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A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Today we would like to hear your views on kicking racism out of football. Was last nights game between england and bulgaria a Tipping Point . What further action should be taken . Tell us what you think. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The United States has imposed sanctions against turkey over its attack on the syrian kurds and demanded an immediate ceasefire. The measures come as the civil war in syria looks set to enter a new and even more dangerous phase, with Syrian Regime forces on the move to help kurdish fighters, setting up a potentially dangerous confrontation with turkey. Our correspondent orla guerin has sent this report. Rolling in to a heroes welcome troops of the assad regime, handed a victory without firing a shot, arriving today in the strategic town of ain issa. Look whos back. The kurds say they had to do a deal with
Human rights watch accused the government of banning street protests for over a year now and cracking down on dissent president ial elections are a full year away but the political deadlock has already set in there is a sense of fear and apprehension of what is to come Nicholas Hawke al jazeera cannot create time for a short break here in aljazeera when we come back. Mass protests to spains sentences council and separatist leaders to long jail terms more not stainless. How i once again welcome to mathematical at the international forecast weve got a fair bit of cloud just making its way away from northern parts of iran bright skies coming back a bit high little cloud there just around the eastern side of the mediterranean little drifts into syria lebanon jordan we were down towards israel as well just notice want to see showers into southern parts of turkey i will continue to be the case as we go on through wettest day for central areas for iraq stays hot dry 37. 00 celsius in baghdad
Buckeye state to be a political weather vane. Good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs headquarters here in new york. Im arreen as turkeys military offense in Northern Syria enters its seventh day, President Trump is calling for turkey to declare a ceasefire. Yesterday mr. Trump announced new sanctions against turkey. Vice president mike pence will soon head to the region to negotiate an end to the violence as u. S. Troops pull back. David martin reports from the pentagon. Reporter with Turkish Forces moving south and russianbacked syrian units advancing north, 1,000 u. S. Troops are caught in the middle, looking for the safest way out. Joint chiefs chairman general mark millie spoke by phone with the russian chief in an effort to make sure there is no interference with the erhdl include equipment as well as troops as defense secretary mark esper said to Margaret Brennan on face the nation. We want to make sure we deflect a pullback of forces, dont want to leave equipment behind
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