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live from our studio in singapore — this is bbc news. its newsday. welcome to the programme. we start in sudan, where the united nations is sending its top aid official to help co—ordinate relief efforts. it comes as the agencys humanitarian coordinator in sudan says that the situation there is turning into a "full—blown catastrophe" — warning that more than 800,000 people may flee the country as a result of the ongoing violence. meanwhile, fighting continues in the capital kha...

the latest. hello. leeds are set to sack managerjavi gracia. they are in talks to bring in former england boss sam allardyce. director of football victor orta has also left the club. leeds are only the above the drop zone on goal difference. alla rdyce allardyce worked with the leeds chief executive at west ham and would become the fourth manager this season. gracia wonjust three of his 12 games in charge. they have four games to go this season. arsenal can go back to the top of the pr...

on an issue that impacts the global economy. us treasury secretary janet yellen says the us could run out of cash byjune 1st, prompting president biden to call a meeting with the top leaders in congress next week. in a letter to the leaders today, yellen warned: speaker mccarthy responded to yellen in a statement, saying... the republican—controlled house passed a debt ceiling bill last week that includes steep spending cuts. senate democratic majority leader chuck schumer announced ...

by about twice the global average. its already increased by 2 degrees celsius. 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 opened and the value of banking shares across europe...

it began with court documents revealing foxs tucker carlson was privately skeptical of election lies, contemptuous of the former president, texting someone saying i hate him passionately even as he indicated to viewers the opposite. a dominion voting systems lawsuit, carlson was on the air lying about january 6th. >> reporter: the crowd was enormous, a small percentage of them were hooligans, they committed vandalism. youve seen their pictures again and again, but the overwhelming majo...

hello im sally bundock with the top business stories. lets start with the us central bank, because everybody is asking will the federal reserve raise rates one more time? or will it take a break? as the fed wraps up its may meeting inflation isnt the only worry, the turbulence at first republic has revived fears about credit conditions. another area of concern is the labour market, which is showing signs of cooling. interest rates currently stand at li—point 75%, so what will america...

this is "gps, the global public square." welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. im fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. ♪ ♪ today on the program as israel celebrates 75 years since its founding -- i talk to its longest-serving prime minister benjamin netanyahu. with the resurgence in israeli-palestinian violence, can israel continue to make peace with arab states? how will it handle an iran that could reportedly make enough missile material for...

businesses groups in northern ireland have expressed hope over the windsor framework — the new deal meant to simplify their post—brexit trade with the rest of the uk. until now, some imports have been complex to manage — others have been outright banned under the so—called northern ireland protocol, intended to protect the eus single market. the british prime minister rishi sunak has been in belfast to meet politicians and business leaders to build support for the framework. sp...

that comes after the embattled endo revealed it suffered a huge file and deposits the first quarter. it became under pressure after other banks collapsed last month. we have more from new york. normally when a companies earnings for a quarter are released executives hold a call with analysts where they take questions but that was not the case for first republic bank. executive spoke for about ten minutes and then took no questions. it is perhaps an indication ofjust how bad things had ...

it comes after the embattled lender revealed that it suffered a huge drop in deposits during the first quarter. first republic came under intense pressure after silicon valley bank and signature bank collapsed last month. the bbc�*s samira hussain has more from new york. normally when a companys earnings for are released, executive hold a call with analysts where they take questions. but that wasnt the case for first republic bank. executives spoke for about ten minutes and then took...