transition to a more targeted campaign in gaza to reduce civilian casualties. the defense chief said he discussed pathways after hamas. the pentagon chief is also taking up houthi rebels on red sea shipping which he says must stop and he is urging other countries to publicly condemn the aggression. lloyd austin is attending a red sea security summit in bahrain which is one of the countries taking part in a new u.s.-led initiative to keep the waterway safe. houthi sources took responsibility for attacks monday on two commercial vessels they claim are linked to israel. all countries have the right to move freely and lawfully in international waters. but that foundational global right is under new threat today from the totally unacceptable attacks on merchant vessels by the houthis in yemen. that is endangering our common prosperity and the lives of innocent mariners. and these reckless houthi attacks are a serious international problem and they demand a firm international
in the final of the cricket world cup. australia will meet the hosts, india. but it wasn t a straightforward semifinal. they were up against south africa, who initially struggled, losing four early wickets before recovering to push australia right to the end. however, the five time champions used all their experience to battle through and take a nervy three wicket win, asjoe wilson now reports. what s in those south african expressions? pride of course, but nerves? well, first over of the match, their captain temba bavuma out. south africa chose to bat first they like to bat first. quinton de kock that s only going for pat cummins. australia caught everything. the kolkata conditions suited their bowlers. south africa for a while could barely score. when rassie van der dussen fell, it was 2a 4. heinrich klaasen resisted until this dismissed by the part time spin of travis head. through it all, david miller kept strong, kept swinging. his 101 gave his team something a t
on resuming high level military communication and slowing the production of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid responsible for tens of thousands of drug overdose deaths in the us. however, the leaders are still at odds over taiwan, with president xi calling it the biggest and most dangerous issue in bilateral ties. beijing considers it part of its territory while the us maintains unofficial relations with taiwan as a democratically self governed island. here s what president biden told leaders about the us china relationship on thursday. our discussions will always be candid and constructive. states does not seek conflict. we announced military to military communication to reduce the risk of accidental miscalculation. joining us now from san francisco is sumi somaskanda. sumi, you ve been there covering this apec summit all week. what s the latest there? on the very last full day of the summit, you might hear the rain coming down, people wrapping up their meetings, some meetings
right now, gaza s largest hospital become as warzone as israel launches a, quote, precise and targeted operation against hamas targets with patients still inside. plus the world is watching as president biden and chinese president xi jinping are set to meet just hours from now.averte several lawmakers still spoiling for a fight, literally. got elbowed in the back and kind of caught me off guard because it was a clean shot to the kidneys. want to do it now? stand your butt up then. you stand your butt up. stop it. good morning to our viewers around the world. more on those shenanigans later. i m kasie hunt. israeli troops are ascertaiascersearching al-shifa room by room. israel claims that it sits on an underground hamas command center and hostages were being kept at the facility. but israeli radio reports that they have not yet found any hostages inside the hospital and the search continues. an israeli defense force spokesman says the military is doing whatever it
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