Also on the programme. President Trump Doubles down on his attack against four democratic congresswomen calling them a racist group of troublemakers. Plus, putting a Little Christmas in july. The World Santa Claus Congress is underway and they re gathering in an amusement park, of all places. Hello and welcome im Christian Fraser in london, Laura Trevelyan is in washington. The uk is in a strategic bind. There are eight british flagged ships in the gulf at present, and the depleted royal navy doesnt have the means to guarantee their safe passage through the straits of hormuz. The British Government could call on american strength in the region, President Trump has proposed a us led military convoy but what signal would that send when the uk has such big differences with washington on the future of the Iranian Nuclear deal . Today the british Prime Minister called a cobra meeting to discuss how best to respond to the iranian capture of the british tanker stena impero. And out of that me
Challenges in their respective countries. That was part of the Navy League Sea air and space composition held at the National Harbor earlier this month. Okay good afternoon, everybody. Well let folks continue to wander in here. The music stopped and the mic went hot. Im assuming its time to start. Good afternoon and welcome to the last panel of the first day but i think in my opinion its the most distinguished panel of the day. And certainly its the most vital. Which is the international navys panel. We have the unique opportunity to hear from leaders of our partner navies, in this case three, their perspectives, challenges and efforts in in very dynamic and changing Global Environment which were all living in now and which has been discussed at some of the earlier panels today. Im rear admiral frank morely. And i have the privilege of moderating this very unique and critical discussion. So before i introduce our panel members, i want to offer just a bit of context to our discussion to
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Sea. Turkey is trying to since thats twong two trying suspected smugglers in the death of island pretty of aylan kurdi last september. The state of the Union Address was interrupted to street interrupted repeatedly. Thousands of protesters were met with tear gas. A minor shakeup. Francois hollande spoke live on French Television after he reshuffled his cabinet this thursday, just over a year before the end of his term. He made a list of his priorities for the rest of his time in office. Signedollande i have the government three credit assigned the government three priorities. The first is to protect the people, the second is to create the, and the third is ecology, the environment, and the tradition transition to new energy. Added two president more ministers and five state secretaries. He also brought in three Green Party Members, reinforcing the number of the socialist party cost allies in the government socialist partys allies in the government. The Biggest Surprise is the addition
The National Command center. Uh ah. And lets take you through some of the headlines here now to sierra now and lebanon, and israel have signed the Historic Deal to resolve a long Standing Maritime border dispute. The aim is to open up oil and Gas Exploration in the mediterranean sea. Israel and lebanon are still technically at war. So the deal was signed in separate rooms at a un base in the lebanese border town of nora, the sigma delete local york. This is a political achievement. Its not every day that an enemy recognizes the state of israel in a written agreement in front of the entire international community, is the every day that the United States of france stand behind us and provide security and economic guarantees for the agreement. Santa holder has more on the deal from the 11 and israel boundary in southern lebanon, vested interests, Historic Deal, but both sides insisting that it is limited in scope and only involve daily and the maritime border. Lebanon has repeatedly said