it s election day in america. voters across several states are heading to the polls with dozens of key offices on hot-button issues on the line. and the outcome could reveal the mood of the nation less than a year before the presidential election. actually, 363 days before november of 2024 to be exact. the ballot issues include abortion rights, marijuana legalization, taxes and foreign spending on elections. meantime, kentucky s democratic governor andy beshear is seeking a second term in that red state. virginia s republican governor glenn youngkin is hoping to take full control of the legislature in richmond. and a cousin of elvis presley is trying to shake things up in mississippi and become the first democratic governor there in nearly two decades. we ve got cnn political director david chalian here to break it all down. david, let s start with the key issues of abortion. yes. we re going to see abortion rights sort of through several of these states today, boris. in o
anthony albanese and li qiang met in a ceremonial welcome on the forecourt of parliament house. just on the outskirts, though, protesters gathered during the 19 gun salute, some holding chinese flags, while human rights advocates protested against the visit. the two leaders have agreed across a range of non binding agreements to stabilise their relationship, from climate change to trade and even panda diplomacy. here s what albanese had to say after their round table talks. he also exchanged views today on our region and the world, building our understanding of our respective positions and perspectives. australia advocates that we should all work together to promote original valance when a country dominates and the country is dominated original balance. i ve made it as nations with different histories, political systems and values, we will co operate with china where we can, disagree where we must and engage in the national interest. let s speak to ryan neelam, director of
netanyahu that fighting against hamas in rafah will not stop, but mr netanyahu reportedly called the move unacceptable . he is under strong pressure from far right members of his coalition government to reject any pauses in the conflict until hamas is totally defeated. in a sign of further tension between the israeli army and those far right parties, the army s chief of staff said sunday there is a clear need to conscript ultra orthodox jewish israelis, who are currently exempt from military service. that s a change mr netanyahu s coalition partners firmly oppose. sunday marks the festival of eid al adha, one of islam s holiest days. there was a notable lull in fighting, with gaza s hamas run civil defence agency telling the afp news agency that, quote, calm has prevailed across all of gaza . lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. allahu akbar. in gaza, they stood to pray in places with little else left standing. the festival after eid al adha, marking another milestone
prime minister benjamin netanyahu that fighting against hamas in rafah will not stop, but mr netanyahu reportedly called the move unacceptable . he is under strong pressure from far right members of his coalition government to reject any pauses in the conflict until hamas is totally defeated. in a sign of further tension between the israeli army and those far right parties, the army s chief of staff said sunday there is a clear need to conscript ultra orthodox jewish israelis, who are currently exempt from military service. that s a change mr netanyahu s coalition partners firmly oppose. sunday marks the festival of eid al adha, one of islam s holiest days. there was a notable lull in fighting, with gaza s hamas run civil defence agency telling the afp news agency that calm has prevailed across all of gaza . lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. allahu akbar. in gaza, they stood to pray in places with little else left standing. the festival after eid al adha, marking an
he is under strong pressure from far right members of his coalition government to reject any pauses in the conflict until hamas is totally defeated. in a sign of further tension between the israeli army and those far right parties, the army s chief of staff said sunday there is a clear need to conscript ultra orthodox jewish israelis, who are currently exempt from military service. that s a change mr netanyahu s coalition partners firmly oppose. sunday marks the festival of eid al adha, one of islam s holiest days. there was a notable lull in fighting with gaza s hamas run civil defence agency telling the afp news agency that quote calm has prevailed across all of gaza . lucy williamson reports from jerusalem. allahu akbar. in gaza, they stood to pray in places with little else left standing. allahu akbar. the festival after eid al adha marking another milestone in this war, those for whom conflict and celebration are new, those who have lived through them many times befor