Welcome to the World Today an hour of international news from the bbc. In another Body Blow for hezbollah, one of the groups top commanders in lebanon has been killed in an israeli airstrike. Ibrahim aqil was hezbollah s second in command, and the United States had labelled him a Global Terrorist putting a multi million Dollar Bounty on his head because of his links to the bombing of Us Marines in lebanon in 1983. He died in an Attack Today in beirut s Southern Suburbs that israel has called a targeted strike. In total, its left 12 people dead and 66 injured, according to the lebanese authorities. It is another humiliation for hezbollah, coming at The End of a week in which thousands of the groups fighters were killed or injured by Exploding Pagers and Walkie Talkies. It also follows Israels Assassination of hezbollah s military leader, fuad shukr, injuly in the same area of south beirut. Todays strike is the latest and most of the dating this right. We dont yet have confirmation from
Week support last we report from a damaged child Cancer Treatment center. Bottom to the program the United Nations Security Council has overwhelmingly rejected a us but definitely extend an arms embargo on iran just one other country back to the move while european allies abstained from the vote that means unless further action is taken iran will be able to purchase conventional weapons from mid october christensen he has more from un headquarters in new york it was a quick an unceremonious and to the United States efforts to extend the iranian arms embargo that is out of the wording if theyre followed. In favor. Again 11 at. That draft resolution has not been a doctor. Every failed to obtain that required number and a statement u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o called it an inexcusable failure saying quote the Security Council paved the way for the worlds leading state sponsor of terrorism to buy and sell conventional weapons without specific u. N. Restrictions in place for the 1
A passenger plane skidded off the runway in india and breaks into the Air India Express flight with almost 200 people on pull it slid off the runway while landing in the state of carry. A math and how it will travel is arriving in germany undergoing magistrate testing for corona virus after a surge in infections across the country the new rules apply to anyone arriving from regions danged to be high risk those who refuse the test could face fines of up to 25000. 00 euros the new testing requirement comes as experts warn that germany could be seeing it sick in the wife of the pandemic new cases rising 2 of 1000 a day. Lets speak now to our correspondent ed person whos at frankfurt. Port conrad testing is on the way as per the new rules how are people coming off the flights reacting. The atmosphere here at the Testing Center in frankfurt is very i have to say i talk to people they are very corporative and understanding which has a lot to do with the fact theres a lot of personnel around
People on board slid off the runway while landing in the state of cairo. Welcome to the program we start in lebanon where the United Nations is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe after the massive explosions that ripped through the capital beirut on tuesday u. N. Agencies say theyre struggling as they try to support hundreds of thousands of people in need of help residents have started a big cleanup effort but theyre concerned that most of the burden has landed on bare shoulders. And now deeply familiar sound echoing through beirut shattered glass being cleaned up by deeply frustrated civilians. This was what ive beirut hospitals with much of the infrastructure destroyed doctors and nurses have no choice but to join the cleanup. Was i work in the operating theater theres nothing left everything is destroyed everything. Its a similar site down the road it said George Hospital here britain was on shift when the blast hit. You know what we had 3 patients over here we even had to ventil
A step in the back. New zealand extends the lockdown on its biggest city as it tries to work out how coronaviruses made a comeback. And we meet the black americans who say theyve left racism in division behind to settle in west africa. An apology from the interior minister and the release of hundreds of protesters from prison isnt coming anger in the los crowds are gathering again in the capital minsk over last weekends disputed president ial election 7000 people were rounded up during demonstrations over the past few days instead. They told of torture and abuse inside cramped Detention Centers due to the lack of space detainees who are often forced to lie on top of each other young women say they were forced to undress they were beaten and threatened with rape. The Violent Police crackdown on mainly Peaceful Protesters has left deep scars on many belorussians it has also angered many of president alex on the local shankars former support us the call for him to step down has resonated