Hello and welcome my name is Christopher Spring it thanks for joining us a year into Donald Trumps presidency the u. S. Remains a country racked by Political Division on the very day marking the First Anniversary of trump swearing in ceremony the federal government has shut down after congress failed to reach a last minute deal on spending it means government workers will be staying at home halting all but the most essential operations recriminations have already begun. It was a night of partisan politics at the capitol despite hours of debate and last minute deal making there was no agreement on a government funding deal the user fifty three days or forty nine. The motion is not agreed the Republican Leadership couldnt find the sixty votes needed to keep the government open the Government Shutdown means hundreds of thousands of Public Servants night have to. Artificially. Following the senate vote the white house said the democrats were behaving like obstructionist loses its words wer
Are attacking a high profile hotel in the capital kabul. The Deputy Spokesman for the interior Ministry Said as many as four militants entered the Intercontinental Hotel through the kitchen and opened fire on staff and guests. Afghan special forces are at the scene, and they have reportedly shot dead two of the attackers. This file picture of the Intercontinental Hotel gives you an idea of the size of the building, and the number of floors and rooms which would need to be secured. These pictures show the afghan troops approaching the building. Several casualties have been taken to hospital. There are unconfirmed reports that some hotel staff and guests were taken hostage. Heres what one eyewitness saw happening translation at first i heard some gunfire and then after 15 minutes a worker from the hotel approached and had suicide attackers were in the hotel. Our correspondent in kabul, zia shahreyar, has been following developments, and he gave us this update Security Forces have set the
From berlin. And a new exhibition in Basel Switzerland celebrates the work of georg the boss of that the german artist has turned the world the art world upside down in more ways than one. I my ass waiter thank you for joining us turkey has begun a military operation against Kurdish Militia in Northern Syria turkeys army is calling the offensive Operation Olive Branch the move follows a week of threats from ankara and could inflame the conflict in syria especially as one of the militias that turkey is targeting is backed by the u. S. On saturday turkey announced the beginning of operation all of branch soon after the armys offensive became visible in the mountains of syrias afrin region turkish fighter jets carried out raids as Ground Forces shelled the area Turkish Forces are targeting positions of the y p g a mainly Kurdish Militia backed by washington the group controls the afrin region ankara sees it as the syrian arm of the Kurdistan Workers Party or p k k which it considers the t
Officials said four gunmen began firing on saturday evening, shooting at staff and guests. Translation at first i heard some gunfire and after 15 minutes, a worker from the hotel approached and said suicide attackers entered the hotel. Local media reports say several people have been killed. Its unclear how many, yet it is believed the security guards at the entrance to the hotel may be among those injured. The Intercontinental Hotel in kabul is popular with foreign guests, situated on a hilltop outside the city and has been the target of an attack before in 2011 when 21 people died. Security forces said two of the gunman had been shot and killed. Two more are thought to be hiding in the building with reports they had taken hostages on the upper floors. The attack comes days after the us embassy in kabul issued a warning about hotels in the city, saying extremist groups may be planning an attack and saying hotels as well as public gatherings could be potential targets. It is still not
A Coalition Talks with conservatives the latest from the Party Special congress. Turkey drives tanks across the border into syria as the countrys defense minister says the ground offensive on the new front pair is only a matter of time. On szell henery thanks for joining us a deadly siege in the Afghan Capital kabul is over after more than twelve hours of fighting on saturday evening gunmen stormed a landmark Intercontinental Hotel firing that gas and detonating grenades some residents and staff managed to flee while others were trapped inside at least five civilians were killed Officials Say all three of the attackers have also been killed the rate comes days after a u. S. Embassy warning of possible attacks on hotels in the city. Turkey says it plans to extend its military operation against Kurdish Militia in Northern Syria pushing east to the town of manby turkeys army is calling defense of operation all of branch but it threatens to further inflame the conflict in syria. Turkey civ