Indopacific region. He spoke at an event by the brookings institution. Ladies and gentlemen, good morning and welcome to the brookings institution. Before i begin my remarks, id just like to say on behalf of the institution that we are thinking every moment about the challenges that australia is facing with the wildfires that are impacting australia in such a dramatic and negative way. Tan they are in our thoughts and in our prayers. As well, we also are focused on the passenger list of the aircraft that was lost in iran two days ago. All of those souls are in our thoughts and prayers today. Im john allen im the president of the brookings institution. We are very honored to have you with us. Happy kn happy new year. We are pleased this morning to welcome the secretary of the Army Ryan Mccarthy who is our distinguished guest and our great ally in helping to study the future of the United States army, the defense department, and the challenges that we face in the security environment. Se
The firm is run by the family of the late al qaida leader Osama Bin Laden human Rights Groups are denouncing an official visit to france by egypts president they say france should not support president of the politically or sell weapons to egypt activists say torture repression and unfair trials are common and those are the headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after inside story of. A political gamble that paid off. And the Prime Minister is not eyeing a revision of the countrys pacifist constitution what would that mean for japan and this volatile. And welcome to the program im jane dothan japans Prime Minister took a gamble when he called early elections this year but that gamble paid off on sunday when. Party and Coalition Partner won more than two thirds of the seats in parliament he says its a vote of confidence from the public one he sees as a green light to change japans pacifist constitution obvious particularly keen on the move given the threat posed by nearby north
A presence there as it loses ground in iraq and syria. In austria the chancellor elect is to hold Coalition Talks with the far right Freedom Party sebastien kurtzs conservative Peoples Party won thirty one and a half percent of the vote in last weeks election well short of the majority required to govern he campaigned on a tougher immigration stance those are your headlines up next james here with inside story i will see you very soon. A political gamble that paid off as coalition switch to election victory in japan and the Prime Minister is now eyeing a revision of the countrys pacifist constitution but what would that mean for japan and this volatile region this is inside story. And welcome to the program im jane dothan japans Prime Minister took a gamble when he called early elections this year but that gamble paid off on sunday when. Party and Coalition Partner won more than two thirds of the seats in parliament he says its a vote of confidence from the public one he sees as a gree
Xinhua says a vehicle with explosives inside was also found at the site. Police have responded to a spate of attacks in recent months. Many residents in the region are reportedly unhappy with the governments ethnic and religious policies. Authorities in indonesia may be a step closer to understanding why an airasia passenger jet crashed into the java seat last month. Navy divers have retrieved the planes flight recorder. Search and rescue Authorities Say they found the flight recorder under one of planes wings. The jet took off from the indonesian city of surabaya with 162 people on board. It was heading to singapore but disappeared from radar screens shortly after the pilot asked for permission to fly at a higher altitude. Divers found the wreckage off kalimantan island. Theyve retrieved 48 bodies. Indonesian transporter authorities will analyze data from the flight recorder to pinpoint the cause of the crash. Divers are still trying to retrieve the cockpit voice recorder. Government
They shot five others who were attempting to set off the explosives they were wearing. Xinhua says a vehicle with explosives inside was also found at the site. Police have responded to a spate of attacks in recent months. Many residents in the region are reportedly unhappy with the governments ethnic and religious policies. Authorities in indonesia may be a step closer to understanding why an airasia passenger jet crashed into the java seat last month. Navy divers have retrieved the planes flight recorder. Search and rescue Authorities Say they found the flight recorder under one of planes wings. The jet took off from the indonesian city of surabaya with 162 people on board. It was heading to singapore but disappeared from radar screens shortly after the pilot asked for permission to fly at a higher altitude. Divers found the wreckage off kalimantan island. Theyve retrieved 48 bodies. Indonesian transporter authorities will analyze data from the flight recorder to pinpoint the cause of