in beirut on tuesday. hezbollah a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon has blamed that attack on what it says was flagra nt israeli aggression. israel has not commented. both hamas and hezbollah proscribed terrorists organisations in many countries have close ties to iran which itself is holding a day of mourning, after 84 people were killed by explosions near an event to mark the anniversary of the death of the iranian general qasem soleimani. alongside this several nations have issued a warning to the houthi militants in yemen who are also close to iran to stop the attacks on shipping in the key lanes in the red sea. and of course the fighting in israel and gaza which has played a role in sparking all this there are reports of dozens more deaths from air strikes in southern gaza as israel continues its military operation. live now to our middle east correspondent hugo bachega in beirut. explain who this man, the leader of hamas was, t
very well and this is rafael nadal we re talking about, a 22 time grand slam champion. i think the other advantage of winning two matches here already and having a third against jordan thomson of australia is that will be three matches in four days. if he wins the quarterfinal, then four matches in five days and this exactly what you need when you re returning to the tour having had a year away. there were two hours and 15 minutes on the clock when that third set began. we just need to be reliastic, if you ve been out since april and you have had three minor operations, two on her hand and one on her left ankle, then you re going to tire in the third set of a match of that quality and physicality. she was really going for her shots, we know that is the way she plays and wants to play. but her defence was very, very good. again, it s been a really encouraging couple of rounds for her. i think certainly above expectations given that she s had so little tennis in 2023. india hav
of pakistan s devastating floods. de facto authorities in four russian occupied or partially occupied regions of ukraine have announced plans to hold referendums on joining russia this week as ukraine continues to recapture territory in the north east. proxy administrations in luhansk, donetsk, kherson and zaporizhzhia all say that voting will start this friday. this is what the russian appointed head of the region had to say. translation: i will personally a - eal to translation: i will personally appeal to the translation: i will personally appeal to the president. - translation: i will personally appeal to the president. with l translation: i will personally appeal to the president. with ai appeal to the president. with a request for legal approval of the referendum result as soon as possible and i am sure this procedure will not take much time. it has come from very different areas. french president president macron says the referendum will have no legal consequence,
to ensure economy grows. it s six in the morning in singapore, and 6pm in new york where world leaders are taking part in a un meeting which is already being dominated by ukraine. russia s invasion was always going to be at the top of the agenda, but events on tuesday have brought the war into even sharper focus. officials in russian controlled areas in the east and south of ukraine have announced snap referendums onjoining russia. it appears to be part of a push by moscow to accelerate their annexation, in response to serious setbacks on the battlefield. we have set a course of reunification with russia and will not turn back from it. based on the results of the referendum i will personally appeal to the president of the russian federation of vladimir putin with request for proof as soon as possible. and i m sure this procedure will not take much time. sure this procedure will not take much time- much time. how is the global community much time. how is the global communit
typhoon nanmadol has killed at least four people and injured more than eighty. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are torcuil crichton, westminster editor at the daily record, and claire cohen who is a journalist and author. tomorrow s front pages starting with the financial times leads with liz truss s comments that tax cuts for the rich are not unfair and that she was prepared to be unpopular to boost growth. the daily mail says the pm will link tax cuts at home with standing up to authoritarian regimes abroad. but the guardian sees comments byjoe biden as an attack on liz truss s policies, after he said he was sick and tired of trickle down economics. the i predicts interest rates will rise by two percentage points in the next four months starting with a three quarter per cent rise tomorrow. the telegraph reports pro russian leaders in four occupied areas of ukraine will hold referendums onjoining russia. th