U. S. Has to pull back from supporting this war in yemen donald trump actually had to veto that in the end and there wasnt enough votes to overturn that veto so this is going to rule on for a few months i think the split in the House Committee that we saw in the last couple of hours was definitely along the lines of republicans saying were not pleased the youve sidestepped is here but we understand why youve done it and democrats saying look there is no emergency here what on earth do you think youre doing some of these weapons would be delivered for months in some cases possibly even years so how can not possibly be in emergency but the assistance secular state went back to the argument were here to support. In the area and were here to combat the threat posed by iran right alan fischer thank you. Police a force thousands of protesters away from hong kongs Legislature Building theyve used tear gas and pepper spray to clear the area debate on a controversial extradition plan has been d
Among hundreds rested during an anticorruption rally in moscow. Japans Prime Minister has urged iran to abide by the 2015 nuclear deal and play a constructive role securing peace and stability in the middle east. Shinzo abe has been meeting in iran on a two day visit aimed at easing tensions. We have this report from the iranian capital. A historic visit at a critical time in the islamic republic. Shinzo abe landed at the airport, greeted by irans foreign minister. Officially this visit is to mark the 90th anniversary of the two countries diplomatic relations. Tosident rouhani was on hand greet the Prime Minister. Following the two and a half hour meeting, the two leaders emerged with strong words. We are not interested in starting a war with the united states, but if anyone starts a war with us, we will be resolute in our response. The japanese Prime Minister was clear his visit was not just to celebrate diplomatic relations. The reason i am here is to avoid tensions. Japan must play
A foreign secretary should do is make alliances make friends around the world he ruptured alliances he made enemies around the world and now britain is in a much worse state than it was before the i mean theres been some international gaffes that have been quite significant it would those be something that count against him and on an International Stage oh i think i think you see a sort of a figure not of fun but as a dangerous figure a figure that can any in a people that can break up important alliances that can just offend people and whats the point of putting your trust in Boris Johnson when he seems to change his mind every day and doesnt stick to his promises i mean i suppose some people who are his supporters might argue that actually hes someone who can be on both sides of the fence and kind of perhaps be unified was that certainly what he was claiming his News Conference was going to unifying and i mean what you would have dealt with him sort of person in Washington Book presu
Protesters built barricades and government leaders issued a warning to political hay for the Hong Kong Government is calling on protesters who are blocking roads to return to the pedestrian sidewalks as soon as possible so traffic can resume im also urging protesters to stay calm disperse peacefully and not test the law but the protesters are testing the law and its looking like theyre digging in preparing to stay images reminiscent of the umbrella prodemocracy movement 5 years ago when protesters blocked up the Central Business district for 11 weeks its got harder aljazeera phone calls from a bride sent this update from hong kong. The early hours of thursday morning in the streets of hong kong have remained relatively calm but there is a level of tension here and a very heavy Police Presence it was from areas such as this one outside the Main Police Headquarters and further across around the government offices and also the lead to the council that the thousands of demonstrators were c
Establishing a legacy beyond the ongoing brics it chaos to reason mays announced legislation committing britain to reaching 0 Carbon Emissions by 2050 this is about the long term climate targets were proud of the World Leaders meeting record we have but i absolutely agree that it is vital that we continue this work and make sure that we protect our planet for generations to come if passed it would make britain the 1st of the g. 7 group of Major Economies to put a net 0 target into law in other words balancing Carbon Dioxide emissions with Carbon Removal measures or simply eliminating emissions altogether because the leader of the opposition sounded skeptical government record on supporting efforts to combat Climate Change was pouring another sector those were inspired by the government is that of the renewables industry. Solar installations a down by 94 percent onshore wind coming to a grinding halt. The Governments Advisory Committee on Climate Change recommended the net 0 target last