And what is next for germany as politicians seek away from the good the social democrats be rethinking their opposition for governing together with Angela Merkels conservatives . We will have the latest on the negotiations. Sarah im sarah kelly. Welcome to the program. Thank you for joining us. Zimbabwes former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa has arrived back in harare in preparations to take power after president Robert Mugabes shock resignation. Mnangagwa had fled to south africa earlier this month after being fired by mugabe. A short while back he addressed his supporters outside the headquarters of the ruling party. Reporter crowds in harare welcome home their hero. And Emmerson Mnangagwa failed to disappoint. It did not take him long to connect with his supporters. The voice of the people is the voice of power. Today, we are witnessing the beginning of a new unfolding democracy. Reporter his return follows a historic day in zimbabwe. On tuesday, the speaker of parliament announc
Handle. Brent donald trump President Donald Trump threatens north korea with new sanctions after pyongyang tests its newest missile, that some says capable of reaching the east coast of the United States. Brent im brent goff. It is good to have you with us. We begin tonight with poison in the courtroom. A former bosniancroat military chief has died after apparently swallowing poison at a hearing at the uns tribunal for the former yugoslavia. Slow but don praljak drank Slobodan Praljak drank the poison after judges upheld his sentence for crimes against humanity. Praljak was going to prison sentence for what would probably be the rest of his life. The judge confirms a 20 prison sentence, and then this. Im not a war criminal. I oppose this conviction. Stop, please. And please sit down. Confusion at first, and as the judge was on to the next case, calls come from within the court. I have taken poison. Ok. We suspend the, we suspend. Please, the curtains. Later, it became clear that pralja
To fuel the countrys economy and military. [sachs] typically, American Foreign policy like British Imperial Foreign Policy before it, paid a tremendous amount of attention to securing oil for the economy. That includes who we have befriended, but it has also included us launching wars; stationing military bases; engaging in coups and orienting a massive amount of our Foreign Policy around oil. [mcnally] by world war one, oil was transitioning to becoming the lifeblood of modern civilization. If electricity is literally the circuitry, without which modern life is impossible, oil is the lifeblood. [jacobs] its both vital to our economy and its vital to our military. And that became true once we switched to an oil based military. [narrator] in recent years, the us Energy Revolution has shifted the geopolitical balance. [gordon] this is a new state of affairs. This was not happening a decade ago, but today 80 percent of the oil in america is sourced from north america; from the continent.
A steady supply of energy is needed to fuel the countrys economy and military. [sachs] typically, American Foreign policy like British Imperial Foreign Policy before it, paid a tremendous amount of attention to securing oil for the economy. That includes who we have befriended, but it has also included us launching wars; stationing military bases; engaging in coups and orienting a massive amount of our Foreign Policy around oil. [mcnally] by world war one, oil was transitioning to becoming the lifeblood of modern civilization. If electricity is literally the circuitry, without which modern life is impossible, oil is the lifeblood. [jacobs] its both vital to our economy and its vital to our military. And that became true once we switched to an oil based military. [narrator] in recent years, the us Energy Revolution has shifted the geopolitical balance. [gordon] this is a new state of affairs. This was not happening a decade ago, but today 80 percent of the oil in america is sourced from
Aspirations to statehood. Also coming up, he could be russias longestserving leader since stalin. Vladimir putin says he will seek reelection in russias march elections. He has been in power for 18 years. We are in moscow tonight to gauge how popular he is today. And californias raging wildfires spread to los angeles. That, as firefighters battle blazes across the south of the state with thousands fleeing their homes. Brent im brent goff. Its good to have you with us. Tonight, u. S. President donald trump has broken with a decadesold pillar of u. S. Policy in the middle east. Today he announced the u. S. Will recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel, making the United States the first and only country in the world to do so. The move has unleashed a firestorm of criticism from the palestinians, who say the u. S. Is no longer a credible broker of peace in the region. We will go to ramallah, jerusalem and washington for more reaction in just a moment. First, the words of the u. S. Pre