in other news, ben wallace, britain s defence secretary, says he will resign at the next cabinet reshuffle. he s been one of the most consistent advocates of western military aid to ukraine. mr wallace says he s standing down due to the toll the job had taken on his family. he was widely tipped to be the next head of nato but more recently ruled himself out. there s been weekend travel chaos in italy and belgium due to airport and airline staff strikes. almost 250,000 travellers were left stranded in italy after 1,000 domestic and international flights were cancelled. ground crew are demanding a new collective contract. meanwhile, in belgium, 120 flights which were supposed to depart and arrive from brussels charleroi airport were cancelled because of a strike by ryanair pilots. hollywood stars jason sudeikis, susan sarandon as well as thousands of other actors have joined screenwriters for hollywood s biggest strike in more than six decades. they are concerned about pay, working condi
between the us and china, which stalled last year following a visit by then house speaker nancy pelosi to tawian. the trip will mark the third visit to china by a top biden administration official in the span of a month. in other news: ben wallace, britain s defence secretary, says he will resign at the next cabinet reshuffle. he s been one of the most consistent advocates of western military aid to ukraine. mr wallace says he s standing down due to the toll the job had taken on his family. he was widely tipped to be the next head of nato, but more recently ruled himself out. nigerian president bola tinubu declared a state of emergency on friday as the country battles with a severe food crisis. the president announced a series of measures he said would tackle rising food costs, enhance agriculture, and create more jobs. the initiatives include using money saved by removing a fuel subsidy to provide grain and fertilizers for farmers. there s been weekend travel chaos in italy and belgiu
and fertilisers for farmers. there s been weekend travel chaos in italy and belgium, due to airport and airline staff strikes. almost a quarter of a million travellers were left stranded in italy, after one thousand domestic and international flights were cancelled. ground crew are demanding a new collective contract. meanwhile in belgium 120 flights which were supposed to depart and arrive from brussels charleroi airport were cancelled because of a strike by ryanair pilots. turning to israel now where prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he is feeling very well after experiencing dizziness and being rushed to hospital. as he was taken to sheba medical centre near tel aviv, his office said he was in good condition and undergoing medical evaluation . the preliminary assessment is that he was dehydrated. but he s being kept in overnight and an israeli cabinet meeting is being postponed from sunday to monday. well this is what mr netanyahu had to say in a video released by his office