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force. what does that mean? correspondence say it s a relatively smalljoint military force put on alert. most likely to secure niger s borders. west african leaders is a dialogue with the leaders of this military coup will be the bedrock of the approach that they take to this crisis. well, basically, one of the major decisions was the, despite all and open, including the option of military force as a last resort. they have now ordered the activation of the standby force. when this is going to start, we don t know. one of the other things that the us leaders have done is to reiterate their condemnation of the coup in niger as well as the continued detention of president mohamed bazoum. they also condemned the condition in which they say the president and his family have been kept and they are insisting that all the measures that have been put in place earlier, including a resolution as well as border closure and restriction of movement, will remain in force while they e ....
humanitarian aid into gaza and allow for talks on an enduring resolution to the conflict. the issue is hamas, the issue is whether hamas will decide or not to have a cease fire that would benefit everyone. the ball is in their court. we are working intensely on it, and we will see what they do. but there s no doubt in my mind that getting to the cease fire with the release of hostages would be a profound benefit to everyone involved. ., . ., involved. how difficult would it cease-fire involved. how difficult would it cease-fire be involved. how difficult would it cease-fire be to involved. how difficult would it cease-fire be to reach - involved. how difficult would it cease-fire be to reach right - involved. how difficult would it i cease-fire be to reach right now, cease fire be to reach right now, seeing as many agree they have in fact stalled? the former un undersecretary general jamal benomar gave me an update on ceasefire negotiations. there is pressure ....
saying, quote: the fires began on tuesday and are now about 80% contained. the blazes spread quickly, fuelled by strong winds generated by a hurricane over the pacific ocean. thousands are still in emergency shelters. visitors are being evacuated from the island. these are the latest pictures we have smouldering ruins and total devastation. the worst destruction has been on the island of maui, where some beachfront areas have been completely levelled. us presidentjoe biden has now declared the wildfires a major disaster. this triggers the release of federal funds to help recovery efforts. he spoke earlier. we have just approved a major disaster declaration for hawaii, which will get aid into the hands of people who desperately need the help now. they ve lost, anyone who has lost a loved one, whose home has been damaged or destroyed, is going to get help immediately. and i ve directed that we send support to these brave firefighters and first responders and emergency p ....
hi there, thank you for being with us. we begin with an ongoing tragedy in hawaii. at least 36 people have died in wildfires and presidentjoe biden has issued a major disaster declaration . hawaii s governor says it was the deadliest natural disaster for hawaii for generations and he expects the number of deaths to go up significantly. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes and hospitals are treating patients for burns and smoke inhalation. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal has this report. much of the hawaiian island of maui is now scorched earth. a pilot can hardly believe what he s seeing. oh, my gosh, look at the harbour! this looks like baghdad or something. the historic town of lahaina barely exists any more. since the fire began on tuesday, it has ripped through, fuelled by hurricane force winds, leaving burnt out cars on once busy streets, and instead of historic buildings, there are smoking piles of rubble. everybody still out here ....
a truce can t come soon enough. in rafah, another day of harrowing loss. palestinians mourn for 20 members of the abu ansa family, killed in their beds by an israeli air strike, according to hospital officials and gaza s civil defence. among the dead, five month old twins, as old as the war. they were laid down gently with their relatives. their mother spent ten years trying to have them and endured three rounds of ivf. now all she can cradle is their baby clothes. i gave birth during the war, she says. it started on saturday, i gave birth next friday. i didn t get enough of them, i swear i didn t get enough. i have no one else, she says. they have gone with their father. we were sleeping, i swear . israel continues to say it takes feasible precautions to lessen civilian harm. there were about 35 people in the house , says farouk abu ansa. most were children. there were no fighters. the house collapsed on them, three or four storeys. in israel, too, familie ....