And thousands of homes destroyed by majorflooding in northern afghanistan. Thousands of demonstrators in georgia have again taken to the streets of tbilisi in the latest protest against legislation that would force organisations to declare foreign funding. And the most powerful solar storm in 21 years triggers celestial light shows in many parts of the world, with scientists expecting another display later this evening. Hello, i m samantha simmonds. The Israeli Military says about 300,00 palestinians have left the city of rafah since monday, when israel told them to move to a nearby district of gaza. The Israel Defence forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel is planning an assault on Hamas Fighters In Rafah and has ordered tens of thousands more residents from eastern districts of the city to leave. Residents from eastern districts Evacuation Orders have also been issue
We start with the Eurovision Song Contest, which is now under way in sweden. Throughout the day, an estimated 10,000 people marched through the city of malmo, protesting against israels participation in the competition. These are live pictures outside the contest venue. Lets cross now to my colleague Mariam Moshiri in malmo. Always lovely to work with you, shame you are not here, it has been a lot of fun map as you have mentioned, there has been much controversy over the last week. But this is what it is about, the music, and fans are lining up in their droves to watch the grand final of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest. It has been a controversial week, it has been a controversial week, it has been a controversial week, it has been different to await Eurovision Song Contest two, with lots going on with protests, protest going on right now in the square in front of the arena. My colleague has all the latest. Joost klein. With just hours to go, his Eurovision Dream is over. His team say
Hello. The Israeli Military says about 300,000 palestinians have left the city of rafah since monday when israel told them to move to a nearby district of gaza. The Israel Defence forces have declared a narrow coastal strip at al mawasi to be a safe humanitarian zone, but the un says it has no Running Water or proper sanitation. Israel is planning an assault on Hamas Fighters In Rafah and has ordered Tens Of Thousands more residents from Eastern Districts of the city to leave. Evacuation orders have also been issued for thousands of people in parts of northern gaza. Last night, a Us Government report criticised israels use of american supplied weapons in the gaza war, saying its reasonable to assess they have been used in breach of International Humanitarian law in some instances. Israel launched its war on hamas following their attack in israel on october seventh. From jerusalem, heres our middle east correspondent, yollande knell. Another desperate exodus, palestinians fleeing in the
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Hello, im nicky schiller. Welcome to the programme. We start this hour with reaction to the news that us lawmakers in the senate have approved a 95 billion aid package for ukraine, israel and taiwan. President biden says he will sign the bill later today and that more arms and equipment will be sent to ukraine within a week. The overwhelming vote in favour of the deal marks the end of six months of deadlock amongst us politicians. The measures approve around 61 billion in long awaited aid for ukraine alone. It also designates more than 26 billion in aid for Military Support for israel and humanitarian aid for gaza. And 8 billion for taiwan and Us Indo Pacific allies. President biden said it showed that america stood resolutely against tyranny and oppression. President zelensky said it reinforced americas role as a beacon of democracy and leader of the free world. The Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer said america had shown its allies it would not turn its back on them. A lot of peop