And london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its 8am in singapore, 12am in london, and 1am in the swiss resort of davos, where one issue is dominating the start of the World Economic forum, protectionism. It follows the decision by the us President Donald Trump to impose steep import tariffs on washing machines and solar panels. The move has been condemned by china and south korea, who fear it could choke off the revival in global trade. Heres what both sides of the debate had to say. For both solar and washing machines, executive actions uphold the principle of fair trade and demonstrate to the world that the United States will not be taken advantage of any more. Translation our government is expressing regret for the latest us safeguard measures against our industry, as they are excessive and would obviously violate the wto rules. We will actively respond to protectionist measures to protect our interests and resolve these difficulties. Ivejust spoken to p
We report from what could be the Worlds Largest wildlife sanctuary. Live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. Its newsday. Glad you could join us. Its 9am in singapore, 1am in london, and 2am in the swiss resort of davos, where one issue is dominating the start of the World Economic forum, protectionism. It follows the decision by the us President Donald Trump to impose steep import tariffs on washing machines and solar panels. The move has been condemned by china and south korea, who fear it could choke off the revival in global trade. Heres what both sides of the debate had to say. For both solar and washing machines, executive actions uphold the principle of fair trade and demonstrate to the world that the United States will not be taken advantage of any more. Translation our government is expressing regret for the latest us safeguard measures against our industry, ivejust spoken to professor david kang, director of the Korean Studies Institute at the un
Investigating allegations of russian interference in the president ial election. Its understood Jeff Sessions was also questioned about whether the trump team colluded with russia, and then tried to impede the russia inquiry. And the Washington Post is reporting that special Counsel Robert Mueller is seeking to interview the president , as well. The bbcs david willis is following events in washington. You are absolutely right that indeed Thejustice Department confirming today thatJeff Sessions, the attorney general, was interviewed by Robert Muellers team, investigating alleged collusion between the Trump Campaign and russia. That interview taking place last week. The interview with the special counsel, Robert Muellers team, was conducted its been reported in the presence of Jeff Sessions lawyer. It makes Jeff Sessions, the attorney general, the first member of the trump cabinet to be interviewed by Robert Muellers team and that team as well as investigating allegations of collusion be
The president of the United States now denies calling some african nations shitholes. The comments were made during a closed door meeting on immigration in the oval office thursday. According to one source, donald trump is delighted by the controversy. Another source tells cnn some white house staffers believe it plays well with the president s base. There is plenty of outrage. The African Union which represents all 55 nations of the african continent is demanding both a retraction and an apology from mr. Trump. Despite the president s denial over exactly what he said regarding both haiti and africa, senators who were in the room at the time have confirmed mr. Trump uttered the offensive term. We get the whole story from cnns jim acosta. Today we gather in the white house to honor the memory of a Great American hero, the reverend dr. Martin luther king jr. Reporter it was a moment filled with sad irony. The same day the president signed a proclamation honoring civil rights hero Martin
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