This has been a deadly failure of deacon flexion. Complexion is the by which humanitarian agencies engage with Defence Forces to ensure they are protected in conflict zones, and it was obviously a deadly failure. It cannot be rushed aside or covered over and i do not believe that any australian would expect us to do anything other than to continue to demand the transparency and accountability. The former United States House Speaker nancy pelosi a close ally of President Biden has signed a letter together with almost forty Congressional Democrats calling for a halt to Weapons Transfers to israel. The letter urges the white house to conduct its own probe into an israeli airstrike that killed seven aid workers on monday. It says the strike against the humanitarian convoy along with the ever worsening humanitarian crisis in gaza makes it unjustifiable to approve further weapons deliveries. So along with the growing number of countries aid organisations have stressed the need for an indepen
nigel farage, the leader of reform uk, has told the bbc that europe and nato provoked russia s invasion of ukraine. he also said that, while he disliked him as a person , he admires vladimir putin as a political operator because he s managed to take control of running russia. the interview comes as the latest bbc poll of polls suggests reform uk has continued to gain support. the party now sits at i7% on our tracker, which takes into account a wide range of polling data. that is just four points behind the conservative party on 21%. labour still well in front with 41%. there have been more calls for rishi sunak to suspend two conservative candidates who are being investigated for alleged bets on when the general election would be held. this morning, the prime minister wouldn t be drawn on whether he was aware of other candidates or party officials who had placed a bet. labour has accused rishi sunak of a total lack of leadership . the latest donation figures have been rel
fire across the lebanon israel border in recent weeks. hezbollah says it is fighting israel to support hamas in gaza. the un secretary general antonio guterres has warned there is real risk that the crisis on the israel lebanon border could escalate. one rash move, one miscalculation could trigger a catastrophe that goes far beyond the border, and frankly beyond imagination. let us be clear, the people of the region and the people of the world cannot afford lebanon to become another gaza. the humanitarian situation in gaza is worsening after eight months of war. on x, the head of the world health organization said more than ten thousand palestinians are in gaza need urgent medical attention. he added that since the closure of the rafah crossing on may seven, no patients have been evacuated from the gaza strip. the us military said on thursday that a temporary pier off the coast of gaza has been re anchored, allowing the resumption of aid deliveries. the israeli army recently
The transport crisis at dover in the south east of england is getting worse. Nearly 3,000 lorries are now backed up, and theres still no agreement between the uk and france on reopening the border. The initial 48 hour ban on transport from the uk to france lifts at midnight, but we dont know what will happen then. Any solution is likely to include mass testing for lorry drivers, but theres no agreement yet on what type of tests to use. Sangita myska is in dover. Can you hear that noise behind me . There are all of the lorries gridlocked behind me into dover port beeping their horns, shouting. I think ultimately, theyre just set up. This is a bunch of incredibly frustrated lorry drivers. Theyve now been here for well over two days. They want to be let in. There is no sign that any deal appears to be coming. What theyve been telling me is for this entire time, theyve not been given access to toilets, they do not have access to water. Remember, we are in a pandemic. Were all being told wa
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. The transport crisis at dover in the south east of england has left nearly 3000 lorries stranded, but france has now confirmed it will start letting traffic from britain back in within hours provided drivers produce a negative coronavirus test certificate issued within the previous 72 hours. The new conditions will apply to eu citizens and eu residents, freight drivers, fishing boat crews and others. Frances ban on travel from the uk was imposed on sunday in response to the rise in cases of new variant covid 19. Even after the restrictions are lifted at around 2300 gmt, it will take some time for things to be cleared, and for lorry drivers, the waits been long enough. Sangita myska is in dover. Can you hear that noise behind me . Theres all of the lorries that are gridlocked behind me into dover port beeping their horns, shouting. I think ultimately, theyre just fed up. This is a bunch of incredibly frustrated lorry drivers