meloni ss don't worry, i'm not that kind of fascist, don't worry.ber at the aspen ideas festival in 2016, newt gingrich gave a presentation talking about the populist, right-leaning movements happening around the world. he marched all the way across the globe and brexit was the big story. then, there was the 2016 presidential election in the u.s. and he predicted donald trump would win and that would be part of this global march to the right. well, we are seeing it, that march is still happening. not just giorgia meloni in italy and what happened in sweden, but let's not forget poland, orban in hungary. this move towards either authoritarianism or autocracy or turning to the far right. the fact that this has happened in italy, a nato member, is just another pressure point. what president biden has been talking about -- democracy has to prove it can deliver, and right now whether it is in sweden, italy, hungary, poland, you name it, a lot of people aren't so sure about democracy. they are looking too far right or authoritarian figures who are out exc

giorgia meloni has been sworn in as the head of italy's latest coalition government.he nation's first female prime minister — and its first far—right leader since the second world war. they won last month's collection with just over a quarter of the vote. she will had a right wing car didn't coalition. she sought to be sure western allies that italy's foreign policy won't change. bloomberg's political correspondent talk to us about the challenges they will be facing. there are plenty measures that require urgent attention. like the government position on the russian invasion of ukraine, but also tackling inflation, and giving italians a clear view and understanding of what her government will be like. as of now, everyone has been left guessing, whether she will be a far right politician, or a more compromising leader. european partners, starting from emmanuel mccrone, have been questioning the change of leadership in the middle of an energy crisis, and with so many international situations going on. everyone will really watch carefully. prime minister is sending a cle

giorgia meloni has been sworn in as the head of italy's latest coalition government.he's the nation's first female prime mnister — and its first far—right leader since the second world war. hello and welcome to bbc news. the possibility of rishi sunak and borisjohnson meeting each other today — is being talked about this evening — as the race to become the new conservative leader and prime minister gathers pace. the bbc understands they were due to meet face to face at 3:30 this afternoon but that was delayed — although my colleague laura kuenssberg says the meeting may still go ahead later. mr sunak is the first leadership contender to secure the public support of 100 tory mps — that's the number needed to enter the race. but he's yet to announce publicly whether he will bid for the top job — after losing to liz truss last month. meanwhile, borisjohnson has flown home from a caribbean holiday, as his supporters claim he now also has 100 mps backing him, although others have said this is "hogwash." so far, penny mordaunt is the only contender to have officially launch

preparing to be sworn in — on sunday, giorgia meloni will become italy's first female prime ministernd the nation's first far—right leader, since the second world war. as president putin inspects his troops — with no military experience are being called up and sent to the front line. when mobilisation was being discussed i agreed with my family that if such a situation arose i would refuse even if they sent me to prison. and — the japanese cartoon characters being recreated for the stage by the royal shakespeare company — breaking box office records in the process. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. in a few days�* time, the uk will have a new prime minister and penny mourdant, leader of the house of commons has become the first conservative mp to say she is running to replace liz truss. no other mp has declared yet — but both borisjohnson and former chancellor rishi sunak have nominations from other mps. sources have told bbc news, rishi sunak has now received the public backing of 100 mps in the contest to become conservative leader. mrjohnson left offic

this is bbc news, the headlines: italy's far right leader giorgia meloni has accepted an offer from the country's president to form a new government, after winning last month's election. to testify before the congressional committee investigating the january 6th riot at the us capitol. borisjohnson is heading back to london from a caribbean holiday, as speculation grows that he willjoin the race to succeed liz truss as british prime minister. an increasing number of conservatives say they want to see mrjohnson secure a second period at number 10 downing st. the first wild bison for thousands of years has been born in the uk. three bison were released back injuly as part of a rewilding project in kent — 0h, she's she's like a ray of sunshine on a dark, cloudy day. it's thousands of years since a bison was born in the wild in britain. so this is quite a moment in kent's blean woods. europe's largest mammal, once hunted almost to extinction, taking her first steps. she's a little ball of energy. and when she sees... when we get a little bit of rain, she starts sprinting around and it's, "w

our top stories: giorgia meloni is to become italy's next prime minister, its first far—right leader,ng last year's attack on the us capitol. borisjohnson is on his way back to london from a caribbean holiday, as speculation grows that he'lljoin the race to succeed liz truss as british prime minister. inside russia that men with no military experience translation: when mobilisation was being discussed, _ i agreed with my family that, if such a situation arose, i would refuse, even if they sent me to prison.

giorgia meloni is italy's first far—right leader since world war ii and the country's first ever femaler. her party, brothers of italy, won last month's elections with just over a quarter of the vote. she'll head a right—wing coalition. ms meloni has sought to reassure western allies that italy's foreign policy won't change. the contest to replace liz truss as prime minister, some opponents have said that they would resign the party with if boris johnson said that they would resign the party with if borisjohnson becomes prime minister. 0ne party with if borisjohnson becomes prime minister. one such critic is better mp sir roger gail —— better mp. better mp sir roger gail -- better mp. �* ., ., ., mp. i've said for a long time that he is not a _ mp. i've said for a long time that he is not a proper _ mp. i've said for a long time that he is not a proper person - mp. i've said for a long time that he is not a proper person to - he is not a proper person to be prime minister. his casual relationship with the truth makes him unfit, i was going to say hi office, but any office. what i said i

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maria: they just censored giorgia meloni's victory speech and they came out and said it was a mistakeey censored giorgia meloni and her victory speech, winning the prime minister race and nows this. >> my takes is, big tech skean censoring conservative voices, that's the most dangerous thing against democracy. you mentioned the whole get out the vote e-mail campaign. last year, during the virginia gubernatorial race, i tried to run an a ad on twitter for two days, encouraging people in virginia to just get out and vote. it saw zero impressions. i have the data. it wasn't shown. it was suppressed. maria: unbelievable. wow. we'll take a short break. when we come back, the growing teacher shortage, i'll be speaking with a former member of the teachers union and why she left the union. what the shortages mean for the future of our education system. it's coming up. this... is the planning effect. this is how it feels to have a dedicated fidelity advisor looking at your full financial picture. this is what it's like to have a comprehensive wealth plan with tax-smart investing strategies des

italy's new far—right prime minister — giorgia meloni formally accepts the job of forming the country'sn a significant rise in the number of people stuck in hospital because there isn't any social care provision for them when they leave. nadra ahmed, executive chair of the national care association, welcomed the commission's report. it's nothing new to us and have been shouting about it for quite some time, it's good to see the others acknowledge it and put it in print and i think the important thing is to use the term gridlock, again, if come up with the term that explains what's happening in the gridlock is that because we are not able to support our nhs colleagues, social care sectors holding the key to the solution if you can sort out social care and we can invest in it, then we will unlock it. the leader of the far— right brothers of italy party, giorgia meloni, has been invited by the country's president to form a government, after winning elections last month. the new government will be formally sworn in on saturday morning. she heads a coalition with two other parties on the rig

and sorry, but i have to salute neo fascist prime minister giorgia meloni for showing the boys club thatgrant boat in the mediterranean. top story, y'all. after a series of legislative successes, presidilf joe bidonkadonk is on a hot streak. and here he is looking downright feverish in looking for deceased congresswoman jackie walorski. >> i want to thank all of you here for -- including bipartisan elected officials. jackie, are you here? where is jackie? i think she was going to be here. >> biden is the ultimate feminist president, refusing to let women's voices be silenced by anything, including the cold embrace of death. i stand half measure daddy president biden, but if he were not to run for reelection so he can spend more time with the loud rattling machines that breathe for him, who would replace him? that was just one of the topics i discussed with secretary of transportation pete buttigieg in his washington office. secretary buttigieg, thank you for joining me, and thank you for doing me the honor of wearing your fun tie to my interview. >> thank you. it's my most fun blue tie.

giorgia meloni has been sworn in as the head of italy's latest coalition government. she's the nation's first female prime minister — and its first far—right leader since the second world war. waron war on the race to become the new conservative leader, which gathers pace. we will be discussing this in more detail with our paper reviews in a moment but some mps are making the support of possible candidates now to try to build the backing. the international trade secretary and a contestant in the last leadership contest, kemi badenoch, has announced support for rishi sunak in announced support for rishi sunak in an article in tomorrow's's sunday times. she says that rishi sunak is a serious, honestly do we need. the former home secretary priti patel has tweeted her support for boris johnson, saying that he can bring together a united team and lead britain to a more stronger and more prosperous future. andrea leadsom, previously business secretary and leader of the commons says she wants penny mordaunt to become leader, saying that she has the experience, compassion and

giorgia meloni has been sworn in as the head of italy's latest coalition government.he's the nation's first female prime minister — and its first far—right leader since the second world war. summoned to give evidence under oath — former us president donald trump is called by the committee investigating last year's attack on the capitol building. now on bbc news.... the travel show�*s christa larwood visits estonia to find out why some russian monuments are being removed from public view, while other reminders of the soviet—era are being restored and repurposed. she finds out how the country's launched a new visa system to encourage remote workers to set up shop in the capital talinn, and tries out bog—swimining in the country's vast and wild peatlands. this week on the show: pulling down the past... i believe that the monuments would not give a tribute to the regime but they should preserve the history and the memory. ..feeling the heat. . .. we're getting major fires every year now, and multiple ones. oh, my god! ..and up to our knees in an estonian bog. there's a lo

giorgia meloni was officially sworn into office earlier today as prime minister.s the first woman to hold the position in the country's history. meloni won the election on a campaign built around a promise to block migrant ships and anti-lgbtq themes. her far-right government is the country's first since the end of world war ii. and as china wraps up its weeklong meeting to install its new government, a former leader was forcibly removed from the closing ceremony. video shows an aide repeatedly trying to pull xi jinping's predecessor, former president hu jintao, from his seat and usher him out of the chamber. the removal happened without explanation and the 79-year-old apppeared to be reluctant to move. hu's whereabouts were not immediately clear. tomorrow, xi jinping is widely expected to be named leader for an unprecedented third term in office. still to come on "pbs news weekend," growing concern over childhood mental health and the treatments available to them. and making the joys of surfing accessible to all kids. ♪ >> this is "pbs news weekend" from the home

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giorgia meloni has been sworn in as the head of italy's latest coalition government. she's the nation's first female prime mnister — and its first far—right leader since the second world war. now on bbc news...unspun world, withjohn simpson hello and welcome to unspun world, the programme where the bbc�*s experts give us clear answers about the big questions of the moment. this week, britain's political and economic crisis entered a new and even more difficult phase, and so did the war in ukraine. all of this has rather overshadowed the already slightly muted celebration of the bbc�*s 100th anniversary, which falls this week. in october 1922 the bbc started up, and quite soon became the world's most famous and respected public service broadcaster operating from its headquarters here in central london. and london is where our programme starts this week with the extraordinary political and economic goings—on. pretty much unprecedented in my experience. that the whole sort of faith in the system, the trust, the engagement has sort of broken down and may in fact get worse

previous ones, with fascist sympathisers expressing support for italy's new government led by giorgia meloni war ii. a new exhibition's opened in the french city of strasbourg showcasing dozens of artworks looted by the nazis during the second world war. an unknown number of paintings and sculptures were stolen by hitler's regime, and many remain unaccounted for. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. works of art, works of plunder. portraits, still life, each and every one of them stolen from their rightful owners. this exhibition is a reminder of humanity's capacity, both for creativity and cruelty. translation: you should know there were two privileged - recipients from the looting. first of all, there was hitler's project for a central museum in linz, very close to his hometown. then the second one, and you have to imagine it was pure theft, it was for goering's private collection. archive: in this aladdin's cave of stolen art treasures, - everything that glitters is gold. no—one really knows how many works of art were looted during the war. tens of thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands,

giorgia meloni has been sworn in as the head of italy's latest coalition government. she's the nation's first female prime mnister — and its first far—right leader since the second world war. now on bbc news...click this week, shona has been to sweden to see how new organs could be printed in a lab. meanwhile, lara has been creating body parts of a different kind. what's happened to my ear? nick talks to a man in a box. and the man hunting the missing cryptoqueen explains how to find someone from a single selfie. even if i posted a picture of me in my back garden, there is a possibility someone could work out my home address, because i've done it to them. nearly 7,000 people in the uk right now need organ transplants. sometimes the wait for these lifelines can be long and agonising. and not everyone survives them. we clearly need more donors. but 3—d printing might be able to offer a solution. yeah, scientists are developing a method to create organs from living tissue, which can then be transplanted into patients who need them. and shiona mccallum has been to gothenb

brian: the newly elected prime minister of italy, giorgia meloni. the international media labeled her a fascist. it's bizarre. my next guest knows a thing or two about strong leaders being misinterpreted. nikki haley. a brand-new work, it's excellent. if you want something done, leadership lessons from bold women. ambassador, welcome back. the emergence from a female prime minister in italy. are you concerned about the belowback. >> this is what they did to liz truss, and it's now what they are doing to her. this is what they are scared of. they are calling her a fascist. she is not a fascist. she denied she is pro russia. they are just labeling her with stuff. we should wait to see what she does. brian: liz truss also took over as prime minister. >> i think she is strong. i was with her about six weeks ago. we were talking about foreign policy. she is strong. she has a spine. i was disappointed that she backed off the tax cuts she initially proposed. brian: she wanted to cut taxes on the rich because that propels the economy. >> in a time where she

giorgia meloni is italy's first far—right leader since the world war two and the country's first everers of italy, won last month's elections with just over a quarter of the vote. she will head a right—wing coalition. ms meloni has sought to reassure western allies that italy's foreign policy won't change. joiing us now from rome is gianni riotta. he is a columnist at the italian newspaper la repubblica and a visiting professor at princeton. thank you forjoining us. cracks already seem to be falling in this coalition, i think the average life of a government since the second world war in italy is about 18 months, how long can she survive? well, she hopes to survive for the five years of the legislation, the problem is that in the past, we had a lot of cabinets, but stability with the same party always rotating, now the situation is really changing, and as far as foreign policy goes, she will stay put, ms meloni, she wants to stay on the european and naples side, but sell beanie and bellows can watch more pro—russian. itruiiiiii beanie and bellows can watch more pro-russian-_ pro-russi

giorgia meloni is italy's first ever female prime minister and the country's first far—right leader sincers of italy — won last month's elections with just over a quarter of the vote. she'll head a right—wing coalition. ms meloni has sought to reassure western allies that italy's foreign policy won't change. hate crimes recorded against lgbt people are the highest they've ever been, according to new figures for england and wales. more than 30,000 homophobic and transgender hate crimes were recorded in the 12 months until march of this year and many more are thought to go unreported. 0ur lgbt and identity correspondent, lauren moss, has been finding out more. my very turning up somewhere is something that is enough to create anger in people. shea is transgender. she says she and her family experience some form of abuse almost every single day. i have been shouted at on the street. i've been yelled at when my kids are with me. things have been thrown at me, i have had one violent assault. in march, shea says she was physically attacked leaving her with a knee injury and too scared to travel

italy's far—right leader giorgia meloni has formally accepted the job of forming the next government. will also be italy's first female prime minister. the grand slam champion simona halep has been provisionally suspended from tennis after testing positive for a banned substance. the wimbledon 2019 winner said she had tested positive for the drug "in an extremely low quantity", adding she would "fight until the end". in his party conference speech, the leader of plaid cymru has called for a general election, blasting the "greed and personal ambition" of the conservative party. adam price also focused on outlining a set of measures which plaid would use to ease the cost—of—living crisis, with independence still part of the long—term vision of the party. with more, here's our wales correspondent, tomas morgan. with stormier tides rocking westminster, llandudno shores were calmer today as plaid cymru began their conference. leader adam price was echoing calls for a general election and found time to denounce the tories in his speech. the thought of borisjohnson, the comeback clown, flyin

the leader of the far— right brothers of italy party, giorgia meloni, has been invited by the country'sning elections last month. the new government will be formally sworn in on saturday morning. she heads a coalition with two other parties on the right, the league, led by matteo salvini, and forza italia of a former prime minister, silvio berlusconi. ms meloni will lead the italy's first far— right government since the second world war. daniele albertazzi joins me now, he is a professor of politics at the university of surrey and co—director of the centre for britain and europe. there was some real concern about what a right—wing coalition government might do on the international stage particularly when it comes to geopolitical issues such as the war in ukraine, what is your expectation? i such as the war in ukraine, what is your expectation?— your expectation? i think that meloni has — your expectation? i think that meloni has been _ your expectation? i think that meloni has been very - your expectation? i think that meloni has been very clear. your expectation? i think that l meloni