In myanmar a direct assault on the countrys transition to democracy. The countrys armed forces seized power, detaining civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, and her top advisers. The takeover follows a Landslide Win by her National League for democracy in novembers election, which the army claims was fraudulent. Myanmar, also known as burma, was ruled by the military until 2011. Democratic reforms by Aung San Suu Kyi ended their control. Troops are being said to be patrolling the streets of the capital and the main city yangon. Now her leadership and reputation has been once hailed as a beacon of democracy she was awarded the nobel peace prize. Her leadership has been tarnished by looking at the Rate Map Working alongside the army. Alongside the army. Muslim rohingya minority. But she still enjoys great support throughout the country. Our special correspondent fergal keane reports. tx next this. An army reverting to autocratic type, swiftly and ruthlessly deposing a democratically elected
Hello and welcome to world news today. Us secretary of state mike pompeo has dismissed questions about Donald Trumps attempts to push ukraine and china to investigate democratic rival joe biden as a silly gotcha game. Democrats leading the impeachment inquiry into President Trump have issued a legal order demanding the white house hand over more documents on its dealings with ukraine. Mr trump is accused of abusing his position to put pressure on the ukrainian leader to investigate mr biden. Our north america correspondent Chris Buckler reports. No matter where americas commander in chief goes, theres no escape from the talk of impeachment, or the many questions about his request for a Foreign Government to investigate one of his political rivals. Requests for documents from the white house have become demands. With a subpoena issued by the democrats, alongside a strongly worded letter, that accuses the president of choosing a path of defiance, obstruction and cover up. Among the many
A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also wed like to hear from you on President Trumps announcement that the us is preparing to ban flavoured e cigarettes following a spate of vaping related deaths. Is this the right course of action . Should other countries follow suit . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. We start here in the uk. Prime minister Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure to recall parliament after the publication of a document outlining the risks of the uk leaving the eu without a deal. The so called yellowhammer contingency plan outlines what the government calls the reasonable worst Case Assumptions for a no deal brexit, but voices from the opposition and the Business Community say the document confirms what they have been saying will happen in the event of a disorderly brexit. Our Political Correspondent chris mason reports. Parliament forced the government to publish this d
Of investment required. A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. There have been testy exchanges at a televised debate in texas involving the ten leading contenders for the Us Democratic partys president ial nomination. It is the third such event, but the first to bring together the top three candidates, the frontrunnerjoe biden and Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. The democratic hopefuls were more united on the need for gun control. There were cheers and applause when the former texas congressman beto orourke demanded the mandatory buyback of assault weapons. Laura trevelyan reports from houston. Well, joe biden went into this as the front runner. The former Vice President s Campaign Team said at the beginning of the night that he had a target on his back, and so indeed it proved. And just to illustrate that, here is howJulian Castro, one of the ten contenders on the stage, tried to go afterjoe biden, not ve
If you study accuses the u. K. Government of discriminating against visa applicants from africa. And south africas former president says he received Death Threats after giving evidence at a corruption inquiry. We begin in washington where in the last few minutes the house of representatives has voted to condemn quote racist comments by President Donald Trump the resolution was approved on a largely Party Line Vote of 24287 with only 4 of publicans backing the democratic measure the vote allows trumps attacks are follows trumps attacks on 4 Democratic Congress women all of them minorities began his criticism of them on twitter over the weekend and has refused to let up despite growing criticism both at home and abroad we begin with this report from patty calling. It wasnt just on twitter in person and on camera u. S. President donald trump continued to stoke controversy can do what they want they can leave they can stay but they should love our country and they should work for the good