let s start with the war in ukraine, and nato s secretary general has admitted there is a difference between allies on whether to use cluster weapons in ukraine. it follows reports that washington is expected to announce a new weapons package for kyiv which will include cluster munitions. ukraine has been asking for them for months to boost its counteroffensive against russia, but many countries around the world ban the use of such weapons because of the danger they pose to civilians. here s whatjens stoltenberg had to sayjust a couple of hours ago. it is for individual allies to make decisions on what type of weapons. all allies agree on the delivery of weapons and ammunition to ukraine and allies are delivering an unprecedented level of weapons to support ukraine. germany and many other allies are delivering different types of ammunition, weapons to ukraine. but when it comes to cluster ammunition, there is a difference between allies because some allies have signed the con
intense negotiations are continuing in the hope that the united states will finally back a resolution. it comes as hamas said that more than 20,000 people have now died since israel launched its military offensive after the october 7th attacks, in which 1200 people in israel were murdered. hamas which is designated a terrorist organisation by the uk government says the majority of those who ve been killed in gaza are women and children. 0ur fergal keane reports. the boy lies on the body of his father. his father is among the 20,000 reported dead. but the survivors do not think of the deadin survivors do not think of the dead in figures of thousands. there is is an intimate reckoning. counted in the vanished faces of those they loved. from the beginning, they have known there is no escape. from gaza. 0rfrom grief. in this hospital in central gaza, the wounded child holds to symbols of antiracist normality. this girl lost ten members of herfamily normality. this girl lost t
Which is marking 25 years since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement. The historic peace deal largely ended decades of violence in Northern Ireland. But Prime Minister rishi sunak says efforts must be intensified to restore the Power Sharing government that was central to the deal. It collapsed in the fallout from brexit and now the political dysfunction and security concerns are threatening to overshadow the historic milestone. Rishi sunak willjoin the us president , joe biden, on a visit to Northern Ireland on tuesday to commemorate the Good Friday Agreement. A few minutes ago, the Us National Security council spokesperson, john kirby, told the White House Press corps how much this trip means to President Biden. President biden will head to Ulster University to deliver remarks marking the tremendous progress since the signing of the belfast Good Friday Agreement 25 years ago. And hell underscore the readiness of the United States to preserve those gains and support Northern Irela
hello, and welcome to bbc news. a huge fire has ripped through one of the rohingya refugee camps in bangladesh. the blaze took hold in cox s bazar in the south east of the country. the fire has been brought under control and volunteers are estimating the damage. the charity action aid said their initial assessment was that more than 2,000 shelters had been gutted, affecting around 12,000 people. no casualties have been reported so far. hundreds of thousands of rohingya refugees, who escaped violence in neighbouring myanmar, have been living in cramped camps near the border in bangladesh. earlier, rusikesh harichandan from the international federation of red cross and red crescent societies had this assessment of the damage. the fire broke out today at around 3pm in the camp and it took almost two hours to be handled by the fire service agencies. the fire has brought massive damage, around 12,000 people affected. most of the services also have been damaged. camp ten, 11, and n