Welcome to the program Afghan Government and taliban negotiators are in qatar for long delayed talks these are live pictures now we hope coming from the capital doha yet there they are live pictures of the talks which are just about to get underway its been more than 6 months since the u. S. Brokered a deal aimed at ending americas longest war before his appointment in 2016 President Donald Trump pledged to end the conflict and hes hoping to follow through on his promise ahead of the november election section of state might compare was attending the inauguration event. Well the head of the Afghan Government delegation says progress in the talks is crucial for the countrys development on chamberlains momi one on today with hope and confidence we are heading to doha to build an of guns tanweer no more guns go off and we hope the values of the republic us truth and and the people of afghanistan achieve the Economic Development they deserve well the u. N. Secretary general Spokesman Says t
In the philippines against president rodrigo tatty as he begins outlining his latest violence for the nation and china takes control of what was the u. S. Consulate in the city of chengdu after its order to close any worsening diplomatic disputes. At least one person has been killed during antigovernment protests in iraqs capital baghdad its the 1st fatality jaring demonstration since Prime Minister mostafa to me was sworn into office 2 months ago protesters are angry about corruption unemployment and Poor Public Services iraq has seen months of on race as it struggles with an economic crisis and political instability simona 14 is in baghdad with more. What appears to have happened last night based on our conversations with a few protesters in baghdad square is that a group of protesters gathered in Tahrir Square to march in direction of another nearby square which is when Security Forces and the cording to the protesters plain clothed officials opened fire using live ammunition and bi
Left many in this key sector fearing for their lives. And the court of arbitration for sport has overturned Manchester Citys 2 year ban from european football this means the english team can take part in next seasons Champions League is the integrity of u. S. 1st financial fair play policy coming on the even more scrutiny. As welcome to the program polish president andre jute has narrowly secured a 2nd 5 year term in Office Following sundays president ial elections with nearly all the votes counted the conservative accumbens has won with 51. 2 percent over his rival the liberal mayor of the capital city of warsaw just cost him the result is a victory for polands ruling National Conservative law and. This party its avoided scenario in which an opposition president would be able to veto legislation approved and. So what does this result mean for poland thats a question i asked our correspondent monica she writes in was. This result of the victory of the incumbent president. Means that th
He wants to ignore any allegation against russia and its president Vladimir Putin the Washington Post has reported that several american soldiers are believed to have died because of the Russia Program the White House Press secretary has reiterated that trump was not briefed on the alleged russian bounties there is no consensus within the Intelligence Community on these allegations and. In effect there are dissenting opinions from some in the Intelligence Community with regards to the veracity of whats being reported on the veracity of the underlying allegations continue to be evaluated glen karl is a former Deputy National Intelligence Officer for transnational sorites with the cia he says the information would have been conveyed to the president. He spent my career doing this and i know how things are funneled up the chain of command or what kind of things are in something of this importance would absolutely be briefed to the white house now did a cia officer sit down and speak direc
That is the coronavirus outbreak and relations with turkey and russia at the Atlantic Council in washington, d. C. From earlier this month, this is about 90 minutes. The director of the future initiative here at the Atlantic Council. And its really my pleasure to host today the minister of state for European Affairs of the french republic for a conversation about france, europe, and the transatlantic relation. As you know, here at the Atlantic Council, we value european allies, we value u. S. Engagement, and the future of the initiative is to precisely make the case that the European Union is a key and critical Strategic Partner of the United States. Part of our role is to discipline the developments within the European Union and to engage policy makers and create a bridge and dialogue between policy makers of the United States and europe, especially in times of great power coalition. President macron in france has laid out ambitious agenda for engagement of partners like russia, refor