Youre watching the news hour live from the headquarters in doha im dead in obligates are coming up in the next sixty minutes palestinians demonstrate against u. S. President Donald Trumps stated intention to move the American Embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem the Un Security Council all parties in yemens war to work towards a durable cease fire. In the latest of our series on Nuclear Power as the military rivalry between india and pakistan is in the spotlight and the International Olympic committee announces restrictions for russian athletes and the upcoming winter games. Hello the us president appears to be forging ahead with his plan to recognize jerusalem as israels capital the spite global condemnation off that mood. Of donald trump has called the leaders of palestine israel jordan egypt and saudi arabia to inform them of his intention to shift the u. S. Embassy in israel to jerusalem from tel aviv the palestinian president says it will have dangerous consequences while the saudi
Olympics well tell you how american snowboarder shaun white. Celebrations in ethiopia the government releases some Political Prisoners and drops charges against others and whats behind this new. Film festival we preview some films and ask about the impact the need to debate is having here in germany. Im phil gayle welcome to the program. South africas president is hanging on to his job despite an ultimatum from his party that he leave today or face a no confidence vote in parliament speaking on state television jacob zuma described the a. N. C. These moves against him as unfair and said their arguments are wrong. President zuma remains defiant in a Live Television interview he responded to his partys calls to resign i need to be friendly jst on what i have done unfortunately. No one has been able to provide what is it that ive done so i found it very strange that. You know moscow. Because. We now have three new president must comey. Not to follow in any policy of the in c. Theres nothi
At the top of the podium at the Winter Olympics well tell you how american snowboarder shaun white managed call. Me. I feel gail welcome to the Program South africas president is refusing to resign despite an ultimatum from his party that he leave today or face a vote of no confidence in parliament speaking on state television jacob zuma described the end sees moves against him as unfair and said the arguments are wrong. President zuma remains defiant in a Live Television interview he responded to his partys calls to resign i need to be friendly. On what i have done unfortunately. No one has been able to provide what is it about done where found it very strange that. You must go. Because. We now have two new president must come in. Not to follow in any policy of the in c. There is nothing of that nature. Early is in his party the African National congress agree to remove him his refusal sets the stage for a no confidence vote in parliament a high Ranking Party official said the motion
Up. Millions at risk of starvation as yemens bloody civil war rages on the Un Security Council said to me today over the situation well look at whats fueling the fighting there and if theres a possible end in sight. And the Top German Court is set to decide on whether cities across the nation can ban diesel vehicles after emission levels are found to exceed its. Cost the german Winter Olympic Team has arrived back home and they have received a heros welcome after their success at the junk chang winter games on board to record all of thirty two long medals. And. Im brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show we start this program in syria. Were scheduled ceasefire in rebel held eastern due to is meant to begin right now the call for a daily five hour pause in hostilities came from russia the International Community appealed to russian president Vladimir Putin to pressure the Syrian Government to enforce a un approved truce but that resolution called for a month long cease fire ongoing
President donald trump meets his philippines counterpart but we go to terence a outside the summit of asian leaders in manila hundreds of protesters demonstrating against their policy. Im brian thomas thanks for being with us rescuers are scrambling at this hour to help the earthquake victims on the iran iraq border now that after a seven point three magnitude quake struck about thirty kilometers from the iraqi town of law late sunday a rainy and fishel say the tremor killed at least three hundred people in iran alone a baghdad has yet to report an official death toll but hundreds of iraqis are known to have been injured. When the earth began to shake the shoppers began to run. Other states. This reporter escaped injury as the tremor shook his studio. And baghdad these residents knew all too well how quakes can turn buildings into death traps. Suddenly the glass is dropped off the table that was very strange the fog was shaking we were so afraid that we had to run out of the house beca