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this coalition is an opportunity for the middle east, a strategic opportunity for the middle east, for countries who share the same threat from iran. firing 110 ballistic missiles directly to israel will not get scot—free. we will respond in our time, in our place, in the way that we will choose. we have heard in the last half an hour or so that the prime minister rishi sunak has spoken this afternoon to the israeli prime minister, netanyahu. they spoke on the phone and in that call, mr sunak said that iran had badly miscalculated, but he did stress that significant escalation was in no i's interest. the statement said the prime minister had badly miscalculated and was increasingly isolated on the global chain, stage, stressing significant escalation was in no i's interest and with only deepen insecurity in the middle east and went on to say this is a moment for calm heads to prevail. james lindell has been giving us the latest from jerusalem. essentially what israel is _ latest from jerusalem. essentially what israel is doing _ latest from jerusalem. essentially what israel is doing
this coalition is an opportunity for the middle east, a strategic opportunity for the middle east, for countries who share the same threat from iran. firing 110 ballistic missiles directly to israel will not get scot—free. we will respond in our time, in our place, in the way that we will choose. we have heard in the last half an hour or so that the prime minister rishi sunak has spoken this afternoon to the israeli prime minister, netanyahu. they spoke on the phone and in that call, mr sunak...
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east, — what's going on in the middle east, i— what's going on in the middle east, i mean, it will cost him michigan, _ east, i mean, it will cost him michigan, for sure.— east, i mean, it will cost him michigan, for sure. that issue has fuelled — michigan, for sure. that issue has fuelled the _ michigan, for sure. that issue has fuelled the uncommitted l has fuelled the uncommitted campaign, which the 100,000 refused to vote forjoe biden in the democratic primary here, so what could that mean come polling day? we so what could that mean come polling day?— polling day? we cannot let taxpaver— polling day? we cannot let taxpayer dollars _ polling day? we cannot let taxpayer dollars used - polling day? we cannot let taxpayer dollars used to i polling day? we cannot let - taxpayer dollars used to commit a genocide and ethnic cleansing of an entire group. we are asked to choose between bands or bonds so i believe there are going to be folks that are going to be folks that are going to be folks that are going to be, especially with the american muslim community, who will not be able
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this is really interesting to see the realignment in the middle east. i like to work on the history of this region because the realignments are fast and furious. we could go back a few decades and recollect when the us and israel and iran were all partners in a strategic alliance. and we're sharing weaponry and technology and military secrets and military aid, security assistance. now, in this day and age, we've seen another realignment, and we are seeing indeed the saudis moving gradually toward the israeli camp. however, we don't want to overestimate that the saudis and the iranians have had diplomatic relations. they have re—established ties. they are talking to each other. and there is to some extent a risk here of exaggerating, i think, the extent to which the saudis have gravitated toward the us—israeli camp in this conflict. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. members of the house of lords have inflicted a second defeat on the government over its plans to send some asylum seekers to rwanda. peers backed an ame
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it means that centcom, which is the part of the us department of defense that deals with the middle east, will put at iran's disposal much of its assets in the region, so air defense, warships, etc.. now, iran will have spent the last ten days calculating how it is going to respond to the attack on its consulate in damascus. i say consulate, but it was basically a military base next to the iranian embassy in damascus on april the first that killed 13 people, including a number of senior iranian revolutionary guards commanders. iran feels it has to respond to that, otherwise it looks weak in the region, but it's got to calibrate it very carefully. it does not want to get into a full scale war with israel. so if it fires, for example, ballistic missiles from iranian soil at israel, probably israel will be able to shoot them down and the us may help it on that. but israel has made it very clear it will respond with direct attacks on iran and then bang, you've got a full scale middle east war. iran's got a lot of ballistic missiles. so the gulf states, the gulf arab states are extremely nerv
it means that centcom, which is the part of the us department of defense that deals with the middle east, will put at iran's disposal much of its assets in the region, so air defense, warships, etc.. now, iran will have spent the last ten days calculating how it is going to respond to the attack on its consulate in damascus. i say consulate, but it was basically a military base next to the iranian embassy in damascus on april the first that killed 13 people, including a number of senior iranian...
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east or be it in europe _ be it in the middle east or be it in europe and — be it in the middle east or be it in europe and with ukraine. the speaker has to— europe and with ukraine. the speaker has to push— europe and with ukraine. the speaker has to push these bills through. my fear is _ has to push these bills through. my fear is that— has to push these bills through. my fear is that they won't be identical to the _ fear is that they won't be identical to the bill— fear is that they won't be identical to the bill that the senate passed, which _ to the bill that the senate passed, which then means that they're going to have _ which then means that they're going to have to— which then means that they're going to have to move it back to the senatem _ to have to move it back to the senate- - -_ senate... crosstalk the white _ senate... crosstalk the white house - senate... crosstalk the white house saidj senate. . . crosstalk | the white house said it senate. . . crosstalk - the white house said it would senate. . . crosstalk _ the white house said it would veto constituent
east or be it in europe _ be it in the middle east or be it in europe and — be it in the middle east or be it in europe and with ukraine. the speaker has to— europe and with ukraine. the speaker has to push— europe and with ukraine. the speaker has to push these bills through. my fear is _ has to push these bills through. my fear is that— has to push these bills through. my fear is that they won't be identical to the _ fear is that they won't be identical to the bill— fear is that...
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the middle east is on the brink. the people of the region are confronting a real danger of a devastating, full—scale conflict. now is the time to defuse and de—escalate. all eyes are on israel and how it responds. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. so, how will israel respond and what are its options now? frank gardner is with me. i suppose the first question is whether israel does hit back against iran, and if it does, how and when it retaliates. there is a whole spectrum _ how and when it retaliates. there is a whole spectrum of _ how and when it retaliates. there is a whole spectrum of options - how and when it retaliates. there is a whole spectrum of options it - how and when it retaliates. there is a whole spectrum of options it has, | a whole spectrum of options it has, that they have been looking at. let's look at the minimalist and maximalist and go through them. minimalist is not to do anything, to take the advice they have been given by president biden and others, take the win, bank this one, store it
the middle east is on the brink. the people of the region are confronting a real danger of a devastating, full—scale conflict. now is the time to defuse and de—escalate. all eyes are on israel and how it responds. yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. so, how will israel respond and what are its options now? frank gardner is with me. i suppose the first question is whether israel does hit back against iran, and if it does, how and when it retaliates. there is a whole spectrum _ how and when...
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we start with events in the middle east. israel has put its armed forces on alert — and ordered all schools to remain closed on sunday — as concerns mount that an iranian attack may be imminent.
we start with events in the middle east. israel has put its armed forces on alert — and ordered all schools to remain closed on sunday — as concerns mount that an iranian attack may be imminent.
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from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. this was the attack last week that escalated tensions in the middle east even further. a strike that killed several iranian military advisers, and iran blames israel and says the attack was equivalent to a strike on its own territory. it has vowed to respond. the iranian supreme leader have this statement to make... israel must be punished, and it will be punished, he said. in israel, the army is on high alert, and the promise of a significant response, or even an attack on israel, comes from iran itself. translation: we attack on israel, comes from iran itself. translation:— itself. translation: we have determined — itself. translation: we have determined a _ itself. translation: we have determined a simple _ itself. translation: we have determined a simple rule, - itself. translation: we have - determined a simple rule, whoever harms us, we will harm them, we are prepared to meet all of the security needs of the state of israel both offensively and defensively. american official
from jerusalem, our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. this was the attack last week that escalated tensions in the middle east even further. a strike that killed several iranian military advisers, and iran blames israel and says the attack was equivalent to a strike on its own territory. it has vowed to respond. the iranian supreme leader have this statement to make... israel must be punished, and it will be punished, he said. in israel, the army is on high alert, and the promise...
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east towards _ attack drones across the middle east towards israel. this was dangerous and unnecessary escalation which i have confirmed in —— condemned in the strongest terms. thanks to international effort in which uk also participated, almost all of these — also participated, almost all of these missiles were intercepted, saving _ these missiles were intercepted, saving lives notjust in israel but also neighbouring countries like jordan— also neighbouring countries like jordan as — also neighbouring countries like jordan as well. the raf sent additional planes to the region as part of— additional planes to the region as part of our— additional planes to the region as part of our existing operations. i can confirm _ part of our existing operations. i can confirm our planes shot down a number_ can confirm our planes shot down a number of— can confirm our planes shot down a number of iranians attack drones and i want _ number of iranians attack drones and i want to— number of iranians attack drones and i want to pay— number of iran
east towards _ attack drones across the middle east towards israel. this was dangerous and unnecessary escalation which i have confirmed in —— condemned in the strongest terms. thanks to international effort in which uk also participated, almost all of these — also participated, almost all of these missiles were intercepted, saving _ these missiles were intercepted, saving lives notjust in israel but also neighbouring countries like jordan— also neighbouring countries like jordan as —...
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this is a moment of heightened tensions in the middle east as we see whether and how israel will act. at verify, we will continue to monitor the situation closely. shashankjoshi is defence editor for the economist, he gave his assessment of iran's tactics with this latest attack. i think there were about 331 missiles — projectiles — fired. of those, about a third were ballistic missiles. ballistic missiles fly in very different ways. they fly in parabolic arcs, unlike cruise missiles or drones, which fly relatively flat trajectories inside the atmosphere much more slowly. ballistic missiles are much more likely to penetrate air defenses and get through, and they leave much less warning time. but i think it's notable that only a third of these weapons were ballistic missiles. they were probably targeted at israeli military bases, including the base that israel used to launch f—35 planes that conducted the original attack on the iranian consulate in lebanon. and so there was a kind of symmetry to this. but had iran really wanted to cause more damage, had iran really sought to over
this is a moment of heightened tensions in the middle east as we see whether and how israel will act. at verify, we will continue to monitor the situation closely. shashankjoshi is defence editor for the economist, he gave his assessment of iran's tactics with this latest attack. i think there were about 331 missiles — projectiles — fired. of those, about a third were ballistic missiles. ballistic missiles fly in very different ways. they fly in parabolic arcs, unlike cruise missiles or...
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but petrol prices could rebound if unrest in the middle east escalates, risking more bumps in the road to lower inflation. it's been tough — not just in this country — and for many, the journey isn't over yet. dharshini david, bbc news. the actor hugh grant has settled his long—running privacy case against the publisher of the sun newspaper, after his lawyers told him that he could face legal costs of up to £10 million, even if he won. he says he was offered what he calls "an enormous sum of money" to settle the case. our culture editor, katie razzall, is here. how much of a surprise has this been? well, it is a surprise and it emerged in court documents, it came out today in page 18 of this one, there is a footnote saying hugh grant settled his case against news group. the actor later put a statement on x and prepare for irony. he said, as is common with entirely innocent people, they are offering me an enormous sum of money to keep this matter out of and as you were saying, that is estimated he thinks to be around £10 million. clearly an awful lot of money, but he is also cle
but petrol prices could rebound if unrest in the middle east escalates, risking more bumps in the road to lower inflation. it's been tough — not just in this country — and for many, the journey isn't over yet. dharshini david, bbc news. the actor hugh grant has settled his long—running privacy case against the publisher of the sun newspaper, after his lawyers told him that he could face legal costs of up to £10 million, even if he won. he says he was offered what he calls "an...
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he's director of the middle east and north africa programme at the european council on foreign relations — a think tank that focuses on european foreign and security policy. what would you say at european countries now looking at possible european sanctions i know you've looked at the impact of sanctions before, is that the answer? i looked at the impact of sanctions before, is that the answer? i don't think many — before, is that the answer? i don't think many people _ before, is that the answer? i don't think many people think— before, is that the answer? i don't think many people think it - before, is that the answer? i don't think many people think it is - before, is that the answer? i don't think many people think it is to - before, is that the answer? i don't think many people think it is to be| think many people think it is to be honest. i'm sure we will announce more sanctions from the europeans and the uk and the us but i don't think anybody fundamentally believes that this is going to change the equation and erasing regime behaviour. perhaps the one sanction that we have
he's director of the middle east and north africa programme at the european council on foreign relations — a think tank that focuses on european foreign and security policy. what would you say at european countries now looking at possible european sanctions i know you've looked at the impact of sanctions before, is that the answer? i looked at the impact of sanctions before, is that the answer? i don't think many — before, is that the answer? i don't think many people _ before, is that the...
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. _ let's speak to our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, injerusalem. we see the morning light there where you are. it has been an extraordinary night for israel. exactly. it is 9:15am here in israel so the country is waking up after a very long night, this unprecedented attack by iran, the first time ever iran has carried out a direct attack on israel. so here injerusalem with heard the air raid alert at around two o'clock in the morning, we could actually see the interceptions in the sky, the loud explosions of the interceptions by the air defence systems and we had an update this morning from the israeli military saying that more than 300 drones and missiles were fired by iran and that 99% of these drones and missiles were intercepted, so an extremely successful night for the israeli military. the americans also intercepted some of those objects that were fired by the iranians. i think a military base was hit in the south of the country, but apart from that, it seems that the impact of this attack was very limited. we should get a better picture of t
. _ let's speak to our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, injerusalem. we see the morning light there where you are. it has been an extraordinary night for israel. exactly. it is 9:15am here in israel so the country is waking up after a very long night, this unprecedented attack by iran, the first time ever iran has carried out a direct attack on israel. so here injerusalem with heard the air raid alert at around two o'clock in the morning, we could actually see the interceptions in the...
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let's speak to bbc world service middle east editor sebastian usher in jerusalem. what more do we know about what happened? this appears to be a drone strike in a beach camp near the beach and gaza, next to gaza city. and in it were three of his sons and several of his grandchildren. the pictures, the video that we've seen of the aftermath showed that the vehicle was all but destroyed. as you are just saying, haniyeh himself, as he was touring a medical facility in doha, he was speaking to gaza being taken there after being wounded and his immediate response was to say that he thanked god for bestowing honour on him of what he called the martyrdom of his three sons and several of his grandchildren. he went on to say that this is a delusional act by israel, these are his words. an effort to try to push hamas and its leadership to accept the conditions in the current cease—fire proposal. now we've been hearing about this proposal for the last two or three days, first of all, it was quite optimistic what we were hearing from the mediators, egyptian and qatari mediat
let's speak to bbc world service middle east editor sebastian usher in jerusalem. what more do we know about what happened? this appears to be a drone strike in a beach camp near the beach and gaza, next to gaza city. and in it were three of his sons and several of his grandchildren. the pictures, the video that we've seen of the aftermath showed that the vehicle was all but destroyed. as you are just saying, haniyeh himself, as he was touring a medical facility in doha, he was speaking to gaza...
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the administration's policy on what's going on in the middle east, i mean, it could — the middle east, i mean, it could cost them michigan, for sure — could cost them michigan, for sure. . . . could cost them michigan, for sure. ., , , ., , sure. that issue has fuelled the uncommitted _ sure. that issue has fuelled| the uncommitted campaign, sure. that issue has fuelled - the uncommitted campaign, which saw 100,000 refused to vote for biden in the democratic primary here, so what could that mean come polling day? we here, so what could that mean come polling day?— here, so what could that mean come polling day? we cannot let our taxnayer_ come polling day? we cannot let our taxpayer dollars _ come polling day? we cannot let our taxpayer dollars be - come polling day? we cannot let our taxpayer dollars be used - come polling day? we cannot let our taxpayer dollars be used to l our taxpayer dollars be used to commit a genocide and ethnic cleansing of an entire group. we are asked to choose between bands or bonds. so do believe that there are going to be folks, there are going to be,
the administration's policy on what's going on in the middle east, i mean, it could — the middle east, i mean, it could cost them michigan, for sure — could cost them michigan, for sure. . . . could cost them michigan, for sure. ., , , ., , sure. that issue has fuelled the uncommitted _ sure. that issue has fuelled| the uncommitted campaign, sure. that issue has fuelled - the uncommitted campaign, which saw 100,000 refused to vote for biden in the democratic primary here, so what could that...
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here in washington, the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage on tuesday at a high—level meeting in dc between america and britain's top diplomats. uk foreign secretary lord cameron and us secretary of state antony blinken discussed support to ukraine, as well as the humanitarian situation in gaza. lord cameron's visit comes as the uk takes part in the biggest airdrop of aid into gaza since the israel—hamas war began. in all, nine nations, including the us, delivered critical supplies to the territory. lord cameron confirmed that uk arms sales to israel will not be suspended but that he still has concerns about humanitarian access in gaza. mr blinken, meanwhile, said the us has not been given a date by israel for its threatened ground offensive into the city of rafah. the bbc asked the diplomats about last week's air strike that killed seven aid workers, and whether there'd be meaningful accountability concerning how israeli forces have conducted the war. we are looking very carefully at the conclusions of the investigation that israel conducted. we are asking questions
here in washington, the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage on tuesday at a high—level meeting in dc between america and britain's top diplomats. uk foreign secretary lord cameron and us secretary of state antony blinken discussed support to ukraine, as well as the humanitarian situation in gaza. lord cameron's visit comes as the uk takes part in the biggest airdrop of aid into gaza since the israel—hamas war began. in all, nine nations, including the us, delivered...
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we saw a lot of countries in the middle - a lot of countries in the middle east shut down their airspace is over the weekend after the attack was launched. most of them had resumed flights, including israel, lebanon, iraq, jordan, all of these that had shut down their airspace, but a lot of flights had to be cancelled over the weekend and even today. according to one report i was reading, this was the single biggest disruption to air flights since 2001, september". disruption to air flights since 2001, september 11. this was the impact it had on the airline industry. the biggest challenge for the airline industry is that a lot of them have to re—route, choose different path is to fly because they don't want to take the risk and that means additional costs for the airlines because that means higher consumption and also it will take a longer period to get from one place to another. tesla will lay off more than 10% of its global electrical vehicle workforce — that's roughly ia,000 jobs. in a memo, first reported by news website electrek, billionaire owner elon musk told staff there was
we saw a lot of countries in the middle - a lot of countries in the middle east shut down their airspace is over the weekend after the attack was launched. most of them had resumed flights, including israel, lebanon, iraq, jordan, all of these that had shut down their airspace, but a lot of flights had to be cancelled over the weekend and even today. according to one report i was reading, this was the single biggest disruption to air flights since 2001, september". disruption to air...
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translation: allies have shown in the middle east i what they can really do when there is enough determination. ukraine is increasingly fighting this war on its own. its chances of victory have become more remote, and instead of planning to liberate all of its territory, kyiv is calculating how much of it could be conceded to russia. president zelensky is being more frank about the chances of losing in an attempt to restore a much—needed sense of urgency. nato is continuing to posture with sea and air drills along its eastern european flank. its members are still promising military aid. wejust had an important and timely discussion on how to step up further our support to ukraine, in particular on how to provide more air defence systems to ukraine. because the situation on the battlefield remains very difficult, and we have all heard ukraine's clear and urgent appeal for more air support. what kyiv is really hoping for is a £49 billion package to be signed off in the us congress. after months of delay, that's set to be voted on this weekend. if it passes, ukraine might do more than hold on.
translation: allies have shown in the middle east i what they can really do when there is enough determination. ukraine is increasingly fighting this war on its own. its chances of victory have become more remote, and instead of planning to liberate all of its territory, kyiv is calculating how much of it could be conceded to russia. president zelensky is being more frank about the chances of losing in an attempt to restore a much—needed sense of urgency. nato is continuing to posture with...
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there must be no further escalation in the middle east. mr speaker, now is the time to recognise that both israelis and palestinians must live in peace. in order to do that, we need that two state solution. as the former prime minister david cameron said in 2014 when we had an outbreak of violence in gaza, he then unequivocally called for a ceasefire. we must now today put an end to the conflict and the killing in that region for the benefit of both these countries. finally, if i may say so, i welcome the comments of the prime minister on the situation in ukraine, but we are all aware of the reports of the build—up of russian activity, and i ask the prime minister, with our allies, that we must do more today to protect our friends, give them the tools that they need to be able to defend themselves and to be able to make sure that russia is defeated. i am happy to say to ever honourable gentlemen that we remain steadfast in our support for ukraine and we will not allow putin to achieve his aim of eradicating freedom in that country. i mad
there must be no further escalation in the middle east. mr speaker, now is the time to recognise that both israelis and palestinians must live in peace. in order to do that, we need that two state solution. as the former prime minister david cameron said in 2014 when we had an outbreak of violence in gaza, he then unequivocally called for a ceasefire. we must now today put an end to the conflict and the killing in that region for the benefit of both these countries. finally, if i may say so, i...
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east. but netanyahu has said israel will decide on own steps. we hope that anything israel does is as limited and as targeted and as smart as possible. it's in no—one's interest that we see escalation. translation: we will make our own decisions on our own. _ and the state of israel will do what it needs to defend itself. a former chairman of royal mail and post office, allan leighton, says the horizon it scandal is unbelievable and apologises for what happened to sub—postmasters while he was chairman. children's doctors are calling for it to be made illegal to smack children in england and northern ireland, saying current laws are �*unjust and dangerously vague'. inactivity among working age people in the uk due to long—term sickness is set to increase further over the coming years, new research suggests. sport and for a full round—up, here's the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. a huge night ahead in the champions league — with manchester city and arsenal pote
east. but netanyahu has said israel will decide on own steps. we hope that anything israel does is as limited and as targeted and as smart as possible. it's in no—one's interest that we see escalation. translation: we will make our own decisions on our own. _ and the state of israel will do what it needs to defend itself. a former chairman of royal mail and post office, allan leighton, says the horizon it scandal is unbelievable and apologises for what happened to sub—postmasters while he...
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i middle east will be top of the agenda today-— middle east will be top of the arenda toda. ., , , , , agenda today. i would be surprised if keir starmer _ agenda today. i would be surprised if keir starmer did _ agenda today. i would be surprised if keir starmer did not _ agenda today. i would be surprised if keir starmer did not at _ agenda today. i would be surprised if keir starmer did not at some i if keir starmer did not at some point in this afternoon's search ask the prime minister about his latest assessment of the situation in the middle east. a huge amount of uncertainty a course about a way thatis uncertainty a course about a way that is coming next and what israel might do in response to that attack by iran. i think it will then move quite quickly on to domestic politics though, and there is a lot of it around. we have fresh inflation figures to date which shows the pace of inflation continues to slow. the prime minister has already talked about that this morning in a brief interview for broadcasters in which he used the opportunity to show that the government's plan for
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seeing, year three of the russian conflict with ukraine, and we also have what is happening in the middle east right now, and the chief economist at the imf was asked about the impact on the economy going forward of the conflict and outlined some of that, so we are seeing the tepid growth and the warning from the imf is that countries need to rebuild what they call fiscal buffers, they need to get their house in order when it comes to government debt and government spending, so that if there are shocks in the future, they will be better placed to withstand it. i think that is something they remain concerned about, that debt is not in a sustainable path in many parts of the world and it will be something we will hear a lot about this week. bear with us, we are going to listen to the press event going on in washington. fin to the press event going on in washington-— to the press event going on in washinuton. , m, h, washington. on the broader scale, so i think we are — washington. on the broader scale, so i think we are watching _ washington. on the broader scale, so i think we are wat
seeing, year three of the russian conflict with ukraine, and we also have what is happening in the middle east right now, and the chief economist at the imf was asked about the impact on the economy going forward of the conflict and outlined some of that, so we are seeing the tepid growth and the warning from the imf is that countries need to rebuild what they call fiscal buffers, they need to get their house in order when it comes to government debt and government spending, so that if there...
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east and rising tensions, he will be heading back. we have been told he is expected to meet his national security team to discuss those tensions and a number of key developments have taken place in the last few hours. israel has put the country on a state of alert in the last hour. schools have been ordered to shut their doors on sunday and we know thatjordan has closed its airspace. it lies between iran and israel. all this in anticipation of an imminent attack by iran in retaliation for israel striking a consulate in damascus in syria on the 1st of april. more on this as and when we get it. hello. well, it's been really quite warm in the last few days, with temperatures exceeding 20 celsius. today, that warmth generally reserved for southern and south—eastern parts of england. and the outlook is pointing to very much the opposite — colder weather on the way. if we look at the satellite picture, you can see a gentle drift of the clouds from the south—west here. but the colder air is waiting in the north atlantic, and that's whe
east and rising tensions, he will be heading back. we have been told he is expected to meet his national security team to discuss those tensions and a number of key developments have taken place in the last few hours. israel has put the country on a state of alert in the last hour. schools have been ordered to shut their doors on sunday and we know thatjordan has closed its airspace. it lies between iran and israel. all this in anticipation of an imminent attack by iran in retaliation for...
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here in washington, the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage on tuesday at a high—level meeting here in washington between america and britain's top diplomats. uk foreign secretary lord cameron and us secretary of state antony blinken discussed support to ukraine, as well as the humanitarian situation in gaza. lord cameron's visit comes as the uk takes part in the biggest airdrop of aid into gaza since the israel—hamas war began. in all, nine nations, including the us, delivered critical supplies to the territory. lord cameron confirmed that uk arms sales to israel will not be suspended but that he still has concerns about humanitarian access in gaza. mr blinken, meanwhile, said the us
here in washington, the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage on tuesday at a high—level meeting here in washington between america and britain's top diplomats. uk foreign secretary lord cameron and us secretary of state antony blinken discussed support to ukraine, as well as the humanitarian situation in gaza. lord cameron's visit comes as the uk takes part in the biggest airdrop of aid into gaza since the israel—hamas war began. in all, nine nations, including the us,...
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we start in the middle east, where white house national security advisorjake sullivan has confirmed that the united states will impose new sanctions on iran in the coming days. the announcement comes after the iranian attack on israel last saturday, with more than 300 drones and missiles launched. according to the israeli defence forces, 99% of them were intercepted by israel's aerial defence system and its partners. well, iran says the attack was retaliation for a deadly strike on its consulate in the syrian capital damascus on i april. that attack killed a top iranian commander, alongside six others — including civilians. the us has vowed that its support for israel is ironclad but has urged restraint in its response. a senior us official says israel is not sharing its targeting of iran with washington, so the biden administration does not know how or when israeli retaliation will take place. though some officials expect it to be a limited strike inside the country. tuesday morning the air drop missions continue in gaza — this time carried out by the us central command. for now, th
we start in the middle east, where white house national security advisorjake sullivan has confirmed that the united states will impose new sanctions on iran in the coming days. the announcement comes after the iranian attack on israel last saturday, with more than 300 drones and missiles launched. according to the israeli defence forces, 99% of them were intercepted by israel's aerial defence system and its partners. well, iran says the attack was retaliation for a deadly strike on its...
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petrol prices could rise further if unrest in the middle east hits oil prices. which could mean more bumps in the road to lower inflation. economists still expect rates to start falling in the summer but we are there yet. the bbc has confirmed the deaths of 50,000 russian troops since the start of the full scale invasion of ukraine. more than 27,300 were killed in the second year of combat. the bbc, russian independent media and volunteers have been counting deaths from official reports, and counting the new graves of soldiers — since february 2022. the actual death toll is thought to be far higher — nearer 100,000. you can see a full report on the bbc news app and the bbc website. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the post office inquiry continues today, with a former investigatior and former chairman set to give evidence. yesterday the inquiry heard there were problems with the horizon it system as it was being introduced in 1999. the post office prosecuted 700 people due to the faulty computer system and it has been described as one of
petrol prices could rise further if unrest in the middle east hits oil prices. which could mean more bumps in the road to lower inflation. economists still expect rates to start falling in the summer but we are there yet. the bbc has confirmed the deaths of 50,000 russian troops since the start of the full scale invasion of ukraine. more than 27,300 were killed in the second year of combat. the bbc, russian independent media and volunteers have been counting deaths from official reports, and...
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middle east analyst and former us state department senior policy advisor. good to see you once again. i want to bring you up—to—date with some of the latest details we have coming in, this is coming in from reporting from the media outlet and it says joe biden has told the israeli prime minister at the us will oppose any israeli counter—attack against iran and in that reporting it is citing a senior white house official. what do you make of that? look, this is israel's _ what do you make of that? look, this is israel's chance _ what do you make of that? look, this is israel's chance at - this is israel's chance at redemption. it is they shot, yes i want to take a shot at iran but this is a shot at redemption and in the world court of opinion the united states is very aware of our damage israel's reputation has been. they are standing alone reputation and tonight the states stood shoulder to shoulder on the battlefield but benjamin netanyahu said they have a simple statement, whoever harms us we will harm him. the nine steps want to make sure that does
middle east analyst and former us state department senior policy advisor. good to see you once again. i want to bring you up—to—date with some of the latest details we have coming in, this is coming in from reporting from the media outlet and it says joe biden has told the israeli prime minister at the us will oppose any israeli counter—attack against iran and in that reporting it is citing a senior white house official. what do you make of that? look, this is israel's _ what do you make...
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east conflict spilling into something bigger and throwing us even further off course? ~ ., , , bigger and throwing us even further off course? ~ . , , . ., bigger and throwing us even further offcourse? . , , . ., , off course? what is very clear is that even _ off course? what is very clear is that even as _ off course? what is very clear is that even as we _ off course? what is very clear is that even as we are _ off course? what is very clear is that even as we are measuring. off course? what is very clear is i that even as we are measuring and managing energy transition performance, what constitutes good performance, what constitutes good performance is evolving and it is evolving with new dimensions of security, it is notjust the access douaron gas, but also the ability to access minerals to support a renewable energy revolution. it is also about managing physical and cybersecurity threats. we also seeing dimensions of equity evolving as there are new demands for justice, and as many countries across the world struggle with energy affordability. we are also seeing
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let's speak to our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, in jerusalem. heightened sense of alert. what more can you tell us?— can you tell us? four days we have been talking _ can you tell us? four days we have been talking about _ can you tell us? four days we have been talking about those _ can you tell us? four days we have been talking about those warnings | been talking about those warnings that have come from american officials saying the iranian response is a matter of when and not if. ithink response is a matter of when and not if. i think the most dramatic warning came from president biden who said a day ago that the iranians were preparing a significant attack. with that warning came also a threat that the americans would respond if there was an attack from iran and israel. and i think there have been some reports quoting unnamed american officials saying that this could happen in the next few days. so we don't know how this attack will be, what this possible attack will be, what this possible attack will look like. the iranians have been say
let's speak to our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, in jerusalem. heightened sense of alert. what more can you tell us?— can you tell us? four days we have been talking _ can you tell us? four days we have been talking about _ can you tell us? four days we have been talking about those _ can you tell us? four days we have been talking about those warnings | been talking about those warnings that have come from american officials saying the iranian response is a matter of when and not...
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america's military commander for the middle east is reported to be heading to israel to discuss intelligence that iran could launch an imminent retaliatory strike against the country. president biden has promised israel "iron—clad" us support amid fears of iranian reprisals for the killing of senior iranian commanders in damascus. the president warned that tehran is threatening to launch a "significant attack" after the iranian consulate was hit in syria 10 days ago. mr biden was speaking hours after the iranian supreme leader again said israel would be punished for the strike on its consulate. meanwhile, the hamas political leader says there'll be no change in the group's demands for a permanent ceasefire in gaza, despite the killing of three of his sons in an israeli air strike. here's president biden on the threat posed by iran in the region. we also want to address the iranian threat, to launch a significant... they're threatening to launch a significant attack on israel. as i told prime minister netanyahu, our commitment to israel's security against these threats from iran and its pro
america's military commander for the middle east is reported to be heading to israel to discuss intelligence that iran could launch an imminent retaliatory strike against the country. president biden has promised israel "iron—clad" us support amid fears of iranian reprisals for the killing of senior iranian commanders in damascus. the president warned that tehran is threatening to launch a "significant attack" after the iranian consulate was hit in syria 10 days ago. mr...
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east." that from the chief of united nations. in the us, president biden posted this picture on x, formerly twitter, saying that he just met with his national security team for an update on iran's attacks against israel. he says, "our commitment to israel's security "against threats from iran and its proxies is ironclad." we go live to james landale, diplomatic correspondent. what's the latest that you are hearing? what's the latest that you are hearin: ? ~ �* ., hearing? we're hearing here the israeli authorities _ hearing? we're hearing here the israeli authorities that _ hearing? we're hearing here the israeli authorities that the - israeli authorities that the number of drones and missiles that were fired from iran towards israel tonight was in the number of about 200 in all. we're also hearing that the vast were intercepted and most of those that were intercepted outside of israel's borders which represents, if that's true, a substantive success in the allied attempt to try and neutra
east." that from the chief of united nations. in the us, president biden posted this picture on x, formerly twitter, saying that he just met with his national security team for an update on iran's attacks against israel. he says, "our commitment to israel's security "against threats from iran and its proxies is ironclad." we go live to james landale, diplomatic correspondent. what's the latest that you are hearing? what's the latest that you are hearin: ? ~ �* ., hearing?...
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let's go live to the middle east. we've been concentrating a lot on the diplomacy of the last couple of hours and this is the border where the situation is on the ground, front and foremost and so many people, we've had lloyd cameron on the diplomatic side appearing with the diplomatic side appearing with the us secretary of state and antony blinken in the last few hours and on that press conference walking up and speaking and answering questions from journalists and to be conflicts of the moment, the war in ukraine and also the situation there in the middle east on ukraine and board chairman saint it wasn't for foreign politicians to tell whether politicians to tell whether politicians of the country how to vote but he was their very first in trying to firm up the board for ukraine and unblock that funding for ukraine and unblock that funding for ukraine currently being held up in $60 billion or so and we will wait and keep our eyes on congress for the next couple of days in a significant week for the fate of that mo
let's go live to the middle east. we've been concentrating a lot on the diplomacy of the last couple of hours and this is the border where the situation is on the ground, front and foremost and so many people, we've had lloyd cameron on the diplomatic side appearing with the diplomatic side appearing with the us secretary of state and antony blinken in the last few hours and on that press conference walking up and speaking and answering questions from journalists and to be conflicts of the...
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staying with the middle east. this week, the uk's foreign secretary, lord cameron, said the uk will not block arms sales to israel, after reviewing the latest legal advice on the issue. but pressure on the british government continues to mount, with critics saying weapons exports to israel could make britain complicit in alleged breaches of international humanitarian law. our analysis editor ros atkins explains. this week, the uk foreign secretary, lord cameron, gave an update on arms sales to israel. our position is in line with our international partners. so far, no like—minded countries have taken the decision to spend have taken the decision to suspend existing arms export licences to israel. the government's position is based on legal advice which, as is standard, hasn't been published. but the shadow foreign secretary david lammy says that in this case, it should be, that the government is avoiding scrutiny. arms sales are a focus because of israel's actions in gaza. it denies targeting civilians, but it h
staying with the middle east. this week, the uk's foreign secretary, lord cameron, said the uk will not block arms sales to israel, after reviewing the latest legal advice on the issue. but pressure on the british government continues to mount, with critics saying weapons exports to israel could make britain complicit in alleged breaches of international humanitarian law. our analysis editor ros atkins explains. this week, the uk foreign secretary, lord cameron, gave an update on arms sales to...
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let's return to the situation in the middle east. after six months of war between israel and hamas, medical services in gaza have all but collapsed. the european gaza hospital in the city of khan younis is one of the last functioning healthcare facilities. and a small number of british doctors have been allowed in to help there. dr victoria rose is one of them. she's a consultant plastic surgeon at guy's and st thomas's hospital in london — but has just spent the last two weeks in gaza, where much of her work was on children under the age of 16. she filmed for us — to show what life is like there. so, here we are, we have made it across the border. shouting the day has been pretty long, actually. we left cairo this morning with the un convoy. i was last here in 2020 and it is completely different, it is like a different entity. inside, they've tried to keep the sort of working areas very clean, the floors are very clean, there's somebody sweeping all the time, but once you get into the corridors, it is full of people in tents and
let's return to the situation in the middle east. after six months of war between israel and hamas, medical services in gaza have all but collapsed. the european gaza hospital in the city of khan younis is one of the last functioning healthcare facilities. and a small number of british doctors have been allowed in to help there. dr victoria rose is one of them. she's a consultant plastic surgeon at guy's and st thomas's hospital in london — but has just spent the last two weeks in gaza, where...
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here in washington, the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage on tuesday at a high—level meeting in dc between america and britain's top diplomats. uk foreign secretary lord cameron and us secretary of state antony blinken discussed support to ukraine, as well as the humanitarian situation in gaza. lord cameron's visit comes as the uk takes part in the biggest airdrop of aid into gaza since the israel—hamas war began. in all, nine nations, including the us, delivered critical supplies to the territory. lord cameron confirmed that uk arms sales to israel will not be suspended but that he still has concerns about humanitarian access in gaza. mr blinken, meanwhile, said the us
here in washington, the wars in the middle east and ukraine took centre stage on tuesday at a high—level meeting in dc between america and britain's top diplomats. uk foreign secretary lord cameron and us secretary of state antony blinken discussed support to ukraine, as well as the humanitarian situation in gaza. lord cameron's visit comes as the uk takes part in the biggest airdrop of aid into gaza since the israel—hamas war began. in all, nine nations, including the us, delivered...
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east. but benjamin netanyahu said israel will decide on its own steps. we netanyahu said israel will decide on its own stem-— its own steps. we have anything israel does _ its own steps. we have anything israel does is _ its own steps. we have anything israel does is as _ its own steps. we have anything israel does is as limited - its own steps. we have anything israel does is as limited and - its own steps. we have anything israel does is as limited and are | israel does is as limited and are smart and targeted as possible. it is in no one public interest that we see escalation further. translation: we will make — see escalation further. translation: we will make all— see escalation further. translation: we will make all our— see escalation further. translation: we will make all our decisions - see escalation further. translation: we will make all our decisions on - we will make all our decisions on our own— we will make all our decisions on our own and the state of israel will d
east. but benjamin netanyahu said israel will decide on its own steps. we netanyahu said israel will decide on its own stem-— its own steps. we have anything israel does _ its own steps. we have anything israel does is _ its own steps. we have anything israel does is as _ its own steps. we have anything israel does is as limited - its own steps. we have anything israel does is as limited and - its own steps. we have anything israel does is as limited and are | israel does is as limited and...
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the european leaders are meeting tonight in brussels to discuss the situation in the middle east and ukraine. the british foreign secretary and his german counterpart annalina baerbek where in jerusalem today. part of a concerted effort from the europeans to try and urge some restraint on israel. lord cameron said it was clear to him, after his conversations with benjamin netenyahu that israel does intend to retaliate for the iranian attack on saturday, which was launched in response to that presumed israeli air strike on the iranian embassy in syria. have a listen. we wa nted we wanted to demonstrator solidarity with israel and we have to be clear and any response should be smart and should be designed in a way that is going to limit and try to de—escalate this conflict. nobody wants to see this conflict grow and spread. prime minister netenyahu said while his country always welcomed the advice of allies, they will make their own decisions on what the shape of the response will be. translation: i am now coming from meetings i i thank our friends for their support in defending isra
the european leaders are meeting tonight in brussels to discuss the situation in the middle east and ukraine. the british foreign secretary and his german counterpart annalina baerbek where in jerusalem today. part of a concerted effort from the europeans to try and urge some restraint on israel. lord cameron said it was clear to him, after his conversations with benjamin netenyahu that israel does intend to retaliate for the iranian attack on saturday, which was launched in response to that...
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staying in the middle east, the united nations has voiced concerns about escalating violence in the occupied west bank. it comes after a wave of attacks, sparked by the killing of an israeli teenager. the un has accused israeli's security forces of active participation in attacks on palestinians byjewish settlers. the vast majority of the international community considers the settlements illegal under international law, although israel disputes this. here's hugo bachega. caught on cctv — a man setting fire to a car as israeli settlers storm a palestinian village in the occupied west bank. israeli soldiers watch outside and appear to do nothing. across the west bank on the weekend, israeli settlers went on a rampage. this was the village of mughayir near ramallah on saturday. settlers set houses and cars on fire, killing one man. jihad abu alia was 25 and planning to get married in june. translation: jihad was trying to prevent the settlers - from breaking the house door, where dozens of the town residents arrived in the home to prevent them from burning the house. it wasn't the first time
staying in the middle east, the united nations has voiced concerns about escalating violence in the occupied west bank. it comes after a wave of attacks, sparked by the killing of an israeli teenager. the un has accused israeli's security forces of active participation in attacks on palestinians byjewish settlers. the vast majority of the international community considers the settlements illegal under international law, although israel disputes this. here's hugo bachega. caught on cctv — a...
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more now on the middle east, and unicef says a joint un aid convoy waiting to enter the north of gaza on tuesday was hit by gunfire. the organisation says no—one was harmed but their armoured vehicle was hit by three bullets during a pre—planned co—ordinated mission. according to the us—funded aid worker security database, more than 196 aid workers have been killed in gaza since october. and last week, seven aid workers from the world central kitchen were killed in an israeli air strike in gaza. israel says it's implementing lessons learned from this. let's speak to tess ingram, who was part of that unicef convoy on tuesday. she's in gaza right now. tess ingram, thank you for your time. tell us what happened to you. we were on a tell us what happened to you. - were on a coordinated mission to bring life—saving medical and nutritional supplies to the north of gaza. we departed from ratho on tuesday morning and went up towards the checkpoint at wadi gaza, then we were told to hold out a designated holding area before carrying on to the checkpoint once we get the green light. w
more now on the middle east, and unicef says a joint un aid convoy waiting to enter the north of gaza on tuesday was hit by gunfire. the organisation says no—one was harmed but their armoured vehicle was hit by three bullets during a pre—planned co—ordinated mission. according to the us—funded aid worker security database, more than 196 aid workers have been killed in gaza since october. and last week, seven aid workers from the world central kitchen were killed in an israeli air strike...
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east hits oil prices. which could mean more bumps in the road to lower inflation. economists still expect rates to start falling in the summer but we are not there yet. dharshini david, bbc news. and live now to our political correspondent ben wright at westminster, because the economy dominated prime minister's questions in the commons in the last hour? yes, it did, and clearly the economy will be a major battleground at the next election and i think there are two competing slogans, arguments that we will hear endlessly between now and then. rishi sunak and his team will say, we heard today, that their plan for the economy is working and they will urge voters to stick with the conservatives, and clearly with inflation falling they feel there is no more positive story to tell for their part, i think labour will keep asking voters a simple question, do you feel better off than you did last time around? and they also won't waste any opportunity to mention the name liz truss when they can, and that's precisel
east hits oil prices. which could mean more bumps in the road to lower inflation. economists still expect rates to start falling in the summer but we are not there yet. dharshini david, bbc news. and live now to our political correspondent ben wright at westminster, because the economy dominated prime minister's questions in the commons in the last hour? yes, it did, and clearly the economy will be a major battleground at the next election and i think there are two competing slogans, arguments...
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we can talk to the director of the middle east security initiative. welcome to the programme. in terms of what we have heard from that us official, what is your take on this? it sounds on the surface, on the face of it, quite concerning, quite alarming? face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina ? . ~ face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina ? ., ~ ,, face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina? . ~ ,, face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina? . ~' . ., alarming? thank you so much for havin: alarming? thank you so much for having me- _ alarming? thank you so much for having me. yes, _ alarming? thank you so much for having me. yes, i— alarming? thank you so much for having me. yes, i think— alarming? thank you so much for having me. yes, i think the - alarming? thank you so much for having me. yes, i think the most| having me. yes, i think the most concerned us officials have been since the start of the war. the potential for a since the start of the war. the potentialfor a real iranian since the start of the war. the potential for a real iranian attack which co
we can talk to the director of the middle east security initiative. welcome to the programme. in terms of what we have heard from that us official, what is your take on this? it sounds on the surface, on the face of it, quite concerning, quite alarming? face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina ? . ~ face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina ? ., ~ ,, face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina? . ~ ,, face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina? . ~' . ., alarming? thank you so much...
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we start in the middle east — and the growing fears of reprisals from iran for the killing of senior iranian commanders in the syrian capital damascus. iran's supreme leader has vowed that israel will be punished for the attack, which he said was a strike on iran itself. bbc verify has found evidence the iranian authorities have given notice to pilots to avoid the tehran area — as rocket launches could be taking place between the 10th and 12th of april. it's s also possible an attack on israel could come via iran's proxy — hezbollah — which has forces in lebanon. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has warned his country is ready for what he calls �*scenarios other than gaza'. president biden has pledged "iron—clad" support for israel over iran. so far iran has played no direct role in the conflict but the country does have a network of allies across the region called the �*axis of resistance�*, which it says is united in its opposition to israel and the us. the uk prime minister rishi sunak has commented on iran�*s threats. here�*s what he�*s said. the
we start in the middle east — and the growing fears of reprisals from iran for the killing of senior iranian commanders in the syrian capital damascus. iran's supreme leader has vowed that israel will be punished for the attack, which he said was a strike on iran itself. bbc verify has found evidence the iranian authorities have given notice to pilots to avoid the tehran area — as rocket launches could be taking place between the 10th and 12th of april. it's s also possible an attack on...
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east, but benjamin netanyahu has said israel will decide on its own steps. we hope that anything israel does is as limited and as targeted and as smart as possible. it's in no—one's interest that we see escalation. translation: we will make our own decisions on our own. _ and the state of israel will do what it needs to defend itself. the actor hugh grant settles a long—running lawsuit —— says he has been offered a enormous amount of money as he settles a long—running lawsuit against the publisher of the sun newspaper over claims journalist used private investigators to tap his phone. mps have rejected all of the changes made to the rwanda bill by the house of lords. the bill is now being sent back to the house of lords. a russian missile kills 1a and wounds more than 60 in chernihiv in northern ukraine. inflation in the uk has fallen to its lowest level for two and a half years as some food prices drop. hello,
east, but benjamin netanyahu has said israel will decide on its own steps. we hope that anything israel does is as limited and as targeted and as smart as possible. it's in no—one's interest that we see escalation. translation: we will make our own decisions on our own. _ and the state of israel will do what it needs to defend itself. the actor hugh grant settles a long—running lawsuit —— says he has been offered a enormous amount of money as he settles a long—running lawsuit against...
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the foreign secretary david cameron has said tonight that iran "must not draw the middle east into a wider conflict". fears are growing that iran could launch reprisals for an attack that killed senior iranians in syria last week. the us presidentjoe biden says america's support for israel is "ironclad . 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 security needs of the state of israel, both defensively and offensively. a warning for iran that's also being heard at home. we're always aware about something in the corner that maybe would co
the foreign secretary david cameron has said tonight that iran "must not draw the middle east into a wider conflict". fears are growing that iran could launch reprisals for an attack that killed senior iranians in syria last week. the us presidentjoe biden says america's support for israel is "ironclad . 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...
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talks focused on two major conflicts bringing stability to the middle east and the war in ukraine. republican lawmakers have been blocking a proposed $60 billion military aid package for ukraine for months. republican house speaker, mikejohnson, has so far declined to allow the ukraine aid issue onto the floor of the lower house. lord cameron said it wasn't for foreign politicians to tell legislators in another country what to do, but he urged congress to see the funding released. i think it is absolutely in the interests of us security that putin fails in his illegal invasion. i think it's good for us jobs that we continue to back ukraine with the weapons that they need. and i think, in terms of how the united states and the united kingdom as allies is seen around the world, there will be people in tehran and pyongyang, and beijing looking at how we stand by our allies, how we help them, how we stop this illegal and unprovoked aggression, and working out whether we are committed, whether we're prepared to see it through. mr blinken said they had also discussed ways to prevent the
talks focused on two major conflicts bringing stability to the middle east and the war in ukraine. republican lawmakers have been blocking a proposed $60 billion military aid package for ukraine for months. republican house speaker, mikejohnson, has so far declined to allow the ukraine aid issue onto the floor of the lower house. lord cameron said it wasn't for foreign politicians to tell legislators in another country what to do, but he urged congress to see the funding released. i think it is...
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east? they want to get that aid in. they want to get those hostages out. and they want to get back to a conversation about a political horizon. there are extremists in that israeli cabinet and extremists and hamas who just want to bury the two state solution for good. and i'm pretty certain that anthony blinken and david cameron will do everything they can to stop that. tom fletcher. live pictures from the podium setup, we will hear from david live pictures from the podium setup, we will hearfrom david cameron live pictures from the podium setup, we will hear from david cameron and antony blinken, life here on bbc news. ., ., , ., , news. one of the worst miscarriages of “ustice news. one of the worst miscarriages ofiustice in — news. one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british _ news. one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal— news. one of the worst miscarriages ofjustice in british legal history, - ofjustice in british legal history, hundreds of people who run
east? they want to get that aid in. they want to get those hostages out. and they want to get back to a conversation about a political horizon. there are extremists in that israeli cabinet and extremists and hamas who just want to bury the two state solution for good. and i'm pretty certain that anthony blinken and david cameron will do everything they can to stop that. tom fletcher. live pictures from the podium setup, we will hear from david live pictures from the podium setup, we will...