just hours before polls open, for the general election tomorrow. at least 27 people have been killed and many more injured. authorities say, they were targeting the election offices in two parts of baloochistan. the people of pakistan will head to the polls, after a campaign marred by violence and claims of poll rigging. these are some of the pictures in so far these from the blast in the pishin district, outside the election office of an independent local candidate. officials told the bbc he was meeting his polling agent at the time. the second explosion went off outside the office of a political party killing at least eight people. the afp news agency quotes a senior police official, saying it happened in the main bazaar. (map the explosions happened within an hour of each other, around a hundred and 50 kilometres apart. here s more from our correspondent saher baloch in pakistan. the latest information i have is that the election commissioner of pakistan has said that
at least 28 people have been killed in two bomb blasts in pakistan. the explosions took place at political offices in the baluchistan province on the eve of the country s general election. the united nation s humanitarian coordinator has warned that the crisis in sudan is being forgotten by the international community. martin griffiths said at least 25 million people were in urgent need of aid because of the civil war. the un is appealing forjust over four billion dollars to fund aid operations. the british dental association has called the government s plans to give bonuses to dentists who take on new nhs patients in england rearranging the deckchairs . the measures include one off payments to those who practice in under served areas, incentives to take on new patients and more help for children. labour says the plans don t go far enough. prince william has returned to royal duties, after taking some time to be with his wife, the princess of wales, as she recovers from s
hello, i m maryam moshiri, welcome to the daily global, where we ll bring you the top stories from around the world. we start in the middle east, where israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said israel will not be satisfied with anything other than total victory over hamas. he also said that israeli troops have been ordered to prepare to operate in rafah, in southern gaza. let s listen to some of what he said. translation: tonight i m| here to tell you one thing - we are on our way to a complete victory. the victory is in our reach. it s not about years or decades, it s about months. the idf is doing wonderful work. it s working systematically in order to achieve all the goals of the world that we, the political ranks, have given it, which is relinquishing hamas, releasing the hostages and making sure gaza is not threatening israel any more. to begin with, i said that the final victory is our goal. this was the decision i brought to the government at the beginning
looking lost and dazed and confused during the ongoing nato summit that has taken place in lithuania. unfortunately the start of his trip was not much better either. yesterday he appeared to awkwardly use king charles for balance, hanging onto him and walk with a noticeable stiffness we will call it. later he seemed to forget where he was, distracted in conversation with a british soldier before having to be led away by king charles. move this way, mr. president. whatever. i can t do it. since becoming president joe s time in office has been nothing but one embarrassment after another. the economy is in shambles. world affairs could not be any worse than there. now joe also skipped out on tonight s dinner with other nato leaders sending secretary of state tony blinken in his place. that should give you all the confidence. according to officials he has a big speech tomorrow and a four day. week which is frankly too much for your week, frail, cognitive mess of a president to ha