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today on "inside politics," big wins for democrats in ohio, kentucky and virginia last night. the clear message from voters, abortion rights matter. still, big time. but will that be enough to power president biden to reelection a year from now? plus its debate night in america. five republican candidates will take the stage in miami tonight, absent once again, the front runner. so is tonights faceoff really just a race for second? and new reporting on the democratic divide over isra...

[crowd murmuring] - a crucial supreme court ruling on affirmative action could come tomorrow, as colleges and universities grapple with the possibility that race might no longer be a factor in admissions. - the central question being decided this time: is should affirmative action continue forever in the name of diversity, and are the gains achieved worth the harms allegedly inflicted on asian american students? this is the most important civil rights case of our era. i dont think its ...

since the beginning of the war, targeting the northwest of the gaza strip in particular. it comes as the us secretary of state antony blinken has visted iraq, and the west bank, and in the last hour, he has landed in turkeys capital ankara — for a round of talks with leaders in the region. he says all communications must be restored immediately. he has said discussions are ongoing about a "humanitarian pause" in the fighting, to get aid to civilians into gaza. yogita limaye has our f...

india versus south africa with the top shot of poor grabs. india won the toss and chose to bat, and they have been piling on the runs in calcutta. impressing with 77, seven fours and two sixes. virat kohli is helping to build an autonomous platform on his birthday. —— an ominous platform. currently on 238 for three in the 40th over. embarrassing and a disgrace, that is help mikel arteta described the video assistant referees decision to allow newcastles dull and arsenals defeat at ...

hello, im vishala sri—pathma. we start with the latest diplomatic efforts from the israel—gaza conflict. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has met the palestinian authority president, mahmoud abbas, in the occupied west bank city of ramallah for talks on the gaza conflict. mr abbas told mr blinken there must be an immediate ceasefire and an allowing of humanitarian aid to the gaza strip in gaza, hamas say at least 45 people have been killed in an israeli air strike on a re...

against south africa in kolkata — a meeting of the tournaments best two sides. it is very much going the way of the hosts. india chose to bat and had a fast start. captain rohit sharma and then shreyas iyer with 77 were the building blocks for an innings that was then set up for kohli, who on his 35th birthday didnt disappoint the thousands of adoring fans at eden gardens. he ended 101 not out, matching sachin tendulkar�*s record, with india finishing their 50 overs on 326 for 5. s...

hello from the bbc sport centre. it could not have been a better day at the cricket world cup for india. taking on the team closest to them in the table, they thrashed south africa bowling a team out for under 100 for the second match in a row. on his 35th birthday, virat kohli equalled the record for most one day international centuries. kohli hit his 49th, matching the great sachin tendulkar, finishing 101 not out in their score of 326 for 5 off 50 overs. in the end, his individual s...

as a terrorist organisation by the several western governments. these are some of the latest images weve received overnight. you can see massive explosions over northern gaza as seen from the israeli city of sderot. the united nations says there are now 1.5 million people displaced in gaza. more than 700,000 are reported to be sheltering in un facilities. it warns its sites in the south of the territory are now over capacity, and thats causing "severe health and protection risks" for t...

the centre of attention — jude bellingham basks in the glory of champions league victory. his england team—mates say they cant wait to see him back. and success at last for laurie canter, as the englishman has the edge in a tight field at the european open. hello there and welcome to the programme. to the fallout at the french open first, where the concern over late finishes continues to be raised by the big names. the defending champion iga swiatek and world number three coco gauf...

hello there and welcome along to sportsday. im gavin ramjaun. history for djokovic, but not as hed like it, at the french open. the world number one with a new benchmark for a late finish in paris. the centre of attention — jude bellingham basks in the glory of champions league success. his england team—mates cant wait to see him back. and success, at last, for laurie canter, as the englishman has the edge in a tight field at the european open. hello there and welcome along to spor...