Diplomat to ukraine testifies in an impeachment inquiry and explains how the president tried to pressure kiev to discredit his political rival and the protesters in lebanon keep up the pressure on the government despite new reforms to help ease the economic crisis. Hello everyone turkey and russia have reached a deal to clear out kurdish backed fighters from Northern Syria ankara launched its offensive in the area last week but suspended the operation following a u. S. Brokered cease fire a report from step past the now in such. With only our us left off a u. S. Brokered cease fire in syria russia stepped in president putin offered help to remove and this goodish vitus at the turkish Syrian Border together with Syrian Border troops was delayed we share turkeys concern about the growing threats of terrorism and the growth of ethnic tensions in the region these tensions and the separatist mood in recent times where in our opinion artificially created by outsiders. Goodish fighters have u
Plans to fast track the legislation are rejected. Protest his return to the streets of lebanon for a 6 night despite emergency reforms and else by the government. And japans empress not to hito formally ascends the chrysanthemum throne injuring an ancient ceremony in tokyo. For robert great back to winning ways in the Champions League a big. Deal in istanbul to get that campari back on track. Comes the news our top story the leaders of techie in russia say a deal has been reached for kodesh fighters to move out of Syrian Border areas the announcement comes as a u. S. Brokered truce in the region comes to an end president. Says syrian kodesh fighters will move 30 kilometers away from the border in northeast syria within 150 hours after that time turkey and russia have agreed to conduct joint patrols both leaders say theyll work to ensure the safe return of Syrian Refugees now in turkey. We are not going to allow any separatist agendas in syria we gave kurdish rebels 120 hours and said t
hostages under a temporary truce agreement with hamas will not happen before friday. the deal was agreed last night by israel and hamas which is designated a terrorist organisation by some western governments. it could also mean a delay to a four day temporary ceasefire and the release of 150 palestinian women and teenagers from israeli prisons. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports and there are distressing images from the start. a reminder of how all this began on october 7th, hamas gunmen storming across the borderfrom gaza, hunting israelis to kill or capture. around 240 were taken hostage. among them, shiri bibas, trying to shield her two little boys from the horror all around them. ten month old kfir had just started crawling. ariel, who s four, loves climbing and batman. now they and their mother are expected home in the coming days, along with dozens of other women and children. they don t know yet that hamas killed their grandparents. shiri s