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this is bbc news. you are life with bbc news. we have been bringing you the story of a baby girl in gaza who was delivered basis aryan after her mother was killed in an air strike saturday night. doctors saved sabrina but her mother, father and old sister were killed. the health ministry in gaza run by hamas says at least two—thirds of those killed since the war began and children. 0ur correspondent reports now on the story. out of this hell, a new life was struggling to be born. the bomb israel dropped here would kill her father, sister and mother. doctors had only minutes to rescue the baby from her dying mother's womb. tapping to stimulate breathing. air pumped into tiny lungs. the fight to live, the strongest instinct at any age. they've called her sabreen, after her mother. "the baby is under medical care," says dr mohammed salama. "she'll stay here for three to four "weeks in the nursery and after that, "we'll see about her leaving." baby sabreen al—sakani's parents and younger sister lay among the other dead of the air
this is bbc news. you are life with bbc news. we have been bringing you the story of a baby girl in gaza who was delivered basis aryan after her mother was killed in an air strike saturday night. doctors saved sabrina but her mother, father and old sister were killed. the health ministry in gaza run by hamas says at least two—thirds of those killed since the war began and children. 0ur correspondent reports now on the story. out of this hell, a new life was struggling to be born. the bomb...
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samira hussein, bbc news, bihar. with the election already underway in india, the southern part of the country is hit by searing temperatures soaring above 41 degrees celsius — nearly five degrees above the normal temperatures for the current time of year. local media reported on monday that at least two people died of suspected heatstroke in the southern state of kerala. record temperatures are also being recorded in neighbouring sri lanka and in bangladesh, where schools are shutting down for a second consecutive day. let's turn our attention now to germany: a trial has gotten underway in stuttgart over an alleged far—right coup plot planned with overthrowing the government and putting an aristocrat as head of state. it's one of three trials coming up it's one of three trials coming up in the next three months, which forms one of the largest legal cases in german history. the nine suspects going on trial today formed allegedly the paramilitary wing of this failed coup attempt. some of them are former soldiers a
samira hussein, bbc news, bihar. with the election already underway in india, the southern part of the country is hit by searing temperatures soaring above 41 degrees celsius — nearly five degrees above the normal temperatures for the current time of year. local media reported on monday that at least two people died of suspected heatstroke in the southern state of kerala. record temperatures are also being recorded in neighbouring sri lanka and in bangladesh, where schools are shutting down...
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today, his a0—year career at the bbc is over. from reporting on politics for bbc wales to his prestigious role bringing the news to the nation, this is now the end of an era. katie razzall, bbc news a bring your breaking news from the uk, where the time is about 15 minutes past midnight, and the last few moments, we understand the rwanda bill has now formally passed after the lords decided not to table any further amendments. let's get to work political correspondent ben wright in westminster for more on this. we understand it isjust been more on this. we understand it is just been passed so i guess in a night of long debates has finally come to an end. fix, in a night of long debates has finally come to an end. a long evenin: finally come to an end. a long evening of— finally come to an end. a long evening of wrangling - finally come to an end. a long evening of wrangling between| evening of wrangling between the lords and commons is over, and it appears they have conceded, the lords, they have thrown in the towel and exited
today, his a0—year career at the bbc is over. from reporting on politics for bbc wales to his prestigious role bringing the news to the nation, this is now the end of an era. katie razzall, bbc news a bring your breaking news from the uk, where the time is about 15 minutes past midnight, and the last few moments, we understand the rwanda bill has now formally passed after the lords decided not to table any further amendments. let's get to work political correspondent ben wright in westminster...
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this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. acting is both an art and a craft. the words are written elsewhere, the action is directed by another but, ultimately, the power of the performance rests on the actor's ability to inhabit the role. so, what does it take to succeed in this precarious profession? well, my guest today, eddie marsan, is one of the uk's most recognisable and popular actors across stage and screen. his roots are genuinely working class and that is something of a rarity in the performing arts. why? eddie marsan, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. nice to be here. you do seem to be that rare breed as an actor, a guy who is constantly, permanently busy. how do you manage it? i just... i think when i first started in drama school, i was always the guy who played the old man in the chekhov piece.
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this is bbc news. more human remains have been found by police investigating the death of a man in greater manchester. a torso was discovered this month in salford. they have now set up four investigation scenes in and around manchester. detectives say they are also looking through hundreds of hours of cctv vision. two men are in custody. our correspondent greg mckenzie has the latest. police in greater manchester have confirmed that two sites that they were searching this weekend, they have now discovered body parts. now, this all stems back from the 4th of april when a passer—by that was walking their dog had discovered a plastic bag, a see—through bag which contained the torso of a man. they contacted the police who subsequently launched a murder investigation. now, following intelligence, they then started to search four other sites this weekend, including yesterday and today and discovered more body parts. now, the police have gone as far as to confirm they now know the identity of the 60—ye
this is bbc news. more human remains have been found by police investigating the death of a man in greater manchester. a torso was discovered this month in salford. they have now set up four investigation scenes in and around manchester. detectives say they are also looking through hundreds of hours of cctv vision. two men are in custody. our correspondent greg mckenzie has the latest. police in greater manchester have confirmed that two sites that they were searching this weekend, they have...
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this is bbc news. a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing at a school in south—west wales. two teachers and a teenage pupil were taken to hospital. police say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. tomos morgan reports: this was the scene at ysgol dyffryn aman after what was a shocking incident. two teachers and a pupil stabbed and taken to hospital with non—life—threatening injuries. a raft of emergency service vehicles and personnel attended the scene, and worried parents rushed to the gates waiting for any news. radu in year ten was inside when the alarm was raised. i was in it room and i walked out as break ended, and i heard that there's been a stabbing from this pupil, but i didn't believe her until i heard the code red. parents have been waiting here for hours outside ysgol dyffryn aman, waiting for their children to be released from their classrooms. those that have contacted their parents say they've been fed and t
this is bbc news. a teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a stabbing at a school in south—west wales. two teachers and a teenage pupil were taken to hospital. police say they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. tomos morgan reports: this was the scene at ysgol dyffryn aman after what was a shocking incident. two teachers and a pupil stabbed and taken to hospital with non—life—threatening injuries. a raft of emergency service...
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james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the kremlin has dismissed a media report that links a russian intelligence unit to so—called "havana syndrome" — a mystery illness which has affected us diplomats. an investigation by the insider, der spiegel and cbs alleges that the americans were targeted with "directed energy" weapons. 0ne victim of the syndrome — an fbi agent — told 60 minutes about her experience of being hit by a powerful force at her home in florida 2021. inside my right ear, it was like a dentist drilling on steroids. that feeling when it gets too close to your eardrum, it's like that times ten. it was like a high—pitched metallic drilling noise and it knocked me forward a 45 degree angle this way. christo grozev, one of the authors behind the insider's year—long investigation explains what this syndrome actually is. it was a number of people simultaneously reported very similar health conditions, which included grating noises, loss of balance, vertigo and nausea, which actually went worse as the d
james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the kremlin has dismissed a media report that links a russian intelligence unit to so—called "havana syndrome" — a mystery illness which has affected us diplomats. an investigation by the insider, der spiegel and cbs alleges that the americans were targeted with "directed energy" weapons. 0ne victim of the syndrome — an fbi agent — told 60 minutes about her experience of being hit...
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you're live with bbc news. to the italian island of capri, where aid to ukraine dominated discussions on day two of talks between g7 foreign ministers. ukraine's foreign minister dmytro kuleba also joined those talks, and said there needs to be a change in strategy if kyiv is going to fight off russia's continued aggression. our correspondent jessica parker is there and sent this report. a majorfocus here is ukraine's calls for more air defence systems. the nato secretary—general, jens stoltenberg is here in capri. he said earlier there is an urgent critical need, that russia is pushing on the whole front line whilst carrying out waves of air strikes. but, look, this is a g7 foreign ministers meeting — ukraine's foreign minister is here but it's not a formal weapons pledging session. that being said, they can discuss, they can coordinate. but speaking to officials today, the mood on this issue overall is somewhat downbeat. causing a bit more optimism, though, is the prospect of a vote in congress on the lon
you're live with bbc news. to the italian island of capri, where aid to ukraine dominated discussions on day two of talks between g7 foreign ministers. ukraine's foreign minister dmytro kuleba also joined those talks, and said there needs to be a change in strategy if kyiv is going to fight off russia's continued aggression. our correspondent jessica parker is there and sent this report. a majorfocus here is ukraine's calls for more air defence systems. the nato secretary—general, jens...
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bbc news, swindon. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. you can also follow us on our social media platforms as well. goodbye for now. hello. slowly but surely, the weather is going to turn a little bit drier, but not an awful lot warmer as we head towards the end of the week. high pressure is tantalizingly close — sitting to the west of the uk, but still far enough away that weather systems can move in around the top of that area of high pressure — bringing cloud, bringing outbreaks of rain. that's exactly what we're going to see through the day on thursday ahead of that cold, frosty start, but we will see some spells of sunshine. that will hold on across southern counties of england, but further north, it's a story of increasing clouds, some outbreaks of rain. rain for a good part of the day across scotland, some patchy rain for northern ireland. temperatures just a little bit up on where they have been recently, eight to 15 degrees. now through thursday night, we'll see clouds and increasingly light and patchy rain pushing southward
bbc news, swindon. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. you can also follow us on our social media platforms as well. goodbye for now. hello. slowly but surely, the weather is going to turn a little bit drier, but not an awful lot warmer as we head towards the end of the week. high pressure is tantalizingly close — sitting to the west of the uk, but still far enough away that weather systems can move in around the top of that area of high pressure — bringing cloud, bringing outbreaks...
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rebecca morelle, bbc news, pompeii. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. the japanese prime minister has urged the united states to continue to play its leading role in international affairs. mr speaker, the prime minister ofjapan. fumio kishida was addressing a joint meeting of the us congress in washington — the first by a japanese leader in nine years. he called on america to overcome what he called its self—doubt and warned that, without american leadership, ukraine could collapse under the current russian invasion. the world needs the united states to continue playing this pivotal role in the affairs of nations. today, i detect an undercurrent of self—doubt amongst some americans about what your role in the world should be. this self—doubt is arising at a time when our world is at history's turning point. after his address before congress, the japanese pm attended a lunch hosted by vice president kamala harris and the us secretary of state, antony blinken. the event was meant to celebrate the us—japanese alliance. the vice president also pai
rebecca morelle, bbc news, pompeii. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. the japanese prime minister has urged the united states to continue to play its leading role in international affairs. mr speaker, the prime minister ofjapan. fumio kishida was addressing a joint meeting of the us congress in washington — the first by a japanese leader in nine years. he called on america to overcome what he called its self—doubt and warned that, without american leadership, ukraine...
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this is bbc news. in the uk, a murder investigation and widespread manhunt has been launched by police in bradford, after a 27—year—old woman was stabbed in the city centre on saturday. she was pushing her baby in a pram at the time. west yorkshire police say a knife was found at the scene and they're appealing for witnesses. judith moritz reports from bradford. specialist search officers have spent today combing this corner of bradford, where just after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon in bright sunshine, a young mother pushing her baby in a pram was stabbed multiple times by a man who ran off before anyone could stop him. she was taken to hospital but died of her injuries. she wasjust 27. a knife was found at the scene, but police say they can't be certain whether the man responsible is still armed. they're looking for 25—year—old habibur masum and say the public shouldn't approach him. he's believed to have known the woman involved. this image from cctv shows him wearing the distinctive tri—c
this is bbc news. in the uk, a murder investigation and widespread manhunt has been launched by police in bradford, after a 27—year—old woman was stabbed in the city centre on saturday. she was pushing her baby in a pram at the time. west yorkshire police say a knife was found at the scene and they're appealing for witnesses. judith moritz reports from bradford. specialist search officers have spent today combing this corner of bradford, where just after 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon in...
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this is bbc news. the white house has described iran s attack on israel over the weekend as a spectacular and embarrassing failure. nearly all of the more than three hundred missiles and drones were shot down. israels military chief has again said the attack will be met with a response — despite the fact that many of israel's allies including, as you heard, the uk — have warned against escalation. here's our middle east corrrespondent lucy williamson. israel is deciding how to respond to this — hundreds of drones and missiles fired over the weekend from iran. damage on the ground was limited. damage to regional stability, much more severe. at an airbase hit by missiles in the negev desert today, israel's chief of staff promised a response. iran will face the consequences for its actions. we will choose our response accordingly. the idf remains ready to counter any threat from iran and its terror proxies. israel says only a handful of missiles made it through air defences, but this direct confront
this is bbc news. the white house has described iran s attack on israel over the weekend as a spectacular and embarrassing failure. nearly all of the more than three hundred missiles and drones were shot down. israels military chief has again said the attack will be met with a response — despite the fact that many of israel's allies including, as you heard, the uk — have warned against escalation. here's our middle east corrrespondent lucy williamson. israel is deciding how to respond to...
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this is bbc news. prime minister rishi sunak has announced a new package of military aid for ukraine worth £500 million — including 400 vehicles and long range missiles. he was speaking during a visit to poland where he held talks with nato's secretary—general. mr sunak also said uk military spending would rise to 2.5% of national income by 2030 — that's compared to under 2.1% last year. labour has already pledged 2.5% — but only when 'economic conditions allow�*. 0ur political editor, chris mason, reports. europe's front line — ukrainian tanks heading into battle. a war in our back yard showing no sign of end. in neighbouring poland today, at a military base outside warsaw, the prime minister, his polish opposite number and the secretary—general of the nato defence alliance. and, from rishi sunak, this promise on defence spending... today i'm announcing the biggest strengthening of our national defence for a generation. we will increase defence spending to a new baseline of 2.5% of gdp
this is bbc news. prime minister rishi sunak has announced a new package of military aid for ukraine worth £500 million — including 400 vehicles and long range missiles. he was speaking during a visit to poland where he held talks with nato's secretary—general. mr sunak also said uk military spending would rise to 2.5% of national income by 2030 — that's compared to under 2.1% last year. labour has already pledged 2.5% — but only when 'economic conditions allow�*. 0ur political...
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this is bbc news. breaking news to bring you from sydney. i can tell you that police have declared that to those that had been stabbed at a church in sydney have been declared as terrorist attack. a 15—year—old boy has been arrested after a bishop and several churchgoers were stabbed during the sermon. the incident happened monday evening in sydney at the christ the good shepherd church in a suburb, at least four people were stabbed but police said none of their injuries were life—threatening. the incident did trigger unrest as police say they are investigating. impending intentionally targeted woman. australia's most famous landmark reflecting the pain of a nation. all the victims have now been named. pikria darchia, originally from georgia, dawn singleton, who was planning her wedding. jade young was an architect and mother. osteopath ashlee good died protecting her nine—month—old baby. yixuan cheng, a chinese student whose picture is yet to be released. and this was security guard faraz ta
this is bbc news. breaking news to bring you from sydney. i can tell you that police have declared that to those that had been stabbed at a church in sydney have been declared as terrorist attack. a 15—year—old boy has been arrested after a bishop and several churchgoers were stabbed during the sermon. the incident happened monday evening in sydney at the christ the good shepherd church in a suburb, at least four people were stabbed but police said none of their injuries were...
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. india is gearing up for a general election, set to be the largest the world has ever seen. just under one billion people are eligible to vote, that's roughly one in eight of the entire global population, and more than 13 million indian citizens who live abroad can also cast ballots, but they'd need to return to india in person to do so. the voting takes place over six weeks, beginning this friday, with the result expected, at the beginning ofjune. the polls suggest the prime minister, narendra modi, will win a third successive term. but he is a controversial figure, as yogita limaye reports. "thank you, modi," a woman shouts, waiting for the prime minister to arrive. modi, modi! narendra modi is the reigning superstar of indian politics. rallies like these are an integral part of an indian election, but only a few leaders have evoked such a response in the country's history. what we are seeing here is the confidence of a party that very much believes it's going to win another resoundi
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. india is gearing up for a general election, set to be the largest the world has ever seen. just under one billion people are eligible to vote, that's roughly one in eight of the entire global population, and more than 13 million indian citizens who live abroad can also cast ballots, but they'd need to return to india in person to do so. the voting takes place over six weeks, beginning this friday, with the result...
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this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. last december, the world's highest court, the international court ofjustice, began considering a case which has stirred debate and controversy around the world. the state of south africa accused the state of israel of violating the genocide convention in gaza. in its initial ruling, the court overwhelmingly found there was a plausible case to answer, but a finaljudgment is likely to take years. today i have an exclusive interview with joan donoghue, thejust—retired president of the icj, who delivered that initial court ruling that sent shock waves around the world. in a sense, the whole idea of international justice is on trial.
this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. last december, the world's highest court, the international court ofjustice, began considering a case which has stirred debate and controversy around the world. the state of south africa accused the state of israel of violating the genocide convention in gaza. in its initial ruling, the court overwhelmingly found there was a plausible case to...
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olga ivshina, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's turn our attention to myanmar now, where officials say the jailed democracy leader, aung san suu kyi, has been moved from prison to house arrest. it comes amid a heatwave prompting emergency measures, to protect inmates. the nobel laureate who's 78, is serving a 27—year sentence for various offences, including corruption. but her supporters say they're trumped up charges, aimed at legitimising a military coup, back in 2021. opponents of the military, along with long—standing ethnic insurgents, have been gaining ground in a civil war. thousands of members of the myanmar army have died, deserted their posts or surrendered following a string of defeats. a new conscription drive has prompted thousands of young men to flee the country. jonathan head has been to the border town of mae sot in thailand, to meet some of those escaping the draft. thailand is bracing for the impact of a civil war in myanmar which has come right up to the border. across the river, ethnic karen insurgent
olga ivshina, bbc news. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's turn our attention to myanmar now, where officials say the jailed democracy leader, aung san suu kyi, has been moved from prison to house arrest. it comes amid a heatwave prompting emergency measures, to protect inmates. the nobel laureate who's 78, is serving a 27—year sentence for various offences, including corruption. but her supporters say they're trumped up charges, aimed at legitimising a military coup,...
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ellie price, bbc news. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello, there. it certainly was a windy weekend, but the winds are going to be a lot lighter on monday, and that's because storm kathleen, to the north of scotland, is weakening and moving away. but we are seeing more cloud coming in from the south across england and wales, and this area of low pressure is taking a bit of rain northwards, as well. clearer skies, scotland and northern ireland, will mean a chilly start here. we've got the early rain in north wales and northern england moving northwards and largely petering out across southern scotland. later in the day, we'll see some rain arriving in northern ireland. this rain in the south—west of england pushes back into wales, and some showery bursts of rain arrive in southern england and later into the midlands. but ahead of that, we'll get some sunshine for a while in the midlands and eastern england, so temperatures back up to a healthy 17 or 18 degrees. now, if you're hoping to get a view of the partial solar eclipse in northern and western
ellie price, bbc news. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. hello, there. it certainly was a windy weekend, but the winds are going to be a lot lighter on monday, and that's because storm kathleen, to the north of scotland, is weakening and moving away. but we are seeing more cloud coming in from the south across england and wales, and this area of low pressure is taking a bit of rain northwards, as well. clearer skies, scotland and northern ireland, will mean a chilly start here. we've...
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one noted that even read the bbc. donald trump looked on as they were sworn in and said they could be fair and impartial but this is what he said outside of court. the whole world is watching. you have a da out of control, a judge thatis have a da out of control, a judge that is highly conflicted. the whole thing is a mess and you have the leading candidate, he is a crook, you have a crooked president. bath you have a crooked president. both sides ran out _ you have a crooked president. both...
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this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and thanks forjoining us on bbc news. tens of millions of people across north america have been watching a total solar eclipse — where the moon briefly blocked the light from the sun. cheering crowds who gathered at the resort town of mazatlan on mexico's pacific coast were the first to cheer as the sky turned completely dark in the middle of the day. the total solar eclipse swept up from there and across several us states and then into canada. it took about 2.5 hours in total — and thrilled the enormous crowds who'd gathered in its path along the way — including our very own nada tawfik. have a listen to this. it's picking through the clouds, mother nature is teasing us, there it is! that's spectacular! wow, that is fabulous! here we go, it is fully, you can see it fully now! you can see it now. mother nature is truly teasing us today, earlier it peaked through and it has peaked through and it has peaked through again. it through and it has peaked through again.— through and it has peaked through again. it was cl
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this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and thanks forjoining us on bbc news. iran has vowed to respond decisively, after accusing israel of killing a senior revolutionary guards commander — brigadier—general mohamed reza zahedi — in an airstrike on an iranian consulate building in syria's capital, damascus. at least five people are reported to have died in the strike — which has raised fears of an escalation of fighting in the middle east. israel has declined to comment. our international editor, jeremy bowen has the latest. a few minutes after the attack, the building in iran's diplomatic compound in a well—off central area of damascus seems to be on fire. the israeli strike destroyed the iranian consulate. it was a precision attack against a senior commander who will have worked hard to keep his movements secret. despite that, israeli intelligence must have tracked general mohamed reza zahedi to the meeting he was having in damascus. he was the senior iranian general in syria and lebanon — two countries iran regards as critical parts in what it s
this is bbc news. it's newsday. hello and thanks forjoining us on bbc news. iran has vowed to respond decisively, after accusing israel of killing a senior revolutionary guards commander — brigadier—general mohamed reza zahedi — in an airstrike on an iranian consulate building in syria's capital, damascus. at least five people are reported to have died in the strike — which has raised fears of an escalation of fighting in the middle east. israel has declined to comment. our...
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this is bbc news. the kremlin has dismissed a media report that links a russian intelligence unit to so—called "havana syndrome" — a mystery illness which has affected us diplomats. an investigation by the insider, der spiegel and cbs alleges that the americans were targeted with "directed energy" weapons. 0ne victim of the syndrome — an fbi agent — told 60 minutes about her experience of being hit by a powerful force at her home in florida 2021. inside my right ear, it was like a dentist drilling on steroids. that feeling when it gets too close to your eardrum, it's like that times ten. it was like a high—pitched metallic drilling noise and it knocked me forward a 45 degree angle this way. the syndrome was first identified in cuba's capital city in 2016, when us diplomats complained of dizziness, headaches and a painful sound in their ears. us officials have previously said it's unlikely a foreign power is to blame. the kremlin spokesman, dmitry peskov, says the new accusations are unfounded
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danny savage, bbc news, bradford. let�*s turn our attention to taiwan now where emergency workers are still trying to reach around 600 people either trapped in highway tunnels or cut off in remote areas after wednesday�*s earthquake. almost all are guests and staff of a remote hotel who can�*t leave because of damaged roads. ten people were killed and more than a thousand injured after the island�*s biggest quake in more than a quarter of a century. strict building regulations in taiwan helped prevent a major catastrophe, as our correspondent rupert wingfield hayes reports. in a high valley gorge in the eastern mountains of taiwan, a badly injured survivor of yesterday�*s quake is winched aboard a rescue helicopter. down below another team works frantically to free someone trapped in a massive rock fall. the huge rescue effort in the mountains here in eastern taiwan is relentless and exhausting. but a steady stream of survivors have been emerging all day. they are being brought to this dressing station to ha
danny savage, bbc news, bradford. let�*s turn our attention to taiwan now where emergency workers are still trying to reach around 600 people either trapped in highway tunnels or cut off in remote areas after wednesday�*s earthquake. almost all are guests and staff of a remote hotel who can�*t leave because of damaged roads. ten people were killed and more than a thousand injured after the island�*s biggest quake in more than a quarter of a century. strict building regulations in taiwan...
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this is bbc news. the us and chinese presidents have had what both sides called a candid phone conversation, their first since meeting face to face in november. the call lasted almost two hours, with readouts saying the leaders candidly put forward their views on taiwan, us tech restrictions, the ownership of tiktok, and beijing's support for russia. let's speak to our north america correspondent, helena humprey in washington. helena give us more detail on their dicussions. as you say, this more significant coming is the first conversation between two leaders since that moment in san francisco in november, at a time when relations between china and the united states were particularly frosty. it is particular phone call in some cases they picked up where they left off when it comes to cooperation agreements on artificial intelligence, climate change, restoring military to military cooperation so we don't see it military misunderstanding, also in terms of tamping down on imports of precursor chemicals us
this is bbc news. the us and chinese presidents have had what both sides called a candid phone conversation, their first since meeting face to face in november. the call lasted almost two hours, with readouts saying the leaders candidly put forward their views on taiwan, us tech restrictions, the ownership of tiktok, and beijing's support for russia. let's speak to our north america correspondent, helena humprey in washington. helena give us more detail on their dicussions. as you say, this...
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this is bbc news. prime minister rishi sunak has announced a new package of military aid for ukraine worth £500 million — including 400 vehicles and long range missiles. he was speaking during a visit to poland where he held talks with nato's secretary—general. mr sunak also said uk military spending would rise to 2.5% of national income by 2030 — that's compared to under 2.1% last year. labour has already pledged 2.5% — but only when �*economic conditions allow�*. our political editor, chris mason, reports. apologies for that, we have some technical issues but let me bring you a story. a man in iraq has started the first legal action of its kind against the uk oil giant bp, over the death of his son. this is alijulood — who died at the age of 21. his father, hussein julood, alleges that gas burning at an oilfield run by bp in southern iraq caused his son's leukaemia. gas burning, known as flaring, is one of the ways the industry deals with gas released during oil extraction. esme stalla
this is bbc news. prime minister rishi sunak has announced a new package of military aid for ukraine worth £500 million — including 400 vehicles and long range missiles. he was speaking during a visit to poland where he held talks with nato's secretary—general. mr sunak also said uk military spending would rise to 2.5% of national income by 2030 — that's compared to under 2.1% last year. labour has already pledged 2.5% — but only when �*economic conditions allow�*. our political...
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this is bbc news. an iranian tvjournalist stabbed outside his london home has vowed he will be back on air soon. pouria zeraati is now staying in a safe house after the attack, which is being investigated by metropolitan police counter—terrorism officers. they say three suspects left the uk within hours of the attack. here's tom symonds. he survived, but despite the positive picture, pouria zeraati is said to be all too aware he could have been killed. police searching the street where he lives, where he was approached by a man asking for money, another grabbing his arms, the first stabbing his legs, before they ran off. an eyewitness who was just down the road told me that he was walking along here when they came running towards him — two young men in their early 20s wearing black hooded tracksuits. he said they looked casual — calm, even. they got into a waiting car and drove off. but he got the number plate. the attack happened in wimbledon. police were able to track the car, a blue mazda —
this is bbc news. an iranian tvjournalist stabbed outside his london home has vowed he will be back on air soon. pouria zeraati is now staying in a safe house after the attack, which is being investigated by metropolitan police counter—terrorism officers. they say three suspects left the uk within hours of the attack. here's tom symonds. he survived, but despite the positive picture, pouria zeraati is said to be all too aware he could have been killed. police searching the street where he...
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this is bbc news. fight to get the judge to remove people that they believe are partial for cause. . ~ people that they believe are partial for cause. ., ~ ,, people that they believe are partial for cause. . ~' ,, people that they believe are partial for cause. ., ~ i. . ., for cause. thank you so much for our for cause. thank you so much for your time — for cause. thank you so much for your time and — for cause. thank you so much for your time and expertise - for cause. thank you so much for your time and expertise this - your time and expertise this morning. we do appreciate talking to you. the leading expert on the usjury system. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the uk government's plan to introduce some of the world's toughest anti—smoking laws has taken a massive step forward. mps voted overwelmingly to ban anyone born after 2009, from buying cigarettes. 57 conservative mps voted against the bill, including the business secretary, kemi badenoch, arguing it was an attack
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this is bbc news. here in the uk, a government minister has raised eyebrows after appearing to confuse two different countries in africa. speaking on the bbc�*s question time programme, conservative mp chris philp was asked about the government's controversial policy to depot illegal migrants to rwanda — and whether someone escaping the war in congo — would be deported to rwanda. there is an ongoing conflict between the two nations. here's the exchange. i come from a neighbouring country called congo. if you know, geographically, that is located right next door to rwanda, and right now in goma there's a genocide going on and there's such a big conflict going on of people from rwanda. so had my family members come from goma the crossing right now, where they then be sent back to the country that they're supposedly war in rwanda. does that make any sense to you? no, i think there's an exclusion on people from rwanda being sent from rwanda. they're from congo and they're supposed to be there, suppos
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this is bbc news. the uk government's plan to introduce some of the world's toughest anti—smoking laws has taken a massive step forward. mps voted overwelmingly to ban anyone born after 2009, from buying cigarettes. 57 conservative mps voted against the bill, including the business secretary, kemi badenoch, arguing it was an attack on personal freedoms. here's our political editor, chris mason. smoke hanging everywhere. in bars, beer and smelly clothes. by the time they reach the sixth form, regulations have been relaxed, to the extent that they wear what they want. and never mind what these �*70s sixth formers are wearing, they're smoking at school! and remember, lighting up on a plane was fine, too. but smoking has been slowly wafting from the mainstream to the marginal. take the ban on cigarettes on london's underground in 1984. are you going to be tempted i to light up when you shouldn't? i know i shouldn't do that but, yes, lam. and the ban on smoking in enclosed public places in 2007 led to s
this is bbc news. the uk government's plan to introduce some of the world's toughest anti—smoking laws has taken a massive step forward. mps voted overwelmingly to ban anyone born after 2009, from buying cigarettes. 57 conservative mps voted against the bill, including the business secretary, kemi badenoch, arguing it was an attack on personal freedoms. here's our political editor, chris mason. smoke hanging everywhere. in bars, beer and smelly clothes. by the time they reach the sixth form,...
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this is bbc news. disinformation over a cholera outbreak has been blamed for the deaths of almost 100 people after an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the coast of mozambique. our reporter, courtney bembridge has more from the newsroom. this is the fishing boat that was used as a makeshift ferry. there were around 130 people on board, including many children. and officials sayjust 12 people survived. one of the crew members has been speaking to local media there about what went wrong. take a listen. translation: when i saw the boat was at risk, - i asked the crew chief to increase the speed in order to avoid the worst. we dragged it to shore, but it was too late. the water filled up in the boat. the victims�* families say they were fleeing the mainland over concerns about cholera when they piled into the boat. translation: they were running away from the cholera outbreak. l they got into the boat. the sea was rough. the boat capsized and it killed a lot of people. officials say there was no outbr
this is bbc news. disinformation over a cholera outbreak has been blamed for the deaths of almost 100 people after an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the coast of mozambique. our reporter, courtney bembridge has more from the newsroom. this is the fishing boat that was used as a makeshift ferry. there were around 130 people on board, including many children. and officials sayjust 12 people survived. one of the crew members has been speaking to local media there about what went wrong. take...
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chi chi izundu, bbc news. before we go, it is one of the most beautiful cities on the planet, and it attracts advice number of tourists. —— vast numbers of tourists. but venice has become the first—ever city to charge visitors in a bid to control numbers. from venice, here's mark lowen. sometimes beauty can be overshared. venice — glorious, unique and creaking under the weight of mass tourism. 30 million visitors a year, two thirds of them day—trippers crowding the same sites at the same times, pushing out the locals. so a new way to tackle it — a five—euro entry fee from today. the world's first such scheme. residents and overnight tourists are among those exempt in controls across venice. so this is how it works. i've entered the city at the main train station. i go to the payment website, find the five euros fee for today, click through and enter my name and credit card details. so i get a qr code, i come through and have it scanned — buongiorno — and it shows that i paid and i can enter t
chi chi izundu, bbc news. before we go, it is one of the most beautiful cities on the planet, and it attracts advice number of tourists. —— vast numbers of tourists. but venice has become the first—ever city to charge visitors in a bid to control numbers. from venice, here's mark lowen. sometimes beauty can be overshared. venice — glorious, unique and creaking under the weight of mass tourism. 30 million visitors a year, two thirds of them day—trippers crowding the same sites at the...
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charlotte gallagher, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. thousands of people have taken to the streets of haiti to mark easter weekend, the first major national holiday, since the country's government collapsed. the caribbean island has been gripped by gang violence, with more than 1,500 people killed so far this year, and tens of thousands left homeless. the united nations has described the situation as cataclysmic. nomia iqbal reports from cap haitien in haiti. as haiti spirals into violence, people try to hold on to their traditions. thousands of worshippers walk through narrow, dusty roads in cap—haitian praying for peace in a country whose capital in gang—controlled port—au—prince the city is still suffering with people fighting for basic supplies. most easter processions were cancelled. there was a rare moment ofjoy, though, as children crafted colourful kites, an easter tradition. more than 100 miles away, nun checks in with her family every day to make sure they are still alive. her father says there was a shooting today, ev
charlotte gallagher, bbc news. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. thousands of people have taken to the streets of haiti to mark easter weekend, the first major national holiday, since the country's government collapsed. the caribbean island has been gripped by gang violence, with more than 1,500 people killed so far this year, and tens of thousands left homeless. the united nations has described the situation as cataclysmic. nomia iqbal reports from cap haitien in haiti. as...
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this is bbc news. it's newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we start in the us and the white house has confirmed that president biden has spoken to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu about the situation in gaza. in a statement, the white house said that the president reaffirmed his ironclad commitment to israel's security. it referenced what it said was a �*successful defence house against iran's unprecedented missile and drone attack earlier this month. the two leaders reviewed ongoing talks to secure the release of hostages together with an immediate ceasefire in gaza. and they also discussed increases in the delivery of humanitarian assistance into gaza — through preparations to open new northern crossings, starting this week. the statement concludes that �*the leaders discussed rafah — and the president reiterated his clear position�* — although it didn't give details of what that is. in the last few hours it's also been announced that us secret
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james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. now one of the main stories we've been following this week is the jury selection for the the trial of donald trump in new york — the first president — former or current — to face a criminal trial. so far seven jurors have been selected — deemed suitable for the job. as ever — mr trump's been surrounded by papparazzi every day as he makes his way into the courtroom — but once he's inside, the cameras have to stop. instead, it's down to the reporters in the room sending updates — and the courtroom sketch artists — painting a picture of what's going on inside. for a unique perspective into the trump trial. i spoke to courtroom artist jane rosenberg. in this courtroom, i'm not very close like i was in thejean carroll trial, when i sit in the jury box for the pre trial and when... in all its cases, i've been very close to trump's civil fraud, but this during jury selection, they fill up the whole courtroom with potentialjurors and they allow six pool reporters to sit in the
james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. now one of the main stories we've been following this week is the jury selection for the the trial of donald trump in new york — the first president — former or current — to face a criminal trial. so far seven jurors have been selected — deemed suitable for the job. as ever — mr trump's been surrounded by papparazzi every day as he makes his way into the courtroom — but once he's inside, the cameras have to stop. instead, it's down to the reporters...
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this is bbc news. a failed asylum seeker has become the first to be voluntarily sent from the uk to rwanda, bbc news understands. the migrant was flown on a commercialflight and given £3,000 — or around $3,750 us — to help relocate in kigali, as first reported by the sun newspaper. our political correspondent, harry farley, has been explaning more about this case. this is not the government's flagship rwanda scheme that they've been talking so much about that aims to forcibly deport those who come to the uk illegally on small boats. this asylum seeker voluntarily chose to go to kigali. that came... that's under a separate scheme that the government set up in march. they're offering to pay those whose asylum claims have been processed here in the uk and being rejected, and been rejected, pay them £3,000 to voluntarily go to kigali. so that's what's happened in this case. it's the first time that someone has been sent to rwanda under this scheme. the labour party, they say that the government are s
this is bbc news. a failed asylum seeker has become the first to be voluntarily sent from the uk to rwanda, bbc news understands. the migrant was flown on a commercialflight and given £3,000 — or around $3,750 us — to help relocate in kigali, as first reported by the sun newspaper. our political correspondent, harry farley, has been explaning more about this case. this is not the government's flagship rwanda scheme that they've been talking so much about that aims to forcibly deport those...
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this is bbc news. now to myanmar, where opponents of the military junta have launched a drone attack on the capital, in a rare attack on the military�*s centre of power. a military—run tv station says thirteen drones were shot down over naypyidaw, after an attempt by what it called "terrorists" to destroy "important locations". it comes more than three years after the military detained aung san suu kyi in february 2021 as it seized powerfrom her elected government in a coup. with the latest, here's our south east correspondentjonathan head. well, so far as we can tell, there wasn't much physical damage from this attack. remember, these drones are pretty small. they're either adapted from agricultural drones or even homemade by the various volunteer armed groups fighting the military. so they can't carry much in the way of explosives, just a few kilos. but it did send a very powerful symbolic punch against the military government, showing that the opposition can now get at them, even inside their ow
this is bbc news. now to myanmar, where opponents of the military junta have launched a drone attack on the capital, in a rare attack on the military�*s centre of power. a military—run tv station says thirteen drones were shot down over naypyidaw, after an attempt by what it called "terrorists" to destroy "important locations". it comes more than three years after the military detained aung san suu kyi in february 2021 as it seized powerfrom her elected government in a...
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this is bbc news. a new yorkjudge has denied donald trump's bid to delay his forthcoming trial over alleged hush money paid to a porn star — the first ever criminal trial of a former us president. in 2016 a lawyer for the former president, michael cohen, said he'd paid one hundred and thirty thousand dollars to stormy daniels to stop her from revealing an affair with mr trump ten years previously. mr trump wanted a delay until the supreme court reviews his claim of presidential immunity in another criminal case. live now to washington where we can speak to our reporter will vernon. get us up to speed with more details. it get us up to speed with more details. ,., , , . details. it sometimes difficult to keep up — details. it sometimes difficult to keep up with _ details. it sometimes difficult to keep up with these - details. it sometimes difficult. to keep up with these labyrinth of networks of legal problems that former president donald trump has. this decision by the new yorkjudge relates to the
this is bbc news. a new yorkjudge has denied donald trump's bid to delay his forthcoming trial over alleged hush money paid to a porn star — the first ever criminal trial of a former us president. in 2016 a lawyer for the former president, michael cohen, said he'd paid one hundred and thirty thousand dollars to stormy daniels to stop her from revealing an affair with mr trump ten years previously. mr trump wanted a delay until the supreme court reviews his claim of presidential immunity in...
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zoe conway, bbc news. a court in australia has ruled that men can enter a women's—only exhibition in tasmania. the ladies lounge exhibit at the museum of old and new art wanted to highlight historic misogyny by banning male visitors. the venue had insisted that rejecting men was part of the art, arguing australian law allowed for discrimination "designed to promote equal opportunity" for a group of people who had been historically disadvantaged. the judge rejected that argument. it contains some of the museum's most—acclaimed works inside a space designed after an old australian pub. the king has been presented with a new set of banknotes by the bank of england. in a ceremony at buckingham palace, andrew bailey, the bank's governor, and sarahjohn — the chief cashier — explained the new security features, and said this was first time there has been a change of monarch on the notes, as the late queen was the first to feature. they will go on general distribution injune. here's the moment the king was
zoe conway, bbc news. a court in australia has ruled that men can enter a women's—only exhibition in tasmania. the ladies lounge exhibit at the museum of old and new art wanted to highlight historic misogyny by banning male visitors. the venue had insisted that rejecting men was part of the art, arguing australian law allowed for discrimination "designed to promote equal opportunity" for a group of people who had been historically disadvantaged. the judge rejected that argument. it...
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jonny dymond, bbc news, central london. the nominations for the prestigious antoinette perry award for excellence in broadway theatre, better known as the tony awards have been announced. these awards, which honour the best of broadway's plays, musicals, and performers, are presented at an annual ceremony in manhattan every second sunday ofjune. leading in the nominees�* table are "hell's kitchen," alicia keys�*s semi—autobiographical musical, and "stereophonic," david adjmi's play about a rock band recording a studio album, each earning 13 tony award nominations. good luck to all the nominees, in the meantime, thanks forjoining us here on newsday, bye for now. hello. well, it has been gradually warming up over the last couple of days, at least for most of us. the weather, on the other hand, a little hit and miss. and in fact, that is the outlook for the next few days. some warm sunshine, yes, but also a chance of catching some rain. now, weather fronts are close by — you can see it here on the satellite picture —
jonny dymond, bbc news, central london. the nominations for the prestigious antoinette perry award for excellence in broadway theatre, better known as the tony awards have been announced. these awards, which honour the best of broadway's plays, musicals, and performers, are presented at an annual ceremony in manhattan every second sunday ofjune. leading in the nominees�* table are "hell's kitchen," alicia keys�*s semi—autobiographical musical, and "stereophonic," david...
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fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. this is bbc news. the us secretary of state antony blinken is in china aiming to put relations between the countries on a steadierfooting. mr blinken arrived in shanghai late on wednesday, for meetings with business leaders before heading to beijing for talks with foreign minister wang yi. though tensions have eased since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain. there was a sharp illustration of that on thursday when president biden signed a foreign aid package which includes $8 billion for allies in the asia—pacific, including taiwan. here's china's reaction. translation: the insertion of taiwan-related content i into the us congressional bill seriously violates the one china principle and the three joint communiques of china and the us, and sends the wrong signal to separatist forces in taiwan. we urge the us to honour its commitment of not supporting taiwan's independence with concrete actions and to stop arming taiwan in any way. stephen mcdonell, aid to taiwan is one
fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. this is bbc news. the us secretary of state antony blinken is in china aiming to put relations between the countries on a steadierfooting. mr blinken arrived in shanghai late on wednesday, for meetings with business leaders before heading to beijing for talks with foreign minister wang yi. though tensions have eased since last year, disagreements on issues such as trade and security remain. there was a sharp illustration of that on thursday when president...
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lucy williamson, bbc news. for more analysis, we can speak to javed ali, an associate professor of practice at the university of michigan's gerald r. ford school of public policy. he previously held positions in the us defense intelligence agency and the department of homeland security beforejoining the fbi. he joins us now from ann arbor in michigan. israel has vowed to respond to iran's attack. how real is the risk of escalation? and what might a full—blown conflict look like? there are multiple options that israel is potentially considering and one of them despite the rhetoric might be to not do anything although i don't think that is very likely. if you take the do nothing option off the table, what are the other ones? one might be to put the response back into the shadow war arena and i've been writing and talking about that frequently in the past couple of weeks and israel has already demonstrated that they can inflict pressure on the interests of iran in the region through those operations in the damas
lucy williamson, bbc news. for more analysis, we can speak to javed ali, an associate professor of practice at the university of michigan's gerald r. ford school of public policy. he previously held positions in the us defense intelligence agency and the department of homeland security beforejoining the fbi. he joins us now from ann arbor in michigan. israel has vowed to respond to iran's attack. how real is the risk of escalation? and what might a full—blown conflict look like? there are...
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this is bbc news. let's turn to sydney now — where the police commissioner has said the man who went on a stabbing rampage in a shopping centre appears to have targeted women. five of the six people who died were women. the attacker was a0 years old, and was shot dead by police at the scene. a vigil has been taking place near the shopping centre — and our correspondent, katy watson, was there. she sent us this report. from the early hours of sunday morning, sydneysiders came to pay their respects. this is a nation in shock, not used to violent attacks like this. i go to the mall with my friends and stuff, but it's just sad to think like you can't even really like shop normally now without thinking twice about like who's around you? the attacker was named as joel kelchey and more details about his background have also emerged. we do understand that there is a history of mental health. but it will be the ongoing work of the investigators to determine what his activities were yesterday and the days be
this is bbc news. let's turn to sydney now — where the police commissioner has said the man who went on a stabbing rampage in a shopping centre appears to have targeted women. five of the six people who died were women. the attacker was a0 years old, and was shot dead by police at the scene. a vigil has been taking place near the shopping centre — and our correspondent, katy watson, was there. she sent us this report. from the early hours of sunday morning, sydneysiders came to pay their...
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this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour at the top of the hour as newsday continues — straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. when the us supreme court overturned the roe v wade decision, establishing a woman's right to an abortion, it looked like america's so—called right to life campaigners were winning. now? well, it's not so certain. the conservative movement is split on just how far anti—abortion legislation should go. opinion polls suggest most americans don't believe abortion should be outlawed, and some republicans fear this could be a vote loser. my guest is lila rose, described as one of the fiercest anti—abortion activists in america. are her absolutist views turning america off? lila rose, in southern california, welcome to hardtalk. thanks for having me, stephen.
this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines at the top of the hour at the top of the hour as newsday continues — straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. when the us supreme court overturned the roe v wade decision, establishing a woman's right to an abortion, it looked like america's so—called right to life campaigners were winning. now? well, it's not so certain. the conservative movement is split on just how far anti—abortion legislation should go. opinion polls...
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james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. devastating floods have hit several countries in east africa after weeks of heavy rain. the red cross say around 50 people were killed in central kenya after a makeshift dam collapsed during the night following torrential rainfall. our africa correspondent barbara plett usher has the latest from the scene. the tide of water woke people up with its roar of destruction. no time to scramble out of the way. this rushing river used to be a stream. rescue teams worked long after the disaster struck, saving those they could. finding and counting the dead, a village that was turned upside down in an instant. the water came from that direction, crashing through the village, gouging out the valley, and the river burst its banks. you can see all of the damage, the cars destroyed. trees were uprooted, houses swept away, houses destroyed. people were carried away by the flood waters. dozens of people are dead, but they're still searching for bodies of the missing. and there were other houses where
james cook, bbc news, edinburgh. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. devastating floods have hit several countries in east africa after weeks of heavy rain. the red cross say around 50 people were killed in central kenya after a makeshift dam collapsed during the night following torrential rainfall. our africa correspondent barbara plett usher has the latest from the scene. the tide of water woke people up with its roar of destruction. no time to scramble out of the way. this...
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danjohnson, bbc news, bristol. earlier, i spoke to michael capponi, founder of the aid organisation, global empowerment mission, about his reaction to the deaths of world central kitchen staff. it's absolutely heartbreaking, what's happened here. we've been working alongside wck for years, in almost every disaster, our teams crossed them, communicated with them, just the day before. it's an incredibly complex, difficult situation. we've had to make a call, unfortunately, to basically take the word of a director we deal with from the israeli side that this is not going to happen again, and that we're going to be protected, and we're going to have to continue to operate there, because the situation is just dire. the situation, if aid doesn't get to people, they will die. it is that black—and—white. there is risk versus helping people. this is what we do. we bring about 225 trucks to the front lines of ukraine every single month. we've been doing that for two years, we haven't had one death. here, you have a count
danjohnson, bbc news, bristol. earlier, i spoke to michael capponi, founder of the aid organisation, global empowerment mission, about his reaction to the deaths of world central kitchen staff. it's absolutely heartbreaking, what's happened here. we've been working alongside wck for years, in almost every disaster, our teams crossed them, communicated with them, just the day before. it's an incredibly complex, difficult situation. we've had to make a call, unfortunately, to basically take the...
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this is bbc news. the us secretary of state has called on his counterparts in countries from europe to china to help dissuade iran from launching a retaliatory strike against israel. antony blinken has asked them to make it clear to tehran that an escalation of the conflict in gaza is in no—one's interest. fears are growing that iran could strike following the killing of senior iranians in syria last week. from jerusalem, here's lucy williamson. the target was precise — a carefully calibrated strike. but the fallout from this attack may be much harder to control. iran's supreme leader has said israel must be punished for the strike on its damascus consulate that killed a top military general and six other people. israel has promised direct retaliation for any attack on its soil. it's worried enough to cancel leave for all combat units and call up its air—force reserves. translation: we have - established a simple principle. whoever harms us, we will harm them. we are prepared to meet all the secu
this is bbc news. the us secretary of state has called on his counterparts in countries from europe to china to help dissuade iran from launching a retaliatory strike against israel. antony blinken has asked them to make it clear to tehran that an escalation of the conflict in gaza is in no—one's interest. fears are growing that iran could strike following the killing of senior iranians in syria last week. from jerusalem, here's lucy williamson. the target was precise — a carefully...