A coming up in the next sixty minutes. Diplomatic and military tensions on two fronts in syria turkey builds up troops on one stretch of its border as the u. S. Plays down its role in supporting a new force a further east a palestinian is killed in a raid by Israeli Forces they say he was involved in the death of a rabbi last week. A rare show of unity by the two koreas ahead of the Winter Olympics but not everyone is happy in the south. Donald trumps presidency has had a huge impact on feminism in the United States and across the globe and how to contain a look at that coming up. And im sorry after all have all your days sport including was right at the limits. Is the Australian Open becoming too hot to handle for some players ill have more on that. Hello turkey says its not satisfied with assurances from the u. S. Over a kurdish led border force in Northern Syria that anchor is calling a terror army media reports a spoken to a u. S. Sponsored force of thirty thousand something the Tu
Hello im Barbara Starr and this is the news hour live from london thank you for joining us coming up in the next sixty minutes protests in the kurdish enclave of syria which turkey says its preparing to attack a new treaty for a new era britain and france sign a new border agreement and pledge to uphold their historic ties after brets it the u. N. Calls for yemens main port to stay open for vital aid deliveries when saudi restrictions begin again on friday and the deadly storm sweeps across Northern Europe killing at least six and leaving tens of thousands without power. In sport Roger Federer his form is as hot as the weather at the Australian Open with temperatures hitting all the degrees the defending champion kept his cool to progress in surround. The u. S. State department has urged turkey not to take military action against the kurdish controlled enclave inside syria turkey is not threatening the main area controlled by the u. S. Backed Syrian Democratic forces in the north east
Is our life nandan also coming up in the program United Nations calls for yemens main port to stay open for vital a deliveries inside the restrictions begin again on friday to resume a welcome to britain for talks where shes expected to pledge millions more dollars to strengthen border controls and fraud. And pope francis performs a first airborne papal wedding during flight attendants the chilean. Military chiefs are in russia seeking support for their plight attack on a kurdish controlled enclave inside syria turkey is not threatening the main area controlled by the u. S. Backed Syrian Democratic forces in the north east of syria it has said they will attack the enclave around the city of afrin which is in the northeast of the country that although there are friends held by kurdish. Dominate the s. D. F. Russia also has forces in the area seventy deca reports now from antakya on the turkish side of the border with turkish tanks been massing this week the turkish army is steadily incr
Massing its forces now a free kurdish enclave in syria while the u. S. Is denying it plans to form a new Kurdish Military force further east and. Were going to look at the. Threat it poses to an already volatile region also on the grid the french president emmanuel micron makes the trip across the English Channel between tyson controls a very crossing from small sixty Million Dollars to keep border controls in cali as the issue of migrants is raised once again and donald trump handed out his socalled. Awards but its glossing over whats become an increasingly combative relationship between the media and the president and see if theres actually now antagonism coming from both sides there are fifty states in the u. S. But theres a push for just one more they call it New California those wanting it are over big City Politics and high taxes those against it say itll never happen we have a conversation and your reaction to a split california im were harding connected us with a hash tag. You
Hello im rob matheson this is the news hour live from coming up in the next sixty minutes the u. S. Asks turkey not to take military action in a kurdish controlled district in Northern Syria. U. S. Politicians move a step closer to avoiding a Government Shutdown. Crowds of well wishers welcome pope francis to peru for the second leg of his south america two. And a major storm blows through europe killing at least seven people and disrupting travel. The u. S. State department is urging turkey not to take military action in f. In Northern Syria Turkish Forces are massing on the border and theyre threatening to attack the kurdish why p. G. Turkey considers the wipe e. G. A terrorist group but its fighters have been a key ally for the u. S. Elsewhere inside. Stephanie decker has more from takeo. The turkish army is steadily increasing its presence along this stretch of the Syrian Border present to one has been threatening to attack the kurdish run area of africa and for almost a week now t