they sing celebrations in south africa — which brought the genocide case. we are also the people who are victims of apartheid. we know what apartheid looks like.— apartheid looks like. israel, thou~h, apartheid looks like. israel, though, called _ apartheid looks like. israel, though, called the - apartheid looks like. israel, | though, called the genocide apartheid looks like. israel, - though, called the genocide claims ridiculous and false. fiur though, called the genocide claims ridiculous and false. our commitment to international _ ridiculous and false. our commitment to international law _ ridiculous and false. our commitment to international law is _ ridiculous and false. our commitment to international law is unwavering - to international law is unwavering and also — to international law is unwavering and also unwavering is our sacred commitment to defending our country. allegations _ commitment to defending our country. allegations that 12 employees at the un refugee agency might have been involved in the 7th of october attacks on israel. jurgen klopp shocks liverpool fans as he announces — he's leaving the manager's job,

at the end of the season. king charles appears to be doing well after an operation for an enlarged prostate. hello, welcome to verified live. the un's top court has ordered israel to take action to prevent acts of genocide against palestinians in gaza, but has stopped short of calling for an immediate ceasefire. delivering an interim ruling on a case brought by south africa, the international court ofjustice at the hague said israel must ensure that its forces do not commit genocide and take measures to improve the humanitarian situation for palestinian civilians. this is not the court's final ruling on genocide — that's likely to take several years. thejudge went on to order israel to take measures. the court considers that with regard

to the present situation, israel must, in accordance with its obligations under the genocide convention, in relation to palestinians in gaza, take all measures within its power to prevent the commission of all acts within the scope of article two of the convention, in particular, a, killing groups, members of the group. b, causing serious bodily harm to members of the group. c, deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part. and d, imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group. the court recalls that these acts fall within the scope of article two of the convention when they are committed with the intent to destroy in whole or in part the group as such. the court further considers that israel must ensure with immediate effect that its military forces do not commit any of the aforementioned acts.

the court is also of the view that israel must take measures within its power to prevent and punish the direct and public incitement to commit genocide in relation to the members of the palestinian group in the gaza strip. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has called the icj charge of genocide against israel "false and outrageous". israel's commitment to international law is unwavering. equally unwavering is our sacred commitment to continue to defend our country and defend our people. like every country, israel has an inherent right to defend itself. the vile attempt to deny israel this fundamental right is blatant discrimination against the jewish state, and it was justly rejected. the charge of genocide levelled against israel is not only false, it's outrageous. and decent people everywhere should reject it.

on the eve of the international holocaust remembrance day, i again pledge as israel's prime minister, neveragain. israel will continue to defend itself against hamas, a genocidal terror organisation. on october 7th, hamas perpetrated the most horrific atrocities against the jewish people since the holocaust, and it vows to repeat these atrocities again and again and again. our war is against hamas terrorists, not against palestinian civilians. we will continue to facilitate humanitarian assistance and to do our utmost to keep civilians out of harm's way, even as hamas uses civilians as human shields. we will continue to do what is necessary to defend our country and defend our people. south african president cyril ramaphosa addressed the nation a little earlier — here's what he said.

it is very much our place as the people who know too well the pain of dispossession, discrimination, state sponsored violence. we are also a people who are the victims of the crime of apartheid. we know what apartheid looks like. we experienced and lived through it. sadly, many people died and were exiled like our beloved leader, olivertambo, and many others. others were jailed like the father of our democracy, nelson mandela. and many others. that for us was the face of apartheid. we, as south africans, will not be passive bystanders and watch the crimes that were visited upon us being perpetrated upon other people elsewhere.

20 more reaction to that. very much our main story —— plenty more reaction to that. on the website we have more on the ruling from the judges. there is a lot of really useful up—to—date information. there has been a rather striking announcement from unrwa. as most eyes have been turned to the icj's provisional ruling, there's been an unrelated and rather striking announcement by unwra — the un body responsible for palestinian refugees. in a statement, philippe lazzarini, the body's commissioner—general, said...

the us state department is briefing people on this issue and they said they are pausing any additional funding to unrwa and they have voiced their concern. you heard from the head of that body, they have already sacked a variety of members of staff. we will talk to our correspondent very shortly on that breaking story. the us state of alabama has carried out the first known execution of a death row inmate by suffocation with nitrogen gas. 58—year—old kenneth smith, a convicted murderer, was put to death after the supreme court

again denied a last—minute appeal. the method had never been tried before and smith's lawyers had argued that it amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. he was one of two men convicted of murdering a preacher�*s wife, as hired killers, in 1988. the un human rights chief said the mode of smith's death may amount to torture us. ., ., ., ~ , ., torture us. you may have taken up to 25 minutes. — torture us. you may have taken up to 25 minutes, it — torture us. you may have taken up to 25 minutes, it is _ torture us. you may have taken up to 25 minutes, it is unclear, _ torture us. you may have taken up to 25 minutes, it is unclear, and - torture us. you may have taken up to 25 minutes, it is unclear, and he - 25 minutes, it is unclear, and he was clearly suffering, and what we said is that rather than looking for novel and tested methods to execute people, let's bring an end to the death penalty, because this is an anachronism that does not belong in the 21st century and why we are being so vocal is that we are worried that this will now be adopted as an accepted method of execution. we have already seen

other us states approve its use and we would urge them not to use nitrogen gas to execute people. here's our north america correspondent david willis. after more than three decades on death row at this prison in alabama, kenneth smith's last—minute appeals to the us supreme court were denied and he was finally put to death. at 7.53 central time tonight, the state of alabama started carrying out the execution of kenneth eugene smith by nitrogen hypoxia at the william c holman correctional facility in atmore. in a statement, alabama's governor, kay ivey, said the execution had been lawfully carried out using nitrogen hypoxia. but witnesses described an unnerving scene as kenneth smith's life came to an end. among those witnesses were family members and his spiritual adviser. what we saw was minutes of someone

struggling for their life. we saw this mask tied to the gurney and him ripping his head forward over and over and over again. and we also saw correction officials in the room who were visibly surprised at how bad this thing went. kenneth smith was convicted for his part in a murder—for—hire plot to kill elizabeth sennett, an alabama preacher�*s wife. nothing that happened here today is going to bring mom back. nothing. it's kind of a bittersweet day. we're not going to bejumping around, whooping and hollering hooray and all that. that's not us. but we're glad this day is over. local officials maintained in advance that the use of nitrogen gas had been vetted and was safe.

death penalty opponents maintained the procedure could cause convulsions or brain damage and was therefore tantamount to torture. kenneth smith had dodged death once before after prison officials failed to insert an intravenous drip into his veins. as he lay on the gurney tonight, he said humanity had taken a step backwards with his execution. david willis, bbc news, washington. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. the bbc has found that more than 60 phone calls were made to the police and social services, in the three years before a nine year—old boy was killed by his mother and her partner. alfie steele died in droitwich. in worcestershire in 2021, after suffering abuse.

a report by worcestershire safeguarding children's partnership has highlighted a string of missed opportunities. the uk has halted trade talks with canada, with discussions breaking down due to a disagreement over beef and cheese. the two nations have been negotiating for the last two years after britain left the eu, with trade continuing under the same deal originally brokered when the uk was a member of the bloc. the previous agreement had allowed the uk to continue to sell cars and cheese in the north american nation without canada charging import tax. the conservative peer, michelle mone, and her husband, doug barrowman, have had millions of pounds in assets frozen or restrained by a court order obtained by the crown prosecution service. you're live with bbc news. king charles is said to be doing well after receiving treatment in hospitalfor an enlarged prostate.

he was visited earlier by queen camilla, seen here leaving the hospital. buckingham palace says the king had a "corrective procedure" after being diagnosed with the condition earlier this month. he's being treated in the same hospital, where catherine, the princess of wales, had surgery last week. we will have more on that later in the programme. and now the incredible story of how twins, ano and amy, who were stolen from their parents at birth in the eastern european country of georgia, but found each other many years later through the social media platform tiktok. the two were taken at birth and sold for adoption. it's believed the black market in baby trafficking operated for decades right up to the mid—2000s. some of the victims are now taking their cases court. fay nurse has been investigating. sobbing

this is the first time twins amy and ano are meeting their birth mother. the sisters only learned of each other�*s existence two years ago, separated and illegally adopted at birth. their mother was told they had died shortly after they were born. translation: from today, my life has great meaning. | it is a great happiness that i have found my children. how the twins found each other is nothing short of miraculous. it was after amy posted a tiktok and ano saw it. translation: when | saw her, | i thought i was looking at myself. exact same person, same face, exact same voice. they are not the only example of children separated from parents in georgia. the twins found their mum through a facebook group with more than 230,000 members, all hunting for the truth. it was set up by tamuna museridze, a georgian journalist who is also looking for her family.

i am helping parents to find their children who were stolen and sold by the georgian doctors. tamuna has exposed a dark chapter in georgia's history, a black market adoption scandal, tens of thousands of babies trafficked and spanning decades. i get messages every day with new leads. they are from all over georgia, and even people based abroad. after the country slipped into economic despair following independence from the soviet union, corruption thrived. tamuna started working with human rights lawyer lia mukhashavria to try to bring justice to the families. translation: adoption was not properly regulated by the state, | so people tried to solve this issue on their own. lia believes that a sophisticated network of criminals, working alongside corrupt doctors, profited from a culture of secrecy and shame surrounding adoption. translation: one thing i can say i with certainty is that this illegal l adoption was systemic and it

operated and existed all over the country. and that is why this is so tragic. lia and tamuna's work means that some cases could end up in court, but tamuna still hasn't found her own family. i have reunited hundreds of families and i cannot find my biological parents. but i will. i'm sure i will. i will find them. georgia's government says it's investigating, but so far no arrests have been made. celebrations have been taking place in india to mark the country's annual republic day. the guest of honour at a parade in the capital delhi was the french president, emmanuel macron, who's on a state visit aimed at boosting france's strategic ties

with the world's fifth—largest economy. the bbc�*s south asia correspondent samira hussain was there. republic day is an opportunity for india to demonstrate its military might. and that's why you're seeing contingents from the army, the navy and even the air force participating in this military parade. it's going to make its way through the streets of delhi on a nine kilometre long route that will end at the historic red fort. and it's notjust about military strength, it's also about celebrating india's ethnic and cultural diversity. and it's why you have representation from each state in the country in this parade. but this is also a moment to remember that this is when india adopted its own constitution. so for the thousands of people that have gathered on the street corners in delhi or are watching on television, it's also

an opportunity to be able to celebrate their country. big news from the world of football today. one of liverpool's most successful managers, jurgen klopp has announced he will stand down at the end of the season. klopp, who is 56, said he was running out of energy.klopp has won six major trophies since his appointment in october 2015 — the champions league, uefa super cup, fifa club world cup, premier league, carabao cup and emirates fa cup. he's held a news conference earlier. i told first the club the decision and my coaches the decision, and since today everybody knows it. and that's it, that i love everything so much and i think everybody believes me, that is the case. i still think it's the right thing to do. i don't take these

kinds of things likely. i am convinced it's right and that is what i have decided. john gibbons is creator of content for the anfield wrap — a podcast about liverpool. here he is talking about what makes jurgen klopp so special. i think he makes everyone feel ten feet tall. i think that's players, supporters, all of us. you know, when he speaks to you, and at the anfield wrap, we were lucky enough to interview him a few times. when he speaks to us you come out feeling incredible. even when he talks to you through the tv screens, or across the radio, you just kind of feel like you want to give him everything. i feel like he did that to the players. and from the minute he walked into the football club he made us believe that anything was possible. and it was a club that was, not necessarily down on its luck, but feeling like maybe that its better years were behind it. jurgen came in and changed everything and told everyone to walk taller and dream bigger and we could do it together, and then he did it.

that was john gibbons from the anfield wrap podcast. we can go to anfield. we were hearing thatjurgen klopp said he would take as many questions as possible at the news conference, and you were there. we possible at the news conference, and you were there-— you were there. we did have bbc presence. _ you were there. we did have bbc presence, although _ you were there. we did have bbc presence, although i— you were there. we did have bbc presence, although i do - you were there. we did have bbc presence, although i do not- you were there. we did have bbc presence, although i do not wantj you were there. we did have bbc i presence, although i do not want to take credit for being in two places at once. our reporter did ask one of the questions that we listen to, with fascination, because this was a football manager talk about something that was essentially human and emotional, and articulating very eloquently why he had made the decision that has sent shock waves through the people who live around here and who come here for every game. it is a decision that he came to after a good deal of thinking about also thinking after an

instinct that he realised a few months ago, that maybe he did not haveitin months ago, that maybe he did not have it in him to do it again, again, again and again. this is essentially a man whose emotional instincts, the one that connects him so securely with the club and the fans, that is why it is difficult to keep going because he is an intense man who brings the intensity to those relationships and also to his football team, the team he has brought to success in in some statistics more success than any other including sir kenny dalglish. jurgen klopp has been given the freedom of liverpool, given his achievements, he is a special managerfor achievements, he is a special manager for those achievements, he is a special managerfor those who achievements, he is a special manager for those who support liverpool and as he said countless times, he is a normal guy who would like to sample what the normal life might feel like. he has been managing more than 20 years and he has done so with all the thousand

watt smile beaming and that engagement we havejust watt smile beaming and that engagement we have just heard from your contributor, but it is time, he feels, the time is starting to run out and he wants to make sure he does not start a season with his energy levels lower than it has been previously. energy levels lower than it has been reviousl . ~ , ., energy levels lower than it has been reviousl . ~ ., previously. when you look at football clubs _ previously. when you look at football clubs who _ previously. when you look at football clubs who have - previously. when you look at - football clubs who have dominated, when they fall off the perch, sometimes they can leave the top for a generation and you only have to look at manchester united at the moment but liverpool went to a period in the wilderness after the ian rush and kenny dalglish here and it tookjurgen klopp to take them back to the top? it it tookjurgen klopp to take them back to the top?— back to the top? it took an understanding _ back to the top? it took an understanding of - back to the top? it took an understanding of what - back to the top? it took an understanding of what the | back to the top? it took an - understanding of what the club is to the supporters and where the club had been before, and the loop that was needed to be taken, to take it further, back to that perch, which

sir alex ferguson coined when he took over the manchester united job, and he was there 27 years, but like jurgen klopp he is in charge of his own destiny because of the success he was able to bring to manchester united and acrossjuergen —— of coursejurgen klopp to liverpool, and it is relevant to mention that very few times can a manager make this choice and sir alex ferguson was actually going to retire but then he was wrenched back into it when his wife said she would rather not have him at home! it is a very momentous decision for liverpool. what are people saying about his successor? the what are people saying about his successor?— successor? the timing is difficult because a lot _

successor? the timing is difficult because a lot of _ successor? the timing is difficult because a lot of liverpool - because a lot of liverpool supporters were thinking about a former player xabi alonso who is doing so well in the bundesliga, but he is not necessarily one who will rush into a big job like this. the brighton manager is also a manager who is being linked but it is a difficultjob to take and very big shoes to fill. difficult job to take and very big shoes to fill.— difficult job to take and very big shoes to fill. absolutely. thanks for “oininu shoes to fill. absolutely. thanks forjoining us- — king charles has undergone treatment for an enlarged prostate. with more on this let's go live to our correspondent charlotte gallagher in the newsroom. we have heard that he has undergone his procedure for his enlarged prostate and he is doing well, and the queen went into hospital with him this morning and she has now left the hospital, so it is possible that the king will spend the night in hospital, usually about three

daysis in hospital, usually about three days is the recovery period for people who have undergone this kind of procedure for an enlarged prostate so he could well spend the weekend in in hospital and another person who was also in hospital is the princess of wales, after having surgery last week for a problem with her abdomen. we don't know many details about that but the king is doing well and the princess of wales is recuperating. doing well and the princess of wales is recuperating-— is recuperating. charlotte, thanks for “oininu is recuperating. charlotte, thanks forjoining us- _ is recuperating. charlotte, thanks forjoining us. we _ is recuperating. charlotte, thanks forjoining us. we will _ is recuperating. charlotte, thanks forjoining us. we will take - is recuperating. charlotte, thanks forjoining us. we will take a - is recuperating. charlotte, thanks| forjoining us. we will take a short break but afterwards we will get the latest from the middle east and the talk about the potential for a new deal for the release of hostages. that is coming up shortly. hello there. for many parts of the country it's been a dry and sunny day today. still some rather brisk winds in places. we had some gusty winds overnight on that band of cloud that swept some rain eastwards. that's long gone now, but following on from that we've

seen a bit of a change to something cooler and fresher. those temperatures will drop away quickly this evening. already at 5.00pm or so those numbers are going to be sitting around six or seven degrees. whilst the winds are lighter in the south, it's still quite blustery further north. overnight through the night we're still likely to have some gales in the far north—west of scotland. it's going to be across the northern half of scotland we continue to see the showers into the night. the odd one possible for northern ireland and then maybe into the far north of england just for a while with a bit more cloud. further south the winds will be lighter, skies will be clearer. it's going to turn quite chilly in the south—east of england, temperatures could be close to freezing by saturday morning. not quite so cold further north in scotland and northern ireland. the weekend is looking pretty good for most of us. a lot of dry weather around, some sunshine at times and those temperatures are going to be rising, as well. most of the rain, i think, as we head into saturday

is going to be on that band of cloud and rain in the far north of scotland. we could get one or two spots of rain in the afternoon for northern ireland, later in western scotland, otherwise it's going to be dry. the sunshine will be a bit hazy at times, but temperatures will be higher than today at around nine or ten degrees. there is a weather frontjust sort of lurking out in the atlantic and eventually it will arrive in the far north—west of the uk, but, ahead of that, the winds are going to be picking up. it's going to be a southerly wind on sunday and that means temperatures will continue to rise. maybe a bit more cloud around on sunday, especially around some of these western hills and coasts. the best of the sunshine likely to be across the eastern side of the uk. there's that band of rain approaching northern ireland, more especially the north—west of scotland later on in the day. ahead of that, temperatures will be higher. it could make 1a degrees perhaps around the moray firth in that southerly wind. heading into the beginning of next week and that weather front bringing that rain in from the north—west is going to stumble its way towards england and wales. there may well be some heavy bursts of rain for a while and, with colder air in the north—west, the risk of some snow over the scottish mountains.

ahead of that rain, as it pushes into england and wales, it should still be dry across east anglia, the south—east, maybe the midlands, as well, and temperatures here could reach 1a or even 15 celsius.

welcome to bbc news, remain headlines... the un's top court orders israel to take a string of emergency measures to do all it can to prevent genocide in gaza.

the convicted murderer kenneth smith has been executed with nitrogen gas in alabama. we will talk to a journalist who witnessed that execution. in the uk the attorney general is considering whetherjudges should review the sentence of a man who killed three people in nottingham last year. and the government in the uk was involved with plans by the post office to sack accountants who found bugs in its it system, according to documents obtained by the bbc. more on all of those stories here, but let's head back to the middle east. us media is reporting that the head of the cia is due to meet israeli, qatari and egyptian officials in the coming days to discuss a new potential ceasefire in gaza. the us has been trying to facilitate the release of the more than 100 remaining hostages taken during hamas 7 october attacks on israel. however, there remains a considerable distance between the two sides' demands. back at home president netanyahu

is facing mounting pressure