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incarcerated at cornton vale women's prison, and i hope that provides assurance to the public presiding officer, not least to the victims in this particular case. at least nine palestinians are killed in an israeli raid in the west bank. the us secretary of state is to visit israel and the west bank next week. and in just over an hour's time, an asteroid the size of a bus is passing the earth on one of the closest approaches on record. live from our studio in singapore... this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. in the united states in the last hour, presid...

Tegmark likens the situation to the plot of the popular Netflix movie, 'Don't Look Up,' where scientists are ignored despite having a plan to prevent an asteroid from hitting Earth

This doesn't happen every day. in just over an hour's time an asteroid the size of a bus is due to skim past the tip of south america, just 2,200 miles from the earth's surface. nasa says it will be one of the closest asteroid approaches ever recorded. experts say that while this space rock is too small to do any damage, it illustrates how little we know about the near—earth environment. i'm joined now by andy rivkin, planetary astronomer atjohns hopkins university from laurel, maryland in the us. it's great to get you on the programme. just to make sure we're all safe here... how unusual is...

Today, fighters and civilians were carried off together on a tide of mourners. since the series of deadly attacks in israel last year, its military has been carrying out what it calls a "counterterrorism offensive", and the number of palestinians killed has risen rapidly. injenin refugee camp, often the target of israeli raids, people know well the taste of the bitter coffee served after funerals. as the crowd gathered here, palestinian officials announced they'd stop cooperating with israel's new far—right leaders on security. the us now says it's trying to calm growing tensions. yolande kn...