i am caitriona perry. we begin at the hague, where south africa is asking the u.n.'top court to order a halt to the israeli offensive in southern gaza.

for now from the team, thank you for watching, i am caitriona perry, see you soon.y with us here on bbc news. hello there. the weather's looking pretty mixed this bank holiday weekend. although saturday looks to be pretty decent for many with a lot of sunshine around, sunday and bank holiday monday will see some heavy, thundery showers developing, some local torrential downpours but there'll still be some sunshine in between. now, for saturday, we've got two frontal systems approaching — one across the east and one across the west. this one will arrive quite early through the morning across east anglia, eastern england and spread westward, so skies turning cloudier here. this one will arrive late in

i am caitriona perry.en is urging leaders of israel and hamas to accept an israeli cease-fire proposal, saying that it's time for this war to end. in a speech on friday he set out a roadmap for peace broken into three phases, including a permanent cease-fire, with the withdrawal of israeli troops from gaza, the return of hostages held by hamas, the rebuilding of gaza. the u.s. has been working to negotiate an end to the war in which more than 36,000 people in gaza have been killed according to the hamas health ministry. an attack by hamas and palestinian armed groups in israel on armed -- on october 7. he called on the group to accept it well urging israeli leaders to stand behind the proposal. with the u.s. president says is a decisive moment. pres. biden: i know that there are those in israel who won't agree with this plan. they will call for the war to continue indefinitely. some are even in the government coalition. they have made it clear, they want to occupy gaza. they want to keep fighting for years

i'm caitrÍona perry.eli hostages taken captive by hamas october 7 have been found dead in gaza. israeli forces recover the bodies of itzhak gelerenter, amit buskila, and shani louk on friday. shani louk was confirmed dead at the end of october. the israeli army believes all three were killed at the nova music festival. they were among more than 250 hospitals taken -- hostages taken into gaza, of which roughly half are still unaccounted for. the idf expressed condolences to the victims' families. >> our hearts go out to them, to the families, at this difficult time. we will leave no stone unturned. we will do everything in our power to find our hostages and bring them home. we will not rest until we do. caitrÍona: meanwhile, lawyers for israel have told the court of justice that south africa is making a mockery of genocide. it comes after south africa implored the u.n.'s top court to order israel to stop its inclusion in rafah, setting the genocide convention. now that both sides have presented arguments,

i'm caitriona perry. you i'm caitriona perry. are very welcome.general election for ajuly. he made the announcement in the pouring rain outside ten downing street, hailing his economic record. the prime minister is trailing in the polls to the opposing labour party, as his conservative party seeks its fifth consecutive term. the bbc�*s political editor chris mason has been following the days developments from westminster. the lectern in place after a downpour of anticipation. cameras, reporters, brollies, the downpours coming from the skies too. at teatime, this. earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king to request the dissolution of parliament. the king has granted this request and we will have a general election on the fourth ofjuly. music blaring from campaigners in nearby whitehall, rain tumbling onto the prime minister's sodden suit. you must choose in this election who has that plan. who is prepared to take the bold action necessary

i am caitriona perry. we begin at the hague, where south africa is asking the u.n.'t to order a halt to the israeli offensive in southern gaza. and the first of two days of hearings at the international court of justice, south africa's lawyers called the rafah operation the last step in the destruction of gaza that threatens the survival of palestinians. israel is expected to make its defense before the court on friday, but has since responded tohat it calls south africa's biased and false claims. israel's foreign ministry says israel asks -- acts in accordance with humanitarian obligations while implementing measures to minimize harm to civilians, and civilian facilities, it is calling onhe human's top court to reject south africa's appeal. south africa's legal tame accuses israel of behaving with legal impunity, something israel denies. >> israel is excellent -- is escalating its attacks on palestinians in gaza. and in so doing, his wheat cash is willfully breaching the binding orders of this court. israel breaches the binding resolutions of the united nations at s

announcer: and now, "bbc news" i am caitriona perry in washington.ng a law allowing groups to declare funding. donald trump examines his former fixer on his second day of testimony and his hush money trial. president biden unveils weeping tears of billions of dollars of chinese imports, from electric vehicles to steel. and ensuring ukraine of continued support during a surprise visit to kyiv. hello, welcome to world news america. we began in georgia where protests and unrest swept the streets outside the parliament after the passage of a controversy law. critics say the foreign agent law would oppress opposition and foiled georges -- georgia's wanting to join the eu. first, let's look at some of the extraordinary scenes earlier today in georgia's capital. protesters divide security forces as they mobilized in huge numbers. at one point the police and protesters clashed on the steps of the parliament. some were dragged down those steps. not only where there clashes outside, but inside as well. a brawl erupted between opposing mps as a debate was takin

i am caitriona perry. thank you for watching.er: funding for presentation of this program is provided by... financial services firm, raymond james. cunard is a proud supporter of public television. announcer: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation. and by judy and peter blum kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ announcer: get the free pbs app now and stream the best of pbs. >> good evening. >> on the newshour tonight, police forcefully breakup the ucla encampment as arrests and protests against the war in gaza spread to more college campuses

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announcer: and now, "bbc news" anchor: i'm caitriona perry in washington, and this is bbc world news. donald trump's former lawyer michael cohen takes the stand in the former president'hush money at trial. fighting takes place in gaza, forcing hundreds of people to flee. and ukrainian forces battle to contain russian advances around kharkiv, ukraine's second largest city. anchor: hello and welcome to world news america. donald trump's former attorney and fixer michael cohen took the stand against his former boss on monday. mr. cohan testified he communicated with mr. trump overtaking each action, leading to the payout of adult film star stormy daniels. mr. trump is accused of falsifng business records to cover up reimbursing mr. cohen for the so-called hush money payments, allegations the former president denies. the prosecution considers mr. cohen a star witness, although the defense claims his testimony cannot be trusted. mr. cohen's involvement with mr. trump again in 2006 when he was hired as his personal lawyer. testifying today, he said it was fair to describe his role as a fix

i'm caitrÍona perry.d donald trump will officially go head-to-head on the debate stage. current u.s. president biden former u.s. president trump have agreed to two televised debates in the coming months. cnn will host the first debate on the 27th of june in the battleground state of georgia. cnn says there will be no audience in attendance at that june debate. debate number two is set for the 10th of september hosted by u.s. broadcaster bbc news, with the location -- u.s. broadcaster abc news, with the location yet to be determined. wednesday's announcements by cnn and abc came after mr. biden broke tradition by laying out his terms for debating mr. trump in a social-media post. pres. biden: donald trump lost 2 debates to me in 2020 and now he's acting like he wants to debate me again. make my day, pal. i will even do it twice. that's pick the dates, donald. i hear you are free on wednesdays. caitrÍona: former president trump poked back at president biden, criticizing him for his debate skills and policie

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you are very welcome. israel says it has recovered the bodies of three hostages from gaza. the israeli defense forces said they died during the october 7 hamas attacks where around 1,200 people were killed. the victims are itzik gelernter, shani louk and amit buskila. until now, it was hoped buskila and gelernter were still alive. shani louk was confirmed dead at the end of october. the israeli army believes all three victims were killed at the nova music festival. they were among more than 250 hostages taken into gaza, of which roughly half are still unaccounted for. the idf expressed condolences to the victims�* families. our hearts go out to them, to the families, at this difficult time. we will leave no stone unturned. we will do everything in our power to find our hostages and bring them home. we will not rest until we do. meanwhile, lawyers for israel have told the international criminal court that south africa is making "a mockery of genocide". it comes after south africa asked the un's top court to

i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. the israeli defense forces continued with what they call "targeted strikes" into the southern gaza city of rafah, just hours after hamas leaders announced they had accepted a ceasefire proposalfrom egyptian and qatari mediators. the multi—stage deal could involve the initial exchange of palestinian prisoners for 33 israeli hostages held since the 7 october attacks, though the full details have not yet been made public. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the agreement is "farfrom meeting israel's demands" but that he would send a delegation to cairo to negotiate further on tuesday. qatar, which is facilitating the negotiations, says it will also send a delegation to the egyptian capital. israel's latest attack on rafah has left at least five people dead. armed factions in gaza responded to the israeli strikes by firing rockets into southern israel. celebrations broke out in gaza as news of the potential breakthrough reached palestinians. but earlier in the day civilians in

i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. a gruelling six—week election campaign is now under way in the uk with the two main political parties making their opening pictures to voters after british prime minister rishi sunak called a snap vote for 4 rishi sunak called a snap vote for ajuly. rishi sunak called a snap vote forlijuly. mr rishi sunak called a snap vote for hunt-— for 4 july. mr sunak attended events in _ for 4 july. mr sunak attended events in england, _ for 4 july. mr sunak attended events in england, wales, . events in england, wales, scotland on thursday and is visiting northern ireland on friday. the conservative leader said only his party offers security and economic stability. the leader of the opposition labour party, sir keir starmer, says voters have the choice between what he called continuing decline and chaos under the ruling conservatives or rebuilding the country under his party. a senior labour sources told the bbc that mr starmer plans to take part in two head—to—head tv election debates with mr s

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you are very welcome.ied during the october 7 hamas attacks where around 1,200 people were killed. the victims are itzik gelernter, shani louk and amit buskila. until now, it was hoped buskila and gelernter were still alive. shani louk was confirmed dead at the end of october. the israeli army believes all three victims were killed at the nova music festival. they were among more than 250 hostages taken into gaza, of which roughly half are still unaccounted for. the idf expressed condolences to the victims�* families.

you i'm caitriona perry. are very welcome. british prime minister rishi sunak has set a general election for ajuly. he made the announcement in the pouring rain outside ten downing street, hailing his economic record. the prime minister is trailing in the polls to the opposing labour party, as his conservative party seeks its fifth consecutive term. the bbc�*s political editor chris mason has been following the days developments from westminster. the lectern in place after a downpour of anticipation. cameras, reporters, brollies, the downpours coming from the skies too. at teatime, this. earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king to request the dissolution of parliament. the king has granted this request and we will have a general election on the fourth ofjuly. music blaring from campaigners in nearby whitehall, rain tumbling onto the prime minister's sodden suit. you must choose in this election who has that plan. who is prepared to take the bold action necessary to secure a better future for our country and our childre

i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.er way in the uk with the two main political parties making their opening pictures to voters after british prime minister rishi sunak called a snap vote for 4 rishi sunak called a snap vote for ajuly. rishi sunak called a snap vote forlijuly. mr rishi sunak called a snap vote for hunt-— for 4 july. mr sunak attended events in _ for 4 july. mr sunak attended events in england, _ for 4 july. mr sunak attended events in england, wales, . events in england, wales, scotland on thursday and is visiting northern ireland on friday. the conservative leader said only his party offers security and economic stability. the leader of the opposition labour party, sir 0pposition labour party, sir keir starmer, says voters have the choice between what he called continuing decline and chaos under the ruling conservatives or rebuilding the country under his party. a senior labour sources told the bbc that mr starmer plans to take part in two head—to—head tv election debates with mr sunak. after 14 in pow

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.minal court's chief prosecutor, who is seeking arrest warrants for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and defence minister yoav gallant. mr khan is accusing the two of conducting war crimes and crimes against humanity in gaza. the prosecutor, karim khan has also applied for arrest warrants for three leaders of hamas, for war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with the october 7th attacks. speaking at a jewish heritage month celebration at the white house, biden says there is no equivalence between israel and hamas. let me be clear, contrary to allegations against israel made by the international court of justice what's happening is

i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.a through the rafah crossing, after israeli forces took control of the gaza side of the border with egypt. hamas has warned that the israeli incursion there aims to undermine efforts to secure a ceasefire. on monday night, hamas announced it had accepted proposals drawn up by international mediators, but the deal was rejected by israel as inadequate. paul adams reports from jerusalem. a deal may now be tantalizingly close. but in rafah, israel's military pressure is relentless. today, severing gaza's last link with the outside world, the crossing point into egypt. and raising theirflag, sending an unmistakable message to hamas. the noose is tightening.

i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.ooks after british prime minister rishi sunak called a snap vote for ajuly. party leaders are now embarking on six weeks of intense campaigning. mr sunak attending events in england, wales and scotland today. the conservative leader said only his party offers security and economic stability. the leader of the opposition labour party, sir keir starmer, says voters have the choice between what he called continuing decline and chaos under the governing conservatives, or rebuilding the country under his party. mr sunak�*s conservative party has been in powerfor 14 years and opinion polls put it more than 20 points behind labour. 0ur political editor chris mason reports. cheering placards and cheers, and babies getting attention from politicians. keir starmer is quite the fan of visiting lower—league football grounds in places he hopes labour can win.

hello i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.s vowed to press ahead with military operations in the gaza strip, saying israel is prepared to stand alone and fight "with its fingernails" if necessary.

i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.t they call "targeted strikes" into the southern gaza city of rafah, just hours after hamas leaders announced they had accepted a ceasefire proposalfrom egyptian and qatari mediators. the multi—stage deal could involve the initial exchange of palestinian prisoners for 33 israeli hostages held since the 7 october attacks, though the full details have not yet been made public. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu said the agreement is "farfrom meeting israel's demands" but that he would send a delegation to cairo to negotiate further on tuesday. qatar, which is facilitating the negotiations, says it will also send a delegation to the egyptian capital. israel's latest attack on rafah has left at least five people dead. armed factions in gaza responded to the israeli strikes by firing rockets into southern israel.

i'm caitriona perry. iwill that's it for the moment. i'm caitriona perry. i will be back shortly.hest of the temperatures across northern scotland — 2a celsius in altnaharra. compare that to just 13, 1a degrees for some north sea—facing coasts, plenty of fret and haar lasting for much of the day and a cool onshore breeze, too. now, there will be more mist and fog forming through the weekend, a weekend of sunny spells and some showers. but there will be plenty of dry weather, with a large area of high pressure out in the atlantic starting to nose in. low pressure over the near continent, and that's going to send some rain tracking westwards across southern england as we head through saturday morning. otherwise, a dry start to the day. it's mild. there'll be plenty of mist and fog, general murk and some sea fog, too, out towards those north sea coasts. now, all of that is going to be burnt back by the warm, strong may sunshine. plenty of that throughout the day, lots of dry weather, too. the rain in the south will gradually clear away, but some heavy, thundery downpours perhaps deve

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. some weapons to israel if it moves forward with an invasion of rafah in southern gaza. in an interview with cnn, he also said civilians in gaza were killed by bombs given to israel by the us. defence secretary lloyd austin said wednesday the us is reviewing weapons deliveries to israel after it paused a recent shipment over concerns it would invade rafah. biden administration officials have warned for months that the president is opposed to an israeli ground invasion rafah without efforts to protect more than 1.4 million palestinians sheltering there — most of whom are already displaced from other parts of gaza. and following developments from washington is our us state department correspondent tom bateman. what we know is that there was a pause as the administration has described it on one consignment of weapons from the americans to the israelis that was put in place last week. this is on a consignment that includes a batch of £2000 bombs, among the most destructive

hello i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.s it will send a team to egypt on saturday, in the latest negotiations on a ceasefire and hostage release deal with israel. the group said, "it's determined to secure an agreement in a way that fulfils palestinians' demands." the wall streetjournal is reporting that israel is giving hamas one week to accept the current deal, orface a ground invasion of the city of rafah. egypt, qatar, and the us are once again facilitating the talks. israel wants dozens of hostages returned home, and a temporary ceasefire before it resumes its mission to destroy hamas. as our security correspondent frank gardner explains, hamas wants guarantees of a permanent withdrawal of israeli forces and an end to the war, something israel has not shown willingness to accept.

hello, i'm caitriona perry, you're very welcome.court decided on friday that israel must "immediately halt its military offensive" in rafah in southern gaza. the international court ofjustice, which rules on disputes between countries, described humanitarian conditions in rafah as "disastrous." the case was originally brought to the court by south africa, which has applauded the ruling. however, the icj has no enforcement powers and it's up to states to comply. when asked about the ruling, the us, a key ally of israel, says it has been "clear and consistent" on its position on rafah. 0ur correspondent, anna holligan, sent this update from the hague. this is a hugely striking order. it goes further than any other provisional measures issued in this case by these judges. and it seeks to significantly alter the course of the conflict in gaza. so let's just have a look at what the judges are ordered israel to do. 0ne, hold the military offensive in rafah immediately, allow unimpeded access forfact—finding missions,

iam i am caitriona perry. the brutal murder of george floyd while he was in police custody. the black 46—year—old was killed by a white minneapolis police officer who kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes, while ignoring floyd's cries. video of the incident quickly went viral around the world, sparking the largest racialjustice protests in the us since the civil rights movement. we're going to show you just a brief moment of that. and a warning — it might be disturbing to some viewers. what do you want? i cannot breathe- — that moment didn'tjust lead to protests in the us. it sparked a global reckoning with racism — an issue the world continues to grapple with. in the us, lawmakers responded with the george floyd justice in policing act. it was originally introduced in 2021. the act passed the then—democratically controlled house but deadlocked in the senate over language surrounding qualified immunity, which could lead officers to face expanded accountability. this week, house democrats, with the sup

i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.apons to israel if it moves forward with an invasion of rafah in southern gaza. in an interview with cnn, he also said civilians in gaza were killed by bombs given to israel by the us. defense secretary lloyd austin said wednesday the us is reviewing weapons deliveries to israel after it paused a recent shipment over concerns it would invade rafah. biden administration officials have warned for months that the president is opposed to an israeli ground invasion rafah without efforts to protect more than 1.4 million palestinians sheltering there — most of whom are already displaced from other parts of gaza. and following developments from washington is our us state department correspondent tom bateman. what we know is that there was a pause as the administration has described it on one consignment of weapons from the americans to the israelis that was put in place last week. this is on a consignment that includes a batch of 2000—pound bombs, among the most destructive munitions,

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i'm caitriona perry.en accused of unleashing further devastation in and around the southern gaza city of rafa. and israeli strike on tuesday killed 21 people, endangered dozens. the israeli defense forces denied the strikes, saying it has not targeted the area on tuesday. you will hear that directly from an israeli spokesman in an interview later in this program. video from the associated press shows people gathered around body bags location where the strike was reported. this comes after an israeli airstrike onunday sparked a massive fire that ripped rafah through a refugee camp in rafah rafah, killing 45 people. the strike was called a tragic mishap. meanwhile, israel has since strikes into the city center for the first time, where they are believed to have seized control of a key roundabout the heart of the city. roughly a million people have fled israel's operation in rafah over the past few weeks, according to the u.n. agency for pastinians. correspondent: rafah was once gaza's refuge, the safest pla

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.tional criminal court's chief prosecutor, who is seeking arrest warrants for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and defence minister yoav gallant. the prosecutor, karim khan, is accusing the two of conducting war crimes and crimes against humanity in gaza. mr khan has also applied for arrest warrants for three leaders of hamas, for war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with the october 7th attacks in israel. speaking at a jewish heritage month celebration at the white house, mr biden said there is no equivalence between israel and hamas. let me be clear, contrary to allegations against israel made by the international court ofjustice, what's happening is not genocide. we reject that.

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome to this bbc special report.ore than 60 countries — and the eu — will head to the polls in 2024 and many already have.

i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. a gruelling six—week election campaign is now under way in the uk, with the two main political parties making their opening pitches to voters, after british prime minister rishi sunak called a snap vote forjuly fourth. mr sunak attended events in england, wales and scotland on thursday, and visiting northern ireland on friday. the conservative leader said only his party offers security and economic stability. the leader of the opposition labour party, sir keir starmer, says voters have the choice between — what he called — continuing decline and chaos under the governing conservatives, or rebuilding the country under his party. a senior labour source has told the bbc that mr starmer plans to take part in two head to head tv election debates with mr sunak. after 1a years in power, the conservative party is polling more than 20 points behind labour. our political editor chris mason reports. cheering placards and cheers, and babies getting attention from politicians. keir starmer is quit

my colleague caitriona perry spoke to former us ambassador to georgia ian kelly. of this bill. my my view is that it is yet another tool that the georgian dream ruling party wants to have in order to suppress opposition and of course the russian federation did pass a similar law in 2012 which they did use to not only suppress the opposition but to destroy it or force it overseas, so the vast majority of georgians do want to see georgia joined the eu, joined the west, as your correspondence that, and this of course, this law in addition to other moves by georgian dream of the last couple of years it takes the children are very different direction.- very different direction. does it ut very different direction. does it nut eu very different direction. does it put eu membership - very different direction. does it put eu membership out. very different direction. does it put eu membership out of| it put eu membership out of reach, do you think? i it put eu membership out of reach, do you think?- reach, do you think? i think that you've _ reach, do you think? i think th

hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. president biden is rejecting allegations from the international criminal court's chief prosecutor, who is seeking arrest warrants for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and defence minister yoav gallant. mr khan is accusing the two of conducting war crimes and crimes against humanity in gaza. the prosecutor, karim khan has also applied for arrest warrants for three leaders of hamas, for war crimes and crimes against humanity in connection with the october 7th attacks. speaking at a jewish heritage month celebration at the white house, biden says there is no equivalence between israel and hamas. let me be clear, contrary to allegations against israel made by the international court of justice what's happening is not genocide. we reject that. and will always stand with israel and the threats against its security. mr khan alleges there is evidence to suggest �*starvation�* has been used by the prime minister and his defence minister as a �*method of war�* against civilians. he als

i'm caitriona perry. british prime minister rishi sunak has set a general election forjuly 4th.tside 10 downing street, hailing his economic record. the prime minister is trailing in the polls to the opposing labour party, as his conservative party seeks its fifth consecutive term. the bbc�*s political editor chris mason has been following the day's developments from westminster. the lectern in place, after a downpour of anticipation. cameras, reporters, brollies, the downpours coming from the skies, too. at teatime, this... earlier today, i spoke with his majesty the king to request the dissolution of parliament. the king has granted this request and we will have a general election on the 4th ofjuly. music blaring from campaigners in nearby whitehall, rain tumbling onto the prime minister's sodden suit. you must choose in this election who has that plan.

hello i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome.umanitarian law in some instances during the war in gaza. the document says however that the us government