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palestinians in the gaza strip appears to be holding, despite some reports of fighting. the agreement was brokered by egypt. it follows five days of violent exchanges which have killed at least 33 palestinians in gaza and two people in israel. the truce, which as you see here prompted celebration in the streets, includes a commitment by israel to stop so called targeted assassinations. in return, israel reportedly demanded a complete halt to rocket fire by palestinian militants at its civilians. however, just hours after islamichhad militants confirmed a ceasefire was in effect, a rocket was fired from the gaza strip, prompting rocket warning sirens across a region of southern israel. it s not yet clear who fired the rocket, but it is worth noting that several smaller militant palestinian groups are opposed to the truce brokered earlier in the day. a reminder, though, that for now the ceasefire does appear to be holding. in the past few minutes the white house has issued a st
opposition party and the daughter of former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. the winning candidate, and their party will have to grapple with a slew of domestic issues including polarised politics and a slowing economy. for more on this, i spoke to syetarn hansakul of the economist intelligence unit, who told me thailand is slowly recovering from the pandemic. economic situation has improved from last year. it is in the middle of a cyclical rebound because coming out of the pandemic recession a lick later than others, but finally, after the country opened in late 2022, the tourism sector, which has been a key part of the countries gdp, is recovering slowly. shabbat is to improve jobs and income, and we are seeing the rebound unfolding. but having said that, there are plenty of structural issues that are hurting thailand s long term competitiveness, and thatis long term competitiveness, and that is something the new government will need to look into and correct. [30 govern
from the 20th century by a master piece. hello i m frankie mccanley. welcome to the programme. sweden s act loreen has won the 2023 eurovision song contest with her pop anthem tattoo. the favourite going into the competition, she s only the second person to win the competition twice. the ukrainian electronic duo tvorchi with their song heart of steel came sixth. their home town in ukraine was hit by russian missiles moments before the band took to the stage in liverpool. the mayor of ternopil said warehouses were damaged. the uk s entry, mae muller, came second from last in the final standings but said she would never forget this journey. for the first time, fans from around the world were allowed to vote in the competition. our arts correspondent, david sillito, reports from liverpool. the public has given you. it was, for a moment, the public has given you. it was, fora moment, rather was, for a moment, rather tense. sweden versus finland. 243 tense. sweden versus finland.
the us mexico border. officials have said that when title 42 is no longer in effect, tens of thousands of people could try to cross over. let s look at what the policy is. the temporary law title 42 was introduced by donald trump and meant illegal migrants could be removed quickly and it expires overnight tonight. the policy made it easier for the us to send people back to mexico using the coronavirus pandemic as justification. the winding down of covid measures means the policy no longer has any public health justification, prompting officials to announce it would end on may 11th, the same day as the official us public health emergency. and when it ends in a few hours from now, the us will return to a policy where migrants are screened to determine if they are eligible for asylum and quickly deported if they do not qualify. earlier, us homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas had this warning for those who are not eligible to seek asylum. our borders are not open. pe