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in syria, a new round of warfare. the town of ras al—ain under heavy bombardment, one of several just inside the border in the kurdish—controlled north—east. it's the start of a turkish offensive that is alarming europe, has been condemned by america and is bringing fresh instability to the middle east. and, once again, syrian civilians forced to flee. a local journalist saw them go. thousands of people migrating to the south side. the turkish army are shelling by mortars everywhere. from across the border in turkey, we could see smoke rising in the town of tal abyad. the bbc understands turkish troops are now on the ground there. well, here at the border, we have been seeing and hearing the opening salvos in turkey's assault on north—eastern syria. in the last half—an—hour or so, we've heard mortar rounds and artillery fire and there has been incoming mortar fire from syria. president erdogan is calling this operation peace spring but, for civilians across the border on the syrian side, this is going to f
in syria, a new round of warfare. the town of ras al—ain under heavy bombardment, one of several just inside the border in the kurdish—controlled north—east. it's the start of a turkish offensive that is alarming europe, has been condemned by america and is bringing fresh instability to the middle east. and, once again, syrian civilians forced to flee. a local journalist saw them go. thousands of people migrating to the south side. the turkish army are shelling by mortars everywhere. from...
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putin is the most level—headed in dealing with syria than all those involved. unfortunately, britain's role in the world stage in the last years that mac trump doesn't you look to the uk as having influence. japan is playing a role today. he did confer with erdogan before he pulled out. they did confer together. he is conferring with putin very closely as well. that is one of the by—products of brexit. people are waiting to see if they will have the same role, which may have —— which may be tarnished on the world stage. i think the un security council is so divided, and has become so useless, that it does not play the same role at easter. everyone agrees that it is broken. that's it for dateline london for this week. we're back next week at the same time. goodbye. it looks as though sunday is offering a complete change in weather fortunes for the greater pa rt weather fortunes for the greater part of england and wales. it starts dry and sunny and cold and crisp. at the same sort of regime bear, too, for the southern half of scotland and northern ireland.
putin is the most level—headed in dealing with syria than all those involved. unfortunately, britain's role in the world stage in the last years that mac trump doesn't you look to the uk as having influence. japan is playing a role today. he did confer with erdogan before he pulled out. they did confer together. he is conferring with putin very closely as well. that is one of the by—products of brexit. people are waiting to see if they will have the same role, which may have —— which...
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so that effectively puts you at war with syria, doesn't it? no. why with syria? we are committed to the territory integrity and we are just fighting terrorists and we have this right emanating from the international law, un charters, the 51st article of the un charter, and there are many un security council resolutions on counterterrorism, so also we have another agreement with the regime or syria. so our right is emanated from all this international law and the agreements and the resolutions. therefore we are fighting terrorism. the thing is, of course we are a nato ally. why did some of the nato allies react this time? 0ur olive branch operation also targeted by ypg/pkk. but it was not at the western side of the river. but now it's changed. now it's changed. you know why? what has changed is because the syrian kurds are now in alliance with damascus, with arab syrian forces and russia. not because of that. now the reactions are as we see more negative, because some of the countries are allies including france. they been trying to divide syria and to create a te
so that effectively puts you at war with syria, doesn't it? no. why with syria? we are committed to the territory integrity and we are just fighting terrorists and we have this right emanating from the international law, un charters, the 51st article of the un charter, and there are many un security council resolutions on counterterrorism, so also we have another agreement with the regime or syria. so our right is emanated from all this international law and the agreements and the resolutions....
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tom batemen is at the turkey syria border. he gave us this analysis of what baghdadi's death means for the region. we certainly got an extremely vivid account from president trump of that special forces operation flying over territory which she repeatedly referred to as the most dangerous part of the operation because he said they had to fly over swathes of territory in syria which included that controlled by russian forces, by turkish forces, repeatedly talking about the strength of firepower that those airborne troops had to potentially come into contact with. he said that they didn't apart from some limited fire but he believed that not to be from any of the main players. he described it as just individuals who don't like helicopters flying over them. but he said the eliminated or terminated that fire. as for cooperation, he again repeatedly talked about the different countries and actors that they had to coordinate with and specifically thanked people. i thought it was really noticeable that you had an american president t
tom batemen is at the turkey syria border. he gave us this analysis of what baghdadi's death means for the region. we certainly got an extremely vivid account from president trump of that special forces operation flying over territory which she repeatedly referred to as the most dangerous part of the operation because he said they had to fly over swathes of territory in syria which included that controlled by russian forces, by turkish forces, repeatedly talking about the strength of firepower...
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from syria, they want to disengage from syria. they regard the sicilian that the syrian refugee problem is a very important issue. they think turkey has had lots of negative impact from the syrian policy pursued so far. all right, let's go to our first pursued so far. all right, let's go to ourfirst question pursued so far. all right, let's go to our first question here. pursued so far. all right, let's go to ourfirst question here. it pursued so far. all right, let's go to our first question here. it is from humeda elith karatash. hello. my question is, even though most countries accept that turkey is powerful in the region, why do these solutions that turkey offers often get ignored? like what they are proposing about syria? hussein, i think that is one for you. actually, i think that no other external force in syria has a solution. if you ask me about, what is the end goal for american involvement in eastern syria, northern syria, i have no answer. if you ask the same thing for russia, i don't know. but if you ask for turkey, t
from syria, they want to disengage from syria. they regard the sicilian that the syrian refugee problem is a very important issue. they think turkey has had lots of negative impact from the syrian policy pursued so far. all right, let's go to our first pursued so far. all right, let's go to ourfirst question pursued so far. all right, let's go to our first question here. pursued so far. all right, let's go to ourfirst question here. it pursued so far. all right, let's go to our first question...
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groups in northern syria? this is a fact. this is a fact, and this is the proof of that. as assad mentioned it, a group in northern syria have been fighting back. so yes. are you in the kurdish—syrian movement in a sense using the threat of a revival of so—called islamic state as leverage to try to change the mind of washington, or other western powers, not to abandon you? i wish — i wish we could use it, but we are not able. and this is not our view. we are not using it as leverage. we have been calling for the international community, including all european countries, to take responsibility, to take their citizens, to have prosecutions. we want justice. as you mentioned, if we do that, the iraqi government would have killed all of them, isis fighters. we have them. you have, and i believe there are 4,000. 11,500 iraqis. we did not, because we didn't want to force them. we treated them humanely. all we wanted, we wanted justice for them. well, let's talk the numbers. it seems there are almost 12,000 is
groups in northern syria? this is a fact. this is a fact, and this is the proof of that. as assad mentioned it, a group in northern syria have been fighting back. so yes. are you in the kurdish—syrian movement in a sense using the threat of a revival of so—called islamic state as leverage to try to change the mind of washington, or other western powers, not to abandon you? i wish — i wish we could use it, but we are not able. and this is not our view. we are not using it as leverage. we...
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syria. it held thousands of people displaced by fighting across syria but there was a breakout after turkish air strikes took place nearby. turkey launched an assault last week aimed driving out kurdish—led forces from the syrian side of the border in order to create a buffer zone. from there our correspondent aleem maqbool sent this report. the anguish that only comes from loss. this brother and sister mourned their father who was killed in the shelling by turkey of their residential neighbourhood. the kurds here have already suffered so much, and every day of turkey's offensive brings new chaos. these were just a handful of the hundreds of women and children who as turkish attacks got closer today escaped a kurdish camp that held them. they were mainly relatives of islamic state group fighters. the bbc team had access to the camp just last week, where they found amira who was brought to syria five years ago by her british parents. her two sisters, brother and both her parents were killed
syria. it held thousands of people displaced by fighting across syria but there was a breakout after turkish air strikes took place nearby. turkey launched an assault last week aimed driving out kurdish—led forces from the syrian side of the border in order to create a buffer zone. from there our correspondent aleem maqbool sent this report. the anguish that only comes from loss. this brother and sister mourned their father who was killed in the shelling by turkey of their residential...
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for invading syria, and now who cares if turkey invades syria? yes, that's one way to sum it up, and the president was asked directly at a news conference that he held with the italian president today in the east room about him green lighting this invasion as a result of that phone call with president erdogan. trump took umbrage with that, saying flatly that he did not greenlight this invasion, talks about the strong sanctions he has threatened erdogan with, but also says he doesn't want to get in the middle of a war between turkey and syria. with all this, of course, as we were saying, on the ground in syria and elsewhere in the region, the fighting and the dying goes on stop how much globally, in terms of the big picture, does this matter, and how much might stick and damage the president? that is the big question, mike. the president does not want to be seen as having blood on his hands asa be seen as having blood on his hands as a result of what what happens there. the language in the letter he sent to erdogan, which is dated nine 0ctober, se
for invading syria, and now who cares if turkey invades syria? yes, that's one way to sum it up, and the president was asked directly at a news conference that he held with the italian president today in the east room about him green lighting this invasion as a result of that phone call with president erdogan. trump took umbrage with that, saying flatly that he did not greenlight this invasion, talks about the strong sanctions he has threatened erdogan with, but also says he doesn't want to get...
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justify quick update from donna matt rab about syria. i have serious concerns about the unilateral military action that turkey has taken. they risk destabilising the region, exacerbating human tarry and suffering and undermining the progress we have made against irish, we should be our collective focus. of course,. —— against daesh. this is beyond 100 days. still to come — from mayor of new york city to donald trump's personal lawyer. rudy guiliani and his moments in the spotlight. all 500 and 55 thomas cook stores that were closed when the company went bust last month have been saved — bought by hays travel. the move could save up to two and a half thousand jobs. our consumer affairs correspondent, colletta smith, reports. but the nastier they have weeks nicholas college had been living a nightmare. lots of tears and anger. feeling lonely. routine is gone. we have just been trying to process it, but we loved, just trying to get our heads around about it was not there any more. today there are whispers of good news. hays travel a
justify quick update from donna matt rab about syria. i have serious concerns about the unilateral military action that turkey has taken. they risk destabilising the region, exacerbating human tarry and suffering and undermining the progress we have made against irish, we should be our collective focus. of course,. —— against daesh. this is beyond 100 days. still to come — from mayor of new york city to donald trump's personal lawyer. rudy guiliani and his moments in the spotlight. all...
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but we see the syria dynamic. the people in lebanon and iraq are rising up against this and there is hardly any american support. in syria there is a dynamic where there is going to be aired vacuuming governance, especially with the kurds that have controlled a part of syria and have kind of putting a sort of sense of stability, i don't want to say stability. that's gone now. you have armed troops, lots of weapons, some money sloshing around. it has left an extraordinary vacuum, trump's withdrawal. this is notjust trump. it did begin with 0bama. they are very alike in some ways. i wouldn't rush to say that! they have done similar things in syria. it would infuriate trump supporters to say he is like 0bama. drawing lines and saying "you cannot cross this line." and then trump actually talking tough on iran and they're calling off the air strike. preferring to use sanctions, you could question whether they have been that effective in either of these scenarios, does he have a kind of all mouth and no trousers? i thin
but we see the syria dynamic. the people in lebanon and iraq are rising up against this and there is hardly any american support. in syria there is a dynamic where there is going to be aired vacuuming governance, especially with the kurds that have controlled a part of syria and have kind of putting a sort of sense of stability, i don't want to say stability. that's gone now. you have armed troops, lots of weapons, some money sloshing around. it has left an extraordinary vacuum, trump's...
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to its security from the pkk at its southern border with syria. for decades, turkey has been a staunch ally in nato, one of the largest contributors of military personnel. but with close partners, mr speaker, we must at times be candid and clear. this is not the action we expected from an ally, it is reckless, it is counterproductive and it plays straight into the hands of russia and, indeed, the assad regime. the uk government calls on turkey to exercise maximum restraint and bring an end to the unilateral military action. the crisis was raised by a conservative former foreign office minister. injust a week, we've seen the map of north—east syria redrawn following the ill—thought through foreign policy change by a president trump, which led to a tragic series of events undermining international efforts to contain daesh. it has fostered counter daesh ally, the sdf, to resort to asking the bashar al—assad regime for help, giving russia and iran ever greater leverage over syria's future. and simultaneously diminishing any influence influence t
to its security from the pkk at its southern border with syria. for decades, turkey has been a staunch ally in nato, one of the largest contributors of military personnel. but with close partners, mr speaker, we must at times be candid and clear. this is not the action we expected from an ally, it is reckless, it is counterproductive and it plays straight into the hands of russia and, indeed, the assad regime. the uk government calls on turkey to exercise maximum restraint and bring an end to...
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our top stories: russia labels turkey's invasion of syria "unacceptable" and warns against any attacks on syrian forces. the uk says negotiations with the eu to reach a brexit deal were constructive and will continue later. bulgaria's football chief resigns amid outrage over racist abuse of england players during a match in sofia. dutch police find a family of five who'd been locked away on a farm for almost a decade. as the turkish military offensive in northern syria goes on, the pentagon has deployed fighter jets and helicopter gunships to warn off turkish—backed fighters who, a us official says, violated an agreement not to threaten retreating american ground troops. the russian government, which backs syria's president assad, has also warned turkey, saying it will not allow clashes with syrian forces. the turks have crossed the border into syria aiming to defeat kurdish fighters, long—time american allies who they regard as terrorists. this report from jon sopel. the extraordinary american retreat, in one selfie video. a russian wearing a new york yankees cap playfully shows u
our top stories: russia labels turkey's invasion of syria "unacceptable" and warns against any attacks on syrian forces. the uk says negotiations with the eu to reach a brexit deal were constructive and will continue later. bulgaria's football chief resigns amid outrage over racist abuse of england players during a match in sofia. dutch police find a family of five who'd been locked away on a farm for almost a decade. as the turkish military offensive in northern syria goes on, the...
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urban warfare in northern syria. fighters backed by turkey still battling for control of the border town of ras al—ain. they're facing fierce resistance from the kurds. women fighting alongside men. it's rare to get a glimpse of this side of the battle. but, one week into turkey's invasion, president erdogan has taken a swathe of territory from the kurds, and says he won't stop until he completes his so—called safe zone. translation: operation peace spring will last until we reach a depth of 30—35 km from manbij to the iraqi border. there is no doubt or hesitation about this. and here's an image that shows the new order in the strategic town of manbij — flying the flag for president putin. his forces had a clear run here after america's hasty retreat, moscow eagerly filling the power vacuum. the russians, who back president assad, are patrolling between the syrians and the turks, keeping them apart and offering to mediate. as president erdogan fights on, the fallout is spreading. american foreign policy in th
urban warfare in northern syria. fighters backed by turkey still battling for control of the border town of ras al—ain. they're facing fierce resistance from the kurds. women fighting alongside men. it's rare to get a glimpse of this side of the battle. but, one week into turkey's invasion, president erdogan has taken a swathe of territory from the kurds, and says he won't stop until he completes his so—called safe zone. translation: operation peace spring will last until we reach a depth...
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turkish forces crossed into syria last week. the turkish government regards the kurdish fighters as terrorists— and wants to occupy a buffer zone reaching 20 miles into syria. the kurds have now turned to syria's president assad for help.syrian government forces entered several towns just south of the border on monday — setting up a potentially dangerous confrontation with turkey. our correspondent orla guerin has sent this report from the syria—turkey border. rolling in to a heroes‘ welcome — troops of the assad regime, handed a victory without firing a shot, arriving today in the strategic town of ain issa. look who's back. the kurds say they had to do a deal with the regime after washington left them alone to face a turkish invasion. the choice, they say, was compromise or genocide. further along a key highway, the town of tal tamer also back in assad's hands, loyalists resurfacing. "i've kept this picture hidden for years, waiting for this day," he says. but, for other syrians, this about—turn is a painful blow.
turkish forces crossed into syria last week. the turkish government regards the kurdish fighters as terrorists— and wants to occupy a buffer zone reaching 20 miles into syria. the kurds have now turned to syria's president assad for help.syrian government forces entered several towns just south of the border on monday — setting up a potentially dangerous confrontation with turkey. our correspondent orla guerin has sent this report from the syria—turkey border. rolling in to a heroes‘...
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the kurdish militant fighters were active in syria of course are so fighters were active in syria of course are so instrumental in eliminating the last territory of isis and so instrumental in removing islamic state forces from northern iraq and syria. he spoke about them specifically and of course he said he fight those as well. they have been saying, the leader has been saying, talking about what he described as a historic operation and intelligence sharing with americans. you have on the one hand the kurdish people and the americans paying tribute to each other over this operation. and then turkey here 110w this operation. and then turkey here now into its third week of an operation across this border here which they are trying to clear what they see as a terrorist organisation. and we now have a situation in which there has been a ceasefire which has been for the most pa rt ceasefire which has been for the most part holding. but i think this proves tacky and the americans and the curse of the kurdish militants across its border in a new realignment, a new phase of this relationsh
the kurdish militant fighters were active in syria of course are so fighters were active in syria of course are so instrumental in eliminating the last territory of isis and so instrumental in removing islamic state forces from northern iraq and syria. he spoke about them specifically and of course he said he fight those as well. they have been saying, the leader has been saying, talking about what he described as a historic operation and intelligence sharing with americans. you have on the one...
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in syria, a new round of warfare. the town of ras al—ain under heavy bombardment, one of several just inside the border in the kurdish—controlled north—east. it's the start of a turkish offensive that is alarming europe, has been condemned by america and is bringing fresh instability to the middle east. and, once again, syrian civilians forced to flee. a local journalist saw them go. thousands of people migrating to the south side. the turkish army are shelling by mortars everywhere. from across the border in turkey, we could see smoke rising in the town of tal abyad. the bbc understands turkish troops are now on the ground there. well, here at the border, we have been seeing and hearing the opening salvos in turkey's assault on north—eastern syria. in the last half—an—hour or so, we've heard mortar rounds and artillery fire and there has been incoming mortar fire from syria. president erdogan is calling this operation peace spring but, for civilians across the border on the syrian side, this is going to f
in syria, a new round of warfare. the town of ras al—ain under heavy bombardment, one of several just inside the border in the kurdish—controlled north—east. it's the start of a turkish offensive that is alarming europe, has been condemned by america and is bringing fresh instability to the middle east. and, once again, syrian civilians forced to flee. a local journalist saw them go. thousands of people migrating to the south side. the turkish army are shelling by mortars everywhere. from...
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syria. it's seeking territory currently controlled by kurdish fighters who, until the start of this week, american troops had supported. but donald trump has pulled those troops out of northern syria — and turkey, which sees the kurds as terrorists, is going in. president erdogan tweeted... we should be clear though the primary group holding the territoru turkey is atacking is the sdf which is kurdish led. it's not the the pkk which is based in turkey, and it's not the ypg either. also it was the sdf which was central to defeating is — and had been armed and supported by america. they will not see these developments as a ‘peace operation‘. well, here's president erdogan speaking to his defence minister ahead of the turkish offensive on the kurdish—led syrian democratic forces known as the sdf. he's calling this operation peace spring. he says he wants to create a safe zone south of the turkey syria border, where some syrian refugees in turkey can move to. now, these are the latest
syria. it's seeking territory currently controlled by kurdish fighters who, until the start of this week, american troops had supported. but donald trump has pulled those troops out of northern syria — and turkey, which sees the kurds as terrorists, is going in. president erdogan tweeted... we should be clear though the primary group holding the territoru turkey is atacking is the sdf which is kurdish led. it's not the the pkk which is based in turkey, and it's not the ypg either. also it was...
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north—eastern syria is now a battleground, and the balance of power is shifting. american troops are pulling out. syrian troops are moving in. the turkish leader is unrepentant. and what of islamic state prisoners being held by the kurds? turkey claims it found an empty prison in tal abyad. it is accusing the kurdish of setting is detainees free to create chaos. but turkey has opened the door to a dangerous escalation here, and there are fears that the situation could move rapidly out of control. 0rla guerin, bbc news. in the last hour, president trump has approved financial sanctions against turkey over its incursion into syria. three turkish ministers have been blacklisted and have had their us assets frozen. the us will also increase tariffs on turkish steel and stop negotiations on a trade deal. vice president mike pence spoke about the sanctions at a news conference outside the white house president trump made it very clear that the united states is going to continue to take actions against tu rkey‘s continue to take actions against turkey's economy until t
north—eastern syria is now a battleground, and the balance of power is shifting. american troops are pulling out. syrian troops are moving in. the turkish leader is unrepentant. and what of islamic state prisoners being held by the kurds? turkey claims it found an empty prison in tal abyad. it is accusing the kurdish of setting is detainees free to create chaos. but turkey has opened the door to a dangerous escalation here, and there are fears that the situation could move rapidly out of...
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abu bakr al—baghdadi died in the dark in northern syria. the ferocious sound of the firefight was heard for miles. pictures of donald trump watching the operation live have now been released by the white house. he later described how baghdadi he had fled into a tunnel wearing a suicide vest, taking three of his children with him. he reached the end of the tunnel as our dogs chased him down. he ignited his vest, killing himself and the three children. a brutal killer, one who has caused so much hardship and death, has violently been eliminated. he will never again harm another innocent man, woman or child. he died like a dog. he died like a coward. the world is now a much safer place. this was the scene this morning. donald trump thanked russia, turkey and the syrian kurds, but said only americans were involved in the raid. a neighbour told the bbc what he saw. translation: around 11pm, they started shooting the house of abu mohammad. the house was completely destroyed. we recovered seven bodies from under the rubble and two others on the ma
abu bakr al—baghdadi died in the dark in northern syria. the ferocious sound of the firefight was heard for miles. pictures of donald trump watching the operation live have now been released by the white house. he later described how baghdadi he had fled into a tunnel wearing a suicide vest, taking three of his children with him. he reached the end of the tunnel as our dogs chased him down. he ignited his vest, killing himself and the three children. a brutal killer, one who has caused so...
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people have heard words in syria before. there is so much noise they probably haven't heard anything. there is nobody in syria from the kurdish point of view expects the international community to come to the rescue. they feel they've been betrayed by america, although, ironically, it could be america that stops this offensive. what we are seeing is growing political pressure from washington on the american president. he himself has said he may carry out sanctions on turkey, which would hurt the economy, but, for now, the turkish president says this offensive will continue and i think what we will see in the next couple of days is a big push because turkey might acknowledge there is a ticking clock on this, and the longer this offensive goes on, we will see more and more international criticism. martin, thank you. the headlines on bbc news... the kenyan athlete eliud kipchoge makes history after becoming the first person to run a marathon in under two hours. typhoon hagibis makes landfall in japan bringing torrential rain an
people have heard words in syria before. there is so much noise they probably haven't heard anything. there is nobody in syria from the kurdish point of view expects the international community to come to the rescue. they feel they've been betrayed by america, although, ironically, it could be america that stops this offensive. what we are seeing is growing political pressure from washington on the american president. he himself has said he may carry out sanctions on turkey, which would hurt...
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the us has really washed its hands of syria and if it is going to wash its hands of syria, and may be willing to wash its hands of a lot more in the middle east i think that is what everybody is wondering. those are the big long—term considerations coming back to the events on the ground and the immediate people who seem ground and the immediate people who seem to be on their own, what options for the kurds? the kurdish fighters are going to defend their homes and villages but this is a losing battle. they will continue to withdraw to the south and at some point they may seek refuge under the assad government, but they will have to withdraw significantly from the border. and then there is kurdish civilians who are vulnerable not only caught in the fighting but they will be vulnerable to essentially being interrogated or harassed by turkish forces for any kind of allegiance to the kurdish cause and they begin to become refugees who moved to the south. the idea of the turks put on the table that they might eventually want to settle those regions with arab refugees currently in turkey
the us has really washed its hands of syria and if it is going to wash its hands of syria, and may be willing to wash its hands of a lot more in the middle east i think that is what everybody is wondering. those are the big long—term considerations coming back to the events on the ground and the immediate people who seem ground and the immediate people who seem to be on their own, what options for the kurds? the kurdish fighters are going to defend their homes and villages but this is a...
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and to have 30% of syria which was once peaceful be invaded by turkey and its proxy forces in syria is a real slap in the face because these people want democracy, they want a secular, progressive society in syria and now they are only getting war, war from a nato member. 0k, we are having to leave it there but fascinating to talk to you. a climate change protestor has climbed on top of a british airways plane at london city airport — as part of a day of disruption by extinction rebellion. several activists have been arrested after they blocked the terminal entrance. a man also got on board a plane and lectured the passengers about climate change while it was waiting to take off. our correspondent richard galpin has spend the day at the airport. there has been a whole series of protests, through the day, including people gluing themselves to the pavement, people climbing up onto the roofs of the terminal building, but i think, probably the most significant protests we have seen, have been one person boarding a flight, a climate change activist, and then, essentially, talking to other
and to have 30% of syria which was once peaceful be invaded by turkey and its proxy forces in syria is a real slap in the face because these people want democracy, they want a secular, progressive society in syria and now they are only getting war, war from a nato member. 0k, we are having to leave it there but fascinating to talk to you. a climate change protestor has climbed on top of a british airways plane at london city airport — as part of a day of disruption by extinction rebellion....
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near the turkey syria border there. sonia khush is syria response director at save the children. shejoins me now from amman injordan, but has recently been to the refugee camps in north—east syria. thank you very much indeed for joining us here on bbc news. we just heard our correspondent they're talking about the possibility that these refugees are picking up and having to flee an area of fighting, yet again, one wonders how many times they have had to do this. your concern must be really quite profound for the civilians in this area. that's true. you know, northeast syria is already home to more than1.6 northeast syria is already home to more than 1.6 million people that need humanitarian assistance. a lot of people are rebuilding their lives after having lived through 7—8 years of conflict, and isis occupation. so there are so many needs, and what's happening right now is only going to make those worse. we are really calling on all military parties involved to make sure that their operations don't affect civilians. without humanitarian services are allowed to continue, and
near the turkey syria border there. sonia khush is syria response director at save the children. shejoins me now from amman injordan, but has recently been to the refugee camps in north—east syria. thank you very much indeed for joining us here on bbc news. we just heard our correspondent they're talking about the possibility that these refugees are picking up and having to flee an area of fighting, yet again, one wonders how many times they have had to do this. your concern must be really...
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it's important because russians role in syria is pivotal, russians role in syria is pivotal, russians intervention in 2015 ensured the president to assert control over a large string of the country territory, oversee the united states decided to leave its troops from the northern syria and left the area to russia, this seems to be the case and yesterday's understanding, that's what's afford voracious. thank you very much. an american pharmaceutical company says it may have developed the first drug to slow alzheimer's disease. biogen says it will soon ask us regulators for approval. current drugs only help with the symptoms of alzheimers — so if given the go ahead it will be a major breakthrough in the treatment of the disease. here's our medical correspondent fergus walsh. this is an extraordinary turnaround for this drug which is called... by jen suddenly without warning halted clinical trials involving more than 3000 patients worldwide, some of them in the uk, saying this drug does not work. now it analysed more data and it's had for patients with early alzheimer's the higher dose
it's important because russians role in syria is pivotal, russians role in syria is pivotal, russians intervention in 2015 ensured the president to assert control over a large string of the country territory, oversee the united states decided to leave its troops from the northern syria and left the area to russia, this seems to be the case and yesterday's understanding, that's what's afford voracious. thank you very much. an american pharmaceutical company says it may have developed the first...
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and those people would prefer in syria and those people would p refer to in syria and those people would prefer to actually not care about it at all. if we are not clear exactly what this says, where does this lead the sdf who have been absolutely crucial in the battle against the so—called islamic state? crucial in the battle against the so-called islamic state? one could imagine that the sdf leadership feels betrayed by the united states and, even if some elements of american forces remain in the syria, the sdf has to realise it is now on its own and it would look to a variety of places for support, including in damascus. if the turks are going to invade, something we do not yet know, but if they are, it would be in the assad regime to make it difficult for them. that flash in the regime's benefit. thank you for your expertise. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: i was told to go to sleep, otherwise a ghost would come and eat you. those stories our parents tell us — new research in singapore shows children who are lied to can have problems telling th
and those people would prefer in syria and those people would p refer to in syria and those people would prefer to actually not care about it at all. if we are not clear exactly what this says, where does this lead the sdf who have been absolutely crucial in the battle against the so—called islamic state? crucial in the battle against the so-called islamic state? one could imagine that the sdf leadership feels betrayed by the united states and, even if some elements of american forces remain...
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orla guerin, bbc news, on the turkey—syria border. we will have more on that later in the programme. we will be hearing from david willis, our correspondent in washington. the chairman of the english football association has said monday night's game against bulgaria was one of the most appaling nights he had seen in football. play had to be stopped twice after monkey chants and nazi salutes were directed at england players, just four months after the bulgarian fa were punished following racist behaviour by their supporters in their games against kosovo and czech republic injune. those incidents led to the partial closure of the stadium. our sports correspondent joe wilson reports from sofia. you could say this game began with marcus rested's blistering finish to score the first england goal. in fa ct score the first england goal. in fact it began before that. it began when england's players first heard the monkey chants, the racist abuse. imean, i the monkey chants, the racist abuse. i mean, i heard it before i got onto the pitch in t
orla guerin, bbc news, on the turkey—syria border. we will have more on that later in the programme. we will be hearing from david willis, our correspondent in washington. the chairman of the english football association has said monday night's game against bulgaria was one of the most appaling nights he had seen in football. play had to be stopped twice after monkey chants and nazi salutes were directed at england players, just four months after the bulgarian fa were punished following...
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that is destabilising for syria and it is destabilising for syria and it is destabilising for syria and it is destabilising for a rock as well, because these turkish refugees are now going to move into iraq, where it is already a fragile situation with the current involvement. they will push into iraq and other areas. thank you very much indeed. thank you for having me. the us commerce department is blacklisting 28 chinese companies from buying products from the us without washington's approval. american officials say the companies have been involved in china's campaign of repression and surveillance against ethnic uighur muslims in xinjiang province. rights groups say tens of thousands from the minority community are being held in detention camps. china says they are vocational training centres to combat extremism. thousands of climate change activists have been on the streets in cities around the world starting two weeks of global protest. the campaign, co—ordinated by extinction rebellion, is pushing for much more urgent government action to stop rising carbon emissions. in london,
that is destabilising for syria and it is destabilising for syria and it is destabilising for syria and it is destabilising for a rock as well, because these turkish refugees are now going to move into iraq, where it is already a fragile situation with the current involvement. they will push into iraq and other areas. thank you very much indeed. thank you for having me. the us commerce department is blacklisting 28 chinese companies from buying products from the us without washington's...
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today, the turks we re northern syria. today, the turks were pushing deeper, a syrian government troops, newly allied to the kurds, began to deploy along the border. the syrian forces are backed by russia. turkey is a member of the nato alliance. ankara and moscow do have open channels of dialogue, but the risks don't really need explaining. meanwhile, the americans are bringing forward the withdrawal of their troops. around 1000 will be relocated to iraq orjordan. 0ur international correspondent 0rla guerin is on the turkey— syria border. rolling into a hero's welcome. troops of the assad regime. they have been handed victory without firing a shot. arriving today in this town. look who's back. the kurds had to invite the regime in after washington left them alone to face a turkish invasion. and in this town, it is now in asad's hands, and his loyalists are resurfacing. i have kept this picture hidden for yea rs, i have kept this picture hidden for years, he says, waiting for this day. but not everyone here is celebratin
today, the turks we re northern syria. today, the turks were pushing deeper, a syrian government troops, newly allied to the kurds, began to deploy along the border. the syrian forces are backed by russia. turkey is a member of the nato alliance. ankara and moscow do have open channels of dialogue, but the risks don't really need explaining. meanwhile, the americans are bringing forward the withdrawal of their troops. around 1000 will be relocated to iraq orjordan. 0ur international...
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turkey launches military action across its border against kurdish fighters, in north—eastern syria. it's being claimed turkish warplanes are targetting towns and villages sparking panic among civilians. the military assault follows president trump's decision to pull us troops out of the area. now the uk and france are calling for a special session of the un security council. we'll have the latest. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... parliament is to hold a special saturday sitting, on october 19th, after the eu summit that week, seen as the last chance to avoid a no—deal brexit. european leaders say they'll continue to negotiate, but that the blame game has already begun, in london. we will remain in discussion with the united kingdom on the terms of its departure and, personally, i don't exclude a deal. all thomas cook's stores are bought by hays travel in a move that could save 2,5000 jobs. and bbc news has been in penzance today, looking at some of the issues facing coastal towns across britain. good afternoon. it's 5 o'clock. our top story is that the head of nato has u
turkey launches military action across its border against kurdish fighters, in north—eastern syria. it's being claimed turkish warplanes are targetting towns and villages sparking panic among civilians. the military assault follows president trump's decision to pull us troops out of the area. now the uk and france are calling for a special session of the un security council. we'll have the latest. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... parliament is to hold a special saturday sitting, on...
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of america have agreed a in syria. it will be a pause in military operations for 120 hours while the united states facilitates the withdrawal of y pg from the affected areas in the safe zone, and once thatis areas in the safe zone, and once that is completed turkey has agreed toa that is completed turkey has agreed to a permanent ceasefire and the united states of america will work with turkey, and will work with nations around the world, to ensure that peace and stability is the order of the day. in this safe zone on the border between syria and turkey. with that, let me recognise secretary of state mike pompeo. thank you. thanks. ijust secretary of state mike pompeo. thank you. thanks. i just wanted to add this thought. there obviously remainsa add this thought. there obviously remains a great deal of work to do in the region. there is lots of challenges which remain. but this effort tonight sets the conditions for the successful resolution of this particular piece, which created enormous risk of stability. president
of america have agreed a in syria. it will be a pause in military operations for 120 hours while the united states facilitates the withdrawal of y pg from the affected areas in the safe zone, and once thatis areas in the safe zone, and once that is completed turkey has agreed toa that is completed turkey has agreed to a permanent ceasefire and the united states of america will work with turkey, and will work with nations around the world, to ensure that peace and stability is the order of the...
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the headlines: the kurds of northern syria say they've done a deal with president assad's government in attempt to stop the turkish invasion of their territory. syria's government has confirmed it will send troops to "confront turkish aggression" as turkey continues its military operation against the kurds. china's president, xijinping, has issued a stern warning against dissent as protests continue in hong kong. several rallies, which began peacefully, have descended into clashes between riot police and protesters. some of the demonstrators are now using the new tactic of attacking the territory's pro—beijing businesses. rescuers have been working through the night injapan to try to reach people affected by floods and landslides triggered by typhoon hagibis. japanese emergency services say at least 35 people were killed by the storm, which brought wind speeds of over 200km/h. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme, which brings together some of the uk's leading media commentators with the foreign correspondents who write for the folks back home under
the headlines: the kurds of northern syria say they've done a deal with president assad's government in attempt to stop the turkish invasion of their territory. syria's government has confirmed it will send troops to "confront turkish aggression" as turkey continues its military operation against the kurds. china's president, xijinping, has issued a stern warning against dissent as protests continue in hong kong. several rallies, which began peacefully, have descended into clashes...
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aleem maqbool, bbc news, in northern syria. wael alzayat is ceo of an organistaion that promotes muslim american civic engagement and political mobilization, and a professor at georgetown university school of foreign service. he joins us from washington. these reports are saying the kurds have done a deal with the assad regime. if that is the case, how significant would it be? quite significant, potentially. it would enable the syrian regime to move into areas it has long sought to reclaim its control over. quite frankly, it hands the regime the areas on a silver platter because those are the areas that the international community and other countries fought a very hard to liberate from isis. we have heard from the commander of the kurdish lead syrian defence force, saying that a compromise was preferable to the genocide of the kurdish people. how likely do you think a genocide could be? from the perspective of the ypg, these kurdish militias, one can sympathise with their view is that this could be a genocide against them, thei
aleem maqbool, bbc news, in northern syria. wael alzayat is ceo of an organistaion that promotes muslim american civic engagement and political mobilization, and a professor at georgetown university school of foreign service. he joins us from washington. these reports are saying the kurds have done a deal with the assad regime. if that is the case, how significant would it be? quite significant, potentially. it would enable the syrian regime to move into areas it has long sought to reclaim its...
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so this is a dangerous moment from syria. the american withdrawal has created a vacuum, powers are rushing to fill it, but it is also a dangerous moment for the middle east, as well. donald trump started all of this. and he's been tweeting his reasoning in the last hour... and earlier, he had a warning for turkey. he said... though of course the choice isn't — go to war with a nato ally or abandon the kurds. america was already supporting the kurds and wasn't at war with turkey. also, presumably having been briefed on the displacement of thousands of people in northern syria, the roadside execution of kurds by turkey—backed militia and reports of islamic state fighters escaping kurdish prisons, trump tweeted... something that kurds can no longer say of america. nonetheless, clearly donald trump thinks he can now exert pressure on turkey to stop the invasion which he allowed to happen. here's 0nur erem from bbc turkish on the president's threat of sanctions. today, mr erdogan said he will not stop despite the threat of san
so this is a dangerous moment from syria. the american withdrawal has created a vacuum, powers are rushing to fill it, but it is also a dangerous moment for the middle east, as well. donald trump started all of this. and he's been tweeting his reasoning in the last hour... and earlier, he had a warning for turkey. he said... though of course the choice isn't — go to war with a nato ally or abandon the kurds. america was already supporting the kurds and wasn't at war with turkey. also,...
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on the ground in northern syria fears a deepening ofa in northern syria fears a deepening of a humanitarian crisis. tens of thousands of people have fled their homes after turkey began attacking kurdish forces. turkey is trying to push back the kurds and seize land just inside the syrian border, to create what it calls a "safe zone" to resettle some of the millions of syrian refugees who sought shelter in turkey during 8 years of war. our international correspondent orla guerin sent this from near the border. turkey says it's creating a safe zone in syria but take a look at 5—year—old sara. she's just lost one of her legs in a rocket attack that killed her 12—year—old brother. sara is one of many casualties in hospitals in the kurdish town of qamishli today. victims of a new chapter in an old war. her uncle mohammed told the bbc there was no military base nearby. "the military base is this child," he said. but president erdogan is making no apologies for his offensive — far from it. as his party rallied around him, he threatened his critics with a flood of syrian refugees. transla
on the ground in northern syria fears a deepening ofa in northern syria fears a deepening of a humanitarian crisis. tens of thousands of people have fled their homes after turkey began attacking kurdish forces. turkey is trying to push back the kurds and seize land just inside the syrian border, to create what it calls a "safe zone" to resettle some of the millions of syrian refugees who sought shelter in turkey during 8 years of war. our international correspondent orla guerin sent...
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well, the united states of america did not give a green light to turkey to invade syria. but he said, "i want to go in, i want to go in." but he's been telling me that for 2.5 years. the president is very concerned about instability in the region. they're there and we're here. we're many miles away. the ledger on donald trump for these past ten days is pretty harsh. he stands accused of betraying america's kurdish allies, of allowing islamic state to regroup, of creating a humanitarian disaster, of giving russia, syria and iran a major strategic victory. 0n the upside, he is bringing 1,000 us troops out of syria. but they're not coming home. they're being redeployed to iraq. a week of artillery fire, bombing and fighting has claimed the lives of many civilians and prompted at least 160,000 to flee their homes, all the result of one phone call between president erdogan and donald trump. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. brexit talks between the united kingdom and the european union are set to continue on wednesday morning, with speculation increasing that a deal is imminent
well, the united states of america did not give a green light to turkey to invade syria. but he said, "i want to go in, i want to go in." but he's been telling me that for 2.5 years. the president is very concerned about instability in the region. they're there and we're here. we're many miles away. the ledger on donald trump for these past ten days is pretty harsh. he stands accused of betraying america's kurdish allies, of allowing islamic state to regroup, of creating a...
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british orphans trapped inside an is camp in syria. believed to be from london, their parentsjoined the islamic state group five years ago, and were then killed in the fighting. there are thousands of children in camps across the region whose parents supported is, and most of their countries don't want them to come home. quentin sommerville has this report. beyond this fence, the lost children of the caliphate. this was the camp earlier in the week, before the turkish advance. the children's only sin? their parents supported the islamic state group. many of their parents died fighting for is. this group are all orphans. countless childhoods violated and put on hold. it's here that we found amira earlier this week. a little girl who almost forgot who she was. this is her brother, hamza. and here her sister, heba. amira was taken from britain when she was just five years old. now ten, she struggles to write in english. the words "london, the uk" don't come easily. but the memories of the life that she had taken from her shine brightly. i
british orphans trapped inside an is camp in syria. believed to be from london, their parentsjoined the islamic state group five years ago, and were then killed in the fighting. there are thousands of children in camps across the region whose parents supported is, and most of their countries don't want them to come home. quentin sommerville has this report. beyond this fence, the lost children of the caliphate. this was the camp earlier in the week, before the turkish advance. the children's...
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did your pull-out from syria lead to this operation? mighti from syria lead to this operation? might i have been looking at this for three years. i said i want al—baghdadi, that's what i want. they said they had someone else and isaid they said they had someone else and i said that's fine. i want al—baghdadi, i don't want other people. i wanted al—baghdadi, i don't want other people. iwanted hamza bin al—baghdadi, i don't want other people. i wanted hamza bin laden who the young man of 30 who looks just like his father, tall and handsome and just like his father did bad things. i don't get any credit for this, i never do, buti things. i don't get any credit for this, i never do, but i wrote a very successful book and in that book about a year before the world trade centre was born up i said there is somebody named 0sama bin laden, you better kill him to come out. i was in big trouble. i always find it fascinating. but i saw this man, tall and handsome, very charismatic, making horrible statements about wanting to destroy other countries. and i am writing a book. i think
did your pull-out from syria lead to this operation? mighti from syria lead to this operation? might i have been looking at this for three years. i said i want al—baghdadi, that's what i want. they said they had someone else and isaid they said they had someone else and i said that's fine. i want al—baghdadi, i don't want other people. i wanted al—baghdadi, i don't want other people. iwanted hamza bin al—baghdadi, i don't want other people. i wanted hamza bin laden who the young man of...
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providing life—saving support to the communities in northeast syria. now we have increased our operation to support the idp. we are also providing with syrian arab requests medical supplies needed. we are in co nsta nt medical supplies needed. we are in constant contact with all parties to make sure that normal activities can continue because as i said even before this violence, before this last round of violence, the population in this area of northeast syria was highly dependent on humanitarian assistance. is there any additional help on its way from other aid organisations such as yourselves or indeed the international community as a whole? we see the that all actors present on the ground mobilised. now we need to know that violence is ongoing so oui’ to know that violence is ongoing so our security is a main concern. 0n additional note, in syria it is very ha rd to additional note, in syria it is very hard to reach area. we can really see a mobilisation but to be present, have stuff on the ground, deploy, we need assistance, it is quite challengi
providing life—saving support to the communities in northeast syria. now we have increased our operation to support the idp. we are also providing with syrian arab requests medical supplies needed. we are in co nsta nt medical supplies needed. we are in constant contact with all parties to make sure that normal activities can continue because as i said even before this violence, before this last round of violence, the population in this area of northeast syria was highly dependent on...
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america is no longer a significant player in determining syria's future. from capitol hill, the president has been pelted with criticism, and it's come from senior republicans. if not arrested, withdrawing from syria will invite more of the chaos that breeds terrorism and creates a vacuum our adversaries will certainly fill. the withdrawal of most of america's forces from syria means a waning of us influence in the middle east and maybe beyond, but this is a commander in chief who campaigned on disentangling his country from costly and unending conflicts, and many of his supporters will see this as he does, as a case of mission accomplished. nick bryant for us there. so, is this the victory that president donald trump thinks it is? jonathan katz, is an expert on us—turkish relations at the washington—based think tank, the german marshall fund of the united states. i asked him whether he thought the situation in northern syria looked like the victory that mrtrump has claimed. this is not a victory for the united states, despite what president trump has
america is no longer a significant player in determining syria's future. from capitol hill, the president has been pelted with criticism, and it's come from senior republicans. if not arrested, withdrawing from syria will invite more of the chaos that breeds terrorism and creates a vacuum our adversaries will certainly fill. the withdrawal of most of america's forces from syria means a waning of us influence in the middle east and maybe beyond, but this is a commander in chief who campaigned on...
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translation: separatists in turkey and kurdish militia in syria. translationzlj call on god to bring them failure, to block their path and not to forgive them. prayers are being said here now for baby mohammed. when his family came to turkey, they were hoping against hope to find safety. instead, they we re hope to find safety. instead, they were caught up in another round of wa rfa re were caught up in another round of warfare and mohammed was killed inside his own home. as mohammed was being mourned here, other children were being mourned across the border, including a 12—year—old boy killed by a turkish sheh 12—year—old boy killed by a turkish shelf yesterday. —— turkish shell. mohammed was taken away for burial, a stolen life that leaves a broken family. and nearby at the border, a panoramic view of the conflict that took his life. more turkish shelves raining down across the border inside syria forcing civilians to flee —— shell pramac. 100,000 people have been driven from their homes. turkey has now confirmed that it has lost
translation: separatists in turkey and kurdish militia in syria. translationzlj call on god to bring them failure, to block their path and not to forgive them. prayers are being said here now for baby mohammed. when his family came to turkey, they were hoping against hope to find safety. instead, they we re hope to find safety. instead, they were caught up in another round of wa rfa re were caught up in another round of warfare and mohammed was killed inside his own home. as mohammed was being...
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as turkey shows that the powerful abhor a vacuum, in this case, in northern syria, could there be a second arab spring as the power—less resist? with me are the french—algerian journalist nabila ramdani. catherine pepinster, the former editor of the catholic weekly, the tablet. agnes poirier who writes for the french news magazine marianne. the broadcaster michael goldfarb, whose podcast is the first rough draft of history. but first, brexit, forjournalists the story that keeps on giving. it has been a very strange week because ms day we had this rather gloomy phone call saying a deal was essentially impossible. then leo varadkhar and borisjohnson went for a walk in the park and suddenly things were back on and now we are in a tunnel. should be pleased or baffled? it depends if there is light out of the tunnel. we will see. it looks like borisjohnson gave a concession or rather had a glimpse of the real world and suddenly thought this is it. it looks as if we are back to something that the eu actually proposed two years ago which is a border on the irish sea. we do not know the details
as turkey shows that the powerful abhor a vacuum, in this case, in northern syria, could there be a second arab spring as the power—less resist? with me are the french—algerian journalist nabila ramdani. catherine pepinster, the former editor of the catholic weekly, the tablet. agnes poirier who writes for the french news magazine marianne. the broadcaster michael goldfarb, whose podcast is the first rough draft of history. but first, brexit, forjournalists the story that keeps on giving....