full—scale war is not in anyone's interest. even a situation as escalated, a diplomatic solution is still possible. and, a �*succession' style battle to decide the heir of the murdoch empire wraps up. but who will be the chosen one? hello, i'm catriona perry. you're very welcome. president biden has led calls at the un general assembly to prevent a slide into full—scale war between israel and hezbollah in lebanon. he says a diplomatic solution was still possible. authorities in lebanon say more than 560 people — including 50 children — have been killed by israeli strikes since monday — the deadliest bombardment the country has seen in decades. fierce cross—border clashes are continuing — with israel striking southern lebanon, and hezbollah firing

dozens of rockets into northern israel. on tuesday — the israeli military said they'd killed a senior hezbollah commander in a strike on beirut. these pictures show the extent of the destruction from that strike. our senior international correspondent orla guerin sent this report from tyre, where thousands of people have fled their homes. a community in mourning. the village of saksakiyeh in southern lebanon today. ii were killed here yesterday by israel's massive bombardment. the dead included four women, an infant and a seven—year—old girl called joury. herfather, mohammad halal, says she was an innocent child and a martyr.

he pledges his support for the hezbollah leader, sheikh hassan nasrallah. "even if they kill us," he says, "we are at your service." also being mourned today, dina darwiche and her son, jad. killed in their own home by an israeli missile. here she was at work with the un refugee agency. it says it is outraged and deeply saddened, and civilians must be protected. a miracle rescue was filmed today. civil defence workers prised this elderly man out from under the rubble of his own home in southern lebanon. others are still fleeing from the south. we saw some on foot, driven from their homes by israel's war from the air.

and the knowledge that things could get worse. we saw smoke still rising from a recent strike and went for a closer look. but hezbollah was watching, as we soon found out. well, we've just seen one of the locations where there was an israeli strike. it looked like a commercial building. as soon as we arrived, hezbollah arrived, and prevented us and prevented us from filming any more. from filming any more. they're still trying to control they're still trying to control this area even as they're this area even as they're coming under heavy attack. coming under heavy attack. and that attack continued in beirut today. and that attack continued in beirut today. once again, war on the horizon. once again, war on the horizon. israel says it killed israel says it killed a top military commander. a top military commander. if so, he's the latest if so, he's the latest in a long list. in a long list. but hezbollah is fighting on. but hezbollah is fighting on.

amid israel's deadly attacks, tens of thosands of lebanese are fleeing their homes. ivo friejsen is the representative in lebanon of the united nations high commissioner for refugees. this has been ongoing at a lower rate of scale for nearly one year now.

lower rate of scale for nearly one 3 the south. so people go to from the south. so people go to various parts of the country, primarily along the coast. joanne held cummings is adjunct professor and director of middle eastern studies at baylor university in waco, texas. she was previously a senior us diplomat with postings in iraq and yemen. she shared her analysis with me a short while ago. this is an escalation that many parties have sought to avoid before now. you think is this the beginning of an all—out war in the region? i think it has the potentialfor being so. listening to president biden at the un today, even though he is not proposing some breakthrough diplomatic solution, he is pointing out something that is absolutely true and that is that there is a diplomatic solution and i say that because there is no other solution.

the conflicts over the years have been repeated and they have been done in different ways and done at different scales but they have not accomplished, frankly, the goals of either side. therefore if there is to be a solution it is going to be a diplomatic solution. but to have a diplomatic solution you have to have people willing to engage with each other on a diplomatic basis, diplomatic basis always involves recognition at some level. we heard throughout the efforts to agree a peace deal or a hostage release deal in temperate agree a peace deal or a hostage release deal and temporary ceasefire in gaza that diplomatic solutions are hard to come by wildly fighting all the exchange of fire is active as it is now

and that what were seeing in lebanon. what are the potential plan through deescalation? we heard president biden refer to that today. how do you see a way to try and take the temperature down? you know, it is a difficult issue because the motivation for engaging in conflict has to be considered. for instance if the government of bibi netanyahu does not have an incentive to stop the bombardment that is greater than the incentive to continue, than the incentive to continue, they have no reason to do it. they have no reason to do it. likewise, hezbollah is in likewise, hezbollah is in a difficult position itself. a difficult position itself. we tend to look we tend to look at hezbollah as a at hezbollah as a terrorist organisation terrorist organisation but it is a regional government but it is a regional government and a part of the and a part of the national government. national government. it is a militia, it carries out it is a militia, it carries out terrorist acts but it is all terrorist acts but it is all of those things and, of those things and, let's not forget that it lost let's not forget that it lost a great deal of regional a great deal of regional credibility when it went credibility when it went in full force to support in full force to support al—assad syria for other al—assad syria for other reasons. reasons.

ok, you are not the underdog ok, you are not the underdog anymore, you are not fighting anymore, you are not fighting against, you are not part of the resistance, you are supporting an oppressive government. so in a sense they had lost a lot of their

or in any other place because first of all there is a veto right all there is a veto right for some aggressors and my for some aggressors and my all there is a veto right all there is a veto right for some aggressors to veto for some aggressors to veto statements, and my proposal has statements, and my proposal has been that the general been that the general assembly should have more power assembly should have more power if the security council if the security council is unable to fulfil is unable to fulfil their tasks. their tasks. there will be a special there will be a special security council meeting today of deescalation. security council meeting tomorrow on the situation in lebanon. tomorrow on the situation in lebanon. what do you think that can what do you think that can achieve given what you have achieve given what you have said there? today there was also said there? today there was also a meeting on the security a meeting on the security council about ukraine. council about ukraine. so it is probably so it is probably going to be the same going to be the same kind of meeting and discussion kind of meeting and discussion about what one should do. about what one should do. i do hope that i do hope that tomorrow something tomorrow something will happen and we can avoid will happen and we can avoid the escalation of this war. the escalation of this war.

we heard mentions we heard mentions today of deescalation. and you mention yourself. we're nearly one year into the humanitarian situation in gaza, not only are those people still suffering

still needs sustained international support. the world has another choice to make now. will we sustain our support to help ukraine win this war and preserve its freedom or walk away from that aggression and let a nation be destroyed? i know my answer. i know many look at the world today and see difficulties and react with despair. but i do not. i won't. as leaders, we don't have the luxury. i recognise the challenges from ukraine, to gaza, to sudan and beyond. war, hunger, terrorism, brutality, record displacement of people, a climate crisis, democracy at risk, strangers in our societies, the promise of artificial intelligence,

and its significant risk. the list goes on. but maybe because all i've seen and all we have done together over the decades, i have hope. president zelensky says the war with russia is closer to an end than some people might think. he's also due to address the un general assembly, before he presents a so—called victory plan to president biden. mr zelensky says the plan includes further weapons donations to ukraine, diplomatic efforts to force russia to agree to peace, and holds moscow accountable for the full—scale invasion that began in 2022. speaking to us network abc news, zelensky said his victory plan was not about negotiating with russia, but rather it was "a bridge to a diplomatic way out, to stop the war". on tuesday, mr zelensky told a special session of the un security council, that the war

with russia cannot be calmed by talks alone, but could only be forced into peace by united, international action. he described iran and north korea as accomplices ina criminalwar. putin has broken so many international norms and rules and he will not stop on his own. russia can only be forced into peace. and that is exactly what is needed. forcing russia into peace as the sole aggressor in this war. the sole violator of the un charter. leaders at the un general assembly — including president biden — are renewing calls for an end to the war in sudan. thousands of people have been killed since a civil war broke out between sudan's army and the paramilitary rapid support forces. the head of the world health organization told the bbc that starvation is almost everywhere in the war—stricken african country. he said 12 million people have

been displaced since fighting began in in april of 2023. during a visit to the white house earlier this week — the leader of the united arab emirates and president biden issued a joint statement calling for an immediate ceasefire between the two sides. my colleague sumi somaskanda spoke to cindy mccain, executive director of the world food program. she described the situation on the ground in sudan. sudan is in dire straits. there is famine in a camp and it is spreading and it is notjust because of the situation but we don't have the access that we need. there are several gates that are open or not open depending on the mood of the day, et cetera. we need unfettered access to get in and get in now to stop the rest of the country dropping into famine. what is the biggest

impediment to access? a political impediment. we need political impediment. we need political support to help mitigate what is going on between the two factions so that we can get in. fire between the two factions so that we can get in.— that we can get in. are you worried about _ that we can get in. are you worried about the - that we can get in. are you worried about the safety i that we can get in. are you worried about the safety of your teams on the ground as the war continues?— your teams on the ground as the war continues? very much so. at the beginning — war continues? very much so. at the beginning of— war continues? very much so. at the beginning of this _ war continues? very much so. at the beginning of this we - war continues? very much so. at the beginning of this we lost - the beginning of this we lost some people so i am very worried about it. but again, we are in there. we are usually the first in and the last out. can you give us an idea of what sort of aid you have been able to provide so far and what impact that has had? emergency food aid that _ impact that has had? emergency food aid that you _ impact that has had? emergency food aid that you think— impact that has had? emergency food aid that you think of- food aid that you think of we've also done cash —based transfer switches helpful to the local economy and provides people a little more dignity as well. and we have a lot of stuff going on. 20 social programmes that we are working on but we need access and we need to be able to get in not

just at the crossing and the one that comes up from the south—east but we need to get in front of the north and further in from port sudan. we just do not have the ability to really cover the country right now. ~ ., ., ., now. what would a political solution take? _ now. what would a political solution take? that - now. what would a political solution take? that is - now. what would a political solution take? that is what | now. what would a political. solution take? that is what a vase members _ solution take? that is what a vase members here. - solution take? that is what a vase members here. we - solution take? that is what a | vase members here. we need solution take? that is what a - vase members here. we need your help and your guidance and your solutions and, of course, your ability to negotiate so that we can get in. what is lacking here also as you know worldwide is a lack of respect for humanitarians and humanitarian action as a whole. that is part of this discussion as we talk about various countries and crises, is humanitarians not just being treated with respect but keeping them safe. you saw what happened in gaza and you see what is happening in sudan. yemen is another one. it is a very difficult situation right now. the man suspected of trying to kill donald trump

at his florida golf course has been charged with the attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate. us prosecutors say the 58—year—old was found pointing a rifle through a fence at the club in west palm beach, while the republican nominee was playing golf there. they added he had left behind a note in which he described his intentions. the suspect hasn't yet entered a plea. he was already facing two gun—related charges. the attorney general, merrick garland, said the justice department would not tolerate violence that struck at the heart of us democracy. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. in his first speech as prime minister at labour party conference, sir keir starmer called for "restraint and de—escalation" between hezbollah and israel. domestically he promised to "fix the foundations" at home. our political editor,

chris mason, was watching. people say we cannot deliver national renewal but we can and we will. we will stabilise our economy. clear out the tory rot, and fix the foundation, and deliver the mandate of change. a britain built to last, with respect and with pride because together we have shown that britain belongs to you. this speech and this conference has oozed of pride and rhetoric but also has groaned under the weight of responsibility of government. in an era of cynicism about politics and squeezed living standards. you're live with bbc news. rupert murdoch's trial ends without a verdict, leaving mr murdoch and his famil waiting for a final ruling from the court. a nevada commissioner heard arguments about what child of mr murdoch's will get

control of the family trust, which includes high stock in fox news, news corp and the times of london. our correspondent emma vardy in reno. vegas is where you go to get married, they say, and reno to get divorced. now this has become the somewhat unlikely location for settling a family power struggle between the media mogul rupert murdoch and his children. are you confident of victory? normally, we would be inside a courtroom like this reporting what's going on. but for this one, we are locked out. i want a broadcast network. i want to see what other news operations we can sweep up. local tv? dad, nobody watches tv. the case has been nicknamed succession because of its resemblance to the tv show inspired by the murdoch family. rupert murdoch owns many newspapers and television networks, include the right—wing outlet fox news. his eldest children were set to get equal power over his corporations, but now he reportedly wants to give full control to his eldest son lachlan, who is believed

to share his father's more conservative views. mr murdoch, are you confident of victory? and the laws in nevada allow the case to be held in private. there is a huge amount on the line here and here what you have is an irrevocable trust that rupert murdoch is attempting to change. so in most states, that's very difficult. in nevada, it's a little easier. locally, there is surprise this battle has been happening on the doorstep. i might even drive past the courthouse on my way home. the fact it's being kept so secret is kind of shady. it could have so much impact on our future and the future of the information that the public receives in this country. us audiences are already deeply divided over the way politics is portrayed on different networks. you'd hear one thing on this station and you hear the absolute opposite, and it's like, "you're lying to people, and they're gullible

and they're believing it." the outcome of this case matters because rupert murdoch's powerful media empire has helped shape politics and the careers of political leaders around the world, and it has a big influence on the type of news many people consume day—to—day. we may never know the full details of how this power struggle within the murdoch news empire gets resolved. on this occasion, rupert murdoch appears unwilling to become the news himself. emma vardy, bbc news, reno. let's turn to some other important news around the world. pope francis has offered refuge to myanmar�*s imprisoned leader, aung san suu kyi, in the vatican. the pope reportedly made the offer during a recent meeting withjesuits in asia. he called for her release and said myanmar�*s people cannot stay silent about their country's situation. ms suu kyi has been detained by the military since it overthrew her government in 2021. us senator bernie sanders said

on tuesday that the maker of anti—obesity and diabetes drugs, ozempic and wegovy, is treating the us as its, quote, �*cash cow.�* the lawmaker made the comments during a hearing where the drugs' manufacture novo nordisk�*s chief executive blamed insurers, rather than his own firm, for the prices. the treatments can cost up to te times more in the us than in parts of europe. the us state of maryland sued the owner and operator of the cargo ship that struck baltimore's francis scott key bridge in march, adding to the legal troubles facing the firm. maryland officials said the disaster — which killed six people and collapsed the structure — was, quote, �*entirely preventable.�* it joins several other claims seeking to hold the dali's owner and operator to account. the cybersecurity firm that sparked a global computer crash, grounding thousands of flights around the world and hitting banks, the nhs and some media, has apologised again during a grilling by the us congress.

a crowdstrike executive has been explaining what went wrong. our north america technology correspondent, lily jamali, reports massive tech outages are impacting airlines, businesses, offices, companies worldwide... the global it outage onjuly 19th led to aeroplanes being grounded, medical appointments being cancelled and broadcasters going off air. but how did such a massive error happen? that's what lawmakers here on capitol hill were hoping to find out today. members of congress had asked to question crowdstrike's ceo george kurtz, but the company sent its head of counter advisory operations, adam meyers, who didn't take questions on his way into the hearing room. what's your message for lawmakers today? ..meyers instead staring straight ahead, a press handler saying he would speak only with lawmakers. meyers began with an apology. we're deeply sorry and we are determined to prevent this from ever happening again.

the outage occurred after a rogue software update sent by crowdstrike disabled up to 8.5 million computers using microsoft operating systems. who made the decision to launch the update? did ai do that or did an individual do that? al was not responsible for making any decision in that process. it is part of a standard process. we release 10—12 of these updates, content updates, every single day. are we going to disneyland? we're going to disneyland right now! it's a dayjo would sooner forget. she saved her wages to take herfamily on vacation. instead, they encountered a travel nightmare. no explanation whatsoever. everybody was just crowding around the people who worked at the airport, and they were just like, "we don't know what's going on." now come the lawsuits. at least one major us air carrier, delta, has vowed to take legal action. shareholders of crowdstrike have already sued, saying the company

concealed the inadequacy of its testing processes. lily jamali, bbc news, washington. a penguin living in australia is making quite the splash online. meet pesto — a baby king penguin. born injanuary, weighing just 200 grams or nearly half a pound, he's now a hundred times that. twice the size of his parents. in fact he's the biggest penguin melbourne aquarium has ever seen. pesto has millions of on—line followers worldwide due to his size. experts say the penguin is perfectly healthy and will soon begin to lose weight naturally. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. well, following the recent heavy rain, there's plenty of saturated ground out there, particularly across the south midlands, and a lot of standing water too. this photo taken by our weather watcher in warwickshire

on tuesday, when there was a bit of a break in all of the wet weather. a drier—looking day, but there's more rain to come, including here over the next couple of days, and then it turns colder but also drier as we head into the weekend. so this was tuesday, then, on the satellite picture. you can see this break in the weather systems there, a nice little gap. but wednesday's low pressure system approaches from the southwest. and ahead of that for the rest of the night, there will be some heavy showers across parts of southern england. clearer skies further north, and actually across parts of scotland, temperatures could drop as low as freezing. this is a sign of things to come, of course. but a lot milder further south under quite a lot of cloud and, of course, some misty conditions over the flooded fields. and then on wednesday morning, heavy, persistent rain will push into south—west england, moving further northwards and eastwards up through wales, approaching the south midlands and central—southern england by the time we get into the middle part of the afternoon. it does stay largely dry further north and west,

a few showers across northern scotland, the cloud amounts increasing across eastern england as we head through the second half of the day. and then on wednesday night into thursday, our low pressure system continues to push further northwards and eastwards. notice the brisk easterly winds developing across parts of north—east england, just driving more rain into northeast england. this is where we'll see the heaviest downpours, particularly over the higher ground of the north york moors. the rain stretching further west, out into northern ireland. some showers to the north and to the south, but plenty of dry weather too. feeling coolest, of course, across parts of scotland. and then our front starts to take a bit of a dive further south. it will really take its time as we head through thursday evening and into friday, not really clearing until the end of the day on friday. but behind it, we draw in more of a northerly wind, so temperatures are going to drop away to well below the seasonal average. and actually on friday night, as we see high pressure build in from the south—west and the winds lighten,

there could be quite a widespread frost. so, these will be the temperatures as we head through the weekend. feeling cooler but largely dry, i think, for many on saturday. bye—bye for now.

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