could start using the planes in combat by the beginning of next year. germany, norway and nato itself also offered a variety of monetary and hardware pledges. our europe editor katya adler has been covering the nato summit for us and has more from vilnius. i think if you stand back, what we saw is a west united behind ukraine, against russian aggression. but what we did see is real tension between the realities of war on the one hand, decimating ukraine, upending stability in all of europe, and then on the other, the very real domestic political pressures facing all the leaders there. take zelenskyy. because of what his people are going through, they expect him to be able to rock up to a summit like this with a whole wish list for weapons and a demand for a timetable for nato membership, and they do not really understand why they cannot get it. then look atjoe biden. he s facing election in the us next year, and on a very delicate tight rope he has pledged billions of dollars
lives, homes, families and now the very mission set up to help gaza s desperate is taking a hit too. the un agency for palestinian refugees, or unrwa, firing several employees for alleged involvement in hamas assault on israel. a body set up to protect, accused of attack. britain and a handful of other countries have now paused theirfunding. the foreign office said it was appalled by claims of complicity in what it called a heinous act of terrorism. hamas stormed israel on the 7th of october, killing more than 1,200 people and abducting at least 240. israeli intelligence has reportedly passed on material set to show the participation of unrwa staff and the use of its vehicles and facilities. its government has seized on the allegations as the world remembers another massacre. translation: it was proven on international holocaust i remembrance day what we have been saying for years, that the unrwa employees are collaborators with the terrorist organisation hamas and that th
left the courthouse flanked by her legal team. trump wasn t there for the verdict, he left the courthouse as carroll s team was presenting its closing arguments on friday. our correspondent nada tawfik was in court and sent this update. donald trump was not there when the verdict was read. teaching carol holding the hands of her lawyers it was read out. it was certainly a victory for her. remember the first defamation trial in may she was awarded $5 million. this far more, $83.3 million. this far more, $83.3 million as you said but the key piece being at $65 million in what is called punitive damages. that is the amount that the jury found was necessary to try to convince donald trump or at least to make them think twice about defaming ejean carroll again defaming e jean carroll again by defaming ejean carroll again by making public statements referred throughout this trial and really since the start of her allegations were made public that he denies wrongdoing, she s a lia
both times emerging victorious. last may, he was found liable for sexual abuse and defamation and ordered to pay her $5 million in damages. the second defamation trial looks set to cost him far more $83 million. donald trump was not present when the verdict was read and earlier he stormed out of court when ejean carroll s lawyer was delivering her closing statement, arguing that the former president acted as if the law didn t apply to him. afterward, he slammed the verdict on social media as absolutely ridiculous and a politically motivated witch hunt, directed by president biden. we will immediately appeal. we will set aside that ridiculousjury. and ijust want to remind you all of one thing i will continue with president trump to fight for everybody s first amendment right to speak. everybody has a right to defend themselves when they are wrongfully accused and to be able to say, i didn t do it. donald trump has repeatedly denied raping the former advice columnist at a
dedicated to genuine peace and development . unrwa s head says a full investigation into the allegations is being carried out and anyone found to have been involved will be held accountable. philippe lazzarini added, to protect the agency s ability this latest news comes as pressure grows on the israeli government to change its conduct in its war with hamas. it s intensified its bombing of gaza, despite the international court ofjustice ruling on friday that israel must do everything possible to prevent genocide there. here s our middle east correspondent mark lowen. israel is seizing on another development as proof of what it says is the un s bias against it, which is that 12 members of staff of the un mission operating in gaza have been dismissed for. as they were found to be, to have been complicit in the hamas attacks on israel on the 7th of october. now, israel says that is proof that the un mission in gaza is not impartial that it is pro hamas. what the united nation