And sent his condolences to the victims families. The attacker reported to be a jordanian Truck Driver was shot dead by israeli security forces. The incident happened at the King Hussein Allenby bridge crossing. The victims are thought to have been private security personnel. Jordan has launched an investigation into the shootings. Jordan and israel signed a Peace Treaty in 1994 and have close security and economic ties, but diplomatic relations have been strained. Lets hear from an eyewitness who was at the crossing at the time of the attack. Translation we were sitting and standing at the checkpoint| waiting for our turn after the bus in front of us was searched. There was a bus and a truck in front of us. A man got out and he carried out the shooting. Thank God Nothing happened to us, or nothing happened to us or the passengers, but the Truck Drivers were put on the ground. We bus passengers didnt know what to do. We were panicking. Mike thomson is our our correpondent injerusalem.
More arrests in belarus as protesters march for another day calling on the president to step down. The u. S. Has broken with all other permanent members of the u. N. Security council and declared socalled snapback sanctions on iran americas major ally is britain france and germany had already written to the u. N. To say sanctions relief will remain the dispute is over the Iran Nuclear Deal which washington pulled out of 2 years ago the other signatories say the u. S. No longer has the legal power to force through any changes our diplomatic editor james spader reports. Its aroud its even pitted the us against some of its closest allies its now over 5 years since the Iran Nuclear Deal was signed in vienna during the negotiations the us team under the leadership of the very end secretary of state john kerry devised a mechanism called snap back if iran breached its commitments all International Sanctions could snap back into place but thats not the way things played out the United States w
Report 1. 5 million euro loss leading to job cuts. Industrial profit forecasts beat sending shares higher the ceo says hes cautiously optimistic we have the prices under control as much as we can control it going forward, there is some volatility that we will see a second wave. Mining giant glen core ditches its dividend following a massive impairment charge following the bottom of the stoxx 600. A warm welcome to street signs. It is a big day before the bank of england keeping rates steady and left the size of the Asset Program unchanged. Bankers are painting a more pessimistic recovery warning that they wont return to precrisis levels before the end of the year. They expect the rate to double by the end of 2020 looking at the action surrounding the bank of england news starting with guilt we have the move lower out 2. 5 . Third year trading 64 points or so sterling has hit a fresh fivemonthify versus the dollar. Currency investors like what they see to get into more detail from the b
Combine creating the u. K. s biggest internet and phone operator. And decision at don. The bank of england makes a rare earlymorning rate announcement imminently. We will speak to governor bailey leader on today about that decision, but a mission to china. The who considers investigating the source of the coronavirus as britain prepares to ease parts of its nationwide lockdown. Just under an hour away from the start of cash equity trading across europe. Lets take a look at where futures are trading. Actually, are we getting bank of england headlines now . Are. Yes, we bank of england votes unanimously to maintain its benchmark Interest Rate, to keep it unchanged at 0. 1 . No change in the kiwi program and no change in the Interest Rate. The pound is Holding Steady against the u. S. Dollar as a way there had been increased volatility in the pound heading into the decision. We are also getting a lot of indecision over how the expectations for how the coronavirus will hit the u. K. Voted
Giant alliance geo were going to discuss that all right its time to boost your views you. Tensions are once again rising in the persian gulf after a brief confrontation at sea between the u. S. And iran now that Close Encounter resulting in president calling for the take down of iranian gunboats quote harassing u. S. Warships arties Rachel Blevins is following the story shes joining us now from the news room with the details on this rachel well manella President Trump is now arming the u. S. Navy with a shoot down and destroy order after a Close Encounter with iran has increased fears of escalation in the persian gulf trump took to twitter wednesday morning writing quote i have instructed the United States navy to shoot down and destroy any and all iranian gunboats if they harass our ships see his warning fall. It was an incident last week in which the us claims a lot of investors from irans revolutionary guard came within just 10 yards of u. S. Navy and coast guard ships in the gulf n