just past the halfway point of 2023 and the gun violence epidemic in the u.s. shows no sign of slowing down. according to the gun violence archive there, have been at least 338 reported mass shootings already this year. that s defined as four or more people injured or killed, not including the shooter. the research group counts more than 21,000 gun violence deaths this year which also includes suicides and more than 18,000 people injured. tensions are flaring once again in the west bank as israel stages what it s calling a counterterrorism operation. unverified video appears to show explosions and witnesses have reported ongoing gunfire. the palestinian health ministry
will be attended by the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy and the u.s. president joe biden. he s really voicing what we already knew, that this war is partially fought over nato expansion. he said, our goal is simple, to eliminate the threat of ukraine s membership in nato, though he denied this was about holding back nato as a whole. our thanks to clair sebastian joining us live from london. still to come, it is peak tourist season in france as violent protests have spread across the country. we hear from holidaymakers who were there. that s next. thing. so we ve got to know a lot of things about a lot of things. like which mower makes the cut. the mulch that finishes the look. and picking a color that pops. you got this. we got you.
to be life threatening. so far no word on any charges. thank you so much for joining us this hour. i m rosemary church. for our international viewers, world sport is up next and for our viewers in the united states and canada, i will be back with more cnn newsroom after a short break.
scientific research. thank you for being with us. hi. even as tensions eased sunday, tens of thousands of security forces remain deployed across the country. what should president macron be doing right now to try to restore calm and trust in the nation s police force after this tragic shooting of a 17- year-old boy of algerian descent? yes. the problem is on the one hand he has to improve the relation, especially the youngsters that participate to riots, and on the other hand he has in front of him a lot of politicians and police unions who are not in favor to be too lenient to these youngsters.
many thanks, as always. u.s. president joe biden will be traveling overseas next week on a three-nation trip. first he will meet with the british prime minister and also king charles in the uk. then mr. biden s next two stops will be of vital sponsor as he meets with nato allies at two different summits. cnn white house reporter priscilla alvarez explains. reporter: the white house announced on sunday president biden will be have thing three countries next week, the united kingdom, lithuania, and finland. the president will start his trip in the united kingdom where he is set to meet king charles iii as well as the british prime minister who visited the white house last month. those high stakes meetings will later be continued for the president at the nato summit, where there is going to be discussion over ukraine and the