the country s interior ministry said one of the dead in yesterday s shooting is the head of the institute of musicology of charles university faculty of arts, lenka hlavkova, adding that three of the injured faculty of arts. this is the scene where we expect the police news conference very closely turn shortly. lenka hlavkova was at the head of the institute of musicology. tow killed in the shooting are foreign citizens one from the netherlands and two from the uae. all the deceased were czech nationals. the shooting happened in the heart of prague as the gunman opened fire at charles university s faculty of arts in the city s old town a major tourist attraction. authorities evacuated staff and students, who were told to stay put and lock themselves inside classrooms. as you can see from these pcictures some climbed on to rooftops and window ledges to escape the gunfire. police said the gunman was a 24 year old student who s been named by local media as david koz
through a resolution focused on getting humanitarian aid into gaza, but it stops short of calling for a cease fire. we will have the latest from our correspondent in new york and have all the reaction for you, including from a un human rights representative working on the ground in gaza. also on the programme tonight, we ll take stock of the uk economy after poor figures raise fears of a recession in 202a. and what happens when you need to take out the trash when you live in space? we ll look at the complicated operation under way today to clear the junk on the international space station. good evening. the united nations security council has passed a resolution aiming to get more aid into gaza, but which stops short of calling for an immediate truce. this was the moment the vote came in. 13 in favour and two abstentions from permanent members the us and russia but, crucially, no votes against, no veto. so after multiple attempts to come to an agreement on action after th
i will be representing the uk at the eurovision song contest! pop star and actor olly alexander is announced as the united kingdom s entry for next year s eurovision song contest. hello, i m rajini vaidyanathan. britain and germany are calling for an urgent sustainable ceasefire in gaza. last week both countries abstained on a united nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. but in a change of tone which echoes a shift in the us, the foreign ministers of both countries say too many civilians have been killed in israel s war against hamas and the sooner a truce comes, the better. france meanwhile has also called for an immediate and durable ceasefire. israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu has strongly reiterated his opposition to a ceasefire. speaking before a cabinet meeting, he insisted they will fight till the end to eliminate hamas which many countries consider a terror group. israel stepped up its bombardment of gaza overnight and into sunda
ramping up pressure on israel to define the next phase of the war with hamas. this as the idf claims it s discovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza and describing it as an underground terror city. hong kong pro-democracy media tycoon jimmy lai i on trial at this hour, facing his most consequential legal challenge to date. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. hours from now, the u.s. defense secretary will arrive in israel, his second trip to the country since the october 7 attack by hamas. and u.s. officials said lloyd austin will meet with israeli officials for updates on the war, but he s also expected to press them to define specific operational milestones and work to drill down on efforts to boost humanitarian aid to gaza. his visit comes as the israel defense forces says it s uncovered the biggest hamas tunnel in gaza, wide enough to drive a large vehicle through. that tunnel, which the idf says was secured a few weeks ago, was made publ
viewers joining us in the united states, and round the world, and streaming on cnn max. i m rosemary church. u.s. secretary of defense lloyd austin is set to arrive in israel soon as the u.s. presses for a strategy shift from netanyahu. they come from prisons. they come from mental institutions and insane asylums. donald trump doubles down on his controversial comments about immigrants. what it could signal for the rest of the 2024 campaign. and we re live in hong kong as one of the city s most prominent pro-democracy activists goes on trial. thanks for joining us. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin will be sitting down with israeli officials in the hours ahead on his second trip to the country since the october 7th attack by hamas. austin s visit comes after a stop in bahrain and once in israel, a u.s. official says he will get updates on the war. but he s also expected to press israeli officials to define specific operational milestones and work to drill down on