under federal investigation for possible tax crimes related to foreign business interests. speaker mccarthy said these allegations facing the biden family paint a picture of corruption . the american people deserve to know that the public offices are not for sale. and that the federal government is not being used to cover up the actions of a politically associated family. i would encourage the president and his team to fully co operate with this investigation in the interests of transparency. the biden administration and some democrats have come out against the investigation, saying the house should focus on legislative work. in a statement on social media, white house spokesman ian sams said: well, earlier, ispoke with senator chris coons, a close ally of president biden, about the inquiry, plus kim jong un s visit to russia, and the war in ukraine. thank you forjoining us. if i can start with breaking news that senator mccarthy is launching an impeachment inquiry into pres
after the vote the us ambassador to the un called on both hamas and israel to implement the plan without delay or any conditions. our north america correspondent maddock tawfik is monitoring events for us and sent this update. events for us and sent this u date. ,, ., , update. the united states, because no update. the united states, because no surprise - update. the united states, because no surprise that i update. the united states, i because no surprise that this resolution coincided with antony blinken set trip to the region. what we heard from the united states was that this was the best possible way to secure a durable end to the war. saying that it really is a deal that was israel s initiative, it outlined three phases that they said would eventually lead to the complete withdrawal of israeli forces. the release of all hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners. major reconstruction of gaza eventually. but i think from different members and different positions, w
we have a special report on a yazidi family suing an islamic state leader s widow for abuse and sex trafficking. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in new york, where the united nations security council has voted in favour of an american resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire by israel and hamas in gaza. 1a countries voted in favour, with russia abstaining. speaking after the vote, the us ambassador to the un, linda thomas greenfield, said the fighting could end now if hamas accepted the three phase plan. our north america correspondent nada tawfik is monitoring events for us, and sent us this update. the united states, i think, it s no surprise that this resolution, the vote, coincided with antony blinken s trip to the region. and what we heard from the united states was that this was the best possible way to secure a durable end to the war, saying that it really is a deal that was israel s initiative, it outlined thr
the un security council endorsed a ceasefire proposal for gaza on monday. it is the first time the council has passed a resolution demanding a stop in fighting, after eight months of war. the resolution urges both hamas and israel to fully and quickly implement the three phase plan. 1a countries voted in favour, and russia abstained. reactions to the resolution between the two parties have been mixed. hamas says it welcomes the endorsement, and that it s ready to work with mediators. a senior israeli diplomat said her country would continue to pursue its objectives. us ambassador to the un linda thomas greenfield says the resolution shows hamas that the international community is united. colleagues, today this council sent a clear message to hamas. accept the ceasefire deal on the table. israel has already agreed to this deal and the fighting could stop today, if hamas would do the same. i repeat, the fighting could stop today. the bbc s nada tawfik has more from new york.