The Airline Passengers who had a very special view of the first total eclipse across the us in nearly a century. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Wayne rooney insists his focus is on club not country, after he scores his 200th premier league goal in front of england coach gareth southgate. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trump has announced that more us troops will be be sent to afghanistan to fight the taliban. He said that a rapid exit from the country would create a vacuum for terrorists to fill. During the president ial campaign, donald trump said he wanted a speedy withdrawal from a conflict that he described as a total disaster. But last night, he said hed changed his mind. Heres our north america correspondent, aleem maqbool. The man who always said he didnt want to intervene abroad, came to announce the intervention in afghanistan hes going to ratchet up. But said it was for the right reasons. We are a partner and a friend, but we will not di
Links. The Great British bake off on channel four will it benefit or suffer from our changing viewing habits . And at the last minute, englands women beat france to make it through to the Rugby World Cup final. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news celtic are into the group stage of the champions league. Despite defeat to astana of kazakhstan, they progress 8 1; winners over two legs. Good evening. We start with a special report tonight on the desperate crisis in yemen and the ongoing suffering of its people. In two leaked reports, obtained by the bbc, the un accuses both sides in the war there of killing and maiming children and says that the Saudi Led Coalition is blocking the delivery of food and medicine. Yemen is now in its third year of war, which has created the worlds worst humanitarian crisis. 17 Million People dont know where their next meal is coming from. And seven million more are facing famine. The war is between a Saudi Led Coalition, which supports the government. It i
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Mohamed Houli Chemlal, Driss Oukabir and Said Ben Iazza jailed over attacks that left 16 people dead and 140 wounded. Three men have been jailed for between eight and 53 years after being found guilty of assisting the perpetrators of the 2017.