and the diplomatic effort to bring a pause to the fighting with negotiations continuing for a fourth day to attempt to secure a unanimous un security council vote on the suspension of hostilities in gaza. meanwhile separate talks are understood to be continuing to arrange another exchange of hostages held by hamas, for palestinian prisoners detained in israel. egypt and qatar are thought to be trying to broker a deal and the leader of hamas which is considered to be a terrorist organisation by the us and many other countries ismail haniyeh, has travelled to egypt, to meet the country s intelligence chief. he s already held talks in iran, which is one of the closest supporters of hamas. israel has released footage of what it claims to be tunnels dug by hamas under gaza city, in the north of the territory. it says the structures, which cover a large area, were used as a base by hamas leaders. the fighting continues inside gaza, where the un says israel has issued evacua
a deal has been reached, maccarthy and president biden have come to a agreement to raise the debt ceiling. voters are heading to the polls in turkeys first ever presidential runoff election. new york city wants to change its rules on housing migrants. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom. we begin in washington where congress is drafting new legislation on the debt limit hours after officials reached a deal to try to avoid a default. they have agreed in principle to raise the debt ceiling and cap government spending but some republicans are saying the compromise is still too costly and could bankrupt the country. maccarthy is trying to convince those hardliners that the deal is worth it. after weeks of negotiations we have come to a agreement in principle. we still have a lot of work to do but i believe it is a agreement that is important for the people. there are no new taxes or government programs. as you can imagine there is a lot of work to be done but m
newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. we begin with fears of growing escalation in the middle east. the pentagon says an iranian attack drone struck a commercial ship operating in the indian ocean on saturday. a u.s. defense official says a fire broke out on the chemical tanker with nearly two dozen crew members on board, but no one was hurt. it comes as newly declassified u.s. intelligence suggests iran has been deeply involved in a series of attacks by houthi rebels in the red sea. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is announcing a d deepening of the conflict saying the fighting will intensify until there s a vikt rip over hamas. one of the deadliest days of the conflict with 15 soldiers killed on friday. several hamas militants also killed as mounting slin deaths grow, beyond 20,000 according to hamas-controlled health ministry in gaza. we re covering this story from all angles. let s go to kevin liptak at the white house for us. kevin, how are the u.s. and other
official ever to stand trial before a vatican criminal court. hello, i m tanya beckett. welcome. the israeli army says three hostages who were mistakenly shot dead by troops in gaza had been holding a white flag. early findings from an official investigation said the men were fired on in breach of the army s rules of engagement. an israeli soldier began shooting when three shirtless men emerged from a building in the suburbs of gaza city. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el talalqa were killed in the north of gaza. the idf say their killing was very tragic . an army spokesman said they had made a mistake and would not be punished. frank gardner, sent this report. for the families of the hostages that await in gaza, it is an agonising wait. the israeli military has given new details about how three is really captives were shot dead by its own soldiers. yotam haim, alon shamriz and telecom emerged shirtless waving a white flag. one of the soldiers identified them as a threat
those of the latest headlines. now on bbc news the interview: sheikh hasina. bangladesh s prime minister sheikh hasina has been in power for past 1a years. her supporters describe her as a saviour, and her critics says she is a dictator, and her critics say she is a dictator, she s a dictator, accusing her of human rights abuses. in a rare and wide ranging interview with the bbc, sheikh hasina sits down with me, yalda hakim, to discuss some of the most important issues facing her country and the international community. she remains defiant when it comes to the treatment of the minority rohingya refugees and says that she is refugees and says that she s in no hurry to step down as the country s leader. you are the world s longest serving female leader. you re often described as the iron lady of bangladesh, you re the daughter of the founder of the country. i just want to know, how the last 1a years have been for you personally? i can tell you one thing the last 1a years ha