program great to have you with us tensions between india and pakistan over disputed kashmir are escalating quickly that's after indian fighter jets launched air strikes on pakistani territory for the first time in decades new delhi claims it reacted to a militant bomb attack on its troops earlier this month now islam about has responded as it said it would pakistan says it shot down two indian fighter jets wish cost into its airspace another indian aircraft crashed in indian controlled kashmir as you can see the situation is developing fast. how to study combat jets have also been accused of entering indian airspace and ground forces have been exchanging fire across the so-called line of control both india and pakistan claim they do not want war but the situation is the most tense it has been in decades. the wreckage of an indian air force helicopter draws a crowd the circumstances surrounding the downing of this aircraft are unclear but all is not well between the juggernaut neighbors india and pakistan the kashmir region has been central to the dispute between the two countries for decad

well that's a very serious escalation and it just goes to show you the how seriously the pakistanis are taking the security situation in the country the fact that they have shut them but i have to say it is standard operating procedure when tensions this high between india and pakistan the idea behind this is to simply keep control of the airspace and try and get as little traffic as possible in the air so the pakistanis can monitor any indian activity that might be coming across the border but it's not just the aspace there's been a lot of clashes on the ground over the line of control in pakistan i've been to kashmir and indian administered kashmir as well so it's not just the. flying over from india but the conscious on the ground as well the pakistani army salute the insistent that they did shoot down two fighter jets two pilots in custody one of them they've released pictures all of the votes are released pictures of the site itself and they say that this is a very serious escalation by india now as you say real waiting to hear from the pakistani prime minister in iraq he's going t

we should be thinking that if this escalates, where will it lead?two countries in nearly 20 years. it began two weeks ago, when a pakistan—based militant group killed a0 indian soldiers. pakistan insisted the attack had nothing to do with them, but yesterday indian jets crossed into pakistan, targeting, indian officials claim, a militant training camp. local residents say they only hit a forest. today pakistan struck back with an air raid in india, shooting down at least one indian fighterjet responding to it. at a press conference by the pakistani military, i asked if their actions were bringing the countries to the brink of war. we engaged in nearby open space, where there was no human life or no military post, meaning thereby that we deliberately avoided the escalation. indian officials, though, held their own press conference, making their own claims. the pakistan air force was detected, and the indian air force responded instantly. in that aerial engagement, one pakistan air force fighter aircraft was shot down. there have already been a number

meaning thereby that we deliberately avoided the escalation.h, held their own press conference, making their own claims. the pakistani force was detected and the indian air force responded instantly. in that aerial engagement one pakistan air force fighter aircraft was shot down. there are have already been a number of casualties as a result of cross—border shelling and the fear is the violence could now escalate further. well, a little earlier i was joined here in the studio by acer —— south asian politics expert. he told me that the severity of the situation can't be downplayed. there is some irony that president trump is negotiating with kim jong—un from north korea on nuclear de—escalation and you have two nuclear rivals facing off against each other in south asia. the us in the past was always involved when tensions flared up following the parliament attack in india 2001 and then also the mumbai a tax in 2008. this time there doesn't seem to be an integration that may take place in the near future an integration that may take place in the

calls for the escalation being echoed by world leaders germany the u.s. and the u.k. have all appealed for restraint. now as tensions escalate further pakistan's civil aviation authority says that it has shut its airspace to all commercial flights dozens of flights were cancelled from thailand on wednesday night bangkok airport officials said over four thousand travelers were affected the airspace closure came shortly after pakistan's claim that it shot down two indian warplanes airways says flights to europe will resume on thursday. you are watching g.w. news. up next few cities are considered more beautiful and only a few are as threatened by mass tourism or talking about venice stay tuned for our documentary on that beautiful italian city and i'm rita will be with you at the top of the next hour with a another full bulletin of international news meanwhile all the stories online at the w dot com thanks for. one organize party it's a real policy because there is no rubbishing about everyone rights that only in the room and then we parted. and you know what the great

we should be thinking that, if this escalates, where will it lead?eeks ago when a pakistan—based militant group kills a0 indian soldiers. pakistan insisted the attack had nothing to do with them. but indian jets crossed into pakistan, targeting indian officials, claim a militant training camp. local residents say they only hit a forest. pakistan struck back with an air raid in india, shooting down at least one indian fighterjet responding to it. at a press conference by the pakistani military, i asked if their actions were bringing the countries to the brink of war. we engaged a nearby open space where there was no human life or no military post, meaning thereby that we deliberately avoided escalation. indian officials, though, held their own press conference, making their own claims. the pakistan air force was detected and the indian air force responded instantly. in that aerial engagement, one pakistan air force fighter aircraft was shot down. there are have already been a number of casualties as a result of cross—border shelling, and the fear is t

ido not going to escalate to full—scale war.course, in india we are going into an election cycle. modi is coming under a loss of pressure to not back down. what i think is most interesting is the pakistani is are basically willing to potentially go to war to use terrorism as a tool for foreign policy. this is something that has not been remarked upon and it is to be stated very clearly. is particularly tricky when both leaders have something to prove at this moment. ——it is. keeping the us and china could do more and will do more? let's talk about this. it think the most important conflict history that we could look to was the kargil conflict, that happened 20 years ago. at that time we had a very strong us president, he had strong relations with all of our allies across the atlantic, and he had fairly decent ties with china. during kargil the united states, china, as well as the eu made a very clear statement to pakistani that you need to de— escalate. the united states has, quite rightly, been absent. i think one of the reason

the difficulty i suppose has always with these things as once you escalate, how do you de—escalate?d about discussions, and indians have said they are open to the discussion, but neither side is saying they are going to stop using their affect iliac air force in the meantime. that's quite right actually. that's what a little bit strange about the situation is that on the books and and press conferences, both sides are saying that they don't want any further escalation of the hostilities, whatever is happening in the region, right? but at the same time it, there have been violations of airspace on both sides. there is cross—border shelling along the line of control in several sectors, and an indian air force pilot has been captured, and in the pref press conference today, it was telling. he is clearly saying that no one is going to win this. you know, once this gets out of hand, we really don't know how we are going to control it. the indian authorities are also not revealing anything about what their next steps are, soi anything about what their next steps are, so i do think that a

now, there has been no talk of a nuclear escalation.nventional in nature, it does seem that prime minister narendra modi has refused by minister imran khan's offer for talks, so we'lljust have to see india retaliate. at a press conference by the pakistan military, i asked of their actions are bringing countries to the brink of war. “— bringing countries to the brink of war. —— if. we engaged a nearby open space, where there was no human life or no military post, meaning thereby that we deliberately avoided the escalation. indian officials, though, held their own press conference, making their own claims. the pakistan air force was detected and the indian air force responded instantly. in that aerial engagement, one pakistan air force fighter aircraft was shot down. there have already been a number of casualties as a result of cross—border shelling, and the fear is the violence could now escalate further. secunder kermani, bbc news, islamabad. a second day of meetings between donald trump and north korean leader kimjong—un has begun in t

i did it didn't want to escalate the crisis. sort of one year but i and we decided to take action today we only wanted to show india that we're able to and if you come into our land we will always retaliate to indian jets across the border and they were shot down i will say the pilots are with us the problem is where do we go from here this is a very important issue i am addressing india it is very important that we use wisdom here are the latest round of tensions began when a suicide attack killed forty indian paramilitary forces that was on february the fourteenth a pakistan based group claimed responsibility for that a new delhi blamed islam a bad allegations pakistan is reject right fred shemale is our correspondent in the indian capital first so let's go to america and he's our correspondent in islamabad and in iran we've heard and seen your namesake the prime minister imran khan striking a very reasonable tone if you like and in suggesting that a better sense needs to prevail saying pakistan has no wish to escalate the sit

we should be thinking, if this escalates, where will it lead?tween the two countries in nearly 20 years. it began two weeks ago when a pakistan—based militant group killed a0 indian soldiers. pakistan insisted the attack had nothing to do with them. but yesterday indian jets crossed into pakistan, targeting, indian officials claim, a militant training camp. local residents say they only hit a forest. today pakistan struck back with an air raid in india, shooting down at least one indian fighterjet responding to it. at a press conference by the pakistani military, i asked if their actions were bringing the countries to the brink of war. we engaged in nearby open space where there was no human life or no military post, meaning thereby that we deliberately avoided the escalation. indian officials, though, held their own press conference, making their own claims. the pakistan air force was detected, and the indian air force responded instantly. in that aerial engagement, one pakistan air force fighter aircraft was shot down. there have already been

over disputed kashmir capturing two pilots as the new rival violence escalates. one of the most anticipated summits of the year sees the u.s. and north korean leaders try to make headway over. and ending the decade long korean war. and sources told the washington post that the u.s. military disrupted internet access in russia to prevent alleged election meddling during the midterm. and ten o'clock here in moscow and you're watching international live from our studio with mina to come to the program. there's been a dramatic escalation in tensions between india and pakistan india is demanding the return of a fighter pilot arrested by pakistan accusing it of violating the geneva convention by harming him pakistan released video of the pilot with blood and bruises to his face the pilot was captured after pakistan shot down an engine plane this video which we cannot independently verify is said to show a downed twenty one fighter jet pakistan claims it shot down two aircraft in its place of the kashmir arrested two pilots india says it's one plane and a single pilot p

over disputed kashmir capturing two pilots as the nuclear rivals violence escalates. nine arrests at the world championships and thirty five athletes in a joint operation against what police say is a global network also ahead. one of the most anticipated some of the u.s. and north korean leaders try and make headway. in ending the decades long career ending. it's eleven o'clock here in moscow and you're watching altie international live from a studio with mina welcome to the program. there's been a dramatic escalation in tensions between india and pakistan india is demanding the return of a fighter pilot arrested by pakistan using it to violating the geneva convention by harming him by his than earlier released video of the pilot with blood and bruises to his face the pilot was captured after pakistan shot down an indian war plane this video which cannot be verified independently is said to show a downed engine twenty one fighter jet. claims it shot down two aircraft in its airspace over kashmir and that it to two pilots india says it's one plane and a single pilot ar

have one of the crash sites pakistani troops are seen carrying away an injured person the downing escalates a crisis between the nuclear armed neighbors over the disputed territory of kashmir also coming up this president don't try to visit his vietnamese hosts before kicking off his summit later today with north korean leader kim jong il in kenya to make progress towards peace in their second summit in less than a year. plus an investigation by d.w. shows that german weapons are being used by militia groups and yemen's civil war this despite claims by the german government that weapon sales in the middle east are strictly controlled. hello i'm terry barton good to have you with us pakistan says it has shot down two indian air force jets after they crossed the disputed border in kashmir an army spokesman also said that two pilots had been captured the claim comes after escalating tensions following a terror attack that killed scores of indian troops in kashmir two weeks ago india accuses chi. because dan of harboring the joshie mohammad terror group it holds responsible for the attack on tu

give me a sense of the escalation we are seeing here.alation that comes at a critical time for the new premier. >> that's what is happening out here about the kind of response, yesterday you heard what the officials had to say, these are preemptive strikes in order to prevent further attacks in any fashion against pakistan itself. -- today's move -- it would bet foolhardy not to believe there is an escalation the has happened. nejra: thank you so much for explaining all that to us in taken us through the indian markets. if we look at asia more broadly, we are seeing some gains there. what else is driving global markets? >> we are seeing some gains across asia, up for the second time in eight days. i want to pop -- one out what is going on in china, we're seeing a little bit of weakness in the indian market as well as the indian rupee doing -- due to escalation between what's going on between india and pakistan. and the bloomberg dollar index of it higher, w g.i. is also higher today. i want to look at what's going on, the market impact b

early hours of this world again ian said that they weren't interested in escalating the conflict any further. which is why they say jaish of the home they blame appear to be behind the. suicide attack which triggered this latest escalation however we're now hearing that the indian air forces did try and mount a second strike and that's where those two aircraft are going down this is incredibly serious a lot of people in the offices around the foreign office of. the army headquarters which is just down the road there will be taking a look at what to do next now that they say they have allegedly this pilot in today it really depends on what the army say next that we are expecting a press conference from them some point right that city then from the pakistan capital islamabad and our correspondent on let's go over now to the indian capital new delhi and speak to our correspondent there says jamil says so we understand then that the pakistani military have been on a heightened state of alert now for several days what is the situation in india with all of these claims and as i say counter

are disputed kashmir and countering pilots as the nuclear rivals violence escalates. so. dissipated some of the year is on the way as the u.s. and north korean leaders try and make headway over denuclearize ation and ending a decades long korean war. sources tell the washington post up the u.s. military disrupted internet access in russia to alleged election meddling during the midterm. year churning in from right are running the globe welcome to moscow on to r.t. international good to have your company our top story there has been a dramatic escalation in tensions between india and pakistan india is demanding the return of a fighter pilot arrested by pakistan accusing it of violating the geneva convention by harming him pakistan earlier released video of the pilot with blood and bruises to his face the pilot was captured after pakistan shot down an indian war plane the video which we cannot independently verify is said to show the indian made twenty one fighter jet pakistan claims. in its airspace over kashmir that arrested two pilots india ses it's only one plane. pilot

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a aad of we thihink where this couldld go if the situation escalates? it will not be in my control. >> speaking on the escalating tensions between pakistan and india. here is more from our delhi correspondent. >> they have two indian air force pilots. down two fighter jets. one is apparently in hospital. airircraftonfirmed one has s gone missing and that a pilot is missing in action. they are verifying whether pakistan does have this pilot in custody. they are also saying they shut down -- - ey shot down one pakistani jet when it came into indian territory this morning. there e has been an escalation f airspace over and eight cities in the north were shot down, including all airspace over kashmir. pakistan also shut down its airspace. there is confusion at the moment. therere is exchangnge of rhetor. both sides want to come outut on top on this. neither wants to say they have lost the battle.e. of wordsit is a battle and appeararances on who seems o be on top in this issue. >> next, to cairo, wherere a crh at a train station has left 25 people dead. hur

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it may escalate but after pakistani prime minister's speech there is some sort of. relief to the people of kashmir and when you talk about those upcoming elections you know there has been a lot of talk that since that attack on february fourteenth with forty one in the end paramilitary soldiers were killed and implement that the indian prime minister has been under this pressure to act against jaish e mohammad which is the pakistan based group and a lot of indians actually supported the indian government taking action against the truth even if it is and pakistan but again how did crash midis feel after that attack it was in their home state how would they like to have seen that resolved to they agree with the action taken by the indian government yesterday when it carried out that attack. basically cashman is don't want any confrontation with a separatist leader is. given to me to rise and they're all saying dr issues should be resolved peacefully but they say that it is because of indian pressure.

remember, this can escalate ickly. >> so if that is indeed the case and we haven't even broached the north korea situation with you yet, art, b should investors maybe put in a little bit of protection by buying somed h assets or different asset classes just in case we get an escalation in any one of those situations? >> so we're talking about this the last time we were togethof. onhe things that i said to you and it still holds true today, having gold in your portfolio and how much you should have is just as much as makes you slope eep at night. if you feel fine and have long-term investment horizon, you probably don't need any. but with the geopolitical activity that's out there, get defensive. if you'r a feeling nervousut what's going on in the world, get defensive. you can do that three ways. you can raise cash and have a higher level of cash. buy some or precious metals. or think about other defensive sectors and healthare is the one that comes to mindhei quickest. something we need versus something we want. if you feel nervous about this, get defensive but don't rush. >> on that

capturing two pilots the nuclear rivals of violence escalates. the claim that wiki leaks founder julian assange met with the trumps of former campaign chairman paul could take a new turn as are two receives a response to a freedom of information act request to the london police. and the issue of wiki leaks is also raised in the u.s. congress has disgraced former lawyer michael cohen tells lawmakers and the president was aware of plans clinton's e-mails. that was definitely i believe so yes mr reported to the media and twelve. so i'm not saying you have fake news. made the world championships including elite athletes in a joint operation against what police say is a global network. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is our team international thomas glad to have you with us. there has been. a dramatic escalation in tensions between india and pakistan india is demanding the return of a fighter pilot arrested by pakistan accusing it of violating the geneva convention by harming him pakistan earlier released a video of the pilot

in the last hour, the british government has been given its response to the escalating tensions in theminister of state for asia, mark field, told mps. the foreign secretary spoke to his indian and pakistani counterparts on monday to discuss the situation, and we are in regular contact with both countries at senior levels to encourage restraint, and to avoid escalating tensions further. we are monitoring developments closely and considering the implications for british nationals. i shall be speaking to both the indian and pakistani high commissioners this afternoon, and will continue to press for the importance of restraint. we urge both sides to engage in dialogue and to find diplomatic solutions to ensure regional stability. we are working closely with international partners, including through the united nations security council, to de—escalate tensions. india and pakistan, mr speaker, are both long—standing and important friends of the united kingdom. we have many, and significant, links to both countries through sizeable diaspora of communities. as a consequence, we enjoy strong bi

he called on the two sides to de-escalate.t that the pakistanis now have an indian pilot in their custody gives them some leverage. it may put pressure on india to relent a bit. india has been very tough on pakistan. there is election coming up in india. at this point, i find it hard to believe that india would be ready to de-escalate. i don't think we've seen the last of these fireworks on the subcontinent, unfortunately. david: what are the pressure points for india and pakistan to de-escalate? we'veheard theresa may, heard from china saying please de-escalate. what are the pressure points? >> every country that matters has put public pressure on both sides to de-escalate. at the same time, i haven't heard any country, including friends of pakistan -- no one has come out and been critical of pakistan. many countries have come out and indicated their support for what india had done yesterday, carrying out this strike in pakistan. betweenants another war india and pakistan. quietly government will try to work the phones on bot

the escalation of the us fight against al-qaeda and yemen. there has been little reporting on the ground about what the us is doing here. but two years ago, one operation made headlines. us forces launched a surprise raiding in united overnight. targeting an al-qaeda in southern yemen... the pre—dawn raid went wrong almost from the beginning, leaving a navy seal dead. a highly successful raid that will lead to many more victories in the future against our enemy. i was hearing reports questioning how successful that mission was, and i was also hearing about civilian casualties. i wanted to go and see for myself what had happened that night, but also what it might reveal about the larger counterterrorism operation that the us were conducting. yemen has been wracked by war between armed factions since 2014. on one side, a group from northern yemen with links to iran. against them, many tribes and a coalition, including yemeni government troops, saudi arabia, and the united arab emirates, supported by the united states. at the same time, the us h

indian air force jets over disputed kashmir capturing two pilots as the need to drive violence escalates. one of the. sees the u.s. and north korean leaders try and make headway in denuclearization and in the decades long korean war. and sources tell the washington post and the u.s. military disrupted internet access in russia to prevent meddling during the midterms . nine o'clock here in moscow and you're watching all to international live from our studio with me. welcome to the program. there's been a dramatic escalation in tensions between india and pakistan india is demanding the return of a fighter pilot arrested by pakistan accusing it of violate the geneva convention by harming him earlier released video of the pilot with blood and bruises to his face the pilot was captured after pakistan shot down an airplane is that you cannot independently verify it is said to show a downed indian make twenty one fighter jet pakistan claims it shot down two aircraft in its airspace over kashmir and that arrested two pilots india says its one plane and a single pilot pakistan later closed its ai

doesn't escalate from here, or is there a political will to the escalate tensions? >> things are pretty tense here in new delhi. there are lots of claims and counterclaims going on at the moment. it is not quite clear where we go from here. yesterday, it looks like both sides were trying to be escalated the situation. pains to sayf at that when they did the bombing inside pakistani airspace, they said that they are only targeting a terrorist training camp, not any military installations or pakistan government installations. pakistan was also able to say that they had scrambled their jets and that the indian jets leftand drop their bombs in haste, is what they said. everyone thought that might be the end of it, and today, it turns out that is not the case. are said to have launched an attack inside indian territory from their own airspace, they said with a moment, india has not yet said anything. pakistan said it has shut down to aircraft, and in an emotive development, and looks like to indian pilots that ejected from a downed plane landed in pakistan and were actua

my view is it is not going to continue to escalate.ill prevail, you have already seen prime minister imran khan asking the un to help mediate, and india turning to the us, uk, china and france. —— cooler. indeed, both countries do not want this to escalate because pakistan they have economic issues, pakistan they have economic issues, pakistan just had an international monetary fund bailout, so they would not want this to be a problem going forward. you're absolutely right, neither country can afford for this to get out of hand. right now, it is good, good news for and good fodder for their domestic voter base, but in reality, neither country can afford for the escalate. china, pakistan as you rightly point out is right in the midst of an imf bailouts, in the meantime, the macroeconomic outlook is deteriorating for pakistan. the budget deficit is expected to run at 796, budget deficit is expected to run at 7%, the current account deficit is running at 6%, the growth outlook has been slashed by two percentage points, so they really cann

news then in around the practice on this close it says space to commercial flights is a serious escalation in terms of the the state of emergency that is being experienced by parts of the country. that's absolutely right the shutting down all the space to civilian traffic is serious but it's also standard operating procedure when tensions are they so to level now what we're hearing from the ministry of foreign affairs and the army are very strong statements when it comes to the downing of the indian aircraft now the army in the ministry of foreign affairs insists that two fighter jets were downed on one pilot has been arrested and two were killed in the last hour we've seen footage been released by the pakistani all the of the downed aircraft pictures of the captured pilot himself so the pakistanis are saying that we have this man in custody this did happen however the indians seem to be playing this down saying that the aircraft actually crushed and they're not giving as much information as the pakistanis now if you watch the pakistani media here this is being seen as a very serious ratch

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fears of an escalation as india confirms it has launched airstrikes on what is calling militant camps inside pakistani territory a spokesman says many people have been killed. and north korean leader kim jong un has arrived in vietnam ahead of his second summit with u.s. president donald trump will have more on the expectations for this historic meeting . i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us australia's highest ranking catholic cleric the cardinal george pell has been convicted on five counts of child sex abuse a court in melbourne found pell guilty of molesting two thirteen year old choir boys the verdict was handed down in december but the judge only today lifted the embargo on reporting on the case. no you will take. cardinal george pell faced a torrent of abuse as he left his latest court hearing in melbourne so now he's free but victims outside the court are calling for a tough sentence for the catholics and told the a week amman that he'd be excommunicated from the george pell is amongst a freak he has to be child not only home detention none of these but we justice

in the rhetorical escalations off to two thousand and seventeen over much better situation because both sides talk and they actually want to get somewhere. bent back a thank you so much spent back as a senior fellow at the german council on foreign relations. and we're going to return now to our correspondent in hanoi. boston hot ticket however i'm told is not available at this particular moment so we'll have to wait until next hour so moving right along it is day two of the anticipated summit will be bringing you updates over the coming hours moving on to washington the man who once said he would take a bullet for donald trump fired off one damning indictment after another against the u.s. president at a hearing that took place in washington trump's former fixer and personal lawyer michael cohen spent more than seven hours testifying before a house oversight committee an explosive performance he said the president had prior knowledge of the leaked e-mails from the democratic party during the two thousand and sixteen presidential campaign he also said that trump instructed him to break

violence escalates. because. graceful manoir michael cohen who has admitted to lying to congress before and is now testifying to lawmakers about his act with claims ranging from being a racist. financial deal. of the world's championships including five top needs in a joint operation against. a global doping network. and one of the most anticipated some of the u.s. and north korean leaders made headway. and ending the decades long korean war. while i am here in moscow and you're watching all t. international live from our studio with me. welcome to the program. there's been a dramatic escalation in tensions between india and pakistan india is demanding the return of a fighter pilot arrested by pakistan accusing it of violating the geneva convention by harming him pakistan earlier released video of the pilot with blood and bruises to his face the pilot was captured after pakistan shot down an engine warplane this video which we cannot independently verify is said to show a. twenty one fighter jet. claims it shot d

indian air force jets over disputed kashmir capturing two pilots as the nuclear armed rivals violence escalates. lawmakers grilled donald trump's disgraced former lawyer michael cohen who has admitted to lying to congress before. lawmakers about his ex boss with claims ranging from being a racist to dirty financial deeds. arrests are made at the world ski championships including five elite athletes in a joint operation against what police say is a global doping network also ahead. also ahead is the news this is our international incheon thomas certainly glad to have you with us all right there has been a dramatic escalation in tensions between india and pakistan india is demanding the return of a fighter pilot arrested by pakistan accusing it of violating the geneva convention by harming him pakistan earlier released video of the pilot with blood and bruises on his face the pilot was captured after pakistan shot down an indian war plane this video which we cannot independently verify as of yet is said to show a downed indian made. twenty one fighter jet parts claimed it shut down two aircraft i

weapons you and we have shouldn't we be thinking where this will go from here if things were to escalation going to yasi is it won't even be in my control or in or in remote control lawmen it can draw. joining us now with reaction is d w correspondent on the front of car from islamabad and we also have journalists are still on collets and i'd like to begin with you arsalan because we just saw imran khan saying there and he seems very keen to avert any further escalation right. yes this is not the first time the run congress passed this statement if you remember right after the incident. on the last one the similar kind of a statement we are. extended the hand of friendship to words in the other he expressed that if there are any groups often women anyone from his son india must hand over those groups with his son and we've been we've been terrific action possible the same statement saying that you know war is not the solution is the only solution and we can sort things out by having dialogue again off the indian air force inclusion and then. taking action today again imran khan has address

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from hanoi now i a dramatic escalation in tensions between india and pakistan both countries claim to have downed each other's fighter jets. and pakistan has broadcast footage of what it says is a captured indian fighter pilot this is the first time in history these nuclear arms davis have launched airstrikes on each other. world powers are urging restraint should disisciplinee reports. this is the engine plane that crashed in pakistani administered kashmir wednesday. india says that before being so pakistani forces this chat down the pakistani aircraft. one bug is not enforced by getetting a . what phone down? by the mid twenty one bison. all the internet force. in this engagement. we havave unfortunately lost. oe b.. twenty one this comes a day after indian military jets cross ththe border to o strike with bg claim was a base operated by armed group gyration muhammad. a first indian air raid in pakistan in almost half a century. the militants want to force india out of cashmere have in the past claimed responsibility for deadly attacks on indian forces. earlier this month they kille

it shot down two indian air force jets over disputed kashmir today capturing two pilots dramatic escalation they will bring you up to speed. else around the world amid rising tensions at the venezuela columbia paul another hot spot the crisis reaches the u.n. security council. little when his cronies and in this party claim that delivering humanitarian assistance is a political show let's call a spade a spade washington soul aids is not resolving the problems of venezuela to vote for regime change in. a highly anticipated second summit between donald trump and north korean leader kim jong set to get underway in vietnam that's imminent again more across it and in the u.k. a landmark case for british police force found guilty of discrimination after it rejected a white heterosexual male applicant. news day one pm wednesday the twenty seventh of february my name's kevin irwin thanks ever so much for watching out international live as we are from moscow h.q. this hour so as a busy news day let's start with this dramatic escalation in tension between india and pakistan to tell you about video we

for now, there has been no talk of a nuclear escalation.oes seem that prime minister modi has sort of refused one minister imran khan's offers for talks, so we will have to see how india retaliates to pakistan's actions. it seems particular treaty does need because both leaders have something to prove, mr modi has an election coming up, the pakistani leader has an economic crisis on its hands, mrtrump leader has an economic crisis on its hands, mr trump needs pakistan to broker a deal with the taliban so he can fulfil his election promise of getting the us out of afghanistan — he might not want to lean on pakistan too hard. yes, absolutely right. and i think when you think about it, when you compartmentalised in terms of india's election, definitely prime minister modi wants to win and we have seen in the past indian politics are very anti— incumbency which means it's very ha rd to incumbency which means it's very hard to hold onto power unless there is some sort of national emergency and this is something which the bjp, prime minister modi

two indian air force jets over disputed kashmir two pilots as the nuclear armed rivals of violence escalates. claim that with the leaks founder julian assange met with trump's former campaign chairman paul metaphor could take a new turn as our response to a freedom of information act request is sent to london police. and the issue of wiki leaks is also raised in the u.s. congress of disgraced former lawyer michael cohen tells lawmakers the president was aware of plans to leak hillary clinton's e-mails. trump knew from roger stone. about the wiki leaks. it was definitely july i believe so yes mr sawyer reported to the media on june twelfth that e-mails would be leaked so i'm not saying you have fake news of old news. and nine arrests are made at the world championships including five elite athletes in a joint operation against what police say is a global doping network. broadcasting live direct from our studios moscow this is our international thomas certainly glad to have you with us. and there has been a dramatic rescue. tensions between india and pakistan india is demanding the return of a

pakistan recalls that some are from new delhi as tensions in india administered kashmir continue to escalate kurdish forces in syria warn of a nice time bomb as its prisons overflow with captured fighters and we report on iraq's fight to revive a sports with an illustrious history across the region. hello thank you for joining us we begin the program in nigeria where the president has called for an investigation into why the country's presidential election was postponed by a week in the past hour the electoral commission approved the resumption of campaigning after the vote delay while many people who are is ruling party held an emergency meeting in the capital of which are earlier on the election commission's a surprise decision to move the vote to saturday and a jury and later criticize the commission saying that he needed to explain its quote incompetence he also called for the reasons behind the delay to be made public but only after polling takes place. we have a very. well some of the jury is leading presidential candidates have condemned the decision many blamed each other for the del

and urgently calls for restraint on both sides to avoid further escalation.rs including the un security council to de—escalate tensions. we are marching the developments closely and considering the implications for british nationals. i understand that someone in your office retires at the end of this week, she has worked forfour speakers, the end of this week, she has worked for four speakers, and the whole house we want to wish me the very wish her the very best for the future. this morning i had meetings in additional to my duties in this house and will have further meetings later today. thank you, mr speaker, and thank you for that initial response. mr speaker, in the response of total failure to secure the agreement of this house, when will the prime minister called time on this farce extending article 50, and putting her deal verses remain to the people. cani people. can i say to the honourable gentleman i made a statement yesterday enhanced at 82 questions on these issues. we will be bringing the meaningful vote backed by the 12th of march, as i said ye

and it isjust now on both sides to de—escalate.he release of this indian pilot. it isn't by any means obvious because i must emphasise that on both sides of the border, the mood of bellicosity is such that any gesture that is considered to be an act of compromise will immediately be condemned and put pressure on the political leaders on both sides. do remember that both sides, the leaders on both sides, are primarily playing to domestic audiences. talk to us more about the role of militant groups, specifically the militant groups, specifically the militant groups, specifically the militant group that carried out the suicide attack with the deaths of a0 indian soldiers which is being seen as the triggerfor this indian soldiers which is being seen as the trigger for this latest round of tensions? do you feel that it really is at the root of what is going on right now, what we have seen going on right now, what we have seen happening over the last few days? or is it to the wider historical context that we are seeing here? ithink histo