here in the uk, seven mps are suspended from the labour party, after rebelling against the government on an amendment to scrap the two—child benefit cap. in taiwan, flights are cancelled and financial markets closed as the country prepares for the arrival of typhoon gaemi. we start in the us — where kamala harris has said the presidential election in november is a choice between freedom and chaos. she was addressing her first campaign rally since gathering enough party support to become the democratic nominee for president. speaking in wisconsin — which will be a crucial state to win if she wants to enter the white house — she accused her rival, donald trump, of wanting to take the country backward, and vowed to unite her party —

in order to win the election. do we want to live in a country of freedom, compassion and the rule of law? or a country of chaos, fear and hate? and here is the beauty of this moment. we each have the power to answer that question. the power is with the people. we each have the power to answer that question. and in the next 105 days, then, we have work to do, we have doors to knock on, we have phone calls to make, we have voters to register and we have an election to win. more senior democrats have thrown their support behind kamala harris to be the party's nominee for president. the senate majority

leader chuck schumer and house minority leader hakeem jeffries said they "proudly" endorsed kamala harris — after joe biden ended his bid for re—election. president biden — who had been isolating with covid — has now returned to the white house and is due to give an address from the oval office later to discuss how he'll spend his remaining months in office. let's speak to our correspondent in washington, david willis. a busy few days for miss harris. , . ,., ., , harris. very much so, and she really has _ harris. very much so, and she really has energised _ harris. very much so, and she really has energised this - really has energised this campaign by entering into it in just the last few days. her campaign has raised over $100 million and much of it coming from first—time donors which is significant that you should have seen the support she got and the reception she engendered in the rally in wisconsin tonight. milwaukee is

where donald trump was correlated last week as his party's presidential hopeful going forward and i have to say there was a lot of support for kamala harris and she took aim at donald trump saying his policies represented a step back for the us and repeated a joke she made to campaign workers yesterday when she talked about her background as a public prosecutor in the state of california and she said that in that role she had taken on predators, fraudsters and cheaters, so hear me when i say i know donald trump's type. it is a sign of the way the campaign is going to go. it's going to get pretty dirty over the next couple of months. it’s the next couple of months. it's only been _ the next couple of months. it's only been a — the next couple of months. it's only been a few _ the next couple of months. it's only been a few days but it feels like a long time since

she was made the presumptive nominee. in terms of uniting the party, you mention the republican convention last week showing a united front, so will that be a challenge for kamala harris? �* , that be a challenge for kamala harris? �*, . ., , harris? it's increasingly looking _ harris? it's increasingly looking less _ harris? it's increasingly looking less and - harris? it's increasingly looking less and less i harris? it's increasingly looking less and less ofj harris? it's increasingly i looking less and less of a challenge because everybody in the party seems to be coalescing now behind the candidature of kamala harris and we had two other senior democrats coming forward to back her today and she has even received endorsements and encouragement from people like beyonce knowles and george clooney. what more can you ask for? but she is at 59, she looks a lot more younger and vibrant thanjoe biden and indeed considerably younger than donald trump who was 78 years old and is given to

speeches which often go off topic and last longer than an hour. in contrast, kamala harris's address to the faithful in milwaukee lasted just 17 minutes. we faithful in milwaukee lasted just 17 minutes.— faithful in milwaukee lasted just 17 minutes. we will have to leave it — just 17 minutes. we will have to leave it there. _ just 17 minutes. we will have to leave it there. thank - just 17 minutes. we will have to leave it there. thank you, | to leave it there. thank you, david willis. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in washington — preparing to address a joint meeting of congress later. it's his first trip since the attack by hamas on october the 7th — and follows months of war and unsuccessful ceasefire negotiations. mr netanyahu is due to meet president biden on thursday. ahead of his address to congress, police are scaling up security measures — with fencing around the capitol building. protests against mr netanyahu's policies have already begun — these demonstrators have staged a sit—in at the capitol to protest against the war in gaza. our correspondent tom bateman has more. as we showed up in this part

of the building there were still 100 or so protesters on this part of the rotunda, some of them led away but some still here and the us capitol police arrived at that point, cuffing them behind their backs and pulling people up and taking them away to be processed, being arrested one by one and moved outside of the building. one of the protestors i spoke to said there were 500 americanjewish people from all over the us who came here to explicitly to protest benjamin netanyahu's visit. when he is here, in thejoint address to congress, his message will be around what he will call israel being the indispensable ally in the middle east to the us and also to thankjoe biden for his support over the war in gaza. but it is that very support that has led to this deep sense of division, notjust in the democratic party but across the us as we will see protests over the visit coming to the very heart of washington.

joining me now to discuss mr netanyahu's visit is benjamin radd, political scientist and senior fellow at the ucla burkle center for international relations. thank you forjoining us. in terms of what is to be expected from this visit, want do you think the underlying message mr netanyahu is wanting to be? he will netanyahu is wanting to be? he: will get a warm reception from the republicans in contrast and to indicate that his international support but specifically the support of the us which is israel's strongest ally remains steadfast and it will be seen to his dashing supporters of his policies and how he's conducted the war with hamas since october. it’s hamas since october. it's interesting _ hamas since october. it's interesting because kamala harris is not going to be attending his address. can we

read anything into that? yes and no. this _ read anything into that? yes and no. this address was scheduled before joe and no. this address was scheduled beforejoe biden withdrew from the nomination and kamala harris had other commitments and it's not unusualfor commitments and it's not unusual for the vice presidents and those campaigning and other senior politicians to have conflicts in schedules like this but it is notable that yes, she could have changed the schedule if needed but keep in mind she is scheduled to meet with him in person anyway and they will have a one—on—one in addition to his meeting with president biden the following day. president biden the following da . : ., , day. and he will also be meeting _ day. and he will also be meeting with _ day. and he will also be meeting with former - day. and he will also be - meeting with former president trump as well.— trump as well. indeed. that will be interesting _ trump as well. indeed. that will be interesting because i trump as well. indeed. that i will be interesting because he is ending his trip there, going down to mar a lago and will fly to miami and then depart to israel, so it's notable he is meeting at this point with both presumptive nominees, and

donald trump is the nominee and kamala harris and there are other senior members of congress who have indicated they will not be in attendance. some of them are using it as a protest against benjamin netanyahu and his policies and others who simply have conveniently made themselves unavailable at the time of the address. in unavailable at the time of the address. , ., address. in terms of timing it doesnt address. in terms of timing it doesn't feel _ address. in terms of timing it doesn't feel like _ address. in terms of timing it doesn't feel like the - address. in terms of timing it doesn't feel like the best - doesn't feel like the best timing for his visit.- doesn't feel like the best timing for his visit. no, and it's unfortunate _ timing for his visit. no, and it's unfortunate from - timing for his visit. no, and it's unfortunate from his - it's unfortunate from his perspective and when he planned it, it was a celebration of the relationship he has and enjoys with republican members of congress and the former president who could not have assumed or timed it, and he could not have factored in this would overlap with the week following president's announcement which has shadowed every other piece of news. [30 every other piece of news. do we know _ every other piece of news. do we know how the visit is being viewed in israel? he we know how the visit is being viewed in israel?— viewed in israel? he is being hounded by _ viewed in israel? he is being hounded by protesters - viewed in israel? he is being hounded by protesters in - viewed in israel? he is being i hounded by protesters in israel as we've seen going back weeks

and months led by the families of the hostages and the israelis in their thousands have been gathered outside the prime minister's residents and be seen in the stearic —— streets of tel aviv and there is criticism from the government but also senior members, those with respected pedigree and background having served have expressed frustration and discontent and exasperation and disapproval of how benjamin netanyahu has executed the war, so all of the drum beating continues and we saw the footage earlier with the protesters in the us, it follows him wherever he goes. thank you forjoining us. let's stay with the middle east — the united nations says more than 150,000 people have fled khan younis in southern gaza since monday. the israeli army issued an evacuation order for parts

of the city and reduced the size of al—mawasi — a designated humanitarian zone, claiming it was being used by hamas fighters. the un agency for palestinian refugees, unrwa, said eighty per cent of the gaza strip was now either under an evacuation orders or labelled a no—go zone. our special correspondent fergal keane has this report — and a warning there are distressing images throughout. so many escaping in such a small place. chased by the war in the heat and fear of 2a hours in khan younis. iman al—khawaja is running with a child. not for a doctor. the child is past that. but to a mortuary.

i mean, wwho can accept that their son he asks. whose fault is it that theirfamily is blown up? the idf is back fighting in khan younis because hamas is resurgent here. urban war where nowhere is safe. to the south, in rafah, hamas attacking israeli armour. hit and run, from inside houses. the days of war are now in their hundreds. and each day in khan younis, a breaking point for someone. the shattered hospital system is struggling with new wounded. before the war,

this boy, aged four, and his sister, who's seven. here they are now in nassa hospital. the girl's legs are paralysed. sammy has severe abdominal injuries. the situation has been very difficult for me with one child in intensive care and the other outside. i asked an ally of israel's prime minister to respond to international concern about the plight of wounded children in gaza. the priority for me, in parallel to my italian aid that i allow is to bring back my hostages, including a baby. thejewish bibass children, four year old ariel, one year old kfir, were taken hostage with their parents by hamas. there are conflicting reports about whether they've survived. you neverask us, i mean, how does israel feel? how does israel live with the fact that two of our little boys, we don't

even know where they are? it's always about the kids on the other side. so i'll tell you something. if you really care about the kids on the other side, make sure that israel win the war. and hamas does not reign in gaza. at nasser hospital, ayman al—khawaja leaves the mortuary bearing the shrouded child to his grave before night comes on to cover the grieving and the dead. fergal keane, bbc news, jerusalem. with me is said shehata — a reporter with bbc arabic thanks forjoining us. we heard there about the evacuation orders and the areas of no—go, quite a significant chunk of the gaza strip. it quite a significant chunk of the gaza strip.— quite a significant chunk of the gaza strip. it was said the dislaced the gaza strip. it was said the displaced people _ the gaza strip. it was said the displaced people are - the gaza strip. it was said the displaced people are forced i the gaza strip. it was said the j displaced people are forced to stay in only 20% of the gaza enclave and even so there is no

safe area in gaza because people are moving from safe humanitarian areas because the israeli army said it has intelligence information that hamas fighters are regrouping there and there are rocket fire from the area so they need to go there but the problem is when people flee there is no food or security and people are dying so there are more than 39,000 according to the health authority in gaza so the situation is getting grim especially with the food and water and all of this stuff, and it is unsanitary so there is pressure to reach a deal because there is a hostage from one side and then the situation from the other side and only a few hospitals working, six out of 36 so minimal numbers and there no supplies and the lack of security means it's very difficult to have aid and medical supplies to go there. we heard about the risk of

polio yesterday as well. in terms of potential ceasefire or the end to what is going on at the end to what is going on at the moment, we heard from antony blinken being hopeful. what is the situation? the israeli team _ what is the situation? the israeli team will _ what is the situation? the israeli team will be - what is the situation? tue israeli team will be resuming negotiation in egypt tomorrow and benjamin netanyahu said that a deal could be near the hamas officials say they've been told by mr netanyahu there was a negotiation team but with condition after condition and hamas said the obstacle was not to reach a deal, and how can you define going to the north and no smuggling of equipment from the border, and he was denying there was smuggling of weapons. the fight is that hamas will continue even if they reach a deal because the end of hamas is the only way to

achieve peace and stability says mr netanyahu cannot repeat what happened on october the 7th so all of these conditions are considered obstacles so there will be pressure on the talk between mr biden and mr netanyahu it might put pressure on him to reach a deal and make concessions in order to reach a middle way because the situation in gaza is devastating. people are dying and being injured every day and it is in mr netanyahu's hands, will he do any concessions, we will he do any concessions, we will see in the next few days. i am sure we will see you following that story in the next few days. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.

here in the uk, sir keir starmer will face his first prime minister's questions this

afternoon — just a day after he suspended seven labour mps for rebelling against the government. they'd voted for a scottish national party amendment to scrap the two—child benefit cap. the prime minister has previously said it's unaffordable to ditch the policy. but many within his party disagree, and hope he'll change his position in the coming months. here's nick eardley. the ayes were 103, the noes were 363. so the noes have it. the noes have it. unlock. less than three weeks in power, the new government has had its first rebellion. it was small, but the prime minister has responded with his first show of force. mps have been debating the king's speech, keir starmer�*s plan for his first months in power, it included almost a0 bills, but nothing about overturning a controversial conservative policy limiting some benefits to the first two children in most low income families. last night, the snp forced

a vote on scrapping the two—child cap, saying it was pushing people into poverty and a small number of labour mps backed them. the single most effective way of tackling child poverty is immediately lifting 300,000 children out of poverty by scrapping this cruel policy. here are the seven, including the former shadow chancellor john mcdonnell and rebecca long—bailey, who stood against keir starmer for the labour leadership. they have now been told they are being suspended from the labour party in parliament for six months. the government argues it would be expensive to scrap the two child benefit cap, and it says it wants to be careful with the country's finances. i strongly support the removal of the two child cap. this government is less than three weeks in and it has a pretty terrible economic inheritance. and i do think they need to be given time and space to be able to look at things in the round.

the emphasis should be on, you know, unity and giving the government that space to bring forward their thinking. i now call the prime minister, sir keir starmer. but many more labour mps want a change of heart and for the government to scrap the two—child benefit cap, so this issue is unlikely to disappear. nick eardley, bbc news, westminster. james cleverly has become the first person to declare their candidacy in the contest to replace rishi sunak as conservative party leader. several more candidates are expected to join the race before nominations close next monday. the new leader will be announced in november. in a video posted on social media, the shadow home secretary said he could unite the party can we do this together? we can only do this as a united party, focussed on the needs of the british people, relentlessly working to make their lives better.

and if we do that, we can once again restore the confidence of the british people in us as a party. that is why i am putting myself forward to be leader of the party, and that is why i ask for your support. a powerful typhoon with winds of up to 240 kilometres per hour is expected to hit taiwan's north east coast in the coming hours. typhoon gaemi is being described as a very large and destructive storm — about the equivalent to a category 4 hurricane. taiwan authorities are expecting more than one meter of rainfall across the next 2a hours in some parts. flights have been cancelled, financial markets closed, and people given the day off work.

taiwan has put 29,000 soldiers on standby and more than 2000 people have been evacuated from high—risk landslide areas, hunkering down in taiwan, and these are pictures of the coast where the typhoon is expected to hit. it's the first typhoon of the season to affect the country, and as we said, expected to make landfall on the north—east coast in the early evening on wednesday according to the weather authorities. the number of people now known to have died in two landslides in southern ethiopia has risen to almost 230. search and recovery operations are continuing in the isolated and mountainous gofa district. there are fears, the number of dead could rise. the united states has invited the warring parties in sudan to ceasefire talks co—hosted

by saudi arabia next month. it urged them to approach the talks constructively with the aim of saving lives and creating a path to a political solution. the rapid support forces paramilitary says it will attend the talks — there has so far been no word from the sudanese army. here in the uk, a soldier has been seriously injured in a stabbing near an army barracks in kent. the man — who's in his 40's — is in a serious condition in hospital after the attack close to the brompton barracks near gillingham. a 24—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. the bbc has been told the injured man was in uniform when he was attacked. french authorities have arrested a russian man they say was planning to disrupt the olympic games starting in paris this week. he's been charged with working for a foreign power to incite unrest in france — a crime that carries a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison.

earlier this year, president macron accused the kremlin of running a campaign to undermine the games. britain's joint—most decorated female olympian, charlotte dujardin, has been provisionally suspended for six months, hours after pulling out of the paris olympics. it's after a video emerged which she said showed her making an error. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. there is nothing too drastic or dramatic coming up weather—wise over the next few days. that said, it will be a somewhat mixed affair. some sunshine through the day on wednesday, equally a little bit of showery rain. what we've got is this big area of high pressure, the azores high, just trying to extend its influence towards the uk. however, we also have this frontal system

pushing in from the west. so what that means is a lot of dry weather to start the day on wednesday, with some spells of sunshine, but with that weak frontal system pushing in, we'll see increasing amounts of cloud and some outbreaks of showery rain for northern ireland, parts of western scotland, wales, the southwest of england and even further east, where we hold on to some sunny spells — we will see one or two sharp showers breaking out, but it will feel pretty warm in eastern and particularly south eastern parts, 25 or 26 degrees. not quite as warm further west with the extra cloud, the showery rain. and as we head through wednesday night, we'll see increasingly cloudy conditions. it will be quite murky and a little bit damp and drizzly in places as we import some more humid air. so temperatures on thursday morning generally starting the day between 13 and 16 degrees. pretty muggy start to the day, and a really complex weather chart with several different frontal systems in play across the uk.

what that will mean is a lot of cloud, some outbreaks of rain, one clump of potentially heavy rain pushing across southern counties of england and the channel islands. elsewhere, we'll see some bits and pieces of showery rain across parts of northern ireland, western scotland, in between one or two glimmers of sunshine and temperatures between 16 and 22 degrees. now, as we head into friday, actually, it's not a bad—looking day, we'll see some spells of sunshine. the chance for one or two showers, particularly across scotland and northern ireland — not as many showers for england and wales — and in the sunshine, it is going to feel warm. the sun is strong at this time of year, temperatures easily getting up into the 20s. a little bit cooler further north and west with more cloud and with those showers. and then as we head towards the weekend, it's a familiar story, really, this area of high pressure, the azores high, still trying to exert its influence, but not strong enough to fend off all the frontal systems. so there will be some showery rain at times, particularly towards the north and the west of the uk,

drier and turning warmer further south and east.

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