good morning. i m victor blackwell. this is first of all and today we re starting in the middle east. iran is condemning airstrikes by the usa military in syria and iraq. the strikes are in retaliation for the deaths of three american soldiers killed in a drone attack in jordan almost a week ago. president biden says this is only the start. cnn s katie bolillis is in washington. let s start with you and tell us about the targets. reporter: the u.s. military striking 85 targets associated with both iranian-backed militia as well as also used by iran s own forces. these targets included everything from intelligence centers to rockets and missiles and other munitions facilities, to command and control hubs to logistics facilities. now, at this point in the coming hours and days the u.s. military will be doing what is known as a battle damage assessment, to lean on u.s. intelligence to try to independently verify the toll these strikes took, both the damage that they caused t
this is cnn breaking news. hello, outpost in jordan near the border with syria and iraq. this is the first time u.s. troops have been killed by enemy fire in the middle east since the beginning of the war in gaza, october 7th. it also marks a significant escalation of an already precarious situation in the middle east. president biden reacting a short time ago, vowing the u.s. will hold those responsible to account. we have got full coverage of this breaking story, natasha bertrand is in washington, priscilla alvarez is with president biden in south carolina, and ben wedeman is in beirut. natasha, you first. what are we learning about the attack? reporter: a very serious moment for the u.s. military, for president biden, for the administration writ large because this is the first time u.s. service members have actually been killed from hostile fire since the war in gaza began. and sparked all of these tensions throughout the middle east. now, we re learning that these thr
uk drivers paid extra for fuel at supermarkets. the government promises more competition to drive prices down. and wimbledon gets under way, we will be back with more as novak djokovic and others take to centre court. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. let s start without developing the story the middle east. israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied west bank one of the biggest in recent years. the israeli military says at least seven militants have been killed. palestinian health officials say eight people have died and 50 injured. it started with multiple drone strikes on thejenin refugee camp, and israeli army vehicles were seen moving in. israel claims the camp contains a command centre for palestinian militants. across the jenin skyline, smoke has been rising for much of the day palestinian leaders say it s an attempt to destroy a refugee camp and that
by downloading duckduckgo on all your devices today. this is gps the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you from new york. today on the program, the growing fear that the war in gaza will spread. could it happen? is it likely? i ll ask the new yorker s robin wright and general mark berkmeyer land. also, a.i. it s what everyone is talking about from davos to detroit, shenzhen to silicon valley. i ll talk to two of the smartest brains in technology who will tell you what you need to know now. first, the man behind chatgpt, sam altman, the ceo of openai. then bill gates, the co-founder of microsoft. but first, here s my take. for all of the focus on the many geopolitical crises across the globe, the one that is potentially the most dangerous has actually been trending in a positive direction. ian bremer, the founder of our asia group said to me the biggest up side in the past months has got
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