Will focus on air defence. This includes interceptor missiles, anti drone systems and artillery ammunition. Whats not included are the new patriot air defence batteries, something ukraines president Volodymyr Zelensky says are critical. The us defence secretary lloyd austin has been speaking about the importance of the aid. Take a listen. The outcome in ukraine will determine the trajectory of our times. If putin prevails in ukraine, the Security Consequences will be grave and global. Europe would face a Security Threat that it hasnt seen in our lifetimes. As President Biden has noted, russia will not stop in ukraine. If the kremlin gets its way, if putins war and imperial aggression succeeds, every tyrant on earth will take note. Americas top diplomat is warning china that washington will act, if beijing doesnt stop providing russia with supplies, for its war in ukraine. Antony blinken says hes made it clear to his chinese counterparts that theyre helping fuel the biggest threat to European Security, since the cold war. Hes been speaking to laura bicker, in beijing. Hello. Im laura bicker. How are you . Antony blinken� s visit comes as us ties with china are at a turning point. Hows your trip been . Oh, its been. Weve covered a lot of ground. The dialogue and diplomacy for the cameras hides real discord and distrust. This is what chinese viewers are shown. A cinematic soundtrack accompanies president xi, urging the us to be partners, not rivals. Yet, hours earlier, mr blinken was warned the two sides could slip towards conflict. And this could not be happening without. But he came to beijing with a warning of his own. 70 of the Machine Tools that russia is getting from abroad coming from china, 90 of the microelectronics. So for china, if it wants to have better relations, not only with us, but with countries in europe, it cant do that while at the same time helping to fuel the biggest threat to European Security since the end of the cold war. Weve taken action already against chinese entities that are engaged in this, and what i made clear today is that, if china wont act, we will. You say you will act. I just want to be clear on what youre prepared to do. Well, im not going to get into the details, except to say, look at what weve done already. Weve imposed sanctions, export controls, of one kind or another. China views this as hypocrisy, as the us continues to arm israel. Beijing is using the war in gaza to discredit washington and paint itself as a peaceful power. It erodes the credibility of the United States, notjust here in china, but around the world, dont you think . Well, of course, china will do whatever it will do to distort our policies and to misinform its own people about what were actually doing, what were not doing, what we stand for, what we dont stand for, and i think china can play a constructive role here. It has relationships, it has influence with countries, like iran, that it can use effectively to, in the first instance, try to prevent the conflict from spreading. A record shop was mr blinken� s final stop. Perhaps taylor swift can help forge Cross Cultural ties. This trip has not dealt with the two sides� differences. Theyve merely talked about them, and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. Laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. Lets speak to political analyst, prof steve fish, at the university of california, berkeley. We are beginning to get a break now of exactly what ukraine will be receiving. How will this help . Will be receiving. How will this hel . ~ ,. , this help . Well, this is a very big break this help . Well, this is a very big break in this help . Well, this is a very big break in the this help . Well, this is a very big break in the story, this help . Well, this is a very big break in the story, and i big break in the story, and what it says in the Bigger Picture is that donald trump is much stranglehold on the Republican Partys policy towards ukraine seems to have been broken. Trump has been the main man in the Republican Party for some time now and Republican Congress people have just danced to his tune but whatjust happened was the speaker of the House Of Representatives just broke with trump and moved to advance legislation forward to resume aid to ukraine. This is very big news because trump of course has sided with putin, he has all along, he has since he became president. What this now means is that the pipeline for american aid to ukraine is open again. Putins only hope of winning this war in the long run is a drug reaction, so thats really what hes hanging on for and hoping for, but right now it looks like trump is my code on the Republican Partys policy towards ukraine has been broken. It partys policy towards ukraine has been broken. Has been broken. It was quite significant has been broken. It was quite significant at has been broken. It was quite significant at the has been broken. It was quite significant at the time has been broken. It was quite significant at the time that. Has been broken. It was quite| significant at the time that we have this bipartisan support of the package. It have this bipartisan support of the package have this bipartisan support of the package. It was indeed. We dont see much the package. It was indeed. We dont see much bipartisanship l dont see much bipartisanship in the United States these days on big bills in particular, and this was a very big one. This brought together republicans, who see american interests and global interests and global peace and the way that the old traditional republican is dead, and the democrats together against this m aga wing which against this m aga wing which again sided with Vladimir Putin, which is a strange thing to think about for the party of reagan and john mccain to side with americas greatest sworn enemy against a democratic ally, but thats the Direction Trump has gone in. Ally, but thats the Direction Trump has gone in. Ok, lets ust trump has gone in. Ok, lets just enter trump has gone in. Ok, lets just enter the trump has gone in. Ok, lets just enter the comments trump has gone in. Ok, lets just enter the comments mr| just enter the comments mr blank made on china. Mr blinken made on china. Any indication as to how the us can act . , 4. , indication as to how the us can act . , a, , act . You know, the big issues here are act . You know, the big issues here are in act . You know, the big issues here are in some act . You know, the big issues here are in some ways act . You know, the big issues here are in some ways really i here are in some ways really tied together. China did not use to act as a spoiler of democracy in the world. It was interested in better relationships, and to try and improve its economy. Xijinping sees the world very differently than his predecessors did. He is really a kind of Old Fashioned leninist. This is the world in zero sum terms. His predecessors actually saw the possibility of a positive world where both the western democracies and china gained at the same time. Xi jinping things any gain for democracy is a loss for him. So to that end he is actually aiding russias more on ukraine, and alex according to Secretary Blinken likely is interfering in our elections in the United States. We have been through this with Vladimir Putin before. We know who xi jinping would want in power, and that will be donald trump. Donald trump is always fulsome in his praise of xijinping. He makes a hash of democracy in the United States, chose to discredit it, but also to the interests of xi jinping. Discredit it, but also to the interests of xijinping. Again thatis interests of xijinping. Again that is peculiar because what xi jinping that is peculiar because what xijinping is doing is actually sacrificing good relationships with the United States and indeed along with europe for the sake of siding with Vladimir Putin, the sake of interfering in an american election. This in my view is not the way previous chinese leaders saw things, and it is a sign ofjust how insecure she feels. Sign of ust how insecure she feels. ,. , sign of ust how insecure she feels. ,. , sign of ust how insecure she feels. , ~ ,. , sign of ust how insecure she feels. ,. Feels. Thank you very much indeed. There have been some small developments in Ceasefire Negotiations between israel and hamas, with both sides continuing to review proposals. Egyptian mediators have arrived in israel, and egyptian media say theres been notable progress in finding Common Ground. In gaza itself, the hamas run Health Agency says at least 50 people have been killed in israeli attacks over the past 2a hours. This was the scene in rafah on friday night. With me is said shehata from bbc arabic. What is the Common Ground . It is hard to find Common Ground, according to the Deputy Leader of hamas, he said received a response after a visit from Security Delegation to israel, and Egyptian Security delegation to israel and its understudy by hamas but there is a big difference between them. The proposal merely about a temporary ceasefire, like the exchange of some prisoners in israeli prisoners, a return for some elderly people and sick and women hostages, in gaza by hamas. So there is an exchange of about 33 persons from those hostages in return for some prisoners and some more aid and ceasefire, this is may be, but there is a big difference between them, like, hamas is still insisting there should be a full withdrawal of israeli troops from gaza, should be aid especially in the north because you have problems in getting aid, in addition to that it would be like permanent ceasefire. According to the post from the cabinet, he was against all of that, mr netanyahu, because some of his Coalition Members said any thing like that would be unacceptable, so there is a big difference. Hamas refusing, dont think they are under pressure, they think israel more is under pressure, and they talk about rafah also, there is a problem because israel is going to rafah because mr netanyahu made his plan is clear that he is going to rafah because he wants to achieve complete victory over hamas, what he calls, and hamas is against all of that, Even International parties like United States, egypt and other countries. So there is a problem between them, there is a big gap between them. So they are already a big gap between them. So they are already in a big gap between them. So they are already in rafah, a big gap between them. So they are already in rafah, they a big gap between them. So they are already in rafah, they are are already in rafah, they are already attacking rafah, it is just not a full scale offensive. What have been the flash points in this conflict . We have had the occupied west bank, what else has been going on . ,. , ~ on . Other places, like the attempts on . Other places, like the attempts by on . Other places, like the attempts by the on . Other places, like the attempts by the egypt,. On . Other places, like the attempts by the egypt, qatar, United States and others to contain the conflict, because there are some attacks by the Islamic Resistance in iraq, the coalition, formed after 7th of october, so they launched some drones against haifa and other places in israel. Three plastic missiles against british oil tanker, and it was reported and confirmed to have minor damage but still affecting the freedom of navigation. And there is also in the lab and onside, so there are many flash points rafah, west bank and more clashes between the israeli forces, so the problem is getting out of control and mr blinken is coming to the region, and imagine other countries like egypt, qatar and other countries trying very hard to contain the conflict and achieve a ceasefire because the death toll in gaza is huge. Thank you very much indeed. If you were watching, you probablyjust if you were watching, you probably just saw if you were watching, you probablyjust saw some if you were watching, you probably just saw some of the latest aid drops that were taking place, and those were live shots. They have been airdrops that have been managing to get the aid in need to those in need in gaza. Joe biden says he is ready to take on donald trump in a president ial debate, ahead of their likely november election rematch. The Biden Campaign has for months been non committal about his willingness to participate in the tradition, but on friday, mr biden said he was happy to debate him. Mr trump has said hes ready to debate mr biden anytime, anywhere, any place. Will vernon sent this update from washington. This wasnt the first time President Biden has been asked whether he will take part in televised debates with donald trump. The Biden Campaign has been tight lipped about this for some time now, so much so that earlier this month, 12 major us News Organisations penned an open letter, urging Bothjoe Biden and donald trump to agree to participate in the debates, saying they have a rich tradition in american democracy, and mr trump, too, has been goading joe biden incessantly over whether he will agree to the debates, so the president has been under pressure over this. Now, the last time the two men faced off on tv was during the 2020 election campaign. There were two debates then, and they were notable for their vitriol, for the aggressive atmosphere between the two men. There was one notable moment Whenjoe Biden said to van president trump, shut up, man. But most analysts agree Thatjoe Biden generally came off better than donald trump did in those. But now, finally, mr biden has agreed to take part. In response to that, president said he was ready anywhere, anytime, anyplace, an old expression he said used by fighters, and Mrtrump Expression he said used by fighters, and mr trump proposed that the first debate could even take place as soon as next week. Now, that is almost certainly not going to happen, and the official date for the first televised president ial debate is theres september, just under two months before that crucial election date. Lets get some of the days other news now. A number of countries in east africa are experiencing severe flooding and landslides. At least 150 people were killed in tanzania and 70 were killed in kenya. Nearly 100,000 people have been displaced in burundi. The region has seen heavier rainfall than usual in recent weeks, exacerbated by the el nino weather pattern. South africa is marking the 30th Anniversary of the countrys first democratic elections and the end of apartheid. President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead celebrations of freedom day, when Nelson Mandela and the African NationalCongress Party were first elected, putting an end to white minority rule. A federal Appeals Court in chicago has upheld a 20 year sentence for disgraced singer r kelly, on Child Pornography and enticement charges. It rejected his appeal, just over a year after the former singer was sentenced. His lawyers had argued the charges fell outside the statute of limitations. Elon musk� s social media platform, x, has defended Publishing Posts showing a bishop in australia being stabbed during a sermon. The app, formerly known as twitter, rejected a regulators order to take down the content, due to it being violent and offensive. In a post on friday, xs Global Government Affairs account said, first, we believe that these posts should not have been banned in australia at all. The content within the posts does not encourage or provoke violence. It also said, the content can be reasonably considered as part of Public Discussion or debate, under australian law. The order to take down the footage has sparked heated public exchanges between mr musk and australian officials. They claim that police have fears of the footage being used to encourage people to join terrorist groups. For more on this, lets cross over to the gold coast in australia, to speak to dan svantesson, a professor specialising in internet law. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Just how much of a big story is this in australia . Has it been picked up . This has dominated has it been picked up . This has dominated the has it been picked up . This has dominated the news has it been picked up . This has dominated the news during has it been picked up . This has dominated the news during the | dominated the news during the week thats been, really, and the more heated the debate gets, the more people are exercising their free speech on this matter, the temperature has really risen, with quotes rending from mask being jailed to certain politicians being the enemy of the australian people and such comments h