Hello and welcome to the aljazeera news hour live from our headquarters in doha with me Elizabeth Bron im coming up in the next sixty minutes. Iraqi forces say theyve captured last on klav in the noble. Making history saudi arabias king solomon as a moscow the first visit by a saudi monarch to russia. Again and moves in the u. S. To ban devices that turn guns into rapid fire weapons and the way the los vegas massacre. And im far is small be here with all the days sport including details on the rasta brazils Olympic Committee president carlos newsman on charges of corruption. Iraqs Prime Minister says his military has retaken from eisel Iraqi Military vehicles rolling into the northern town of the campaign to recapture her wish it was announced two weeks ago it is. Main town and one for the last two iraqi enclaves still held by isis fighters well i dont know how to how do you we have liberated how we judge them and in this regard we have only the borderline with syria to go so we have b
And london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7am also in beijing, where chinas president xi jinping has become arguably chinas most powerful leader since chairman mao. In the next few hours the party will announce the names of the new Leadership Team who will work with him. They may not be household names outside of china but these men, and they will probably all be men, give the world an important insight into his priorities. And it shows how president jinping has consolidated his power ever since he first became leader five years ago. Robin brant is in beijing for us. Todayis today is the big reveal, the new Leadership Team of president xi jingping . Leadership team of president xi jingping . Yes, it is very important we get this visual moment where these seven men walk out from behind a hoarding and are revealed. They walked out in seniority. We get xi jingping, then his premier. Then the five new faces. As you say, not household name
And london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore. 1. 00am in london and 8. 00am also in beijing, where chinas president xijinping has become arguably the countrys most powerful leader since chairman mao. In the next few hours the party will announce the names of the new Leadership Team who will work with him. They may not be household names outside of china but these men, and they will probably all be men, give the world an important insight into his priorities. And it shows how president jinping has consolidated his power ever since he first became leader five years ago as our correspondent robin brant has been telling me. Yes, its hugely important. Firstly we get this very visual moment where these seven men walk out from behind a hoarding and are revealed to chinas 1. 4 billion people, but also to the world. They walk out in seniority. So we get xi jingping first and his premier li keqiang, he stays in post. Then the five new faces. As you say, not
As reckless, outrageous and undignified. That was from Senatorjeff Flake of arizona, who announced he would not seek re election and would not remain silent or complicit. Earlier, another senator, bob corker, described President Trump as an utterly untruthful president. He is also not seeking re election next year. Andrew plant reports. Arriving at a lunch with senior republicans, tax issues on the menu, but criticism from inside his party already being served. Reporter mr president , any comment on. Arizona senator, jeff flake, announcing he will not seek re election, accusing the president of a flagrant disregard for truth and decency. Reckless, outrageous, and undignified behaviour has been misdiagnosed as telling it like it is when it is just reckless, outrageous, and undignified. And when such behaviour emanates from the top of our government, it is something else, it is dangerous to democracy. President trump has previously described Senatorjeff Flake as toxic. There was no surpr
Attacks on the president , describing his administration as reckless, outrageous and undignified. That was from Senatorjeff Flake of arizona who announced he would not seek re election and would not remain silent or complicit. Earlier, another senator, bob corker, described President Trump as an utterly untruthful president and said he had also decided not to seek re election next year. Peter bowes reports. A hostile reception on many fronts. Donald trump arrived on capitol hill to talk about tax reform with republican leaders, but he had to run the gauntlet. A protester accusing him of being treasonous. Treason treason it was a minor outburst can pad with what was to come. A searing takedown from the floor of the senate. I rise today to address a matter which has been very much on my mind. At a moment when it seems that our democracy is more defined wire discord and our dysfunction than by our own values and st and principles. Dysfunction than by our own values and st and principles.