Humanitarian aid into gaza and allow for talks on an enduring resolution to the conflict. The issue is hamas, the issue is whether hamas will decide or not to have a cease fire that would benefit everyone. The ball is in their court. We are working intensely on it, and we will see what they do. But theres no doubt in my mind that getting to the cease fire with the release of hostages would be a profound benefit to everyone involved. , . , involved. How difficult would it ceasefire involved. How difficult would it ceasefire be involved. How difficult would it ceasefire be to involved. How difficult would it ceasefire be to reach involved. How difficult would it ceasefire be to reach right involved. How difficult would it i ceasefire be to reach right now, cease fire be to reach right now, seeing as many agree they have in fact stalled . The former Un Undersecretary General Jamal Benomar gave me an update on ceasefire negotiations. There is pressure on the us internationally, since the u
And brett bruen, former us diplomat and professor of Crisis Communication at georgetown university. First, the latest headlines. Donald trump has posted a bond of almost 92 million as he appeals against the verdict of a Defamation Case against him in new york. Mr trump wants to reverse an order to pay the writer, ejean carroll, more than 83 million. A United Nations Fact Finding Mission has concluded that iran was responsible for the violence that led to the death of mahsa amini a kurdish woman accused of breaching islamic dress rules. A report said the government also used Unnecessary Lethal Force to suppress demonstrations that followed. A report on the british armys top undercover agent in the ira during the troubles in Northern Ireland has found that his actions probably cost more lives than he saved. The agent, codenamed stakeknife, worked inside an ira unit responsible for rooting out informers. Officials in australia say the Great Barrier reef is undergoing another mass bleachin
Chief Ursula Von Der Leyen. It comes a day after President Biden said the us planned to build a Temporary Port In Gaza. Well have the latest reaction from washington And Jerusalem. Also on the programme. Joe biden delivers a fiery State Of The Union speech, setting out the key issues likely to feature in his re Election Campaign and takes a swipe at his president ial rival donald trump. But has he done enough to stop the doubters. The Great Barrier reef is showing signs of strain after record high sea temperatures, undergoing another mass bleaching event. The un has been warning that gaza faces famine and that children there are dying from hunger. It says there have beenoverwhelming obstacles when it comes to getting aid into the territory. But on friday a potential breakthrough the uk says it willjoin the us and other allies to create a maritime corridor to deliver essential aid directly to gaza. Ajoint statement from the uk, us, eu, cyprus and the United Arab Emirates said. The plan
Hello, im lucy grey. Youre watching the context on bbc news. Former conservative Prime Minister theresa may is set to stand down as an mp at the next General Elections. Families of the victims of the uvalde Mass School Shooting have expressed their outrage after a report cleared the police of wrongdoing. 19 children and two teachers were killed in the may 2022 attack. Nearly 400 officers responded, but it took 77 minutes after the first officers arrived for police to confront and kill the 18 year old shooter. An independent investigator was assigned to look at the local police response, which has been criticised as slow. He found officers acted in good faith. The main problem in this scenario, in this incident, wasnt the fact that they didnt go to the door, it was they couldnt get to the door. There was eight feet that the shooter could see clearly. But families of the victims have condemned the new report, several walking out of the presentation. There were multiple Law Enforcement of
Harry and britney what do these two have in common . Well tell you later in the show. Welcome to The World Today. Start tonight with global efforts being ramped up to get aid into gaza. Until now its been done by road and then air now a sea corridor is being set up to gert much needed food, water, medicine and temporary shelters into the palestinian terrority. Aid provided by the United Arab Emirates will be gathered at cyprus, where it can be inspected by officials from the israeli government; and from there it will travel a Via A Maritime Corridor Actross the Eastern Meditterranen to the coast of gaza. The European Commission chief was in cyprus earlier to make the announcement she spoke to reporters along with the cypriot president a point where we simply have to unlock all possible routes. The humanitarian situation in gaza is dire. With an extent palestinian families and children desperate with an extent palestinian families and children desperate for with an extent palestinian fa