Hello and welcome to bbc news. President trump has issued a new warning for iran. Hes said hes willing to target iranian cultural sites in retaliation for the killing of americans. Tensions between the two countries are at boiling point following the us killing of irans general soleimani. Iran has announced a rollback of its commitments under the landmark nuclear deal. James robbins has the latest. Hundreds of thousands of iranians have been mourning general soleimani and apparently getting behind their leaders, promising revenge. The chants are familiar, including death to america, but the context has radically changed. The war of words from both sides is intensifying. President trump has now tweeted a new threat of massive retaliation, perhaps disproportionate. Earlier, he wrote if iran strikes any americans or american assets, we have targeted 52 iranians sites, some at a very high level and important to iran and the iranian culture, and those targets and iran itself will be hit ver
To create a mega blaze. We will bring you all the latest from here in australia. Im lewis vaughanjones in london. Also in the Programme Iran says its taking another step back from the constraints of the International Nuclear deal following the american assassination of general soleimani. Masked attackers roam the campus of one of indias most prestigious universities targeting students opposing the governments new citizenship law. This is bbc world news. It is newsday. Good morning. Its 1am in london and midday here in New South Wales. Im in the town of nowra, the nerve centre for the Regional Response to the bushfire crisis here. Australians are witnessing another day of devastation and loss, and emotions are really running higher right across the country. There are fires burning in many different parts of australia, but New South Wales, which is the most populous state, is the place that has been most affected. There is real devastation across the state and there is still 150 fires bu
With big wins for the war movie 1917 at the Golden Globes. A very warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. With 3a nominations, the streaming giant netflix is celebrating a bumper year for hit movies and programmes, so wed like to know what was your best watch in 2019 . Do tell just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. President trump has issued a new warning for iran. Hes said hes willing to target iranian cultural sites in retaliation for the killing of americans. Tensions between the two countries are at boiling point following the us killing of irans general soleimani. For its part, tehran has announced a rollback of its commitments under the landmark nuclear deal. Rich preston has the latest. Landing back in washington from his base in florida amid fresh threats against iran. Reiterating to reporters on Board Air Force one of his willingness to carry out major retaliation against around if it targeted us assets, and saying
Hello and welcome to world news today. Iran has announced it is rolling back its commitments under the landmark nuclear deal following the assasination of the iranian general Qasem Soleimani by the us in baghdad on friday. In a statement, tehran said it would remove all limits on uranium enrichment, but those steps could be reversed if washington lifted its sanctions on tehran. It comes as soleimanis remains have been returned to iran with great ceremony. The multi city funeral procession has been followed by enormous crowds. Here you can see the huge crowds in the city of masshad as his coffin was brought onto a stage. The crowds were so large that its journey on to tehran had to be postponed. Meanwhile, in neighbouring iraq, where soleimani was killed, the parliament has passed a resolution ordering all foreign troops out of the country and banning them from using iraqs land, air and waters for any reason. James robbins reports. Tens of thousands of iranians are mourning general sole
Im Lewis Vaughanjones in london. Also in the programme. Iran says its taking another step back from the constraints of International Nuclear deal following the american assassination of general soleimani. Taiwan chooses a new president and parliament on saturday. Which is more important to voters economics or identity . Good morning. Welcome to nowra in New South Wales. Its midnight in london and ham here in New South Wales. Im in the town of nowra the nerve centre for the Regional Response to the bushfire crisis here. The fires are right around the country, but among the worst are here in australias most populated state, New South Wales. There are still 150 fires burning gcioss there are still 150 fires burning across the state. 2a people have now died in this bushfire disaster, thousands of homes have been destroyed and its been estimated that half a billion animals in this state alone, have perished. Australians are waking up to another day of devastation and emotions are running hi