Also coming up russia joins turkey and denouncing the u. S. Plan to form a Border Security force in syria. Also during cold for three prodemocracy activists in hong kong. Oh i feel like going to the only deadly shootout in caracas have an operation to capture the pilot accused of leading last years armed rebellion against a venezuelas government. Welcome to the program the Central Council of the p. L. O. Is considering withdrawing the organizations recognition of israel theyve been meeting to discuss u. S. Recognition of jerusalem as israels capital in one car possible from the occupied west bank. Late on monday night the palestinian leadership issued a statement that could have far reaching consequences for the Peace Process the statement includes the call to suspend recognition of israel suspend security coordination with it and unite the palestinian factions through reconciliation the statement comes from the Central Council of the p. L. O. After two days of meetings it will be disc
For border security. And on newsnight, brexit is back after the new year break, they debated it in the commons today even if one mp did visibly fall asleep in proceeding. We hear from if one mp did visibly fall asleep in proceeding. We hearfrom the backbench tory brexit supporter, jacob rees mogg, does he support a squiggy brexit . Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Business secretary greg clark has met Union Leaders tonight to discuss the future of thousands of workers and firms after the collapse of construction giant carillion. The firm went into liquidation yesterday and ministers have ordered a fast track investigation into the firms directors. Labour wants an independent assessment of whats happened, and of the potential costs facing the taxpayer. 0ne expert estimates that 30,000 companies are owed money by carillion. Our Business Editor simonjack reports. Just how many workers for carillion and its subcontractors will be leaving their current jobs for good . Carillion owes an
Between global powers threaten to open a new conflict zone in syria they worry theyll become targets if turkey makes good on his threat to move against kurdish fighters along its border also at stake the relationship between nato allies turkey and the United States also on the grid keeping up what they call a peaceful Pressure Campaign the u. S. And canada cohost an International Summit on the north Korean Nuclear threat twenty countries a participant but china north koreas biggest trading partner which has leverage over kim jong uns regime is not attending so what can be achieved and begging for forgiveness pope francis expresses pain and shame over the Sexual Abuse Scandal in the Catholic Church as he arrives in chile the first leg of his not an american papal tour but hes been greeted by protests us today still reeling some the repercussions of a priest abuse scandal. And in venezuela a fire fight between Government Forces and a former Police Pilots who join the opposition has cause
Tonight, the parents are charged with torture. Plus, a tough lesson in life for wit thousand danish teenagers. There could be devastating consequences. Brent im brent goff. We begin tonight with the shooting death of the politician that is being called an act of terror. Today, a prominent leader of ethnic serbs in kosovo was gunned down in front of his Political Parties office. His murder threatens to inflame ethnic tensions between serbia and its former province, kosovo. Kosovo declared independence from serbia in 2008, a decade after a war that killed 13,000 mainly ethnic albanians. It still views it as its southern province. Serbian and kosovo officials have so far refrained from accusing each other of being behind the killing, but sererbs presidensaysys that the e killig was an act of terrorism. Assailants opened fire as the politician arrived in his headquarters. He was rushed to the hospital, but doctors were unable to save him. He had been hit at leaeast five times in the c ches