jerusalem as israel s capital. will again i m peter dhabi here in doha with your top stories also coming up. i believe we have another major breakthrough we need. the e.u. and the u.k. reach a deal on the terms of their forthcoming divorce. north korea s leader calls for direct talks with the united states by sending a message via russia. don t breathe the smoke the latest warning in southern california where some wildfires could but for another two weeks. palestinians are calling for a day of rage against the u.s. president donald trump s recognition of jerusalem as israel s capital. departure from seventy years of u.s. policy on the contested city has been widely condemned and worldwide protests demonstrations have begun across the palestinian territories including the gaza strip how mass has called for a new uprising and intifada against israel and there are demonstrations across the arab and muslim countries too protesters have been rallying in turkey jordan chin is here
gentleman from tennessee, dr. roe and the gentleman from california, mr. takano, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from tennessee. mr. roe: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: so granted. mr. roe: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the chairman is recognized. mr. roe: i rise in support h.r. 4533 as amended, a bill to designate the collective health care facilities of the department of veterans affairs v.a. in lexington, kentucky as the lexington, v.a. health care system, to designate the lexington medical center lease salsleythe franklin are campus. this bill is sponsored by my good friend congressman andy barr from kentucky and i m grateful for introducing this legislation. one health care facility of the department of veteran affairs located at 2250 in leasetown road would be the would be named after private first c
has died. deepening refugee disaster with the syrian population has now fled the country and a welcome to the pope in bolivia has thawing relations with the president. the u.n. has broken an unconditional week-long ceasefire in yemen. the humanitarian truce will go into force on friday and last until the end of the muslim holy month of ramadan on july 17th. the aim is to get more aid to civilians facing a growing humanitarian crisis, the u.n. says 80% of yemen people that 21 million people are in need of some sort of emergency help. earlier u.n. s yemen envoy hinted at the truce as he left the capitol sanaa and holding talks with the government and houthis in an attempt to end more than three months of fighting. more than 3,000 people have been killed in the conflict and over a million have been displaced. obviously they will need to be some confidence building measures as the secretary-general said to build towards a sustainable and long-term ceasefire but what we are ta
protest, plus. i m imtiaz tyab. coming up, we ll layer about palestine yankees and israelis about the effects of disengagements that are still being felt today. hello, south korea has criticized a speech by japan s prime minister shinzo abe expressing remorse for the country s aggression during world war ii. president park yin hai dmm his statement on friday shinzo abe, expressed remorse for the sins of the past but should not be owe pliedged tobliged to apolog. former cabinets with consistent and sincere acts so that it can gain trust from neighboring countries and international society. the japanese government must especially solve the issue of sexual slaves victimized by the japanese military immediately and properly. both countries are marking 70 years since japan s surrender at the end of world war ii. shinzo abe was at a memorial service in tokyo. the emperor also echoed remorse. translator: the feeling just overwhelms me. never again will we have to suffer th
in the mediterranean. a market blown apart. syrian activists say more than 100 have been killed by government air strikes targeting a rebel-held town. more than 200 others were wounded in the attack on a crowded square in douma just outside the capital of damascus. syria s air force has confirmed it did carry out air strikes in douma and in the nearby area of harafti. we have the latest. reporter: the opposition is calling it a massacre, dozens killed and wounds. douma is a rebel stronghold. it relly comes under attack. the air-raids targeting a marketplace. what we understand is after the first strike, people gathered at the site of the explosion and they were trying to help evacuate the people when more raids were carried out. so really that explains the high casualty toll. like i mentioned, the air strikes in this region, it happens regularly, but this is seen as a message from the syrian government. just yesterday opposition groups promised to, quote, ignite all front