Security cooperation and budgetary aid. There are concerns among many countries over which states nigers new leader will align with potentially moving closer to russia as happened after coups in neighbouring burkina faso and mali. Later, leaders from the 15 countries that make up ecowas, the Economic Community of west african states, and the eight leaders from the west African Economic and Monetary Union will meet to discuss their response. Live now to chris ewokor in nigeria with the latest on this. Good to see. Tell us more about the statement about possible Military Intervention. Well, right now in niger, things are happening quite fast. Earliertoday, one of niger, things are happening quite fast. Earlier today, one of the members of the Military Coup came out on State Television to denounce the ecowas meeting and alleged that the ecowas meeting and alleged that the meeting was intended to take action on carrying out Military Intervention of that country and now they have also calle
Good afternoon. Its exactly 3 01. Im ray addison in the gb newsroom. Our top story this hour. Our top story this hour. Sir keir starmer has called for a permanent ceasefire in gaza. During a speech at the scottish labour conference its a change to his previous stance of a pause in the fighting , saying instead the war fighting, saying instead the war must stop now. But he says the ceasefire cant be one sided. Hes calling on the Hamas Terror Group to release all its remaining hostages. He also said that a two state solution must be back on the table , an end to the fighting. Table, an end to the fighting. Not just now, not just for a pause, but permanently. A ceasefire for that lasts. A ceasefire for that lasts. Conference. Yes, that is what conference. Yes, that is what must happen now. The fighting must happen now. The fighting must stop now. Must stop now. Well, in the United States, the white house has blamed inaction by republicans for russias capture of another ukrainian city, kyi
Good afternoon. Its exactly 3 01. Im ray addison in the gb newsroom. Our top story this hour. Our top story this hour. Sir keir starmer has called for a permanent ceasefire in gaza. During a speech at the scottish labour conference its a change to his previous stance of a pause in the fighting , saying instead the war fighting, saying instead the war must stop now. But he says the ceasefire cant be one sided. Hes calling on the Hamas Terror Group to release all its remaining hostages. He also said that a two state solution must be back on the table , an end to the fighting. Table, an end to the fighting. Not just now, not just for a pause, but permanently. A ceasefire for that lasts. A ceasefire for that lasts. Conference. Yes, that is what conference. Yes, that is what must happen now. The fighting must happen now. The fighting must stop now. Must stop now. Well, in the United States, the white house has blamed inaction by republicans for russias capture of another ukrainian city, kyi
News for the conservatives came in the form of an official recession , with gdp falling 0. 3 recession, with gdp falling 0. 3 in the final few months of last yeah in the final few months of last year. Britain endured two successive quarters of economic contraction. Rishi insists that contraction. Rishi insists that his plan is working, but how much responsibility does he bear for the grim Economic News . Ukrainian forces are on the back foot as they retreat from the eastern town of avdiivka, where Russian Forces threatened to surround them if, as some analysts predict , other european analysts predict, other European Countries will find themselves in a similar shooting match with russia in the next decade , how russia in the next decade, how would they fare . Max jeffrey has just returned from estonia , just returned from estonia, where he observed nato forces taking part in military training exercises. He will join me to discuss what he saw and found , discuss what he saw and found, a
Good afternoon. Its exactly 3 01. Im ray addison in the gb newsroom. Our top story this hour. Our top story this hour. Sir keir starmer has called for a permanent ceasefire in gaza. During a speech at the scottish labour conference its a change to his previous stance of a pause in the fighting , saying instead the war fighting, saying instead the war must stop now. But he says the ceasefire cant be one sided. Hes calling on the Hamas Terror Group to release all its remaining hostages. He also said that a two state solution must be back on the table , an end to the fighting. Table, an end to the fighting. Not just now, not just for a pause, but permanently. A ceasefire for that lasts. A ceasefire for that lasts. Conference. Yes, that is what conference. Yes, that is what must happen now. The fighting must happen now. The fighting must stop now. Must stop now. Well, in the United States, the white house has blamed inaction by republicans for russias capture of another ukrainian city, kyi