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you have been listening to| the us's diplomat antony blinken at the us's diplomat antony blinken at the world economic forum in riyadh, talking about his hopes for the ceasefire negotiations as well as a hostage release deal. ijust want to recap some of what we had. we started listening in when he was talking about a two state solution, something the us has been pushing for. he said the strongest rebuke to iran and hamas would be a two state solution, the realisation of a palestinian state because that is something they do not want. hamas rejects israel's right to exist as a state and so antony blinken is saying that that two state solution is something they should push for. that is something netanyahu has not been open to. he has also talked about calm in gaza is the way he put it and the realisation of a palestinian state being two macro conditions for a peaceful future there. he is also talked about israeli saudi normalisation is something he is hoping for. significant as well, we didn't listen to this but this is before we dipped in, he did say he had not seen a plan from israel on
you have been listening to| the us's diplomat antony blinken at the us's diplomat antony blinken at the world economic forum in riyadh, talking about his hopes for the ceasefire negotiations as well as a hostage release deal. ijust want to recap some of what we had. we started listening in when he was talking about a two state solution, something the us has been pushing for. he said the strongest rebuke to iran and hamas would be a two state solution, the realisation of a palestinian state...
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a record shop was mr blinken�*s final stop. perhaps taylor swift can help forge cross—cultural ties. this trip has not dealt with the two sides�* differences. they've merely talked about them, and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. for more on the chinese foriegn minister's comments and the us—china relationship, i spoke to massachusetts congressman seth moulton. congressman moulton also sits on the house select committee on china. thank you for taking the time. chinese foreign minister wang yi was frank in his public remarks alongside secretary blinken. he said the relationship is risking can a down ward spiral. do you agree? i do, because china's talking about invading a democratic ally of the united states. as long as xi jinping says he will take taiwan by force, there's a real chance that our relationship goes down hill. to what extent, though, is the us testing boundaries? we heard also from wang yi, sayin
a record shop was mr blinken�*s final stop. perhaps taylor swift can help forge cross—cultural ties. this trip has not dealt with the two sides�* differences. they've merely talked about them, and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. for more on the chinese foriegn minister's comments and the us—china relationship, i spoke to massachusetts congressman seth moulton. congressman...
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secretary anthony blinken _ sovereign nation. secretary anthony blinken said - sovereign nation. secretary anthony blinken said there| sovereign nation. secretary - anthony blinken said there was progress. i want to see if there is room for progress. he noted some areas, like stopping supplies of fentinyl to the us. is there room for co—operation between the two countries? specifically where do you point to? �* , specifically where do you point to? �*, ., , specifically where do you point to? �* , ., , , specifically where do you point to? , to? there's always been room for co-operation, _ to? there's always been room for co-operation, fentinyl- to? there's always been room for co-operation, fentinyl is l to? there's always been room for co-operation, fentinyl is a j for co—operation, fentinyl is a good example. there's been some minor progress where china and us have worked together to limit the importation and the chemicals used from china to the united states. i sit on the china committee in congress. we released a report that said 96% of tentanyl precursors, the che
secretary anthony blinken _ sovereign nation. secretary anthony blinken said - sovereign nation. secretary anthony blinken said there| sovereign nation. secretary - anthony blinken said there was progress. i want to see if there is room for progress. he noted some areas, like stopping supplies of fentinyl to the us. is there room for co—operation between the two countries? specifically where do you point to? �* , specifically where do you point to? �*, ., , specifically where do you point...
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mr blinken is likely discuss for — moment? mr blinken is likely discuss for points, _ moment? mr blinken is likely discuss for points, the - moment? mr blinken is likely discuss for points, the first i discuss for points, the first one is the us seriously considers sanctions of chinese banks involved in supporting russia's military industrial complex, the second one is the us recently restarted the 301 trade investigation on chinese steel, illumine shipbuilding and logistics sector so the tariffs imposed on chinese goods faces an escalation stopping the third point is the continued conversation on chinese overcapacity in the eb capacity, sector is considered vital to the us domestic economic success. the last point is certainly on taiwan with the looming inauguration of the incoming taiwanese president, the us wants to seek a broader understanding of measures to prevent a potential escalation across the taiwan strait. �* , . ., ., strait. it's quite clear what the american _ strait. it's quite clear what the american agendas - strait. it's quite clear what the american agend
mr blinken is likely discuss for — moment? mr blinken is likely discuss for points, _ moment? mr blinken is likely discuss for points, the - moment? mr blinken is likely discuss for points, the first i discuss for points, the first one is the us seriously considers sanctions of chinese banks involved in supporting russia's military industrial complex, the second one is the us recently restarted the 301 trade investigation on chinese steel, illumine shipbuilding and logistics sector so the...
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america's top diplomat antony blinken has arrived in saudia arabia at the start of a new trip to the middle east. he's also expected to visitjordan and israel. israel's military says aid deliveries into gaza will increase in the coming days, as the un warns that palestinians are facing "catastrophic hunger". the israel defense force chief spokesperson daniel hagari says aid going into gaza has increased in recent weeks. let's listen to what he said. over the last few weeks, the amount of humanitarian aid going into gaza has significantly increased. in the coming days, the amount of aid going into gaza will continue to scale up even more. food, water, medicalsupplies, shelter equipment and other aid. more of it is going into gaza than ever before. live tojerusalem and our middle east correspondent yolande knell. it is good to have you, yolande, what do we know about these negotiations are so far? 50. what do we know about these negotiations are so far? so, there does seem _ negotiations are so far? so, there does seem to _ negotiations are so far? so, there does seem to have _ negotia
america's top diplomat antony blinken has arrived in saudia arabia at the start of a new trip to the middle east. he's also expected to visitjordan and israel. israel's military says aid deliveries into gaza will increase in the coming days, as the un warns that palestinians are facing "catastrophic hunger". the israel defense force chief spokesperson daniel hagari says aid going into gaza has increased in recent weeks. let's listen to what he said. over the last few weeks, the amount...
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it may be a difficult and tricky conversation for antony blinken to have. let's then deal with some of the other major issues they will have to discuss, you heard about taiwan, that is a redline for china, one of the issues that they will not budge on. they believe the self—governing island is part of the mainland and they will not be pushed as they say by the united states of that. they also say the united states is building an alliance in the region to try and counter china. that's another area where the two sides completely differ. ., ~' , ., , . let's speak to william courtney — a former us ambassador — who is an adjunct senior fellow at the rand think—tank. good to have you on the programme. listening in there, there's an awful lot at stake here as far as the strip is concerned. give us your take on the trip? than concerned. give us your take on the tri? �* ., concerned. give us your take on thetri?�* ., , the trip? an important part is our the trip? an important part is your correspondent _ the trip? an important part is| your corresponden
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we will shortly hear from antony blinken, who is due to be speaking soon. what's the risk of further escalation in the middle east? it's your questions answered in 30 minutes. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to bbc news now. world leaders are calling for restraint on all sides after an apparent israeli air strike on iran. the g7 foreign ministers meeting in italy have urged all parties to work against any further escalation. where expecting to hear from the us secretary of state antony blinken any moment now. that is the same life as we wait for the secretary of state, antony blinken, to deliver remarks in the italian city of capri. two us officials have confirmed to our broadcast partner cbs news that it was an israeli attack. state television in iran reported explosions near an army
we will shortly hear from antony blinken, who is due to be speaking soon. what's the risk of further escalation in the middle east? it's your questions answered in 30 minutes. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to bbc news now. world leaders are calling for restraint on all sides after an apparent israeli air strike on iran. the g7 foreign ministers meeting in italy have urged all parties to work against any further escalation. where expecting to hear from the us secretary of state antony...
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antony blinken, us secretary of state | blinken, us secretary of state heading back to the region, he has been there at least five times since the october the 7th attacks, what is the october the 7th attacks, what is the thinking he might be able to achieve with this latest visit because we know there is pressure for the us to put more pressure on qatar who have an influence over hamas, so what is it hope he can achieve? ~ . , , ., achieve? well, the leadership of hamas, achieve? well, the leadership of hamas. some — achieve? well, the leadership of hamas, some of _ achieve? well, the leadership of hamas, some of them _ achieve? well, the leadership of hamas, some of them that - achieve? well, the leadership of hamas, some of them that are l achieve? well, the leadership of i hamas, some of them that are not achieve? well, the leadership of - hamas, some of them that are not in gaza, they are based in qatar. in the last week or so, qatar said they didn't really want to continue in that important mediating role they have had, they said there was not necessarily a great deal of benefi
antony blinken, us secretary of state | blinken, us secretary of state heading back to the region, he has been there at least five times since the october the 7th attacks, what is the october the 7th attacks, what is the thinking he might be able to achieve with this latest visit because we know there is pressure for the us to put more pressure on qatar who have an influence over hamas, so what is it hope he can achieve? ~ . , , ., achieve? well, the leadership of hamas, achieve? well, the...
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this is something that blinken will try to make an argument for. basing map was against that, what will both be effective is making arguments that european countries see this as threatening, cedars china supporting russia, china is trying to walk a fine line and as a result that is something that we might see some progress on. w' , that we might see some progress on. a , ., ., that we might see some progress on, . " , ., ., ., " on. picking up on that, walking a fine line. _ on. picking up on that, walking a fine line, the _ on. picking up on that, walking a fine line, the us _ on. picking up on that, walking a fine line, the us under - a fine line, the us under president biden is trying to sever particular economic ties, he discussed the geopolitical aspect of this but economically president biden is trying to protect american interests. this is a fine line up for the us and for antony blinken to walk. will he be successful on this troop? fin walk. will he be successful on this tram»?— walk. will he be successful on this heap?— this troop? o
this is something that blinken will try to make an argument for. basing map was against that, what will both be effective is making arguments that european countries see this as threatening, cedars china supporting russia, china is trying to walk a fine line and as a result that is something that we might see some progress on. w' , that we might see some progress on. a , ., ., that we might see some progress on, . " , ., ., ., " on. picking up on that, walking a fine line. _ on....
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a record shop was mr blinken�*s final stop. perhaps taylor swift can help forge cross—cultural ties. this trip has not dealt with the two sides�* differences. they�*ve merely talked about them. and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. the chinese foreign minister said in his remarks that the relationship was risking can a down ward what trajectory. do you agree? i down ward what tra'ectory. do you agreevh you agree? i do. china's talkin: you agree? i do. china's talking about _ you agree? i do. china's talking about invading . you agree? i do. china's i talking about invading the united states. as long as he says he�*s going to take over taiwan but force, there is a real chance our relationship goes down hill. to what extent is the us testing boundaries? we hevered from wang yi saying the us needs to be careful not to step on china�*s red lines. we saw this massive wave of sanctions, technology export bans by
a record shop was mr blinken�*s final stop. perhaps taylor swift can help forge cross—cultural ties. this trip has not dealt with the two sides�* differences. they�*ve merely talked about them. and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. the chinese foreign minister said in his remarks that the relationship was risking can a down ward what trajectory. do you agree? i down ward...
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yes, and that's why when antony blinken met| that's why when antony blinken met the shanghai party chief they both said they owe it to the world to try at some level at least get on. that doesn't mean they will be taking a backward step on the serious issues but both sides hope you can set some guardrails and draw some lines, and thereby understand each other�*s limits and get on with cooperating in areas where they can cooperate. climate change, combating the global trade in narcotics, there are many areas where they feel they can cooperate with one another and with things like trade you can work out where each of the stands and at least set up some sort of certainty rather than the years in the freezer which we had where there were no meetings like this, no high—level discussions at all. meetings like this, no high-level discussions at all.— around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. labour says it expects to renationalise most passenger rail services within five years, if it is elected. rail services in the uk have come in forfrequent criticism in recent years, due to
yes, and that's why when antony blinken met| that's why when antony blinken met the shanghai party chief they both said they owe it to the world to try at some level at least get on. that doesn't mean they will be taking a backward step on the serious issues but both sides hope you can set some guardrails and draw some lines, and thereby understand each other�*s limits and get on with cooperating in areas where they can cooperate. climate change, combating the global trade in narcotics, there...
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so mr blinken had that meeting with the president?— so mr blinken had that meeting with the president? yeah, and you can see how important— the president? yeah, and you can see how important this _ the president? yeah, and you can see how important this visit _ the president? yeah, and you can see how important this visit is _ the president? yeah, and you can see how important this visit is that - the president? yeah, and you can see how important this visit is that the - how important this visit is that the us secretary of state has gone to the great hall of the people and met china's top leader to discuss the differences these two superpowers have. earlier, there words we got from both antony blinken and wang yi were very strong from both sides, making it pretty clear that they have these differences with one another. but many analysts would say it is good that they are having it out in the open, because the worst thing would be for these two countries to have some sort of misunderstanding, which in the words of wang yi could le
so mr blinken had that meeting with the president?— so mr blinken had that meeting with the president? yeah, and you can see how important— the president? yeah, and you can see how important this _ the president? yeah, and you can see how important this visit _ the president? yeah, and you can see how important this visit is _ the president? yeah, and you can see how important this visit is that - the president? yeah, and you can see how important this visit is that the - how important this...
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secretary antony blinken is in the reuion. make? secretary antony blinken is in the region. that _ make? secretary antony blinken is in the region. that is _ make? secretary antony blinken is in the region. that is very _ make? secretary antony blinken is in the region. that is very important. i the region. that is very important. the convention in riyadh, the world economic forum is an important venue. there are many things to be discussed between the countries. gaza being one of them, normalisation with saudi arabia being another. but i hope that the message that will come from saudi arabia to hamas and the countries that can influence her mass will be to push to agree with eim a hostage deal on the table so that there can be a ceasefire. i heard your correspondent before. americans will have the impact of whether or not israel goes into gaza is her mass. they have been preventing hostage deals so far. hopefully he will agree to the terms on the table and there will be a ceasefire and israel will not need to go into rafah. d0 will not need to go into rafah. do ou will not
secretary antony blinken is in the reuion. make? secretary antony blinken is in the region. that _ make? secretary antony blinken is in the region. that is _ make? secretary antony blinken is in the region. that is very _ make? secretary antony blinken is in the region. that is very important. i the region. that is very important. the convention in riyadh, the world economic forum is an important venue. there are many things to be discussed between the countries. gaza being one of them,...
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antony blinken is in china in a bid to reduce tensions between the two countries. an appeals court overturns the rape description of disgraced former hollywood producer harvey weinstein, ordering a new trial. humanitarian groups warn of worsening conditions inside gaza as the us military begins construction of a temporary pier to boost aid deliveries. hello. i'm carl nasman. us secretary of state antony blinken is meeting china's foreign minister in beijing as part of a trip aimed at reducing tensions between the two countries. blinken and wang yi are expected to discuss taiwan, russia's invasion of ukraine and restoring connections between the us and chinese militaries. on thursday, blinken spoke about the importance of direct engagement, saying china and the us must resolve their differences responsibly. although tensions have eased between the two nations since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain. he opened friday's meeting asking mr blinken whether the china—us relationship would involve international cooperation or rivalry an
antony blinken is in china in a bid to reduce tensions between the two countries. an appeals court overturns the rape description of disgraced former hollywood producer harvey weinstein, ordering a new trial. humanitarian groups warn of worsening conditions inside gaza as the us military begins construction of a temporary pier to boost aid deliveries. hello. i'm carl nasman. us secretary of state antony blinken is meeting china's foreign minister in beijing as part of a trip aimed at reducing...
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a record shop was mr blinken�*s final stop. perhaps taylor swift can help forge cross—cultural ties. this trip has not dealt with the two sides�* differences. they've merely talked about them, and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. let's speak to political analyst, prof steve fish, at the university of california, berkeley. we are beginning to get a break now of exactly what ukraine will be receiving. how will this help?— will be receiving. how will this hel? ~ , ,., , this help? well, this is a very big break _ this help? well, this is a very big break in _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the _ this help? well, this is a very big break in the story, - this help? well, this is a very big break in the story, and i big break in the story, and what it says in the bigger picture is that donald trump is much stranglehold on the republican party's policy towards ukraine seems to have been broken. trump h
a record shop was mr blinken�*s final stop. perhaps taylor swift can help forge cross—cultural ties. this trip has not dealt with the two sides�* differences. they've merely talked about them, and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. let's speak to political analyst, prof steve fish, at the university of california, berkeley. we are beginning to get a break now of exactly what...
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a record shop was mr blinken�*s final stop. perhaps taylor swift can help forge cross—cultural ties. this trip has not dealt with the two sides�* differences. they've merely talked about them. and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. on friday, two british men were charged with helping russian intelligence services after a suspected arson attack on a ukraine—linked business in london. the suspects — aged 20 and 22 — are the first people to be prosecuted under the new national security act 2023, which was designed to strengthen the uk's defences against hostile activity by other nations. one of the men is accused of planning to target a business, and of trying to recruit other people to assist a foreign intelligence service. he is also accused of fraudulent activity and aggravated arson. the other man is also accused of arson, and of accepting money in the knowledge that it was from a foreign intelligence serv
a record shop was mr blinken�*s final stop. perhaps taylor swift can help forge cross—cultural ties. this trip has not dealt with the two sides�* differences. they've merely talked about them. and real risks remain in this fragile relationship, which mr blinken described as the most consequential in the world. laura bicker, bbc news, beijing. on friday, two british men were charged with helping russian intelligence services after a suspected arson attack on a ukraine—linked business in...
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how precarious is the situation _ antony blinken said. how precarious is the situation in _ antony blinken said. how precarious is the situation in ukraine _ antony blinken said. how precarious is the situation in ukraine at - antony blinken said. how precarious is the situation in ukraine at the - is the situation in ukraine at the moment? it is the situation in ukraine at the moment? , , ., , ., ., moment? it is precarious and we have alwa s moment? it is precarious and we have always understood _ moment? it is precarious and we have always understood the _ moment? it is precarious and we have always understood the long-term - always understood the long—term implications of this. we saw it in 2014 in the annexation of crimea and russia did not stop there. a lot of people thought we were just take back crimea and that is ok and then it is not ok, they kept on going and we saw in february 2022 these massive events there. it is a situation where ukraine unexpectedly managed to hold them off for more than two years and now we are in a sit
how precarious is the situation _ antony blinken said. how precarious is the situation in _ antony blinken said. how precarious is the situation in ukraine _ antony blinken said. how precarious is the situation in ukraine at - antony blinken said. how precarious is the situation in ukraine at the - is the situation in ukraine at the moment? it is the situation in ukraine at the moment? , , ., , ., ., moment? it is precarious and we have alwa s moment? it is precarious and we have always...
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antony blinken's visit comes as us ties with china are at a turning point. how's your trip been? oh, it's been... i've covered a lot of ground. the dialogue and diplomacy for the cameras hides real discord and distrust. this is what chinese viewers are shown. a cinematic soundtrack accompanies president xi, urging the us to be partners, not rivals. yet, hours earlier, mr blinken was warned the two sides could slip towards conflict. ..and this could not be happening. but he came to beijing with a warning of his own. 70% of the machine tools that russia is getting from abroad coming from china, 90% of the microelectronics. so for china, if it wants to have better relations not only with us but with countries in europe, it can't do that while at the same time helping to fuel the biggest threat to european security since the end of the cold war. we've taken action already against chinese entities that are engaged in this. and what i made clear today is that if china won't act, we will. you say you will act. i just want to be clear on what you're prepared to do. i'm not going to get i
antony blinken's visit comes as us ties with china are at a turning point. how's your trip been? oh, it's been... i've covered a lot of ground. the dialogue and diplomacy for the cameras hides real discord and distrust. this is what chinese viewers are shown. a cinematic soundtrack accompanies president xi, urging the us to be partners, not rivals. yet, hours earlier, mr blinken was warned the two sides could slip towards conflict. ..and this could not be happening. but he came to beijing with...
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antony blinken isjust for military aid has been approved. antony blinken is just arriving for military aid has been approved. antony blinken isjust arriving in shanghai for those talks. we will keep you updated on bbc news. there are calls for food producers to be given greater support in adapting to the extreme weather caused by climate change. the agriculture and horticulture development board, which monitors crop yields and farming practices, says the price of staples such as bread, potatoes and oil could continue to rise. farming organisations say more funding needs to go into developing new farming methods. some farmers have already been adapting, as our rural affairs correspondent, lucy vladev, reports: with the wettest 18 months on record, it�*s been a battle against the elements for farmers to get food out of flooded fields and new crops into the ground. so here we�*ve got 25 hectares of wetland that used to be arable land for food production. greg is one of many farmers facing challenges in the changing weather. there�*s a big
antony blinken isjust for military aid has been approved. antony blinken is just arriving for military aid has been approved. antony blinken isjust arriving in shanghai for those talks. we will keep you updated on bbc news. there are calls for food producers to be given greater support in adapting to the extreme weather caused by climate change. the agriculture and horticulture development board, which monitors crop yields and farming practices, says the price of staples such as bread, potatoes...
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america's top diplomat — secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in china — where he's expected to warn against providing military support for russia. after more migrants die in the english channel, we ask how the british government's new plans might affect those trying to reach our shores. former labour minister, then crossbench peer, and renowned campaignerfor welfare reform — frank field, has died at the age of 81. hello, i'm nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start this hour with reaction to the news that us lawmakers in the senate have approved a $95 billion aid package for ukraine, israel and taiwan. president biden says he will sign the bill later today and that more arms and equipment will be sent to ukraine within a week. the overwhelming vote in favour of the deal marks the end of six months of deadlock amongst us politicians. the measures approve around $61 billion in long—awaited aid for ukraine alone. it also designates more than $26 billion in aid for military support for israel and humanitarian aid for gaza. and $8 billion for taiwan and us indo—pa
america's top diplomat — secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in china — where he's expected to warn against providing military support for russia. after more migrants die in the english channel, we ask how the british government's new plans might affect those trying to reach our shores. former labour minister, then crossbench peer, and renowned campaignerfor welfare reform — frank field, has died at the age of 81. hello, i'm nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start...
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he will be joined there on monday by the us secretary of state, antony blinken. other key international figures are expected in the saudi city and sideline meetings are expected to discuss the war in gaza and the way forward. that could include further ceasefire talks — a hamas delegation is reportedly in cairo for discussions there on monday. this is the appeal from palestinian president mahmoud abbas to the us, urging it convince israel to reconsider any offensive in rafah. translation: and i say here - what's happening now in gaza, | and what will happen in the coming few days, and what israel will do by invading the city of rafah, all the palestinians from gaza are gathered in rafah and it's only one small strike that would force them to flee the gaza strip. and here, the biggest catastrophe in the history of the palestinian people would happen. we hope israel will not attack. we call on the united states of america to ask israel to not carry out the rafah attack, because america is the only country able to prevent israel from committing this crime. 0ur cor
he will be joined there on monday by the us secretary of state, antony blinken. other key international figures are expected in the saudi city and sideline meetings are expected to discuss the war in gaza and the way forward. that could include further ceasefire talks — a hamas delegation is reportedly in cairo for discussions there on monday. this is the appeal from palestinian president mahmoud abbas to the us, urging it convince israel to reconsider any offensive in rafah. translation: and...
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well, mr blinken�*s clearly here to try and help those peace talks get going once again. israel has, along with other countries, urged israel not to undertake this big military offensive in rafah, principally because of the humanitarian consequences — more than a million and a half people trapped in rafah with very little protection, very little shelter. thus far, those american words, that american persuasion hasn't had much impact, certainly on the opinions of benjamin netanyahu. wyre, thank you very much for that. as you can see, our correspondent, sameer hashmi, standing by for us in riyadh. good to see you. just talk us through what the latest is where you are. well, today is the first day of the world economic forum, the special meeting that's happening in riyadh. and it's focused a lot on what's happening in gaza. we had the palestinian president, mahmoud abbas, who gave a speech earlier in the morning, and in his address he reached out and appealed to the united states and president biden to stop israel from carrying out the invasion in rafah. he said it was imp
well, mr blinken�*s clearly here to try and help those peace talks get going once again. israel has, along with other countries, urged israel not to undertake this big military offensive in rafah, principally because of the humanitarian consequences — more than a million and a half people trapped in rafah with very little protection, very little shelter. thus far, those american words, that american persuasion hasn't had much impact, certainly on the opinions of benjamin netanyahu. wyre,...
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the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is flying to the region to discuss the situation. ukraine says russia has carried out another air attack, narrowly missing a hospital. the us says it will "rush" patriot air defence missiles and ammunition to ukraine. president zelensky says they are "urgently" needed. police in the united states have moved in on a pro—palestinian protest at northeastern university in boston. it's one of a growing number of protests at universities in america over the war in gaza. and british conservative mp dr dan poulter quits the party to join the opposition labour party. he said the conservatives were no longerfocused on public services, and a general election was needed. now on bbc news, the right to die.
the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is flying to the region to discuss the situation. ukraine says russia has carried out another air attack, narrowly missing a hospital. the us says it will "rush" patriot air defence missiles and ammunition to ukraine. president zelensky says they are "urgently" needed. police in the united states have moved in on a pro—palestinian protest at northeastern university in boston. it's one of a growing number of protests at...
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secretary blinken has called china the primary contributor to russia's military industrial base when it comes to the war in ukraine, soa it comes to the war in ukraine, so a warning there but the chinese already countered this, they have hit back, and called it a groundless accusation, first of all. also saying that the americans are being hypocritical. it was only days before mr blinken flew here to china that congress passed a multibillion—dollar package of little assistance for the ukrainians, so that's why china says this is effectively american hypocrisy. what's going on with the chinese here, i think, is that they are pushing back on the americans. they say that washington is trying to contain them commercially, trying to encircle them geopolitically. the american say, well, they would lift sanctions or tariffs if beijing changes its behaviour. so, there is still a lot of friction, a lot of about this relationship. but we've also heard more about the desire, i think by both sides, to try to stabilise this relationship, keep it on an even keel and the first part of this visit
secretary blinken has called china the primary contributor to russia's military industrial base when it comes to the war in ukraine, soa it comes to the war in ukraine, so a warning there but the chinese already countered this, they have hit back, and called it a groundless accusation, first of all. also saying that the americans are being hypocritical. it was only days before mr blinken flew here to china that congress passed a multibillion—dollar package of little assistance for the...
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i started by asking wyre about the sort of impact antony blinken�*s visit will have. he is clearly here to try to help these peace talks get going once again. not to undertake this big military offensive in rafah, principally because of the humanitarian consequences, more than a million a day have people trapped in rafah with very little protection or shelter. thus far, that american persuasion hasn't had much impact, certainly on the opinions of benjamin netanyahu. thank you very much for that. as you can see, our correspondent is standing by with us. just orchestra what the latest is where you are.— just orchestra what the latest is where you are. today is the first da of where you are. today is the first day of the _ where you are. today is the first day of the world _ where you are. today is the first day of the world economic - where you are. today is the first i day of the world economic forum, where you are. today is the first - day of the world economic forum, the special— day of the world economic forum, the special meeting that is happening in riyadh _ s
i started by asking wyre about the sort of impact antony blinken�*s visit will have. he is clearly here to try to help these peace talks get going once again. not to undertake this big military offensive in rafah, principally because of the humanitarian consequences, more than a million a day have people trapped in rafah with very little protection or shelter. thus far, that american persuasion hasn't had much impact, certainly on the opinions of benjamin netanyahu. thank you very much for...
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mr blinken says the offer is "extraordinarily generous". hamas negotiators have reportedly left peace talks in cairo, saying they will return with a response. our security correspondent frank gardner has more, from jerusalem. what's being debated is the permission by the israeli military for large numbers of palestinian displaced people, currently who are sheltering in the south of the gaza strip, in the city of rafah, to move back to their homes in the north. that's something that israel has resisted in the past. israel, reportedly, would also remove some of its forces from gaza. this would be during a a0 day truce. and there would of course be the exchange of hostages and prisoners. probably hundreds, if not thousands, of palestinian prisoners coming out of israeli jails in return for a rather lowerfigure than was originally demanded by israel — an initialfigure of around 33 israeli hostages. now, from the israeli side, there is dual pressure going on here. pressure from the united states to do this deal, and pressure domestically from
mr blinken says the offer is "extraordinarily generous". hamas negotiators have reportedly left peace talks in cairo, saying they will return with a response. our security correspondent frank gardner has more, from jerusalem. what's being debated is the permission by the israeli military for large numbers of palestinian displaced people, currently who are sheltering in the south of the gaza strip, in the city of rafah, to move back to their homes in the north. that's something that...
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blinken will be about the war in ukraine. it is a warning really from the americans to the chinese, urging them to curb what the u.s. as is the export of machine tools, of microchips that they say russia is using to build weapons for its war in ukraine. they want the chinese to stop exporting those components. secretary blinken has called china the primary contributor to russia's military industrial base when it comes to the war in ukraine. so a warning there. the chinese have already countered this, hit back, calling it a groundless accusation first of all, also saying the americans are being hypocritical. it was only days before mr. blinken flew to china that congress passed the multibillion-dollar package of relief and lethal assistance for the ukrainians. that is why china says this is effectively american hypocrisy. what's going on with the chinese here i think is they are pushing back at the americans. they say that washington is trying to contain them commercially, trying to encircle them geopolitically. the american s
blinken will be about the war in ukraine. it is a warning really from the americans to the chinese, urging them to curb what the u.s. as is the export of machine tools, of microchips that they say russia is using to build weapons for its war in ukraine. they want the chinese to stop exporting those components. secretary blinken has called china the primary contributor to russia's military industrial base when it comes to the war in ukraine. so a warning there. the chinese have already countered...
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antony blinken didn't have _ any further. antony blinken didn't have some — any further. antony blinken didn't have some pretty tough words for crop china — have some pretty tough words for crop china when it comes ukraine. china _ crop china when it comes ukraine. china is_ crop china when it comes ukraine. china is the — crop china when it comes ukraine. china is the most in potent back of russia _ china is the most in potent back of russia he — china is the most in potent back of russia. he has accused chinese companies of supplying machine tools and other_ companies of supplying machine tools and other dual use technologies which _ and other dual use technologies which dress you can use to make weapons — which dress you can use to make weapons or— which dress you can use to make weapons or make batteries that make the weapons. he said that china had to do— the weapons. he said that china had to do something about this or the us word~ _ to do something about this or the us word~ that_ to do something about this or the us word. that threat, he didn't say wha
antony blinken didn't have _ any further. antony blinken didn't have some — any further. antony blinken didn't have some pretty tough words for crop china — have some pretty tough words for crop china when it comes ukraine. china _ crop china when it comes ukraine. china is_ crop china when it comes ukraine. china is the — crop china when it comes ukraine. china is the most in potent back of russia _ china is the most in potent back of russia he — china is the most in potent back of...
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i don't think blinken's words today are actually helpful. if you are a negotiator, you don't want this constant sideshow, you might say, going on, saying we want this or that. it impedes the work of the negotiators. caitriona: presumably, that would be the comments that hamas has to decide quickly on this. oliver: yes, because what i understand, as frank gardner referred to, there has been some concessions by the israelis. the fact that they are now talking, the refugees in the south of gaza to return north. there is a concession. the fact that they are considering removing their troops outside the boundaries of the gaza strip. that is a concession. i understand that the details of these concessions have to be negotiated. and it is very difficult for the egyptians and qataris to be engaged deeply in these negotiations if all the time you are having on the one hand netanyahu briefing that they will go into rafah, and on the other hand, blinken saying this is the most generous deal. it is putting the wrong sort of pressure, i think, on the neg
i don't think blinken's words today are actually helpful. if you are a negotiator, you don't want this constant sideshow, you might say, going on, saying we want this or that. it impedes the work of the negotiators. caitriona: presumably, that would be the comments that hamas has to decide quickly on this. oliver: yes, because what i understand, as frank gardner referred to, there has been some concessions by the israelis. the fact that they are now talking, the refugees in the south of gaza to...
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of state antony blinken met with the chinese president xi jinping in beijing friday as part of mr. blinken's second visit to china in 10 months amid a significant increase in dialogue between the two powers after recent tensions . the u.s. top diplomat says it there is progress in some areas, praising beijing for efforts to stop the supply of fentanyl reaching the u.s.. the two sides addressed areas where significant differences remained including china's claims over taiwan in the south china sea and china's support for pressure in its war on ukraine. mr. blinken sat down for an interview with the bbc and told us washington will act if beijing does not stop supplying russia with items used in its assault on ukraine. >> 70% of the machine tools pressure is getting are all coming from china. 90% of the microelectronics. we have been clear that it is doing two things. it is helping russia perpetuate aggression against ukraine. it is creating a growing threat to europe because of russian aggression. what i am hearing from europeans is deep concern about this. for china, if it wants bet
of state antony blinken met with the chinese president xi jinping in beijing friday as part of mr. blinken's second visit to china in 10 months amid a significant increase in dialogue between the two powers after recent tensions . the u.s. top diplomat says it there is progress in some areas, praising beijing for efforts to stop the supply of fentanyl reaching the u.s.. the two sides addressed areas where significant differences remained including china's claims over taiwan in the south china...
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he will be joined there on monday by the us secretary of state, antony blinken. mr blinken will then continue ontojordan and israel aftervisiting saudi arabia. talks are expected to include what can be done to secure a hostage release ceasefire deal. a hamas delegation is reportedly in cairo for discussions on monday. however, israeli ministers have clashed over a possible deal. far—right finance minister, bezalel smotrich, said a deal would amount to a �*humiliating surrender�*. but benny gantz, a member of the war cabinet, said the government would have no right to exist if it prevented an agreement. a little earlier, i spoke to our north america correspondent will vernon and he gave us more details on that phone call between the us and israeli leaders i think the most significant thing about this phone call was the timing, the language in the readout provided by the white house doesn't tell us anything hugely new, but this is a crucial moment for the middle east. as you mentioned, the us secretary of state antony blinken, he's departed on another diploma
he will be joined there on monday by the us secretary of state, antony blinken. mr blinken will then continue ontojordan and israel aftervisiting saudi arabia. talks are expected to include what can be done to secure a hostage release ceasefire deal. a hamas delegation is reportedly in cairo for discussions on monday. however, israeli ministers have clashed over a possible deal. far—right finance minister, bezalel smotrich, said a deal would amount to a �*humiliating surrender�*. but...
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president xi told secretary blinken that china and the us should be
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they want those supplies to stop and that is something that antony blinken is here to say. now, when it comes to that accusation, beijing says it is preposterous and they oppose that also. but they have also got a part to play when president putin is expected to visit here in the next coming months. so it may well be that washington will want to push china to try to encourage president putin to end his war in ukraine. and then, of course, there is the middle east, where america will also be looking to china's leadership in the middle east if they can work together on that. and that's before they come to even the tricky conversations over trade where president biden has accused china of cheating by subsidising their firms. this is a tough agenda overjust two days. and it's one that is trying to, as i said, stabilise ties. but it will be tricky for both sides. laura bicker reporting. a guitar played byjohn lennon and paul mccartney is going up for auction — after spending the last 50 years hidden in an attic. the framus12—string hootenanny was used in sessions for the bea
they want those supplies to stop and that is something that antony blinken is here to say. now, when it comes to that accusation, beijing says it is preposterous and they oppose that also. but they have also got a part to play when president putin is expected to visit here in the next coming months. so it may well be that washington will want to push china to try to encourage president putin to end his war in ukraine. and then, of course, there is the middle east, where america will also be...
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we saw antony blinken say earlier that israel- blinken say earlier that israel appears to be taking responsibility and it appears to be taking the steps that the us asked it to jake. will that go some way to restoring the relationship? it will that go some way to restoring the relationship?— the relationship? it will go some wa to the relationship? it will go some way to restoring _ the relationship? it will go some way to restoring the _ the relationship? it will go some| way to restoring the relationship. the problem is it is inherent and implicit in what we're seeing. what the israelis did after defeating hamas in the whole north of gaza was pull their troops out for that rather like what happened to us when the british went into iraq in 2003, we destroyed governance and the enemy security forces and we hadn't replaced them. there is nobody trying to control what's going on there to distribute the aid. the israelis need to rethink this. it's easy for me to say that because they face a perhaps bigger war and the north to lebanon, which is why they put their troops out. until there is some kind
we saw antony blinken say earlier that israel- blinken say earlier that israel appears to be taking responsibility and it appears to be taking the steps that the us asked it to jake. will that go some way to restoring the relationship? it will that go some way to restoring the relationship?— the relationship? it will go some wa to the relationship? it will go some way to restoring _ the relationship? it will go some way to restoring the _ the relationship? it will go some| way to restoring...
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we'll be hearing from american secretary of state antony blinken — after china's leader xi jinping says the two countries should be partners, not rivals. it's another big day at the post office inquiry — a former executive accused of covering up knowledge of the faulty it system is giving evidence for a second day. actress ashleyjudd tells the bbc that the overturning of one of harvey weinstein�*s rape convictions is an act of "institutional betrayal". there's no doubt that harvey weinstein is a serial sexual predator. it doesn't change the fact that he committed these crimes. we start this hour with what experts are calling a potential "game changer" in the treatment of skin cancer. the world's first personalised vaccine for melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — has begun being tested in britain. some other countries, including australia, are also trying it on patients. the treatment, which uses the same mrna technology as some covid jabs, works by telling the body to hunt down cancer cells and prevent them from coming back. researchers say the jab also has the potenti
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america's top diplomat — secretary of state antony blinken — is on another round of shuttle diplomacy, tacking stops to israel and jordan onto a previously—arranged trip to saudi arabia. separately, hamas officials are set to arrive in cairo on monday for ceasefire talks. our north america correspondent will vernon has more. i think the most significant thing about this phone call is the timing. this really is a crucial moment for the middle east. the us secretary of state antony blinken is just starting another diplomatic tour around the region, he'll be meeting qatari officials, egyptian officials too, to discuss a us—led ceasefire plan for gaza. under that proposal, three would be a six week cessation of hostilities as well as the release, potentially, of dozens of hostages still held by hamas in gaza, as well as palestinian prisoners in israeli jails. we know that mr biden and mr netanyahu discussed that in their phone call earlier. there's also the issue of the planned israeli offensive on southern gazan city of rafah. there are around a million palestinians sheltering there,
america's top diplomat — secretary of state antony blinken — is on another round of shuttle diplomacy, tacking stops to israel and jordan onto a previously—arranged trip to saudi arabia. separately, hamas officials are set to arrive in cairo on monday for ceasefire talks. our north america correspondent will vernon has more. i think the most significant thing about this phone call is the timing. this really is a crucial moment for the middle east. the us secretary of state antony blinken...
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america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has reiterated the importance of de—escalation in the middle east after an apparent israeli strike on iran. and the head of the un, antonio guterres, is appealing to the international community to prevent any developments that could lead to "devastating consequences for the entire "region and beyond". speaking at a g7 meeting in italy, mr blinken refused to comment on reports that israel had informed washington of its plans strike before they were effected. according to us officials, israel was responsible for air strikes here, near the city of isfahan —
america's top diplomat, antony blinken, has reiterated the importance of de—escalation in the middle east after an apparent israeli strike on iran. and the head of the un, antonio guterres, is appealing to the international community to prevent any developments that could lead to "devastating consequences for the entire "region and beyond". speaking at a g7 meeting in italy, mr blinken refused to comment on reports that israel had informed washington of its plans strike before...
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as secretary blinken said, potentially a threat on europe as well. that is guaranteed to elicit response, a negative response, pressure from the united states. i think we can't expect them simply to change the subject from significant areas of friction and concentrate only on fulfilling their responsibilities. much that we want them to do that. they've got to tackle their fundamental differences on the way that china treats taiwan, the way it the philippines, and the way we deal with each other around the world. >> one of the areas where the has seemed to be progress, and antony blinken praised beijing's efforts clamping down on the trade in fentanyl. china the principal source of fentanyl in the u.s. that has been a huge issue of contents. -- of contention. >> that is true. these are precursor chemicals that have multiple uses, but have been so by chinese companies to drug cartels and use to create fentanyl that is killing so many americans. there are also areas in bilateral trade where the u.s. and china -- relations are flourishing. there's quite
as secretary blinken said, potentially a threat on europe as well. that is guaranteed to elicit response, a negative response, pressure from the united states. i think we can't expect them simply to change the subject from significant areas of friction and concentrate only on fulfilling their responsibilities. much that we want them to do that. they've got to tackle their fundamental differences on the way that china treats taiwan, the way it the philippines, and the way we deal with each other...
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we have just heard that negative state antony blinken l negative state antony blinken has arrived at the world economic forum in riyadh. in the meantime, the aid organisation world central kitchen, which provides meals for hundreds of thousands of people in gaza, has announced that it will resume operations there. it suspended its work after seven of its workers were killed in israeli air strikes, at the start of this month. world central kitchen says it has 276 trucks, with the equivalent of almost eight million meals, ready to enter through the rafah crossing. the organisation's ceo, says that they have no concrete assurances about the safety of their staff, but had to make a choice — to either stop feeding people during one of the worst hunger crises ever, or continue, knowing that aid workers and civilians are being intimidated and killed. erin gore signs off by saying "we must continue our mission." with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. good morning to you, mohamed. a new week begins. let's start with the talks that have resumed once again. what are you hearing about the ta
we have just heard that negative state antony blinken l negative state antony blinken has arrived at the world economic forum in riyadh. in the meantime, the aid organisation world central kitchen, which provides meals for hundreds of thousands of people in gaza, has announced that it will resume operations there. it suspended its work after seven of its workers were killed in israeli air strikes, at the start of this month. world central kitchen says it has 276 trucks, with the equivalent of...
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mr blinken says the offer is "extraordinarily generous". hamas negotiators have reportedly left peace talks in cairo, saying they will return with a response, though there is no indication of a timeline. frank gardner has more, from jerusalem. not for the first time there is a cautious sense of optimism, both here and in capitals around the middle east. that this isn't the end of the gaza war but there could be some kind of breakthrough in ceasefire talks. why? because for the first time we're seeing some really quite considerable concessions being talked about. nothing's firm yet, nothing's actually been publicised, signed, agreed, announced, but what's been debated is the permission by the israeli military for large numbers of palestinian displaced people, currently who are sheltering in the south of the gaza strip, in the south of the gaza strip, in the city of rafah, to move back to their homes in the north. that's something that israel has resisted in the past. israel, reportedly, would also remove some of its forces from gaza. this wo
mr blinken says the offer is "extraordinarily generous". hamas negotiators have reportedly left peace talks in cairo, saying they will return with a response, though there is no indication of a timeline. frank gardner has more, from jerusalem. not for the first time there is a cautious sense of optimism, both here and in capitals around the middle east. that this isn't the end of the gaza war but there could be some kind of breakthrough in ceasefire talks. why? because for the first...
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antony blinken, us secretary of state heading back to the region. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is set to travel to saudi arabia on monday as negotiations between israel and hamas remain in limbo. this will be his seventh trip to the middle east since the war began. it is part of president biden�*s efforts to encourage a ceasefire and prevent the conflict from spreading. he will also call for the release of hostages from the october 7 attack. with me is mohamed taha from bbc arabic. a lot of the emphasis is on the hostages? take us through where we are in terms of hostages? take us through where we are in terms of the hostages? take us through where we are in terms of the talks? hostages? take us through where we are in terms of the talks? i like what you said in your introduction the introductions —— the negotiations are in limbo, that is putting the negotiations in perspective. both parties are putting a massive amount of pressure on each party to accept the hostage deal without massive amount of conditions. so israel is putting
antony blinken, us secretary of state heading back to the region. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is set to travel to saudi arabia on monday as negotiations between israel and hamas remain in limbo. this will be his seventh trip to the middle east since the war began. it is part of president biden�*s efforts to encourage a ceasefire and prevent the conflict from spreading. he will also call for the release of hostages from the october 7 attack. with me is mohamed taha from bbc...
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us secretary of state antony blinken is expected to visit saudi arabia in the coming days. meanwhile, hamas has posted a new video, which shows two of the hostages captured during its october attack. keith siegel and omri miran both identify themselves. while the video is not dated, there is a reference to the recent passover holiday. it's the second such video that hamas — considered a terror group by the uk and us governments — has published in the past few days. our correspondent, anna foster, is in tel aviv, where families have been gathering to again call for the release of all the hostages. omri miran�*s father was actually already on the list of confirmed speakers for this event tonight. when he got up on the stage, he talked about the moment, he said he was sitting having coffee with someone and talking about his grandchildren when the man he was talking to held his phone and said, "look, they have released a video of omri." what was also interesting was as the crowd were gathered here tonight, is they showed that video in full, it is not something that normal
us secretary of state antony blinken is expected to visit saudi arabia in the coming days. meanwhile, hamas has posted a new video, which shows two of the hostages captured during its october attack. keith siegel and omri miran both identify themselves. while the video is not dated, there is a reference to the recent passover holiday. it's the second such video that hamas — considered a terror group by the uk and us governments — has published in the past few days. our correspondent, anna...