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at the united nations security council, wording of a truce is still being discussed, but timelines have come and gone. the hamas—run health ministry says 20,000 people have now died since the start of the conflict in gaza. 1,200 israelis died, and 240 hostages were taken, when hamas invaded israel on october 7th. heres our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. in khan younis, drones and shelling are the soundtrack of this war. a new day in gaza brings no escape from the relentles...

we meet the south african woman who used her own experiences of period poverty to help empower girls in hundreds of schools by delivering free pads. hello, im nancy kacungira. turks have gone back to the polls for the second round of the turkish presidential election with voting now under way in a presidential election run—off between the long—time authoritarian leader, recep tayyip erdogan and his main rival, the secular opposition leader, kemal kilicdaroglu. in the first round ea...

pea be the answer to deforestation in the rainforest? scientists say theyve found a way to eliminate the taste of peas — so they can be used instead of soya beans in plant based products. but will consumers be convinced? but first — in the us, a deal on the countrys debt ceiling took a step closer last night — clearing its first procedural hurdle, despite a revolt from hard—line conservatives. tonight it goes to a vote — a �*make or break�* vote on the deal. without agree...

intense negotiations are continuing in the hope that the united states will finally back a resolution. it comes as hamas said that more than 20,000 people have now died since israel launched its military offensive after the october 7th attacks, in which 1200 people in israel were murdered. hamas — which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government — says the majority of those whove been killed in gaza are women and children. 0ur fergal keane reports. the boy lies on ...

the release includes infamous former defence contractor leonard glenn francis — known as fat leonard. hes at the center of one of the us navys largest corruption cases. in exchange — the us has freed alex saab, an aide and top ally to venezuelas president nicolas maduro, accused of laundering money on behalf of the maduro government, which he denies. mr maduro is also releasing 20 venezuelan political prisoners. its all part of the biden administrations efforts to improve relations...

president biden and mr netanyahu spoke by phone on saturday. the white house said mr biden stressed the importance of protecting civilian lives in gaza. he also told reporters he did not demand a ceasefire. mr netanyahu said he reiterated that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. from jerusalem, our correspondent lucy williamson has more. explosions. in gaza, this is the new normal — drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17—year—...

and northern parts of the strip. this is the nasser hospital in khan younis — weve seen more injured, taken there, in the past few hours. for weeks now the hospital has been overwhelmed by casualties. further north — this is the view across the israel—lebanon border. in the past hour, weve seen a thick plume of smoke as hostilities continue there. meanwhile, president biden has told the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that theres a critical need to protect the civilia...

wording of the resolution. it comes down to aid and the monitoring mechanism that is in the draft resolution. our north america correspondent nada tawfik has more from new york. diplomats are in consultation and what i heard from one diplomat is that they have made more progress today and they have all week and they are narrowing the gap and we have received the latest draught resolution and it is different and key aspects from the last proposals and the suspension of hostilities the d...

on with its war gaza until all its objectives have been achieved. benjamin netanyahu was speaking in a call with the us presidentjoe biden. israel also says its interrogating hundreds of hamas and islamichhad fighters who its captured in gaza. hamas is designated as a terror organisation by the uk government. president biden told the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu that as israel continues its military campaign in gaza, there is a critical need to protect the civilian populat...

by phone on saturday. the white house said mr biden stressed the importance of allowing civilians to move safely away from areas where there is fighting. he also told reporters he did not demand a ceasefire. mr netanyahu said he reiterated that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. from jerusalem, our correspondent, lucy williamson, has more. explosions in gaza, this is the new normal — drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17—year�...