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Senate return for legislative business next tuesday and now we continue our coverage of a conference on middle east strategy. And i think this counter goes of whoever is in par with regard to the presidency and regardless of who the resources available. So i think going back to what was mentioned in the Previous Panel with regard to the impact of maximum pressure and what max impression was intended to decide allegedly because of lack of clarity among u. S. Policy intention and strategy on iran ...

Are aware of my previous to government positions at the pentagon and at Us Central Command and there is a great interest of having more veterans type programs here at the museum and at the library. However tonight its a little different. I normally ask veterans to please stand up and take about. But tonight, i would like anybody who is a first responde responder, police officer, fireman, emt, paramedie stand up. [applause] thank you very much for what you do. And keeping us safe every single day...

Hello and welcome. In breaking news this hour, there are reports that the us president s special representative for ukraine, kurt volker, has resigned. Its after he was named in the whistleblower complaint at the centre of impeachment proceedings into donald trump. Meanwhile those impeachment proceedings appear to be gathering pace in the us as democrats say theyre hoping to hold hearings into President Trump, as early as next week. The subpoenas are already flying secretary of state mike pompeo...

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Quibble about how many of those crimes are committed by drug users but the justification is not its just not true we are overwhelmed by the drug problem wired such. The murder of. The Philippine Government rejects the u. N. Vote calling it a travesty and saying it cannot accept a politically partisan and one sided resolution its already said it wont cooperate with any investigation critics have described to deter just Anti Drugs Campaign as a war against the poor with the majority of those kille...

Theres been an angry reaction in britain to the resignation of the ambassador to the United States, whos quit under intense criticism from president trump. Britains foreign secretary jeremy hunt, said the resignation is a black day for british diplomacy. His rival in the race to become Prime Minister, borisjohnson, has been criticised for failing to back the ambassador, although its emerged he did phone sir kim on wednesday, praising him. The head of the uks Diplomatic Service says hes not seen ...

Hello and welcome to bbc news. Iran reported that it has captured a British Oil Tanker in the strait of hormuz. The stena impero was bound for saudi arabia when the owners say they lost contact with the vessel. There are 23 personnel on board but no british citizens are among them. It comes after an iranian vessel was captured earlier this month. James robbins reports. This is stena impero, built only last year, british flagged, 183 metres long, now in the hands of iran, together with her 23 cre...

Live from our International News center in moscow this is r. T. Pleasure to have your company my names union oneill our top story. International investigators have charged 4 suspects over the dawning of Malaysia Airlines flight m h 1720143 of them are russian one ukrainian the tragedy over east ukraine in 2014 in the line of all 298 people on board the joint Investigation Team have also now requested cooperation from russia after showing moscows numerous offers to assist over the past 5 years be...

The us has blamed iran for suspected attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman. One is reported to have been hit by a torpedo. Crew from both have had to be rescued. This video is from the iranian navy and we think it shows the norwegian ship the front altair. It was carrying 75 thousand tonnes of a type of crude oil. And the crew reported three explosions. The tankers were sailing through the strait of hormuz. This graphic shows the path they took they were moving out of the gulf of oman w...