Chapter 1: What led to the seizure of two Venezuela-linked tankers by the US?
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Olen Janet Jalil ja 16 Hours GMT. Joulukuussa 7.7. nämä ovat meidän mainitsemat. Yhdysvallat sanoo, että russinen tankki on saapunut Länsi-Atlantissa ja toinen Karabiinissa. Ne ovat kuitenkin liittyneet Venäjän öljyyn. Suomi käsittelee Yhdysvallan, kun presidentti Trump sanoo, että Venäjä vaihtaa tensiä miljoonia öljyä hänen kontrollinsa.
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The United States says it seized two oil tankers with connections to Venezuela. One that the US had been pursuing for weeks since intercepting it off the Venezuelan coast was boarded in the North Atlantic between Iceland and Britain. During the chase, the ship, which is reported to be empty of cargo, changed its name and adopted a Russian flag. Before the tanker was seized, Russian naval support, including a submarine, had been on its way to escort it.
The second vessel, which was carrying oil and sailing under a Cameroonian flag, was seized in the Caribbean. It's now being escorted to a U.S. port. A former Russian deputy foreign minister, Andrei Fedorov, told the BBC Moscow would take the U.S. action very seriously. For Russia it's a very important thing because if there will be attack from U.S.,
It will be considered as an attack on Russia and it could lead to very critical or maybe even crisis situation in relations between Russia and US. The BBC's diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams is following developments from Washington DC and gave this update on the seizures.
The first of the two tankers was the Marinara, the vessel previously known as the Bella 1. Now this has been the subject of interest to the American authorities since an initial attempt to intercept it near the Caribbean or in the Caribbean last month.
It managed to avoid being captured at that point, headed back out into the North Atlantic, where it has finally been apprehended about 200 kilometers off the south coast of Iceland, despite, it seems, the presence nearby of a Russian submarine, which was sent apparently in an effort to escort this tanker, this tanker which had only in the last, what, 10 days or so, reflagged itself, taken a Russian flag and changed its name.
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Chapter 2: How did the US Coast Guard track the Russian tanker in the North Atlantic?
So that's the Marinara. The second of the two tankers was the Sofia, seized somewhere much closer to Venezuela. I think this brings to fore the number of vessels that the Americans have seized since early December. Vessels which they say are part of a shadow fleet involved in the transportation of Venezuelan oil in defiance of American, not international, but American sanctions. And so
Despite the capture of President Maduro and taking him to New York the other day, this effort to interdict and control Venezuela's oil exports continues, with President Trump of course saying overnight that he would be making sure that the proceeds from Venezuelan oil would go to benefit the American and Venezuelan people and would be controlled by him.
Why are the Americans so determined to stop this tanker, though, Paul? It is an interesting question, Matthew. Is this just a rusting, empty part of the shadow fleet that has been involved in the transportation of Venezuelan oil, or is there something else? Interestingly, the Bella 1, as it was then known, was initially sanctioned by the US Treasury Department during the Biden administration for the alleged links of its owner,
to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. And so it was regarded as having that connection in addition to any Venezuelan connection. So whether or not there is an Iranian angle to this remains to be seen. But it is interesting that the Americans have devoted considerable resources to tracking and intercepting it. And it seems the Russians were prepared to devote resources to trying to protect it.
even if those efforts came to nothing in the end. So that is a lot of interest and a lot of resources being devoted to a single member of this shadow fleet. Paul Adams speaking to Matthew Amroliwala. Only hours before he was seized by the US military, the Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, had praised his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, as an older brother. China has invested heavily in Venezuela and is the leading buyer of Venezuelan crude.
It's no surprise that the US nighttime raid over the weekend has been denounced by China as a blatant breach of international law, even as some within the country are calling for a similar operation in Taiwan, long regarded by China as a breakaway province.
Beijing also condemned President Trump after he said the interim government in Venezuela would, in his words, turn over tens of millions of barrels of oil to him. Mr. Trump says the oil will be sold to benefit both Americans and Venezuelans, but he will control the money raised. Mao Ning is a spokeswoman for the Chinese foreign ministry.
The United States has brazenly resorted to the use of force against Venezuela and demanded that America first be applied when Venezuela disposes of its own oil resources. This is a typical act of bullying, a serious violation of international law and a grave infringement on Venezuela's sovereignty. So, strong words from Beijing. Our China correspondent is Stephen McDonald.
Kyllä, toivottavasti. Siinä on Kina, Venysualan oleva yksi ostaja. Sitten on raportit, että Trumpin hallituksessa on pohtinut Venysualan yliopistoon. Stop all sales to China in favour of the US.
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Chapter 3: What implications does the seizure of these tankers have for US-Russia relations?
Kyllä, Tanskalle. Tämä on tietenkin kansainvälinen laki. Tanskallinen hallitus sanoisi, että Venäjällä voidaan myydä hyökkäyksiä jokaiselle, joka haluaa. Kuka on Donald Trump, joka voidaan myydä hyökkäyksiä? Kuinka iso on tämä Tanskalle? Kuinka helppoa on Tanskalle vaihtaa öljyä, jota Venäjällä ei enää saa? Ja kuinka paljon vaikutusta se näkee Suomessa?
Luulen, että Suomessa tämä öljy ei ole niin paljon lyhyt- ja pitkäaikainen asia kuin enemmän pitkäaikainen. He ajattelivat, että kaikki nämä vuoset olemme yrittäneet rakentaa yhteyksiä suomalaisten valtioiden kanssa. Sitten tulee Donald Trump ja hän vaikuttaa ei vain Venäjällä, vaan myös muiden valtioiden kanssa. Hän sanoo, että tämä on meidän influenssimme, me teemme sitä mitä haluamme.
Kiitos, että katsoitte. You can stick your nose out of dealings with Taiwan, the South China Sea, Japan or what have you, because we'll do whatever we want to do here. And Russia might say the same thing in terms of its invasion of Ukraine. So in some ways these words from Donald Trump and actions for that matter have been a bit of a blessing for these other countries.
Stephen McDonnell, avoid by the success of the US military operation in Venezuela, President Trump is now contemplating something that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago, taking over Greenland, a semi-autonomous area of Denmark. This could include the US using its military potentially against a fellow NATO member. This despite European leaders hours earlier issuing a joint statement rallying behind Denmark.
But Mr. Trump maintains that the vast Arctic island is vital for U.S. security. Denmark's foreign minister Lars Laker Rasmussen said that while the security of the Arctic region was important, the U.S. concerns were exaggerated.
The image that's being drawn that there are Russian and Chinese ships right inside Nuukfjord and massive Chinese investments, it is not a totally correct picture to express it very, very diplomatically. And therefore we think it makes sense to try and have a meeting with our American counterparts in order to solve some of the misunderstandings that might be there.
Our correspondent in Washington, David Willis, told us more about what the White House is discussing.
The White House says that Mr. Trump and his advisers are considering what it calls a range of options in that regard, including the possible use of military force. But Wall Street Journal newspaper here says that the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, informed lawmakers on Capitol Hill that the Trump administration would much rather buy Greenland
than invade it. Donald Trump sees Greenland as a potential staging post for seeing off adversaries such as Russia and also as a potential source of natural resources, rare earth minerals, which are thought to lie beneath the Arctic ice caps of Greenland, minerals that
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Chapter 4: How could preserved bowel cancer samples help understand rising cases among young people?
David Willis, so what can the Europeans do in response to Mr. Trump's threatened takeover of Greenland? Our Europe editor is Katja Adler.
Alussa, jos katsotaan ensimmäistä kertaa, monet eurooppalaiset johtajat loppuun loppuun rauhoittivat ideaa, he todella loppuivat. Mutta Donald Trumpin kontroversioiden toiminta Venäjällä viikonloppuun, eikä kukaan rauhoita enää. Denmarkin puheenjohtaja sanoo, että Donald Trumpin rauhoittaminen Greenlandin unilateraalisti,
have to be taken seriously. She says if the US does go ahead with that, which Donald Trump says he's absolutely determined to do, that, she said, would spell the end of the defence alliance NATO. Now, we know that Donald Trump is not a huge fan of the defence alliance. He's spoken many times about his dislike of Europe's reliance on the United States for defence and security, and he's got promises from European leaders to spend more on their own defence alliance.
Mutta eurooppalaisille he yrittävät Natoa. He yrittävät Natoa ja Yhdysvallojen isompi osa turvallisuudesta vuoden 2. maailman lopputuloksen lopputuloksen lopputuloksen lopputuloksen lopputuloksen lopputuloksen
The thing is, what can they do? Well, we had a joint communique issued on Tuesday by six major European powers. The only ones who could decide the future of Greenland would be Greenland itself and Denmark. But Donald Trump isn't listening. Denmark and Greenland have tried repeatedly.
to get a meeting with Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State, throughout last year. They've tried again, but Donald Trump seems absolutely intent. And the thing is, if we have a look at how European leaders have dealt with Donald Trump since his re-election into office, they tend to try to manage him rather than confront him.
He don't want to risk his ire, and right now they really, really need his buy-in over Ukraine. Because we had a very big meeting, I was there in Paris on Tuesday, talking about future security guarantees for Ukraine to ensure its sovereignty after aggression with Russia ends. And also Europeans are divided. That statement backing Denmark was only signed by six European leaders, so clearly divisions there.
Kyllä, se oli laitettu viisi puolustajaa. Ne ovat suurin piirtein eurooppalaiset, ja ne olivat tuottaneet muutaman muun puolustajan, jotka kertoisivat tuotantoa seuraavaksi. Tämä puolustus oli tuotannossa Ukrainiin, jossa oli niin paljon eurooppalaisia puolustajia.
But as you say, only six signed that communique. And that goes back to what I was saying about how different European countries are dealing with Donald Trump. Often, if you look particularly at the UK or Italy, safeguarding what they believe are special bilateral relations with Donald Trump. And despite promising to invest in their own defenses, they do still heavily rely on Washington for air capabilities, for example, command and control for intelligence. And Washington knows this full well.
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Chapter 5: What does the new UN report say about the situation of Palestinians in the West Bank?
Cancer is mostly seen as a disease of old age, but in recent years that picture has been changing. Take bowel cancer for example. Data shows it's increasing among people under the age of 50, yet scientists are unclear as to why this is. Holly was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer when she was 23.
It is really unfair and there are some days where I'm screaming and crying because it all feels really unfair and I think, oh why me? And then other days you just get on with it.
Well now, researchers are hoping that tens of thousands of preserved bowel cancer samples, some of which date back to the 1960s, could help to unlock the mystery of why the disease is rising in the young around the world. One of the scientists taking part is Professor Trevor Graham from the Institute of Cancer Research. He spoke to my colleague Justin Webb.
The number of cases of bowel cancer in young people that's defined by people under the age of 50 has more than doubled in the last few decades, and we don't know the reasons why. It is a worldwide thing, so it's seen in countries around the world, but the rate of increase differs between countries. So in the UK the rate has roughly doubled in the last couple of decades, whereas in the US the rate of bowel cancer in young people is even higher than it is in the
Haluamme ymmärtää, miksi, ja on paljon mahdollisuuksia, joilla tämä lisääminen voisi tapahtua. Joka tapauksessa, jotkut asiat ovat muuttuneet viime viikkojen aikana. Olemme ymmärtäneet, miksi ymmärtää, miksi ymmärtää, miksi ymmärtää,
Ja siksi, että he ovat olleet saapuneita, he ovat saapuneet samppuja, joita on saapunut useita vuosia, saapunut enemmän kuin kuukauden, ja ne ovat saapuneet hospitalin alapuolella. Tämä on mahtava ruumi, jota ajattelemme tutkimuksen kohdalla. Tämä on tämä ruumi, joka on kohdallaan, kohdallaan, kohdallaan.
Tämä muistuttaa minua hieman filmin lopulta, Indiana Jones ja viimeinen krusaadi. Kaveri. Kaverit, jotka olivat siellä. Ja kaverit, jotka olivat siellä. Ja kaverit, jotka olivat siellä. Ja kaverit, jotka olivat siellä. Ja kaverit, jotka olivat siellä. Ja kaverit, jotka olivat siellä. Ja kaverit, jotka olivat siellä. Ja kaverit, jotka olivat siellä.
Ajattelen, että olet katsomassa, mitä markkereita on, jotka näyttävät olevan lisääntyneitä. Se ei ole kuitenkaan selkeästi, miten aiemmat syrjintäkanserien tapaukset liittyvät sinulle työskentelemään, mitä nyt tapahtuu. Kyllä, juuri niin. Joka tapauksessa, mikä vaikuttaa lisääntymään syrjintäkanserien nuorille ihmisille,
That thing itself must have increased over the past decades. And so what we need is a time machine, you know, this is how we think of it, to be able to go back into those past decades and ask, well, what was rare in the past but is common now? And so that's what we can do. We can take samples from this fantastic archive and look at what's increasing over those decades compared to the present day. Professor Trevor Graham.
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Chapter 6: What recent archaeological discovery was made in Norfolk, England?
Ei hätää, olemme jo lopettaneet lähtölaskennan Norwegianin suureen uuden vuoden alennusmyyntiin. Ale on täydessä vauhdissa ja tarjolla on tuhansia edullisia lippuja jännittäviin kohteisiin. Täytä uusi vuosi matkakokemuksilla. Varaa osoitteesta norwegian.fi.
Since Israel's war in Gaza began in October 2023, concerns have grown over the treatment of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. But never before has a United Nations rights chief described the conditions there as an apartheid system. Now a new UN report points to the asphyxiating impact of Israel's laws, policies and practices on the daily lives of Palestinians living in the occupied territory.
sanotaan, että vuosien aikana diskriminaatio ja segregaatio on intensifioitu. Shaima Khalil sanoo Jerusalemista. Tämä on ensimmäinen kerta, kun yhdysvaltainen puolustusjohtaja on käyttänyt termiä apartheidin, jossa puhutaan palestiinalaisten käsittämisestä Occupied West Bankissa. Volker Turk sanoi, että palestiinalaisten oikeuksien käsittämisessä oli jatkuvaa käsittämistä, jolloin palestiinalaisten oikeuksien käsittämisessä oli jatkuvaa käsittämisessä, jolloin palestiinalaisten oikeuksien käsittämisessä oli jatkuvaa.
was controlled and curtailed by what he described as Israel's discriminatory laws, policies and practices. This latest UN report said Israel treats settlers and Palestinians under two distinct bodies of laws and policies. It added that since the Gaza war began following the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023, the Israeli authorities had further expanded the use of unlawful force,
Mr. Turk called on Israel to repeal all laws, policies and practices that perpetuate systemic discrimination against Palestinians. The report also says that Palestinians continue to be subjected to large-scale confiscation of land. The UN said settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank had reached its highest level since 2017. The most recent decision by Israel to approve the recognition of 19 new settlements has brought the total number of settlement approvals over the past three years to 69.
Shaima Khalil. We've been hearing from Alganesh Gibrigziabir, an Ethiopian from Tigray, who fled from one war to another in Sudan.
When war broke out in November 2020, I fled my hometown of Humera to Sudan. After staying in Hamdait refugee camp for about three months, I moved to another camp, Tenerba. We're surviving as best we can, but life is extremely hard. The situation is very harsh. Refugee life has been reduced to almost nothing.
Koska tämä on Jumalan ja Jumalan Jumalan päivä, me kiitämme vain, että saimme meidät tänne. Jotkut of us are still alive, even though we are facing very difficult conditions, and we're grateful to have reached this holiday.
When I was home, I used to celebrate the holiday festivity with everyone. We would slaughter a chicken, a goat or a sheep and share a meal filled with love and abundance. Now we no longer have meat. Surviving on split chickpeas and millet makes the suffering very bitter. The war in Sudan has affected us deeply. We fled the war in our own country, living behind fertile land, and came here. But now war has broken out in the country that gave us refuge. We worry, asking ourselves.
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