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The director general of Britain's BBC, Tim Davie, and the chief executive of news, Deborah Turness, have resigned following criticism over bias at the corporation, including in the way it edited a speech by US President Donald Trump.The BBC has been embroiled in a spate of allegations that it had failed to maintain political neutrality in its reporting, including in its coverage of Trump. The Daily Telegraph had reported for days on an internal document produced by a former BBC adviser on standards who had listed a raft of errors, including in the way a speech by Trump on January 6, 2001, was edited.

Major international media outlets, including BBC, CNN, and Sputnik, have highlighted His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani’s powerful speech at the UN General Assembly. His Highness The Amir addressed regional conflicts, condemned violations of Qatar’s sovereignty, and reaffirmed Qatar’s role in promoting peace and diplomacy. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) BBC website quoted His Highness the Amir as saying that Israeli Prime Minister seeks to turn the Arab region into an Israeli sphere of influence. The website quoted His Highness the Amir saying that Doha was subjected to “a grave violation of a state’s sovereignty and a blatant breach of international norms, and a heinous act which we branded as state terrorism.” US News Network (CNN) The Network highlighted His Highness the Amir’s remarks that “The fallback of this international order in favor of the logic of power means paving the way for the law of the jungle to prevail.” CNN aired video clips from His Highness the Amir’s speech, in which His Highness the Amir emphasized that “They visit our country while planning to bomb it.” Russian news agency (Sputnik) The news agency quoted His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani as saying: “Doha came under a treacherous attack targeting a meeting of the Hamas negotiating delegation at the residence of one of its members in a residential neighborhood hosting schools and diplomatic missions.” Sputnik also focused on His Highness the Amir’s statement that the Israeli attack constitutes an assault on a mediating, peace-making state whose diplomacy has been devoted to resolving conflicts through peaceful means.