egypt where antony blinken is now hoping for a new round of talks with egyptian and qatari and us mediatorsk through with that deal. after talks injerusalem yesterday, mr blinken said israel had accepted what he called a "bridging proposal" and urged hamas to do the same. this is the situation now where antony blinken, we are waiting for him to descend from his plane there and he will be going on to those talks with his egyptian, qatari counter parts to get some kind of break through. this comes off the back of that breaking news that the israeli army says it has retrieved the bodies of six hostages from khan younis in a joint operation. we will of course come back to this the moment we get some more details and we will have guests throughout the course of this hour as well. now to turn to the united states. a tearful presidentjoe biden has taken to the stage on the opening night of the democratic national convention in chicago with an emotional farewell speech in which he told supporters they are "in a battle for the very soul of america". it came as the democratic presidential nominee vic

antony blinken will now travel _ secretary of state.ken will now travel to _ secretary of state. antony blinken will now travel to the _ secretary of state. antony blinken will now travel to the region - secretary of state. antony blinken will now travel to the region from | will now travel to the region from tomorrow night, arriving in israel. that will be the first and only announced. 0n that will be the first and only announced. on this trip but i suspect he will probably head off to some arab capitals after that as well. that shows two things. one is that the fact that this trip is back home, and it has hung in the balance all week, because washington has been watching to see whether or not iran would retaliate for the assassination believed to have been carried out of ishmael hania, the political leader of hamas into iran. that has been hanging over this whole time, why there has been a drip feed of links about whether or not antony blinken would be travelling to the region, because he did not want to go if they believed that such

going to take you to egypt, where i going to take you to egypt, where the us secretary of state antony blinkento push forward with what he hopes is a bridging proposal for a ceasefire deal in gaza. so mr blinken will be of course we lose the pictures! but we are monitoring what is happening in egypt and antony blinken warned this is maybe the last opportunity to secure a ceasefire agreement between gaza and israel. we are monitoring that and the situation in sicily as well. we have a live page there that can you access. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. the bbc has uncovered testimony from what may be one of the worst incidents of mass killings in myanmar�*s civil war. on august 5th, eyewitnesses say hundreds of civilians from the rohingya muslim community were bombed as they tried to flee. it's the latest deadly violence against them — in 2017, hundreds were killed in what was described by the un as ethnic cleansing by the country's military. in recent months, scores of rohingya muslims have been killed and thousands have fled to bangladesh, but now they say they're also b

with our partners in e: -t and antony blinken.ypt and qatar, are decision - antony blinken. with our partners in egypt and qatar, are decision is - egypt and qatar, are decision is simple, it's clear and it's urgent. we need to get the cease—fire and hostage agreement over the finish line and we need to do it now. —— straight to doha. with every passing day, the world lies —— the lives of the hostages are injeopardy. every single day, women, children, men in gaza are suffering without access to adequate food, medicine, and at risk of being wounded or dying infighting that they didn't start and they cannot stop. time is of the essence because there's the danger of escalation in the region every passing day, that we've been working to prevent from day one. with egypt and qatar, we're united in purpose and qatar, we're united in purpose and action. we're working in different ways to ensure there is not escalation, sending the necessary messages to all the potential actors, including hezbollah and iran. we're united in our work with t

secretary of state antony blinken _ certainty. secretary of state antony blinken will - certainty. certainty. secretary of state j antony blinken will be there certainty. secretary of state i antony blinken will be there on monday with the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu — do you think that will come up in the discussions? what will the to be discussing? of courses is not the first time that antony blinken has visited the region either. ida. that antony blinken has visited the region either.— the region either. no, he's been tireless _ the region either. no, he's been tireless as _ the region either. no, he's been tireless as has - the region either. no, he's been tireless as has bill i the region either. no, he's i been tireless as has bill burns and other american officials, as they should be. and they should be applauded for upstanding their efforts. but the question is, what will it produce? and i suspect that if they are as close as the president has said, secretary blinken and prime minister netanyahu will be trying to hammer out the details. my understanding is

antony blinken�*s visit apparently delayed by uncertainty.iran could launch a significant attack on israel. senior commander of hezbollah, let us us get the latest. let's speak now to mahjoob zweiri, professor of contemporary middle east politics at qatar university. we are trying to confirm whether he has postponed that trip. i don't know whether you've heard anything, but if that is the case, how significant that the?- but if that is the case, how significant that the? yes, actually, i was pretty _ significant that the? yes, actually, i was pretty sure — significant that the? yes, actually, i was pretty sure that _ significant that the? yes, actually, i was pretty sure that blinken - significant that the? yes, actually, i was pretty sure that blinken was | i was pretty sure that blinken was not coming to the region tonight. that could be linked to a possible leak about the new condition that benjamin netanyahu has added and sent to the radiators about the deal. basically could complicate the whole scene. there's already 11... about what cou

antony blinken will be in israel— ceasefire deal?will be in israel today, - ceasefire deal? antony blinken will be in israel today, having l will be in israel today, having negotiations with the israeli officials. he will be in egypt tomorrow, egypt will be the centre of the negotiations this week and we expect israel officials to be there, american officials to be there, american officials to be there, american officials to be there, qatari officials to be there, qatari officials to be there, qatari officials to be there, but no officials to be there, but no officials from hamas will attend these negotiations. in terms of how must's concerns about the process so far, they have some key sticking points —— hamas. have some key sticking points -- hame— have some key sticking points -- hamas. , . , -- hamas. they are refusing the negotiations _ -- hamas. they are refusing the negotiations all _ -- hamas. they are refusing the negotiations all at _ -- hamas. they are refusing the negotiations all at once. - -- hamas. they are refusing th

antony blinken was speaking after holding talks with benjamin neta nyahu.ala harris will address the democratic national convention in chicago later, where she'll formally accept the party's nomination to be its presidential candidate. (os live head) i'm catriona perry in chicago, where protesters have gathered outside the democratic convention centre. joe biden will address delegates later tonight. president zelensky says his troops have taken control of more than 1250 km of russian territory. also coming upon the world today — a blue super moon scene by sky watchers in south korea. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc. one man has died and six others, including four british tourists, are missing after a yacht capsized and sank in an early morning storm. the uk marine accident investigation branch is sending a team to sicily to help the local authorities. the bbc has confirmed that the british technology tycoon mike lynch is among those missing. sources have also confirmed that his wife, angela, has been rescued. the inci

i do you think antony blinken would use that leveraged? that leveraged? i think there is some indication already _ use that leveraged? i think there is some indication already that i use that leveraged? i think there is some indication already that that i use that leveraged? i think there is some indication already that that isj some indication already that that is something that increasingly prime minister netanyahu cannot consider totally out of the scenario. there seems to be _ totally out of the scenario. there seems to be this _ totally out of the scenario. there seems to be this sticking - totally out of the scenario. there seems to be this sticking point . totally out of the scenario. there seems to be this sticking point when it comes to the agreement that president biden put forward and was agreed by the un security council, and now this bridging proposal we have, around israel's ability to continue the war if they want to and the us demand that there be a permanent ceasefire. how does that sticking point to get overcome? i think

it makes - antony blinken arriving in the region-— in the region. the region. it gives some momentum to _ in the region. it gives some momentum to the - in the region. it gives some - momentum to the negotiations thatis momentum to the negotiations that is going to be resumed in cairo, so blinken in israel trying to find a way for this deal to happen. the united states is really keen for this deal to be finished by the end of this week, the coming week. the united states want to avoid an escalation in the region by iran retaliating on the killing of ismail haniyeh on their soil or the killing of the hezbollah leader in southern lebanon, so all of these efforts are really focused on making sure that this deal will happen.- this deal will happen. much more cautious _ this deal will happen. much more cautious words - this deal will happen. much more cautious words from i this deal will happen. much - more cautious words from hamas when it comes to the state of the negotiations?— the negotiations? indeed. hamas's _ the negotiations? indeed. hamas's posi

as he left the region, antony blinken's message was blunt. 0ur message is simple. it is clear. the finish line. and we need to do it now. and in the last hour israel said it would not withdraw its troops from the so—called philadelphi corridor along the border between egypt and gaza. a statment from netanyahu's office said "israel will insist on the achievement of all of its objectives for the war, as they have been defined by the security cabinet, including that gaza never again constitutes a security threat to israel. this requires securing the southern border." still here in the studio with my panel, leon riley, and caroline moller as if the writing. plenty to go through here, in composition going on for so many months, and the on, it's her to say antony blinken going into the high hopes, saying there's a possibility of the cease—fire, almost a message of now or never, do you think that appeared to be a projection of optimism from the white house, because it is a different picture what we are seeing antony blinken returning with today? we have been in this situation before,

meanwhile — the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has been having talks with egyptian president ah el—sisi in cairo. mr blinken has been continuing a push for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in gaza. let's speak to alon liel, former director general of the foreign ministry of israel. cani can i first ask you about these bodies of the hostages that have been retrieved today? i have been speaking to a family member whose cousin are still alive, he understands, in gaza, and dissing he is disappointed in benjamin netanyahu forfailing to is disappointed in benjamin netanyahu for failing to secure a ceasefire, felt there were opportunities for it to happen and felt benjamin netanyahu does seem absolutely unable to rectify any of the damage being done politically to him by the hostage families and resist that pressure. it is him by the hostage families and resist that pressure.— resist that pressure. it is a horrible — resist that pressure. it is a horrible day _ resist that pressure. it is a horrible day here, - resist that pressure. it is a horrible day here, six - resist that pr

as he left the region, antony blinken�*s message was blunt.er the finish line and we need to do it now. former us ambassador to the un and israel, thomas pickering, gave me his assessment of the us's role in the talks. us influence may be waning, but it interest is not. particularly in an election year in the united states. that i think is self evident. it is also clear that the administration is increasing what i would call both its attention and its concern, and indeed through that process its pressure. but for many observers, thatis pressure. but for many observers, that is still lacking in significant effect, both with israel where that pressure can be very, very important, and with hamas, where it is almost nonexistent. one clearly has to depend on friends in egypt in particular to help out and do everything they can to produce an early result. and there is deep concern in the united states and has been of a much wider war, which in itself would take a catastrophe and top it with a disaster.— top it with a disaster. when it comes to _ top

us secretary of state antony blinken is in israel, amid hopes that a gaza ceasefire deal can be reached. ukraine says it's destroyed another key bridge in russia's kursk region — almost two weeks after its offensive into russia. we have a report from inside russia and hear what local people think of the situation at their border with ukraine. for the first time in more than 80 years you have foreign fighters on russian soil seizing russian territory. kamala harris campaigns in the vital us swing state of pennsylvania, ahead of monday's democratic national convention. hello, i'm catherine byaruhanga. the us secretary of state antony blinken has arrived in israel on his 9th visit to the region since the war in gaza began — to push once again for a ceasefire and hostage—release deal. the us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal — since talks resumed last week. but hamas denies progress is being made — and accused israel of adding new conditions to the agreed proposals. this afternoon, the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu insisted israel could not be flexible on a

us secretary of state antony blinken makes his ninth trip to the middle east since the start of the war in gaza — with more pressure than ever to secure a ceasefire deal. vietnam's top leader to lam is in china for a visit aimed to strengthen the bond between the communist—run neighbours. the french actor alain delon — once described as the most beautiful man in cinema — has died at the age of 88. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. ukraine's air force say they've destroyed another bridge in russia's kursk region. air force commander mykola oleshchuck released this footage claimed to be of the strike on the crossing over the seym river, saying "minus one more bridge". he added that these operations were depriving russia of logisitical capabilities. it comes after this video, which the ukrainian military says shows the destruction of a key bridge inside the kursk region of russia. this video shows large explosions on the structure, about 11 kilometres from the border. these are the latest pictures from the rostov region in south—west russia. the governor there says that firefighters were calle

us secretary of state, antony blinken, who's already met israeli president isaac herzog is currentlyding talks with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. israel and hamas have accused each other of lacking the will to compromise. mr blinken says it's time for all sides to agree a deal without excuses. this is a decisive moment. probably the best, maybe the last opportunity to get the hostages home, to get a cease fire, and to put everyone on a better path to enduring peace and security. i'm here as part of an intensive diplomatic effort on president biden�*s instructions to try to get this agreement to the line and ultimately over the line. it is time for it to get done. it's also time to make sure that no one takes any steps that could derail this process. and so we're working to make sure that there is no escalation, that there are no provocations, that there are no actions, that there are no actions that in any way could move us away from getting this deal over the line, or for that matter, escalating the conflict to other places and to greater intensity. i know this is a fraught mom

the headlines: us secretary of state antony blinken is in israel, amid hopes that a gaza ceasefire deal can be reached. kamala harris campaigns in the vital us swing state of pennsylvania, ahead of monday's democratic national convention. ukraine says it's destroyed another key bridge in russia's kursk region — almost two weeks after its offensive into russia. we have a report from inside russia and hear what local people think of the situation at their border with ukraine. and the sound of scotland on a global stage — we report from the world pipe band championship. we begin in israel — where the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has arrived on his ninth visit to the region since the war in gaza began to push once again for a ceasefire and hostage—release deal. the us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. but hamas denies progress is being made and accused israel of adding new conditions to the agreed proposals. earlier, the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, insisted israel could not be flexible on all issues, accusing ham

antony blinken is heading to the region this weekend, after president biden also said that a ceasefireeal was closer than ever. but senior hamas figures have dismissed such optimism as an illusion. there have been more israeli airstrikes in gaza and israel also said it had struck targets inside neighbouring lebanon which belong to hezbollah, the group which supports hamas in gaza. greg mckenzie has this report. images from across the region over the weekend show there are still huge obstacles to peace despite two days of us—backed talks in qatar. on friday night, an israeli airstrike reportedly killed 15 people in the central area of gaza. although israel said it had eliminated a number of armed fighters, several women and children were also reportedly killed. us secretary of state antony blinken will arrive in the region to promote what is being called a final bridging proposal aimed at overcoming the differences between hamas and israel, which would hopefully lead to a ceasefire and the release of hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners being held in israeli jails. in tel aviv

us secretary of state antony blinken is in israel amid hopes that a gaza ceasefire deal can be reached. pro—palestinian protesters demonstrate in chicago as presumptive presidential nominee kamala harris arrives for the democratic national convention. ukraine strikes another key bridge in russia's kursk region. president zelensky says kyiv wants to create a buffer zone on russian territory. hello. i'm carl nasman. come to the programme. —— welcome. the us secretary of state antony blinken is in israel to push for a deal for a ceasefire in gaza and the release of hostages held by hamas. he's expected to meet the country's leaders on monday before heading to egypt on tuesday where talks mediated by the us, egypt and qatar are set to continue. the us has expressed cautious optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. but israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has accused hamas of being stubborn and warned there are things his government can't be flexible about. in a statement released just hours after blinken�*s arrival, hamas said that a new us proposal for a gaza ceasefire is

well, antony blinken arrives for his ninth visit to the region since october 7th. itself, i think, shows just how hard to achieve this attempt at a conclusive gaza ceasefire and hostage release and prisoner release deal has become. now a senior administration official on the way here, saying that they believe this is a critical moment and, in their words, an inflection point. this is all about the americans putting on pressure to try to finally drive through this deal, they hope, within the next week or two. and there is an increasing tone of optimism from the americans about the possibility of that. but i have to say that is not matched by the kind of language and the public messages, at least, from both hamas and the israeli leadership, who are both accusing the other, effectively, of obstinate cynicism, of blocking this deal. a key point there is about whether or not there would be a clause in this deal to keep some form of israeli occupation on the ground in gaza, at the south of the gaza strip, the so—called philadelphia corridor, on the border with egypt. wha

the us's top diplomat is antony blinken of course.ny concessions israel has made, cease—fire talks are set to resume on thursday. our state department correspondent was with mr blank and's team. they are becoming a bit more of — blank and's team. they are becoming a bit more of a _ blank and's team. they are becoming a bit more of a prominent _ blank and's team. they are becoming a bit more of a prominent feature - blank and's team. they are becoming a bit more of a prominent feature in l a bit more of a prominent feature in this relationship. it had been quite rare, they had a pretty fractious and complicated relationship, but i think this shows the phase this has got to know. the white house feeling it has to intervene again. and what we saw on this trip now back in washington was something that started with a sense of american expectation, optimism, even. ending with nothing like the kind of breakthrough, at least not imminently that the americans were in some way sort of setting up. i think much of that is to do with the challenge

us secretary of state antony blinken travels to the middle east, amid hopes a gaza ceasefire deal can be reached. ukraine says it's destroyed another key bridge in russia's kursk region, while the russian military claim that they've taken a village on the front line. the british government announces plans to confront hatred and extreme prejudice against women in its counter terrorism programme. the french actor alain delon — once described as the most beautiful man in cinema — dies at the age of 88. hello, i'm martine croxall. the us secretary of state is travelling to israel as cautious optimism grows amongst israeli negotiators about the possibility of reaching a deal on gaza. antony blinken is heading to the region after president biden also said a ceasefire deal was closer than ever. but a senior hamas official told the bbc no progess had been made. during a cabinet meeting today, prime minister netanyahu accused hamas of being "obstinate." he called for more pressure to be put on the group, ahead of a new round of talks this week. meanwhile, there have been more israeli air strik

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en that is on shaky ground. >> you were on that recent trip we mentioned with antony blinken.oned momentum. there was some positive lk coming from american officials. what happened? is that momentum gone? >> at the beginning of that trip we flew out over the weekend. there was an expectation of optimism that by early next week we might be talking about putting the finishing touches to a deal. the trip did not end like that at all. mostly because we were all in tel aviv and antony blinken said he had gotten the israelis to accept the proposal, now it was over to hamas. literally as we flew to egypt to discuss with the egyptian mediators, reports circulated that mr. netanyahu had been reportedly saying he had convinced antony blinken there had to be troops remaining on the ground in parts of gaza as part of the agreement. that deeply irritated the americans. they felt like mr. netanyahu was position they do hamas would not accept so they pushed back strongly. one official saying in effect mr. netanyahu was taking a maximalist position and potentially jeopardizing the deal. >> to

coming up, antony blinken says israel has accepted a cease-fire proposal. we will bring you more from the u.s. secretary of state's visit to israel next. volodymyr zelenskyy urges ukraine's allies to lift restrictions on the use of weapons to strike inside russia. the latest on the geopolitical situation next. this is bloomberg. ♪ lizzy: welcome back. antony blinken says benjamin netanyahu has accepted a cease-fire deal and it is now up to hamas to say yes. it puts the onus on the militant group to end the war even as the violence continues. lincoln called the deal a bridging agreement, acknowledging not everything is spelled out in detail. more with our correspondent. what's the latest we're hearing? >> antony blinken has been doing a regional visit to the middle east over the past couple of days. this is as nice visit since october 7 and he was in israel yesterday, whereas you mentioned correctly, he said netanyahu, the israeli prime minister, has agreed to a cease-fire deal. granted, this does not encompass everything that was suggested in president joe

us secretary of state antony blinken is in israel, amid hopes that a gaza ceasefire deal can be reached. ukraine strikes another key bridge in russia's kursk region as president zelensky says kyiv wants to create a buffer zone on russian territory. kamala harris campaigns in the vital us swing state of pennsylvania, ahead of monday's democratic national convention. hello, i'm carl nasman. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is in israel to push for a ceasefire deal and the release of hostages in gaza. he's due to meet the country's leaders on monday before heading to egypt on tuesday, where talks mediated by the us, egypt and qatar are set to continue in cairo. the us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. however, prime minister benjamin netanyahu has accused hamas of being obstinate, and warned there were things his government could not be flexible about. in a statement released just hours after blinken�*s arrival, hamas said that a new proposal for a gaza ceasefire was too close to mr netanyahu's recent positions. the armed group

so, as antony blinken arrives in his plane he knows the stakes could not be higher. is an author and senior military correspondent forjerusalem post. he explained the potential sticking points in the ceasefire talks. if you talk to some of the negotiators — who are people who really want there to be a deal, they have been trying for ten months to get these hostages back to their families — they're very optimistic. if you talk to some of netanyahu's people, they're very pessimistic. now, there's a reason here, even though they're, you know, it's part of the same country and system, but netanyahu is worried about losing his government. he has two very right—wing ministers who could bring his government down, and they have said that they will bring his government down if he ends the war without having destroyed hamas. he hasn't destroyed hamas yet. 0n the other hand, there's this huge contingent in israel that want the hostages back, even if the war has to be paused. does it mean two months? six months? that's not the point. people want the hostages back. the negotiator

us secretary of state antony blinken travels to the middle east for the tenth time since the start of the war in gaza. ukraine says it's destroyed another key bridge in russia's kursk region, while the russian military claim to they've taken a village on the front line. a second world war bomb dug up at a building site triggers the evacuation of a community in northern ireland. and the french actor alain delon — once described as the most beautiful man in cinema — dies at the age of 88. hello, i'm martine croxall. the us secretary of state is travelling to israel as cautious optimism grows amongst israeli negotiators about the possibility of reaching a deal on gaza. antony blinken is heading to the region after president biden also said a ceasefire deal was closer than ever. but a senior hamas official told the bbc no progress had been made. meanwhile, there have been more israeli air strikes in gaza — and israel said it had struck targets inside neighbouring lebanon which belong to hezbollah, the group that supports hamas in gaza. leigh milner reports. he's on his way hoping to seal

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here is antony blinken disembarking the plane in tel aviv half an hour ago. e deal is closer than ever. but a senior hamas official has told the bbc no process had been made. earlier prime minister netanyahu accused hamas of being "obstinate." he called for more pressure to be put on the group, ahead of a new round of talks this week. 0ur correspondent tom bateman is travelling with antony blinken — and has this update from tel aviv. antony blinken arrives for his ninth visit to the region since october 7th. that in itself i think shows how hard to achieve this attempt at a conclusive gaza ceasefire and hostage release and prisoner release deal has become. a senior administration official on the way here are saying that they believe this is a critical moment and in their words and inflection point. this is all about the americans putting on pressure to try to finally drive through this deal, they hope, within the next week or two, and there is an increasing tone of optimism from the americans about the possibility of that, but i have to say that is not matched

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is heading to the region this weekend, in hopes of gettingl over the line when talks resume next week. our state department correspondent, tom bateman has more. these two issues have become entirely intertwined now about a potential breakthrough in the cease—fire talks and iran's threatened retaliation to israel because i think the american feeling is very much that it heightens the possibility of a iranian strike significantly if it looks as though the cease—fire talks are falling apart. so what we have now is, after 48 hours of talks in delhi as you have been hearing, a lot of very positive messaging from the americans. whatjoe biden said there, taking that they are really close. just here for my senior us official who described, a new spirit to drive us to a conclusion. from talks into the hall. so they think there is momentum. on the other hand, the palestinian version not so positive at all. have heard other such statements believing in effect the americans are trying to string everyone along that they have not got the israelis to move a

watch the media on monday with secretary of state antony blinken.orking relationship. it is harder for antony blinken to negotiate the internal politics. let's see the looks on their faces when they come out of the meeting on monday and don't forget that there was a lot of pressure on this administration to bring this to a peaceful conclusion. part of it is electoral politics, it is ugly kind of optics but people demonstrating outside of the rome convention are their own supporters. —— outside of their own convention. laura blumenfeld, thank you. next to the global concern over the spread of a deadly new strain of mpox from parts of africa. china has announced heightened screening for goods and people coming from areas where the new highly contagious strain of the disease has been detected. the world health organization — which declared a global public health emergency on wednesday — says more cases of the dangerous variant are likely to be found in europe in the coming days, after sweden reported the continent's first infection, and has urged wealt

it mentioned antony blinken arriving. what else is happening?— what else is happening? secretary — what else is happening? it isn't just secretary blinken. - what else is happening? it isn't just secretary blinken. the - what else is happening? it isn't - just secretary blinken. the european governments, the british, french and germans have also been here and they are putting a lot of pressure especially on the israelis, who they can talk to directly. benjamin ne is thought to be more reluctant than some in his government. his defence minister said the idea of a complete victory against hamas is fanciful. netanyahu and other members of the government, especially those on the far right, dismissed the idea of a peace agreement with hamas while it is still a viable fighting force. so there is a diplomatic push, a huge one. american optimism is driven by domestic considerations because there is an election in the us and for the democratic party and kamala harris, it would suit her purposes if there was a peace agreement in the middle east. we have had ten months of war and 4

secretary of state antony blinken on the ground trying to lock in a cease-fire deal between israel and hamas. >>> democrats convene on chicago for the national convention as kamala harris' campaign preparprepares to shell out money ahead of the election. it's monday, august 19th, 2024. you're watching "worldwide exchange" right here on cnbc. ♪ >>> good morning. thank you for being with us. i'm contessa brewer in for frank holland this morning. we are seeing quite a bit of red. now it looks like we are seeing some mixed performance here for the dow jones industrial average. it may indicate we have flat to slightly lower opening this morning. of course, markets are coming off the solid week with the s&p up 4% and the nasdaq gaining a little more than 5%. let's get a check on the bond market with several pieces of economic data out this week. we have the fed's jackson hole summit as well. yields are lower this morning. you see the two-year falling to 4.043%. getting a check on oil as we monitor the latest developments with not only the middle east peace talks and concerns of chinese deman

us secretary of state antony blinken _ states in.ny blinken as well as president biden has continued in all of this, but if you look at sinwar specifically when it comes to the united states he's actually been on a black list since 2015 by washington of international politics. will this change the dynamic here?— politics. will this change the d namic here? ~ ., �*, ., ,, ., , dynamic here? what's happened now is israel has more _ dynamic here? what's happened now is israel has more ammo _ dynamic here? what's happened now is israel has more ammo from _ dynamic here? what's happened now is israel has more ammo from the - dynamic here? what's happened now is israel has more ammo from the united| israel has more ammo from the united states, of course i don't mean that it implicitly entirely, i'm just saying to say look at today, you know, this pic by vice president harris of running mate governor walz, many people across the country are saying that she didn't pick pennsylvania governor shapiro simply because he's jewish pennsylvania gov

us secretary of state, antony blinken, is in israel, amid hopes that a gaza ceasefire deal can be reached. kamala harris campaigns in the vital us swing state of pennsylvania, ahead of monday's democratic national convention. and the sound of scotland on a global stage — we'll report from the world pipe—band championships. we begin in israel — where the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has arrived ion his ninth visit to the region since the war in gaza began, to push once again for a ceasefire and hostage—release deal. the us and israel have expressed careful optimism about a deal since talks resumed last week. but hamas denies progress is being made, and accused israel accusing hamas of being "obstinate." what he will try to urge him to do is drop any final attempts to squeeze more concessions from this deal, to stop going for what he might think is a perfect agreement, and settle for something that the americans think is already very good. so, that will be the diplomatic part of this. but the problem is, these talks are not happening in the diplomatic rooms — they're actually happ

we ought to wait antony blinken's press conference. netanyahu — -- mediator. on the other hand, mr netanyahu has _ -- mediator. on the other hand, mr netanyahu has the _ -- mediator. on the other hand, mr netanyahu has the families - -- mediator. on the other hand, mr netanyahu has the families of- -- mediator. on the other hand, mr netanyahu has the families of the i netanyahu has the families of the hostages. we were just seeing the protests outside of the hotel. it was no surprise that mr blinken talked about that earlier and said this was probably the best and last opportunity to free the hostages. how much of a pressure point do you think that is for benjamin netanyahu? how much will he be working that into his calculations? i think the only thing he's going to work into his calculations, knowing full well that if he signs on the dotted line and agrees to a deal, he's going to lose his right—wing coalition — what is the cost that the us is willing to inflict on israel if he doesn't sign. the us has tremendous leverage on israel, a

. >>> to the middle east now where secretary of state antony blinken is meeting with israeli leaders today as he makes a final push to try and close a cease-fire hostage release deal with hamas in gaza. but there are signs the deal is far from certain. cbs' jarred hill is following the latest developments and joins us now. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. secretary of state antony blinken spoke not too long ago from israel calling this a decisive moment in the efforts to reach that cease-fire hostage deal. there are still critical sticking points stopping this from moving forward. >> this is my ninth visit since october 7th. >> reporter: nearly ten months since the bloody war began in gaza, this morning secretary of state antony blinken is back in tel aviv working to strike a teal to end the file fighting. >> probably the best, maybe the last opportunity to get the hostages home. to get a cease-fire. >> reporter: the u.s.' top diplomat is meeting with israeli president harzog and prime minister benjamin netanyahu one day after two israeli missiles hit an apartment building in

us secretary of state antony blinken makes his ninth trip to the middle east since the start of the war in gaza — with more pressure than ever to secure a ceasefire deal. health ministers from southern africa agree to hold an urgent meeting to assess the impact of mpox in the region. and — a second world war bomb dug up at a building site triggers the evacuation of a community in northern ireland. hello i'm samantha simmonds. ukraine's air force say they've destroyed another bridge in russia's kursk region. air force commander mykola oleshchuck released this footage claimed to be of the strike on the crossing over the seym river, saying "minus one more bridge". he added that these operations were depriving russia of logisitical capabilities. these are the latest pictures from the rostov region in south—west russia. the governor there says that firefighters were called to put out a fire at an industrial facility struck by debris from a ukrainian drone. both sides say air defences destroyed multiple drones and missiles fired by the other side overnight. in the last hour, belarusian presid

us secretary of state antony blinken met with prime minister benjamin netanyahu.ve accused each other of lacking the will to compromise. mr blinken says it's time for all sides to agree a deal without excuses. this is a decisive moment. probably the best, maybe the last opportunity to get the hostages home, to get a cease fire, and to put everyone on a better path to enduring peace and security. i am here as part of an intensive diplomatic effort on president biden's instructions to try to get this agreement to the line and ultimately over the line. it is time for it to get done. it is also time to make sure that no one takes any steps that could derail this process. earlier, i spoke to our correspondent tom bateman who is travelling with the us secretary of state, and our middle east correspondent, yolande knell who's injerusalem, shortly after antony blinken had started a meeting with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu... we don't have official details, but we know that the us is really putting this bridging proposal on the table to try to bring israel an

for antony blinken to pull out, do ou think? ~ ., for antony blinken to pull out, do you think? i think the situation — you think? well, i think the situation with _ you think? well, i think the situation with the _ you think? well, i think the - situation with the negotiations, i'd say starting with the selection of yahya _ say starting with the selection of yahya sinwar as the head of hamas, thrat's— yahya sinwar as the head of hamas, that's a _ yahya sinwar as the head of hamas, that's a strong and telling signal that's a strong and telling signal that they— that's a strong and telling signal that they are committed to the end. israel's _ that they are committed to the end. israel's assassination, reported assassination of the more moderate leader_ assassination of the more moderate leader of— assassination of the more moderate leader of hamas sent a very strong signal— leader of hamas sent a very strong signal as— leader of hamas sent a very strong signal as well. why would hamas continue — signal as well. why would hamas continue to negotiate if, indeed, regardless of those

secretary of state antony blinken says israel supports a cease-fire bridging the divide between them to agree and after that the two parties need to meet with moderators. secretary blinken was speaking in tel aviv after a meeting with netanyahu. he says the u.s. is committed to getting the job done. >> for us, for president biden, there is a deep sense of urgency getting this done. i hear that throughout this country as well as the region. it is the single best way not only to get the hostages home, to ease the suffering of people in gaza. it is also the best way to avoid escalation, diffuse pressure points we see throughout the region, and try to build more enduring peace and security for everyone. caitrÍona: secretary blinken plans to travel to qatar after his trip to egypt. tom bateman is on that trip with the secretary. reporter: it was significant we heard from antony blinken, saying the israeli prime minister accepted this american bridging proposal. remember where the talks had got to, was effectively a standoff between israel and hamas over the entire agreement, both sides tr

this is where antony blinken is due to land in the next few hours. keeping up the momentum. the us has been pushing really hard along with mediators qatar and egypt to get this deal across the line, to get hamas and israeli leaders to agree that deal. we have had a lot of very positive messaging coming out of the states. it is acknowledged that there is still more work to do. but in the words ofjoe biden, we are closer to a deal than ever we have been. now, mr blinken, once he arrives, is due to hold talks with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. israel is also sounding a positive note and last night mr netanyahu's office issued a statement in which it expressed cautious optimism about progress but then listen to what hamas has had to say — they say that any positivity or optimism is simply an illusion. a senior official told the bbc that no progress has been made and while all of this urgent diplomacy goes on, so, too, of course, does the war in gaza at a terrible human cost and it is feared that that conflict is on the verge of escalati

be able to pursue that effort. >> and other big news today we are hearing secretary of state antony blinken in the region meeting with prime minister netanyahu, we believe monday. it is the latest in a longsit? string of visits to the region. can blinken push it across the line? obviously he hopes he can. >> we are at a very dangerous point the middle east. the cease-fire talks are happening against a backdrop of the potential outbreak of a broader regional conflict. we have the threat of both hezbollah in lebanon as well as iran mounting a major literary operation against israel even though, frankly, i think neither of those parties wants a big war. there is a lot of hope that getting this cease-fire deal done will enable both hezbollah and iran to stand down or back off. i think that the secretary of state is going to the middle east simply because he views this as probably the most important immediate problem on his desk right now. he is determined to be in engaged in trying to address it. >> we have heard about the growing number of civilian casualties in gaza and now we are hearing abo

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is in israel to push for a ceasefire deal and the releasemonday before heading to egypt on tuesday, where talks mediated by the us, egypt and qatar are set to continue in cairo.