geeta: the head of the u.n.dog said there is no hint of the natanz nuclear site after the destruction of its aboveground section. he urged military de-escalation, saying his agency would stay in iran and resume inspections as soon as possible. >> military escalation threatens lives and increases the chance of an iranian radiological release and delays a diplomatic solution for the long-term insurance that iran does not require nuclear weapons. consistent with the objective of the iaea and its statute, i call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint to avoid further escalation. geeta: g7 leaders are gathered in canada at the moment for talks expected to be dominated by the israel-iran conflict. also at the summit held in a mountain town in the canadian rockies are the leaders of the u.k., u.s., france, germany, italy, and japan. britain's prime minister sir keir starmer said he believed there was a consensus for de-escalation between israel and iran. german chancellor frederick merz saying countries are prepa

geeta: hello.ta guru-murthy, this is the context on bbc news. >> president trump was to end the war, destroying iran's nuclear capabilities. >> the u.s. has failed in their intended objective. sec. levitt: we were watching closely and none of the indications are that the uranium was moved. >> everyone expresses the same worry, that the cease-fire will not hold, that this war will eru pt again. ♪ geeta: hello and welcome. the u.s. defense secretary pete hegseth has described america's military strike against iran's nuclear program as "historically successful. speaking at a news conference in washington coming at a robust and at times angry speech. he also talked about the early intelligence reports on the strikes. it comes after the iran's supreme leader appeared on state television, saying the u.s. attacks failed to achieve anything significant. here is some of what pete hegseth had to say. sec. access: president trump dictated one of the most successful event in history, and it was a resounding su

geeta laughs i mean, elon musk is known for overpromising and under-delivering. demis hassabis, the co-founder of deepmind, i think has been saying for probably about ten years that agi is about five years away. and, you know, it's like kind of every year it's another few years away. and, you know, you can understand this is kind of coming from a genuine belief in this potential threshold where ai will become smarter than humans. but i think that does distract a little bit from what is actually happening on the ground today when people are using ai. yes, which kinds of jobs are being displaced? it's young people, it's women potentially. and also, what about biased algorithms? what about ai that has not been properly vetted and may not be making fair decisions across a cohort of people? ok. i'm going to ask all of you for a very quick bit of advice for my children and everybody else's children. what should they do to keep themselves employed? mine haven't even started working yet, but when they do, what should they be? don't say agile. don't say keeping your skill

geeta laughs i mean, elon musk is known for overpromising and under-delivering. demis hassabis, the co-founder of deepmind, i think has been saying for probably about ten years that agi is about five years away. and, you know, it's like kind of every year it's another few years away. and, you know, you can understand this is kind of coming from a genuine belief in this potential threshold where ai will become smarter than humans. but i think that does distract a little bit from what is actually happening on the ground today when people are using ai. yes, which kinds of jobs are being displaced? it's young people, it's women potentially. and also, what about biased algorithms? what about ai that has not been properly vetted and may not be making fair decisions across a cohort of people? ok. i'm going to ask all of you for a very quick bit of advice for my children and everybody else's children. what should they do to keep themselves employed? mine haven't even started working yet, but when they do, what should they be? don't say agile. don't say keeping your skill

what you can see there, geeta, is a jdams bomb. now, the grey section you can see on the right-hand side - and you can see grey sort of stripes of outer casing in the middle section - this is a separate kit that is made by boeing that turns a freefall bomb, unguided bomb, into a guided bomb. let's go slide, i'll show you a little bit more. so, remember that little grey section on the back. that's what they look like when they're being produced. and what these have in the back are gps guidance. but they also have internal navigation systems which enable an accuracy of around five metres on the target. but jdams munitions do come in many sizes, so when one of those kits - that tail section and the centre section, for example - is attached to what's called a mark 84, which is a 2,000 lb freefall bomb, it becomes a designated name - a jdams 2,000 pounder. likewise, if you attach that kit to a mark 83 1,000 lb bomb, freefall bomb, it then becomes a 1,000 lb jdams precision-guided munition. so the sizes can vary. but it's like a hybrid,

geeta laughs i mean, elon musk is known for overpromising and under-delivering. demis hassabis, the co-founder of deepmind, i think has been saying for probably about ten years that agi is about five years away. and, you know, it's like kind of every year it's another few years away. and, you know, you can understand this is kind of coming from a genuine belief in this potential threshold where ai will become smarter than humans. but i think that does distract a little bit from what is actually happening on the ground today when people are using ai. yes, which kinds of jobs are being displaced? it's young people, it's women potentially. and also, what about biased algorithms? what about ai that has not been properly vetted and may not be making fair decisions across a cohort of people? ok. i'm going to ask all of you for a very quick bit of advice for my children and everybody else's children. what should they do to keep themselves employed? mine haven't even started working yet, but when they do, what should they be? don't say agile. don't say keeping your skill

i'm geeta guru-murthy. this is the context on bbc news. hundreds of arrests. an invention... kappen leading to employment -- the general leading the deployment until police arrive. general scots 's sermons of the 700 marines will be released soon and not given live ammunition. process against president trump because going in russian -- immigration progress. for the protection of the federal personnel and federal building, there was a temporarily detained and wait for law enforcement to arrest them. they detained to wait for law enforcement to come in handle demonstrators. karen bass gave a press conference a long time ago. this is provoked by the white house. maybe we are part of an experiment of how far the federal government can go by my taking power from a governor, a legal jurisdiction, and frankly, leaving our citizens and resident in fear. i'm joined by the california state capital. what do you say to those criticisms from karen bass and gavin newsom that donald trump is provoking this? good afternoon and thanks for having me. karen bass has shown sale gu leadership fro

i'm geeta gurumurthy. this is the context on bbc news. we are eliminating them one after the other and our hand can still reach further. their failure to prevent aggression to be followed by subsequent failure and to take an effective remedy of action. so far, according to an in relation with the damage that has been caused, there hasn't been any significant radiological damage. it's painful for both parties, but iran is not winning this war. and they should talk and talk immediately before its to late. coming up on the context in the next hour... iranian state tv is targeted as israel and iran exchange fire for a fourth day. we'll be live in tehran. arriving at the g7 meeting in canada, set to be dominated by the conflict, president trump says, "iran is not winning the war, and they should talk before it's too late." we'll have the latest from alberta. and here, a damning report into grooming gangs says the authorities treated abused children as perpetrators and suspects were disproportionately likely to be men of asian heritage. iranian

hello, i'm geeta guru-murthy. this is the context on bbc news. if we didn't send in the national guard quickly, right now, los angeles would be burning to the ground. so, i don't know how he could say that the national guard is who saved the day. who saved the day are our local law enforcement agencies. we deployed the national guard in the marines to protect them in the execution of their duties, because we ought to enforce the law in the country. yes, protests can get out of hand, but did these protests need interception descale? not sure. -- at this scale. coming up on the context in the next hour: president trump and officials in california at loggerheads over the deployment of national guard troops and marines in los angeles. we'll assess their role. two far-right israeli ministers are sanctioned by the uk and four other countries for inciting extremist violence in the occupied west bank and inflammatory comments on gaza. we'll have reaction live from tel aviv. 11 people are dead - most of them teenagers and many more injured after a school

hello, i'm geeta guru-murthy. this is the context on bbc news. police say the gunman acted alone and is amongst the dead. the 20 one-year-old former pupil in the school who used to weapons both illegally owned. while these are live pictures from the square with a vigil with people holding candles. austria has declared three days of morning for the bethany bell sent this report which you may find upsetting. armed response teams moving down the school corridor. caught on footage filmed by a student and verified by the bbc. the police carefully shepherded students away from danger and finally to safety. police were called to this high school not far from the centre of austria's second city around 10am local time, when gunshots were heard. students tried to see what was happening below them. the gunman, armed with two weapons, moved through the school shooting as he went. the police moved quickly to secure the scene through the school grounds and then inside the building. outside, dozens of paramedics and responders went to work to help the injured.

i'm geeta guru-murthy. this is the context on bbc news. ten years to the day - donald trump descends the shimmering golden escalator in trump tower to announce his first presidential run. more now on our top story: the conflict between israel and iran. the headquarters of iranian state television has suffered a direct hit from an israeli missile, as the idf continues its bombardment of tehran. a live programme was briefly interrupted by a huge blast. the state broadcaster says a number of its staff were wounded. israel had warned people in the area to evacuate before the strike. thousands of iranians have been fleeing the capital to escape the israeli onslaught. the foreign minister abbas araghchi has said iran will continue to "pummel" israel until it stops its attacks. iran's ambassador to the un has told the security council that iran's strikes on israel are self-defense. we can speak live now to bahman kalasi, from bbc persian, who joins us from the un in new york. what reports are getting about what's going on within iran itself in te

i'm geeta guru-murthy in london. our other main stories... the husband of the exiled belarusian opposition leader, svetlana tikhanovskaya, is freed after spending more than five years in jail.

i am geeta guru-murthy with the headlines confirmation of an increase to defence spending by all nato members to 5% of their gdp within the next decade. president trump... arbitration of iran's nuclear programme after an intense strike despite an intelligence report suggesting it was only set back a couple of months. and hundreds taking to the streets across canyon to mark a year since the start of anti-tax demonstrations that left at least 60 people a year. -- is the taking to the streets across canyon. more on that. thousands of people have taken to the streets with running battles in nairobi, kenya, with battles against police using water cannons and tear gas in kenya. security forces have barricaded key roads in the capital to prevent a repeat storming of parliament one year since anti-tax rallies that left at least 60 people dead. live broadcasts of the demonstrations have been banned in many schools and businesses closed. at least two broadcasters have been taken off air by the authorities. our african correspondence has more details on the streets of nairobi. be kenyan parliame

hello, i'm geeta guru-murthy. this is the context on bbc news. we targeted iran's main enrichment facility. we targeted iran's leading nuclear scientists working on the iranian bomb. we also struck at the heart of iran's ballistic missile programme. of course the iranian nation and officials will not remain silent in the face of this criminal act. the islamic republic of iran is legitimate and powerful response, will make the enemy regret stupid actions. the idf have briefed that they had detected missiles being fired from iran into israel and they are working through the defence system to try to intercept these. we are urging diplomacy, restraint and stepping back from any regional conflict. -- any wider. we begin with the breaking news from the middle east as iran launches retaliatory strikes against israel. these are the live pictures from tel aviv. we can still see huge plumes of smoke seen rising over the city's skyline around skyscrapers. it's not clear if this is from the missiles, or the interceptions. explosions. this is how it looked li

and geeta guru murthy in london. in minnesota - the man suspected of killing a democratic lawmaker and her husband - is charged with murder - and could face the death penalty. across the us this weekend, people took to the streets - for two very different sets of events. in washington dc, president trump hosted the country's largest military parade in decades to mark 250 years of the us army. it also happened to fall on his 79th birthday. time and again, america's enemies learned that if you threaten the american people, our soldiers are coming for you. you are defeat will be certain. your demise will be final. and your downfall will be total and complete. and in cities across the country, there was hundreds of what's been dubbed 'no kings' protests, demonstrations against president trump. a stark contrast: in the nations capital, nearly 7000 soldiers, flyovers and fireworks, parallelled with some of largest crowds protesting the president since his re-election. we are very proud to be here surrounded by people who b

stay with us because we can to say goodbye to viewers around hello, i'm geeta guru-murthy. this is the context on bbc news. president trump created the conditions to end the war. decimating - choose your word- obliterating, destroying iran's nuclear capabilities. translation: the us failed to take action and did not achieve their initiatives. we followed closely, and there was no indication to the united states that any of that enriched uranium was moved prior to the strike. everyone expresses the same worry- the is not going to hold in this war is going to erupt again.

i'm geeta gurumurthy. this is the context on bbc news. we are eliminating them one after the other and our hand can still reach further. their failure to prevent aggression to be followed by subsequent failure and to take an effective remedy of action. so far, according to an in relation with the damage that has been caused, there hasn't been any significant radiological damage. it's painful for both parties, but

we'll bring you more updates throughout hello, i'm geeta guru-murthy.is is the context on bbc news. if we didn't send in the national guard quickly, right now, los angeles would be burning to the ground. so, i don't know how he could say that the national guard is who saved the day. who saved the day are our local law enforcement agencies. we deployed the national guard in the marines to protect them in the execution of their duties, because we ought to enforce the law in the country. yes, protests can get out of hand, but did these protests need interception descale? not sure.

continuing overnight at the massive crash site as the government launches an investigation' hello, i'm geeta guru-murthy. let's get more now on the day's main news. the crash of an air india plane bound for london, let's get more now on the day's main news - the crash of an air india plane bound for london, with 242 people on board, seconds after it took off from the indian city of ahmedabad. only a single survivor is said to have been found. only a single survivor is said to have been found. it's not yet known how many people were killed on the ground, as the aircraft came down on a medical college hostel. one passenger is known to have survived. the crash of the air india jet led to huge devastation in a residential area of ahmedabad. firefighters were at the scene not long after the crash, but there was huge damage to a mid-rise building, with signs that a fierce fire had broken out. the aircraft was due to fly long-haul to london, and it was likely to have been carrying a significant amount of fuel when it came down. india's minister of home affairs spoke a short while ago, telling repor

and geeta guru-murthy in london - and this hour we're focusing on president trump's second term and its global impact - and today, the president's reaction to those israeli strikes on iran. they targeted a ron's leading nuclear site. we also struck at the heart of their ballistic missile core. due to the impacts, inside the

hello, i'm geeta guru murthy.

hello, i'm geeta guru murthy. the united states has attacked iran, bombing three major nuclear sites. in a national tv address, president trump called the overnight action - dubbed 'midnight hammer' - 'a spectacular military success'. he and the defence secretary claimed the strikes had 'totally obliterated' iran's nuclear enrichment facilities and he told tehran to 'make peace' or face far greater attacks. one of iran's key uranium enrichment sites, fordo, was hit, as well as nuclear sites at natanz and isfahan. iran denied that it's dealt them a major blow, and warned that the us action will have 'everlasting consequences' across the middle east. it responded by launching another wave of missiles strikes on israel. there were a number of explosions over tel aviv and jerusalem, as air defence systems intercepted some of them. but israel says a number of areas were hit in the north and centre of the country, with the health ministry reporting more than 80 casualties. the un security council is due to hold an emerg

i am geeta guru-murthy, this is bbc news. live from london - this is bbc news.srael says it's killed a senior iranian commander - described as one of the key architects of the october the 7th hamas attacks. iranian state media reports that at least 430 people have been killed since israel began its military operation just over a week ago. the husband of the exiled belarusian opposition leader - svetlana tikhanovskaya - is freed after more than five years in prison. and feeling the heat - temperatures climb in europe and america - while the uk experiences the warmest day of the year so far.

william hello, i'm geeta guru-murthy. this is the context on bbc news. we targeted iran's main enrichment facility. we targeted iran's leading nuclear scientists working on the iranian bomb. we also struck at the heart of iran's ballistic missile programme. of course the iranian nation and officials will not remain silent in the face of this criminal act. the islamic republic of iran is legitimate and powerful response, will make the enemy regret stupid actions. the idf have briefed that they had detected missiles being fired from iran into israel and they are working through the

hello, i'm geeta guru-murthy. it's being described as the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade. at least 260 people are now known to have been killed when an air india plane crashed into a doctors' hostel moments after taking off from ahmedabad, in western india. the plane - with 242 people on board - came down in a densely-populated residential area, and the number of dead may rise. incredibly, one passenger on the plane - a british man - has survived and was able to walk away. he's now in hospital. 53 british nationals were among those on board the boeing dreamliner 787. air india flight 171 departed from ahmedebad at 1.40pm local time on a ten-hour flight to gatwick. it was only 600 feet or so in the air when it came down less than a minute later. what caused it to crash is still unknown as air accident investigators urgently begin the task of finding out. we begin our coverage with this report from yogita limaye, in ahmedabad. just after take-off and in what must've been terrifying moments for hundreds

i'm geeta guru-murthy. this is the context on bbc news. hundreds of arrests. an invention... leading to employment -- the general leading the deployment until police arrive. general scots 's sermons of the 700 marines will be released soon and not given live ammunition. process

welcome to the context with geeta guru-murthy in london. and sumi somaskanda in washington. where this hour we'll be focusing on president trump's second term. tonight, as conflict escalates in the middle east, president trump warns tehran to negotiate, before it's too late. we are eliminating them one after the other and our hands can still reach further. not to unloads to prefer to prevent aggression to be followed by subsequent actions and take action. so far, according to angela relation with the damage that has been caused, there hasn't been any significant radiological damage. it's painful for both parties but i would say iran is not winning this war. they should talk and they should talk immediately before it's too late. joining us tonight are shaniqua mcclendon, democratic strategist and vice president of politics, crooked media and ron bonjean, republican strategist and co-founder and partner at rokk solutions. welcome to the programme. we take this second hour to look closer at president trump's second term. today - another anniversary reached. it's ten years to th

i'm geeta guru-murthy in london. our other main stories... feeling hot, hot, hot - it's getting sticky in america and much of europe as temperatures continue to soar. i very much appreciate the resilience and commitment to duty you demonstrate so effectively. it's a very different story in antarctica, where the king sends a message to british scientists experiencing the darkest day of the year.

and me, geeta guru-murthy, in london, and this hour, we're focusing on president trump's second term and its impact around the globe, and we're looking at the fallout from those protests in los angeles. if we didn't send in the national guard quickly, right now, los angeles would be burning to the ground. so, i don't know how he could say that the national guard is who saved the day. who saved the day are our local law enforcement agencies. we have deployed the national guard in the marines to protect them in the execution of their duties, because we ought to enforce immigration law in the country. yes, protests can get out of hand, but did these protests beyond the vast resources that la county and the state of california has? not sure. to discuss with us tonight are carrie sheffield, conservative commentator and senior policy analyst at the independent woman's voice, and kurt bardella, democratic strategist. welcome to this second hour of the context, when we focus on president trump's second term and its impact on the us and the world, and tonight, we're following the events in lo

hello, welcome to the context with geeta guru-murthy in london and sumi somaskanda in washington, where this hour we'll be focusing on president trump's second term. tonight - protests against immigration enforcement spread across the us - but the president is doubling down on his response. left-wing radicals viciously attacked ice and border patrol officials as well as los angeles police officers. are coming after all these people, this is the beginning, not the end. this was provoked by the white house and when you run armoured caravans through our streets, you're not keeping anyone safe, you're trying to cause fear in panic. joining us tonight are former congressman stephanie murphy and republican strategist brian lanza. welcome to the programme - we take a look at president trump's second term. later this hour - are us-china trade ties finally on the mend? the president confirms there's a deal for review, we'll unpack what it means for the economy, and ordinary americans. first, let's take you live to la. it's just 1pm local time. we're in the fifth successive day of unrest on the s

i'm geeta guru-murthy in london. our other main stories... feeling hot, hot, hot - it's getting sticky in america and much of europe as temperatures continue to soar. and ministers announce plans to map the dna of all babies born in england, as part of a drive to predict and prevent serious illness.

i'm geeta guru-murthy in london. our other main stories... feeling hot, hot, hot - it's getting sticky in america and much of europe as temperatures continue to soar. and ministers announce plans to map the dna of all babies born in england, as part of a drive to predict and prevent serious illness. iran's foreign minister has said his country cannot negotiate with the us while it's being attacked by israel. he was speaking in istanbul at a gathering of his counterparts from dozens of muslim-majority countries. he warned that us involvement in the conflict would be 'very, very dangerous'. it comes as israel says it has killed another senior military figure, saeed izadi, who it claims was key in planning the october the 7th attacks. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega reports. attempts at diplomacy continue. so does the war. the israeli military released this footage, saying it shows an attack on a senior iranian military official. behnam shahriyari was a commander of the revolutionary guards. israel says he was responsible for weapons

hello, i'm geeta guru-murphy, welcome to bbc news now. reuters and the news agencies are reporting from chinese state media that president xi jinping and donald trump have held talks over the phone. we don't know the contents as yet but the chinese president has held talks with us president by phone. it is being reported by the ap agency and reuters news agency. we will get more on that when we can. donald trump also spoke to vladimir putin a few days ago, we know. diplomatic channels clearly open. have condemned president trump's ban on citizens from 12 countries entering the country. the travel ban - which comes into effect next week - fulfils a promise trump made during his 2024 election campaign - but is likely to draw swift legal challenges. afghanistan, sudan and haiti are among the 12 announced. there are an additional seven countries whose nationals face partial travel restrictions - lncuding cuba and venezuela. the president claimed it was a response to the recent firebombing attack in boulder, colorado, that injured 12 people. d

hello, i'm geeta guru-murthy. this is the context on bbc news. president trump created the conditions to end the war. decimating - choose your word- obliterating, destroying iran's nuclear capabilities. translation: the us failed to take action and did not achieve their initiatives. we followed closely, and there was no indication to the united states that any of that enriched uranium was moved prior to the strike. everyone expresses the same worry- the is not going to hold in this war is going to erupt again. the us defense secretary, pete hegseth, has described america's military strike's against iran's nuclear programme as "historically successful". speaking at a news conference in washington, he mounted a robust and occasionally angry defence of the mission. he also attacked sections of the media for, in his words, "fawning" over early intelligence report on the strikes and suggesting they showed the us attacks had limited impact. it comes after iran's supreme leader appeared on state tv claiming victory over israel and saying the us attacks

and geeta guru-murthy in london - and this hour we're focusing on president trump's second term and its global impact - and today, the president's reaction to those israeli strikes on iran. they targeted a ron's leading nuclear site. we also struck at the heart of their ballistic missile core. due to the impacts, inside the facilities, we will not allow them to walk away unscathed from the crime they have committed. programme standing, i can sell a couple of drones flying. -- i can see. we heard noises echoing throughout the city. joining us tonight are our panel - democratic strategist and founder of joi strategies joi chaney - and abel maldonado, former lieutenant governor of california. welcome to this second hour of the context, when we focus on president trump's second term - and its impact on the us and the world - and tonight we're looking at events in the middle east following israel's air strikes on iranian military targets. these are the pictures from a couple of hours ago when air defence systems intercepted missiles above tel aviv. and then we have seen a big explosion. we c

hello, i'm geeta guru-murthy. at least 241 people are now known to have died when an air india plane bound for london crashed less than a minute after take-off. this is live at the scene - it's just gone 1.30am local time. tonight, the investigations continue into what caused the boeing dreamliner 787 to crash into a densely-populated residential area. it's being described as the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade. the plane had 242 people on board. incredibly, one passenger on the plane - a british man - has survived and was able to walk away. he's now in hospital. 53 british nationals were among those on board the boeing dreamliner 787. air india flight 171 departed from ahmedebad at 1.40pm local time on a ten-hour flight to gatwick. it was only 600 feet or so in the air when it came down less than a minute later. what caused it to crash is still unknown, as air accident investigators urgently begin the task of finding out. our correspondent yogita limaye is in ahmedabad - she sent this report. just aft

hello, welcome to the context with me, katrina perry in washington and in london, i'm geeta gurami, where we have big breaking news this hour. the prime minister, sakir starmer is expected to offer labor mps concessions on his welfare bill in a bid to win over key rebels and save himself from a damaging commons. feet next week, make no mistake, this would be a huge climb down by the government, we're expecting to be able to bring you more in the coming minutes, and here in washington we're expecting president donald trump to speak shortly at an event at the white house touting his one big beautiful bill. a historic success, that's how the us is framing its attack on iran's nuclear sites. decimating, choose your word. obliterating, destroying iran's nuclear capabilities, but iran's supreme leader comes out of hiding to say america gained nothing from the attack. joining us tonight on the panel, former governor of virginia, jim gilmore, and the republican rising star turned democratic strategist, kurt bardela. "welcome to the program: throughout this hour we will have big news from the us,