for pedro sanchez, his record has been quite positive. last year it was expected to be 2.3% this year inflation is finally under 2% in spain. unemployment, still high below on spanish standards some of the numbers have been starting to come down. the question is, what does that mean going forward the short term, we don't expect the big impact on the spanish economy. it's been hammered by the financial crisis in 2008 they've worked very hard and very deep on transforming the spanish economy. it's won heavily 11% of the spanish gdp is on tourism. they had a big impact. we're finally above big pre-pandemic levels here still a lot of work to do in the fabric of the spanish economy. certainly the dynamic is positive now we see a key like our previous guests were saying is uncertainty. we might have weeks or months of uncertainty going ahead. it is the long term and what is the question mark. what does that mean? banks, the windfall tax. the left wing coalition call a windfall tax on banks and energy companies. the center right party was seen t

i think pedro sÁnchez has a slightly easier path.y to avoid calling another general election in november, and they will try to form some sort of government, broad coalition, with perhaps a lot of support. samantha: as i was mentioning to our correspondent, pedro sÁnchez declared that the reactionary bloc has failed, but vox gained 3 million voters. what is your analysis of where the electorate is sitting? >> what we saw was a rejection of extremes, because vox did gain 3 million votes, but the share of the vote went down from the last election. i think a lot of that has to do with the fact that the popular party, the conservatives, are a little bit more to the right, and they tried to regain some of the vote from vox. but what we have seen is spanish electors rejecting more of the extremes. they tend to move more towards the main parties. but the reality is spain still a very divided country. you see the results of the election, they seem to reflect what people are thinking, that spain is a divided country. 50% left, 50% right. it is

pedro sanchez could have easily predicted time can be a great healer.ut in government, a government imposed for a good number of years, the wear and tear of governing starts to take effect. i think he was trying to avoid it to some extent. i think he was calling the bluff of the spanish people to say if this is really what you want. if you want a politician in government. have to go to the general election and back it up. it is a calculated gamble. we will not know if it works or not until monday. >> you have an overview of what is going on in europe. calling snap elections is not new in any european capital. least of all, spain. what is at stake? is political survival and massive issues such as the economy and cost-of-living, fuel prices and everything else in between? >> this is a moment where you are seeing -- it is about pedro sanchez's political survival, a referendum on his time in government and his governance coalition. at the same time, we are seeing a lot of these core issues you mentioned manifesting in countries all across europe. when we lo

is pedro sanchez facing criticism for the - sanchez facing criticism for the snap decision to call the elections. , , , , , elections. many were very surprised when he called _ elections. many were very surprised when he called for _ elections. many were very surprised when he called for elections - elections. many were very surprised when he called for elections in - elections. many were very surprised when he called for elections in may. that was after bad results for the socialist party and the allies of the socialist party in regional and local elections but many see this as a gamble. and with a very clear message, either vote for me and the socialist party or you may end up having the far right vox in government. he is known as being someone who takes risks and likes gambling in politics so we will have to wait and see if his gamble actually pays off. i imagine we will wait and see. it is great to hear from you. now it's time for a look at today's sport with gavin. hello there. france nil—nil against jamaica. france reached at least quarter—finals in past it was goalless in sydney

spaniards are deciding whether to give pedro sanchez for more years in office.nd it's day 4 of the women's world cup, where france and jamaica are going head—to—head in the last of today's group matches. firefighters on the greek island of rhodes are struggling to contain a wildfire that's prompted the evacuation of thousands of people. locals and tourists alike have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island. three hotels have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. private boats have joined the coastguard — picking people up from beaches on the east of the island. the fires have been burning for five days now. the country's deputy fire chief says the blazes in rhodes are the most difficult greece is facing. the budget airline, jet2, says it's cancelled all flights that were due to go to rhodes today. the company will instead fly five planes there with no customers on board, to bring back people to the uk. tui group says it's also cancelled flights to rhodes until tuesday night. and we can bring you some breaking news from greece

spaniards are deciding whether to give socialist prime minister pedro sanchez for more years in office or bring the right back to power. at least one person has been killed and 19 more injured in russian missile strikes on the southern ukrainian city of odesa. and the uk government has written to banks warning them against closing accounts for political reasons after concerns were raised after nigel farage had an account withdrawn by coutts. hello, i'm vishala sri—pathma. firefighters on the greek island of rhodes are struggling to contain a wildfire that's prompted the evacuation of thousands of people. these are pictures of houses burnt in a village in rhodes. three hotels have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. locals and tourists alike have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island. private boats have joined the coastguard — picking people up from beaches on the east of the island. in patras, a city on the greek mainland, west of athens, a bridge under construction has collapsed, reportedly killing one person. emergency services are at the scene

prime minister pedro sanchez and his main rival alberto nunez cast their votes. and a frustrating start for france at the women's world cup as they're held to a goalless draw by jamaica. hello, i'm vishala sri—pathma. greek police say 19,000 people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island of rhodes, as wildfires continue to burn out of control. it's said to be the biggest such operation greece has ever carried out. these are pictures from one village in rhodes where houses have been destroyed. three hotels have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. here you can see cars, buildings and vegetation, all burnt out, going right up to the edge of the sea. and the fires are still burning. you can see in this video, captured by a tourist, just how thick the smoke is down by the coast. many people spent the night in temporary accommodation like this one, after being evacuated from hotels. others have been forced to gather in public buildings like halls and schools. the fires have been burning for five days now. the country's deputy

the party of the socialist prime minister pedro sanchez has 129 seats.lar party has 130 seats so it's looking close. but remember the winner is likely to have to form a coalition government. those numbers can go up and down when the event depending on when you look at it. live now to madrid. serjee forcada freixas. it is close. yes, it's really, really close. _ it is close. yes, it's really, really close. very - it is close. yes, it's really, really close. very tight - it is close. yes, it's really, l really close. very tight race. it is close. yes, it's really, - really close. very tight race. in the mood here in the conservative party headquarters changes in just a matter of minutes, because as of now, we have two thirds of the votes counted. the conservatives are leading, butjust with the majority of three over, and none of them would be able to form a government even with the support of their allies even with the far—right party or on the left with another party. so as of now, if this was the end of the night, which it does not. their record of votes

supporters of catalan independence from the party together for catalonia offer to support pedro sánchez coalition, but in return they demand that the future new and old prime minister of spain give his consent to holding a referendum on independence . will give such consent and that catalonia it was, is and will be part of spain so far there is no answer from pedro sánchez himself or from his socialists to such a proposal. well, we see just this interesting moment of such coalition agreements, that is, one party wins the elections, but the coalition can be formed by those parties that did not win the elections because they agreed, the truth is, will the supporters of the independence of catalonia also agree with pedro sánchez, or will they persuade him to agree to allow another referendum on the secession of catalonia from spain well, there are many questions to be asked watch well, mass protests continue in israel. now, after the parliament of the country passed part of the bills on judicial reform, which were proposed by the government of benjamin netanyahu and which the citizens of t

you can see pedro sanchez explain options to form an alternative majority. could also be a situation where none of them are able to form a government that needs deadlock for weeks, potentially months, and then the russian as to whether spain will be -- the question as to whether spain will be headed into a new election in the fall. lizzy: just take us through what happens next. maria: we should know that in the spanish system it's not like the united states or french. you have leading candidates but the crucial thing is they have to show up before both chambers and show they have a governing majority and at this point it is understood if you listen to the words of the conservative candidate yesterday night, he will try to form a government but the numbers don't add up. you have a situation where the caretaker prime minister also tries to form an election and this could take months, it could take potentially weeks to form this new majority and both failed. at that point it will become clear that no one has a governing majority in either chamber. the spanish p

prime minister pedro sanchez and his main rival alberto nunez cast their votes in the capital madrid. iam i am alive at a polling station in madrid where voting will end in just three hours. spaniards are deciding today whether to give four more years to socialist prime minister pedro sanchez or bring the right back to power. as anger grows in manipur over a sexual assault case, there's been more accounts of further atrocities. the ruling party in cambodia says it's on course for a landslide victory in an election where it ran virtually un—opposed, after the main opposition party was disqualified. hello i'm vishala sri—pathma. greek police say 19,000 people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island of rhodes, as wildfires continue to burn out of control. it's said to be the biggest such operation greece has ever carried out. these are pictures from one village in rhodes where houses have been destroyed. three hotels have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. these are some of the latest pictures coming into the bbc newsroom — you can see cars hav

may be transferring things like the train service, or a referendum on independence, something pedro sanchezbout the prospect _ sanchez can't compromise on. what about the prospect of _ sanchez can't compromise on. what about the prospect of another election? when you speak to people there, how do ordinary people think of the idea of once again going to the polls? of the idea of once again going to the olls? ~ , ., the polls? with the result we have, it is a possible _ the polls? with the result we have, it is a possible outcome. _ the polls? with the result we have, it is a possible outcome. either- the polls? with the result we have, it is a possible outcome. either the| it is a possible outcome. either the negotiations somehow managed to get a new prime minister, or elections. people, frankly, are fed up of going to the polls again because this happened in 2016 and 2019. yesterday, citizens went to the polls and voted and the turnout was a bit higher than four years ago. now they say it is up to politicians to agree on a prime minister and form a government.— to agree on a prime minister

actually unlikely that he will be able to form a government. 0n the other hand, prime minister pedro sanchezt, not necessarily for his socialist party — that came second in these elections. mathematically, mr sanchez could still be elected as pm if he got all the votes from the left and also from the catalan and the basque nationalists. now, negotiations will start in the coming weeks but if no candidates have enough support in parliament to secure a majority, the country may end up going to new elections again. so, spain, which is the fourth—largest economy in the european union, has now a new parliament, but the country is still looking for their new prime minister. let's get some analysis from alana moceri — she's an international relations professor at ie university's school of politics, economics and global affairs. thank you very much forjoining us today. what happens now? who could help feijoo achieve his goal of forming a government? well, it's difficult, right, because this election was mostly about who they would possibly partner with, which would be the very ultra right wing 1—par

we set i know it is rather noisy where you are, but i understand the prime minister pedro sanchez has, tell us what he said. prime minister pedro sanchez has spoken, we are also expecting the other candidate, alberto nunez feijoo from the conservative party here just in a few minutes. but what prime minister has said is that his elections are actually a victory for the left. for the left as a whole, not specifically for his party, the socialist party, has come sucked into on the selection but it is true that the conservative party, despite winning has fallen short of a majority. even if you include the vote from the far—right party, vox. so it is clear that alberto nunez feijoo will struggle to form a government. 0n the other hand, pedro sanchez still has a chance, but it is very, very complicated. this he will need to get the support of all of the parties in the left, plus also the catalan and basque nationalists of today it is a bittersweet victory for the conservative party, lots of support here behind me celebrating. but a bittersweet victory because possibly they cannot make a go

polls have opened in spain, where prime minister pedro sanchez has cast his vote in the capital madridand — it's day 4 of the women's world cup where the netherlands have just beaten portugal 1—0 while france will face jamaica. hello, i'm celia hatton. firefighters on the greek island of rhodes say they expect wildfires to become more intense today, as temperatures rise. thousands of people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island. three hotels have reportedly burnt down and many others are in the danger zone. private boats have joined the coastguard picking people up from beaches on the east of the island. the fires have been

election race with voters divided where they talk a left wing coalition, white, 5 prime minister pedro sanchez, which was a conservative governments. could include the far right fox party, the on there until the berlin, welcome to the program. russian president vladimir putin has issued a threat to poland after choosing the nato member of having territorial emissions and the former soviet states pollutants at any aggression against allied bella roost would be considered an attack on russia. the warning comes after warsaw announced it was a point in more of its forces close to pullman's border with bella roost in response to the presence of wagner mercenaries from russia to this footage, for at least 5 dollars has its neighbor. poland worried sacker mercenaries from russia, training bell or routine soldiers and drills just kilometers from the polish borders . gardner chief, if can you pre goshen, has vowed to protect bela bruce from potential incursions and to boost its military . some of his spiders move to bell or roof after his failed mutiny in june, out of polish village near to bella ruth

the left one government of prime minister pedro sanchez appears headed for defeat, but conservative rivals and we need far right health to form a new government. also coming off, greece is headed for as long as the heat wave on record. tens of thousands are evacuated from the wildfire ravaged island of rhodes, while tourist attractions like the front palace face emergency closures. and rochelle launch is a new wave of missiles at new cleaning ports video jesup, telling us civilian in damaging its cathedral. the top comes hours before the leaders of russia and fellows need to discuss some deeper military ties the there until welcome to the program. motors in spain are heading to the polls today in a snap and general election. one that could see a significant swing to the right for the country. prime minister pedro sanchez was among the 1st to cast his vote. as prince opened the conservative opposition people's party half been leading in the polls, but they're likely to fall short of an absolute majority. until recently, the conservatives had promised enough to work with the far right fox pa

program. voting is underway in spain and snap election with defeat looming for prime minister pedro sanchez. but his conservative rivals may need for ride help to form the government, even if they went in an election name. cambodian, without much choice, the main opposition is band and long time ruler from sin is blooming his son to take power the . i'm michael local welcome. wildfires on the greek island of rhodes have prompted a massive evacuation operation. almost 20000 residents and torres have been moved to safety in what police describe as greece is a biggest ever fire evacuation. major travel operators have cancelled tourist sliced roads because of the places which have engulfed houses and no towns. greece is for leasing as long as heat waves on record with forecasts predicting even higher temperatures in the coming days. for thousands of vacationers stay on roads turns into a nightmare. as they are forced to flee a wildfire burning out of control. with flames blocking roads many have to escape on foot to safer places. they receive emergency lodgings and schools, gyms, and even aboar

his party has seven mps in here in spanish congress and seven out of 350, but they have the key pedro sanchezn extension of these three entities from this independence party and the party said that they are ready to talk with mr sanchez but there are some conditions, conditions like amnesty for this process pulls the illegal referendum in 2017 and also a referendum in 2017 and also a referendum on independence. something that the socialist charity would never agree on and that is why there is a lot of uncertainty because we look at the numbers, no one seems to be able to form a majority. one seems to be able to form a ma'ori . �* ., , one seems to be able to form a ma'ori . �* . , . ., majority. and that is the coalition doesnt majority. and that is the coalition doesn't work. _ majority. and that is the coalition doesn't work, what _ majority. and that is the coalition doesn't work, what is _ majority. and that is the coalition doesn't work, what is the - majority. and that is the coalition l doesn't work, what is the likelihood of another election?— of another election? many analysts are sa

pedro sanchez says the opposition is ignoring climate cha change. >> translator: i say this to the rights well, this is an act of suicide and attack against our youth. >>> good morning we're going to kickoff the show with two bumper earnings reports out overnight from the u.s netflix and tesla. both reported growth in the second quarter as investors eye the impact of the firm strategy shifts, but both left wanting more let's start with tesla the automaker price cuts did not hurt the profit growth as some had feared with net income up 2% for the second quarter it managed to beat on the quarter with $25 billion of sales for the quarter. smaller margins hit the top line growth rate. on the earnings call, ceo elon musk, cautioned investors more price cuts may be on the ho horizon. >> when interest rates rise, we have to reduce the price of the car because the interest payments increase the price of the car. at least up until recently, the sharpest interest rate rise in history. we had to do something about that if somebody has a crystal ball for the global when, i would appreciate it if i co

they could have the key particularly for pedro sanchez to form another coalition with their support.not part of the coalition.— parties, but they are not part of the coalition. fik. that will happen the coalition. ok. that will happen aaain the coalition. ok. that will happen again step interesting, thank you very much for coming on the programme. live now to madrid to our europe editor katya adler. yes, iam yes, i am outside the headquarters of the populist party here in spain, the conservatives. they are celebrating, lots they had been predicted in the puls to become the biggest party, and they have managed that but it is a bittersweet victory. they have been hoping to get enough votes to govern with... it is so tight, nothing is clear at this moment. so it's only half a party here tonight. the coalition building starts tomorrow where we are still hoping —— where they are still hoping to have a chance for governance. if no one gets the numbers to form a government, so not only does this country remain deeply divided between right and left, for now, it is an unstable country to. than

polls have opened in a snap election in spain, where prime minister, pedro sanchez, is hoping to fend off an attack from right wing parties. and its day 4 of the women's world cup, as an injury—time goal clinches a two one victory for sweden against south africa in the group g opener. hello. welcome to bbc news. firefighters on the greek island of rhodes, say they expect wildfires to become more intense today, as temperatures rise. thousands of people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island. three hotels have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. private boats have joined the coastguard — picking people up from beaches on the east of the island. the fires have been burning for five days now. the country's deputy fire chief says the blazes in rhodes are the most difficult greece is facing. azadeh moshiri reports from athens. they came for blue skies but met orange haze. tourists have fled their resorts as fires engulfed parts of roads. we were told by the police that we had to evacuate the building because the, erm, the air was just unbreathable

instead we've seen, for example, the opposition constantly attacking prime minister pedro sanchez overn's territorial unity. mr sanchez and his left—wing allies have hit back ijy left—wing allies have hit back by attacking the people's party and saying that the people's party is planning to form a right—wing coalition with the far right vox party after this election and that is a coalition that would undermine, that would erode many of spain's most basic social rights. guy hedgecoe reporting there. the world has lost one of the most iconic voices of the past century. tony bennett has died at the age of 96. with a career spanning seven decades, the jazz crooner won hearts around the globe for his take on the classics, and his high—profile collaborations. david sillito has more. # i left my heart in san francisco... # cheering tony bennett, suave, charming, elegant. # san francisco... # in the world ofjazz and the great american song book, he was a master, the last of the greats from his generation. but making it look this effortless took years of hard work. we used to do seven to ten sh

actually unlikely that he will be able to form a government. 0n the other hand, prime minister pedro sanchezctory for the whole of the left, not necessarily for his socialist party, that came second in these elections. mathematically, mr sanchez could still be elected as pm, if he got all the votes from the left, and also from the catalan and basque nationalists. now, negotiations will start in the coming weeks, but if no candidates have enough support in parliament to secure a majority, the country may end up going to new elections again. so, spain, which is the fourth—largest economy in the european union, has now a new parliament, but the country is still looking for their new prime minister. there has been no trace of american solider, private travis king, since he ran across the most heavily—fortified border in the world — and into north korea, almost a week ago. the us government says pyongyang isn't responding to their inquiries. so what now? and can previous cases tell us anything about what private king could be facing? john everard is one of the rare diplomats with direct experienc

then pedro sánchez had a meeting with volodymyr zelenskyi .as a result, the leaders signed a joint declaration condemning russia's aggression and strengthening sanctions against the aggressor country, as well as comprehensive support for ukraine. in particular, on the way to the eu and nato, our joint statement with mr. prime minister in support of ukraine's european euro-atlantic aspirations clearly states that security for europe is our joint priority and our statement today is already the 21st such document with the members of the alliance, and this is the majority of which we count on the support of spain and ukraine at the alliance summit in vilnius, in addition to our already intensive cooperation. spain soon delivered new heavy equipment to help in the war, in particular four leopard tanks and armored personnel carriers will also soon deliver a portable hospital with surgical equipment to help ukraine rescue the wounded near the front line spain since the start of the great war on the side ukraine's financial aid from madrid is more tha

the speech of the still leader of spain, pedro sanchez, says that he guessed the results of the elections and predicted his loss. thank you. thanks to all of spain because we have shown the whole world that we are a strong and pure democracy, the great democracy. those who vouched for mochism for the regression of rights and freedoms have failed today the backward bloc of the people's party of spain and the vox have failed those who want spain to continue to move forward much more than those who want to go back with the people's party x a the leader of the people's party, who won the spanish parliamentary elections and has already announced the intention to form a government , united to create a majority in parliament, because the former rulers of spain have won a lot of votes. i want note the very bad news for the spaniards pedro sanchez despite the fact that he lost the elections. can block the candidacy of the prime minister. and what's worse, pedro can be elected with the help of communists, separatist coup organizers and terrorists, who now have much more opportunities to blackmail a

polls have opened in spain, where prime minister pedro sanchez has cast his vote in the capital madridand — it's day 4 of the women's world cup where the netherlands have just beaten portugal 1—0 while france will face jamaica. hello, i'm celia hatton. firefighters on the greek island of rhodes say they expect wildfires to become more intense today, as temperatures rise. thousands of people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island. three hotels have reportedly burnt down and many others are in the danger zone. private boats have joined the coastguard picking people up from beaches on the east of the island. the fires have been burning for five days now. the country's deputy fire chief says the blazes in rhodes are the most difficult greece is facing. jet2 airlines have cancelled five flights from the uk to rhodes scheduled for sunday. they are flying the empty planes to the island in order to bring customers scheduled to leave today back to the uk as planned. and our reporter, azadeh moshiri, joins us now from athens. i know that you have been speaking to the authorities

prime minister pedro sanchez and his main rival have cast their votes. and australia retain the ashes after rain ensures the fourth test ends in a draw. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. the greek authorities have declared a state of emergency in southern rhodes, as firefighters continue to battle wildfires. greek police say 19,000 people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island. it's said to be the biggest such operation greece has ever carried out. some breaking news, and the british foreign office has deployed a rapid deployment team, including the british red cross, to rhodes. they will be based at rhodes international airport to assist with travel documents and liaise with greek authorities and travel operators on the ground. these are pictures from one village in rhodes where houses have been destroyed. three hotels there have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in danger. this is the damage at one hotel. here you can see cars, buildings and vegetation, all burnt out, going right up to the edge of the sea. and the fires are still

sunday ahead of the vote, a number of european leaders expressed support for prime minister pedro san sanchezhis socialist party is set for a battle against the popular party and far right vox. charlotte is joining us with more of the she has been following the coverage >> reporter: the final day of campaigning in spain before the snap election vote on sunday pedro sanchez is trying to limit the damage after the defeat his party suffered in may when the left wing lost most of the regions. they tried to stay in power with the latest polls showing the right-wing is short of majority. still a lot of uncertainty i'm pleased to say we have a guest here to help read the situation. bosco ojeda, head of reach from ubs. thank you for joining us talk about president spanish economy and on appaper, things look good. can you give us your impression? >> thank you, charlotte. spain suffered during covid. gdp was down 11% one of the worst in europe now things are catching up recovery situation tourism was hit very hard. now that is recovering we are thinking the outlook for spain looks quite abgood there is

prime minister pedro sanchez and his main rival alberto nunez have cast their votes in the capital madrid. as anger grows in manipur over a sexual assault case, there's been more accounts of further atrocities. and the uk government has written to banks warning them against closing accounts for political reasons, after concerns were raised after nigel farage had an account withdrawn by coutts. hello, i'm vishala sri—pathma. greek police say 19,000 people have been evacuated from homes and hotels on the island of rhodes, as wildfires continue to burn out of control. it's said to be the biggest such operation greece has ever carried out. these are pictures from one village in rhodes where houses have been destroyed. three hotels have reportedly burnt down, and many others are in the danger zone. many people are staying in temporary accomodation like this. while others waited in public buildings. the fires have been burning for five days now. the country's deputy fire chief says the blazes in rhodes are the most difficult greece is facing. the budget airline, jet2, says it's cancelled all fl

pedro sanchez the prime minister said this is the defeat of the far right party vox.ree with his assessment? i right party vox. do you agree with his assessment?- with his assessment? i think it's not completely _ with his assessment? i think it's not completely wrong . it's not completely wrong assessment. the whole campaign of the left has been centred around vox being a party in government and this is the way the left is mobilised its electorate. the selection was 14 may because it was an important defeat for the government in the elections and since then, the main motive of the left has been, let's have an election to rule out the possibility of the far right being part of the government so this has been the central motto of the campaign, somehow they have succeeded with that. the israeli president held an emergency meeting with benjamin netanyahu at the hospital where the prime minister is recovering from an overnight operation to fit a pacemaker. it comes as thousands of israelis are continuing protests outside parliament, where a debate is continuing on the gov

so now it is basically left to pedro sanchez, the current prime minister, who has fewer seats, howeverer, these are a very complicated combination. he needs a lemon parties that were represented in parliament, he needs seven of the pro—regional list parties, he will need their support, a good number of them, and this is a difficult situation. i them, and this is a difficult situation.— them, and this is a difficult situation. ., , ., ., ;;:: situation. i only have about 30 seconds left. _ situation. i only have about 30 seconds left. but _ situation. i only have about 30 seconds left. but spain - situation. i only have about 30 seconds left. but spain is - seconds left. but spain is hopelessly divided and the public must be getting frustrated that it looks like another election is quite possible? it looks like another election is quite ossible? , ., , possible? it is actually quite possible- — possible? it is actually quite possible. it _ possible? it is actually quite possible. it actually - possible? it is actually quite possible. it actually won't i possible? it is actually quite -

polls have opened in spain, where prime minister pedro sanchez and his main rival alberto nunez have cast their votes in the capital madrid. the election was called after mr sanchez�*s party and coalition partners suffered heavy losses in the regional elections in may. and it's its day four of the women's world cup where the netherlands have beaten portugal 1—0 and france against jamaica has just begun. now on bbc news... blood brothers — the pro—russian serbians. vladimir putin! russia! after russia's invasion of ukraine, countries around the world were forced to take sides. crowd chant but for one country, the choice has not been straightforward. unlike most european countries, serbia has resisted imposing sanctions on russia. a fringe hardline ultranationalist group is pushing for closer links with an old ally. believing the country is at a tipping point, they turn on serbia's president vucic. i was shocked to watch as the war in ukraine reopened old wounds from our own balkan wars. and now serbia's nationalists are on the rise again. with exclusive backstage access, i spent the l

coalition of conservatives and far right. parties were set to on seats . socialist prime minister pedro sanchez, but they fell short of expectations. a minimum of $176.00 seats are needed for an upright majority in spain parliament, but not the right way nor left wing blocks got enough boats to achieve that. spans conservative popular party emerged as the largest party and its leaders says he will try to assemble a calculation, but he paces and i'll pill bottle. a bean has spoken to the new lead, stay and selection defense. and the nouns defended i spoke with your boss is celebrating winning the most what's. but that's not enough for the public body to form a government on its own. my box moving with extreme writing books and at this moment, but these is the possibility they would form a government the candidate of the party that has the most votes is i think that my duty is to open the dialogue. so i can leave this dialogue from the 1st minute and i and to try and govern our country by accepting or victory in the elect or results on it. but it would not be easy for him to get there to support.

we cannot accept and continue on this path that's leading nowhere. >> prime minister pedro sanchez calledly election after his socialist workers party and its far left coalition partners suffered a dismal loss in local and regional elections in may, and striking an optimistic tone, he told his voters the party is closing the gap, but the gamble may just backfire as his grip on power hangs by a thread in the latest polls. >> after yesterday, i'm even more certain. on july 23, we are going to win the elections. >> if the popular party clinches first place, it will certainly fall short of an outright majority of the 350 seats it needs to form a government. the party would then seek to ally with the far right party, a coalition that could give the far right big role in the spanish government for the first time since the end of dictatorship in 1975. >> there are two parties in the lead desk socialists and the people's party -- but it relies on a potential kingmaker, two other parties on the far right and far left. i spoke to an associate professor of politics in madrid who set out how it could

the left wing government of prime minister pedro sanchez appears headed for defeats, but conservative rivals may need for right health to form a government. also coming up, houses, burned in thousands of evacuated from the wildfire ravaged greek island of rhodes. the country is headed for gets longest, sea wave on record. and russia launch is its biggest missile. but roger yet on central odessa, the attack on the premium port comes as develop lucian leader. look a shank, go visit the restaurant to discuss deeper military tasks. the greetings. unlike a look of voters in spain, or casting their ballots in a snap general electric. and they could see a significant swing to the right for the country. prime ministry pedo sanchez was among the 1st vote, as pulls open. the conservative opposition people's party have been meeting in the polls, but they are likely to fall short of an absolute majority. the conservatives had said they would not discuss working with the far right box party ahead of the election. but now it's expected that their seats will be needed to form a government opposing t

of people was the reason the injured in the trash and have been taken to hospital 5 minutes to pedro. sanchez has come off to the start of spain's 6 months, presidency of the european union with a visits to key if sanchez made with ukrainian precedent for loving us to lensky making clear the use continuing support for ukraine in the face of russia's invasion south west upon has been pounded by heavy raines. i'm rivers has. thus the banks and holmes has been inundated officials have warranted if possible on slides . one person has died into deluge and another is accounted for or the judge king a villain. alexander has apologized for his country's role in slavery. benevolence has commend arranging the anniversary of the country's abolition of slavery. speculation had been growing, but the king would offer an apology on behalf of the royal house last year. that's prime minister macro to apologize for the countries involvement of the slave trade and slavery, but stopped short of offering compensation to defendants of installation people and building. we just part of a wider reckoning with colonia

his coalition of spanish prime minister pedro sanchez. the conservative popular party is leading in the polls, but may need the help of the far right to form a government. officials in afghanistan say over 30 people have died in flash floods and dozens more are missing. most of the floods hit might involve dock print province after torrential rain. hundreds of houses have been damaged or destroyed. doctor's sake is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu, whose condition is stable after an operation to implant a pace maker is expected to leave hospital later on sunday, the surgery comes ahead of a vote in parliament on a controversial judicial reform bill that has brought tens of thousands of protesters to the streets the party of long time, cambodian prime minister who ins and has declared a landslide victory in an election that excluded the main opposition party. critics have called the poll a force of democracy after ruling the country for nearly 4 decades. when sen now says he's ready to hand his power to his son, and he is the big w

the left when government of prime minister pedro sanchez appears headed for defeat . but conservative rivals meaning far right health. the form of government also coming to greece is headed for as long as heat wave on record. tens of thousands are evacuated from wild fired, ravage islands of rhodes, while towards the corrections like the crop with space, emergency closures, and rushed to launch a new wave of missiles at ukrainian port, city of adjustment, killing us, a 1000000000, and damaging it's cathedral. the outcomes, hours before the leaders of russia and bella roost, need to discuss the deeper military ties the unintelligible and thanks for joining us. motors in spain, or heading to the polls today in a snap of general election. the could see a significant swing to the right for the country. the conservative opposition people's party has been leading in the polls, but they're likely to fall short of an absolute majority. until recently, the conservatives had promised not to work the far right box party, but now they're expected to need their backing to form a g

the could see a significant swing to the right for the country. prime minister pedro sanchez was among the 1st to vote. as part of open, the conservative opposition people's party had been leading in the polls. they're likely to fall short of an absolute majority a little recently, the conservatives had promised enough to work with the far right box party. but now it's expected that their seats will be needed to form a government. both of them are the socialists and left the movement called some of the a bit deeper into the story. i'm now joined by the w reporter of loud ovaries. 3 of us, so loud on what exactly can we expect from today's elections? so eyes are on today's results and to see whether it's funny, ours finally go for the right or the left block. as a you were saying, the polls have been saying in the past weeks that they consider, but they fight, they apply or we get the most votes, but they will, might, for short to have enough votes to have a government by themselves. so in this case, they will need the fire right blocks to form a government. if this happens, it would be

the rallies you're watching now is being held by pedro sanchez. the vote in response to a dismal performance aduu response to a dismal performance adult mate local election in which the socialist party came second to the socialist party came second to the main rival conservative popular party. as you can see, lots of supporters gathered in what will be the final hours of this election campaign ahead of sunday's vote. i put all of these questions to antonio barrasso, and annulus and asked and asked him about the far right vox party and where they sit in terms of this election. of course the vox party has staunchly criticised.— the vox party has staunchly criticised. . . , ~ , , criticised. have a listen. all eyes althou . h criticised. have a listen. all eyes although vox _ criticised. have a listen. all eyes although vox attacks _ criticised. have a listen. all eyes although vox attacks the - criticised. have a listen. all eyes although vox attacks the main . criticised. have a listen. all eyes . although vox attacks the main issue is not whether

pedro sanchez admitted the fact of the loss of equipment, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces,uzhny, in an interview with the washington post newspaper, except for tanks. madrid will also send armored personnel carriers and a portable field hospital. dozens of human rights activists gathered in the apartments of the un high commissioner for refugees. they demanded fair treatment of migrants from libya and other african countries. people brought transporters banners calling for an end to the eu's colonial policy and an end to the restriction of freedom of people who are looking for safety. the rally has become. in response to the eu council summit to agree on a new immigration policy with stricter rules for granting asylum to illegal immigrants in the eu fifth night of protests in france detained 427 people who rebelled against police lawlessness and the macron regime across the country to suppress popular anger, 45,000 police officers and gendarmes of special equipment were involved, including helicopters in paris against the protesters, sent counter-terrorism forces and specia

other headlines from around the world that this our prime minister pedro sanchez, has marked the start of spain's 6 month presidency of the european union with a lighting, a lightning visit to keith. sanchez is meeting ukrainian president voluntarism lensky, and he will underline the support of ukraine in the face of russia's invasion. the u. s. supreme court has ruled that certain businesses can refuse to service to same sex couples on religious grounds. president joe biden criticized the verdict saying he was concerned, it could quote, invite more discrimination against americans eligibility to community results. top electoral court is voted to bar former president, john, you're both are now ro, from public office until 2030. the court concluded that he had abused his power ahead of last year's elections. judges found that both now had used official government channels to boost his own campaign and spread unfounded doubts about brazil's electronic voting system. of the un security council is voted unanimously to end its peacekeeping operation in molly, as demanded by the west african

cub supreme court powers and give publications most say in the selection of judges. primaries to pedro sanchez says by the start of spain, 6 month presidency of the european union with a visit to kate. he met with ukrainian president flooded me, savanski making clear the use continuing support for ukraine in the face of russians invasion. heavy rain has pounded japan, southwest evacuation warnings for issued for nearly 2000000 residents. revisit 1st the banks homes in on data officials, one of land slides. one person has died. another is on the account. ongoing slate. a john lee has voted against soft resistance security badges authority. as the city states mocked the 26th anniversary of its hanover from british to chinese rule, the anniversary usually sees protests, but this year was marked with patriotic events. as security laws have banned demonstrations. that's king williams. alexander has apologized for his country's role in the slave trade. the netherlands is commemorating the anniversary of its abolition. speculation had been growing that the king would offer an apology on behalf of the

the left when government of prime minister pedro sanchez appears headed for the feet. but its conservative rivals may need far right health to form a government. also coming up, greece is headed for as long as people have on record. tens of thousands are evacuated from the wildfire ravaged island of rhodes, while tourist attractions like the property of space, emergency closers and can vote in voters are voting in an election without much choice. the main opposition is banned, but the countries prime minister seemed intent on handing over power to his son, the narrative in berlin. welcome to the program motors in spain, or heading to the polls today in a snap or general election that could see a significant swing to the right for the country. the conservative opposition people's party have been leading in the polls, but they are likely to fall short on an absolute majority. until recently, the conservatives had promised not to work with the far right box party, but now they're expected to need their boxing the form of government. opposing them are the socialists and a

this coalition of spanish prime minister pedro sanchez, the conservative, popular party is leading in the polls, but may need the help of the far right to form a governor. can both use ruling parties declaring a landslide victory in national elections. many observers dismissed the pole as a sham aimed at cementing the power of long time prime minister who ins and his main opponent was disqualified from running after ruling. for nearly 4 decades when sent is now expected to hand power to his eldest son. the doctor say is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu, whose health condition is stable after an overnight operation to implant a heart pay speaker. no who is expected to leave hospital later on sunday, but has rescheduled planned trips to cyprus. in turkey. the surgery comes ahead of a boat in parliament on a controversial judicial reform bill that has brought tens of thousands of protesters to the streets. a vote on monday will mark the 1st major piece of the legislation to be approved of the w's. rebecca waiters is in jerusalem following this story. i asked her, what critics fea