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hamas has named six more hostages expected to be released on saturday, while israel is due to free 602 palestinian prisoners as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal america's envoy to ukraine tries to defuse the row between the two countries�* leaders, by describing president zelensky as a "courageous leader". access to user data. a doctor treating pope francis says he is not yet out the pontiff has been hospitalised with double and a world first, surgeons in the uk find a way children born with a rare
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genetic condition. the israel defense forces have accused those who held hostage kfir of murdering them with their "bare hands", then committing horrific acts to cover it up. earlier, the bibas family had accused prime minister benjamin netanyahu of abandoning them. the bodies of the two children — along with veteran peace by hamas on thursday. hamas says human remains may
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have become mixed up with others in the rubble after an israeli air strike or an error might have been made and is investigating. will release on saturday. tal shoham, omer wenkert, hisham al—sayed a decade ago and have been held there since. in the last few hours — daniel hagari — spokesman for the israel defense forces — gave a news briefing where he spole about ariel and kfir bibas. following a forensic examination, we can confirm that baby kfir bibas, aged just ten—months—old, and his older brother ariel, aged four, were both brutally murdered by terrorists while being held hostage in gaza.
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prime minister benjamin netanyahu described hamas, at nothing to seek revenge. and said that it was a gross, cruel and evil violation of the ceasefire deal that shiri bibas had not been returned. so an extremely distressing situation, of course, for yarden bibas, shiri's father, her husband, the father of the two little boys, as he awaits more news to bring the remaining hostages back. a lot of hostage relatives have long felt that he has over the survival of the ceasefire deal. you are still seeing a lot
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ukraine, i don't want to ukraine, i denftrwantte bring some new ukraine, i dgnftrwanttb bring some new lines we are an interview vaninterview that from an interview that resident has given to tug? e5; 535; in f“ ”53; are tug? f5; 535; in f“ ”53; are there “335 (“e-1 535; 1“ f“ ”if“; are there has been a you are not there has been a war of between war of words between president trump and other members of his administration and president zelensky of ukraine. on this interview on fox news, donald says president have been 7 have been watching zelensky, i have been watching him negotiate with no cards, he no cards, and you get sick it. i have 7 it. i have had j 77 it. i have had 5 he 77 it. i have had 7 he says. of it. i have had it, he says. the us president goes say that treasury secretary trip to the treasury secretary trip to ukraine for a mineral deal it was a wasted—trip,ra—dangersbs i , was a wasted—trip,ra—dangersbs i didn't like it, he trip, i didn't like it, he says, comparing trip, i didn't like it, he says, and comparing 2 psi trip, i didn't like it, he says, and com| theg : sci trip, i didn't like it, he says, and com| the host’i sci trip, i didn't like it, he says, and com| the host on i to gaza, and then the host on fox challenges the when he addresses ' iwhenihgaddresses the president when he addresses the in ukraine, and he devastation in ukraine, and he that his vladimir putin's says that his vladimir putin's you agree? and fault, don't you agree? and then donald trump goes on
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about ”fir? 7 about president complain about president zelensky not been at the so so he does 5 so he does not give so he does not give an 7about 7 7about that 7 answer about that question about it vladimir putin's about it been vladimir putin's fog, and all of that coming that interview with from that interview with president fox news. president trump on fox news. you remember he has previously said that vladimir putin, the president, has all the russian president, has all the cards, and interestingly given president macron of france prime minister 7 prime minister sir 7 prime minister sir keir due meet donald starmer are due to meet donald trump in washington next week, says both 77 7 says both men 7 says both men have 7 says both men have not done he says both men have not done anything to end the war with he said president ukraine. he said president macron is a friend of mine, starmer is a very nice guy, but when either them have done when either have them have done anything in russia, so that is anstnina'in 352.213. that. is: " ' latest anttnina'in fie==lt=fi t'n'at is: " ' latest on ganttninia'in fie==lt=fi t'n'at is: " ' latest on that interview. america's envoy to ukraine has sought to defuse the row zelensky as an "embattled and courageous leader of a nation at war". and positive. mr zelensky has been pushing back against attempts deposits as recompense for america's support in the war.
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he security guarantees before he signs any mike waltz — donald trump's national security adviser — political conference. under trump this war will end, and it will end soon. and he is the president of peace. are clutching their pearls and having conniption fits, over what? because president trump's ready to stop the killing? since world war ii? in gaza post october 7. then what? oppose peace in europe?
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zelensky get out of this? it is reported that he is required to sign away $500 billion worth of his country's resources. what does he get for it? again, a lot of us know the answer. to have serious and substantial participation of the united because it is very easy to say, we want peace. none of us is going to put our hands up and say we don't want peace. and sustainable peace. without a security guarantee for ukraine, the risks that putin willjust sit back, recover, come back and have apple is taking the unprecedented step of removing
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its highest level data security tool from customers in the uk for the right to see the data, which currently not you forjoining us on live here on bbc verified live here on bbc knees. ethically, what is the on ton data 2 z ton data encryption and thinking an, data encryptian and rights or thinking an data encryptidn and rights or otherwise of to access ’ wdifficultfimi ’ wdifficultbecausefih 77 difficult because on ethically difficult because on one any— ethically difficult because on one any of the right to communicate with each other in private — communicate with each other in private without government interference and the other the risk of— interference and the other the risk of crime, elements eiements transit
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tiff: t'tiz tw—ww w the short term do you w short term do ywnk in the short term do you think other tech companies and are to governments are going to respond what in the uk? here in the eelk? ~ certainly here in the kk? ~ certainly in my clear, certainly in my experience it is unprecedented - companies experience it is unprecedented companies to for companies to simply withdraw a product rather than cooperate with the government in this— cooperate with the government in this case, certainly a western— in this case, certainly a western allied -ww w— ww would be a very it would be a very worrying precedent if other communications operators felt simply could withdraw they simply could withdraw and they simply could withdraw - and not— they simply could withdraw and not be held by -overnments are accountable by governments are asked _ accountable by governments are asked to — accountable by governments are asked to cooperate on serious and terrorism issues, crime and terrorism ' - - crime and terrorism w m— crime and terrorism w how the uk w under tw wtw tw www tw w_www ww -w wtwww an in'unction in the w an injunctw the civilfi get an injunction in the civil court, _ get an injunction in the civil court, very unlikely to happen of the sensitivities, w t it is also unclear - it is also unclear how. but it is also unclear how atties— but it is also unclear how allies will react as well. - are _ allies will react as well. are tools used by these are tools used by governments the world governments around the world in intelligence sharing, so it is intettigence'sharinggscr'rtis - e— intettigence'sharinggscr'rtis - m_ intettigence'sharinggso it is clear how other governments not clear how other governments - react. — not clear how other governments - react, and _ not clear how other governments react, and it may be will react, and it may be something that form something that will form discussions between keir starmer and donald trump next week, _ starmer and donald trump next week, we — starmer and donald trump next week, we don't know.
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the pope is in hospital in rome — receiving treatment for pneumonia. in �*good spirits'. let's speak to the bbc�*s sarah rainsford — who's in rome. tell us more of what doctors had to say. tell us more - of what doctors had to say.- tell us more - of what doctors had to say. this was the - briefing _ doctors had to say. this was the - briefing we - the first briefing we had since the first briefing we had since the was to hospital week ago, and they said the wtw w t tt tangéatehtet t appear betore the press we —%——— us the world updates on give us in the wprid updates ore w ,. ,, s. w a, �*he is, give us in the wprid updates ore w ,. ,, s. w a, �* he is, and give us in the wprid updates ore w ,. ,, s. w a, �*he is, and it a give us in the wprid updates ore w ,. ,, w w w �* he is, and it a fairly mood given 5306593153 the t t t t moodttgiven the chronic upbeat mood given the chronic in which the pope is,
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condition in which the pope is, he in munich — he has doubled in munich — double pneumonia, a respiratory ww wt but doctors t but doctors were t infection, but doctors were saying he is not out of danger w w not in immediate t t not in immediate t �*of but not in immediate danger of death, essentially, they said, but not in immediate danger of deat said sentially, they said, but not in immediate danger of deat said se not lly, they said, but not in immediate danger of deat said se not at, they said, but not in immediate danger of deat said se not at the by said, but not in immediate danger of deat said se not at the end id, they said is not at the end of his life but not out of the woods. they said it is a chronic illness, the medicine chronic illnessrthe'medicine are treating him with they are treating him with to be working, they say appears to be working. they say heart strong, his heart is strand; he’s "me...” for his heart is streng; he’s ” " ' for not breathing for himself. npta ,, ,, , be”, e” k �* ventilator, oxygen new ventilator. getting oxygen needed, but today the when needed, but today the doctor said he went to the chapel to say he i!!! m u- in a chair, he's sits up in a chair, he's and reading and is in working and reading and is in good spirits. he's even still joking with the doctors, and they gave an example of of thgyggave an exampleof one of jokes, but he appears to those jokes, but he appears to be appears be mentally earl — alert and physically he's and mentally earl — alert and phy: wasy he's and mentally earl — alert and phy: was a 1e's and mentally earl — alert and phy: was a key and mentally earl — alert and phy: was a key point and mentally earl — alert and phy: was a key point the and that was a key point the doctors were underlining. pulp t pulp is tt tt pulp is extremely f:— the is 88, he t t he is 88, he has t t he is 88, he has part t fragile, he is 88, he has part of one long missing it in a whetelchair, t
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in a wheelchair, an i�*ii’iteflti,r man. the?t said he’s elderly man, they said he's also a strong man, he is there and fighting is not i!!! mm wet—t t t t tt t t t thtink, message but ithinkyhmessage but that ithint=,messaue but that the a,” . , ,. tontttttt t t t t tofttthtett t t tonttthtett t of w pope still has a all the pope still has a fee all the pope still has a fee all the way to go. they expect them to be in hospital in rome at t until tt t t ttttuntilttttend t t t untitlttt ttetndtontt t t until tend of next t least untitrthe end of next but least untilrthe end of next but at least untilthe end of next but at the end of the week, but at the end of the day, the doctor he is the see. the seminars he is the ' they sees the seminars he is the ' they can give them pope, they can give them advice, but he will decide. pope, they can give them advice, but he will decid rome, sarah rainsford there in rome, thank you. footballerjenni hermoso will appeal after spain's he was also found not guilty of coercion. she was appealing against.
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done by university college london, was looking for answers. in this model, you can see in the back of the eye - this is what's affected . by the condition and this it was in 2020 that four little children from around the world first flew here to london to be assessed at moorfields eye hospital. they were all born with a rare genetic condition, all aged the first visit was in the middle of covid and surgery of days going through pre—op. but in september 2020, jace flew to london and visited of minutes, he was able to get
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out of bed. of the nurses laugh. so how does it work? into the retina. the dna is encased in a harmless virus which breaks of sight loss is available on the nhs, this study brings blindness may soon see the benefits. children returned to london, where they underwent a number in size and navigating the corridors.
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particular form of gene therapy can be effective for other- children with more common diseases in the future. - we had no idea, you know, what the results were going to be or are going to be for the long term future, matt graveling, bbc news. to receive this treatment. welcome to the programme. i understand it wasjust welcome to the programme. i understand it was just before franklin's birthday that franklin's third birthday that he received the diagnosis or that he was going to go he received the diagnosis or �*which was going to go he received the diagnosis or �*which must�*ve ng to go he received the diagnosis or �*which must�*ve been go blind whehmestne been» , devastating blind whrhmestnebeeze— , devastating for you, absolutely devastating for you, tell us about that moment and what you did next.—
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what you did next i think we knew what you did next he i think we knew what you did next he was think we knew what you did next he was quite we knew what you did next he was quite young, v when he was quite young, obviously he was not looking around, but then it quite time to net the time to get the genetic t so to net the -enetic t so he net the -enetic t so he not the -enetic t so he not -enetic etic testing, so he got genetic and they told us tested and they told us what gene it was, so, yes, getting that diagnosis wasdevastating, out lose finding out he might lose vision, well, he will lose vision, well, he will lose vision around the age of five, vision, well, he will lose visii at around the age of five, vision, well, he will lose visii at the nd the age of five, vision, well, he will lose visii at the time e age of five, vision, well, he will lose visii at the time theye of five, vision, well, he will lose visii at the time they told ive, vision, well, he will lose visii at the time they told us, vision, well, he will lose visii at the time they told us it vision, well, he will lose visii at the time they to to js it vision, well, he will lose visii at the time they to to bet was absolutely nothing to be done, this it, and done, this was it, and that technology unfortunately that technology not enough to do as not adanced enoseh�*ads ——— — about it, as not adansed aaaaeh�*ada ——— — about it, just anything about it, just devastating to find out. but then you — devastating to find out. but then you - more - devastating to find out. but then you more fields i devastating to find out. but then you and more fields i devastating to find out. but then you and no are fields i devastating to find out. but then you and no one ields i devastating to find out. but then you and no one had , i devastating to find out. but then you and no one had told hospital. and no one had told to that, you just her to do that, you just decided you're hospital to ask if was anything they could do. we sent a lot of e-maits — could do. we sent a lot of e-mails all _ could do. we sent a lot of
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e-mails all over— could do. we sent a lot of e-mails all over the - could do. we sent a lot of e-mails all over the place j could do. we sent a lot of i e-mails all over the place to out about what was c-oin then we got in touch on and then we got in touch with the professor who told us that there might be a trial that there might be atrial up that there might be a trial up mark but they were sure, so met with in moorefields, gyarygody in moorefields. aboutjuly, they us he aaj�*d abaat u assist the , , ~ ,. ,,, ~ us he needs to be done tell us he needs to be done before his fourth birthday, but thenit before his fourth birthday, but then it was on august time they told us it should be going on-call you on-callyou made, consequential on—call you made, and daniel, i know that, and'lianiel, i know that. we have spoken today obviously we have spoken today and our viewers have learned with his children can onl how with his children can only see likeness — a lightness or darkness, not really sha ptes shapes and so distinguishing shapes and so on, i know from reading the distinguishing shapes and so on, i knov franklin, ding the distinguishing shapes and so on, i knov franklin, he; the distinguishing shapes and so on, i knov franklin, he was: background to franklin, he was desperate make friends and desperate to make friends and socialised but he could not, so once had the gene therapy, once he had the gene therapy, what difference did make to what difference did it make to him, what difference is it making to him now? basically,
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“ust kee making to him now? basically, just keep picking _ making to him now? basically, just keep picking up _ making to him now? basically, just keep picking up on - making to him now? basically, just keep picking up on those l just keep picking up on those social— just keep picking up on those social that was a massive social cues, that was a massive thing _ social cues, that was a massive thing that— social cues, that was a massive thing that was what thing that was different. what i thing that was different. what i saw. — thing that was different. what i saw. he _ thing that was different. what i saw, he tried to make friends wasn't to --aue where but wasn't able to gauge where they were in the room or do not know— they were in the room or do not know what— they were in the room or do not know what to do, and just to change — know what to do, and just to change and get to he change and get to where he wanted _ change and get to where he wanted to go, but since the triat— wanted to go, but since the trial he's— wanted to go, but since the trial he's been able to pick up on what — trial he's been able to pick up on what other kids want to do m— on what other kids want to do how to play wtw weeen wtw -_wween a himself and there just been a massive _ himself and there just been a massive change. himself and there “ust been a massive change._ it massive change. 2 it sounds m difference. it sounds like he is making — difference. it sounds like he is making pp _ difference. it sounds like he is making up for— difference. it sounds like he is making up for lost - difference. it sounds like he is making up for lost time, | difference. it sounds like he is mai yes, p for lost time, | difference. it sounds like he is mai yes, the r lost time, | difference. it sounds like he is mai yes, the difference, l difference. it sounds like hej is mai yes, the difference in katie. ukeewe: his whole world has him, his whole world has changed. katie. emmet—gig ~ ou to interrupt you for we are going to assessment, we are going to continue with our discussion, but to stay with us here on bbc news. and second or, you are
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to describe the the therapgr difference the gene therapy has made to any your yes, so t tt_ttt t tw t tt wt t t t_ttittw t tt wt t t t_-tti tt wt lives. yes, so it has “ust made a hue lives. yes, so it has “ust made a huge difference, _ lives. yes, so it hasjust made a huge difference, everythingl we see on the social like we see him on the social side, has got friends, side, has got so many friends, he school in september he started school in september and is the ang ls following the she is learning to curriculum, she is learning to read large print also read large print and also so we're keeping the braille, so we're keeping the braille, so we're keeping the braille as but the large braille as well but the large just amazing stops print is just amazing stops before he would just use his betere heees'sjestese his ~ ~ , . to work out, so he hands to work things out, so he could out and things w -t not with t not with his t not with his vision, t like that, not with his vision, but now he is reading books, he it is w-w tand it is just changed amazing and it is just changed everything, so is so much more wwtw tt and he is getting independent, and he is getting involved in a lot more. and it involved in'a'lot'more. and it he was in his own world was. he was in his own world for a lot of it he cannot work
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out what on, so out what was going on, so i tell you how much she cannot tell you how much she changed his life. i'm seen them do things that i just never— “ust never thought. is e ,, a now looking issa picture now that you sent to us. franklin that you sent to us. great grin. and tell us a little bit then about what the future will hold for him and what the longer term prognosis for him. mentioned he's is for him. you mentioned he's keeping on braille as keeping on learning braille as well as to
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it's important for him to keep up the braille, especially as techs get we don't know the tholds .. . . t ttttheuet even. t tt future holds but even. we have alwa s future holds but even. we have always said- — future holds but even. we have always said. even _ future holds but even. we have always said. even if— future holds but even. we have always said. even if it - future holds but even. we have always said. even if it is - future holds but even. we have always said. even if it is a - always said. even if it is a couple years or anything, anything is better than nothing, and the amount of learning he will be doing now, of lea rntng’hewitl’be doing now. the of learntng’hewitl’be doing now. the social skills and life just the social skills and life skills, the things he's learning right it will happen for right now. it will happen for life we thank more fields enough. we cannot thank moretieldsenough; little earlier i interviewed the a little earlier i interviewed the �* whose team a little earlier i interviewed the �*w
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