there is crucial for the success of the war. in other developments, israel s military says three soldiers were killed, and several injured after hamas fired rockets from an area in southern gaza, near the rafah crossing. israel responded by closing the karem shalom border point. peace talks in cairo have ended no progress on a ceasefire agreement was made. the israeli government has also forced the news network aljazeera to shut down its operations in israel calling it a mouthpiece for hamas. frank gardner reports from jerusalem. in a country that prides itself on free speech and democracy, israeli police shut down the offices of aljazeera today, seizing its broadcast equipment. if you are watching this pre recorded report, then aljazeera has been banned in the territory of israel. this was one of its final broadcasts from jerusalem before the police arrived. the government accused the tv channel of incitement to terrorism, calling it a mouthpiece for hamas. its bureau ch
he wrote: that s despite us claims that china is providing vital war material to russia. president macron is expected to warn president xi against backing russia in the conflict. let s speak to jonathan cheng, the china bureau chief for the wall streetjournal. thank you forjoining us today, jonathan. let s talk about the wider diplomacy first. president xi has been on somewhat of a diplomatic blitz recently, although usually receiving visitors rather than going abroad. how significant do you think this troop is? i how significant do you think this troop is? this troop is? i think it s re this troop is? i think it s pretty important - this troop is? i think it s l pretty important because, this troop is? i think it s - pretty important because, as you point out, he rarely leaves china these days and certainly during covid he didn t and this is one of his few trips outside and i think it s significant because i think in beijing, they still see europe as potentially winnable, i
to do with the central bank. and we get the inside track from the boss of dulux paint owner, akzonobel, on why he s fighting off a $23 billion hostile takeover. tonne buchner also tells us what the rise of populism in europe means for big business. also in the news, amazon sjeff bezos says he s selling $1 billion each year, to get into the space race. today we re asking, for your next space holiday, which entrepreneur would you trust to get you there and back richard branson, elon musk orjeff bezos? just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. welcome to the programme. the world s two biggest economies come face to face later today, when us president donald trump hosts his chinese counterpart, xijinping, in florida. it will be the first time they meet in person. as well as north korea, trade will be at the top of the agenda for theirfirst meeting. it s already an issue that s created tensions between the two. let s look at it in more detail. atjust over $659 billion of goods and servic
Qantas agreed to pay a $66 million fine and $13 million in compensation after a scandal involving "ghost flights," where seats were sold on cancelled trips. The airline admitted misleading consumers by advertising flights that were not operating. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission criticized Qantas behavior, stating that many consumers were affected. Qantas apologized for the situation, acknowledging it failed to notify customers of cancellations promptly. The airline, known as the "Spirit of Australia," has faced challenges, including criticism over ticket prices and service quality.
Australia's competition watchdog, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, revealed that Qantas "admitted that it misled consumers" by advertising seats on tens of thousands of flights, despite the fact that these flights had alread