breaking news that has come into us. we were talking earlier following us presidential bible's visit to israel how there was an agreement to open the rafah crossing to allow much needed aid to reach guys out from egypt. well, the president is of course on his plane back to washington, dc, but according to this report here, he made an unexpected visit to the press cabin to provide updates. he's been speaking to egypt's president and says here that the egyptian president has agreed to open up the rafah crossing gate to allow up to 20 trucks of humanitarians assistance into gaza. the quote is, if hamas confiscates them or doesn't let them get there, than it is going to end. he goes on to say that the

bottom line is that the egyptian president deserves a lot of credit. 20 trucks of humanitarian assistance, of course, there are more than 2 million people living in gaza. many of them have moved from the north to the south, and there were many with foreign passports trying to cross and leave into egypt earlier in the week, but that rafah crossing was shut. and now we have got that development there. and here, just to confirm, the the president of egypt has agreed to open the rafah crossing. moving on to another story. the latest in the drama about who will be speaker for the us house of representatives — the republicans have again failed to elect someone. yesterday conservative jim jordan, backed by donald trump saw 20 of his fellow republicans vote against him. in a second vote today the numbers against him increased to 22 — meaning he still hasn't met the threshold to carry a majority. it's been more than two weeks

since the republicans got rid of their own kevin mccarthy. meanwhile, protestors in washington are staging a sit—in inside a building that belongs to the capitol complex. live now to washington and our correspondent shingai nyoka. are you there? not sure if she can hear us at the moment. i know it is noisy where you are, and we can certainly see the picture is, but just tell us what is happening. while, you might be able to hear the ruckus behind me. as he said, this is a sit in by pro—palestinian protesters, and they call themselves jews for peace. and they are staged

here at canon hell, which is in office for the house of representatives. they are saying and calling for a cease—fire. they are saying thatjews are saying that the cease—fire should be now. they say that president biden doesn't represent all of the voices of america, and they are saying free gaza. 0ne america, and they are saying free gaza. one by one, we understand they have been taking these protesters and arresting them. we understand that over 100 have been arrested. and that situation is still ongoing. sorry for the problems with the sound they are, but as you can see from those pictures, it is pretty busyin from those pictures, it is pretty busy in that protest there and it is quite an echoing realm as well. thank you to our correspondent in washington. back to the panel. time, i manned up. let's talk about

the election of a speaker. —— amanda. it's been dragging out for a while. amanda, you are our resident american on the panel today, although not a republican, but what would you make of the fact that they still can't agree on someone? weill. still can't agree on someone? well, this hasn't been _ still can't agree on someone? well, this hasn't been too _ still can't agree on someone? well, this hasn't been too much _ still can't agree on someone? well, this hasn't been too much of- still can't agree on someone? well, this hasn't been too much of a - this hasn't been too much of a surprise, seeing the rules that mccarthy had put into place. when you get the rules, one person can actually put you out of office or stake you from that speakership, that was truly a set up for bailey his demise here. and how the republican party now is going to move forward. i don't thank you will find any democrats surprised by where the republican party is right now simply because it has been several months of trying to work across the aisle to figure out legislation to move forward and the republican party has been held hostage by the folks who simply cannot agree to a larger vision going forward, and now you seejim jordan, who has never passed a bill,

and i can't underscore how you unusual that is, because if you've never worked to pass any legislation going forward, it means you've never really built a kind of relationships you need to build in order to move forward. you haven't built the relationships across the aisle can he haven't worked to help your colleagues to pass something so they could talk to their district about those things, and you haven't really built a vision for what are you going to do, notjust what are you going to do, notjust what are you going to do, notjust what are you going to say. and so it is no surprise that we are where we are right now. they're a publican party now really does need to take a look and say, do we have a temporary leader in place, especially as now you are seeing images of what is happening in the capital in a crisis with the world right now and yet the republican party cannot seem to come together and figure out to their leader should be. together and figure out to their leadershould be. but together and figure out to their leader should be. but it is certainly getting further away from jim jordan as we speak.— jim jordan as we speak. when you look at this _ jim jordan as we speak. when you look at this from _ jim jordan as we speak. when you look at this from afar _ jim jordan as we speak. when you look at this from afar across - jim jordan as we speak. when you look at this from afar across the l look at this from afar across the pond, what do you make of it all because but it's unfortunate for america that the house is unable to elect a leader and therefore unable

to fulfil its function of government. because of it is civil war in the government. because of it is civil warinth , , , . war in the republican party, which is bad for america _ war in the republican party, which is bad for america but _ war in the republican party, which is bad for america but ultimately, | is bad for america but ultimately, in the _ is bad for america but ultimately, in the short— is bad for america but ultimately, in the short term, but ultimately given— in the short term, but ultimately given that — in the short term, but ultimately given that the republic and parties seems _ given that the republic and parties seems to— given that the republic and parties seems to be in the thrall of you would _ seems to be in the thrall of you would take a civil war in the republican party over ultimately victory _ republican party over ultimately victory for its nut case maga wing. we hope _ victory for its nut case maga wing. we hope it— victory for its nut case maga wing. we hope it works for these problems, but at _ we hope it works for these problems, but at the _ we hope it works for these problems, but at the moment, democrats are trying _ but at the moment, democrats are trying to— but at the moment, democrats are trying to lure the more sane republicans to their side and find a breakthrough that way. i think that is really— breakthrough that way. i think that is really the only reasonable way through— is really the only reasonable way through which the republican party takes _ through which the republican party takes baby steps back to normality, back takes baby steps back to normality, hack to _ takes baby steps back to normality, back to sanity, and we hope, of course, — back to sanity, and we hope, of course, that it gets there, but it will take — course, that it gets there, but it will take a — course, that it gets there, but it will take a long i should just say that trump supporters would probably dispute _ that trump supporters would probably dispute your characterisation of them _ dispute your characterisation of them as— dispute your characterisation of them as maga lunes. they would be wrong _ them as maga lunes. they would be wronu. �* ., ., them as maga lunes. they would be wronu. ~ . . , them as maga lunes. they would be wron.. �* . . , ,., them as maga lunes. they would be wrong . ., , wrong. amanda, let me bring you back in on this. because _ wrong. amanda, let me bring you back in on this. because what _ wrong. amanda, let me bring you back in on this. because what we _ wrong. amanda, let me bring you back in on this. because what we heard - in on this. because what we heard from president biden today was a

pledge to get congress to pass unprecedented funding for israel. you need to do that, don't you? you do need a you need to do that, don't you? 7m. do need a speaker to do that. and what i thank you will see in the coming days is that you might see the crisis actually bringing the urgency that the republican party needs to needs to come to some sort of conclusion here. again, it might be a temporary solution, but i think it's becomes untenable as urgency increases, especially when it is just right down the hall in that rotunda where you can feel that. in addition, what you're hearing from democrats is a juxtaposition of what leadership can look like when you start to work together versus what it looks like right now and the republican party. and so i do think this crisis we are in right now mightjust be the impetus and urgency needed in orderfor republicans to come up with some kind of solution, and you are seen biden at that pressure as he goes home and asks for help for humanitarian aid. �* . ., .,

humanitarian aid. amanda, tom, i miaht be humanitarian aid. amanda, tom, i might be wrong — humanitarian aid. amanda, tom, i might be wrong but _ humanitarian aid. amanda, tom, i might be wrong but there - humanitarian aid. amanda, tom, i might be wrong but there may - humanitarian aid. amanda, tom, i might be wrong but there may be| might be wrong but there may be another vote tomorrow but i can't quite keep up with all the movements on that. vladimir putin is on his first trip to a major global power since russia's invasion of ukraine. the russian president is in china to visit president xi jinping and assist to the belt and road forum in beijing. his visit — overshadowed by the conflict in the middle east — aims at reinforcing russia's political and economic ties with china. the two leaders already discussed the situation in ukraine and the war in the middle east. vladimir putin said �*common threats�* would only strengthen cooperation between china and russia. well the summit came as president xijinping launched a global ai governance initiative. the initiative comes a day after intelligence chiefs from "the five eyes" countries met in california to publicly accuse china of engaging in intellectual property theft — and using artificial intelligence for hacking and espionage against nations.

according to the chinese leader, the aim of this initiative is to address issues related to the development of artificial intelligence. professor gina neff is the executive director of the minderoo centre for technology and democracy at cambridge university. tensions, i don't need to remind anyone, are quite high, both in al and and other issues in the geopolitical landscape around technology. so, that china announced that they want to establish closer relations with their own allies through the belt and road project and, you know, turning that, in effect, into a large ai collaboration shouldn't surprise the west when the west has been doing, in effect, the same thing. the hope is that these tensions can at least thaw momentarily when china has been invited to bletchley park as part of the uk's hosting of this global ai safety

summit in early november. tom, amanda, and any other day the fact that president clinton and the president of china were meeting, that would be headline news, wouldn't take two tom, how significant do you think this is? the last time put in was there was three weeks before he launched his invasion and his invasion has not gone to plan. there two purposes to the visit. 0ne gone to plan. there two purposes to the visit. one is this show of friendship between the two of them, it shouldn't be under any illusion whatsoever that the president of china is the senior partner in this friendship and he is in a really difficult position because as the work i was in ukraine, the more bound up in it he is because he did not foresee that putin would conduct a war so badly that it would become an existential threat to his leadership and therefore threaten his anti—american partner on his border. the worse it goes, the more involved he has, but the immediate

context is what is happening in israel and palestine, and those two leaders are very clear that they want to turn the world order upside down. the more that they can do to get the muslim world on side, we know at the start of the programme you had jeremy bowen saying that one of the problems at biden�*s as it is that it makes arab countries and palestinians feel like america is on israel's side and not theirs, and that sort of thing is a big opportunity for putin and the president of china because they want the muslim world to be like they are on their side, and these are really big problems. the world is in a very difficult, travelling in a very difficult, travelling in a very difficult direction.— difficult direction. let's get amanda's _ difficult direction. let's get amanda's take _ difficult direction. let's get amanda's take on - difficult direction. let's get amanda's take on that, - difficult direction. let's get i amanda's take on that, which difficult direction. let's get - amanda's take on that, which is that analysis that actually, by president biden going to the us, he sort of pushing other world leaders in that region towards china and russia. i don't think the administration is at all surprised by this relationship and that— all surprised by this relationship and that they would get together in this kind _ and that they would get together in this kind of way. that has been

happening for some period of time. there's_ happening for some period of time. there's been a lot of conversations in congress — there's been a lot of conversations in congress about what to do about this relationship, sol in congress about what to do about this relationship, so i think that is something that was expected. what i will is something that was expected. what iwill say— is something that was expected. what twill say is _ is something that was expected. what i will say is part of his trip to israel— i will say is part of his trip to israel and _ i will say is part of his trip to israel and starting to see a lot of the other— israel and starting to see a lot of the other leaders also visit israel is really— the other leaders also visit israel is really kind of showing a different collaboration as well. that was — different collaboration as well. that was a big piece of him going, of releasing who was coming in, not 'ust of releasing who was coming in, not just not— of releasing who was coming in, not just not reallyjust for this particular moment, but it is showing an alliance, — particular moment, but it is showing an alliance, same alliance that we saw in _ an alliance, same alliance that we saw in ukraine, now the same alliance — saw in ukraine, now the same alliance really trying to bring peace — alliance really trying to bring peace to _ alliance really trying to bring peace to the middle east region. so it's not— peace to the middle east region. so it's not too— peace to the middle east region. so it's not too surprising that they needed — it's not too surprising that they needed to be a juxtaposition, and that is— needed to be a juxtaposition, and that is what you are seeing from russia _ that is what you are seeing from russia and — that is what you are seeing from russia and china right now. sol don't _ russia and china right now. sol don't think— russia and china right now. sol don't think that's really pushed anyone — don't think that's really pushed anyone into a new space. i think people _ anyone into a new space. i think people have been very keen on watching — people have been very keen on watching what is happening. conversations happening on the hill. and i_ conversations happening on the hill. and i think— conversations happening on the hill. and i think that's going to continue and should — and i think that's going to continue and should continue. time and i think that's going to continue and should continue.—

and should continue. time let me 'ust aet and should continue. time let me just get your _ and should continue. time let me just get your take _ and should continue. time let me just get your take on _ and should continue. time let me just get your take on that. - and should continue. time let me just get your take on that. we - and should continue. time let me i just get your take on that. we have seen over the years a differing relationship between the us and china. —— tom. the us and russia. which is obviously dramatically changed since the war in ukraine. how much do you think this meeting between the president of china and putin would have bothered president biden? ~ , ., , ., biden? well, put ten has not left russia for a _ biden? well, put ten has not left russia for a long _ biden? well, put ten has not left russia for a long time, the - biden? well, put ten has not left russia for a long time, the fact l russia for a long time, the fact that he has may give you a sense that he has may give you a sense that he has may give you a sense that he is involved in it in some way. i think that may be a year or six months ago or so, the sense that the work is going terribly bad victim and therefore the us had the upper hand in what is the more important struggle here, the one between us and china. at the moment, it is quite hard tojudge, really, isn't it, because you have what's going on in russia and china, you have russia thinking it's can invade ukraine as a response to its tip it towards the west, and you have china kind of threatening the same with taiwan, i:e., if taiwan establishes

itself as a successful rich are richer than china model for how china could be, than that becomes, if you like, china's ukraine, and the worse these outcomes are, the more precarious a becomes for biden, and i very much doubt he would've enjoyed at this moment of extremely heightened tension, putin and the president of china having a get together, but i don't think it has a huge material outcome on anything necessarily. {lilia huge material outcome on anything necessaril . ~ ., ., huge material outcome on anything necessarily-— for the moment, thank you very much, and of course, we will be back with you shortly. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the inquest into the death of manchester arena bomber salman abedi has returned a conclusion of suicide. the record of inquest was published today by the judge—coroner who chaired the manchester arena inquiry. the formal conclusion recorded by the inquest was "suicide while undertaking a terror attack that murdered 22 innocent victims and injured many others�*".

official figures show that food prices have seen their first monthly fall in two years — but fuel prices have risen sharply. milk, cheese and egg prices all fell, but petrol rose by 5.1p a litre. it means the uk's overall rate of inflation holds steady at 6.7% after three consecutive monthly falls. london's metropolitan police say that the environmental campaigner greta thunberg has been charged with a public order offence after a protest on tuesday. the force says a total of twenty—six people have been charged with obstructing the highway after being asked to move. they were bailed to appear before westminster magistrate's court in november. you're live with bbc news. returning to that breaking news i told you about earlier, that is that us presidentjoe biden has said that

the egyptian president has agreed to open the rafah crossing to allow about 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid to gaza. the president made those comments at ramstein air in germany. find president made those comments at ramstein air in germany.— ramstein air in germany. and right now i ramstein air in germany. and right now i have — ramstein air in germany. and right now i have a _ ramstein air in germany. and right now i have a very — ramstein air in germany. and right now i have a very good _ ramstein air in germany. and right now i have a very good relationship with thejordanian king, it's close, i know them well, and i also spent time on the telephone in the past with the palestinian authority of leadership, but they are all in a tough spot. just over the last five years, ten years, and but we are putting all of them in a tough situation if we didn't get this done. so it had to be, in my view, we either took all the blame or not to put anybody else in the spot or

get it done. and i thought it was worth taking a chance to get it done. it worth taking a chance to get it done. ., ., ~' worth taking a chance to get it done. ., ., ~ ., ., done. it took them quite a long time to work this — done. it took them quite a long time to work this out. _ done. it took them quite a long time to work this out. was _ done. it took them quite a long time to work this out. was he _ done. it took them quite a long time to work this out. was he reluctant? l to work this out. was he reluctant? not at _ to work this out. was he reluctant? not at all — to work this out. was he reluctant? not at all. he was completely cooperative. i've had a decent relationship with him. he's got his own problems on other issues. he his entire border, there is no —— there is a war going on on the other side of his country. he was, fair to say, very cooperative. i mean, there was no, i thought i would have to spend more time trying to convince him on the timing, but he stepped up. as did... they probably told you i was very blunt with the israelis.

because, look, israel has been badly victimised, but, you know, the truth is that if they have an opportunity to relieve the suffering of people who have nowhere to go, they, it's what they should do. if they don't, they will be held accountable in ways that may be unfair, but my points to everyone is, look, if you have an opportunity to alleviate the pain, you should do it, period. and if you don't, you're going to lose credibility worldwide. i think everyone understands that. what everyone understands that. what about getting _ everyone understands that. what about getting people _ everyone understands that. what about getting people out? what l everyone understands that. what - about getting people out? what about --eole about getting people out? what about people evacuating? _ about getting people out? what about people evacuating? we _ about getting people out? what about people evacuating? we are _ about getting people out? what about people evacuating? we are going - about getting people out? what about people evacuating? we are going to l people evacuating? we are going to net --eole people evacuating? we are going to get people out. _ people evacuating? we are going to get people out, but _ people evacuating? we are going to get people out, but i'm _ people evacuating? we are going to get people out, but i'm not - people evacuating? we are going to get people out, but i'm not gonna l people evacuating? we are going to | get people out, but i'm not gonna go into any detail with you now. the neck we've got to wrap it up, guys. i've got to wrap it up. you neck we've got to wrap it up, guys. i've got to wrap it up.— i've got to wrap it up. you said you are very blunt _ i've got to wrap it up. you said you are very blunt on _ i've got to wrap it up. you said you are very blunt on the _ i've got to wrap it up. you said you are very blunt on the need -

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either. , , ., . , either. did you find him receptive to the humanitarian _ either. did you find him receptive to the humanitarian aid _ either. did you find him receptive to the humanitarian aid and - either. did you find him receptive i to the humanitarian aid and remarks that you _ to the humanitarian aid and remarks that you made?— to the humanitarian aid and remarks that you made? yes. is there any ushback that you made? yes. is there any pushback from — that you made? jazz is there any pushback from him? that you made? yes. is there any pushback from him? no. - that you made? yes. is there any pushback from him? no. we - that you made? yes. is there any| pushback from him? no. we have that you made? yes. is there any - pushback from him? no. we have had a number of discussions _ pushback from him? no. we have had a number of discussions on _ pushback from him? no. we have had a number of discussions on this. - pushback from him? no. we have had a number of discussions on this. it's - number of discussions on this. it's not new. . . number of discussions on this. it's not new. . , ., not new. the latest there from presidential — not new. the latest there from presidential biden _ not new. the latest there from presidential biden at _ not new. the latest there from presidential biden at ramstein airbase making his way back from israel to the us. well, unfortunately, that means we don't have time for the panel, but we do have time for the panel, but we do have time for the panel, but we do have time to say goodbye and thank you to time and amanda. thank you very much forjoining us here on the context and thank you forjoining us for the past few hours and do stay with us here on the bbc. plenty more. hi, i'm mimi fawaz with your latest sports news. manchester united are out of the women's champions league after losing 4—2 on aggregate to paris st germain. it was 1—1 from the first leg and afterfalling behind, lisa naalsund levelled the tie again at the start of the second half.

but just seconds later, psg restored their lead— lieke martens scoring her second of the night. and united's hopes faded further when sandy baltimore somehow beat mary earps. that means chelsea will be the only english side in the group stage. jenni hermoso has been named in the spain squad for the first time since winning the world cup. former spanish football federation president luis rubiales kissed hermoso during the world cup trophy presentation, which she says was not consensual. rubiales eventually resigned and was given a restraining order. newcastle united have confirmed their midfielder sandro tonali is being investigated by the italian prosecutor's office and the italian football federation in relation to alleged illegal betting activity. it's after tonali was withdrawn from italy's training camp. newcastle say the 23 —year—old is co—operating with the inquiry and that he and his family would continue to receive the club's full support.

tonali and aston villa's nicolo zani—olo recently left italy's training camp for their euro qualifiers against malta and england after being told they were involved in an investigation by italian prosecutors. tonali has been capped 15 times by italy let's take you to india now where the cricket world cup is getting really interesting. afghanistan were hoping to build on theirfamous victory against england, but it was the in—form new zealand who were their opponents today — and it turned into a rather different occasion. joe wilson reports. world cup match day in chennai, looking for some afghanistan supporters. arriving without standing, optimism here. today afghanistan are definitely going to win. is the last match, we have seen all the players playing very well. the balding, the batting, everything was perfect. we are confident.

new zealand began the game with their own will young hanging for a big score. but if nancy and find a way. some of the fielding was good like the wicketkeeper�*s dismiss —— afghanistan find a way. drops like this really help new zealand. glenn phillips came good with his six, allowing to build with his partnership with 144 with tom latham, and new zealand got themselves to a total of 288. afghanistan had fumbled there fielding. new zealand excelled. mitchell sander reached to her the impossible and held it. and for sanders�*s next trick — well, all that afghanistan excitement collapsed to 139 all out. nobody is perfect, but new zealand have played for, 1—4. joel wilson, bbc news.

let's see how that changes the table and new zealand's victory by 149 runs sees them right at the top, displacing the hosts india. however, india will aim to continue their unbeaten start when they play bangladesh tomorrow. england are still fifth, they play south africa on saturday. scrum half danny care has featured in four of england's five games at the rugby world cup in france, including sunday's nail—biting quarterfinal win over fiji. it's a big task for him and england next as they try and beat a south africa team aiming for a record fourth rugby world cup success. i think a lot's changed in four years. we're a completely different team and i think they are. they're playing slightly different. i have so much respect for them as a team and their coaches.

i think they've tweaked and adapted their game and there were not many weaknesses, not many weaknesses to go after. i think we've got to be incredibly respectable for them, but also focus on ourselves a fair bit _ 0ur games slowly are getting better and better. we've shown glimpses of really good stuff and stuff that we can definitely improve on. we know that if we can get our game on the pitch, we can hopefully cause problems. but we're fully aware of the mammoth task, but excited for it. and that's all the sport for now. hello. storm babet will be lashing the uk over the next few days, but i'd also like to make the point that the weather won't be bad all the time as this storm spreads from the south. we're also expecting the skies to clear in a few places. sunny spells and mild weather can be expected, too. but let's focus on the rain, the biggest problem from this storm. a rare red warning in force thursday into friday for specifically angus

and southern parts of aberdeenshire and the met office warns of even danger to life. but let's look at the rainfall first across the whole of the uk. so, this is the rainfall accumulation as the days go by — widely 30—40 millimetres of rain, but you can see around eastern scotland and the northeast of england here, potentially well in excess of 100 millimetres of rain. so, here's the forecast then through the night — the weather fronts, the rain front associated with storm babet makes its journey towards the north. after a soaking evening across southern parts of the uk, actually, the skies may clear for a time through the early hours before further showers return. it's going to be relatively mild — around 15 degrees in the south, 10 degrees in the north with the clearer skies where the weather will have been relatively clear until then. now, through the course of thursday, that rain really starts to turn very persistent across eastern scotland. it's the east—southeasterly gale that develops, even severe gale, and will keep pushing the rain clouds towards eastern parts of scotland like a conveyor belt, so the rain will be falling in the same place all the time.

so, here's the amber warning, because there are other warnings in force as well for other parts of scotland. in the north, across the highlands, we could have 100 millimetres of rain or so. this overlapping red warning is for the severe gale on the coast of eastern scotland — gusts of around 70 mph. but then, there's that red warning focusing on angus and southern parts of aberdeenshire, the red warning from the met office. extensive flooding is possible. so, here's the forecast, then, for friday — still that easterly wind pushing in the rain clouds, but notice that the concentration of heavier rain will now be across more central, southeastern and southern parts of england. and actually, across the north and the east of scotland, that rain should start to ease, but it may return by the time we get to saturday. take care.

tonight at ten... israel says it will allow some aid into gaza to help ease the plight of more than a million people. it follows a high—stakes intervention by president biden. the us president was in tel aviv today showing american support for israel but also for the civilians of gaza.

today, i asked the israeli cabinet, who i met with for some time this morning, to agree to the delivery of life—saving humanitarian assistance to civilians in gaza. the president also says evidence appears to show israel was not responsible for last night's blast at a hospital in gaza. we're on the scene. people are still in panic. people are still trying to understand what happened. but protestors in lebanon along with many in the arab world believe israel is to blame. we'll take a look at the facts. also on the programme tonight... the first monthly dip in food prices for two years — but higherfuel costs mean inflation didn't fall as expected. killed on their honeymoon in uganda, a couple from berkshire and their safari guide shot by a group said to be linked to islamic state. and landing in the uk next year — how amazon parcels could be

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