thanks for spending your spunda morning with us. fareed zakaria gps starts now. this is gps, the global public square. welcome to you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakari coming to you from new york. on today s program, the u.s. and britain strike the houthis in yemen. and the strife between hezbollah and islamrael heats up. is this turning into a war in the west? then, china s eagle eyes were watching across the strait as taiwan voted yesterday. what did they see? will the results bring us closer to conflict or further away? i ll ask an expert. also, escaping from north korea. it s an incredibly dangerous prospect. would be defectors are likely to be tortured or killed if caught. we will bring you an extraordinary inside look at the journey out of the hermit kingdom with the people behind the new film, beyond utopia. it s almost three months since the ground invasion of gaza began. has it been proportional to the damage hamas inflicted on is
On capitol hill. Well have much more on that. Also ahead, the latest out of The Middle East. President biden is pushing for a ceasefire to address the humanitarian crisis in gaza. Well show you former president Donald Trumps outburst during his Civil Fraud Trial in new york. First, willie, lets go to the latest on the tragedy unfolding in maine. At least 15 people are dead this morning, up to 50 may be injured in the community of lewiston, located 30 miles north of portland, maine. Police s gunman entered two separate locations. First, a Bowling Alley, where he fatally shot seven people before moving on to a nearby bar. Some of the victims may have been injured in stampedes as crowds raced to escape as the shooting started. Officials fear many teenagers could be among those killed and injured as the Bowling Alley was hosting its youth night. Police have identified now a 40yearold male as a Person Of Interest in connection with these shootings. Hes still at large, considered Armed And D
this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i am fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. today on the program we ll bring you the latest on the is is israel-hamas war. christoph is back from the region and he ll give us what he calls the myths and the reality. is egypt part of the problem or part of the solution in it shares a border with israel and gaza. can it help during or after this brutal war? and the leaders of the two most powerful countries in the world met face to face on wednesday for the first time in a year. presidents xi and biden shook hands and met for four hours. what was accomplished? did the iciness of the relationship thaw? i ll talk to australia s former prime minister kevin ruud and the spectators in the eu. but first, here s my take. between the tragic ongoing war in gaza and the biden-xi summit, one crucial global crisis in danger of being forgotten. the war in ukraine and this
this is gps , the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. today on the program, we ll bring you latest on the israel hamas war and the new york time s nick kristoff is just back from the region and will give us a sense of what he calls the myths and the reality. then, is egypt part of the problem or part of the solution? it shares a border with israel and gaza. could had help during or after this brutal war? and the leaders of the two most powerful countries in the world met face-to-face on wednesday. president xi jinping and joe biden shook hands and met for four hours. what was accomplished? i ll talk to australia s former prime minister kevin rudd and the spectator cindy yu. but first here is my take. of between the tragic ongoing war in gaza and the biden-xi summit, one global crisis is in danger of being forgotten. the war in ukraine. and this is a terrible time f