this is bbc news. the headlines: the us secretary of state, antony blinken, holds talks with the palestinian authority president mahmoud abbas in the occupied west bank city of ramallah. his visit comes as fighting continues in gaza. the hamas run health authorities have accused israel of killing more than 30 people in a deadly airstrike on a refugee camp. they are still looking under the rubble of about three or four buildings which were destroyed overnight. this is al maghazi refugee camp. it s in the safe area where israel advised 1.2 million people in gaza city and the north to flee south. the hamas run health minsitry in gaza says 9,770 people have been killed so far. german police say they re dealing with a hostage situation at hamburg airport after a man drove onto the airport tarmac with a four year old girl in his vehicle. the uk conservative party has rejected suggestions it covered up allegations of rape againstan mp. prince william is in singapore to announce the
international centuries, hitting his 49th in india s cricket world cup match against south africa in kolkata a meeting of the tournament s best two sides. india chose to bat and had a fast start. captain rohit sharma and then shreyas iyer with 77 were the building blocks for an innings that was then set up for kohli, who on his 35th birthday, didn t disappoint the thousands of adoring fans at eden gardens. he ended 101 not out, matching sachin tendulkar s record. with india finishing their 50 overs on 326 5, south africa have just begun their chase. and quinton de kock, the only player with more runs in this world cup than kohli, is already out. it is 21-1 it is 21 1 after seven overs. bangladesh coach chandika hathurusingha has insisted that his side have no choice but to play their world cup match against sri lanka in smog filled delhi on monday, despite it currently being ranked as the world s most polluted city. both teams have cancelled training sessions in the past
african national congress the oldest liberation movement on the african continent has lost its outright majority for the first time in 30 years, since the end of apartheid. many voters blame the anc for high levels of crime and corruption and failures in the supply of basic necessities, such as water and electricity. the bbc s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. had been a slow steady day, and then this. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here, he has made a rock star entrance. his party came third with an unexpectedly strong showing, taking a lot of the doubts away from the anc. and still trying to take more. he announced he had evidence of election rigging, and said he was demanding a full revote. the results are not official yet, but they are clear the anc has lost the majority it has held for 30 years. this is uncharted territory. we it has held for 30 years. this is uncharted territory. it has held for 30 years. this is uncharted territory. we as
diane abbott, is free to stand for election in her north london constituency. it follows days of wrangling over her future, following suspension from the party, over comments she made about how jewish, irish and traveller people, experience racism. she was re admitted to labour on wednesday. ms abbott has yet to say, if she ll stand. here s our political correspondent, helen catt. the story that s been rumbling on for most of this week has now come to a sort of conclusion after sir keir starmer said that diane abbott, a very long serving labour mp, she was the first black woman elected to parliament, is free to stand as a labour mp at this election. she had claimed she was being blocked by the party. so what we re waiting to hear from in the next few days is to hear from diane abbott herself. she hasn t commented publicly since sir keir starmer said this yesterday, so we re waiting to hear from her to confirm if she will indeed do so. the crucial thing, though, is that it is