Ahead of power sharing talks and iran reports more deaths from the coronavirus and sees a number of infections jump to nearly 1000. 145. The japanese hold the scale that bill with just 200. 00. Or 2 hold of coronavirus. Thank you for joining as we begin this news hour with the developments in syria turkey has shot down 2 syrian fighter jets from the skies over. Want of a military operation in the northwest of the country targeting areas within it which has been a rebel stronghold the escalation in fighting follows the killing of 34. 00 turkish soldiers in government as strikes on thursday the defense minister says the operation is in selfdefense against president Bashar Assads regime Operation Spring shield is the 4th Turkish Military operation in Northern Syria lets get the latest. For us on turkeys border with syria hashem there were contradictory reports earlier on the downing of a drone for us and warplanes being shot down just bring us up to speed with the latest for us what are y
Stake as france for pesthole staff and leaders grappling with a dramatic surge in violence in the sa each of. The air. The f. A. Q. Very much for joining us the leaders of libyas warring sides have arrived in russias capital for talks after a cease fire came into force theres no suggestion yet that warlords heidi for halftime the Prime Minister of the u. N. Recognize government will meet with the latest development is raising hopes of a path to ending years of civil conflicts International Diplomatic efforts to end the fighting have stepped up in recent weeks a truce brokered by turkey and russia came into force on sunday morning turkeys foreign minister as well as the defense minister have also arrived in moscow for talks with their russian counterparts that discussions are expected to include the libyans turkey and russia support over. Posing sides in the conflict now libya has been torn apart by fighting since long time bowler Moammar Gadhafi was overthrown in 20 levon its divided b
The leaders of libyas warring sides are in russias capital for talks after a cease fire time into force it raised hopes the warlord and the Prime Minister of the un recognized government. Will begin to find a path towards ending years of civil conflict International Diplomatic efforts to win the fighting have stepped up in recent weeks a truce brokered by turkey and russia came into force on sunday morning and in just the last few minutes weve heard from both turkeys president and italys Prime Minister announcing that they will attend a libya peace conference in berlin later this month Russias Vladimir Putin also expected to be there. We support plans for the berlin conference and myself the russian president Vladimir Putin and the italian Prime Minister decepticon to be in attendance mr putin and i agreed to reach a cease fire in libya the cease fire which began on sunday and our delegations are now in moscow to discuss this and i hope it will be permanent well libya has been torn apa
Where tens of thousands are on the run from a volcanic eruption and paying with their lives the growing price for refugees attempting to make the desperate journey into europe. And. The corruption trial of former chief paris has been delayed with the 86 year old facing up to 10 years in jail. Hello the leaders of libyas warring sides are in the russian capital for talks after a cease fire came into force now its raised hopes of the warlords and if i have to and the Prime Minister of the un recognized government fire is a set will begin to find a path towards ending years of civil conflicts International Diplomatic efforts to end the fighting have. Stepped up in recent weeks a truce brokered by turkey and russia came into force on sunday morning and both turkeys president and italys Prime Minister have announced that they will attend a libya peace conference in berlin later this month we support plans for the berlin conference and myself the russian president Vladimir Putin and the ital
Najam mourns the latest victims of what the u. N. Calls unprecedented violence in the south held in france with only 5000. 00 troops there is meeting regional leaders to decide what to do next as the military campaign failed and cook the conflict spread further in west africa this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im melting dennis and all the 4000 west africans killed in just 12 months the United Nations says last year was the worst yet in the fight against armed groups in the sile the u. N. Says its a number precedented rise in terrorist file and france and 5 regional countries have files ins of troops fighting groups some of whom a link to eisele and al qaeda but anger against the operation and against france is growing now president micro is hosting a summit to discuss whether french soldiers should stay Natasha Butler reports from paris. In december the bodies of 71 soldiers from the asia nates a military base in the capital niamey a grim reflection of growing viol