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speaking in brussels earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken outlined what was expressed in that phone call. the president emphasised that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation are unacceptable. he made clear the need for israel to announce a series of specific, concrete and measurable steps to address civilian harm, humanitarian suffering and the safety of aid workers. he made clear that us policy with respect to gaza will be determined by ou...

on residents to donate blood. the 6.8 magnitude quake struck in a remote area in the atlas mountains, around 45 miles south of the popular tourist destination, marrakesh. tremors were also felt in the capital rabat, some 350 kilometres away. president biden said hes "deeply saddened" by the events. chinas president xi has also sent a message of condolence. charlotte wright has this report. collapsed buildings and rubble—strewn streets. the aftermath of a powerful earthquake with a ma...

magnitude earthquake, the strong oft to hit the north african nation in more than a century. >> the quake struck late last night, centered in the high mountains around the tourist destination of marrakech. the quake brought down buildings and homes and people ran into the streets. look at this video, two men run when they begin to feel the shaking. moments later you see panicked people running by and then rubble falling where those men were just moments before. look at that. >> there y...

who they were and where they were and they were targeted as they were leaving, after they dropped the food aid at a known humanitarian warehouse. they were chased down, in a sense, after the first vehicle was hit. people fled from that vehicle and they were targeted again. the idf continued firing on trucks that were clearly marked with the bright logo of the world central kitchen. they continued firing until all aid workers were dead. israel claims it was a tragic accident and i think...

with more on this — heres our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams. the investigation�*s findings are stark — this should never have happened. mondays devastating attack, a combination of mistaken identification and bad decision—making. the israeli army has been giving more details about what they say happened on monday night. they say about half an hour after the convoy left the pier near gaza city, a gunman was seen boarding one of the aid trucks. after the aid arrived at its...

the white house national security council said "we welcome the steps announced by the israeli government tonight at the presidents request following his call with prime minister netanyahu." "these steps," the statement said "must now be fully and rapidly implemented." speaking in brussels earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken outlined what was expressed in that phone call. the president emphasised that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall humanitarian situation a...

director of policy at the institute of directors. what changes will come into force tomorrow? national insurance, it is only and employers and the self—employed will showcase a cut tomorrow. they will get a second tax cut tomorrow after one injanuary. this has taken the ratchet national insurance pay my employees down from 12% last year to 8% effective tomorrow. how much you save in terms of your tax bill will depend on your income, but for the average employee earns about 35,000 ave...

7 international aid workers from the charity group world central kitchen, sparking international outrage. the white house is urging israel to allow a "dramatic" increase of aid into gaza within hours or days. sean dilley reports. in the heart of the white house, a phone call with israels prime minister benjamin netanyahu and a clear message from the us president that he is patience is running low. joe biden told his counterpart that israel must do more immediately to protect civilians ...

chief of staff, an officer with the rank of colonel in reserve, will be dismissed from his position. the world central kitchen has released a statement saying israels acknowledgment of its responsibility and fatal saying israels acknowledgment of its responsibility and fatal errors in the attack and the taking of disciplinary action are important steps forward. they added, "however, it is also clear from their preliminary investigation that the idf has deployed deadly force without reg...

the un human rights council has backed a resolution demanding a halt arms sales to israel because of its conduct in the war in gaza. the vote will increase diplomatic pressure on israel to change course. it comes as the us welcomed news israel will allow three humanitarian corridors into gaza following a phone call between president biden and benjamin netanyahu. for the first time since the start of the israel—gaza war, israel will temporarily reopen the erez crossing in northern gaz...