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hello i m sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. let s take you straight to live pictures from hiroshima, where world leaders are meeting for the g7 summit. at the moment we know that they have already arrived as nick marsh just mentioned, have already arrived as nick marshjust mentioned, we have seen some of the leader is going on, they are expected to exit now and lay a wreath at the hiroshima peace memorial park and there we see them, president biden and the japanese prime minister fumio kishida there as well. the european commission president ursula von der leyen just behind them. again, this is a poignant moment as we just heard from nick marsh there and there of course we saw all of there of course we saw all of the leaders, rishi sunak and the leaders, rishi sunak and the german chancellor olaf scholz. we also see the french president emmanuel macron there and the european council president shall michelle as well as the italian prime minister. we see all of those ....
leaders have arrived at a short moment will be visiting a memorial to the victims of the worlds first ever atomic attack. we ll hear from a survivor from 1945, plus speak to experts about what the leaders could achieve. also on newsday. . .. the cost of the queen s funeral is revealed we ll break down just how much the government spent on the historic event. it s seven in the morning here in singapore, and 8am in hiroshima, japan, where the country s prime minister hosts his counterparts from the us, the uk, germany, italy, france and canada for the annual g7 summit. it s a packed agenda for the world leaders who ll be discussing the war in ukraine, the rising influence of china and the increasing tensions between china and the west over taiwan. the summit officially begins in the coming hours, but already deals have been struck. british prime minister rishi sunak was among the early arrivals, he s agreed a new defence and economic arrangement with japan. and right now, thi ....
defence forces have not commented on these drugs but that they have taken control of a hamas stronghold in recent fighting. we have the latest from southern israel. hamas released video of their men fighting on the streets of gaza. they know they can t win a pitched battle, so they re using hit and run tactics. that will intensify as israel s tanks and troops move deeper into gaza city. after an israeli strike in khan younis, southern gaza, they were digging for survivors. the town is in the area israel has told palestinians to go to stay safe. but nowhere s safe. israel says this is self defence. palestinians call it genocide. ahmed had 27 members of his family inside the house when it was hit. this is the bravery of the so called israel. they show their might and power against civilians. babies inside, kids inside! and the elderly! it is the mighty vengeance promised by israel s prime minister when hamas attacked a month ago. in tel aviv, at the empty table set for th ....
you re watching bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the middle east and the us secretary of state has said that american and other mediators will work over the coming days to see if they can reach an agreement for a ceasefire in gaza. the us has come up with a plan, but there s a blame game about why it hasn t been accepted. speaking in qatar on his latest trip to the region antony blinken said that israel had agreed to the deal, but hamas had proposed a number of changes, some of which he described as unworkable. but a senior hamas official has denied this, saying they did not put forward new demands, and are still committed to the proposal. hamas claims israel has rejected the deal and argues america is covering up for its ally. israel has not commented. let s take a look at the plan, which involves three phases. the first would see an initial six week ceasefire, when hamas would release some of the hostages including wo ....