The 40th chief of the army general james mccarthonville. The secretary and chief and i will have a chat about the defense strategy, the armys modernization priorities, the president s budget request that just came out, as well as the emerging joint war fighting concept and well save about 15 minutes at the end to take questions from the audience here. First i want to throw it over to the secretary and the chief to give a couple opening remarks. Thank you, susan. Its the closest i will get to davos, switzerland. Great opportunity to be here. Thank you. As we discussed in the green room, these are wonderful opportunities for us to try to talk about how were trying to transform the army. Were in year three of a very aggressive effort of transforming the army in not only how we train the force, how we modernize and ultimately help our people reach their maximum potential. As i emphasized the third year of a massive restructuring like weve not seen in over 40 years in the army with creating
Save the children suspends its operations in afghanistan after arsenal gunman stormed its Regional Office killing three of its staff. Appeals Court Upholds a corruption conviction for former president Lula Da Silva but will have a major impact on his political ambitions. The disgraced former doctor of the u. S. Gymnastics team is jailed for up to one hundred seventy five years. And us President Donald Trump calls on his turkish counterpart to limit military operations in Northern Syria or risk conflict with American Forces. Im Tatiana Sanchez with the sport as an unlikely face make the Australian Open semifinals for the fast time there will be a korean a player in the last for the tennis the grand slam. Dunk Roger Federer. Save the children has suspended its programs in afghanistan following an attack on its eastern offices in jalalabad three of its Staff Members were killed in the Suicide Attack and siege which is now being claimed by i saw jennifer dos has more from the capital kabul
The date when his successor as fifa president will be elected and could decide the future of fifas governing body. But first we begin with breaking news turkish media reporting ten people have been ill killed in a large explosion in turkey at a Cultural Center just north of the border with syria. At least 20 people have been wounded. We will bring you more on this story as soon as we get it here at al jazeera. We will move on to other news and u. S. Forces in afghanistan are investigating what appears to be a mistaken attack they say which killed at least seven Afghan Soldiers and six others are thought to have been injured and u. S. Helicopters attacked afghan Army Checkpoints in the district in an area known for its heavy taliban presence. Jennifer glasse has this update from kabul. Reporter that incident in the province happened just a couple hours after dawn Early Morning and Police Authorities tell us that it was american u. S. Helicopters that carried out an attack on two afghan
Life in europe. At least 27 people have been killed in a large explosion in turkey. That is according to the interior ministry around 100 others have been wounded and it happened at a Cultural Center north of the border with syria. Just a warning the pictures we are about to show you are about the aftermath and they are graphic. Its not yet known what caused that blast but according to witnesses, the attack targeted kurdish volunteers coming from istanbul and going to kobani and home to a refugee camp housing 35,000 refugees fleeing the war across the border. Other news in u. S. Forces in afghanistan investigating what appears to be mistake end attack and killed six soldiers and others injuries and they say u. S. Helicopters attacked Afghan Forces in the district in an area known for heavy taliban presence and Jennifer Glasse has this update from kabul. Reporter that incident in the province happened a couple hours after dawn Early Morning and Police Authorities tell us that it was ame
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