Have a Company Welcome to aljazeera after 18 months of talks and nearly 2 decades of war the u. S. And the Afghan Taliban have just signed a long way to deal paving the way to peace and the departure of foreign troops now the leader of the taliban delegation mullah baradar and the u. S. Envoy for peace in afghanistan zalmay her sign the agreement in doha watched by dignitaries including the u. S. Secretary of state and Foreign Ministers from qatar and pakistan under the deal the u. S. And nato say theyll pull out all foreign troops within 14 months if the taliban honors its part of the agreement and that includes a 135. 00 day initial period to reduce violence both sides of also agree to exchange as many as up to 6000 prisoners. The u. S. Secretary of state might pompei or says the agreement is a crucial 1st step towards peace this agreement will mean nothing and todays good feelings will not last if we dont take concrete actions on commitments and promises that have been made when it
Passionate political speaker, which is really against everything we believe in in this country, foundation of the first amendment. But im going to tell you, its the most illadvised legislative action ive seen in my lifetime. It is tearing the country apart at a time when we dont need anything like that. I think President Biden missed a great opportunity to be a statesman and to demand that this thing be called off, frankly. This is the political weaponization of the impeachment process. Meanwhile, the Biden White House is ramping up their push for the president s nearly 2 trillion covid Relief Package. Tonight the president met with ten republican senators who proposed a slimmeddown version of the bill. The group, which includes senators Susan Collins and mitt romney, wants a 618 billion package. Their plan would provide 1,000 stimulus checks as opposed to bidens proposal of 1,400. After the twohour meeting, Senator Collins walked out of the white house and spoke to reporters. It was a
A very difficult journey for those who are trying to leave or in the philippines where tens of thousands are on the run from a volcanic eruption. And. The corruption trial of former will definitely chief the mean diac in paris has been delayed with the 86 year old facing up to 10 years in jail. Hello talks for a permanent cease fire in libya ended in moscow and they failed to achieve a breakthrough or russias foreign minister says quote Good Progress is being made on an unconditional and open ended cease fire but the words but if i have to choose day to decide whether to sign a formal deal a truce to stop fighting came into force on sunday morning libyas Prime Minister phase a sudden i have to. Her attending the negotiations in moscow and the Turkish Foreign minister explained the results off the days think associations. Today we worked hard on this document and we put into consideration the compromises regarding the situation in libya called in to the proposals made by mr after marsha
Chief prosecutor and im sure if it begins trumps impeachment trial as new evidence further implicates the president in his dealings with ukraine also coming up germanys diplomatic efforts in libya a potential breakthrough with the rebel commander. Committing to a cease fire and also attend a conference in berlin this weekend aimed at ending years of civil conflict in libya and russian lawmakers backed president putins choice for Prime Minister as jamie after the surprise resignation of the entire russian government the move has left the world wondering what is flat or mere putin planning on bringing the latest from moscow. Im sure in golf. Its good to have you with us we begin tonight with its historic proceedings on capitol hill as the u. S. Senate formally opens the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump this is just the 3rd impeachment trial in u. S. History and its happening during an Election Year with President Trump seeking a 2nd term in office House Democrats kicked o
Ukraine also coming up tonight germanys diplomatic efforts in libya yield a potential breakthrough with the rebel commander Khalifa Haftar are committing to a cease fire if one is sought and also attend a conference here in berlin this weekend ending the year of civil conflict in libya. Also coming up in a d. W. News exclusive pakistans Prime Minister and kong opens up about his concerns over rising tensions between saudi arabia and iran saying an escalation of the conflict with tehran would be disastrous for his country. Im bringing off to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world well we begin tonight with historic proceedings on capitol hill as the u. S. Senate. Formally opens the impeachment trial against president donald drop in the last hour chief Justice John Roberts from the u. S. Supreme court who will be presiding over the trial and sworn in all 100. 00 senators as jurors this is only the 3rd impeachment trial of a u. S. President in u. S. History