the us secretary of state antony blinken, has urged israel and the palestinians to take steps to calms during a spike in violence that has put the region on edge. in the latest incident, just hours before mr blinken was due to arrive in israel — palestinian health officials say israeli forces shot dead a palestinian man at a military checkpoint in hebron. the violence was sparked on thursday, when ten palestinians were shot dead in the occupied west bank by israeli forces. then on friday, seven israelis were killed when a palestinian gunmen opened fire outside a synagogue in east jerusalem. secretary blinken has already met prime minister benjamin netanyahu — and will also meet the president of the palestinian authority — mahmoud abas. from the moment mr blinken�*s plane touched the tarmac — he made it clear that addressing the violence of the last week is top of his agenda. it's the responsibility of everyone to take steps to calm tensions rather than inflame them. to work toward a day when people no longer feel afraid in their communities, in their homes, and their places of worship

. -- antony blinken. but does come u- well. -- antony blinken.ery _ well. -- antony blinken. but does come up every time _ well. -- antony blinken. but does come up every time britain - well. -- antony blinken. but does come up every time britain meets| come up every time britain meets with the us counterparts. the biden administration made its position very clear, any solution to the northern ireland protocol must not interfere with the good friday peace agreement. it never misses a chance to repeat that, and there has been speculation that president biden may visit ireland this year. that hasn't been confirmed in any way and that is certainly something that's been rumoured in washington, so maybe even more of an interest. the americans have also just filled the position of northern ireland's representative. you'll remember that was a political position very focused on in the first instance of achieving the peace dale and maintaining it. filling it was somebody... that was a move that was made just for christmas, so there is a little bit to talk

jehad: -- jehad abusalim, what to be expected from antony blinken's visit?unfortunately, very little. because this visit, as its best will try to calm down, and tried to maintain the subtle score, but much more than this. americans, have many issues, but they are still -- fortunately, fighting for their interest, and it is about trying to calm down extremists in the israeli government, trying to finance -- because now everyone is very efficient, two or three days later, the blockade will be back because the court problems, there is no intention to even start discussing. mohammed: jehad, the u.s. has been expressing alarm about the escalation of violence. is there anything that secretary blinken can do to offer help in this regard? jehad: i think the u.s. must hold israel accountable. the u.s. has not done so. that's why israel has been doing all of the things that it has been doing. violence in those banks, unhinged settlement of palestinian land. land seizure, stealing of personal property and attacking gaza every few months. i think, and this is a demand t

i sure hope| so but antony blinken's colleagues, so but antony blinken�*s colleagues, the cia directorational security adviserjake sullivan visited adviser jake sullivan visited earlier this adviserjake sullivan visited earlier this month and that did not prevent these escalations. i do think us diplomatic engagement can make a difference but clearly those two previous visits did not and it's a tinderbox right now. there were incidents overnight including with settlers being attacked so i think it requires more attention and time that i think the biden administration has dedicated to the middle east because of the ukraine more and the challenges with china. you mention is not enough time being dedicated. what do you think needs to be done to restore calm in the region? i to be done to restore calm in the reuion? ~ , , ., , region? i think between the israelis and palestinians, _ region? i think between the israelis and palestinians, some _ region? i think between the israelis and palestinians, some basic- region? i think between the israelis and palestinians, some basic steps| and pale

secretary of state antony blinken. in the west bank after a visit to israel. his message of: after weeks of tensions between israelis and palestinians. also, grieve in pakistan is a suicide bombing claims 100 lives in a mosque inside a police compound. there is a limit to a lapse in security. caruso hands of africa. pope francis crisis centuries of colonialism on a visit to the democratic republic of congo, and man's foreign powers stop wandering the continent -- plundering the continent. ♪ i am nicole frolich. to our viewers dragging us on pbs in the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. this is dw news. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken has finished his visit to israel and the palestinian territories. on tuesday he met with allison president mahmoud abbas talks amid the spike in violence between israelis and palestinians. he expressed his condolences for the quebec "innocent palestinian civilians who lost their lives in the last year." he urged mahmoud abbas to de-escalate tensions, and also reiterated washington's support for a two

what do you think will be a priority for antony blinken on this visit?— this visit?ral priorities. _ this visit? so, tony will have several priorities. first - this visit? so, tony will have several priorities. first of. several priorities. first of all, he will aim to reduce tensions on both sides of the palestinians and the israelis which he is customary to doing, but he has also got another challenge on his hands, which is the interference in the judicial system that the netanyahu government that has just taken office has just proposed. now, this seems to be a sort of revenge, appeasing his far right government partners, because of course he just sacked one of the ministers at the request of the supreme court recently looming over all of this is the fresh strength that the israelis engaged in in iran and that is something that is helpful to ukraine, something we can discuss. , �* , ., ~ ., ukraine, something we can discuss. , �*, ., ~ ., , discuss. yes, let's talk a bit more about _ discuss. yes, let's talk a bit more about that. _ discuss. yes, let's talk a bit m

it doesn't seem likel that -- antony blinken. it doesn't seem likely that this — -- antony blinken.f palestinians in the west bank. but it is basically conflict management. it is stopping things getting worse. it is stopping things getting worse. it is stopping things getting worse. it is not an expectation that there will be a peace agreement. but it may be designed to keep the idea of a two state solution on life support so that perhaps in the long—term future, things could change. that is really interesting. _ future, things could change. that is really interesting. i— future, things could change. that is really interesting. i want _ future, things could change. that is really interesting. i want to - future, things could change. that is really interesting. i want to come . really interesting. i want to come now to this tension, the violence, of course, because on both sides for it to end. where do you place that? the well, there will now be a blame game, the israeli coalition will cover tougher measures at the palestinians and there will be palestinians and there will be palesti

antony blinken goes to ramallah and says the u.s.oses any action which makes it to state solution more difficult and he calls for calm to be restored. >> the most immediate challenge is diffusing the cycle of violence that has people here first and foremost but around the region deeply concerned. laura: the death toll from the pakistan mosque attack has risen to 100 as the search-and-rescue operation has ended. we look at the secretive world of executions in saudi arabia. they have almost doubled under the kingdom. the princess of wales launches a campaign about the importance of early childhood. she's in the spotlight after weeks of revelations from harry and meghan. ♪ welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. we begin with the visit of the u.s. secretary of state to the middle east. antony blinken called for a de-escalation of the violence between israelis and palestinians. he went to the west bank today and met the president of the palestinian authority. he acknowledged palestinians are seeing what he called a shr

. >>> turning overseas now, secretary of state antony blinken urged israelis and palestinians to ease tensions today after one of the deadliest weeks of fighting in years. cbs's imtiaz tyab reports tonight from inside israel. >> reporter: after days of deadly violence that saw seven people killed, including six israelis outside a synagogue in east jerusalem, a massive raid by israeli forces in the occupied west bank city, had a series of punitive measures, that would see the houses of palestinian attackers welded shut and their families stripped of their rights. the backdrop for secretary antony blinken's meeting with benjamin netanyahu couldn't be more tense. >> we're urging all sides now to take urgent steps to restore calm, to de-escalate. >> reporter: as the biden administration tries to contain this latest surge of israeli/palestinian violence, it's also trying to navigate relations with israel's new government, a coalition described as the most extreme right-wing in the country's history. there have been huge treat protests over fears democracy could be at risk after plans to pu

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antony blinken was speaking after talks in israel with prime minister benjamin netanyahu.n the us city of memphis says it has suspended three people in connection with the death of tyre nichols. five police officers have been fired and charged with murder over the incident, a further two have been suspended from their roles. security has been stepped up in the pakistani capital, islamabad, after a deadly attack on a mosque in the city of peshawar. at least 83 people, many of them policemen,

antony blinken was speaking after talks in israel with prime minister benjamin netanyahu.has been stepped up in the pakistani capital islamabad after a deadly attack on a mosque in the city of peshawar. at least 59 people, many of them policemen, were killed and many others injured. an investigation is under way into how a suicide bomber breached tight security. the fire department in the us city of memphis says it has suspended three people in connection with the death of tyre nichols.

so antony blinken urging both sides to take urgent steps to restore calm. what steps is he slugtsing and how will that ease the situation? >> reporter: yes, i think i was able to catch your question there. look, secretary blinken is coming here and hopes where we are in the west bank are not particularly high at the moment. not high that he can make a difference, that abbas can make a difference. very likely secretary blinken will be asking him to restart the security cooperation with israel, that is an important step for the united states because that will help ease tensions, they believe that it is helpful for both sides. but equally antony blinken is likely to hear that they would like pressure on israel to not go ahead with settlement expansions and to curtail their incursions and into the cities here in the west bank. these are issues that are live issues here for people. but when you talk to people here, although they don't have a great expectation that antony blinken could make a difference with this visit, they do hope and believe that there is stil

antony blinken arriving there today so there is a lot going on in the region. be getting closer and closer and that is part of the concern on the part of us. in december the us state department said that iran has become russia's top military backer, that this has morphed into a fully fledged defence partnership and there has been a lot of concern and condemnation around the fact that iran has supplied russia with kamikaze drones that are doing so much damage in ukraine. part of that is why iran has had to deal with certain sanctions, russia as well has had to deal with abrasive sanctions following its invasion of ukraine and they have been banned from swift, a crucial system around the world that allows transactions and money to flow across countries and that is why iran and russia have now announced their own into banking system with 13 other countries to try and bypass. in a new bbc documentary series about vladimir putin's leadership, borisjohnson told the bbc how putin seemed to threaten him when the then prime minister warned against invading ukraine. duri

secretary of state antony blinken has appealed for calm between israel and the palestinians.attack on a mosque in the pakistani city of peshawar has killed at least 59 people. in the u.k., prime minister rishi sunak has talked about his decision to sack one of his top team. he said he acted decisively after an investigation found he broke the rules top officials should follow. he was asked about his handling of all this. >> i asked an independent advisor to get to the bottom of all of it and provide me with the facts. on the basis of the facts, i was able to make a quick decision. it was no longer appropriate for new -- the dean's ari to continue. >> rishi sunak made him conservative party chairman in october. his highest position was chancellor of finance minister under forrest johnson. while he was chancellor, he reached a multimillionound tax settlement. sunak asked a top adviser to investigate. he found zuhari had been in contact over his taxes since april 2021 and had not done enough to declare this public. rishi sunak agreed with the inquiry and said he had committed a

he was speaking next to benjamin netanyahu , but how much pull does antony blinken have with israel's leaders? also in the programme. the authorities in pakistan say at least 44 people have been killed in an attack on a mosque in the city of peshawar. and britain's prime minister says he acted "pretty decisively" in sacking nadhim zahawi — as he defends his handling of the affair. the us secretary of state, antony blinken has arrived in the middle east for meetings with israeli and palestinian leaders. right at a time when violence continues to spiral there. here he is — arriving in israel. he's been meeting with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. the two leaders gave a news conference earlier today — let's start by hearing secretary blinken's message. and that's crucial to moving toward our enduring goal of palestinians and israelis enjoying equal measures of freedom, security, opportunity, justice and dignity. president biden remains fully committed to that goal. we continue to believe the best way to achieve it is through preserving and then realising the vision of two

. >>> secretary of state antony blinken will meet today with the palestinian president. blinken is urging calm between israelis and palestinians after one of the deadliest weeks of fighting in years. imtiaz tyab has more from israel. >> reporter: after days of deadly violence that saw seven people killed including six israelis outside a synagogue in east jerusalem, this area where ten palestinians were killed and a series of punitive measures issued by israel's new far right government and people shot and families stripped of their rights, antony blinken's meeting with benjamin netanyahu couldn't be more tense. >> we're urging all sides now to take urgent steps to restore calm, to de-escalate. >> reporter:ed a the biden administration is trying to calm things, it's also trying to navigate relations with israel's new government, a coalition described as the most extreme right-winged in the country's history. there have been huge protests that fears of democracy could be dismissed. >> the commitment of people in both of our countries to make themselves heard is one of the

. >>> secretary of state antony blinken walking a diplomat tightrope as vie less is escalating in the middle east. he is meeting with the palestinians. >>> another suspicious incident at the dallas zoo. two monkeys believed to be stolen, also this. ♪ ♪ >> hollywood losing another tv icon. "laverne & shirley" star cindy williams died at 75. her family remembering her as kind and generous with a, quote, brilliant sense of humor. "cnn this morning" starts right now. ♪ >>> we are going to begin with the dangerous ice storm freezing the south from texas all the way to west virginia. nearly 40 million americans under winter weather alerts. this is a live look in arkansas where the declared a state of emergency. the national weather service says this is going to be a prolonged and significant ice storm which will last until at least thursday. 1,000 flights already canceled, including hundreds of flights out of dallas. >> we had a flight this morning at 9:20 and they canceled that flight due to weather. >> we were taking a trip to a conference in orlando and i looked at the weather before we

secretary of state antony blinken is on day two of his trip to the region.met with netanyahu earlier. he met with palestinian abbas in the west bank earlier today where he pressed for de-escalation. >> palestinians and israelis alike are experiencing growing insecurity, growing fear in their homes and their communities and their places of worship. we believe it's important to take steps to deescalate and to try as well to create the foundation for more positive actions going forward. >> beyond the borders, israel is believed to be behind a drone attack on an iranian military installation, according to "the new york times" and "wall street journal." that drone attack comes as the u.s., israel and other allies fear the iranian government could be rebuilding its nuclear weapons capabilities. but first let's bring in hadas gold who is also in jerusalem with me, of course, because this is her beat. haddas, how did secretary blinken's meeting goes with abbas today? >> i don't think we got any major breakthrough, this visit was about calming things down as much as

secretary of state antony blinken trying to turn down the temperature between israelis and palestiniansoutbreak of deadly violence. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> this is cnn breaking news. >> and let's get right to the breaking news on the firing of three memphis fire department personnel who responded to the fatal police beating of tyre nichols. cnn's crime and justice correspondent shimon prokupecz is following all these late-breaking developments for us. shimon, tell us what we're learning about these employees and why they were let go. >> right, wolf. this just happening in the last few moments. the memphis fire department and city hall officials announcing that they have concluded their investigation of the response there by the emts, and have terminated, fired three personnel, two emts, and a lieutenant they say have been terminated from the memphis fire department. they say that their actions or inactions on the scene that night do not meet the expectations of the memphis fire departmen

i think antony blinken will probably convey that message again.en and netanyahu come together, that will be a fascinating dynamic because donald trump would -- so ostentatiously made a show of being friendly with netanyahu. biden, while undoubtedly committed to israel, obviously has reservations about yahoo!'s politics -- netanyahu's politics. also, he sees iran as the biggest security threat in the region and israel is less of a priority. unlike the bill clinton era, i don't think you will see the time and energy spent on this issue at a time when ukraine and so much else is happening. >> expand on that more. trump made israel central to his foreign policy. one of his biggest achievements was the abraham accords. what difference are we likely to see from the biden administration from trump? >> there has been some continuity. there is no real debate over moving the.s. embassy away from jerusalem. a tru move that was condemn the time. the abraham accords seem to be fairly stable. we are seeing israel formed some alliances with arab countries. the b

antony blinken met with benjamin netanyahu in israel. his visit comes after days of violence in the occupied palestinian territory. a mass funeral has been held for some of the 62 people killed in a blast in the pakistani city of peshawar. many who were killed were part of pakistan's security services. peru's congress has postponed a debate over whether to move elections forward to this year. parliament rejected a similar motion on friday. protests calling for elections and the removal of the president have been ongoing for weeks. there has been more fallout from the beating death of an unarmed black man at the hands of police in the u.s. city of memphis. three more people have been fired. tyree nickel died three days after the confrontation with police. every elizondo joins us live from memphis. what role did these three play in his death? reporter: this investigation is very much continuing in memphis. officials say they are still in early stages and more charges could be pressed against officials or people that were involved. in terms

james cleverly has been holding talks with antony blinken on a visit to washington.sage for president putin. whilst three quarters of the entire membership of the united nations voted to condemn this invasion, we should remember that never in living memory has russia been more isolated and the atlantic alliance more united. if putin believed the world would succumb to ukraine fatigue and lose the will to resist his ambitions, then that was, once again, another colossal misjudgment on his part. us secretary of state antony blinken welcomed the uk's defence support for ukraine and said the us would also increase humanitarian help. we applaud the prime minister's commitment over the weekend to send challenger ii tanks and additional artillery systems to ukraine. elements that will continue to reinforce and add to what the united states has provided, including in our most recent drawdown. we remain united in strengthening our humanitarian assistance to the ukrainian people, especially as president putin continues to weaponize winter by attacking ukraine's electricity gri

and us secretary of state, antony blinken, welcomed the uk's defence support for ukraine and said therian help. we applaud the prime minister's commitment over the weekend to send challenger ii tanks and additional artillery systems to ukraine. elements that will continue to reinforce and add to what the united states has provided, including in our most recent drawdown. we remain united in strengthening our humanitarian assistance to the ukrainian people, especially as president putin continues to weaponize winter by attacking ukraine's electricity grid. meanwhile in ukraine, the intense fighting around soledar and bahkmut continues. troops on the front line there have told the bbc they welcome news from the uk that they're to receive around a dozen challenger tanks — a move they hope will turn the tide in the war. together with missile defence systems — modern equipment from the west — is likely to be pivotal in the next few months in this war. the bbc�*s andrew harding has spent some time with a tank unit near bakhmut and sent this report. lurking in a snowbound forest just behind t

so check ahead. >> thanks, chad. >>> and secretary of state antony blinken is about to meet with palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas. blinken hopes to tile back rising tensions between israelis and palestinians after days of some of the worth blood shed on years. monday he met with benjamin netanyahu and re56 faffirmed th need for a two state solution. >> we continue to believe that the best way to achieve it is preserving and realizing two states. as i said, anything that moves us away from that vision is detrimental to israel eye long term security and long term identity as a jewish and democratic state. >> and nic robertson is live for us. what can we expect from this meeting? i'd assume issue number one is dialing back the tensions. >> reporter: absolutely. and the question of course how to dial back the tensions. one of the ways to improve relations, secretary blinken is likely to say restart your security cooperation with israel. viable to both sides. it helps keep the sort of political temperature down, if you will. but look, it is raining here today. claps of thunder. so it

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, will be in jerusalem later today to discuss how to de—escalateelis and palestinians. on thursday, nine palestinians were killed during an israeli military raid in the west bank, followed on friday, by the killing of seven jewish settlers outside a synagogue in occupied eastjerusalem. israeli forces have now moved in to evict the family of the palestinian gunman who carried out friday's attack, as our middle east correspondent, yoland knell reports. in shock at their sudden loss. the grief—stricken family of rafael ben eliyahu, killed by a palestinian gunman outside a synagogue on friday when he was trying to help another victim. "dad, you're my hero," his son says. "you chose to sacrifice your life for others." seven people were shot dead in a jewish settlement in the deadliest attack of its kind in years. now, israel's cabinet is promising a strong response, making it easier for israelis to carry guns and tougher measures to punish the families of palestinian attackers. translation: our answer to terror is a firm hand - and a powerful, fast and

. >> antony blinken is meeting with egypt's foreign minister after holding talks with the president. >> later he will travel to israel where he is expected to urge calm amid of wave of violence. >> they're taking strict measures to handle the unrest. over the weekend they sealed off the family home of a man they considered a terrorist. >> authorities say he fatally shot 1e67 people near a jerusalem synagogue friday. the prime minister responded with additional security purposes allowing more israeli citizens to carry guns. >> translator: we are not seeking escalation but prepared for any possibility. our answer to terrorism is an iron fist and a powerful, swift and precise response. >> sunday a palestinian official said israeli settlers attacked stores and cars on the west bank in an apparent response to friday's shooting. cnn's nic robertson joins us live now. a lot of tensions in the background to this u.s. visit. >> reporter: yeah, they weren't expected tension, this spike happened over the past few days and this trip by antony blinken has been -- on the books for a couple of week

terry, thank you. >>> overseas tonight, secretary of state antony blinken is in jerusalem, urging calm amid this new fighting in the region. blinken meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he leads a new right wing government there. tomorrow, blinken will meet with palestinians in the west bank. it comes after one of the deadliest cycles of violence between the israelis and palestinians in years. and these meetings come in the wake of a mysterious drone attack in iran, as well. israel reportedly targeting a weapons factory. >>> in pakistan tonight, the terrible toll from a suicide bombing at a crowded mosque inside a police complex in peshawar. officials say the blast killed at least 59 people and wounded more than 150 others. most of the casualties were police officers. the pakistan taliban claiming responsibility. it's unclear how the attacker gained entry into the high security zone. >>> back here at home, and in new york city tonight, we have learned this evening of a new witness appearing before a grand jury weighing criminal charges against former president trump

president biden hosts the dutch prime minister at the white house, secretary of state antony blinkeneets his uk counterpart in a high-level delegation from the united states is in kyiv at this very moment. all this as russia says it is planning to increase troop levels. >> we are covering all the latest developments in russia's war on ukraine. let's begin with cnn's fred pleitgen outside the apartment building in dnipro where 25 people are still missing. fred, what is the latest on the ground there. >> reporter: a couple minutes ago the search and rescue operation here actually did come to a close. there was a little bit of a ceremony here where the search and rescuers they put on the sirens of their ambulances and the fire trucks, they put on their flashing lights as well. they themselves were honored and they also honored and paid respects to the many victims that were buried underneath the rubble here. i want to get out of your way because it is an imposing site now now, there is an eerie quiet here now and just this massive dapg hole where this residential building used to stand.

secretary of state antony blinken's three-day trip to the middle east begins today. his first stop will be egypt, where he's scheduled to meet with the country's leader, abdel fattah el sisi, then he will make highly anticipated trips to israel and the west bank. this will be his first time in israel since a coalition government led by netanyahu came into power. i want to bring in journalist eliot gotkin who is live for us from jerusalem. i want to start first with netanyahu's response to this wave of violence in jerusalem. will it bring calm or could it further escalate the situation? take us through the plan? >> the plan designed necessarily to bring calm. first and foremost, in the words of the prime minister, designed to show that there is a price to be paid for what he describes as terrorism. so in terms of the points, we have a little bit of a snippet there from hadas' report, but there were six points in total that the security cabinet outlined at the end of the jewish sabbath yesterday. first of all, the home of the attacker from friday night, the palestinian

this comes as antony blinken arrives in israel in just hours, amid tensions rising there too. set to meet with israelis and palestinians after the deadliest cycle of violence in years. it all started on thursday, an israeli offensive in the west city killed nine palestinians including a 69-year-old woman. on friday, the start of the jewish sabbath, israeli police say a 21-year-old palestinian man opened fire outside a synagogue, killing seven were ship worshippers. over the weekend, a 13-year-old boy shot and wounded an israeli father and son. with tensions escalating, israel's right-wing government responding by sending soldiers to first seal off the attackers' homes and then demolishing them, vowing to respond swiftly and precisely. secretary blinken will be touching down in israel on monday. it may be a preplanned trip, but with the rising tensions in the region, it certainly is a timely one. linsey. >> sure seems that way. thank you. >>> we turn now to the war in ukraine, and president zelenskyy calling for western allies to provide longer range missiles and fighter jets.

antony blinken�*s colleagues, bill burns, the cia director, was there a few days ago and the nationalivan visited earlier this month and that did not prevent these escalations. i do think us diplomatic engagement can make a difference but clearly those two previous visits did not and it's a tinderbox right now. there were more incidents overnight including with israeli settlers attacked palestinians so i think it requires more attention and time that i think the biden administration has dedicated to the middle east writ large because of the ukraine more and the challenges with china. you mentioned not enough time is being dedicated. what do you think needs to be done to restore calm in the region? i think between the israelis and palestinians, some basic steps for instance, the palestinian authorities say they had suspended cooperation on security matters with israelis. that's a step that i think is largely counter—productive, aimed at sending a symbolic message of disapproval, about israeli raids in the west bank, but has a practical matter, those sort of moves do very little to help

book an exam today at americasbest.com. ♪ >>> secretary of state antony blinken walking a diplomatic ay, meeting with palestinian authority leader mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank. it comes a day after he met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. blinken is trying to calm tensions on both sides after a spike in violence last week. he has asked senior members of his team to stay in the middle east to try to help, quote, lower the temperature. cnn's hadas gold. did he walk away with anything? >> reporter: we didn't here from his press statement or press conference any sort of concrete steps he has gotten out of the palestinians or israelis that will help calm the tension here. i don't think anyone expected him to show up at the press conference and say, hey, guys, here is my ten-point plan to fix everything. they are hoping he can help to bring the tension down, show somebody is having a dialogue with both sides. in that sense he did achieve there's a dialogue happening. i think where the actual work will happen and what was most notable for me is to hear from the secre

tomorrow antony blinken will meet with palestinian leaders. he said in a photo spray that he will bring that same message to the palestinians, that they need to take steps to de-escalate the situation. last week the palestinian authority severed it's cord nation with israel. that's seen as a vital tool to help keep some sense of communication between the security forces. he will be likely urging them to restore that. we heard from the americans last week. they said they didn't think that was a good idea. very much a high-stakes trip. but i do have to say the optimism that he will make a huge change is not quite there. kasie. >> all right, thanks very much for that report. >>> police say he's on the run, extremely dangerous and could be using dating apps to hunt down new victims. what we're learning about the growing manhunt for this alleged kidnapper who's accused of tying up and torturing a woman in her home. >>> plus, back to school but with therapists, clear backpacks an metal detectors. students in virginia returning to class for the fist

there is a lot of hope that secretary of state antony blinken's visit will help reduce the temperatureure on the ground, the tensions have been boiling, but i have to be honest, there's not a lot of optimism that even at his best attempts he will be able to potentially completely stop the cycle of violence, potentially only calm things down just a little bit. upon landing just in the last hour or so the secretary of state called this a pivotal moment. take a listen to what he had to say. >> it's the responsibility of everyone to take steps to calm tensions rather than inflame them. to work toward a day when people no longer feel afraid in their communities and in their homes and in their places of worship. that is the only way to halt the rising tide of violence that has taken too many lives, too many israelis, too many palestinians. i will make that clear throughout my time in israel on the west bank with everyone that i meet. >> reporter: and as he's meeting right now with the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, who has only been back in office not even a month, i think it's a month

this is all going on setting the scene as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is due to arrive palestinian leaders at this tense time. yolande knell. the iranian defence ministry says it has foiled an "unsuccessful" drone attack on a military facility in central isfahan province. this footage filmed and posted online by a localjournalist appears to show the explosion at the facility. according to local media, three drones were involved and only minor damage was caused to the roof of the building. staff who have lost theirjobs due to the collapse of british regional airline flybe should apply for roles with easyjet and ryanair, the two budget operators said. flybe went into administration on saturday, putting 277 people out of work. the airline has cancelled all planned flights to and from the uk, affecting around 75,000 passengers in total. our business correspondent noor nanji is with me now. it all happened in a bit of a rush, it seems. it it all happened in a bit of a rush, it seems. ., , ., , it seems. it did, and it is a very tou:h it seems. it did, and it is a very tough

right now secretary of state antony blinken is in the west bank, set to speak at any moment. this at the end of his three-day tour of the middle east, the trip gained new urgency following an outbreak of deadly violence. he met with mahmoud abbas earlier today and met with benjamin netanyahu yesterday in an effort to get both sides to work together to end the bloodshed. >>> also kevin mccarthy will meet tomorrow with president biden at the white house for the first time since becoming house speaker. top of his agenda the debt ceiling. republicans with that slim majority in the house are holding the threat of defaulting on the nation's debt to demand budget cuts. >>> and this morning two more memphis police officers have been put on leave in connection to the death of tyre nichols. that in addition to the five officers who have already been fired, charged with second-degree murder. >>> plus, the memphis fire department has also fired three employees for their response or nonresponse to the beating. we will be live in memphis just ahead. >>> we are keeping a close watch on the

this is all going on setting the scene as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is due to arrived visit and he's going to meet israeli and palestinian leaders at this tense time. yolande knell reporting there. in pakistan, at least a0 people have died after a bus plunged off a bridge. the accident happened in the south—west of the country. officials said the vehicle hit a bridge pillar before losing control and bursting into flames. separately, at least ten children have died in a boat accident in the north—west of pakistan. the boat capsized on tanda dam lake in kohat district. caroline davies reports. still dripping water, carried to the ambulances. this was the fear and panic after a boat capsized on a lake in northwest pakistan. several children aged between seven and ia were killed. local police were some of the first on the scene. translation: when we came here, we heard some noise, _ and then we saw a few heads bobbing in the water. we took the boat out and rescued 12 kids from water, we took a boat out and rescued 12 kids from water, but we think there are still eight to

this is all going on setting the scene as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is due to arriveestinian leaders at this tense time. police in memphis have disbanded a special crime unit involved in the death of 29—year—old tyre nichols. protests took place in the city last night, after a video released on friday showed nichols being beaten and kicked by five officers who are also black. he died three days later. police say the decision to abolish the so—called �*scorpion�* special unit "is in the best interest of all. a 16—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of a teenage girl after she was stabbed to death in northumberland. holly newton, who was 15, was found injured in hexham on friday evening. the boy will appear before magistrates in newcastle—upon—tyne tomorrow. let's speak to our correspondent peter harris in hexham. what more do we know about holly? the flowers as you can see continue to be placed in memory of holly and speaking to people here in hexham in the last 2a hours, there is no doubt the last 2a hours, there is no doubt the sense of shock it has created

us secretary of state antony blinken will arrive injerusalem tomorrow to discuss attempts to try andabinet approved _ killed. overnight, israeli security cabinet approved measures - killed. overnight, israeli security cabinet approved measures at i cabinet approved measures at preventing further incidents after friday's fatal shootings outside a synagogue so seven people killed. we report now from outside the home of the palestinian government who was responsible. israeli forces have told us to keep back, but we are just along the street from the family home of the palestinian who carried out friday's deadly attack. his parents and siblings have been able to take out some of their things, but soon they are expecting their apartment to be demolished as a punishment. israel's security cabinet has announced other measures and says it wants to take against the families of palestinian attackers, possibly even deporting them. it has also said it is going to make it easierfor israeli civilians to get gun licences. there has been promised to speed up settlement expansion in the occupied west

most of the children were aged from 12 to 20, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, will arrivelem tomorrow to discuss attempts to curb the violence in the region, which has seen both israelis and palestinians killed. overnight, the israeli security cabinet approved measures aimed at preventing further incidents — after friday's shootings outside a synagogue which killed seven people. yolande knell reports from outside the home of the palestinian gunman responsible. israeli forces have told us to keep back, but we're just along the street from the family home of the palestinian who carried out friday's deadly attack. his parents, his siblings have been able to take out some of their things, but soon they're expecting their apartment to be demolished as a punishment. now israel's security cabinet has announced other measures it says it wants to take against the families of palestinian attackers, possibly even deporting them. it's also said it's going to make it easier for israeli civilians to get gun licenses. and there has been a promise to speed up settlement expansion in the o

this is all going on setting the scene as the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is due to arrive palestinian leaders at this tense time. the iranian defence ministry says it has foiled an "unsuccessful" drone attack on a military facility in central isfahan province. this footage filmed and posted online by a local journalist appears to show the explosion at the facility. according to local media, three drones were involved and only minor damage was caused to the roof of the building. well, to discuss this further i'm now joined by taraneh stone from our persian service. what more do we know about this? last nightjust before midnight, people heard a loud explosion in the city of isfahan and the state media said that the explosion happened a munition workshop and after that the defence ministry said it was an unsuccessful drone attack with three mini drones, and one of them and one of them were trapped later and blew up. no casualties had been reported. the israeli —— iranian defence ministry have said no major damage was done and they have not yet pointed fingers at anyone. befor

we heard from antony blinken. he said they're going to make sure ukraine has what it needs. there is a lot of pressure from schultz to make some sort of announcement. it might be a diplomatic speech. it might be the importance of the western alliance. we now have a spokesperson that the leaders have agreed there must be effective, sustained and closely coordinated action. in addition to that, i think what we will be looking out for today is comment on germany's economy, the european economy which has been in the grips of an energy crisis and that is a by-product of this war in ukraine. i think you'll hear some bullish comments from the chancellor saying they have met that challenge head on. they have introduced new gas infrastructure and they will weather the storm. that's what we can expect. >> back with you after the speech. >>> still to come, house republicans push to impeach u.s. homeland security secretary. he spoke to all party members on board. plus, nobel laureate acquitted of four tax evasion charges in the philippines. we'll have the latest in a live report. .9% of

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antony blinken is scheduled to hold talks in egypt with the nation's president. after that.l head to israel for the first time since the new right wing government took power, is expected to meet with prime minister benjamin netanyahu and later with the israeli foreign minister and president. blinkin's trip comes as israel is taking strict measures to address a wave of violence, hadas gold has detail >> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu in the wake of two shootings boy palestinians, one call terrorist attacks left seven dead five injured, among those actions are increasing the deployment of security forces across the country but specially west bank they vowed to demolish the homes of the two attackers this is common tactic as a way to deter future attackers and want to he can say do it and expand the number of gun permits for israeli civilians and want to revoke national insurance benefits for the families those israel accused of terrorism and they want to push forward draft legislation that would possibly revoke the israeli identity cards and residence of those same

secretary of state antony blinken finally came out of hiding and was asked about his role managing then biden center. this may shock you. but he is playing dumb. >> you were for two years the managing director of the penn biden center. just ask if you were aware of any reason why classified documents would have been packed and brought there? >> the short answer is no. just as you heard from president biden about a week ago, i was surprised to learn that there were any government records taken to the penn biden center. i had no knowledge of it at the time. >> judge jeanine: it's always a surprise to these people, isn't it? what's really surprising is what was discovered on hunter's gun background check. hunter not only said he owned the home where these documents were found but he was paying $50,000 a month in rent. now, how is that possible? why would hunter be paying his own father 50 grand a month to live in the family home? the answers to those questions may be the linchpin to understanding the depths the biden family finances and their possible corruption. let's turn now to john ra

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is meeting the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas in ramallahthe key topics that were right at the top of the agenda for that meeting yesterday. the us department of state were very clear before this visit — and it was a visit that was arranged a few weeks ago but has really taken on increased significance because of the violence that you mentioned over the last week or so — the state department were very clear that they would be talking about trying to calm those tensions here, trying to de—escalate things, and also talking about the two—state solution. and when we heard from antony blinken and benjamin netanyahu after their meeting yesterday, we heard the us secretary of state explicitly talk about america's continuing support for the two—state solution. there was a more lukewarm reference to it from benjamin netanyahu, who talked about a workable solution, because his right—wing government is not considering at the moment, or indeed likely to in the future, a two—state solution. so i think when he goes to meet mahmoud abbas, they will talk on

this afternoon secretary of state antony blinken departed for a trip to the middle east, including israel on nday. floodwaters are receding and could begin in auckland. locals collected debris, floodwaters tossed cars and sent homes down eroded hillsides. prime minister chris hipkins assessed the widespread damage by helicopter today, after more than 15 inches of rainfall left parts of the city under water. a state of emergency remains in place. three people have died, and another is missing. pope francis is clarifying his words days after he said in an interview that being gay is not a crime, but it is a sin. the pontiff responded to a question from a ministry for l-g-b-t-q catholics in a handwritten note, dated yesterday. francis wrote: "when i said it is a sin, i was simply referring to catholic moral teaching, which says that every sexual act outside of marriage is a sin." the pope went on to say each case should be considered individually. former president donald trump if the campaign trail for the first time since announcing his 2020 forbid. he went to the early-primary states of ne