A few moments into a brand new day here in moscow and its the weekend sunday february twenty fifth you know neal this is our international we start with breaking news world powers have approved a thirty day humanitarian ceasefire for syria a resolution was passed in a unanimous vote the u. N. Security Council Headquarters in new york that is outside the u. N. Q with the latest for where he has been for some time now tell us what has been agreed here if you will. Well the resolution that was just passed after a lot of negotiation calls for a thirty day ceasefire now the meeting was convened after must much anticipation a long delay and finally taking place the resolution was put forward and it was unanimous all fifteen countries voted for it now it calls for a thirty day ceasefire but removed was the stipulation that this cease fire had to take place within seventy two hours and no longer calls for an immediate cease fire but the resolution that was passed called for a cease fire withou
And broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our to international in from thomas certainly glad to have you with us and we start with some breaking news this hour the u. S. House Intelligence Committee has just released a Democratic Party memo countering republican claims of f. B. I. Surveillance abuses thats a despite objections from the white house which earlier said the memo should not be released as it contains sensitive material and it relates to the ongoing probe into alleged russian meddling in the two thousand and sixteen american president ial election now the latest document accuses the republicans of trying to undermine the f. B. I. Thats after the republican memo earlier this month accuse the f. B. I. And the Justice Department of securing a warrant to spy on Donald Trumps president ial campaign and the white house has said in a statement of that nothing in the democratic known mo counters trumps the statements that neither he nor his campaign colluded wi
In parliament will take a look at the biggest stories from the last seven days in the world of politics. Good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. Labour would keep britain in a Customs Union with the eu according to the partys brexit spokesman. Sir keir starmer told the Bbcs Andrew Marr show that a new treaty, replicating the existing customs arrangement, would be best for the economy and would respect the referendum result. The Prime Minister is committed to leaving both the Single Market and the Customs Union. Shes expected to outline the governments position in more detail this week. Our political correspondent, emma vardy, reports. After months of uncertainty over labours position, now the party is moving decisively away from a so called hard brexit. It has been unanimously agreed, according to the shadow brexit secretary. Sir keir starmer said Jeremy Corbyn will announce tomorrow that a labour governments policy would be for the uk to enter a new Customs Union with the eu after bre
Plus im Florence Looi in myanmar where villagers now have the task of rebuilding their homes and salvaging their farmland destroyed by the flooding. Reporter a sport invented in canada nicknamed murder board, makes its debut at the paraolympic panam games. The United Nations Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution to identify those behind Chemical Attacks in syria. An agreement reached between the United States and russia paved the way for the resolution to pass. Attributing responsibility for poison gas attacks in syria could pave the way for action by the Security Council. The council has threatened consequences for such attacks which could include sanctions. The Syrian Ambassador responded. Translator syria has upheld its commitments to the convention and resolution 2118 of 2013. [ inaudible ] has cooperated in all ways and positively dealt with this issue. All of this in spite of the ter shl challenges of an extremely challenging and complex security situation. This i
Hello, the u. N. Security council has unanimously voted to set up a panel to investigate chemical weapon attacks in syria. The west has repeatedly blamed gas attacks on the government. Fridays resolution establishes a team of experts tasked with identifying who is responsible and paves the way for possible sanctions. Translator syria has upheld its commitments and adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention as well as resolution 2118 of 2013. [ inaudible ] cooperated in all ways and dealt with this issue. All of this in spite of the terrible challenges of an treejsly challenging and complex security situation, even a provocative one. This is a result of the positions of enemy of certain regional and international parties. Lets go to gabriel at the United Nations. There are some strong work work words there. Reporter absolutely but this was a unanimous vote by all 15 membersover the Security Council on the resolution. It is a significant resolution because it is going to be the first t