just to take you back, mr yang had been in the uk, order. he had been here for quite a long time, he is a 50—year—old chinese national, and he had built up a close relationship with prince andrew but he had been stopped at the border of the uk, immigration and security services had searched his phone, find information on the and he was subsequently banned from the uk by the then home secretary suella braverman. now, it was in response to that band that mr yang had bought a legal challenge, that legal challenge he lost which meant that his banning was upheld but the order not to name him was still in place. that has been lifted today so we can now name him. studio: and remind us of the alleged relationship between him and prince andrew? yes. him and prince andrew? yes, this goes _ him and prince andrew? yes, this goes back _ him and prince andrew? yes, this goes back some - him and prince andrew? yes, this goes back some time. i him and prince andrew? yes, j this goes back some time. mr yang, as we understand it, was born in china, studied in

yang tentbo, the tip of the iceberg. yang tengbo. h6. _ the tip of the iceberg.berg. yang tengbo, h6, was in - the tip of the iceberg. yang tengbo, h6, was in fact - the tip of the iceberg. yang | tengbo, h6, was in fact not the tip of the iceberg. yang l tengbo, h6, was in fact not a lone wolf. he was one of some 40,000 members of the united works department which is the intelligence security committee report saying last year were known to government had penetrated every sector of the uk economy, spying, stealing intellectual property, influencing and shaping our institutions. we don't know that our agents now are frustrated by lack of action, as they say, but they don't seem to have the tools they need to deal with this and one of those is staring us in the face. will the government to commit to putting china now in the enhanced tea of the foreign influence relations scheme and will they do it now, no more delay? there is no need for delay. in delay? there is no need for dela . , , ., delay. in response, the home office minister _ delay. in response, the home o

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yang is appealing his banned from the u.k.today for his own anonymity to be listed, insisting he is an entrepreneur, trying to build bridges between east and west. in a statement, he said "i've done nothing wrong or unlawful. the description of me as a spy is entirely untrue," adding "i would never do anything to harm this country, it is my second home." what it has done is that challenge to a political debate here. the government wants to reach out and engage with china, but that comes with risk. >> somebody with security forces was allowed to get so close to the royal family without properly scrutinizing them. >> the pacific -- sycophantic tone he took a few weeks ago may not be very wise. damian: china offers economic opportunity. keir starmer wants to see is that, but he should be wary of the true cost that might bring. damian grammaticas, bbc news. christian: he says he's fallen victim to a change political climate, but there has been an in depth -- he was working for the front work department, an arm of the chinese commu

mr yang is appealing his ban from the uk.ked today for his own anonymity to be lifted, insisting he's an entrepreneur trying to build bridges between east and west. in a statement, he said: "i have done nothing wrong or unlawful. the description of me as a spy is entirely untrue." adding: "i love this country as my second home. i would never do anything to harm the interests of the uk." what the case of yang tengbo and prince andrew has now done is add charge to a political debate here. the government wants to reach out and engage with china. conservatives say that comes with risks. when it comes to a member of the royalfamily, i simply say this, how was it that somebody who was known to the security forces, was allowed to get so close to a member of the royal family without proper scrutiny, exposing them 7 given what we've learned and what we know, these very close relations that the prime minister is apparently attempting may not be wise. and the rather sycophantic tone the prime minister took with president xi at the 620 a

tengbo, also known as chris yang, whether or not we could name him.into court, it became clear that mr yang's lawyers were going to apply to have his anonymity lifted. this is a very, very unusual situation because typically in a case such as this, before the special immigration appeals commission, the semi—secret court applicants who have been effectively banned from the uk, either as a national security risk because they are a suspected spy, or for or perhaps a suspected terrorist, tend to want to keep their anonymity because of effectively, the potential crushing blow this allegation has to their reputation were it to be public. but mr yang said he wanted to go on the front foot and to be public about this and through his, um, through his lawyers. he told the court that there had been an enormous amount of media reporting and speculation about his relationship with prince andrew, and about his identity and about his activities. and also he was aware of the possibility, the chat that he may get named in parliament and the parliamentary privilege. th

mr yang is appealing his ban from the uk.r his own anonymity to be lifted, insisting he's an entrepreneur trying to build bridges between east and west. in a statement, he said: adding: what the case of yang tengbo and prince andrew has now done is add charge to a political debate here. the government wants to reach out and engage with china. conservatives say that comes with risks. how was it that somebody who was known to the security forces, was allowed to get so close to a member of the royal family without proper scrutiny, exposing them? and the rather sycophantic tone the prime minister took with president xi at the 620 a few weeks ago may not be very wise. china offers economic opportunities — keir starmer wants to seize those. but should he be wary of the true cost that might bring? damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. let's talk to laura bicker our correspondent in beijing. what is being said where you are? $5 correspondent in beijing. what is being said where you are? as you can exect, being said where you are

he had been referred to as h six and he can now be named as yang tengbo, also known as chris yang.had been lifting of that order. to take you back, mryang had been in the uk, he had been here for a long time, he is a 50—year—old chinese national. and he had built up a close relationship with prince andrew. but he had been stopped at the border of the uk, immigration and security services had searched his phone, found information on there and he was subsequently banned from the uk. by the dense home secretary sabella brown. in response to that been mr yang brought a legal challenge, that legal challenge he lost, which meant that his court, his banning was upheld, but that ban on his name or the order not to name him was still in place, that has been lifted today so we can now name him. and it reminded us of the alleged relationship between him and prince andrew. this noes him and prince andrew. this goes back — him and prince andrew. this goes back sometime. - him and prince andrew. ti 3 goes back sometime. mr yang, as we understand it, he was born in china, studied in china, came t

mr yang is appealing his ban from the uk.fted, insisting he's an entrepreneur trying to build bridges between east and west. in a statement, he said: what the case of yang tengbo and prince andrew has now done is add charge to a political debate here. the government wants to reach out and engage with china. conservatives say that comes with risks. how was it that somebody who was known to the security forces was allowed to get so close to a member of the royal family without proper scrutiny, exposing them? the rather sycophantic tone the prime minister took with president xi at the 620 a few weeks ago may not be very wise. china offers economic opportunities. keir starmer wants to seize those. but should he be wary of the true cost that might bring? damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. a new yorkjudge has ruled that president—elect donald trump's hush—money case should not be dismissed. trump's lawyers argued that the case would hinder his ability to govern during his upcoming second term. they tried to have it dismisse

mr yang is appealing his ban from the uk. bridges between east and west. in a statement, he said... ..adding... what the case of yang tengbo and prince andrew has now done is add charge to a political debate here. the government wants to reach out and engage with china. conservatives say that comes with risks. how was it that somebody who was known to the security forces was allowed to get so close to a member of the royal family without proper scrutiny exposing them? the rather sycophantic tone the prime minister took with president xi at the 620 a few weeks ago may not be very wise. china offers economic opportunities. keir starmer wants to seize those. but should he be wary of the true cost that might bring? damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. two people are dead and six others injured after a school shooting in the us state of wisconsin. the victims are a teacher and a teenage student.police say the shooter is also dead. the shooting happened at a private christian academy in the state capital, madison. police said

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mr yang is appealing his ban from the uk.y for his own anonymity to be lifted, insisting he's an entrepreneur trying to build bridges between east and west. in a statement, he said: "i have done nothing wrong or unlawful. the description of me as a spy is entirely untrue." adding: "i love this country as my second home. i would never do anything to harm the interests of the uk." what the case of yang tengbo and prince andrew has now done is add charge to a political debate here. the government wants to reach out and engage with china. conservatives say that comes with risks. how was it that somebody who was known to the security forces was allowed to get so close to a member of the royal family without proper scrutiny exposing them? the rather sycophantic tone the prime minister took with president xi at the 620 a few weeks ago may not be very wise. china offers economic opportunities. keir starmer wants to seize those. but should he be wary of the true cost that might bring? damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. our sen

mr yang is appealing his ban from the uk., insisting he's an entrepreneur trying to build bridges between east and west. in a statement, he said: adding: what the case of yang tengbo and prince andrew has now done is add charge to a political debate here. the government wants to reach out and engage with china. conservatives say that comes with risks. how was it that somebody who was known to the security forces was allowed to get so close to a member of the royal family without proper scrutiny, exposing them? the rather sycophantic tone the prime minister took with president xi at the 620 a few weeks ago may not be very wise. china offers economic opportunities. keir starmer wants to seize those. but should he be wary of the true cost that might bring? damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. tributes have been pouring in for one of india's best—loved musicians, the tabla maestro zakir hussain, who died in in a us hospital on sunday. he died of a chronic lung disease. the indian prime minister, narendra modi, said he would

yang. an all-new "closer look." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] and now, seth meyers. >> seth: good evening, everybody. i'm seth meyers. this is "late night." we hope you're doing well. and now if you don't mind, we're going to get to the news. president-elect trump attended the ufc championship at madison square garden over the weekend with elon musk, vivek ramaswamy, and robert f. kennedy jr. ugh, look at them. it's like if "entourage" was all turtles. [ laughter ] in a speech at the america first policy institute gala, president-elect trump said that elon musk likes mar-a-lago and added, quote, "i can't get him out of here." oh, that's easy. if you want him to leave, just invite his kids over. [ audience ohs ] [ laughter ] it's a suggestion. you don't have to take it. [ laughter ] president biden yesterday became the first sitting u.s. president to visit the amazon rain forest. even crazier, this is what he looked like when he came back. [ laughter ] he's working for beetlejuice now. [ light l

i'm john yang.or more than a half century, syria has been ruled with an iron fist by the assad regime, first hafez al-assad and then his son bashar. it all came to an end this weekend with stunning and lightning speed, as rebels moved into the syrian capital of damascus, took the city, and with it, the country. across syria today, gunfire, chanting, and cheers in celebration of the end of an era. the rebels faced no opposition as they advanced overnight. russian state media said president bashar al-assad fled to moscow where he was granted asylum. at a mosque in the capital city, the leader of the largest insurgent group addressed his fighters. >> this victory, my brothers, is for the islamic nation. this victory is a new history for the region. john: ordinary citizens roam the presidential palace in damascus, taking selfies. across the country, symbols of the assad family's repressive 53 years in power came toppling down. in 1974 president nixon became the first u.s. president to visit syria, meeti

i'm john yang. president-elect trump continues stocking his new administration with staunch loyalists. he said this weekend he'll nominate kash patel to be fbi director. patel is an ardent supporter of mr. trump and says the fbi is part of what he calls the deep state conspiracy against the president-elect and his allies. on social media last night, mr. trump said patel played a pivotal role in uncovering the "russia, russia, russi hoax, standing as an advocate for truth, accountability and the constitution. the job requires senate confirmation. ryan reilly covers the justice department and federal law enforcement for nbc news. he's the author of "sedition hunters: how january sixth broke the justice system." ryan, tell us who kash patel is? what is background? what's his relationship to mr. trump? ryan yeah, so he started off as : a staffer with devon nunez, which is really what sort of got him into donald trump's orbit, and i think what he's most known for is being willing to do sort of whatever d

i'm john yang.ebel forces are spreading further into aleppo today, taking control of landmarks in syria's second-largest city and encountering little resistance from government forces. a war monitoring group said airstrikes late friday killed 20 insurgent fighters. syria's army says dozens of its soldiers have been killed since the surprise offensive was launched on wednesday. rebels celebrated outside the city's historic citadel. >> it is an indescribable feeling. my older brother was martyred here in aleppo 13 years ago. praise to god. praise to god. john: opposition forces hadn't attacked the city since 2016 when president bashar al-assad regained full control. an israeli airstrike on a car in gaza today has killed five people, including charity workers. the world central kitchen, which provides food relief, says they are pausing operations in gaza for the second time this year. in april, seven of its workers were killed in an israeli strike. israel says one of the charity's employees killed toda

i'm john yang. the risks facing u.s.s targeting iran-backed houthi rebels in yemen came into sharp focus this morning, when, according to central command, a u.s. navy guided-missile cruiser mistakenly shot down an american fighter jet over the red sea. both pilots of the fa-18 ejected, and were recovered alive. one suffered minor injuries. u.s. central command said warships and aircraft had earlier shot down houthi drones and an anti-ship cruise missile. the friendly-fire incident is being investigated. in gaza, airstrikes overnight killed nearly two dozen people, including five children. one strike hit a school that housed displaced people. the israeli military said it targeted the area because hamas militants were also sheltered there. the other strike hit a home in deir al-balah, where relatives scrambled to find several children, who were all sleeping in the living room. despite the violence, israeli authorities allowed a catholic cardinal into gaza today to celebrate mass with the small catholic community there. it

i'm john yang. today, a week after life inside syria was upended as rebels toppled president bashar al assad's regime, there were flickering signs of normalcy. syrian christians attended regular sunday services and schools reopened. now, as the country's new leaders begin to chart a path forward, the u.n. envoy to syria says the lightning offensive should be followed by a quick end to the sanctions the west imposed after assad crushed the arab spring anti-government protests more than a decade ago. leila molana allen is in aleppo tonight. leila, you've spent this past week traveling all around syria. what have you been seeing, what have you been hearing? leila: i have, john. in the last few days, i have followed the path backwards that the rebel groups followed through syria. i started in damascus and moved up into the second biggest city in the country, aleppo. today up into what were the rebel held areas in the northwest, but much of the country is now rebel held so they can't be called that anymo

yang, who got paid the most?cific, but just indicate who was the highest-paid one. okay. >> taika waititi. >> ronny: taika, that makes sense. taika was the director of the pilot and the ep on the show as well. i feel like, i did the press tour with you for the show and everyone wants the elevator pitch for the show, which is so annoying, because it is like, tell me in five seconds or i won't watch it. now that we have time and this is my show now, so [bleep] the elevator pitch. tell us what the show was about. >> you would think i would have it down by now. you know, it is a show, i think it is about roles. i think it is about how people, like, imagine if you woke up one day and you were living inside of a universe where spider-man was real. and, like, spider-man was on the news and you weren't a superhero, you were just, oh, there is spider-man. >> ronny: you are just some asian guy. >> you are just some asian guy in a spider-man movie. that is sort of what this is like. it is like, willis wu, the main character

the man yang zheng bo was publicly identified after the judge ruled his anonymity should be removed.ang was authorized to act on prince andrew's behalf during business meetings with potential chinese investors in the u.k. he was also invited to andrew's 60th birthday party in 2020. yang said in a statement he had done nothing wrong or unlawful, and that the widespread description of him as a spy is entirely untrue. four major political parties have already announced their candidates for chancellor. when germany goes to early elections next year. olaf scholz will stand again, but his political career may never recover from the defeat that he suffered on monday. cnn's sebastian shukla has that story from berlin. >> reporter the german chancellor, olaf scholz, lost a vote of confidence that he called in himself. >> on monday, he lost that vote by 394 votes against him versus the 207 votes in favor of him. what that means is that germany is now almost certainly headed towards a federal election, the date most likely to be the 23rd of february. now, the vote today came about because olaf

yang tengbo said he did nothing wrong and will appeal.k? —— to ban him from the uk. also tonight, bashar al—assad said he never intended to flee to russia. and our expert make ek is here for tonight's security brief. —— are expert. good evening. the alleged chinese spy with alleged chinese spy with alleged links to

actress and comedian zhao yang summer. and he has to sit down to put the star on the top of the tree because he's big. >> new york times bestselling author, comedian and former nwa world champion tyron. >> okay, drew. what do you think about about doge? >> i love it. you love doge? oh my god. >> i've been praying for something like this for 20 years. >> i always wonder what would happen if people just downsized federal government by 20%. it's so gone, so far beyond its original intent. >> yeah, i got to tell you a quick story. remember about ten years ago when chelsea handler had that talk show on netflix? of course, she goes, you know, i don't know anything about education. so because i'm not educated, so i'm going to bring in the secretary of education and learn something about education. this was president obama's secretary of education. and this nice young man comes on and she goes, what is education? what do you do as secretary of education? he goes, what do i do? i protect the civil liberties of every student in this

uh, in the yeah, hours since uh, the sunrise. yang hayes, full and uh uh, the right messages are certainly being sent out. uh, we saw before that the, um steering prime minister is still in place. uh, the syrian government institutions are still running and they'll be some period of transition. exactly what that will look like. we're not sure. um. so until we know what that means, the originally implications. a still being sorted out, but we already know at the moment that is a to be applied for or writing an interest in syria and the region and also russian interests not any in syria bidding that brought the middle east as well. so there's already ramifications occurring in the earliest days. we've heard reports that assad has fled, damascus, though his whereabouts are not known. if he has indeed left the country, where could he have gone? or i think last april, last name zachary same question, that might be the ty stopped. uh, uh, he has left uh for an interim location. uh, events move very quickly. um over the past few days. so. uh perhaps, who is this guy plan hadn't bain, particularly

uh, in the yeah. hours since uh, the sunrise yang haze. full and uh the right messages are certainly being sent out . and we saw before that the searing prime minister is still in place. the syrian government institutions are still running and they'll be some period of transition. exactly what that will look like. we're not sure. um, so until we know what that means, the originally implications as still being sorted out. but we already know at the moment that is a to be belie floor or writing an interest in syria and the region, and also russian interests not any in syria but in the middle east as well. so there's already ramifications occurring in the earliest days that was roger r shanahan, a middle east analyst, and a former army officer with the when well, a summer mohammed is a journalist based income, usually a city in northeastern serious curtis region. a short time ago, i asked him to tell us more about reports that rebels were attacking kurdish forces . thanks for having b. yeah, that is kind of closer is hoping you can, you know,

been named after a court order protecting his identity was lifted, he is here a businessman named as yangecret national security court. the important thing to note here is that it was him that agreed to have his anonymity lifted and we know more about what he and his lawyers are thinking because we have just had a statement through from them and we can bring that to you now. he says, due to the high level of speculation and misreporting in the media and elsewhere, i have asked my legal team to disclose my identity. i have done nothing wrong or unlawful and the concerns raised by the home office against me are ill 0ffice against me are ill founded. the widespread description of me as a spy is entirely untrue. this is why i applied for a review of the home office's decision in the first place and why i'm seeking permission to appeal the special immigration appeals decision for some it is also why i am revealing anonymity. i have been excluded from seeing most of the evidence used against me under a process which is widely agreed by those special immigration appeals commission is practitione

. >> that intersection of east and west of yin and yang, talk about the black and white lines. >> let me give you another image. my father came from a farm and thought we should have some bees. but when he went to rob those bees, it would be like a side show. he would have one of these straw hats with a brim and mosquito netting all over him. he always got stung. finally our cook said you know there is a bee professional in the town. why don't you have him come in? so he did. he came in in long robe, scholar's hat. a man of dignity. when he went to the bees he rolled back his long sleeve and just moved in with his hand. it was like a dance, the way he worked with the bees. they were all over him, and he came out with never a sting and he got his honey. i have that image that's remained with me. here are antagonists. you've got a thief coming. but look at the way they work together and look how it comes out with no sting. it's a parable for life. i advise you in your next confrontation to go at it that way. >> houston smith, thank you. we'll be back and you will stay with us and do ano

her "pbs news hour," i'm john yang.mna: remember, there's a lot more online including a story about st. louis becoming the latest u.s. city to recommend reparations. geoff: that is "the newshour" for tonight. amna: thank you for joining us. >> major funding for "the pbs news hour" has been provided by the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions, and friends of "the news hour" including jim and nancy bildner and the rob and virginia schiller foundation, the ford foundation, working with visionaries on the frontline of social change worldwide, and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.] ♪ >>> hello, everyone, and welcome to amanpour & company. here is what's coming up. >> i think president trump lives off actually a

for the pbs "news hour," i'm john yang. ♪ william: the u.s.red this past summer. it was in bethlehem, pennsylvania, where a historic settlement of the moravian church, along with three other such settlements in germany, denmark, and northern ireland, were collectively named a world heritage site this year. digital video producer tim mcphillips went to bethlehem to see what made this moravian settlement so unique. reporter: this holiday season in bethlehem, pennsylvania looks like it does every year. a christmas tree stands by city hall with a nativity scene at its base. twinkling lights adorn the city's main street. but one thing is new. this summer, the united nations educational, scientific, and cultural organization, or unesco, deemed this place as the united states's 26th unesco world heritage site. >> they date back to 1857. the followers of a catholic priest and reformer formed what they called the unity and bretheren in the czech republic area. they eventually became known as the moravian church. reporter: janelle is the senior pastor a

s the french government collapses after prime minister michelle bowen yang -- the prime minister receivesof no confidence. the chief executive of a major u.s. health care company is shot dead on the streets of new york city. a manhunt is underway. welcome to world news america. hours ago, prime minister michel barnier was ousted. parliament united to vote in support of the motion toppling the government and making michel barnier the shortest serving prime minister in history. 331 mps voted to remove him. earlier in the day the prime minister defended himself at the end of a heated debate at the national assembly. he used special powers to push through a social security budget bill without. the approval of the assembly. now that mr. barnier has lost the vote, france faces uncertainty. anonymous sources tell reuters that president macron is looking to appoint a new prime minister and the president is expected to address the nation thursday evening. >> france has been thrown into political crisis and economic instability by the vote, the first time in's 1962 that the french prime minister ha

john yang has our report.wo days of fierce fighting as the opposition dealt with both the regime and russian airstrikes, today the city of hama in central syria fell to opposition forces. locals and others rejoiced. it is a key strategic hub in the fight for syria that lies at the crossroads of aleppo and damascus on the m five highway which is a vital route connecting syria's northern and southern regions. it is also home to the hama military air base, and now both the base and its stockpile are in the hands of the opposition coalition led by the hayyat tahrir al-sham and syrian national army opposition groups. the city had been in the regime's hands. for the past 13 years of civil war. until today. how big a deal is it now that the rebels grab hama? >> it is a huge deal. pushing further south. the rebel forces are now into what's called the spine of the country. it really is where the two parts of syria that the two the the neck and the in the base of syria connect. and that's why it's strategically importan

however, the latest crisis involving his personal connection to an alleged chinese spy, yang tengbo,e would honourably withdraw from family events. so unlike previous years — this was christmas in 2023 — he is spending the festive period at home in windsor rather than at sandringham, a further distancing of the king from his younger brother. after that first walkabout for the king on easter sunday here in windsor, the palace were keen to stress this wasn't a return to a full schedule of engagements. but as the months went on, it became clear the king did want to get back out as much as possible, at least as much as the queen and his doctors would allow. it seemed appropriate that the king's first engagement in april was to a leading cancer hospital in central london. staff and patients packed the entrance hall to see him. this was a visit with a difference. the king could not only empathise with the patients... this is one! ..he was one of them. take care. good to meet you. over the following months, the king increased his visibility. there were two state visits — here, hosting the e

i'm ali rogin, john yang is away. we begin with breaking news tonight as we learn that former president jimmy carter has died. the 100-year-old, known for his humble beginnings and unlikely road to the white house, served from january 1977 to january 1981. history shaped carter's one term in office, including an economic recession, the iran hostage crisis, and the camp david accords between israel and egypt. carter was this country's longest-living former president and he died today at his home in plains, georgia, surrounded by family. special correspondent judy woodruff looks back at his towering life. >> in december of 1974, there was a major headline on the editorial page of the atlantic constitution that said, jimmy carter is running for what? judy: he was seemingly the longest of long shots when he jumped into the 1976 presidential race, but jimmy carter wound up celebrating on election night. >> i pray i can live up to your confidence and never disappoint you. judy: it was the pinnacle of a wide-ranging life tha

the same sky chiffon police yang hopes to reach with his rockets one day in the space industry. emotional highs and lows are close, sped colors. anyone working here needs to handle frustration? well, even ellen musk didn't succeed every time for steph, i'm pretty sure there's no turning back the do you got to take, take, make. these are keeping everything about rocket technology is so incredibly difficult. you're working so close to the limit the indian and see if find yourself getting very close to the laws that gone or whoever created the universe headset. and then you realize that while these laws are fixed and so you can get much further than you originally thought. think the back to the austrian space forums. mars mission. the space habitat may not be finished. but 2 analog astronauts are being prepped for their 1st extra vehicular activity. soon, a 6 member crew is set to live in these quarters in isolation for 4 weeks. the the check the part of the family. today we're just going to do a short exploration around for habitat and trying to see what the grounds like when walking in. so

yang tengbo, until today known only as h6, was banned from the uk last year on national security groundsnce andrew will notjoin the king and the rest of the royal family for their traditional christmas celebration at sandringham. german chancellor olaf scholz has lost a vote of confidence in parliament, paving the way for early elections in febuary. scholz called monday's vote and expected to lose it but he has hopes that an early election will revive his political party. this comes after his coalition government collapsed last month about spending updating you on the breaking news, there has been a 7.3 magnitude earthquake striking vanuatu. authorities have removed a tsunami warning. it is unclear the extent of any damage at the moment, but we will keep across it for you and bring you any updates. do stay with us for plenty more news. business today is up next. hello there. it's been a mild start to the week. temperatures at swanage in dorset on monday reached 13 celsius. it'll be mild on tuesday as well, but again, there'll be a lot of cloud around. we're on the warmer side of thejet s

john yang is away.dent-elect donald trump has urged the supreme court to block a law that would force the popular social media app tiktok to be sold or shut down. it's set to take effect the day before his inauguration. the app has over a billion monthly active users. tik tok has said more than 150 million are in the u.s. but the biden administration says tiktok poses "grave national security threats" because its china-based parent company bytedance is subject to the will of the chinese communist party. in a legal filing last night, trump told the justices that a delay would allow his administration to "negotiate a resolution to save the platform while addressing national security concerns." bobby allyn is a technology correspondent for npr. thank you so much for being here. let's remind folks, this tiktok lot just past earlier this year. why did proponents of the law want to see had passed? -- to see it passed? how did tiktok respond? bobby: tiktok's problem has always been china. since the app surged

after verification, we have confirmed that a south korean drone was indeed sent to p on yang. the defense counter intelligence command appears to have planned a drone dispatch. while some lawmakers also claim that south korean special forces were involved in or this trade in the crisis. there are people in that unit who disguise themselves as north korean agents and north korean soldiers. i think they were used as agents who create a pretext by disguising themselves as north korean soldiers causing terrorism and then fleeing cleaning that north korea invaded the south or that spies did it. military officials themselves are now claiming the now impeach president may have plunged the country into political turmoil for his own interest. when aust, did you know that they were going to hit the drones or the prisoners in north korea? special forces come on the clock jungling said i understood that they were going to hit them, implying that he assumed a northwind situation would be created. us decision to declare martial law lead south korea to its biggest upheaval in decades. so it'