being held by hamas designated as a terror group by the uk, us and other nations. around 1.5 million palestinians are currently sheltering in rafah, with hundreds of thousands fleeing there amid months of fighting in gaza. aid agencies say people have run out of places to go, and senior un officials have stepped up calls for israel to refrain from attacking the city. but benjamin netanyahu says only continued military pressure on hamas will release the more than 100 remaining hostages. lucy williamson reports. explosion. last night, israel s army came to rafah. special forces, backed by airstrikes on homes and mosques. left behind, more than 60 people dead. ..and took with them two israeli hostages, snatched from a second floor apartment. this, the moment counterterrorist police went in and brought them out. the military vehicle moving rapidly towards the israeli border. inside, theirfirst moments of freedom caught on the units body cams. 60 year old fernando marman and 70
demand for these bitcoin funds, which began trading mid january, has been robust. bitcoin has also benefited from expectations that the federal reserve will soon cut interest rates. investors believe the first rate cut in years could come as early as may. higher rates scare investors away from riskier investments like cryptocurrencies, so lower rates are seen as a positive. now, while investors are starting to look at cryptocurrencies as a legitimate asset class, many warn there are still very volatile. bitcoin is worth about $20,000 less than the record high. less than the record high the token hit back in 2021. staying with the us, former president donald trump has asked the supreme court to keep his criminal trial for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 elections on hold. mrtrump is campaigning to return to the white house this year as a potential republican candidate. one issue that s likely to rank high in terms of voter concerns is the country s relationship with
the strikes hit the city of rafah on the border with egypt, as part of a rescue mission to free two hostages being held by hamas designated as a terror group by the uk, us and other nations. around 1.5 million palestinians are currently sheltering in rafah, with hundreds of thousands fleeing there amid months of fighting in gaza. aid agencies say people have run out of places to go, and senior un officials have stepped up calls for israel to refrain from attacking the city. but benjamin netanyahu says only continued military pressure on hamas will release the more than 100 remaining hostages. lucy williamson reports. explosion. last night, israel s army came to rafah. special forces, backed by airstrikes on homes and mosques. left behind, more than 60 people dead. ..and took with them two israeli hostages, snatched from a second floor apartment. this, the moment counterterrorist police went in and brought them out. the military vehicle moving rapidly towards the israeli bor
produce turned into legal guarantees. they want pensions for old age farmers. some 200 organisations have become part of these protests. 20,000 farmers expected to be mobilised as far as a way as the south. some farmers have been detained and not been allowed in the capital which has essentially completely beefed up security with cement blocks, barbed wire, to try and stop farmers from the northern states and punjab from trying to get in. we months ahead of the general election. and then there was a repealing of those contemptuous farm laws. union ministers and farmer organisations are still in talks although they haven t been any breakthroughs at the moment. . ~ been any breakthroughs at the moment. ., ~ , ., ., , moment. thank you for giving us that undate- let s start by talking about the bitcoin bounce. the world s largest cryptocurrency topped 50 thousand dollars for the first time in more than two years on monday ? the latest sign of a massive rebound for the crypto s
tried directly to the crypto currency. the demand for these bitcoin funds the began trading in january has bitcoin funds the began trading injanuary has been robust. it is also been expectations that the first rate cut in years could come as early as may. higher rates scare investors away from crypto currencies so lower rates are seen as a positive. while investors are now starting to look at crypto currencies as illegitimate asset class, many wonder if they are still very volatile. bitcoin is worth about $20,000 less than the record high the token hit it back in 2021. staying with the us, former president donald trump has asked the supreme court to keep his criminal trial for trying to overturn the results of the 2020 elections on hold. mrtrump is campaigning to return to the white house this year as a potential republican candidate. one issue that s likely to rank high in terms of voter concerns is the country s relationship with china. president biden has been taking a tou