all options are on the table is the only answer given by the white house of president to all questions on syria that is after donald trump fires off a series of contradictory tweets of first threatening russia dialing back his brother and. british media reports prime minister theresa may is preparing for action ordering the u.k. submarines within missile range of syria. armored police and vehicles have moved in to break up an eco camp in western france on the third day of protests officers have been met with violence from activists also. london's metropolitan police have released

a statement by the daughter of russian former spy sergei screwball expose with her father to a nerve agent last month in it she says she doesn't need the russian embassies nor does she want to get in touch with a relative or the time being. our broadcasting live direct from his mosque of this is our international thomas certainly glad to have you with us now get ready russia that is the message sent out by u.s. president donald trump in a seven am tweet and he promised quote nice and new and smart missiles would be fired at syria in response to the alleged chemical attack in duma he also said relations with moscow are now even worse than during the cold war some treated from sweets as confirmation that

a strike on syria was imminent but the white house spokesperson did little to dispel the mystery artie's caleb maupin has more. now the daily white house press briefing took place and sarah huckabee sanders the white house spokesperson came out and took questions from the press now in response to trump's tweets the press had quite a few questions they asked when where would this strike be being carried out this potential strike or unleashing the missiles they asked would russian positions be hit in syria as there are russian forces on the ground there would they be hit in a potential strike furthermore they asked the question what kind of missiles would be used and what kind of weapons would be used however every time a question was asked sarah huckabee sanders gave the same very vague answer maintaining that we have a number of options and once again all options are on the table he has a number of other options as well the president has not laid out a timetable and still leaving a number of other options there are as you say options on the table when it comes

to russia as diplomacy. that's an option. as i said all options are on the table that's right all options on the table nothing clear being specified from the white house people were tuning in to the white house press briefing hoping that they could get a more clear picture of what was happening many are probably even more baffled now than they were before meanwhile we do have secretary of defense james mattis who has come forward and said they are gathering information and indicated that something may be on the horizon some action may be looming this is we're still assessing the intelligence ourselves and our allies are still working on this and we stand ready to provide military option to for appropriate as the president determined heather nauert the spokesperson for the u.s. state department indicated that the united states does not have a clear picture of what happened she seems to argue that there was indeed a chemical attack in duma but she couldn't specify what chemicals were used. in our

generation has got used to it we're used to the war clashes and threats in the past few years chemical weapons or next. used to start a war. these it possible the chemical weapons only women and children removed the bodies of women and children. nothing happened to them what about the wind. the omeo and the neighborhoods behind. spread by the wind. now tuesday there was quite a tense day of diplomatic deadlock at the united nations security council convened a resolution proposed by russia for how the opi c.w. would conduct investigations was voted down vetoed by the united states a resolution proposed by the united states was also an able to pass vetoed by russia so at the u.n. security council no clear point of agreement could be reached and as the o.p.c. w.

inspectors were on their way to syria no clear mission for what they would do there was clarified at this point the o.p.c. w. inspectors have been offered the protection of the russian military as they go to syria to find out what's going on the russian military and in the russian resolution it was pushed that they actually visit the site of the alleged attack and find out the truth about what's going on however it's not clear what the o.p.c. w. will be doing as the u.n. security council could not reach a consensus on that matter at this point as we hear different voices from the usa we see one thing on trump's twitter page we hear all options on the table from the white house we hear from the state department and the secretary of defense it becomes clear that it's possible there may not be a very clear strategy and that a lot of people are left guessing about what may be coming next. well trump may be rushing to act now but in the past he was more circumspect back in two thousand and thirteen he was highly critical of then president barack obama's approach to

syria saying bad things would happen if washington launched an attack and that the u.s. needed to focus on its own problems and yet after entering office trump fired tomahawk missiles at syria and is now seemingly gearing up for a second round however there could be domestic considerations to the u.s. president's change of two. but he ran the flag effect and increased popular support of the president during war accompanied by reduced criticism of governmental policies. any nuclear missile launched from cuba against any nation in the western hemisphere as an attack by the soviet union on the united states. progress is now being made towards the restoration of peace in the caribbean. the use of terrorism and its holding hostages. political to me.

to continue along with other nations and with. a prompt resolution of the crisis. i have therefore directed to reject the iraqi army from kuwait. is president i can report to the nation aggression is defeated the war is over. american and coalition forces are in the early stages of military operations to disarm iraq to free its people and to defend the world from grave danger. the united states and around. have prevailed. and i ordered a targeted military strike or airfields in syria.

i think. became president of the united states i think this was actually a big moment in the wake of president fiery rhetoric u.s. media is speculating about the country's possible actions over syria highlighting that none of them are ideal our correspondent you can all options are on the table for syria well now. seems that this donald trump promise of fire and fury has all but taken a diplomatic resolution off that list from the looks of a trumpet doesn't have many doors left open to him anymore but one of them is actually the one he's already tried the same time last year a parallel situation an allegation of a chemical attack blamed on president assad's forces without even waiting for an investigation trump goes in with guns blazing.

back then the u.s. president gave the russians an early warning so that its troops could leave the area hawks in washington ripped from for it saying this is exactly why the airstrike turned out to be a waste of time a nother potential option for trump this time is to go full on forget the warnings forget all caution and just unleashing a unilateral military campaign where could that go wrong well where shall we start it would force russia to consider its own military options evoking memories of the one thousand nine hundred sixty two cuban missile crisis when washington and moscow almost started a nuclear war reports suggest america's closest allies might not be even in on this

finally trump could backtrack on the threat and take more of a co-operative stance like the one indicated by his second to eat buy some say this would be as good as committing reputational suicide for trump this would be you not simply reversing on a promise but also getting soft on russia as the critics would put it after all trump sold ready being called out over of numerous major inconsistency is in his syria approach. fifteen months and the trumpet administration has no serious strategy threats tweets one off strikes are not a strategy baiting russia is not a strategy this is why congress needs to reassert control over war powers so whatever action he chooses a strike or no strike trump may have just tweeted himself into something of a corner. well meanwhile british media is reporting a valid to theresa may has ordered british submarines operating in the mediterranean to move within firing range of syria it is also claimed an emergency

cabinet meeting has been scheduled for thursday afternoon now we cannot independently verify those reports but earlier today may said that she believes assad was responsible for the do not attack parties and associates you're going to have details. we do know that british prime minister theresa may has initially made it clear that she is not a fan of any rushed action when it comes to this and that she would like to see proof of assad's involvement and this at this point seems to have shifted somewhat all the indications are that this was the responsibility of the syrian regime we would. close his eyes to see how we can ensure those responsible are held to account and how we can prevent deter the humanitarian catastrophe just the use of chemical weapons in the future because the continued use of chemical weapons cannot go unchallenged well here in westminster right now debate is right about whether or not parliament needs to be involved in this discussion with many m.p.'s saying that

britain has been here before and they need to be able to vote on any major decisions like this of course let's keep in mind that westminster saw something similar when back in twenty thirteen the parliament did not go ahead with supporting a similar strike in syria along these lines and among those voices we've seen opposition labor party leader jeremy corbyn has said that parliament needs to be consulted we have seen the same message come from the defense committee chairman who has said that parliament certainly needs to be consulted on these matters we've got in syria is a choice between monsters on the one hand and maniacs on the other while those are voices that are obviously calling for parliament's involvement on any major steps like military action on the other side we have people like former british prime minister tony blair who seems to be much more in favor of taking action instead of consulting parliament despite having a reputation that was marred because of the iraq invasion let's take

a listen to what he's been saying if you don't respond to this to the use of chemical weapons against civilians then obviously you know we're ignoring what the international community has said which is this is unacceptable and those that use such measures methods should be held to a. well that meanwhile across the channel in france we've been seeing a man who had mark all of this of course coming following discussions between himself theresa may and donald trump he said that he believes that there should be a strong and joint response and that some kind of decision will be announced in the coming days however it's also not so simple in france with some opinions being different from his approach that everyone knows perfectly that in wartime the first victim is truth what happens on the ground is almost unknown to us the chemical attack which evidently took place is abominable we must condemn it but we still have to find out who committed it it sounds a lot like an excuse for the united states of america and their allies to get back

in the game and to engage in an armed conflict i think that currently france is contributing to the creation of the recreate a certain form of the cold war with russia it's pointless because it doesn't benefit france or its economy or international relations to let the u.s. seeking to stir up a conflict with russia boss around well so while france and britain are now weighing their options in terms of exactly what they're going to be doing next but it's obviously clear that events are going to be unraveling quite quickly from here so we'll be watching what happens next. facing possible imminent escalation in syria members of the british public were asked if they would support or oppose a military option results or show britain's are split on the issue with thirty six percent supporting military action and thirty seven percent opposing it but the numbers change when people are asked about possible conflict with russia those opposed to rise to almost half while support falls to just twenty eight percent and

while amid reports and says foreign ambassadors have a crucial role to play in the current chaotic world situation he made that comment at a welcoming ceremony for new envoys to moscow on wednesday. you'll immediately to the world of invokes nothing but the situation in the world is becoming more chaotic never the less we still hope the common sense will eventually prevail and international relations will end constructively of course the entire world system will become more stable and predictable middle east expert risk things that president trump wants to avoid hitting russian positions in syria so this time there is pressure for trump to go ahead with an escalated response there are a will he go ahead and do that and risk war i'm not sure i think that trump is very intent on not doing anything which would cause the loss of lives of russian soldiers in syria that is something god completely sure of that but would he go ahead for example and target somebody rainy and personnel in syria likely israelis

that just a couple of days ago that's a possible scenario of some attacks maybe in damascus some. sensitive locations and that's also something which is possible as i said to the juice of the pressures which are piling up on the trumpeter ministration not just to do something but to do something which was more than what he did last year when he launched those tomahawk missiles. the police have used the armored vehicles to demolish structures at an eco camp in western france. was. how activists gathered again on wednesday to try and prevent police from entering the site near the city of najaf they clashed with officers throwing stones and bottles authorities responded with tear gas against the activists crushes have now been raging on for three days. how.

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police we'll bring you the full story following a short break stay with us. it's. what politicians do something to. put themselves on the line. to get accepted over checked. so when you want to be president. or somehow want to be rich. it's a joy to be cross with what about forty three in the morning can't be good good i'm interested always in the waters of my house.

it was about this is our two year international now london's metropolitan police have issued a statement by you the daughter of russian former spy so they screwball both exposed to a nerve agent last month in the u.k. city of souls bring our troops need your tutor has more blubber of things have been said in this statement and from the russian authorities perspective it is rather worrying and some key points here she has said that she doesn't want to be contacted by the media she knows that she has the support of the russian embassy but she does not wish to have their help right now and also she doesn't want her

cousin victoria to visit her now victoria has spoken out publicly and she's wrong the frustration because she tried to get a british visa which was denied and she says that she wanted to visit you and she feels that the phone conversation she had with you wasn't genuine europe is a very i ask the u.k. and you personally to reckon siddur the decision to refuse my these or they're scared that i will find out something more that yulia will tell me something yes they try to manipulate me not the kremlin and my five at first i was happy that yulia called but it was clear that she wasn't speaking her own words she was being prompted you can't hear it in the recording but at the start she was told yes you can talk which means that she was being guided. by the russian. in london have issued a statement as well they are genuinely happy for her recovery but they have concerns about this statement as well they're concerned about the media reports and about

the fact that they don't know where her where she is her whereabouts they have been reports that she's been offered an american identification and she and they're worried about that and they are concerned that she's isolated from the public we can have a longer look at what they said we are genuinely happy for you and wish her referred the recovery and rehabilitation meanwhile brit's surety has continued to refuse to provide any independently verifiable information about you lose health and wishes we confirm our request and intention to meet her and see by ourselves if she is world and at the very least we demand urgent proof that actions in relation to you being taken in strict observance of her free will. there are a number of points that the russian authorities are sticking to they are still asking for access to the investigation they are denying any involvement in the attacks on the script piles in fact they're upset for a number of reasons at the finger pointing the blaming of russia the definitive

blaming of russia on this issue and phrases that they've heard like highly likely or no other possible explanation they're finding frustrating they're saying that it's not enough and that doesn't provide enough evidence that russia is the indeed the definitive cause of the attack on the script. in media companies started by a palestinian journalist killed last week while covering protests at the is real gaza border has received a grant from the u.s. government or to possibly or have details. well a palestinian journalist was killed last week during the clashes along the israel gaza border between israeli soldiers and palestinian protesters yes it was thirty years old he was a camera man and also the co-founder of a palestinian production company in gaza known as the palestinian media he was just a few hundred meters from the border. shot in the torso and it was very clear from

the pictures we've seen that he was wearing a bullet proof jacket with the word emblazoned across it we have subsequently heard from the israeli defense minister avigdor lieberman that he was a member of her must which israel guards is a terrorist organization and therefore a legitimate target his colleagues of course deny this saying these claims are ridiculous but this is what israeli defense minister had to say. this is a veteran terrorist of the hamas military wing he was at the rank of quivering to a captain in a mass he received a regular salary says twenty eleven those remarks from the defense minister confuse the situation a little because we have heard from the israeli army that it does not intentionally target journalists at the same time it also contradicts statements that we receiving from the united states which provided him with a grant of nearly twelve thousand dollars now this is under a program that supports private sector development and wants to help his production

company in gaza the u.s. state department does not deny the claims my understanding is that he was that it according to u.s. government guidelines but i don't have anything more was shot last friday and died early on saturday morning he was buried later on saturday and at his funeral the hamas political leader ismail haniya spoke saying that he was a martyr and threatening as well that there would be a thousand more martyrs who would rise up to take his place all of this comes amid growing tensions on the ground we expect that this friday yet again there will be clashes between israeli soldiers and palestinian protesters. friendship president among your mark rama has defended weapons sales to the saudi led coalition fighting in yemen despite the thousands of civilian casualties for your conflict. you can flee since the start of the conflict in yemen france has adopted a very specific process whereby of military equipment analyzed on

a case by case basis and on the basis of reinforced criteria that reflect respect for international humanitarian law the risk of harm to civilian populations of france is one of the biggest on exports to both riyadh and the united arab emirates who are fighting the who it is in yemen most of northern yemen and the capital sanaa are under the control of the un calls the war the world's worst humanitarian crisis. that. it's covered underneath. of money. that's where it is because

in all honesty france is in there working with the united states and the united kingdom you know as far as as long as the money is made. you know they will keep this war alive for as long as it takes and it's already taken three years and this is the fourth year now and there is no end to it and they know it is an unwinnable war. and they do know that that you know in spite of all these countries bombing yemen left right and center they have never been able to break the will of the yemeni people and they're still going to supply those arms because as ready to buy them so you know we're going to support that until the well runs dry and then we'll look at something else after that. that does it for me i'll be back in about thirty three minutes with a full look at your news stay with us this is our interest.

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from washington d.c. i'm far chilton and coming up today will be talking or oil markets with energy expert right corner of simpler trading and former pentagon official michael maloof analyzes the risk of escalating conflict in syria plus the toughness week continues our ongoing series on the u.s. infrastructure deficit with a closer look at u.s. ports now let's get to the stories topping today's headlines u.s. house speaker paul ryan the republican from wisconsin and former vice presidential candidate in two thousand and twelve said today he would not seek another term in congress the move places republican controlled house and somewhat uncertain putting limits the ups and downs of the trump administration in his remarks the speaker noted his efforts at completing the tax reform law and acted late last year as one of his key legacy policy accomplishments listen to a little about what he had to say about why he was stepping down some you know my story my dad died when i was sixteen the daughter the age my daughter raise and i

just don't want to be one of those people looking back on my life thinking i spend more time with my kids when i know if i see one another term they will only know me as that we can father good for him although it is a loss for the nation is a good guy at boom bust we try not to focus on politics or we do so primarily as politics impact finance business and economics and that's certainly the case with regard to speaker ryan has had an important impact on all of those things. the managing director of the international monetary fund christine lagarde is warning of the risk involved in any escalation of global tensions over trade guard told an audience in a hong kong that tariffs raise prices and limit scheuer says and warned against protectionism in all its forms the guard also suggested the united states could offset the effects of trade deficits by cutting spending and increasing.