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explaining why he allowed the uk to take part in military action in yemen without first holding a commons debate. rishi sunak has faced criticism for not allowing mps to hold a discussion before britainjoined the us in bombing raids on houthi rebels who have been targeting commercial shipping in the red sea. our political correspondent leila nathoo has the story. rishi sunak has made his case that joining us air strikes on houthi targets in yemen on thursday night was an act of self—...

for third seed elena rybakina against former world number one carolina pliskova. rybakina, a beaten finalist at melbourne park in 2023, saved three set points in the first set tie break before sealing it 8—6 in just under an hour. in three previous matches, pliskova had failed to take a set off rybakina and that stretched to a fourth, as the kazakh star wrapped up the match 7—6, 6—4. world number one iga swiatek is through to the second round after beating sofia kenin. swiatek on...

welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, im christine romans. secretary of state antony blinken meeting face-to-face right now with chinese president xi jinping in beijing. the high stakes one-on-one is part of blinkens efforts to meet with chinas top diplomat. an effort to lower the temperature amid rising tensions between the u.s. and china. cnns kylie atwood in beijing this morning. just the fact that their meeting is a huge meeting, kylie, we learned 90 min...

prisoners. a mother and son kidnapped by terrorists. >> we need 10 million u.s. dollars for the release of your family. >> 10 million? from me? are you losing your mind? >> a harrowing international hostage drama. >> its a big operation, its not this ragtag group of people. >> anything can happen, there are no guarantees. >> kind of father turned negotiator help bring them home. >> we prepared him for the worst. >> i am getting so worried. >> a lot of people were praying for them. a lo...

savedit been fully restored after the public saved it from the scrapheap. the public have chosen its proper name. we will reveal that after eight oclock. we have got a few showers around today, particularly in central and eastern england. for the vast majority, a sunny and warm day. full forecast on breakfast. good morning. its thursday, the 22nd ofjune. the bank of england is expected to raise interest rates again later today, as it tries to tackle rising prices. it comes after inflat...

♪ im not a ruler of the people im a servant of the people. i come from the people. my jobs to serve you. god rules over us. i dont rule over you. >> these issues here of education i dont think have ever been as significant as they are now in our country partly io because thn e education system o lost its way, not just k-12 but also higher education. >> i think iowans believe this is an important process and the peoples voice is ultimately what matters. so you have that power in your ...

voters will gather tomorrow to kickoff primary season by choosing a republican presidential nominee for them, and then the rest of the nation follows. the results could shape the future of the race, a strong showing by any of former president trumps rivals could change the course of their campaigns, i am harris faulkner. the latest fox news power rankings put former president trump atop the competition, he has not moved from there this entire election season. however, his challengers h...

our main story: the foreign secretary, david cameron, has said the uk had "no choice" but to take military action against houthi targets in yemen following weeks of attacks on vessels in the red sea. the uk and the us launched dozens of strikes on thursday night after houthi fighters had caused major disruption along the shipping route. simonjones reports. they are af typhoon jets called into action on thursday to strike targets in yemen. action the foreign secretary argues that the uk...

an unspeakable site. >> when i started up the stairs, there was blood on the walls. >> it was a very brutal crime scene. it was one of the worst i have ever seen. >> a loving couple dead. was the killer one of the family? >> they said, they arrested matt. and i said, who? and he said, our cousin mapped. >> -- and blew it away -- >> but this case was not solved. one tiny clue did not fit at all. >> the inscription said that love always -- who is blind and who is -- the >> trail would le...

for more, wendy cutler vice president of the asia society policy institute and former us diplomatjoins us now. trade relations like other parts of the us relationship with china are tense. while a lark of trade still continues to flow between the two countries tariffs remain in place export restrictions remain in place and try never increasingly is imposing regulations making it very tough for us companies to operate in their country. interesting though because economic ties still happ...