Israel to create new settlements in West Bank
Israel has announced major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank.
Israel has announced the creation of another 22 Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. According to Israel's defence minister, the expansion would prevent the creation of an independent Palestinian state. Our correspondent explains.
US markets opened higher after a federal court blocked President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, in a major blow to his economic policies. We hear from American voters who share their assessment of Trump's presidency so far, and we visit the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½'s business unit.
Motown legend Smokey Robinson has filed a $500m defamation lawsuit against four former housekeepers who have accused the singer of sexual assault. Our LA reporter gives details.
We speak to paragliders about the Chinese paraglider who was accidentally lifted up to more than 8,000 metres high, in line with flight paths and nearly as high as Mount Everest, but survived.
Presenter: Mark Lowen.
(Photo: A picture taken with a drone shows a construction site of a new neighborhood in the Neve Daniel settlement, in the Gush Etzion settlement block at the West Bank, 15 February 2023. Credit: ABIR SULTAN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)
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