The government opposition groups have agreed on a nationwide truce that is due to go into effect at midnight local time. Russia and turkey say they will guarantee a ceasefire will analyze its changes of success. German authorities release a man suspected of being an accomplice of anis amri. The prime suspect in last weeks terror attack in berlin. Officials also confirmed that amri pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in the months before the drove a truck into a crowded Christmas Market. Christopher my name is christopher springer. Good to have you with us. In the u. S. , the Obama Administration has imposed a series of sanctions on russia, including the expulsion of 35 diplomats and the shutting down of two russian compounds in maryland and new york. The sanctions come amid allegations of russian interference in the u. S. President ial election campaign. Russian hackers are alleged to have obtained and leaked information that damaged Hillary Clinton in a bid to favor donald trump.
Analyze its changes of success. German authorities release a man suspected of being an accomplice of anis amri. The prime suspect in last weeks terror attack in berlin. Officials also confirmed that amri pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in the months before the drove a truck into a crowded Christmas Market. Christopher my name is christopher springer. Good to have you with us. In the u. S. , the Obama Administration has imposed a series of sanctions on russia, including the expulsion of 35 diplomats and the shutting down of two russian compounds in maryland and new york. The sanctions come amid allegations of russian interference in the u. S. President ial election campaign. Russian hackers are alleged to have obtained and leaked information that damaged Hillary Clinton in a bid to favor donald trump. Russia says the sanctions are counterproductive and will hamper the restoration of bilateral ties. Lets go straight to washington to our correspondent. Give us a little bit more de
Plans to have 48 teams at the tournament in 2026. And carol has the weather. Good morning. A breezy day ahead of us. For some of us, starting on a bright note with sunshine. It is cold. Thicker cloud in the west will introduce rain going from east to west during the day. Later the wind will strengthen. And ill have more details on the weather for you in 15 minutes. Thanks, carol. Good morning. First, our main story. Another strike is affecting services on Southern Rail. Drivers belonging to the aslef union will stop work for three days this week. The dispute about the role of the guard on trains has been going on for nearly ten months. 0ur South Of England correspondent, Duncan Kennedy, is at horsham Train Station. Duncan, what is the mood like among passengers there . It has been crippling train lines for ten months. Commuters are out there. You have to get up early. It ta kes there. You have to get up early. It takes longer. I am abandoning going out to town tomorrow. We will see how
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