in gaza, after hamas gave what it called a comprehensive vision to mediators. mr netanyahu? office said he also planned an assault on rafah, the city in the southern edge of the gaza strip where more than half of the territory s two and half million people at residing. meanwhile, a ship carrying food supplies for gaza has arrived, and is now waiting off the coast in a test run of what is hoped will become a new route for aid into the territory. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has been speaking about the negotiations. answering questions from the press in austria, mr blinken said both sides were working to bridge the remaining gaps. he said he was yet to see a plan for the israel military in rafah. you asked specifically the israel military in rafah. 7m. asked specifically whether we ve seen the plan, and now we have not seen the plan, and now we have not seen it. regarding the hostages. yes, there has been a counter proposal put forward by hamas, i can t get in
but president putin is certain to win six more years in office. the uk s jobs problem: why more than one in five working age adults aren t looking for work. we ll have a special report from our analysis editor ros atkins. and the story of the viral hanging granny. she became an internet sensation and we ll meet the man who s immortalised the moment in paint. all that to come on the programme tonight. we start with the war in ukraine. but at a meeting that took place thousands of kilometres from the front line. the gathering today of three european leaders could have major implications for the conflict. but there is a dilemma among the three leading military powers of mainland europe just how to maintain a unified response, when there s growing differences on what that response looks like. french president emmanuel macron, german chancellor olaf scholz, and polish prime minister donald tusk met in berlin today amid rumours of a rift between the french and german leaders. it
moscow as alexey navalny is set to be buried, cnn news central starts right now the breaking news mourners, as far as the eye you can see police lined the streets with snipers on the roofs at the funeral of russian opposition leader alexey navalny. now cnn s live signal, which was jammed or blocked for a time, is now back up. locking in a trial date in florida, a critical hearing is happening this morning in the classified documents case against donald trump. trump is expected to be there. we are there too. so never in the history of recording us whether has 12 feet of snow ever fallen in just one to two days? that could happen this the weekend. sara is out. i m john berman with kate baldwin. this is cnn news central cnn breaking news and the breaking news this morning, he was a true hero. i want to say to him, farewell. you re looking at live pictures from outside the funeral of russian opposition leader alexey navalny, thousands of mourners are risking their lives a
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wave of support from top performers. all of those stories here in just a moment. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s lizzy. hello from the bbc sport centre. we re starting with the the news today that the future of the commonwealth games and its viability is being questioned, after alberta announced they re cancelling their bid to host the 2030 event. it follows victoria, in australia, who also pulled out of staging the next games in 2026. our correspondent, alex capstick, tells us where this leaves the games. it would seem to be in crisis. without a house for the next two editions. although they insist there is ongoing dialogue with potential hosts. it has been suggested india or malaysia might lodge a bid. but one committed and prepared to meet all of the financial demands of staging such a big multisports event has increasingly difficult. fifa is investigating an official complaint that the zambia head coach, bruce mwape, sexually assaulted a p