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around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the white house has described iran s attack on israel over the weekend as a spectacular and embarrassing failure. nearly all of the more than three hundred missiles and drones were shot down. israels military chief has again said the attack will be met with a response — despite the fact that many of israel's allies including, as you heard, the uk — have warned against escalation. here's our middle east corrrespondent lucy williamson. israel is deciding how to respond to this — hundreds of drones and missiles fired over the weekend from iran. damage on the ground was limited. damage to regional stability, much more severe. at an airbase hit by missiles in the negev desert today, israel's chief of staff promised a response. iran will face the consequences for its actions. we will choose our response accordingly. the idf remains ready to counter any threat from iran and its terror proxies. israel says only a handful of missiles made it through air defences, but this direct confront
around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the white house has described iran s attack on israel over the weekend as a spectacular and embarrassing failure. nearly all of the more than three hundred missiles and drones were shot down. israels military chief has again said the attack will be met with a response — despite the fact that many of israel's allies including, as you heard, the uk — have warned against escalation. here's our middle east corrrespondent lucy williamson....
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around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. details have been emerging of the victims of the deadly knife attack at a shopping centre in sydney yesterday. six people were killed and 12 injured. the attacker was a0 years old and was shot dead by police at the scene. 0ur correspondent, katy watson, has the latest from sydney. from the early hours of sunday morning, sydneysiders came to pay their respects. this is a nation in shock, not used to violent attacks like this. i go to the mall with my friends and stuff, but it's just sad to think like you can't even really like shop normally now without thinking twice about like who's around you? the attacker was named asjoel kelchey and more details about his background have also emerged. we do understand that there is a history of mental health. but it will be the ongoing work of the investigators to determine what his activities were yesterday and the days before that might indicate a motive. authorities singled out the bravery of inspector amy scott, who shot the assailant dead. her
around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. details have been emerging of the victims of the deadly knife attack at a shopping centre in sydney yesterday. six people were killed and 12 injured. the attacker was a0 years old and was shot dead by police at the scene. 0ur correspondent, katy watson, has the latest from sydney. from the early hours of sunday morning, sydneysiders came to pay their respects. this is a nation in shock, not used to violent attacks like this. i go to the mall...
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low pressure moving down across the uk. that's going to bring a stronger northwesterly wind and make it feel chilly on monday. but after that, the weather should improvejust a little with fewer showers and it won't be quite as windy. a decade of weak growth: the international monetary fund sounds the alarm as central banks consider when to start cutting rates. plus, vietnam's corruption crackdown: why a property tycoon has been sentenced to death. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. our top story today — the head of the international monetary fund has warned the global economy is set for a "sluggish and disappointing" decade as many countries remain challenged by inflation and debt. but kristalina georgieva also said central banks should resist the pressure to cut rates too early. the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury has more. with interest rates in many richer countries now at their highest levels in years, the head of the imf, kristalina georgieva, urged caution when it
low pressure moving down across the uk. that's going to bring a stronger northwesterly wind and make it feel chilly on monday. but after that, the weather should improvejust a little with fewer showers and it won't be quite as windy. a decade of weak growth: the international monetary fund sounds the alarm as central banks consider when to start cutting rates. plus, vietnam's corruption crackdown: why a property tycoon has been sentenced to death. hello and welcome to asia business report. i'm...
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low pressure moving down across the uk. that's going to bring a stronger northwesterly wind and make it feel chilly on monday. but after that, the weather should improve just a little with fewer showers and it won't be quite as windy. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. there seems to be no end to the suffering of the people of zimbabwe. a prolonged drought is threatening to spread mass hunger in a country grimly familiar with political repression and economic chaos. but no amount of popular dissatisfaction seems to loosen the grip of the ruling party, zanu—pf. my guest is one of zimbabwe's highest—profile opposition figures, job sikhala, recently released from almost 600 days in prison without trial. is real change ever going to come to his homeland?
low pressure moving down across the uk. that's going to bring a stronger northwesterly wind and make it feel chilly on monday. but after that, the weather should improve just a little with fewer showers and it won't be quite as windy. this is bbc news. we will have the headlines at the top of the hour as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. there seems to be no end to the suffering of the people of zimbabwe. a prolonged drought is threatening to...
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. india is gearing up for a general election, set to be the largest the world has ever seen. just under one billion people are eligible to vote, that's roughly one in eight of the entire global population, and more than 13 million indian citizens who live abroad can also cast ballots, but they'd need to return to india in person to do so. the voting takes place over six weeks, beginning this friday, with the result expected, at the beginning ofjune. the polls suggest the prime minister, narendra modi, will win a third successive term. but he is a controversial figure, as yogita limaye reports. "thank you, modi," a woman shouts, waiting for the prime minister to arrive. modi, modi! narendra modi is the reigning superstar of indian politics. rallies like these are an integral part of an indian election, but only a few leaders have evoked such a response in the country's history. what we are seeing here is the confidence of a party that very much believes it's going to win another resoundi
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. india is gearing up for a general election, set to be the largest the world has ever seen. just under one billion people are eligible to vote, that's roughly one in eight of the entire global population, and more than 13 million indian citizens who live abroad can also cast ballots, but they'd need to return to india in person to do so. the voting takes place over six weeks, beginning this friday, with the result...
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around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the uk government's plan to introduce some of the world's toughest anti—smoking laws has taken a massive step forward. mps voted overwelmingly to ban anyone born after 2009, from buying cigarettes. 57 conservative mps voted against the bill, including the business secretary, kemi badenoch, arguing it was an attack on personal freedoms. here's our political editor, chris mason. smoke hanging everywhere. in bars, beer and smelly clothes. by the time they reach the sixth form, regulations have been relaxed, to the extent that they wear what they want. and never mind what these �*70s sixth formers are wearing, they're smoking at school! and remember, lighting up on a plane was fine, too. but smoking has been slowly wafting from the mainstream to the marginal. take the ban on cigarettes on london's underground in 1984. are you going to be tempted to light up when you shouldn't? _ i know i shouldn't do that but, yes, lam. and the ban on smoking in enclosed public places in 2007 led to s
around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the uk government's plan to introduce some of the world's toughest anti—smoking laws has taken a massive step forward. mps voted overwelmingly to ban anyone born after 2009, from buying cigarettes. 57 conservative mps voted against the bill, including the business secretary, kemi badenoch, arguing it was an attack on personal freedoms. here's our political editor, chris mason. smoke hanging everywhere. in bars, beer and smelly clothes. by...
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around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's turn to south korea now, where it's been almost three hours since polls opened. you can see live pictures now from a — rather empty — polling station in seoul, where south koreans are voting in a general election to determine all members of the 300—seat parliament. the opposition party has the current majority, and is expected to retain it, though it is still too close to call. the results will determine how much power president yoon suk yeol wields for the rest of his term. for more analysis, let's cross over to sejong in south korea now and speak to lim eunjung. she's an associate professor in international studies at kongju national university. thank you forjoining me today to talk about this. what's the main reason the result of this election is important for president yoon? well, south korea, of course, is a liberal democracy and the republic system which resembles the american system a lot. again, of course, the president does have, of course, very strong powerfor th
around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's turn to south korea now, where it's been almost three hours since polls opened. you can see live pictures now from a — rather empty — polling station in seoul, where south koreans are voting in a general election to determine all members of the 300—seat parliament. the opposition party has the current majority, and is expected to retain it, though it is still too close to call. the results will determine how much power president...
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china, again saying there has been double standards and hypocrisy from the likes of the us and the uk, saying that the root cause of all of this is the war in gaza and that needs to be addressed, there needs to be an immediate cease—fire there in order for the tensions in the middle east to calm down. essentially saying the middle east has always had the palestinian question is a key driver of instability, china saying the two state solution has to happen. there are kind of the divides that we have seen all along on the council, certainly expected as well was the fact that israel and iran, bitter enemies in the region, the hostility that was shown by both sides, israel coming and saying they want sanctions placed back on iran for its nuclear programme. but they want to see the iranian, the irg seed designated as a terrorist organisation, that they reserve the right to retaliate. whereas we heard from iran that they don't want a war with the united states. that they come of the us in the uk have failed to bring stability to the region by not getting a cease—fire in gaza, but again,
china, again saying there has been double standards and hypocrisy from the likes of the us and the uk, saying that the root cause of all of this is the war in gaza and that needs to be addressed, there needs to be an immediate cease—fire there in order for the tensions in the middle east to calm down. essentially saying the middle east has always had the palestinian question is a key driver of instability, china saying the two state solution has to happen. there are kind of the divides that...
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let's head to the uk now. at the ongoing post office inquiry, the former managing director, david smith, has apologised for an email he sent, saying a pregnant sub—postmistress�*s prison sentence was "brilliant news." seema misra, was jailed for 15—months in november 2010 — the conviction was quashed 11 years later in 2021. our business editor simonjack reports. david smith only ran the post office from april to october in 2010, but he was in charge when seema misra was convicted of false accounting and sent to prison based on records from the post office's horizon computer system. at the time, this is the e—mail he sent to post office lawyers. today, he had this to say. looking at it through their eyes rather than through mine, you can see that it may have caused substantial... ..upset, and i really do apologise for that. seema was a mother and pregnant when jailed. she didn't accept today's apology. they need to apologise to my ten—year—old. you know, they took his mum away on his birthday. i w
let's head to the uk now. at the ongoing post office inquiry, the former managing director, david smith, has apologised for an email he sent, saying a pregnant sub—postmistress�*s prison sentence was "brilliant news." seema misra, was jailed for 15—months in november 2010 — the conviction was quashed 11 years later in 2021. our business editor simonjack reports. david smith only ran the post office from april to october in 2010, but he was in charge when seema misra was...
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around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. police investigating canada's largest ever gold heist have arrested six people. more than six thousand gold bars were stolen from toronto airport a year ago, along with millions of dollars in cash. police fear the stolen gold has been melted down and reformed, making it difficult to track down. so far they've recovered six crudely—made bracelets, smelting pots, casts and moulds. officials in myanmar, say the jailed democracy leader, aung san suu kyi, has been moved from prison to house arrest. it comes amid a heatwave prompting emergency measures, to protect inmates. the nobel laureate who's 78, is serving a 27 yr sentence for various offences, including corruption. but her supporters say they're trumped up charges, aimed at legitimising a military coup, back in 2021. opponents of the military, along with long—standing ethnic insurgents, have been gaining ground in a civil war. thousands of members of the myanmar army have died, deserted their posts or surrendered following a stri
around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. police investigating canada's largest ever gold heist have arrested six people. more than six thousand gold bars were stolen from toronto airport a year ago, along with millions of dollars in cash. police fear the stolen gold has been melted down and reformed, making it difficult to track down. so far they've recovered six crudely—made bracelets, smelting pots, casts and moulds. officials in myanmar, say the jailed democracy leader, aung...
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around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. disinformation over a cholera outbreak has been blamed for the deaths of almost 100 people after an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the coast of mozambique. our reporter, courtney bembridge has more from the newsroom. this is the fishing boat that was used as a makeshift ferry. there were around 130 people on board, including many children. and officials sayjust 12 people survived. one of the crew members has been speaking to local media there about what went wrong. take a listen. translation: when i saw the boat was at risk, - i asked the crew chief to increase the speed in order to avoid the worst. we dragged it to shore, but it was too late. the water filled up in the boat. the victims�* families say they were fleeing the mainland over concerns about cholera when they piled into the boat. translation: they were running away from the cholera outbreak. l they got into the boat. the sea was rough. the boat capsized and it killed a lot of people. officials say there was no outbr
around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. disinformation over a cholera outbreak has been blamed for the deaths of almost 100 people after an overcrowded makeshift ferry sank off the coast of mozambique. our reporter, courtney bembridge has more from the newsroom. this is the fishing boat that was used as a makeshift ferry. there were around 130 people on board, including many children. and officials sayjust 12 people survived. one of the crew members has been speaking to local...
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around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. to the united states now, where donald trump has marked the end of the first day of a landmark trial against him in new york by telling reporters "it's a scam." mr trump was speaking after becoming the first ever us president — former or current — to face criminal charges in court. he denies trying to disguise a hush money payment to an adult film star in 2016. our north america editor sarah smith reports on the dramatic events of the day. our north america editor sarah smith reports on the dramatic events of the day. it's become a well rehearsed ritual — donald trump's performance on his way to court. but this time it's very different. the first criminal trial of a former president, and it comes with a possible prison sentence. just look at his face. he seems drained of all his usual bombast, while insisting he is the victim of a conspiracy to derail his presidential campaign. this is political persecution. this is a persecution like never before. nobody�*s ever seen anything
around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. to the united states now, where donald trump has marked the end of the first day of a landmark trial against him in new york by telling reporters "it's a scam." mr trump was speaking after becoming the first ever us president — former or current — to face criminal charges in court. he denies trying to disguise a hush money payment to an adult film star in 2016. our north america editor sarah smith reports on the dramatic events...