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Welcome to defense news. Americas adversaries aree increasingly harnessing fastmoving technology. Isis is using social media sites like facebook and twitter as powerful command and control, propaganda and recruing tools. We are investing in longrange missiles, cyber and more to stay ahead of rising adversaries. Chuck hagel recently unveiled an initiative. Theultifaceted effort will use war games and exercises to identify future cability needs that in turn will shape Long Range Research and development. He also wants broad reforms to strengthen the pentagon to improve agility. A key facet of th...

And a phone in with Vladimir Putin. Russians given a rare chance to question their president and another sign chinas economic might is slipping we start this new hour in yemen, where the countrys Vice President just called for an armed force to support the legitimate government in exile. Lets listen to a little more of what he had to say. Translation the International Community and the region have to intervene urgently to pave the way for the citizens to live in a suitable manner and put an end to the crisis so it doesnt become a catastrophe. We need to stress that the utmost priority of the g...

Here from europe, italys president says hell call new elections if the Prime Minister cant dissolve the current political crisis. Golden dawns second in command is taken to court. More than a week now since the nairobi Shopping Mall and the spotlight is on the kenyan government and warnings it may have ignored. Al jazeera obtained a copy of a leaked Intelligence Report saying that security agencies were alerted about an attack on the Westgate Mall about a year ago. We take up that story from the kenyan capital. That was shot by the kepian red cross, showing scenes of confusion during the Westg...

By 1 5 today. Welcome to countdown. I am mark barton joined by one hide. The eu imposed its strictest sanctions on moscow since the iron curtain fell. We are joined by Ryan Chilcote. Lets talk about the shank the sanctions. Eu did it. It will surprise some people. Three is really the eu is going to ban state backed banks in russia from issuing new bonds and stock in europe. The second thing is they will ban some technology for the oil industry that they need for unconventional projects, more sophisticated drilling, deepsea drilling, shale deposits. The export of that material from the European...

We do apologise, we are awaiting our translation and that is the french and the german we can hear there, but we are waiting for the english translation. If you are just joining us, that is ursula von der leyen, the president of the European Commission. She is giving a statement after a phone call which was nearly an hour long, and we will be talking about the significance of that with chris mason, who has joined me. But lets check one more time if that translation has come through. 0k. Chris, we have been waiting for this, talk us through it. My french and german is no better than yours, but ...