Top diplomatic crane testifies behind closed doors. Turkeys president to ones in the russian port city of sochi for talks with lot of the a putin has repeated his threat to restart the military operation against kurdish fighters in the north east and syria the leaders are expected to discuss the cease fire that was brokered by the u. S. Which is due to expire in a matter of hours the Kurdish Syrian Democratic forces a pull out of some areas along the border but not everywhere agreed under the terms of the troops before heading to sochi is what mr cohen had to say. Vladimir putin and i will discuss all the steps to be taken in order to maintain the territorial integrity of syria and to cleanse the northern parts of syria from terrorists and terrorist organizations we will also be revisiting the efforts made for drafting a new constitution and we will also discuss it live and the significance attached to this area including a ceasefire we want a lasting peace in syria i hope our meeting
Belgian media say the post Catalan Leader pushed him on has handed himself into police as prosecutors decide on an e. U. Arrest warrant cabinet ministers replaced princes detained making sense of the sweeping changes and saudi arabia. Also in saudi arabia missile attack shows that much of the kingdom is now within the range of yemens who the rebels. Status with all the sports news says new york city beefed up security for the Worlds Largest marathon but in the coming up later this news though a. Belgian media say ousted catalonia leader carlos for sudan has turned himself into belgian Police Prosecutors in brussels are expected to make a statement about the european arrest warrant. Spanish issued for him this week. For have s x ministers fled to belgium mattress spanish authorities for moved in from power meanwhile they dismiss leader has been calling for a united political front ahead of a Regional Election to continue the push for independence lets go to David Schaper now who is live
I see that we have left the most difficult for last. You might remember that there was quite a bit of optimism in this room last year when we all met because on the eve of the munich security conference, the u. S. And russia had reached a deal on the cessation of hostilities in syria. I remember that i was quite skeptical but a lot of people convinced me that that deal was going to work. Sadly, it didnt. In fact, the war escalated and we saw some of the most horrific episodes with the humanitarian catastrophe that unfolded in eastern aleppo. So what now . The Syrian Regime is in control of four of the major cities in syria. Does it still need a political solution. Can the military solution that we have seen lead to peace in syria. Our first speaker in the sess n session, i have described your job as one of the most impossible in the world and i still believe that. Please join me to give us an overview of where we are now. Thank you. Thank you very much for that. Also, thank you for set
An Iran-linked militia in Iraq, Kata'ib Hezbollah, has announced the suspension of military operations under pressure from the Iraqi government and Iran. This comes after a lethal drone attack on a US base in Jordan. Learn more about the situation and the implications.