in mind the us has already committed around $15 billion to ukraine, just in security assistance, since russia launched its full scale invasion last year. what we are going to hear today, we understand, is another $1 billion in a mixture of security and other assistance. we have not been told the details, the mix yet. but it is yet another pledge by the americans, in what has become a very, very constant stream of pledges of all sorts of assistance to keep ukraine float and fighting, as this war goes on. i think what is interesting about this visit, which is the sixth visit by the secretary of state since the war, since the full scale invasion happened, is that it full scale invasion happened, is thatitis full scale invasion happened, is that it is his first trip since ukraine launched its counteroffensive in the south back in june. counteroffensive in the south back injune. ithink counteroffensive in the south back injune. i think it is an opportunity for him to hear directly
the uk home secretary, james cleverly, says conservative plans to introduce a form of mandatory national service if they win the election, would get young people out of their bubble. under the plans, 18 year olds would be given the choice of either joining the military for a year, or taking part in community service. non compliance wouldn t mean prison, but there d be some form of sanction. helen catt reports. the return of national service is certainly an eye catching policy, but it wouldn t be national service quite like these men experienced between 1949 and 1963. instead all 18 year olds would have to choose between a year s military service or volunteer work in public services. it s about addressing the fragmentation that we have seen in society. too many young people living in their own bubble, whether it be a digital bubble or a social bubble, and we want to get back to the situation where people are mixing with young people from different areas, different economic g
we start in the middle east. palestinian officials have accused the israeli military of carrying out a deadly air strike on an area for displaced people near rafah in southern gaza. dozens of people have reportedly been killed, including children. a spokesperson with the palestinian red crescent society said the death toll was likely to increase as search and rescue efforts continued in rafah s tal al sultan neighbourhood west of the city centre. in a statement, israel s military said an idf aircraft struck a hamas compound in rafah, adding: the idf earlier on sunday, hamas launched rocket attacks towards tel aviv for the first time in months. the israeli military said at least eight rockets were launched from the rafah area of southern gaza. all the projectiles were either intercepted by air defence systems or fell in fields. so very early early days the the gaza authorities are accusing israel of carrying out a strike on what that say was an area where internally displaced
we start in the middle east. palestinian officials have accused the israeli military of carrying out a deadly air strike on an area for displaced people near rafah in southern gaza. dozens of people have reportedly been killed, including children. a spokesperson with the palestinian red crescent society said the death toll was likely to increase as search and rescue efforts continued. about 1.5 million had been sheltering in rafah from the fighting elsewhere in gaza. israel s military began its offensive in the city about three weeks ago. in a statement, israel said the attack targeted a compound where senior hamas officials had gathered. it added. earlier on sunday, hamas launched rocket attacks towards tel aviv for the first time in months. the israeli military said at least eight rockets were launched from the rafah area of southern gaza. all the projectiles were either intercepted by air defence systems or fell in fields. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson has
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