This is bbc news. Im samantha simmonds. Our top stories. As huge crowds take to the streets to bid farewell to irans general soleimani, a call for a un investigation under International Human rights law, it is very unlikely that the killing of mr suleimani was lawful. Australia suffers one of the worst bushfire days of the season as temperatures nudge 50 degrees celsius and howling winds fan the flames. This is what the firefighters were dreading, because it fans these blazes, making them unstoppable, but it also spreads those embers, making the fire behaviour quite unpredictable. And china sacks its official in charge of relations with hong kong, six months and in indonesia, thousands are unable to return to their homes after the worst flooding in a decade. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The Iraqi Military has confirmed that several rockets have landed this in baghdad near the us embassy and at the balad airbase north of the capital. The base houses us forces and the baghdad attacks t
That didnt happen. Jedediah great career. Good to have you on the couch. Pete National Bowling day. National smores day. Dean how Many National days can it be. Pete National Lazy day. Dean how Many National days can it be. If im bowling and eating smores, what more i do need . Pete jed, are you feeling good . Jedediah i have a kicker inside me but im feeling good. Pete you have a carnivore inside you jed when th. Pete we have you here for four hours. Dean four hours . Pete this is not the weekday edition. We have another hour. We will send you the extra money in the mail. This week was a big week, including on social media. If you remember, when you are watching the channel, on wednesday, Mitch Mcconnells Campaign Account was blocked because there was protests out his house because is he not calling a new special session for gun control legislation. Here is part of the video. If you watched the actual video which i did again this morning. There are physical threats against Mitch Mcconn
Be fanned by this, making a dangerous situation even more perilous. Labour backbenchers lisa nandy and Jess Phillips join the contest to become the partys next leader. Sir rod stewart is charged by police, after allegedly punching a Security Guard in the chest in florida on new years eve. And in half an hour, well be brining you a special programme, as razia iqbal speaks to us supreme courtjustice ruth bader ginsburg. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Thousands of people have gathered on the streets of baghdad for the funeral procession, of irans most powerful military leader who was killed by a us drone strike. President trump said he ordered the attack on general Qasem Suleimani, to stop a war, not start one. The Foreign Office has warned against all travel to iraq and all but essential travel to iran. Charlotte gallagher reports. A funeral procession for Qasem Suleimani in baghdad. A man despised by many, but a matter to others. Crowds shout, death to america, and america is t
Potential iranian targets lined up should tehran attack any of its citizens or assets in response to the killing of its general Qasem Soleimani in iraq. Meanwhile Us Led Coalition forces in iraq have confirmed that two rocket attacks have taken place near bases housing us troops in baghdad. It happened after the funeral procession for general soleimani took place. Iranian officials have promised what theyve described as severe revenge for his death. Quentin sommerville reports. They came in their thousands to honour Qasem Soleimani and they called him a hero. To many more in iraq and beyond, he was the regions principal villain. Familiar chants rang out, death to america, death to israel. He served his iranian masters well. Its regime has cast him as a proud shia martyr. In death, he has been elevated to the rank of lieutenant general. In iran there were more anti western protests. President rouhani visited the soleimani family and again warned of harsh revenge for the assassination of
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