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to one another. the death toll is likely to rise. because of the large number of families living in that block, but also because many, many people are still stuck under the rubble. one man who had lost his daughter, his grandchildren and his son—in—law had said that his family was ordered to evacuate from gaza city because of the israeli military operation. he said, "we came to central gaza only to die." he said, theres just no safe place. there are two big challenges ahead after t...

are met. with more, heres our middle east correspondent, lucy williamson. explosions. in gaza, this is the new normal. drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17—year—old joe, filming on his phone, still clutching his bag of shopping and calling on god for protection. america has blocked un calls for a ceasefire. israel says it needs to keep fighting to keep up the pressure on hamas. if you want a ceasefire, that, from israels perspective, can only hap...

>> yes. >> good morning, everyone. glad you are with us on "cnn this morning." im joined by erica hill. kevin mccarthy facing a growing republican revolt as the house prepares to vote on his debt limit deal he struck with president biden. we are about to find out if the speaker can pull it off. a chinese fighter jet intercepting a spy plain of the pentagon accusing the pilot of being unnecessarily aggressive forcing the plane to fly through dangerous turbulence. also, sources tell ...

features of the economy that is fluctuating at an international level, which has had an impact on our own economy, but also partly some of our own weaknesses in terms of managing the economy well. we are under recovery. and objectively, the covid—19 messed up a lot of countries. the ukraine/russia war in itself has shattered most economies in the world and it has brought a high level of cost of living and a number of challenges that have affected adversely the developing nations. so ...

problems at airports in the uk. longer waiting times at passport control. problem with the border force e—gates system. lets look at the impact. this picture, tweeted on saturday morning from london heathrow�*s terminal five, gives an idea of some of the delays which have been building up. heathrow airport said — "we are aware of a nationwide issue impacting the egates, which are operated by border force. our teams are working closely with border force to help resolve the problem...

born in nairobi, gurinder chadha came to the uk as a young child and grew up in southall in west london, home to a big asian community. im always in southall, still got the best kebabs anywhere in london, and ive got relatives there — and of course the sikh temples are there, and i do, you know, its where i grew up, really, its where all of my films are shot. she began her career as a broadcastjournalist. in 1989, she made the first of several documentaries called im british but... �...

i come here mainly to walk the dog in the morning and in the afternoon, and then also, its a great place to just clear your thoughts. ive come to london to meet gurinder chadha, a pioneering figure in the film industry — the first british asian woman to direct mainstream features in the uk. films that have won major awards and become international hits. in her movies, some eight feature films in all, from her best—known bend it like beckham... no—one can cross a ball or bend it l...

that gives no—one everything they want, but thats the responsibility of governing. this is a deal and its good news, i believe, for the american people. the agreement prevents the worst possible crisis, a default for the first time in our nations history. the two parties have untiljune 5th to reach an agreement to prevent the us government running out of money. our correspondent in washington jessica parker has more. this deal is set to raise the debt ceiling for two years. thats a b...

the centre of the gaza strip. a ministry spokesman said that a densely populated residential block was destroyed in the al—maghazi refugee camp, with many people reported buried under the rubble. israel says its investigating the incident. from bethlehem in the occupied west bank, shaima khalil has more. what we understand from the hamas—run health ministry is that the air strike hit a densely populated residential block. so its several buildings in very close proximity to one anot...

president biden and mr netanyahu spoke by phone on saturday. the white house said mr biden stressed the importance of protecting civilian lives in gaza. he also told reporters he did not demand a ceasefire. mr netanyahu said he reiterated that the war will continue until all the objectives are met. from jerusalem, our correspondent lucy williamson has more. explosions. in gaza, this is the new normal — drone strikes in the border town of rafah, emptying the local market. 17—year—...