kids in one major city get off the school bus to find homeless folks and drug addicts everywhere. president biden heading to saudi arabia this week to beg for oil, and he s trying to defend the trip in an op-ed written by him or his team. the president is trying to paint saudi arabia as an important, quote, strategic partner, even though a couple of years ago he calls the kingdom a pariah after the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi. we were going to in fact make them pay the price and make them in fact the pariah that they are. in the op-ed, biden writes from the start, my aim was to reorient, but not rupture relations with a country that s been a strategic partner for 80 years. today saudi arabia has helped to restore unity among the six countries of gulf cooperation council and is now working with my experts to help stabilize markets with other opec producers. i know there are many who disagree with my decision to travel to saudi arabia. my views human rights are c
The strikes killed at least 230 people in gaza while hamas militants have killed at least 300 israelis and taken dozens of hostages, both military and civilian. Overnight, Israeli Security forces rescued some hostages who had not been taken back to gaza and re took a captured Police Station. In the last few hours, they have shelled Enemy Positions in lebanon after reports of incoming artillery in northern israel. Our reporter simon jones has the latest. What israel is describing as its Mighty Vengeance on the Palestinian Militant Group hamas. Overnight, gaza has been rocked by explosions. Earlier, warplanes at several buildings in the centre of the city. Earlier, warplanes hit several buildings in the centre of the city. The Israeli Defense forces has released these pictures, which they say are hamas cells being targeted. The Israeli Military trying to show they are on the front foot after being taken by surprise by the hamas attacks. The israeli Prime Minister issued this morning in a
A man died this morning after being attacked by two dogs in staffordshire yesterday. The uk doesnt currently recognise The American Bully Xl as a breed, so the breed needs to be defined before any legislation can be introduced. Its not been confirmed what type of dogs were involved in yesterdays attack. A man was arrested on suspicion of having dogs out of control, and then further arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. Leigh milner has the story. This is the scene where a man was attacked by two dogs yesterday afternoon just outside a property on main street in stonnall near walsall. Members of the public try to help him. Many have been left shocked by what happened. figs to help him. Many have been left shocked by what happened. 5 a shocked by what happened. As a villaaer shocked by what happened. As a villager and shocked by what happened. As a villager and a shocked by what happened. As a villager and a little shocked by what happened. Is villager and a little place like this we d
Turned upside down or washed away. 30,000 are homeless and now danger of disease from contaminated water. Aid is heading towards derna. The logistical challenges are enormous in a place where there is now no electricity, no water or fuel. Only one of the seven Access Routes possible. Passable. To be able to move from the west part to the east part, before it was 15 kilometres. Now it is 150 kilometres to be able to move from one side to the other of the city, and this is another complication. It has been five days since the flood, the work needed barely begun. But some help is already here. Firefighters from italy have managed to reach the city, and teams from spain use dogs to search for survivors. From the air, the path of this deadly flood has reduced the landscape to bare bones. This place is uniquely difficult. Years of civil war has torn the country apart, its infrastructure left to crumble. The Authorities Say they will only accept aid that is necessary, and libyas Disaster Resp
The Prime Minister has said the government will ban the american xl bully dog by the end of the year. The breed has been blamed for a series of attacks on people in recent years. Rishi sunak s announcement comes after the death of a man in staffordshire yesterday who was set upon by two dogs thought to be of the bully breed. A 30 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter. Phil mackie reports. Another victim of the American Bully Xl. Ian price, a 52 year old local businessman, who was killed outside his home last night. This was the aftermath of the attack, which involved two dogs. Although neighbours did their best to pull them off, his injuries were so severe he couldnt be saved. We heard police cars and sirens and thought. Then another one, then another one. And then i came to the gate to have a look, and, you know. There was, like, ten, 12 police vehicles. For a while there was concern more people could be hurt. It happened just after children had been let out of t