but the united states was able to foil the plot and nikhil gupta was actually arrested in the czech extradition on those murder for hire charges. what the united states have said is that they took this plot extremely seriously and they raised it directly with the indian government at the highest levels. president biden has spoken to india's prime minister hendrik modi at the g20 and the cia director has travelled to india to launch their complaint —— prime minister modi. they say that new delhi are going to look in this and that they will investigate and that they were shocked by the revelations. the reuters news agency has quoted the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau as saying that america's charges against this indian government official in the assassination plot underscores india's need to take canada's similar allegations in seriously. cop 28 is due to begin tomorrow and the summit president has denied claims from the bbc that the meetings will be used to make oil and gas deals, so what can we expect from the summit? cop 28 is this year's un climate summit and is a chance fo

the unnamed official is accused of working with another man, 52—year—old indian nikhil gupta, who hasrged and is awaiting extradition from the czech republic. india has announced a high—level investigation to examine the allegations. and in the last few minutes, breaking news from reuters joe biden has asked cia director william burns to india to meet with officials. that is according to a senior us official. our north america correspondent nada tawfikjoins me now from new york. nada, that news that's just come in that william burns is going to travel to india shows how seriously the white house is now taking all of this. �* , ,., , the white house is now taking all of this. �* , , ., ., ., ., this. absolutely, and the national security centre _ this. absolutely, and the national security centre basically - this. absolutely, and the national security centre basically made - this. absolutely, and the national security centre basically made a l security centre basically made a point to say that they took this plot extremely seriously when they first heard about it and raised it immediat

prosecuto, the e man charged and the latest case, nikhil gupta, agreed to pay an undercover officers who he believed to be a hit man $100,000 to target the victim, and did so at the direction of an indian government official. >> brian, it is very sloppy, these things, and so risky, especially from a country who has got good diplomatic relations with the united states. this is so slapstick hollywood, i can't believe it. >> reporter: the suspect in this alleged plot was actually arrested back in june, around the same time as another alleged indian assassination plot against a sikh activist, which succeeded. hardeep singh nijjar was gunned down near vancouver, british columbia, an attack which prompted canadian prime minister justin trudeau to point the finger at the indian government. >> canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of india and the killing of a canadian citizen. >> why would the government of nationalist indian prime minister narenda modi try to kill sikh activists who are thousands of

federal prosecutors in new york city charged nikhil gupta, a 52—year—old indian national, with attemptinge to an undercover fbi agent, posing as an assassin. a spokeswoman for the us national security council said mr gupta "credibly indicated that he was directed to arrange "the murder by an individual who is assessed to be "an employee of the indian government". they added, "the government of india was clear with us "that they were taking this seriously and would "investigate". and, "we will continue to expect accountability "from the government of india based on the results "of their investigations". the head of british gymnastics has told the bbc it has "no desire" to put medals above welfare. this follows the introduction of new rules that coaches can no longer weigh gymnasts, deny them water breaks, or take them out of school to train. the new policy comes after an independent report last summer found systemic abuse in the sport. the changes will affect thousands of gymnasts across the uk. the bbc�*s sports correspondent natalie pirks has this report. at huntington gymnastics club, t

prosecutors, the man charged in the latest case nikhil gupta, agreed to pay an undercover officer whoe believed to be a hitman, 100 ins dollars to target the victim, and did so at the direction of an indian government official. >> brian, it's very sloppy, these things, and so risky, especially from a country who's got good diplomatic relations with the united states. this is such slapstick hollywood. i can't believe it. >> reporter: the suspect in this alleged plot was actually arrested back in june around the same time as another alleged indian assassination plot against a sikh activist, which succeeded. he was gunned down near vancouver, british columbia. >> canadian security agencies have been actively pursuing credible allegations of a potential link between agents of the government of india and the killing of a canadian citizen. >> reporter: why would the government of nationalist indian prime minister narendra modi try to kill sikh activists who are thousands of miles away? analysts say while some sikhs are pushing for an independent sikh state in india, they're not considered a

nikhil gupta, an indian national, is accused of trying to hire a hitman for cash. indictment. the white house says it raised the alleged assassination plot with india at the most senior levels, and officials there have responded with "surprise and concern". let's get more on the death of the former us secretary of state, henry kissinger. he has died at the age of 100. serving under presidents nixon and ford, he led america s re—engagement with communist china and sought a thawing of relations with the soviet union. but he faced criticism for the us bombing of cambodia which killed hundreds of thousands. our diplomatic correspondent looks back at his life. the young henry kissinger as he became returned to europe fighting with the us army. in peacetime the soldier became a scholar at harvard university, making his name arguing that nuclear weapons could be used in conventional wars. i that nuclear weapons could be used in conventional wars.— in conventionalwars. i believe it is technically _ in conventionalwars. i believe it is technically possible _ in conventional

federal prosecutors in manhattan say 52-year-old nikhil gupta has been arrested in the czech republic pending extradition to the united states after an unnamed indian government employee recruited him last may to carry out the assassination. gupta allegedly offered a $100,000 bounty to a hitman who turned out to be an undercover dea agent. the plot allegedly targeted gurpatwant singh pannun, a u.s. citizen, lawyer, and spokesperson for the organization sikhs for justice, which advocates for an independent state for sikhs in northern india. gupta's arrest comes just two months after canada's government said agents of india's government led by prime minister narendra modi were directly involved in the assassination of prominent canadian sikh separatist leader hardeep singh nijjar in june. and x ceo elon musk lashed out during a "new york times" event wednesday when asked about recent advertiser boycotts over musk's reposting of anti-semitic content. >> so would try to blackmail me with advertising? go [bleep] yourself. go [bleep] yourself. is that clear? amy: over 100 brands have halted