And columnist for Msnbc Julio Ricardo Varela and Pr Adviser and former ministerial aide leon emirali. First, the latest headlines irans Supreme Leader has said that tehran and its allies will not back down in their confrontation with israel. He told a large crowd that irans Missile Attack on israel earlier in the week was the minimum punishment for what he called israels crimes. Lebanons State News Agency says four hospitals in the south are out of service as israel continues its offensive against hezbollah. Another hospital, in beirut, has scaled back its services after sustaining damage from a nearby israeli strike. An investigation by the Royal Navy has found that women in the Submarine Service were subjected to misogyny, bullying and unacceptable behaviour. The inquiry took place after allegations of widespread sexual Assault And Harassment made by a female former navy officer. A metropolitan Police Officer has been charged over the death of an 81 year old woman who was killed in a
LInks to Iran. LInks to Iran. He was one of the best known he was one of the best known and most InfluentIal fIgures In the MIddle East. Born In 1960, Hassan Nasrallah grew up In beIrut s Eastern Bourj Hammoud neIghbourhood. He became leader of hezbollah In 1992, at the age of 32, after hIs predecessor was assassInated. He played a Key Role In turnIng hezbollah Into a powerful polItIcal and mIlItary force. Under hIs leadershIp, he helped hezbollah TraIn Hundreds of fIghters from the palestInIan MIlItant Group hamas. And he also obtaIned mIssIles and rockets from Iran for use agaInst Israel. Lets speak to anna foster, our mIddle East Correspondent In beIrut. Talk us through exactly what we know about what happened there. ThIs Is a really crucIal moment now. Last nIght, about 6 20pm here In beIrut, we had thIs huge serIes of explosIons a few kIlometres from where I am now In dahIeh, In the Southern Suburbs, a hezbollah stronghold. We saw pIctures quIckly of absolute destructIon comIng ou
The Victory Plan that president Volodymyr Zelenskyy will present to the White House tomorrow, has been kept largely under wraps untilJoe Biden has seen it. But some elements of the plan have been briefed, including the need for more timely decisions from western allies. The us president is still lingering on his decision as to whether the longer Range Atacm missiles can be used on targets inside russia. Today at the general assembly in New York, zelenskyy was Exhorting The International Community not to forget ukraine or the dangers of a nuclear disaster that russia poses inside his country. Now, putin does seem to be Planning Attacks on our nuclear power plants and their infrastructure, on our nuclear power plants and infrastructure, aiming to disconnect the plants from the power grid. Any missile or drone strike, any critical incident in the Energy System could lead to a nuclear disaster. A day like that must never come. And moscow needs to understand this and this depends in part on
Putin threatens war. As starmer meets biden to discuss ukraine, what would 3 harris or Trump Victory mean for the west . And its succession for real as the Murdochs Head to court over what happens after Rupert Murdochs death. Hello and welcome to newsnight, the place to be this Friday Night for insight and illuminating interviews on a day when tensions between russia and the west appear to be escalating. As we speak, sir keir starmer s meeting with President Biden to discuss the next steps in the war in ukraine. So, what does the future looks like, for ukraine and the west, after the us election in november . On our transatlantic panel tonight, were joined by the Journalist Michael Wolff whose Book Fire and fury inside the trump White House is seen by many as the definitive work on the former president. Alison phillips, who was the Mirrors Editor in chief until earlier this year is here. And also with us, john ryley, editor of Sky News for 17 years. Welcome to you all and john, in term
Hotspots is expected to come into force on the 15th of february. Hello and welcome whether youre watching in the uk or Around The World. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. We start in washington, where President Joe Biden has made his first majorForeign Policy speech as president. Diplomacy is back, he said. And america is back ready to work with others to solve global challenges once again. It was a huge shift in tone, and in direction from the last four years. The president said he was prepared to talk to americas adversaries and pointed to an early example the extension of a treaty with russia to limit Nuclear Weapons stocks. But he also had a warning for moscow. At the same time, i made it clear to President Putin in a manner very different from my predecessor that the days of the United States rolling over in the face of russias aggressive actions interfering with our elections, cyber attacks, poisoning its citizens are over. We will not