Aljazeera. Hello im Barbara Sarah this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next sixty minutes. Whether vote against us will save a lot. We dont hear. President. Cut Financial Aid any country who votes for a u. N. Resolution against his decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel a lot of thing in the u. S. Republicans give final approval to a sweeping tax reform sounding President Trump his first major legislative victory polands president says he will sign into law two controversial judicial bills despite the e. U. Threatening to suspend his countrys Voting Rights. And. Top story in sports russias banned from paralympic sport told but theyll get another month to prove their athletes should be allowed to compete. No thank you for joining us u. S. President donald trump has threatened to cut off Financial Aid to countries that vote in favor of a draft United Nations resolution against his decision to recognize jerusalem as israels capital earlier the u. S. Am
Carry this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes Political Tension in zimbabwe with reports of military vehicles on the streets of the capital. More pressure on on so in sochi over the right hander crisis the u. S. Secretary of state is due in may and more in the coming hours. The u. S. Attorney general faces tough questions about russia and Donald Trumps president ial campaign plus. Reported from austria on the return of the would know all the toting about toys on construction. There is tension and uncertainty in zimbabwe tonight with the ports a military vehicles on the streets of the capital harare but zimbabwes ambassador to south africa is dismissing reports that a coup against president Robert Mugabe is underway he told the. Borders news agency that the government remains intact several images have been posted on social media showing unusual military activity inside the capital tension the country has been rising since the head of the army criticized
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Hill yesterday, he was shouted questions about the al franken affair, and he did not answer at the time. There were questions if he entered the fray would he be accused of opening himself up to past allegations of his own behavior inappropriate behavior with women, and if he stayed quiet, he would subject himself to questions and criticisms of being insensitive. Well he has now spoken. He was done it through twitter. He said in a tweet overnight, and i quote, the Al Frankenstein picture is the really bad. Speaks a thousand words. Where do his hands go in pictures 2, 3, four, five, 6 phiz it is all but certain he will face an Ethics Committee investigation, both the Senate Majority and minority leaders are call for that. Not entirely. Seriously allegations. They need to be investigated. Is it fitting behavior for a senator . No its not fitting behavior for anyone. Obviously, we cant condone this kind of thing. Must have taken her tremendous encourage to make that statement. Im saddened
The Zimbabwe Defense Forces (ZDF) has launched a comprehensive recruitment drive to bolster its ranks within the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) and the Air Force .