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announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> this is bbc world news america. the supreme court strikes down a federal ban on bump stocks, attachments that increase a firing capacity of guns. cyril ramaphosa unelected to be reelected after his party strikes an unprecedented coalition deal with the opposition. as soon as him crisis deepens, we speak to an aid worker on the ground, one of millions displaced by the ongoing civil war. ♪ hello and welcome to world news america. in a significant ruling on gun

access, the u.s. supreme court struck down a federal ban on bump stocks, gun accessories that allow semi automatic rifles to fire more quickly. the court's conservative majority determined using firearms with the attachment does not meet the definition of a machine gun under federal law. in a 6-3 vote, the court ruled then president trump's administration overstepped its power when it issued the ban in 2018. that ban was imposed after deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. 58 people were killed in las vegas when a gunman used a bump stock attachment to fire more than 1000 rounds of ammunition. friday's supreme court ruling returns the responsibility for regulated bump stocks back to the individual states. more than a dozen states plus washington, d.c. come have already banned them. donald trump's campaign weighed in on the court's decision sang in a statement, president trump has been and always will be a fierce defender of americans

second minute rights and he is proud to be endorsed by the national rifle association. the right to keep and bear arms has never been more critical. and joe biden wants to take that right away from law-abiding americans. president trump won't let that happen, said the statement. eyes president harris meanwhile had this response. vice pres. harris: it was bump stocks that resulted in 60 people being dead in las vegas nevada. what the court did today is really rolling back what otherwise is important progress to be made to prevent gun violence in america. frankly, when we think about the decisions voters will make in november, there's a clear contrast where we stand and the former president. >> now our north america correspondent. anthony, this case hinged ultimately on a very technical point was stopped not all of the judges agreed but they did go through it in a lot of you tell

including diagrams. >> if you read the more -- read the majority opinion, talking but the 1934 firearms law that banned machines gun that said bump stocks, which used a recoil come to essentially pull the trigger multiple times, that did not count under this technical reading of the law. sony, a liberal justice who wrote the dissent, joined by other the will justices, set if it acts like a machine gun, it is a machine gun. if it walks like a duck ,quacks like a duck, it is a duck. the legislators who wrote this law was to ban things like this. usually conservative justice at the six who join the majority opinion look at original intent and this time they did not but they should have she said. >> we know gun rights, gun control in this country is a very polarizing issue. what does this ruling mean for that into the future and the ability of administration's to

make laws? >> if you look back at 2018 when the trump administration issued this regulation, they had a decision to make whether congress bans bump stocks through law or to pass a regulation. they decided to do this regulation. that was something the national rifle association was ok with. if they passed a law, there seemed to been a will to pass a law backed into been bump stocks, we would not have any of this litigation because it would be a clear law. instead they went through regulatory means. what you see with the supreme court decision is paring back the ability of executive agencies to issue regulations. this is involving guns, which a lot of the majority of the supreme court seem to be in favor of allowing vibrant gun rights. but i think it applies to anything. something your sing across the board. this conservative supreme court once delimit the bureaucracy's ability to have new relations while the minority will justices what to have an active federal government. >> thank you for that.

>> my pleasure. >> cyril ramaphosa is expected to be reelected president of south africa by parliament after his african national congress forged a groundbreaking power-sharing deal with the main opposition party, the democratic alliance was of the coalition agreement was reached just before parliament convened for the first time since an election which was held may 29. the expected reelection of cyril ramaphosa will seal his second and final term as president. democratic alliance leader john steen who was in said the coalition deal will change the course of the country. the anc lost its majority for the first time in 30 years after people across south africa faced sluggish economic growth and poor public services. for the first time, cabinet posts will be shared between parties in a democratic south africa. the debbie speaker from the democratic alliance was sworn in a short time ago. let's get the latest.

we go to our african correspondent who has been following those developments for us from cape town. barbara, what is the latest? what can you tell us? >> i have been following the developments through a very long day. this has involved the first sitting of the new parliament in which the newly elected members were sworn in and the speaker was elected and then the deputy speaker was elected and in the election for the president commenced. not to mention the deal you mentioned, the unprecedented deal between the african national congress, the party of liberation that helped to end apartheid, and one of its key rivals, the democratic alliance. it was that agreement that really created the backing for the expected reelection of the president cyril ramaphosa. >> barbara, put into context for us just how historic, how

groundbreaking is this deal? >> think about it this way. the democratic alliance, first of all, is seen as a party that represents the interests of the white minority. that is something that it denies but it is a reputation that is hard to shake. secondly, it is a party that advocates free-market economics. that is at odds with the anc's left-wing tradition like social welfare policies. there has been opposition within the agency to any sort of agreement with it but that has anyway been forged. the anc leaders have said, well, first of all, this agreement does not just about the democratic alliance but other parties as well. they're calling it a national unity government but it is more like a grand coalition. secondly, they say this does not mean we give up our identity and our ideologies and policies. this is something we can negotiate. thirdly, this is the best option for stability.

really, it is a seismic shift in the politics of south africa. you're talking about the anc having dominated politics for the past 30 years now being forced to share power because it losses our majority for the first time in recent elections. the main party which will be sharing parties -- for which will be sharing power, although there are others, is the democratic alliance. it will be interesting going forward. also, there are other parties not involved. these are anc breakaway factions , breakaway parties which did not want to join on with this sort of agreement. so if this new coalition government doesn't deliver in terms of economic reforms, in terms of the expectation of the voters for economic improvements, those parties could benefit. at the polls show many south africans do want this to succeed. >> thank you for bringing us up-to-date.

the u.s. has impose financial sanctions on an extremist israeli group for attacking humanitarian aid convoys heading to gaza. the u.s. state department sent the u.s. assets will be frozen and americans will be barred from dealing with the group. it has links to the israeli village in jewish settlers and the occupied west bank. the sanctions are imposed under an executive order that use president joe biden signed last february to tackle rising settler violence. in may, the the group member set fire to two trucks near hebron carrying humanitarian aid for palestinians in gaza. aid agencies have long warned about other difficulties in getting essential supplies to people in gaza. a spokesman for the u.n. children's agency told the bbc one convoy was denied entry into northern gaza despite having all the necessary documents to enter. he said such incidents are common. the united nations warns or than

one million people in gaza could pay starvation by the middle of july and this more aid is allowed into the enclave. let's talk about all of this. i'm joined now by the former u.s. special envoy for middle east humanitarian affairs. thank you for joining us. on the point of those sanctions that the u.s. is to impose on the group attacking him at a train aid convoys, what impact do you think those sanctions will have? >> our hope is the sanctions like proceeding sanctions directed against those leading violence against palestinians in the west bank will send the message that there is no tolerance here in the united states and should be done in israel for those who violate the law of a particular when the actions they undertake are intended to block humanitarian assistance to innocent palestinians or to do harm to innocent palestinians. >> the u.s. position is this has

been going on for months. the state of spoke -- the state department spokesperson spoke about that today. if that continues after the sanctions have been impose, are there further options available to the u.s.? >> the united states will always give options which are appropriate under our laws and executive authority under consideration as to whether there are other measures to be taken, which again, are appropriate. but i can't comment on hypotheticals. >> and if we move to talk about the peace deal we have been talking about for weeks and months now, it would appear negotiations to get israel and hamas to the first age of that proposal as outlined by president biden to ask ago, that those talks are at an impasse. is are likely to be any back timely going on at the moment or other efforts to keep things moving? >> the u.s. has exerted every possible effort through all the channels available, particularly

with andrew the governments of qatar and egypt, to see if this agreement which israel has agreed to and hamas has not can and fact be put into place. and i recall there could be a cease-fire tonight. there could be an end to the fighting. there could be an end to the suffering of innocent palestinians in gaza tonight were hamas to agree. but as secretary blinken has said, at a point, if there is continued provocation on the part of hamas-if there are conditions put forward by hamas, the one must ask the question, is hamas serious? does it really want an end to the fighting, an end to the suffering of the palestinian people it maintains it is concerned about? >> in the absence of such a deal, if the answer to those questions is they don't and the humanitarian situation continues to worsen, aid agencies saying

they can't get aid in, fuel, etc., is there anything else the u.s. could do to help those civilians who are suffering until a point at -- on some that a cease-fire does come? >> the united states is exerting efforts on two different fronts. the first is a unilaterally. we are working through the marine corps to we have established into central gaza as well as continuing airdrops to provide assistance into gaza. but with our partners in the humanitarian community, with israel we are also working as actively come as aggressively as we can to see that additional routes are open, the facilitation on existing routes is made so that aid not only can enter gaza, but can be distributed throughout gaza. it is that lack of distribution that is the key point now where since the beginning of the rafah operation, there is been a significant drop in delivered

assistance to the people of gaza. >> eight agencies would say that is because in large part to the security situation within gaza because the idf is continuing to airstrike, has tanks there, and continuing to control entry into gaza that the aid agencies just can't get there aid into gaza. what can the u.s. do to move that point along? >> the u.s. has talked extensively with responsible figures in the government of israel as well as with the humanitarian committee -- community, the u.n. and others, to examine how to make more efficient and safer the movement of aid through the existing channel. the northern entry points central entry plot about all, the remaining and major entry point of south has been doing for many weeks now, just across the border in gaza and cannot be

delivered in. security is a challenge. looting is a challenge. criminal gangs. but israel has the ability to do more as international community can do more to work through the problems that exist now and find creative means of getting that aid to the people who needed. that is what has to be done as urgently as possible. >> david satterfield,'s peschel envoy -- special envoy. thank you for joining us. the u.s. is providing 315 million dollars in additional humanitarian assistance for sudan is the civil war rages on. the announcement from usaid to samantha power comes after the u.n. security council demanded an end to the siege. it is the last big city incidents darfur region remaining in the hands of the country's army that is been fighting the paramilitary rapid support forces for more than a

year now. over 1.5 million people are sheltering in the city. food, water, medical supplies are running low. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. told the council that fighting in sudan has created the world's worst humanitarian crisis. for more on all of this, i've been speaking to medglobal's country director in sudan. he is one of the nearly tinley of people who have been displaced by this contest 10 million people have been displaced by this conflict. finally people are estimated to suffer extreme hunger. -- 5 million people are estimated to suffer extreme hunger. can you describe the situation on the ground? >> according to iom, a financial organization for migration, till million people -- 10 million people fled their homes and are directed by the conflict.

we see this is a huge figure, adding pressure on so many other we can call it safe areas. this >> the conflict has been an externally violent one for the last 14 months or so. what is the magical situation like in terms of helping people and what is needed? >> all of the health facilities probably 80% have been destroyed by indiscriminate shelling and some has been occupied by different armed groups, especially the rapid support force. in darfur last week, there was an attack on a hospital that is quite big. it is the capital city of the north darfur state where doctors

and health staff have been affected directly by this, either being killed or injured. in the other parts where we work now, because there are quite a number of internally displaced people, idp's, they are lacking a lot of safe -- they are adding pressure on small border cities. medglobal is helping with the funding from the united nations in maintaining the hospital, providing medicines, providing equipment, providing training as well as looking after nutrition. the access to food remains priority for the internally displaced people. >> when you're talking about finding, we know 1/5 funding the

u.n. has appealed for has actually been given over this point. today the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. linda thomas-greenfield said the world needs to wake up to the catastrophe that is happening before our eyes. why is the world not awake to that catastrophe do you think? >> i think it is a major issue. the sudan crisis is the forgotten crisis in the world because of what is going on in ukraine, what is going on in gaza, and so on. much of the institutional donors like the united states, united kingdom, and others, are having more attention and forgetting this will stop people -- forgetting this. people are suffering. as you rightly say, less than 1/5 that is required for humanitarian response by all the humanitarian agencies in sudan has been committed and flowing.

just this evening i hear that the u.s. aid, the united states eight has offered $351 million, which is a drop in the sea but it is better than nothing. >> is there any indication this conflict could be brought to an end anytime soon? >> as humanitarians and also as sudanese just coming from even and eastern -- living in eastern sudan, it is a proxy war which is opening up in many areas. i myself am internally displaced. i live in khartoum. my house is completely looted. having an idea of when this war will end or this conflict will end, it will be difficult to predict unless there is an honest efforts by the world, by

the united nations, u.s. coming to the root causes of this war and trying to solve that and reach a cease-fire. >> at the g7 summit in italy today, talks have been dominated by concerns about trade relations with china and the country support for russia's war in ukraine. joe biden says while china is not supplying weapons, it does provide russia with the ability and technology to reduce them. president putin says russia would be ready to stop fighting in ukraine and begin peace talks if kyiv withdraws its troops and agrees not to join nato. putin plenty cannot negotiate with ukraine's president zelenskyy since his term has technically expired. ukraine's foreign minister said the proposal is absurd and u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin dismissed putin's demands saying

moscow had no right to dictate peace terms to ukraine. catherine, the princess of wales, has released an update on her health nearly three months after she revealed her cancer diagnosis along with any photo taken earlier this week in windsor. she said she's making good progress in her ongoing chemotherapy. she reveals she will be attending the king's official birthday on saturday. a royal correspondent reports. >> a new picture of the princess from the palace to mark a new stage in her journey. it has been almost three months since the princess revealed she was undergoing chemotherapy, something that followed surgery earlier in the year. >> the surgery was successful. however, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. my medical team therefore advised i should undergo a course of preventative

chemotherapy and i'm now in the early stages of that treatment. >> since then, prince william has worked alone and the palace has remained silent. the last week when asked about kate's progress, the prince said she was getting better, she would have loved to be at the d-day commemorations he said. from the princess this evening, a message about these past long months. "i making good progress," she wrote, "but is anyone going through chemotherapy will note, there are good days and bad days . on those bad days, you feel weak, tired, and you have to give in your body resting. but on the good days when you feel stronger and want to make the most of feeling well. when treatment is ongoing and will be for a few more months." tomorrow is the king's birthday parade, one of the biggest days

of the royal year and the princess as she will be there. back in the public eye with her children. there may be more public engagements to come this summer, but each one will depend on her health. "i am the princess not out of the woods -- i am," the princess wrote today "not out of the woods today." >> before we go, let's have a look at this rare event in the animal kingdom. twin baby elephants born in central thailand. only 1% of elephant births produce twins and even more rare to have a male and female combination as these two are. there you go. as always, you can find out all about the days news at our website bbc.com/news or check us out on your favorite social

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