way live from london, i'm kasia madera, this is bbc news. live from london, this is bbc news.ebels, after they seized most of syria's second city aleppo. it comes as syrian rebels mount the largest offensive in years, meeting very little resistance. senior doctors say a vote backed by mps to allow assisted dying in england and wales is a chance to fix end of life care. counting is under way in ireland's general election. an exit poll suggests a tight race between the three main parties. and these are live pictures from tbilisi. further protest planned tonight across georgia, after the government suspended eu membership talks. hello, welcome to bbc news. in syria, islamist rebels are reported to be in control of much of the city of aleppo for the first time since being forced out by government troops in 2016. rebel soldiers are patrolling the streets and there are reports of queues of cars clogging the roads out of aleppo as civilians flee. they're also said to have seized control of aleppo airport. this video apparently filmed from a vehicle and posted on social media, shows a

hello, i'm kasia madera. at least ten infants have died when a fire broke out in the children's ward of a government hospital in northern india. sixteen other babies are being treated for their injuries, some are in a critical condition. local officials say the blaze in the intensive care unit of the hospital in the town othansi was possibly caused by an electrical fault in an oxygen concentrator. doctors and medical staff were seen breaking the windows of the smoke—filled ward to rescue the children, before fire crews arrived. sumedha pal is in new dehli. just bring us up to date, what do we know that happened, a very tragic situation. the incident _ very tragic situation. the incident reportedly - very tragic situation. he: incident reportedly took place late last evening between 10:30pm and 11pm indian standard time, we know for a fact the fire broke out at this time and the authorities are trying to ascertain the actual cause of the fire. it has been stated since the neonatal facility is a highly oxygenat

this is the world today with kasia madera. mps have taken a momentous first step to legalise assisted dying in england and wales. the ayes to the right 330, the noes to the left 275. the ayes have it, the ayes have it. there was joy and sorrow outside parliment, as campaigners for and against the bill, reacted to the historic vote. we are one step closer to actually be able to having that choice of a kind death when the time comes. this is not the answer to it. killing them off is not the answer to it. also coming up on the world today... thousands are back on the streets in georgia, to demonstrate against plans to delay talks tojoin the european union. and — notre dame rises from the ashes — we'll take a look inside france's most famous cathedral — five years after it was devastated by fire. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc. mps here in the uk have taken one of the most consequential steps they will ever take — by voting in favour of the first stages of legalising assisted dying in engla

hello, i'm kasia madera.t is day two of the united nations climate change conference cop29, and while a number of world leaders have convened in the azerbaijani capital, baku, those from some of the most powerful and polluting economies are not attending this year's summit. missing from the traditional family photo —joe biden, xijinping, narendra modi, olaf scholz and emmanuel macron — who are among the g20 leaders absent from the event. uncertainty over future us unity on climate action had hung over the opening day following donald trump's election win in the us last week. delegates have already approved new standards for a global carbon market that will allow richer countries to offset carbon pollution by investing in clean energy projects or forests in poorer countries. speaking at the start of the day's events in baku, the un secretary—general set out the priorities of this summit — including finance for climate projects. developing countries eager to act are facing many obstacles. scant public finance,

hello, i'm kasia madera. welcome to bbc news. months of hostilities — a dealfor a temporary end to the hostilities between israel and the lebanon—based group hezbollah could be agreed in the coming hours. israel's cabinet will meet to discuss backing the agreement — which has been brokered by international mediators, including the us and france. prime minister benjamin netanyahu is said to have already agreed to the deal in principle. under the agreement, there would be a 60—day pause in fighting, during which israeli troops would withdraw from southern lebanon. hezbollah would move further away from israel's northern border, so that civilians could return to their homes in their respective areas. once they have departed, the lebanese army and un observerforces would deploy in areas close to the border. despite the diplomacy, there's been no end — yet — to the fighting. this video shows the aftermath of hezbollah rocket attacks near nahariya in northern israel — two people were injured, one of them seriously. there were israeli a

hello, i'm kasia madera.se would have done, with donald trump's return to the white house. he said kyiv should only start negotiations with moscow from a position of strength and with the united states — under donald trump — at its side and treating russia as the aggressor. but mr zelensky said vladimir putin was not interested in agreeing a just peace. ukraine also accused germany of attempting to appease russia, —— so let's get more on zelensky�*s comments regarding a trump administration's impact on the war in ukraine. translation: we are a greatl nation and we have to prove it. therefore, i believe that the war will end. there is no exact date, but for sure i emphasise once again what the policy of this team that will now lead the white house.

hello, i'm kasia madera. at least ten infants have died after a fire broke out in the children's ward of a government hospital in northern india. sixteen other babies are being treated for their injuries, some are in a critical condition. local officials say the blaze in the intensive care unit of the hospital in the town othansi was possibly caused by an electrical fault in an oxygen concentrator. doctors and medical staff were seen breaking the windows of the smoke—filled ward to rescue the children, before fire crews arrived. the deputy chief minister of uttar pradesh has been addressing media. translation: according to the latest information, the fire - broke out due to a short—circuit. many newborn children died. the government has ordered a high—level inquiry and after the report comes in, those found guilty will be treated harshly. the prime minister has also offered his condolences to the bereaved families. sumedha pal is our correspondent in delhi. she has more detail on exactly what happened at the

i'm kasia madera. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says russia's war on his country will end sooner than it otherwise would have done, with donald trump's return to the white house. mr zelensky didn't say whether the president—elect had made any demands about talks with russia. ukraine also accused germany of attempting to appease russia, after the german chancellor, olaf scholz, spoke by phone to vladmir putin for the first time in two years. mr scholz said he urged president putin to begin talks with ukraine to achieve a just peace. zelensky said the call undermined efforts to isolate russia. let's get more on zelensky�*s comments regarding a trump administration on the war in ukraine. translation: we are a greatl nation and we have to prove it. therefore, i believe that the war will end. there is no exact date, but for sure i emphasise once again what the policy of this team that will now lead the white house. the war will end faster. this is their approach. this is their promise to their soci

hello, i'm kasia madera. ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky says russia s war on his country will end sooner than it otherwise would have done, with donald trump's return to the white house. he said kyiv should only start negotiations with moscow from a position of strength and with the united states — under donald trump — at its side and treating russia as the aggressor. but mr zelensky said vladimir putin was not interested in agreeing a just peace. ukraine also accused germany of attempting to appease russia, —— so let's get more on zelensky�*s comments regarding a trump administration's impact on the war in ukraine. translation: we are a greatl nation and we have to prove it. therefore, i believe that the war will end. there is no exact date, but for sure i emphasise once again what the policy of this team that will now lead the white house. the war will end faster. this is their approach. this is their promise to their society. and it is also very important for them, not only for the sake of ukraine.

live from london, this is kasia madera with bbc news.d city aleppo. it comes as syrian rebels mount the largest offensive in years. the syrian military says it's suffered dozens of casualties. senior doctors say a vote backed by mps to allow assisted dying in england and wales is a chance to fix end of life care. i'm love —— live in dublin where counting is under in ireland's general election. early tights show a strong performance from sinn fein while the green party looks set to lose most of its seats. in georgia, police use tear gas and water canon on crowds as thousands protest a decision to suspend eu membership talks. in syria, islamist rebels are reported to be in control of much of the city of aleppo, for the first time since being forced out by government troops in 2016. rebel soldiers are patrolling the streets and there are reports of long lines of cars clogging the roads out of aleppo as civilians flee. they've also been celebrating outside the city's ancient citadel.

this is the world today with kasia madera. one step closer to actually be able to having that choice of a kind death when the time comes. this is not the answer to it. killing them off is not the answer to it. also coming up on the world today... thousands are back on the streets in georgia, to demonstrate against plans to delay talks tojoin the european union. and — notre dame rises from the ashes — we'll take a look inside france's most famous cathedral — five years after it was devastated by fire. welcome to the world today — an hour of international news from the bbc. mp5 here in the uk have taken one of the most consequential steps they will ever take — by voting in favour of the first stages of legalising assisted dying in england and wales. there were five hours of highly impassioned and emotional debate among mp5 in parliament — the result representing

hello, i'm kasia madera. prime minister has said labour mps wouldn't be under any pressure to vote a certain way. the assisted dying bill will allow terminally ill people to self administer medication to end their life. the person we need to meet several requirements including approvalfrom two several requirements including approval from two independent doctors and a high courtjudge. we are hearing a press briefing at westminster about the proposals. at westminster about the mammals-— at westminster about the proposals. at westminster about the --roosals. ~ . ., , proposals. which will have its second reading _ proposals. which will have its second reading in _ proposals. which will have its second reading in parliament| proposals. which will have its i second reading in parliament on the 29th of november. the bill was published late last night. a panel of experts joining was published late last night. a panel of expertsjoining me which is very reassuring. thank you, guys, for being here. the range of experti