After our Special Report on the torture and rape of uighur women in chinese camps, the us and British Governments promise serious consequences for beijing. A Hotel Quarantine scheme for uk residents returning from Coronavirus Hotspots is expected to come into force on the 15th of february. Hello and welcome whether youre watching in the uk or Around The World. We start in washington where President Joe Biden has made his first majorforeign President Joe Biden has made his first major Foreign Policy speech as president. Diplomacy is back he said. And america is back ready to work with others to solve global challenges once again. It was a huge shift in tone, and in direction from the last four years. The president said he was prepared to talk to americas adversaries and pointed to an early example the extension of a treaty with russia to limit Nuclear Weapons stocks. But he also had a warning for moscow. At the same time, i made it clear to President Putin in a manner very different fro
Where having a baby is becoming something of a lockdown trend. We begin in the us, where President Biden has pledged to rebuild americas alliances and re engage with the world, in his first major Foreign Policy speech. Its a markedly different tone to the America First approach of the Trump Administration. Mr biden said solutions to problems such as Armed Conflicts and Climate Change could be solved only by working with other nations. We are stepping up our diplomacy to end the war in yemen, a war that has created a humanitarian and strategic catastrophe. I have asked my middle east team to ensure our support for the United Nations Led Initiative to impose a ceasefire, open humanitarian channels and restore long dormant peace talks. We can now speak to gerald 15, the Senior Vice President at the Senior Vice President at the middle Eastern Institute who previously served as Us Ambassador to yemen during the obama administration. Thank you forjoining us. How much involvement has the us h
Were having a baby is becoming something of a lockdown trend. We begin in the us, where President Biden has pledged to rebuild americas alliances and re engage with the world, in his first major Foreign Policy speech. Its a markedly different tone to the America First approach of the Trump Administration. Mr biden said solutions to problems such as Armed Conflicts and Climate Change could be solved only by working with other nations. We are stepping up our efforts to end the war in yemen. A wall which has created humanitarian and strategic catastrophe. War. I have asked my middle east team to ensure our support for the United Nations Led Initiative to impose a ceasefire, open humanitarian channels and restore long dormant piece talks. Earlier on oh spoke to gerald thurston, Senior Vice President of the middle east institute. Spoke to. They asked him how much involvement the us has had in yemen up until now. In yemen up until now. Since the beginning in yemen up until now. Since the beg
Talks on ending election violence in ivory coast underway as president Alassane Ouattara meets his main rival in armenia over a deal with azerbaijan, to end the fighting in a going to power about the Prime Minister says it was about preserving whats left. I dont pee, just improve the sport with less than a day. The delayed, most is goals tournament. Tiger woods is on the pro, as he looks to defend his green jacket. Well hear from him later this hour. Now the vast majority of hong kongs opposition politicians have now resigned after beijing passed a resolution disqualifying 4 of their fellow legislators. The government accuses them of being a threat to national security. But critics say that china is stepping up its efforts to silence dissent. Devika pollin reports from hong kong. They say the fight is far from over. Their resignations are a show of solidarity. We cannot simply afford to stay on because minus our full colleagues who are ousted the union of the 15 of us simply dont have
A 2nd wave of the pandemic. Anger grows in cyprus against corruption often aljazeera investigation forces the government to dump a controversial passport scheme. We begin in thailand with breaking news where a crackdown has begun against Anti Government demonstrations riot police has started rounding up protesters shortly after the government announced an emergency decree over ongoing protests it comes as thousands of protesters rallied in the capital bangkok calling for their Prime Ministers resignation demonstrators are also demanding reforms to the countrys powerful lets go straight to a correspondent on the phone from bangkok scott it is still very early in the hours of thursday morning where you are with the government clearly desperate to nip those protests in the bog whats happening. Yes exactly what did happen is emergency decree was asked about 2 hours ago 4 am local time and this was to disperse. The protesters remarks from democracy monument yesterday wednesday down to aroun