Catherine philp is world affairs editor at the times. She s reported from war zones for decades, and recently accompanied ukrainian forces across the border into kursk. So, i was coming into ukraine for. . . I ve been coming on and off since before the invasion, and this was a long scheduled visit. Itjust so happened that it came at a time when ukrainian forces had crossed the border into russia. So, obviously, my immediate question was, can we go? can we get there? setting it up with the ukrainians was not the hard bit. Actually, it was convincing my editors and, you know, layers of management back at the times that this was a safe thing to do, or that we could mitigate the risks involved in it. Because they weren t just about the danger there. They were also these legal risks about. . . . . The legal consequences of illegally crossing into russia, which is how the russian government have perceived the trip. But you obviously persuaded them, cos you went. Just to explain, then, who yo
By the netanyahu government . President erdogan said he condemns what he called a barbaric attack by israel. The white house says it is deeply disturbed by the incident. Here s us secretary of state, antony blinken. First things first, let s find out exactly what happened and we will draw the necessary consequences. As you have heard me say, i have no higher priority than the safety and protection of american citizens around the world, wherever they are, something i take with the utmost seriousness, so if we have more info, we will share it and, as necessary, act on it. Our international correspondent, mike thomson sent this report. She had been taking part in a protest in the northern west bank. It was organised, one of many taking place in recent weeks to protest against the increased expansion of settlements in the west bank and it is said by local media that israeli police had opened fire on those taking part in the demonstration and also used stun grenades and tear gas to try
French authorities say at least 12 people, including a pregnant woman, have died after a Boat Carrying Dozens of migrants capsized in the english channel. Around 50 people were rescued in an operation involving boats and helicopters. The french coastguard says the boat got into difficulty off Gris Nez at around 6am local time, and everyone on board ended up in the water. An emergency medical Care Centre was set up at Boulogne Sur Mer. The latest Uk Government figures show the number of people crossing the channel in small boats so far this year is 21,403. Thats more than in the same period last year, but fewer than 2022. But in the first six months of 2024, theres been an 18 rise in the number of arrivals, on 2023, and its now clear more migrants are getting onto each boat. An average of 51, with the vast majority, being young men. From Boulogne Sur Mer in northern france, heres andrew harding. French Rescue Helicopters busy once again today, bringing casualties from the sea to the sho
Of cracking the uk market. Live from London, This is business today. It This is business today. IS Packed. Im saLLy bundock. This is business today. Lets get going. We start with AL Chip maker nvidia. Its Record Rise to one of the worLds most vaLuabLe companies has wowed WaLL Street. Now, its breaking records again, but not in the way it wanted. On tuesday, nvidia Lost the most Stock Market VaLue in a day of any company in us history aS Part of a steep seLL off that Hit Tech shareS ParticuLarLy hard. Nvidia continued to faLL after hours as bLoomberg reported that it has received subpoenas from the Department Ofjustice, which is investigating whether it has been abusing its dominance of the market for AL Chips. Lets just show you the numbers because they are pretty staggering. ALmost 279 BiLLIon that was the amount wiped off the vaLue of nvidia over the course of the trading day. It adds to Losses Last week after the companys forecasts disappointed investors. Nvidia has been the corners