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You are looking at the u. S. Military academy at west point. This is the oldest continuous operated Military Point in United States. Welcome to war stories. Some of the greatest leaders to command on the battlefield walked these grounds as cadets. Generals grant and lee, eisenhower, patton and this man, general Douglas Macarthur. Few solders yb more admired or controversial. He was a military prodigy and a highly decorated soldier of three veteran american worse. He inspired great devotion of hi...

Everyone ive. From london coming up in the next sixty minutes beginning of the end of i saw in Syria Kurdish forces captured the groups declared capital rucka. But the kurds in iraq a very different story theyve lost more territory to baghdad leaving their dream of independence there in tatters also ahead a refugee crisis that showing no signs of easing more than ten thousand. From bangladesh in just forty eight hours. And. With all the days news as n. F. L. Team meeting new york to try and find...

There has been nothing public from senator corker that he might be against tax cuts. What exactly what the president was referring to there in those tweets . Senator corker privately, that he told president or white house against tax cuts . I dont know he is against them but he certainly indicated his unwillingness at this point to really step forward to work with the administration on getting things done. We hope he will come around and vote for tax cuts as people in his state demanded, request...

Is affected by plastic pollution. And footballs great challenge how to draw younger supporters put off by the price of tickets. Coming up in the sport, Northern Ireland manager Michael Oneill has been officially approached by the scottish fa but could a move to sunderland b on the cards . Good evening. After nearly four decades in power in zimbabwe, Robert Mugabes turbulent days in power seem to be over. The president is under house arrest in the capital, harare, after the army seized control of...

Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news. Jane this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am jane obrien. Robert mugabe is under house arrest as the Army Seizes Control of zimbabwes capital, but insists it is not a coup. We wish to make it abundantly clear that this is not a military takeover. Jane the continuing cost of the fighting in yemen and its impact on thousand...

There is a calm but tense atmosphere on the streets as zimbabwes capital, harare, tonight. On the streets of zimbabwes capital, harare, tonight. The countrys president , Robert Mugabe, is under house arrest after the military took control of the city and the state broadcaster in the early hours of wednesday morning. It insisted it was not a coup but an attempt to deal with what it described as criminals around the 93 year old leader. Laura westbrook has the latest. What would have been unthinkab...

The African Union is against any unconstitutional change of government. We systematically condemn any regime change by arms, whether it be by the military or rebellion. The president still has his supporters, especially in rural areas. But in the capital, harare, news of his house arrest has been welcomed. Translation i want to thank the general for removing this tyrant. He was ruling this country like it belongs to his family. This boils down to an internal power struggle within the governing z...

Nonstop flights are available from most major airports. More information for your vacation planning is available at aruba. Com. And now, bbc world news. Jane this is bbc world news america. Reporting from washington, i am jane obrien. Robert mugabe is under house arrest as the Army Seizes Control of zimbabwes capital, but insists it is not a coup. We wish to make it abundantly clear that this is not a military takeover. Jane the continuing cost of the fighting in yemen and its impact on thousand...

That Seta Foundation for political, economic and social research hosted a discussion in washington on the 2015 failed coup attempt in turkey focusing on the causes and lasting geopolitical consequences. Its 90 minutes. Good morning, everyone. Distinguished guests, friends and colleagues, welcome. My name is kadir, im the executive director of the Seta Foundation at washington, d. C. We would like to welcome you all on behalf of of our institution. Thank you for joining us today and this importan...

[inaudible conversations] good afternoon, im glad to see our odeons survive the flashflood warnings. My michael green, senior vicepresident for asia and japan and professor at georgetown and as the csis host, i want to do our usual announcement. We survived the flashflood. If we need to evacuate its my responsibility to give you instructions and the general rule is well go out the way you came in and well make our way to either the national geographic, around the corner, or well go straight down...