the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is on another diplomatic tour of the middle east his fifth visit to the region since the conflict erupted between israel and hamas. he will be visiting saudi arabia, israel, egypt, qatar and the occupied west bank. mr blinken s trip follows days of air strikes by the united states against iranian linked targets in iraq, syria and yemen. ahead of his arrival, a drone attack killed six us backed kurdish fighters at an american base in eastern syria. mr blinken is also expected to discuss boosting aid to gaza, as well as a possible ceasefire and hostage deal between israel and hamas. the israeli prime minister has warned he will not accept the demands of hamas over hostages still held. the un has warned of an impending famine in gaza affecting more than 2 million people. our correspondent, barbara plett usher, explained the main aim of mr blinken s visit. that possible ceasefire deal, which would involve the release of some of the isr
approximately 1000 people are born every day in africa with sickle cell. i have sickle cell disease. up to 90% of us die before the age of five. 0ur government did little to help us. and i m advocating to those empowered to change that. even in our own communities, people with sickle cell are often treated like outcasts because of misconception and stigma surrounding the disease. i m putting my life on the line to fight this deadly disease. and to dispel the myths that surround it. sickle cell is not witchcraft. it s not ancestral curses. it s something that we can solve. gentle guitar music plays. damn! the abnormal sickle shaped red blood cells in my body affect my oxygen levels. one of the biggest problems with sickle cell is oxygen. like, if you don t have sufficient oxygen, you can only push your body for a good number of days before you need to rest. i was telling people this guy has sickle cell. i ve been raising awareness about the devastating impact of sickle cell on
washington, where the us debt ceiling fight is heating up, with both sides showing no room for compromise yet on an issue that impacts the global economy. us treasury secretary janet yellen has issued a letter to congressional leaders, warning the us could run out of cash byjune 1st. that s prompted president biden to call a meeting with the top leaders in congress next week seen here. in the letter, yellen warned: speaker mccarthy responded to yellen in a statement, saying: the republican controlled house passed a debt ceiling bill last week that includes steep spending cuts. senate democratic majority leader chuck schumer announced a process to pass a clean bill with no cuts just hours ago. meanwhile, a little relief in the banking sector. wall street giantjp morgan chase took over the troubled first republic bank in a 10 point 6 billion dollar deal brokered by regulators. hey seized first republic early on monday, after efforts to rescue the bank fell through over the we
and president trump arrives in scotland for a bank holiday break surveying his golf courses. good afternoon. nurses are in the middle of their biggest strike so far this lunchtime, with their union the rcn calling on the government to put more money on the table if it wants to end the dispute. about half the health trusts in england are affected by today s strike which ends at midnight. the walk out is impacting critical services such as intensive care for the first time. the government has insisted it has made a fair and reasonable offer. nhs england has warned that staffing levels in some areas of the country will be exceptionally low . here s our health correspondent, katharine da costa. they say cut back, we say fight back.! back on the picket line in london. for the third time this year, members of the royal college of nursing are once again on strike. no nhs cuts! today s stoppage affects half of england s nhs trusts. some unite members at a handful of hospital tru
room for compromise yet on an issue that impacts the global economy. us treasury secretary janet yellen says the us could run out of cash byjune 1st, prompting president biden to call a meeting with the top leaders in congress next week. in a letter to the leaders today, yellen warned: speaker mccarthy responded to yellen in a statement, saying: the republican controlled house passed a debt ceiling bill last week that includes steep spending cuts. senate democratic majority leader chuck schumer announced a process to pass a clean bill with no cuts just hours ago. meanwhile, a little relief in the banking sector. wall street giantjp morgan chase took over the troubled first republic bank in a $10.6 billion deal brokered by regulators. they seized first republic early on monday, after efforts to rescue the bank fell through over the weekend. the failure of the bank is the second largest in us history, and the third in the country since march. samira hussain has more. as of mond