A Police Officer has been charged over the death of an 81 year old was part of an escort. Take a look at what happened. Donald trump returns this weekend to the city in pennsylvania where he survived an Assassination Attempt. We speak to others who were there. And Rule Britannia rules the waves. And Great Britain are in the Americas Cup final for the first time since 1964. And coming up on sportsday later in the hour on Bbc News. The global Players Union say that a European Court ruling on Fifas Transfer rules will change the landscape of professional football. Good evening. Irans supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has defended his Countrys Missile on attack on israel this week, calling it the minimum punishment. He made a rare public address by leading Friday Prayers for the first time in nearly five years. It comes as israel has continued to intensify its attacks on the iran backed Group Hezbollah across lebanon. Lets go to Anna Foster in beirut. Thanks, reeta. We have seen and heard
Trying to get to syria, hoping for a safe spot. Hello. It was a rare public appearance by ayatollah ali khamenei, the spiritual leader of iran, and he used it to justify his Countrys Missile Attack this week on israel. He claimed the barrage of ballistic missiles was completely legal and the minimum Punishment Israel deserved for what he called its astonishing crimes for the first time in nearly five years, the ayatollah was delivering Friday Prayers at the Grand Mosque in tehran. He called israel a Vampire Regime and the United States a rabid dog. Meanwhile, us president Joe Biden has said in the last hour that he doesnt think israel has yet decided how to respond to the iranian attacks. He said it should look for other alternatives rather than hitting iranian oil facilities. Another development is that the us military have attacked 15 Houthi Targets in yemen. Houthi rebels, like hezbollah and hamas, are backed by iran. And in lebanon, thereve been more israeli Air Strikes targeting h
Hezbollah is part of the political game here in lebanon. It is almost the only party that is, you know, armed and lebanon and also has representation in the parliament. But has engaged in fights and conflict with israel since it started in 19805 until this latest confrontation that we are living these days. Frank, a lot of people i think certainly after the attack we saw a couple of nights ago, that unprecedented attack in terms of Scale And Size that iran launched on israel. One question which people are asking is why did iran Attack Israel and will israel now Attack Iran . Ok, so this really goes back to april the 1st, when the israeli Air Force carried out an airstrike on Irans Consulate in damascus, killing a number of Iranian Revolutionary Guards officers, including allegedly the man who was coordinating the flow of arms from iran through syria to hezbollah in lebanon. And that was an attack on a diplomatic premise, the international outrage was pretty muted. Iran said it would re
Capital with smoke continuing to rise over the southern suburbs. A densely populated area where hezbollah has its main base. The Israeli Military says it carried out what it calls precise strikes on a building in the bachoura neighbourhood, near the lebanese parliament. And in the south of the Country Israel says their warplanes killed around 15 hezbollah members in an Air Strike in bintjbeil. Meanwhile, hezbollah claims their fighters confronted israeli forces attempting to advance at the fatima border crossing. Our middle East Correspondent Lina sinjab has the latest. Another sleepless night in beirut with one blast after the other. But this one is not in hezbollah S Stronghold in the south of beirut. This one is in the heart of the city. Israel says it is a targeted attack against hezbollah. Local media say its a health facility. Six paramedics are reported to have been killed here. It is paramedics are reported to have been killed here. Been killed here. It is very clear this been
British for now, but after todays agreement, not for much longer. The islands are all uninhabited, save for one. An important one. DieGo garcia. It is home to a vast and secretive american Military Base, used to refuel bombers during the wars in iraq and afghanistan. Foghorn but for years, the Island Nation of mauritius has been staking claim to the ChaGos Islands, planting their flag on one of the tropical atolls here and demanding that britain give up what some have called the uks last colony in africa. Back in the 1960s, the people living on the archipelaGo were forcibly removed by britain, which kept hold of the islands while giving mauritius its independence. A secret deal was already in place to let the americans set up their Military Base on DieGo Garcia. Chapter ii of the charter. But in recent years, international opinion has turned against britain. That the united kingdom is under an obligation. The uns top court ruled here that the islands do indeed belong to mauritius and s