and foreign minister agree to dissolve parliament, triggering new elections the fifth election there in three and a half years. the european union says russia s blockade of ukraine s ports which prevents millions of tonnes of grain from being distributed across the world is a real war crime . this is a desperate attempt to use the foot to make to create hunger. welcome to the programme. we start here in the uk which is gearing up for the biggest set of rail strikes in thirty years. which is gearing up for the biggest disruption is expected all week. which is gearing up for the biggest there will be rail strikes on tuesday, thursday and saturday. and a london underground strike on tuesday. almost all major lines in england, scotland and wales will be affected. the rmt trade union is striking that stands for the national union of rail, maritime and transport workers. so, thousands of staff are due to walk out staff working at network rail responsible for the rail
it is good to have you with us. we start in israel, where a temporary truce with hamas is set to expire in the coming hours, unless a deal is reached to extend the agreement. six more israeli hostages held in gaza have now been handed over to the red cross. mia schem, the 21 year old woman kidnapped from a music festival on october 7th was among those just released by hamas. she s been reunited with her mother. but as one family celebrates the return of a loved one, another is facing fresh anguish. this is shira bibas and her two young sons. hamas claims they died in an israeli missile attack on gaza. the organisation, designated a terrorist group by the us and uk, released a hostage video of her husband, yarden. the israeli government said again that it hasn t yet verified what has happened to the family. meanwhile, the white house has condemned what it called a terrorist attack by hamas gunmen at a bus stop injerusalem earlier on thursday. three people were killed in the
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Scarred by more violence. Several people have been killed including two politicians. President maduro is widely expected to secure a victory that could allow him to change the constitution. But Opposition Parties in the Oil Rich Nation are boycotting the vote. The bbcs will grant reports from caracas. This is a very poor sector other low income neighbourhoods in the east of caracas, one of the biggest sha ntytowns in latin caracas, one of the biggest shantytowns in Latin America and order a government supporters have been turning out to vote. It has been turning out to vote. It has been a slow and steady stream to the polling stations, not the huge queues we are used to seeing snaking around the block during the days of president hugo chavez. There are controversial elements to this vote, particularly these points of registration which opposition members of Parliament Say are basically a form of control to make sure Government Employees are voting. Nevertheless, those who have turned o