hello and welcome sto our viewers joining us here from the united states and all around the world. we continue to bring you breaking news coverage of the israel/hamas war. i m rosemary church. both sides have agreed to extend the pause in fighting for a seventh day. this came just minutes before the six-day truce was set to expire. israel says it agreed to extend the deal in light of mediators efforts to continue the process of releasing hostages. we ve learned that israel has received a list of people to be released today. 16 hostages were set free by hamas on wednesday, including ten israelis under the terms of the truce. four thai nationals and russian israeli women released under separate deals. joe biden says he is gratified by the release. israel freed another 30 palestinian women and children from its prisons, as part of its agreement with hamas. many were in detention and never charged. meanwhile, a group of thai hostages is set to arrive back in thailand soon. ma
And im jane dutton this is the news our live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes replacing jacob zuma south africas ruling party prepares to elect a new leader. The new symbol of palestinian anger the activist who lost his legs in a previous israeli air strike has now been shot in the head and killed. In the streets of honduras its been two weeks and still no winner and nouns to in the president ial election and why are migrants opting for an old land route to enter greece even though its just as dangerous as the sea. The watershed meeting to elect a new leader for south africas ruling party the African National congress has been delayed due to legal challenges is a chosen to succeed jacob zuma whos tainted by corruption allegations will lead the a. N. C. Into the next president ial election in two thousand and nineteen the partys deeply divided over who should take over a Bitter Campaign has threatened to split the movement because. The south african president s preferred ca
Hello im Maryanne Demasi this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next sixty minutes. South africas ruling Party Gathers to decide who should replace jacob zuma is x. Y. Or his Deputy Sebastian kurtz becomes the worlds youngest leader as he agrees a Coalition Deal which brings the far right into the austrian government. Dont mention diversity the trouble ministration bans Health Officials from using seven crucial words and phrases. Three months after two hurricanes hit why a third of puerto rico is still without power. With all the sports including the final of the Club World Cup is underway in abu dhabi defending champ israel madrid are aiming for the second consecutive title as they take all brazilian sides. Have been tense scenes on folding in johannesburg where south africas Ruling African National congress is meeting to select its new leader current president jacob zuma whos accused of corruption is stepping down as head of the a. N. C. But the policy is deeply divi
And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Thanks forjoining us. Its 8am in singapore. Midnight in london and seven pm in washington where the row between donald trump and his former strategist steve bannon shows no sign of abating. Lawyers for the president are trying to prevent the publication of a new book, which has mr bannon making explosive allegations about the trump presidency. And theyre suing him over it. But the book is currently being rushed to stores, ready for sale on friday, four days earlier than planned. Jon sopel reports from washington. Hell hath no fury like a bannon scorned, it would seem. Steve bannon, who was described as the brains behind donald trump, is now out in the washington cold after his extraordinary attack, the warm words of last summer, but a distant memory. I like him, hes a good man. He is not a racist, i can tell you that. Hes a good person. He actually gets a very unfair press in that regard. But we will see what happens with mr bannon, but
Its 9am in singapore. 1am in london and 8 pm in washington, where the row between donald trump and his former strategist steve bannon shows no sign of abating. Lawyers for the president are trying to prevent the publication of a new book, which has mr bannon making explosive allegations about the trump presidency. And theyre suing him over it. But the book is currently being rushed to stores, ready for sale on friday, four days earlier than planned. Jon sopel reports from washington. Hell hath no fury like a bannon scorned, it would seem. Steve bannon, who was described as the brains behind donald trump, is now out in the washington cold after his extraordinary attack, the warm words of last summer, but a distant memory. I like him, hes a good man. He is not a racist, i can tell you that. Hes a good person. He actually gets a very unfair press in that regard. But we will see what happens with mr bannon, but hes a good person, and i think the press treats him, frankly, very unfairly. Bu