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. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. ♪ >> hello, sarah campbell, the context, bbc news. >> a people being stripped of human dignity should shock collective conscience. >> the point she was making was whatever hamas did on october 7 does not give israel license to ignore rules of war which apply to every side. >> i saw people walking saying i have no choice, i have to feed my family. it will never be a solution. we know that. it's a politicized system. what we need is humanitarian aid. >> israel's action is intolerable and we strongly oppose the blocking of humanitarian aid. ♪ >> welcome. the un security council prepares to vote on a draft resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in gaza. the leader of international red cross says the territory has become worse than hell on earth. also, donald trump and vladimir putin hold a 75 minute phone call as the russian president promises to retaliate to ukraine's drone attack. president tru
. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. ♪ >> hello, sarah campbell, the context, bbc news. >> a people being stripped of human dignity should shock collective conscience. >> the point she was making was whatever hamas did on october 7 does not give israel license to ignore rules of war which apply to every side....
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. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> hello this is "the context" on bbc news. >> ayes to the raoight the ayes have it a lot. >> i really regret that the house of commons so far is supporting but i think that is changingment you see a significant reduction in support of the bill. >> welcome to "the context" on bbc news. it has been a historic day in westminster the m.p.'s voted to le legalize assist dying passing by 23 votes after emotional debatement m.p.'s were given a free vote meaning they could follow their own pwhroefr. if it passes to the house of lords it could be 2029 before it is available. adults who want to end their live must be terminally ill with no more than six months to life and make their own decision. they most make two separate deliciouses with two doctors and expert panel. if the application is approved the doctor would prepare the item to ends live but the person must take it themselves. skwra>> they are firing
. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> hello this is "the context" on bbc news. >> ayes to the raoight the ayes have it a lot. >> i really regret that the house of commons so far is supporting but i think that is changingment you see a significant reduction in support of the bill. >> welcome to...
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. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. live from london, this is bbc news. news an air india bound for london crashes into a medical college with 242 on board. it explodes in a residential area beyond the airport perimeter. >> that is where the plane crashed. i have gone to five or six. >> it man is believed to be the only known survivor walking away sunk minor injuries. his brother on board hasn't been located. a search operation understand it at the crash of the government launches an investigation. >> thanks for being with us. it is described as the worstation disaster in a decade many at least 206 are known to have been killed when an air india plane crashed into a doctors hostile. the plane with 42 people on bore came down in a densely populated residential area and the number of dead pay raise many one passenger a british man has survived and was able to walk away. he is in hospital mment 35e nationals were on board. it fort ed at 1
. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. live from london, this is bbc news. news an air india bound for london crashes into a medical college with 242 on board. it explodes in a residential area beyond the airport perimeter. >> that is where the plane crashed. i have gone to five or six. >> it man is believed to be the only...
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narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> hello, this is "the context" an bbc news. >> we targeted iran's leading nuclear scientists working on the uranium bombment we struck at the heart of their ballistics missile program. >> the iranian nation and owe fibs will not remain silent. the islamic republican of iran will make the enemy me get its stupid actions. >> they have detected missiles being fired from iran into israel and they are working through their defense to try to stphp them. >> we are urging diplomacy restraint and stepping back from any wider regional conflict. >> we begin with breaks news from the middle east as iran launches retaliatory strikes. these are live pictures where we see huge plumes of smock over the city. it is not clear if they are from missile strikes or interceptions but certain were injured on the ground according to the afp news agency. this is how it looked about an hour ago with air defense systems in
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. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. live from london, this is bbc news. news an air india bound for london crashes into a medical college with 242 on board. it explodes in a residential area beyond the airport perimeter. >> that is where the plane crashed. i have gone to five or six. >> it man is believed to be the only known survivor walking away sunk minor injuries. his brother on board hasn't been located. a search operation understand it at the crash of the government launches an investigation. >> thanks for being with us. it is described as the worstation disaster in a decade many at least 206 are known to have been killed when an air india plane crashed into a doctors hostile. the plane with 42 people on bore came down in a densely populated residential area and the number of dead pay raise many one passenger a british man has survived and was able to walk away. he is in hospital mment 35e nationals were on board. it fort ed at 1
. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. live from london, this is bbc news. news an air india bound for london crashes into a medical college with 242 on board. it explodes in a residential area beyond the airport perimeter. >> that is where the plane crashed. i have gone to five or six. >> it man is believed to be the only...
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. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. "the context" >> this is "the context" on pwrplgts bc news. >> the nato allies committed to defense spending to 5% of g.d.p. they said you did it, sir. i don't know if i did it but i think i did. >> we have the show from the mediterranean to the arctic to the west coast of north america all allies are united in understanding we need to step up to stay safe. >> the nato new definitions we estimate that we will reach at least 4.1% of g.d.p. in 2027. keeping the british people safe and strengthening our leadership in nato further. >> welcome to the program. nato leaders have committed to spending 5% of g.d.p. on defense in the next decade a key demand of president trump that they spend more and he called it a big win for u.s., europe and western civilization. trump insisted the strike on iran nuclear program and set them back decades. we will have more on that. but we have this. >> it has been dubbed tr
. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. "the context" >> this is "the context" on pwrplgts bc news. >> the nato allies committed to defense spending to 5% of g.d.p. they said you did it, sir. i don't know if i did it but i think i did. >> we have the show from the mediterranean to the arctic to the...
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narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> this is the context on bbc news. >> a new era for the threats we face demands a new era for defense and security, not just to survive in this new world but to lead. >> days like today are really important. they reflect the importance of defense for the whole nation. they reflect the ambition. >> speaking to people in and around defense fence, they say so often with defense reviews, this is a recurring theme that reviews are done with good intention but then they encounter budgetary bumps. >> there must be a new level of pressure and not just from europe. >> we have a lot coming up on the context in the next hour. the u.k. prime minister keir starmer says the threat from russia cannot be ignored as his government ramps up defense spending. we bring you full analysis. more talks but still no cease-fire as russian and cranium representatives met in turkey for a second round of negotiations. we wi
narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> this is the context on bbc news. >> a new era for the threats we face demands a new era for defense and security, not just to survive in this new world but to lead. >> days like today are really important. they reflect the importance of defense for the whole nation. they reflect...
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narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. ben: hello, i'm ben browd this is the context here on bbc news. pres. trump: i may do it. i may not do it. nobody knows what i'm going to do. i can tell you this, iran is in a little trouble, because they want to negotiate. why did they negotiate with me before? pm netanyahu: i want to thank president trump for standing by us and for the support of the united states offers us in defending israel's skies. >> the damage america will suffer if it makes a military intervention will undoubtedly be irreparable. >> using the u.s. military to intervene in the middle east is pretty much exactly what donald trump said he does not want to do with this in the white house, -- this term in the white house, but he has turned more and more hawkish over time. ♪ ben: "i may do it, i may not do it," the words of president trump as he keeps the world guessing about whether or not the u.s. will join israel in its att
narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. ben: hello, i'm ben browd this is the context here on bbc news. pres. trump: i may do it. i may not do it. nobody knows what i'm going to do. i can tell you this, iran is in a little trouble, because they want to negotiate. why did they negotiate with me before? pm netanyahu: i want to thank president...
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narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> i'm in washington. this is bbc world news america. iran launches missiles at an american airbase. most are intercepted. there are no casualties. trump calls the attack week but encourages iran and israel to work towards peace. >> we do not target innocent civilians. that is the difference between israel and this iranian regime. >> welcome to world news america. it is good to have you with us. president trump says iran's attack is a very weak response to recent u.s. strikes on iran's nuclear sites. iran's military confirmed it fired short and medium range ballistic missiles at the base and its first assault in targets -- on targets outside israel. qatari air defenses intercepted the missiles over delhi. qatari -- doha. qatari officials confirmed there are no injuries or fatalities and there is no cause for concern about the nation security. the shelter-in-place order was lifted shortly after th
narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> i'm in washington. this is bbc world news america. iran launches missiles at an american airbase. most are intercepted. there are no casualties. trump calls the attack week but encourages iran and israel to work towards peace. >> we do not target innocent civilians. that is the...
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. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> hello, i am ben brown. this is "the context." >> we will continue to operate against regime and military targets in tehran as we did against propaganda and inciting the broadcast authority. >> growing speculation on israeli television tonight of an imminent u.s. involvement in this war. >> all the waterways out of tehran are completely jammed with people, not much availability of petrol. people are just frightened for their safety. ben: coming up on "the context" in the next hour, president trump meets his national security team to weigh up his military options in iran. after demanding its unconditional surrender, as it is really asterisk continue. we will be looking at whether the united states is about to become much more closely involved in the more. as dozens more palestinians are reportedly being killed near an eight center in southern gaza after more than 20 months of war, they will be asses
. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> hello, i am ben brown. this is "the context." >> we will continue to operate against regime and military targets in tehran as we did against propaganda and inciting the broadcast authority. >> growing speculation on israeli television tonight of an imminent u.s....
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narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. ♪ anchor: this is bbc world news america. the supreme leader of iran's of the u.s. did not accomplish anything significant with it strikes on the country's nuclear facilities. the trump administration insists the u.s. strikes to cause severe damage to iran's nuclear program. president trump holds an event at the white house to push lawmakers to pass his so one big beautiful bill. ♪ hello and welcome to world news america. iran's foreign minister said there is no firm plan for new nuclear negotiations with the u.s., contradicting donald trump's claim that the countries were set to engage in talks next week. he also told state media that the damage to the nuclear sites is not much. defense and intelligence officials in the trump administration maintained that the strikes destroyed iran's nuclear facilities. the defense secretary continue to dismiss leaked intelligence that said the attacks only set
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narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. continue to build towards the unthinkable. last night, the weight ended -- wait ended. our operation targeted three layers -- >> to world news america on bbc news. we are watching proceedings from the un security council in new york and listening to the israeli ambassador to the u.n. >> the commander of the terror organization. and the commander of emergency command. these men directed iran's conventional military forces and terror forces. they coordinated the terror network that has plagued our region for decades. seeing how many meetings you had here about the proxies of iran in lebanon, syria, gaza. second, we struck iran's military infrastructure, specifically the surface the fito surface military array. guided by intelligence, completed a series of strikes against the iranian regime military capabilities. dozens of launchers, missiles, storage facilities and additional military sites were de
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. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. ♪ >> this is bbc world news america. president trump hails a landmark native agreement jurak up defense spending as a big when. >> something really no one thought was possible and they said you did it, sir. i don't know if i did it that i think i did. >> the cia claims iran's nuclear program was severely damaged, contradicting leaked intelligence reports that claim otherwise. reports from inside tehran as a cease-fire holds steady for now with israel. ♪ welcome to world news america. good to have you with us. nato allies committed to raise defense spending to 5% of the national income following a lengthy pressure campaign by president donald trump. all set to meet the goal by 2035 as they wrapped up the nato summit in the netherlands. they are facing the long term threat posed by russia and terrorism, they said. this graph shows how much they have changed defense spending in the last decade. poland,
. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. ♪ >> this is bbc world news america. president trump hails a landmark native agreement jurak up defense spending as a big when. >> something really no one thought was possible and they said you did it, sir. i don't know if i did it that i think i did. >> the cia claims iran's...
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. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> i'm sumi somaskanda in washington and this is bbc world news america. israel struck iran nuclear sites while iran warns those in israeli cities to evacuate as the conflict stretches into its fifth day. >> at the white house press to wrapped up his meeting with the security council about what to do next in iran. sumi: also, zelenskyy arrives in canada for the g7 summit as talks shift from the middle east to do war -- to the war in ukraine, but president trump is absent. ♪ sumi: thank you for joining us on world news america. president trump considering joining israel to strike iranian nuclear sites. this is quoted from cbs. those though -- those include a nuclear facility. trump says his patience is wearing thin for iran to surrender. he said iran's supreme leader ayatollah khamenei is an easy target and the u.s. knows his location but will not kill him for now. vice president vance suggested presi
. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> i'm sumi somaskanda in washington and this is bbc world news america. israel struck iran nuclear sites while iran warns those in israeli cities to evacuate as the conflict stretches into its fifth day. >> at the white house press to wrapped up his meeting with the security council...
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. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> i'm sumi somaskanda in washington and this is bbc world news america. >> the result if the voting is as positive -- follows. 14 in favor one vote against, zero abstentions. >> the u.s. vetoes un security council resolution calling for immediate and permanent cease-fire in gaza. the head of the international red cross tells the bbc gaza has become worse than hell on earth. putin tells trump he will have to respond to ukraine coordinated a drone attacks on russian fields. and trump's 50% tariffs on steel and aluminum take effect, something canada's prime minister calls illegal. ♪ sumi: welcome to world news america. thank you for joining us. the u.s. vetoed a un security council resolution that demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent cease-fire in gaza respected by all parties. the resolution called for the release of all hostages held by hamas and other palestinian armed groups and deman
. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> i'm sumi somaskanda in washington and this is bbc world news america. >> the result if the voting is as positive -- follows. 14 in favor one vote against, zero abstentions. >> the u.s. vetoes un security council resolution calling for immediate and permanent cease-fire in...
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. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> i am sammy umi in washington. the iranian foreign minister ready to consider diplomacy following a meeting with european counterparts. u.s. president donald trump casts doubt on the impact of the talks. >>iran does not want to speak to europe. they want to speak to us. >> vladimir putin says russia shared ideas with israel and iran on how to de-escalate the conflict. a u.s. judge orders pro-palestinian student activistkhalil be released on bail after three months in detention. welcome to world news america. great to have you. israel's un's envoy in geneva since airstrikes will continue. foreign ministers from the u.k., france, and the european union's top diplomats held talks with their iranian counterpart in the first face-to-face talks between tehran and western governments since last week. representatives from the e3 and eu and iranian foreign minister spoke to the press after the talks ended.
. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> i am sammy umi in washington. the iranian foreign minister ready to consider diplomacy following a meeting with european counterparts. u.s. president donald trump casts doubt on the impact of the talks. >>iran does not want to speak to europe. they want to speak to us. >>...
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narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> this is bbc world news america. ukraine's president calls for tough sanctions on russia after again rejecting calls for an unconditional cease-fire. the fbi alleges the egyptian national try to set fire to members of a jewish campaign group in colorado had been planning the attack for a year. u.s. secretary-general is calling for an independent investigation into sunday's killings of palestinians at a distribution center in gaza. welcome to world news america. i second round of direct talks between ukraine and russia and istanbul failed to result in a cease-fire. delegates from both countries did however agree to release prisoners of war who were seriously ill as well as those under the age of 25. russia will also return the bodies of 6000 ukrainian soldiers. a ukrainian delegate said russia rejected an unconditional cease-fire, while russia's top negotiator offered a partial cease-fire of 2-3
narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> this is bbc world news america. ukraine's president calls for tough sanctions on russia after again rejecting calls for an unconditional cease-fire. the fbi alleges the egyptian national try to set fire to members of a jewish campaign group in colorado had been planning the attack for a year....
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narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. sumi: i am sumi somaskann washington and this is bbc "world news america." smoke rises over tehran as iran's supreme leader says his country will not surrender. donald trump is still considering direct u.s. involvement. pres. trump: i would like to make a final decision one second before it is due because things change, especially with war. sumi: the u.s. supreme court upholds a state's ban on gender transition treatment for minors. the lone survivor of last week's plane crash in india lays his brother to rest. ♪ welcome to "world news america." it is good to have you with us. president donald trump says the -- could happen as he weighs u.s. involvement in the conflict between israel and iran. both countries show little sign of backing down, having traded strikes on wednesday. israel said its aim is to dismantle iran's nuclear facilities. iran said its nuclear program is only for civilian purpose
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. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> i'm caitrÍona perry in washington and this is bbc world news america. a london bound plane crashes shortly after takeoff in india with 242 people on board. the bbc speaks to the sole survivor, a british passenger named vishwashkumar ramesh. tensions flare in los angeles, where a u.s. senator is forcibly removed from a press conference by the homeland security secretary. hello, you are very welcome to the program. an immense tragedy tonight. air india has confirmed nearly all the 242 passengers on board flight 171 have been killed. there is one single survivor. the london bound jet went down moments after takeoff in the western india state of gujarat. only about 600 feet in the air when it crashed in a densely populated residential area of ahmedabad. the plane came down on a medical college hospital. it is feared there are many casualties on the ground. on board flight 171 were indian, british, por
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. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> this is bbc world news america. israeli airstrikes killed dozens of people in gaza including at a beachfront cafe as israel's prime minister is set to visit washington next week. the white house says the priority is to end the war. >> it is heartbreaking to see the images that have come out from israel and gaza, throughout this war and the president wants to see it end. >> u.s. senators vote on amendments to president trump's massive spending plan. we will speak to a republican senator about the party efforts to pass the bill amid opposition among members. welcome to world news america. u.s. president trump plans to host israeli prime minister bennett and netanyahu at the white house -- prime minister benjamin netanyahu at the white house in july according to a trump administration official. it comes as trump urges progress on a cease-fire deal between israel and hamas. israel's strategic affairs
. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. >> this is bbc world news america. israeli airstrikes killed dozens of people in gaza including at a beachfront cafe as israel's prime minister is set to visit washington next week. the white house says the priority is to end the war. >> it is heartbreaking to see the images that have...
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narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. sumi: this is bbc world news america. officials in california try to block the trump administration from sending thousands of troops to los angeles to deal with protests over immigration rates. -- raids. >> at the federal building here in the last few moments we have seen authorities using stem grenades and pepper spray against protesters. sumi: the u.k., canada, and australia announced sanctions on two far-right israeli ministers for inciting violence against palestinians in the occupied west bank. three days of warning declared in austria after a gunman killed 10 people at a school. police say the 21-year-old attacker took his own life. a very warm welcome to world news america. it's great to have you with us. we are going to bring you the latest from the protests in los angeles, but first we take you to a speech by president trump being delivered at the military base fort bragg in north caroli
narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. sumi: this is bbc world news america. officials in california try to block the trump administration from sending thousands of troops to los angeles to deal with protests over immigration rates. -- raids. >> at the federal building here in the last few moments we have seen authorities using stem...
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narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationing freedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. geeta: hello. i'm geeta 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 sa
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. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. caitriona: this is bbc world news america. protesters in los angeles take to the streets for the fourth day in a protest against immigration raids. the bbc speaks to steve bannon, who defended president trump's decision to send 2000 troops to los angeles. >> the federal government has every availability to do with they did to federalize national'smen, especially if the commander-in-chief thinks something is not being handled properly. caitriona: the israeli army intercepts a gaza boat carrying humanitarian aid with greta thunberg among those on board. ♪ hello. you are very welcome. protests in los angeles amid a developing political standoff in the wake of unrest over the weekend. cbs news reports 700 u.s. marines have been placed on high alert and could be mobilized in the u.s.'s second-biggest city. it is president donald trump deployed 2000 national guard troops to quell protests. it is unclear ex
. ♪ ♪ narrator: funding was also provided by, the freeman foundation, the judy and peter blum kovler foundationfreedom by strengthening democracies at home and abroad. announcer: and now, bbc news. caitriona: this is bbc world news america. protesters in los angeles take to the streets for the fourth day in a protest against immigration raids. the bbc speaks to steve bannon, who defended president trump's decision to send 2000 troops to los angeles. >> the federal government has every...