Also tonight, the us State Department is urging american citizens to leave the country, with fears growing of an all out war. Meanwhile, the Death Toll from Israels Strike on a densely populated area of Southern Beirut On Friday has risen to 37. Hezbollah says 16 of its members were killed in the attack including senior miiitary commander ibrahim aqil. He was wanted by the us government for years and was designated a global terrorist for his involvement in the 1983 bombing of the us embassy In Beirut. Fridays bombing also killed civilians, including three children, with more feared trapped in the rubble. Our middle East Correspondent Orla guerin reports from the scene In Beirut. Israel is believed to have been behind the attack. It has not denied responsibility but has not ta ken credit, either. A Beirut Suburb turned into a battlefield. They are standing on the ruins of a seven Storey Building in the Hezbollah Stronghold of dahieh. Israel says this was a precision strike. It doesnt l
russian forces have again targeted ukraine s energy facilities, leaving part of kyiv and other cities with no power and water. an aide to president zelensky has said the situation across ukraine was now critical. cities across the country were targeted. in the city of dnipro, a large energy facility was destroyed and officials and street lights will now be turned off. this is the damage left after an attack on the city of mykolaiv in the south of the county. say streetlights. the russian defence ministry showed these pictures earlier today of missiles being fired from air, sea and land. but the ground war in ukraine is not going all russia s way. the russian general recently appointed by president putin to take charge of the attack on ukraine has said preparations are being made to evacuate people from the city of kherson. general sergey surovkin has admitted that the situation on the ground is tense and quite difficult. let s cross to kyiv now and speak to the washing
South china sea. You like, and tensions in the south china sea. Because of the existin south china sea. Because of the existing complex south china sea. Because of the existing complex dynamics south china sea. Because of the existing complex dynamics that| existing complex dynamics that we are talking about, how difficult does it make for these countries when they have to, in a way, walk the tight rope and really pick sides between the us and china when theyre trying to move ahead and forge a relationship . Thats a very delicate issue. I mean, the asean group is trying to really remain neutral as much as they can, and they also need, in a sense, both g2 we call them the us and china to assist them in many ways, including in trade, economic activities, foreign direct investment. So theyre trying to basically pick up the best of these two in terms of trade, foreign direct investment, but theyre mindful of regional as well as global geopolitics which are influencing the way in which the
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has cautioned China against crossing a red line in the South China Sea, implying retaliative actions if Filipino lives are lost due to Chinese aggressions. Speaking at the Shangri La Dialogue in Singapore, Marcos emphasized stronger US alliances to counter China's assertiveness.
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