Offensive against colleagues in Northern Syria president there are long says were all going will extend east ward to argue us forces when clinton station. Also ahead trying to gin corruption in africa the fight against corruption of the top of the agenda at the african unions main engle summit you see over the last our correspondent one of the plans under starvation can actually succeed. Is open for business but the u. S. Wont tolerate trade practices he sees as unfair trump was delivering the Closing Remarks to this weeks World Economic forum in davos one of his key messages to the business and political elite growth in the u. S. Spells growth for economies around the world. Deliver his speech the first u. S. President to do so since bill clinton two decades ago. And eventually it was plenty of pomp trump arrived on stage. He didnt mince his words. As president of the United States i will always put America First just like the leaders of other countries should put their Country First
The White Helmets volunteer rescue group has been posting pictures of the alleged careen gas attack on twitter under the hashtag duma suffocating russian and jordan thats the latest from washington d. C. This is a war in syria has not been at the top of the news agenda here in washington for at least several weeks but on thursday the trumpet ministration made known a couple of serious concerns about the conduct of the war on the part of the government of president Bashar Al Assad first reporters were told in a briefing off camera that they do believe that the Syrian Government still has a chemical weapons arsenal and did not come clean about the extent of their chemical weapons holdings back during the Obama Administration when they gave up their weapons in order to not face any sort of u. S. Military action for targeting people with chemical weapons during the Syrian Civil War then here at the state Department New allegations about the use of a weapon that technically isnt a weapon bu
America first does not mean america alone thats the message from donald trump, speaking at the World Economic forum in davos in switzerland. The us president 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 were going to bring back many billions of dollars into the us. I think that will happen. Its already happening. But billions of dollars is coming back into the us, and i think that willjust continue. How much today . How much . Probably a lot. And that was the theme of his speech. America first, yes, but an America Welcoming the world. I will always put America First, just like the leaders of other countries should put their Country First a
High tech camera collars give a birds eye view of polar bears struggling to find food on the shrinking arctic ice. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, can liam brodie recover from a difficult start in great britains opening davis cup rubber against spain in marbella . Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Theresa may is coming under increasing pressure to spell out what she hopes to achieve from the brexit negotiations, including whether britain should remain part of the Customs Union after it leaves the eu. Some leave supporting conservative mps have urged the Prime Minister to be more specific about her priorities for future trade deals. Downing street says mrs may has an open mind to the kind of customs arrangement the uk should pursue. Speaking to our Political Editor laura kuenssberg, theresa may said her visit to china will help boost British Trade prospects. This trip is an example of Global Britain. Its about britain getting out around the world, and, yes, enha
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. Michel barnier, will be later in the week, a Cabinet Committee will be seeking to agree on future policy. Committee will be seeking our political correspondent, eleanor garnier, reports. Putting the uk on the world map, the Prime Ministers been preparing for life outside the eu, taking tea in china, and helping to secure billions of pounds of business deals. Billions of pounds of business but reaching agreement on the other side of the world perhaps much easier than solving disagreements in her own of disunity about the type of brexit they want. I have a surprise for the brexiteers, which is the committee that meet in o