Saying that 15 hezbollah fighters were killed in an Air Strike in the south. Meanwhile the war in gaza continues. Bbc examines a fatal Air Strike on a school in Gaza City which killed multiple children. And, prosecutors in the Election Interference Case against Donald Trump allege that the former president resorted to crimes to overturn the 2020 election result. Hello, im annita mcveigh. Welcome to Bbc News now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. The Uk Government says it has agreed a deal which gives mauritius full sovereignty over the Chagos Islands which are located in the Indian Ocean while allowing the uk and the us to retain operational control of their Diego Garcia joint Military Base there. Mauritius has claimed sovereignty over the islands, which are around 500km south of the maldives, since independence in 1968. The uk evicted its population of more than 1,000 people in the 1960s and 1970s, to make way for that Military Base. Under the terms of the agr
The dispute continued at the United Nations and in international courts for many years and this agreement was reached following two years of negotiations. Andrew harding has the details. A scattering of tiny islands deep in the Indian Ocean. British, for now, but after todays agreement, not for much longer. The Chagos Islands are all uninhabited, save for one, an important one, diego garcia. It is home to a big and secretive american military base. Today, britain agreed to hand the whole archipelago over to mauritius, but crucially, The Americans will remain in place. This is a very, very important agreement between our countries. Crucially protects the national security interests of the united kingdom and our allies and has been reached in full agreement with the united states retaining the crucial base on diego garcia. Also closes down a potential route for migrants. But some have warned that china could exploit the deal to extend its influence. It is over half a century since the in
Than 200 rare diseases all of which are treatable, and in some cases curable, if caught early. We can start with some breaking news. Itsjust coming into we can start with some breaking news. Its just coming into us from the West Bank that reuters News Agency, where the Israel Defense forces are saying may have conducted A Strike on the city of saying at least 14 people have been killed in that strike. No more information on that at the moment, but reuters are saying that the palestinian Health Ministry are reporting that at least 14 people have been killed in an israeli strike on the West Bank. Israels military fighting effectively on three fronts in gaza. Lebanon and the West Bank. We will bring you more as we get more details. President biden says he is talking with israel about the Possibility that it could attack irans energy sector, in retaliation for tehran s Missile Barrage on israel this week. His comments led to an immediate spike in the price of Oil Brent Crudejumping as much
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Of knowledge to. Add will get reaction from kenya where doctors had been forced to drop some of their Reproductive Services because of a lack of dont aid from the u. S. Now the new us president has just reversed that policy. Plus weve got the story on what is behind the turtle hatchlings in kenya 7 beaches. Hello im kristie wonder its good to have your Company South africas chief pandemic advise us say a 3rd wave of covert 19 which is expected in the 2nd half of the year could be even worse than the current to 2nd way south africa is the worst hit country. A continent with 43000 deaths and 1400000 cases now the number of infections has soared because of the new variant of the virus that is say to be 50 percent more transmissible now the country is expecting its 1st delivery of 1000000 doses of the astra zeneca vaccine thats made to arrive on monday ill be talking to professor sally in a deal karim after this report. Health care workers at the frontline of south africas Coronavirus Cris