Antony blinken, has voiced his concern that nigersjunta might turn to the Russian Mercenary Group wagnerfor help. The group is active in neighbouring countries and its leader has welcomed the takeover. The coup leaders are currently Standing Firm against calls to restore democratic rule. Heres what mr blinken had to say about wagner. For sure, we have concerns when we see Something Like the wagner group possibly manifesting itself in different parts of the sahel. And here is why we are concerned. Because every single place that this group, wagner group has gone, death, destruction and exploitation have followed. Insecurity has gone up, not down. It has not been a response to the needs of the countries in question for greater security. I think what happened and what continues to happen in niger was not instigated by russia or by wagner but to the extent that they try to take advantage of it and we see a repeat of what has happened in other countries where theyve brought nothing but bad
has always maintained that he denied both offensive offences and he has been found not guilty. first we will head to the bbc sport centre. the men s semi finals at wimbledon are underway with novak djokovic taking on yannik sinner on centre court. well, djokovic who s won wimbledon seven times is heading towards another final. he s taken the first two sets 6 3 and 6 4. cerner leads to one in the third set. sinner. after this match has finished the world number one carlos alcarez will take on daniil medvedev as he looks to reach the wimbledon finalfor the first time. you can follow all of the coverage from wimbledon across the bbc and online. tommorrow s women s final will see ons jabeur take on unseeded marketa vondrousova. jabeur was the beaten finalist last year so is eager to go one better this time. it is going to be very difficult. it can happen for both. whoever can handle the emotions, whoever will be on the court will win that match and thatis on the court
benjamin netanyahu says it is the beginning of the end for the group. israel says its ground forces have now reached the centre of khan younis in the south of the territory to which many palestinians had previously fled on israel s instructions. israel urged civilians to leave the city s centre and move to safe zones. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees has described gaza as hell on earth. meanwhile, civilians living in the other palestinian territory the west bank have had their rights and freedoms severely curtailed by israel since october 7th. our international editor jeremy bowen reports now on the situation on the ground in both the west bank and gaza. at al nasser hospital in khan younis, they laid out the wrapped bodies of people killed in the night by israel. at the end of the line was asiya abdul wahab killed on the day she was born. laid across the bodies of her mother, also called asiya and her father yahia. don t cry , he told theirson, m
health workers are having to work in unimaginable conditions in a desperate effort to help civilians. our middle east correspondent yolande knell has the latest. an agonising goodbye. at least 14 people were killed in an israeli strike on a school where they had been seeking safety in khan younis in southern gaza, the family say. crushed by the rubble, mohammed lost his mum, dad and his unborn brother. what we want is to stop the bloodshed. every day we are losing our loved ones, says this bereaved man. those who lived and even though still in the womb. those who lived and even those still in the womb. nearby, the rumble of tank fire amid fierce street fighting continues. further south, the town of rafah is now a sprawling campsite for displaced palestinians, but even here by the egyptian border aid distribution is difficult. un officials are now warning of mass starvation and despite a us veto for a resolution on friday, they are demanding action by the security council. i r
israel says its ground forces have now reached the centre of khan younis in the south of the territory to which many palestinians had previously fled on israel s instructions. israel urged civilians to leave the city s centre and move to safe zones. the head of the un agency for palestinian refugees has described gaza as hell on earth. meanwhile, civilians living in the other palestinian territory the west bank have had their rights and freedoms severely curtailed by israel since october 7th. our international editor jeremy bowen reports now on the situation on the ground in both the west bank and gaza. at al nasser hospital in khan younis, they laid out the wrapped bodies of people killed in the night by israel. at the end of the line was a baby killed on the day she was born. laid across the bodies of her mother and her father. don t cry , he told theirson, mohammed. they are in heaven. gaza has been turned into a living hell for civilians by israel s offensive.