welcome to newsday, i'm steve lai. he says unless hostages are freed on saturday what benjamin netanyahu meant.

president trump was asked if saturday is still his he just said yes, clearly sticking to his threat that unless all the hostages held deadline for the hostage release terminated and israel will return to intense fighting until hamas is defeated. the shocking, emaciated condition that all the others have to be set free very soon. and there was

an uproar when they saw the people from yesterday, so these people are... no, no. or all bets are off. in the oval office with the king for the us to take it over, claim ownership going to be peace and there's not going to question it. president trump's plan involves displacing the entire have completely rejected.

obviously, we have to look at the best interests of the united states, of the people in the region, especially, too, my people ofjordan. refugees in jordan. could destabilise the whole country, of an eventual palestinian state. in american aid. stephen is a �*of stephen is a �* of politics east studies. i politics middle east studies. i asked other leaders,

asked and other leaders, from trump asked and other leeders, from trump and president trump and prime minister netanyahu.- president trump and prime minister netanyahu. also on their ability _ minister netanyahu. also on their ability to _ minister netanyahu. also on their ability to - a - their ability to absorb a large number of refugees.- their ability to absorb a large number of refugees. if? the ceasefire number of refugees. zie - the ceasefire stands if think the ceasefire stands if the hostages not released the hostages are not released on saturday as demanded. the osition on saturday as demanded. the position which _ on saturday as demanded. iie position which has been e _ by a number of people m wee] on the ground and aid organisations and elsewhere is be nagged on its side of israel be nagged on its side of the deal, lowering the amount of aid tens and hospital and food and other equipment and food and other things to come through. must things to come through. i must make is using this threat to .. israel to allow a more leverage israel to allow a more flow of aid and of course

free flow of aid and of course israel with the backing of the united states is quite ready to united states is waitezeadvte — —— —— ———r —— war. unites! states is waitezeadvte — —— —— ———r —— war. we will see if go to war. we will see if hamas holds firm and decision to heldsefirmana its decisien. te release hostages if aid not release hostages if aid does not increase or if there might be some face—saving compromise. ii might be some face-saving compromise.— epfinrpmise a resume, it would put eeras a resenae. it ueelaeet — in iaieras a reseflaee it matisse“: , in at palestinians in gaza at sniffing and risk many sniffing and risk given many tried to return to their homes trigg to return to their homes as £ng .~ |t |�* nu�* , as , ~ trigg .~ |t |�* nu�* , as , such as they are. very much so. the palestinians _ such as they are. very much so. the palestinians are _ such as they are. very much so. the palestinians are more - the palestinians are more vulnerable now they have -=: the many 5 the many months 7 the many months of j the many months of heavy =—a itwould bombardment. it would unleash humanitarian another humanitarian disaster. prospects of the prospects of ethnic cleansing, the idea that there a serious proposal to remove is a serious proposal to remove them this is not a”, igsssssss as- s . to moderation going to encourage moderation on the side and i wiiiiik'eii" i i i wiiiiiikieiii i i iithe

of hamas and other support of hamas and other extremists. ii support of hamas and other extremists.— support of hamas and other extremists. i. i, ,, i, extremists. if we can talk more that extremists. if we can talk more - that ethnic _ extremists. if we can talk more - that ethnic cleansing - about that ethnic cleansing what you had about palestinians being out of gaza and are perhap;%iiii: —— ~ —— — ii i iperhapinni i i i i ii i iperhapiinnijoridaini i i i ii i iperhapiinnijoridainioiri i i placed perhaps injordan or egypt as has been saying, eggnt as trurn aghas' been rsa'gi fig. challenges for eggnt as trurn agbas' been rsa'gi ng. challenges for that eggat as t mmagbas been saying. challenges for that is but there was not significant bat there was not rejection by significant bat there was hot rejection by king astright rejestish is? being " when he was with abdulla when he was with donald trump. abdulla when he was with donald trum -. i, , trump. clear in —and i and after communication before and after the meeting that it was totally the metngtha�* it was tetatt�*g i think he was unacceptable. i think he was trying be diplomatic, did trying to be diplomatic, did not want to anger trump in front of camera �*s. i fgogt of the camera �*s. i don't there any, idon't think. herman}! inn w it think; thereis'ahg; i'den�*t ' ' it be think; thereis'ahg; i'deh�*t ' ' it be interpreted �*z�*i�*zin'e: “a flu“ he :"e�*e':2”�*e"§%:§e�*4" .. .. — any wavering on �*z�*hih'e: “a e�*“" he ieee~e~eaee—— w ~ — any wavering on kings as any wavering on the kings after alljordan is park. after alljordan has, is the home of millions of palestinian refugees from the previous ethnic cleansing and they do not, are in no position previous ethnic cleansing and th take not, are in no position previous ethnic cleansing and th take any, are in no position previous ethnic cleansing and

th take any more. i no position previous ethnic cleansing and | th take any more.-sition previous ethnic cleansing and | th take any more.-n previous ethnic cleansing and th take any more. to take any more. zifzn i i iii i i imlications for the such a were to be put if such a plan were to be put in it if such a plan were to be put in ., in place? it would embolden the most - elements - in place? it would embolden the most - elements of - in place? it would embolden the | most - elements of both most extremist elements of both sides. both in israel and some parties in collagen that ii icallediii ii icallediforiiiiiii i i e the west bank. cleansing of the west bank. also would be the deathknell of the two state solution, it the two state satiation. it encourage the more elements like those extremist éternefits’iike these ” support extremist eternents’iike theee ” support hamas that extremist eternehts’iihe these ” support hamas that there is who sdpport hamasthat there is room for compromise. it no room for compromise. but it is an either or in is an either or situation. in to the obvious moral addition to the obvious moral and legal questions that such and legal questions that such an ethnic cleansing would it iambic! involve, it would likely make things more insecure for more things more insecurefor region more a. . . . . things more insecurefor region as ore s- . . . . things more insecurefor region as a �*e s- . . . . things more insecurefor region as a whole. a. . . . . thin ~— reuion as a whole. 22? the region as a whole. the israeli prime _ the region as a whole. the israeli prime minister - the region as a whole. the israeli prime minister has 22??? action to hostages being held in retern. hestagesbeing he'd in after hamas said it would their until

notice. i i notice. who ii i i notice. who areithe ii to i i to released hostages to be released this weekend? men and the fact they've lost so much weight in captivity. of the release deal will happen. hamas had agreed to release from captivity as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal. two of them have been held in gaza for years, but most were taken captive in the october 7 attack in 2023. in israel would also be released around the same time. it was agreed that these 33 people would be released in phases over a 42—day period.

they've been highlighted on the screen here. firstly, it was women, then some men. i should say there were also five thai nationals who were released on the 30th of january, but that was part of a of a different deal to the cease—fire, so they're not pictured here. yet. there will be an anxious wait to see now, from this number, hamas have said that eight are dead. on the october 7, 2023. we don't know for sure who the other seven are. we should also say the 33 hostages

we are talking about here are just the first part of the ceasefire process. this is the 76 hostages left in gaza overall. just under half of them, though, are thought to have been killed. later phases of the ceasefire agreement are supposed to see the remaining hostages returned, leaders in on wednesday. is wrong, trump may push while modi could seek investment and technology. they may also discuss the mutual strategic focus in encountering china. and observer of the foundation of america.

that relationship will be important to the relations a number of high—level engagements that administration between the foreign defence ministers and then also the high—level initiative on critical i will also look for how the sides can manage some

and immigration and at the least some kind of pathway towards resolving some of those issues if not an outright to some of his comments are many into friends and other technologies. at the same time india will look to see their investments time particularly in energy and defence are possibly on the table.

i think it was last week india pre—emptively reduced tariffs affects that may be quite modest but which might appeal to trump. in the past he has called india a tariff king, singled out india a couple of times are having high that india has been stressing that

for over a0 without the address? india has notjust with the us but other countries a migrants taken back, it was not very helpful and lead to quite a bit of political furore back in india.

the crackdown on undocumented migrants from many countries, not help and are not conducive to the cooperative relationships. faith effort trying to work with the trump administration stressed. this is bbc news. minister, andrew gwynne, who allegedly sent racist the burnley mp, oliver ryan, has also been suspended.

sir mark rowley, says policing has been left in a hopeless dismissed for losing their vetting clearance. allegations. the princess of wales has visited a women's prison and baby unit. catherine was shown relationships between mothers and babies. an american man held in russia since 2021 drug charges has in the past the white house image.

pdblished this'imageg'people ready for the i 63—year—old teacher 63—year—old teacher was an exchane after released with an exchange after an exchange was negotiated with he was 2021 russia. he was arrested in 2021 at for the illegal of i ii iii iiiithich he possession of cannabis which he prescribed ossession of cannabis which he p prescribed in possession of cannabis which he prescribed in the states. he was charged united states; he was'charged given a iii prison and given a iii year prison sentence. him his and given a iii year prison sentence. from him his and given a iii year prison sentence. from russia. his and given a iii year prison sentence. from russia. the photo by president trump our i our north i i our north america for hostages. our north america gave us this correspondent gave us this update. have already seen a photo

posted by a member of the administration midflight raising a glass with a cheese board been invited raising a glass with a cheese board �*to been invited raising a glass with a cheese board �*to been inv house meet - resident m to dc. returning to washington, dc. his this has been w e as they they watched the ordeal. they watched the likes of britney greiner, paul the us bilden, the former us marine and including evan and others including evan gershkovich of the wall street journal back to the united in prison states in prison exchanges. mark vogel “hath geéei he? ee'hé gasser? i i the “that? geéei he? befié ihéiseee i i the swaps at the time and in the swaps at the time and there had been some notjust praise for the trdme . criticism administratiehrbdtcriticism of biden administration iadministkatiehrbdtcriticism of biden administration but the biden administration brat length of it took to the length of time it took to declare his detention wrongful. was attained i was attained in i was attained in 2021 he was first attained in 2021 by the and —— biden iiiiiiidiidiri't i ii i iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii't i ii it

penetration didn't declare it oi'i on how i on how this deal came details on how this deal came about? ~ . details on how this deal came about? ~ i, i, i, about? we are waiting for more details was _ about? we are waiting for more details was a — about? we are waiting for more details was a president - about? we are waiting for more details was a president trump l asked about today was asked about it today and what noticed as gave in what he noticed as gave in return his direction was return and his direction was not much. we have further concrete statement from the kremlin the moment but trump ’fi russia reall been . uite reall been uite nice i it i iiieiiiiiiii i iii ii i itiaictiualilerritdiiiii i i i ii about it actually end all of this is very iongoing ongoing war in and not read to see particularly not ready to see the likes of steve would cost, man who has the middle man who usually has the middle east portfolio is the to middle east but to him the middle east but to see him there russia, the first time there in russia, the first time we have seen a high ranking us on russian soil in official on russian soil in a number years. donald that it is -ositi\re the rarer in ukraine.

sam kerr has been cleared of racial harassment in the uk after calling a metropolitan police officer stupid and white. the australian player made the comments during an incident here is laura scott. you are under arrest... this is sam kerr, one of the most recognisable on these words. stupid and white. honestly, you guys are stupid and white. london. station was relevant context. sam kerr told the court she feared for her life

she said he locked the doors, making them believe they are being kidnapped and prompting her partner it is not a window. the vomit. station. to emergency services. the whiteness as an insult. a criminal charge over the line.

after she was clear, sam kerr gave a thumbs up to putting the challenging period behind her and focusing on family and football. we have come down to bondi beach and there is a mural here of sam kerr and the matildas, hosted the women's world cup in 2023 but i haven't speaking to people walking up and down promenade and there is a real just with everything she has done for female

she obviously let herself down. where was see what comes from it. has there been a reaction from as high as the prime minister?

the challenging period is now behind her and she is grateful football australia have said they welcome this what they have not addressed is the we just heard that there is a view that whether she should perhaps she is less in a weaker position now because of this whole trial but i think everyone agrees this has been an embarrassing incident at the very least and should place. before we go i will take you to white house where expect to see mark we expectto see mark. vogel. us president donald trump. meet us president donald trump. he has been after he has been freed after being held in russia since 2021 on charges. the 63—year—old

drug charges. the 63—year—old teacher was released an eras was negotiated in exchange was negotiated in russia and arrested and russia and arrested in 2021. and for the illegal airport for the illegal possession 7 which he possession of cannabis which he was prescribed in theb�*nited will keep a close states. we will keep a close eye on this story as it hello. the waves onto the beaches. liscombe in devon. the average here is seven quite widely. the one bright spot, though, was shetland,

sending the cold air in. in from the west. now, at the moment we have extensive cloud across the uk. there's a bit of mist around, a few patches of drizzle could be a touch of frost here, but otherwise it's largely as we start your wednesday morning. wednesday grey cloudy start to the day, then cold again. and there are signs that we should see the cloud the western isles, but otherwise expect the cloud to stay with us. now, four to six celsius at best. really. a little bit lighter. nevertheless, there will still

be a lot of cloud being blown once that gets in, actually thursday night sees some rain across these western areas, it's likely the rain will become increasingly light and patchy before completely fading away. that is possible on friday. weather and perhaps some brightness.

no rush to cut rates. the us and uk refuse to sign an international agreement i'm steve lai. the head of america's central bank, jerome powell has made his first appearance in front of congress since president donald

trump was inauguarted. since are ident donald since are ider imagesi since are ider images coming from the white house where you from the white hodse where'yod see the president cansee the us president donald he is outside trump, he is standing outside the house, you can see the white hodseflyoa' can see no down, they there's no coming down, they put up to keep him have put up awning to keep him out of the waiting a out of the snow. waiting for a 63—year—old teacher, mark who was just return to fggel, who was just return to united states from the united states from russia where he was held on drug—related charges. just to onuii wwnen w n you some i i i onuiisome background ,i give you some background. he , , in 2021 give you some background. he . . in 2021 for was aj'rested in 2021 for possession of cannabis i she she was i she was prescribed the which she was prescribed in the united he was given a united states. he was given a prison sentence but now he has been returned to the united

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