The train that is just too close for comfort. We visit hanois train street, one of the citys most unusual tourist spots. Good morning. It is 7 00am here in singapore, midnight in london and 2 00am in syria, where turkey is continuing its military offensive in the north. It is aiming to defeat kurdish forces, whom turkey regards as terrorists, and to create what it calls a safe zone to resettle millions of Syrian Refugees presently in turkey. The conflict erupted after the us withdrew its troops from the region. They had been supporting syrian kurds in the area. President trumps action has been widely condemned for altering the balance of power in the region. Later on wednesday, Vice President mike pence will travel to turkey for talks. 0ur north america editorjon sopel reports from washington. The extraordinary american retreat, in one selfie video. A russian wearing a new york yankees cap playfully shows us around a newly abandoned Us Military Base in northern syria. The russians are