That the author of that means to iraq. To talk on the new scrutiny as reports emerge that u. S. Or dorothys are investigating the wildly popular chinese and video sharing out over National Security concerns. A very warm welcome to you youre watching r. T. International with minichiello and our top story this hour a u. S. Military convoy has come under fire from turkish bank fighters near the town of tom to tell tom are in northeastern syria the pentagon Officials Say their patrol was not hit and that no american soldiers were harmed but have given no further details well the attack comes as u. S. Troops resume positions in areas of the region that they are there that they have withdrawn from last month that president transcom on the head of a turkish offensive is the 2nd time that militants fighting for the Syrian National army have targeted American Forces in greece and weeks washingtons avoid to syria also claims the s. N. A. Which has its roots in the Free Syrian Army committed war
Disney leaps in late trade with quarterly profit topping estimates as the lion king roars at theaters and theme parks stay strong. Kathleen lets take a look at how asian markets are opening. The asx 200, a little bit higher beenthe 6726, which had the biggest advance in three weeks on the market close yesterday. Now to nikkei futures, a fractional move higher. There is uncertainty about the trade war deal getting done. That will weigh on japanese stocks. Stocks had risen for a third day yesterday, but there could be a fourth, the kind of company that could benefit from this u. S. China trade deal. Stocks are looking about a half point higher, a little bit of hope there, and of course, the s p 500 why is it down . Because it was up so much today. The s p 500 hit that alltime high. From here, we will have to wait to see some fresh impetus for stocks to continue to rally. Lets get to first word news now with jessica summers. Jessica thanks, kathleen. The french president has attacked nato
During his 13 years in power they has been strong Economic Growth but he is still dogged by corruption charge scandals and his refusal to accept a referendum on limiting president ial term John Heilemann with the latest now from the parts hi john mentioned there the fact that he is the 1st indigenous president is that still significant is it still important for him in this election. I think it is in some ways in which more than half the country is indigenous or from indigenous to descent and when you think that hes been the 1st indigenous president in the country with that sort of numbers that speaks to the discrimination that that part of the population has faced in the past in bolivia and particularly early on in his mind it was a real sense of pride and vindication and someone from one of the countrys indigenous groups had risen to that position a sense that my children i can achieve to now that has sort of diluted with time theres been things like roads and Indigenous Lands reservo
Of its not been found to be facilitating people trafficking and jihadi groups but families other people for using for just a bit moji. The u. K. Government patrol for leasing an Intelligence Report into alleged russian interference in British Affairs Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been accused of burying the documents that looked into the brakes at referendum on the 2017 general election which downing street says the amount of time was taking to be released as standard as it was only sent to mr johnson a fortnight ago despite it being finished in march last Senior Correspondent mark gatiss to have takes a closer look at the delay. Oh boris how youve messed things up rags it bungled election lets toss a corps in and now with the holding a report on russian meddling the latest one number 5060 i dont think anyone bothers keep track anymore regardless that is now boriss problem we thus have a committee of parliament waiting to lay a report before this house which comments directly on wha
White house stands accused of stone warning an impeachment of best occasion against donald trump. And the International Monetary fund cuts Global Growth outlooks the level since the 2008 financial crisis. Turkeys president of the one has dismissed a proposal for a cease fire and refused syria and system that the operation will continue until his countrys objectives have been achieved it comes as the u. S. Prepares to send a high level delegation to ankara aimed at ending turkeys operation but as the offensive continues russia says its troops are now on patrol in Northern Syria as an a hole the reports. The russians moved in after the americans moved out in a deliberate withdrawal the city of members is moscows latest victory in syria its military police now patrols a front line that separates the turkish and syrian armys their presence stops a turkish led military advance towards the city which sits on the m 4 highway a main logistics and commercial route that runs to the iraqi border