Well have to wait until the effects of Climate Change become really tangible before the world recognises that it needs to take action. I think weve got to that point. Even back at the start of this year, the problem that weighed most heavily on ukraines president zelensky was will his western allies stay the course . I remember how frank he was about the need for ukraines counteroffensive to go well. Well, it certainly hasnt gone badly but its never produced the major victory that ukraine needed and that its supporters prayed for. Explosion now, hungary is deeply sceptical about backing ukraine. An openly pro russian politician has just topped the poll in the elections in slovakia. The polish government, with an election coming up, has chosen to criticise ukraine. And most serious of all, the political infighting in washington means that its hugely valuable aid to ukraine cant be funded as before at least for the time being. So, what does all this add up to . Well, Vladimir Putins shar
The Gaza Ministry of health says 413 palestinians have been killed by israeli air strikes in gaza, including 78 children and 41 women. Israel says it is still trying to regain full control of eight areas where hamas militants infiltrated following saturdays attack. The number of israeli civilians and soldiers taken hostage has been put at 100 by the Israeli Embassy to the us, though some have been freed. In northern israel, hezbollah rockets targeted three military positions, with israel responding with barrages of artillery into southern lebanon. 0ur Correspondents have been Tracking Developments from across the region. Heres our international editor, jeremy bowen in jordan. Israel right now is going through this most extraordinary, awful national trauma. And as youve been hearing, the Military Response has already started, and its going to be considerable. Now in the past, when there have been flare ups, there sometimes has been pressure on israeli leaders, including benjamin netanya