good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. after weeks of intense earthquake activity in the south west of iceland, this volcano finally erupted late last night. the length of the crack you can see here is more than two miles long. the eruption is close to the fishing town of grindavik, which was evacuated last month, though so far the lava seems to be flowing away from it. for now, the eruption is not expected to halt international air travel as it did in 2010. our correspondent nick beake joins us from near the town of vogar at the edge of the exclusion zone now. sophie, it s absolutely freezing here, but you can see that the volcano tonight is illuminated, and all through the day, we got a glimpse of the power of this force of nature. as you say, there is no immediate risk to life. that is certainly what the authorities are saying here today, and the direction of the lava seems to be moving away from the built up areas, but certainly they are not taking anything for
Checkpoint west of hebron, came from jordan and were headed to the gaza strip, where Tens Of Thousands of palestinians face food and aid shortages. The white house has condemned the attack, describing the looting of aid convoys as a total outrage. Meanwhile, there are reports of clashes around the Southern City of rafah, an area where many people had taken refuge from fighting elsewhere in gaza. Thousands of people have fled the camp israel has advised them to go to the al mawasi area, near the coast, and to khan younis. Aid agencies say there is almost no infrastructure there to support them. Theres also been heavy fighting injabalia, in the north of gaza. Israel says it has returned to the area to counter any attempts by hamas to re establish its military capabilities in the area. The White House National security Adviserjake Sullivan said the us is still working with israel to avoid a Major Military operation in rafah. We still believe it would be a mistake to launch a Major Militar
Hello. Welcome to the bbc news at one. The us Secretary Of State, Antony Blinken, has made a surprise visit to ukraine, wheres he met president zelensky, as more western weapons start to get through to the battlefield. The area in red there is russian controlled, and on the frontlines, mr zelensky says its been a tough period for his troops. In particular, they are struggling to hold back moscows forces near the second largest city, kharkiv. And a new front has opened up nearby, with Russian Forces starting to surround the border town of vovcha nsk. Our correspondent James Waterhouse reports from ukraine. Good morning, state secretary. Nice to meet you again. Thank you so much. A nine hour Sleeper Train is still the best way to kyiv, even if youre americas top diplomat. A quick switch to a more familiar motorcade, before a long day of meetings. First up for Antony Blinken, president zelensky. Its not a simple period for ukraine. And a tough period for the east of our country, for our w
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