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 defense forces 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". mr netanyahu said israel will follow policy as it looks into the matter. translation: and ralph, we already evacuated _ translation: and ralph, we already evacuated about - translation: and ralph, we already evacuated about a - already evacuated about a million uninvolved residents. and despite our best efforts not not harm the uninvolved, a tragic incident occurred yesterday. we are investigating the case and will draw the conclusions —— and rafah. 0ur diplomatic correspondent paul adams, who's injerusalem, says israel is once again facing international condemnation. israeli officials have been scrambling all day to try and figure out what went wrong in rafah. how was it that a precision strike involving what they called reduced weapons resulted in a fireball that killed dozens and wounded scores more?

the scenes from rafah were truly appalling. many of those who died were burned beyond recognition. the israelis are saying that they are investigating closely. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said that it appears to have been a tragic mishap — stopping short of admitting responsibility for this, but clearly indicating that, in the view of the israeli military, something appears to have gone wrong. was this an intelligence failure? how did they not know that so many people were living in that area, in flimsy shelters, in tents and under plastic? what was the source of the flammable material that resulted in a fireball that lasted for more than two hours? all of these questions need to be answered. and, of course, the israelis know that the eyes of the world are on them following the decision, the order by the international court ofjustice that nothing more

should happen in rafah that would cause even more suffering to the civilian population. incidents like the air strike in rafah really fatally undermine israel's rationale for continuing its operation in that area, and its argument that it is doing all of this within the rules of international law. so, there are many, many questions for israel to answer, and i suspect that fairly soon, we will hear some more detailed explanation about what they think happened there. 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 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 3am 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. joining me to discuss is mate bagossy, who is leading the un development programme's humanitarian response in papua new guinea.

good to have you. the latest we've been hearing is there is an evacuation order in place for almost 8000 people as the ground is still moving. what's the latest that you can tell us about that? are people able to get out? about that? are people able to net out? . ~' ,, about that? are people able to net out? ., ~ i. ., ., get out? thank you for having me. so get out? thank you for having me- so yes. _ get out? thank you for having me. so yes, around _ me. so yes, around approximately almost 8000 people have been identified as leaving the area that's under imminent threat of further landslide. therefore, we need to organise significantly — does need some preparation, some people live in areas that are much more exposed than others, by evacuation is probably needed while we also await for further geological expertise. await for further geological expertise-_ await for further geological exertise. �* i. expertise. are you getting the hel that expertise. are you getting the help that is — expertise. are you getting the help that is needed _ expertise. are you getting the help that is needed there - expertise. are you getting the help that is needed there on l help that is needed there on the ground? because i know that it's difficult terrain, there's been a request for international aid workers to be

able to access area, is that coming? we've seen scenes of people having to dig through that area with whatever they have at hand. 50 that area with whatever they have at hand.— that area with whatever they have at hand. so yes, there are two sites _ have at hand. so yes, there are two sites to _ have at hand. so yes, there are two sites to this. _ have at hand. so yes, there are two sites to this. one _ have at hand. so yes, there are two sites to this. one is - two sites to this. one is the search and recovery of bodies — very unlikely at this stage we will find any more survivors. the other of course is the provision of assistance for those who have been affected and the survivors. so efforts are under way, there's already some limited amount of supplies that have been delivered through the provincial demonstration, the catholic church and other partners. this is mainly food and water, and we have a very good engagement and support by the international partners, including the united nations agencies and ngos. this morning, we had a disaster management team meeting, convening different international actors, and the feedback has been very positive. support is under way.

some items that are in papua new guinea and are being delivered to the diaspora area, others are being flown from australia and other bilateral partners. so overall, we expected the assistance might be delayed, it will come in stages, of course, it's not just the initial stage we are having now, tomorrow there will be more and so on. but we hope the needs will be covered ultimately.— the needs will be covered ultimately. the needs will be covered ultimatel . ~ , ultimately. we were seeing in the report _ ultimately. we were seeing in the report these _ ultimately. we were seeing in the report these scenes - ultimately. we were seeing in the report these scenes of. ultimately. we were seeing in the report these scenes of a l the report these scenes of a community absolutely devastated — just talk to us about the grief there on the ground, with so many people now affected, it must be overwhelming. it is overwhelming, _ must be overwhelming. it is overwhelming, i— must be overwhelming. it is overwhelming, i think - must be overwhelming. it 3 overwhelming, i think many of us here have significant experience here in humanitarian operations. and it's a very tragic environment, as you can imagine, people are in shock and this was very unexpected. landslides do occur regularly in this part of the country,

especially in the highlands, but not of this magnitude and in areas this populated. this was really very unlucky, the exact location where it happened, so people are trying to dig up their relatives, and psychosocial support is one of the needs identified through the needs identified through the first assessments. this will be very difficult for them to recover from the shock — but also i'd like to highlight the enormous dignity and work, and resilience of these people of enga province who have been really exposed to irregular disasters. it was very impressive for us to be underground yesterday, ijust underground yesterday, i just came underground yesterday, ijust came back from a particular location, it was sad and difficult indeed. i location, it was sad and difficult indeed.- difficult indeed. i can imagine- _ difficult indeed. i can imagine. is— difficult indeed. i can imagine. is there - difficult indeed. i can imagine. is there a i difficult indeed. i can - imagine. is there a warning system for something like this? i can imagine the needs as well will be great when so people must�*ve lost their homes. 50

must've lost their homes. so pa - ua must've lost their homes. sr papua new guinea is a country exposed to different natural hazards, from cyclones to hurricanes. so there are warnings for volcanic eruptions, but not particularly for landslides. what we're doing with the united nations is supporting the of papua new guinea by establishing risk hazard mappings of different provinces that we hope will promote better arrangements in terms of appellation settlements and safety, insecurity and preemptive works. but there's a lot of works. but there's a lot of work to be done in the longer term, and resettlement could potentially be one, evacuation and so on. we have a challenge here that available, safe land is a problem in papua new guinea. so all resettlement plans need to be discussed. thank you so much for taking the time to be with us. thank

ou. 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. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. sir keir starmer has pledged to "stop the chaos" and "rebuild the country" in his first major speech of the election campaign.

the labour leader 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? "do 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. 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. south africans have had to live with an unreliable energy grid for years. scheduled blackouts have cost the country thousands ofjobs and billions of dollars in lost business. but in the last few months, something has changed — the country has experienced an unusually steady supply of electricity. as south arricans prepare to vote in a general election, some critics are concerned it could be the result of electioneering. but others believe that south africa's energy problem is finally being fixed. the bbc�*s nomsa maseko reports. this power station is one

of south africa's many power plants that are coming back online to help minimise the country's electricity crisis. this is a move the government hopes will lessen rolling blackouts, which have crippled the economy and forced south africans to turn to alternatives. all of these efforts are orchestrated. there's nothing sudden about what you are seeing today. and, in fact, the picture looks even exceptionally better. what is it? i'm happy to say to the country as i stand before you today the energy availability effect of eskom has breached the 70% mark. so, at 70.78 — that's significant. the last time we achieved this was in august 2021. but many people are sceptical. they believe the current reprieve from rolling blackouts is a campaign gimmick by the governing anc to get votes.

i do think it might be a ploy for the votes because it is odd that the timing as well of the load shedding. we had had problems before, but now all of a sudden it's better. i think once the elections come, we will see if that was the true standard of our electricity or is itjust a ploy? i live in constant fear of when it's coming back and what will that mean for us. because now everything is sort of back to normal—ish. like everybody else in south africa, it . is...affected us so badly. i mean, we had to lose many stuff around it, l but we still have hope that one day it will get better here. - the impact of the power cuts have been felt across the board, including massive job losses, and in some cases it has become a matter of life and death, with many health workers lamenting its effects on their ability to look after patients. when the electricity goes down, you've got newborn babies

in incubators who need to be kept warm, etc. and you would have the junior nurses and the junior doctors run into paediatric ward to actually hold the babies and keep the babies warm because the incubators aren't working. 0pposition parties have taken the government to court to force the country's power utility, eskom, to ensure that hospitals, police stations and schools are exempted from power cuts. but the government is opposing this move. south africans hope that that particular instance in our democracy, you know, has awakened us to saying that we need to get rid of this government, we need a new government which are going to care for our people, a government that is going to prioritise, you know, the welfare of our people, the social welfare and social justice in our society. research shows that unemployment, power cuts, corruption and crime will be top of mind for millions of south africans as

they cast their ballots. nomsa maseko, bbc news. let's turn to some other 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. north korea said its attempt to launch a new military satellite failed on monday, when the rocket engine exploded mid flight. the attempt came hours after pyongyang warned that it would try to launch what would have been its second spy satellite into orbit byjune fourth. monday's launch became the north's latest failure, after two other fiery crashes last year. last summer, london's british museum admitted it had been the victim of theft, saying up to 2,000 items from its collections were missing, stolen, or damaged.

many were ancient greek and roman objects — removed from their storerooms, with some put on ebay. for a new bbc news investigation, our culture editor katie razzall has had special access to the museum. i can see a lot of white dots — what does that mean? exactly — the white dots are my way of marking out the ones that come from the british museum. if danish antiquities dealer dr ittai gradel is right, then you are looking at ancient gems that were stolen from the british museum, treasures he bought in good faith over years. how many gems here do you think belong to the british museum? i think it's about 150 here, and roughly the same amount in my drawer over there. more than two years before the global scandal about the thefts was revealed, ittai had warned the museum an insider was selling its artefacts online. back then, he was rebuffed. at first i was in shock, almost paralysed. ijust couldn't imagine it.

ittai has since handed over the gems he believes belong to the museum. and we followed his mission to find other missing artefacts. to paris... ..and a meeting with a collector ittai sold gems to. hi, lovely to meet you. the collector has asked us not to show his face. he never imagined these items could've belonged to the british museum. very, very sad story. but i'm happy it's going back to the museum. in 2023, a curator at the british museum, dr peter higgs, was sacked in connection with the thefts. he denies any wrongdoing, and the police are still investigating. our investigation has discovered that some of the items the british museum says have disappeared have been on quite a journey. two of the gems were unwittingly put on display at another museum, in germany, and 260 have ended up in washington, dc. the fbi is investigating.

we've had exclusive access to the british museum's own recovery programme. it still hasn't been able to prove in most cases that the objects belong to the museum because so many were never catalogued. it's now begun to register all its collection. there were things - that we could've done better as a museum, i and we've apologised. the museum today, a couple of years on as a result - of this saga, i think, is much more open, | much more transparent. the british museum says it has recovered almost half of the 1,500 items it believes were stolen or missing, but it's likely many others, particularly priceless ancient gold jewellery, will never be found. and hundreds of its artefacts have been damaged. katie razzall, bbc news. the world's longest—serving flight attendant, bette nash, has died at the age of 88, after nearly 70 years of airborne service. she had never officially retired from her role with american airlines.

the airline said she started with them in 1957 and held the guinness world record for longest—serving flight attendant. they said, "bette inspired generations "of flight attendants. "fly high, bette." and a 60—year—old argentine beauty queen's run for miss universe came to an end at the weekend, but alejandra rodriguez says herjourney is just the first step in changing society's perceptions. the trained attorney and journalist made headlines in april when she was crowned miss buenos aires, becoming the first person in her 60s to win a contest organised by the miss universe franchise. until 2023, contestants had to be between the ages of 18 and 28 — but as of this year, there is no upper age limit. the rules also changed to allow the participation of women who are married or divorced, and who have given birth or are pregnant. 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.

hello from the french riviera. i'm tom brook, and welcome to talking movies. and i'll look back at highlights from one of the world's biggest and most exciting international movie events, the cannes film festival.

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