in the first such ceremony since apartheid. hello and welcome to bbc world news. at least 146 people have died and 150 others have been injured in a crush in the south korean capital, seoul. the disaster occurred as huge crowds gathered in a popular nightlife area to celebrate halloween. video footage from the scene shows medical teams giving emergency treatment to dozens of people who appeared to be unconscious, lying in the middle of crowded streets. the district of itaewon in seoul is a popular nightlife spot. earlier in the night, some partygoers had said on social media that there were so many people in the area that it didn t feel safe. our seoul correspondent jean mackenzie reports, and a warning, you may find some of the images distressing. people out to party, having fun, until things suddenly change. by the end of the night, bodies lying in the street, some in costume. others were carried into ambulances lifeless and barefoot. the chilling sign of people who have tr
Were getting in of the israel gaza border. Here you can see a thick black plume of smoke. Its not clear whats caused it. Eu leaders have called for Humanitarian Corridors And Pauses in fighting to get aid into gaza. Some Member States had demanded a full ceasefire but germany and austria argued that could undermine israels right to defend itself. Meanwhile, there are reports that a missile has struck a medicalfacility in the egyptian Red Sea Resort Of Taba near the israeli border. Egyptian tv said six people were injured and an adjacent building was also damaged. All this comes as israel is continuing its preparations for what it describes as the next stages of combat against hamas, who are designated as a Terrorist Organisation by the uk government. Those live pictures you can see in the region. We begin with this report from our international editorjeremy bowen. For hours, we could hear the explosions around ten kilometres away in israel. It was the biggest israeli raid into the gaza
Security adviserjake sullivan. Blinken told the Un Security Council on tuesday he would work with the Chinese Foreign minister to prevent the middle east conflict from spreading. But talks with china are also expected to focus on trying to solve disagreements other issues, including trade. Only this week, Tech Giant Nvidia said the Us Government has told it to stop shipping some of its advanced Artificial Intelligence chips to china immediately. The restrictions werent supposed to come into force for a few weeks. Its the latest move in the ongoing Technology Dispute between washington and beijing. Joining me now is anna ashton, us china director at eurasia group. Good morning to you. This meeting that sounds positive, but give us the latest on this trade war as were all coloured, especially when it comes to technology. I especially when it comes to technology technology. I mean, it is positive technology. I mean, it is positive in technology. I mean, it is positive in the technology. I
And is expected to meet National Security adviserjake sullivan. Blinken told the Un Security Council on tuesday that he would work with the Chinese Foreign minister to prevent the middle east conflict from spreading. But talks with china are also expected to focus on trying to resolve disagreements on other issues, including trade. Earlier this week, beijing restricted the exports of graphite, of which it produces 90 of the worlds supply. Graphite is a Critical Metal used in many products including electric cars. The us responded by advising its top tech firms which included nvidia to stop exporting some of their latest ai products to china. Soaring demand for its chips has driven nvidias share price up by more than 200 over the past year, with china being its leading buyer. Joining me now is rory green, chief china economist, and head of asia research, at ts lombard. Thanks for being with us today. What you expect to come out of these talks . ,. ,. , you expect to come out of these ta