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and other groups in gaza. a senior israeli official told the bbc that in return, israel would pause its attacks on hamas forfour days, while a us official says some palestinian prisoners would also be released. will so what about those prisoners held by israel — who may be released under the deal? earlier i spoke to sari bashi, programme director at human rights watch, whos based in the occupied west bank. she gave me her reaction to the negotiations. any development that would lead ...

her. ok, im done with this. imi being serious. this is absolutely diabolical behaviour. anti—coup protesters face tear gas and strong arm tactics after a night of raids. the military crackdown is very much continuing. they are not just dispersing they are notjust dispersing us, that they— they are notjust dispersing us, that they are going to kill us. they used _ that they are going to kill us. they used real— that they are going to kill us. they used real bullets all the time. w...

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While on the lake, we were taken to one of myanmar�*s most revered pagodas. in the past, it wouldve been packed with visitors praying for good fortune. the crowds are much thinner now. a woman approached me and warned me to be careful. "its not safe since the coup," she said. "we wish we could go back to how it was before. its a forlorn hope. their military rulers keep telling them that there is no turning back. jonathan head, bbc news, inle lake, myanmar. the eus ambassador to sudan was attac...

Compete without conflict. china has said that the united states has said that the united states has to get rid of this mentality that they can control the world, that they have to allow for more open competition. so we havejust seen these tensions, these new ones when it comes to the spy balloon, now this, set back any kind of opening for the two sides to have real talks, to make progress. we willjust have to see though, in the future, if they are able to get those talks going. antony blinken, i...

Much of myanmar is off—limits to visitors these days, but the military government did allow us to come here to inle lake, in shan state — in normal times, one of the countrys most popular destinations. its very quiet now. interviewing people directly is risky. you can be arrested for saying anything deemed negative. but the boatmen we met told us times have never been harder. "we never dreamt it would get this bad," they said. "we used to have freedom, then it ended so suddenly. well, weve b...

Insurgency has become. no—one in the market wanted to talk about it, though. instead, they complained about rocketing inflation, of not enough people spending money. back in yangon, there is an air of normality. yet, barricades surrounding the city hall hint at the underlying insecurity. there are still occasional ambushes and assassination attempts. thousands of political prisoners are still being held, many behind this gate at insein prison. one of them, a veteran activist released last nove...