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this was the view across the israel—lebanon border earlier today — where weve seen a thick plume of black smoke in the sky — as hostilities continue in that border area. so, lets start this hour by hearing from israels prime minister. translation: last night, - i talked again with president biden. i do appreciate us�* steadfast position at the security council — a position which backs our war effort. yesterday, i told president biden that we will fight until total victory, as...

of arts, in the citys old town, a major tourist attraction. authorities evacuated staff and students, who were told to stay put and lock themselves inside classrooms. some climbed on to rooftops and window ledges to escape the gunfire. the shooting is the deadliest in the czech republics history in a country where gun crime is relatively rare. sarah rainsford reports from prague. the centre of prague was suddenly transformed today into a major crime scene. armed police rushed towards a...

threats after banning donald trump from the ballot. weve got the details. also the political fallout. americans freed in a prisoner swap with venezuela arrive in texas. what we know about this deal, and who the u.s. handed over in exchange. also ahead, an estimated 20,000 now believed killed in gaza as fighting between israel and hamas rages on. this as talks to broker another pause in the fighting appear to stall. and today is expected to be the single busiest travel day ahead o...

white house and republicans in congress, finally reached a deal late last night, hopefully to keep america from defaulting on its debt. we are digging and how each side had to compromise to get to this point, and there has been a lot of talk about the 2024 presidential race but not much has been said about the setting. democrats hold a razor-thin majority, theyre what races are they focusing on to keep their majority? or even expanded? now the number of senators or retiring or seeking ...

good evening and welcome to the bbc news at ten. moscow has been targeted by multiple drones in the biggest such attack since the invasion of ukraine. russian officials said eight had reached the capital causing some damage, but that most had been shot down. ukraine has denied direct involvement. president vladimir putin said the drones were aimed at civilian targets and that russia reserves the right to take the harshest possible measures against kyiv. our russia editor steve rosenber...

expensive than a year ago. so, now all focus will shift to the bank of england and the debate over when it will start cutting interest rates. at the moment, theyre at 5.25% and a quarter after successive rises to keep a lid on inflation. tell us what it means about the figures coming down and why. the market figures coming down and why. tue: market consensus figures coming down and why. tte: market consensus was 4.3, and we got 3.9. a very nice surprise. a big contributor to that was t...

central gaza. the israeli military says its forces have killed around 8,000 palestinian fighters in the war so far. the hamas—run health ministry in gaza says the total number of dead since october 7 is now more than 20—thousand 400. speaking at a weekly cabinet meeting, israels prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the war had come at a "very heavy price" for israel. the israeli military says 14 more soldiers have been killed in gaza since friday, bringing the total during the gr...

someone is going to pay for this. >> there are easier ways to die. >> i got a call from a cousin, saying. hes in the hospital. >> how did he look? >> horrible. >> he drank something sweet, and deadly. >> -- >> there was no question. >> the real question, why would he do it? >> stressed, out something was going on there. >> what happened to ray? soon, it wasnt just doctors and the families asking the question. it was detectives. >> most likely not a suicide. >> he had enemies. he receiv...

song all day. we begin in egypt where officials insist traffic is flowing normally through the suez canal despite recent attacks further south in the red sea. iranian—backed rebels in yemen have repeatedly targeted commercial vessels, leading some of the worlds biggest shipping firms to suspend routes in the area. with more context, heres our business reporter david waddell. let us have a look at the situation. there are where the attacks occurred. at the northern end is the suez can...

business reporter david waddell. lets have a look at the geography of the situation. right here is the bab al—mandab strait. its right next to yemen, from where those houthi attacks originated. its at the southern end of the red sea. at the northern end is the suez canal. now, ships cannot pass through the suez canal from the south without first passing through this choke point. a couple of days ago, the maersk shipping container company and hapag—lloyd both announced they wouldnt ...