Attempt to quell protests, she said the controversial extradition bill that sparked the demonstrations is, quote, dead lam said there is no plan to restart the legislation and earlier work to amend the bill has been a failure lam suspended the bill but protests continued with calls for it to be withdrawn completely lam did not say that she is officially withdrawing the bill. She said the bill is in the coffin, the bill is dead and no one needs to worry that there will be any tactics to resume the bill in the lenggislative council term Richard Bransons Space Tourism company now planning to go public. That is according to a wall street journal report it will list shares as part of the deal with social capital company, spac. Weve talked about it in the past it was created by a friend of squawk box, spac will invest 800 million in Virgin Galactic, it will get a 49 stake. The stock market listing is expected to take place later this year. Virgin galactic so far sold 600 tickets to space at
Hello everyone, youre watching press tv live from the studios in term. Thank you for joining us. The United Nations Security Council has held emergency meeting on the latest Israeli Attack on the consuler section of the Iranian Embassy in syria, addressing the event irans Deputy Representative to the un. Call on the world body to vehemently denounce israels violation of the international regulations. Regretably, the absence of accountability and the councils in action has only encourage and even embolden this regime to continue its violation unchecked. It is high time for the Security Council to shoulder its responsibility and address the real threat to International Peace and security. The Security Council must. Promptly fulfill its duty in response to israels reckless defiance, urgent and enforceable measures must be taken to compell this regime to uphold his obligations. Zahradi said israel is defying Security Council resolutions and shows disregard for its international obligations
Benefits will and woke up. How much is the top political leader says the depth of his 3 sons and in this way be a strike. What influenced by adults and kyra is behind me is sounds were traveling in a vehicle in the gaza strip when they were targeted by it is by the drone of us which light the terror attacks on these violent october says at least 3 of the lead is jeff grandchildren also died in the strike, the latest amount of tools to agree, a temporary cease fire and gaza has been ongoing since sunday. I strike to the heart of how much, but killed free of the groups. Most prominent figures, the sons of how mazda is lead, or is mo honey, you. A 100. They were here to visit the families of people who have been killed. One of the ones, it could have been a terrible massacre, because the streets are always busy. Luckily they are new talking to them. Theyre always so many children in this area. The east riley army says the brothers had conducted military activity in the central gaza strip,
Canada marks its 150th Anniversary. 500,000 people attend celebrations in ottawa. Hello and welcome to bbc news. We begin in mosul, where, after intense fighting, Iraqi Forces Say theyve taken control of the so callled Islamic States main base. The militants have also been driven from a hospital compound, where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. But fighting is continuing around part of the old city. Commanders say they are confident a final victory is in sight. A symbol of victory, planted this morning in what was the main base of is in mosul. Troops, weary after driving the militants from this vast medical complex, but vowing to hunt down every last one of them. We will keep chasing them and those who support them, says this man, and we will throw them in the garbage. Commanders say they have removed a cancer here, but one that has already spread. 0ur message is daesh is not only an iraqi problem, says colonel falah al wabdan. Its international. Explosion he
Canada marks its 150th Anniversary. 500,000 people attend celebrations in ottawa. Hello and welcome to bbc news. We begin in mosul, where, after intense fighting, Iraqi Forces Say theyve taken control of the so callled Islamic States main base. The militants have also been driven from a hospital compound, where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. But fighting is continuing around part of the old city. Commanders say they are confident a final victory is in sight. A symbol of victory, planted this morning in what was the main base of is in mosul. Troops, weary after driving the militants from this vast medical complex, but vowing to hunt down every last one of them. We will keep chasing them and those who support them, says this man, and we will throw them in the garbage. Commanders say they have removed a cancer here, but one that has already spread. 0ur message is daesh is not only an iraqi problem, says colonel falah al wabdan. Its international. Explosion he