Now a a discussion on human rights and democracy around the world since the cold war. Foreign policy experts look at how americas leadership impacts the world. Florida International University and the making institute hosted this discussion in miami as part of an annual conference on the state of the world. Its just over one hour. Readings to those gathered at florida International University. I salute your efforts to address the days Foreign Policy challenges and the role of American Leadership in the world. It is important to remember that what happens abroad and how people live elsewhere affects us here at home. When america turns a blind eye, we invite the evils of oppression, poverty and extremism to take root around the globe. We must Work Together to safeguard the democratic order that is provided peace, prosperity, and human achievement at home and abroad. American leadership strong alliances with fellow democratic nations are vital to this cause. At the Bush Institute we are w
Chancellor Angela Merkel in moscow and the call for an immediate cease fire in tripoli to pave the way to the. Peace talks between the rival factions but it does not seem i mean the announcement by have to a spokesman short a little while ago does not seem to be concrete as were getting reports now from the front lines saying that have to his forces are now targeting get many areas in southern tripoli with mortar rockets and with heavy artillery we cannot independently verify that but nevertheless they have been several cease fire. Agreements or calls before but they have been breached by both warring factions this announcement by miss molly the spokesman of how to own it cannot be guaranteed a less military operations a stop on the ground another cease fire brokered by russia and turkey has come into effect in syrias province becomes less than 24 hours after at least 20 people were killed in the strikes in and around. The u. K. s ambassador to iran has been arrested and released after
Justice for the families and friends of the dead has more from the university that last 60 didnt and that crash. Well there were easily more than 2000 people both inside the building and lined up around the outside it was over capacity very quickly and inside emotional scenes as the names of victims were read out occasionally with their pictures shown in occasionally little stories were told about them people were weeping openly in the audience the people reading the names were choked up and could hardly get the names out childrens names used evoked waves of emotion in the audience now tens of thousands of people in the philippines are fleeing their homes as scientists warn of ok no corrupt within days or even hours tell volcano in targeted thats about 66 kilometers south of manila started spewing ash and lava on sunday 6000 people have already been evacuated from one island with thousands more leaving coastal towns the ash grounded all flights from Manila Airport on sunday night but o
Activities the president has been very clear we will continue to apply economic sanctions until iran stops its terrorist activities and commit that it will never have Nuclear Weapons can really help it is at the white house she says part of the aim is to put pressure on the iranian people. Yeah well we should point out that this is the latest in the string of sanctions that the United States has put in place ever since its withdrew from the j. C. T. A way that the agreement to live in Irans Nuclear program back in may of 2018 snacked that sanctions went into place then we had 2 more rounds of sanctions after that now yet another round put in place by the trumpet ministration through executive order as you point out it targets not only the steel as well as Iron Industries that Construction Trade and even some senior officials in the iranian government now the purpose of all of this the Administration Says is part of its broader maximum Pressure Campaign to isolate the iranian people fro
They are not to blame it is us who are to blame the plane was on its way it did not have any error or mistake everyone worked very well efficiently it was us who made a mistake and we are responsible we should accept responsibility and accountability as a bird is in tehran he says the commander of irans revolutionary guard if force has leveled some of the blame for the crash tensions with the u. S. Hes very much painted the picture that iran was on a war footing that donald trump had threatened 52 sites in iran that iran had reserve retaliated to the assassination of general cos and so the moneys on that evening or early hours of the morning iran had fired missiles into iraq at u. S. Targets now he says that iran is expecting the possibility of war that they will heighten tensions on the battery operator had been sent to this location in iran and he had been informed that there was a Cruise Missile and he should have made contact with superiors before firing a rocket he waited for 10 s