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Looking forward to talking to julie and brian shortly but the latest Bbc News first. Israels prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that his military has eliminated the expected successor of the hezbollah leader, hassan nasrallah, and the next in line after him. In a Video Address posted on social media, made in english, he didnt refer to anyone by name but he did call on the people of lebanon to reject hezbollah, and their iranian backers. Meanwhile, the Israeli Military says its expan...

Men who tried to escape. Killed in an airstrike men who tried to escape. Killed in an air strike as they ran. Israel says all were involved in shooting and bombing attacks. The eastern areas of janine and its refugee camp have both been sealed off for the past three days and there are fresh reports of casualties including an 82yearold man who paramedics said was shot nine times. This morning the army pulled out of the camp. The destruction of their comment enough to remind residents of the war. ...

Israeli vehicles moving into the city, with helicopters circling overhead. Israel has said it is targeting what it calls terrorists, and says it killed a hamas commander injenin. The un has called for israel to avoid spreading conflict in the middle east, and the uks foreign office has said it is deeply concerned about israels methods and reports of civilian casualties and the destruction of civilian infrastructure. Lucy williamson, reports from inside the west bank, and a warning that her repor...

the palestinian ambassador to the u—n, called it a step in the right direction but reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire — saying that 2 point 3—million palestinians have been fighting for their lives and facing death. meanwhile: israels ambassador to the un criticised the resolution and said that the �*un should have focused on the humanitarian crisis of the hostages. gilad erdan also thanked the us for its support of israel. for more on the days events, our corresponden...

that the united states wont veto. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil, has the latest. still very much under... in the works. its come down from cessation to suspension to now creating the conditions. i dont think theres any shortage of diplomacy. what were in shortage of really is the agreement on a humanitarian truce, pause, ceasefire that will allow aid to come in in a sustained, consistent way. and not only that, but distribution has also been a key hindrance here. this... the relent...

20 years ago tonight, baghdad was under attack, as the american—led invasion got under way. well be looking at the tragic legacy. iraq sank into a nightmare. no—one knows exactly how many iraqis were killed, its in the hundreds of thousands. and workers have agreed a deal with network rail, but pay disputes with the train companies are still not resolved. and coming up on the bbc news channel... fulhams aleksandar mitrovic is charged with violent and improper conduct following his ...

ever april day. hello, a very warm welcome. im samantha simmonds. efforts are being stepped up in sudan to try and extend a fragile ceasefire between troops loyal to rival generals. the outbreak of violence in the country has left more than 500 people dead and forced thousands to flee. the current truce brokered by the us is due to expire later on thursday. both the un and south sudan are rapidly trying to organise a three—day extension to it. the sudanese army says its approved the ...

governments planned pension reform as demonstrations grow across the country. global financial markets react nervously to the emergency takeover of the swiss bank credit suisse but are the fears now easing. and turning powder into beer. a german brewery comes up with a new product that could change the entire alcohol market and be good for the planet. president xi of china is on a state visit to russia where hes been warmly greeted by president putin. the summit has been the focus of a...

school in thailand. and jubilation as liveable is picked to host next years eurovision song contest. hello, welcome to the programme. president zelensky says the world must act now to stop russias nuclear threat. speaking to the bbc, ukraines leader warns that russian officials have begun to "prepare their society" for the possible use of nuclear weapons. it comes as ukraines army has been making big gains, recapturing large swathes of territory from russia in a major counter offensive...

hello and welcome. italy has become the first european country to order covid tests for visitors from china, after concern at the rapid rise in chinese infections. earlier, taiwan said it would introduce a similar scheme. japan and india have already ordered travellers from china to be monitored. the us could follow. theres concern travellers could bring new variants of the disease now that beijing is lifting travel restrictions. our diplomatic correspondent, paul adams, reports. from ...