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And jon sopel is in washington. Seven years into the Syrian Civil War the battlefield grows ever more complicated. Turkey has made incursions in the north, russia and iran are fighting with the regime, and the us has sided with kurdish militias that helped to defeat Islamic State. The rebel territory that once spanned the country has now shrunk to small pockets in the north west, the south, and the Eastern Ghouta region just oustide damascus. This week over 200 people have been killed in Eastern...

Outside source was in germany for its election, and all of these months on, we finally look like we have a coalition government, Angela Merkel will be the chancellor, that much was predictable, what we didnt see in september was that the social democrats would help herform see in september was that the social democrats would help her form a government. We didnt see it coming because he said he wouldnt be doing it. But when Angela Merkel offered the finance ministry, the Foreign Ministry and labo...

During the Winter Olympics, and they are also preparing a huge parade of their military prowess. These satellite images from a few days ago show the troops practising all very much a contrast to the Public Relations image being projected on the eve of the Opening Ceremony of the games, which south koreas president has been calling the peace olympics. Well, here at pyeongchang, there was hope that it was possible that this high level delegation from the United States and north korea, given that t...

Refused to stand down during talks with senior officials from his ruling party. A meeting to discuss his future was held at his official residence in pretoria. Mr zuma, who is 75, is facing allegations of corruption. Hes previously survived several votes of no confidence in parliament. Andrew harding reports from johannesburg. Hes swamped by scandal. South africas president , jacob zuma, has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office when he upgraded his private home lavishly at th...

And crazy things can come true thats the verdict of american Billionaire Elon Musk after the successful launch of his rocket falcon heavy. He says its a game changer for space travel. And coming up in the sport on bbc news Glenn Maxwells century takes australia to victory over england in the t20 tri series match in hobart. The aussies win by five wickets. Good afternoon and welcome to the news at one. Two of the victims of the black cab rapist, john worboys, have been given the go ahead for a hi...

And recycle almost all our plastic bottles 7 and coming up on sportsday on bbc news. The last place in the fa cup fifth round will taken tonight, as League Two Newport county head to wembley for their replay against spurs. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Two of the victims of the black cab rapist, john worboys, have, together with london mayor sadiq khan, been given the go ahead to challenge the decision to release him from prison. Worboys was ordered to appear in person at the ...

Thats the message from donald trump speaking at the World Economic forum in davos in switzerland. He told an audience of business and political leaders that the us was doing fantastically well and was open for business. But he hit out at what he called other countries predatory trading practices. Our north america editor jon sopel reports. Wherever donald trump has gone in davos, the crowds have gone with him. And wherever the cameras have been, the president has been pleased to oblige. I hope w...

Refused to stand down during talks with senior officials from his ruling party. A meeting to discuss his future was held at his official residence in pretoria. Mr zuma, who is 75, is facing allegations of corruption. He has previously survived several votes of no confidence in parliament. Andrew harding reports from johannesburg. He is swamped by scandal. South africas president , jacob zuma, has already been found guilty of breaking his oath of office when he upgraded his private home, lavishly...

Good evening and welcome to bbc news. A local council has taken the highly unusual step of imposing emergency spending controls after saying its facing severe financial challenges. The move by Northamptonshire County Council means a ban on all new spending apart from whats used to protect Vulnerable People. The councils conservative leader, heather smith, says the move is a result of rising demand for services, and cuts in government funding. Our Political Correspondent matt cole reports. Like s...

Welcome to bbc news. In a crucial week for talks with the eu over future trade arrangements, the home secretary says the uk will not surrender too quickly in its bid for a bespoke deal. Amber rudd also hit out at the brexiteer conservative mps, saying the cabinet was more united on brexit than they might think. Tomorrow the eus chief negotiator Michel Barnier will be in london for talks later in the week a Cabinet Committee will be seeking to agree on future policy. Our political correspondent, ...