Earlier on friday, huge plumes of smoke could be seen rising from the capital of lebanon, after israel said it fired a series of rockets into beirut. The israeli Defence Force says it was targetting hezbollah s headquarters, as huge explosions leveled buildings in beirut s densely populated Southern Suburbs. Hezbollah S Leader, Hassan Nasrallah was reportedly the target of the explosions. Neither Israel Nor Hezbollah has formally confirmed his status. At least six people died in the attack and more than 90 have been injured according to lebanese officals. The embassy of iran which backs hezbollah called the attack a dangerous, game changing escalation. Our bbc teams on the ground describe the situation as chaos, with ambulances rushing to the scene through roads packed with people trying to flee. Our Correspondent Hugo Bachega has the latest from beirut. Scenes of war in beirut. Hezbollah s conflict with israel returning to its stronghold of dahieh, with a series of massive explosions
it is difficult for us to exclude today up of the wagner group in belarus could pose a potential threat to poland which shares a border with belarus. herthreat which shares a border with belarus. her threat to lithuania which also has the longest border with belarus among other countries and also to latvia, a neighbour of belarus. 0ne one of the eu leaders meeting for a two day meeting in brussels. central to the summit will be the role china will play. it is said to call on china to help bring an end to the war and to engage in the global challenges. let s go to my guest at the studio was a senior fellow my guest at the studio was a seniorfellow for asia my guest at the studio was a senior fellow for asia pacific security for the institute for strategic studies. thank you forjoining us on the programme. how closely is china watching what s going on with the wagner group in russia? i think there is no doubt that china think there is no doubt that china is think there is no
seven under for the tournament. after her round, allison corpuz spoke about how she got into the sport. my my dad got me into golf with a young, four orfive years my dad got me into golf with a young, four or five years old. playing with my older brother as well. i think a lot of, like, i grew up, i don t think i was ever serious. like, i had thoughts to when the us open but i didn t ever think i really thought i would be in this position. just really, really grateful to be here and, yeah, i hope that tomorrow goes well. time for a quick update on the cricket. there has been a wicket. england are 42-1. still there has been a wicket. england are 42-1- still got there has been a wicket. england are 42-1- still got a there has been a wicket. england are 42-1. still got a lot there has been a wicket. england are 42-1. still got a lot of there has been a wicket. england are 42-1. still got a lot of funds - there has been a wicket. england are 42-1. still got a lot of funds to - 42 1
as they left the church and threw orange confetti over them. thejust stop 0il group did retweet a video of the incident, saying you look good in orange, george 0sborne. the uk s former home secretary priti patel responded by accusing them of being shameful, attention seeking, disrespectful low life. neither mr osborne nor his wife thea have publicly commented on the incident. bats are known to be super incubators for thousands of different viruses. since the covid 19 pandemic, there s been growing interest in the flying mammals and the role they can play in so called zoonotic spillover events whereby diseases jump to humans. 0ur global health correspondent, naomi grimley, has been given special access to a scientific research project in ghana which aims to monitor bats. dusk is the witching hour at accra zoo. it s the best time for this group of scientists to test these bats for different viruses and even superbugs. what we try to test for resistant antimicrobials in the poo
accused of sexual assault. the conservative candidate said he categorically denied the allegation and was withdrawing from the election contest with a heavy heart. a member of the england cricket team has carried a protestor off the ground at lords during a test match against australia. jonny bairstow picked up one of two activists from thejust stop 0il campaign after they threw powder onto the field. the game resumed after a short delay, police say they made three arrests. fans of madonna will have to wait a bit longer to see the pop icon back on stage. the material girl singer has postponed her world tour after a stay in intensive care. her representatives say she suffered from a serious bacterial infection, but she s expected to make a full recovery. 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes has the latest. suffering a serious bacterial infection on saturday that