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israel comes under mounting pressure from the west for its military operations in gaza. the us secretary of defence lloyd austen is expected to meet israeli officials later as the uk, france, and generally step up the uk, france, and generally step up global calls for a ceasefire as britains former defence secretary, ben wallace, warns israel risks losing its legal and moral authority for its war in gaza. in a newspaper article, he described israels tactics as crude and indiscriminate....

in singapore — this is bbc news. its newsday. youre watching bbc news — broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in gaza, where in a sign of the growing hunger and desperation, crowds of people have scrambled for food from aid trucks entering the besieged strip, through the rafah crossing. for the first time since the war began, israel has also opened one of its crossings into gaza to aid. its hoped the opening of the kerem shalom crossing will double the am...

im sally bundock. a very warm welcome to the programme. we start in hong kong where the high—profile trial of the former media tycoon and pro—democracy campaigner jimmy lai has, in the last few hours, got under way. the 76—year—old was originally arrested in 2020, accused of undermining the territorys national security through articles published in his apple daily newspaper and on social media. mr lai has been held in solitary confinement for the past three years since his writ...

against russia this weekend. they are expected to hear in person from president zelenskyy after his appearance today at the arab league summit. >> we do have truth on our side. we are pushing the occupiers out of our land. the president is monitoring debt ceiling negotiations back home. the white house tries to ward off defections from progressive lawmakers angry about potential cuts in entitlement programs. this hour, disney striking back against ron desantis just days before his ...

levels of security for people like me who report outside downing street to go there. over the years, there has been a significant ramping up of security, and at least after an attack a few years ago at the front gates of parliamentjust down the road from me at whitehall about 50 metres from where we are just now, that attack on someone drove there and made it into the front garden, new palace yard of the palace of westminster, so its definitely right to say that over the last few years...

inspector generals investigation have even been released. and right now, arguments are set to begin in louisiana where the fate of a widely used abortion pill rests in the hands of three judges our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. yamiche alcindor is following the case in louisiana. yamiche, what can you tell us about whats happening today? >> starting just this hour, three conservative judges will be hearing oral arguments on whether mifepristone should...

deadline looms. congressional leaders say that they have made some progress. but a deal remains out of reach for now. plus, a win emerges. cnn projects kentucky attorney general daniel cameron will secure the republican nomination for governor. we will look ahead to his face-off with the incumbent democratic governor. and ukrainian officials say they intercepted six russian hypersonic missiles by air defenses over kyiv. but russia insists that that is not the case. more in a live repor...

in just the next five years? and a view of the wreck of the titanic likely have never it before. and coming up on bbc news. inter milan are the first team through to the champions league final. will it be manchester city or real madrid who willjoin them? their semifinal will be decided tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. landlords would be banned from evicting tenants with no justification, as part of a long—promised overhaul of the private rental sector in en...

the president is set to meet with congressle leaders on tuesday, and sources tell cnn the temperature could be just right for bargaining. heres the latest from washington. president biden says hes likely meeting with congressional leaders on tuesday, setting up another showdown over the debt limit. the president said his aids are working through the timing with that meeting, but top economists say the staff level talks have been constructive, and they said they talked about the need ...

organisation says: there is a 66% chance that we will break — the 1.5 degree temperature threshold for at least a year. there is a 98% chance of the warmest year on record before 2027. arctic heating will likely be three times higher than the global average. and the reason for these worrying predictions? temperatures being driven up by ongoing carbon emissions plus the likely onset of a naturally occurring el nino event — which can trigger more extreme weather and climate events, i...