the scene in gaza. you can see large explosions their lighting up large explosions their lighting up the sky. the health ministry in gaza says more than 9400 people have been killed in the territory. hamas is classed as a terrorist organisation by several western governments. meanwhile diplomatic efforts aimed ataiding meanwhile diplomatic efforts aimed at aiding palestinian civilians continue and at a meeting in thejordanian meeting in the jordanian capital, meeting in thejordanian capital, arab foreign ministers told us secretary of state antony blinken that there must be an immediate ceasefire in gaza. but mr blinken wants humanitarian forces, something that israel insists that there will be no temporary truce until all hostages are released. we will have more on the diplomacy shortly but we now start our coverage with a report from jon donnison in jerusalem. a warning that there are distressing images from the start. four weeks into this war, the suffering is endless. and
je declare le soixante dixieme festival de cannes ouvert. applause. meryl streep and france s juliette binoche jointly declare the cannes film festival officially open. it was a veritable feast, a combination of commercial blockbusters like furiosa: a mad max saga. do you have it in you to make it epic? ..together with some great international cinema. including india s first film in competition in three decades. if i get to be number 47 back in the united states, we re going to really make it a big bang. it s going to be big. it s going to be the biggest bang ever. it ll be the end of the world. and you can say that i did it. so that s the way it goes. you witness all kinds of sights in cannes. a donald trump impersonator was present at the premiere of a film portraying the former president s early years as a real estate developer. stars kept the red carpets very busy. we got a good part of it. kevin costner was there, appearing in a new western. greta gerwig, director of las
carpets very busy. we got a good part of it. kevin costner was there, appearing in a new western. greta gerwig, director of last year s blockbuster hit barbie, was presiding over thejury. stars from many different generations came, including richard gere and uma thurman, and adam driver was keeping fans happy by signing autographs. the fans in cannes spend hours waiting for an encounter with a star. it s hard to wait a long time to see people, but i really like to do this. i have take a photo with chris hemsworth, anya taylor joy, eva green, faye dunaway. marion cotillard. cannes also reflected the struggles of the real world. there was a documentary on daily life in ukraine since russia s invasion, and there was a heavily anticipated film from iranian director mohammad rasoulof, a critic of the government, who secretly fled iran to make it to europe after being sentenced to prison. cannes has many different personalities and components, but at its heart are the 22 movies in
Around the world and for those joining us in the uk. It is 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 1am in brussels where a suspected terrorist has been shot dead after an attempted attack in the Central Station of brussels. People heard him shout allahu akbar before that was a small explosion. Brussels Central Station evacuated shortly after police say a man triggered a small explosion. Eyewitnesses say they heard gunfire and multiple explosions. Minutes later smoke. Outside, people gathered together, making their way to safety. Translation i went down the desert to go back to the platform where i had to go and they are heard someone shouting and at one point he shouted Allahu Akbar Allahu akbar and blew up the suitcase. I tried to evacuate as many people as possible. He wasjust behind me, two metres behind me and he still had the belt on. The country is already on high alert. Units were within the scene within minutes and shot dead the suspect. This is being treated as a Terrorist At