Government shutdown. Take a look at this, a deal is approved in the senate after being approved in the lower house as well. It means Government Workers will be paid, and will keep the government running for the next 45 days, and in 45 days they will have to come to another day. The other thing about this particular deal is that it excludes any more aid or money for ukraine, which was a condition of some of the republicans, that they demanded. Lets take a listen to the Senate Majority leader, the democrat, chuck schumer. It has been a day full of twists and turns, but the American People can breathe a sigh of relief. There will be no Government Shutdown. Democrats have said from the start that the only solution for avoiding a shutdown is bipartisanship. And were glad that Speaker Mccarthy has finally heeded our message. In the end, more democrats supported this bill in the house than republicans, proving bipartisanship was the best answer all along. I want to thank my colleagues here in
Hello, im christian fraser. Youre watching the context on bbc news. Besieged by tourists, venice starts charging day trippers to visit. Is this the way forward for overwhelmed cities . In fact, we are going to start in europe. The french president , emmanuel macron, has painted a rather bleak picture of the European Union today. Despite the big strides he believes the eu made towards closer integration post covid and in response to the war in ukraine, it needs to be much more aggressive, he said, in defending its own interests. The wake up, he said, has been too slow and there is mortal danger, as he put it, if the union becomes a vassal of the United States and fails to stand up for itself on trade. Translation we must be lucid to the fact that our europe today is mortal. She can die. Echoing his past calls for europe to plot a third way between the us and china, the french president called for a scaling up stronger, more integrated European Defences, a more sustainable economic model
The Coalition Government in scotland collapses. What comes next for the Scottish National party . And for the union . The political game is on will humza yousaf survive a vote of confidence, but only because alex salmond is pulling the strings . Well be joined by liz lloyd, who was alex salmond and nicolas sturgeon s Chief Of Staff. The snp msp michelle thomas. And ian murray, the shadow Secretary Of State for scotland. Also tonight more arrests on american campuses, as pro palestinian protests continue. How is this going to impact the president ial election . Well be joined by two former American Ambassadors one under trump and the other with obama. And are the Proms Turning Populist . Turns out twas ever thus. Good evening. Theres something about Scottish Politics which has a propensity for high drama. Today, the First Minister crashed the coalition with the greens a deal called the Bute House Agreement before the greens could hold a ballot of their membership over whether to ditch t
Which almost ended his life in new york two years ago. A new report paints a bleak picture of the future of coral reefs us Officials Say another mass bleaching event is underway. Hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, 3 hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. We start in israel, where the countrys war cabinet has been meeting, to consider its response to irans Weekend Drone and missile attack. Iran has called on western nations to appreciate its restraint after its attack in retaliation for a Deadly Strike on its consulate in syria. It comes as International Pressure for restraint mounts, with the un Secretary General Antonio Guterres warning israel to step back from the brink and in the past hour, the british Prime Minister, rishi sunak, telling parliament that his government is working urgently to prevent further escalation in the region. Lets cross straight to our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet, in jerusalem. I think its f
We start in libya where floods are reported to have killed 2,800 people, after a powerful storm swept through the east of the country. As many as 10,000 people are reported as missing. Much of the country has been declared a Disaster Zone and three days of mourning have begun. The un said theyre deeply concerned about the situation. Many roads have been destroyed. A minister in the eastern government which is not internationally recognised said more than a thousand bodies had now been recovered in the worst hit city, derna. The eastern cities of benghazi and al marj are also among the worst hit. Anna a n na foster anna foster is here. The scale of this is simply staggering . Yes. Anna foster is here. The scale of this is simply staggering . Yes, it is one of those this is simply staggering . Yes, it is one of those stories this is simply staggering . Yes, it is one of those stories that this is simply staggering . Yes, it is one of those stories that is is one of those stories that is