look at idlib province in syria, i stopped the slaughter of perhaps three million people. nobody talk about that. they don't talk about that. >> schifrin: today in the houst, state department's top syria official cled out syrian and russian actions in idlib, including a possible chemical attack >> we are mobilizing the international community, we are workg closely with them, and we are working closely with us, to put pressure on russia. at schifrin: and he defended the administration's sy, saying the idlib fighting was at least contained. >> i will say in defense of what we're doing, that at one point, several years ago, in fact, pretty close to the present, you had idlibs happening all over syri right now, we have it happening in less than4 square kilometers. the is, unfortunately by th miserable standards of this conflict, progress, sir. >> schifrin: but that's only true because all the other rebel strongholds have been defeated. and unless there is suddenly a political solution, the people of idlib are facing more days like today. for the pbs newshour, i'm nick schifrin

inside idlib, the last rebel holdout in syria, as government forces close in. the burden of student bt at historically black colleges following a billionaire's offer to pay off loans for all morehouse graduates, and much more. >> woodruff: to begin impeachment or not-- that is the question dividing democrats in e u.s. house. ssman gerry connolly of virginia sits on the oversight committee and joins me now. congressman, welcome back to th. newsho so given the president's reaction today, was speaker pelosi right to say that the president was guiltyof a cover-up? >> oh, yeah. i-- i mean, across the board, fou name it, in terms financial transactions, in terms of contacts with the russians, in terms of protecting hi family, in terms of a series of obstruction moves to try to prevent the mueigller inveion from going forward, i think we have seen a massive ov-up on so many fronts. and no wonder he's so sensitive about it. this was a nixonian moment today, you kw, where remember nixon talked about "i am not a crook." "i don't do cover-ups." well, inoth cases, it was o

syrian government forces have made further advances into rebel held idlib. troops of the syrian arab army are advancing under an aerial bombardment that has reportedly hit several population centers. a two day strike has begun as leaders in the military -- protesters are demanding a return to civilian rule after the regime of omar al-bashir was ousted last month. serbia put its soldiers on high alert after they made several arrests in the serb dominated northern territory. kosovo police say they were targeting organized criminal gangs. ♪ >> european leaders are meeting in brussels to discuss who they top to fill the e.u.'s jobs. negotiations have begun to appoint a commission's president. the elections saw center right and left parties lose support. brussels. >> who is next for the top job in brussels? the german chancellor angler markle arrived -- angela merkel arrived with the name of only one man on her list to replace jean-claude juncker. >> naturally, in a great coalition, i support -- but not all partners do the same. hashe 46-year-old bavarian never

most were in a village in idlib province. idlib is the last area in syria that is largely controlled by factions fighting the government. around three million people live in the region, more than half of whom are refugees. reporter: the immediate aftermath of a bomb attack this morning. a man and two children are reported killed. several more are injurured. most residenents fled thisis vie in southern idlib province long agago. >> they have been killing children and destroying cities for 1.5 months. when eight helicopters circle over a village, they don't kill terrorists, they kill civilians. reporter: despite a cease-fire, airstrikes have been nonstop. markets and schools have been hit repeatedly. the u.n. says over 20 clinics and hospitals have been attacked since the beginning of the month. more people are killed nearly every day. 5050 civilians thihis week anen, according toto observers.. president bashar al-assad's troops are moving in on idlib, engaging in fierce battles with radical islamist militias. the u.n. security

if there's a major assault on the city of idlib, then they would all try to it as close to the turkish border as they can get. the turkish border is closed and there is no way to get them in, but they feel a little bit safer there. the basic problem is that aside really wants to get -- assad really wanants to get rid of the people. these are people who have already stood up against him and they decided once before that they don't want to surrender. to his understanding, these are terrorists. brent: if these are the last opposition forces in syria that are still willing to say that, syrian forces say they are fighting al qaeda in idlib. >> the province of idlibib is being controlled by a jihadi alliance that is taking control of the province in january. this alliance was supposed to be fought off by turkey's allied forces. they were supposed to take control, but it did not take place. everybody is kind of frustrated. the jihadi's are militarily controlling the area, giving a hard time to all the activists of the civilians hate them, they suffer from their rule, but the regime and russia

idlib is under the control of islamist extremists, some influenced by al-qaeda. damascus is it'll eradicate them all. british jihadists are among their ranks. more than 100,000 people are already on the move. many of them have fled aleppo. now there is nowhere else to go so they take cover in olive groves and open fields. and, all the while, the government's offensive continues, the regime is farfrom done with idlib. and quentin is with me. what does this offensive represent for president bashar al—assad and his campaign? he is unquestionably on its way to victory and standing on its way to victory and standing on the way of that victory is idlib province. we don't think this is the last great push, we think you will move incrementally taking towns and villages. it will not be his victory alone. it was brought to him by russian air force and iranian—backed troops. when we travelled through syria, the towns and villages looked the same, incredible destruction caused by the free syrian army, the regime, the islamic state. it is almost impossible to untangle it.

idlib. >> about two weeks ago, the regime launched ground attacks into idlib. this is the first time that ground attacks have occurred, mr. chairman, since the sochi agreement between turkey and russia to impose a cease-fire in that area back in september. there have been both attacks by the opposition, particularly a group that we consider terrorists, higha at that rea asham, against the regime and against the russian base to the south off and on in that intervening period. and artillery exchanges. but this is the first ground offensive. it's been going on for two weeks. it's taken about 74 square kilometers of territory, not very much. actually, not in idlib, but to the south and northern hama province. but right now the opposition is reinforcing its positions. it's launched a counter attack. it's retaken some ground. turkey has a military presence there. observation post. turkey has reinforced generally its positions. and so we see a seesaw battle right along the perimeter. meanwhile, as you noted, the bombing attacks, which have been indiscriminate and very

idlib. >> about two weeks ago, the regime launched ground attacks into idlib. this is the first time that ground attacks have occurred, mr. chairman, since the sochi agreement between turkey and russia to impose a cease-fire in that area back in september. there have been both attacks by the opposition, particularly a group that we consider terrorists, highater eara asham, against the regime and against the russian base to the south off and on in that intervening period. and artillery exchanges. but this is the first ground offensive. it's been going on for two weeks. it's taken about 74 square kilometers of territory, not very much. actually, not in idlib, but to the south and northern hamma province. but right now the opposition is reinforcing its positions. it's launched a counter attack. it's retaken some ground. turkey has a military presence there. observation post. turkey has reinforced generally its positions. and so we see a seesaw battle right along the perimeter. meanwhile, as you noted, the bombing attacks, which have been indiscriminate and very vi

idlib is under the control of islamist extremists, some influenced by al-qaeda. damascus says it will eradicate them all. british jihadists are among their ranks. more than 100,000 people are already on the move. many of them have fled aleppo. now there is nowhere else to go, so they take cover in olive groves and open fields. and, all the while, the government's offensive continues, the regime is far from done with idlib. quentin somerville, bbc news. we're just we'rejust going to we're just going to bring you some breaking news that has come us at bbc news. it has been reported by a number of newspapers that the comedian freddie starr has died at the age of 76. a number of reports in the papers this evening. you remember him as becoming quite a household name in the 1970s. reportedly found dead at his home in spain. we understand that a post on facebook and twitter pages claiming to belong to him read as "this is very‘s manager, just to confirm that freddie has passed away. rip to our greatest comedian of all time". starting his career in the 1960s as pa rt s

the fighting in idlib has generated a large movement of civilians. we're trying to get this thing stopped. but it still is a very small portion of the idlib region that is subject to these attacks, to the ground attacks. air attacks are going on all over and we have called upon the russians to halt them repeatedly. mr. levin: it's very frustrating for us here to hear this. you with mr. espaillat earlier, you were going back and forth what a mess this is and so forth. this is a humanitarian disaster in a string of humanitarian disasters that have just devastated the people of syria. what more can we do to stop this? mr. jeffrey: continue doing what we're doing. mr. levin: we specifically here in the congress. mr. jeffrey: first of all pass the caesar act. continue the very generous humanitarian spending. as i said it's almost $10 billion. thirdly, if the administration at some point needs stabilization funds, has not asked for them, but you have put it into several budgets, that's very helpful. oversight is always a good thing. meetings like this. may

idlib is under the control of islamist extremists — some influenced by al-qaeda. damascus says it will eradicate them all. british jihadists are among their ranks. more than 100,000 people are already on the move. many of them have fled aleppo and ghouta. now there is nowhere else to go, so they take cover in olive groves and open fields. and, all the while, the government's offensive continues. the regime is far from done with idlib. quentin sommerville, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: school daze. we will tell you about the educational institution in croatia where the pupils are teachers and the teachers are pupils. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexi

the regime is far from done with idlib. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: school daze — we'll tell you about the educational institution in croatia — where the pupils are teachers — i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: last—ditch talks are underway as american and chinese negotiators try to salvage a trade deal, just hours before the us is due

the regime is far from done with idlib. quentin sommerville, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news — still to come: school daze. we'll tell you about the educational institution in croatia where the pupils are teacher and the teachers are pupils. i, nelson rolihlahla mandela, do hereby swear to be faithful to the republic of south africa. after six years of construction and numerous delays, the channel tunnel has been formally opened by the queen and president mitterand. but the tunnel is still not yet ready for passengers and freight services to begin. for centuries, christianity and islam struggled for supremacy. now, the pope's visit symbolises their willingness to coexist. roger bannister became the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes. memories of victory as the ve celebrations reach their climax. this night is dedicated to everyone who believes in a future of peace and freedom. this is bbc news. the main story this hour: last—ditch talks are under way as american and chinese negotiators try to salvage a trade deal, just hours

to mecca to the conflict. —— also fled to idlib. the war in syria has raged for eight years. nearly half a million people have been killed. this is the territory the opposition still holds. these light orange areas in idlib, northern hama and western aleppo. the darker orange is held by jihadists. the areas in blue are what the government controls. turkish backed syrian rebels control the area in red. the green is kurdish controlled. this article is interesting. washington post reports the air strikes are linked to a growing economic crisis in government controlled areas. sebastian usher has more on that point. that is a part of what they are doing, because these highways are really essential to try and restore some kind of heart to the syrian economy. which, if you look at damascus now, compared to a year or two ago, even when the war was in a much more heightened state then it is now, economically, it is in a worse state. that is partly the sanctions the us has reimposed on iran, iran was a huge supplier of oil to the syrian gover

also coming up, russian airstrikes continued to rain down on idlib in syria. despite moscow announcing a cease-fire there. tech shares fall after google says it is restricting huawei loss access to its android operating system on u.s. government orders. and like imitating art. this time it is for real. ♪ we begin the development out of our rant which has quadrupled its production capacity of low enriched cranium. it comes a week after iran said it was inning some of its commitments under the 2015 nuclear deal which the u.s. president abandoned a year ago. under the agreement, tehran could enrich uranium at 3.67%, far below the 90% of weapons grade. this means iran would soon go beyond the stockpile limit the deal established. the announcement comes a day after u.s. president donald trump issued a direct threat to iran be a twitter saying if iran wants to fight, it will be the end of the country. iran's foreign minister hit back with a tweet of his own, saying iran has no problem dealing with alexander the great and genghis khan so it will not be intimidated

idlib is under the control of islamist extremists, some influenced by al-anda. damascus says it will eradicate them all. british jihadists are among their ranks. more than 100,000 people are already on the move. many of them have fled aleppo. now there is nowhere else to go, so they take cover in olive groves and open fields. and, all the while, the government's offensive continues, the regime is far from done with idlib. quentin somerville, bbc news. the us says it has seized a north korean cargo ship, accusing it of violating international sanctions. it's the first time the us has seized a north korean ship for breaching sanctions and comes amid worsening relations between the two nations. a meeting between kimjong—un and donald trump ended without agreement in february. north korea has carried out two weapons tests in the space of the past week. state media confirmed the latest had been carried out by kimjon—un, describing it as a "strike drill" on "the western front". but the pentagon disputed this — saying that the launches were of multiple ballistic

this is life and death in idlib, the last province in syria controlled by rebels. civil defence workers the white helmets are digging civilians out of buildings, destroyed, it seems certain, by attacks from the regime side. this boy called hakam survived. his three siblings did not. unicef, the un children's agency, says tens of thousands of children are in danger as, once again, syria's war escalates. this should be no surprise to the world. syria's slow death follows a pattern. injanuary 2017, i walked through the ruins of al-quds hospital in east aleppo, the rebel enclave that had just fallen to the regime and its russian and iranian allies. thousands of casualties were treated here during the siege. the medics had left in a hurry after shells hit the building. this whole area is damaged. hospitals, civilian buildings a re protected under international humanitarian law, so there are major questions to be answered about whether war crimes were committed. wars are less chaotic than they appear. pain and death are inflicted on someone‘s orders. and wars have laws

the regime is far from done with idlib. quentin somerville, bbc news. the us says it has seized a north korean cargo ship, accusing it of violating international sanctions. it's the first time the us has seized a north korean ship for breaching sanctions and comes amid worsening relations between the two nations. a meeting between kimjong—un and donald trump ended without agreement in february. north korea has carried out two weapons tests in the space of the past week. state media confirmed the latest had been carried out by kimjon—un, describing it as a "strike drill" on "the western front". but the pentagon disputed this — saying that the launches were of multiple ballistic missiles that flew into the ocean. earlier, i spoke to soo kim, who is a former cia analyst on north korea, and asked her — on what basis can the us seize another nation's ship, when it's not even in us waters? well, this all goes back to the negotiations between washington and pyongyang over its nuclear programme. as you recall, during the hanoi summit kimjong—un expect

rebels, now mainlyjihadist extremists, continue their fight out of idlib, but the president's side has almost won the war. was this recent regime airstrikea warcrime? possibly. it buried this child and killed another. but turning evidence into prosecutions is difficult. syria's wounds would have a better chance to heal if war criminals faced the law. but victors' justice tends to apply when the fighting stops, so it looks as if the regime and its allies, for now at least, will be safe. jeremy bowen, bbc news. and you can keep up to date all with the latest developments in syria on the bbc website. you'll aso find a feature on the most powerful groups left facing president assad — that's all at bbc.com/news — or download the bbc news app. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: how do you spell success? students are vying for the top prize but even parents have problems with some of those words. even me! in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what t

it seems this meeting has failed to stop the devastating bombardment of idlib. james bays, al jazeera. miriam: a senior iranian politician is called for talks between tehran and washington. iran'shairman of national security and foreign policy commission and tweeted iranian and american senior diplomats rejected the option of war. he also described third parties rushing to destroy a large part of the world. he is calling for negotiations. donald trump has directed talks at rouhani to discuss his nuclear program but the white house officials say they have yet to get a response. al jazeera's reporters joins us from the iranian capital. it appears the u.s. has been attempting to provoke some sort of response and negotiations with this u.s. government would be fruitless. where has this called for talks come from -- this fall -- this call for talks come from? member man is a senior of parliament. what he says carries some weight withe reflects the opinion what is portrayed in iran as a minority point of view. that was pushed home in the hours that followed his first

where is the idlib for the people in idlib, you could ask. again, no war should come to this place. that is why i was part of the talks between these members of the united nations that led to the agreement about idlib. this was the place to be spared from war. we should have learned something from seven years of war, and not in the eighth year of war smash this overcrowded place full of women and children. diplomats must now do theirjob. we humanitarians can keep people alive — we cannot protect them. america's mid west is being pummelled by tornadoes this week. 20 were reported in kansas alone last night. pennsylvania was also hit. and a whole wave of twisters struck ohio the day before. the city of linwood in kansas has been hit especially badly. jericka duncan from cbs news is there. this home belongs to ronjones, his home was completely flattened. it was a one story. where you see this gentleman picking this box up, is the area in the basement where ron jones and his wife had to hide the cover while that tornado came through. this appears to be the kitchen but you can see debr

viewers may find this report difficult to watch. >> idlib under a rain of bombs. rescuers rushed to free you dust- -- free dust- and blood-covered victims. according to human rights groups, dozens of civilians have been killed since sunday on a relentless bombing campaign homage the jihadists-controlled region. on tuesday, washington condemned what it said were indiscriminate attacks by bashar al-assad troops and the russian allies. an all-out offensive could trigger a humanitarian catastrophe. >> the operations will overwhelm all ability. in many areas, humanitarian operations have been suspended. >> one of the last syrian province is not reclaimed by the regime, idlibib was designated a buffffer zone under an agreement last year, but the region is largely controlled by jihadist groups, hts, and terrorist organizations, which syria and russia say is excluded from the cease-fire. >> these are not violationons, because the group, hts, is not included in any agreement with the cease-fire. usingrs of hts are civilians as human shields. according to the united nations

the united stes as urged russia to abide by its stop ments an escalation in idlib. turkey, which has supported the rebels, has been negotiating with moscow to halt the airstrikes, but with little success. says the area is on the edge of astumanitarian rophe. jane: 50 years ago, neil armstrong took his first steps the moon, meeting the challee set by president john f. kennedy at the height of the cold war between america and the soviet union. historian uglas brinkley has written about those times in his new book, "american moonshot." he spoke to my colleague katty kay. katty: how important was the moon landing for kennedy just in terms of science but the narrative of what it meant to the world about american standing? las: it meant everything. it became the heart and soul of what he called the new frontier viet union put sputnik upct in oober of 1957, the first satellite. wathen on kennedy'h in early 1961, they put yuri gagarin in , the first human cn space, sovimonaut. jack kennedy got pumped up about wanting to beat russia astronaut --eport report astronaut alan sh

rebels, now mainly jihadist extremists, continue to fight out of idlib. but the president's side has almost won the war. was this regime airstrike a war crime? possibly -- it buried this child and killed another. but turning eviden into prosecutions is difficult. syrian wounds would ve a better chance to heal if criminals woulface the law. but victim's justice tends to g stops.en the fight it looks as if the regime and its allies, for now at least, ll be safe. jeremy bowen, bbc news. ne: a tragedy in syria that has been going on for the best part of a decade. have gathered in saudi arabia for an emergency summit following recent attacks on oilssets in the gulf, which riyadh blamed on tehran. the saudi king has spoken, urging states to work together to counter what he ciran's criminal actions in the region. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is following developments from jeddah. earlier she told me how this summit reveals divisions in the arab world when it comes to iran. lyse: turkish present erdogan not here. the lebanese foreign minister

the regime is far from done with idlib. laura: syria's agony continues, as quentin sommerville is porting. the trump administration is meeting with chinese officials in a last-tch attempt to reach a trade deal. if no agreement is reached, the u.s. will impose new tariffs on $200 billion worth of chinese goods at one minute past dnight washington time. earlier, president trump accused chinese officials of going back d. their w pres. trump: we were getting close to a deal and they started to renegotiate the deal. we can't have that. can't have that. our country can taken $120io bi a year in tariffs, paid mostly by china, not by us. ultimately it is paid for largely by china. laura: mr. trump also said he received a beautiful letter from china's president. for more, i'm joined by the u.s. correspondent for our chinese service. do you think chinese officials are going to bin the mood to make a deal by midnight with the threat of terrorists hanging over them?-- tariffs hanging over them? reporter: so far we see no sign of a poss

this is life and death in idlib, the last province in syria controlled by rebels. civil defence workers, the white helmets, are digging civilians out of buildings, destroyed, it seems certain, by attacks from the regime side. this boy survived. his three siblings did not. unicef, the un children's agency, says tens of thousands of children are in danger as, once again, syria's war escalates. this should be no surprise to the world. syria's slow death follows a pattern. injanuary 2017, i walked through the ruins of al-quds hospital in east aleppo, the rebel enclave that had just fallen to the regime and its russian and iranian allies. thousands of casualties were treated here during the siege. the medics had left in a hurry after shells hit the building. this whole area is damaged. hospitals, civilian buildings are protected under international humanitarian law, so there are major questions to be answered about whether war crimes were committed. wars are less chaotic than they appear. pain and death are inflicted on someone's orders. and wars have laws. some are sup

this is life and death in idlib, the last province in syria controlled by rebels. the white helmets, civil defence workers, are digging the victims out of buildings. this boy survived. his three siblings did not. unicef, the un children's agency, said tens of thousands of children are in danger as once again syria's war escalates. this should be no surprise to the world. syria's slow death follows a pattern. in january 2017 i walked through the ruins of al-quds hospital in east aleppo, the rebel enclave that had just fallen to the regime and its russian and iranian allies. thousands of casualties were treated here during the siege. the medics had left in a hurry after shells hit the building. this whole area is damaged. hospitals, civilian buildings, are protected and are under international humanitarian law, so there are major questions to be asked about whether war crimes were committed. wars are less chaotic than they appear. pain and death are inflicted on someone's orders. and wars have laws — some are supposed to protect civilians. in syria, they've mostly

this is life and death in idlib, the last province in syria controlled by rebels. civil defence workers the white helmets are digging civilians out of buildings, destroyed, it seems certain, by attacks from the regime side. this boy called hakam survived. his three siblings did not. unicef, the un children's agency, says tens of thousands of children are in danger as, once again, syria's war escalates. this should be no surprise to the world. syria's slow death follows a pattern. injanuary 2017, i walked through the ruins of al-quds hospital in east aleppo, the rebel enclave that had just fallen to the regime and its russian and iranian allies. thousands of casualties were treated here during the siege. the medics had left in a hurry after shells hit the building. this whole area is damaged. hospitals, civilian buildings a re protected under international humanitarian law, so there are major questions to be answered about whether war crimes were committed. wars are less chaotic than they appear. pain and death are inflicted on someone's orders. and wars have laws.

this is life and death in idlib, the last province in syria controlled by rebels. civil defence workers, the white helmets, are digging civilians out of buildings, destroyed, it seems certain, by attacks from the regime side. this boy called hakam survived. his three siblings did not. unicef, the un children's agency, says tens of thousands of children are in danger as, once again, syria's war escalates. this should be no surprise to the world. syria's slow death follows a pattern. in january 2017, i walked through the ruins of al-quds hospital in east aleppo, the rebel enclave that had just fallen to the regime and its russian and iranian allies. thousands of casualties were treated here during the siege. the medics had left in a hurry after shells hit the building. this whole area is damaged. hospitals, civilian buildings a re protected under international humanitarian law, so there are major questions to be answered about whether war crimes were committed. wars are less chaotic than they appear. pain and death are inflicted on someone's orders. and wars have law

rebels, now mainlyjihadist extremists, continue their fight out of idlib, but the president's side has almost won the war. was this recent regime airstrikea warcrime? possibly. it buried this child and killed another. but turning evidence into prosecutions is difficult. syria's wounds would have a better chance to heal if war criminals faced the law. but victors' justice tends to apply when the fighting stops, so it looks as if the regime and its allies, for now at least, will be safe. jeremy bowen, bbc news. and you can keep up to date all with the latest developments in syria on the bbc website. you'll also find a feature on the most powerful groups left facing president assad. that's all at bbc.com/news — or download the bbc news app. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: how do you spell success? students are vying for the top prize but even parents have problems with some of those words. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletics events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers o

rebels, now mainlyjihadist extremists, continue their fight out of idlib. but the president's side has almost won the war. was this recent regime airstrikea warcrime? possibly. it buried this child and killed another. but turning evidence into prosecutions is difficult. syria's wounds would have a better chance to heal if war criminals faced the law. but victors‘ justice tends to apply when the fighting stops, so it looks as if the regime and its allies, for now at least, will be safe. jeremy bowen, bbc news. narendra modi has been sworn in as india's prime minister for a second term, after winning a landslide majority in the general election. mr modi took oath at a ceremony held in new delhi attended by thousands of people, including leaders across the political spectrum and from neighbouring countries, but pakistan was not invited. mr modi made promises in his victory speech about development and inclusiveness, but critics say he faces several economic and foreign policy challenges ahead. the uk's first 5g mobile data network has been launched by the op

this, the north—western province of idlib, the primary target. it's under the control of the jihadist group which has been linked to al-qaeda. but on the ground in the towns and villages under attack, desperate scenes as rescuers try to save the lives of civilians, including children, trapped in collapsed buildings. mustapha from the white helmets rescue team says rockets fired at this town killed seven people and left six others injured. almost a thousand people are reported to have been injured or killed since the offensive ramped up several weeks ago after a truce across the area started unravelling. at the united nations last night, a mood of despair amongst humanitarian aid officials. further military operations will overwhelm our ability to respond. as a result, in many areas of active hostilities, humanitarian operations have been suspended. the question today is what you will do to protect civilians in idlib? but russia's deputy foreign minister sergei ryabkov said the offensive was targeting islamist extremists who he said were terrorisi

the united states as urged russia to abide by its commitments and stop an escalation in idlib. turkey, which has supported the rebels, has been negoticoing with mosto halt the airstrikes, but with little success. says the area is on the edge of a humanitarian catastrophe. jane: 50 years ago, neil armstrong took his first steps on the moon, meeting the challenge set by president john f. kennedy at the height of theo war between america and the soviet union. historian douglas brinkley has written about those times in hi ok, "american moonshot." he spoke to my colleague katty kay.mp katty: howtant was the moon landing for kennedy not just in terms of science but the narrative of what it meant to the world about american standing? douglas: it meant everything. it became the heart an of what he called the new frontier. the soviet union put sputnik up in october of 1957, the rst satellit then on kennedy's watch in early 1961, , the first human in space, soviet cosmonaut. jack kennedy got pumped up about wanting to beat russia. astronaut --eport report astronaut alan shepard in a miss

by the states in the middle east in regard to the idlib situation. because over the last 2 to 4 weeks, this is spinning out of control, threatening to become a total disaster and i won't -- because of the time i won't list a hundred reasons but i'm sure you know what's going on, so, you know, no matter what you say about the process, at least somebody made the effort and i think we had the deputy and -- the deputy foreign minister of turkey speak here in dc just a couple of months ago, he's our lead negotiator and i think he would definitely disagree that it's a russian dominated operation, but in any case whether it is or not, so the point is, they see us doing nothing and this thing is about to blow up and make libya look like child's play or what we saw in yemen and so maybe it's not going to work, but there was some serious effort put in their at least if you believe turks and russians. >> well, katie, and then go down the line to answer both of those two questions and give any final comments that you might want to provide. >> sure. and i appreci

the regime is far from done with idlib. laura: syria's agony continu, as quentin sommerville is reporting. the trump administration is meetinwith chinese officials in a last-ditch attempt to reach a trade deal. if no agreement is reached, the u.s. will impose new tariffs on $200 billi worth of chinese goods at one minute past midnight washington time. rlier, president trump accused chinese officials of going back on their word. pres. trump: we were getting close to a deal and they started to renegotia we can't have that. we can't have that. our country can taken $120 billion tariffs, paid mostly by china, not by us. ultimately it is paid for largely by china. laura: mr. trump also said he reomived a beautiful letter china's president.m for more, i'ined by the u.s. correspondent for our chinese service. do you think chifficials are going to be in the mood to make a deal by midnight with the threat of terrorists hanging over them?-- tariffs hanging over them? reporter: so far we see no sign of a possible trade deal by midnigh

rebels, now mainly jihadist extremists, continue to fight out of idlib. but the president's side has almost won the war. was this regime airstrike a war crim possibly -- it buried this child and killed another. but turning evidence into prosecutions is difficult. syrian wounds would have a better chance to heal if criminals would face the law. s tovictim's justice te apply when the fighting stops. it looks as if the regime and its allies, for now at least, will be safe. jeremy bowen, bbc news. jane: a tragedy in syria that has been going on for the best part of a decade. have gathered in saudi arabia for an emergency summit following recent attacks on oil assets in the gulf, whict riyadh blamed ran. the saudi king has spoken, urging states to work together to counter what he called iran's criminal actions in the region. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet is following delopments from jeddah. earlier she told me how this summit reveals divisions in th arab world when it comes to iran. lyse: turkish president erdogan is not here. minister se f

9 civilians have been killed during a government bombardment in the northwestern syrian province of idlib opposition activists say shelling and airstrikes continued even after the army and its russian allies declared a cease fire the province which is the last major rebel stronghold is also subject to a wider ceasefire brokered by russia and turkey. the 1st part of donald trump's long awaited blueprint for peace in the middle east will be unveiled in june led by mr trump's son in law and advisor jarrett cucina this part of the plan is designed to boost investment in the occupied west bank and gaza it will be revealed during a conference in bahrain highlighting the financial benefits of ending the israeli palestinian conflict palestine's prime minister has already called the plan financial blackmail and says it will probably favor israel phyllis bennis is the director of the new internationalism project of the institute for policy studies and she says his plan for peace is doomed to fail. well i think what jared kirschner is trying to do is substitute an econo piece if you will for anythin

security council is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe in syria's rebel held province of idlib as government forces continue their bombardment hundreds of thousands of civilians are fleeing and how more provinces to escape the airstrikes. chinese tech giant walkway has filed a motion and a u.s. court bans on its business deemed unconstitutional the u.s. federal agencies and contractors are prohibited from using. for national security reasons serbia has put its soldiers on high alert after police made several arrests and it's dominated northern territory officers say they were targeting organized criminal gangs. the italian government's crackdown on immigration hasn't just hurt people seeking refuge in europe it's also had an impact on thousands of italians working for organizations that help migrants and refugees osama bin reports now from rome. it's hard to. imagine the human connection to a dilapidated building but for raphael and her mom this migrant perception center was their only source of income and now both of them are without jobs. this center was among dozens it was down

9 civilians have been killed during a government bombardment in the northwestern syrian province of idlib opposition activists say shelling and airstrikes have continued even after the army and its russian allies declared a cease fire the province which is the last major rebel stronghold is also subject to a wider cease fire brokered by russia and turkey. the 1st part of donald trump's long awaited blueprint for peace in the middle east will be unveiled in june led by mr trump's son in law and white house advisor jarrett crucial this part of the plan is designed to boost investment in the occupied west bank and gaza it will be revealed during a conference in bahrain highlights in the financial benefits of ending the israeli palestinian conflict the palestinian prime minister has already called the plan financial blackmail and it will probably favor israel phyllis bennis is the director of the new internationalism project at the institute for policy studies she says trump cushion his plan for peace is doomed to fail but i think what jared kirschner is trying to do is substitute an econo pe

and also idlib. idlib is the largest collection of al qaeda affiliates in the world right now. we have very limited insights as to what's going on. it is to your question, something we worry about a great deal. specifically to iraq, a lot of us in the dod and my former organizations spent a lot of time in iraq building up their security forces. i think they can be proud of the effort that went into that. they especially -- the counter terrorists highlight one in particular, has really proven that that effort will be worth it, and they spent a considerable amount of time ridding their country with our support. but they did it. long term stability. i think it's important that we're there. i think our presence in iraq is hugely significant. and one of the biggest factors when it comes to u.s. influence in the middle east. and we're there alongside the goi, we're at their request from the strategic framework agreement that we signed 10 years ago. i think that we are part of that i think we're part of ensuring , that their military and security services are capable of defending the

the un security council is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe in syria's rebel held province of idlib as government forces continue their bombardment hundreds of thousands of civilians are fleeing it loop and how more provinces to escape the strikes from a diplomatic editor james bays. yes another meeting on the 5th time it's been raised in the security council since the offensive by the syrian government and russia stasis yet again the division among council members means there was strong words but no prospect of action a top humanitarian official made this appeal. qantas council take any concrete action when attacks on schools and hospitals have become a war tactic that no longer sparks outrage is there nothing to be said or done when indiscriminate barrel bombs are dropped in civilian areas ambassadors from the us and europe talked of war crimes and the need for accountability attacks directed against protected medical facilities are prohibited by international law and are in defiance of many security council resolutions including 216-522-6824 extension 49 there must be accountabil

the un security council is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe in syria's rebel held province of idlib as government forces continue their bombardment hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled it live and how more provinces to escape the airstrikes. can't this council take any concrete action when attacks on schools and hospitals have become a war tactic that no longer sparks outrage millions of battered and beleaguered children women and men cannot wait for another geneva round to succeed chinese tech giant huawei has filed a motion in a u.s. court to have bans on its business ruled unconstitutional u.s. federal agencies and contractors are prohibited from using all the way equipment for national security reasons. from china. what they want to do is to try to speed up the process in the united states courts that follows that decision by the trumpet ministration to enact legislation effectively that bans federal employees from using huawei a quick moment so they want to get an early judgement on that today the company put up 2 key executives and i think they were trying to demonstra

security council is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe in syria's rebel held province of idlib as government forces continue their bombardment hundreds of thousands of civilians are fleeing labor in hama province seems to escape the airstrikes. chinese tech giant huawei has filed a motion in the us courts to have bans on its business deemed unconstitutional the u.s. federal agencies and contractors are prohibited from using what we equip them for national security reasons. serbia has put its soldiers on high alert after cost of and police made several arrests and it's dominated northern territory officers say they were targeting organized criminal gangs at least $19.00 people have been detained. in argentina have resumed their battle to legalize abortion politicians are presenting a bill to allow abortions up to the 14th week of pregnancy after failing last year following pressure from religious groups to recent reports now from the. as ira's. legal abortions in a public hospital that's what these women are demanding. thousands of them marched to congress to present a new abortion

tens of thousands of people are fleeing syria's last rebel held province of idlib amid a widening government offensive backed by russia the un's calling for an urgent deescalation in the north west where strikes have killed at least twenty civilians the cia's warned norway that a palestinian activist who's seeking asylum is facing a threat to his life from saudi arabia you know but that he's been under police protection since i pulled twenty fifth is a critic of the crown prince mohammed bin solomon and as well as supreme court has ordered the prosecution of seven opposition politicians who supported last week's call for an uprising on tuesday addressed the opposition controlled national assembly six days after failing to persuade the military to change sides and turn on president maduro in the car make a push has agreed to pay a fine of almost six hundred million dollars to the german government for cheating on its diesel emissions tests it is just the latest find for porsche volkswagen after it admitted to tampering vehicles to hide their pollution levels. you're up to date with the headli

lives caught in conflict, as syrian government forces attack the provinces of idlib, northern hama and western aleppo — the last rebel—held areas in the country. a mafia—style shooting leaves an argentine politician seriously

the united nations is warning 3 million people in idlib are caught in the crosshairs of the fighting and blasted the international community's lack of action in the face of the growing humanitarian crisis. in brazil, at least 55 prisoners were killed as fights broke out across four prisons in the northwestern state of amazonas. 15 prisoners were found dead sunday and 40 on monday in what authorities say were gang-related riots. the deaths were caused by strangulation and stabbing. leaders of the suspected gangs are being transferred to maximum security prisons. brazil has the third largest prison population in the world. according to local human rights groups, one of the prisons where riots broke out was housing more than twice its prisoner capacity. brazilian president jair bolsonaro, who campaigned on a law-and-order platform, has said he would "stuff prison cells with criminalsls." in more news from brazil, a local non-profit environmental group is warning that deforestation in the amazon rainforest increased by 20% in just the last nine months. experts say logging and land invasi

department said tuesday that the syrian government may have used chemical weapons during recent fighting in idlib. the state department warned that the united states and its allies would respond quickly and appropriately if it is determined that chemical weapons have been used. this allll comes as new questios are being raised about an alleged chemical weapons attack in the city of douma last year. the syrian governmenent was accused of dropping two gas cylinders on the city, killing dozens of people. the u.s. a a allierespspond by carrying outirstrike bua newly aked intnal doment frothe orgazation for prohibioion ofhemical weapaps revealthere we confliliing viewwithin the organition as to what happened thleaked document ggggestshe cylinders we "manual p place on the ground d were n dropped om the a. am this haled somebservers concludthat thehemical attackight havbeen stad by rian rebs. eeaked doment apprs to coradict t officiaopcw findgs on wh happenein uma. in itsfficial port, the ganizati said itad found easonablgrounds at the u of aoxic checal as aeapon has take place on ril 7, 2018." we g tl

security council is warning of a humanitarian catastrophe in syria's rebel held province of idlib as government forces continue their bombardment hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled and how more provinces to escape the airstrikes can't this council take any concrete action when attacks on schools and hospitals have become a war tactic that no longer sparks outrage millions of battered and beleaguered children women and men cannot wait for another geneva round to succeed chinese tech giant holloway has now filed a motion in a u.s. court to have bans on his business is deemed unconstitutional the u.s. federal agencies and contractors are prohibited from using equipment for national security reasons adrian brown has more from cheyenne gents. what they want to do is to try to speed up the process in the united states courts that follows that decision by the trumpet ministration to enact legislation effectively that bans federal employees from using huawei a quick moment so they want to get an early judgement on that today the company put up 2 key executives and i think they were