Junta a week to reverse its coup which has seen Mohamed Bazoum placed under house arrest. The bloc threatened military intervention if the demands werent met by sunday. But the deadline has now passed, so far, without action. But a short time ago nigers junta warned the threat is still there. Translation the planning of this war has been carried out. Was not armed forces Mohamed Bazoums armed forces and although defence and Security Forces backed by the unfailing support our people are ready to defend the integrity of our territory and the honour of our homeland. France has suspended all Development Aid to nigers neighbour, burkina faso, after its Military Government said it would see any intervention against the coup leaders as a delcaration of war. Thousands of people gathered on sunday in the main stadium of nigers capital in support of the coup, Chanting Anti French Slogans and waving russian flags. The bbc s Nkechi Ogbonna has been monitoring developments in neighbouring nigeria w
Tomorrow will be the last time the chancellor brandishes the budget red box outside number 11 before the election. Will there be any surprises inside . It is the eve of what is probably the governments last set piece before a general election, and speculation over tax cuts surroundsjeremy hunts budget. I asked rishi sunak ally, the former minister liam fox, whther it was time to unfreeze Tax Thresholds. Well, if i had my choice and if i were the chancellor, tomorrow that is what i would be doing. Well be asking labours Shadow Minister For Industry and decarbonisation whether a Labour Government would change the fiscal rules in order to cut taxes . Also tonight. It looks like its going to be a pretty Super Tuesday for donald trump, so can anyone or anything stop him in his tracks on the way to the republican nomination . Music the latest production at the birmingham rep. After Birmingham Council cuts its Culture Budget to zero, is austerity for the arts coming to a town near you . Well
President and not facing a ramifications politically. As a medium effect, short term effect and a long term effect the immediate is hell raise a lot of money. In intensive of support from his core base. In the short term we will see that it benefits him most likely within the republican primary put up as he is being indicted more and more often which is a bizarre thing to say, what weve seen is it reinforces trumps Court Message that the government is rigged against him, theres a two tiered System Ofjustice and so forth. All of which i think is false but it reinforces that political argument from trauma. In the long term is of youre an independent voter, somebody who voted for donald trump and 2016 but then voted forjoe biden in 2020 for the especially important in states like arizona and georgia, we see more scepticism about donald trump coming back. Benefits him in the short term, long term still very real problems with this. Thats on the political fight, much less whats happening in
That is getting to people inside gaza. The situation for children, women and men who are caught in the crossfire is unacceptable and not sustainable. Israel has to maximise every possible means, every possible method of getting assistance to people who need it. Meanwhile on the ground in gaza, the war continues. There have been more air strikes in the south of the territory, including here, in the Southern City of rafah. The World Health Organisation says some Eight Thousand patients in gaza, many of them badly injured in israels bombardment, urgently need to be moved out of the territory. It is also warning of extreme malnutrition among children there. One other line to bring you from the middle east a un team of experts has concluded there are reasonable grounds to believe Sexual Violence, including rape and gang rape, took place in at least three locations during the hamas attacks on israel on the 7th of october. They also said there was convincing information that some hostages cou
Our Senior International correspondent orla guerin sent this report from tel aviv. A warning that you may find some of the images in her report upsetting. A truce cant come soon enough. In rafah, another day of harrowing loss. Palestinians mourn for 20 members of the abu ansa family, killed in their beds by an israeli air strike, according to Hospital Officials and gazas civil defence. Among the dead, five month old twins, as old as the war. They were laid down gently with their relatives. Their mother spent ten years trying to have them and endured three rounds of ivf. Now all she can cradle is their baby clothes. I gave birth during the war, she says. It started on saturday, i gave birth next friday. I didnt get enough of them, i swear i didnt get enough. I have no one else, she says. They have gone with their father. We were sleeping, i swear. Israel continues to say it takes feasible precautions to lessen civilian harm. There were about 35 people in the house, says farouk abu ansa.