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the temperature up here in the alps is rising by about twice the global average. its already increased by 2 degrees celsius. and 20 years since the us—led coalition invaded iraq to topple dictator saddam hussein, we look at the legacy. hello and welcome to bbc news. the worlds financial markets have reacted with unease following last nights emergency takeover of the troubled swiss bank credit suisse. shares in credit suisse fell by more than 60% this morning after european markets op...

of thousands of asylum—seekers, but few can be as strangely located as this — wedged as it is between a retirement village and a golf course. to provide beds for more than 51,000 asylum—seekers — and rising — the home office has booked out hotels in seaside resorts and cities, in villages and the countryside, at airports and on golf courses — anywhere they can find willing hotel owners. there are 395 hotels in all — 363 in england and 20 in northern ireland — but far fe...

washington by the white house correspondence dinner is now under way. the event sees thousands of guests including journalists and politicians gather together in support of freedom of the present presidentjoe biden is due to speak in the next few minutes. we can take a lighter washington now and what you are seeing is inside the white house correspondence you can see people mingling and the address there from the npr white house correspondent. she is also head of the white house press ...

we want to start with the latest news from israel. hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al—aqsa mosque injerusalem. remember, earlier this week, israeli police raided the mosque after palestinians barricaded themselves inside, after the evening ramadan prayer. that led to palestinian militants firing rockets into israel from lebanon and gaza, and israel hitting back with airstrikes. the al aqsa mosque, the third holiest site in islam, is located on a hilltop com...

jewish worshippers have been gathering at the western wall for passover prayers this morning. the event draws tens of thousands of worshippers, with crowds spilling out from the walls plaza into the surrounding areas. there is a heavy security presence today and officials are concerned there could be violence. just a short distance away, hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al—aqsa mosque injerusalem. these are the latest images from the mosque. police said they...

world. im laila harrak. thousands of people ordered to evacuate their homes in california as the storm-battered state endures another round of heavy rain and flooding. donald trump facing new legal woes. the former u.s. president now weighing whether to testify before a grand jury about his alleged role in a hush money scheme. plus, a major step for the middle east as iran and saudi arabia strike a deal to restore diplomatic ties. the surprise agreement helped along by beijing. wel...

They also discussed chinas12 point plan to bring an end to the war in ukraine. In a Statement Issued after the meeting they said the russian side welcomes chinas willingness to play a positive role for the political and diplomatic settlement of the ukraine crisis, and welcomes the constructive proposals set forth in chinas position on the political settlement of the ukraine crisis. At the white house today, us officials took pains to point out what they think china could do to end the war. If ch...

we begin at the vatican, where thousands of catholic worshippers have gathered in st peters square to hear the pope lead easter mass, and pronounce the traditional �*to the city and the world blessing — hes doing that now, lets listen in. this is the national anthem of the italian republic in 1946. forcedwhite translation: dear brothers and sisters, christ is risen. on this day we proclaim, that he, the lord of our life is the resurrection and the life of the world. today is easter...

thousands of catholic worshippers gathered at the vatican in st peters square to hear the pope lead easter mass, and pronounce the traditional �*to the city and the world blessing. pope francis has called on the international community to strive to end conflicts across the globe and he spoke of his deep concern over recent attacks in jerusalem and the surrounding region lets have a listen to what the pope had to say. translation: on this day, lord, we entrust to you the city - ofjeru...

jewish worshippers have been gathering at the western wall for passover prayers this morning. the event draws tens of thousands of worshippers, with crowds spilling out from the wall�*s plaza into the surrounding areas. there is a heavy security presence today and officials are concerned there could be violence. just a short distance away, hundreds of palestinians have barricaded themselves inside al aqsa mosque injerusalem. these are the latest images from the mosque. police said th...