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announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> in washington this is bbc world news america. the biden administration reportedly green lit the transfer of billion's of dollars of bonds and fighter jets to israel. one of northern ireland's most prominent politicians jeffrey donaldson was -- has resigned after being charged with historical sex offenses and trump and biden make a big fundraising push ahead of november. welcome to world news america. we start with the war in the middle east. the israeli defense minister says his forces will pursue hezbollah wherever the ever group operates in beirut, damascus, or further afield. the comments came hours after airstrikes on hezbollah, syria and lebanon. the israeli military said they killed the deputy commander of the hezbollah missiles unit and several others. -- seven others. benjamin netanyahu agreed to a new round of talks to try to secure the release of israeli hostages as part of a potential cease-fire in gaza. the prime minister's office as discussions will take in doha and cairo humanitarian situation on the ground in gaza.
announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> in washington this is bbc world news america. the biden administration reportedly green lit the transfer of billion's of dollars of bonds and fighter jets to israel. one of northern ireland's most prominent politicians jeffrey donaldson was -- has resigned after being charged with historical sex offenses and trump and biden make a big fundraising push ahead of november. welcome to world news america. we start with the war in the middle east. the...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" s america. s former crypto billionaire, sam bankman-fried, is sentenced to 25 years in jail for one of the biggest financial frauds in u.s. history. as evan nears one year in russian detention, he spoke to his sister about the efforts to free him. >> we are just going to have to continue to fight and believe we are going to get him back home. >> as dissatisfaction with the u.s. supreme court grows, we sit down with tired justice stephen breyer for his thoughts on the courts future, his legacy and more. ♪ welcome to world news america. we start with what's being called one of the biggest financial fraud cases in u.s. history. sam bankman-fried has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. he was once considered a rising star in the tech world. he will now be jailed for stealing millions of dollars from investors and customers of the now bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange that he founded, ftx. at one point, ftx was valued at $32 billion. when the cryptocurrency exchange collapsed in 2022, customers an
announcer: and now, "bbc news" s america. s former crypto billionaire, sam bankman-fried, is sentenced to 25 years in jail for one of the biggest financial frauds in u.s. history. as evan nears one year in russian detention, he spoke to his sister about the efforts to free him. >> we are just going to have to continue to fight and believe we are going to get him back home. >> as dissatisfaction with the u.s. supreme court grows, we sit down with tired justice stephen...
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zoe: bbc news, howie. maryam: the united nations' highest court has urged israel to assure humanitarian assistance in gaza without delay, saying famine has set in. since its written order issued in january, the international court of justice noted that the catastrophic living conditions of the palestinians in the gaza strip had deteriorated further. in particular, a review of the widespread deprivation of food and other basic necessities. the latest development follows comments made by the u.n.'s most nior human rights official, who told the bbc there is a plausible case that israel is using starvation as a weapon of war. he was speaking to our international editor, jeremy bowen. >> israel is an occupying power and has an obligation to provide humanitarian assistance. if that humanitarian assistance does not come in in the scale, speed, and predictability that is required, yes, very serious questions are raised. the collective punishment that was declared with the siege indeed amounts to a war crime. it ne
zoe: bbc news, howie. maryam: the united nations' highest court has urged israel to assure humanitarian assistance in gaza without delay, saying famine has set in. since its written order issued in january, the international court of justice noted that the catastrophic living conditions of the palestinians in the gaza strip had deteriorated further. in particular, a review of the widespread deprivation of food and other basic necessities. the latest development follows comments made by the...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" s is bbc world news america. s diverted cargo and supply chain disruption that america's biggest port for auto shipments remains at a standstill. and southern gaza talks days after the israeli prime minister canceled the high-level delegation to the u.s. ♪ welcome to world news america. investigators in baltimore recover the data recorder from eight cargo ship that crashed into a major bridge on tuesday, causing it to collapse. they are hoping the black box can explain the lost power soon after moving into the city's port, leading to to drift into the francis scott key bridge. a group of workers were carrying asphalt on the bridge. two were rescued. six others are missing and presumed dead. so far, two victims have been entified. authorities are crediting workers on the bridge for helping save countless other lives. reports say they saw the ship approaching and flag police. a mayday call also gave first responders a crucial advance warning of the imminent collapse. as recovery efforts continue, the ship is stil
announcer: and now, "bbc news" s is bbc world news america. s diverted cargo and supply chain disruption that america's biggest port for auto shipments remains at a standstill. and southern gaza talks days after the israeli prime minister canceled the high-level delegation to the u.s. ♪ welcome to world news america. investigators in baltimore recover the data recorder from eight cargo ship that crashed into a major bridge on tuesday, causing it to collapse. they are hoping the...
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if you want to get any more on that story, you can go to the bbc's website or the bbc's news app. the u.n. high commissioner for human rights has told the bbc that israel is significantly to blame for the appalling humanitarian situation in gaza where famine is looming. these are some of the latest images of destruction in gaza. israel had obligations as the occupying power and was placing unreasonable demands on the delivery of aid. he has been speaking to our international editor, jeremy bowen, if he had evidence to back up his previous comments, suggesting israel may be using starvation as a weapon of war. jeremy: you suggested yourself a few days ago that israel might be using starvation as a weapon of war. do you have more evidence of that? >> the reason why we said this is because of the report that independent panel of expertse that identify famine as a very serious risk with starvation starting from now until mid-may if there isn't a massive humanitarian assistance coming into gaza. so that brings up the question, with all the restrictions that we currently see, whether th
if you want to get any more on that story, you can go to the bbc's website or the bbc's news app. the u.n. high commissioner for human rights has told the bbc that israel is significantly to blame for the appalling humanitarian situation in gaza where famine is looming. these are some of the latest images of destruction in gaza. israel had obligations as the occupying power and was placing unreasonable demands on the delivery of aid. he has been speaking to our international editor, jeremy...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> this is bvc world news america. the search for survivors will continue into the night after the collapse of a major baltimore bridge that left six construction workers missing. the u.s. supreme court appears skeptical in a case to limit the use of abortion pills. a moscow court extends that attention of a wall street journal reporter. -- the detention of a wall street journal reporter. welcome to world news america. the u.s. coast guard says the search and rescue operation underway here in baltimore will continue into the night. the dramatic rescue mission began after a container ship struck the francis scott key bridge, causing it to collapse. six people are still unaccounted for. all six are believed to be part of a construction crew working on a bridge at the time of the collapse. two other people were pulled from the water, one hospitalized in critical condition. the singaporflagged cargo ship crashed into the bridge early monday morning around 1:40 a.m. eastern me. officials say the vessel lost propulsion and s
announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> this is bvc world news america. the search for survivors will continue into the night after the collapse of a major baltimore bridge that left six construction workers missing. the u.s. supreme court appears skeptical in a case to limit the use of abortion pills. a moscow court extends that attention of a wall street journal reporter. -- the detention of a wall street journal reporter. welcome to world news america. the u.s. coast guard says the...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" . this is the world today. . six people are still missing after a ship plows into a bridge, causing it to collapse. this is the scene in baltimore, where rescuers are continuing to search the water. >> it is 3:00 p.m. in baltimore. we are live on the scene where search-and-rescue operations have in going for more than 12 hours. the latest developments from the scene. >> also coming up on the world today. two ministers quit rishi sunak's government. the latest from westminster. >> welcome to the world today on bbc news. an unthinkable tragedy. that is how the mayor of baltimore described the collapse of the francis scott key bridge in the city. rescuers are still searching the icy waters of the river for people who plunged from the bridge when a giant container ship hit it. six people remain unaccounted for. they are thought to be construction workers. 2 were rescued, one is in critical. president biden promised the people of baltimore any federal support required will be given to them. he said "we will rebuild th
announcer: and now, "bbc news" . this is the world today. . six people are still missing after a ship plows into a bridge, causing it to collapse. this is the scene in baltimore, where rescuers are continuing to search the water. >> it is 3:00 p.m. in baltimore. we are live on the scene where search-and-rescue operations have in going for more than 12 hours. the latest developments from the scene. >> also coming up on the world today. two ministers quit rishi sunak's...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> this is bbc world news america. top israeli officials are canceling a trip to washington after the u.s. left the un security council passed a resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in gaza. former president trump gets a wind in one case while a judge and another set the date for his first criminal trial. suspects in a moscow concert hall attack appear in court after a massacre that left at least 137 people dead. ♪ >> welcome to world news america. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is canceling a scheduled trip to the u.s. after the u.s. did not veto a un security council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire between hamas and israel. the u.s. abstain from the vote, allowing the resolution to pass. the resolution also demands the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. it comes after numerous failed attempts. >> after months of diplomatic wrangling and numerous failed attempts of the resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in gaza was finally passed. >> please raise their h
announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> this is bbc world news america. top israeli officials are canceling a trip to washington after the u.s. left the un security council passed a resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in gaza. former president trump gets a wind in one case while a judge and another set the date for his first criminal trial. suspects in a moscow concert hall attack appear in court after a massacre that left at least 137 people dead. ♪ >> welcome to...
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she shot a video message by the bbc studios at windsor castle. >> in january, i under went abdominal surgery it was thought my condition was not cans out test after the operation found cancer had been present. my medical team advised that i should under go a preventive course of chemotherapy and i'm now in the early stages of that treatment this came as a huge shock. and we -- william and i have be processing this for the sake of our young family. >> i'm joined by jeannie bond, thank you for joining us. as you know the princess hadn't been seen in public since december in the weeks since then, it's been filled with conspiracy theories and wild speculations about her absence. is this something that she or the palace wanted to release? >> i think the latter. i think we have -- we as a society really have forced a young woman who is 'em battling cancer at the moment and i think we have forced her into this situation. and i think it's very sad. i think we as a society should take a long look at ourselves because the trolls on the internet have put about the most ridiculous conspiracy the
she shot a video message by the bbc studios at windsor castle. >> in january, i under went abdominal surgery it was thought my condition was not cans out test after the operation found cancer had been present. my medical team advised that i should under go a preventive course of chemotherapy and i'm now in the early stages of that treatment this came as a huge shock. and we -- william and i have be processing this for the sake of our young family. >> i'm joined by jeannie bond,...
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bbc news. sumi: let's go right now to our news correspondent who is standing by for us in windsor tonight. thank you very much for joining us. tell us what you thought of that very personal message we heard from catherine princess of wales today. >> yes, an incredibly personal video message that you played out from the princess of wales, recorded in windsor earlier this week, where she talked about her cancer diagnosis. she spoke about the treatment she has started in the early stages of that preventative chemotherapy that she is in the middle of the moment and undergoing the treatment. also, talking about the impact on her immediate family, on the couple's three young children -- george, charlotte and louis, who are very young. and how catherine and prince william have had to explain in terms of and words that they are able to understand and give them time, the children, to be able to process the news. they have known for a little bit of time before the news was made public earlier this evenin
bbc news. sumi: let's go right now to our news correspondent who is standing by for us in windsor tonight. thank you very much for joining us. tell us what you thought of that very personal message we heard from catherine princess of wales today. >> yes, an incredibly personal video message that you played out from the princess of wales, recorded in windsor earlier this week, where she talked about her cancer diagnosis. she spoke about the treatment she has started in the early stages of...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" >> you're watching bbc news. we are bringing you special coverage of an announcement by the princess of wales in which she is she is undergoing preventative treatment for cancer. it comes after she stepped back from public life to take time to recover after undergoing abdominal surgery. catherine says that although it was thought at the time that her condition was non-cancerous, tests have found that cancer had been present. she is in the early stages of preventative chemotherapy. here is her video statement in full. catherine: i wanted to take this opportunity to say thank you personally for all the wonderful messages of support and for your understanding whilst i have been recovering from surgery. it has been an incredibly tough couple of months for our entire family, but i have had a fantastic medical team who have taken great care of me, for which i am so grateful. in january i underwent major abdominal surgery in london. at the time he was thought that my condition was noncancerous. the surgery was successfu
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she revealed the news in a video message shot earlier this week by bbc. >> in january i underwent major abdominal surgery in london, and at the time, it was thought that my condition was noncancerous. the surgery was successful, however, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. my medical team, therefore advised that i should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and i am now in the early stages of that treatment. this, of course, came as a huge shock. william and i have been doing everything we can to process and manage this privately for the sake of our young family. >> for more, i enjoined from london by a journalist with deep insights into the royal family. thank you for joining us. the princess had not been seen in public since december. in the weeks since then, has been filled with conspiracy theories and wild speculation about her absence. was this video today something that she or the palace wanted to release or something they felt they had to? >> i think the latter. i think we had -- we as a society have forced a young woman who is embattling cancer at t
she revealed the news in a video message shot earlier this week by bbc. >> in january i underwent major abdominal surgery in london, and at the time, it was thought that my condition was noncancerous. the surgery was successful, however, tests after the operation found cancer had been present. my medical team, therefore advised that i should undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy and i am now in the early stages of that treatment. this, of course, came as a huge shock. william and...
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announcer: and now, "bbc ns" ♪ >> this is bbc world news america. america's top diplomat says the u.s. and its arab allies agree on the need for an immediate sustained cease-fire in gaza. u.s. republicans outlined plans to invite israeli prime minister bennett to netanyahu to address congress amid disagreements in washington over some for israel -- over support for israel. and in a landmark loss, the u.s. department of justice accuses apple of illegally monopolizing the smartphone market. ♪ welcome to world news america. start in the middle east. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken says there is consensus between the u.s. and arab leaders on the need for an immediate cease-fire in gaza. mr. blinken's in cairo on his latest middle east tour for talks to shipboard -- to shore up support on a cease-fire. the top diplomat says israel needs to do more to allow humanitarian aid into gaza, where he said the entire population faces significant levels of food insecurity. the ua and also called for a cease-fire on thursday. the u.n. has issued a draft re
announcer: and now, "bbc ns" ♪ >> this is bbc world news america. america's top diplomat says the u.s. and its arab allies agree on the need for an immediate sustained cease-fire in gaza. u.s. republicans outlined plans to invite israeli prime minister bennett to netanyahu to address congress amid disagreements in washington over some for israel -- over support for israel. and in a landmark loss, the u.s. department of justice accuses apple of illegally monopolizing the...
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we spoke to a doctor earlier today on bbc news. he says it's a lie that the government and idf prevent harm to patients. he says it's a repeated pattern of attacks and quoted the latest w.h.o. report. he said the idf has carried out hundreds of attacks on health care facilities in gaza since the october 7 attacks. how do you respond to that? >> hospitals are supposed to be protected under the laws of armed warfare, but hamas has zero regard. they openly say they wish to sacrifice the civilians of gaza for their goal of obliterating those one -- the one jewish state in the world. for hamas, a hospital is just another terror facility. an ambulance could be used to drive around terrorists as a taxi. our forces have discovered in almost every hospital in gaza hamas operatives, palestinian islamic jihad operatives, loads of ammunition. we don't go inside hospitals just because. we go in while safeguarding civilians and patients inside for which hamas has no regard because it's an operational necessity. they use hospitals as their comman
we spoke to a doctor earlier today on bbc news. he says it's a lie that the government and idf prevent harm to patients. he says it's a repeated pattern of attacks and quoted the latest w.h.o. report. he said the idf has carried out hundreds of attacks on health care facilities in gaza since the october 7 attacks. how do you respond to that? >> hospitals are supposed to be protected under the laws of armed warfare, but hamas has zero regard. they openly say they wish to sacrifice the...
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announcer: and now, "bbc news" n washington and this is bbc world news america. the u.s. and u.k. deliver thousands of tons of food aid to gaza amid warnings of severe hunger. united nations says more is needed. in a surprise announcement, the irish prime minister says he is stepping down. mexico's president rejects a texas law that empowers state officials to arrest and deport suspected illegal migrants. ♪ caitriona: hello and welcome to world news america. the u.s. state department says secretary of state antony blinken will not travel to israel as part of his current trip to the middle east. he began his visit to the region on wednesday in saudi arabia, meeting leadership before he goes to cairo on thursday. from there, the secretary will go to tel aviv wihere talks will focus on securing the release of israeli hostages, issuing the defeat of hamas while protecting civilians, and you minute hearing aid to the gaza strip. there is no mention of the word cease fire in two separate announcements. relations have soured between president biden and israeli prime minister netanyahu.
announcer: and now, "bbc news" n washington and this is bbc world news america. the u.s. and u.k. deliver thousands of tons of food aid to gaza amid warnings of severe hunger. united nations says more is needed. in a surprise announcement, the irish prime minister says he is stepping down. mexico's president rejects a texas law that empowers state officials to arrest and deport suspected illegal migrants. ♪ caitriona: hello and welcome to world news america. the u.s. state...
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this is the world today on bbc news. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the u.k. government's flagship rwanda bill has suffered another defeat with peers voting 271-288 to push their demand that the legislation must have due regard for domestic and international law. it is the first in a series of votes. earlier this week, mp's overturned 10 changes previously made to the bill by the house of lords. for more, let's speak to our political correspondent who joins us from westminster. it seems not really a week goes by that the story doesn't bubble up somewhere or another. exain what has happened and remind us of what this bill is. >> yes, many hours of debate and votes on this particular issue in the house of commons and lords going back many months. we have had five government defeats in the house of lords this evening on this flagship piece of legislation that is designed to address concerns that the u.k. supreme court raised that rwanda was not a safe place to send people to. the opposition is still there addressing concerns about the legality of the rwanda bill,
this is the world today on bbc news. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the u.k. government's flagship rwanda bill has suffered another defeat with peers voting 271-288 to push their demand that the legislation must have due regard for domestic and international law. it is the first in a series of votes. earlier this week, mp's overturned 10 changes previously made to the bill by the house of lords. for more, let's speak to our political correspondent who joins us from westminster. it seems not really a week...