Which provoked a massive security response. Plus, misinformation on social media as australia continues to burn. The nation pays its respects to a firefighter who died battling the inferno. Some people are using the web to scam cash and spread conspiracy theories. We will take a look at the modern day side effects of a national tragedy. Im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs in the United States and around the world, welcome. Tonight, the death toll in that stampede at the funeral of the assassinated general custom solo money has reached qasem s oleimani has reached 52. Huge crowds gathered in the hometown of the general. He was killed friday by u. S. Drone attack. They were here to say goodbye to a military commander they called their own. Instead, they lost their own lives, caught up in a stampede as hundreds of thousands of mourners descended. This is the hometown of qasem soleimani, the general killed by a u. S. Military drone last friday. After a three day state funeral procession,
Exit from the eu. They still need approval by u. K. Lawmakers. Boris johnsons allies say they will not support it. It could be one of the last nazi war crimes trials. A former concentration camp guard goes on trial here in germany. The 93yearold is accused of being involved in more than 5000 murders. Brent im brent goff. To our viewers around the world, welcome. Mike pence went to ankara to persuade turkish president erdogan to halt his attacks on kurdish fighters and Northern Syria. No one rated his chances high so it was a fixed price when he announced that a ceasefire is coming after just one meeting. It was just over a week ago the turkish troops attacked kukurdih forces after President Trump announced the withdrawal of u. S. Troops from the region. The u. S. Has threatened president erdogan with economic sanctions if he doesnt help his offensive. Turkey says the agreement is not a true ceasefire but however, a suspension of operations. Ceasefire is the term mike pence used when he
In a blow to british Prime Ministers Prime Minister Boris Johnson. All judges agree that his move to suspend parliament was unlawful. There are a lot of people who want to frustrate brexit. There are a lot of people who want to stop this country coming out ive the eu. Brent johnson vowing the ruling will not get in the way of brexit. But what options does the Prime Minister now have left . Im brent goff. To our viewers on pbs and in the United States and around the world, welcome. U. S. President donald trump today put the global lens on iran at the United Nations general assembly. He castigated the Islamic Republic for what he called state sponsorship of terrorism. He also fired a verbal broadside at china, with the u. S. Engaged in a trade war. All of this within the walls of a Global Leadership institution created to ease and resolve the very conflictsts trump was talkg about. T. While some look less than thrilled by the second day of the u. N. General assembly, the yuan secretaryge
Migrants days after a deadly Taliban Attack in kabul. We will be a from one of the organizations criticizing the government. And, the World Economic for um gets underway in davos, but not everybody is thrilled with the Business Elite in the outs. In the alps. Brent i am brink off. Its good to have you with us. Turkey is intensifying its offensive against kurdish militias in northern syria. That, despite criticism from the international community. The United Nations says the fighting is already displaced 5000 people and left vulnerable civilians trapped. Ankara will press on with thehe operation against groups it regards as terrorists. Turkish forces firing on other towns along the syrian turkish border. Officials say the aim is to diaper attention from the main campaign. Their advance on the enclave is the fourth day of a push by forces and syrian rebel allies to clear the northwestern border of ypg fighters. Ankara considers them to be allied with insnsurgents who,r decadedes, have fo
We will be a from one of the organizations criticizing the government. And, the World Economic for um gets underway in davos, but not everybody is thrilled with the Business Elite in the outs. In the alps. Brent i am brink off. Its good to have you with us. Tuey is intensifying its offensive against kurdish militias in northern syria. That, despite criticism from the international community. The United Nations says the fighting is already displaced 5000 people and left vulnerable civilians trapped. Ankara will press on with the operation against groups it regards as terrorists. Turkish forces firing on other towns along the syrian turkish border. Officials say the aim is to diaper attention from the main campaign. Their advance on the enclave is the fourth day of a push by forces and syrian rebel allies to clear the northwestern border of ypg fighters. Ankara considers them to be allied with insurgents who, for decades, have fought against the turkish state within its own borders. Turk