Good evening. World leaders are again calling for restraint in the middle east, after whats believed to have been an Israeli Attack on iran overnight. According to us officials, israel was responsible for air strikes near the city of isfahan, which is at the centre of Irans Nuclear programme. It appears to be the latest tit for tat exchange between the two arch enemies. For days, israel has been threatening to retaliate after it was targeted last weekend by 300 iranian missiles and drones. Well be live in israel shortly and well have the latest from washington but first, our Diplomatic Correspondent Caroline Hawley reports on what we know so far about the overnight attack. Its a strange position tonight where were still not sure exactly whats happened. Israel has not publicly acknowledged it carried out the strike. Iran is minimising it. So what do we know . Well, we know a clear message was being sent. There were explosions overnight in syria, iraq and, most significant of all, Deep I
25 dragging the rest of the building sector higher. Standard charter trades higher in hong kong after pretax profit jumps 17 5 beating forecasts. Sky shares rallied to a 17year high on news that comcast entered the bidding battle the u. S. Cable giant unveiled a 22 billion pound offer this morning representing a 16 premium to the dealready on the table from 21st century fox. Because both companies create and distribute content, it is said the combined group would be stronger than if 21st century fox takes full ownership of sky. However he says he is willing to coown the company as long as he has a 51 stake. Lots of ins and out. Steve, what can you tell us . A lot of analysts have been looking at this one for a large amount of 2017 comcast is the owner of this company, as you said we want to keep reminding people of that. They need to diversify away there are great pressures on the cable industry neil campo saying the revenue and annuity stream could be of primary appeal to Brian Robert
68 points and the s p declined 22. 4 and the nasdaq fell fell. 70 . When it comes to everything from aerospace and elevators consumer packaged goods, coal oil and now computers and cell phones if its getting sold in china its getting obliterated i think china became the marginal buyer of everything the place where all hopes and dreams have come from in that thesis true or false is now fall apart because of that chinese stock market crash earlier this month. That was the sign that growth has peaked in china. Money managers now think that its all down from here. No, no china, mighty china is now regarded as a paper tiger. Lets take apple, the subject of endless, after reporting one of the greatest quarters i have ever seen in all my life. China has become a larger and larger part of apples growth and the ceo makes no bones about how it will ultimately become the biggest market and totally private Conference Call and with the ubs analyst Steve Milunovich about a potential slowdown in chin
Since National Security Agency Whistleblower Edward Snowden released classified nsa files to media oututlets that exexposed global mass surveillance operations by the u. S. And british governments. If snowden returned to the United States from russia where he now lives in exile, he would face charges of theft of state secrets and violating the espionage act and face at least 30 years in prison. This week his supporters launched a new call for president obama to offer snowden clemency, a plea agreement, or a pardrdon before the d d of his termrm. I am cfortable with the decisions i made. Bubut i dont think it i is up e toto decide thehe direction of e future of ouour society. I believeve p participatory muilateralal we should inintentionally trtry to removee outside influence of paparticulr individuals, and that includes myself. And that is why i mymyself do nt ask for a pardon. Amy today we will host a debate about whether snowden should be pardoned with h trevor timm, executive direct
Since National Security Agency Whistleblower Edward Snowden released classified nsa files to media oututlets that exexposed global mass surveillance operations by the u. S. And british governments. If snowden returned to the United States from russia where he now lives in exile, he would face charges of theft of state secrets and violating the espionage act and face at least 30 years in prison. This week his supporters launched a new call for president obama to offer snowden clemency, a plea agreement, or a pardrdon before the d d of his termrm. I am cfortable with the decisions i made. Bubut i dont think it i is up e toto decide thehe direction of e future of ouour society. I believeve p participatory muilateralal we should inintentionally trtry to removee outside influence of paparticulr individuals, and that includes myself. And that is why i mymyself do nt ask for a pardon. Amy today we will host a debate about whether snowden should be pardoned with h trevor timm, executive direct