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announcer: and now, "bbc news" anchor: i'm sumi somaskanda in washington. this is bbc world news america. and painting for the u.k. general election is in full spring -- campaigning for the u.k. general election is in full swing after rishi sunak anunced a snap election. taiwan condemns chinese military drills around the island. and we will speak to the billionaire mounting a bid to buy tiktok as the social media app faces a possible ban in the u.s. welcome to world news america. it is day one of the u.k. general election campaigafter british prime minister rishi sunak all day snap vote for july 4. -- called a snap vote for july 4. mr. sunak attending events in england, wales, and scotland today. the conservative leader said only his party offers security and economic stability. the leader of the opposition labor party says voters have a choice between what he called continuing decline and chaos under the governing conservatives or rebuilding the country under his party. mr. sunak's party has been in power more than 20 years, and opinion polls put it 20 poi
announcer: and now, "bbc news" anchor: i'm sumi somaskanda in washington. this is bbc world news america. and painting for the u.k. general election is in full spring -- campaigning for the u.k. general election is in full swing after rishi sunak anunced a snap election. taiwan condemns chinese military drills around the island. and we will speak to the billionaire mounting a bid to buy tiktok as the social media app faces a possible ban in the u.s. welcome to world news america. it...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thank i'm sumi somaskanda. you forjoining us. it has been another evening of unrest on campuses across the us. we want to show you some images from new york. this was the scene at columbia university tuesday night. the nypd confirmed that an operation was under way there. according to cbs news, there were 50 arrests made. local radio reports said that students were told to shelter in place. and according to a university email, administrators told students that "non—compliance may result in disciplinary action." the university's president is asking police to stay on campus until may 17. we can show you the moment when police officers begin to enter hamilton hall — that is an academic building that was occupied in the early hours of tuesday. nypd officers in riot gear entered the building through a window. several officers used a ladder to reach an upper floor, crawling through the opening to enter the hall. the protesting students had smashed their way into that building to gain access and had barricaded themselves inside. mea
i'm sumi somaskanda. thank i'm sumi somaskanda. you forjoining us. it has been another evening of unrest on campuses across the us. we want to show you some images from new york. this was the scene at columbia university tuesday night. the nypd confirmed that an operation was under way there. according to cbs news, there were 50 arrests made. local radio reports said that students were told to shelter in place. and according to a university email, administrators told students that...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. glad you could join us. hamas says it will send a team to egypt on saturday, in the latest negotiations on a ceasefire and hostage release deal with israel. the group said "it's determined to secure an agreement in a way that fulfils palestinians�* demands. " the wall streetjournal is reporting that israel is giving hamas one week to accept the current deal orface a ground invasion of the city of rafah. egypt, qatar, and the us are once again facilitating the talks. israel wants dozens of hostages returned home, and a temporary ceasefire before it resumes its mission to destroy hamas. as our security correspondent frank gardner explains, hamas wants guarantees of a permanent withdrawal of israeli forces and an end to the war — something israel has not shown willingness to accept. everyone�*s waiting for the hamas team to give its first formal response after they arrive in cairo. the cia director william burns is reportedly in cairo and that's very important because us support for this deal has been cru
i'm sumi somaskanda. glad you could join us. hamas says it will send a team to egypt on saturday, in the latest negotiations on a ceasefire and hostage release deal with israel. the group said "it's determined to secure an agreement in a way that fulfils palestinians�* demands. " the wall streetjournal is reporting that israel is giving hamas one week to accept the current deal orface a ground invasion of the city of rafah. egypt, qatar, and the us are once again facilitating the...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. riot police clash with protesters in the georgian capital of tbilisi, after parliament passes a divisive foreign agent law that has already sparked weeks of mass protests. the law would force civil society and media organizations to register if they receive foreign funding. georgia's parliament passed the third and final reading of the bill on tuesday, clearing a major hurdle before it can become law. its likely to be vetoed by georgia's president, but parliament can override the veto with an additional vote. critics are dubbing it the "russia law." they say that its similar to legislation russia uses to suppress certain opinions and silence critics of the kremlin. those who oppose the bill also argue that the legislation could negatively affect georgia's chances ofjoining the european union. speaking earlier, georgia's prime minister irakli kobakhidze said otherwise. translation: today is the most im ortant translation: today is the most important day — translation: today is the mo
i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. riot police clash with protesters in the georgian capital of tbilisi, after parliament passes a divisive foreign agent law that has already sparked weeks of mass protests. the law would force civil society and media organizations to register if they receive foreign funding. georgia's parliament passed the third and final reading of the bill on tuesday, clearing a major hurdle before it can become law. its likely to be vetoed by georgia's president,...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. after months of static frontlines in the war in ukraine, it appears that russian troops are advancing. over the weekend, their forces opened up a new front near kharkiv in the north—east, pushing closer towards ukraine's second largest city as they captured a number of small villages. nearly 6000 people have fled the region amid heavy fighting. as ukrainian troops push back, the white house says it's working with allies to get more patriot defence systems into the country. from kyiv, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has the latest.
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. after months of static frontlines in the war in ukraine, it appears that russian troops are advancing. over the weekend, their forces opened up a new front near kharkiv in the north—east, pushing closer towards ukraine's second largest city as they captured a number of small villages. nearly 6000 people have fled the region amid heavy fighting. as ukrainian troops push back, the white house says it's working with allies to get more patriot defence systems into the...
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i'm sumi somaskanda in washington. thank you so much for watching bbc news and jonas again at the top of the next hour. ——join again at the top of the next hour. —— join us. hello there. the weather at this time of the year really can be very fickle, as we've seen over the past week, and during the bank holiday weekend, it's going to be a mixture, really, where there'll be some sunshine at times. there'll also be some heavy showers. it could be quite warm but we're not going to reach the high temperatures that we've seen in the past few days. take you back to thursday and all four home nations had their warmest day of the year and we maintain those sort of temperatures in western scotland and northern ireland on friday. but for suffolk and north wales, it was much colder because of cloud and rain. that's moving its way a little bit further north but we've got some more rain to come on saturday across northern ireland. some heavy showers pushing across scotland may turn a bit drier in north wales and northern en
i'm sumi somaskanda in washington. thank you so much for watching bbc news and jonas again at the top of the next hour. ——join again at the top of the next hour. —— join us. hello there. the weather at this time of the year really can be very fickle, as we've seen over the past week, and during the bank holiday weekend, it's going to be a mixture, really, where there'll be some sunshine at times. there'll also be some heavy showers. it could be quite warm but we're not going to reach...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. riot police have now moved in, clashing with protestors in the georgian capital of tbilisi, as parliament passed a divisive foreign agent law that has already sparked weeks of mass protests. the law would force civil society and media organisations to register if they receive foreign funding. on tuesday, georgia's parliament passed the third and final reading of the bill, clearing a major hurdle before it can become law. it's likely to be vetoed by georgia's president, but parliament can override the veto with an additional vote. critics are dubbing it "the russia law". they say that it's similar to legislation russia uses to suppress certain opinions and silence critics of the kremlin.
i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. riot police have now moved in, clashing with protestors in the georgian capital of tbilisi, as parliament passed a divisive foreign agent law that has already sparked weeks of mass protests. the law would force civil society and media organisations to register if they receive foreign funding. on tuesday, georgia's parliament passed the third and final reading of the bill, clearing a major hurdle before it can become law. it's likely to be vetoed by...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. it's another evening of unrest on campuses right now in the us. we want to show you some live pictures now. this is the scene at columbia university, where there is a large police presence and traffic has been shut down in both directions along broadway. the nypd says its operation on campus has begun there. they have set up a structure to enter hamilton hall. we have seen police in riot gear begin to enter hamilton hall, which a group of demonstrators has been occupying since the early hours of tuesday. according to local radio reports, students have been told to shelter in place. and according to a university e—mail, administrators have told students that �*non—compliance may result
i'm sumi somaskanda. it's another evening of unrest on campuses right now in the us. we want to show you some live pictures now. this is the scene at columbia university, where there is a large police presence and traffic has been shut down in both directions along broadway. the nypd says its operation on campus has begun there. they have set up a structure to enter hamilton hall. we have seen police in riot gear begin to enter hamilton hall, which a group of demonstrators has been occupying...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. officials from the slovak government say prime minister, robert fico, is expected to survive after he was shot in an assassination attempt on wednesday. speaking to bbc news hour — deputy prime minister tomas taraba discussed prime minister fico's condition, and the political context behind the shooting. i was very shocked and tried to contact people in the surrounding to find out how serious is his condition and fortunately as far as i know, the operation went well and i guess that means he'll survive. at the moment the state of operation should mean that he is not in a life—threatening situation.
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. officials from the slovak government say prime minister, robert fico, is expected to survive after he was shot in an assassination attempt on wednesday. speaking to bbc news hour — deputy prime minister tomas taraba discussed prime minister fico's condition, and the political context behind the shooting. i was very shocked and tried to contact people in the surrounding to find out how serious is his condition and fortunately as far as i know, the operation went...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. thank i'm sumi somaskanda. you forjoining us. it has been another evening of unrest on campuses across the us. we want to show you some images from new york. this was the scene at columbia university tuesday night. the nypd confirmed that an operation was under way there. according to cbs news, there were 50 arrests made. local radio reports said that students were told to shelter in place. and according to a university email, administrators told students that "non—compliance may result in disciplinary action." the university's president is asking police to stay on campus until may 17. we can show you the moment
i'm sumi somaskanda. thank i'm sumi somaskanda. you forjoining us. it has been another evening of unrest on campuses across the us. we want to show you some images from new york. this was the scene at columbia university tuesday night. the nypd confirmed that an operation was under way there. according to cbs news, there were 50 arrests made. local radio reports said that students were told to shelter in place. and according to a university email, administrators told students that...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. we start with rising unrest on college campuses across the us unfolding right now, as pro—palestinian protesters demonstrate against the israel—gaza war. these are live images of what's happening right now on the campus of the university of california los angeles where students are gathering on the school's tongva steps near the main protest encampment. thursday's classes have been cancelled as tensions remain high on the campus there in la. the chancellor of ucla announced an investigation after pro—israeli demonstrators appeared to attack a pro—palestinian encampment early wednesday. the chancellor says the investigation could lead to arrests and expulsions.
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. we start with rising unrest on college campuses across the us unfolding right now, as pro—palestinian protesters demonstrate against the israel—gaza war. these are live images of what's happening right now on the campus of the university of california los angeles where students are gathering on the school's tongva steps near the main protest encampment. thursday's classes have been cancelled as tensions remain high on the campus there in...
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hello i'm sumi somaskanda. the us has released a report to congress — finding that israel may have used american—supplied weapons in breach of international humanitarian law in some instances during the war in gaza. the document says however that the us government does not have "complete information" to verify its assessment. it also finds that, despite israel not fully cooperating with us efforts to get humanitarian aid
hello i'm sumi somaskanda. the us has released a report to congress — finding that israel may have used american—supplied weapons in breach of international humanitarian law in some instances during the war in gaza. the document says however that the us government does not have "complete information" to verify its assessment. it also finds that, despite israel not fully cooperating with us efforts to get humanitarian aid
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i'm sumi somaskanda. we start wih russia's leader concluding his two—day visit in china. there were smiles, handshakes and warm words from both xijinping and vladimir putin as both countries pledged to deepen relations. this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of china—russia diplomatic relations and both agreed to combat, what they say are �*destructive and hostile�* us policies. the us is urging china to stop supporting russia�*s war in ukraine — saying it cannot seek to improve ties with the west and continue to support moscow. but there�*s been little sign mr xi had heeded those words, and trade between china and russia has surged since the invasion. the kremlin leader said he appreciated china�*s objective and flexible position on the conflict. 0ur china correspondent laura bicker has more on these developments.
i'm sumi somaskanda. we start wih russia's leader concluding his two—day visit in china. there were smiles, handshakes and warm words from both xijinping and vladimir putin as both countries pledged to deepen relations. this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of china—russia diplomatic relations and both agreed to combat, what they say are �*destructive and hostile�* us policies. the us is urging china to stop supporting russia�*s war in ukraine — saying it cannot...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. glad you could join us. hamas says it will send a team to egypt on saturday, in the latest negotiations on a ceasefire and hostage release deal with israel. the group said "it's determined to secure an agreement in a way that fulfils palestinians' demands. " the wall streetjournal is reporting that israel is giving hamas one week to accept the current deal orface a ground invasion of the city of rafah. egypt, qatar, and the us are once again facilitating the talks. israel wants dozens of hostages returned home, and a temporary ceasefire before it resumes its mission to destroy hamas. as our security correspondent frank gardner explains, hamas wants guarantees of a permanent withdrawal of israeli forces and an end to the war — something israel has not shown willingness to accept. everyone's waiting for the hamas team to give its first formal response after they arrive in cairo.
i'm sumi somaskanda. glad you could join us. hamas says it will send a team to egypt on saturday, in the latest negotiations on a ceasefire and hostage release deal with israel. the group said "it's determined to secure an agreement in a way that fulfils palestinians' demands. " the wall streetjournal is reporting that israel is giving hamas one week to accept the current deal orface a ground invasion of the city of rafah. egypt, qatar, and the us are once again facilitating the...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. officials from the slovak government say prime minister robert fico is expected to survive after he was shot in an assassination attempt on wednesday. speaking to bbc news hour, here's deputy prime minister tomas taraba. fortunately as far as i know, the operation went well and i guess that means he'll survive. at the moment the state of operation should mean that he is not in a life—threatening situation. the attack took place in the central town of handlova. 0ur correspondent bethany bell is in the capital bratislava with more on the suspect and how the attack unfolded.
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. officials from the slovak government say prime minister robert fico is expected to survive after he was shot in an assassination attempt on wednesday. speaking to bbc news hour, here's deputy prime minister tomas taraba. fortunately as far as i know, the operation went well and i guess that means he'll survive. at the moment the state of operation should mean that he is not in a life—threatening situation. the attack took place in the central town of handlova. 0ur...
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i'm sumi somaskanda, thank you so much forjoining us. protests on college campuses across the us have spread rapidly over the past two weeks after they started at columbia university. a pro—palestinian demonstration at yale university, in connecticut, began in earnest on the 22nd of april. a day later, an anti—war protest camp was built at new york university, in manhattan. demonstrations then moved from the northeast to california state polytechnic university, then next to the university of southern california. around the same time, nearly a week ago, protests were also beginning at the university of texas, in austin. there have been demonstrations at least 137 college and universities nationwide including in georgia, louisiana, virginia, florida, north carolina, and other locations shown here on the map. and for the thousands of protesters across
i'm sumi somaskanda, thank you so much forjoining us. protests on college campuses across the us have spread rapidly over the past two weeks after they started at columbia university. a pro—palestinian demonstration at yale university, in connecticut, began in earnest on the 22nd of april. a day later, an anti—war protest camp was built at new york university, in manhattan. demonstrations then moved from the northeast to california state polytechnic university, then next to the university...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. we start in ukraine, where us secretary of state antony blinken has arrived for a surprise two—day visit. these are images of him just moments ago, disembarking the train in kyiv. the state department says the trip is intended as a message of strong reassurance, as russian troops make advances in the north—east of the country. on monday, the white house said that it's working with allies to get more patriot defence systems into the country. over the weekend, russian forces opened up a new front near kharkiv, pushing closer towards ukraine's second largest city as they captured a number of small villages. nearly 6000 people have fled the region amid heavy fighting. as ukrainian troops push back, here's what president zelensky had to say a little earlier. translation: our task is crystal clear. - to stop russia's attempt to expand the war. the fulfilment of this task depends on everyone who is on the ground. from kharkiv, there should be no safe place for the occupier on the ukraini
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. we start in ukraine, where us secretary of state antony blinken has arrived for a surprise two—day visit. these are images of him just moments ago, disembarking the train in kyiv. the state department says the trip is intended as a message of strong reassurance, as russian troops make advances in the north—east of the country. on monday, the white house said that it's working with allies to get more patriot defence systems into the country. over the weekend,...
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for the latest on the investigations into boeing, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke to the us transportation secretary, pete buttigieg. thank you forjoining us in our studio today. let's start with our own bbc reporter, we spoke to a whistle—blower who worked for spirit in kansas, a subsidiary of boeing. he said he often found up to 200 defects on parts being ready for shipping to boeing, and spirit says it strongly denies these allegations — important for us to say that. he told us he was finding a lot of missing fasteners, bent parts, sometimes even missing parts. are you confident that boeing is meeting its commitment to safety that your department sets? the faa is investigating right now because when you hear about concerns like that, they have to be taken seriously. the context for this is we have already been in the process of putting boeing under a microscope ever since the january incident with alaska airlines. they need to demonstrate they are meeting the quality standards and safety standard that faa has therefore forward and that is part of why we take these ordinary set of re
for the latest on the investigations into boeing, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke to the us transportation secretary, pete buttigieg. thank you forjoining us in our studio today. let's start with our own bbc reporter, we spoke to a whistle—blower who worked for spirit in kansas, a subsidiary of boeing. he said he often found up to 200 defects on parts being ready for shipping to boeing, and spirit says it strongly denies these allegations — important for us to say that. he told us he was...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. israel says it has recovered the bodies of three hostages from gaza. the israeli defence forces said it believed they were killed during the october 7 hamas attacks with around 1,200 others. the victims are shani louk, amit buskila and itzik gelerenter, seen here from left to right. until now, it was hoped buskila and gelerenter were still alive. shani louk was confirmed dead at the end of october. they were among more than 250 hostages taken into gaza — of which roughly half are still unaccounted for. the idf expressed condolences to the victims�* families.
i'm sumi somaskanda. israel says it has recovered the bodies of three hostages from gaza. the israeli defence forces said it believed they were killed during the october 7 hamas attacks with around 1,200 others. the victims are shani louk, amit buskila and itzik gelerenter, seen here from left to right. until now, it was hoped buskila and gelerenter were still alive. shani louk was confirmed dead at the end of october. they were among more than 250 hostages taken into gaza — of which roughly...
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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 and the general election. and, whether he's convicted or not, you can expect donald trump, according to his allies, to vent his grievances throughout the rest of the summer about this case. but 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 trump's conduct, to bring that into the light. they've been a bit hands—off talking about this case because it's an ongoing criminal trial. 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.
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 and the general election. and, whether he's convicted or not, you can expect donald trump, according to his allies, to vent his grievances throughout the rest of the summer...
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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 a
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...
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i'm somaskanda, thanks for joining us. —— i'm sumi somaskanda. protests on college campuses across the us have spread rapidly over the past two weeks. columbia university became the epicentre of protests after what had been a small gathering on campus grew rapidly in size on april 18. then a pro—palestinian demonstration at yale university — in connecticut — began in earnest on the 22nd of april. a day later, an anti—war protest camp was built at new york university, in manhattan. demonstrations then moved from the northeast to california state polytechnic university, then next to the university of southern california. around the same time, nearly a week ago, protests were also beginning at the university of texas, in austin. in total, there have been demonstrations at least 137 colleges and universities nationwide including in georgia, louisiana, virginia, florida, north carolina — and other locations — shown here on the map. and for the thousands of protesters across the country their reasons for demonstrating vary. this is for the
i'm somaskanda, thanks for joining us. —— i'm sumi somaskanda. protests on college campuses across the us have spread rapidly over the past two weeks. columbia university became the epicentre of protests after what had been a small gathering on campus grew rapidly in size on april 18. then a pro—palestinian demonstration at yale university — in connecticut — began in earnest on the 22nd of april. a day later, an anti—war protest camp was built at new york university, in manhattan....
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. it's great to have you with us. hamas says it will send a team to egypt on saturday in the latest negotiations on a ceasefire and hostage release deal with israel. the group said it's determined to secure an agreement in a way that fulfils palestinians' demands. the wall streetjournal is reporting that israel is giving hamas one week to accept the current deal orface a ground invasion of the city of rafah. egypt, qatar, and the us are once again facilitating the talks. israel wants dozens of hostages returned home and a temporary ceasefire before it resumes its mission to destroy hamas. as our security correspondent frank gardner explains, hamas wants guarantees of a permanent withdrawal of israeli forces and an end to the war — something israel has not shown willingness to accept. everyone's waiting for the hamas team. to give its first
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. it's great to have you with us. hamas says it will send a team to egypt on saturday in the latest negotiations on a ceasefire and hostage release deal with israel. the group said it's determined to secure an agreement in a way that fulfils palestinians' demands. the wall streetjournal is reporting that israel is giving hamas one week to accept the current deal orface a ground invasion of the city of rafah. egypt, qatar, and the us are once again facilitating the...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. israel says it has recovered the bodies of three hostages from gaza. the israeli defence forces said it believed they were killed during the october 7 hamas attacks with around 1,200 others. the victims are shani louk, amit buskila and itzik gelerenter, seen here from left to right. until now, it was hoped buskila and gelerenter were still alive. shani louk was confirmed dead at the end of october. they were among more than 250 hostages taken into gaza — of which roughly half are still unaccounted for. the idf expressed condolences to the victims�* families. our hearts go out to them, to the families, at this difficult time. we will leave no stone unturned. we will do everything in our power to find our hostages and bring them home. we will not rest until we do. meanwhile lawyers for israel have told the international criminal court that south africa is making "a mockery of genocide". it comes after south africa implored the un's top court to order israel to stop its incursion in rafah, citing the genocide convention. now that both sides have prese
i'm sumi somaskanda. israel says it has recovered the bodies of three hostages from gaza. the israeli defence forces said it believed they were killed during the october 7 hamas attacks with around 1,200 others. the victims are shani louk, amit buskila and itzik gelerenter, seen here from left to right. until now, it was hoped buskila and gelerenter were still alive. shani louk was confirmed dead at the end of october. they were among more than 250 hostages taken into gaza — of which roughly...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. officials from the slovak government say prime minister, robert fico, is expected to survive after he was shot in an assassination attempt on wednesday. speaking to bbc news hour — deputy prime minister tomas taraba discussed prime minister fico�*s condition, and the political context behind the shooting. i was very shocked and tried to contact people in the surrounding to find out how serious is his condition and fortunately as far as i know, the operation went well and i guess that means he'll survive. at the moment the state of operation should mean that he is not in a life—threatening situation. in slovakia we won two elections, the presidential one in october and we had parliamentary elections, so our government has pretty stabile and strong support in the public but after what he did in the political arena, his presence in slovakia, we think the opposition uses false narratives often and in international politics about our government, they speak of false narratives that we
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. officials from the slovak government say prime minister, robert fico, is expected to survive after he was shot in an assassination attempt on wednesday. speaking to bbc news hour — deputy prime minister tomas taraba discussed prime minister fico�*s condition, and the political context behind the shooting. i was very shocked and tried to contact people in the surrounding to find out how serious is his condition and fortunately as far as i know, the operation went...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. after months of static frontlines in the war in ukraine, it appears that russian troops are advancing. over the weekend, their forces opened up a new front near kharkiv in the north—east, pushing closer towards ukraine's second largest city as they captured a number of small villages. nearly 6000 people have fled the region amid heavy fighting. as ukrainian troops push back, the white house says it's working with allies to get more patriot defence systems into the country. from kyiv, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse has the latest. shouting. these communities are used to russia being close, but not this close. forfour days, bombs have rained down here, and the window to leave is shrinking. thousands have been forced to escape, and counting. "keep talking to us," says this police officer to 71—year—old 0lga. she was injured in an explosion and their car is now an ambulance. they meet paramedics. we're told she's in a serious condition. translation: vovchans'k - is being
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. after months of static frontlines in the war in ukraine, it appears that russian troops are advancing. over the weekend, their forces opened up a new front near kharkiv in the north—east, pushing closer towards ukraine's second largest city as they captured a number of small villages. nearly 6000 people have fled the region amid heavy fighting. as ukrainian troops push back, the white house says it's working with allies to get more patriot defence systems into the...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. it's another evening of unrest on campuses right now in the us. we want to show you some live pictures now. this is the scene at columbia university, where there is a large police presence and traffic has been shut down in both directions along broadway. the nypd says its operation on campus has begun there. they have set up a structure to enter hamilton hall. we have seen police in riot gear begin to enter hamilton hall, which a group of demonstrators has been occupying since the early hours of tuesday. according to local radio reports, students have been told to shelter in place. and according to a university e—mail, administrators have told students that �*non—compliance may result in disciplinary action.�* the protest group, columbia students forjustice in palestine, posted a message on x warning that "mass arrests are expected". we can show you the moment when police officers begin to enter hamilton hall on the campus of columbia university. this was just moments ago — nypd officers in riot gear entering the building through a windo
i'm sumi somaskanda. it's another evening of unrest on campuses right now in the us. we want to show you some live pictures now. this is the scene at columbia university, where there is a large police presence and traffic has been shut down in both directions along broadway. the nypd says its operation on campus has begun there. they have set up a structure to enter hamilton hall. we have seen police in riot gear begin to enter hamilton hall, which a group of demonstrators has been occupying...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. we start with rising unrest on college campuses across the us unfolding right now, as pro—palestinian protesters demonstrate against the israel—gaza war. these are live images of what's happening right now on the campus of the university of california los angeles where students are gathering on the school's tongva steps near the main protest encampment. thursday's classes have been cancelled as tensions remain high on the campus there in la. the chancellor of ucla announced an investigation after pro—israeli demonstrators appeared to attack a pro—palestinian encampment early wednesday. the chancellor says the investigation could lead to arrests and expulsions. live now to helena humphrey on campus at ucla. those pictures and situation developing. let's see if we can bring helena humphrey it up. there she is. you havejust arrived. give us an idea of what is happening. the activity has been picking _ what is happening. the activity has been picking up _ what is happening. the ac
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. we start with rising unrest on college campuses across the us unfolding right now, as pro—palestinian protesters demonstrate against the israel—gaza war. these are live images of what's happening right now on the campus of the university of california los angeles where students are gathering on the school's tongva steps near the main protest encampment. thursday's classes have been cancelled as tensions remain high on the campus there in...
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hello i'm sumi somaskanda. the us has released a report to congress — finding that israel may have used american—supplied weapons in breach of international humanitarian law in some instances during the war in gaza. the document says however that the us government does not have "complete information" to verify its assessment. it also finds that, despite israel not fully cooperating with us efforts to get humanitarian aid into gaza in the initial months, it does not currently assess that israel is prohibiting or restricting the transport of aid supplies. the report culminates a difficult week for us—israel relations. presidentjoe biden said the us could suspend certain arms shipments to israel if it launches a full scale invasion in to rafah — a densley populated area where one million civilians are sheltering and in dire need of humanitarian assistance. our correspondent tom bateman has been at the us state department and hejoined me earlier with more. what do you take away from this report? trying to c
hello i'm sumi somaskanda. the us has released a report to congress — finding that israel may have used american—supplied weapons in breach of international humanitarian law in some instances during the war in gaza. the document says however that the us government does not have "complete information" to verify its assessment. it also finds that, despite israel not fully cooperating with us efforts to get humanitarian aid into gaza in the initial months, it does not currently...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. officials from the slovak government say prime minister robert fico is expected to survive after he was shot in an assassination attempt on wednesday. speaking to bbc news hour, here's deputy prime minister tomas taraba. fortunately as far as i know, the operation went well and i guess that means he'll survive. at the moment the state of operation should mean that he is not in a life—threatening situation. the attack took place in the central town of handlova. our correspondent bethany bell is in the capital bratislava with more on the suspect and how the attack unfolded. this was the moment a european leader was shot... gunshots ..as he greeted members of the public in front of a local community centre. robert fico was shot in the stomach and in the arm. his security team half dragged, half carried him to his car. a few metres away, amidst the chaos, security officials push a man to the ground. the suspect is believed to be in his 70s. witnesses say he shot at the prime minister se
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. officials from the slovak government say prime minister robert fico is expected to survive after he was shot in an assassination attempt on wednesday. speaking to bbc news hour, here's deputy prime minister tomas taraba. fortunately as far as i know, the operation went well and i guess that means he'll survive. at the moment the state of operation should mean that he is not in a life—threatening situation. the attack took place in the central town of handlova. our...
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hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. great to have you with us. we start with rising unrest on college campuses across the us unfolding right now as pro—palestinian protesters demonstrate against the israel—gaza war. more than 1300 protesters have been taken into custody on campuses in the us in the last two weeks, according to the new york times. these are live images of what's happening right now on the campus of the university of california, los angeles, where students are gathering on the school's tongva steps near the main protest encampment. police have
hello, i'm sumi somaskanda. great to have you with us. we start with rising unrest on college campuses across the us unfolding right now as pro—palestinian protesters demonstrate against the israel—gaza war. more than 1300 protesters have been taken into custody on campuses in the us in the last two weeks, according to the new york times. these are live images of what's happening right now on the campus of the university of california, los angeles, where students are gathering on the...
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i'm somaskanda, thanks for joining us. —— i'm sumi somaskanda. protests on college campuses across the us have spread rapidly over the past two weeks. columbia university became the epicentre of protests after what had been a small gathering on campus grew rapidly in size on april 18. then a pro—palestinian demonstration at yale university — in connecticut — began in earnest on the 22nd of april. a day later, an anti—war protest camp was built at new york university, in manhattan. demonstrations then moved from the northeast to california state polytechnic university, then next to the university of southern california. around the same time, nearly a week ago, protests were also beginning at the university of texas, in austin. in total, there have been demonstrations at least 137 colleges and universities nationwide including in georgia, louisiana, virginia, florida, north carolina — and other locations — shown here on the map. and for the thousands of protesters across
i'm somaskanda, thanks for joining us. —— i'm sumi somaskanda. protests on college campuses across the us have spread rapidly over the past two weeks. columbia university became the epicentre of protests after what had been a small gathering on campus grew rapidly in size on april 18. then a pro—palestinian demonstration at yale university — in connecticut — began in earnest on the 22nd of april. a day later, an anti—war protest camp was built at new york university, in manhattan....
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for the latest on the investigations into boeing, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke to the us transportation secretary, pete buttigieg. thank you forjoining us in our studio today. let's start with own bbc reporter, we spoke to a whistle—blower who worked for spirit in kansas, a subsidiary of boeing. he said he often found up to 200 defects on a parts being ready for shipping to boeing, and spirit says it strongly denies these allegations, important for us to say that. he told us was finding a lot of missing fasteners, bent parts, sometimes even missing parts. are you confident that boeing is meeting its commitment to safety that your department sets? �* �* , safety that your department sets? �* ~ , , ., sets? the fm is investigating ri . ht sets? the fm is investigating riaht now sets? the fm is investigating right now because _ sets? the fm is investigating right now because when i sets? the fm is investigating right now because when you l sets? the fm is investigating i right now because when you hear about concerns like that they have to be taken seriously. the context for this i
for the latest on the investigations into boeing, my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke to the us transportation secretary, pete buttigieg. thank you forjoining us in our studio today. let's start with own bbc reporter, we spoke to a whistle—blower who worked for spirit in kansas, a subsidiary of boeing. he said he often found up to 200 defects on a parts being ready for shipping to boeing, and spirit says it strongly denies these allegations, important for us to say that. he told us was finding...
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i'm sumi somaskanda. we start wih russia's leader concluding his two—day visit in china. there were smiles, handshakes and warm words from both xijinping and vladimir putin as both countries pledged to deepen relations. this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of china—russia diplomatic relations and both agreed to combat, what they say are �*destructive and hostile�* us policies. the us is urging china to stop supporting russia's war in ukraine — saying it cannot seek to improve ties with the west and continue to support moscow. but there's been little sign mr xi had heeded those words, and trade between china and russia has surged since the invasion. the kremlin leader said he appreciated china's objective and flexible position on the conflict. our china correspondent laura bicker has more on these developments. if the west wants to stop russian advances in ukraine here is one place they can do that. asian is not supplying moscow with weapons but the west believes it is supplying russia with components that it can use in its war machine. the us
i'm sumi somaskanda. we start wih russia's leader concluding his two—day visit in china. there were smiles, handshakes and warm words from both xijinping and vladimir putin as both countries pledged to deepen relations. this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of china—russia diplomatic relations and both agreed to combat, what they say are �*destructive and hostile�* us policies. the us is urging china to stop supporting russia's war in ukraine — saying it cannot...