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house.— white house. iran applause foreian white house. iran applause foreign minister— white house. iran applause foreign minister did - white house. iran applause foreign minister did say - white house. iran applause foreign minister did say in i white house. iran applause. foreign minister did say in the hours before this strike that he would see his country respond quickly and effectively. so does something have to happen even if it's from a proxy of irani, will not be that appetite in the coming days? it be that appetite in the coming da s? e. , be that appetite in the coming da s? , , ., , days? it can be the proxies like the houthis _ days? it can be the proxies like the houthis or - days? it can be the proxies like the houthis or maybe l like the houthis or maybe already we have seen hezbollah so much engaged in attacking israel and israel hitting the back and we can see maybe another event in the persian gulf forced strait of hormuz from the houthis in the red sea. that sort of thing. it seems
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and more on the debate on us abortion rights — we speak to the director of the white house gender policy council. hello, i'm helena humphrey. us secretary of state antony blinken met with chinese president xijinping on friday to discuss relations between the two global powers. the us's top diplomat said there is progress in some areas. he praised beijing for its efforts to stop the supply of fentanyl reaching the us and the restoration of military—to—military communication. president xi agreed the two sides had "made some positive progress" since he met his us counterpart, joe biden, in november. mr xi said the earth was �*big enough' for both countries to achieve development and prosperity. however, differences between the two countries still remain, including china's claims over taiwan and the south china sea, and china's support for russia in its war on ukraine. mr blinken sat down for an interview with the bbc. he said that washington will act if beijing does not stop supplying russia with items used in its assault on ukraine. our china correspondent laura bicker has more from
and more on the debate on us abortion rights — we speak to the director of the white house gender policy council. hello, i'm helena humphrey. us secretary of state antony blinken met with chinese president xijinping on friday to discuss relations between the two global powers. the us's top diplomat said there is progress in some areas. he praised beijing for its efforts to stop the supply of fentanyl reaching the us and the restoration of military—to—military communication. president xi...
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trump being back in the white house-— white house. olaf schultz spoke about nate's _ white house. olaf schultz spoke about nato's alliance _ white house. olaf schultz spoke about nato's alliance between i about nato's alliance between nations, he was sort of saying presidents come and go bit we trust in this long—term partnership, so what they are not saying in public is we are really worried about a potential president try returned to the white house, but when i speak to officials here in berlin they are certainly doing some contingency planning around how to, as they would put it and it was mentioned there, strengthen the european pillar of the nato military alliance. and part of that is, as we have seen, more defence spending. there seems to be public recognition now from mr sunak and mr scholz that europe needs to do more after complaints notjust europe needs to do more after complaints not just from europe needs to do more after complaints notjust from donald trump, although maybe he is the most vocalin trump, although maybe he
trump being back in the white house-— white house. olaf schultz spoke about nate's _ white house. olaf schultz spoke about nato's alliance _ white house. olaf schultz spoke about nato's alliance between i about nato's alliance between nations, he was sort of saying presidents come and go bit we trust in this long—term partnership, so what they are not saying in public is we are really worried about a potential president try returned to the white house, but when i speak to officials here in...
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white house press secretary caettin law... white house press secretary getting that — law... white house press secretary getting that briefing _ law... white house press secretary getting that briefing underway. - law... white house press secretary getting that briefing underway. we | getting that briefing underway. we will come back to it when we start to hear the discussions about the situation in the middle east, which is our lead story on the world today for the world leaders calling for de—escalation following what was a presumed israeli strike on iran. iranian state media said explosions were heard, it claimed were iranian air defences hitting three drones. the action appears to been limited in scope with no casualties or major damage reported. protesters took to the street in tehran denouncing israel state media playing down the incident. no official comment about the strike but appears to been confirmed by the countries national security minister for the art middle east correspondent has the latest from jerusalem. a message, not of war, but of warning — that israe
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we america and possibly donald trump in the white house.— the white house. we will talk about president macron's _ the white house. we will talk about president macron's speech - the white house. we will talk about president macron's speech later- the white house. we will talk about president macron's speech later in l president macron's speech later in the programme. this is the second consecutive night that we have talked about europe preparing for a trump presidency. you are one of our elder statesman, trump presidency. you are one of our elderstatesman, do trump presidency. you are one of our elder statesman, do you get the sense when you talk to people that this time they are going to put plans in place for that eventuality? at least you are not replacing me with an avatar, to go back to your last session. it with an avatar, to go back to your last session-— with an avatar, to go back to your last session._ after i last session. it is coming. after this performance _ last session. it is coming. after this performance perhaps - last session. it is comi
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but what is the state of relationships between the white house and benjamin netanyahu in particular? well, i think they are pretty difficult at times. there has been some moments where i thinkjoe biden, the us president has expressed his frustration pretty clearly at some of the decision—making that is going on here. and the americans, the secretary of state antony blinken and others have been an incredibly explicit about saying to the israelis, do not carry out this offensive in rafah. you simply cannot do it. when there are so many civilians packed into such a small space the potential impact on civilians is huge. the potential for bloodshed is enormous. so the question remains, how are the israelis going to get round it? are they going to ignore the americans? try and mitigate some of the impact? but at the moment the israelis are making very clear that at some point they do feel they are going to have to launch this offensive in rafah. and, you know, the potential for bloodshed is huge. james landale in jerusalem there for us. earlier i spoke about the importance of the us aid
but what is the state of relationships between the white house and benjamin netanyahu in particular? well, i think they are pretty difficult at times. there has been some moments where i thinkjoe biden, the us president has expressed his frustration pretty clearly at some of the decision—making that is going on here. and the americans, the secretary of state antony blinken and others have been an incredibly explicit about saying to the israelis, do not carry out this offensive in rafah. you...
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there are new things i like in the house bill, demands the white house and these are the white house and these are the long—range rockets that ukraine has been begging and pleading for and these are so important because the additional length allows ukraine to strike crimea and hit in occupied ukraine. and it depots and get behind enemy lines and they had not been able to do that because the white house has been cowardly. the republicans are going to force the white house to send these long—range attacks. that's a good thing. this is the act that would send $300 billion in russian state assets, it would seize them and transfer them and allow the money to be used for russia's reconstruction and that is a great thing. it needs to happen and we have seen sentiment change on that as well. i was struck by _ change on that as well. i was struck by something - change on that as well. i was struck by something the - change on that as well. i was l struck by something the mayor of ukraine second—biggest city said, who said we need a defence support to prevent this becoming a target.— b
there are new things i like in the house bill, demands the white house and these are the white house and these are the long—range rockets that ukraine has been begging and pleading for and these are so important because the additional length allows ukraine to strike crimea and hit in occupied ukraine. and it depots and get behind enemy lines and they had not been able to do that because the white house has been cowardly. the republicans are going to force the white house to send these...
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the white house has declined to comment on the strike. earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken repeated his calls for de—escalation in the middle east. israel has not publicly acknowledged it carried out this latest strike. and iran appears to be minimising its damage. now, nearly 2a hours later, the details still are not entirely clear. we do know there were explosions overnight deep inside iran — in isfahan. it's about a four hour drive from the capital tehran. us officials told our news partner cbs news that there was an israeli missile strike — while iranian media said three small drones had been involved. there were also reports of explosions in syria and iraq. very few images have come out so far showing any damage. our colleague merlyn thomas from bbc verify has more. israel launched strikes on iran according to us officials, following unprecedented attacks on israel a week ago during which it wants more than 300 drones and missiles. so why did iran attack israel? i was in retaliation for israel's targeting of the consu
the white house has declined to comment on the strike. earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken repeated his calls for de—escalation in the middle east. israel has not publicly acknowledged it carried out this latest strike. and iran appears to be minimising its damage. now, nearly 2a hours later, the details still are not entirely clear. we do know there were explosions overnight deep inside iran — in isfahan. it's about a four hour drive from the capital tehran. us officials told our...
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for more on this, i spoke to the director of the white house gender policy council, jennifer klein — who�*s also an assistant to president biden. when we talk about abortion in the united states, we talk about what is next, but we continue to see changes in the courts. next, but we continue to see changes in the courte— in the courts. since roe was overturned. _ in the courts. since roe was overturned, where - in the courts. since roe was overturned, where are - in the courts. since roe was l overturned, where are women in the courts. since roe was - overturned, where are women right now in this country, indisposed roe v wade area?— v wade area? that is the right auestion v wade area? that is the right question because _ v wade area? that is the right question because what - v wade area? that is the right i question because what happened v wade area? that is the right - question because what happened with the supreme court in the united states overturned roe versus wade more than two years ago, women lost their reproductive freedom and their right to choose across the country.
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house in terms of the issue of, i suppose, white house in terms of the issue of, isuppose, nato white house in terms of the issue of, i suppose, nato and white house in terms of the issue of, isuppose, nato and his commitment to them. 0laf scholz shrugged it off and said us presidents have always asked for europe to increase its spending and the like — what did you make of that? i the like - what did you make of that? .., , the like - what did you make of that? .. , ,, the like - what did you make of that? , ,,. that? i can see the us perspective, havin: that? i can see the us perspective, having worked _ that? i can see the us perspective, having worked in _ that? i can see the us perspective, having worked in nato, _ that? i can see the us perspective, having worked in nato, i— that? i can see the us perspective, having worked in nato, i know - that? i can see the us perspective, having worked in nato, i know theyj having worked in nato, i know they use diplomatic channels for decades to ask europe to pay and contribute more. and part of that as being the world's superpower and
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the white house has declined to comment on the strike. and despite further questions from reporters, white house press secretary karinejean—pierre said the biden adminstration didn't have "anything to share". earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken repeated calls for de—escalation in the middle east. the united states has not been involved in any offensive operations. what we are focused on, but the g7 is focused on, and it is reflected in our statement ended our conversation is our work to de—escalate tensions, to de—escalate tensions, to de—escalate from any potential conflict. you saw israel on the receiving end of an unprecedented attack, but our focus has been on, of course, making sure that is really —— israel can effectively defend itself, de—escalating tensions, avoiding conflict, and that remains our focus.
the white house has declined to comment on the strike. and despite further questions from reporters, white house press secretary karinejean—pierre said the biden adminstration didn't have "anything to share". earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken repeated calls for de—escalation in the middle east. the united states has not been involved in any offensive operations. what we are focused on, but the g7 is focused on, and it is reflected in our statement ended our...
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let's speak to niall stanage, who is white house columnist for the hill. thank you so much for your time. when it comes to ukraine funding. as the war has been dragging on, this has been a sticking point for republicans.— has been a sticking point for republicans. has been a sticking point for reublicans. , , a republicans. gas. absolutely. as the war was dragged _ republicans. gas. absolutely. as the war was dragged on, _ republicans. gas. absolutely. as the war was dragged on, we _ republicans. gas. absolutely. as the war was dragged on, we have - republicans. gas. absolutely. as the war was dragged on, we have seen . war was dragged on, we have seen republican support really aired very considerably for the notion of aiding ukraine particularly at the intensity that we have seen so far. it's not only unlimited to elected officials, over half of republican voters believe the aid to ukraine should be decreased. we saw that reflected in the house of representatives vote where, in fact, slightly more republicans voted against aid for ukraine then voted for
let's speak to niall stanage, who is white house columnist for the hill. thank you so much for your time. when it comes to ukraine funding. as the war has been dragging on, this has been a sticking point for republicans.— has been a sticking point for republicans. has been a sticking point for reublicans. , , a republicans. gas. absolutely. as the war was dragged _ republicans. gas. absolutely. as the war was dragged on, _ republicans. gas. absolutely. as the war was dragged on, we _...
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that was the white house columnist for the political website the hill. and don't forget you can get much more analysis from the middle east on the bbc news website. it includes bbc verify latest analysis of satellite images that appear to show that an iranian air defence site was damaged in friday's air attack on iran by israel. you can read that online or on the bbc news app. here, the london mayor sadiq khan has arranged an urgent meeting with the met commissioner on monday to discuss community relations. it comes after criticism of how the metropolitan police treated a jewish man during a pro—palestinian march in london last weekend. an officer told gideon falter he might provoke a reaction from the demonstrators because he was "openly jewish." he's now calling for the commissioner, mark rowley, to resign. here's angus crawford. gideon falter wants to cross the road through a pro—palestine march. but he's told that's not possible. but why? you are quite openlyjewish. this is a pro—palestinian march. i'm not accusing you of of anything. when he c
that was the white house columnist for the political website the hill. and don't forget you can get much more analysis from the middle east on the bbc news website. it includes bbc verify latest analysis of satellite images that appear to show that an iranian air defence site was damaged in friday's air attack on iran by israel. you can read that online or on the bbc news app. here, the london mayor sadiq khan has arranged an urgent meeting with the met commissioner on monday to discuss...
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so the republicans will force the white house to send these long—range missiles. on repo, this is the bill that would seize russian state assets, it would allow that money to be used for russia's reconstruction and that is a great thing. it needs to happen and we have seen sentiment change on that as well. i was struck by something the mayor of kharkiv said recently. that is ukraine's second biggest city, close to russia. he said "we need air defense support to prevent kharkiv "from being a second aleppo." how important are these air defence systems for ukraine? when i look at the package before congress, the two things i want to see in ukraine tonight are 155 millimetres shells and more air defence systems. and the pentagon did something very smart, it has been planning for this aid bill to pass and it has a lot of these weapons systems and ammunition ready to go and in europe. so as soon as congress passes this bill, biden will sign it immediately and the weapon systems can be sent. add defence is essential, we have seen dozens of people by in the last week, you
so the republicans will force the white house to send these long—range missiles. on repo, this is the bill that would seize russian state assets, it would allow that money to be used for russia's reconstruction and that is a great thing. it needs to happen and we have seen sentiment change on that as well. i was struck by something the mayor of kharkiv said recently. that is ukraine's second biggest city, close to russia. he said "we need air defense support to prevent kharkiv "from...
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he says after a dinner at the white house donald _ after a dinner at the white house donald trump asked david packer, how is karen _ donald trump asked david packer, how is karen. when her and stormy danieis— is karen. when her and stormy daniels did an interview, donald trump _ daniels did an interview, donald trump complained, he says, that they were breaking their agreement. at one point— were breaking their agreement. at one point david packer even said that stormy daniels owed him $400,000 for every time she mentioned him against their agreement. mentioned him against their agreement-— mentioned him against their aareement. �*, , ., agreement. let's bring in someone else. i'm joined now by the former us federal prosecutor sarah krissoff. where does this leave jack smith and the january six case which is before lower courts in washington? it the january six case which is before lower courts in washington? it does not a- ear lower courts in washington? it does not appear that _ lower courts in washington? it does not appear that that _ lower courts in washington? it does not
he says after a dinner at the white house donald _ after a dinner at the white house donald trump asked david packer, how is karen _ donald trump asked david packer, how is karen. when her and stormy danieis— is karen. when her and stormy daniels did an interview, donald trump _ daniels did an interview, donald trump complained, he says, that they were breaking their agreement. at one point— were breaking their agreement. at one point david packer even said that stormy daniels owed him...
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in the last hour, white house national security adviser jake sullivan says he wants a report on the mass graves in gaza, reports he calls disturbing. he added, "we want answers" from the israeli government. that's as volker turk, the un's human rights chief, has called for an independent investigation into the destruction at two of the main hospitals in gaza. palestinian officials say they have exhumed the bodies of almost 300 people at the al shifa and nasser hospitals. many of them buried in "mass graves" that were found within the medical complex. the israel defence forces described those reports as "baseless and unfounded". the bbc�*s fergal keane's has been investigating these reports. and a warning — you may find some of these scenes distressing. —— we are going to take you straight to columbia university in new york where the house speaker is about to address the press. booing america's pre—eminent academic institutions on a very important day, in a very important time. throughout history colombia's students have contributed to the great story book of america's life and
in the last hour, white house national security adviser jake sullivan says he wants a report on the mass graves in gaza, reports he calls disturbing. he added, "we want answers" from the israeli government. that's as volker turk, the un's human rights chief, has called for an independent investigation into the destruction at two of the main hospitals in gaza. palestinian officials say they have exhumed the bodies of almost 300 people at the al shifa and nasser hospitals. many of them...
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the israelis probably briefed the white house earlier today. whether they set precisely what they would strike is unclear but i think they finished off perhaps what they wouldn't, they didn't want to manage a strike that would have civilian casualties, they seem not to want to hit a nuclear site. they seem not to want to hit a nuclearsite. isfahan they seem not to want to hit a nuclear site. isfahan has a very important research centre which is extremely important to the iranian nuclear programme but it is unclear what military target they did hit. i think without trivialising the moment because that is fraught when two adversaries who believe that they are involved in an existential struggle, somehow change the rules of the game in a rather dramatic way. but at the same time it is not clear to me yet, it may be in the next 2a hours, whether or not this was signalling and messaging, although in a crisis mode, orwhether or messaging, although in a crisis mode, or whether or not we are on the verge of climbing up the as glittery latter to some of
the israelis probably briefed the white house earlier today. whether they set precisely what they would strike is unclear but i think they finished off perhaps what they wouldn't, they didn't want to manage a strike that would have civilian casualties, they seem not to want to hit a nuclear site. they seem not to want to hit a nuclearsite. isfahan they seem not to want to hit a nuclear site. isfahan has a very important research centre which is extremely important to the iranian nuclear...
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he him to do that any time, suggesting here in new york or the white house. in court, his defence team had a chance to cross—examine two trump insiders. rona graff, donald trump�*s long—time assistant for over 30 years. prosecutors had her testify she entered the contacts for the former playboy model karen mcdougal and stormy daniels into donald trump�*s former company contacts and that she vaguely recalled seeing stormy daniels in trump tower ahead of the 2016 election. she admitted on the stand she didn�*t want to be here in court testifying, she respected donald trump and he even stood up and tried to give her a brief hello on her way out. things were different with the former national enquirer publisher david pecker. the defence tried to discredit him, though he was a reliable witness who said he didn�*t hold grudges or have ill will against donald trump. they tried to get him to say that the alleged cash and kill scheme which prosecutors had said is a criminal conspiracy to influence the election, while the defence tried to paint it as a but
he him to do that any time, suggesting here in new york or the white house. in court, his defence team had a chance to cross—examine two trump insiders. rona graff, donald trump�*s long—time assistant for over 30 years. prosecutors had her testify she entered the contacts for the former playboy model karen mcdougal and stormy daniels into donald trump�*s former company contacts and that she vaguely recalled seeing stormy daniels in trump tower ahead of the 2016 election. she admitted on...
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that prospect of him being back at the white house is focusing the minds of european leaders when it comes to their defence spending.— leaders when it comes to their defence spending. absolutely. i think this is — defence spending. absolutely. i think this is another _ defence spending. absolutely. i think this is another central - defence spending. absolutely. i l think this is another central issue that they will talk about very diplomatically in public, which they did so today. 0laf scholz talked about nato is an alliance between nations. i am about nato is an alliance between nations. iam not about nato is an alliance between nations. i am not courting about nato is an alliance between nations. iam not courting him verbatim but he was saying presidents come and go but we trust in this long—term partnership. they are three nothing in public, we are really worried about the potential president trump return to the white house. but when i speak to officials in berlin, they are certainly doing some contingency planning around how to as they would put it and was mentioned, streng
that prospect of him being back at the white house is focusing the minds of european leaders when it comes to their defence spending.— leaders when it comes to their defence spending. absolutely. i think this is — defence spending. absolutely. i think this is another _ defence spending. absolutely. i think this is another central - defence spending. absolutely. i l think this is another central issue that they will talk about very diplomatically in public, which they did so today. 0laf...
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house? now, the previous courts have said no to that question. donald trump's lawyers say yes, and there's constitutional basis. but jack smith, the special counsel who is, of course, prosecuting donald trump for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election and the events around january the sixth and the attack on the capitol, he says no—one is above the law, and that's what the justices have been wrestling with. they, i think, were pretty sceptical of the idea of total immunity from...
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the white house. they have been saying that this _ white house. they have been saying that this is _ white house. they have been saying that this is a critical moment as ukraine — that this is a critical moment as ukraine is— that this is a critical moment as ukraine is struggling with lack and ammunition, decrease morale on the battlefield _ ammunition, decrease morale on the battlefield and that this is just a pivotal— battlefield and that this is just a pivotal moment, notjust battlefield and that this is just a pivotal moment, not just for ukraine but for— pivotal moment, not just for ukraine but for the _ pivotal moment, not just for ukraine but for the entire world and what the future — but for the entire world and what the future of putin's reach will be. and so— the future of putin's reach will be. and so it — the future of putin's reach will be. and so it is — the future of putin's reach will be. and so it is really a big moment and one that _ and so it is really a big moment
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white house officials said the sanctions were aimed at disrupting iran's ability to produce the drones that its military used to attack israel. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has more. israel is cunning number substantial pressure to reduce and minimise any response that makes to iran in response to iran's attack at the weekend and comes under pressure from different angles. from the detonations you have got antonio guterres, the us secretary general, saying, look, because we are now in a place of maximum danger, we need to be in a position of maximum restraint. warning that if there is and vasculature out by israelis, we could have a full—scale regional war. that's the pressure from the un. from the pressure from the un. from the other side you have pressure from the iranians themselves doing everything they could to try to deter anti— israeli counter—attack, so you have got a revolutionary guard general saying if israel attacks are hard, we might have to revise our nuclear strategy. you've got the iranian foreign minister at the united nations saying if israel ret
white house officials said the sanctions were aimed at disrupting iran's ability to produce the drones that its military used to attack israel. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has more. israel is cunning number substantial pressure to reduce and minimise any response that makes to iran in response to iran's attack at the weekend and comes under pressure from different angles. from the detonations you have got antonio guterres, the us secretary general, saying, look, because we are...
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the white house has declined to comment on the strike. earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken repeated his calls for de—escalation in the middle east. israel has not publicly acknowledged it carried out this latest strike, and iran appears to be minimising it. now, nearly 2a hours later, the details still are not entirely clear. we do know there were explosions overnight deep inside iran, in isfahan. it's about a four—hour drive from the capital, tehran, and home to an airbase and several small nuclear sites. there are also missile factories in the vicinity. us officials told our news partner, cbs news, that there was an israeli missile strike, while iranian media said three small drones had been involved. there were also reports of explosions in syria and iraq. very few images have come out so far showing any damage. our middle east correspondent lucy williamson has more. a message not of war but of warning. explosion ..that israel could also strike its enemy at home if it wanted. after threatening a harsh and massive response
the white house has declined to comment on the strike. earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken repeated his calls for de—escalation in the middle east. israel has not publicly acknowledged it carried out this latest strike, and iran appears to be minimising it. now, nearly 2a hours later, the details still are not entirely clear. we do know there were explosions overnight deep inside iran, in isfahan. it's about a four—hour drive from the capital, tehran, and home to an airbase and...
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mark, iwant white house. thank you, both, for being here. mark, i want to come back to you. we've had from several nations really warning israel to show restraint. we had even today from the un secretary general warning that the region was on the verge of a broader conflict. do you think that those warnings were factored into any potential response that we might be seen from israel tonight or as we heard from parameter netanyahu, he said israel won't take instructions from any countries other than their own —— prime minister. i other than their own -- prime minister-— minister. i think we need to caveat everything _ minister. i think we need to caveat everything by - minister. i think we need to . caveat everything by reminding ourselves of the old military axiom, the first reports are usually wrong. but if we know what we know and it is correct, candidly, i think the israelis were going to do what they thought was in the best national interests and i think there are not listening to international advice and it would seem to me that they are using well thought out plan
mark, iwant white house. thank you, both, for being here. mark, i want to come back to you. we've had from several nations really warning israel to show restraint. we had even today from the un secretary general warning that the region was on the verge of a broader conflict. do you think that those warnings were factored into any potential response that we might be seen from israel tonight or as we heard from parameter netanyahu, he said israel won't take instructions from any countries other...
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house once again, and if thejudge today running for the white house once again, and if the judge today says he is limited in what he can say about this case, he will surely be frustrated, according to sources close to him. frustrated, according to sources close to him-— frustrated, according to sources close to him. ., ~ ~ ., close to him. 0k, thank you. i know ou will close to him. 0k, thank you. i know you will bring _ close to him. 0k, thank you. i know you will bring us _ close to him. 0k, thank you. i know you will bring us up _ close to him. 0k, thank you. i know you will bring us up to _ close to him. 0k, thank you. i know you will bring us up to date - close to him. 0k, thank you. i know you will bring us up to date and - you will bring us up to date and keep us up—to—date with the court throughout the day. thank you for the moment. let's go straight to the us attorney who has been following the trial very closely. thank you for joining the trial very closely. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. we are only day to and we have had the opening stamens from the defence
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in the last few minutes the white house has said it wants answers on these reports of mass graves in the grounds of two of the main hospitals. we can show you some of the detail on that very shortly. the speaker is promising a hard—line response to this. he said school should have their federal funding revoked if they cannot control their campuses. he's also calling on the president at columbia university where he is today, it used to be the deputy governor of the bank of england is calling for him to go. this has big financial implications for these universities. it this has big financial implications for these universities.— this has big financial implications for these universities. it does. the thing that's — for these universities. it does. the thing that's been _ for these universities. it does. the thing that's been condemned - for these universities. it does. the thing that's been condemned by i thing that's been condemned by the white houses in anti—semitic incidents that have happened at some demonstrations. there is been very intense and heated debates on universit
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and more on the debate on us abortion rights — we speak to the director of the white house gender policy council. hello, i'm helena humphrey. us secretary of state antony blinken met with chinese president xijinping on friday to discuss relations between the two global powers. the us�*s top diplomat said there is progress in some areas. he praised beijing for its efforts to stop the supply of fentanyl reaching the us and the restoration of military—to—military communication. president xi agreed the two sides had "made some positive progress" since he met his us counterpart, joe biden,
and more on the debate on us abortion rights — we speak to the director of the white house gender policy council. hello, i'm helena humphrey. us secretary of state antony blinken met with chinese president xijinping on friday to discuss relations between the two global powers. the us�*s top diplomat said there is progress in some areas. he praised beijing for its efforts to stop the supply of fentanyl reaching the us and the restoration of military—to—military communication. president...
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it's a big deal that the white house is one gold, that the white house is one gold, that means carried on for the weekend, and the woman starts at the end of next week. gymnast amy tinkler became an olympic bronze medallist at rio 2016. she was just 16—years—old at the time, but following an ankle injury and concerns over her welfare, she announced her retirement in 2020. this weekend amy will be back on the international stage at the world cheerleading championships in florida. nick hope reports. ijust love the whole environment, it is obviously very different, i'm used to being on my own and i am on the floor with 18 other people so for me it was just an exciting new adventure and something i needed to try. it is special because it means more when you are doing it with the team as well. as with much of gymnastics career, amy tinkler has landed firmly back on her feet. now, as a cheerleader. but it has been quite a journey from her remarkable rise at the rio olympics. the olympics was an incredible experience. going there at 16, no pressure, no expectations, and to come away with
it's a big deal that the white house is one gold, that the white house is one gold, that means carried on for the weekend, and the woman starts at the end of next week. gymnast amy tinkler became an olympic bronze medallist at rio 2016. she was just 16—years—old at the time, but following an ankle injury and concerns over her welfare, she announced her retirement in 2020. this weekend amy will be back on the international stage at the world cheerleading championships in florida. nick hope...
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the white house has challenged israel to say how it could safely evacuate civilians from the area. merlin thomas from bbc verified has more. the white house in 17 other governments have called to help secure a prolonged cease—fire. 18 countries that signed the appeal have citizens still held by hamas put up a hamas spokesman said the group remains firm in its demand that israel ends its war in gaza as part of any released deal. it's published a video showing in israeli— american held captive. the short and video shows the man in his early 20s missing his lower arm. he was shown saying he sustained as a serious injuries during the october seven attack. there's been anger in jerusalem with protesters gathering near prime netanyahu sufficient what residents. calling on israeli government to do more to secure an agreement to release the hostages. they are also clashes between police and protesters for the officers had to escort the far right israeli national security minister to his car through the crowd of chanting protesters. live now to our correspondent wyre davies injerusalem.
the white house has challenged israel to say how it could safely evacuate civilians from the area. merlin thomas from bbc verified has more. the white house in 17 other governments have called to help secure a prolonged cease—fire. 18 countries that signed the appeal have citizens still held by hamas put up a hamas spokesman said the group remains firm in its demand that israel ends its war in gaza as part of any released deal. it's published a video showing in israeli— american held...
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house would ideally like.— house would ideally like. sarah, thank yom _ our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is with me. iran indicated they would be no retaliation for this. do we take that at face value? for retaliation for this. do we take that at face value?— retaliation for this. do we take that at face value? for now this round seems — that at face value? for now this round seems to _ that at face value? for now this round seems to be _ that at face value? for now this round seems to be over, - that at face value? for now this round seems to be over, both l that at face value? for now this - round seems to be over, both sides believe they have sent a very clear signal to their arch enemy, that if they strike there will be a heavy price to pay. in other words, they believe they have re—established deterrence. for iran, this limited strike, which israel hasn't officially acknowledged, gave them vital political space, that they could say nothing happened, that they don't have to invoke that rule, that new rule, tha
house would ideally like.— house would ideally like. sarah, thank yom _ our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is with me. iran indicated they would be no retaliation for this. do we take that at face value? for retaliation for this. do we take that at face value?— retaliation for this. do we take that at face value? for now this round seems — that at face value? for now this round seems to _ that at face value? for now this round seems to be _ that at face value? for now this...
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some are more top down, like who's in the white house and who isn't. and some are very domestic. who is raising the children? who is making dinner? who is doing the dishes? that's crucial. and so based on all of that, do you think that there has been progress here? yes. no, no, no, there has been progress, just not enough. right? not enough, definitely. so what kind of change... ..you wish to see that you think hasn't been achieved and you hope to see accomplished in your lifetime? well, the most obvious and simplest is that we can determine the fate of our own physical selves, so we can decide whether and when to have children, not to have children. you know, whatever it is about our physical selves because that's where our difficulty begins, because we happen to have wombs. and the desire to control wombs is very central to authoritarian systems. so, you know, it's clear that controlling reproduction is crucial. yet when we talk about politics, we don't usually start there. let's talk about gen z, the generation z. their oldest are entering their 20s, some of them are still in
some are more top down, like who's in the white house and who isn't. and some are very domestic. who is raising the children? who is making dinner? who is doing the dishes? that's crucial. and so based on all of that, do you think that there has been progress here? yes. no, no, no, there has been progress, just not enough. right? not enough, definitely. so what kind of change... ..you wish to see that you think hasn't been achieved and you hope to see accomplished in your lifetime? well, the...
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that's in— out of the white house by the way. that's in front of a judge in gorham and the _ that's in front of a judge in gorham and the judge really didn't know anything, he didn't know about collateral — anything, he didn't know about collateral security, he said supposing it goes on, well it doesn't _ supposing it goes on, well it doesn't go down because its cash, i put up _ doesn't go down because its cash, i put up $175— doesn't go down because its cash, i put up $175 million in cash and we have a _ put up $175 million in cash and we have a bonding company doing it, and he challenged the bonding company that may— he challenged the bonding company that may be the bonding company was no good _ that may be the bonding company was no good. well, they're good, and they also— no good. well, they're good, and they also have $175 million of collateral, my collateral. but the judge _ collateral, my collateral. but the judge didn't know anything about it. they didn't — judge didn't know anything about it. they didn't know w
that's in— out of the white house by the way. that's in front of a judge in gorham and the _ that's in front of a judge in gorham and the judge really didn't know anything, he didn't know about collateral — anything, he didn't know about collateral security, he said supposing it goes on, well it doesn't _ supposing it goes on, well it doesn't go down because its cash, i put up _ doesn't go down because its cash, i put up $175— doesn't go down because its cash, i put up $175 million in...
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well, the white house has condemned incidents of anti—semitism on college campuses. joe biden spoke out about that. but for some people, that helps to inflame things because there are students here who will be protesting for pro—palestinian causes who say, look, actually what they feel, that the backlash is that universities are shutting down free speech. one particular point of tension here in los angeles for usc was that the valedictorian, the top graduate of the year that was chosen by the university, she was asked to cancel her speech at graduation, essentially because there were accusations of anti—semitism. the university felt that by her speech going ahead, it could inflame the already existing tensions on campus, and therefore her speech was cancelled. but what happened was that had the effect of galvanising even more people to attend this protest today. and some of the placards you saw here today were about that speech being cancelled. so it�*s very difficult for people to get the balance right here. the us secretary of state antony blinken is in china
well, the white house has condemned incidents of anti—semitism on college campuses. joe biden spoke out about that. but for some people, that helps to inflame things because there are students here who will be protesting for pro—palestinian causes who say, look, actually what they feel, that the backlash is that universities are shutting down free speech. one particular point of tension here in los angeles for usc was that the valedictorian, the top graduate of the year that was chosen by...
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house in 2016. the trial could be the only one of mr trump's four criminal cases with a chance of wrapping up before the presidential election this november. also on friday, president biden said he'd be "happy" to face donald trump in a debate — something he had not previously committed to. mr trump skipped all the previous republican debates, and no further debates have been scheduled. our correspondent nada tawfik has been following the trial closely from new york. trump insiders are testifying as prosecution witnesses, but from what i observed in court, not all of them are facing the former president's wrath. rhona graff is fiercely loyal to donald trump, and his former assistant of 30 years did not even want to appear here. her time on the stand was limited. she said she entered playboy model karen mcdougal and stormy daniels's contacts into the database for trumps. she also vaguely remembered seeing stormy daniels at trump tower ahead of the 2016 presidential election, but she spoke positivel
house in 2016. the trial could be the only one of mr trump's four criminal cases with a chance of wrapping up before the presidential election this november. also on friday, president biden said he'd be "happy" to face donald trump in a debate — something he had not previously committed to. mr trump skipped all the previous republican debates, and no further debates have been scheduled. our correspondent nada tawfik has been following the trial closely from new york. trump insiders...
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and i've met many who have been protesting outside the white house, certainly during the time when this bill was being proposed. who has said, look, this isn'tjust some app that we have fun on. my business is on there. my livelihood is on there. it's how i make money. and so they are very angry that this could potentially be banned. it has a few sort of clauses in it, however, the bill, what will happen really if it does pass, is that president biden will give the company, give tiktok the opportunity to sell off to someone else or be banned. so there will be some stages there, but it is seen as a as a pretty controversial bill, especially as far as the american public goes. to australia. thousands of people, including local and national leaders, have attended a candle—lit vigil in sydney to remember those who died in last week's stabbing rampage. as the sun set on bondi beach, people were asked to light a candle in memory of the victims. six people, mainly women, were killed and 12 injured in the attack on a shopping centre. just before the vigil, one of the wounded, a nine—month—
and i've met many who have been protesting outside the white house, certainly during the time when this bill was being proposed. who has said, look, this isn'tjust some app that we have fun on. my business is on there. my livelihood is on there. it's how i make money. and so they are very angry that this could potentially be banned. it has a few sort of clauses in it, however, the bill, what will happen really if it does pass, is that president biden will give the company, give tiktok the...
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the associated press report that former new york mayor and attorney rudy giuliani and former trump white house chief of staff mark meadows are among the names of seven defendants redacted within the indictment. the state's attorney general says the plot undermined arizona citzens' voting rights. meanwhile, arizona has moved one step closer to ending a 160—year—old law banning abortion, after state house lawmakers voted to repeal it. three republican state representatives broke ranks to vote with democrats, with the repeal passing 32 to 28. the bill now goes to the state senate, where it could pass. abortion rights are being examined in the us supreme court. on wednesday, justices heard arguments about how close to death a woman must be to receive an abortion in states where there are strict bans. the case centres on a federal law requiring hospitals to provide stabilising treatment to any patient who arrives with an "emergency medical condition". the question before the supreme court is whether the emergency medical treatment and labor act — or emtala — covers emergency abortions
the associated press report that former new york mayor and attorney rudy giuliani and former trump white house chief of staff mark meadows are among the names of seven defendants redacted within the indictment. the state's attorney general says the plot undermined arizona citzens' voting rights. meanwhile, arizona has moved one step closer to ending a 160—year—old law banning abortion, after state house lawmakers voted to repeal it. three republican state representatives broke ranks to vote...
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house? now, the previous courts have said no to that question. donald trump's lawyers say yes, and there's constitutional basis. but jack smith, the special counsel who is, of course, prosecuting donald trump for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election and the events around january the sixth and the attack on the capitol. he says no one is above the law, and that's what the justices have been wrestling with. they, i think, were pretty sceptical of the idea of total immunity from prosecution. now, that may be bad news for donald trump, but they also may want to make a kind of distinction between acts done as a private citizen or for private reasons, and acts done as official as part of the officialjob. and that may mean they push this back down to the lower courts, which could delay the case even further. and we're already looking at a very tight timetable forjack smith, the special counsel, to bring this case before the election. 0ur north america correspondent nada tawfik has been coveri
house? now, the previous courts have said no to that question. donald trump's lawyers say yes, and there's constitutional basis. but jack smith, the special counsel who is, of course, prosecuting donald trump for his attempts to overturn the 2020 election and the events around january the sixth and the attack on the capitol. he says no one is above the law, and that's what the justices have been wrestling with. they, i think, were pretty sceptical of the idea of total immunity from prosecution....
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the white house has declined to comment on the strike. earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken repeated his calls for de—escalation in the middle east. israel has not publicly acknowledged it carried out this latest strike, and iran appears to be minimising it. now, nearly 24 hours later, the details still are not entirely clear. we do know there were explosions overnight deep inside iran, in isfahan. it's about a four—hour drive from the capital, tehran, and home to an airbase and several small nuclear sites. there are also missile factories in the vicinity. us officials told our news partner, cbs news, that there was an israeli missile strike, while iranian media said three small drones had been involved. there were also reports of explosions in syria and iraq. very few images have come out so far showing any damage.
the white house has declined to comment on the strike. earlier, us secretary of state antony blinken repeated his calls for de—escalation in the middle east. israel has not publicly acknowledged it carried out this latest strike, and iran appears to be minimising it. now, nearly 24 hours later, the details still are not entirely clear. we do know there were explosions overnight deep inside iran, in isfahan. it's about a four—hour drive from the capital, tehran, and home to an airbase and...
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house, given the things he has said in the past this could undermine the nato military alliance and the idea of mutual defence. that is the concern. when asked about it in public as you say leaders, and i have asked this before, they tend to just say, the nato military alliance is very long—standing and lots of us presidents come and go but this has been a long—standing relationship and we have faith that relationship will continue, but officials i have spoken to are also clear that behind—the—scenes conversations are going on and they did kind of address it in that press conference about what europe leads to do to strengthen what is called a european pillar of nato, so strengthening european defence, strengthening the industrial base and spending more, in order and this is something that french president emanuel macron has been talking about right long time, if somehow us support was not there in the same way in the future, could european position to defend itself as well as continue to support ukraine? thank you very much for that. around the world and across the uk, this
house, given the things he has said in the past this could undermine the nato military alliance and the idea of mutual defence. that is the concern. when asked about it in public as you say leaders, and i have asked this before, they tend to just say, the nato military alliance is very long—standing and lots of us presidents come and go but this has been a long—standing relationship and we have faith that relationship will continue, but officials i have spoken to are also clear that...
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earlier, the us secretary of state antony blinken would not comment on reports the white house was informed in advance about the israeli assault. the united states has not been involved in any offensive operations. what we are focusing on, what the g7 is focusing on and it's reflected in our statement and in our conversation is the work to de—escalate tensions. and this is why the us and its allies want to calm tensions. last sunday iran attacked israel with more than 300 missiles and drones causing little damage. the fear in the west is that a cycle of retaliation between israel and iran could ignite a wider war. and there is hope too that the limited nature of the israeli attack will allow the iranians to walk away from any further response. officials in tehran have been downplaying the significance of the israeli strike. the president of iran did not even mention it in his speech yesterday. but tensions are running high in the middle east and diplomats will be working hard behind—the—scenes on de—escalation. the key question now, what will these two well armed adversaries do next
earlier, the us secretary of state antony blinken would not comment on reports the white house was informed in advance about the israeli assault. the united states has not been involved in any offensive operations. what we are focusing on, what the g7 is focusing on and it's reflected in our statement and in our conversation is the work to de—escalate tensions. and this is why the us and its allies want to calm tensions. last sunday iran attacked israel with more than 300 missiles and drones...
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president zelensky was at the white house back in september when we were still having the same conversation about some $60 billion in us funding and questions about missiles, for example. but to talk more, i am joined now by dr nola haynes. she is a senior fellow at the centre for new american security. a warm welcome to you, dr haynes, thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. i would like to get your reaction to what we have seen today, this foreign aid bill passing in the us house of representatives, what does it mean? well, first of all, thank you for having me. this is a wonderful day, not just for us democracy, for bipartisanship, but a wonderful day for the world because the us has shown the world that we are keeping our word and we are standing by our allies and partners, so it's an exciting day today. keeping its word but after a long time coming, i think, many people would say. america said it would stand with ukraine for as long as it takes but getting this sign—off has taken a long time, and it has onlyjust passed in the house, what does this mean for the war effort in ukraine
president zelensky was at the white house back in september when we were still having the same conversation about some $60 billion in us funding and questions about missiles, for example. but to talk more, i am joined now by dr nola haynes. she is a senior fellow at the centre for new american security. a warm welcome to you, dr haynes, thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. i would like to get your reaction to what we have seen today, this foreign aid bill passing in the us house of...
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the associated press, report that former new york mayor and attorney rudy giuliani and former trump white house chief of staff mark meadows are among the names of seven defendants redacted within the indictment. the state's attorney general says the plot undermined arizona citzens�* voting rights. whatever their reasoning was, the plot to violate the law must be answered or and i was elected to uphold the law of this state. this scheme had it succeeded would have deprived arizona's voters of the right to have their votes counted for their chosen president. it effectively would have made their right to vote meaningless. meanwhile, arizona has moved one step closer to ending a 160—year—old law banning abortion, after state house lawmakers voted to repeal it. three republican state representatives broke ranks to vote with democrats , with the repeal passing 32 to 28. the bill now goes to the state senate, where it could pass. on wednesday, the us supreme court heard arguments about how close to death a woman must be to receive an abortion in states where there are strict bans. the case
the associated press, report that former new york mayor and attorney rudy giuliani and former trump white house chief of staff mark meadows are among the names of seven defendants redacted within the indictment. the state's attorney general says the plot undermined arizona citzens�* voting rights. whatever their reasoning was, the plot to violate the law must be answered or and i was elected to uphold the law of this state. this scheme had it succeeded would have deprived arizona's voters of...