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Catch up on Current Events 0:00 Sadiq Khan wins third term as London mayor - Labour's Sadiq Khan has won a landmark third successive term as mayor of London. Mr Khan, who was first elected in May 2016, beat his Conservative rival Susan Hall by more than 276,000 votes - representing a swing of 3.2% to Labour. More than 2.4 million votes were cast reflecting a turnout of 42.8%. 0:24 Rishi Sunak acknowledges ‘disappointing’ election results ⁃ Rishi Sunak has acknowledged a disappointing series of local election results after the Conservatives suffered defeats across the country. But the Prime Minister insisted he was focused completely on the job at hand and that Labour had still not done enough to be on track to win the general election. 0:42 ‘World’s longest’ sub-sea cable continues deployment - A ship is preparing to set sail from France to lay the next section of the largest ever sub-sea internet cable. The 2Africa cable is an incredible 45,000 km long and stretches around the entire continent. But even as the world celebrates ambitious projects like getting more people online, internet freedom is on the decline around the world. Socials YouTube: https://youtube.com/@tut0ugh?si=sxYb1Hf_7qTeG482 Patreon: https://patreon.com/tut0ugh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tut0ugh #currentevents #alternativemedia #tut0ugh © COPYRIGHT NOTICE: We make these videos to chronicle events and keep people up to date with current affairs. We do not own the clips and music we use in most cases. Our understanding is that it is in correlation to Fair Right Use, however given that it is open to interpretation, if any owners of the content clips would like us to remove the video, we have no problem with that and will do so as fast as possible. Please email us if you have any concerns at contact@tut0ugh.com FAIR-USE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER: Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in Favour of fair use.

Catch up on Current Events 0:00 China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon - A rocket carrying the Chang'e-6 lunar probe blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in southern China's Hainan province. The Chang'e-6 seeks to collect samples from the far side of the Moon, a world first as Beijing pushes ahead with an ambitious programme that aims to send a crewed lunar mission by 2030. 0:20 Turkey halts trade with Israel ⁃ Turkey has suspended all trade with Israel over its offensive in Gaza, citing the worsening humanitarian tragedy in the strip. The measures would be in place until Israel allowed an uninterrupted and sufficient flow of aid into Gaza the Turkish trade ministry said. 0:37 UK commits £3bn a year in Ukraine aid - UK's Foreign Secretary David Cameron has said that Ukraine has the right to use British weapons to attack targets inside Russia. Lord Cameron, who has met President Zelensky during a visit to the country’s capital, Kyiv, said the UK would donate military aid worth 3 billion dollars a year for as long as is necessary. He said British support would include precision-guided bombs and air defence missiles, which Ukraine could use as it saw fit. Socials YouTube: https://youtube.com/@tut0ugh?si=sxYb1Hf_7qTeG482 Patreon: https://patreon.com/tut0ugh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tut0ugh #currentevents #alternativemedia #tut0ugh

Catch up on Current Events 0:00 Russia shows off captured western military hardware from Ukraine - Russia is showcasing Western arms captured in Ukraine to coincide with its Victory Day celebrations commemorating the end of the Second World War. The month-long exhibit in the capital, Moscow, features vehicles from 12 different countries and Nato equipment. Russia said it is a demonstration of their power and success in Ukraine. 0:20 Campus Protests: President Biden condemns ‘violent’ demonstration ⁃ President Joe Biden urged that "order must prevail" as pro-Palestinian protests rock college campuses across the country, emphasizing that violent protest is not protected under the law. Biden emphasized that peaceful protest is in the best tradition of how Americans respond to consequential issues. 0:40 Russia using chemical choking agents in Ukraine, US says - The US has accused Russia of deploying chemical weapons as a method of warfare in Ukraine, in violation of international laws banning their use. State department officials said Russia used the choking agent chloropicrin to win battlefield gains over Ukraine. The Kremlin rejected the accusations calling them baseless.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 Violent clashes break out at UCLA pro-Palestine demonstration - Violent clashes have erupted on the University of California campus in Los Angeles between pro-Palestinian protesters and a group of counter-demonstrators, hours after police stormed Columbia University and arrested dozens of students. In a night of what was described by UCLA authorities as horrific violence, counter-demonstrators shot fireworks into the pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA and wielded poles and sticks as they tore at the protesters’ barricade before being dispersed by police. 0:32 US moves to reclassify marijuana in historic shift ⁃ The US Drug Enforcement Administration plans to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in US drug policy. At a federal level, marijuana is classified as a Schedule 1 drug, a category it shares with heroin, ecstasy and LSD. Instead, it would be included among Schedule 3 drugs, which are considered less likely to be abused. The move would be the most significant US drug policy change in over 50 years. 0:59 Georgia rocked by clashes over ‘foreign agent’ bill - Riot police in Georgia have fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse crowds protesting against a bill seen by the opposition as targeting media freedoms. Pro-EU protesters clashed with police outside parliament, denouncing what they see as a Russian-inspired law. Dozens of people were arrested and an opposition party leader was hurt. Georgian MPs have given their initial backing to the foreign agent bill, despite the EU warning that it could harm Tbilisi's bid to join the bloc.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 Netanyahu says Rafah invasion will happen regardless of ceasefire deal - Israel’s Prime Minister has said his military will launch an invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah regardless of truce talks with Hamas. The Hamas delegation are considering a new Gaza truce and hostage release proposal from Israel. The US has issued renewed warnings against a Rafah invasion, where more than a million displaced people are sheltering. 0:20 Four officers shot dead, four wounded, in North Carolina home siege ⁃ Four officers serving a warrant for a wanted man in North Carolina were shot and killed while another four agents were wounded In one of the deadliest days for law enforcement in years. A felon wanted for possession of a weapon – was also killed after opening fire from a suburban home in Charlotte. A second person also fired at officers from inside the property where a high-powered rifle was discovered. A woman and a 17-year-old male were found in the house after a three-hour standoff and were taken for questioning. 0:49 Ukraine's ‘Harry Potter Castle’ hit in deadly Russian strike - Firefighters in the Ukrainian southern port city of Odesa battled a blaze in a private law academy following a Russian attack. The missile strike killed at least five people and injured 32 others after residential buildings and civil infrastructure were hit. The law academy was situated in a Gothic-style building on the seafront and was known as the Harry Potter castle.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 US & UK urge Hamas to accept ‘generous’ Israeli truce proposal - Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken ushered the same sentiment and urged Hamas to accept a so called generous Israeli truce proposal. According to Britain’s foreign secretary, Hamas is standing in the way of a very generous ceasefire agreement with Israel in which kidnapped hostages could be released in return for thousands of Palestinian prisoners and a 40-day truce in the Gaza Strip. 0:28 Asylum seeker ‘tent city’ emerges in Dublin ⁃ Stark new images have revealed dozens of tents sprawling through Dublin streets - with UK and Irish ministers embroiled in an escalating row over migrants travelling from the UK to Ireland. The string of makeshift accommodation seen this morning stretching around the International Protection Office and continuing along the road, has been dubbed a 'tent city' by the Irish Examiner, which reported there are roughly 1,700 homeless asylum seekers currently in Ireland. The Republic has voiced alarm that large numbers are taking advantage of the invisible border on the island to avoid being deported to Rwanda. 1:03 Dubai announces $35bn construction of ‘world’s largest airport’ - Dubai has started work on a 35 billion dollar airport terminal that is set to have the world’s largest capacity upon completion. The new terminal would be five times the size of the current Dubai International Airport and handle up to 260 million passengers annually. Once completed, Al Maktoum International Airport, which opened in 2010, will be the new home of flagship carrier Emirates and feature five parallel runways and 400 aircraft gates.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 Situation on frontline has worsened, Ukraine army chief says - Ukraine's commander-in-chief has said the situation on the frontline has worsened in the face of multiple Russian attacks. Oleksandr Syrskyi said Ukrainian forces had withdrawn from positions in the eastern Donetsk region. Russia is trying to take advantage of its superiority in manpower and artillery before Ukrainian forces get much-needed supplies of new US weapons. New US weapons are yet to make their way to the frontlines, where Ukrainian troops have been struggling for months with a shortage of ammunition, troops and air defences. 0:32 Palestine leader says only the US can stop Israel attacking Rafah ⁃ Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian leader, called on the US to stop Israel attacking Rafah. During a special meeting of the World Economic Forum in the Saudi capital Riyadh, Abbas added that the Israeli assault, which he expects within days, could force much of the Palestinian population to flee the enclave. 0:56 Elon Musk in China to discuss enabling self driving - Elon Musk is visiting Beijing with media reports saying he aims to discuss enabling autonomous driving mode on Tesla cars in China. Mr Musk wants to enable Full Self Driving in China and transfer data collected in the country abroad to train its algorithms. Full Self Driving is available in countries including the US but not in China. The news came after a US report tied Tesla's autonomous driving modes to at least 13 crashes, involving one death.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 Biden agrees to debate Trump - President Joe Biden has said that he happy to debate his presumptive Republican opponent Donald Trump later this fall – his most definitive comment yet on the issue. Trump said he was ready, though he questioned Bidens’s willingness. Biden’s comment came during an interview with the Sirius XM radio host Howard Stern, who asked him whether he would participate in debates against Trump. 0:25 Pentagon to 'rush' Patriot missiles to Ukraine in $6bn package ⁃ The US will provide Ukraine with more Patriot missiles as part of a fresh six billion dollar aid package. But they won’t be supplying any additional Patriot systems to launch them — despite Kyiv insisting that they need more to defend Ukraine’s cities from Russian aerial attacks. 0:43 Thousands gather at London pro-Palestinian march - A massive rally was held in London to protest against Israeli attacks and demand an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Carrying Palestinian flags, the protesters criticized the British government's stance on Israel and called for an immediate cease-fire in the besieged Palestinian enclave.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 Major Gaza protests hit US universities - After students at Columbia University set up pro-Palestine encampments on their campus, at least 40 pro-Palestine protest camps have emerged nationwide, following their lead. Students have pitched up tents, protesting against links between their universities and their Israeli counterparts and companies, calling on them to divest. Several of the demonstrations have been met with violence by police who used force to break up the camps and arrest students. 0:25 Supreme Court hears arguments on Trump immunity case ⁃ The Supreme Court heard three hours of arguments over whether former President Donald Trump should be immune from criminal prosecution for official acts he took while in office. A decision, which is not expected until June, will have ramifications on the federal case that accuses Trump of attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. 0:43 Antony Blinken meets with top leaders in China to discuss relations - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Beijing for talks with Chinese leaders in an attempt to ease strained relations between the two countries. Tensions between the United States and China are high over a range of issues. Blinken raised concerns about China's support for Russia's military, one of the many issues threatening to sour the recent improvement in relations between the world's biggest economies.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 Russia vetos UN resolution to prevent nuclear arms race in space - Russia has vetoed a UN resolution to stop the development and deployment of nuclear weapons in space. The draft proposals called on all states with major space capabilities to contribute to the objective of preventing an arms race in outer space. A total of 13 of the council’s 15 members voted in favour, with Russia voting against and China abstaining. 0:22 Harvey Weinstein’s conviction overturned in New York ⁃ A New York appeals court overturned Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction on felony sex crimes. The court ruled that the disgraced movie mogul did not have a fair trial because the judge who presided over the case allowed women to testify about allegations that were not part of the charges against him. Weinstein will remain in prison because of his conviction in Los Angeles. 0:43 Barbados and Jamaica join other countries in recognising Palestine - Barbados and Jamaica have announced they have decided to officially recognise the State of Palestine. Both countries advocate for a two-state solution as the only viable option to resolve the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Jamaica and Barbados now join 140 UN member states and the 11 Caribbean Community countries that have recognised the State of Palestine.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 Biden signs $95bn foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan - Joe Biden has signed into law a bill that rushes 95 billion dollars in foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, a bipartisan legislative victory he hailed as a good day for world peace after months of congressional gridlock threatened Washington’s support for Kyiv in its fight to repel Russia’s invasion. 0:19 'Arrogant billionaire': Australia & Elon Musk in war of words over censorship ⁃ Australia's prime minister accused Elon Musk of being an arrogant billionaire who thinks he is above the law over his reluctance to remove footage of last week's Church stabbing from X. In response, Elon Musk thanked him for informing the public that this platform is the only truthful one. The spat comes after a week of legal battles and public arguments between X and the Australian government. 0:42 China warns US support for Taiwan increases ‘risk of conflict’ - Following Washingtons foreign aid bill approval, China has warned that US support for Taiwan increases the risk of conflict across the strait after the US Congress allocated 8 billion dollars in military support for the island.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 UK puts its defense industry on ‘war footing’ and pledges £500M in aid for Ukraine - The UK prime minister has announced the country is putting its defense industry on a war footing by increasing defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by the end of the decade, and pledged to send arms worth 500 million pounds to Ukraine. Prime minister Rishi Sunak described the increase as the “biggest strengthening of our national defense for a generation.” 0:21 Tens of thousands evacuated from massive China floods ⁃ Authorities have evacuated 110,000 people from their homes in Guangdong, as days of heavy rain caused massive flooding in China's most populous province. Footage on state media and online show large swathes of land inundated by the floods and rescuers ferrying people on lifeboats in waist-deep water. Several major rivers have burst their banks, and authorities are closely monitoring "dangerously high" water levels. According to state media four people have died so far, while 10 have gone missing. 0:52 UK passes controversial bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda - The UK parliament has finally passed a contentious bill that will allow the government to send asylum seekers to Rwanda for their claims to be considered by the East African nation. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s efforts had been stuck between opposition in the Houses of Parliament and challenges in the British courts, as lawmakers and activists have sought to scupper the legislation on human rights grounds.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 Russia warns of Nuclear War after US approves aid for Ukraine - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that the support of the United States, Britain and France for Ukraine was stoking serious strategic risks that had raised the risk of a direct confrontation between the world's biggest nuclear powers. Lavrov said the United States and NATO were obsessed with the idea of inflicting strategic defeat on Russia and there were risks in such confrontation that could lead to an increased level of nuclear danger. 0:25 Conflicts push military spending to ’all time high’ ⁃ Global military expenditure saw its steepest increase in over a decade in 2023, reaching an all-time high of 2.4 trillion dollars as wars and rising tensions fuelled spending across the world. The United States, China, Russia, India and Saudi Arabia were the top five spenders, respectively. 0:45 Deportation flights to Rwanda will take off in summer, Rishi Sunak says - The first flights deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda will take off in 10 to 12 weeks Rishi Sunak has announced - missing his original spring target. A five-month battle over the Rwanda bill continued on today as MPs voted down suggested changes sent to them by the Lords last week. The bill will now be sent back to the House of Lords, where peers will decide whether to now sign it off or continue the standoff.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 TikTok warns US ban would 'trample free speech' - Following the US House of Representatives’ vote to ban TikTok if the app's owner does not cut its ties with China, a spokesman for TikTok denounced the bill, saying it would trample the free speech rights of 170 million Americans, devastate seven million businesses, and shutter a platform that contributes 24 billion dollars to the US economy annually. The United States allege TikTok's owner is subservient to Beijing - accusations it has repeatedly denied. 0:30 Iran's Supreme Leader praises 'success' of military after Israel attack ⁃ Iran’s supreme leader has thanked the armed forces for their operation against Israel, calling them on to ceaselessly pursue military innovation and learn the enemy’s tactics. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the amount of missiles launched and how many of them hit their target is not the primary question, according to him what really matters is that Iran demonstrated its willpower during the operation. 0:55 Netanyahu vows to increase military pressure on Hamas - Israel’s Prime Minister has vowed to land additional and painful blows on Hamas over Passover to increase pressure on them to free the hostages it has held in the Gaza Strip for over six months. In a pre-Passover video message shared online, Netanyahu framed the Israel-Hamas war in biblical terms, citing the rabbinic dictum that in every generation they rise up to destroy us, and stating that the absence of the hostages over the upcoming holiday only strengthens their determination to bring them back.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 US house passes $95bn aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan - The US House has passed four bills worth 95 billion dollars that will provide foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. 26 billion will go to Israel, 60 billion for Ukraine, and 6 billion for Taiwan. The fourth bill includes a TikTok ban, Iran sanctions and other funding. Senate passage is expected this coming week with President Biden promising to sign the package as soon as he gets it. 0:25 Man who set himself on fire outside Trump's hush money trial dies ⁃ A man who set himself on fire outside the Manhattan court where former President Donald Trump's hush-money trial is being held has died. Maxwell Azzarello took pamphlets out of his backpack and threw them around the park before pulling out a canister, pouring a liquid on himself and lighting himself on fire. He eventually fell to the ground and civilians, police and court officers ran into the park to try to extinguish the blaze. 0:51 President Erdogan meets with Hamas chief - Turkish President Erdogan urged Palestinians to unite amid Israel's war in Gaza following a meeting with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul. Erdogan has failed to establish a foothold as a mediator in the Gaza conflict that has roiled the region, with the Hamas-run Palestinian territory bracing for a new Israeli offensive and a reported Israeli attack on Iran.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 India heads to the polls in world’s biggest election - Polls have opened for the first and largest phase of India’s marathon general election kicking off a vote in which Prime Minister Modi is seeking to win a rare third consecutive term. About 969 million people are eligible to vote in the biggest election in human history, with polling taking place in seven phases over the next six weeks in the world’s most populous country. The nationwide vote is considered among the most consequential in decades as Modi’s powerful right-wing Party aims for an outright majority and a mandate to widen its development and Hindu-nationalist policies established during its 10-year rule. 0:38 US blocks Palestine from becoming full member of the United Nations ⁃ The US vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have allowed Palestine to be admitted as a full member of the international body and effectively recognised its statehood. The Biden administration said that while it supports Palestinian statehood, it could only be granted as part of wide-ranging peace negotiations with Israel. Twelve members voted in favour, two abstained and the US vetoed. It needed at least nine votes to pass and no vetoes from the five permanent members — the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China. Currently, Palestine only holds non-member observer status, which it gained in 2012. That status is a de-facto recognition of statehood, but does not allow it to vote on UN resolutions. 1:22 Iran plays down reported Israeli retaliatory strike - Explosions echoed over an Iranian city in what sources said was an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation - a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war. Iran's foreign minister said the drones, which the sources said Israel launched against the city of Isfahan, were mini-drones and that they had caused no damage or casualties. The limited scale of the attack and Iran's muted response appeared to signal a successful effort by diplomats who have been working to avert all-out war since an Iranian drone and missile attack on Israel. Iranian media and officials described a small number of explosions, which they said resulted from air defences hitting three drones over Isfahan in central Iran. They referred to the incident as an attack by infiltrators rather than by Israel, obviating the need for retaliation.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 Ukraine warns of WW3 ahead of long-stalled Congress aid vote - Ukraine's prime minister has told the BBC there will be a "Third World War" if Ukraine loses its conflict with Russia, as he urged the US Congress to pass a long-stalled foreign aid bill. Denys Shmyhal expressed "careful optimism" that US lawmakers would pass the hotly contested measure, which has 61 billion dollars earmarked for Kyiv. The House of Representatives is set to vote on the package this Saturday. The proposal includes funding for Israel as well as the Indo-Pacific. 0:30 Qatar reconsiders mediator role between Hamas and Israel ⁃ Qatar is reconsidering its role as cease-fire broker between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, expressing concerns that Doha’s mediation has been subject to “political exploitation.” He did not reference any politicians or states by name, but noted that Doha has observed the “misuse” of its mediation and “its employment for narrow political interests,” stressing that Qatar will undertake a “comprehensive evaluation” of its diplomatic position without indicating a timeline. 1:00 Kenya helicopter crash kills country's military chief - Kenya's military chief, General Ogolla, has died after a military helicopter crashed in the west of the country, the president said. General Ogolla - Kenya's highest ranking military officer - was in the helicopter alongside 11 other military personnel. Only two people survived.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 Ukraine says 17 killed in Russian missile attack on Chernihiv - Ukrainian president Zelenskyy said lives could have been saved if Kyiv had received sufficient Western military aid ahead of a Russian airstrike that killed at least 17 people in the northern Ukraine. More than 60 people, were injured in the attack, which hit an eight-storey building in a densely populated area, the city's mayor said. The attack came hours after reports of a Ukrainian strike on a Russian military airfield in occupied Crimea. 0:28 Desert city of Dubai floods as heaviest rainfall in 75 years hits UAE ⁃ Highways and malls have been flooded, schools have been closed, and flights disrupted at one of the world’s busiest airports after the United Arab Emirates experienced what the government described as its largest amount of rainfall in 75 years. At least one person was killed, a 70-year-old man who police said was swept away in his car in one of the UAE’s seven emirates. Footage from Dubai international airport showed passenger jets moving through deep water, spraying water in their wake, while photos captured city streets turned to rivers, with cars sitting abandoned in flood waters. 1:02 United Nations to launch $2.8bn aid appeal for Gaza - The United Nations appealed for 2.8 billion dollars to provide desperately needed aid to 3 million Palestinians, stressing that tackling looming famine in war-torn Gaza requires not only food but sanitation, water and health facilities. Andrea De Domenico, the head of the U.N. humanitarian office for Gaza and the West Bank, told reporters that “massive operations” are required to restore those services and meet minimum standards — and this can’t be done during military operations.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 MPs to vote on smoking ban for those born after 2009 - Plans to stop young people born since 2009 ever smoking are being debated and will be voted on later. The bill aims to create the UK's first smoke-free generation in a major public health intervention. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill would ensure anyone turning 15 from this year would be banned from buying cigarettes, and also aims to make vapes less appealing to children. The bill would make the sale of tobacco products, rather than the act of smoking, illegal. Tobacco use is the UK's single biggest preventable cause of death, killing two-thirds of long-term users and causing 80,000 deaths every year. 0:37 Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to step down after 20 years ⁃ Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee will step down on May 15th and hand over the power to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong. Wong will be sworn in to become Singapore’s fourth prime minister since its independence in 1965. Lee announced in November that Wong will take the reins from him as leader of the ruling People’s Action Party before the next general election due November 2025. Lee has served as prime minister since 2004. 1:05 Israeli strike kills senior Hezbollah commander - The IDF has confirmed that an Israeli airstrike killed Hezbollah commander Ismail Yusaf Baz in the area of Ain Ebel in Lebanon. The IDF said Baz served as a senior and veteran official in several positions of Hezbollah’s military wing. Meanwhile, Hezbollah said it fired explosive-laden drones at northern Israel setting off rocket sirens.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 IDF chief of staff says Israel will respond to Iran missile attack - Israel’s top general has said the country will respond to Iran’s missile and drone attack, but it remains unclear what form that response will take and whether it will be so forceful that it could tip a worsening spiral of violence into a full-scale regional war. US officials said that some form of counter to Iran’s attack was almost inevitable, but the Biden administration was still hoping it would be a limited counterstrike and not aimed at Iranian territory. The Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Herzi Halevi, gave the clearest confirmation so far since the attack that Israel would strike back. Stating that the launch of so many missiles, cruise missiles and drones into Israeli territory will be met with a response. 0:46 Donald Trump Faces Criminal Charges Over Hush Money Case ⁃ Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York City, where he is facing felony charges related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. It marks the first time in history that a former U.S. president has been tried on criminal charges. Trump last April pleaded not guilty to a 34-count indictment charging him with falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to Daniels in order to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election. Jury selection could take up to two weeks, with the entire trial expected to last between six and eight weeks. 1:28 Zelenskyy urges support for Ukraine similar to aid sent to Israel against Iran - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned Iran’s drone and missile attack on Israel and said his country needed help from its allies to fend off threats from the air, just as Israel did. Zelenskyy again called on the US Congress to approve a vital aid package that has been blocked for months by political wrangling. Ukraine’s forces are facing new onslaughts from Russian troops in the east and daily attacks on cities and infrastructure from Russian missiles and drones.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 Iran missile and drone attack on Israel - what we know so far - Iran launched hundreds of drones as well as cruise missiles towards Israel, in the Islamic Republic’s first ever direct attack on the Jewish state, in response to the strike on an Iranian diplomatic building in the Syrian capital, Damascus, which killed a senior figure in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards and eight other officers. Benny Gantz, a member of the war cabinet, said that Israel will exact a price from Iran in response to its mass missile and drone attack when the time is right. Tehran has warned it will strike again with greater force if Israel or the US retaliate for the Iranian strike on Israel by more 300 drones and missiles. The Islamic Republic’s first ever direct attack on the Israeli state brought a years-long shadow war into the open and threatened to draw the region into a broader conflagration as Israel said it was considering its response. However, the attack, mostly launched from inside Iran, caused only modest damage in Israel as most were shot down with the help of the US, Britain and Jordan. An air force base in southern Israel was hit, but continued to operate as normal and a seven-year-old child was seriously hurt by shrapnel. There were no other reports of serious damage. Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said that 99% of the launches had been intercepted. Most of the Iranian drones flying over Syria’s airspace during Tehran’s strikes overnight were downed by Israeli and US jets before reaching their targets in Israel. Iran informed Turkey in advance of its planned operation against Israel, a Turkish diplomatic source has told Reuters. The source also said that the US conveyed to Iran via Ankara that its operation must be “within certain limits”. These reports come after Iran’s foreign minister, who said in a meeting with foreign ambassadors in Tehran that Iran had informed the US that its attacks against Israel will be “limited” and for self-defence only. UK Royal Air Force fighter jets and refuelling aircraft were also involved in Israel’s defence, taking off from bases in Cyprus. Their role, according to the UK Ministry of Defence, was to fill in for the US air force in the sorties against Islamic State normally carried out over Iraq and north-eastern Syria, but also to intercept Iranian drones if they came into the UK area of operations.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 Iran launches anticipated retaliatory attack on Israel, expected to unfold over hours - Iran has launched drones toward Israel, amid fears of a regional escalation following an apparent Israeli attack on an Iranian embassy complex in Syria last week. Several dozen drones were launched from within Iran, a senior US administration official told CNN. Iran state media also confirmed that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had “launched extensive drone strikes against targets in occupied territories,” referring to Israel. 0:28 Westfield Bondi Junction: Mass stabbing at Sydney Shopping Center ⁃ A man stabbed six people to death at a busy Sydney shopping center Saturday before he was fatally shot, police said. Eight people, including a 9-month-old, were injured in the attack. The 40-year-old suspect began stabbing people at the Westfield Shopping Centre in Bondi Junction, which is in the city's eastern suburbs, before a police inspector shot him after he turned and raised a knife. 0:53 Ukraine could face defeat in 2024 - The former commander of the UK's Joint Forces Command has warned that Ukraine could face defeat by Russia in 2024. General Sir Richard Barrons has told the BBC there is a serious risk of Ukraine losing the war this year. The reason, he says, is because “Ukraine may come to feel it can't win. And when it gets to that point, why will people want to fight and die any longer, just to defend the indefensible?” Ukraine's forces are running critically low on ammunition, troops and air defences. Its much-heralded counter-offensive last year failed to dislodge the Russians from ground they had seized and now Moscow is gearing up for a summer offensive.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 OJ Simpson dies after battle with cancer aged 76 - OJ Simpson, the former American football star, actor and notorious suspected double murderer, has died of cancer at 76, his family has said in a statement. His 1995 trial, and controversial acquittal, for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman, provided one of the world’s most-watched popular culture events of the last century. 0:25 Kim Jong Un: ‘Now is time to be prepared for war’ ⁃ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says now is the time to be more prepared for war than ever as he visited the country’s main military university, state media reported. He made his remarks on the same day as rival South Korea’s parliamentary elections in which the governing party suffered a major defeat. 0:45 Vietnamese billionaire sentenced to death in fraud case - A Vietnamese property developer was sentenced to death on for looting one of the country's largest banks over a period of 11 years. Truong My Lan was convicted for taking out 44 billion dollars in loans from the Saigon Commercial Bank. Prosecutors said 27 billion dollars may never be recovered. Authorities said 2,700 people were summoned to testify, while 10 state prosecutors and around 200 lawyers were involved. The evidence was in 104 boxes weighing a total of six tonnes. Eighty-five defendants were tried with Truong My Lan, who denied the charges.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 US and Japan announce new military agreements aimed at countering China - Joe Biden and Fumio Kishida, the Japanese prime minister, have announced a new era of military cooperation during the pomp and pageantry of a White House state visit aimed at countering China. The US president said the two nations’ forces will cooperate on a joint command structure and, along with Australia, develop a new air missile defence network. The move appears aimed at making US and Japanese forces more nimble in the event of a crisis such as a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. 0:34 EU approves major overhaul of migration rules ⁃ After years of negotiations, the European Parliament has approved a major reform tightening the EU's migration and asylum rules. The EU Asylum and Migration Pact has been in the works since 2015. It will come into force in two years' time. It is designed to speed up the asylum process and boost the return of irregular migrants to home countries. It will also require EU member states to share responsibility for asylum seekers. 1:02 Three sons of Hamas leader Haniyeh killed in Israeli airstrike - Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh has confirmed that three of his sons and four of his grandchildren have been killed in an Israeli air strike in Gaza. They were targeted while travelling in a car at Al-Shati camp near Gaza City. It's reported that they were on their way to a family celebration to mark the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid. Mr Haniyeh condemned what he called "the treacherous and cowardly strike" but said the attack would not affect his search for a peace deal.

Catch up on the Top Stories of the day. 0:00 China and Russia top diplomats meet to deepen ties - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, with both sides committing to strengthen cooperation as Moscow's international isolation grows over its war in Ukraine. Russia and China have in recent years ramped up diplomatic ties, finding common ground in their confrontations with the West and the United States in particular. 0:24 Benjamin Netanyahu sets date for Rafah offensive as pressure grows ⁃ Israel's Prime Minister says he has set a date for a military offensive into Rafah, despite growing warnings that it could lead to high civilian casualties. More than a million Palestinians are sheltering in the southern city after being forced to flee their homes. With negotiations with Hamas still under way in Egypt, Israel is being pushed to agree a hostage-prisoner swap and ceasefire deal by many Israelis - as well as key international allies, including the US.