This is an 1 15. 2018. 1 15. Is an welcome, everyone. Im pleased to welcome you to marking the roggios book. You can information find online our latest analysis nd subscribe to receive information on our latest research. This event is hosted by the and politicaltary power which seeks to promote understanding of the military strategies, c policies and capabilities to our threats while advancing american influence. Members ur audience nonpolicy ow its a institute. Were glad to be joined today by distinguished audience of diplomats, representatives from congress, the department of state, the pentagon, active military, and experts from the policy community. Of course, the media. We encourage guests both here online to join us in todays conversation on twitter at fdd. Way of housekeeping todays event is on the record. Its being live streamed and please silence your cell phones now. On a personal note i would like congratulate mike on his terrific new book. For those who have not read it, na
Zeinab badawi speaks to turkeys foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk with me, Zeinab Badawi in ankara. In this exclusive interview my guest is that Turkish Foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu. Turkey is being condemned for its offensive in Northern Syria but it says it will press on with its military operations until it has flushed out what it describes as kurdish terrorists. But is turkey creating further instability in the region and strengthening the hand of extremists . Mevlut cavusoglu, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. President erdogan says he will not listen to international criticisms about the Turkish Military operations inside Northern Syria until victory is achieved. What does victory look like to turkey . Well, pkk ypg is a terrorist organisation posing a threat to our National Security, therefore the aim of this operation to eliminate the terrorists at the other side of the border or clean this area from the terrorists. Also our operation is aim
Access to their money. Mps say the rising number of Online Banking crashes and disruption are unacceptable. Bring on south africa. England fans rush for tickets for their first World Cup Final in 12 years. But theres heartbreak for wales as they narrowly lose their semi final. Tick tock, tick tock. More dance off drama for mike hes saved by head judge shirley after his halloween tango. A cold and frosty start to tomorrow and also some patchy fog to watch out for but for most of us, it will be dry and sunny. I will have more details in 15 minutes. Its monday the 28th of october. Our top story mps will vote today on whether to hold a general election on the 12th of december. Its borisjohnsons third attempt to secure an early election while in brussels, the eu is also meeting to discuss giving the uk a brexit delay. Lets get a bit more detail. For the vote on a december general election to be passed today, the Prime Minister needs the support of two thirds of the house of commons, thats 4
Just 25 years old. Good morning. It is 7 00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 2 00am in syria, where the civil war could be entering a new and dangerous phase. Syrian Government Forces are on the move to help kurdish fighters under attack from turkey. It comes after us troops were withdrawn, and the kurds have now turned to syrias president assad for help. The bbcs International Correspondent 0rla guerin reports from akcakale on the turkey syria border. Rolling in to a heroes welcome troops of the assad regime, handed a victory without firing a shot, arriving today in the strategic town of ain issa. Look whos back. The kurds say they had to do a deal with the regime after washington left them alone to face a turkish invasion. The choice, they say, was compromise or genocide. Further along a key highway, the town of tal tamer also back in assads hands, loyalists resurfacing. Ive kept this picture hidden for years, waiting for this day, he says. But, for other syrians, this about t
The opposition of so many mps, to the time allocated for debate. Tonight, the house has refused to be bounced into debating a hugely significant piece of legislation in just two days. Well have the latest from westminster tonight, as mps are told that delivering brexit by 31st october, is now virtually impossible. Also tonight a senior us diplomat tells Donald Trumps impeachment inquiry, hed been told the president did want to give aid to ukraine, in return for dirt, on a Democratic Party rival. We report from North Eastern syria, on the victims of the fighting, between Turkish Forces and the kurds. And a new drug that could slow down alzheimers disease. Early tests by a us company are promising. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news. England coach eddiejones claims his side were spied on ahead of their Rugby World Cup semi final against new zealand. Good evening from westminster where, for the very first time, the house of commons has voted in favour of a Brexit Agreement but crucial