Government of ukraine to publicly announce investigations that would benefit his reelection. Even as the trial kicks off new information is emerging. New documents are coming to light and new witnesses are speaking out. Also on the programme. On a visit to washington, the eus trade commissioner says theres no chance of an all encompassing trade deal with the uk by the year end, and the two sides will have to decide priorities in the weeks ahead. And the warning signs are everywhere forest fires, melting ice, drought, flooding. Sir David Attenborough says the world can no longer wait. Action is needed now on global warming. The moment of crisis has come. We can no longer prevaricate. As i speak, southeast australia is on fire. Hello and welcome im katty kay in washington. And Christian Fraser is in london. Right now, the chiefjustice of the United States Supreme Court is being sworn in for the impeachment trial of donald trump. At the very same time, the white house has been accused tod
Knew the ambassador. I dont know him very well. I have not spoken to him much. He is not a man i know well. Seems like a nice guy, though. In other major news this evening an annoucement from Buckingham Palace in the last hour that Prince Andrew is stepping back from public duties for the forseeable future. It follows an explosive interview with the bbc in which he was widely criticised for his lack of remorse over his friendship with the convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein. Hello, and welcome. I am Christian Fraser in london, Michelle Fleury is in washington. Two major stories tonight. We are going to turn shortly to the testimony we have been hearing on capitol hill through the day. But we are going to start with the announcement in the last hour that the duke of york, Prince Andrew, is stepping back from his royal duties for the foreseeable future. In a statement from Buckingham Palace, Prince Andrew he said he deeply sympathised with epsteins victims and everyone who has been a
That. And china announces new guidelines that aim to restrict young people playing online video games for long periods. We will find out how why and how it will work. Day one of the Election Campaign here in the uk and Labour Deputy Leader Tom Watson has announced hes stepping down. Eliminate its a very personal decision, not a political one. Eliminate its a very personal decision, nota political one. Ive been on the front line for 30 years. And 52 years old, ive been on a Health Journey for the last few yea rs. Health journey for the last few years. Im still deputy leader until 12 december, so i will be out on the road campaigning. Then after that, it isa road campaigning. Then after that, it is a brave new world. Jessica parkeris it is a brave new world. Jessica parker is with us. Lots of people think it could be political . M parker is with us. Lots of people think it could be political . It is well known that tom watson and Jeremy Corbyn clashed on some issues, notably on brexit an
Objectives they would be they would be trying actually to do that but its not going to be easy for them now and thank you so much for that analysis and as mom was speaking were looking at live pictures coming in from a now this is one of the critical areas along that border is one of the years of course that turkey has seemed to be able to control and try to impose that zone that it wants to be posed to be able to return refugees to the area you can see smoke in the there are indications of fighting that is under way at the moment now as weve just been discussing real concern over the potential for a direct conflict between Syrian Government forces and turkish Government Forces as well and russia absolutely critical to that in its ability to keep the sides apart and be also able to negotiate that deal at the moment between the Syrian Government and the Kurdish Forces giving control of man bridge to syria those pictures there. Where regime detention of. Fighting underway at the mine wel
Takis president russia talk about iran has dismissed a proposal for a cease fire in northeast and syria insisting the operation will continue until his countrys objectives have been achieved aid agency Doctors Without Borders says its been forced to suspend the majority of its work in the region because of the offensive as that operation continues russia says its troops on now on patrol in Northern Syria then harder reports. The russians moved in after the americans moved out in a deliberate withdrawal the city of mumbai is moscows latest victory in syria its military police now patrols a front line that separates the turkish and syrian armys their presence stops a turkish led military advance towards the city which sits on the m 4 highway a main logistics and commercial route that runs to the iraqi border the city also connects the east of the euphrates with the rest of Northern Syria the russian move disrupts ankaras plan to create what it calls a safe zone to allow refugees who are