In the red sea also food and fuel run short in bolivian cities as supporters of former president evo morales cut off supplies. The u. S. Has abandoned its 4 decade old position on israeli settlements in the occupied west bank declaring that it no longer considers them illegal secretary of state mike from pale made the announcement saying u. S. Statements on the issue over the past years had been inconsistent says theyll leave the ultimate status of the west bank to israelis and palestinians to negotiate calling the establish of civilian settlements inconsistent with International Law hasnt worked as an invents the cause of peace. Hard truth is there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict in arguments about who is right and wrong as a matter of International Law will not bring peace this is a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians all the announcement has drawn expected praise from israel is the people of
Dies from a snakebite. We report on kenyas efforts to save lives and the film maker who faced his fear of heights to highlight global warmings impact on the worlds glaciers. Good morning. It is 8 00am in singapore and 1 00am in the morning in london. If youre watching from malaysia, indonesia or here in singapore, you will be well aware of the haze currently blanketing the region. The thick smog, mostly caused by forest fires in indonesia, has led to a significant drop in air quality. Schools have been closed in malaysia and thousands of people have been treated for lung infections linked to the haze. The indonesian province of Central Kalimantan on the island of borneo has been one of the worst hit areas. Our correspondent Rivan Dwiastono is in palangka raya. The air quality in the city is still in hazardous level. Therefore people are still advised to wear their masks every time they leave their houses. Today we actually followed a team of firefighters and volunteers to visit some ho
The Trump Administration revokes californias right to set its own, stricter, vehicle emission standards setting up a legal battle. Hello to you. In the past hour, canadas prime Ministerjustin Trudeau has apologized for wearing brownface make up to a Costume Party in 2001 after it was published by Time Magazine. The photo shows mr trudeau at a party which was themed arabian nights. He is wearing a turban and robes with his face, neck and hands completely darkened. According to Time Magazine, mr trudeau was a teacher at the private school. At a news conference, the Prime Minister was asked if he should resign. Id take responsibility for my decision to do that. They shouldnt have done it. They should have known better. It was something that i didnt think was racist at the time, but now they recognise it was something racist to do. And im deeply sorry. For more werejoined by our correspondent david willis. David, there is no way to spin this, is there, it is not going to play well. It is n
Setting up a legal battle. Hello. Within the past couple of hours, canadas prime Ministerjustin Trudeau has apologised for wearing brownface make up to a Costume Party in 2001 after it was published by Time Magazine. The photo shows mr trudeau at a party which was themed arabian nights. He is wearing a turban and robes with his face, neck and hands completely darkened. According to Time Magazine, mr trudeau was a teacher at the private school. At a news conference, the Prime Minister was asked if he should resign. I take responsibility for my decision to do that. I shouldnt have done it. I should have known better. It was something that i didnt think was racist at the time, but now i recognise it was something racist to do. And i am deeply sorry. For more werejoined by our correspondent david willis. Is there serious talk of him resigning . Well, it was certainly a very highly contriteJustin Trudeau who faced reporters this evening, mike. He called on canadians to forgive him. He repea
Guard says it narrowly averted catastrophe by engaging a runaway freighter with hundreds of Syrian Refugees aboard. It had been abandoned by its crew. This was the second maritime drama in recent days after a fire aboard a ferry. More on that story later in the program. The Italian Coast Guard was already working because of the ferry disaster, and they had to scramble helicopters after the blue sky m started heading for the rocks. Hundreds of migrants disembarked in gallipoli after being rescued from a runaway freighter. Officials say the ship control room had been abandoned and that the steering was locked on a collision course. The coast guard prevented a disaster. We are still counting the number of migrants. But if the ship continued the journey the way it was heading it would have ended up crashing on the coast. The coast guard managed to unlock the engine just kilometers from the rocky shore. Authorities set up makeshift hospitals to treat those on board who had fallen ill. The m