is leaving the post of us under secretary of state for political affairs, state department head antony blinkened this. the reasons are not given, only that it is her decision. napomnünd gained wide popularity during the euromaidan, when in december 2013, she visited kiev, talked with protesters, treating them to food, buns and bread. this event later became a state department cookie meme, and samoland is called the architect of the ukrainian maidan and the main bearer of tragic upheavals. the chief engineer of one of the vitebsk state enterprises was detained for repeatedly accepting a bribe. he took illegal monetary rewards for lobbying the interests of suppliers of expensive equipment. caught red-handed while receiving another tranche of $700. u we were left. exactly from 5% there - 700 bucks, so i’m 700 bucks exactly - yeah - i’m giving it to you, so, so, so, you understood what was in the envelope, yes, what was in it, i said that there was 700 dollars - there in it was lying there, well, i didn’t count it, i just took the envelope, what were those 700 dollars for? for the supply of a cent

her immediate superior, state department head antony blinken, has already confirmed the fact of resignationt disclosed in washington. according to american political scientists, nuland is leaving the diplomatic department due to the fact that he lost the fight for the post of first deputy secretary of state. in the future, this status could open up the opportunity for her to head the department, but in our media they believe that nulent’s resignation is an actual recognition of the failure of the destructive policy of the current white house administration towards russia. victoria will be remembered first of all as a woman who distributed cookies for maidan participants in kyiv. well , besides, she became famous for her story about how in her youth she spent six months on a soviet fishing trawler in the company of 80 sailors, who... in the united states , super tuesday is taking place, the so-called primary presidential election, which takes place in 16 states at once; in fact, these are intra-party elections that are held by both democrats and republicans. the voting determines the names o

antony blinken and the egyptian foreign minister. that concludes this part of antony blinken�*s trip before he heads to tel aviv on friday morning.eard here is reiterating the language that we now know is in this security council draft resolution that is to be put to the boat by the us. he's talked about the need for an immediate ceasefire, linked to the release of hostages. this is the key point about what the americans are talking about now is that they want to get that vote through but it endorses the process that has been going on in doha to try and get a ceasefire and the release of hostages that interaction ago session between israel and hamas in qatar, currently no signs of a breakthrough of that. another moment in this news conference from the egyptian foreign minister, he gave antony blinken a tick off, he talked about the double standards of the international community. notably meeting the us in terms of the international rules —based system, he suggested it was undermined and there was a moral imperative to hold to the international rules of conflict everywhere in the world and in this case it was implying clearly it w

antony blinken heading to saudi arabia and egypt as we speak in his sixth visit to the middle east. the trip follows warnings from eight agencies in gaza is worse than into don or afghanistan. paul, immense pressure now on the u.s.. more leverage on israel. what campbell he can reasonably expect to achieve this time? >> he is back in the middle east. he will be in cairo tomorrow to meet leaders in both places. when it comes to saudi arabia, no doubt he will want to speak to them about the postwar situation because he could perhaps see if the saudi arabia's are willing to help fund the reconstruction of the strip when fighting. there was a lot of talk about whether peacekeepers are sent into the territory to stabilize it. what is the most intense phase of fighting is over and there is a permanent cease-fire. in egypt he will rbc talk about getting into the strip. this is a huge concern for the international committee right now. as you mentioned, there is massive pressure being put on israel to do more to enable more humans hearing supplies to get into the gaza strip because of the di

america's top diplomat, antony blinken, is heading to tel aviv today, to continue talks on a plan toch in motion with the us secretary of state antony blinken talking about how he believes an agreement is possible to end this war, even if it will be difficult, in his words, and also talking about how there

well, we now know that after this visit to southeast asia, antony blinken will head to the middle east's going to go tojeddah to meet the saudi leadership and then on to cairo to meet the egyptian leadership. the point of all this is to try to whip up support, not just to get the ceasefire deal over the line, but the backing of arab leaders to secure what they are referring to as a post war plan for gaza. but this is an absolutely critical issue now, because what we're seeing in gaza with the catastrophic situation on the ground is what will happen if there is no proper security or governance. and i asked mr blinken this here in manila, was the current crisis a harbinger of gaza's future? because there are such crucial differences between arab leaders and the americans on one hand and the israelis on the other about what a post—war situation in gaza should look like. and he replied with perhaps his strongest comments yet on the scale of the humanitarian crisis in gaza, so that he said that 100% of the population, according to the most respectable measure, he said, was now experiencing

. >>> up next, secretary of state antony blinken heads to an emergency meeting in jamaica amid the horrificiolence and death on the streets of port-au-prince. we'll talk to the head of doctors without borders about the conditions in the capital. you know, when i take the bike out like this, he different do . find a t-e-d eye specialist at isitted.com. (music) have heart failure with unresolved symptoms? it may be time to see the bigger picture. heart failure and seemingly unrelated symptoms, like carpal tunnel syndrome, shortness of breath, and irregular heartbeat could be something more serious called attr-cm, a rare, underdiagnosed disease that worsens over time. sound like you? call your cardiologist, and ask about attr-cm. here's to getting better with age. here's to beating these two every thursday. help fuel today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need... ...without the stuff you don't. so, here's to now. boost. . >>> secretary of state antony blinken is traveling to kingston, jamaica for an emergency meeting on the growing crisis in haiti. right now the country is under

the head of the state department, antony blinken, speaking about the dismissal, did not specify the reasonsl scientists are leaving the diplomatic department due to the fact that they lost the bureaucratic fight for the post of first deputy secretary of state. in the future, this status could open up the opportunity for her to head the department. her place will be taken by john bas, a former ambassador to afghanistan. who worked there during the withdrawal of us troops from the country. victoria will be remembered first of all as a woman who distributed cookies as a participant in the maidan in kiev. in addition, she became famous for her story about how in her youth she spent six months on a soviet fishing trawler in the company of eighty sailors who helped her understand russian culture. french authorities are concerned about nutrition illiteracy among young people. according to recent surveys, it unexpectedly turned out that 60% of respondents aged 15 to 24 years old could not distinguish a cucumber from a zucchini, many confidently stated that they recognized a cucumber when they were

america's top diplomat, antony blinken, is heading to tel aviv today, to continue talks on a plan toovern and secure gaza after the war. our correspondent in jerusalem mark lowen gave us his analysis. the wheels of diplomacy still very much in motion with the us secretary of state antony blinken talking about how he believes an agreement is possible to end this war, even if it will be difficult, in his words, and also talking about how there is progress also in talking with regional actors about who and what could run gaza and reconstruct in gaza after the guns fall silent. mr blinken was also saying that the us has circulated a draft un security council resolution, calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, linked to the release of the hostages by hamas, and now the fact that the us has blocked and vetoed three previous resolutions calling for a cessation of hostilities suggest that the us is hardening its language and getting increasingly exasperated by israel, and by the conduct of the war in gaza, evenif the conduct of the war in gaza, even if the resolution that the us has

antony blinken and the egyptian foreign minister. that now concludes this part of antony blinken �*s trip before he heads to tel aviv on friday morningat we heard from him here is reiterating that language we now know is in the security council draft resolution that is to be put on a boat in the us for the talks about the need for an immediate ceasefire linked to the release of hostages. this is the key point about what the americans are talking about now, that they want to get that vote through and it reallyjust endorses the process being going on and diehard to get a ceasefire and the release of hostages. the indirect negotiation between israel and hamas in qatar currently no signs of a breakthrough with that. another notable moment in this news conference from the egyptian foreign minister, when he really gave antony blinken a ticking off, he talked about the double standards of the international community. notably meaning the us, in terms of the international rules —based system. he suggested was being undermined and there was a moral imperative to uphold the international rules of conflict everywhere in the world. in this case,

antony blinken is heading to jamaica to talk about the crisis in haiti. >> sandra: 50 people were injureda boeing jet flying from australia to new zealand. strong movement on the plane led to the injuries. more on what we're learning here. alex. >> terrifying morning for these passengers. another headache for boeing. 50 people are wounded after this flight experienced taking place from sydney to auckland earlier this morning. the boeing 787-nine dreamliner had a technical issue causing the plane to lose altitude. dozens were wounded. many taken to the hospital upon landing. one person is in serious condition. other crew members or passengers had mild to moderate injuries. some on board were thrown to the ceiling when the plane plummeted. it happened mid flight. it landed safely. the airline said it regrets any inconvenience and discomfort the situation may have caused its passengers. all of this comes after some technical problems on another flight today departing from the same airport. ua ual830 left sydney headed to san francisco this morning. a mechanical issue the boeing 777 turned ba

we are learning that antony blinken is headed back to the middle east one week after a phone call withis when he reportedly urged against a ground invasion in rafah where millions are sheltering. and death will be imminent. joining us from tel aviv is raf sanchez. raf, benjamin netanyahu has now agreed to send a delegation to washington, d.c., to discuss concerns about rafah, and what are we learning? >> yes, it is the delegation of humanitarian officials could be sending to washington as early as this week, and an israeli government official says that while netanyahu is willing to listen to american concerns about rafah, he is making it clear that he is going to move a thed with this. >> and he said, going into raw fa is the only way to discuss hamas' remaining forces, and so at this point, the only indication is that the israeli prime minister is not listening to president biden's urging to change course. >> reporter: this morning president biden is trying to head off a major new operation in gaza, and in the first call in more then a month, president biden is urging benjamin netanya

that scenario was put to the secretary of state antony blinken, who is heading to saudi arabia and egypton post—war planning in gaza. this was his response. 100% of the population in gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. that's the first time an entire population has been so classified. we also see, again, according to this case the united nations, 100%, the totality of the population is in need of humanitarian assistance. let's speak to michelle farrington. she's oxfam's public health lead who recently returned from jersualem. thank you very much for being with us. as the secretary of state sort of nods to there, the shocking thing about this is it's a 25 mile strip of land where there is an abundance of land where there is an abundance of food on either side. so surely this is a crisis that could be solved if they were willing. absolutely. i mean, we know that just the matter of a few kilometres away in egypt, there are warehouses that are full of food, full of humanitarian aid, full of all of the items that would be needed to respond to the catastrophic level of needin re

secretary of state antony blinken is headed back to the middle east tomorrow, his sixth visit to the7th attacks in israel. he addressed a new report detailing the catastrophic level of hunger in gaza. >> 100% of the population in gaza is at severe levels of acute food insecurity. that's the first time an entire population has been so classified. >> meanwhile, with israel saying it will move forward with its planned invasion of rafah, netanyahu agreed to send officials to the u.s. after speaking with president biden. biden said he still needs a coherent strategy. >> the president told the prime minister again today we share the goal of defeating hamas, but we just believe you need a coherent and sustainable strategy to make that happen. >> joining us now, nbc's raf sanchez from tel aviv. what is netanyahu saying about all this today? >> reporter: well, josÉ, benjamin netanyahu is defiant. putting that in context here, you heard that sound from jake sullivan a moment ago, and now previously it had been saying maybe there's a way for israel to launch a ground operation in rafah if it ca

he's got -- he is scheduled to meet antony blinken on tuesday. . a retired general who headedli defense forces leads the centrist party opposed to mr. netanyahu's right-wing government. he took up a seat in mr. netanyahu's war cabinet after the attacks on october 7, which killed over 1200 israelis. israeli outlets report the prime minister was unaware of the visit. the vice president, a day after she made a passionate intervention about the death last week of more than 100 people seeking aid from a convoy. >> we saw hungry, desperate people approach aid trucks, simply trying to secure food for their families after weeks of nearly no aid reaching northern gaza. and they were met with gunfire and chaos. our hearts break for the victims of that horrific tragedy. and for all of the innocent people in gaza who are suffering from want is clearly -- from what is clearly a humanitarian catastrophe. caitriona: to talk to us about this, i'm joined by our state department correspondent, tom bateman. thank you for being with us. what is benny gantz hoping to achieve from this visit? tom:

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agreed to send a group of advisers to washington about his planned invasion of roof and antony blinken is headingo the -- to the region. it will extend his trips with stops in saudi arabia and egypt to push for a cease-fire between israel and hamas. donald trump is narrowing down his list of potential running mates for november. bloomberg has learned trump has ruled out vivek ramaswamy as his vice president. sources tell us trump told the entrepreneur personally he will not be his vice presidential pick but is considering them for a cabinet position, including possible homeland security secretary. the bank of japan has ended its era of negative interest rates and is signaling easy financial conditions will continue, giving clues on when to expect further hikes. the central bank is shifting from its negative interest rate policy after seeing its 2% inflation target had come into sight and the move has prompted a slide past the 150 mark against the dollar. that is your bloomberg brief. jonathan: making the case for tesla. >> my view on tesla is it is easy to give negative. they will gain more share

december meeting between mexican leaders and secretary of state antony blinken, mexico started forcing migrants to get off freight trains headed in the direction of texas and in utah, salt lake city formally submitted its application today to host the 2034 winter olympics. >> the application is made up of thousands of pages and includes a local vision for elevating the winter games sustainability goals and plans to curb corruption and sports betting. back in november, the international olympics committee named salt lake city as its preferred host. the city previously hosted the 2002 winter olympics, and you can hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on kctv icu west coast rap with alex savage airs at 7:00 monday through friday, or you can find round the clock coverage at west coast rap.com. >> tonight, community leaders in east san jose held a town hall to address neighborhood issues, including traffic enforcement, blight and rising gang violence. >> ktvu south bay reporter lamonica peters has more from tonight's meeting. >> community members, parents and staff gathered at rocketship ccp academy thursda

that it israel's defense minister is playing to head to washington to meet with secretary's secretary lloyd austin and secretary of state antony blinken. what are the implications of a visit like that at this stage? >> well the administration of has invited and israeli delegation, whether golan is the tip of the spear in that delegation other israeli officials ron dermer was close to the prime minister talking neg buc, national security adviser, what strikes me as so strange, however, is that those two individuals don't have defense security background. so if these are is bringing a detailed plan about how they're going to do rafah, you ministration is going to have to press for some very, very tough answers on whether or not there are any alternatives yeah. >> yeah. aaron david miller, i really >> appreciate your insight also very important >> things to look for and watch for as this week gets go in here really appreciate it >> thanks. number still ahead. police now say a youtubers child abuse was rooted and religious extremism, what we're now learning about the investigation into the horrible allegations during this newsroom >> chec

heading back behind bars. dana griffin, nbc news. >>> turning now to the turmoil in the middle east. secretary of state antony blinken had travel from egypt to israel this morning to meet with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and war cabinet officials. this as the u.s. is calling for a vote on the newly-revised u.n. resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in gaza. it comes after vetoing three previous cease-fire resolutions. let's bring in josh letterman, and a warning, some of the video may be disturbing. josh, good morning, what could we expect today? >> reporter: good morning, frances. we can expect a vote in the security council on that resolution put forward by the u.s. that calls for immediate and sustained cease-fire. it describes a pause in the hostilities of at least six weeks. and this is really a step up by the u.s. in terms of putting pressure on israel at the u.n., where the u.s. has long worked to protect israel from many of these resolutions. now the u.s. using that forum of the security council to really make clear that it wants to see a stop in the fighting for a long period of time,

heading to washington, dc. what's on that agenda? i mean, this all comes after the visit of the us secretary of state, antony blinken, last week.e us here to reach out to those in the israeli government it feels it can talk to. they include the defence minister who will also be, we understand, talking about us military help that's needed for the ongoing war in gaza. but there's pressure being exerted by washington to try to stop israel from going ahead with what it says it plans to do to have a major military offensive in rafah in the very south of the gaza strip. and certainly one of the close advisers of the israeli prime minister will be among those going to meet different officials in washington. washington has said it cannot support such an operation because you have such dire humanitarian consequences that could result real harm to civilians. you now have something like 1.5 million people out of the total, 2.3 million in the gaza strip, all crammed down on the border with egypt, most of them displaced by the fighting. they've been told by israel earlier in this war to head in that direction for their own safety. israel ma

. >> secretary of state antony blinken as he wraps up his trip in tel aviv, heading home on that airplaneight there. he did meet today among others with prime minister benjamin netanyahu as well as the war cabinet there. >>> i want to go now from israel to haiti. this morning, in haiti, the situation is deteriorating as police clash with gang members who are really creating all kinds of problems for the capital of port-au-prince. yesterday, police said they killed a gang leader and three other members. but as escalating violence is coming at a time when really political future of haiti remains uncertain. world leaders are struggling to agree on a transitional council, gangs threatening politicians that get involved in any council. a growing number of people are trying to flee the crisis. last week alone the u.s. has helped 160 people leave haiti. guad venegas is with us this morning. the situation in haiti super concerning because it gets worse by the hour. >> it does, jose. we still don't have a prime minister. there is no government, right? it makes things very, very difficult. a lot of

heads to president biden's desk. johny fernandez abc news new york secretary of state antony blinken returned to israel as a part of a a cease fire in gaza. >> yesterday. blinken met with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the israeli war cabinet. his visit to tel aviv came on the same day as a un vote on a resolution calling for an immediate cease fire in the gaza conflict that failed. this marks blinken sixth round of shuttle diplomacy in the region since the october 7th attack. >> i think we were trying to show the international community a sense of urgency about getting a cease fire tied to the release of hostages, something that everyone, including the countries that vetoed the resolution, should have been able to get behind. >> next week, israeli officials are expected to travel to washington to your voice your vote. now we have an update on the race for the 16th congressional district, santa clara county supervisor joe simitian now has a four vote lead over assemblyman evan lowe. one of them will face former san jose mayor sam liccardo in november's general election. hi interest rates may be fuelin

heads to president biden's desk. johny fernandez abc news, new york. >> secretary of state antony blinken returned to israel as a part to reach a cease fire in gaza. yesterday. blinken met with israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the israeli war cabinet. his visit came on the same day a un resolution calling for an immediate cease fire failed. this marks blinken's sixth round of shuttle diplomacy in the region since the hamas attack on israel. >> i think we were trying to show the international community a sense of urgency about getting a cease fire tied to the release of hostages, something that everyone, including the countries that vetoed the resolution, should have been able to get behind. >> next week, israeli officials are expected to travel to washington, d.c. to your voice your vote. now we have an update on the race for the 16th congressional district at santa clara. county supervisor joe simitian now has a four vote lead over assemblyman evan low. one of them will face former san jose mayor sam liccardo in november's general election. high interest rates may be fueling a rise in california's unem

antony blinken arriving in israel this mornings. he met with prime minister benjamin netanyahu. and the headmasad will be traveling to doha qatar this morning. is he joining the cia director and other officials to the region to discuss potential terms for cease-fire and hostage deal. the nypd searching for a serial burglar linked to nine break-ins. woe. he has been caught posing as an amazon worker to gain access to apartment buildings. police say the string of burglaries began just over a year ago and he even stole nearly $9,000 that a woman was saving for her 12-year-old granddaughter. the ceos of major u.s. airplanes are requesting a meeting with the board of directors of boeing. they want to voice their concerns about the january incident aboard that alaska airlines jet when a door plug blew out. 16,000 feet in the air. one of the passengers who was on that flight joined us yesterday. >> all of a sudden took off next thing i know my feet was getting pulled through the airplane and i was struggling the whole time to try to stay inside. >> is there have been other incidents involving boein

on friday to meet the head of the cia as efforts to reach a cease—fire deal continues in the us secretary of state is in egypt to discuss a postwar plan to secure gaza. antony blinken from six arab states and the palestinian authorities and antony blinken told reporters washington has submitted a draught resolution to the security council calling for an immediate cease—fire in gaza which is linked to the release of hostages and a shift in policy for the us. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. you are watching bbc news. to india now and a new study has been looking at whether working in extreme heat increases a woman's risk of miscarriage or stillbirth? as our planet heats up, researchers have found that pregnant women faced twice the risk of miscarriage, stillbirth or low birth weight if they worked in very hot environments, compared to those in cooler places. the team behind the study is now working with uk scientists to better understand these findings, saying they could have an impact on advice for pregnant women around the world. our global health correspondent tulip mazumdar has been to the indian state of tamil nadu to meet some of the women

. >> was my son who keep your head held high >> just like momtaz you see the word color purple now streaming exclusively on max >> secretary of state, antony blinken has discussed efforts to achieve a six-week ceasefire in gaza with the egyptian foreign minister and in this moment, in this hour, we're also intensely focused on seeing if we can get a >> ceasefire with the release of hostages the expansion of humanitarian assistance, and an environment for working on an enduring resolution and there the issue as hamas, the issue is whether hamas will decide or not to have a ceasefire that would benefit everyone the ball is in their court. we're working intensely on it and we'll see what we'll see what they do well, president biden cast a lot of doubt on the prospect of striking a deal that includes a temporary ceasefire paired with the release of hostages by >> the start of ramadan and an exclusive interview with cnn, the european union says it hopes to launch an emergency maritime aid corridor from cyprus to gaza this weekend, citing the dire humanitarian green situation in the enclave cnn's nada bashir joins us live from larnaca, cyprus with more

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israeli hostages today, secretary of state antony blinken saying that there are still gaps between the two sides, but the gaps are beginning to narrow. he will head to israel tomorrow to try and push for a deal meanwhile, the cia director heading to doha, qatar to meet with israeli egyptian and qatari officials. so efforts on multiple fronts, aaron, to try and reach a deal. >> all right, jeremy, thank you. >> and >> out front now, linda thomas-greenfield, the us ambassador to the united nations, where the united states has, for the first time drafted a new resolution calling for an immediate and sustained ceasefire in gaza tied to the release of hostages the this after voting down three other ceasefire resolution since the war began. so this is a significant development and ambassador thomas-greenfield, i appreciate your time tonight. this comes in the context of israel and the fourth day of a siege of al-shifa hospital in northern gaza. we understand thousands of people are said to be trapped there and then south of gaza, israel is preparing a major raid in rafah. and i wanted to ask you about this because the top us general in the middle east t

month today, the head of mossad is set to go to doha to continue ceasefire discussions between hamas and israel with qatari and egyptian officials. yesterday, secretary of state antony blinken met with bahraini crown prince and prime minister to talk about a plan to stop the fighting in gaza for at least six weeks and to agree on terms for freeing hostage. they >> also discussed the dangerous and reckless attacks by the houthi rebels on ships in the red sea and agreed on the importance of following international law and ensuring ships can travel freely. sealant. cnn's paula hancock is in qatar. paula. hi there. what's the latest on the negotiations? >> well, i'm ruined. dani, we are expecting the mossad director to travel here to doha. this according to a diplomat familiar with those talks, the same diplomat saying they believed the torque should happen on monday. so this will be between israeli officials and the egyptian and qatari mediators now we have reached out to hamas and asked if they will be here for the torques at this point, they've said, quote, the picture is not clear yet. so what will happen in israel today is there will be a war cabinet meeting. there will be

head towards easter weekend. live from london. this is this world today with maryam moshiri. the us files a landmark lawsuit against apple, accusing the tech giant of monopolising the smartphone market and crushing competition. antony blinkentish women are owed apologies — and thousands of pounds in compensation — because of state pension changes. also coming up on the world today: we look at the 270 million —year—old fossil of an ancient and for being named after the worlds most famous frog. —— amphibian. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc. the us secretary of state has flown to the middle east to discuss a post—war plan to govern and secure gaza. antony blinken is in the egyptian capital, cairo, where he's meeting senior ministers from six arab states and the palestinian authority. in a news conference with the egyptian foreign minister, us secretary of state antony blinken set out their shared priorities. there set out their shared priorities. is a clear consensus shared there is a clear consensus on the shared number of priorities. need for immediate sustained cease—fire with the release of hostages. that would

antony blinken releasing a statement saying the united states strongly condemns the attack. reena roy abc news, new york. >> the only backup for california's insurance market meltdown says it's rapidly pushing towards collapse. the head of california's home insurance of last resort says they may not have the resources to cover one bad fire. this week, state farm announced it would not renew tens of thousands of californians. the state run fair plan will probably be their only option for coverage. its exposure is up to more than $335 billion fair plan president veronica roche told state lawmakers this month. one bad fire could force them to turn to insurance companies to cover losses, costs that would be passed to on anyone with insurance. >> if we have a major event, we're going to look to the voluntary market who is already in a precarious situation, and we're going to look to them to help us cover our losses. the more we grow, the more we expand , the more that becomes a reality. >> this is not just impacting people who live in high fire risk communities. roche says. 40% of the people coming to the fair plan right now don't live in a place with heightened fire risk, they just don't have any other options. support i