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BBC OS: 2024/02/20 17:06 GMT: US proposes temporary ceasefire in Gaza

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2024/02/20 17:06 GMT

2024/02/20 17:06 GMT: US proposes temporary ceasefire in Gaza

US proposes temporary ceasefire in Gaza

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After vetoing an Algerian resolution at the UN, the US proposes it own resolution

The US has vetoed an Algerian resolution at the UN demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, after proposing its own draft urging a temporary ceasefire.

The US has vetoed a resolution at the UN demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza after proposing its own draft urging a temporary ceasefire. Washington said the Algerian-proposed resolution would "jeopardise" talks to end the war. In its own resolution the US warned Israel not to invade the city of Rafah. We get the latest developments from our UN correspondent.

Some of India's top airlines have been ordered to start sending out passengers' bags within 10 minutes of the plane's engine shutting down. Late baggage delivery has been a persistent problem across airports. We explain the background to the story, and hear your stories about late and lost luggage.

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Presenter: James Reynolds

(Photo: Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan gets his speech ready during a United Nations Security Council vote on a US-proposed draft resolution, which calls for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, at United Nations headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 20 February 2024. Credit: EDUARDO MUNOZ/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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