But is promising to keep up the fight. In washington. All eyes are going to be on the Republican Party leadership in the coming days, because really were seeing increased pressure on them to buck the president. On this we saw the big wigs of National Security officials from former republican administrations. Theyve all come out and said this is bad for democracy. Its many of them, not all of them. Obviously, its bad for democracy. Its bad for National Security and probably more important. Were seeing dozens, upon dozens of the country c. E. O. s, the most influential republican donors come out in a letter saying this has to. And Republican Leadership needs to let the president know that its over. You know, bidens newly unveiled National Security team, an expected cabinet nominees are diverse in race and gender. It will include americas 1st female heads of intelligence and treasury and the 1st latina chief of Homeland Security is also making several obama era officials. Now the headline
Says libyas warring sides have agreed to hold elections within 18 months aimed at uniting the country under one government and in armenia over a deal with us or by john to end. The fighting in the calling card about the Prime Minister says it was about preserving whats left. Welcome to the program, europe has been called a cautionary tale of the dangers of easing coronavirus restrictions. The World Health Organization issued a warning as the continent is witnessing an aggressive surge and infections more than 50000. People have now died from covert 19 in the United Kingdom and in italy. Once the epicenter of europes outbreak, 623 people died in the past 24 hours. Andrew symonds reports for the u. K. Its another landmark in the spread of covert, and its causing a lot more than 50000. 00. People who tested positive have died. Britains total of dead is now the highest in europe. Nearly 600. 00 deaths on wednesday overtakes figures since may in the 1st wave. Every death is a tragedy. I mea
A high rise apartment in north and south korea where live from seoul. We begin in mali where a kid not a politician and a french aid have landed in the capital bamako after being released as part of a major Prisoner Exchange the deal was announced by the countrys new Transitional Government on choose day the hostages had been held by an alliance of groups linked to Al Qaida Nicholas Haq as the story of. The end of their ordeal. Wrapped in a white scarf is french aid worker Sophie Pickler not free at last after spending almost 4 year hostage in the hands of al qaeda affiliate fighters in northern mali as desert. Shelter 51 year old son sebastian. Before. He had lost hope of ever seeing her life something. That says to her son they held me for almost 4 years you were there with me i could hear you say hold on dont give up here among those released are also italian missionaries Somalian Army soldiers and opposition leaders who say all were held by armed groups affiliated to al qaeda. I wa
Look at the human cost of a conflict hospitals in the disputed region of me going to cut about filled with victims of the war between armenia and azerbaijan. So the World Health Organization has announced a record one day global jump in corona virus infections were talking nearly 339000 people diagnosed with covert 19 over the past 24 hours that means as we look at the Johns Hopkins university virus track of the total infections in red on the left is now up about up above 36000000 the number and white shows more than a 1000000 people who are known to have died there are though always worth pointing out more than 25000000 people who have recovered. Ill take you around europe with the pandemic is getting worse as winter approaches france 1st of all which is recorded more than 18000 new cases 2 days in a row now pressure is growing on hospitals particularly in and around paris germany which had been praised for its response to seeing 4000 new cases in the past day and the u. K. Is conside
A new government. Never told you before. The end of a 4 year kidnap or deal a french aid worker was released as part of a Prisoner Exchange with an Al Qaeda Linked group and mali. And iran accuses the Trump Administration of conspiring to starve its people as the u. S. Imposes new sanctions on iranian banks. Russia has invited the Foreign Ministers of armenia and azerbaijan to moscow for peace talks is the latest effort to end the increasingly violent conflict over the region of the go in a car back mediate says from the u. S. Russia and france have also been holding talks in geneva to find a resolution. Armenia accuses forces of shelling the historic holy savior cathedral in nagornokarabakh on thursday armenia says several journalists were injured in the strikes on the cathedral wish knocked over pews and left rubble strewn across the floor hundreds of people have died in the fighting over the past 2 weeks the disputed territory is officially part of azerbaijan but is controlled by Et