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imjeremy bowen. im the international editor of bbc news. ijoined the bbc on september 24th, 1984. jeremy bowen explains. airships blimps, as theyre known, seem to be coming back into fashion. and 2005, i got thejob of middle east editor and in a way im still middle east editor, but im also international editor. where were you on october 7th? well, i woke up that morning in kyiv, in ukraine. i woke up and, you know, i reached for my phone to see what had been going on in the world, and ...

western governments, and 39 palestinian prisoners whod been held in israeli prisons. more israeli hostages and palestinian prisoners are expected to be released today. our middle east correspondent yolande knell reports on a rare moment of hope in the conflict. on arrival to celebrate as this is really childrens�* hospital as some of the free hostages were flown in last night, much to the relief and happiness of a crowd of well—wishers. the women and children were said to be physic...

hold. on rafah crossing, trucks carrying humanitarian aid, food, fuel, heading into gaza for the second day. the palestinian red crescent saying it received almost 200 vehicles packed supplies on friday, that is the biggest number since the conflict began. they are in desperate need of aid in and that is coming in, a drop in the ocean, but nevertheless, it is making its way in. desperately needed aid. now on bbc news, behind the stories: on the front line: jeremy bowen. gunfire, yellin...

paul: welcome to the journal editorial report. president biden celebrated his 81st birthday as concern grows among democrats that the incumbent president could lose to donald trump in a 2024 rematch. nbc news survey finds biden trailing the former president in a general election matchup for the first time in that poll as his support among younger voters plummet in what could be a warning sign the key group is peeling away amid the israel/hamas war and doubts about his age. the string o...

>> hello and welcome to our viewers joining us from all around the world. im paula newton, and we have breaking coverage this hour. up first, israels temporary truce with hamas and the expected release of hostages held in gaza, now delayed. israel says that process will not start before friday. the update came just hours before humanitarian pause in fighting and the initial release of 50 women and children hostages was expected to begin. both u.s. and israeli officials point to what th...

>> carley: israel and hamas have agreed to a deal to release 50 hostages, including americans being held in gaza. the two sides will pause for two days allowing women and children to escape. >> todd: threeern ms will be released, including a little girl who turns four this friday. she was taken by hamas after both parents were murdered on october 7. her sib i think wells survived, but are unaccounted for right now. a family friend joined us to tell us what happened? >> there are two ch...

this case is all about, this period after the election. some of those, of course, go through today. we talked about, of course, the threat to judge chutkan, and then we have threats to the district attorney in new york, the district attorney and the sheriff of fulton county, threats to the former -- judges chambers providing over the ongoing trial. these are all from the last few weeks, so the notion that there was some dynamic that existed in 2020 that has since abated or gone stale i...

hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with — rather than an interrogation of — someone whos shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. now, you might think that the job of the equality and human rights commission was simply to police and implement the law, to ensure equality. but in this era of so—called culture wars, debate about equality is, it seems, dividing even the commission itself. my guest this week is the chair of the equality and huma...

hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with — rather than an interrogation of — someone whos shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. now, you might think that the job of the equality and human rights commission was simply to police and implement the law, to ensure equality. but in this era of so—called culture wars, debate about equality is, it seems, dividing even the commission itself. my guest this week is the chair of the equality and huma...

♪ will: good morning and welcome to "fox & friends" and we just returned from the patriot awards in the grand ole opry. i said im concerned. i love nashville. i got a little sense headed towards it is future looking like austin. social media people saying im on the right track. i was in the golden era and lived in austin during the era and everyone living in austin thought they were there during the golden era and during the 90s when it was, yeah, cut ratey and fun liberal and in thi...