a deal s been signed to stage the tour s marquee event in riyadh in a long expected move, but one that is not without controversy. amid accusations that saudi arabia violates human rights and restricts women s lives and freedom of speech. tennis legends martina navratilova and chris evert said taking the finals there would be a step backward for women s tennis. the wta chief executive steve simon insists the sport is supporting significant change in the kingdom, although perhaps another clue to the move is found in the prize money, up 5 million pounds on last year, and also more than the men s atp finals in 2023. laura scott is our sports news correspondent, laura it marks another saudi foray into sport. opposition to the move but the wta was set up partly to improve the financial viability of the women s game, and this certainly does this. tennis is nowjoining a growing list of sports turning to saudi arabia for investment and for hosting major events. this is not the fi
towards a ceasefire. are you disappointed that other world leaders are notjoining you in that call, like the us or the uk? no, i hope they will. and let s be clear, i mean, i was one of the first leaders to call the prime minister and president of israel after the terrorist attack the 7th of october. we clearly condemn this terrorist attack by this terrorist group and recognise the right of israel to protect itself and react. but day one, we said that this reaction, the fight against terrorism because it is led by a democracy, should be compliant with international rules. rule of war and humanitarian international law. and day after day, what we saw is the permanent bombing of civilians in gaza. and i think it is very important to say the whole story. but i think this is the only solution we have, the ceasefire. because it s impossible to explain we want to fight against terrorism by killing innocent people. you have talked about the fight against terrorism needing to be me
would benefit israel. he said we do urge them to stop this bombing in gaza. he spoke to the bbc s europe editor katya adler. we have had weeks of aid organisation sounding the alarm about gaza, and you have now said that humanitarian pauses and fighting aren t enough and there needs to be worked towards a ceasefire. are you disappointed that other world leaders aren tjoining you in that call it like the us are the uk? i you in that call it like the us are the uk? ., , , you in that call it like the us are the uk? .,, , a, you in that call it like the us are theuk? , a, a the uk? i hope they will and let s be clear, the uk? i hope they will and let s be clear. i the uk? i hope they will and let s be clear, i was the uk? i hope they will and let s be clear, i was one the uk? i hope they will and let s be clear, i was one of the uk? i hope they will and let s be clear, i was one of the - the uk? i hope they will and let s be clear, i was one of the first. be clear, i w
of politics and public service. the international committee of the red cross has warned that hospitals in gaza have reached a point of no return , risking the lives of thousands of people. the director of the main hospital in gaza the al shifa has accused israel of launching a war on medical facilities, with reports of fierce fighting around several hospitals. israel has denied firing on medicalfacilities. israel says these are places where hamas is hiding. the purple areas here show where the idf troops are they ve now encircled gaza city. and this is footage taken from inside the al rantisi children s hospital in gaza city. people in the hospital have been told that if they re not medical staff or patients they must leave. that s because israel says hamas are in the tunnels undeneath, which hamas denies. israeli tanks are reported to be surrounding al shifa hospital while the palestinian red crescent has said that israeli snipers opened fire at al quds hospital, kill