this is bbc news. the headlines: israeli air strikes pound the south and north of gaza. the hamas run health ministry says at least 110 palestinians were killed injabalia, while hundreds are believed trapped inside a catholic church in gaza city. international pressure for a ceasefire intensifies, as us defence secretary lloyd austin arrives in tel aviv for talks with his israeli counterpart. this is the scene live in tel aviv where we re expecting to hear the outcome of those talks in the next few minutes. challenges to uganda s recent anti homosexuality law are heard in court. judges consider criticisms that it violates human rights. ukraine admits artillery ammunition shortages, but a leading government official remains optimistic that international funding will continue. sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here s olly foster. we ve had the draw for the champions league last 16, the first knockout round. at this stage, teams from the same country or w
business reporter david waddell. let s have a look at the geography of the situation. right here is the bab al mandab strait. it s right next to yemen, from where those houthi attacks originated. it s at the southern end of the red sea. at the northern end is the suez canal. now, ships cannot pass through the suez canal from the south without first passing through this choke point. a couple of days ago, the maersk shipping container company and hapag lloyd both announced they wouldn t be making that transit. they ve since been joined by other shipping companies. now, if you re a ship master trying to get your vessel from the indian ocean to the atlantic ocean and you cannot or will not traverse through suez, you need to pass by the cape of good hope. that adds an extra 3,000 nautical miles to thejourney. and there are other issues for ships trying to traverse from the atlantic to the pacific ocean through here. the panama canal is accepting many fewer ships right now because
for the champions league last 16. at this stage, teams from the same country or who came through the same group are kept apart. the holders manchester city look to have been given an easy path to the quarters. they will face the lowest ranked team left in the competition the danish side fc copenhagen. these are the other ties as they were drawn at uefa headquarters in nyon, switzerland. premier league leaders arsenal face porto while italian champions napoli face barcelona. german giants bayern munich also face italian opposition in lazio. the current serie a leaders inter milan play atletico madrid while there is a daunting task for rb leipzig against the iii time champions real madrid. those ties will be played over two legs in february and march. here is the reaction of manchester city director of football txiki begiristain to facing copenhagen. of course, we remember the two games we played against them and it went well not in copenhagen, but at least at the etihad. b
in texas legally. joining us now is professor james hollifield a leading authority on immigration policy. he is director of the tower centre for political studies at smu in texas. thank you for being with us. can you tell us what sb four as it is known is and what powers it gives to the police? its is and what powers it gives to the olice? , . , ., , , police? its a bill that is designed to mimic the police? its a bill that is designed to mimic the federal police? its a bill that is designed to mimic the federal law - police? its a bill that is designed to mimic the federal law on - to mimic the federal law on immigration control and border control so crossing the border is a misdemeanour offence in federal law and this makes it a misdemeanour offence in state law, punishable by six months injail and if you are caught crossing a second time or arrested for crossing before, this is a bit different. it becomes a felony, punishable by 20 years in prison. i think the hope of
semifinal on tuesday. earlier today, the draw for the champions league last 16 was made. at this stage, teams from the same country or who came through the same group are kept apart. the holders manchester city look to have been given an easy path to the quarters, they will face the lowest ranked team left in the competition the danish side fc copenhagen. these are the other ties as they were drawn at uefa headquarters in nyon. premier league leaders arsenal face porto while italian champions napoli face barcelona. german giants bayern munich also face italian opposition in lazio. the current serie a leaders inter milan play atletico madrid while there is a daunting task for rb leipzig against the iii time champions real madrid. those ties will be played over two legs in february and march. here is the reaction of manchester city director of football txiki begeristain to facing copenhagen. of course we remember the two games we played, and they went well, at least at etihad