Welcome to the program Afghan Government and taliban negotiators are in qatar for long delayed talks these are live pictures now we hope coming from the capital doha yet there they are live pictures of the talks which are just about to get underway its been more than 6 months since the u. S. Brokered a deal aimed at ending americas longest war before his appointment in 2016 President Donald Trump pledged to end the conflict and hes hoping to follow through on his promise ahead of the november election section of state might compare was attending the inauguration event. Well the head of the Afghan Government delegation says progress in the talks is crucial for the countrys development on chamberlains momi one on today with hope and confidence we are heading to doha to build an of guns tanweer no more guns go off and we hope the values of the republic us truth and and the people of afghanistan achieve the Economic Development they deserve well the u. N. Secretary general Spokesman Says t
You want to send in at any point you will see a q a box down at the bottom right of your screen. You can send us a question in the latter part of this event, alex will answer some of them. So to start us off, as im sure many of you know is a Research Director of the Great Program of extremism at George Washington university which has become the go to resource for many people studying this topic. And so why dont we start by asking how you came to take an interest in Anwar Alawlaki and maybe you can fill us in a little bit on the background as you explain that. Guest thank you scott thanks for doing this we had the shared interest of the New York Times in particular the back in the two thousands in the last decade were incredibly helpful for me and that is the book objective choice and my pleasure to do this. So this came across my radar in around 2007. I just started as a junior researcher, looking at activism and jihad in the uk in particular. As a look at the individuals and networks
Coronavirus death toll passes 26000. 00 as the government includes karen fatalities for the 1st time. 100000 arrested for breaking the Philippine Government lockdown what police are being accused of serious violations and an icon of indian cinema the film world pays tribute to if im caught who has died of cancer. The brutal impact coronavirus lockdowns are having on the Global Economy is becoming clearer with the release of new Financial Data and the numbers only reflect up to the end of march just as most restrictions were actually being put in place the Worlds Largest economy the United States which has now recorded more than 60000 deaths has shrunk 4. 8 percent since the start of the year thats its largest drop since 2008 new numbers from europes economic powerhouse germany show its g. D. P. Is expected to contract by more than 6 percent this year plunging the country into its deepest recession in half a century and the economy. Out of Africa Nigeria has just been granted a 34000000
Debates a citizenship bill that many say discriminates against muslims. Now the World Anti Doping Agency has banned russia from the next olympics and football world cup the committee met in switzerland to impose a 4 year ban on russia using its flag and team names from a range of sporting events that means some athletes could compete under a neutral flag a government sponsored doping scheme was revealed 5 years ago lets get more on this now and bring in our Sports Correspondent lee wellings he joins us from london so. How. Is this ban towards sporting events. Well its significant and its important it covers all sporting events however it doesnt change that much about the situation weve already been in for the past 5 years after russia effectively poisoned its own Winter Olympics in sochi the widescale state sponsored corruption was of course uncovered from that position on words its been about the politics of the situation there are very few if anybody who believes that russia isnt dop
As fires continue to burn in the amazon rainforest, brazils military chief says his government is in talks with four countries offering help chile, israel, ecuador and the United States. The Development Comes just days after brazil rejected a previous offer of money from the g7 countries. More than 80,000 fires have broken out in the vast rainforest so far this year. Sophie long reports from para state, deep in the amazon. This was once lush rainforest, but now sparse land, a result of deforestation in the years gone by. But this year there has been a massive surge in the number of fires set to clear the trees and the landscape along the bau road that takes us deep into the jungle bears the scars of the blazes that are now threatening a whole way of life. In the bau indigenous village they are preparing for a naming ceremony for the latest addition to this tight knit, traditional community. But as they prepare to celebrate new life, the village chief tells me the threat to his people i