more now on developments in the middle east. uk prime minister rishi sunak will make a statement to the house of commons shortly. the statement will be about the iranian attack on israel and how rafjets helped to shoot down some of the drones that were launched against israel. earlier, the foreign secretary lord david cameron confirmed that the uk would absolutely consider further sanctions on iran in response to its attack on israel. we will return to the house of commons when rishi sunak begins his statement. we can cross live to westminster to speak to our political correspondent harry farley. i suppose we will get the details of the british involvement but i suppose the basic message to israel of restraint will be underlined in the next few minutes. i of restraint will be underlined in the next few minutes. of restraint will be underlined in the next few minutes. i think that s exactly right. the next few minutes. i think that s exactly right. i the next few minute
a couple of hours ago. he s charged with 3a counts of fraud, relating to hush money allegedly paid to the former adult film star stormy daniels before the 2016 presidential election. he s now in the courthouse itself for the start ofjury selection. prosecutors accuse him, of arranging payments to stormy daniels in an effort to buy her silence. donald trump has pleaded not guiltydescribing the case as a witchhunt. he spoke to the media just before heading into the courtroom. he s been in the courts for around an hour and a half. let s hear what he had to say. something like this has never happened before. there s never been anything like it. every legal scholar said this case is nonsense, it should never have been brought. it doesn t deserve anything like this. there is no case, and they ve said it. people that don t necessarily follow or like donald trump said this is an outrage that this case was brought. this is political persecution. this is a persecution like never before
which almost ended his life in new york two years ago. a new report paints a bleak picture of the future of coral reefs us officials say another mass bleaching event is underway. hello, i m matthew amroliwala, welcome to verified live, 3 hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start in israel, where the country s war cabinet has been meeting, to consider its response to iran s weekend drone and missile attack. iran has called on western nations to appreciate its restraint after its attack in retaliation for a deadly strike on its consulate in syria. it comes as international pressure for restraint mounts, with the un secretary general antonio guterres warning israel to step back from the brink and in the past hour, the british prime minister, rishi sunak, telling parliament that his government is working urgently to prevent further escalation in the region. let s cross straight to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet, i
of its choosing. oil prices are particularly volatile, given the region s role in producing a commodity so vital to the functioning of the global economy. well, oil prices have actually been falling and that s because many traders think the risk of escalation is already factored in to the price. the american bank citigroup though is warning that if there is more direct conflict between the two, oil prices could soar above $100 a barrel. and it s likely that all of this will dominate the agenda for central bankers and finance ministers who are gathering this week in washington dc for the annual international montary fund and world bank meetings. ahead of that, the head of the imf kristalina georgieva has been warning the global economy faces a sluggish and disappointing decade amid all the uncertainty. any impact, as small as it might be, is not desirable in an economy with high uncertainty. and inflation still not being brought down to target, very simple, oil prices g