Is benjamin netanyahu s position improving as a result of the attacks on hezbollah? people who are quite critical of netanyahu, the way that he s conducted the war in gaza, have been in favour of some kind of escalation with hezbollah. And what on earth has happened to one of china s most senior economists after he criticised xi jinping? we think he disappeared some time earlier this year. That gives you an indication ofjust how cautious peoplei have to be in order to not run foul of the leadership in china. Sirens blare. Iran launched two big waves of missiles at israel on tuesday. But in case you might think world war iii was breaking out, it was all carefully choreographed. Distant explosions. Iran signalled what it was going to do, the americans knew about it beforehand and israel was expecting it. That s the way these things are done. The basic facts are unchanged. Israel remains dominant in the immediate region, and iran s hope of turning its two associate groups hamas, in gaza
Maybe you all have a better answer is why this is not more the responsibility of israels neighbours, of lebanon said neighbours . Why is egypt and the uae and qatar, why are they not more responsible for what is happening in the Middle East as well . Why are they not more influential with hamas, his brother. That makes no sense to me. ,. ,. , brother. That makes no sense to me. E. , brother. That makes no sense to me. , me. Its a good point, its something. Me. Its a good point, its something. Aaron, me. Its a good point, itsj something. Aaron, lets me. Its a good point, its something. Aaron, lets get you back again. While you are thinking about an answer im going to bring another line coming in for the from reuters news agency, this is quoting a senior israeli official that says israel is saying it is the only force actively fighting iran and its proxy. Just going back to the point that hillary was making. Why are other countries within the region not more actively involved . It does
Further attacks on Ukraine Today with three children among seven people killed by a russian missile and a Drone Attack on the western city. Yesterday, people were killed by a strike on a ukrainian Army Training Camp and a hospital. It was the single deadliest attack on the war this year. Our Europe Correspondent is there. We know there has been so much suffering on this war but this particular story which has emerged today is horrific. The mother and her three daughters were all killed in their apartment in the early hours of this morning. The dad survived and some very harrowing images have emerged of him bloodied and the welded. This was a city that has largely spared the onslaught of russia, only a0 miles from the polish border, a0 miles from the European Union and Nato Alliance but clearly that was no deterrent from the russians today. Meanwhile in this city, we have been talking to officials who have been trying to make sense and happened and investigate what happened yesterday be
Very latest. Israel is carrying oUt a major Military Operation in the occUpied West Bank. Reports say 11 palestinians are dead. Donald trUmp accUses the Us Department OfjUstice of trying to resUrrect a dead Witch HUnt after it filed Charges HUnt after it filed revised charges against him. Spacex says bad weather has postponed their mission after technical issUes early in the week. In the Paralympic Games begin in paris today, with the Opening Ceremony taking place across the city later. Hello. Welcome. Sir Keir Starmer is visiting berlin, where hes expected to say the Uk has a once in a Generation OpportUnity to reset its relationship with eUrope. The british Prime Minister will be holding talks with the german chancellor, Olaf Scholz. As prime in order to really talk to the eU in a broader sense. Is we have in order to really talk to the eU in a broader sense. Is the have in order to really talk to the eU in a broader sense. Is the first meeting, bUt this is the first official Visit V
I think both sides have ruled out that this is talking about the uk rejoining the eu in any way, shape orform, or even the customs union, for that matter. But what this is about is some quite concrete bilateral talks. This is the fifth meeting, but this is the first official visit of the Prime Minister to berlin. And its just two months after he was elected as Prime Minister. Now, for his predecessor, rishi sunak, it took 18 months. And i thinkjust that alone is a signal of what london wants to achieve. Its, on the one hand, its a strong signal that the uk is now open for business with germany and, you know, is very serious about pushing forward some quite concrete bilateral agreements, particularly on defence, because i think Thats Something that the two countries are keen on working together on. What they cant really do much is when it comes to trade, because thats within the. Thats within the responsibilities of the eu. But what. I think when it comes to closer cooperation between t