they were not happy with the fact that shehbaz sharif has won again.bly basically announced that shehbaz sharif has gotten around 201 seats, votes, and his candidate, opposing candidate 0mer ayub has gotten only 92 votes. so let me give you a bit of a background also. this time, the general elections were quite contentious, as well. there were a lot of lot of allegations of fraud and rigging and everything, so pti—backed candidates in the parliament today, they were protesting the most about pm shehbaz sharif getting elected again. and you mentioned that there was that uproar. does that mean that the coalition that they've managed to bring together could be shaky going forward, or is it secure? well, so far, the coalition has been formed and it seems as if they are quite in agreement with each other, because if you even look at the formation of the government, they have very understandably distributed different ministries amongst each other. it is only the opposition at the moment, which is basically led by imran khan's pti party, and also the pti—back

shehbaz sharif got 201 votes in the parliament today. recent general elections in pakistan. they were already being called the most rigged elections by the opposition parties. there was a lot of allegations of frauds and irregularities, especially from the pti—backed candidates. so imran khan is currently in prison, but his independent candidates who are backed by his party, his pti party, actually won majority of the seats in the in the national assembly as well. so a lot of people were basically waiting to see who will get elected as the prime minister. so the pt! had nominated omar ayub as their candidate, but he only scored 92 votes. now, as prime minister, shehbaz sharif has been elected. now, the bigger question is how will this polarised and unstable parliament face all the challenges? let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. armed gangs in haiti have stomped the capital of port—au—prince, allowing inmates to escape. military personnel with ammunition and cars are going to reinforce the prison. police fired and fi

they were not happy with the fact that shehbaz sharif has won again.announced that shehbaz sharif has gotten around 201 seats, votes, and his candidate, opposing candidate 0mer ayub has gotten only 92 votes. so let me give you a bit of a background also. this time, the general elections were quite contentious, as well. there were a lot of lot of allegations of fraud and rigging and everything, so pti—backed candidates in the parliament today, they were protesting the most about pm shehbaz sharif getting elected again. and you mentioned that there was that uproar. does that mean that the coalition that they've managed to bring together could be shaky going forward, or is it secure? well, so far, the coalition has been formed and it seems as if they are quite in agreement with each other, because if you even look at the formation of the government, they have very understandably distributed different ministries amongst each other. it is only the opposition at the moment, which is basically led by imran khan's pti party, and also the pti—backed candidates

they were not happy with the fact that shehbaz sharif has won again.ced that shehbaz sharif has gotten around 200 and once seats, votes, and his candidate, his opposing candidate has got only 92 votes. to give you a bit of background also, this time the general elections were quite contentious as well. there were a lot of lot of allegations of fraud in rigging and everything. pti backed candidates in the parliament today were protesting the most about pm shehbaz sharif getting elected again. might that you mentioned that there was that uproar. does that mean that the coalition that they've managed to bring together could be shaky going forward or is it secure? well, so far, the coalition has been formed and it seems as if they are quite in agreement with each other because if you even look at the formation of the government, they have very understandably distributed different ministries amongst each other. it is only the opposition at the moment which is basically led by imran khan's pti party and also in the pti backed candidates in the parliament to

shehbaz sharif got 201 votes in the parliament today.called the most rigged elections by the opposition parties. there was a lot of allegations of frauds and irregularities, especially from the pti—backed candidates. so imran khan is currently in prison, but his independent candidates who are backed by his party, his pti party, actually won majority of the seats in the in the national assembly as well. so a lot of people were basically waiting to see who will get elected as the prime minister. so the pti had nominated 0mar ayub as their candidate, but he only scored 92 votes. now, as prime minister, shehbaz sharif has been elected. now, the bigger question is how will this polarised and unstable parliament will face all the challenges? let�*s take a look at some other stories in the headlines.... hundreds of supporters of the late russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, are queueing for a third consecutive day to visit his grave in moscow. mourners have added more red, white and yellow flowers to the pile on the grave which is now alm

shehbaz sharif has been re—elected as prime ministerfor a second term.ntroversial election, marred by allegations of widespread vote—rigging. mr sharif was elected by 201 votes to 92; he'll now preside over a coalition that has shut out followers of the jailed opposition leader, imran khan. last month's election produced no outright winner. independent candidates backed by imran khan's party won the most seats, but failed to get a majority. 0ur bbc urdu news reporter in islamabad, sahar baloch, has more. a lot of people from especially the candidates from the opposition parties surrounded and did not let him speakfor awhile parties surrounded and did not let him speak for awhile now. parties surrounded and did not let him speakfor awhile now. shehbaz sharif got 201 votes in the parliament today and there is also speaks of the recent elections, the recent general elections in pakistan. they were already being called the most rigged elections by the opposition parties would have a lot of allegations of fraud and irregularities especially from the pti backe

now, as prime minister, shehbaz sharif has been elected. polarised and unstable parliament face all the challenges? to the united states. donald trump has told supporters that he is "on a rocket to the republican nomination" for this year's election. it's after he overwhelmingly won primaries in three more states, edging closer to becoming the party's official candidate in this year's election. the former us president convincingly beat his only rival, nikki haley, in what are known as caucuses in michigan, missouri, and idaho. mr trump addressed a rally of supporters in virginia after the wins, with the contests taking place just days before what's known as super tuesday, when 15 states and one territory will vote. with your help, we will win big on super tuesday, and this november virginia is going to tell crooked joe biden, "you're fired!" "you're fired, get out of here!" get out of here, get out of the white house. we're also expecting results from the washington dc republican primary later today. the contest is seen as one of haley's be

>> shehbaz sharif come as you noted in your intro, is a second time prime minister. prime minister most recently -- april 2022-2023. he hails from the sharif family that has been in and out of power for many years now. as you also noted in your intro, this election was marred sort of an understatement, by rigging and vote tampering. even after the election results came out in which imran khan's party clearly by any objective measure won the most seats, we saw systematic process of changing the outcome to reduce imran's seats by about 25 to 30 seats. nermeen: could you explain pti and imran khan's popularity? he has been imprisoned. there are multiple cases against him and yet all of these people voted for independent candidates aligned with him. what explains that? >> again, some of your listeners will know imran khan himself was prime minister between 2018-2022. during that period, prior to that, he appealed in the vein of many i would say strongmen around the world the last decade or so to i think particularly the young population. i think having been jailed and hi

now, as prime minister, shehbaz sharif has been elected.uestion is how will this polarised and unstable parliament will face all the challenges? final vote counting is taking place following iran's parliamentary elections. unofficial figures put the turnout at about a0 %, which would be the lowest since the islamic revolution in 1979. iran's rulers had been pressing for high participation to help repair the regime's reputation, after nearly two years of protests sparked by the death in custody of the young woman, mahsa amini. for more on that i'm joined by caroline davies: the result of friday's elections are still not announced but, interestingly, some of the state newspapers here in iran have some of their own figures about turnout. these are all unofficial early indications of figures. but here it says that they believe that there's been a a1% turnout across iran. and here in the capital tehran, it's at 24%. now, if these figures are correct, a1% turnout across the country is historically low for parliamentary elections. sometimes, those

now, as prime minister, shehbaz sharif has been elected. question is how will this polarised and unstable parliament will face all the challenges? final vote counting is taking place following iran's parliamentary elections. unofficial figures put the turnout at about a0 %, which would be the lowest since the islamic revolution in 1979. iran's rulers had been pressing for high participation to help repair the regime's reputation, after nearly two years of protests sparked by the death in custody of a young woman, mahsa amini. our correspondent caroline davies is following developments: here it says turnout is 41% across the country and here, in the capital, tehran, it is at 24%. now, these figures have not been finalised yet but if these are correct, 41% was thought to be a historically low turnout for iran during these parliamentary elections. difficult to get a sense here about how people are feeling. many people do not want to speak to foreign media especially on camera but we were able to speak to a few. life is like in the country at t

shehbaz sharif got 201 votes in the parliament today.ent elections, the recent general elections in pakistan. they were already being called the most rigged elections by the opposition parties. there was a lot of allegations of frauds and irregularities, especially from the pti backed candidates. so imran khan is currently in prison, but his independent candidates who are backed by his party, his pti party, actually won majority of the seats in the national assembly as well. so a lot of people were basically waiting to see who will get elected as the prime minister. so the pti had nominated omar ayub as their candidate, but he only scored 92 votes. now, as prime minister, shahbaz sharif has been elected. now, the bigger question is how will this polarised and unstable parliament will face all the challenges? here in the uk, the chancellor says he wants to find a way to bring down the tax burden — but insists he'll do it in a way that's responsible. jeremy hunt will set out the government's tax and spending plans on wednesday, with growin

pakistan has re—elected shehbaz sharif as it's new prime minister, after weeks of uncertainty followingast month's election, which was marred by vote—rigging allegations. he beat his rival, omar ayub khan, who was backed by the jailed former prime minister, imran khan. now on bbc news — click. this week, we explore some of the latest innovations created by and for women... menopause is basically what happens when a woman's ovaries stop working. the access to these kind of data basically allow us to read the dna of over 200,000 women who are menopausal. ..the digital platform providing a safe space for women... communia is a first—of—its—kind social network that builds for social health. so you can connect with yourself as much as you connect with others. ..and the ai—generated couture collection. it was something that i wanted to wear in the metaverse, but it was also something i wanted to wear in real life. no longer taboo, the menopause has finally become a hot topic, with what many women can go through hopefully becoming better understood. so i've had a bit of a rubbish day today wit

now, as prime minister, shehbaz sharif has been elected. will this polarised and unstable parliament will face all the challenges? here in the uk, the chancellor says he wants to find a way to bring down the tax burden — but insists he'll do it in a way that's responsible. jeremy hunt will set out the government's tax and spending plans on wednesday, with growing calls within the conservative party to bring down taxes. labour said there was no measure that could be announced that would improve the conservatives�* record in power. our political correspondent harry farley reports. a big week for this man. his own mps wantjeremy hunt to cut taxes. others want more money for things like defence and housing. the chancellor was giving little away this morning, but he did give this hint. i do want, where it's possible to do so responsibly, to move towards a lower—tax economy, and i hope to show a path in that direction, but this will be a prudent and responsible budget for long—term growth. something he is thinking about is nicking labour's idea t

shehbaz sharif was elected as the prime minister with 211 votes against omar ayub khan who had won 92 votes. well, maybe it is for the question of how in the original tehreek-e-insaf election , even without the name of tehreek-e-insaf, he was ahead and other parties had less votes, but in in the end, the situation became like this: the presidency, the prime minister, the chairmanship of the parliament and even the government of punjab, which is the most important state of pakistan, belonged to various muslim leagues . the truth is that the elections in pakistan are very complicated, perhaps the most complicated elections in the country. or at least one of the most complicated ones in terms of the way of selection and the combination that is constantly expanding has greatly increased this complexity, that is, for example , the election we had on february 8 was for 205 seats in what in pakistan is called lower house or qaumi assembly. they say that there are 265 people, 60 representatives for women and 10 religious minorities with a very special and complicated mechanism. after that, th

shehbaz sharif has been re—elected as prime ministerfor a second term.gations of widespread vote—rigging. mr sharif was elected by 201 votes to 92 — he'll now preside over a coalition that has shut out followers of the jailed opposition leader, imran khan. last month's election produced no outright winner. independent candidates backed by imran khan's party won the most seats, but failed to get a majority. our bbc urdu news reporter in islamabad, sahar baloch, has more. sharif has been elected as the prime minister of pakistan for the second time. i heard a lot of shouting and sloganeering inside the parliament today. as soon as shahbaz sharif got elected, as announced by the speaker, a lot of people from especially the candidates from the opposition parties, they surrounded the dais and did not let him speak for a while now. shahbaz sharif got 201 votes in the parliament today. and this also speaks of the recent elections, the recent general elections in pakistan. they were already being called the most rigged elections by the opposition parties. there

shehbaz sharif has been re—elected as prime ministerfor a second term.marred by allegations of widespread vote—rigging. mr sharif was elected by 201 votes to 92. he'll now preside over a coalition that has shut out followers of the jailed opposition leader, imran khan. last month's election produced no outright winner. independent candidates backed by imran khan's party won the most seats, but failed to get a majority. the french embassy in haiti says armed gangs have helped a number of inmates to escape from the main prison in the capital port—au—prince. gangs aiming to oust the prime minister ariel henry currently control 80% of port—au—prince. a police union has appealed to police and military personnel with cars, weapons and ammunition to go there to help reinforce the prison. the embassy has advised against travel in and around the capital. to the united states... donald trump has told supporters that he is "on a rocket to the republican nomination" for this year's election. it's after he overwhelmingly won primaries in three more states, edging clo

pakistan had a re—elected shehbaz sharif as its new panellist after uncertainty over last month's electionhich was marred by vote rigging accusations. his opposite opponent was backed by the jailed imran khan. and it was a record—breaking night at the brit awards as singer—songwriter raye picked up six prizes, including best artist and best album let's get more on the study ijust mentioned. a seven—year—old has drowned after a small boat carrying 16 migrants heading to the uk capsized, according to the authorities in northern france. the girl's parents and three siblings were taken to hospital in dunkirk. live to our reporter nickjohnson in the newsroom. what more can you tell us? we know this happened well within french waters. we know it actually happened on a canal some 30 kilometres or so from the coastline itself. we have seen footage of the canal in question, the water level is very high. it is a wide waterway, flanked on one side by forests and on the other by some homes. we have also seen footage of emergency services appearing to be by the bow of a small white boat which is juttin

shehbaz sharif has been re—elected as prime minister.ions of widespread vote—rigging. sharif was elected by 201 votes to 92, and will preside over a coalition that has shut out followers ofjailed opposition leader, imran khan. last month�*s election produced no outright winner. independent candidates backed by imran khan�*s party won the most seats, but failed to get a majority. sharif was elected by 201 votes to 92, and will preside over a coalition that has shut out followers ofjailed opposition leader, imran khan. last month�*s election produced no outright winner. independent candidates backed by imran khan�*s party won the most seats, but failed to get a majority. last month�*s election produced no outright winner. independent candidates backed by imran khan�*s party won the most seats, but failed to get a majority. those newly elected members of the parliament have voted for shehbaz sharif to be the new prime minister. his second term, we will bring you more on that later. let�*s take you to south korea nowwhere a mass demonstratio

pakistan has re—elected shehbaz sharif as its new prime minister after weeks of uncertainty followingast month's election, which was marred by vote—rigging allegations. he beat his rival, omar ayub khan, who was backed by the jailed former prime minister, imran khan. now on bbc news, newscast with paddy o'connell and laura kuenssberg. paddy, where have you been this week? well, i was out of the bubble and i was on the lizard in cornwall. you were out of the bubble and on the lizard... that's right. it's a song. but it allowed me to see the signalling upgrade, the once—in—a—generation signalling upgrade in cornwall and devon. ooh! and so we commissioned a sea shanty on the subject of the rail replacement bus. i love that. can you sing it for me? luckily, no, because i can give you, from the clams, the the first one is called maids can't travel round on tractors. it's an all—female group called the clams and it's a tribute to the rail replacement bus. # as i walked down on bank street one evening injuly # i looked for a bus or a lift for us, but never one came by # and away cornwall, my

sharif on his re-election as the prime minister of pakistan . shahbaz sharif, who has been elected as the prime minister of pakistan for the second time, is supposed to be. he will introduce his cabinet soon. the president of pakistan will also be elected next week. majid hashemi, radio and television news agency, islamabad. you will inform the news at 8 o'clock. greetings to you, dear and honorable compatriots who have joined us from this moment. good morning . thank you very much. esfand. you have chosen the month of 1402 to watch , it is also on arbor day, we want to go to another part of sabgah program, hello reporter, and that is five book titles that are going to be unveiled today with the theme of animation . there are children and teenagers intellectual distraction at the conference . expert you are very welcome to the center for cultivating thoughts . there are five titles of books in the field of children's animation that are going to be unveiled today . tell us about these five titles, what is the content of them, where did they come

as shehbaz sharif entered the chamber with his brother nawaz sharif.th men are also former prime ministers. shehbaz sharif is expected to form a new government after none of the major parties won a majority of parliamentary seats in february's election. supporters of imran khan have accused the military of election tampering. here in the united states, over 30 congressmembers sent an open letter to president biden asking him to withhold u.s. recognition of the new pakistani government until a "thorough, transparent, and credible investigation of election interference has been conducted." in iran, polls have opened in the first elections since an anti-government uprising rocked the country in 2022 following the death of mahsa amini while in police custody. voters are casting ballots for 290 parliamentary seats and 88 seats on the assembly of experts, which appoints the supreme leader of iran. but turnout is expected to be low amid calls for a boycott and voter disenchantment. jack teixeira, a member of the massachusetts air national guard, is expected t

in a phone call, the president congratulated pakistan prime minister shehbaz sharif on his re-election. in this telephone conversation, mr. raisi called for raising the level of bilateral regional and international relations and interactions with pakistan and said that strengthening relations with neighbors is one of iran's priorities. the prime minister of pakistan also pointed to the deep relations between the two countries and increased interactions tehran requested islamabad to secure the interests of both countries. solving monetary and banking issues, transporting goods and ways to activate the private sector, the main topic of the first vice president's talks with the minister of energy of uzbekistan. mr. mokhbar demanded the implementation of preferential trade agreements, the use of national currencies in the interactions between the two countries, the holding of permanent exhibitions to introduce products and the creation of a joint investment fund between iran and uzbekistan . mr. mirza mahmudou, the minister of energy of uzbekistan, also said in this meeting: the financial

and pakistan's newly formed parliament elected shehbaz sharif as prime minister, ending a month of politicalil and allegations of vote-rigging in the general election. as sharif accepted the post, allies of imprisoned former prime minister imran khan shouted calls of thief. sharif's second time as prime minister begins with the country in a deep economic crisis, and mired in political distrust. khan's allies say they will keep protesting and pushing for an investigation into the election. still to come on "pbs news weekend," why people are seeking life partners using artificial intelligence. and history making performances in both men's and women's baskteball. >> thiss pbs news weekend from w eta studios in washington, home of the pbs newshour, weeknights on pbs. john: mexico city, one of the world's most populous cities, could be just months away from running out of water. it's been brought on by a combination of geography, mushrooming growth and leaky infrastructure, all compounded by the effects of climate change. emily green is a journalist based in mexico city who's covered this story f

shehbaz sharif personally had positive relations , so there is a possibility that the tensions between the two will be reduced. in the same one or two years that mr. shahbaz sharif was in office, mr. putin personally started a series of talks with mr. shahbaz. in order to strategize my relations, these two are my last points, only that, in addition to the political issue, if we have a civilized view of pakistan , we will definitely have a deeper analysis and actually a greater win in our relationship with pakistan, in a sense like some other countries. it is half of iranian culture and identity, and in the words of the imams of the revolution, like imam khomeini has said very specific statements about pakistan, such as that the honorable muslim nation of pakistan, who were rightfully a revolutionary nation and loyal to islamic values , have a long-standing, warm, revolutionary, ideological and cultural relationship with us. we have this view regardless of whether any government in pakistan if it is at work, we should not lose it, and pakistan has also shown that every government that h

pakistan has re—elected shehbaz sharif as it's new prime minister after weeks of uncertainty followingast month's election, which was marred by vote—rigging allegations. he beat his rival, omar ayub khan, who was backed by the jailed former prime minister, imran khan. now on bbc news, it's sportsday. (1830 weekday sportsday hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm gavin ramjaun. foden�*s on fire — as man city come from behind to punish rivals united in the manchester derby. frustration for celtic — the defending champions miss the chance to regain top spot in scotland, with defeat today. and arsenal stay in touch at the top in the wsl, with victory in the north london derby at the emirates. also coming up on sportsday... jemma reekie looks to put the finishing gloss on gb's world indoors campaign with gold in the 800 metres later. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. it was always going to be tough for manchester united against their now dominant rivals, manchester city, in today's derby. a marcus rashford wonder strike had them daring to dream going into half time, as city missed a

sharif has promised a full second term.ections. we'll hear from takes place for iran's parliamentary elections. we'll hearfrom our correspondent in tehran. uk chancellorjeremy hunt has said he wants to find a way to bring down the tax burden ahead of the spring budget this week. and it's a record—breaking night at the brit awards as raye picks up six visors. best night of my life, hands down, without a shadow of a doubt. will it ever get better than this again? hello. we start this hour in the middle east. mediators have arrived in the egyptian capital cairo to try to agree a temporary ceasefire between israel and hamas. there are reports that hamas says a gaza truce is possible �*within 2a to 48 hours�* — if israel accepts its demands. a top us official says israel has �*basically agreed' to a framework for a six—week ceasefire. the official says it could begin immediately, if hamas is ready to release the most vulnerable

parliament in pakistan has elected shehbaz sharif as prime minister for a second term.rizes hello. our breaking news this hour, there are reports of a hold—up in negotiations for a temporary ceasefire in gaza. israel is reported not to be sending a delegation to talks taking place in cairo. that's despite us officials saying a ceasefire deal was already "on the table" and israel had approved it. the sticking point appears to be hamas not supplying a list of the hostages who would be released. washington had been hoping for a deal by monday, taking effect before ramadan in a week's time. live now to our correspondent wyre davies injerusalem. wyre, some doubt over whether an israeli delegation will attend these talks? i think those earlier rumours from washington had sent pulses racing amongst some people hoping that there may be an imminent

pakistan's newly formed parliament has elected shehbaz sharif as prime ministerfor a second term.ns of widespread vote—rigging. he was elected by 201 votes to 92, and will now preside over a coalition that has shut out followers of the jailed opposition leader, imran khan. last month's election produced no outright winner. independent candidates backed by imran khan's party won the most seats, but failed to get a majority. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. hundreds of supporters of the late russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, are queueing for a third consecutive day to visit his grave in moscow. mourners have added more red, white and yellow flowers to the pile on the grave which is now almost two metres high. it comes just two weeks before elections expected to give president vladimir putin another six— year term. malaysia's transport minister has pledged to restart search efforts for mh 370 — the missing jetliner which mysteriously disappeared en route to beijing almost a decade ago with 239 people on board. anthony loke was speaking at an annual r

parliament in pakistan has elected shehbaz sharif as prime minister for a second term.s. hello. you are watching bbc news. our breaking news this hour, there are reports of a hold—up in negotiations for a temporary ceasefire in gaza. israel is reported not to be sending a delegation to talks taking place in cairo. that's despite us officials saying a ceasefire deal was already "on the table" and israel had approved it. the sticking point appears to be hamas not supplying a list of the hostages who would be released. washington had been hoping for a deal by monday, taking effect before ramadan in a week's time. i asked our correspondent wyre davies, who is now injerusalem, about the doubts regarding whether the israeli

lawmakers in pakistan have elected shehbaz sharif to serve as pakistan's new prime minister for a secondtime despite protests by supporters of imran khan, the imprisoned former leader of pakistan who was ousted in 2022. allies of khan won the most seats in february's election but fell short of a majority, allowing sharif to form a coalition government. khan's supporters say the election in february was rigged to prevent them from winning more seats. this is zartaj gul who served in khan's government. >> shehbaz is not elected by the people of pakistan. he has stolen the word of pakistani people. he cannot deliver. amy: haiti has declared a state of emergency for after armed 72 hours groups stormed haiti's two largest prisons, freeing as many as 4000 prisoners. the jail break came as haiti's unelected and deeply unpopular prime minister ariel henry was visiting kenya to sign an agreement that would allow the deployment of thousands have canyon police officers to haiti as part of a u.s.-backed security plan. one of the most powerful gang leaders in haiti, jimmy chÉrizier, who is known as "

pakistan has re—elected shehbaz sharif as its new prime minister after weeks of uncertainty followingast month's election, which was marred by vote—rigging allegations. he beat his rival, omar ayub khan, who was backed by the jailed former prime minister, imran khan. now on bbc news, it is sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm gavin ramjaun. foden�*s on fire — as man city come from behind to punish rivals united in the manchester derby. frustration for celtic — the defending champions miss the chance to regain top spot in scotland, with defeat today. and arsenal stay in touch at the top in the wsl — with victory in the north london derby at the emirates. also coming up on sportsday... jemma reekie looks to put the finishing gloss on gb�*s world indoors campaign with gold in the 800m later. hello there and welcome along to sportsday. it was always going to be tough for manchester united against their now dominant rivals, manchester city, in today's derby. a marcus rashford wonder strike had them daring to dream going into half—time, as city missed a string of chances. but pep

and parliament in pakistan has elected shehbaz sharif as prime ministerfor a second term. and as the counting continues in iran's election, local media suggests the hardliners could have won the most seats. we begin with the conflict in gaza — there are reports of a hold—up in negotiations for a temporary ceasefire in gaza. israel is reported not to be sending a delegation to the talks taking place in cairo. that's despite us officials saying a ceasefire deal was already "on the table" and israel had approved it. the sticking point appears to be hamas not supplying a list of the hostages who would be released. washington had been hoping for a deal by monday, taking effect before ramadan in a week's time. our senior international correspondent, orla guerin, reports from tel aviv. a truce can't come soon enough. in rafah, one more day of harrowing loss. palestinians mourn for 14 members of the abu ansa family, most women and children. they were victims of israeli air strikes, according to hospital officials and gaza's civil defence. "there were about 35 people in the house,"

that deal saw shehbaz sharif from the pakistan muslim league—nawaz take the prime minister's positionuld expect today in parliament. today a joint session of the parliament has been called in to elect the president of pakistan, and this had been expected for a while, because last week the prime minister of pakistan was elected. just to give you background, the general elections in pakistan this time around were the most contentious ones, and there were a lot of allegations of fraud and irregularities in the election. so this time around it has been made sure that there is a working government in place before the government actually starts to face all the challenges that it has to eventually. right now the mood is to basically get the government going, because there is a lot of discontent as well, especially amongst those political parties which were backed either by imran khan, or who were actually fighting elections on its own. a lot of people were complaining of irregularities and were saying that their votes had not been counted, or the people who have been elected do not represent

shehbaz sharif becomes pakistan's prime minister again — weeks after uncertain elections led to the formationofficial says — it could begin immediately, if hamas is ready to release the most vulnerable israeli hostages it holds. but one egyptian official says there are still technical issues to resolve, including agreement on the number of palestinian prisoners the israelis would be prepared to release in exchange.

a coalition led by the pakistan muslim league of nawaz sharif has proposed his brother shehbaz for thetion has said it's confident of victory. the party of the jailed former prime minister imran khan is backing its chief organiser. last month's election produced no outright winner. independent candidates backed by imran khan's party won the most seats, but failed to get a majority. donald trump has overwhelmingly won the republican nomination in three more states edging closer to becoming the party's official candidate in this year's election. the former us president convincingly beat his only rival, nikki haley, in caucuses in michigan, missouri, and idaho. mr trump addressed a rally of supporters in virginia after the wins with the contests taking place just days before what's known as super tuesday, when 15 states, and one territory will vote. with your help, we will win big on super tuesday and this november, virginia will tell crooked joe biden, you are fired! you are fired! get out of here, get out of here, get out of the white house! 0ur digital campaign reporter bernd debusmann