leslie vinjamuri, director of the us and americas programme at chatham house and lord peter ricketts, former uk national security advisor. and now the headlines... the leader of the main islamist rebel group in syria has met the former prime minister to coordinate the transfer of power, a day after president bashar al—assad fled to russia. the insurgents have issued an amnesty for syrian army conscripts. thousands of syrians exiled in lebanon and jordan have been returning home. it comes as turkey's president says he's reopening a border gate with syria to aid the voluntary return of millions of syrian migrants. us police are questioning a man in connection with the murder of the health insurance chief executive, brian thompson, in new york. luigi mangione was arrested in a mcdonald's in pennsylvania after a customer reported spotting someone who matched the description of the main suspect. chancellor rachel reeves has told finance leaders in brussels that closer relations between the uk and the european union will boost economic growth. it's the first address by a british chancellor

she is the former george and investigator to the you and a senior research fellow at chatham house. nice to have you with us. i'd like to start by asking you if outgoing president selma zuba, she really is right in refusing to concede could this in fact cause further instability and division. so thank you for having me. um, well decry system, georgia has been going on for a very long time. it's more than a month. the month is probably the biggest protests that we have seen, but in fact, the crisis started already in spring when the adoption of the, for an agents law by the ruling party. then georgia dream, then the elections, which president sort obviously the, the off position and quite a large segment of the population rejected. i'm considered to be rate the. 5 this allegations have been largely backed by for an observation of missions including the or c or the are and i arrive and judge the elections to be deeply flawed, raising concerns that they did not really represent the will office that people so so rubbish for this claim is that this parliament is illegitimate. it does not

together in asheville, north carolina, to begin to the assemble those kits that were constructed in chathamr of cabins that you've provided so far? >> so right now we've had other churches from as far away as ohio, south carolina to actually call us and say, hey, we want to to build a couple of these, can you send us the specification, so not only the ones we've built, we've also built additional ones on the ground. some areas, charlie, as you're reporting, you can't even get a vehicle to, so we had to actually walk some of the material in and build them on site in people's yards because you couldn't even get a vehicle, like i say, close enough to the home to deliver it. so right now as we stand today some ten, just under ten weeks of being on the ground with all our volunteers and supporters, viewers, 175 cabins and campers together combined, we're supplying 175 individuals and families across. and we continue to deliver two or three or four a day. we're continuing to get requests every day. shar martha's just extraordinary. -- charlie: that that's just extraordinary. volunteers and donors

let's speak to dr haid haid, an associate fellow at chatham house.much forjoining us. i day of incredible momentum by the rebels who took the capital extraordinary speed which everyone has been taken by surprise by. would you agree? by surprise by. would you auree? ' :: ii' by surprise by. would you airee? ' i i�*m , by surprise by. would you aree?iif , , by surprise by. would you uree'::::f , , by surprise by. would you uree'::::f, agree? 100% but this comes as a series of surprises _ agree? 100% but this comes as a series of surprises which - series of surprises which started almost ten days ago with the fall of aleppo and it became some sort of domino effect that led to the fall became some sort of domino effect that led to the how much leader of the rebels, how much control do you think he has over the various groups in the country? is this a tight group that he leads or is it made up of many different factions? many different groups operating under that title of hts? hts many different groups operating under that title of hts?- under that title

know, speak to hide, hide, he's a consulting fellow with the middle east and north africa program at chatham house . hi, good to see you. at the city of hama is seen as of a buffer to protect the capital, damascus. how big a blow is this for a sized group on power? thank you for having me. um, i think it's a, it's massive for different reasons. one of them is related to the strategic location. as you pointed out, there's also a precedent to supply lines to cost in areas, and it holds um, uh, controlled over many communities. the used to provide a manpower to the senior region, but also comes off the rapids to feed a face. a resume forces in the other parts of syria, not only in the country sides of the lupo and it live, but as you mentioned, the phone of the city of april, for the 1st time, it's now under that frequent road of that, that, that position. so all of those a, coming together as a closer to the big go to the region yet and, and this, this advance has just taken place at a startling pace, hasn't it? what are the thoughts biggest vulnerabilities and how have the rebels been able to

those height, height of chatham house, thank you so much for all those insights. thank you for holding the surface president, richard type arrow on his lawn promise to end violence against women and girls, but cases of sexual assault and domestic abuse remain widespread rights groups have recorded more than 400 some sites so far this year. critics and keys are to on and his government of fostering a sense of impunity and an already patriarchal society. the more and more women are now taking their safety into their own hands. is there a corresponding julia 100 reports these women are learning to fight back twice a week. they newton and east symbols, forceful for motion, not less than many here want to know how they can defend themselves against a thoughts and harassment on the street, on public transport, or maybe even at home. some have already had threatening experiences, you know, who is a conviction about 5 years ago i was harassed in my own neighborhood with them. i felt anxious for a long time and even had trouble walking home alone every day. as i think it's

he's a syrian columnist and a is consulting fellow with the middle east and north africa program at chatham house. london, thanks for being with us. tell us more about the rebel group. hi, a tire alshaun, h ts. what role should we expect to play in syria moving forward as well? thank you for having me. i think the group has clearly been planning to play a key role, not only in the political sphere but also when it comes to the security and defense sectors. the group on a, it's a light, a sanctions who start with no sense of the lead to the collapse of the region has already established some sort of a foothold in the governance of the not only eligible, but now they're talking about the receiving or being handed over to the government from or the function of the government from the current a government that was appointed by the shutter aside. however, without the glue and its legion, we'd be able to play that role as to yet to be determined. that group is still designated as a tourist group. there is a party rewards for the head of his lead. their mom mazda is $10000000.00, so it's not as si

house.1. at chatham house.ssess president carter's legacy? much has been said by the previous speakers. i suppose the one thing i would emphasise more is notjust what he did after he was president, upon which he did a great deal, as we know. it also what he did as president and i think we have got to actually make the point that he was a tapper president and he sometimes portrayed as being. a much more realist president and he was portrayed as being. take two policies which he pursued. human rights. good in its own right. 0n the other hand, this was very much directed against the soviet union to put the soviet union on the back foot and also it was mentioned on the other clip, the recognition of china. we talk a lot about what he did in the middle east but that formal recognition of china in 1979 was a huge step forward and i would also make one final point, quickly. we actually began the big military build—up in 1978 which then ronald reagan accelerated a new 19805 so he was a tough—minded president as well as

let's bring injackie bowie, head of europe at chatham financial in london.rates. how worried is europe about a recession right now? indie about a recession right now? we would sa about a recession right now? - would say they are very worried. the 25 base point cut we had from the ecb today was widely expected and was priced in, as ourfuture widely expected and was priced in, as our future cuts through 2025 and maybe even taking rates down to 1.25%. the language from the ecb today was very clear. they reeled in some of the hawkish tone giving clear indications they are much more concerned about the slowing growth picture and inflation. if slowing growth picture and inflation. , ., inflation. if they are concerned - inflation. if they are concerned about. inflation. if they are | concerned about the inflation. if they are - concerned about the slowing growth picture, are they also worried that they will not get much assistance from abroad? us is a huge market and there's tariffs donald trump has talked about, if he follows through, could that cause a further d

the think tank of chatham hives, and she was also george's and bassett, or to the european union. i asked her whether there was a way to end this tug of war and bring government and opposition together. well that's the time goes by. i think the crisis deepens and the. 3 the, the options to begin to narrow as a moment. it seems like there are really 2 options out of this crisis that the government has. one is to crack down and claim full victory, no matter the cost. and then the other is and that's with leads to a further, a storage area in terms of the constraint which uh, it seems to be already on the path. uh and another option is a democratic way out of the crisis, which would be calling you his actions, restoring legitimacy of the parliament, ended the government and returning to come see to democratic m m. so your opinion process developed right now, you are george's ambassador to the european union. and what kind of the you do to prevent georgia from moving away from the block as well. first of all, we have to say the full majority of the georgian public supports here. again

serial columnist and our consultants fellow with the middle east and north and africa program at the chatham house. i asked them if the rebels from us has to protect the rule of law and the rights of all syrians could be trusted. i think one of the main issues right now is not only the is to, is a, is ignited the address group. the group itself has been the main actor in charge of forming the transition of a government leading the transitional process without having any doubt of connections to the political process led by the you and in geneva. as well as without much sort of consultation. if any, was other 3 an actors, especially those were on the side of the syria. so this is why i think it's a, it's a cause for concern for many, for many, serious as well as non serious. we're watching what's happening. right. diplomats and international representatives mentioned joe done today to discuss the future of syria. it was without any syrians, president, what do you make of that? i think it's a waiting signed. there were no students involved. however, as i understand the need or the international

fellow for the russia and you raise your program at the international affairs, the think tank of chatham has and she was also a former george and i'm foster to your opinion. you're welcome to dw, great to have you on the show. so this tug of war between government and opposition at is continuing. is there a way to bring both sides together? well, that's the time goes by. i think the crisis deepens and the, the, the options begin to narrow at the moment. it seems like they're really 2 options out of this crisis that the government has. one is to crack down and claim full victory, no matter the cost. and then the other is and that's with leads to further a story, terry, in turn of the country which it seems to be already on the past. and another option is a democratic way out of the crisis, which would be calling you his actions, restoring legitimacy of the parliament, ended the government and returning to come see to democratic m m c rep can process development. right now you are georgias and bassett or to the european union, and what kind of the you do to prevent georgia from moving away

we're joined by the head of emea and managing partner at chatham financial.alk about what you will be looking at when it comes to the boe. arguably, it is less about the decision today and about how markets are pricing into 2025. jackie: expectations are for no move today, for the bank of england to hold. think back to earlier this year, there was expectations we would see more rate cuts, they haven't come.everyone will be focused on what the bank of england say looking forward to next year. kind of mirroring what the fed said last night. slowing of rate cuts i guess might be in the mix somewhere. an expectation it will be a unanimous vote by the bank of england which if you look at previous meetings, it has been more of a split. they are in a difficult situation where inflation is not quite to target, starting to see increases next year, but at the same time we're in a pretty weak growth position. next year the market is still pricing in a couple of cuts from the bank of england. let we will be looking at the commentary from today to see if that sticks. tom:

dr alex vines is the director of africa programme at chatham house.rogramme. why do you think the us has chosen this stop for this visit?— this visit? the us has been investing — this visit? the us has been investing heavily _ this visit? the us has been investing heavily in - this visit? the us has been | investing heavily in angola, particularly a transport corridor or, but it's also because ankle is a contract to the current president that has shifted from being more ideologically inclines, probably more closely tied to russia and china to being more pragmatic and nonaligned which includes improved relations with united states, but with other western countries like france and the united kingdom. what kind of relationship is expected to come out of this? the angolans are looking for more investment from the united states from corporate america, there is going to be in luanda, there is going to be in luanda, the capital of angola, a big competent —— trade fair between the us and africa so that is going to be a very big dealfor the angolans with the 5

joining me now is jackie bowie, managing partner at chatham financial.ays good to have you here. no surprise in the outcome. some surprise about the split. the vote was not unanimous. that it's right. earlier this morning, a lot of the market economists were out, expecting it to be 9—0 or eight one, very much more of the members voting in favour of the whole position, so the 6—3 was certainly a surprise. when you see the comings the bank of england made after the announcement, it was clear there is this real pool between there is this real pool between the fact economic activity has slowed down, concern about economic growth versus things are still sticky, hence the reason to hold things up 4.75. when we get statements like this and decisions, it is all in the detail, what the bank thinks will happen next. and that weak growth in real concern. what does that due to the trajectory of interest rates? what are we thinking they will do at the start of they will do at the start of the year?— they will do at the start of the ear? . ~ , , the year? the market i

let's speak to dr alex vines, head of the africa programme at the thinktank chatham house.ive us a reminder of the background, the context of the background, the context of the background, the context of the ruling we are expecting today? of the ruling we are expecting toda ? ., , of the ruling we are expecting toda ? ., i. ., today? so, as you mentioned, there were _ today? so, as you mentioned, there were elections _ today? so, as you mentioned, there were elections in - there were elections in october. the electoral commission of mozambique, the cng, sometime back, announced that the party candidate daniel chapter, the party of government, had won the presidency with 71%, and the leading opposition leader 20%, and they had got a majority in parliament. that raised eyebrows, nobody expected such a dramatic result for the party of government. the opposition parties challenged that. so for over 70 days we have been waiting for validation. the constitutional council, the highest body responsible for looking at this particular issue, they have been going through something, th

for her fears. physical tom are you really cared for her mother until she's suffered from bernard chatham, longsville police in the mornings. i really had reservations about going downstairs and i didn't know what awaits me today on patient what condition is she in time? what spiteful remarks must i listen to today? yeah, i'm fast will she let me touch her eyes if she no longer knows that i'm her daughter . yeah, but i had committed myself to provide loving care. so that was a challenge. i have always followed up on and at some point i thought i'm going to fall apart. the cute in this nursing home and always cushion doesn't believe in sedating patients. here, agitation and strange behaviors are seen as expressions of discomfort or on the can you help please have you ever missed a vapor host of them? i'm sure. should we take a little yes, come come as we stopped and listened as almost crushed last time. i think we need to freshen you up a bit longer. additional let's fish hook you up a bit. so we have on stand by the sink. la spectrum's data mentioned in the later stages of the disease and

tried to provide the facts which then become a basis for political decisions and about pollution. chatham, the political decisions and exactly batch defense items. and they take into account economic interests, cultural interests, and also the livelihoods of the people who work in the fishing industry and depend on it. that's why i hope that we, as a society will find a solution that offers the future for both animals and people. perspective with us . the marine biologist will continue to fight against the negative image that sharks have. he wants to protect the animals before it's too late. the high for looking at the shocks and trade, it makes you a motional and the 12th because the next day i can go out and swim with these animals. i can take a breath and then dive and be completely weightless, substituted gliding alongside them. awesome. so the, there are moments when we're just co existing and again, when this intelligent animal is looking at me from 20 centimeters away from swimming with me and paying me respect, the kind of respect the wish humans don't really reciprocate. sized on

earlier i spoke to dr haid haid, who is syrian associate fellow at chatham house and i asked him if heised at the speed the assad regime collapsed. 100%, but this comes as a series of surprises which started almost ten days ago with the fall of aleppo and it became some sort of domino effect that led to the fall of damascus. however, we have to also remember that the country right now is still divided into different areas and different groups are in charge of different territories. so, that would also sort of complicate what comes next. yes, so many questions potentially to ask about this unfolding and evolving situation. let's begin with the leader of the rebels, abu mohammed al—jolani — how much control do you think he has over the various groups in the country? is this a tight group that he leads or is it made up of many different factions? many different groups operating under that title of hts? hts is one unified group. al—jolani has full control over that group. however, if you look at fighting that is happening in syria, it started with an offensive that was led by hts and other

they speak to a longing for freedom that has been building up for years. myself was also spoken at chatham house. his body is, i think these headlines so pretty clearly. he also has the air of the d. c. elite about his website once boasted about plus he had a side gig of settling lawmakers, the real syria, even getting themselves with isis need is sorry, rebels. and these terrorists were ton stateside iga to fill the pockets of the defense contract that we need to take out his hair of capabilities. we need to take out his command and control. we need to give save the fighters the equipment that they need in order to succeed. that should be the policy so far that has not been promised, but self. i himself is no stranger to all mean. the flight has, has him in action and a 2014 documentary, for example. the good news is, is so excited to send weapons to syria, but he doesn't have when, where and how it would be sent in one box one batch. this is the 1st batch, 2nd batch would be tanks a this why is you kind doing this money and who paid the money? then what does this american company do? the

notably he founded the annual chatham poker run, raising $450,000 for georgia's youth in the course of 17 years. he's not only an incredible public servant but a dedicated family man and celebrates their life's achievements with his wife dorothy and two children. he will be cherished forever and his work leaves a lasting mark on future generations. sheriff, congratulations on your retirement. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from ohio seek recognition? ms. kaptur: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. kaptur: mr. speaker, i rise this evening to pay tribute to an extraordinary leader, an advocate for our nation's youth, david wormeister of toledo, ohio. he passed away recently after a courageous battle with cancer. for over 50 years, a half century or more, david devoted his life to empowering children and enriching the community through his work with the boys and girls clubs of toledo. he was pheno

an academic is also a consulting fellow at the chatham house, the think tank. and also here in del hop professor and couple lots who's a director of interface peacebuilding for world religions, diplomacy, and conflict resolution at the carter school for peace and conflict resolution. george mason university. welcome to you all. thanks for your time. and i'll start with you. what will this transition period look like? brothers and sisters in syria. this is a very, very special day. this is the day we get 362. so i just want to share my happiness, my emotion. this is a great the transitions today would sort of anything but tomorrow we're going to start the hard for her daughter to have the syria inclusive, syria, as hugo without 6th period is in syria, was the diversity. see the democratic syria. so i can see my, your, the young generation is the street celebrating, but we know that we have lots, so for lighting ahead and we're going to be 14 to get those 2 bins. our city, hey, it's now that's the capital. the mass coast is obviously for fall in, are you any clea

it's allowed to run through, i'm says will last through. star 3. chatham clements is a former diplomat and former pentagon official. you joins us from washington, dc. adam, thanks for being with us. since the us it was name was pop up last week. israel has hit syria with more than 500 airstrikes. the latest ones were near the coastal city of talk to us. and israel says it's targeting strategic military sites and insist the threats posed by syria remain significant. what from your vantage point is israel's ultimate intention here and how long do you think this is going to go on? or thank you mohammed. i think we don't have, of course, access to the intelligence that the israelites are using to base their strikes off of. we also don't know what others in the us intelligence community, for example, know about these. but i would right now speculate to think that we looked in the lens of iran and what's been going on for decades through syria and do has the law and the context slightly of the conflict. it's ongoing, there has been in the past that at least has each fire and loving on a is f

let's speak to sebastian maillard, associate fellow with the europe programme at chatham house.it is archable he will lose this vote? it seems inevitable. _ will lose this vote? it seems inevitable. it _ will lose this vote? it seems inevitable. it is _ will lose this vote? it seems inevitable. it is a _ will lose this vote? it seems inevitable. it is a scenario, l inevitable. it is a scenario, over 90% chance it happens, unless a miracle as michel barnier said himself, because as you rightly said, both the far right, and the most of the left is about to vote a no confidence vote which hasn't happened in france since 1962. there have been all day long and yesterday appeals to try to avoid this, macron himself called for responsibility to prevail, but it seems that mps want to get rid of this government, the big question mark is what happened next, because we are really then entering in unchartered territories.— entering in unchartered territories. ~ . , ., ., territories. we really are and i will come — territories. we really are and i will come back _ territories. we really are

the unstable region of you'll see michael bug is an associate fellow and i list at chatham house that produce think tank. he says, israel is actions are a violation of international or i don't think it was very cute of the pioneer. so to say that this is for exam and collapse, because there is no evidence that it's called out what the easily government you this fed that the toys, the new government with a new government in celia to account when it comes to the unexpected, to respect the ceasefire agreement of 1974 and in case of violation, go to some costing the bowl. the effects on that then to take the defensive measure, they decide to take the defensive measure, even before that from international law, taking so on as says land, these are the brands, is it extra for production? this is a government which was bulk of by henry kissinger, the time off the bill to bit well the, the, the, the pre empting things, again, they evolve. that's you know what we do if there is, in fact similar a tool to the 7. you know, they might, the you, the thing is, is to send a clue. my sister celia, the