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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,
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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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house. his legacy will be determined by what he does in gaza. talking about those doctors and nurses who you said were overwhelmed there, we know under international humanitarian law, they should be protected under the geneva conventions. is that being upheld? definitely not. when we see 75% of the hospitals in the clinics stop working, many of them have been destroyed. oxygen generators being bombed. incubators stopped working because of lack of electricity. patients dying because of lack of medical supplies and medications. the main tertiary centres, treating more than 350,000 people every year and has more than 25,000 surgeries every year, and hospital is not many patients with chronic illness will die unnecessarily, people with chronic kidney disease and heart disease and cancer, children who are suffering from malnutrition, women who are bleeding after delivery, all of them will not have access to healthcare. and what we are seeing is unprecedented attacks, systematic attack on healthca
house. his legacy will be determined by what he does in gaza. talking about those doctors and nurses who you said were overwhelmed there, we know under international humanitarian law, they should be protected under the geneva conventions. is that being upheld? definitely not. when we see 75% of the hospitals in the clinics stop working, many of them have been destroyed. oxygen generators being bombed. incubators stopped working because of lack of electricity. patients dying because of lack of...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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. donald trump himself was not in washington — he was in
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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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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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're focused on, what the g7 is focused on — and, again, it's reflected in our statement and in our conversation — is our work to de—escalate tensions. and this is why the us and its allies want to calm tensions. 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 israel's strike. iran's president didn't 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? wi
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're focused on, what the g7 is focused on — and, again, it's reflected in our statement and in our conversation — is our work to de—escalate tensions. and this is why the us and its allies want to calm tensions. iran attacked israel, with more than 300 missiles and...
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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. his legacy will be determined by what he does in gaza. talking about those _ what he does in gaza. talking about those doctors - what he does in gaza. talking about those doctors and - what he does in gaza. talking i about those doctors and nurses who use said were overwhelmed there, we know one international humanitarian law, they should be protected under they should be protected under the geneva conventions. being upheld? the geneva conventions. being uheld? , , ., ~ upheld? definitely not. when we see 7596 of _ upheld? definitely not. when we see 7596 of the _ upheld? definitely not. when we see 7596 of the hospitals - upheld? definitely not. when we see 7596 of the hospitals in - upheld? definitely not. when we see 7596 of the hospitals in the l see 75% of the hospitals in the clinics stop working, many of them have been destroyed. oxygen generators being bombed. incubators stopped working because of lack of electricity. patients die because of lack of medical supplies and medica
house. his legacy will be determined by what he does in gaza. talking about those _ what he does in gaza. talking about those doctors - what he does in gaza. talking about those doctors and - what he does in gaza. talking i about those doctors and nurses who use said were overwhelmed there, we know one international humanitarian law, they should be protected under they should be protected under the geneva conventions. being upheld? the geneva conventions. being uheld? , , ., ~ upheld?...
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just to paint a picture, it was back in september that ukrainian president zelensky went to the white house to speak to president biden about the need for this day will do particularly with regards to things such as air defence, missiles and so on. it took this long to actually come to the floor. that was because there was a growing chorus of opposition from republican congressional lawmakers, particularly in the house with regards to aid to ukraine at a time but there hadn't been stricter legislation when it comes to immigration, bordersecurity and legislation when it comes to immigration, border security and so on. nevertheless it appears that speakerjohnson appears to have a change of heart. potentially after a rounds attack that we saw on israel last week. it came to the floor. we're seeing over 60 billion in funding going to ukraine. also provisioned to the tune of 25 billion us dollars going to israel with humanitarian aid for gaza as part of that. also part of that package over 8 billion going to indo—pacific region as well. i was speaking to lawmakers, there was ukrainian fl
just to paint a picture, it was back in september that ukrainian president zelensky went to the white house to speak to president biden about the need for this day will do particularly with regards to things such as air defence, missiles and so on. it took this long to actually come to the floor. that was because there was a growing chorus of opposition from republican congressional lawmakers, particularly in the house with regards to aid to ukraine at a time but there hadn't been stricter...
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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...
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the white house issued a statement in light of the protests saying that while every american has the right to peaceful protest calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting jewish students and thejewish students and the jewish community students and thejewish community are blatantly anti—semitic, unconscionable and dangerous. they have no place on a college campus or anywhere in the united states of america. students on both sides say there has been a rise in anti—semitic and islamophobic incidents since october seven. to haiti now where armed gangs launched fresh attacks on parts of the capital over the weekend. the traditional transitional presidential counsel could be sworn in as early as this week and that counsellors had to usherin and that counsellors had to usher in a new government and it is hoped stability for a country that has been marred by violence. the capital has seen a surge in violence since gangs launched co—ordinated attacks in february and stormed into haiti's two biggest prisons releasing more than 4000 inmates and some 90% of the capital is now un
the white house issued a statement in light of the protests saying that while every american has the right to peaceful protest calls for violence and physical intimidation targeting jewish students and thejewish students and the jewish community students and thejewish community are blatantly anti—semitic, unconscionable and dangerous. they have no place on a college campus or anywhere in the united states of america. students on both sides say there has been a rise in anti—semitic and...
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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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house certainly during the time when this bill was being proposed who said this isn'tjust some up who said this isn'tjust some up to have fun on, my on there, my livelihood is on the and it's how i make money —— some app. 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 the president biden will give the company the opportunity to sell off to someone else or be banned, so there will be some stages there, but it is seen as a pretty controversial bill, especially as far as the american public go. and before ou to, american public go. and before you go. one — american public go. and before you go, one more _ american public go. and before you go, one more question i american public go. and before you go, one more question on. you go, one more question on that — is a soul in an election year and the irony maybe you've even seen president biden joint clock in recent months. —— joined tiktok. clock in recent months. -- joined tiktok.— clock in recent months. -- joined
house certainly during the time when this bill was being proposed who said this isn'tjust some up who said this isn'tjust some up to have fun on, my on there, my livelihood is on the and it's how i make money —— some app. 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 the president biden will give the company the opportunity to sell off to someone else or be banned, so there will...
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house correspondents' association dinner. protesters are demanding us presidentjoe biden do more to bring an end to the war in gaza. mr biden is due to speak at the dinner shortly in front of journalists, celebrities, and administration officials. you are watching bbc news, i would have more for you at the top of the hour. see you then. hello there. we're seeing some changes to the weather this weekend. part two of the weekend promises to be quite wet across some eastern areas, another chilly but bright day further west that you are, but it marks a changed all weather because as we move into the new week, we'll start to draw up some warmer air from the near continent. many areas will actually turn a lot warmer than what we've had over the past week. this area of low pressure will continue to bring some rain to central, southern and eastern parts of england through the night. so early sunday, this is the position the rain will be in. less cold for england and wales, 5—8 degrees, but another cold night for scotland and northe
house correspondents' association dinner. protesters are demanding us presidentjoe biden do more to bring an end to the war in gaza. mr biden is due to speak at the dinner shortly in front of journalists, celebrities, and administration officials. you are watching bbc news, i would have more for you at the top of the hour. see you then. hello there. we're seeing some changes to the weather this weekend. part two of the weekend promises to be quite wet across some eastern areas, another chilly...
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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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house. all of these actions, they have done basically to executive action and they also helped pass the bypass and said the communities act and ifeel bypass and said the communities act and i feel great about those kinds of compliments. what makes me upset is knowing that congress still has not passed legislatively the universal background checks, even though 97% of americans want that. there are things that are still missing at the federal level and at the state level that we know work, things like expanded ready background checks, expanded permitting systems in the state which study after study show saves lives, we don't have enough of that in this country. it takes an election in america focusing on candidates thankfully we have many who are putting gun violence prevention as a top priority to make the difference. it's about votes for gun violence prevention and not boats too often for the gun industry. jae not boats too often for the gun indust . g ., �* not boats too often for the gun
house. all of these actions, they have done basically to executive action and they also helped pass the bypass and said the communities act and ifeel bypass and said the communities act and i feel great about those kinds of compliments. what makes me upset is knowing that congress still has not passed legislatively the universal background checks, even though 97% of americans want that. there are things that are still missing at the federal level and at the state level that we know work, things...
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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 chief of staff for barack obama. the un relief agency for palestinians under is warning about disease outbreaks in gaza amid worsening weather conditions, lack of sufficient water and waste disposal. the us military confirmed it started the construction of a temporary peer of the coast of gaza which is meant to boost deliveries of desperately needed aid. following reports the israel defense forces are preparing for a ground offensive in the city of lougher, satellite images show new tent encampments in southern gaza. it's pretty clear that israel's preparations for this much altered assault on rafah in southern gaza are gathering pace, has been an all—day meeting of the israeli war cabinet, it is still israel's intentions to finish off hamas notjust politically but also militarily, and according to israeli sources about 25% of hamas's fighting force remains, along with the leadership and most of it is thought to be in rougher in southern gaza, but alongside it must be remembered that about 130,000 hostages, those w
house chief of staff for barack obama. the un relief agency for palestinians under is warning about disease outbreaks in gaza amid worsening weather conditions, lack of sufficient water and waste disposal. the us military confirmed it started the construction of a temporary peer of the coast of gaza which is meant to boost deliveries of desperately needed aid. following reports the israel defense forces are preparing for a ground offensive in the city of lougher, satellite images show new tent...
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housein context, i was outside the white house in september when president zelensky was here asking for 60 billion in us aid, asking for us missiles in order to protect ukrainian skies, so there's a lot of —— at stake here and speakerjohnson has clearly had a change of heart he or, saying it is a moral imperative to pass this foreign aid. ind or, saying it is a moral imperative to pass this foreign aid.— to pass this foreign aid. and what about him? _ to pass this foreign aid. and what about him? he _ to pass this foreign aid. and what about him? he is _ to pass this foreign aid. and what about him? he is risking - to pass this foreign aid. and what about him? he is risking his - to pass this foreign aid. and what about him? he is risking his ownl to pass this foreign aid. and what i about him? he is risking his own job about him? he is risking his ownjob out of this. what is the likely outcome for him, do you think? there is the possibility _ outcome for him, do you think? there is the possibility of _ outcome for him, do you think? there is the possibility of him _ outcome f
housein context, i was outside the white house in september when president zelensky was here asking for 60 billion in us aid, asking for us missiles in order to protect ukrainian skies, so there's a lot of —— at stake here and speakerjohnson has clearly had a change of heart he or, saying it is a moral imperative to pass this foreign aid. ind or, saying it is a moral imperative to pass this foreign aid.— to pass this foreign aid. and what about him? _ to pass this foreign aid. and what...
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president zelensky was at the white house back in september when we were still having the same conversation about $60 billion in us funding and questions about missiles, for example. but to talk more, i am joined now by dr nola haynes. a warm welcome to you, thank you for joining 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 — well, first of all, thank you for having me _ well, first of all, thank you for having me. this is a wonderful day, not having me. this is a wonderful day, minist— having me. this is a wonderful day, noiiusl for— having me. this is a wonderful day, notjust for us having me. this is a wonderful day, not just for us democracy, for bipartisanship, but a wonderful day for the _ bipartisanship, but a wonderful day for the world because the us has shown— for the world because the us has shown the — for the world because the us has shown the world that we are keeping our world _ shown the world that we ar
president zelensky was at the white house back in september when we were still having the same conversation about $60 billion in us funding and questions about missiles, for example. but to talk more, i am joined now by dr nola haynes. a warm welcome to you, thank you for joining 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 — well,...
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the white house has condemned what it calls "blatantly anti—semitic statements" and denouced calls for "violence and intimidation targeting jewish students." a real concern as we enter the pass over a period about what is happening at the university. here in london, the metropolitan police commissioner will meet mayor sadiq khan today — following a row over his force's handling of demonstrations. sir mark rowley has faced calls to resign — after an anti—semitism campaigner was threatened with arrest, at a pro—palestine protest. with more on this, let's speak to our correspondent lucy manning. give us the background to what is happening. give us the background to what is ha eninu. , .,, ., give us the background to what is ha enin. , ., ., ., happening. this was a video that surfaced over _ happening. this was a video that surfaced over the _ happening. this was a video that surfaced over the last _ happening. this was a video that surfaced over the last few - happening. this was a video that surfaced over the last few days l happening. this was a video that. surfaced over the l
the white house has condemned what it calls "blatantly anti—semitic statements" and denouced calls for "violence and intimidation targeting jewish students." a real concern as we enter the pass over a period about what is happening at the university. here in london, the metropolitan police commissioner will meet mayor sadiq khan today — following a row over his force's handling of demonstrations. sir mark rowley has faced calls to resign — after an anti—semitism...
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white house officials said sanctions were aimed at disrupting iran's ability to produce the unmanned aerial vehicles its military used to attacksrael by cutting off global financial transactions with the companies involved in building them. iran's foreign minister had this to say. >> in case of any use of force by the israeli regime and violating our sovereignty, the islamic republic of iran will not hesitate to assert its inherent rights to get a decisive and proper response to it, to make the regime regret its actions. christian: but in new york the u.n. secretary general antonio guterres was decidedly downbeat about the situation in the middle east, warning that the region is on a precipice. he urged all countries to exercise maximum restraint, saying one miscalculation could lead to full-scale regional conflict. >> it is high time to end the bloody cycle of retaliation. it is high time to stop. the international community must work together to prevent any actions that could push the entire middle east over the edge with a devastating impact on civilians. let me be clear. the risk
white house officials said sanctions were aimed at disrupting iran's ability to produce the unmanned aerial vehicles its military used to attacksrael by cutting off global financial transactions with the companies involved in building them. iran's foreign minister had this to say. >> in case of any use of force by the israeli regime and violating our sovereignty, the islamic republic of iran will not hesitate to assert its inherent rights to get a decisive and proper response to it, to...
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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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this morning, i have formally notified patrick harvie and lorna slater that i'm terminating the bute house agreement with immediate effect. white like he was the reaction from green co—leader patrick harvie. latte the reaction from green co-leader patrick harvie.— the reaction from green co-leader patrick harvie. ~ ., . patrick harvie. we went to a meeting with the first — patrick harvie. we went to a meeting with the first minister— patrick harvie. we went to a meeting with the first minister at _ patrick harvie. we went to a meeting with the first minister at bute - with the first minister at bute house, — with the first minister at bute house, where he informed us of his decision— house, where he informed us of his decision to — house, where he informed us of his decision to end the cooperation agreement between the scottish government and the scottish greens. this is— government and the scottish greens. this is a _ government and the scottish greens. this is a total u—turn on his position— this is a total u—turn on his position from recent weeks and even days. _ p
this morning, i have formally notified patrick harvie and lorna slater that i'm terminating the bute house agreement with immediate effect. white like he was the reaction from green co—leader patrick harvie. latte the reaction from green co-leader patrick harvie.— the reaction from green co-leader patrick harvie. ~ ., . patrick harvie. we went to a meeting with the first — patrick harvie. we went to a meeting with the first minister— patrick harvie. we went to a meeting with the first...