And suggested mr netanyahu risked making his country a pariah. Republicans have already hit back at his words. Schumer is one of americas highest ranking jewish politicians and a close ally of President Biden. Heres some of what he had to say in the senate. The fourth major obstacle to peace is israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has all too frequently bowed to the demands of extremists like ministers smotrich and ben gvir and the settlers in the west bank. The State Department has responded to Chuck Schumer s comments, stressing they are not a reflection of President Bidens position. Obviously, congress is an independent branch of government. I think the government of israel understands quite well how the Us Government works. They interact frequently, notjust with members of the executive branch, but with members of congress, including senator schumer, who has travelled to israel a number of times over the years. And im sure they fully understand that he speaks for himself.
as the cost of living crisis bites? the most successful female golfer of all time, kathy whitworth, has died at the age of 83. she won a record 88 ladies professional golf association titles. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missiles strikes on ukraine. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on cctv. an explosion at a russian airbase. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone but that three russian soldiers were killed. engels airbase is deep inside russian territory, hundreds of miles from the ukrainian bord
of all time, kathy whitworth, has died at the age of 83. she won a record 88 ladies professional golf association titles. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missiles strikes on ukraine. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on cctv. an explosion at a russian airbase. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone but that three russian soldiers were killed. engels airbase is deep inside russian territory, hundreds of miles from the ukrainian border. the base hosts long range bombers which are believed to have launc
of living crisis bites? hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targetted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missiles strikes on ukraine. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on cctv. an explosion at a russian airbase. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone but that three russian soldiers were killed. engels airbase is deep inside russian territory, hundreds of miles from the ukrainian border. the base hosts long range bombers which are believed to have launched missile attacks against ukraine. state tv reacted to the news with a familiar warning to kyiv
well before christmas, and more and more customers choose to buy online. but for this big shopping centre in liverpool, it is still a crucial week. it s very important for retailers and ourselves. boxing day gives the retailers the chance to clear some of that stock they perhaps didn t sell before christmas. it gets the price reduced, it makes it much better for the customer. boxing day is actually one of the quieter days of the week. it builds up throughout this week into some quite extraordinary numbers. cost of living pressures are expected to put a dampener on spending this year, but the manager of this store is optimistic. everyone is being a bit more savvy with their money. i think people are now looking into what they are buying a lot more than they used to be, but we are still trading quite well as a lot of retailers. you look around the high street, you still see a large amount of people around spending money as well. the company that tracks how many people are out in shopping