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Geneva in the hope of Raising more than a 600 million of
emergency aid for Afghanistan the secretary-general Antonio guterres has called the humanitarian crisis there a looming catastrophe several million afghans are now displaced by drought or by the recent political turmoil the you and human rights Michelle bachelet those involved in any kind of Human Rights abuse should be held to account halsteads use the inference with the Taliban to encourage your human rights with special attention to the rights of women and girls as well as members of ethnic killings and other human rights abuses should be made with immediate motability including for individuals ordering and directing such a taxi. It's been announced at the Israeli Prime Minister naftali Bennett we'll have talks today and Egypt with present. Fattah el-sisi it'll be the first such official trip to the country by Israel's had a government for a decade Middle East analyst Alan Johnston has more details. This meeting between the Israeli and Egyptian leaders was expected, but it's actually when it would happen was kept quiet for security reasons and today's talks were only announced hours before due to start when they get going in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh tensions surrounding the Gaza strip and likely to dominate the discussions Egypt has always played a key role in efforts to mediate between Israel and the Palestinian militants in the strip officials in Nigeria kogi state say 240 prisoners have escaped gunmen attacked the facility light on Sunday there are unconfirmed reports that two security officers were killed our Africa regional editor will Ross reports Nigerian prisons service how much number of heavily armed attackers For Fears Gun Battle with the guards at the facility and Cody state, it's not the first time that vast numbers of inmates have been set free in April gunmen, attacked the prison in. Eastern town of a weary 1800 people got away the authorities blame separatists president muhammadu buhari is government appears overwhelmed by security challenges including a jihadist conflict in the North and the frequent kidnapping of students the authorities in zamfara state saved dozens of boys and girls who were seized earlier this month was writing exams have now been set free presumably in exchange for a ransom. The UN says the Philippines is the only country in the world where all schools remain closed because of the pandemic it said this was having a detrimental effect on 27 million Filipino pupils until recently for other nations by The Dash Kuwait Saudi Arabia and Venezuela wearing the same position. This is the latest world news from the BBC lebanon's new government has held its first meeting since it was appointed last week after a year of political Deadlock during which the country enjoyed a disastrous economic collapse the cabinet ministers have formed the draught a policy plan, which will then be put before Parliament it is hoped that the establishment of the government will make it possible to attract extensive support from the international monetary fund former leader of the front Basque separatist group data is known as your suit an error is due in court in Paris to appeal against a conviction for membership of a terrorist group the church. relates to a four-year period when his lawyers say he was preparing for Peace talks in Geneva Prosecutors in Italy have started a kidnapping investigation after the only survivor of a cable car crash in May was taken to Israel by his grandfather 8 on beer and have been living in Italy with his paternal aunt since the crash which killed all of his immediate family on Rome correspondent Mark Lowen reports a family tragedy has turned into a bitter family battle on Saturday morning. I'm well. Peg took his 6-year old grandson 8 and be ran out allegedly to buy toys in Northern Italy where the boy has been living with an arms since his parents brother and two great- grandparents were killed in the cable car crash but instead the grandfather is believed to have taken into Switzerland and then by private jet to Israel to family who claimed they had been denied access and that he was not receiving adequate care prosecutors and now investigating swell peg-4 abduction. Pope Francis is holding talks with Jewish leaders in Slovakia on the first full day visit that they'll meet at the Holocaust memorial in Bratislava which was erected 25 years ago took more than 100000 Slovakian Jews killed by the Nazis in the second world war and that's the latest BBC World News