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. >> the u.n. parliament was addressed in strasburg. he talked about syria am a climate change, and the refugee change,- syria, climate and the refugee crisis. >> the united nations was created after the second world war to avoid another such tragedy. and unitedn union nations are clearly the most ofcessful projects sustainability in the world since the beginning of history. that is what i want to express hear my deep gratitude and appreciation for the strong commitment of the european union and all of its bodies to multi-nationalism, and for the generous contribution you give in humanitarian aid and the central aspects of peace and security which are because of the united nation's actions. [applause] union see the european involved around libya, and somalia,he mission in in financial support and .raining we are looking forward to the support of the european union and the labors in mali. it is an absolutely essential part to what is necessary to make the u.n. effective. i want to express my deep gratitude for that. [applause] bedear col
. >> the u.n. parliament was addressed in strasburg. he talked about syria am a climate change, and the refugee change,- syria, climate and the refugee crisis. >> the united nations was created after the second world war to avoid another such tragedy. and unitedn union nations are clearly the most ofcessful projects sustainability in the world since the beginning of history. that is what i want to express hear my deep gratitude and appreciation for the strong commitment of the...
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so, that has caused the u.n., and human rights advo kalted, and advocates within the u.n., to issue a number of letters of concern, and to the administration, along with the u.n. high commission of human rights. about his intentions, and actions he has been taken that, you know, concerning and threatening. causing people around the world to begin to question the leadership that u.s. has had on some of the human rights issues. >> i want to walk through the issues case by case fimay. ask another broad question, in our conversation, how he, mr. trump, and his administration are regarded inside the u.n. i am trying to get a sense. when the leader of the united states, lambastes an entity, it can't be met with love and kindness inside the believe. >> of course not, i don't speak for the u.n. i am on a un community on human rights, my sense is that, there are people are nervous about the degree to which his rhetoric will be followed by actions. i think in a lot of sectors, in terms of what he says, and what he does, it is different. he is learning on the job. i think. and you know, he is le
so, that has caused the u.n., and human rights advo kalted, and advocates within the u.n., to issue a number of letters of concern, and to the administration, along with the u.n. high commission of human rights. about his intentions, and actions he has been taken that, you know, concerning and threatening. causing people around the world to begin to question the leadership that u.s. has had on some of the human rights issues. >> i want to walk through the issues case by case fimay. ask...
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secretaryf the u.n. is identical. as regards the success of ground to ground long-range strategic ballistic rockets by the dprk and the u.n. secretary [indiscernible] are a spokesperson for the secretary-general. we condemn the exercise of the right to self existence is crowding it and violations and the threat to peace and security in the region. really the u.n. secretary [indiscernible] impartiality and independence. it must establish who is the responsible for the current situation of korean [indiscernible] and behavior impartially and with a conscience. againd repeat my words the current situation on the isrent desk korean peninsula often engulfed [indiscernible] to the brink of war. very --roduced a various strategic effort including nuclear aircraft carriers to conduct the south korean exercise in and around the korean peninsula. it is by no means an accident there been raised serious concern of the u.s. threat to the dprk including our neighboring countries. request to thehe security council on several occasion
secretaryf the u.n. is identical. as regards the success of ground to ground long-range strategic ballistic rockets by the dprk and the u.n. secretary [indiscernible] are a spokesperson for the secretary-general. we condemn the exercise of the right to self existence is crowding it and violations and the threat to peace and security in the region. really the u.n. secretary [indiscernible] impartiality and independence. it must establish who is the responsible for the current situation of korean...
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before ambassador nikki haley joined the u.n. security council today for the first time since president trump's foreign trip wrapped up, i was lucky enough to spend a few minutes with her here in our new york studios and ask her about pmerkel's reactio. angela her kell saxiou angela merkel said we can't trust old friends like we used to. and since your job requires shoulder to shoulder diplomacy, how the president's reluctance to apffirm our commitment at th nato summit affects your job. >> i think that article v is something that we have always supported. >> do you support it today? >> yes, absolutely. >> you are willing to say that america's policy is to support article v? >> yes. there are a lot of things he didn't say and people are nitpicking at what people did say. if it was a change in policy, he would have said it. it's not a change of policy. you can always nit-pick at things. what i will tell you is that germany will see in time that we have the backs of our allies. and all of our allies are starting to see that and tha
before ambassador nikki haley joined the u.n. security council today for the first time since president trump's foreign trip wrapped up, i was lucky enough to spend a few minutes with her here in our new york studios and ask her about pmerkel's reactio. angela her kell saxiou angela merkel said we can't trust old friends like we used to. and since your job requires shoulder to shoulder diplomacy, how the president's reluctance to apffirm our commitment at th nato summit affects your job....
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properly, the u.n. peacekeeping mission is an sentence way the global community can deal with the international security challenges. canada's goal is to continue to be a reliable and global partner. we understand that being interoperable with our allies requires us to continually develop our capabilities and equipment. we must make sure our troops have the necessary capabilities to successfully take on the operations we assign them. we are committed to being a good partner. we will reinforce canada's new defense policy which will be released on june 7th. i look forward to that. so based on extensive consultations and evidence-based analysis it has been rigorously costed and fully-funded defense policy that will be launched on june 7th. as canada moves forward with our efforts to champion peace and security around the world i take great strength from knowing we have access to innovative ideas and valuable policy perspectives of the canada institute and the wilson international center for scholars. thank
properly, the u.n. peacekeeping mission is an sentence way the global community can deal with the international security challenges. canada's goal is to continue to be a reliable and global partner. we understand that being interoperable with our allies requires us to continually develop our capabilities and equipment. we must make sure our troops have the necessary capabilities to successfully take on the operations we assign them. we are committed to being a good partner. we will reinforce...
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i'm proud to say the u.n. themselves commissioned reports and have looked at some of the challenges so they admit that some of the contributing nations providing troops in some ways are not coming properly equipped, properly trained and regrettably at times, actually they're sometimes part of the problem when it came to the sexual violence that they had to deal with. but it's having an honest conversation. we need to make sure we have the right mandate, the right rules of engagement because the last thing we want to do is. so canada doesn't announce exactly where we're going. other nations as well. so we want to work with other nations. so we have the defense policy advisory that is now working at the u.n. she accompanied me on a trip to africa to fight different countries. that allowed us to have an honest conversation, for example, the election process creates violence so what is this cycle and what is this period of violence cothat comes in so how do we prevent that? what we need to look at is if trip contr
i'm proud to say the u.n. themselves commissioned reports and have looked at some of the challenges so they admit that some of the contributing nations providing troops in some ways are not coming properly equipped, properly trained and regrettably at times, actually they're sometimes part of the problem when it came to the sexual violence that they had to deal with. but it's having an honest conversation. we need to make sure we have the right mandate, the right rules of engagement because the...
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when it comes to the u.n. efficiency, when i attended the, last year's defense ministry peacekeeping summit in london, the u.n. itself readily may some of their concerns known, they know they need to be more efficient, making sure troop-contributing nations have a better impact, coming with the right equipment as well. so i think a lot of work is already being done with the united nations and we all agree that there needs to be more efficiencies. but at the same time we also know that the united nations peace operations are having impact but we need to make it better as well. and we need to continually improve and evolve those operations. the dialogue that will continue in vancouver when we have the peacekeeping summit will be just that. how do we continually -- when we talked about last year's concerns, had we moved the yardstick forward? we'll continue to look at efficiencies to making sure every dollar that nations commit to the u.n. are actually going to the right areas. but more importantly, are we having
when it comes to the u.n. efficiency, when i attended the, last year's defense ministry peacekeeping summit in london, the u.n. itself readily may some of their concerns known, they know they need to be more efficient, making sure troop-contributing nations have a better impact, coming with the right equipment as well. so i think a lot of work is already being done with the united nations and we all agree that there needs to be more efficiencies. but at the same time we also know that the...
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properly the u.n. peace keeping mission is an essential way the global community can deal with the international community challenges. canada's goal is to continue to be a global and reliable partner. we understand being interconnected with our allies requires us -- we must make sure our troops have the necessary capabilities to successful take on the operations we assign they will. we are committed to being a good partner. we will reinforce this and canada's new policy which will be released on june 7th and i look forward to that. based on extension consultation it has been a rigorously cost and fully funded defense policy that will be launched on june 7th. so as canada move forward with our efforts to champion peace and security around the world i take great strength to knowing we have access to innovative ideas --. thank you very much. [ applause ] >> thank you. well done. take a seat. thank you printster. so i have the best job in the world because i get to sit in this chair and talk to folks like
properly the u.n. peace keeping mission is an essential way the global community can deal with the international community challenges. canada's goal is to continue to be a global and reliable partner. we understand being interconnected with our allies requires us -- we must make sure our troops have the necessary capabilities to successful take on the operations we assign they will. we are committed to being a good partner. we will reinforce this and canada's new policy which will be released...
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the u.n. is also helping with relief efforts. the government says floodwaters are starting to recede. further heavy rains forecast, it's warning that areas remain vulnerable. a --fam mean and now famine and now a cholera yemen.c has hit about more than 50,000 suspected month.n a civil wartwo years of have left more than 17 million ofple in yemen in need humanitarian aid. and about a third of the population on the brink of starvation. this month, a state of emergency was declared in the capitol, after an outbreak of cholera, caused by lack of water andclean sanitation. the world health organization anns the country is facing epidemic, after nearly 500 people died from the infection over the past four weeks. sanitary conditions in yemen are very concerning. the disease is spreading in an unprecedented manner. if we can get enough aid and support, the situation will improve. we will be able to control the epidemic. reporter: cholera is caused by a found in contaminated food and water. it can be easily treated by replacing fluids and
the u.n. is also helping with relief efforts. the government says floodwaters are starting to recede. further heavy rains forecast, it's warning that areas remain vulnerable. a --fam mean and now famine and now a cholera yemen.c has hit about more than 50,000 suspected month.n a civil wartwo years of have left more than 17 million ofple in yemen in need humanitarian aid. and about a third of the population on the brink of starvation. this month, a state of emergency was declared in the capitol,...
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the u.n., listen to this, the u.n. will see some $640 million dollars less from the united states in this bill that was passed than last year. that is a lot of money. >> brangham: indeed, it is. from the outside as an observer, this certainly seemed like a relatively civil process is. with not the usual sort of fighting and recriminations. is it too much to read into this or do you think it actually could be a change in the tone on capitol hill? >> i don't think so, actually. i notice when senators and congressmen came back from easter recess there seemed to be less of a personal sense of animosity, that we had had up until that point. and that there had been more of a sense of the political. so i guess to para phrase the godfather, it's not personal, it's political. it it had been personal. i think that's good for civility, that's good for conversation. but we still have a very large political problem especially for republicans. they still don't have all the votes coalescing to get across the
the u.n., listen to this, the u.n. will see some $640 million dollars less from the united states in this bill that was passed than last year. that is a lot of money. >> brangham: indeed, it is. from the outside as an observer, this certainly seemed like a relatively civil process is. with not the usual sort of fighting and recriminations. is it too much to read into this or do you think it actually could be a change in the tone on capitol hill? >> i don't think so, actually. i...
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certainly the position of the u.n. that we only allow children who are under 18 to it and we don't allow children over the age of 18, which i think you and i would agree anyone saying that would agree those are actually called "adults." i would also say that we get 3.5 billion pounds to the syrian refugee camps, we give a whole bunch of money. i would also like to point out i don't think the u.n. is in a position to lecture anyone. if you google "unhcr scandal," the list is endless, people. cash for food, blackmail for food. they have so much scandals, so many levels of bureaucracy, they started off with a budget of $300,000.70 years ago. their annual budget now is $7.5 billion a year. that's in 70 years they have managed to get that much money going their way! they've got 10,000 individuals in what is another agency. my personal opinion is to spend the whole thing, to spend the unhcr, get rid of the 10,000 bureaucrats, and give that $7.5 billion annually to the refugees. i think we don't want to see another 10,000 peo
certainly the position of the u.n. that we only allow children who are under 18 to it and we don't allow children over the age of 18, which i think you and i would agree anyone saying that would agree those are actually called "adults." i would also say that we get 3.5 billion pounds to the syrian refugee camps, we give a whole bunch of money. i would also like to point out i don't think the u.n. is in a position to lecture anyone. if you google "unhcr scandal," the list is...
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>> tucker: the u.n. is pressuring the united kingdom to "do the right thing" by admitting 10,000 were refugees from war-torn regions every single year. u.n. official vargas lopez that u.k.'s laws are too restrictive and complex, that they will only let children reenact with their parents if they are actually children aged 18 or younger is, otherwise, children, real children. he also is that many refugees would help the countries they are leaving. he really leaves out their effect on the countries to which they are coming. katie hopkins is a global columnist for dailymail.com and one of our favorite gas telecasts, and she joined us tonight for the position of the u.n., katie, great britain doesn't take enough people from other countries. is that true in your opinion? >> well, certainly it's the position of the u.n. that we don't take enough refugees. certainly the position of the u.n. that we only allow children who are under 18 to it and we don't allow children over the age of 18, which i think you and i
>> tucker: the u.n. is pressuring the united kingdom to "do the right thing" by admitting 10,000 were refugees from war-torn regions every single year. u.n. official vargas lopez that u.k.'s laws are too restrictive and complex, that they will only let children reenact with their parents if they are actually children aged 18 or younger is, otherwise, children, real children. he also is that many refugees would help the countries they are leaving. he really leaves out their...
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u.n. seems to have a strange relationship with saudi arabia, which is leaving the coalition, bombing yemen at the moment. was appointedaudi to a commission on women's rights, which a lot of people found what strange. do you think the u.n. institution is worried that upsetting the saudi's? you explain it to be strange, and it is strange because the u.n. counsel should be much stronger than salaries. participants are bad and they're all committing violations. it's just more when it comes to the international community. it is strange, it has to be changed. laura: how are the yemeni people that you deal with all the time, how are they coping with all the terrible things that are happening in their country? live, bute trying to they are also dying. it's a very difficult situation. yemen has never been like this before. even from people who just left since the 1960's, they set yemen has never been like this be or. it's a very hard situation at all levels. it's a crazy situation and something sho
u.n. seems to have a strange relationship with saudi arabia, which is leaving the coalition, bombing yemen at the moment. was appointedaudi to a commission on women's rights, which a lot of people found what strange. do you think the u.n. institution is worried that upsetting the saudi's? you explain it to be strange, and it is strange because the u.n. counsel should be much stronger than salaries. participants are bad and they're all committing violations. it's just more when it comes to the...
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former u.n. ambassador who has not previously serviced and the controversy. power served in barack obama's senate office before joining the administration. house investigators told fox news they are devoting greater scrutiny to power because they have come to see her role in the unmasking as larger than previously known, allegedly eclipsing the others named. contacted by fox news today, power declined to comment. today's disclosures about samantha power may explain a somewhat cryptic exchange that occurred at the brennan hearing last week. >> do you recall any u.s. ambassadors asking names the unmasked? >> i don't, i don't know. maybe it's ringing a vague about but i could not answer with any confidence. >> devin nunes, republican from california, seen at left, signed seven subpoenas. the other four were at the behest of adam schiff. these were said to be duplicate to have but ones already issued by the senate intelligence committee conducting a parallel probe. both president trump and the russia
former u.n. ambassador who has not previously serviced and the controversy. power served in barack obama's senate office before joining the administration. house investigators told fox news they are devoting greater scrutiny to power because they have come to see her role in the unmasking as larger than previously known, allegedly eclipsing the others named. contacted by fox news today, power declined to comment. today's disclosures about samantha power may explain a somewhat cryptic exchange...
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minimum wagey >> tucker: the u.n. is pressur ing the united kingdom to unitet quote do the right thing by allowing 10,000 more refugeesfrw from war torn regions every yea. in a recent piece it was saidez the u.k.'s laws are too restrics ive andtr complex. complex, they only let children unite lehildren ree with their parents if they'reeny children 18 or younger, like 18r children, real children. also said admitting refugeeswoup would help the countries they're he rea leaving leaving out the effectee to the countries in which they're coming. katie hopkins is a global hopkia columnist one of our favorite guests and joins us tonight so the position of the u.n., katie, is that great britain doesn'ttot take enough people from other countries.. is that true in your experience >> well, it's certainly thyoe position of the u.n. that we don't take enough refugees and certainly the position of the u.n. that we only allow children who were under 18 and we don't t allow children over the age of don'lo 18, which i think you and i
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it is also her first overseas trip as u.n. ambassador. i will have much, much more on our exclusive conversation and also what she saw in that massive refugee camp on sunday. we'll get to that in just a moment. more on that wide-ranging conversation. but let me bring in nbc's kelly o'donnell. she's traveling with president trump. she is just a stone's throw, if you will, in jerusalem. kelly, bring us up to speed on what president trump has done so far today. and also on what we can expect to hear from him and mr. netanyahu any moment from now. >> reporter: craig, this has been the second stop on the president's five-stop, nine-day trip and it's been framed in history with threads oh of what is new and different with the trump administration by the president and his team. of course, we saw for the first time an airliner went from an arab country, riyadh, saudi arabia, landing directly in tel aviv. there was a lot of attention drawn to that, because that is not what is typically done. and then there was the opportunity for the first time to
it is also her first overseas trip as u.n. ambassador. i will have much, much more on our exclusive conversation and also what she saw in that massive refugee camp on sunday. we'll get to that in just a moment. more on that wide-ranging conversation. but let me bring in nbc's kelly o'donnell. she's traveling with president trump. she is just a stone's throw, if you will, in jerusalem. kelly, bring us up to speed on what president trump has done so far today. and also on what we can expect to...
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defense policy advisory team, and she is working at the u.n. she accompanied me on a trip to africa to five different countries. to see thed us election process creates a lot of violence. we look at what is this cycle and preventing that. is trutho look at contributing nations are not having an impact, what are we going to do? we can't just complain about it. experience at capacity building, why not look at capacity building opportunities? look at the we can fleeing with them on operations. not only are you increasing the capacity building of the nation, you are making the mission more effective, because you will provide mentor ship. , but the concept concept can only work in the right areas. before canada decides to do anything, that we come up with the right ideas but we don't want to just provide troops and say here they are, we want to make sure if we offer something, like we did in iraq against daesh that we will have a meaningful contribution. the final piece is one thing in the government we decided is we will not do a mission like this
defense policy advisory team, and she is working at the u.n. she accompanied me on a trip to africa to five different countries. to see thed us election process creates a lot of violence. we look at what is this cycle and preventing that. is trutho look at contributing nations are not having an impact, what are we going to do? we can't just complain about it. experience at capacity building, why not look at capacity building opportunities? look at the we can fleeing with them on operations. not...
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russia joined the unanimous u.n. security council resolution 2254 which demands all parties immediately cease any attacks against civilians. russia has either aided in or passively looked away as the regime has conducted an airstrike against the u.n. convoy, destroyed east aleppo, and used chemical weapons against civilians on april 4. during his visit here last week, foreign minister lavrov acknowledged there is no military solution to the syrian conflict. russia must now with great urgency exercise its influence over the syrian regime to guarantee that horrific violations stop now. with that, i will take your questions. thank you very much. reporter: thank you. two things -- one, are you suggesting that russia and/or iran has anything to do with this crematorium? mr. jones: no. reporter: secondly, do you have any idea how many -- you said hangings, anys idea how many of the bodies are being disposed of in mass graves and how many are being burned? mr. jones: no. you are familiar with the amnesty international repor
russia joined the unanimous u.n. security council resolution 2254 which demands all parties immediately cease any attacks against civilians. russia has either aided in or passively looked away as the regime has conducted an airstrike against the u.n. convoy, destroyed east aleppo, and used chemical weapons against civilians on april 4. during his visit here last week, foreign minister lavrov acknowledged there is no military solution to the syrian conflict. russia must now with great urgency...
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certainly not by the u.n., as abbas wants because they have the -- >> u.n., we have seen is bitterly anti-semitic on balance but nikki haley, our new u.n. ambassador to the u.n. is working hard not to force them to be, but good luck with that. let's get to the economic question and i don't mean to slow this conversation down, i mean to speed it up. everyone who looks at these thgs historically says that when you have economic success that tends to really help juice an economy and end these types of conflicts. so to that end, this company sodastream, publicly-traded, started in israel by an israeli, daniel birnbaum. he had a factory that employed so many palestinians and wanted to expand and wanted to move to the negev desert they needed work permits which the government did not grant. listen what he said to fox business a couple years ago. can you bring 200 palestinian workers there to work there? >> unfortunately the israeli government has not been help youful facilitating that. we tried to get them work permits. right now we're down to 40 palestinians working with us. i'm not too h
certainly not by the u.n., as abbas wants because they have the -- >> u.n., we have seen is bitterly anti-semitic on balance but nikki haley, our new u.n. ambassador to the u.n. is working hard not to force them to be, but good luck with that. let's get to the economic question and i don't mean to slow this conversation down, i mean to speed it up. everyone who looks at these thgs historically says that when you have economic success that tends to really help juice an economy and end...
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and this is mainly been led by the u.n. secretary-general where there are 25 countries including russia, china, the u.s. as separate powers trying to come to an agreement to end cyber domain where states are developing military weapons to be used at some point. are there certain rules that they can agree to? instance, critical infrastructure being off the table as a legitimate target. infrastructure like hospitals that we have seen in this case with wannacry that are important for critical services or all humanity. in terms of normative the moment, it's where international law can also be of assistance. areactivities by states grounded in have been granted by the global rules that have been developed over the years. now the task has been and will continue to be how we translate those rules into a modern world within the cyber domain of what our legitimate tools to be used as states and what are not and what are legitimate targets for cyber weapons and what are not. host: is that something that the united nations is leading
and this is mainly been led by the u.n. secretary-general where there are 25 countries including russia, china, the u.s. as separate powers trying to come to an agreement to end cyber domain where states are developing military weapons to be used at some point. are there certain rules that they can agree to? instance, critical infrastructure being off the table as a legitimate target. infrastructure like hospitals that we have seen in this case with wannacry that are important for critical...
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russia joined the unanimous u.n. security council resolution which demands all parties immediately cease any attacks against civilians. russia has either aided in or passively looked away as the regime has conducted an airstrike against the u.n. convoy, destroyed east aleppo, and used chemical weapons against civilians on april 4. during his visit here last week, foreign minister lavrov acknowledged there is no military solution to the syrian conflict. russia must now with great urgency exercise its influence over the syrian regime to guarantee that horrific violations stop now. with that, i will take your questions. reporter: thank you. two things -- one, are you suggesting that russia and/or iran has anything to do with this crematorium? mr. jones: no. reporter: secondly, do you have any idea how many -- you said thousands -- how many of the bodies are being disposed of in mass graves and how many are being burned? mr. jones: no. you are familiar with the amnesty international report which projected that as many --
russia joined the unanimous u.n. security council resolution which demands all parties immediately cease any attacks against civilians. russia has either aided in or passively looked away as the regime has conducted an airstrike against the u.n. convoy, destroyed east aleppo, and used chemical weapons against civilians on april 4. during his visit here last week, foreign minister lavrov acknowledged there is no military solution to the syrian conflict. russia must now with great urgency...
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if you ignore the u.n.'s limits on importing north korean coal or iron, or try to buy cheap textiles or fishing rights from the government, or help the kim regime conduct business online, you'll be subject to additional scrutiny with this legislation. this bill will target those who use north korean forced labor, a gross human rights abuse, and a cash cow for the regime. we'll consider limiting certain types of assistance to countries buying or selling military equipment to pyongyang. and in light of the recent public assassination of kim jong un's half-brother, and other nefarious activity, we require the state department to take a hard look at whether north korea should be put back on the state sponsor of terror list. the kim regime must be made to understand that we will not back down in our effort to cut off support for its dangerous activities. every time they cut another corner, we'll put up another roadblock. we will come after them again and again and again until they realize there's no option but to
if you ignore the u.n.'s limits on importing north korean coal or iron, or try to buy cheap textiles or fishing rights from the government, or help the kim regime conduct business online, you'll be subject to additional scrutiny with this legislation. this bill will target those who use north korean forced labor, a gross human rights abuse, and a cash cow for the regime. we'll consider limiting certain types of assistance to countries buying or selling military equipment to pyongyang. and in...
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russia joined the unanimous u.n. security council resolution [applause] [applause] 2254, which demands all parties immediately cease any attacks against civilians. russia has either aided in or passively looked away as the regime has conducted an airstrike against the u.n. convoy, destroyed east aleppo, and used chemical weapons against civilians on april 4. during his visit here last week, foreign minister lavrov acknowledged there is no military solution to the syrian conflict. russia must now with great urgency exercise its influence over the syrian regime to guarantee that horrific violations stop now. with that, i will take your questions. thank you very >> thank very much. are you suggesting russia and/or iran have anything to do with this crematorium? mr. jones: no. >> secondly, due have any idea how many, you said thousands, how many of the bodies are being disposed of in mass graves and how many are being burned? mr. jones: no. so you are familiar with the amnesty international report which projected that as
russia joined the unanimous u.n. security council resolution [applause] [applause] 2254, which demands all parties immediately cease any attacks against civilians. russia has either aided in or passively looked away as the regime has conducted an airstrike against the u.n. convoy, destroyed east aleppo, and used chemical weapons against civilians on april 4. during his visit here last week, foreign minister lavrov acknowledged there is no military solution to the syrian conflict. russia must...
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this morning the turkish ministry of foreign affairs said it summoned the u.n. ambassador to turkey to issue a written and verbal protest. it says that, quote, it was delivered due to the aggressive and unprofessional actions taken contrary to diplomatic rules and practices by u.s. security personnel toward the protection team of the minister of foreign affairs of the republic of turkey. there is an investigation on going. that's why the d.c. police department. turks want a full investigation and full explanation. the u.s. state department has just responded. says it did happen this morning, that there was that protest. and then adds that the conduct of turkish security personnel last week was deeply disturk and that the u.s. government has shared that at the highest level with the turkish government. so there are some in congress who want the u.s. to go further. senator john mccain said he wants the turkish ambassador to the u.s. expelled over this. >> sandra: secretary tillerson just spoke to american reporters? >> reporter: that's right. aboard air force one
this morning the turkish ministry of foreign affairs said it summoned the u.n. ambassador to turkey to issue a written and verbal protest. it says that, quote, it was delivered due to the aggressive and unprofessional actions taken contrary to diplomatic rules and practices by u.s. security personnel toward the protection team of the minister of foreign affairs of the republic of turkey. there is an investigation on going. that's why the d.c. police department. turks want a full investigation...
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bush and chaney demonized the u.n. when they wouldn't go along with the build-up going into iraq. -- called them i.p. incompetent and american institute was all for that war. so let's start really log at truth again. host: i'll give you the first dibs on that. guest: i would not claim that i was one of the few people that right from the beginning said that we were not sufficiently prepared to do what came next. and also i would say that it was actually my colleagues and first did the original planning. the surge did in fact lead to quite a bit of stability in iraq. that one can argue we should have gone into iraq to go in. but on the other hand, i think, you know, i think we could have accomplished more in iraq than we have. but again, that's open to debate. -- ven't been host: let's go to mary in maryland on the independent line. hi, mary. caller: hello. yes, i first want to thank these two gentlemen for setting the country straight, pointing out problems and i have a problem with the republicans who keep calling and
bush and chaney demonized the u.n. when they wouldn't go along with the build-up going into iraq. -- called them i.p. incompetent and american institute was all for that war. so let's start really log at truth again. host: i'll give you the first dibs on that. guest: i would not claim that i was one of the few people that right from the beginning said that we were not sufficiently prepared to do what came next. and also i would say that it was actually my colleagues and first did the original...
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>> he could write a letter to the secretary to the u.n. and say we are pulling out and this would be it. after a year america would not be part of this agreement. i don't think donald is thinking too much about the consequences for the environment. he is thinking as we have seen in the report about his voters, the coal miner in kentucky, west virginia, the blue-collar worker in michigan and pennsylvania, he made sure that he is going to become the president of the united states who voted for him. he wants to keep his promise. he said several times that climate change is from his perspective a hoax. he wants to keep his promise. >> shirley among those voters there must be some concern about the consequences of pulling out of this deal. it is america versus the rest of the world. there are only two other countries not signed up. syria and nicaragua. >> a great club. you are right. on the other hand you hear those soundbites, we may close a coal mine here and our workers will lose their job but those guys in china and india, when we close a c
>> he could write a letter to the secretary to the u.n. and say we are pulling out and this would be it. after a year america would not be part of this agreement. i don't think donald is thinking too much about the consequences for the environment. he is thinking as we have seen in the report about his voters, the coal miner in kentucky, west virginia, the blue-collar worker in michigan and pennsylvania, he made sure that he is going to become the president of the united states who voted...
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it will get relevance to the u.n. street she herself -- is going to discover some of the real benefits that accrue the united states from being embraced united nations. humanitarian agencies -- whatever, she was going to have a sufficient force, to draw those benefits to the attention of her peers and cabinet. the ticket is a plus that an important personality has been put as our representative to the u.n.. obviously, north korea has been -- does it -- at the forefront. also we have seen that abstention from china, the un security council. -- one of the most committed changes is a posture that the trump administration has taken. talked about and how much of a problem china was. suddenly, the post she mar-a-lago engagement in the where the administration is true -- increasingly touting how well it is working with china. >> it was amusing the way, to the credit pennsylvania on saturday he said, you do not think we should hold a currency manipulator, when we need them for the korea problem, do you? they said no, they agr
it will get relevance to the u.n. street she herself -- is going to discover some of the real benefits that accrue the united states from being embraced united nations. humanitarian agencies -- whatever, she was going to have a sufficient force, to draw those benefits to the attention of her peers and cabinet. the ticket is a plus that an important personality has been put as our representative to the u.n.. obviously, north korea has been -- does it -- at the forefront. also we have seen that...
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it is odd to have the u.n. ambassador implicated brady >> martha: we saw that questioning by trey gowdy, who is in charge of that investigation, going after that issue. did an ambassador ever asked to have specific people in the trump administration with regard to this, unmasked, as the crunch was on at the very end of the obama administration? we know that they made an effort to push some of this information out there, they were concerned about the good of the country. others think that there was something nefarious. it's because you notice that when brennan was asked that question, he hesitated. he didn't he say "she's in a bath at her, what would you expect." it would be unusual. >> martha: in terms of carter page, what do you make of the fact that he was out there this morning saying, i want to tell my story. they asked me to come tell my story, now, i am permanently off the list. >> i got two theories. the number one, to take it at face value, with what adam schiff's income of the democrats are saying, nob
it is odd to have the u.n. ambassador implicated brady >> martha: we saw that questioning by trey gowdy, who is in charge of that investigation, going after that issue. did an ambassador ever asked to have specific people in the trump administration with regard to this, unmasked, as the crunch was on at the very end of the obama administration? we know that they made an effort to push some of this information out there, they were concerned about the good of the country. others think that...
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head of the u.n. makes an impassioned appeal on climate change as donald trump is still thinking about whether or not the u.s. will pull out of the landmark paris accord. macronsident emmanuel may have campaigned on a promise to clean up french politics, but one of his new ministers is wrapped up in scandal. being up, could france heading for another fuel shortage? hundreds of gas stations are running short of supplies as a strike by tanker drivers continues. and could paris's infamous notre dame cathedral be saved? first our top story live from paris. ♪ we will start in afghanistan with the aftermath of a massive car bomb that ripped through the diplomatic quarter of kabul this morning. over 80 people have been confirmed dead with close to 350 heard. both the french and german embassies were damaged in the blast. for more on the situation, our correspondent is in kabul. what can you tell us? least 115 that at people were confirmed killed and more than 300 people were wounded. i was speaking for the
head of the u.n. makes an impassioned appeal on climate change as donald trump is still thinking about whether or not the u.s. will pull out of the landmark paris accord. macronsident emmanuel may have campaigned on a promise to clean up french politics, but one of his new ministers is wrapped up in scandal. being up, could france heading for another fuel shortage? hundreds of gas stations are running short of supplies as a strike by tanker drivers continues. and could paris's infamous notre...
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the u.n. is considering new sanctions against north korea. pyongyang test fired another missile yesterday. the u.n. will hold closed door meetings on that missile test starting tomorrow. >>> right now, there's growing concern about the safety of a missing virginia mother and her 8-month-old baby. police have found the car the pair was traveling in, but no sign of keer johnson and 8-month-old chloe. police believe the two are in extreme danger. they disappeared april 30th, while heading to buck row beach. >>> first be going to a private episcopal school in maryland starting in the fall. st. andrew's episcopal church school in potomac. the first lady said the school is known for its diverse community and academic excellence. former first daughters chelsea clinton and sasha and malia also attended. >>> today i think is a good example of you ain't seen nothing yet, because the story we're talking about tomorrow is the weather. >> let the fanning begin. doug is in the storm center. great weather ri
the u.n. is considering new sanctions against north korea. pyongyang test fired another missile yesterday. the u.n. will hold closed door meetings on that missile test starting tomorrow. >>> right now, there's growing concern about the safety of a missing virginia mother and her 8-month-old baby. police have found the car the pair was traveling in, but no sign of keer johnson and 8-month-old chloe. police believe the two are in extreme danger. they disappeared april 30th, while heading...
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reporter: the u.n. says record numbers of children are on the move around the world without their, fleeting from countries of conflict and desperation. much more must be done to protect them. bbc news, athens. laura: the harrowing stories of children escaping war. the sports international corporation stopped her from while playing. the restriction against headwear has been revised. the bbc spoke to her about what this victory means to her, the sport, and future players. gooden you are having a game, you can't put that feeling into words. you are pretty much in the zone. you don't see anything but the ball and the basket. basketball is a huge part of my identity. i began playing basketball when i was four. playing on the court, being covered, i never worried about what people would say because i was a basketball player. unfortunately, others did not seem me as a basketball player first. when i found that i couldn't play, i felt heartbroken. questioning whether or not i wanted to take my scarf off and pla
reporter: the u.n. says record numbers of children are on the move around the world without their, fleeting from countries of conflict and desperation. much more must be done to protect them. bbc news, athens. laura: the harrowing stories of children escaping war. the sports international corporation stopped her from while playing. the restriction against headwear has been revised. the bbc spoke to her about what this victory means to her, the sport, and future players. gooden you are having a...
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the u.n. security cocouncil is slated t to meet tuesdsday to discuss the north h korean nuclr program. in brazil, protesters gathered in cities across the country sunday to demand the resignation of president michel temer, following explosive testimony released by the supreme court friday that accuses temer of accepting millions of dollars in bribes since 2010. on saturday, temer vowed not to resign. but key political groups, including political parties and the influential lawyers association have backed the , impeachment calls. this is president of brazil's workers party rui falclcao at te protest on sunday. peopleover the country, are taking the streets today in defense of direct elections now. temer's government has ended. there are 14 million unemployed people already. and they amy: in south sudan, the united nations says pro-government forces killed at least 114 civilians in the last six months of last year in and araround the town of yei. the u.n. also accused the pro-government soldiers
the u.n. security cocouncil is slated t to meet tuesdsday to discuss the north h korean nuclr program. in brazil, protesters gathered in cities across the country sunday to demand the resignation of president michel temer, following explosive testimony released by the supreme court friday that accuses temer of accepting millions of dollars in bribes since 2010. on saturday, temer vowed not to resign. but key political groups, including political parties and the influential lawyers association...
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obviously i think there's a place for u.n. peacekeeping. there are limits to what the obviously i think there's a place for u.n. peacekeeping. >> hello, chairman. will your bill marked to somewhere in the middle deck of --? >> this goes back to the soft bigotry of low expectations. people are cynical, and there's a lot of reason to be. it is the job of the military to help propose what they think is needed for them to execute permissions they are ordered. to make it falls to us those decisions. we ought to bear the spots ability of those decisions. i've been concerned through the obama years about the military has not been willing to stand up and say this is what it needs. they hedge their bets because of either pressure they feel, or think is from leadership. and so, i worry that we start hedging our beds at the at the's -- bets beginning, where you end up his way down here somewhere, where is the real need we really lose sight of. my focus is, what's the need? we will have a discussion in the house about where we are with the budget proce
obviously i think there's a place for u.n. peacekeeping. there are limits to what the obviously i think there's a place for u.n. peacekeeping. >> hello, chairman. will your bill marked to somewhere in the middle deck of --? >> this goes back to the soft bigotry of low expectations. people are cynical, and there's a lot of reason to be. it is the job of the military to help propose what they think is needed for them to execute permissions they are ordered. to make it falls to us...
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the u.n. security council is slated to meet tuesday to discuss the north korean nuclear program. in brazil, protesters gathered in cities across the country sunday to demand the resignation of president michel temer, following explosive testimony released by the supreme court friday that accuses temer of accepting millions of dollars in bribes since 2010. on saturday, temer vowed not to resign. but key political groups, including political parties and the influential lawyers association have backed the , impeachment calls. this is president of brazil's workers party rui falcao at the protest on sunday. eoplel over the country, are taking the streets today in defense of direct elections now. temer's government has ended. there are 14 million unemployed people already. and they amy: in south sudan, the united nations says pro-government forces killed at least 114 civilians in the last six months of last year in and around the town of yei. the u.n. also accused the pro-government soldiers of rapi
the u.n. security council is slated to meet tuesday to discuss the north korean nuclear program. in brazil, protesters gathered in cities across the country sunday to demand the resignation of president michel temer, following explosive testimony released by the supreme court friday that accuses temer of accepting millions of dollars in bribes since 2010. on saturday, temer vowed not to resign. but key political groups, including political parties and the influential lawyers association have...
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post: -- >> it seems like there is some confusion between what u.n. representatives are saying and what trump's policies are. is looking for an isolationist sort of policy, america first and all of that, and i do not know how you handle the conflict. if theresupport nato was some russian movement, or do you think he will have to face that at some place. how you think you will handle it? >> i think if was an overt conflict, the president would react appropriately. the difficulty is if you are not confident or certain about it, you are inviting problems you do not need to invite. so that is problematic, not just because we turn our back on our but somebody like a russian or -- like the russians or chinese think they can get away with something. key point here is there is uncertainty. the uncertainty is one of the main ways word wars get started. bar not going to get into a fight with john sina because i am sure i would lose. when there is uncertainty, there is question about whether the guy will run away or not, or maybe he will not stand up for himself
post: -- >> it seems like there is some confusion between what u.n. representatives are saying and what trump's policies are. is looking for an isolationist sort of policy, america first and all of that, and i do not know how you handle the conflict. if theresupport nato was some russian movement, or do you think he will have to face that at some place. how you think you will handle it? >> i think if was an overt conflict, the president would react appropriately. the difficulty is...
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obviously i think there's a place for u.n. peacekeeping. there are limits to what the u.n. will or can do, but there's a place for it in the world. >> hello, chairman. challengedng to be to get above the $603 billion topline. the president requested that much. kay granger said she can defend 640 number, but she said not unless something false from heaven. is it on the table? chair thornberry: we haven't decided what number we will mark to. soft entry of low expectations. expectations.low people are cynical, and there's a reason to be. first, it's a job at the military to help propose what they think is needed for them to execute the missions they were ordered. to make falls to us those decisions. ought to bear the responsibility of those decisions. i've been concerned through the obama years about the military has not been willing to stand up and say this is what it needs. they hedge their bets because of either pressure they feel, or is from leadership. and so, i worry that we start hedging our beds at the beginning, where you end up his way down here somewhere, where is t
obviously i think there's a place for u.n. peacekeeping. there are limits to what the u.n. will or can do, but there's a place for it in the world. >> hello, chairman. challengedng to be to get above the $603 billion topline. the president requested that much. kay granger said she can defend 640 number, but she said not unless something false from heaven. is it on the table? chair thornberry: we haven't decided what number we will mark to. soft entry of low expectations. expectations.low...
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it will get relevance to the u.n. street she herself -- is going to discover some of the real benefits that accrue the united states from being embraced united nations. humanitarian agencies -- whatever, she was going to have a sufficient force, to draw those benefits to the attention of her peers and cabinet. the ticket is a plus that an important personality has been put as our representative to the u.n.. obviously, north korea has been -- does it -- at the forefront. also we have seen that abstention from china, the un security council. -- one of the most committed changes is a posture that the trump administration has taken. talked about and how much of a problem china was. suddenly, the post she mar-a-lago engagement in the where the administration is true -- increasingly touting how well it is working with china. >> it was amusing the way, to the credit pennsylvania on saturday he said, you do not think we should hold a currency manipulator, when we need them for the korea problem, do you? they said no, they agr
it will get relevance to the u.n. street she herself -- is going to discover some of the real benefits that accrue the united states from being embraced united nations. humanitarian agencies -- whatever, she was going to have a sufficient force, to draw those benefits to the attention of her peers and cabinet. the ticket is a plus that an important personality has been put as our representative to the u.n.. obviously, north korea has been -- does it -- at the forefront. also we have seen that...
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it utterly failed to uphold not only the u.n. charter but also the budapest agreement and the annexation of crimea by the russian federation is essentially now accepted by the liberal international order as just one of those things, never mind. ukraine is in a state of more or less civil war. it would be wrong to call it a frozen conflict because it is really quite hot and there are periodic outbreaks of violence. the picture that fareed paints of latin america is kind of baffling. i don't know, heard of venezuela, following events in ka caracas? it may be on the retreat in argentina, but it is putting up a ferocious rear guard action in vennes wallace right now and people are being killed in the streets of caracas. my sense is we probably all have overestimated the benefits of creating a completely interconnected world. we didn't realize that it would actually be former kgb operatives who would best understand how to unleash troll armies to try to influence democratic elections. we under estimated the extent to which a interconn
it utterly failed to uphold not only the u.n. charter but also the budapest agreement and the annexation of crimea by the russian federation is essentially now accepted by the liberal international order as just one of those things, never mind. ukraine is in a state of more or less civil war. it would be wrong to call it a frozen conflict because it is really quite hot and there are periodic outbreaks of violence. the picture that fareed paints of latin america is kind of baffling. i don't...