Long time leader to run for a controversial third term in office. And broadcast live. Why russian officials made a very public display of opening the black box from the jet shot down ove by turkey. Good evening im antonio mora, this is al jazeera Americas International news hour. We begin tonight with the u. N. Taking a First Step Towards ending the war in syria. The Security Council unanimously approved resolution beginning talks between the Syrian Government and the opposition. It did not address what will happen to syrian president Bashar Alassad. This afternoon, president obama said assad must go believing the bloodshed will continue while he is in power but the president seemed to soften his position on how soon assad should go. 20 foreign minister met to what led to the council resolution. Courtney kealy has been there all day. Antonio, five years of the syrian civil war, possible talks and moves towards peace. Saying this is an unprecedented diplomatic move towards talks. This c
Good morning. Strong reaction from around the world to the news that broke overnight. North koreas claims it tested a Hydrogen Bomb. The south and u. N. Inspectors can only confirm there was some sort of explosion underground at a nuclear site. They say it showed up on sensors to the north of the 5. 1 earthquake. Adrian brown has the latest from beijing. A short time ago, the Foreign Ministry here in beijing gave a briefing to foreign news agencies. The rebuke was quite mild. They appealed to north korea to cease its provocative action and urged north korea to return to the 6party talks. Now, china, of course, is about the only friend that north korea has right now. They have in the past been ideological alleys but there have been deep strains in that relationship during the past few years, namely because of north Koreas Nuclear program. China in the past have supported sanctions against north korea and, of course, it could be in that position once again if that is what the un 50i9d na
Of violence. It is a conversation that quickly turns political and passionate and tonight were going to examine multiparts of thi multiple partsof this equation. Whether america is giving away to fear and making things worse not better. But first, can more be done to combat i. S. I. L. On the ground in syria and iraq . Last night, president obama defended his approach and insisted, u. S. Air strikes are taking out i. S. I. L. Leaders, along with their heavy weapons tanks and infrastructure. Ground fighting i. S. I. L. He hinted at ceasefires and a political resolution to syrias civil war that would allow all involved including russia to focus on the common goal of destroying i. S. I. L. The president though ruled out sending in full u. S. Combat forces. Watch. The strategy that we are using now, air strikes, special forces and working with local forces, who are fighting to regain control of their own country, that is how well achieve a more sustainable victory. And it wont require us s
This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. Im stephanie sy. The United Nations plans an urgent meeting in a few hours to talk about north korea claims that it testified a Hydrogen Bomb. The South Koreans and International Inspectors can only confirm there was some sort of explosion underground near a nuclear site. It showed up on sensors near the site to the north as a 5. 1 magnitude earthquake. We have the latest from beijing. In pyongyang, people stood to watch that they were told would be an important announcement. State media showed north korea leader signing off on the order. Hes a man who likes attention, particularly close to his birthday, which falls on january 8, so this may have been his way of celebrating early. It could take months or years to prove whether north korea has successfully tested a Hydrogen Bomb. It says it possesses weapons to counter threats by the united states. There was familiar alarm. It was north koreas Fourth Nuclear test in 10 years. Japan say
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