Hello and welcome to the programme. We start this hour with Breaking News a Military Coup appears to be underway in myanmar. The countrys De Facto Leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the president win myint, and other Senior Party Leaders have all been detained in a series of Early Morning raids. Phone and Internet Connections have been cut and soldiers are on the streets of the Capital Naypyidaw and the main city yangon. The move comes after days of escalating tension between the civilian government and the powerful military that stirred fears of a coup. All this in the aftermath of an election the army says was fraudulent thats been rejected by observers. State tv in myanmar has released a statement saying its having technical errors and is unable to broadcast. 0ur South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head is in bangkok. He says facts are difficult to confirm at this stage. Well, its not that clear from here in bangkok we are getting a lot of reports from contacts inside myanmar. It does appe
Welcome to the programme. A Military Coup appears to be underway in myanmar. Reports say the countrys de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other civilian leaders have been detained. Soldiers are on the streets of the main cities and communications have been cut. Tension has been escalating since the november elections, which the nld was declared to have won by a landslide. The military, whose proxy party won only a few seats, has claimed the results were fraudulent. 0ur South East Asia correspondentJonathan Head is in bangkok. He says facts are difficult to confirm at this stage. Well, its not that clear from here in bangkok. Were getting a lot of reports from contacts inside myanmar. It does appear there are numerous reports that the key leadership of the country, including Aung San Suu Kyi, have been detained by the military, very early this morning, before dawn, that the capital, naypyidaw, which is not the main city, that has been more or less cut off. People are been having troubl
People living under it and is really seized and constant air strikes. Israel says that Bombing Raids which have intensified our Targeting Members of hamas, the Group Responsible for murdering over 1400 responsible for murdering over moo israelis in the attacks on the 7th of october. Meanwhile as that conflict plays out, the push to find a diplomatic solution to the israel gaza war, us President Joe Biden has again spoken to israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. The most recent communication was over the phone, but the pair met in person on wednesday when President Biden visited israel to show support. The white house also says the president has discussed the war with the leaders of the uk, canada, france, germany and italy. Frances president Emmanuel Macron and the dutch Prime Minister, mark rutte, have also now announced theyll visit on monday and tuesday. And at the rafah border crossing, several Trucks Wyre Davies has our first report tonight, from jerusalem. The human toll in
The white house also says the president has discussed the war with the leaders of the uk, canada, france, germany and italy. Frances president Emmanuel Macron and the dutch Prime Minister, mark rutte, have also now announced theyll visit on monday and tuesday. And at the rafah border crossing, several trucks from a second convoy carrying humanitarian aid from egypt have crossed into the gaza strip. The convoy had earlier been detained at the rafah crossing for several hours so that they could be searched to ensure they were carrying only aid. The un warns hundreds of lorries are needed every day, to help the more than two million people, living under an israeli siege, and constant air strikes. Israel says the bombing raids, which have intensified, are targeting members of hamas, the Group Responsible for murdering around 1,400 israelis in attacks on october 7th. Hamas has been designated a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk. Palestinian health officials,
To show support. The white house has said that the president has discussed the war with the leaders of other countries, Emmanuel Macron and the dutch Prime Minister have stated they would visit on monday as well as tuesday. What is happening on the ground . At the end moment we do know that several trucks from a second convoy carrying humanitarian aid from egypt have crossed into the gaza strip. Israel says the bombing raids, which have intensified, are targeting members of hamas, the Group Responsible for murdering around moo israelis in attacks on october seventh. Hamas has been designated a Terror Organisation by many western governments, including the uk. Palestinian health officials, say more than 4,600 people have died in airstrikes. Wyre davies has our first report tonight, from jerusalem. The human toll in gaza is mounting. These casualties brought to the al aqsa hospital in central gaza are outside the zone from which israel had told civilians to flee. Its not known from where