Joining me tonight are political Strategist And Commentator Rina Shah and columnist for the i and former Labour Executive Director of Policy Andrew Fisher first , the latest headlines. Israels Defence Minister has said the military is opening a new phase in the war, and will be diverting troops and resources northwards. Yoav gallant was speaking to troops at an airbase near the border with lebanon. It comes as 14 people have been killed and at least a50 injured in further explosions across lebanon involving Walkie Talkies. The us Federal Reserve has cut Interest Rates by half a Percentage Point in its first reduction since the pandemic. It puts the Central Banks benchmark Lending Rate at between 4. 75 and 5 , sharply lowering the cost of borrowing with less than 50 days to go until the us president ial election. The Foreign Office has summoned the russian ambassador to the uk over the expulsion of six british diplomats from moscow. A spokesperson Accused Moscow Of Making malicious and
A supermarket in beirut. Other videos posted online show people with injuries, some of them severe. These are pictures inside one hospital being overwhelmed by the number of people injured. The lebanese government are appealing to citizens to donate blood and to ditch their pagers if they have one. The incidents happened in the groups strongholds in Southern Lebanon and beirut. Also injured in the attack was irans ambassador to lebanon, mojtaba amani, whos in a stable condition in hospital. Our diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams has more. Iwarning, i warning, there are description images from the start. This was a devastating attack. In supermarkets. On the street, in cars, at home and even in barbershops scores, perhaps hundreds, of hezbollah members simultaneously injured by exploding pagers. Incidents reported from all over lebanon, from beirut to the bekaa valley, and even in neighbouring syria. Each explosion was small, but some left terrible injuries, more than 2700 wounded, acc
Hezbollah fighters targeted by exploding pagers. There arent many parts of the world where pagers are still a thing. But a few months ago the his Brother Leader Hassan Nasrallah called on his fighters, those on the front lines, to stop using smartphones because israel he said had the technology to infiltrate the signal. But it seems israel also had access to the company manufacturing the pagers, or some part of the supply line. Each was fitted with a small amount of explosive, that was somehow triggered by a Signal Israel controlled. Unwittingly his brother have done israels bidding. Handing out pagers to loyalists who for weeks would be carrying them on their person. Until today when simultaneously they exploded. Almost 3000 people have been wounded. Including many who were standing near the target. A little girl is said to be among the dead. Leavens to be among the dead. Health minister said the leavens Health Minister said the explosion was a major Escalation in the region. Were See
After Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon, billionaire Jared Isaacman became the first non professional astronaut to walk in space. Our Science Correspondent Phalab ghosh was back at home we all have a lot of work to do, but from here earth sure looks like a perfect world. Historic words for an historic moment. Out comes the first private Sector Astronaut to walk in space. Silhouetted on earths orbit. Hed paid billions of dollars for this experience. The capsule has no Air Logs of the entire spacecraft is in the vacuum of space once the doors open. Then the all important checks to make sure the spacesuits dont leak. They have been upgraded for the spacewalk, stronger and more flexible. The helmets have a Heads Up Display so they see how well their bodies are coping. The air is taken out of the capsule so the pressure inside matches what is outside. The hatch opens, and isaacman exits the spacecraft. There is not much to do outside apart from testing the suit, so