Are in listening mode, they say. Has the balance shifted on the use of long range weapons . Very good evening. Senior republicans are bemoaning Donald Trumps performance Last Night in the first and potentially the only televised debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. Several times throughout the more than 90 Minute Debate in philadelphia, the Vice President Baited Trump on many of the issues she knew would get under her opponents skin. They sparred over the size of his rallies, his electoral defeat in 2020 and the World Leaders who she said were laughing at him. From the opening exchange, it seemed to work. The former president did land some blows, Drawing Attention to biden s record on the economy and immigration and, by association, Kamala Harris role in that. But Snap Polls suggested it was Ms Harris who came out on top. The more important poll, though, the one on election day, remains very much in the balance. From philadelphia, heres our north america editor, sarah smith. At a
Several metres deep. In the north of the territory, the un says a convoy of its staff carrying out polio vaccinations was held at gunpoint for eight hours by the israeli army on monday. The staff have now been released, but the un says it s not sure whether it can continue the vaccination campaign as planned. Meanwhile, syria says at least 18 people have been killed and dozens injured in a series of israeli air strikes. Syrian state media says multiple sites were targeted including scientific research centers. Monitoring organisations say that one of the sites, in the city of masyaf, was housing proiranian weapons experts. Iran rejected reports that iranian sites were hit. Israel says it will not comment on reports of the strikes. Israel has previously acknowledged carrying out hundreds of strikes in recent years on targets in syria that it says are linked to iran. Our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega has more on the reports from beirut. There has been a sharp increase in the nu
Several metres deep. In the north of the territory, the un says a convoy of its staff carrying out polio vaccinations was held at gunpoint for eight hours by the israeli army on monday. The staff have now been released, but the un says it s not sure whether it can continue the vaccination campaign as planned. Meanwhile, syria says at least 18 people have been killed and dozens injured in a series of israeli air strikes. Syrian state media says multiple sites were targeted including scientific research centres. Monitoring organisations say that one of the sites, in the city of masyaf, was housing proiranian weapons experts. Iran rejected reports that iranian sites were hit. Israel says it will not comment on reports of the strikes. Israel has previously acknowledged carrying out hundreds of strikes in recent years on targets in syria that it says are linked to iran. Joining me is frank lowenstein, who served as united states special envoy for middle east peace under president barack oba
Vaccines. Hello, iam sarah campbell. The bbc has seen, First Hand, the desperate conditions civilians are enduring in sudan, in the brutal Civil War that has been ravaging the country over the past 16 months. Millions have been displaced and Aid Agencies are warning the Hunger Crisis is the Hunger Crisis is of historic proportions. Of historic proportions. The un team said the violations the un team said the violations by both sides since april last by both sides since april last year may amount to War Crimes year may amount to War Crimes and crimes against humanity. And crimes against humanity. We have found the sudanese we have found the sudanese warring parties, the armed warring parties, the Armed Forces and the our sf and their forces and the our sf and their suspected allies have committed suspected allies have committed an appalling range of an appalling range of violations and as my fellow violations and as my Fellow Expert will further detail, we expert will further detail, we
alongside the queen and prince and princess of wales. the uk s national health service marks its 75th anniversary today we look at how that s being celebrated and the huge challenges it s facing. and the latest from wimbledon asjust stop oil protesters briefly disrupted a match by covering a corner of the court in orange confetti. hello, i m matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. thousands have joined funeral processions injenin in the west bank in the middle east for 12 palestinians killed during an intense 48 hour operation by the israeli military. massive crowds marched towards the cemetery these pictures giving you a sense of the scale of the turnout. huge numbers, huge anger after israeli forces launched a two day raid against what they described as terrorists launching attacks from jenin. eight of the dead were members of militant groups. as the bodies were carried through the debris str