Finish line at the Boston Marathon on that fateful day not too long ago. Adjunct professor at the army war college. It is my pleasure to introduce jonathan elias. Jonathan as a professor of the war college, i get senior command. You are all youngsters. I can say that because i am older than you. Will see you now when you get your captains in your kernels going and then i will see you in my class and i will get to be you are proper. Major inistory college, fascinated by history, grew up in a military family. In my business, it is kind of weird. The News Business is the only profession protected by the constitution and yet it is the only profession where you dont need a license or have to prove how intelligent you are at all. You just gone front of the camera or pick up a pen and start writing and that is the name of the game. Now,e in a wartime stance we have been for many years. They get bent out of shape when they say this happens and we lost five men. World war ii was the early where
And in half an hour we will look back at the year for hull. We will have all the highlights from the city of culture. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. North korea has described the latest United Nations sanctions as an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade. The Un Security Council imposed the measures drafted by the us on friday in response to pyongyangs Ballistic Missile tests. North korea has vowed to strengthen its Nuclear Deterrent to frustrate america. Sophie long sent this report from the south korean capital seoul. North Korean State Television broadcast the first reaction to the sanctions. It described the Un Resolution as an act of war that violates peace and stability on the korean peninsula. Please raise their hand. Pyongyang promised to punish those that voted for the us drafted resolution. That includes china, north koreas main ally and trading partner. Beijing urged restraint on all sides. Its previously called for an end to joint us south Korean
Dateline london looks back at a turbulent 2017 in europe, america and the middle east. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. North korea has described the latest United Nations sanctions as an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade. The Un Security Council imposed the measures drafted by the us on friday in response to pyongyangs Ballistic Missile tests. North korea has vowed to strengthen its Nuclear Deterrent to frustrate america. Sophie long sent this report from the south korean capital seoul. North Korean State Television broadcast the first reaction to the sanctions. It described the Un Resolution as an act of war that violates peace and stability on the korean peninsula. Please raise their hand. Pyongyang promised to punish those that voted for the us drafted resolution. That includes china, north koreas main ally and trading partner. Beijing urged restraint on all sides. Its previously called for an end to joint us south Korean Military drills, like this one,
We have had. Join us as we look at all the major sporting stories in review 2017 in half an hours time. Good evening. Welcome to bbc news. Welcome to bbc news. North korea has described the latest United Nations sanctions as an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade. The Un Security Council imposed the measures drafted by the us on friday in response to pyongyangs Ballistic Missile tests. North korea says it will strengthen its Nuclear Deterrent to frustrate america. Sophie long sent this report from the south korean capital seoul. North Korean State Television broadcast the first reaction to the sanctions. It described the Un Resolution as an act of war that violates peace and stability on the korean peninsula. Please raise their hand. Pyongyang promised to punish those that voted for the us drafted resolution. That includes china, north koreas main ally and trading partner. Beijing urged restraint on all sides. Its previously called for an end to joint us south Kor
And sir roger moore just a few of those who left us this year, and whose lives are celebrated in review 2017 we remember. Thats in half an hour. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Good evening. Tens of thousands of people have been left homeless after a Tropical Storm in the philippines thats left more than 200 dead and dozens missing. Authorities are trying to provide food and shelter to those whove been displaced, with rescue teams struggling to reach some of the affected areas. Our World Affairs correspondent Richard Galpin reports. At last, some aid now getting to those most in need, after this latest storm to hit the philippines begins to subside. Troops helping deliver supplies here in the Southern Region of mindanao, which lay right in the path of the storm. Reaching these impoverished areas has not been easy. They were hit by a landslide, mudslides, caused by an inordinate amount of rainfall that caused the ground to move and killed people innocently. As well as surging curr