Died of a sudden heart attack in shanghai. Chinas long time second in command, he was known for his pragmatic economic policies. He rose through the party ranks despite not having any power base. At one point he was even earmarked for the top role as president. In his final term, he was the only leading politician who didnt belong to xijinpings group of xi jinpings group of loyalists. Xijinpings group of loyalists. More on that later. Now to the latest on the war in the middle east. Calls for a ceasefire to allow aid into gaza are growing amid warnings from israel that it is preparing for what it calls the next stage of combat against hamas. These are pictures from the ismay Israeli Military as tanks entered Northern Gaza on wednesday. Israel says it was a targeted rate, not the start of the ground invasion. Inside gaza, the humanitarian situation is dire as food and fuel supplies are running low. The Palestinian Red Crescent says it will be forced to shut down Ambulance Services in 2a
Earlier, i spoke with the Executive Director of the center for human rights in iran, hadi ghaemi, about the prisoner swap, and what it means for both countries. Let mejust open let me just open first and foremost by saying how happy we are and congratulate the families and individuals s hostages that should never have beenin hostages that should never have been in this place and they were just been in this place and they werejust in been in this place and they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Regarding the deal, i would say that the proof is in the pudding. I have two concerns, one is that world are 6 billion really be used only for humanitarian trade and necessities that. Because this money really belongs to the iranian people, not the iranian government, and the iranian government, and the iranian people have risen up against this government for the past year, for sure, so we better make sure that if any money travels in the geography of that direction, it benefits the
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Its crumbling nuclear deal so france is offering big incentives not to. donald trump says he can fix the situation in a single day. kristin fisher has the latest. reporter: iran and the us turning up the temperature on this volatile situation. donald trump remains optimistic he will get iran to the negotiating table before it is too late. they want to talk. they are in a different position than they were two or three years ago when i came into office. reporter: is open to meeting with the iranian president of the un general assembly in new york. iran says there will be no negotiations until the us lifts crippling sanctions. that won t be happening. reporter: not only is it not happening, the us imposed more sanctions, the oil shipping