i'm lukwesa burak.harris has accepted her party's nomination for the us presidency amid rapturous applause at the climax of the democratic national convention. she told herjubilant supporters that the country had a fleeting opportunity to move past bitterness, cynicism and division. the vice president said if she became president, she would ensure free and fair elections, foster the rule of law and the peaceful transfer of power. ms harris accused donald trump and his republican allies of wanting to introduce a nationwide abortion ban — "they are out of their minds," she said. she also paid tribute to her parents. they instilled in us the values they personified. community, faith, and the importance of treating others as you would want to be treated. with kindness, respect, and compassion. my mother was a brilliant, five foot tall, brown woman with an accent. and as the eldest child... as the eldest child, i saw how the world would sometimes treat her. but my mother never lost her cool. she was tough, c

i'm lukwesa burak. we start in the us, where five people have been charged over the drug—related death of the friends star matthew perry. the 54—year—old actor was found dead in a hot tub at his los angeles home last year. he had taken ketamine. those charged include the actor's former personal assistant — two doctors who are accused of supplying the star with the drug — and a woman known as the ketamine queen. court documents allege matthew perry's assistant injected him more than 20 times with ketamine in the days before he died. emma vardy reports from los angeles. hey, i got you a present. oh, my goodness, where did you hide it?! to fans, matthew perry, best known as chandler bing, was the funny character from friends who'd made no secret of his flaws. he'd struggled with drugs and alcohol throughout his career. i'm in control of the first drink and so i do all these things to protect myself from not having the first drink. at the time of his death, he was said to have been undergoing therapy for de

i'm lukwesa burak. we start with breaking news from ukraine — and kyiv has been rocked by powerful explosions for a second consecutive day. ukraine's air defence forces say all of the country is under the threat of a russian ballistic weapons attack. an airforce advisory on the telegram messaging app urged citizens not to ignore the air raid alerts. a gamer was live—streaming on twitch when a missile struck a hotel next to his apartment building — have a look. explosion we understand that he was unharmed. let's speak to michael bociurkiw a senior fellow at the atlantic council welcome to the programme. i want if you can talk us through the scale of this russian attack? ,., ., the scale of this russian attack? h, ., ., , the scale of this russian attack? ,., ., ., , , ., the scale of this russian attack? ., , ~ attack? good to be with you. a very massive — attack? good to be with you. a very massive one, _ attack? good to be with you. a very massive one, yesterday i attack? good to be with you. a l very

the bbc�*s lukwesa burak sat down with the chief executive of the africa finance corporation to find the first thing is that we don't really have access. why not? because our risk is perceived higher, which is not true, you know, because several studies have indicated that the default rates in africa are one of the lowest in the world, actually. same rate with western europe. the only region with a lower default rate is the middle east. africa has much lower default rate than north america, latin america, and asia. yet our interest rates are much higher. we pay what i call the prejudice premium. you know, some people call it zip code premium, but it'sjust prejudice premium as far as i'm concerned. you know, and we think that it has to be more nuanced. that's one. two, you know, the methodology that is used to rate african countries really is just needs updating. itjust needs to be updated. you know, so that the credit risk can be better. who's responsible for that, though? i think it's education from both sides. i think it's, you know, africa making its case and the rating agencies l

i'm lukwesa burak. we begin in the middle east.he united states says it's working to prevent the conflict between israel and the lebanese group hezbollah from escalating into a regional war after sunday's heavy cross—border bombardments. the un secretary—general antonio guterres has called for an immediate end to hostilities on both sides. in a televised address, hezbollah�*s secretary general hassan nasrallah said that the delay in the retaliation attack for the assassination of its military commander last month was to keep israel on edge. he also said they still have to assess the impact of its barrage, and did not rule out another strike. from tel aviv, benjamin netanyahu said that israel's air strikes were "not the end of the story" and added they had destroyed thousands of hezbollah�*s short—range rockets. and no progress on the gaza ceasefire talks in cairo, either. hamas, which has now left the egyptian capital, said it rejected new israeli conditions and accused them of backtracking on promises. israel denies changing its d

i'm lukwesa burak. in a couple of hours' time we'll be getting the latest inflation data from the united states — that's the pce data. right now the dollar is on course for its worst performance in nine months as investors price in a september rate cut. on thursday, democratic presidential nominee kamala harris and her running mate, tim walz, gave their first major broadcast interview to cnn and she told viewers about tackling the cost—of—living as a key priority. it's about, one, implementing my plan for what i call an "opportunity economy". i've already laid out a number of proposals in that regard, which include what we're going to do to bring down the cost of everyday goods, what we're going to do to invest in america's small businesses, what we're going to do to invest in families, for example, extending the child tax credit to $6,000 for families for the first year of their child's life, to help them buy a car seat, to help them buy baby clothes, a crib. there's the work that we're going to do tha

i'm lukwesa burak. before i take you to the business news we've just been hearing from the prime minister said a clear selma who has just been commenting on... following those far right riots. we understand police will be remaining on standby sta nd by let's standby let's just listen in to what is had to say. i standby let's “ust listen in to what is had to say.— standby let's 'ust listen in to what is had to say.— is had to say. i think it's really important _ is had to say. i think it's really important that _ is had to say. i think it's really important that we _ is had to say. i think it's really important that we remain - is had to say. i think it's really important that we remain on | is had to say. i think it's really i important that we remain on high alert... my message to the police and all of those who are charged with responding is to remain... i'm absolutely convinced that having police officers and the swift justice dispensed in our courts have had a real impact. but we have to do remain o

the bbc�*s lukwesa burak has been speaking mr zubairu about the funding challenge facing africa the firstthe fastest growing economies. some of the fastest growing economies are still in africa. of course, we are challenged by the debt situation that most african countries have, but what i always say is that we would always be in this situation because of the way our economies are structured. we have been doing the same thing for the last 200 years or more and expecting different outcomes, which is not possible. so african economies are not structurally aligned. we have basically focussed on producing raw materials, primary products for export, so we will do well when there is a commodity boom. africa has over 40% of the minerals and metals that are required for the energy transition. we have significant renewable energy sources to process these minerals and metals. so we provide the least carbon intensive path to global net zero. we have over 10,000 gigawatts of solar energy. we have 110 gigawatts of wind. we have 250 gigawatts of hydro. we have 15 gigawatts of geothermal and over 400 gi

the bbc�*s lukwesa burak has been speaking mr zubairu about the funding challenge facing africa.at africa continues to have the fastest growing economies. some of the fastest growing economies are still in africa. of course, we are challenged by the debt situation that most african countries have, but what i always say is that we would always be in this situation because of the way our economies are structured. we have been doing the same thing for the last 200 years or more and expecting different outcomes, which is not possible. so african economies are not structurally aligned. we have basically focussed on producing raw materials, primary products for export, so we will do well when there is a commodity boom. africa has over 40% of the minerals and metals that are required for the energy transition. we have significant renewable energy sources to process these minerals and metals. so we provide the least carbon intensive path to global net zero. we have over 10,000 gigawatts of solar energy. we have 110 gigawatts of wind. we have 250 gigawatts of hydro. we have 15 gigawatts o

attack aim for a carbon neutral festival in bristol this weekend welcome to business today — i'm lukwesa burak begin in chicago in the us, where vice president kamala harris wrapped up the democratic national convention with what was arguably the most important speech of her career. putting forward a positive outlook for the future of america, the democrat nominee covered a wide range of issues, from the conflict in gaza, to the war in ukraine, and abortion rights. she also spoke in depth about what she called her middle class roots and about creating a future of opportunity for americans with an opportunity economy. let's have a listen. my mother kept a strict budget, we lived within our means, yet we wanted for little. and she expected us to make the most of the opportunities that were available to us, and to be grateful for them. because, as she taught us, opportunity is not available to everyone. that's why we will create what i call an opportunity economy — an opportunity economy where everyone has the chance to compete and a chance to succeed. so, from one high stakes speech to another.

i'm lukwesa burak.e friends star matthew perry. the 54—year—old actor was found dead in a hot tub at his los angeles home last year. he had taken ketamine. those charged include the actor's former personal assistant — two doctors who are accused of supplying the star with the drug — and a woman known as the ketamine queen. court documents allege matthew perry's assistant injected him more than 20 times with ketamine in the days before he died. emma vardy reports from los angeles. hey, i got you a present. oh, my goodness, where did you hide it?! to fans, matthew perry, best known as chandler bing, was the funny character from friends who'd made no

i'm lukwesa burak. we begin in the middle east. to prevent the conflict between israel and the lebanese group hezbollah from escalating into a regional war after sunday's heavy cross—border bombardments. the un secretary—general antonio guterres has called for an immediate end to hostilities on both sides. in a televised address, hezbollah�*s secretary general hassan nasrallah said that the delay in the retaliation attack for the assassination of its military commander last

i'm lukwesa burak.d kyiv has been rocked by powerful explosions for a second consecutive day. ukraine's air defence forces say all of the country is under the threat of a russian ballistic weapons attack. an airforce advisory on the telegram messaging app urged citizens not to ignore the air raid alerts. a gamer was live—streaming on twitch when a missile struck a hotel next to his apartment building — have a look.

i'm lukwesa burak. tv interview since replacing joe biden in the race for the white house. the prerecorded interview, alongside her running mate, tim walz, was aired by the american network cnn in the battleground state of georgia. in that interview, ms harris played down claims that she has shifted her stance on key political issues, insisting her values "have not changed". generally speaking, how should voters look at some of the changes you have made, that you have explain some of you, in your policy? is it because you have more experience now and you learn more about the information? is it because you are running for president in

i'm lukwesa burak. canada says it will impose a 100% tariff on china—made evs, steel and aluminium from october. the figure for steel and aluminium slightly less, though. the country is following the lead of the united states to protect its domestic industries. but the new levies could strain relations between canada and china. the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury has the details. it's a move that could exacerbate trade tensions between western countries and china. from october, canada will impose 100% tariffs on electric vehicles from china. this is on top of the most favoured nation tariff of 6.1% already slapped onto chinese—produced evs that are imported into canada. now, the government also intends to apply a 25% tariff on imports of steel and aluminium products from china. canada's finance minister, chrystia freeland, says these measures were about protecting domestic producers. the reality is china has an intentional state—directed policy of overcapacity and oversupply,

i'm lukwesa burak.he pce data. right now the dollar is on course for its worst performance in nine months as investors price in a september rate cut. on thursday, democratic presidential nominee kamala harris and her running mate, tim walz, gave their first major broadcast interview to cnn and she told viewers about tackling the cost—of—living as a key priority. it's about, one, implementing my plan for what i call an "opportunity economy". i've already laid out a number of proposals in that regard, which include what we're going to do to bring down the cost of everyday goods, what we're going to do to invest in america's

i'm lukwesa burak.art with events in the middle east and the three mediating countries in the gaza conflict — the us, qatar and egypt — have issued a joint call for israel and hamas to resume ceasefire negotiations next week to overcome their differences. they suggested the talks based on a new framework agreement take place either in cairo or doha. israel has agreed to attend — but there's been no response, so far, from hamas. the palestinian group has previously said it wants a ceasefire to end the war, while the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said the conflict can only stop once hamas is defeated. in a joint statement, president biden, egyptian president, abdel fattah el—sisi, and the emir of qatar say there is no further time to waste — nor any excuse for further delay. adding, �*it�*s time to release the hostages, begin the ceasefire and implement this agreement.�* mohamed taha from bbc arabic is with me in the studio. always good to have you with us to talk us through the details

i'm lukwesa burak. we start in the us, where kamala harris, the democratic presidential nominee, has given her first major tv interview since replacing joe biden in the race for the white house. the prerecorded interview, alongside her running mate, tim walz, was aired by the american network cnn in the battleground state of georgia. in that interview, ms harris played down claims that she has shifted her stance on key political issues, insisting her values "have not changed". generally speaking, how should voters look at some of the changes you have made, that you have explain some of you, in your policy? is it because you have more experience now and you learn more about the information? is it because you are running for president in a democratic primary and should they feel comfortable and confident what you are saying now will be a policy moving forward? i think the most important and most significant aspect of my policy perspective and decisions is my values have not changed. you mentioned the deal

attack aim for a carbon neutral festival in bristol this weekend welcome to business today — i'm lukwesa burakovered a wide range of issues, from the conflict in gaza, to the war in ukraine, and abortion rights. she also spoke in depth about what she called her middle

hello and welcome to talking business with me, lukwesa burak.et's have a look at what's coming up on the show. this is the first time i'm here, and it's great to meet people in real life. are we breaking up with digital dating? looking for love online during lockdown was a multibillion—dollar business, so why are so many of us swiping out of the apps? is it that the price of love is just becoming too steep? i'll be asking one woman who's been in touch with 6,000 americans and noticed a big change in the way we use the sites. and i'll be heading out to an in—person dating event to talk to the brave souls searching for a partner in real life. plus, later in the programme, it's a country of 1.5 billion people, and he has millions on his site looking for love. i'll be chatting to the boss of matrimony.com, india's biggest digital dating group. so how is love blossoming across what is becoming one of the most important dating markets in the world? wherever you'rejoining me from around the world, once again a big hello and a warm welcome to the show.

i'm lukwesa burak. we start in the us where fears of a recession in the world's biggest economy have been eased after growth figures for the second quarter were unexpectedly revised upwards. traders on wall street celebrated that and the news that fewer than expected americans signed up forjobless benefits last week — pushing the dowjones industrial average to a new record close. some have been worried that the federal reserve has kept interest rates too high for too long in its battle against inflation — meaning a hard landing for the economy. let's just show you those numbers. according to revised figures from the commerce department — the us economy grew at an annual rate of 3% in the three months tojune. that's instead of the 2.8% it originally estimated. all eyes are now on inflation numbers — out in a few hours time — which may confirm that soaring prices are finally under control and the fed can start bringing down the cost of borrowing from its two—decade high. ritika gupta in new york has all t

i'm lukwesa burak. a clear selma who has just been commenting on... following those far right riots. we understand police will be remaining on standby sta nd by let's standby let's just listen in to what is had to say. i standby let's 'ust listen in to what is had to say.— is had to say. i think it's really important _ is had to say. i think it's really important that _ is had to say. i think it's really important that we _ is had to say. i think it's really important that we remain - is had to say. i think it's really important that we remain on | is had to say. i think it's really i important that we remain on high alert... my message to the police and all of those who are charged with responding is to remain... i'm absolutely convinced that having police

i'm lukwesa burak. but we start with breaking news from the occupied west bank.aeli security forces say they've carried out an operation in the north and west of the occupied west bank. the palestinian red crescent says at least seven people have been killed — five of them in drone strikes nearjenin and in thejordan valley. there was also military activity further south around tulkarm, involving the use of bulldozers — but details are scarce. two days ago, the palestinian authority said five people were killed by an israeli air strike on a refugee camp near tulkarm. violence in the west bank has surged since the war in gaza began. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. hejoins me now, here in the studio. good morning.- studio. good morning. good morning- — studio. good morning. good morning. just _ studio. good morning. good morning. just update - studio. good morning. good morning. just update us, . morning. just update us, please. _ morning. just update us, please. on _ morning. just update us, please, on what - morning. just update us, please, on what is - m

hello, i'm lukwesa burak.he us says it will deploy more defensive military support to the middle east. the department of defence says it aims to strengthen protection for us troops in the region and israel — in response to growing threats from iran and iranian—backed fighters. the announcement came after a funeral ceremony in qatarfor the hamas political leader, ismail haniyeh, who was killed in iran on wednesday. hamas and iran have vowed revenge for the strike that targeted mr haniyeh. although iran and its allies have blamed israel, the country has not claimed responsibility for his death. the threat of retaliation is causing unease and tension in israel — asjenny hill reports from tel aviv they are uneasy, they know that potentially outstanding on the brink of a much wider regional conflict. it's worth pointing out that there have been a number of similar moments since israel launched its war on gaza following the attacks of october 7. when it's look as though that war could explode into a much wider confl

hello and welcome to talking business with me, lukwesa burak. for love online during lockdown was a multibillion—dollar business, so why are so many of us swiping out of the apps? is it that the price of love is just becoming too steep? i'll be asking one woman who's been in touch with 6,000 americans and noticed a big change in the way we use the sites. and i'll be heading out to an in—person dating event to talk to the brave souls searching for a partner in real life. plus, later in the programme, it's a country of 1.5 billion people, and he has millions on his site looking for love. i'll be chatting to the boss of matrimony.com, india's biggest digital dating group. so how is love blossoming across what is becoming one of the most important dating markets in the world?

i'm lukwesa burak. but we start with breaking news from the occupied west bank. out an operation in the north and west of the occupied west bank. the palestinian red crescent says at least seven people have been killed — five of them in drone strikes nearjenin and in thejordan valley. there was also military activity further south around tulkarm, involving the use of bulldozers — but details are scarce.

i'm lukwesa burak. let's begin in the united states where federal reserve bossjerome powell has made his much—anticipated speech at an annual gathering of central bankers. he said the time has come for the fed to cut interest rates as the world's largest economy continues to grow at a solid pace with inflation and jobs data supporting a rate cut. overall, the economy definite economy energies to grow at a pace. betterand economy energies to grow at a pace. better and evolving situation. the upside risks inflation have diminished. and the downside risks to employment have increased. as we highlighted in our last fomc statement, we are attentive to the risks of both sides of our dual mandate. the time has come for policy to adjust. a direction of travel is clear, and the timing and pace of rate cuts will depend on incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance of risks. that and the balance of risks. wasjerome powell there. us stock markets edged higher on powell's remarks. but in asia, markets are

hello, i'm lukwesa burak. it aims to strengthen protection for us troops in the region and israel — in response to growing threats from iran and iranian—backed fighters.

i'm lukwesa burak. kamala harris has accepted her party's nomination for the us