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Hed been under growing pressure after he ripped up a Power Sharing Deal with the Scottish Green Party and faced two separate votes of no confidence. There are renewed hopes tonight of a breakthrough in the ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas after weeks of stalemate between the two sides. The us secretary of state, antony blinken, who is in saudi arabia, said he is hopeful hamas will accept what he described as a very generous proposal. At least 45 people have been killed in kenya af...

Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on bbc news. Scotlands First Minister humza yousaf resigns , throwing the future of the Scottish Nationalist Government into doubt. Lets focus on that for a 2nd. Humza yousaf standing guard today, announcing just over a year after he was elected. The Scotish National Party now facing its second leadership crisis in 18 months. Asking the snp secretary to begin the process of selecting a new leader as soon as possible. He will remain imposed u...

And hamas after weeks of stalemate between the two sides. Egyptian media is reporting that a hamas delegation has left cairo and will return with a response to a Gaza Ceasefire proposal. It is unclear how many israeli hostages would be released under this proposal the Israeli Media has put the figure at 33 in return for the release of an unspecified number of palestinian prisoners. Us President Joe Biden has been speaking with the leaders of egypt and qatar who have been mediators. The us Secret...

Now on bbc news, click. This week. Speaks basic chinese. James is racing across the globe, testing the latest ai translation tools. Were in miami to see the data behind basketball. Whilst youre there, why not grab yourself a beer and turn it into leather . Sings operatically and were on the stage helping musicians get used to what it feels like to get a Standing Ovation or a slow clap. How did it do that . Thank you i think weve heard enough. Yeah. Voice exercises ladies and gentlemen, this is y...

A truce between israel and hamas. The us Secretary Of State is meeting arab leaders to discuss the situation. Israels Foreign Minister says this is possible if hamas agrees to free its hostages. But theres no sign of that happening at this point. A video showing two hostages, including an american, was released on saturday by hamas. In other diplomatic moves, the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken is due in saudi arabia for talks with regional leaders. He and other key players are expected to ...

But theres no sign of that happening at this point. A video showing two hostages, including an american, was released on saturday by hamas. In other diplomatic moves, the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken is due in saudi arabia for talks with regional leaders. He and other key players are expected to meet on the sidelines of the World Economic forum. And its reported a hamas delegation will visit cairo on monday for Gaza Ceasefire talks. This is palestinian president mahmoud abbas� appealfo...

To discuss the situation. Israels Foreign Minister says this is possible if hamas agrees to free its hostages. Theres no sign of that happening at this point. A video showing two hostages, including an american, was released on saturday by hamas. In other diplomatic moves, the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken has left for saudi arabia for talks with regional leaders. He and other key players are expected to meet on the sidelines of the World Economic forum. And its reported a hamas delegatio...

Hello, im lewis vaughanjones. Welcome to The Programme. We start in the middle east, where the palestinian president says only the us can prevent an Israeli Attack on rafah, where more than a million have fled. Mahmoud abbas is at the World Economic forum summit in riyadh. He will be joined there on monday by the us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken. Other Key International figures are expected in the saudi city and Sideline Meetings are expected to discuss the war in gaza and the way forward. ...

Now on bbc news. The travel show. There are still places that surprise me, even after travelling for nearly 20 years. Countries that appear to be one thing but, when you dig a little deeper, turn out to be something completely different. This is pretty spectacular. It is, it is. And im loving all the colours. The cabo verde archipelago, located just over 600km from senegal� s coast, is one of them. Tourism has really picked up pace here in recent decades, and its easy to see why Crystal Clear ...

Lets get more on our top story, the palestinian president says only the us can prevent an Israeli Attack on rafah, where more than a million have fled. Efforts are under way to negotiate a truce between israel and hamas. The us Secretary Of State is heading to riyadh, where he will meet arab leaders to discuss the situation. Lets speak to Gina Abercrombie winstanley, president of The Middle East Policy Council and former us ambassador. Thank you very much for coming on the programme. Antony blin...