i'm sumi somaskanda. thank you forjoining us. we start in the middle east. the three mediating countries in the gaza conflict — the us, qatar and egypt — have issued a joint call for israel and hamas to resume ceasefire negotiations next week. they suggest the talks should be based on a new framework agreement and will take place either in cairo or doha. israel has agreed to attend. there's been no response so far from hamas. in thejoint statement, us presidentjoe biden, egyptian president abdel fattah el—sisi and the emir of qatar say there is no further time to waste, nor any excuse for further delay. it's time to release the hostages, begin the ceasefire and implement this renewed agreement. the diplomatic push will be seen as an attempt to stop regional tensions from spiralling out of control after the killing of hamas�*s political leader ismail haniyeh in iran's capital

tehran last week. israel and hamas have competing conditions for a truce — hamas wants a permanent end to the war but israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says its military operations in gaza will only end once hamas is defeated. meanwhile, israeli forces continued to bombard gaza, on thursday killing at least 15 people in two schools that were being used as shelters for displaced people. the israeli military said its forces took steps to reduce the risk of harming civilians. meanwhile, the humanitarian challenges in gaza are mounting. the world health organization says it is sending more than a million polio vaccines to gaza for an urgent immunization campaign following the complete collapse of the sanitation system. live now to unrwa's director of philanthropy, hani almadhoun. he isjoining us. great to have you back on the programme. what do we know about the extent of a polio outbreak in gaza right

now? things keep getting worse. inaudible absence of the sanitation conditions, overcrowded ca m ps sanitation conditions, overcrowded camps and folks not able to get enough water. we have family standing in line for hoursjust to have family standing in line for hours just to get water to shower with little privacy, so the situation is like that and there is flies and a lot of skin diseases and new types of viruses that the folks unintelligible having because of those conditions. some folks even because they have been eating out of a cannon for about ten months now, families are not getting fresh produce so their bodies are basically collapsing and it poses a lot of inaudible immune system and unintelligible serious situation and in fact, israeli army made that a priority and the press release was because

we want to protect our soldiers, we must have the vaccine for the palestinians so it was just a little bit unhappy the vaccine has got into gaza.. unhappy the vaccine has got into gaza. ._ unhappy the vaccine has got into gaza... .. _ unhappy the vaccine has got into gaza.. fik. .. serious into gaza.. 0k. .. serious situation. _ into gaza.. 0k. .. serious situation. as _ into gaza.. 0k. .. serious situation. as you - into gaza.. 0k. .. serious situation. as you know unrwa is the largest humanitarian actor inside gaza has more than 1000 folks working in the healthcare system and aid clinics, operating can i ask you how these vaccines be distributed because obviously it's going to because obviously it's going to be an issue? absolutely, on behalf of unrwa, the organisation i represent, i want to tell you how challenging this is especially in the areas in the north where there is an access issues with there is an access issues with the hospital clinics and warehouses damaged, the supply chains are disrupted so it allows for — there is no shortage of challenges for these are vaccinations but i

assure you these are a serious priority, most of unrwa's operation now is based out of the south or middle area, khan younis, deiral—balah, and what happens is the supplies are sent to the north and the issue is the safety. about two weeks ago, a unrwa convoy moving to the north that was fully accredited with the israeli authorities came under fire. 0ne colleague was harmed. you can imagine the next time unrwa sends a mission like that, not too many people would want to sign up because.. too many people would want to sign up because. ._ too many people would want to sign up because..- .. - sign up because.. right. .. unrwa — sign up because.. right. .. unrwa staff— sign up because.. right. .. unrwa staff have - sign up because.. right. .. unrwa staff have been . sign up because.. right. .. - unrwa staff have been killed, the largest humanitarian, loss of life in the united nations history so... of life in the united nations history so. . ._ of life in the united nations history so..._ go | history so... and i ask? go ahead- _ history so... and i ask? go ahead. we're _ history so... and i ask? go ahead. we're talking - history so... and i ask? go ahead. we're talking about history so... and i ask? go i ahead. we're talking about a serious medical— ahead. we're talking about a serious medical emergency l ahead. we're talking about a | serious medical emergency of cause and beyond this medical emergency, can you tell us what the biggest needs are right now for people in gaza? you the biggest needs are right now for people in gaza?— for people in gaza? you have this right. —

for people in gaza? you have this right, access _ for people in gaza? you have this right, access is - for people in gaza? you have this right, access is an - for people in gaza? you have this right, access is an issue| this right, access is an issue and the biggest in north gaza this week was the israeli army is allowing one truck of chicken to the whole entire north gaza, about 500,000 people that remain in north gaza, and one truck of frozen chicken is allowed. remember, everybody in gaza has been surviving on pastor or whatever else they can eat out of the camp and unrwa was delivering a bear and in camp and unrwa was delivering a bearand infact camp and unrwa was delivering a bear and in fact 60% of the humanitarian aid into gaza is brought in by unrwa but it's not enough and you are talking about malnourished cases, the agency season my family sees in north gaza. 300% between may and july, right, and 96% of the population of gaza is facing food insecurity, starvation. it is all man—made. this is not a drought that happened. agencies need to step it up. everyone would love access to provide those but... would love access to provide those but. . ._

would love access to provide those but... fik. it's a serious those but... 0k. it's a serious matter. _ those but... 0k. it's a serious matter, unrwa _ those but... 0k. it's a serious matter, unrwa with other un entities are on the frontline fighting this unintelligible me ask you one more question before we have to go. security safe is before we have to go. security safety is critical _ before we have to go. security safety is critical and _ before we have to go. security safety is critical and they - before we have to go. security safety is critical and they say l safety is critical and they say there has to be a ceasefire and we're seeing a renewed push negotiations next week. how optimistic are you there will be a plan to implement a ceasefire?— be a plan to implement a ceasefire? g . , ceasefire? my heart tells me i should be _ ceasefire? my heart tells me i should be always _ ceasefire? my heart tells me i should be always optimistic. l ceasefire? my heart tells me i should be always optimistic. i | should be always optimistic. i just find this a challenge. i believe it when i see it. there's been a lot of talk since april about the ceasefire. it's not very complicated but it seems like there is a lack of political will unfortunately. every day and every hour that passes more palestinians are dead by the gun or starvation and that's a reality we see.— hani almadhoun. the unrwa director of philanthropy here in the us. thank you forjoining us. the first presidential debate between kamala harris and donald trump is officially

set for september tenth — according to abc news, which will televise it. the confirmation came after republican nominee former president donald trump said he had agreed to three possible debate dates in september. he spoke during a rare news conference at his florida home. trump's democratic rival, vice president kamala harris, continued to tour through us swing states, seeking to build on fresh momentum in the race after president biden dropped out. new polling shows ms harris has gained ground against mr trump in a nationwide survey of likely voters, taking a 6% lead. the poll, by marquette, released on thursday found that the vice president leads the former president 53% to 47% — that's among people who expressed a strong interest in voting. the margin of error is 4.7 points. a similar poll conducted in may showed a much tighter match—up between mr trump and the then—presumptive democratic nominee, presidentjoe biden. the pair were tied at 50% each. however, donald trump claims his campaign's internal polls show him leading in key battleground states. he also cited his continued support among white males and certain black and hispanic voters.

the former president saying he believes the momentum is actually with the republican party. the honeymoon period has got to end. look, she's got a little period, it is a convention coming up. it's about policy. it's not about her. i think she's incompetent because i've watched her. he destroyed california, she destroyed san francisco. everything cheesed touch has turned a bad things. i'm not going to use foul language but everything she's touched has turned bad. she's incompetent. meanwhile, vice president kamala harris and her running mate, minnesota governor tim walz, wrapped up their visit to michigan on thursday. they voiced support for organised labour at a union hall in detroit, speaking to members of united auto workers. the uaw originally backed presidentjoe biden�*s re—election campaign but when he ended his bid last month, the union later endorsed ms harris. ms harris drew similarities between unions and her campaign saying both support working class americans.

you know, when you know what you stand for, you know what to fight for. we know what we stand for and we stand for the people. and we stand for the dignity of work. and we stand forfreedom. we stand dignity of work. and we stand for freedom. we stand for justice. we stand for equality. cheering and applause . and so, we will fight for all of that. earlier, cbs news' chief election and campaign correspondent robert costa shared his reaction to trump's news conference. former president donald trump insisted that he's not his campaign but his actions show he is addressing the new entrant into the race and vice president harris and, of course, her running mate minnesota governor tim walls, received from former president donald trump and attempt to dive into the new cycle, not having to relevant and answer reported questions —— walz. talked about issues including the transfer of power earlier this week i spoke with president biden and president biden in our conversation for

cbs sunday morning, which is going to air sunday, expressed alarm as to whether they would be a peaceful transfer of how if trump loses in front that insisted they would be a peaceful transfer but only out of thought, saying i want to make sure it's an honest and fair election and what exactly that means we will have to see in the months ahead. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. sir keir starmer says police forces should remain on high alert as they continue to deal with the aftermath of a wave of unrest in england and northern ireland. on thursday, he chaired a third cobra meeting with law enforcement officials, saying there's "no doubt" that rapid sentencing, as well as a major police presence across the country, "acted as a deterrent" to prevent widespread violence. northern ireland's first minister michelle o'neill has condemned the continuing violence in belfast, and says there's no place for racism in society. on wednesday, police officers came under attack in the east of the city. the stormont assembly has been recalled from summer recess to discuss the crisis.

police made 22 arrests in total with 15 people charged. an artwork by the street artist banksy appears to have been stolen less than an hour after it was revealed. the painting, of a wolf howling at the moon, was on a satellite dish in peckham in south london. it's the fourth animal—themed image unveiled by the bristol—based artist in recent days. we have more on that story on our website, bbc.com/news. you're live with bbc news. vladimir putin is accusing ukraine of a "major provocation" as ukrainian troops continue a cross—border offensive into russia's kursk region. nearly 1000 ukrainian troops with tanks and armoured vehicles began the incursion on tuesday in what appears to be the largest assault on russian soil since the war began. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky said moscow needs to "feel" the consequences for the invasion of ukraine. local leaders in regions adjacent to kursk, in both russia and ukraine, have urged residents to evacuate for their safety.

bbc�*s ukraine correspondent james waterhouse is in kyiv with more. we're hearing a lot of claims from russian officials from their homes from this attack will be awarded 10,000 roubles — that equates to around $115. and military officials across the border are being criticised by officials on a regional level. the argument there is that they think this incursion could have been prevented. politically in ukraine, there's a bit of smugness going on, i think. you heard president zelensky tonight not directly reference the assault, but he said he praised his troops for using surprise to achieve results. and i think what we are seeing with ukrainian forces reportedly ten kilometres across the border, where, according to one mp, they are in charge of a major gas hub. we are seeing this attack turn into something more, and we're seeing ukraine drawing russian forces, crucially, where they are demonstrably being pulled from parts of the front line inside ukraine. this amounts to the most

audacious ukrainian counteroffensive we have seen since the full—scale invasion. but with the passing of time, the question will be asked — what next? can it keep hold of this territory? the white house, interestingly, is saying it's seeking more information on the attack. we don't think any agreements have been broken between ukraine and the us in terms of striking targets inside russia. you're certainly not going to hear washington speak outwardly in support of this attack. but for now, the consensus among western allies is that ukraine is acting within the confines of defending itself. earlier, i spoke to evelyn farkas, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for russia and ukraine. do you think that this fighting in kursk marks a new chapter in this war? �* , ., ., ., this war? it's a little too early to _ this war? it's a little too early to tell. _ this war? it's a little too early to tell. it - this war? it's a little too early to tell. it seems i this war? it's a little too i early to tell. it seems like the ukrainians are determined

to boost the morale of their forces, boost the morale of their people to maybe kind of reset the negotiating table. obviously, we have american elections coming up. i don't know whether they can hold this line so i think it's a little bit too early to say exactly what it means.— bit too early to say exactly what it means. from what i understand _ what it means. from what i understand from _ what it means. from what i understand from what - what it means. from what i l understand from what you're saying, you think this fighting could be perhaps more symbolic in messaging to the international community and also for trips's morale and to have a strategic aim? == have a strategic aim? -- tr00ps'- _ have a strategic aim? -- troops'. possibly. - have a strategic aim? -- troops'. possibly. i'm . have a strategic aim? » troops'. possibly. i'm not ruling out a strategic aim but i think so far it's not clear from the outside watching this how they are going to achieve a strategic objective, given the fact they are stretching their

own lines of defence and they already were pretty stretched, so as they moved into this new offensive position which was quite daring, they stretched their lines and now have to defend what they have and they seem to be interested in keeping this territory, rather than just kind of making keeping this territory, rather thanjust kind of making an excursion and running back over the border, which we saw earlier this year — a move that was conducted by ethnic russians who were working to help ukraine.— help ukraine. when you say keein: help ukraine. when you say keeping this _ help ukraine. when you say keeping this territory, - help ukraine. when you say keeping this territory, that l keeping this territory, that would signify a major escalation, wouldn't it? in a sense, escalation, wouldn't it? in a sense. but— escalation, wouldn't it? in a sense. but i _ escalation, wouldn't it? in a sense, but i wouldn't - escalation, wouldn't it? in a sense, but i wouldn't get i sense, but i wouldn't get alarmist about it. russians have gone in and ukrainian territory, so if the ukrainians go and sees russian territory in order to have some chip to use to negotiate, i think that's within their rights —— seize. as long as they are fighting according to the laws

of war, they can take prisoners of war, they can take prisoners of war, they can take prisoners of war, they can attack military targets and they can take territory if they believe that helps them achieve the ultimate objective, which is peace and the sovereignty of the ukrainian state and their people. the ukrainian state and their --eole. ~ ., the ukrainian state and their --eole. ~ . the ukrainian state and their n-eole. ~ ., ., the ukrainian state and their n-eoler ., ., people. what impact do you think this — people. what impact do you think this is _ people. what impact do you think this is all _ people. what impact do you think this is all happening . people. what impact do you | think this is all happening on the towns and villages along the towns and villages along the border, if this indeed does continue going forward? i can only imagine _ continue going forward? i can only imagine it _ continue going forward? i can only imagine it is _ continue going forward? i can | only imagine it is traumatising the civilians there. and, of course, that mirrors — is not even the same kind of trauma that the ukrainians of course i felt because the russians have deliberately attacked civilians and the ukrainians have a hardship for the russian people and i think the ukrainian only and this war. talk about the us aspect in all

of this because the state department says it does support them using donated us weapons for this incursion because it's where some russian attacks have originated from, this area. do you think there is concern, however, here in washington about the prospect of this escalating further if the ukrainians push further into russian territory?— russian territory? there's alwa s russian territory? there's always danger _ russian territory? there's always danger of - russian territory? there's i always danger of escalation russian territory? there's - always danger of escalation but you have to balance that with the risk of the ukrainians losing the war and how catastrophic it would be not just for ukraine but for all of nato and europe and frankly the world because china is watching as well so i think the risk is manageable, bearable, there has to be more pain and pressure inflicted upon the kremlin and the ukrainians seem to be trying this approach right now. a question about pain and pressure on the kremlin, this could bring the war home to some russians who until now have not at all have this conflict actually affect their lives. does it matter in russia

if public opinion shifts? it could make a difference and you never know exactly how this will play out because, of course, it could become enraged and say wait, i need to defend my country. my sense is, based on russian history and the fact that they don't have the people of russia don't have an innate kind of fear or hatred or animosity towards ukrainian people, my sense is that if they start to realise what kind of war the government has been waging on their behalf, they are more likely to say, "let's just make peace. i don't want to be bothered and chased out of my home." and what for, you know? ukraine and the ukrainians are not our enemies. muhammad yunus says his priority is to restore law and order in the country after being sworn in as leader

of bangladesh's interim government. mr yunus succeeds former prime minister sheikh hasina, who fled bangladesh after weeks of anti—government demonstrations in which hundreds of people were killed in clashes with security forces. a nobel peace laureate, mr yunus has the backing of student protest groups and the military. during a ceremony in dhaka on thursday, he said he would support and protect the constitution. the bbc�*s samira hussain has the latest from bangladesh's capital, dhaka. last week they were on the streets demanding the government step down. today, they flocked to the airport to welcome the man they believe will lead them to a stable future, nobel laureate muhammad yunus. how do you feel? i feel good. i am back, there is a lot of work to be done. people are excited, they know that something, new opportunities have arrived. what is your message for people here? discipline. discipline, hard work and get it done. his positive message cannot disguise the fragile moment bangladesh finds itself in. weeks of deadly protest forced the country's autocratic prime minister to resign. hundreds died in the unrest. several more were injured. and that same government wanted

to imprison mr yunus. now, he makes a triumphant return as interim leader. an incredible amount of security for mr yunus. the people here elated that he has finally arrived in bangladesh. they are putting their hopes for the country's future in his hands. we dream for a democratic country where no leader — no leader can be a dictator. we are the generation of z and we know that we can raise our voice and we know how best to lead our country. a moment decades in the making. but for this woman, bangladesh's moment of hope has come at an unbearable cost. her 17—year—old son died in the protests. translation: i could not understand why such - a thing happened. i thought someone might have hit him in the head. i never believed

that he would be shot. she finds some comfort in knowing her son would be happy. this change in government is what he wanted. tonight, a new era of government begins. mr yunus and his colleagues will hope the support of the people they enjoy for now endures. samira hussain, bbc news, dhaka. taylor swift fans have descended on vienna, despite her three shows being cancelled over a security alert. officials say a teenager arrested on wednesday has confessed to planning a suicide attack at one of the gigs. two other teenagers have also been arrested. the concerts have now been moved to london, and police there say there's nothing to indicate that the shows at wembley stadium will be affected. bethany bell reports from vienna. all: one, two, three, four! they came to vienna to see taylor. instead, they're singing in the streets. all three taylor swift concerts here were cancelled after police said they'd uncovered plans for a suicide

attack. jess, from bristol, said she cried when she heard the news. i missed out on the lover fest in 2020 because of covid, so this is the second time it's now been cancelled for me so, yeah, i was just completely heartbroken, to be honest. becky from exeter says she can't believe she's missing the show. i think the ultimate thing we feel is just grateful that we're safe and that everyone else is safe, so a bit of a mixed bag of emotions. there's so much disappointment here. people have come from so far away — from the uk, from america, from japan — but everyone says they understand that safety has to come first. and in the meantime, they're doing like taylor, which is to sing. the authorities say a 19—year—old austrian man has confessed to planning a suicide attack at the concert venue. translation: he said| he intended to carry out an attack using explosives and knives, which we've seized.

he considered both options, and his aim was to kill himself and a large crowd of people, either today or tomorrow at the concert. welcome to the eras tour! taylor swift's vienna concerts were part of the european leg of her eras tour. she's set to hold five shows in london next week. that's small consolation for the fans in vienna. but while their shows may have been cancelled, the songs go on. bethany bell, bbc news, vienna. the paris olympics is well into its second week and there was plenty of drama on thursday. the men's 0lympic 100m champion noah lyles has said he believes his participation at the paris games is over after he tested positive for covid. the american sprinter revealed his diagnosis afterfinishing third in the 200m final on thursday night, dashing his hopes of securing a sprint double.

lyles had been expected to compete in relay events on friday and saturday, but in a social media post said he believed this now wouldn't happen. the 27—year—old appeared short of breath at the end of the race before being helped into a wheelchair. botswana's letsile tebogo took gold, with america's kenneth bednarek finishing second. also on the track, american sydney mclaughlin—levrone smashed her own world record as she stormed to a sensational 0lympic iioom hurdles gold. team gb�*s ellie aldridge took gold in the women's kite surfing. this is the first time the sport has been included in the olympics. there has been a show of unity between the us and china as san diego zoo officially opened its new panda enclosure to the public. yun chuan is a five—year—old male while xin bao is a four—year—old female. the pair are the first pandas to enter the united states in 21 years. the zoo's president says their new residents will bring joy to their visitors

and symbolise the power of international conservation efforts. that's some good news out of san diego. stay with us here on bbc news. thanks so much for watching. you can get the latest on our website bbc.com/news. we have analysis and headlines from all of our correspondence there and also you can find the latest on our bbc news app. you can watch us live there and get headlines from around the world at every hour of the day. stay with us. hello there. we did have a lot of cloud through thursday afternoon and with that came drizzle, some heavier outbreaks of rain across northern portions of the uk — for example, here in stirling. with that rain, some low cloud and misty conditions. the air�*s actually been very humid, the humidity caused by southwesterly winds brought in by a warm sector.

a cold front out in the atlantic is going to be spreading fresher air in from the west over the next few hours and with that, drizzle will tend to ease away from scotland, northern ireland, northern england and wales, eventually leaving the rather humid air to start the day on friday across east anglia, south east england, where there could well still be a few patches of drizzle, a bit of mist around, too. but that lot should clear out of the way quite quickly and then, we're looking at those fresher conditions spreading across all of the uk. sunny spells widespread. 0k, there could be some patches of cloud at times across england and wales — won't be completely gin—clear sunny skies — and there will be some showers, particularly for western scotland, one or two possible for northern ireland and north wales. but there will be a lot of dry weather through the afternoon and plenty of pleasant, warm spells of august sunshine. now, for the weekend, we have weak weather fronts pestering england and wales, bringing a rather mixed weather picture here. cloud will vary through the day. it will tend to come and go. there could be a few patches of rain but equally, some warm spells of sunshine. the sunniest weather, though, will be further northwards

for scotland, northern ireland, northern england. could be a few showers, though, for western scotland once again. temperatures widely climbing into the low to mid 20s, so again it's going to feel warm in that august sunshine. but then, for some of us, it gets hot on sunday. the reason? well, we get this ridge in thejet stream. that encourages air to descend over parts of the uk and that boosts temperatures. now, the hottest weather on sunday will always be across parts of england and wales. we're going to have to watch this area of potentially heavy, thundery rain. it could get into northern ireland and western scotland through the day, so it certainly won't be hot and sunny absolutely everywhere but it will be pretty humid for most of us. and in the sunshine across england and wales, yes, you do have hot weather — high 20s to low 30s. sunday night and into monday, quite extensive, heavy and thundery outbreaks of rain across the uk. could cause some localised surface water flooding issues but towards the southeast and probably parts of east anglia, it's another hot day — temperatures peaking somewhere between 30—33 celsius — before those temperatures drop away again as we head into tuesday.

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