Nick Miles

Well, King Abdullah had already rejected the idea of taking in Gazans, saying his country is at boiling point as it already hosts millions of refugees. King Abdullah did, however, announce that Jordan would take in 2,000 sick children from Gaza for treatment. Our State Department correspondent Tom Bateman was at the White House.

He did, though, King Abdullah, saying that there will be a united response to the US president's plan, united maybe in the tense of we reject it.

He did, though, King Abdullah, saying that there will be a united response to the US president's plan, united maybe in the tense of we reject it.

Tom Bateman. Let's move on to some other news now. And the novelist Salman Rushdie has been testifying in the trial of the man accused of attempting to murder him in 2022. A frenzied stabbing attack at a lecture in New York left Mr Rushdie blind in one eye. The author has been subject of a fatwa issued by the then Iranian Supreme Leader since publishing the Satanic Verses back in 1988.

Tom Bateman. Let's move on to some other news now. And the novelist Salman Rushdie has been testifying in the trial of the man accused of attempting to murder him in 2022. A frenzied stabbing attack at a lecture in New York left Mr Rushdie blind in one eye. The author has been subject of a fatwa issued by the then Iranian Supreme Leader since publishing the Satanic Verses back in 1988.

Our correspondent, Neda Torfik, is at the court in New York State.

Our correspondent, Neda Torfik, is at the court in New York State.

A billionaire couple have won a court case here in the UK. A judge ruled they'd get most of the fortune that they paid for a London mansion returned to them. Why? Because the place was infested with moths, millions of them, that got into their food, ruined their clothes and even landed on their kids' toothbrushes whilst they were brushing. Stephanie Zachrisson reports.

A billionaire couple have won a court case here in the UK. A judge ruled they'd get most of the fortune that they paid for a London mansion returned to them. Why? Because the place was infested with moths, millions of them, that got into their food, ruined their clothes and even landed on their kids' toothbrushes whilst they were brushing. Stephanie Zachrisson reports.

Honouring England's last climbing boy, the Victorian child, who died after he became stuck up a chimney, triggering national outrage and a change in child labour laws. The White House has announced that an American man, a teacher, Mark Fogel, who'd been held in Russia since 2021 on drugs charges, has now been freed.

Honouring England's last climbing boy, the Victorian child, who died after he became stuck up a chimney, triggering national outrage and a change in child labour laws. The White House has announced that an American man, a teacher, Mark Fogel, who'd been held in Russia since 2021 on drugs charges, has now been freed.

The 63-year-old, who once worked as a diplomat at the US embassy in Moscow, was serving a sentence for being caught in possession of what was said to be a small amount of cannabis. In a moment, we'll hear from Mark's sister. But first, Steve Rosenberg, the BBC's Russia editor in Moscow.

The 63-year-old, who once worked as a diplomat at the US embassy in Moscow, was serving a sentence for being caught in possession of what was said to be a small amount of cannabis. In a moment, we'll hear from Mark's sister. But first, Steve Rosenberg, the BBC's Russia editor in Moscow.

Steve Rosenberg. Speaking from the state of Montana, Mark Fogel's sister, Anne Fogel, gave her reaction to my colleague Celia Hatton.

Steve Rosenberg. Speaking from the state of Montana, Mark Fogel's sister, Anne Fogel, gave her reaction to my colleague Celia Hatton.

Anne Fogel. How to make money out of artificial intelligence occupies the thoughts of many a tech mogul. How to control it keeps many politicians up at night. Well, now 60 countries, including China, have signed an international agreement to develop what they call inclusive, ethical and sustainable artificial intelligence. It came at the end of the AI Action Summit in Paris.

Anne Fogel. How to make money out of artificial intelligence occupies the thoughts of many a tech mogul. How to control it keeps many politicians up at night. Well, now 60 countries, including China, have signed an international agreement to develop what they call inclusive, ethical and sustainable artificial intelligence. It came at the end of the AI Action Summit in Paris.

But two of the biggest players in the sector, the UK and America, refused to sign up to the deal. The US Vice President, J.D. Vance, had this warning to those gathered in Paris.

But two of the biggest players in the sector, the UK and America, refused to sign up to the deal. The US Vice President, J.D. Vance, had this warning to those gathered in Paris.

Later on, though, the French President Emmanuel Macron explained why regulation of the AI sector was necessary.