There are fears this morning of a Widening Conflict in the Middle East after iran unleashed a barrage of 118 missiles on israel. Aerial assault swiftly prompting israel to Promise Retaliation which could push the Middle East closer to a region wide war. There is no war in the Middle East. Israel cannot reach. Theres nowhere we will not go to protect our people and protect our country. Good morning. This is fox is ongoing coverage of the Crisis And Conflict in the Middle East. Im Jonathan Hunt live in los angeles. The u. S. Helped Israel Defeat irans attack by intercepting about a dozen missiles while Israels Defense systems took down most of the rest of those missiles. Irans escalation in the Middle East, a big talking point, as you would imagine, at the first and only Vice President ial debate. Both tim Walz And J. D. Vance trying to make the case that their ticket is best suited to calm tensions in the Middle East. You saw it Experience Today where, along with our israeli partners an
A divided country. Ivory coasts hugely reelected president meets the main Opposition Leader. After a tense election, ukraines president has become the latest lead it to contract covered 19 bottom is it in ski, has been hospitalized. And is countries and governments across europe struggle to contain a rapidly spreading 2nd wave, the World Health Organization is warning them not to lift restrictions too fast. The agency says that could result in, a major spike in cases and are seen as revolts. For the u. K. , its another landmark in the spread of covidien, and its causing a lot more than 50000. 00. People who tested positive have died. Britains total of dead is now the highest in europe, nearly 600 deaths wednesday overtakes figures since may in the 1st wave. Every death is a tragedy. I mean, we mourn everybody whos gone and, and our feelings are with their families as and friends as well. Were not out of the woods yet. It does still require everybody to follow the guidance elsewhere. In
And branded a traitor over the new go to care about ceasefire deal. The future hangs in the balance for his Prime Minister. Us president elect joe biden has named his white house chief of staff despite Donald Trumps refusal to concede and allow a smooth transition of power. Ron klain served as chief of staff to both biden and Vice President al gore during the obama and clinton administrations. However, bidens been unable to move into federal office space or use Government Funds to hire staff because of trumps refusal to accept the election results. The us state of georgia has announced it will be recounting all votes by hand, which was requested by the trump campaign. Joe biden secured the election without georgia, but hes also leading there by just over 14000 votes. Officials say the recount will begin at the end of the week. The current margin stands at 14111 between the president and senator biden, Vice President biden. My office will continue to investigate each and every instance
But theres just a possible breakthrough in talks to end. Fighting in libya, rival sides agreed to hold elections within 18 months. Ukraines president has been hospitalized after contracting coronavirus voting as in skin, else he had coronavirus 3 days ago. A president ial spokesman told the Reuters News Agency the decision to go to hospital was so is it in could isolate quote, accurately, it comes as ukraine reported more than 11000 new infections in the past day, a record pushing the total number of past huff, a 1000000 as countries and governments across europe struggle to contain a rapidly spreading 2nd wave, the World Health Organization is warning them not to the 1st reactions to fast. The agency says that could result in a major spike in cases, anderson as reports for the u. K. Its another landmark in the spread of covert and its causing a lot more than 50000. 00. People who tested positive have died. Britains total of dead is now the highest in europe. Nearly 600. 00 deaths on w
The World Health Organization warns against lifting restrictions too quickly. And controversial plans to turn a World Heritage site in indonesia into a drastic park style tuesday traction ethiopias Prime Minister is claiming military gains in the north in tikrit region where the federal government is battling local forces. The conflict is raising fears of a humanitarian crisis. Phone lines of cut off transport has been halted in and out of the region. If the european Prime Minister says the military offensive had, quote, liberated the western part of tikrit. And the regions leaders have been stripped of their immunity from prosecution. But thousands of people a day of fleeing the unrest many to neighboring sudan. Its triggered fears of a refugee emergency. Aid agencies are warning theyre unable to bring in much needed supplies into the region because of the fighting. The effects of began last week after the Central Government accused the regions forces of attacking a military thinks. W