The cnn newsroom. Im Jim Acosta in washington. We are following three major stories this hour around the world, Stock Markets are tumbling as investors confront a sobering concern is the u. S. Economy is suddenly slowing much faster than expected. Plus we in the final hours of the socalled veepstakes, who will Kamala Harris choose . As her Running Mate . The list of contenders were told has been narrowed down to three with an online announcement possibly coming at any moment and an alarming spike in tensions since in the middle East Israel is bracing for new strikes from iran and its Fox News a few hours from now, President Biden will convene his national Security Team at the White House amid growing fears that the region is racing toward a wider conflict. We do start though on Wall Street where stocks opened down more than 1,000 points this morning following Fridays Desert jobs report, the fears of a slowing us economy of sent shockwaves through global markets and stoke fears of a rec
North eastern city over sunderland. A Police Building there was attacked and the property next to it set on fire. Police have been trying to contain several hundred demonstrators in what has been a lease latest in violent protests in a number of English Towns and cities this week. It follows the fatal stabbing of three children in southport in the North West of england on monday. Dozens more protests are planned for this weekend in the wake of those stabbings. Our Correspondent Mark Easton was on the ground in sunderland as protesters caused chaos. As darkness began to large numbers of police have been deployed across the city to deal with a wave of criminality. The Police Car in a Side Street vandalised. Around the next corner, a taxi overturned and satellite. About four or 500 protesters here in the city of sunderland. A Police Helicopter overhead. You can probably see the right squads getting out of their van with police on Horseback Charging through the crowd to disperse them but i
Abraham lincoln is being sent to the region. Iran and its allies have promised imminent retaliation against israel. An announcer on iran State Tv said on Friday Night that in coming hours, the world would witness extraordinary scenes and very important developments. It comes after a Funeral Ceremony in qatar for the hamas political leader, ismail haniyeh, who was assassinated in iran on wednesday. Officials from a number of arab and muslim countries attended as well as prominent figures from fatah, the main rival palestinian faction to hamas. Hamas and iran have vowed revenge for the strike that targeted mr haniyeh. Although iran and its allies have blamed israel, the country has not claimed responsibility for his death. From doha, our senior international Correspondent Orla Guerin reports. Dohas largest mosque, the setting for Funeral Prayers for ismail haniyeh. Qatar has been his base for years. And in punishing heat, thousands came to mourn the slain leader of hamas. Among the crowd
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In response to growing threats from iran and iranian backed fighters. The announcement came after a Funeral Ceremony in qatarfor the hamas political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in iran on wednesday. Hamas and iran have vowed revenge for the strike that targeted mr haniyeh. Although iran and its allies have blamed israel, the country has not claimed responsibility for his death. The threat of Retaliation is causing Unease And Tension in Israel Asjenny Hill reports from Tel Aviv they are uneasy, they know that potentially outstanding on the brink of a much wider regional conflict. Its worth pointing out that there have been a number of similar moments since israel launched its War On Gaza following the attacks of october 7. When its look as though that war could explode into a much wider conflict. But this is without doubt a very dangerous, very significant moment, and we understand that urgent diplomacy is going on, most of it behind the scenes, to try to defuse the tension.