Where President Trump has declared north korea a state sponsor of terrorism as he increases pressure on kim jong un over his nuclear ambitions. Speaking to reporters at the white house, President Trump said the move would trigger further sanctions against pyongyang to be announced on tuesday. This designation will impose further sanctions on penalties in north korea and related persons, and supports our maximum Pressure Campaign to isolate the murderous regime. Tomorrow, the Treasury Department will announce an additional sanction, and a very large one, on north korea. This will be going on in the next few weeks. It will be the highest level of sanctions when it is over. The north korean regime must be lawful and it must end its unlawful nuclear and Ballistic Missile development and stop all support for international terrorism, which it is not doing. The new us restrictions are seen as a way of increasing pressure on other states and foreign banks that might not be fully enforcing exis
Welcome to the news great seeking a new partner for peace. Calls on europe to play a bigger role in haitis peace efforts a day after the resounding rejection at the u. N. Of president trunks recognition of jerusalem as israels capital. No longer accept any peace plan put forward by the americans but can the u. S. Be easy beside. Also on the brakes lets talk the deposed leader of. Discussions with the Prime Minister. When Regional Elections the polls were supposed to help solve. That case instead instability is set to continue to boss and. The g. C. C. Crisis and the fight for influence. Is on a six nation tour of west. New markets to diversify its countrys economy amid the ongoing neighbors but. Also been shoring up its long held ties in the region well explore what each side stands to gain. And if the confession many of us have waited to hear. For years apple has finally admitted slowing down over i phones on purpose the tech giants explained why but its not enough for those now plann
Nominated formally for a record fourth term also coming up. Here to stay here russias parliament signs off on a deal to extend its lease of a syrian naval port the move secures moscow a port for its fleet in the western mediterranean and a presence in the ms east. And clashes erupted in perus capital after expresident ill bet a whole team already has been pardoned for medical reasons the move causing an uproar protesters accuse perus current president of political opportunism issuing the pardon to save his own career. Great to have you along supporters of president Vladimir Putin are. Just to nominate him as their president ial candidate later today all unlike in previous elections putin will be campaigning as an independent in next years ballot instead of running for his United Russia Party his nomination comes a day after his main critic Opposition Leader alexina vali was barred from joining the president ial race of all he says officials are trying to stifle any possible challenge t
Thousand revenger. Meanwhile journalists in myanmar staged a sit in protest against the governments decision to charge to reuters journalists covering a range of crisis theyre accused of acquiring information illegally to share with foreign media trial stratfor reports. The two journalists were arrested on december the twelfth. Theyve been covering the crisis in Rakhine State where hundreds of thousands of revenge of muslims have fled a crackdown on the Myanmar Military thirty one year old while alone and sure still twenty seven are accused of being given classified documents by two policemen prosecutors have charged them under the countrys official secrets act which carries a maximum sentence of fourteen years in jail no im not a little over many out and this is unacceptable and i want to tell you that they are charging us like this to stop us finding their actions are wrong and unfair. Is facing heavy International Criticism over its treatment of the ranger the latest crackdown was s
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