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this is bbc news. here in the uk, a government minister has raised eyebrows after appearing to confuse two different countries in africa. speaking on the bbc�*s question time programme, conservative mp chris philp was asked about the government's controversial policy to depot illegal migrants to rwanda — and whether someone escaping the war in congo — would be deported to rwanda. there is an ongoing conflict between the two nations. here's the exchange. i come from a neighbouring country called congo. if you know, geographically, that is located right next door to rwanda, and right now in goma there's a genocide going on and there's such a big conflict going on of people from rwanda. so had my family members come from goma the crossing right now, where they then be sent back to the country that they're supposedly war in rwanda. does that make any sense to you? no, i think there's an exclusion on people from rwanda being sent from rwanda. they're from congo and they're supposed to be there, suppos
this is bbc news. here in the uk, a government minister has raised eyebrows after appearing to confuse two different countries in africa. speaking on the bbc�*s question time programme, conservative mp chris philp was asked about the government's controversial policy to depot illegal migrants to rwanda — and whether someone escaping the war in congo — would be deported to rwanda. there is an ongoing conflict between the two nations. here's the exchange. i come from a neighbouring country...
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bbc news. let's return to our top story. the first woman to go public with allegations against harvey weinstein was actress ashleyjudd. she says a top court overturning his 2020 conviction is "an act of institutional betrayal." she spoke to my colleague caitriona perryjust minutes ago. when you heard this morning that this conviction had been overturned, what was your first reaction? my first reaction, i was actually reserving campsites for the great american national park, yosemite, was that male sexual violence and institutional betrayal can really ruin a woman's day. there i was going about my business planning an incredible family holiday. and yet again, male entitlement to female bodies intrudes and disrupts and ambushes and takes over a woman's life. you were the first actress to speak out about harvey weinstein. talk to me a little bit about the bravery, the courage, the strength that it took for you and so many others subsequently to do that. well, i definitely want to emphasise that i
bbc news. let's return to our top story. the first woman to go public with allegations against harvey weinstein was actress ashleyjudd. she says a top court overturning his 2020 conviction is "an act of institutional betrayal." she spoke to my colleague caitriona perryjust minutes ago. when you heard this morning that this conviction had been overturned, what was your first reaction? my first reaction, i was actually reserving campsites for the great american national park, yosemite,...
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fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. this is bbc news. the us secretary of state antony blinken is in china aiming to put relations between the countries on a steadierfooting. mr blinken arrived in shanghai late on wednesday, for meetings with business leaders before heading to beijing for talks with foreign minister wang yi. though tensions have eased since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain. there was a sharp illustration of that on thursday when president biden signed a foreign aid package which includes $8 billion for allies in the asia—pacific, including taiwan. here's china's reaction. translation: the insertion of taiwan-related content i into the us congressional bill seriously violates the one china principle and the three joint communiques of china and the us, and sends the wrong signal to separatist forces in taiwan. we urge the us to honour its commitment of not supporting taiwan's independence with concrete actions and to stop arming taiwan in any way. stephen mcdonell, aid to taiwan is one
fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. this is bbc news. the us secretary of state antony blinken is in china aiming to put relations between the countries on a steadierfooting. mr blinken arrived in shanghai late on wednesday, for meetings with business leaders before heading to beijing for talks with foreign minister wang yi. though tensions have eased since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain. there was a sharp illustration of that on thursday when president...
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ellie price, bbc news. a growing number of young people in russia are being influenced by the asian music and film culture — as sanctions have made it harder to access western culture products. emily brown reports. k—pop�*s global popularity has grown over the past few years, with bands like bts achieving worldwide success, and it�*s particularly on the rise in russia. russia and china share a lengthy border, and russia has a long cultural ties with east asia. but sanctions have made it harder to access western cultural products. and that means russians are turning to countries like south korea, japan and china for entertainment. and k—pop has been gaining a lot of momentum in russia. k—pop dance schools like these have now got thousands of students practising in russian cities. and group performances in russian society are becoming more frequent. translation: people i started getting interested in k—pop covers. i think it became so widespread because a lot of k—poppers started to go out on
ellie price, bbc news. a growing number of young people in russia are being influenced by the asian music and film culture — as sanctions have made it harder to access western culture products. emily brown reports. k—pop�*s global popularity has grown over the past few years, with bands like bts achieving worldwide success, and it�*s particularly on the rise in russia. russia and china share a lengthy border, and russia has a long cultural ties with east asia. but sanctions have made it...
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this is bbc news. a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing at a school in south—west wales. two teachers and a teenage pupil were taken to hospital. police say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. tomos morgan reports: this was the scene at ysgol dyffryn aman after what was a shocking incident. two teachers and a pupil stabbed and taken to hospital with non—life—threatening injuries. a raft of emergency service vehicles and personnel attended the scene, and worried parents rushed to the gates waiting for any news. radu in year ten was inside when the alarm was raised. i was in it room and i walked out as break ended, and i heard that there's been a stabbing from this pupil, but i didn't believe her until i heard the code red. parents have been waiting here for hours outside ysgol dyffryn aman, waiting for their children to be released from their classrooms. those that have contacted their parents say they've been fed and t
this is bbc news. a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing at a school in south—west wales. two teachers and a teenage pupil were taken to hospital. police say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. tomos morgan reports: this was the scene at ysgol dyffryn aman after what was a shocking incident. two teachers and a pupil stabbed and taken to hospital with non—life—threatening injuries. a raft of emergency service...
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this is bbc news. just hours after rishi sunak�*s flagship rwanda bill was passed in the uk parliament, five people — including a child — have died while trying to cross the sea from northern france to britain. you can see the chaotic scenes on a beach near calais just before daybreak on tuesday. the incident happened as migrants tried to launch a boat and cross the channel to england. 0ur correspondent andrew harding was on that beach. let's take a look at what he witnessed — as that ill—fated crossing began. there's a real battle going on on the beach here. must be more than 100 migrants trying to get to the water. they're letting off firecrackers to try and keep the police away from them, but the police are moving in. they're trying to stop them from getting to the water. let's go ahead and see what we can see. you can see the smugglers here. some of them have sticks. they're trying to protect the migrants as they head towards the sea. to bhutan now, where the urgency of protecting tiger h
this is bbc news. just hours after rishi sunak�*s flagship rwanda bill was passed in the uk parliament, five people — including a child — have died while trying to cross the sea from northern france to britain. you can see the chaotic scenes on a beach near calais just before daybreak on tuesday. the incident happened as migrants tried to launch a boat and cross the channel to england. 0ur correspondent andrew harding was on that beach. let's take a look at what he witnessed — as that...
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this is bbc news. prime minister rishi sunak has announced a new package of military aid for ukraine worth £500 million — including 400 vehicles and long range missiles. he was speaking during a visit to poland where he held talks with nato's secretary—general. mr sunak also said uk military spending would rise to 2.5% of national income by 2030 — that's compared to under 2.1% last year. labour has already pledged 2.5% — but only when �*economic conditions allow�*. our political editor, chris mason, reports. apologies for that, we have some technical issues but let me bring you a story. a man in iraq has started the first legal action of its kind against the uk oil giant bp, over the death of his son. this is alijulood — who died at the age of 21. his father, hussein julood, alleges that gas burning at an oilfield run by bp in southern iraq caused his son's leukaemia. gas burning, known as flaring, is one of the ways the industry deals with gas released during oil extraction. esme stalla
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this is bbc news. prime minister rishi sunak has announced a new package of military aid for ukraine worth £500 million — including 400 vehicles and long range missiles. he was speaking during a visit to poland where he held talks with nato's secretary—general. mr sunak also said uk military spending would rise to 2.5% of national income by 2030 — that's compared to under 2.1% last year. labour has already pledged 2.5% — but only when 'economic conditions allow�*. 0ur political editor, chris mason, reports. europe's front line — ukrainian tanks heading into battle. a war in our back yard showing no sign of end. in neighbouring poland today, at a military base outside warsaw, the prime minister, his polish opposite number and the secretary—general of the nato defence alliance. and, from rishi sunak, this promise on defence spending... today i'm announcing the biggest strengthening of our national defence for a generation. we will increase defence spending to a new baseline of 2.5% of gdp
this is bbc news. prime minister rishi sunak has announced a new package of military aid for ukraine worth £500 million — including 400 vehicles and long range missiles. he was speaking during a visit to poland where he held talks with nato's secretary—general. mr sunak also said uk military spending would rise to 2.5% of national income by 2030 — that's compared to under 2.1% last year. labour has already pledged 2.5% — but only when 'economic conditions allow�*. 0ur political...
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this is bbc news. you are life with bbc news. we have been bringing you the story of a baby girl in gaza who was delivered basis aryan after her mother was killed in an air strike saturday night. doctors saved sabrina but her mother, father and old sister were killed. the health ministry in gaza run by hamas says at least two—thirds of those killed since the war began and children. 0ur correspondent reports now on the story. out of this hell, a new life was struggling to be born. the bomb israel dropped here would kill her father, sister and mother. doctors had only minutes to rescue the baby from her dying mother's womb. tapping to stimulate breathing. air pumped into tiny lungs. the fight to live, the strongest instinct at any age. they've called her sabreen, after her mother. "the baby is under medical care," says dr mohammed salama. "she'll stay here for three to four "weeks in the nursery and after that, "we'll see about her leaving." baby sabreen al—sakani's parents and younger sister lay among the other dead of the air
this is bbc news. you are life with bbc news. we have been bringing you the story of a baby girl in gaza who was delivered basis aryan after her mother was killed in an air strike saturday night. doctors saved sabrina but her mother, father and old sister were killed. the health ministry in gaza run by hamas says at least two—thirds of those killed since the war began and children. 0ur correspondent reports now on the story. out of this hell, a new life was struggling to be born. the bomb...
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that's all from bbc news at ten here in edinburgh... this was the last time huw edwards appeared on air, back in july last year. he'd been at the helm of the bbc�*s flagship news at ten for more than two decades. good evening. it's been a day of turmoil on the world's money markets. and we're live in washington, as donald trump celebrates a stunning victory over hillary clinton. tonight at ten, one of the biggest military operations of the past 20 years... today, the presenter resigned and left the bbc, nine months after allegations about his private life made headlines. the bbc said: "after a0 years of service, huw has explained that his decision was made on the basis of medical advice from his doctors. the bbc has accepted his resignation, which it believes will allow all parties to move forward." the moment of crowning has arrived. huw edwards was more than just a regular presenter. he's been the face of the bbc through some of the nation's landmark moments. for the fourth time in the space of five years. he presented elections...
that's all from bbc news at ten here in edinburgh... this was the last time huw edwards appeared on air, back in july last year. he'd been at the helm of the bbc�*s flagship news at ten for more than two decades. good evening. it's been a day of turmoil on the world's money markets. and we're live in washington, as donald trump celebrates a stunning victory over hillary clinton. tonight at ten, one of the biggest military operations of the past 20 years... today, the presenter resigned and...
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this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. acting is both an art and a craft. the words are written elsewhere, the action is directed by another but, ultimately, the power of the performance rests on the actor's ability to inhabit the role. so, what does it take to succeed in this precarious profession? well, my guest today, eddie marsan, is one of the uk's most recognisable and popular actors across stage and screen. his roots are genuinely working class and that is something of a rarity in the performing arts. why? eddie marsan, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. nice to be here. you do seem to be that rare breed as an actor, a guy who is constantly, permanently busy. how do you manage it? i just... i think when i first started in drama school, i was always the guy who played the old man in the chekhov piece.
this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. acting is both an art and a craft. the words are written elsewhere, the action is directed by another but, ultimately, the power of the performance rests on the actor's ability to inhabit the role. so, what does it take to succeed in this precarious profession? well, my guest today, eddie marsan, is one of the uk's most recognisable and...
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. let's turn our attention to the maul dvds —— to the maldives now. the house had been dominated by the pro—india democratic party. some saw saturday's test as a test of the plan for closer economic co—operation with china. since the september election, mr muizzu has been trying to send home a smaller garrison of 89 indians stationed in the archipelago. to ecuador: the national prison agency says they are trying to establish who's behind the death of a prison director who died on sunday. his death comes as ecuadorians have been voting in a referendum to bolster security in response to a surge in violence by drug gangs. measures include an expansion of military and police powers that will allow the military to patrol the streets alongside the police. they'll also significantly boost gun controls and impose harsher prison sentences for terrorism and drug trafficking. president daniel noboa also wants to change the constitution so ecuadoreans wanted abroad for organised crime—rel
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. let's turn our attention to the maul dvds —— to the maldives now. the house had been dominated by the pro—india democratic party. some saw saturday's test as a test of the plan for closer economic co—operation with china. since the september election, mr muizzu has been trying to send home a smaller garrison of 89 indians stationed in the archipelago. to ecuador: the national prison agency says they are...
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this is bbc news. ecuador�*s national prison agency say they are trying to establish who is behind the death of a prison director who died on sunday. his death comes as ecuadorians have been voting in a referendum to bolster security in response to a surge in violence by drugs gangs. measures include an expansion of military and police powers, that will allow the military to patrol the streets alongside the police. they'll also signicantly boost gun controls and impose harsher prison sentences for "terrorism" and drug trafficking. president daniel noboha also wants to change the constitution so ecuadoreans wanted abroad for organised crime—related offences can be extradited. our correspondent says the prison directors death is part of the growing problem. unfortunately, this doesn't come as much of a surprise to a lot of people here in ecuador. the history would suggest that whenever somebody has tried to tackle organised crime or introduce topper measures to tackle gun violence often they have bec
this is bbc news. ecuador�*s national prison agency say they are trying to establish who is behind the death of a prison director who died on sunday. his death comes as ecuadorians have been voting in a referendum to bolster security in response to a surge in violence by drugs gangs. measures include an expansion of military and police powers, that will allow the military to patrol the streets alongside the police. they'll also signicantly boost gun controls and impose harsher prison...
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this is bbc news. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has arranged an urgent meeting tomorrow with the metropolitan police commissioner to discuss the row over the way police treated a jewish man during a pro—palestinian protest in london earlier this month. prime minister — rishi sunak — said he was "appalled" by the incident. here's angus crawford. if i can ask you to stay there, please. thank you very much. gideon falter wants to cross the road — through a pro—palestine march. when the crowd is gone, i will happily escort you out. but he's told that's not possible. but why? you are quite openlyjewish, this is a pro—palestinian march. i'm not accusing you of anything, but i am worried about the reaction to your presence. when he challenges police, he's given an ultimatum. if you choose to remain here, because you are causing a breach of peace with all these other people, you will be arrested. that's not acceptable. today, he's calling for the head of the met to resign. after six months of si
this is bbc news. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has arranged an urgent meeting tomorrow with the metropolitan police commissioner to discuss the row over the way police treated a jewish man during a pro—palestinian protest in london earlier this month. prime minister — rishi sunak — said he was "appalled" by the incident. here's angus crawford. if i can ask you to stay there, please. thank you very much. gideon falter wants to cross the road — through a pro—palestine...
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you're live with bbc news. to the italian island of capri, where aid to ukraine dominated discussions on day two of talks between g7 foreign ministers. ukraine's foreign minister dmytro kuleba also joined those talks, and said there needs to be a change in strategy if kyiv is going to fight off russia's continued aggression. our correspondent jessica parker is there and sent this report. a majorfocus here is ukraine's calls for more air defence systems. the nato secretary—general, jens stoltenberg is here in capri. he said earlier there is an urgent critical need, that russia is pushing on the whole front line whilst carrying out waves of air strikes. but, look, this is a g7 foreign ministers meeting — ukraine's foreign minister is here but it's not a formal weapons pledging session. that being said, they can discuss, they can coordinate. but speaking to officials today, the mood on this issue overall is somewhat downbeat. causing a bit more optimism, though, is the prospect of a vote in congress on the lon
you're live with bbc news. to the italian island of capri, where aid to ukraine dominated discussions on day two of talks between g7 foreign ministers. ukraine's foreign minister dmytro kuleba also joined those talks, and said there needs to be a change in strategy if kyiv is going to fight off russia's continued aggression. our correspondent jessica parker is there and sent this report. a majorfocus here is ukraine's calls for more air defence systems. the nato secretary—general, jens...
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laura bicker, bbc news, dongguan. taylor swift releases her latest album on friday — and it's hotly anticipated by her legions of fans. so much so that it seems to have already leaked online. mark savage reports. taylor swift is the biggest selling musician in the world, boom time for netflix as the streaming platform sees a bumper— streaming platform sees a bumper crop of subscribers, and we look— bumper crop of subscribers, and we look at — bumper crop of subscribers, and we look at why the united states _ we look at why the united states is looking at a bill that— states is looking at a bill that could ban tech talks. i'm i' m steve i'm steve lines. let's begin in the united states where the earnings season for the technology giant has kicked off and netflix is reporting revenue for the january to march quarter. it beat expectations, partly due to the subscribers it added over the period. technology and media analyst ben barringer broke down the numbers for us. the numbers _ down the numbers for us. the n
laura bicker, bbc news, dongguan. taylor swift releases her latest album on friday — and it's hotly anticipated by her legions of fans. so much so that it seems to have already leaked online. mark savage reports. taylor swift is the biggest selling musician in the world, boom time for netflix as the streaming platform sees a bumper— streaming platform sees a bumper crop of subscribers, and we look— bumper crop of subscribers, and we look at — bumper crop of subscribers, and we look at...
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mark savage, bbc news. that's all for now. stay with bbc news. hello, there. some beautiful rainbows spotted again on thursday, particularly across parts of scotland, such as here in aberdeenshire. and there will be more rainbows on friday with sunshine and showers still very much the theme of the day, but lots more dry weather to come in the forecast as we head through the weekend and into the start of next week now with high pressure starting to edge in from the west, killing off some of those showers by the time we get to the end of the afternoon. it's a cloudy, mild start to the day across england and wales, it's a little brighter further north across scotland and northern ireland, the focus of the showers gradually shifting further southwards as we head through the afternoon across the midlands, down through central southern england. now, there will be quite a brisk and a chilly northerly to northwesterly wind blowing, lightening again by the time we get to the end of the day. quite a range of temperatures, too, just eight celsius in aberdeenshire with th
mark savage, bbc news. that's all for now. stay with bbc news. hello, there. some beautiful rainbows spotted again on thursday, particularly across parts of scotland, such as here in aberdeenshire. and there will be more rainbows on friday with sunshine and showers still very much the theme of the day, but lots more dry weather to come in the forecast as we head through the weekend and into the start of next week now with high pressure starting to edge in from the west, killing off some of...
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olga ivshina, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's turn our attention to myanmar now, where officials say the jailed democracy leader, aung san suu kyi, has been moved from prison to house arrest. it comes amid a heatwave prompting emergency measures, to protect inmates. the nobel laureate who's 78, is serving a 27—year sentence for various offences, including corruption. but her supporters say they're trumped up charges, aimed at legitimising a military coup, back in 2021. opponents of the military, along with long—standing ethnic insurgents, have been gaining ground in a civil war. thousands of members of the myanmar army have died, deserted their posts or surrendered following a string of defeats. a new conscription drive has prompted thousands of young men to flee the country. jonathan head has been to the border town of mae sot in thailand, to meet some of those escaping the draft. thailand is bracing for the impact of a civil war in myanmar which has come right up to the border. across the river, ethnic karen insurgent
olga ivshina, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's turn our attention to myanmar now, where officials say the jailed democracy leader, aung san suu kyi, has been moved from prison to house arrest. it comes amid a heatwave prompting emergency measures, to protect inmates. the nobel laureate who's 78, is serving a 27—year sentence for various offences, including corruption. but her supporters say they're trumped up charges, aimed at legitimising a military coup,...
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james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. now one of the main stories we've been following this week is the jury selection for the the trial of donald trump in new york — the first president — former or current — to face a criminal trial. so far seven jurors have been selected — deemed suitable for the job. as ever — mr trump's been surrounded by papparazzi every day as he makes his way into the courtroom — but once he's inside, the cameras have to stop. instead, it's down to the reporters in the room sending updates — and the courtroom sketch artists — painting a picture of what's going on inside. for a unique perspective into the trump trial. i spoke to courtroom artist jane rosenberg. in this courtroom, i'm not very close like i was in thejean carroll trial, when i sit in the jury box for the pre trial and when... in all its cases, i've been very close to trump's civil fraud, but this during jury selection, they fill up the whole courtroom with potentialjurors and they allow six pool reporters to sit in the
james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. now one of the main stories we've been following this week is the jury selection for the the trial of donald trump in new york — the first president — former or current — to face a criminal trial. so far seven jurors have been selected — deemed suitable for the job. as ever — mr trump's been surrounded by papparazzi every day as he makes his way into the courtroom — but once he's inside, the cameras have to stop. instead, it's down to the reporters...
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bbc news, swindon. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. you can also follow us on our social media platforms as well. goodbye for now. hello. slowly but surely, the weather is going to turn a little bit drier, but not an awful lot warmer as we head towards the end of the week. high pressure is tantalizingly close — sitting to the west of the uk, but still far enough away that weather systems can move in around the top of that area of high pressure — bringing cloud, bringing outbreaks of rain. that's exactly what we're going to see through the day on thursday ahead of that cold, frosty start, but we will see some spells of sunshine. that will hold on across southern counties of england, but further north, it's a story of increasing clouds, some outbreaks of rain. rain for a good part of the day across scotland, some patchy rain for northern ireland. temperatures just a little bit up on where they have been recently, eight to 15 degrees. now through thursday night, we'll see clouds and increasingly light and patchy rain pushing southward
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. india is gearing up for a general election, set to be the largest the world has ever seen. just under one billion people are eligible to vote, that's roughly one in eight of the entire global population, and more than 13 million indian citizens who live abroad can also cast ballots, but they'd need to return to india in person to do so. the voting takes place over six weeks, beginning this friday, with the result expected, at the beginning ofjune. the polls suggest the prime minister, narendra modi, will win a third successive term. but he is a controversial figure, as yogita limaye reports. "thank you, modi," a woman shouts, waiting for the prime minister to arrive. modi, modi! narendra modi is the reigning superstar of indian politics. rallies like these are an integral part of an indian election, but only a few leaders have evoked such a response in the country's history. what we are seeing here is the confidence of a party that very much believes it's going to win another resoundi
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. india is gearing up for a general election, set to be the largest the world has ever seen. just under one billion people are eligible to vote, that's roughly one in eight of the entire global population, and more than 13 million indian citizens who live abroad can also cast ballots, but they'd need to return to india in person to do so. the voting takes place over six weeks, beginning this friday, with the result...