a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us presidentjoe biden. four women and two girls have been injured after a drive—by shooting near a church in central london. iran has executed british—iranian dual national alireza akbari on charges of "spying for the uk", which he'd denied. britain's prime minister calls it a "callous and cowardly act". takeaways, restaurants and cafes in england will have to stop using plastic cutlery, plates and bowls from october, as part of a new government plan to tackle plastic pollution. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched missile strikes across the country — hitting residential areas, as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of ukraine into an emergency blackout. this is the city of dnipro, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. ukraine's president zelensky spoke earlier. translation: in the city

a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us presidentjoe biden. four women and two girls have been injured after a drive—by shooting near a church in central london. china reports 60,000 covid—related deaths in just over a month. greta thunberg joins demonstrators in western germany to rally against a new coal mine. carbon are still here. the village is still there. and as long as the carbon is in the ground, this struggle is not over. russia has launched missile strikes across ukraine, hitting residential areas as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of the country into an emergency blackout. at least 12 people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday in dnipro. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. 0ur correspondent, paul adams, is in dnipro with the latest. this was one of the worst attacks here in dnipro in many months. we don't know what russia was aiming at or even exactly what caused the damage, but

a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us presidentjoe biden. oting in north london. four women and a 12—year—old girl were also injured in the attack. iran has executed british—iranian dual national alireza akbari on charges of "spying for the uk" — which he'd denied. rishi sunak called the execution a "callous and cowardly act."

a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us presidentjoe biden. the five documents were found by mr biden�*s lawyer who said they were immediately handed to they were immediately handed to the department ofjustice officials. the world health organization has urged china to provide detailed information about the level of covid infections in the country. 60,000 covid—related deaths have been reported injust over a month, but the chinese government has been accused of not releasing the full details of the pandemic. now on bbc news, reporting iran: inside bbc persian. here we go in ten, nine, eight, seven, six... - hi — right, so you want me to... up sound next, up sound. woman sobbing phone line cuts off. phone line cuts off give me a thumbs—up, l rana, that you can hear. phone line cuts off thank you very much, everybody, thank you. lovely, good stuff, well done. that was the toughest interview of my entire career. we didn't know that we were going to get him. i had no idea that we might get him. so just literally five seconds before the interview,

to happen with investigations elsewhere, with former president donald trump and the current presidentjoe biden the current president joe biden? ., ~ ., ., biden? thank you for having me on the show — biden? thank you for having me on the show. i _ biden? thank you for having me on the show. i think _ biden? thank you for having me on the show. i think the - on the show. i think the revelation of unintentional receipt, and maintenance of classified materials found in vice president mike pence's home, will figure in the calculus, with respect to special councils and and their documents against president biden and former president donald trump. the reason for thatis donald trump. the reason for that is as potentially more government officials potentially come forth now with their own classified documents it might paint a bigger picture that this is a broader focus area and notjust localised to these two individual. i5 area and notjust localised to these two individual. is it sim -l these two individual. is it simply the _ these two individual. is it simply the case - these two individual. is it s

a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us presidentjoe biden. is quite embarrassing forjoe biden considering he is criticised donald trump for doing a similarthing. certainly what's most embarrassing is there seems to be a drip drop of these documents being found. it is important to note the timeline here. the first documents were found at the top of november by biden's attorneys here at washington, dc at his think tank and they quickly alerted the necessary people who needed to know, whether the national archives, department of justice, but it was just in this month, now mid—january, but the department ofjustice, merrick garland, has taken such swift action to appoint a special counsel, a special person to investigate why these documents were mishandled. so certainly an embarrassment but in a very quick timeline when we compare it to former president trump's mishandling of his classified documents. how similar other two cases and how has it manhandled his own case? ., ., , , case? -- are the two cases. the uuite case? -- are the two cases. the q

a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us presidentjoe biden. special counsel is investigating mr biden�*s handling of the files. in the uk, a 7—year—old girl is in a critical condition in hospital, following a shooting in central london. four women and a 12—year—old girl were also injured in the attack. iran has executed british—iranian dual national alireza akbari, on charges of "spying for the uk" — which he'd denied. rishi sunak called the execution a "callous and cowardly act." now on bbc news, extreme conservation: the maldives. i'm michaela strachan, a wildlife presenter with a passion for conservation. for the past 35 years, my work has taken me all over the world. and in that time, i've seen huge changes, many due to climate change. in extreme conservation, we travel to different countries, meeting inspirational people... hello! ..with new ideas. this time, i'm in the maldives. this seems like paradise, but behind all the beauty and the luxury lodges lies a very real and looming threat, and that's climate change, which is literally wash

the presidentjoe biden will is speaker in name only. o work fairly closely with him. how do you think that relationship will pan out? i actually think the bigger concern is his relationship with mitch mcconnell on the other side in the united states senate. ultimately, the president is going to have to work with both parties, we have a divided congress, but mitch mcconnell has a very different leadership style than kevin mccarthy does and i think it will show how splintered the republican party is if the two of them cannot work together. you are watching bbc news, the headlines: russia has continued to shell eastern ukraine despite calling for a 36—hour ceasefire for orthodox christmas celebrations. and iran has been widely condemned after executing two more anti—government protesters china is scrapping its quarantine rules for travel from sunday, in what's being called the great reopening. the relexation makes moving into and around china a viable option for the first time in three years. it's happening just as the country prepares to c

us investigators are already looking into possession of classified files by presidentjoe biden and ex—presidentd willis, who has more on the discovery of those classified documents. what do we know about this latest bit of information and these documents?— latest bit of information and these documents? after he left these documents? after he left the white house _ these documents? after he left the white house mike - these documents? after he left the white house mike pence i the white house mike pence insisted he had not taken any secret documents home with him but the revelation that documents have been found at joe biden �*s residents prompted mike pentz�*s aids to look a little closer and they came across about a dozen documents with classified markings at mr pence's home in indiana. following the discovery of those documents, not only a joe biden �*s residents and garage but also at mara lado, the florida residents of donald trump, that is prompt questions about whether another special prosecutor should be appointed to look into what is going on here. there has already been a special prose

a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us presidentjoe biden. to the department ofjustice officials. the world health organization has urged china to provide detailed information about the level of covid infections in the country. 60,000 covid—related deaths have been reported injust over a month, but the chinese government has been accused

a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us presidentjoe biden. special counsel is investigating mr biden�*s handling of the files. in the uk, a 7—year—old girl is in a critical condition in hospital, following a shooting in north london. four women and a 12—year—old girl were also injured in the attack. iran has executed british—iranian dual national alireza akbari on charges of "spying for the uk" — which he'd denied. rishi sunak called the execution a "callous and cowardly act." you are watching bbc news. now it's time for click. let's get 2023 started in style. welcome to las vegas, where there's lights, sounds and a whole lotta shakin�* going on. uh, not sure this is what they meant, though. did that make you feel better? trust me, it made me feel everything. yes, every january, the tech world heads to the massive consumer electronics show, spread throughout the las vegas convention center and surrounding hotels. it's great to be here, back in our studio, overlooking part of the show. yeah, only part, though, because this place is big. how bi

property in florida and has more recently seen classified files found at offices linked to current presidentjoe bidene pence left the white house, he insisted he had not taken any documents with him, but the discovery of classified documents atjoe biden�*s home and former office prompted mike pence's aides to look a little closer and they came across a small number, thought to be about a dozen documents, with classified markings. now, following the discovery of classified documents at donald trump's mar—a—lago home, as well as president biden�*s delaware estate, that has caused some to wonder whether a special prosecutor should be employed to look into the discovery of the documents in the pence household following the appointment of special prosecutor to look into both the biden and the trump cases. all of this raises the question, of course, how many classified documents are there floating around out there? these matters are taken very seriously at the highest levels of government. the senate intelligence committee, for example, only allows classified documents to leave the building in locked bags.

and so someone like the us presidentjoe biden has said that perhaps writer is trying to look for somee fire. some analysts have told the bbc that it is very much all connected because that attack happened on new year's eve which is a very important day on the russian calendar and that perhaps president putin is trying to avoid a similar loss of life on another important religious holiday to in terms of, you know, the opportunity when it comes to a ceasefire, the turkish president thought that perhaps there was a chance to ask for a unilateral ceasefire so that the two sides could negotiate to whether that happens is another matter. thank you very much. paralysis continues in the us congress. the republican leader in the us house of representatives, kevin mccarthy, has failed in his 11th attempt to get elected speaker of the house — the session has now been adjourned and voting will continue on friday. a small group within his own party has been derailing attempts to elect him. republicans took control of the house in november's midterm elections, but the deadlock has left the chamber

in florida, and has more recently seen classified files found at offices linked to current presidentjoe bidennorth american correspondent david willis has the latest. after he left the white house, mike pence insisted he had not taken any secret documents home with him, but the revelation that documents have been found atjoe biden�*s residence prompted mike pence's aides to look a little bit closer and they came across about a dozen documents with classified markings at mr pence's home in indiana. now, following the discovery of those documents, not only ajoe biden�*s residence and garage, but also at mar—a—lago, the florida residence of donald trump, that has prompted questions about whether another special prosecutor should be appointed to look into what is going on here. there has already been a special prosecutor appointed to both the trump and biden cases. but this is a serious matter, make no mistake, because classified documents supplied to the senate intelligence committee, for example, only leave the offices there in locked bags and that has also prompted some to question whether, gi

a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us presidentjoe biden.n the uk — a seven—year—old girl is in a critical condition in hospital following a shooting in north london. four women were also injured in the attack. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched missile strikes across the country, hitting residential areas as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of ukraine into an emergency blackout. this is the scene in the city of dnipro, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. ukraine's president zelensky spoke earlier. translation: in the city of dnipro, | a residential building was destroyed i as a result of this russian strike. dozens of injured and traumatised people were rescued and are being treated. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are under the rubble is still unknown. unfo

the presidentjoe biden will speaker in name only. have to work fairly closely with him. how do you think that relationship is going to pan out? i relationship is going to pan out? ., , ~' out? i actually think the bitter out? i actually think the bigger concern - out? i actually think the bigger concern is - out? i actually think the bigger concern is his - bigger concern is his relationship with mitch mcconnell, on the other side, in the united states senate. ultimately, you know, the president is going to have to work with both parties, we have a divided congress. but mitch mcconnell has a very different leadership styles and kevin mccarthy does and i think it will show how splinter the republican party is if the two of them cannot work together. will have to see what more drama washington has in store for us over the next few days. thank you forjoining us. the united states has called for iran to stop executing anti— government protesters. the state department said two men who were hanged on saturday were convicted in sham trials.

us presidentjoe biden speaking earlier. claims by prince harry that he killed 25 people while serving as a helicopter pilot in afghanistan. a taliban spokesman said the killings amounted to war crimes. there's also been criticism and unease about that claim here in britain. a former british commander called his comments "ill—judged". 0ur royal correspondent daniela relph reports. it is a raw, unflinching story of his life, intimate even embarrassing details shared. pain, anger, sadness explored. prince harry's spare has spared very little and the reaction to it has been polarising. in the book harry describes the day his grandmother the queen died. his family travelled to balmoral without him after a row. harry eventually charted his own flight. by the time he arrived in scotland the queen had died. he found out as his plane was about to land. it is some of the personal stories that are perhaps the most shocking to read. harry tells us in great detail how he lost his virginity aged 17 to an older woman in a field behind a p

the white house has said five additional pages of classified material have been found at us presidentjoe bidenaware. his legal team acknowledged this week it had found classified documents relating to his time as vice—president at his delaware home and aides previously found another batch of classified documents at his residence, and at a former office. an independent lawyer has been appointed by thejustice department to investigate whether these papers were mishandled. three women and a seven—year—old girl have been injured in a shooting close to a church in london. the women are being treated in hospital after the attack, which happened during a funeral in the euston area this afternoon. police say one woman suffered potentially life—changing injuries. while the other two women's conditions are not life—threatening, the girl's condition is not known. the operation to clear a site in germany that's been earmarked for new coal mining is in its fourth day. police have clashed with protesters near the village of lutzerath in the west of the country where the site for the coal mine is due to be.

we will take you to washington and listen to presidentjoe biden talking about ukraine. listen to presidentoe biden talkin: about ukraine. , . , . talking about ukraine. democrats and reublicans talking about ukraine. democrats and republicans in — talking about ukraine. democrats and republicans in congress _ talking about ukraine. democrats and republicans in congress have - talking about ukraine. democrats and republicans in congress have stood . republicans in congress have stood together. the us has worked in lockstep with our allies and partners around the world to make sure the ukrainian people are in the strongest possible position to defend their nation, theirfamilies and against the truly brutal aggression of russia. we have not seen the likes of this in a long time. the us and europe are fully united. this morning, i had a long conversation with our nato allies. german chancellor scholz, french president macron, and the italian prime minister to continue our close coordination and our full support of ukraine because you all know i have a say for a long time, the expectation on th

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presidentjoe biden�*s personal lawyer says a further six classified documents have been found in thes president's home in the state of delaware — the files were discovered during a 13—hour search of the property. former british prime minister boris johnson makes an unexpected visit to the ukrainiain capital kyiv to show support for the ukrainian government, it came after an invitation by president volodymr zelensky, who he met with. at ten o'clock we will be here with a full round up of the days news. first, in 1972, idi amin publicly condemned ugandan asians as the enemy, enforcing a brutal policy that ordered them to leave the country within 90 days. it is estimated that up to 70,000 south asians left uganda in fearfor their lives. 0n the 50th anniversary of the expulsion, bbc reporter reha kansara follows her mum and aunt as they return to uganda together for the first time, in our world: expelled from uganda. can you see yourself leaving that house, and do you remember what you did as you left? we were scared. 50 years ago, my family fled their home in uganda. all asian british c

a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us presidentjoe biden. special counsel is investigating mr biden�*s handling of the files. in the uk — a seven—year—old girl is in a critical condition in hospital, following a shooting in central london. four women and a 12—year—old girl were also injured in the attack. take away that restaurant and cafe is in england will not be allowed to use takeaway plastic containers and as part a new plan to tackle takeaway plastic pollution. now on bbc news, the travel show this week on the travel show... mastering the tile with a style in morocco. you're doing a greatjob! am i doing a greatjob? well, i tried. 0k, down the hatch. nick tries out a 1,000—year—old delicacy in turkey. and we're talking tortoise on the coast of senegal. why is he called bill, can i ask? i because he arrived the month where bill clinton was elected. so you are named after a president! | hello, and welcome to morocco and the historic city that's sometimes known as the country's cultural capital, fez. from its medinas and mosques to its mad

this is bbc news, the headlines: investigators have seized more classified documents from presidentjoe bidenn 100,000 people in israel have protested against what they say are the anti—democratic policies of benjamin netanyahu's new government. state television in burkina faso is reporting that the military government has demanded the departure of the 400 french special forces troops stationed in the country. the reports come three days after the regime suspended a five—year—old accord that allowed the presence of french forces. ika ba koyi reports. protesters have been gathering in their hundreds in 0ugadougou chanting anti— france slogans. relations between paris and burkina faso have deteriorated since a military coup in august 2020. many here believe that france's military presence has not improved. translation: yes. not improved. translation: yes, france was — not improved. translation: yes, france was our _ not improved. translation: yes, france was our partner— not improved. translation: 1a: france was our partner and not improved. translation: 13:3 france was our partner and they wer

similarfinds have also been made at presidentjoe biden�*s home, and former us president donald trump'shas called for a national truce as thousands of protesters remain on the streets, calling for her resignation. dina boluarte said weeks of demonstrations had cost the country more than $1 billion. around 50 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and security forces since the former president pedro castillo was arrested and impeached in decemberfor alleged corruption. the turkish president, recep tayyip erdogan, has said sweden shouldn't expect his support in its bid tojoin nato. mr erdogan was speaking after a swedish far—right politician publicly burned a copy of the koran outside turkey's embassy in the swedish capital. let's turn now to the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. ever since the taliban seized power again in 2021, millions of women and girls have lost access to education and other freedoms. the country is now facing its coldest winter in a decade with temperatures as low as minus 31 degrees celsius. the united nations estimates that 97% of afghans are livi

a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us presidentjoe biden. they were handed to department ofjustice officials by the lawyer for mr ofjustice officials by the lawyerfor mr biden. a special counsel is investigating mr biden�*s handling of the files. around 20 in total. in the uk a seven—year—old girl is in a critical condition in hospital, following a shooting in central london. four women and a 12—year—old girl were also injured in the attack. police believe the shots were fired from a moving vehicle which then drove away from the scene. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let's go take a look at what's on the very first show for 2023. a new year has dawned, but is there any change for the deep problems facing the global economy? the war in europe continues to rage, driving up prices, interest rates, food scarcity and hardening divisions between the global economic superpowers. the imf, the international monetary fund, says a third of the world will be d

a us military raid in somalia ordered by presidentjoe biden has killed a key regional leader of the islamic other is fighters were killed during a gunfight, after us troops descended on a cave complex in northern somalia, hoping to capture him. the international criminal court is resuming its investigation into the war on drugs waged by the former philippine president, rodrigo duterte. mr duterte's brutal crackdown left more than 6,000 people dead, according to government data. but activists believe the real number is far higher. friday marks holocaust memorial day — a day dedicated to the remembrance of thejews and others who suffered in the holocaust under nazi persecution. as the years pass, there are fewer and fewer survivors from that time — and there's a fear the day may lose its impact in future. our religion editor aleem maqbool reports. this is manfred goldberg and his younger brother herman. during the holocaust, they were rounded up with their mother and sent to a concentration camp. he was a lovely little boy. sadly, he was murdered when he was only nine years old. there was no

presidentjoe biden, president andres manuel lopez 0brador and prime minister trudeau said that they condemnedid they look forward to working with president lula. perhaps no surprise that they came out very early on with a statement on which they all agree because there will be so much at this summit in which they don't share a view, particularly on energy. recently both the united states and canada used the mechanisms of their shared free trade agreement to complain about mexico's protectionist policies on its energy sector. they say that president lopez 0brador�*s decisions have been harming canadian and american firms. that needs ironing out. and the other obvious area in which they don't necessarily see eye to eye is over immigration, such an important issue for president biden, of course, domestically speaking, and recently, he took a decision to allow 30,000 migrants from venezuela, cuba, nicaragua and haiti to come in to the united states through legal channels. that was compensated, if you like, by a decision, an acceptance by president lopez 0brador to receive the same number of us de

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the arrest comes just days before us presidentjoe biden is due to visit mexico for a summit next week chapo's drug cartel is fighting back, and now the state of sinaloa is locked in battle. the notorious drug lord is serving a life sentence in the united states. now, after six months of careful surveillance, mexico's armed forces have captured his son, 0visio guzman—lopez. along with other cartel members. translation: they were arrested while carrying weapons that - belonged exclusively to the mexican army and the air force. moments after his arrest, cells that are part of his criminal group set up 19 roadblocks and armed attacks in different parts in the city of culiacan. the governor is warning residents to shelter in place, warning there is a danger across the city of culiacan. even a plane scheduled to fly from the city was hit by bullets before taking off. the mexican defence minister has said us officials assisted with the surveillance operation. el chapo's son has been on america's radar for some time. the state department says he and his brother joaquin have overseen around 11

us presidentjoe biden has said he was surprised to learn that classified government documents datingwere found in his think—tank office. speaking at the end of his visit to mexico city, mr biden said his lawyers had immediately handed the papers over to the archives. i don't know what's in the documents. my lawyers have not suggested i asked what documents they were. i've turned over the boxes, they've turned over the boxes, they've turned over the boxes, they've turned over the boxes to the archives, and we are cooperating fully with the review, which i hope will be finished soon, and there will be more detail at that time. lets turn now to the latest on the conflict in ukraine, and fighting has been raging in the east of the country, as russia continues its attack on the donbas region. the uk's ministry of defence says it's likely that the ukrainian mining town of soledar, is now under russian control, after fighting intensified over the past four days. 0ur correspondentjames waterhouse has more from the capital kyiv. soledar is more important to the russians than it is to the ukra

japan's prime minister fumio kishida is due to meet us presidentjoe biden later for talks where the twod the global economy. japan has already signed major defence deals with the us and the uk to counter, what they say, are rising threats from north korea and increasing aggressiveness from china. a little earlier, i spoke to michael wesley, who's the professor of politics at the university of melbourne. he told me whyjapan is increasing its defence spending. i think especially since the outbreak of the war in ukraine most countries are feeling less secure than they were a year ago. i think that russia's launch of a war in ukraine took a lot of people by surprise. many such as myself thought that it was completely irrational for russia to attack ukraine. and i think the big lesson coming out of russia's attack on ukraine is that we cannot rely on authoritarian regimes like russia simply to behave rationally. that we have to prepare for them to behave irrationally as well. i think that is why countries such as japan happened shoring up security ties other countries. this all coming agains

a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us presidentjoe biden.njured after a drive—by shooting near a church in central london. iran has executed british—iranian dual national alireza akbari, on charges of "spying for the uk", which he'd denied. britain's prime minister calls it a "callous and cowardly act".

a us military raid in somalia ordered by presidentjoe biden has killed a key regional leader of the islamicer is fighters were killed during a gunfight, after us troops descended on a cave complex in northern somalia, hoping to capture him. the international criminal court is resuming its investigation into the war on drugs waged by the former philippine president rodrigo duterte. mr duterte's brutal crackdown left more than six thousand people dead, according to government data. but activists believe the real number is far higher. the windrush scandal, when thousands of british people, many arriving from the caribbean in the 19505 and '60s were wrongly classified as illegal residents, is again the source of pain and disappointment. the head of the official inquiry which reported three years ago says that crucial recommendations have now been dropped by the home secretary suella braverman. the report had previously been accepted in full by boris johnson's government. our community affairs correspondent adina campbell reports. we couldn't get a doctor's appointment... janet mckay and her par

cities across the us are now bracing themselves for protests and officials all the way up to the presidentjoe bidenful. the chancellor has set out his long—term plan for boosting the economy. in a speech in london, jeremy hunt ruled out tax cuts, saying that the best thing for the public would be to halve inflation. his comments came after a week in which the government has faced accusations of having no long—term plan for growth — with some mps continuing their calls for lower taxes. but the chancellor said his focus was on making the uk a technology superpower, as our economics editor faisal islam reports. whether it's robots that can sort your waste, bots that can author human—sounding scripts, essays, poems even, or programmable versions of yourself. every aspect of the economy, even farming and medicine, is being transformed thanks to the use of ai and the world's most powerful computing. at this leading technology business in london, they use computing power to simulate anyone saying anything in almost any accent — even tv reporters. they think there's a massive opportunity here for them and

a further five classified documents have been found at the delaware home of us presidentjoe biden.es for more flooding, high winds and snow. the governor warns residents to stay vigilant. greta thunberg joins demonstrators in western germany to rally against a new coal mine. the carbon is still in the ground. we are

investigators have seized more classified documents from presidentjoe biden�*s home in the us state ofelaware. the files were found in a search of the property by officials from thejustice department. an investigator is already looking into the president's use of government records, after similar documents were discovered earlier this month. the white house says it's continuing to co—operate. new zealand's outgoing prime minister, jacinda ardern, has handed over the leadership of the governing labour party to her successor, chris hipkins. at an emotional meeting in the capital, wellington, the party's mps unanimously endorsed mr hipkins, avoiding the need for a party leadership contest. mr hipkins faces a general election in october which polls indicate labour could struggle to win. despite that, he's in an upbeat mood. this is the biggest privilege of the biggest responsibility of my life. i am energised and excited by the challenge that lies ahead. new zealand is the greatest little country in the world, and i have dedicated my working life to the service of our people and to making

presidentjoe biden, president andres manuel lopez 0brador and prem mr trudeau said they condemned therward to working with president lula, perhaps no surprise they came out very early on with a statement on which they all agree because there will be so much at this summit in which they don't share review. particularly on energy. recently both united states and canada use the mechanisms of their shared free trade agreement to complain about mexico's protectionist policies on its energy sector. they say that president lopez 0brador�*s decisions have been harming canadian and american firms. that needs ironing out. the other obvious area in which they don't necessarily see eye to eye is over immigration, such an important issue for president biden, domestically speaking, and recently he took a decision to allow 30,000 migrants from venezuela, cuba, nicaragua and haiti to come into the united states through legal channels. that was compensated, if you like, by decision, and acceptance by president lopez 0brador to receive the same number of us deportees each month. it shows there are area

we look at the us now, where the us house speaker kevin mccarthy is set to sit down with presidentjoe bidener a "range of issues", but it comes as the us has hit the debt ceiling, with the treasury department now having to put measures in place to stop it defaulting on that debt. the white house says the president plans to ask mccarthy how he's going to reduce the defecit and grow the economy. but speaker mccarthy told cbs' face the nation that he also wants to talk about controlling government spending. our whole government is designed to find compromise, i want to find a reasonable and a responsible way that we can lift the debt ceiling but take control of this runaway spending. i mean, if you look at the last four years, the democrats have increased spending by 30%, $400 billion. we're at 120% of gdp. we haven't been in this place of debt since world war ii, so we can't continue down this path, and i don't there's anyone in america who doesn't agree that there's some wasteful washington spending that we can eliminate. so i want to sit down together, work out an agreement that we can move

for his part, presidentjoe biden did not miss a beat, defending his administration's record in the region other country just about combined in the world. unfortunately, our responsibilityjust does not end in the western hemisphere. fanfare trumpets. as the bilateral meeting between biden and amlo grew into the full meeting of the so—called three amigos, with prime ministerjustin trudeau of canada, the emphasis was on finding shared solutions to common problems. some analysts, though, say it remains a huge challenge in a series of areas — from energy policy and security, to, crucially, immigration. mexico has insisted a lot, for instance, on the importance of regional development and subregional development, in central america in particular, as a way to address in the mid—to long—term the issue of immigration. and it is true, the us is concerned about how you get to that mid—term solution. you need a solution now. and that is true as well and that is not solved in one meeting. at the end of the two—day summit, the three leaders try to present a united front yet as they discussed the issues

white house has confirmed five additional pages of classified information were found at us presidentjoe biden delaware. his legal team acknowledged it had uncovered the documents relating to his time as vice president — hours after a statement citing the discovery of one document in a storage area at his wilmington home. additional classified materials were identified at a former office used during presidential campaigning in 2020. an independent lawyer has been appointed by the justice department to investigate whether these papers were mishandled. a short time ago i spoke to our north america correspondent, it is all terribly embarrassing. joe biden has said that he wants to be open, that he has full respect for classified documents, but under the presidential records act, it is against the law for individuals who are not authorised to actually retain possession of these sorts of documents. these sorts of documents have to be referred to the national archive, that is the law. so president biden finds himself bogged down with questions about why they didn't declare the initial ten or so docu

presidentjoe biden has visited the us border with mexico for the first time since taking office. point in the texan city of el paso — which has been struggling to cope with record numbers of illegal crossings. our correspondent sophie long sent this report from texas. everyone here has stories of suffering and survival, even those too young to yet comprehend or communicate them. few now deny there is a humanitarian crisis along the us southern border but there is deep disagreement about what should be done to resolve it. president biden met those who patrol this border day and night. the agents, his opponents say, under his administration have become little more than welcoming committees. yarad came with her husband and three children. it took months to travel here from venezuela. they've already been deported once but, undeterred, they made the dangerous journey back across the border. they left because of the broken economy, she says. and tells me she wants president biden to give them the chance to work. but yarad and herfamily are exactly the people joe biden has told not to

this is bbc news, the headlines: investigators have seized more classified documents from presidentjoe bidenel have held protests against what they say are the anti—democratic policies of benjamin netanyahu's new government. the chairman of britain's governing conservative party has issued a statement attempting to clarify his finances after reports that he paid a 7—figure sum to end a dispute with tax officials. the dispute was over shares in the survey company, yougov, which nadhim zahawi set up more than twenty years ago. britain's labour party has called on mr zahawi to resign over the matter. here's our political correspondent, helen catt. do you have anything you want to say, mr zahawi? nadhim zahawi was out and about this morning, although not to talk to the press. instead, it was a cabinet colleague who defended him to the cameras, against claims he tried to avoid tax. i don't know about nadhim's personal tax affairs, i wouldn't know them, they are personal and private to him. but he has been very clear that he has paid all his tax due in the uk, that his tax accounts are up—to—date

the white house has said five additional pages of classified material have been found at us presidentjoe bidenin delaware. his legal team acknowledged this week it had found classified documents relating to his time as vice—president at his delaware home and aides previously found another batch of classified documents at his residence, and at a former office. an independent lawyer has been appointed by thejustice department to investigate whether these papers were mishandled. our north america correspondent, david willis, has been following this story. hello, david. iwonder hello, david. i wonder if we could start first with what do we know about this particular batch of documents? when do they relate to? they are classified, but what can you tell us. 17 they are classified, but what can you tell u— they are classified, but what can you tell ve— they are classified, but what can you tell us-_ they are classified, but what can outellus. a . , , , you tell us. ? as far as republicans are concerned, _ you tell us. ? as far as republicans are concerned, this _ you tell us. ? as far as republicans

white house has confirmed five additional pages of classified information were found at us presidentjoe bidend uncovered the documents relating to his time as vice president hours after a statement citing the discovery of one document in a storage area at his wilmington home. additional classified materials were identified at a former office used during 2020 presidential campaigning. an independent lawyer has been appointed to investigate. 0ur north america correspondent, david willis has more. as far as republicans are concerned, the gift that keeps on giving, it really is. and further revelations today of five additional documents found atjoe biden�*s delaware home, in addition to one that was discovered in the garage of that home earlier in the week, in addition to the ten or so that were found at an office that the former vice president occupied when he was serving as vice president under barack 0bama. it�*s all terribly embarrassing. joe biden has said he wants to be open, that he has full respect for classified documents, but under the presidential records act, it is against the law for