It ll braces itself for more trouble soldiers and riot police on patrol but there s been no sign yet of any organized protests by opposition supporters President innocent men on guard what has blamed yesterday s violence on the opposition m.d.c. Has now promised an independent investigation but the issue at the heart of the trouble here has yet to be resolved the outcome of Monday s presidential election which the opposition is convinced is being raked foreign observers are pressuring the Electoral Commission to announce the results quickly the Roman Catholic Church has changed its position on the death penalty declaring it is wrong to use capital punishment in all circumstances is John McManus last year Pope Francis called Capital Punishment an inhuman measure which was contrary to the gospel he made the remarks on the 25th anniversary of the publication of the church s catechism which up till now said that the death penalty was permissible if it was the only way of effectively defen
Trump held a summit with Putin in Finland in recent weeks the president encountered biting criticism from the left and right for not calling out Putin at a joint news conference about a number of offenses including the annexation of Crimea and Russian interference in the Us political process such as the presidential vote in 2016. Harley Davidson if he is feeling the sting from the trade war between the u.s. And other countries N.P.R. s Dustin Dwyer says the company lost profit in the 2nd quarter the Milwaukee based motorcycle maker had warned investors about tariffs and the 2nd quarter results are actually better than expected but company executives say the total impact of tariffs will be a $45.00 to $50000000.00 hit this year most of that amount comes from new European Union tariffs on American made motorcycles chief financial officer John Olin says the impact will continue in 2019 if the tariffs aren t removed we are working with the administration we re working with all governments
Her fashion North Korea is reportedly shutting down a missile site and in Greece firefighters trying to tame the worst wildfires to hit the country in a decade. There would be a lot of. These news headlines. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Janine Herbst at a u.s. Australian Security Summit held today at Stanford University defense secretary Jim Mattis defended President Trump s weekend tweet warning that Iran would suffer historic consequences if it threaten you the u.s. But as N.P.R. s David Well now reports even as mad a spoke Trump was offering to make a deal with Iran Secretary Mabus told reporters quote It s time for Iran to shape up and show responsibility it cannot continue to show irresponsibility as some revolutionary organization that is intent on exporting terrorism extorting disruption across the region so I think the president was making very clear that they re on the wrong track but President Trump speaking at the same time at a v.f.w. Convention in Kansas City h
Which buildings in the southern province of atapi others are being taken to dry land in boats it seems they had little warning before the deluge of water hit their homes the dam was part of a hydroelectric power station being built with South Korean and Thai companies the developers said relentless rain had caused the giant structure to collapse it had been under construction for 5 years and was supposed to start generating power next year Israel says it shot down a Syrian fighter jet that flew over the occupied Golan Heights the fate of the pilot remains unclear Tom Bateman reports from Jerusalem Israel says it launched 2 Patriot missiles at the Syrian Sukhoi fighter jet which it said had entered about a mile into Israeli air space the plane crashed inside Syrian territory state t.v. In Syria said the plane had been targeting rebel groups inside it says space it comes amid heightened tensions on the boundary between Syria and the Israeli occupied Golan Heights Syrian government force
Missiles after it entered Israeli airspace in San Diego the Marine Corps in an effort to keep its pilots is hoping money talks that is 7 o 4 Also coming up on Morning Edition Defense Secretary James Mattis has long been considered a stabilizing force in the Trump administration but his influence may be waning more on that just ahead in the San Diego forecast yet another day of hot weather are highs ranging from the eighty s along the coast to 121 degrees in the desert news next. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington on trial Snider Israeli side Iran s could be heard over the Golan Heights today as the Israeli military said it shot down a Syrian warplane N.P.R. s Daniel Estrin is based in Jerusalem the Israeli military said that it monitored the fighter jet as it made its way toward Israel Israel claims that the Jets entered Israeli air space to kilometers deep and then Israeli missile intercepted the plane and downed the plane we don t know yet the status of the pilot in an Israeli mili