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hello and welcome to bbc news. the world health organization says that almost 26 million people have been affected by the earthquakes that struck turkey and syria. the number confirmed dead has passed 25,000. on a visit to southern turkey, the un aid chief, martin griffiths, said there was an urgent need for medical assistance, as well as food and shelter for survivors. well hearfrom mr griffiths in a moment, but first, our correspondent quentin sommerville is in harem in the northwest...

and at the brit awards in london — as predicted — harry styles is one of the nights big winners, with four awards including bagging album of the year. hello and welcome. the world health organization says that almost 26 million people have been affected by the earthquakes that struck turkey and syria. the number confirmed dead has passed 28,000. on a visit to southern turkey, the un aid chief, martin griffiths, said there was an urgent need for medical assistance, as well as food a...

the decision was made for both of us to walk behind our mothers coffin, and...there was absolutely no way that i would let him do that by himself. there was absolutely no way that he would let me do that by myself, if it was role reversal. president biden visits americas border with mexico for the first time since taking office — as the area struggles to cope with record numbers of illegal crossings. and emotional reunions at airports in china as its borders reopen for the first time...

the decision was made for both of us to work behind our mothers koppen, and there is absolutely no way i would let do that by himself, there is no way would let me do that by myself, if it was role reversal. president biden visits americas border with mexico for the first time since taking office as the area struggles to cope with record numbers of illegal crossings. and emotional reunions at airports in china as its borders reopen for the first time since the start of the pandemic nea...

>> we got one text message. >> secret service has maintained that they have been fully c comp compliant. >> netflix is being heralded as good news. >> were seeing the end of the era of infinite content. hello and welcome, it is wednesday, july 20th, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 3:00 a.m. in the central u.s. a global heatwave is scorching the northern hemisphere with hundreds of millions of people enjoying record breaking temperatures. and while world leaders debate on what do about clim...

alert and new warning from beijing, and major escalation of rhetoric out of china. suggesting if house speaker pelosi flies to taiwan with a fighter jet escort, the chinese military could shoot her plane down. happy friday, im john roberts in washington. hi, sandra. >> sandra: developing story. that is brand-new, im sandra smith in new york. that stark warning just came from beijing, it happened moments ago. china state media saying a fighter jet escort for pelosi would constitute a "i...

People killed in the strike. Matthew harding says the men were all valued team members, to whom we were very close. It was a tragic loss. He and the men were working as security and safety advisers to the convoy and they were returning to the compound after delivering food aid. He said their roles were to ensure that the convoy followed its Safety Procedures and stays on the correct route and to be on hand should anything untoward occurred. He adds that the man would also have worked to remove p...

A few moments ago, the British Foreign secretary lord cameron said he mourned the deaths of aid workers in gaza, including three british nationals, are completely unacceptable. Three british men john chapman, James Henderson and james kirby were among them. They were working as Security Advisers. Israel said the strike was unintended and promised to investigate. The family Ofjames Kirby one of the three british nationals killed in the strike have released a statement. It said. Despite the risks,...

Offensive in rafah immediately, allow unimpeded access for fact finding missions, any un mandated investigators, so that allegations of genocide can be investigated. Israel must also, according to this provisional measures order, ensure that the rafah Border Crossing stays open to allow urgently needed humanitarian aid to be delivered at scale. And must report to back to this court on the International Court of justice, here in the hague in one month on how these orders are being implemented. Th...

And coming up on bbc news, liverpool Managerjuergen Klopp says he will not forget a day as he prepares for his final match after nine years in charge. Hello. The boss of South West Water says shes truly sorry for the outbreak of a Diarrhoea Type Illness in south devon. 22 cases of cryptosporidiosis have been confirmed in the brixham area, with more than 100 others reporting symptoms to their gp. The Water Company says its found the source where the parasite could have made its way into the netwo...