defending their country from russian aggression . u.s. president joe biden is headed to japan after wrapping up a three-day visit to south korea. he left owe sawn air base just outside seoul a short time ago, expected to arrive in japan in about an hour to mark his first trip to asia as commander in chief. while biden has tried to focus on bolstering america s economic ties in the region, the shadow of potential conflict is never far away. saturday the u.s. and south korea announced plans to hold joint military drills. blake essig is in tokyo with a preview of what to expect from the japan leg of biden s trip. let s start with paula hancocks. so the headline was the resumption of joint military drills, but there were important economic issues at stake here too. what headway did president biden make while he was there? reporter: kim, the headlines that he really wanted to see was about the economic ties that he had. he had developed here. and president biden was in the reg
the bill, hoping to secure tougher policies on the us mexico border to curb immigration in exchange for their cooperation. the us military aid package that s stalled would include $61 bllion for ukraine as part of a larger package. congress has approved more than $111 billion since the war began, but the biden administration is warning that money is running out as the war in ukraine ticks closer to its two year mark. our correspondentjess parker has the view from kyiv. he s here on a rescue mission to liberate billions of dollars in defence aid for ukraine, money that s become ensnared in arguments amongst us lawmakers. overnight, a fresh wave of russian missile strikes crushed buildings in kyiv and blew craters in the earth. ukraine s war is with russia, but officials must battle sceptics in the west who ask, what s the endgame? after ukraine s faltering counteroffensive. it is widely seen to have not delivered hoped for gains. what, in your view, went wrong? translation:
mac climate agenda, us adults a part of republicans backing an ambitious counter by 2030. for biden s climate agenda majority of us adults and half of republicans back an ambitious emission cuts by2030 president biden s son hunter could go on trial twice next year while his father runs for reelection. the special counsel david weiss filed a second indictment last night. he was charged by a grand jury with nine counts of failing to file and pay taxes, tax evasion and filing false tax returns; three of those charges are felonies, another six are misdemeanors. some of these charges relate to a period when he was struggling with depression and addicted to drugs. but prosecutors allege he exploited the family name to fund a lavish lifestyle, spending funds on hotels, escorts and a porsche. and that even after he was sober and building a new life he failed to fully pay the taxes he owed. it is the second federal indictment. hunter biden also faces charges stemming from the ille
the main un agency in gaza says society is on the verge of a full blown collapse . but it s hoped the flow of aid will soon improve, after israel agreed to a us request to open its kerem shalom border crossing for the inspection of aid trucks and their cargo. also, images have emerged showing dozens of palestinian men detained by israel stripped to their underwear with their hands tied behind their back, in northern gaza. hamas has condemned the images, accusing israel forces of committing a heinous crime against innocent civilians . there s also been fresh violence in the occupied west bank today. funerals have taken place for six palestinians killed by israeli forces in a raid on al faraa refugee camp north of nablus. some are believed to be members of a militant group known as the al fara brigade. 272 palestinians have been killed in the west bank by israeli forces and settlers in the last two months. a warning that this report from our middle east correspondent yola
near the gaza strip s southern border with egypt, trying to escape intense fighting elsewhere. the head of humanitarian affairs for the united nations says there is no longer any humanitarian operation worthy of that name in the south of gaza. meanwhile, aid agencies estimate nearly two million people have already been displaced that s almost 80% of gaza s population. thousands have tried to go to un schools to find shelter, but have had to sleep in front of buildings as there is no room for them. and most of those are struggling to find safe water and food, deepening the humanitarian crisis as israel s military operation against hamas grinds on. for more on the aid situation, here s our diplomatic correspondent paul adams in jerusalem. the israeli army is now fighting intense street battles with three parts of the gaza strip, two in the north, in the jabalia refugee camp and gaza city known as shejaiya. both areas the israelis have described as hamas strongholds. also in t