israel gaza conflict. and the developments over the last few hours now. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has returned to tel aviv. this is his fourth the that make third trip there since the conflict broke out on october a temporary deal for paul s infighting is due to expire in the next few hours but talks have been ongoing in an effort to extend that temporary truce. senior israeli advisor told the bbc earlier that israel would agree to an extension as long as hamas continues to release hostages. earlier on, ten israeli and four thai hostages held by hamas in the gaza strip arrived in israel after being handed over to the red cross. two russian israeli women were also freed earlier. in exchange, israel announced 30 palace indian women and teenage boys have been freed from israeli prisons in return for the latest round of releases that we are seeing. meanwhile israel are still trying to confirm a claim by hamas that a ten month old baby, the youngest hostage being
k pop scene, bts, have announced that they re taking an extended break to pursue solo projects. emily brown has more. the catchy songs have won south korean boy band, bts, legions of fans over the past nine years. theirsong, permission to dance, has had over 770 million views on youtube, but after a nearly decade of success, the group has announced will take an extended break and will pursue solo projects. the seven member band talked about their future in a video to fans. but the company behind the groundbreaking k pop group say they aren t taking a hiatus but have agreed members will focus on more solo work. bts have had international recognition, evenjoining a white house daily briefing. this is an important month for america. a lot of our asian american friends have been subject to real discrimination.
close the chasm in this increasingly divided united states. the biggest band to emerge out of south korea s k pop scene, bts, have announced that they re taking an extended break to pursue solo projects. bts were the biggest selling global artists of 2021 and are said to have sold around 3a million albums during their nine year career. jeff benjamin is a k pop columnist at billboard. he told us how the announcement has been received by fans across the world. it is a tough day, a heartbreaking day, but i think also at the same time, there s a lot of excitement and a lot of hope on this day. specifically, even though this announcement did come in a very heartfelt way, we saw the guys talking on a livestream while eating together and getting emotional, tearing up during the video, talking about what was initially reported as a hiatus. their record label, hybe, actually came out to clarify that it s not exactly a hiatus, but just that the members will be focusing on more solo projects at t
in beijing, thousands of people are being locked down, and millions face compulsory testing, after a surge in coronavirus cases. and, could the best be yet to come? after nine years together, the k pop supergroup bts announce they re taking a break, to focus on their solo careers. a last minute intervention by the european court of human rights has blocked plans by the british government to send seven asylum seekers to rwanda, under a controversial new policy.
are being locked down and millions face compulsory testing after a surge in coronavirus cases. music plays and could the best be yet to come? after nine years together, the k pop supergroup bts announce they re taking a break to focus on their solo careers. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a last minute intervention by the european court of human rights has blocked plans by the british government to send seven asylum seekers to rwanda under a controversial new policy. the home secretary, priti patel,