North korea has been saying in response to a south korean invitation to co host the 2018 winter olympics. Lets go to mosul, in iraq, now. We have covered the story many times in the last three years. Back in 2014 the Islamic State group seized the whole city. In October Iraqi Forces mounted an offensive to retake it. These are the maps we have been collecting along the way. You can see how the territory marked in red controlled by is has got smaller and smaller and smaller as the months have gone by. Now we have this map, provided by the Iraqi Military i should say, this area is still controlled by is, we estimate it to be 2. 5 Square Kilometres in the centre of mosul. The bbcs team of 0rla guerin, nico hameon, bader catty and rich stacey, have exclusive access to the battle area. Heres their report. Gunfire heading to the front line in mosul. You have to run. And beware of snipers, troops from iraqs Emergency Response division are advancing every day. The target here, the hospital com
Condemning israeli settlements on palestinian territory. It happened because the United States changed its usual veto policy and abstained in the vote. Well, israels ambassador to the un said that it was a shameful move, but the us said it had long argued against settle m e nt it had long argued against Settlement Building. The resolution specifically calls for an end to settle m e nt specifically calls for an end to Settlement Building in the west bank and eastjerusalem, settlements that are considered illegal under international law. The us and israeli ambassadors to the un responded soon after the vote. Today the Security Council reaffirmed its established consensus that settlements have no legal validity. The United States has been sending the message that the settle m e nts sending the message that the settlements must stop, privately and publicly, for nearly five decades. By publicly, for nearly five decades. By voting yes, in favour of this resolution, you have in fact voted iio
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London, this is bbc world news, its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, 1 am in london and 8 00 in the evening in washington dc, where donald trump is preparing for his inauguration on friday, as 45th president of the United States. The ceremony on capitol hill is expected to draw Hundreds Of Thousands of spectators to the nations capital. The celebrations have already begun, with a huge Open Air Concert at the lincoln memorial, not far from the white house, and donald trump addressing the crowd. It is a movement that started. And it is a Movement Like we have never seen anywhere in the world, they say. There has never been a Movement Like this. And it is something very, very special. And we are going to unify our country. And our phrase, you all know it, half of you are wearing the hat, make America Great again. Cheering and applause. But we are going to make America Great for all of our people, everybody. Everybody throughout our country. I promise you that i will work so ha
London, this is bbc world news, its newsday. Good morning. Its 9am in singapore, 1 am in london and 8 00 in the evening in washington dc, where donald trump is preparing for his inauguration on friday, as 45th president of the United States. The ceremony on capitol hill is expected to draw Hundreds Of Thousands of spectators to the nations capital. The celebrations have already begun, with a huge Open Air Concert at the lincoln memorial, not far from the white house, and donald trump addressing the crowd. It is a movement that started. And it is a Movement Like we have never seen anywhere in the world, they say. There has never been a Movement Like this. And it is something very, very special. And we are going to unify our country. And our phrase, you all know it, half of you are wearing the hat, make America Great again. Cheering and applause. But we are going to make America Great for all of our people, everybody. Everybody throughout our country. I promise you that i will work so ha