have been waves of intense israeli air strikes over gaza, much heavier than in the previous night. the israeli army says it is increasing the number of abstracts on the territory and expanding its ground force operations. in gaza, sire are warning of more extracts to come and communication including phone and internet have been cut off making it impossible for residents to reach anyone. amid the darkness explosions are intensify and israel is warning residents to move south for their safety. residents to move south for theirsafety. hamas residents to move south for their safety. hamas military wing says it is flashing with israeli forces in northern gaza and targeting intense missile barraged. an overwhelming majority of the un general assembly voted in favour of an immediate truth in gaza, it calls for aid. it opens is the eu military situation in gaza is growing increasingly dire. the palestinian red crescent societies that they will run out of fuel in the coming hours and
tour, has been to london, has been to paris, and now he will appeal to eu leaders more widely for more help withjets and long range eu leaders more widely for more help with jets and long range weapons to bolster kyiv s defences against the expected spring offensive. almost a year to the day that russia invaded ukraine. let s listen the welcome given to president zelensky in brussels. applause we are here today on this historic occasion to welcome the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelensky, to the european parliament. this is an extraordinary moment, an extraordinary moment, an extraordinary time. it has been
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domestically, as prime minister, he sought to bolster national identity and historical traditions. this under his watch, the position of emperor in civic life was reaffirmed and he sought, albeit unsuccessfully, to revise the country s post war constitution. but it was his economic plan, or abenomics, that was perhaps the most high profile policy of his time in office. on the international stage, shinzo abe took a tough stance towards north korea, avoided a trade war with the united states under donald trump, and signed a host of partnerships with regional and western allies. he also worked to strengthen japan s defences and boost military spending. despite winning general elections in 2014 and 2017 with sizable majorities, shinzo abe s personal approval rating suffered in the latter years of his time in office. a series of damaging corruption scandals and a mixed record in confronting the covid 19 crisis damaged his reputation.
subversion and aggression. and we will resist any creeping temptation to accept what putin is doing today there can be no creeping normalisation, not now, not in the months to come, not in the years ahead. we must strengthen nato s defences still further, so today i called for a meeting of nato leaders which will take place tomorrow, and i will be convening the countries that contribute to the joint expeditionary force, which is led by the united kingdom and comprises both nato and non nato members. last saturday, i warned that this invasion would have global economic consequences and this morning the oil price has risen strongly. the government will do everything possible to safeguard our own people from the repercussions to the cost of living. and of course, we stand