The job of president of the United States is one which has long stretched beyond its national borders. But this Years President ial candidates, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, have very different ideas about how to manage americas complicated relationship with other powerful nations. The outcome of the 2024 us election could have far reaching impacts on people across the globe. So what is Americas Place in the world today, and how would Donald Trump and Kamala Harris shape that role . Im speaking with our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. Hi, lyse. Hello, sumi. Really good to, well, not face to face, but at least speak to you down the line. Indeed. And we also have our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. How are you, james . Very well, sumi. Good to be here. Great to have you both. And i want to start with the fact that many of our listeners will know you, our viewers will know you, you attend summits, you travel the world, you speak to diplomats, you speak to lawmake
Here in the uk, candidates for the conservative Party Leadership Contest make their pitch at the annual conference. And New Zealand has regained the World Record for the largest number of people taking part in a haka. Welcome to the programme. We start in the Middle East, where israel has carried out what it called large scale strikes on yemen. Israel says it was targeting houthis energy facilities. A Power Plant and Sea Port were hit in the yemeni city of hodeidah. Videos have been posted on social media. Clearly a real difference to what we heard just a few days ago from world leaders, who were trying to arrange some sort of ceasefire deal, some sort of de escalation. They were talking about 21 days of no military action, of talks, but what weve seen over the last couple of days, and particularly with that pivotal moment here in the Middle East on Friday Evening, that large Scale Attack here In Beirut, and the News Yesterday that Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah, had been ki
The body of the hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, Is reported to have been recovered from the sIte of frIdays IsraelI aIrstrIke IN BeIrut. AccordIng to Israel, more than 20 members of the IranIaN Backed group were kIlled alongsIde hIm. And hezbollah has also confIrmed that two other senIorfIgures have been kIlled In aIrstrIkes. Israels Defence MInIster praIsed the IsraelI attacks on houthI targets In yemen. TranslatIon we see | the Attack Today 2,000 kIlometres away In hodeIdah and Its surroundIngs, and the achIevements as they are reflected are very ImpressIve, and the meanIng Is very clear those who try to attack us or harm the cItIzens of Israel wIll pay a very heavy prIce. Our SecurIty Correspondent frank GardnerjoIns Me now. Just talk us through what we know about these attacks agaIn. So, the houthIs are a rebel group, backed by Iran. They took over most of the populated parts of yemeN Back In 2014 15 and InherIted an arsenal of long range mIssIles, and wIth IranIan help, they h
Holmes hello and welcome everyone. Im Michael Holmes. Appreciate your company. It is now 7 00 preparation for the ground troops to move across the border. Israel is saying a Ground Offensive is only one option being considered the idf continued their air offensive. Meanwhile, on saturday with blasts hitting close to beirut airport. Saturday strikes in lebanon reportedly killing more than 30 people and wounding close to 200 theres overall, nearly 1,000 lebanese have been killed since this latest escalation, according to health officials, his Vola Firing back saying it launched missiles towards jerusalem, prompting a response from israeli air defenses, police say pieces of one intercepted missile crashed in the suburbs all of this happening after israel killed hezbollahs leader, Hassan Nasrallah, prompting new fears of a wider war in the region. Hezbollah pledging to continue its fight, while iran says israel will face a Crushing Blow for the killing israels prime minister, israeli prime
You watching us here in the United States, canada, and around the world. This is cnn newsroom. Im Kim Brunhuber, Live In Atlanta were following the latest developments in the Middle East, following the israeli airstrike in lebanon that killed Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah the israeli strikes have been going on for days now and theyre showing no signs of letting up despite new fears. Of a wider war in the region of a look here, we have new video from lebanon showing some of the damage from todays israeli airstrikes in lebanon. Lebanons State News Agency says, the Sunday Strikes have killed at least ten people. Meanwhile, weve just heard from the idf that a number of projectiles have been fired from lebanon lebanon, into israel now all this is happening as the u. S. Says, israel is moving troops to the border with lebanon. A possible sign of preparations for a crossborder incursion. Israel says a Ground Operation is only one of the options. Its considering we need to understand there