A fast so despite threats of violence and the big tech investment that greece is banking on to reboot its economy in sport, the match up for the last mens tennis final of the year has an unfamiliar look. Not a joke of it should rafael nadal both be knocked out of the a. T. P. Finals. Ethiopian Government Forces are pushing ahead with their advance on the capital city of the northern take grey region. They say they plan to encircle its capital mechanic with tanks and seize it. Its under control of the tikrit Peoples Liberation front. Reuters news agency is reporting the t. P. R. Left is standing firm. Its destroyed, roads and bridges to slow any government offensive. Fighting has forced people to flee for safety. More than 30000. 00 refugees have crossed the border into sudan. Im about, oh, isnt that a stab . Or he says the plot, the plans to surround mcalary seem very advanced. The Government Forces idea yet to reach the outskirts of the city of mccullough couple of the to grow region.
Industrial data out of germany. Desha back to that euro. Within back to that euro. We have seen Christine Lagarde speak for the first time. She has been talking about the impact that the coronavirus has had. She said that the policymakers that the ecb have done what is justified but she continues to push for this idea that we do need this fiscal pop package to come through. The european commissions proposal for a revised financial train work and the next he generation eu are decided in this regard. It it is association it is associated with the proposal and could have an impact on the International Role of the euro. It will important to adopt that package quickly. Christine lagarde speaking a little earlier today. She will speak at the bottom of this hour as well. Speaking to us from washington is adam pozen. Banks,alk about central particularly the ecb given the fact that Christine Lagarde has just been speaking. Herhe doing enough and are calls for greater fiscal policy out of europe
Speakers comments. When we stand united on the floor of the congress as americans, thats when we send the strongest message overseas to adversaries. I want to thank mr. Engel for his strong work, in working with me to get to a positive place where we can actually get to a solution, to whats been a challenging and very fluid situation. Its always an honor to work with you, sir, on the Foreign Affairs committee, and in these times of crises, we are, i believe, strongest on the world stage when the executive and legislative branch speak in one voice. I know in his testimony before our committee, ambassador jeffries, special envoy to sir ark said i saw firsthand the effects of congressional sanctions when we visited with the turkish negotiating team, that these sanctions have been helpful in getting turks to agree to the ceasefire. I believe the resolution that we passed helps helped get turkey to the ceasefire as well. Finally, i want to thank our partners in the Syrian Democratic forces
Asked by xi jinping a couple of years ago why i was working so hard with your country. And i said, because were a pacific nation. he looked at me, and i said, yeah, were a pacific nation the United States. we are, and were going to stay that way. So, thank you. Thank you, everyone. Prime minister albanese absolutely. Thank you. [crosstalk by reporters] mr. President , on israel, will you respond to attacks on u. S. Troops in the region . Will you respond to attacks on u. S. Troops in the region, mr. President . President biden whoa, whoa, whoa well, youre going to get were going to have a press conference after this. Well be able to answer your questions. Thank you. President biden and the Prime Minister of australia reaffirmed their commitment to their alliance and discussed shared priorities for their countries. They also commented on the israelhamas war and security in the indo pacific region. This is just over 25 minutes. President biden the sun is over there. I dont need these. [l
President biden the sun is over there. I dont need these. [laughter. ] hello, folks. Mr. Prime minister, weve been in close touch since the moment you came into office please, sit down; im sorry since you came into office, and weve met all around the world. And now its wonderful to have you by my side here at the white house and as we advance our Alliance Even more more than its already been advanced. Its strong now; its getting stronger. Before i get to the progress australia and the United States have made today, i want to say just a very few words about the situation in the middle east. The anger, the hurt, the sense of outrage that the israeli people are feeling after the brutally inflicted devastation by hamas is completely understandable. Israel has the right and, i would add, responsibility to respond to the slaughter of their people. And we will ensure israel has what it needs to defend itself against these terrorists. Thats a guarantee. We also have to remember that hamas does