
Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah
Donald Trump says the killing of a leading supporter marks a dark day for US.
Donald Trump says the killing of one of his leading supporters, the political activist Charlie Kirk, marks a dark day for the United States. He was shot dead on Wednesday at a university in Utah. Mr Trump described him as a martyr for truth and freedom. He blamed what he called the 'radical left' for fostering a climate of political violence. We speak to the mayor of Orem, where the event was taking place.
The Israeli military has told all Palestinians in Gaza City to leave and move south. It's thought something like one million civilians could be affected. This comes as the territory is already gripped by starvation and the forced movement of many more people will only increase Israel's lethal pressure on civilians.
We discuss some of these pressures with Antoine Renard of the World Food Programme.
And a BBC report looking at the involvement of an international charity in the systematic disappearance of children in Syria under former President Bashar al-Assad's regime. There are almost four-thousand children still missing, dating back to the start of the Syrian Civil War.
Presenters: Rob Young and Victoria Uwonkunda
(Photo: First responders stand outside the doorway of the Nuvi building following the shooting of Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA. Credit: Marielle Scott/EPA)
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