Members , robbie and selfless funder of middle east programs here at the Atlantic Council john diblasio. And finally we welcome us governmentofficials , private companies and nonprofits. I did a rich substantive question and answer session following the discussion on the state. Open to everyone read this richness of the discussion will be enhanced by the absolutely superlative interviewer who will draw the kernels of wisdom out of no real today. Tom friedman needs no introduction but simply for fun i will remind you you can read toms analysis of Foreign Affairs in the New York Times and analysis for which he has rice won the pulitzer prize. Tom is the author of several books , several focus on the middle east and one of which from beirut to jerusalem was a textbook in my middle east coursework as an undergraduate area calms full bio is available and is printed out here. Now let us turn to our man of the hour doctor Nabeel Khoury, a senior fellow at the center for the middle east in add
Independence saying the election makes it an arguable. That will be live shortly. Australia ensures another date of record breaking temperatures as a state of emergency is declared in New South Wales to try to cope with the raging bush fires australia endures. Good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9. Donald trump has become only the third us president in history to be impeached. The democrat majority house of representatives voted in favour of impeachment on two charges, setting up a trial in the senate. Impeachment is when charges of wrong doing are brought against a president by the Lower Chamber of the us congress. Mr trump is accused of withholding military aid to ukraine to try to get the country to investigate his political rival, joe biden. And also of obstruction of congress because he allegedly refused to co operate with the impeachment enquiry. But being impeached doesnt necessarily mean he ll be removed from office. For that to happen, the senate would have to convict
Analysis on the President Trump visit and nato meeting. Five women who allege they were abused byJeffrey Epstein urge Prince Andrew to testify in their cases. The 12 year old boy killed yesterday when a car ploughed into a group of children near a school in essex is named as Harley Watson. Coming up on afternoon live, all the sport with holly hamilton. Weve got a full midweek calendar of premier League Fixtures coming up over the next few days weve been hearing frmo the managers, including an under pressure Manchester United boss. More at 2. 30. Thanks holly, and stav danaos has all the weather. Thank you, there is a change on the cards, today might be settled, mostly dry, but cold, it will be turning milder later on in the week, but thats only half the story, i will have all the details in around half an hour. Also coming up our live coverage from enniskillen, annita. Thats right, bbc news continues its election tour of the uk. Today, im in enniskillen, which is in the fermanagh const
Mr trump promises to stay out of the Election Campaign but also denies the nhs will be on the table in future trade talks. Absolutely. I dont even know where that rumour started, we have absolutely nothing to do with it and we wouldnt want to. If you handed it to us on a silver platter, we want nothing to do with it. The president will attend a reception hosted by the queen later at Buckingham Palace, where protests are expected tomorrow he joins World Leaders to celebrate 70 years of nato. Well be live at Buckingham Palace with the latest from there amid growing tensions among nato leaders. Mr trump today denounced remarks about the alliance from the french president as dangerous, nasty and insulting. Also this hour five women who allege they were abused byJeffrey Epstein urge Prince Andrew to testify in their cases. The boy killed in a hit and run has been named. 12 year old Harley Watson was outside his essex school. Climate activist Greta Thunberg sails into lisbon where climate ta
This is making an untreatable disease treatable. Alison riske and then we have the mixed doubles and in the cricket new zealand are playing india. Ben has the weather. One or two showers are forecast. Some hefty downpours elsewhere but nothing like the rain we have seen on the other side of the pond. Some oppressive pictures for you. Also coming up, i am 0k oppressive pictures for you. Also coming up, i am ok for the next decade and all of us here because we will not face the problems. But the problems in the next 20 to 30 years and major ones that will cause great social unrest. Upping the heat Sir David Attenborough criticises World Leaders who he says are not doing enough to address Climate Change. Hello everyone this is afternoon live im simon mccoy. He cant have been up very long this morning before President Donald Trump took to twitter to write more personal comments attacking the uk ambassador to washington Sir Kim Darroch. a wacky ambassador, he says not someone we are thrille