Contact in years. Also u. S. President donald trump refuses to declassify a democratic member of the russia probe citing National Security concerns very. Also colombias former rival group the far suspend Political Campaigning a bid security concerns following days of angry protests. Spacex. Rockets ahead fears in russia that its legacy could be a threat. To the news the first full day of competition is underway at the Winter Olympics in south korea but its the diplomatic action on the sidelines thats getting the most attention so far now a meeting between south korean president moon j. And the north Korean Leaders younger sister kim jong is jus to be held at the president s official residence in seoul north koreas nominal head of state can and will also be at the meeting which is the highest level contact between the two sides in years that follows a year of tension between washington and pyongyang as north korea stepped up its a Ballistic Missile program. And joins me now live from ko
Watching aljazeera live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up. The u. S. President donald trump refuses to deep classify a democratic memo on the russia investigation citing National Security concerns. Llambias former rebel group the fox suspends political campaigning following days of angry protests. And the space x. Rockets ahead fears in russia that its own legacy could be under threat. Well the first full day of competition at the winter games is now underway in south korea later today the first medals will be awarded winners a set crowned and biathlon Cross Country skiing speed skating and ski jumping meanwhile away from the slopes and the ice rinks diplomacy is drawing almost as much attention as the games themselves live now to natasha can and who joins us from kong long natasha just walk us through what were expecting to happen today. Yeah who knew part peter that the diplomatic goings on would have as much drama as the olympics but that has been the case South Kore
Release of a Democratic Party memo on the russia probe citing security concerns plus breaking barriers on election day in sri lanka a Record Number of Women Campaign from local governments. And israeli fighter jet has crashed after an iranian drone was shot down near the border with syria syria says it was responding to an israeli act of aggression state television is reporting explosions from what it says israeli attacks in the damascus well two f. Sixteen pilots ejected from the plane and parachute safely into northern Israel Israeli Army says they were shot at by massive antiaircraft fire they were targeting a military base inside syria suspected of launching an iranian drone which flew towards the Golan Heights lets get more now from joins me from western so whats been the reaction so far inside israel to reports of this f. Sixteen coming down. Well the israelis are squarely blaming the iranians for this they have gone off to what they say are iranian targets inside of syria they s
Indian Prime Minister pays an official visit to the occupied palestinian territory. After releasing the republican memo on the russia probe the u. S. President says no to the democratic rebuttal. And kim jong un uses the olympic bank drop to invite south koreas president to pyongyang in sports a lympics histories of be made in the womens hockey event for the first time players from north and south korea will combine in a unified see. As begin with a dramatic confrontation in syrias war an israeli war planes crashed off a rainy and drone was shot down near the border with syria Syrian State Television says explosions are occurring near the where the israeli attacks hit near damascus his. How the events played out israeli media says and israeli and rainy and rather drone was launched from a syrian base in the homesteads it shot down near its border shortly after that an israeli f. Sixteen crashed in northern israel the jets had been targeting the military base in homs the Israeli Army Sa
Fighters. An escalation in syrias war an israeli Fighter Jet Crashes while targeting a rainy and positions inside syria. North koreas leader uses be a limp dick backdrop to invite south koreas president to pyongyang. In sports swedens show a color when its the first cold Winter Olympics color taking the song title its five goals up for grabs on day one of the. Turkish military helicopters being shot down in syria during an operation against kurdish fighters turkeys president rajapaksa about of the way and says it happened near the southern had type province hes warning the perpetrators will pay a heavy price turkey has been battling syrian kurds across the border in the region since last months goes straight now jim he joins us from the turkish city of gaziantep near the border with syria so were hearing that claims of responsibility starting to trickle through what do we know at this point jamal. Was a Turkish Military helicopters or mention that was downed initially or was it wasnt c