As the Israeli military presents the war cabinet with its plans for an assault along with a draft to evacuate the population on the southern Gazan city of Rafah, the UN warns of famine in the north of the territory.

Also in the programme: China has announced plans for a big increase in the pace of its space missions; and the Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have publicly executed a convicted murderer in a sports stadium.

(Photo: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres delivers his statement at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva. Credit: SALVATORE DI NOLFI/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)