The dispute continued at the United Nations and in international courts for many years and this agreement was reached following two years of negotiations. Andrew harding has the details. A scattering of tiny islands deep in the Indian Ocean. British, for now, but after todays agreement, not for much longer. The Chagos Islands are all uninhabited, save for one, an important one, diego garcia. It is home to a big and secretive american military base. Today, britain agreed to hand the whole archipelago over to mauritius, but crucially, The Americans will remain in place. This is a very, very important agreement between our countries. Crucially protects the national security interests of the united kingdom and our allies and has been reached in full agreement with the united states retaining the crucial base on diego garcia. Also closes down a potential route for migrants. But some have warned that china could exploit the deal to extend its influence. It is over half a century since the in
[inaudible] anita israel is taken to the streets to vent to their Rage Demand an immediate ceasefire in gaza as a country mourns a six hostages whose bodies were found in gaza yesterday. Idf says hamas terrorists killed them just before israeli forces were able to reach them. The family of Hersh Goldbergpolin confirms he is among the dead. He was just 23 years old. Muck welcome to a Brandnew Houf Fox news live. Before israel said the bodies were found in a tunnel or another hostage was rescued just last week the victims families birmingham prime Minister Netanyahu Singh he delayed a Hostage Release a deal. Funerals being held today or several of the victims. Meantime american lawmakers are calling for the invite administration to try to its grip on iran force the release of the remaining hostages. Heartbroken, devastated, mad, john and rachel have done everything in their power to help their son be released from captivity after 11 months of captivity he was murdered. Hamas could care l
Amnesty. Here is a top spokesman at the State Department wrote on facebook in 2016. The largest threat to the u. S. National security are u. S. Cops. There is a temporary truce in chicago where teachers were told to show up or face punishment. Next two days the city and the Teachers Union tried to get back to the bargaining table. Brian coming in hot. If we were outside, we would be cold and snowy and wet. Not nearly as bad but then again i didnt have to plow it. It is snow has to stop where to two days almost like Groundhog Day. Steve it is Groundhog Day. Steve take a look, the crew is outside. They have all sorts of snow shovels and equipment. Brian it doesnt that look like fun though. The little plows lock like fun. Steve about 3 00 this morning i had the shovel out and i was actually clearing away to the driveway. All i had to too was about 15 feet to get to the driveway. Ainsley i bet that was so much fun. Steve oh my goodness, it weighs a ton. We wound up with 2 feet at our house
thanks for spending your spunda morning with us. fareed zakaria gps starts now. this is gps, the global public square. welcome to you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakari coming to you from new york. on today s program, the u.s. and britain strike the houthis in yemen. and the strife between hezbollah and islamrael heats up. is this turning into a war in the west? then, china s eagle eyes were watching across the strait as taiwan voted yesterday. what did they see? will the results bring us closer to conflict or further away? i ll ask an expert. also, escaping from north korea. it s an incredibly dangerous prospect. would be defectors are likely to be tortured or killed if caught. we will bring you an extraordinary inside look at the journey out of the hermit kingdom with the people behind the new film, beyond utopia. it s almost three months since the ground invasion of gaza began. has it been proportional to the damage hamas inflicted on is
republic, if you can keep it. can we? thanks for spending your sunday morning with us. fareed zakaria gps starts now. this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you live from new york. on today s program, the u.s. and britain strike the houthis in yemen. and the strife between hezbollah and israel heats up. is this turning into a war between iran and its proxies on the one hand and the west? we ll tell you all you need to know. then, china s eagle eyes were watching across the strait as taiwan voted yesterday. what did they see? will the results bring us closer to conflict or further away? i ll ask an expert. also, escaping from north korea is an incredibly dangerous prospect. would-be detectors are likely to be tortured or killed if caught. we will bring you an extraordinary inside look at the journey out of the hermit kingdom with the people behind the new film beyond ut