Voters went to the polls in ukraine on monday, and according to official estimates proeuropean parties were handed a large victory. A full result is due in the coming hours. The nationwide turnout of just over 52 was a tense election. Separatists in the east boycotted the vote. We saw patrick president poroshenko hailing it as a new direction. If the results confirm, then more than half of mps would be entering parliament for the first time and a significant number of them were born in the 1980s, so they have no adult memories of the soviet union. Those mps could act in a said, as the guardians of this movement, seeking transparency and lack of correction. There does seem to be a sort of profound cure european proeuropean change if you look at it in those terms. But it does not mean the old guard is totally out. One of the surprises is the opposition bloc, which consist mostly of former party of regions people. That was a party led by viktor yanukovych. That has now placed fourth with
Whole lot worse for the hosts if or jeaargentina beat germany ine final tonight. The deadliest single strike since israel began its offensive against gaza six days ago has killed eight least 18 people. Gazas police chief was the target. Hes in critical condition. Most of the debts are member def his family. The u. N. Has called for a ceasefire but israel is threatening more strikes warning people in north gaza to leave. Dominick kane has the latest. Reporter this is the immediate aftermath of the attack. This rubble was once the house of gazas police chief. He survived the assault and is believed to be in a critical condition. But many members of his family were killed. In the chaos, rescuers used a combination of heavily machinery and their bare hands to try to get inside. Officials in the Gaza Health Ministry were in no doubt that the house was deliberately targeted by Israeli Forces. Translator its a new massacre being committed against our people that the gaza strip. This time the
Security council to issue a statement, present a statement of a Security Council resolution, even, of the Current Situation and aggression that continues. This is a clear violation of International Law and u. N. Charter. That was our request to the president. And he promised to convey that to the Security Council member to discuss it, and we believe there will be a meeting in the near future. The outcome we dont know yet, but we willand actually close consultation with the Security Council members. Thank you, and my league will speak in more details about this issue. Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for being here. We spoke as the ambassador has just indicated with the president of the Security Council. We expressed our outrage at the action of the world communitythe International Community particularly of the Security Council to the onslaught that israel is currently conducting against the Palestinian People in the u. S. Bank as well as the gaza strip and the
In south sudan, celebrations of the third anniversary of independence, but the country is still involved in a bitter ethnic conflict. Ill have all of the latest from the world cup. Brazil are out of the tournament after germany handed them their worstever home defeat. Well be live in rio in sao paulo, for all of the reaction. In the gaza strip hundreds of israeli air strikes have claimed the lives of more than 40 people in the last two days. Both sides firing across their borders in the worst outbreak of violence there has been in two years now. The army says more than 200 rockets from gaza since the start of this operation. The government says the rockets landed in several cities. A number of areas including telaviv have been targeted, but those rockets were stopped. First this wrap up of events from erica wood. Lighting up the sky. Rockets from both sides crossing the border. Israel has carried out dozens of attacks inside the bah sieged gaza strip targeting homes and other buildings
Argentina beat germany in tonights final. The deadliest single strike ins israel began its offensive against gaza six days ago has killed at least 18 people. Gazas police chief was the target. He is in a critical condition. Most of the dead are members of his family. The u. N. Has called for a ceasefire but israel is threatening more strikes calling on residents in north gaza to evacuate. Dominick kane reports. Reporter this is the immediate aftermath of the attack. This rubble was once of house of gazas police chief. He survived the assault, and believed to be in a critical condition. But many members of his family were killed. In the chaos, rescuers used the combination of heavy machinery and their bare hands to try to get inside. Officials in the Gaza Health Ministry were in no doubt that the house was deliberately targeted by Israeli Forces. Translator its a new massacre being committed against our people in the gaza strip. This time the target was the house of a family. It is near