higher. i spoke to tribeca investment partners, who told me what was driving the rally. 2024 - me what was driving the rally. 2024 we re heading to a good start. certainly the investor optimism has returned after the first couple of weeks of a little bit of weakness. investors have decided 2024 is going to be a year where interest rates will head lower locally and the economic activity will slow down, but not as bad as feared previously. so all that combined, it s good to see the nasdaq pushing higher, led by big tech, and everybody else heading the right way. big tech - we re hearing heading the right way. big tech - we re hearing some heading the right way. big tech - we re hearing some good - we re hearing some good things, some lay offs as well? sure. i do think big tech is going through for 2024, certainly they ve had a great start, but i do think they will slow down somewhat because of the things you talk to. their earnings were slowed somewhat because costs a
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100 years after walt disney founded his world famous movie studio, the story of the Lincolnshire Village He visited to trace his ancestors. And coming up on bbc news five new sports are approved for the 2028 olympics in los angeles. Cricket, squash, lacrosse, Flag Football and baseball or softball are all in. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one. Were live in Southern Israel where theres little sign of any easing of the humanitarian crisis across the border in gaza, and little let up in israels military preparations. Israel has denied reports that a ceasefire in Southern Gaza was agreed to allow foreign nationals to leave and humanitarian aid to enter. So far that crossing remains shut. Israel has continued air strikes on gaza, it says in retaliation against hamas proscribed by many western states, including the uk, as a terrorist organisation. More than 1,400 people were killed in israel by hamas, and subsequently nearly 2,800 people have died in gaza. The un says it is
We start with the latest on the Israel Gaza War. The United Nations Security Council has been discussing calls for a humanitarian ceasefire in gaza. Its Secretary General warned that the situation there has reached a dangerous new low, as israel prepares for a Ground Offensive. Its a week ago today that hamas a group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments launched its attack on israel. During the night the Israeli Military continued, as you can see from these pictures, to hit targets from the air. The Israel Defence forces also released this video of air strikes on what it says are anti tank Missile Launchers in gaza. The army also confirmed it has carried out localised raids inside gaza ahead of its expected Ground Offensive. Officials say the raids were to eliminate the threat of terrorist cells and infrastructure. In other developments, the United Nations estimates than Tens Of Thousands in gaza have fled after the israeli evacuation warning. The original de
mariana islands and gave us this update earlier. they said he will be landing in australia wants to hearing wraps up. his plan is committed to depart inside three hours time, that he would land around 6:1i1pm australian eastern time. that is later today. our correspondent shaimaa khalil was at the northern mariana islands and gave us this update earlier. julian assange is in the us district court house behind me where the final steps of the legal proceedings for his guilty plea are under way, his pleading guilty for one felony thatis pleading guilty for one felony that is illegally obtaining and disclosing classified national security material, no for him because as for the deal that was agreed the usjustice department, he will get credit for time served in the uk. he is here because crucially, this is here because crucially, this is continental usa, julian assange refused to go to mainland us because he deeply distrust the us government. in the past, he accused him of plotti