From the princess of wales. Welcome to the World Today an hOur of international news from the bbc. With me maryam moshiri. Asa minimum as a minimum punishment and a public speech as he that Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in five years. He told a huge crowd of supporters that iran and its allies must prepare for action as he led commemorations for the hezbollah leader, Hassan nasrallah, who was killed by israel last week. Iran fired nearly 200 by the statement lies missiles into israel on Tuesday Night in retaliation for his assassination. Israel Has promised to hit back. There have been a number of explosions throughout the day meanwhile in beirut and elsewhere in the been on, the Health Ministry saying that more than 37 people had been killed in is really Ground And Air attacks in the past 2a hOurs. Us officials say that overnights, israel targeted the potential successor to Hassan nasrallah. They have been reports of 20 rockets being fired from lebanon into israel. Meanw
increasing rates, after predictions that the bank of england could raise interest rates higher than previously thought by analysts. you are live with bbc news, with me maryam moshiri. now to italy, where silvio berlusconi the flamboyant media mogul and former prime minister has died at the age of 86. mr berlusconi served as prime minister three times between 199a and 2011. he was the longest serving italian prime minister since the second world war. mr berlusconi was known at home and abroad as much for his colourful private life as for his political dealings and business acumen. mr berlusconi is to have state funeral in milan on wednesday. his forza italia party is part of the current prime minister giorgia meloni s right wing coalition. she has paid this tribute to his single minded vision and strength:
it s a difficultjob, and this is just the beginning. what might that was ukraine s president, petro poroshenko, and ukraine s military intelligence as russia is preparing to evacuate a town in crimea as the disc direction of the car cover dam has put chemical plant in jeopardy. cover dam has put chemical plant in jeopardy. hello, i m maryam moshiri, welcome to bbc news now. the former italian prime minister silvio berlusconi has died at the age of 86. british prime minister rishi sunak accuses borisjohnson of asking him to overrule a committee given the task of looking into appointments to the house of lords.