The stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff an agreement on how much and what the federal government should spend money on took a giant step toward final approval in congress today. The senate voted to limit debate on the measure thats already passed the house of representatives. On this vote, the yeas are 67, and the nays are 33. Woodruff with that critical procedural hurdle cleared, the only question left for the budget deal is when not if it will pass. A dozen republicans joined all 55 members of the Democratic Caucus democrats to move forward with the bill. The chair of the Senate Budget committee, democrat patty murray, he
Iraqs Prime Minister asked the countrys parliament to declare a state of emergency after fighters from the Islamic State overrun the second largest city today. They seized government facilities and the airport in mosul and 3,000 prisoners. We have more now from baghdad. Reporter near the hours on tuesday fighters from the Islamic State of iraq mounted one of the boldest attacks on mosul in the countrys north. Within a few hours they took over 75 of it according to local sources. Within a few hours then a prison break freed 2,400 prisoners. Then the provincial government building was taken over quickly followed by two tv stations and some banks. A few hours later iraqi Prime Minister al maliki addressed the nation calling for an emergency session of parliament. Translator we call upon the parliament to declare a state of emergency in the country. Reporter he also put the army on maximum alert called for tribal militias to protect citizens. He called for the International Community to ac
Well report from south africa at the site of the famous battle that inspired the film. Hello and a very warm welcome. The Pakistani Army says the chase is on after another attack at Karachi Airport. It comes a day of Security Forces it regained control of the airport from militants to gunmen on motor bikes firing shots at Security Forces just outside the perimeter. The taliban says it was responsible, and the hunt is now underway for the gunmen. And it after militants attacked the airport on monday, the Pakistani Military carried out air strikes in retaliation, killing 15 militants. It happened just near the border with afghanistan. Thats just after a brazen assault by taliban militants at the international airport. Seven more bodies have now been recovered from a building at the airport. In total, more than 30 people died there, including ten militants. The Pakistani Taliban says it carried out the raid as revenge for the killing of the groups leader last year. We will, of course, con
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Long War Journal: In the latest issue of pamphlets released by al Qaeda’s central as-Sahab media entitled “This is Gaza: A War of Existence, Not a War of Borders,” Sayf al-Adl, believed to be al Qaeda’s current overall emir, calls on supporters around the world to migrate to Afghanistan. In doing so, this offers the most clear and open call for foreigners to join al Qaeda’s ranks in Afghanistan since the Taliban captured the country in 2021. Adl’s message thus acts to officially pronounce Afghanistan as a safe-haven for al Qaeda and its future plans.