live from washington, this is bbc news. the un security council calls for an "emergency meeting" after an israeli air strike on rafah in southern gaza kills dozens. rescue teams try to reach survivors of a papua new guinea landslide that buried more than 2,000 people, according to the government. and ukraine's president meets with european leaders to drum up more military aid. hello, i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. the un security council will convene for a closed—door emergency meeting on tuesday, after an israeli airstike killed dozens of people in rafah. video shows the aftermath of the strikes, as a massive fire ripped through tents near the southern gazan city. at least 45 people were killed — including women and children — at a camp for displaced people.

that's according to the hamas—run health ministry. the israel defence force say the air strike killed two senior members of hamas. appearing before the knesset on monday, israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, called it a "tragic mishap". the united nations secretary general antonio guterres responded to the strike, saying... sunday's air strike happened near a un facility in the tal al—sultan area, about two kilometres north—west of the centre of rafah. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson has more on the attack — and a warning, her report contains some upsetting images. morning didn't end the nightmare, but it brought the children, picking through the debris of the dead. the burned remains of shelters mark the place where israel says a top hamas commander was hiding among thousands

of displaced families fleeing the fighting in rafah to the south. translation: we were - preparing our children's beds for the night and we heard a very loud noise and fire erupted all around us. all the children started screaming, the shelter was shaking and our room was full of shrapnel. the air strike hit an area seen as outside israel's current military assault. shouting israel says it used precise munitions, intelligence, and aerial surveillance to reduce the risk to civilians — but that the strike ignited fires across the camp. local reports suggest there was a fuelling station nearby. gaza's hamas—run government says dozens were killed and injured, many of them children. hospitals starved of supplies

now flooded with patients, the barely alive. the emotionally dead. shouting israel's army says it has launched an investigation. last night, the idf targeted two hamas commanders in rafah whose hands were drenched in israeli blood. civilian casualties are desperately sad, but this is the war hamas wanted and started. yesterday, hamas rockets were fired from rafah towards tel aviv and surrounding israeli towns. all those heading for urban areas were intercepted. gaza's civilians can't rely on their government's defences. a family car, today a makeshift hearse for his only sister. where israel and hamas talk of victory, families

count their losses until all that is left are the people and then even they are gone. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. with me is hani almadhoun, the director of philanthropy of unrwa usa — the united nations agency for palestine refugees. thank you for being with us once again. i want to begin with the statement we sought from benjamin netanyahu, the prime minister of israel, calling what happened near rafah on a displacement camp a tragic mishap — what's your reaction to that, your assessment of that? $5 assessment of that? as a palestinian, _ assessment of that? as a palestinian, these words | assessment of that? as a - palestinian, these words mean very little. these words are cheap, talk is cheap. i'd love to see an action where there is an actual cease—fire. my folks, it might colleagues at ingres are under threat and constant

attacks, they lack safety and food. those were areas where we needed to have with us for palestinians. when we talk about we got caught, sorry, this is a mistake, group c, you don't kill a0 people and say "it's an group c, we didn't mean to," we've lost many of our family mean to," we've lost many of ourfamily members and we know it's a mistake, they had nothing to do with any of this. but sadly, no press releases to say "sorry, we killed your family by accident," we are not really interested in apology to us right now. but we need is more aid to go to the people who need it and safety for those who have nothing to do with this. and talk to us about what a tented area like the one that was hit is like — in terms of getting out amid a fire, extinguishing it with limited water, and then hospitals

having to deal with a mass casualty event? paint usa paint us a picture. 78% of paint us a picture. 7896 of the gaza strip — paint us a picture. 7896 of the gaza strip now— paint us a picture. 7896 of the gaza strip now is _ paint us a picture. 7896 of the gaza strip now is under- gaza strip now is under evacuation orders. as you can imagine, it's already a crowded area, and now folks have to go with each other. we talked about the area in khan younis which is already overcrowded, there is no drinking waterfor people, and they ran out of tent so people are now sleeping in the streets, just trying to survive wherever they are promised safety. we understand that neither the places they are leaving or places they are leaving to our say. this is been shown over and over again, and ifeel like a broken record, but we know that there is no safety anywhere we go. i have folks who just moved from rafah and they say it's not a very pleasant situation, there's mosquitoes, trash, there's mosquitoes, trash, there's no food. people are

under siege from drones, and that's the reality. people can't leave, there's 300,000 people there and they are now under attack, and my family remains. and unfortunately, they are running out of supplies, but also there's a lot of generosity in various ways of death in gaza. my brother was in the valley and he feared for his life, he said he feared for his life, he said he was not going to take any calls and we pray for their safety. i calls and we pray for their safe . , , ., safety. i remember your interview— safety. i remember your interview with _ safety. i remember your interview with the - safety. i remember your interview with the bbc l safety. i remember your i interview with the bbc last when you are talking with her brother, you and your brother were setting up a soup kitchen and we know that you manage to feed families in the north, but we know that some idf operations have resumed again in the north of the gaza strip — what does that mean for that soup kitchen? 50 - what does that mean for that soup kitchen?— soup kitchen? so literally, the tanks are _ soup kitchen? so literally, the tanks are two _ soup kitchen? so literally, the tanks are two blocks - soup kitchen? so literally, the tanks are two blocks away - soup kitchen? so literally, thel tanks are two blocks away from where my family is sheltering, and three blocks away from the

soup kitchen. so we suspended the operation three days ago. this is a family service for ourfriends and this is a family service for our friends and neighbours, because it's a real threat of drones. so most people in that area evacuated a little bit west from that, but my brother started giving out bread, so we found a bakery and thanks to the work of unwra and other un agencies that deliver flower and fuel to the bakeries that sell them at a discount to cover labour. so we are doing that to help people, but it's a bleak picture and very unsafe. there's really no more aid to give away, like the agencies like unwra had to close up shop in wrath and they stayed as long as they could. but now we are where we are and we want a cease—fire and more aid. —— in the wrath of. there are 19 groups calling for

the un security council to take action, do you think there will be action? i action, do you think there will be action?— be action? i hope so but i'll believe it — be action? i hope so but i'll believe it when _ be action? i hope so but i'll believe it when i've - be action? i hope so but i'll believe it when i've seen i be action? i hope so but i'llj believe it when i've seen it. we got so close to a cease—fire, there's a lot of... "sorry, this is closed, go here," and it's unfortunate because real people are starved today. i put a picture on my facebook of a cute girl was served rice, and a doctor in michigan called me to tell me the girl was severely malnourished, the muscle tissue was deteriorating. he said he's been seeing it more and more of people in my videos. i didn't think of that, i know it's real, but the doctor flagged it right away. real, but the doctor flagged it right away-— real, but the doctor flagged it riuhtawa. ., ~ ., , right away. thank you for being with us. thank _ right away. thank you for being with us. thank you _ right away. thank you for being with us. thank you for - right away. thank you for being with us. thank you for having i with us. thank you for having me. papua new guinea says it is evacuating nearly 8,000 people amid warnings of another landslide. this comes as officials estimated more than 2,000 people were buried alive in the massive landslide that swept over villages

in the northern part of the country on friday. aid agencies say they're struggling to reach people as rocks are still falling, and the ground is still moving. the unstable terrain is making work dangerous for rescue teams. the government has formally asked for international help to cope with the disaster that hit a remote village in enga province. 0ur correspondent katy watson has been monitoring the developments from sydney. help is desperately needed here in enga province. but while people wait for it to arrive, there is nothing else for it. they are digging through debris with any tool they can find. nearly four days on from the landslide, few bodies have been pulled from the rubble. while this family is able to bury their loved one, not many here are being afforded this moment. translation: l have 18 - of my family members buried under the debris and soil that i'm standing on, and a lot more family members in the village i cannot count.

i am the landowner here, but i cannot retrieve the bodies, so i'm standing here helplessly. it was three in the morning on friday when the landslide struck, wiping out well over 100 houses while residents were asleep. the problem is, it is so deep, it is really difficult to recover the bodies from underneath the heavy debris. and the land is still sliding, rocks are continuing to fall. papua new guinea has called for international assistance. neighbouring australia has already responded and humanitarian agencies are on the ground. but more help is needed in what's looking more like a recovery than a rescue mission. this is a community in mourning and people here are still waiting to say their goodbyes. katy watson, bbc news. the bbc has been hearing how

people in a remote part of northern nigeria are hiding in the bush, out of fear of further kidnappings. it comes after more than 100 people were reported missing and ten people killed, after militants abducted residents of from a remote village in the west african nation. fighters suspected to be part of the group boko haram reportedly carried out the attack in niger state, in the remote village of kuchi. the region has seen an increase in similar attacks in recent months. it's estimated more than 500 people have been kidnapped by armed groups in north—central nigeria this year. 0ur africa correspondent simi jolaoso reports from lagos. it was mainly women and children that were taken from this remote village in niger state called kuchi. those who are left are terrified — one resident told me people are hiding in bushes, especially after some of the raters returned on sunday night. now i

spoke to the niger state commissionerfor spoke to the niger state commissioner for homeland security — he first of all disputed that number, saying it's not necessarily up to 160 people that were taken, some people that were taken, some people might be missing after running away amidst the chaos. he also told me about a multi plan to try and combat any further attacks — he said this plane would comprise of military operations that would block kidnappers from being able to enter or escape these villages. however, critics have said that the government simply isn't doing enough, and set the government has shown a lack of urgency and has neglected these local government areas in rural areas. one charity, amnesty international, said this latest abduction is an indication of authorities utter failure to protect the lives of nigerians. 0ver protect the lives of nigerians. over the last month, there have been several raids across

villages, especially by armed gangs, specifically to kidnap people for ransom. these objections are rampant across these northern states of the country. and it's unclear whether these gains are affiliated with jihadist groups whose growth is another fear for many living in these areas. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at another story making the headlines. the labour leader has pledged to "stop the chaos" and "rebuild the country" in his first major speech of the election campaign. sir keir starmer appealed to undecided voters, and urged people to trust him to deliver economic stability and protect national security. incumbent rishi sunak was also out campaigning and dismissed the speech as "waffle" — saying it contained "not a single plan for the future". let's have a listen. whatever the polls say, i know there are countless people who haven't decided how they'll

vote in this election. they still have questions about us. "has labour changed enough? to i trust them with my money, our borders, our security?" my answer is, yes, you can! meanwhile, visiting a football club in buckinghamshire, rishi sunak defended the conservative's plan for mandatory national service for 18—year—olds. he said it was a "bold" proposal which would foster a culture of service and strengthen the country's security. you're live with bbc news. ukrainian president volodymr zelensky is urging western allies to use all means possible, including coercion, to pressure russia into peace. however, the ukrainian leader rejected the idea of inviting russia to a planned peace summit in switzerland next month — and has long maintained that he would not directly negotiate with moscow until all forces had left ukrainian territory, including crimea. mr zelensky made the comments in spain, where madrid pledged to provide over one billion euros in support to ukraine's military this year. the agreement runs for

a decade, and promises to supply modern military hardware and protect food export routes. 0ur reporter guy hedgecoe, in spain has more. mr sanchez, the spanish prime minister, has said that this help will include patriot missiles, leopard tanks, and ammunition — sojust over one billion euros' worth of military material there. but this is a bilateral deal that goes beyond just purely providing ukraine with weapons — it will also expand into areas of reconstruction of ukraine, as well, and also into humanitarian areas, as well, support in those certain areas. so, mr sanchez and mr zelensky were both presenting this as a very significant bilateral deal which, as they present it, is notjust about this military material that's being presented today — or which will be presented over the coming

months — but something which goes much beyond that and into the coming years, as well. on tuesday, mr zelensky will visit belgium to sign a security pact with the country's prime minister. a us bipartisan congressional delegation met with taiwan's new president on monday, in a show of support. the visit follows china's military drills that surrounded the island just days after president william lai was inaugurated. the co—chair of congress' taiwan caucus, representative andy barr, said the united states fully supports taiwan militarily, diplomatically, and economically. beijing strongly opposed the trip saying it undermines us—china relations. one of the top issues for american voters in this presidential race — along with the economy — is immigration. the number of undocumented migrants crossing the southern border into the us hit record highs in december — though those figures are now down significantly. rescue crews in the us state of texas tell the bbc they witnessed an unprecedented rate of drownings over the last year—and—a—half, as more people try to make

the deadly river crossing over the borderfrom mexico. 0ur correspondent tom bateman reports from the border town of eagle pass. a warning this report contains some distressing images. where the deadly waters of the rio grande meet the razor wire of america's southern frontier, a woman has waded her way from the mexican side, finally reaching the safety of us soil. she pleads to cross the fence. she has gone back into the water. oh, my goodness, oh, my goodness, oh, my goodness. an activist films the scene as the woman met by us guards returns to the river, which is notorious for the numbers killed trying to cross. herfate is now unknown. directly on the other side, it goes slower, you can see through and you can see the river right there. we joined a volunteer who saw the scene unfold. here, at the ground zero of america's bitter

feud over immigration. in texas, drownings have risen dramatically in the last 18 months, as the numbers of people trying to cross into the us hit record highs. i felt very helpless there, and i felt like there was nothing that i could do. and i remind myself that telling her story, telling what i witnessed, that words have power. this is one person, one story, but this is happening hundreds of times on our border. we are out with a rescue crew. geared up to fight fires, these days, they are the first responders to a global surge of movement, as people fleeing conflict or seeking work in america encounter its hidden dangers. people don't understand when they cross, right now, it looks slow, but as soon as they get in, they are going to feel the power of the river, and it is always in the middle area, and they underestimate it. a border patrol brings its boat

in, but the rescue team's hopes quickly fade. they pull the body of a man to the shore. no—one knows where hisjourney started, only how it ends, a fate these teams see here every day. this man's pockets have been checked. they found no documentation, no id, so at the moment nobody knows who he is, where he has come from, which country he has come from. we have heard so many of the political rows about this issue of immigration, but in the end, this is the human cost. there are no recent official figures on the numbers killed in the river. hundreds drowned last year. the republican governor of texas says his troops and razor wire deter crossings — a claim activists reject, saying they have made it more dangerous. tragedy keeps flowing into this riverside town. immigration is now a decisive election issue at home,

but one they know here along the border also needs global answers, in the town where they bury the dead with no names. tom bateman, bbc news, eagle pass, in texas. after nearly five weeks, closing arguments in donald trump's hush money case will begin on tuesday. the former us president faces 3a charges for allegedly falsifying business records to cover up payments made to adult film star stormy daniels ahead of the 2016 election. he has denied all of the allegations. if found guilty, mr trump would become the first former us president with a criminal conviction, and the first major party candidate to run for the white house as a felon. ahead of the closing arguments and jury deliberations, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke with robert costa, cbs chief elections and campaign correspondent. he is very much unhappy with this case. it has been a burden for him politically, it's eaten

up a tonne of his time when he wants to be focused on president biden in the general election. and whether he's convicted or not, you can expect donald trump, according to his allies, defend his grievances throughout the rest of the summer about this case. at the same time, i'm told by sources close to president biden they'll use the culmination of this case, the end of it as an opportunity to finally start to talk a little bit more about trauma's conduct, to bring that into the light. they've been a bit hands talk about this case because it's an ongoing criminal trial. let's turn to some important news around the world. armenian officials say police have detained hundreds of demonstrators demanding the resignation of the country's prime minister. the country says many of the anti—government protesters have been released. it follows an agreement last month to hand over disputed territory in the tavush region to neighbouring azerbaijan. a russian foreign ministry official has suggested

that the country may be close to taking the taliban off its list of banned groups — that's according to russian state—run news reports. the country designated the taliban as a terrorist group in 2003. it comes as russia has reportedly invited the afghan taliban to saint petersburg next month for an international economic forum. extreme weather around the world this weekend has left a number of countries reeling. in the us, storms left 22 people dead. sunday saw more than 600 reports of storm damage across 20 states — making it the busiest severe weather day in the us this year. meanwhile, at least 16 people are dead after a cyclone battered coastal parts of the south asian subcontinent. and neighbouring pakistan is in the grip of a heatwave with temperatures rising above 52 celsius — or 125 fahrenheit. a cancer charity is warning people to do more to protect themselves from the sun as the number of melanoma skin—cancer cases in the uk continues to rise. cancer research uk predicts there will be a record 20,800 cases diagnosed this year —

up from a yearly average of 19,300 between 2020 and 2022. with more, here's our correspondent chi chi izundu. going to take a locating photograph. these are just some of the examples of what melanoma skin cancer can look like and, according to cancer research uk, the number of cases of this serious and often most dangerous form of the disease is on the rise. rates of melanoma have increased by almost a third over a decade. it is more common in the elderly. among those aged over 80, there was a 57% rise, while amongst those aged 25 to a9, there was a 7% increase. 17,000 melanoma cases every year are preventable. and one source of the uv radiation comes from the sun, damaging skin cells and causing cancer. we think there are a few different reasons for this

record high of melanoma skin cancer cases. the main one being too much exposure to ultraviolet or uv radiation from the sun and sunbeds. but there are other factors at play as well. here in the uk, we have an ageing population, and age is a big risk factor for cancer. we also have a growing population, so when you have more people, we are going to see more cases. another reason the figures are up is because people are getting better at spotting abnormalities and going to the gp. last month, experts revealed a game—changing jab is being trialled on british patients which has dramatically reduced the risk of melanoma returning. but prevention is key. in order to stay safe apply generously high factor sunscreen often, cover up and avoid the sun between 11am and 3pm. chi chi izundu, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news.

hello. the weather over the bank holiday weekend was quite changeable for many of us, and more of the same in the days ahead. tuesday for many will be a rather cloudy day, rain at times, a bit of sunshine, i think, later on in the afternoon. now, the weather front that's approaching us is already visible on the satellite picture. it's not particularly big, it's not going to be particularly wet, but i think enough of the low pressure to give us a fairly dreary day, at least for a time. now, through the night, cloud and rain will approach western parts of the uk, but towards the east, it's generally clear. so, from norwich to newcastle and aberdeen, i think here, first thing in the morning, some sunshine and temperatures around 8—9 — a bit milder out towards the west where we've got these atlantic winds. so, here's all of that cloud and some rain spreading across the country. later in the day,

sunshine developing. certainly, i think the afternoon is looking brighter in northern ireland, and there'll be sunny spells in wales and the midlands. and in fact, through the course of the evening, i think there'll be some late brightness as well as that weather front slowly drifts into the north sea. so, that's tuesday. the low pressure still with us on wednesday. you can see these weather fronts are dragging their heels, and i think on wednesday, it's going to be more of a day of sunny spells and heavy showers. some of the showers will be thundery in parts of scotland and i think along these eastern counties, so the further west you are on wednesday, the drier and sunnier it'll be. in fact, some of these western coasts could end up having a beautiful day — for example, in northern ireland and the welsh coasts. here's thursday — a northerly breeze, so a little on the cool side, and i think showers may become frequent in other areas, so no two days are going to be the same in the week ahead. temperatures 16—18 celsius, so really more of the same, something that we've been used to for days now. that's thursday. now you might be thinking

about the weekend already. it's not long now. the high pressure is expected to build across the uk and last all through the weekend, so that does promise some settled weather, and i think a lot of sunshine on the way as well. in fact, if you look at your apps, they should be already pointing to plenty of sunshine for friday, saturday, and sunday, and the temperatures pretty decent — as long as we get those sunny spells. that's it for me, bye—bye.

china launches a brand new investment fund to propel its domestic chip industry and avert us restrictions. that friction between the us and china has allowed malaysia to step in as a new hotspot for semiconductor factories. hello and welcome to business today. i'm steve lai. to our top story — china has launched a brand new semiconductor investment fund, its largest one to date. the fund is worth over $a7 billion, and comes as china tries to boost development of its domestic chip industry, amid us restrictions on beijing's access to advanced chips. china's finance ministry is the largest shareholder of the fund, along with investments from various government enterprises and state—owned banks.

those tensions between washington and beijing over