Koreawith north and south over a music g group playing at the upcoming wintergreen winter games in the south. South koreas promoting next months event as the peace olympics after the north agreed to send athletes to the games. Also coming up, and business, we will look at one of the largest construction groups in britain that has been forced to go into liquidation. An apology from french film icon Catherine Deneuve after she bashed the metoo movement. First, our top story live from paris. Genie iraq was rocked by twin suicide bombings today. At least 38 people died in the attacks in baghdad with close to 100 hertz. Z. 100 hurt. No immediate claim of responsibility, but similar attacks have c come from the Islamic State group. Lets bring in our reporter in baghdad. What can you tell us about what happened today . That it is a very bloody baghdadad morning with te suicide bombers. They attacked the crowded square in downtown baghdad called tayran square. Place forthering workers in the e
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
Further east. Into the district. While the u. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson calls for restraint. Is really palestinian members of parliament to protest the u. S. Vice president s speech at the knesset as mike pence reiterated americas commitment to jerusalem as the capital of israel saying the embassy will be moved by the end of next year and a new report from finds billionaires made enough money last year to end global poverty seven times over the inequality gap between rich and poor increases but what can be done to bridge the divide jamaicas tourism minister says the island is safe despite a state of emergency being imposed because of a spike in. Questions and comments throughout the show. You. With the news good real live on air were streaming online through you tube facebook life and al jazeera dot com well turkey says its offensive in Northern Syria wont stop until its established a security zone along the border turkey has attacked off for three days with artillery aircraf
That Dave Lindorff investigative journalist thank you thank you very much thanks for having me. Well meanwhile some athletes whose participation in the games isnt in question are also now embroiled in controversy but after a documentary published a list of drugs that norways team doctor has brought. Well remarkable amount of asimo medication was noted six thousand doses containing banned substances now thats ten times more assman drugs the neighboring finland has brought to south korea well the quantity of asthma medicine has raised a number of concerns most of these drugs contain substances banned by water the doping watchdog argues they can enhance an athletes performance by expanding lung capacity the norwegian Antidoping Agency has also admitted the country has a problem with the overuse of asthma medication. It is common practice in norway to occasionally use assman medicine in major elements in the respiratory system even with a diagnosis vastly is not specific well the latest re
In there as ordered by the s. D. F. Progress against isis seems to have dropped to a snails pace but you know regardless here america has said that it is in syria only to fight isis today isis has been all but defeated in syria but you dont see the pentagon packing its bags our military policy in syria has not changed our priority remains to defeat of isis whether its in iraq or in syria that is our intent to defeat isis and not do anything more than that the United States will maintain a military presence in syria focused on ensuring that isis cannot reemerge total withdrawal of american personnel at this time would restore assad who continue his brutal treatment against his own people the principle of a lack of a fundamental commitment to our agreements that is typical of current u. S. Diplomacy including the reasons why the americans. Strain syria Rex Tillerson stated that their only goal in syria was the defeat of ice or now theyve got farm when bushs plans would mark the most with