welcome to the programme. iraq s president has said an early election could resolve the political unrest gripping the country. to those who have taken their eye off iraq, the violence that broke out in baghdad yesterday, might have looked like a sudden eruption of rage. in fact, the sectarian anger has been simmering for years. the country is riddled with corruption, it has not had a functioning government since the october elections and the spiralling cost of living is pushing iraq towards an existential crisis. the spark that ignited these protests yesterday was the sudden announcement by the shia cleric, muqtadr al sadr, that he was withdrawing from political life. sadr has been a major player in iraq since 2003, when his supporters known then as the mehdi army, began attacks on coalition troops. in october, the sadrists won the most seats in parliament but refused to form a coalition with the mostly shi ite iran backed parties. injune, sadr asked all of his mps to resign
In the coming hours. He was handed over to us officials in china, although the circumstances of his return have not been fully revealed. Private king entered north korea by running across the Demilitarised Zone from south korea injuly. He had been due to be flown to the us, to face military disciplinary proceedings, when he escaped his escort. North korea earlier said it would expel the soldier for illegally entering its territory. Us National Security adviser Jake Sullivan has thanked both china and sweden for their assistance in gaining private kings release. Jean mackenzie reports. This is travis king moments before he ran into north korea during a tour of the Demilitarised Zone. The us soldier had been in trouble with the south korean authorities and was being sent home to be disciplined by the army. The north koreans have kept his whereabouts a total secret. But behind the scenes, an extraordinary operation has been unfolding. Sweden played chief negotiator, acting on behalf of th
Maintains the majority of footage highlights good policing. Hello, im sally bundock. We begin in the United States, where Donald Trumps republican rivals for the white house have criticised him for failing to turn up to their latest tv debate. Seven candidates battled it out at the partys second president ial debate in california, but trump chose not to attend. According to polls, the former president remains dominant over the rest of the field by a margin of more than a0 points. One of his rivals, ron desantis, condemned him for failing to show up to the debate. He said the former president was missing in action. Where is joe biden . Where isjoe biden . He is completely missing in action from leadership and you know who else is missing in action because mac donald trump is missing in action. He should be under the stage deny, he owes it to you to defend his record when they added 7. 2 trillion to the debt. Another contender, chris christie, mockingly referred to him as donald duck. D
Hello and welcome to the programme. The us soldier travis king, who was being held in north korea, is due home in the coming hours. He was handed over to us officials in china, although the circumstances of his return have not been fully revealed. Private king entered north korea by running across the Demilitarised Zone from south korea injuly. He had been due to be flown to the us to face military disciplinary proceedings, when he escaped his escort. North korea earlier said it would expel the soldier for illegally entering its territory. Us National Security adviser Jake Sullivan has thanked both china and sweden for their assistance in gaining private kings release. Jean mckenzie reports. Jean mackenzie reports. This is travis king moments before he ran into north korea during a tour of the Demilitarised Zone. The us soldier had been in trouble with the south korean authorities and was being sent home to be disciplined by the army. The north koreans have kept his whereabouts a total
president a week after his predecessor was arrested in a corruption probe. hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. the duke and duchess of sussex s highly anticipated tv interview with oprah winfrey is set to air in the us in the next hour. harry and meghan are expected to discuss their new life in the us and their experiences as senior members of the royal family. earlier, the queen spoke of the importance of maintaining a sense of closeness with friends and family. she was among senior royals appearing in a special programme to mark commonwealth day. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. they sing an image of common unity and purpose. yet this is about two different broadcasts and sharply diverging agendas. first, in celebration of the commonwealth. it embraces nearly a third of the world s population and it s been one of the abiding commitments of the queen over the many decades of her reign. tonight, a pre recorded broadcast in which t