Timbuktu goes on trial at the International Criminal court a. Strong resistance to Donald Trumps demand that schools reopened in september coronavirus cases soar in several u. S. States. Were not going to put our children in a place with their health is in danger. And the British Government is expected to ban huawei from its 5 g. Network and another setback for the chinese tech giant. Now china is accusing the United States of trying to stir up trouble in the South China Sea thats secretary of state mike pompei are said beijings claims to the region are completely unlawful and china claims nearly the entire area but thats just future by several other Southeast Asian countries waiting. Reports from bangkok. In several areas of the South China Sea islands at ols and reefs have been transformed china claims almost the entire area and for years has been militarizing the islands constructing remote outposts taiwan also claims parts of the South China Sea along with several Southeast Asian c
Are introduced to curb the spread of the virus. And washingtons n. F. L. Team drops the redskins name and logo after criticism theyre offensive to native americans. Welcome to the program one of the worlds most strategic stretches of water could be about to become a new point of tension between the u. S. And china u. S. Extrinsic might pompei or says beijings claims to the South China Sea are completely unlawful and it will not be allowed to treat the area as its maritime empire its rich in oil gas and fishing resources and china is Building Military bases on several atolls but 5 South East Asian nations also claim parts of the sea and last week the us navy held military exercises. China claims about 90 percent of the South China Sea including ownership of the Spratly Islands which are also claimed by the philippines vietnam and others the scarboro reef is claimed by china and the philippines and that dispute began 8 years ago when the Philippine Navy apprehended 8 mainland chinese fis
Headed in the wrong direction the virus remains enemy number one. Anger at what they see as political bias protests in the democratic republic of congo over the appointment of a new Electoral Commission chief. And in mali an man accused of torturing women and destroying ancient monuments in search of the International Criminal court. So that a strategic stretch of water is a new source of tension between the us and china your sexual state my home poses a babys claims to the South China Sea are completely unlawful and it will not be allowed to treat it as its maritime empire this area is rich in oil and gas and in fishing resources and china is Building Military bases on several atolls 5 Southeast Asian nations also claim parts of the sea and last week the us navy held military exercises. Try to claims about 90 percent of the South China Sea including ownership of the Spratly Islands which is disputed by the philippines vietnam and others discovery facts claimed by china and the philipp
Tonights program has been a long time in coming. David was originally scheduled to be here in february, but was grounded byebye bad weather. Kansas city library programming, its the latest in our series with the u. S. Army command of general staff in ft. Leavenworth. But it also comes in the middle of the librarys partnership from january through may with the eisenhower president ial library and foundation in abilene. And its on the Dwight Eisenhower exhibit thats up on the second floor gallery. We had a series of programs running on Dwight Eisenhower. The next one is next wednesday. Tonight we focus on icen how are and George Marshall. The army chief of staff who targeted ike for advancement as a military officer, keen eye for talent. Among others with ike, he spied george patent and omar bradley. And he became one of ikes primary mentors as the army chief of staff from 1939 to 1945. Marshall, of course, went onto become the secretary of state and win a Nobel Peace Prize. David mills
With the u. S. Army command general Staff College in for the eleven worth on marking 75 years since world war ii. It also comes in the middle of the librarys partnership from january through may with the eisenhower president ial Library Foundation in ablene. And its on the Dwight Eisenhower exhibit up on the second floor art gallery here at the library, the mountain gallery. And we have a series of programs running on Dwight Eisenhower through may. Next one of those, in fact, is next wednesday. Tonight we focus on eisenhower and George Marshall. The army chief of staff who targeted ike for advancement as a military officer, keen eye for talent, because among others, with ike, you know, he spied george patton. He spied omar bradley and he became one of ikes primary mentors as the army chief of staff from 1939 to 1945. Marshall of course went on to become the secretary of state and win a noble peace prize. David mills assistant of military history and has phd in history from north Dakota