for 13 days straight. and we will checkin for 13 days straight. and we will check in on the race for the republican nomination. the main contenders are in iowa today at an evangelical conference but the clear front runner donald trump is nowhere to be seen. first though let s start in france, where it is bastille day, marking the french revolution and as is often the case of the french president is joined is often the case of the french president isjoined by is often the case of the french president is joined by significant guest of honour. this year emmanuel macron rolled out that carpet for the indian prime minister as the two countries sealed high profile defence deals and deepen their ties. it is the latest trip from the indian leader who last month was in washington to meetjoe biden. what is behind this latest diplomatic push from new delhi. i spoke to someone from the king s college london to find out what is behind the diplomatic push. he london to find out what is beh
who were taken by hamas during its operations there. hello, i m lewis vaughanjones. alon shamriz, yotam haim and samer el talalqa were shot by israeli troops in shejaiya, in the north of gaza. a spokesperson said they were misidentified as a threat. on friday night, in tel aviv, hundreds of people gathered to call on the israeli government to do more to secure the release of the remaining hostages. they were captured by hamas, which many countries consider to be a terrorist organisation, during the attack in israel on the 7th of october. with the latest from jerusalem, here s our middle east correspondent lucy williamson. israel s army is in gaza to kill hamas fighters and bring hostages home. clear targets obliterated in the chaos of conflict. three of those shot dead in the northern district of shejaiya. not hamas gunmen, but the captives israel came to save. one of them was yotam haim, 28 years old, a drummer with a heavy metal band, kidnapped from kibbutz kfar aza. his mo
president biden will address the irish parliament in dublin this afternoon as he continues his visit to the island of ireland. in belfast yesterday, he urged northern ireland s political parties to resume power sharing. today, he s expected to affirm the strong ties between the republic of ireland and the united states. charlotte callagher reports from belfast. an irish homecoming for a us president. applause. joe biden, who describes himself as a proud irish american, arrives in his ancestral home of county louth. ., , ~ louth. coming here feels like cominu louth. coming here feels like coming home. louth. coming here feels like coming home, it louth. coming here feels like coming home, it really - louth. coming here feels like coming home, it really does. | coming home, it really does. the way every time i have come, the welcome, the people in the streets, they are so gracious to us. ., , , ., to us. he flew into dublin from belfast on to us. he flew into dublin from
a criminal offence. tonight, mr trump is meeting with his advisors, no doubt discussing the charges he is set to face, connected to hush money paid to actor stormy daniels in the lead up to his campaign for the presidency in 2016. the exact charges he faces will be disclosed in full in court tomorrow. donald trump denies any wrongdoing, calling it a witch hunt. the former president s journey from florida to new york was followed across the globe. here s the bbc s nada tawfik and barbara plett usher on the president s day. from mara largo. to manhattan. from mara largo. to manhattan. it - from mara largo. to manhattan. it is - from mara largo. to manhattan. it is a - from mara largo. trr manhattan. it is a familiar journey for donald trump in a dramatic one as the former president prepared to turn himself in to face charges. he started the morning here at his home in florida. around noon he was driven to the palm beach airport with his security detail. supporters cheered him