Football. Well start with football, and one of the games Greats Rafael Varane has announced his retirement at the age of 31. The french World Cup Winner injured his knee last month on his debut for newly promoted como in serie a, and its forced him call time on his career. He won the Fa Cup with Manchester United last season, but the defender will be most closely associated with Real Madrid before that, a 10 year spell the Spanish Giants that saw him win 18 trophies including three La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues. He was capped 93 times for his country, winning the World Cup in 2018 Manchester United start their Europa League Campaign later. They face dutch Side Fc Twente at old trafford. Its the club where the united manager erik ten hag made his name as a player and then cut his teeth as a coach under Steve Mclaren at the time. Ten hag says he still has a soft spot for his former side and would rather not be playing them but knows the competition offers a path to the Champi
The powerful lebanese militant Group Hezbollah says it has attacked Military Targets in a series of Rocket Salvos into northern israel, following israeli Air Strikes in lebanon on monday which lebanon says killed 558 people. The Israeli Military said more than 20 rockets were launched from lebanon, some of which were intercepted by air defences. Sirens have sounded over northern israel this morning, and distant booms were heard in the galilee region. Yesterday, the military said A Million people in and around the northern city of haifa took refuge in shelters because of Hezbollah Rockets. Overnight, residents fleeing the israeli bombardment in Southern Lebanon crammed roads to reach temporary shelters in beirut. The israeli strikes made monday the deadliest day in lebanon in decades the idf says It Hit around 1,600 targets which it described as Hezbollah Cruise missiles, rockets and drones. Washington is sending a small number of additional troops to the region, as the Sense Of crisis
Of working people. And a Succession Style Battle to decide the air of the Murdoch Empire plays out in court today. President biden has warned the Un General Assembly of the need to prevent a full Scale War in lebanon, as clashes escalate between israel and the militant group hezbollah. In the last few hours the israeli military says it has killed a senior Hezbollah Commander in a strike on beirut. These pictures show the extent of the destruction and the wreckage from the aftermath of that strike. Its led to a Mass Exodus of civilians from their homes, causing gridlock on the roads. Meanwhile hezbollah has fired dozens of rockets towards northern israel. Joining me now is our correspondent in Beirut Anna Foster and our diplomatic correspondent Paul Adams whos in jerusalem. Anna, to you first of All. The second day of this relentless bombardment, give me an idea of what it is like there. What it is like there. Well, at the moment what it is like there. Well, at the moment it what it is
With my guests shortly. First, the latest headlines. Lebanons Health Ministry says israeli Air Strikes are now known to have killed over 560 people including 50 children with hospitals struggling to cope with the number of casualties. Israel says it has killed a Hezbollah Commander in an Air Strike in beirut. In a direct address to lebanese civilians, Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, our war is not with you, our war is with hezbollah. President biden has told the United Nations General Assembly that the world cannot grow weary and look away from supporting ukraine in its defence against russias invasion. The president said vladimir Putins War had failed in its core aim of destroying ukraine, but support must be sustained. Meanwhile the Ukrainian President , volodymyr zelensky, has told a Special Session of the un Security Council, that the war with russia cannot be calmed by talks. Mr zelensky said russia could only be forced into peace by united, international action. He described Ir
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