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u.n. security council calling for a temporary ceasefire during the month of ramadan. the u.s. abstained, sparking outrage from israel which wanted the u.s. to veto the measure. we will speak to craig mokhiber, a former top u.n. official who resigned in protest over israel's assault on gaza. but first to london where a british court has put the extradition of julian assange on hold until the u.s. provides more assurances about how the wikileaks publisher will be treated in u.s. custody. >> today's decision is astounding. the courts recognize that julian is exposed to a flagrant denial of his freedom of expression rights, that he is been discriminated against on the basis of his nationality -- an australian -- and that he remains exposed to the death penalty. amy: we will hear from julian assange's wife and then speak to the british mp, former labor leader jeremy corbyn. plus, a judge in new york has decided the first of donald trump's four criminal trials will begin april 15. we will speak
u.n. security council calling for a temporary ceasefire during the month of ramadan. the u.s. abstained, sparking outrage from israel which wanted the u.s. to veto the measure. we will speak to craig mokhiber, a former top u.n. official who resigned in protest over israel's assault on gaza. but first to london where a british court has put the extradition of julian assange on hold until the u.s. provides more assurances about how the wikileaks publisher will be treated in u.s. custody. >>...
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the u.n. special envoy for sexual violence pramila patten spoke at the united nations on monday. >> we also found there are reasonable grounds to believe conflict-related violence including rape and gang rape occurred during the october 7 attacks in at least three locations, namely the is a festival site and its surroundings, in most, they were first subjected to rape and then killed. at least two incidents related to the rape of women -- amy: the u.n. expert pramila patten went on to say that reports of rapes occurring at a fourth location, kibbutz be'eri, were unfounded. she said her team had also found "clear and convincing information" that some hostages held in gaza had also suffered sexual violence. the u.n. experts did not conduct their own investigation but instead wrote the report based in large part from conversations with israeli institutions, including zaka, an israeli search-and-rescue organization that has been accused of spreading false stories about atrocities on october 7. the
the u.n. special envoy for sexual violence pramila patten spoke at the united nations on monday. >> we also found there are reasonable grounds to believe conflict-related violence including rape and gang rape occurred during the october 7 attacks in at least three locations, namely the is a festival site and its surroundings, in most, they were first subjected to rape and then killed. at least two incidents related to the rape of women -- amy: the u.n. expert pramila patten went on to say...
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the u.n. high commissioner for human rights says israel is significantly to blame for the appalling humanitarian situation in gaza. a new report finds a 10-month-old baby who was murdered by his parents should have been better protected. check your passport. the message to millions of britons planning a trip to europe to avoid being caught out by a 10 year rule. we will explain all in a moment. also, coming up on the world today, there has been a massive increase in the discharge of raw sewage into england's rivers and seas, adding to public anger in the conduct of water companies. and we meet the real-life hero of an incredible survival story, dr. roberto canasta from the andes plane crash, joins us later in the show. ♪ hello and a very good welcome to the world today from bbc news. we start this hour in the u.s. city of baltimore where the audio of the first responder dispatch radio because as the key bridge collapsed have been released. in the audio, officers are discussing halting traffi
the u.n. high commissioner for human rights says israel is significantly to blame for the appalling humanitarian situation in gaza. a new report finds a 10-month-old baby who was murdered by his parents should have been better protected. check your passport. the message to millions of britons planning a trip to europe to avoid being caught out by a 10 year rule. we will explain all in a moment. also, coming up on the world today, there has been a massive increase in the discharge of raw sewage...
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u.n. calls for a truce in fighting with its rival rapid support forces during the muslim holy month of ramadan. the rsf had said it welcomed the truce. the u.n. security council adopted a resolution friday, urging both warring parties to negotiate a resolution after nearly one year of conflict and expressed grave concern over the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in sudan. this is china's deputy u.n. ambassador speaking friday. >> the lives of all of the people in the world are precious. while adopting a resolution on the ceasefire during the month of ramadan, the security council must not forget the people of gaza are still suffering under bombardment. the international community must push forward for a cease fire and end to conflict in gaza to give the people some hope for survival and provide the basic security necessary for all religious activities by the muslims there. amy: in an interview with msnbc, president biden said he regrets using the word "illegal" during his state of the uni
u.n. calls for a truce in fighting with its rival rapid support forces during the muslim holy month of ramadan. the rsf had said it welcomed the truce. the u.n. security council adopted a resolution friday, urging both warring parties to negotiate a resolution after nearly one year of conflict and expressed grave concern over the deteriorating humanitarian crisis in sudan. this is china's deputy u.n. ambassador speaking friday. >> the lives of all of the people in the world are precious....
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and u.n. secretary general antonio guterres has called for reparations for the transatlantic slave trade to "help overcome generations of exclusion and discrimination." guterres made the statement on the u.n. international day of remembrance of the victims of slavery. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i am amy goodman. nermeen: and i'm nermeen shaikh. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers across the country and around the world. amy: belated happy birthday, nermeen. nermeen: thank you. nearly six months into israel's assault of gaza, the health sector has been completely decimated. before october 7, gaza had 36 hospitals. nearly six months later, only two are minimally functional and 10 are partially functional according to the united nations. the rest have shut down completely after either being shelled, besieged and raided by israeli troops, or running out of fuel and medicine. the death toll from the israeli assaul
and u.n. secretary general antonio guterres has called for reparations for the transatlantic slave trade to "help overcome generations of exclusion and discrimination." guterres made the statement on the u.n. international day of remembrance of the victims of slavery. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i am amy goodman. nermeen: and i'm nermeen shaikh. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers across the country...
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the u.n. is reporting one truck was recently denied access to gaza because it contained scissors inside medical kits. unrwa head philippe lazzarini criticized the decision, saying -- "medical scissors are now added to a long list of banned items the israeli authorities classify as 'for dual use'." he went on to write -- "the list includes basic and lifesaving items -- from anesthetics, solar lights, oxygen cylinders and ventilators, water cleaning tablets, cancer medicines and maternity kits." meanwhile, an aid ship bound for gaza has set sail from cyprus with 200 tons of food supplies. the uae-funded mission was organized by the two aid groups, world central kitchen and open arms. inside gaza, palestinians marked the first day of ramadan monday . >> the first day of ramadan is very tough. we don't know what we are going to cook, what we're going to have for the meal breaking the fast. also the meal before the fast at dawn, we could not cook. there is no gas. we get out to let the fire and it
the u.n. is reporting one truck was recently denied access to gaza because it contained scissors inside medical kits. unrwa head philippe lazzarini criticized the decision, saying -- "medical scissors are now added to a long list of banned items the israeli authorities classify as 'for dual use'." he went on to write -- "the list includes basic and lifesaving items -- from anesthetics, solar lights, oxygen cylinders and ventilators, water cleaning tablets, cancer medicines and...
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and the team that's not coming here because of a u.n. vote today, the u.s./u.n. vote to abstain and lets the resolution pass. also other breaking news. but the fact is, there is so much attention, justifiably, placed on these court cases, and the delays are important to the electoral calendar and his fortunes or misfortunes, all to january 6th and other obvious violations, like what happened at mar-a-lago with the classified documents, at least on the face of everything we know. those are important issues, but that's what we're talking about now. we're not talking about a lot of things that are coming out of the white house, including, you know, the anniversary of obamacare and a lot of the focus that was today and tomorrow going to be on that, from their perspective. >> i can't agree with you more. it is one of the more frustrating aspects of all of this. my wife put it to me, i think, the best. she said, you know, we have been talking about this one man every day since 2015. name a day of the week, name an hour of the day in which this man's name has not come u
and the team that's not coming here because of a u.n. vote today, the u.s./u.n. vote to abstain and lets the resolution pass. also other breaking news. but the fact is, there is so much attention, justifiably, placed on these court cases, and the delays are important to the electoral calendar and his fortunes or misfortunes, all to january 6th and other obvious violations, like what happened at mar-a-lago with the classified documents, at least on the face of everything we know. those are...
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he had threatened to kick out the u.n.. and also, this may be the time to mention this crucial white house where eisenhower, after hearing about lumumba's latest antics says to the effect of lumumba needs to be gotten rid physically. and so that sets off this whole thing about who ends killing lumumba. a lot of talk about the belgians, the cia. you walk us through the plot that is the center of your of your book. sure. so eisenhower has comments. he says these comments looking at allen dulles, the director of the cia dulles eventually gets to work and has the chemist a man named sidney gottlieb procure poisons and fly them to congo that devil. and the cia chief is to put in lumumba's food toothpaste poisons that will kill this man within a matter of hours or days. what that plot actually sort of fizzles because meanwhile, has been which does fire him. lumumba says no, can't fire me if i use the fire to each other. and then mobutu, we haven't talked about in a while. he comes back and, he comes back he's the head of the army
he had threatened to kick out the u.n.. and also, this may be the time to mention this crucial white house where eisenhower, after hearing about lumumba's latest antics says to the effect of lumumba needs to be gotten rid physically. and so that sets off this whole thing about who ends killing lumumba. a lot of talk about the belgians, the cia. you walk us through the plot that is the center of your of your book. sure. so eisenhower has comments. he says these comments looking at allen dulles,...
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here is what i top u.n. experts said in the last hour. >> we found clear and convincing information that sexual violence, including rape, sexualized torture, cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment, has been committed against captives. we have reasonable grounds to believe that such violence may be ongoing against those still held captive. i must add that i am of a strong opinion that this finding does not in any way legitimize further violence, but actually reinforces the need for an urgent cease-fire. >> our north american correspondent is watching all of this for us. such a flurry of news headlines in the last hour or so. first of all, that issue of sexual violence against those in southern israel on october 7 and on hostages that have been taken into gaza. but also this line from the rear admiral in israel, that 450 military operatives from hamas were working for the u.n. agency that looks after palestinians. what do you know about that? >> let's just take those one at a time. we have had this visit to i
here is what i top u.n. experts said in the last hour. >> we found clear and convincing information that sexual violence, including rape, sexualized torture, cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment, has been committed against captives. we have reasonable grounds to believe that such violence may be ongoing against those still held captive. i must add that i am of a strong opinion that this finding does not in any way legitimize further violence, but actually reinforces the need for an...
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the u.n. set a quarter of gaza's population is on the brink of famine and children are starving to death. laura davis has more on the challenges of providing aid to people in gaza. >> the opening of this maritime corridor -- the plan is a boat with some aid would leave cyprus bound for gaza. there is no natural -- no way of unloading this aid. there will be no foreign troops on the ground. there is a lot of skepticism among agencies that this is a plan that will work. it comes on the back of joe biden's plan to build a temporary harbor in gaza to allow aid and construction materials into help with the reconstruction of gaza and the supply of aid but that would not be ready for a couple of months. the way to get aid into gaza is by road but the agencies are only getting about 100 trucks' worth of aid every day. that is short of the 500 truckloads needed by the people of gaza. to the north, people are dying from hunger and aid agencies in particular and israel's allies have worn it is a dire hum
the u.n. set a quarter of gaza's population is on the brink of famine and children are starving to death. laura davis has more on the challenges of providing aid to people in gaza. >> the opening of this maritime corridor -- the plan is a boat with some aid would leave cyprus bound for gaza. there is no natural -- no way of unloading this aid. there will be no foreign troops on the ground. there is a lot of skepticism among agencies that this is a plan that will work. it comes on the back...
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he had threatened to kick out the u.n.. and also, this may be the time to mention this crucial white house where eisenhower, after hearing about lumumba's latest antics, says to the effect of lumumba needs to be gotten rid physically. and so that sets off this whole thing about who ends killing lumumba. a lot of talk about the belgians, the cia. you walk us through the plot that is the center of your of your book. sure. so eisenhower has comments. he says these comments looking at allen dulles, the director of the cia dulles eventually gets to work and has the chemist a man named sidney gottlieb procure poisons and fly them to congo that devil. and the cia chief is to put in lumumba's food toothpaste poisons that will kill this man within a matter of hours or days. what that plot actually sort of fizzles because meanwhile, has been which does fire him. lumumba says no, can't fire me if i use the fire to each other. and then mobutu, we haven't talked about in a while. he comes back and, he comes back, he's the head of the ar
he had threatened to kick out the u.n.. and also, this may be the time to mention this crucial white house where eisenhower, after hearing about lumumba's latest antics, says to the effect of lumumba needs to be gotten rid physically. and so that sets off this whole thing about who ends killing lumumba. a lot of talk about the belgians, the cia. you walk us through the plot that is the center of your of your book. sure. so eisenhower has comments. he says these comments looking at allen dulles,...
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we start with a disturbing and developing story out of the u.n. where the u.n.'s special representative on sexual violence in conflict has released the findings of her investigation. she found that hamas on october 7th systematically raped israeli women at at least three different locations across southern israeli. the findings are things that we already knew and have been reporting. it's what she confirmed though about the hostages that only add to this horrific story. take a listen. >> we found clear and convincing information that sexual violence including rape, cruel and inhuman and degrading treatment has been committed against captives. >> she says there's reasonable grounds to believe that some of that sexual violence may be ongoing against the women that are still held by hamas inside gaza. her findings come after reviewing more than 50 hours of footage, more than 5,000 hours of photoing and speaking with survivors speaking as part of a cease fire deal. what she's describing are war crimes. you can't expect israeli officials tomorrow and in the days ahead
we start with a disturbing and developing story out of the u.n. where the u.n.'s special representative on sexual violence in conflict has released the findings of her investigation. she found that hamas on october 7th systematically raped israeli women at at least three different locations across southern israeli. the findings are things that we already knew and have been reporting. it's what she confirmed though about the hostages that only add to this horrific story. take a listen. >>...
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u.n.-backed report published monday. michael fakri, the u.n. special rapporteur on the right to food said the u.s. is "complicit in this starvation of the palestinian people in gaza" and urged the biden administration to call for a ceasefire and stop sending weapons and money to israel. u.n. secretary general antÓnio guterres and unrwa chief philippe lazzarini also blasted what they called the man-made hunger crisis monday. this is the eu's top diplomat josep borrell. close this is not a natural disaster. it is not a flood, an earthquake. it is entirely man-made. i am coming from washington and i dare to say, well, yes, israel is provoking. amy: borrell added, "before the war, gaza was the greatest open air prison. today it is the greatest open air graveyard." the european union monday approved sanctions against violent israeli settlers in the occupied west bank and against hamas. the white house says president biden told benjamin netanyahu israel should not invade rafah during a monday p
u.n.-backed report published monday. michael fakri, the u.n. special rapporteur on the right to food said the u.s. is "complicit in this starvation of the palestinian people in gaza" and urged the biden administration to call for a ceasefire and stop sending weapons and money to israel. u.n. secretary general antÓnio guterres and unrwa chief philippe lazzarini also blasted what they called the man-made hunger crisis monday. this is the eu's top diplomat josep borrell. close this is...
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to restore funding to the u.n. palestinian refugee mission which the two countries cut in january when israel accused that u.n. mission of employing staff who were implicit in the seventh of october attacksn israel. on the cease-fire front, those talks in qatar say the two sides are far apart, but they are cautiously optimistic that the talks are resuming, but israel's prime minister has said he is intent on expanding the offensive into rafah and southern gaza where some 1.4 million gazans are sheltering on the ground. gazans have no time to wait for a cease-fire gen a preponderance of famine, dehydration, and desperation. >> as the international community warns of those catastrophic conditions, i've been speaking to an aid worker in rafah. she is the save the children deputy team leader for the gaza response. thanks a much for being with us on bbc news. you are in rafah at the moment. describe for us the conditions. how our children and their families living? how are they surviving and eating? >> thanks and thanks
to restore funding to the u.n. palestinian refugee mission which the two countries cut in january when israel accused that u.n. mission of employing staff who were implicit in the seventh of october attacksn israel. on the cease-fire front, those talks in qatar say the two sides are far apart, but they are cautiously optimistic that the talks are resuming, but israel's prime minister has said he is intent on expanding the offensive into rafah and southern gaza where some 1.4 million gazans are...
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u.n. eight agencies have been warning about catastrophic levels of hunger in gaza for weeks. children in northern gaza are already dying from malnutrition. the report also says about half of gaza's population, some 1.1 one million people, are already facing catastrophic hunger. michael f. is the u.n. special rapporteur at the office of the high commissioner on human rights. i've been speaking to him about this situation in gaza. thank you for being with us on bbc news. the u.n. foreign policy chief has said starvation's being used as a weapon of war in gaza. do you think it is? >> it is very clear that israel has been using a campaign of starvation. it declared so october 8 and october 9, repeatedly. israeli officials declared a siege, impose a total siege, they cut off water, fuel, medical supplies. now we are seeing some humanitarian aid trickle in. not only have we heard israeli officials declare the campaign of starvation, we are seeing the effects of starvation unfold very quickly the
u.n. eight agencies have been warning about catastrophic levels of hunger in gaza for weeks. children in northern gaza are already dying from malnutrition. the report also says about half of gaza's population, some 1.1 one million people, are already facing catastrophic hunger. michael f. is the u.n. special rapporteur at the office of the high commissioner on human rights. i've been speaking to him about this situation in gaza. thank you for being with us on bbc news. the u.n. foreign policy...
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u.n. security council resolution supporting a ceasefire in gaza after months of vetoing either ceasefire calls. we will get the latest and speak to a doctor just back from gaza as world health organization warns the looming famine is putting the future of a generation in peril. then to the goon squad. six white law enforcement officers in mississippi have incidents touch 40 years in prison for torturing two black men, michael jenkins and eddie parker. one of the torture survivors will join us along with his attorney malik shabazz. >> this is a history making moment was top i'm just so sorry it had to come on they've accepted pain-and-suffering, the torture and shooting and abuse and waterboarding of michael jenkins and eddie parker, our clients. amy: all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. israel is continuing its relentless assault on the gaza strip, with deaths reported earlier today in residential areas of gaz
u.n. security council resolution supporting a ceasefire in gaza after months of vetoing either ceasefire calls. we will get the latest and speak to a doctor just back from gaza as world health organization warns the looming famine is putting the future of a generation in peril. then to the goon squad. six white law enforcement officers in mississippi have incidents touch 40 years in prison for torturing two black men, michael jenkins and eddie parker. one of the torture survivors will join us...
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u.n. eight agencies have been warning about catastrophic levels of hunger in gaza for weeks. children in northern gaza are already dying from malnutrition. the report also says about half of gaza's population, some 1.1 one million people, are already facing catastrophic hunger. michael f. is the u.n. special rapporteur at the office of the high commissioner on human rights. i've been speaking to him about this situation in gaza. thank you for being with us on bbc news. the u.n. foreign policy chief has said starvation's being used as a weapon of war in gaza. do you think it is? >> it is very clear that israel has been using a campaign of starvation. it declared so october 8 and october 9, repeatedly. israeli officials declared a siege, impose a total siege, they cut off water, fuel, medical supplies. now we are seeing some humanitarian aid trickle in. not only have we heard israeli officials declare the campaign of starvation, we are seeing the effects of starvation unfold very quickly the
u.n. eight agencies have been warning about catastrophic levels of hunger in gaza for weeks. children in northern gaza are already dying from malnutrition. the report also says about half of gaza's population, some 1.1 one million people, are already facing catastrophic hunger. michael f. is the u.n. special rapporteur at the office of the high commissioner on human rights. i've been speaking to him about this situation in gaza. thank you for being with us on bbc news. the u.n. foreign policy...
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from what i understand, the u.n. was the organization sending convoys in on february 20, they suspended convoys after one of theirs was hit. last i heard, they suspended it. the north is incredibly desperate. they need far more aid than is being provided right now. >> in tes of the medical facilities where you are and what you guys are having to work with, explain what the situation is in the hospitals and the like. >> hospitals are overcrowded, people are lying on the floor, multiple patients on a stretcher. if you can find one, there is no mattress. i ran a primary health care clinic with doctors without borders. we ran it out of the back of a truck. we had a hard time finding a facility that could house us for quite a while. there's not enough places to provide medical care. and when rafa is invaded, we will lose some of the only functioning health care facilities that existed. >> thank you for talking to us, really appreciate your time. that is amy potter, thank you. let's go to the senior associate fellow in nat
from what i understand, the u.n. was the organization sending convoys in on february 20, they suspended convoys after one of theirs was hit. last i heard, they suspended it. the north is incredibly desperate. they need far more aid than is being provided right now. >> in tes of the medical facilities where you are and what you guys are having to work with, explain what the situation is in the hospitals and the like. >> hospitals are overcrowded, people are lying on the floor,...
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ambassador to the u.n. reacted after the vote. >> russia and china will give you all sorts of explanations for the obstruction. they didn't want to vote for a resolution penned by the united states because it would rather see us fail than to see this council succeed. >> in tel aviv, secretary blinken met today with prime minister netanyahu and later with the war cabinet. what a senior official told me it was a frank and direct meeting. that's diplomatic words for very tough. netanyahu reiterating there's no way to defeat hamas without going into rafah. he said that publically afterwards, something the u.s. is urging israel not to do. he met with hostage families as talks ramp up today in doha. as the secretary left his hotel, he signalled support to those protesting in favor of hostage release who were chanting, thank you, blinken. he said he told netanyahu that it's critical to get more aid to starving palestinians in gaza while stressing u.s. opposition to israel's plan to invade rafah. >> we share israel
ambassador to the u.n. reacted after the vote. >> russia and china will give you all sorts of explanations for the obstruction. they didn't want to vote for a resolution penned by the united states because it would rather see us fail than to see this council succeed. >> in tel aviv, secretary blinken met today with prime minister netanyahu and later with the war cabinet. what a senior official told me it was a frank and direct meeting. that's diplomatic words for very tough....
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the u.n. secretary-general also took swift action and announced the launch of a full and independent■: investigation, le by the u.n.'s highest investigative body, into the allegations. and that is ongoing. at the same time, president biden suspended all u.s. contributions to unrwa, pending the■ outcome of that investigation. a number of other countries followed suit, as did the e.u. but, mr. president, since then two things have changed. first, the netanyahu goveren un evidence with unrwa, nor, as reported by "the wall street journal," has it shared the raw. in fact, i urge every one of my senate colleagues to read the classified report prepared by the dni, and i especially urge my colleagues to read the intelligence4. the many other claims the netanyahu government has made against unrwa. and there have been many. that completion are unaware of the fact that unrwa has long provided both israel a the named identities of all its employees for full review and. now, israel of course has far mo
the u.n. secretary-general also took swift action and announced the launch of a full and independent■: investigation, le by the u.n.'s highest investigative body, into the allegations. and that is ongoing. at the same time, president biden suspended all u.s. contributions to unrwa, pending the■ outcome of that investigation. a number of other countries followed suit, as did the e.u. but, mr. president, since then two things have changed. first, the netanyahu goveren un evidence with unrwa,...
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u.n.'s highest court orders israel to take urgent humanitarian assistance in the gaza as famine sets in. failed for 25 years, a former billionaire crypto boss sam bankman-fried is cvicted of one of the biggest financial frauds in u.s. history. also coming up on "the world today," tackling homelessness through football. we look at a new netflix movie helping to make a change. ♪ hello and welcome to the world today from bbc news where we start with breaking news coming in to us now from south africa, where at least 45 people have died in a bus crash. the department of transport says the vehicle, traveling from botswana to limpopo province, plunged off a high bridge into a ravine after colliding with the crash barrier. it then burst into flames when it hit the ground. local media is reporting that an eight-year-old girl was the only survivor. the precise cause of the crash is currently being investigated. just to reiterate what we just told you, there has been a serious bus crash in south a
u.n.'s highest court orders israel to take urgent humanitarian assistance in the gaza as famine sets in. failed for 25 years, a former billionaire crypto boss sam bankman-fried is cvicted of one of the biggest financial frauds in u.s. history. also coming up on "the world today," tackling homelessness through football. we look at a new netflix movie helping to make a change. ♪ hello and welcome to the world today from bbc news where we start with breaking news coming in to us now...
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on the u.n. security council resolution calling for a ceasefire in gaza until the end of ramadan and the release of all the hostages. our vote does not i repeat does not represent a shift in our policy. we've been very clear, we've been very consistent in our support for a ceasefire as part of a hostage deal. that's how the hostage deal was structured and the resolution acknowledges the ongoing talks. we wanted to get to a place where we could support this resolution. but because the final text does not have key language that we think is essential, such as condemning hamas, we couldn't support it. though because it does fairly reflect our view that a ceasefire and the release of hostages come together, we abstained. defense minister gallant is here today meeting with mr. sullivan in fact, as we speak. he'll have other meetings while he's in town today and tomorrow, certainly with secretary of defense austin tomorrow. we certainly look forward to having those discussions with him and making it cle
on the u.n. security council resolution calling for a ceasefire in gaza until the end of ramadan and the release of all the hostages. our vote does not i repeat does not represent a shift in our policy. we've been very clear, we've been very consistent in our support for a ceasefire as part of a hostage deal. that's how the hostage deal was structured and the resolution acknowledges the ongoing talks. we wanted to get to a place where we could support this resolution. but because the final text...
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meanwhile, internal u.n. documents obtained by "the guardian" reveal israeli forces have systematically harassed u.n. workers in the occupied west bank. some have been blindfolded at checkpoints. israel has also reportedly used u.n. facilities to fire on palestinians living in refugee camps. mexican president andrÉs manuel lÓpez obrador blasted texas's anti-immigrant sb4 law on wednesday as u.s. courts continue to wrangle over its legality. the law grants texas authorities broad powers to arrest and deport anyone they suspect of crossing the border without authorization. this is amlo. >> we are against this draconian law, which is completely contrary to human rights. if they intend to do deportations, which is not up to them, we won't accept deportations from the texas government and we will not stand idly by. amy: amy: the law is currently blocked after the 5th circuit court of appeals moved to halt the measure tuesday, just hours after the u.s. supreme court ruled the law could go into effect. immigrant j
meanwhile, internal u.n. documents obtained by "the guardian" reveal israeli forces have systematically harassed u.n. workers in the occupied west bank. some have been blindfolded at checkpoints. israel has also reportedly used u.n. facilities to fire on palestinians living in refugee camps. mexican president andrÉs manuel lÓpez obrador blasted texas's anti-immigrant sb4 law on wednesday as u.s. courts continue to wrangle over its legality. the law grants texas authorities broad...
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it continues in particular it's incitement against the u.n. it secretary-general whom we salute him agencies, notably the lifeline the israeli prime minister wrote that they cooperate with terrorist and the you and -- this u.n. has become under the leadership of antonio guterres antisemitic and nt he is really body that shelters and emboldens terror. this outrageous incitement has real-life consequences for the u.n. and humanitarian staff. underground, who are targets for attacks, who are killed, arrested and tortured, humiliated and harassed. it has also realized consequences for palestinians and isrha it as a pretext to block humanitarian aid to be distributed by and more. it is time for israeli actions to trigger a serious internationaleaction, one that enforces consequences for these crimes rather than just pleas that israel continues to dismiss. there is no humanity when our lives are tated as expethere are no rules without enforcement. israel has been treated as a state of of the law for so long that it deals it no longer has to when act
it continues in particular it's incitement against the u.n. it secretary-general whom we salute him agencies, notably the lifeline the israeli prime minister wrote that they cooperate with terrorist and the you and -- this u.n. has become under the leadership of antonio guterres antisemitic and nt he is really body that shelters and emboldens terror. this outrageous incitement has real-life consequences for the u.n. and humanitarian staff. underground, who are targets for attacks, who are...
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u.n. headquarters in new york city. ♪ >> the 9,586th meeting of the security council is called to order. at the outset of the meeting, i should like, at the request of the delegation of the russian federation, and on behalf of the members of the security council, to ask that all those present now stand and join in observing a minute of silence to present its condolences and sympathy to the government and people of russia and in the memory of victims of the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack at the concert hall in the moscow region, the russian federation on the 22nd of march. i now invite you to stand and observe a minute of silence. i thank you. the provisional agenda for this meeting is the situation in the middle east, including the palestinian question. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 37 of the council's provinal rules of procedure, i invite the representatives of israel and yemen to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. i propose that the council invite th
u.n. headquarters in new york city. ♪ >> the 9,586th meeting of the security council is called to order. at the outset of the meeting, i should like, at the request of the delegation of the russian federation, and on behalf of the members of the security council, to ask that all those present now stand and join in observing a minute of silence to present its condolences and sympathy to the government and people of russia and in the memory of victims of the heinous and cowardly terrorist...
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the u.n. has failed to district much immediated aid but really all the reports we get from the ground in gaza and all indications are that israel has consistently limited aid deliveries by restricting access points for truck deliveries into gaza and slowing down those few trucks that are getting in with cumbersome checks and turning them around en route. i went to a briefing with the head of the palestinian refugee commission, who said for example, in somalia, it has been a result of climate change, failed policies and conflict but now there is an entirely man made created famine in the space of just a few months and the u.n. had been warning about looming hunger. it has happened and if it is officially declared at the end of may, those warnings will have come true that gassens are basically starving toset death. >> those words from anton blinken strongly worded feels like the words from washington towards great are getting stronger and stronger but how far do you think america is potentially
the u.n. has failed to district much immediated aid but really all the reports we get from the ground in gaza and all indications are that israel has consistently limited aid deliveries by restricting access points for truck deliveries into gaza and slowing down those few trucks that are getting in with cumbersome checks and turning them around en route. i went to a briefing with the head of the palestinian refugee commission, who said for example, in somalia, it has been a result of climate...