Good afternoon. Irans Supreme Leader has defended his Countrys Missile Attack on israel earlier this week as totally legitimate. Leading Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in five years, Ayatollah Khamenei said it was the minimum Punishment Israel deserved. Overnight, there were more israeli Air Strikes on lebanon, including one near a Border Crossing which israel says targeted a tunnel used by hezbollah. Our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, has the latest. This was designed as a show of strength from a regime deeply humiliated by a series of devastating blows to its allies, hezbollah and hamas. Supporters commemorated Hassan Nasrallah killed in an israeli Air Strike a week aGo today. Free transport was offered to those who came. And then the Supreme Leader appeared. Those who came. And then the Supreme Leaderappeared. Last those who came. And then the Supreme Leader appeared. Last friday he was reported to have Gone into hiding. Today he came out in public to delive
well, i m afraid to say tonight the situation is looking even more dire here in paktika, we are seeing hundreds of hundreds of families who have been left homeless. in other news, russian forces continue their advance on ukrainian held towns in the donbas. we join a group of volunteers rushing to evacuate civilians from the area. and after a three year hiatus, the iconic music festival glastonbury open its gates and welcomes back the fans. we start in afghanistan, where a powerful earthquake has killed over 900 people and left hundreds injured. it s the deadliest earthquake to strike the country in 20 years. it hit overnight in the south east of the country. and we know the tremors were felt in pakistan and india as well. most of the confirmed deaths are in paktika province. this is the head of the provincial health body there. buildings collapsing, yeah. you know, in afghanistan, there is no concrete buildings. most people injured and dead are under the building. 0ur dead bo
Also this morning Northern Irelands Power Sharing Government is expected to collapse today triggering a Snap Election to the stormont assembly. The inquests will open today into the deaths of 30 british tourists killed in a Terror Attack on a Tunisian Beach A year and half ago. The pound falls to a 31 year low, after reports suggest the Prime Minister will push for a hard brexit. Ill look at what it means for us and our money. In sport, Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City are out of the premier League Title Race after their defeat to everton. While Manchester United Rescue A Point against liverpool, thanks to Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The draw moves liverpool up to third place. And carol has the weather. Good morning. The weather this week is quiet and benign compared to last week s top today cloudy with patchy rain and a drizzle but some of us will see sunshine. Good morning. First, our main story. Donald trump has promised a trade deal between britain and the United States will be a pri
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