worthjust reminding you about the origins of the alliance and its central article of collective defence. the north atlantic treaty organisation was established in 1949 in a bid to stop soviet expansion following the second world war. it was initally made up of 12 countries including the us uk canada and france. since then, the membership has grown to 31 with finland the very latest to join. the central principle of nato, is its commitment to collective defence. under article 5 of the treaty, all member countries agree to help each other, if one of them is attacked. and it s that commitment which makes many countries wary about allowing ukraine to join. let s cross live to my colleague lewis vaughanjones in vilnius. over lewis vaughanjones in vilnius. to you. over lewis vau:han jones in vilnius. to ou. ., , plenty of warm words and support for ukraine in the last couple of hours, or updates like denmark, training f-165, or updates like denmark, training f 16s, fighterjets, ukr
welcome to bbc news. i m monika plaha. our top stories: protesters take to the streets in tel aviv, including outside the home of prime minister benjamin netanyahu in jerusalem, after he fires his defence minister for condemning his controversial legal reforms. this sacking of israel s defence minister who spoke out against the legislation feels to many people here like a turning point. warnings of more severe weather in mississippi and neighbouring states, after a powerful tornado kills at least 26 people. we saw a trailer go up in the air, bang down like a pancake. it exploded. a migrant rescue ship funded by street artist banksy is seized by italian coast guards. and why people in lebanon have woken up in two rival time zones in a row over daylight saving. hello and welcome. we start in israel, where mass protests have been taking place in several cities after prime minister benjamin netanyahu sacked his defence minister, yoav gallant. mr gall
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after it failed to follow instructions to head to sicily. the craft was helping three migrant boats. now on bbc news talking business. welcome to talking business. let s have a look at what is on the show. a crisis forcing governments to invest billions to avert a catastrophe. it is not the banking crisis, though. it is the climate crisis. as europe goes head to head with the united states on subsidies for green investment we will ask what it means for business, international trade, and the future of the planet. i will discuss that with these two: and we will assess the impact on business with wayne griffiths, the big boss of the car maker seat, which hasjust announced an electric car battery plant in spain. and later in the programme, the man behind the cinema magic. i will speak to the boss of visual effects giant framestore, sir william sargent. i will ask him about working on the world s biggest movies and what the future holds forfilm, tv and gaming. wherever you arejo