relations with iraq. healthy young population of that country can build up the economy and the state of the countries public and private sectors. hosted by the atlantic council. initiatives led by -- and one statesman it's critical that international conversation about iraq moves from being solely focused on security and engage them to broker policy issues such as attracting investments, improving governance and service deliveries and harnessing the geopolitical mint. how can i find better words to encapsulate the millions and millions today my son included. these individuals raised in work environments have witnessed the expiration of those in generations. for me it's the images of the conflict. it's an opportunity for us to gather here today to discuss the economy of iraq and signify that this region has a history of war. i don't want to go further with this so we will start discussing this and it's a good opportunity. today's discussion will focus on iraq's journey to transcend its descendents on oil a

i would bet on iraq. you need to bring about the right kind of forward-looking thoughts. >> if you could have done to the comment about the region obviously from u. s. perspective we are interested in the economic and energy part but it's also important for iraq to integrate regionally economically as well and that means beyond the economic integration with iran. economic integration with the rest of the gulf. there is a lot of expertise in finance and companies that could bring a lot to the iraqi economy as well. from our perspective in an iraq that's well-integrated in the region it's also more stable and stronger. stanley thank you for mentioning that. i want to ask you ferid we don't have anyone from the iraqi government but with turkey. where do things stand now and what can we offer the iraqi economy and to the iraqi people? >> that's a very tough one. the thing is development is very much in the early stages. the way i would look at this important part is we have can manage to get it off of the gro

i was in iraq in 2009 and 2010. one of— for you? i was in iraq in 2009 and 2010.2009 and 2010. one of the things l and 2010. one of the things that abraham lincoln said that the speech at gettysburg was that it the speech at gettysburg was thatitis the speech at gettysburg was that it is in on us to give our devotion to those who gave their lives for their country, and this is about veterans who have served, whether in wartime or in peacetime. it is really important for us as a country to commemorate these occasions, especially with the veteran population decreasing. we have lost a lot of veterans who served in world war ii and korea and even some in vietnam over the past five or six years, and so it is even more important now than ever that we make sure that the veterans who are coming out of wars in iraq and afghanistan in the international war on terror in recent years are also commemorated. �* , ., , , , commemorated. and this happens at arlington _ commemorated. and this happens at arlington national _ commemorated. and this happens at arlington national ceme

, died in iraq, 4620, wounded in iraq, 32,766.n, this is my duty as president. but also as a parent. like many of you, ourson as a parent. like many of you, our son deployed to iraq for a year with the national guard. i still remember the day he asked me to paint his bars on him. he stood ramrod straight, how proud jill and stood ramrod straight, how proudjill and i and our entire family felt, like so many of you, we also remember how hard it was when he was deployed, empty seats at the dinner table, missed holidays and birthdays, prayers of hope or worry repeated every morning and every night, just as we ask everything of our veterans, we ask everything of their families. poetjohn milton wrote, and i quote, they also serve who only stand and wait, as so many of you have. for all the military families, all those with a loved one still missing or unaccounted for, to all americans feeling the loss of a loved one who wore the uniform, jill and i want you to know we see you, we thank you, and we'll never stop working to meet our sacre

on such within iraq and outside of iraq's borders. look, we have a strong security partnership with iraq and warned them about the dangers posed by armed groups acting independently against iraq's interests and will continue to do so. >> they issued a statement and said they keep continuing attacking israel. do you think israel has the right to disband themselves against these groups at attacking these groups inside iraq? mr. miller: every country has the right to defend itself from terrorist attacks. that is a true statement about every country in the world. we have been trying through diplomatic engagements as well as through our determent activities to prevent an escalation of this conflict and to prevent other countries from being dragged into this conflict and that of course includes iraq which is why we have been clear with the government of iraq that it must do everything possible to prevent these types of attacks from inside its own borders. >> lastly, the iraqi government says the u.s. has an obligation under the third sectio

and have done three tours in iraq in the military. i took what i heard from that most recent trip back to washington to work on this resolution, which would put this house on record as supporting the human rights and dignity of religious and ethnic minorities in iraq. over the decades, chaldeans and other religious groups have suffered greatly from the brutality of vicious and violent groups such as isis. isis carried out countless atrocities against many of these communities, including murder, systemic rape and kidnappings. as iraq continues to rebuild after years of conflict and efforts to defeat isis, it's critical that u.s. support the security, stability, integration and political representation of these minorities in their homeland. this resolution expresses support not just for iraqi christians but for all iraqi minorities, for their fundamental rights, security and economic opportunity, community infrastructure, and representation in government. mr. speaker, this is not just an issue of importance to the chaldeans and other re

troops, iraq, died, 4620. wounded in iraq, 32,766.president but also as a parent, like many of you, our son beau biden deployed to iraq with the national guard. i still remember the day he asked me to pin his bars on him. he stood ramrod straight. how proud jill and i and the entire family felt. like so many of you, we also remember how hard it was when he was deployed. empty seat at the dinner table. missed holidays and birthdays. prayers repeated every morning and night. just as we ask everything of our veterans, we ask everything of their families. an english poet wrote "they also serve who only stand and wait as so many of you have, so for all the military families, all those with the loved one still missing or unaccounted for, all americans grieving the loss of a loved one who wore the uniform, jill and i want you to know we see you, we thank you, and we will never stop working to meet our sacred obligation to you and your families. jill and i, our entire administration, we are proud of our work for the past four years. together

us troops in iraq, died in iraq, 4620. wounded in iraq, 32,766 . and gentlemen, this is my duty as president but also as a parent . like many of you, our son beau biden deployed to iraq with the delaware national guard. i still remember the day he asked me to pin his bars on him. he stood ramrod straight and how proud jill and i, and our entire family felt, like so many of you, we also remember how hard it was when he was deployed, empty seats at the dinner table, holidays and days missed, hope and worry repeated every night, just as we ask everything about veterans, we ask everything of their families. the english poet john milton wrote, they also serve but only stand and wait as so many of you have. for all the military families, to all those with a loved one still missing or unaccounted for, to all americans, grieving the loss of a loved one who wore the uniform, jill and i want you to know that we see you, we thank you, and we will never stop working to meet our sacred obligation to you and your families. jill and i , doug and kamala are proud

to help iraq in defending and counter these threats on iraq which is coming from israel. how do you respond this request from iraq? >> i'll take that back and get you an answer. i have not reviewed that specific letter. the united states has informed baghdad that israel's strikes on iraq are imminent. they have put on israel to not attacking iraq. the iraqi government is not taking swift actions and then israel will attack iraq and you will no longer be able to stop them from doing this. >> i will not comment on speculated reports in the press. go ahead. >> what if they do have something on the investigation? >> i do not have an update today. >> if they do not have an update on the case. >> the reason i don't have an update on the case, the last time i talked to you about this, i talked to you about what we had found in talking to the various parties in the region in that the israelis reached out to the n goshgs gos failed to prov that is what we have been told by the parties. >> yes. when we reached out to those parties -- >> correct. i cannot speak on behalf of either p

were deployed in iraq and afghanistan engage in two wars. iraq and also a place called not exist . united so too do not remove your shoes at the airport. a lot has changed over these last 20 years. the only constant is the ever evolving nature of the threat itself. terrorism in all its forms is underpinned by violent extremist ideology. ideology cannot be defeated by governments or counterterrorism alone. but what we can do and what we must do is have a clear eyed assessment of the threat in order to design and implement smart, sustainable approaches that manage risk, responsibly and wisely consistent with our values this after like to describe the global terrorism threat and touch on how the u.s. government has worked aggressively to counter this evolving challenge over the last three c years. today's terrorism threat is unfolding amid tectonic shifts in the international system. a profound moment in a world marked by volatility, instability and hostility governments are confronting multiple crisis simultaneously involving state and nonstate actors while also trying to manage tran

i was in the army from may of 223 to 2007 and was to iraq for the most of 2005 on november 29th of two. my which was going to be neutral and our patrol was struck by an improvised explosive device. the blast was a big one and actually shook the buildings on base, which was about two miles away. severed my right arm and left leg. and fortunately, everyone in our patrol quikclot on them and were able to utilize to start the bleeding in my leg and then help slow the some of the bleeding that was in my arm. so that pretty much stabilized me and was able to buy enough time to to to get me to the medical facility in baghdad where i had underwent further treatment. for i was able to connect with with charles. he reached out to me and doing some research for the book and afterward wrote about my experience and and kind of the process of my injury and i have been very fortunate that i've been able to connect with medical personnel that have helped me along the way and been able one show my appreciation them and then share the story of the work they did during time when i needed them the most. v

thanks. >> you mention withdrawing troops from syria and iraq. could this potential domain donald trump would approve an invasion of syria by turkey? like we saw when you decided to withdraw the troops in turkey and use chemical weapons on the kurds? >> i do not believe that in president trump's worldview pc strategic interest in syria for the united states. he only does the extent concern about jihadists and isis, that threat is still there but it has fortunately receded considerably and he has no, he's not firmly opposed to assad either. certainly not loyal to the kurds and the idf. he may look the other way if president erdogan did make a move. now, the prospects of some that happening are higher than it were several years ago because unlike then, russia has bigger fish to fry and they do not have the ability to be as active in syria to try to deter the turks from injury and seizing territory that belongs to bashar al-assad. at least inconceivable, under president biden or under president bush but could happen under president bush, but could h

as the war in iraq started to go bad.hey wanted will be embed 30 getting harder and harder to come by. and today, beds are basically thing of the past. the almost never happening morning when they do happen, they happen for less then a single day hours on a shipper carrier, for instance. summary inning cycles you call it developer pete, in the earlyl the downslope. >> why no ♪ ♪ when he reporters when asked two questions but i have a couple more before i open it up to the audience, when you left us that the government you about three months ago the military for had been molested element military power and canan you tel our audience, will be thinking about when you said those words to us. >> i'm graduated from college just to the vietnam war was taking off so i ended up as an officer i destroyed the gulf of tonkin annual, today operating with two aircraft carriers launching strikes against north vietnam canoeing the day off the coast she might the target we only imagined my way would be a battleshipou lobbying 2000-pound s

james landale, bbc news, northern iraq.in the country's senate. prime minister anthony albanese said the legislation was needed to protect young people from the harms of social media. katy watson reports from sydney. it's a global problem with a solution being offered up by australia. a world—first piece of legislation, it boasts, that the prime minister said was for the mums and dads worried about their kids. i want young australians to grow up happy, active and safe. playing outside with their friends, off their phones and onto the footy and cricket field, or indeed just engaging with each other on a face—to—face basis. while australia isn't the first country to try and limit children's social media use, this is the highest age limit set by any country. unsurprisingly, it's not a popular move for those impacted by the law. i'll be annoyed. like, i'd like to keep using it. and, i don't know, it'd be a weird feeling to not have it and be able to talk to all my friends at home. i'm pretty sure kids know how- to make themselv

up iraq in self-defending and counter these threats on iraq with human threats coming from israel. how do you respond this request from iraq? matthew: i'll take that back and get you an answer. i've not reviewed that specific letter. reporter: the records division said the united states has been informed israel strikes on iraq are imminent. [indiscernible] reporter: the iraqi government is not taking actions against these groups and they will attack iraq and no longer be able to stop them from doing this? matthew: i'm not going to comment on speculative reports in the u.s. reporter: 96 days for the forces to do the job. what do they have on this investigation? math you a: i don't have an update. reporter: if there's no update -- matthew: the last time i talked to you about this, i talked about what we had found in talking to the various parties in the region which is the israelis say they reached out to the relevant n.g.o.'s for information and the n.g.o.'s failed to provide that. i can't speak on either the israelis or n.g.o.'s what's true or what isn't but that's what we've been

forces were deployed -- deployed in iraq and afghanistan and engaged in two wars. a group called isis did not exist. the u.s., you did not have to remove your shoes at the airport so a lot has changed. the only constant is the ever evolving nature of the threat itself. it is underpinned by violent extremist ideologies. they cannot be defeated by government alone but what we can do and must do is have a clear assessment of the threat in order to design and implement smart approaches that manage risk responsibly and wisely consistent with our values so this afternoon i would like to describe the global terrorism threat and touch on how the government has worked aggressively to counter the evolving challenge. today's threat is unfolding amid tectonic shifts in the international system. a profound moment in a world marked by volatility, instability, hostility. governments are confronting multiple crises simultaneously while also trying to manage issues like migration, climate change, cyber. terrorist groups like isis have found ways to exploit circumstances, especially

security council authorized military force to if necessary to expel iraq from. did the force that the u.s. used to expel iraq from wasn't just by bush 41. that was validated in the u.n. security council did the soviet union voted for those resolutions in the prc abstained. that's an example of where the rules-based international system , the notion that under the u.n. charter it's not okay for one country iraq to declare another country its 19th province by force even if their grievances. had grievances and iraq and share a large oilfield and he had grievances and he needed money because of the disastrous war heha had started and fought for years against iran and none of that justified threats of war. the u.n. security council validated that is a fundamental principle of the u.n. charter and the rules-based international order and look where we are today. >> whenno a group predecessors s ambassador to russia george canon who famously will make the long telegram outlining what became the containment policy for the west with regard to the soviet union and the cold

now, the escalation issue on iraq. what they fundamentally want to avoid is war with the united states of america. because they know that that could not only lead to a military setback, that could lead to a collapse of the economy and the regime entirely comedy has always sought to avoid direct conflict with the united states of america. well, let me go a step further on that with you just said about wanting to give has blog the opportunity to fight another day. we arm, etc. isn't that exactly one of the fundamental tracks that is really saying absolutely no way and, and, and for those of you that are following the negotiations, they want the right to can junior to intervene and to be there has lot of a lot of course doesn't want that, but if you're thinking from israel shoes, wouldn't you want that a bill? and that's why there's been no agreement. and it's the same with gods. is real. what's the ability to intervene repeatedly, to make sure how much does not build back they arrived, wants them to be as a how much want

troops iraq died in iraq, 4,620. wounded in iraq, 32,766. as president but also as a parent. like many of you, our son beau biden deployed to iraq. i remember the day he asked me to pin his bars on him standing ramrod straight and how proud our entire family felt. like so many of you we remember how it was when he was deployed, empty seats at the dinner table, missed holidays and birthdays, prayers of hope and worry repeated every morning and every night. we ask everything of our veterans, we ask everything of their families. john milton wrote, and i quote, they also serve who only stand and wait as so many of you have. so for all the military families, to all those with a loved one missing or unaccounted for and to all americans grieving the loss of a loved one who wore the uniform, jill and i want you to know we see you, we thank you, and we will never stop working to meet our sacred jill and i and the entire administration are proud of our work over the past four years. together we passed more than 30 bipartisan laws to support our vetera

troops, iraq, died in iraq, 4,620. wounded in iraq, 32,766.ent, but also as a parent. like many of you, our son, beau biden deployed with the national guard. i remember the day he asked me to pin his bars on him. he stood ramrod straight, how proud jill and i, our entire family felt. like so many of you, we also remember how hard it was when he was deployed. empty seats at the dinner table. missed holidays and birthdays. prayers of hope and worry repeated every morning, every night. just as we ask everything of our veterans, we ask everything of their families. poet john milton wrote, and i quote, "they also serve, only stand and wait, as so many of you have." so to all military families, those with loved ones missing or unaccounted for, to all americans grieving the loss of a loved one who wore the uniform, jill and i want you to know we see you, we thank you, and we'll never stop working to meet our sacred obligation to you and your family. jill and i, doug and kamala, our entire administration are proud of our work for the past four years.

james landale, bbc news, northern iraq. the latest from georgia over the last hour or so where there are protests taking place after the country's prime minister said that georgia would not pursue accession to the european union for several more years. until 2028, in fact. the georgian government has accused the european parliament and some european parliament and some european politicians of black male. georgia has been divided between those who want to join the eu and those who want to stay in the wider orbit of russia. let's go live to our tbilisi correspondent rayhan demytrie. this is the latest stage in a long—running saga, really, in terms of the divisions between those who want to align more with the west and those who want to align with moscow.- align with moscow. lots of an: align with moscow. lots of angry protesters, - angry protesters, spontaneously, came out and they filled the streets of not only in the capital tbilisi but also in most of other major cities across georgia. this happened just hours after the co

that is iraq, because extent, the uae -- iraq, kazakhstan, uae as well as russia as certain times asl. the russian energy minister was in baghdad yesterday. the saudi's and russians had up that opec-plus committee he --ad up that opec-plus committee which looks at quotas. discipline becomes really important because as opec-plus tries to con any kind of price decreases, they need to control the amount of oil that's in the market. if they are overproducing as a group, that makes it much more difficult for them to maintain and defend that price of about $70 as a floor. opec would like it higher than that. but we are seeing some analysts saying it could be even lower so opec is trying to limit the damage and they need that discipline to hammer that message home. tom: ok, bloomberg's anthony dipaola on these oil markets on some of the key factors playing into them right now. thank you. let's cross over to asia, singapore, avril hong standing by with a look at the markets. a little bit of a divergent picture. looks like china is performing well but soggy across the rest of the region. avri

i wanted to ask about withdraw from iraq plan by 2027.so there still remains pockets of isis there although their territory, the caliphate is been broken up. there still are pockets that are tacky and iraq in syria. the last time we withdrew in 2011, the caliphate came around three years later. what can we do this time to make sure that isis doesn't make a research and for those not state-sponsored terrorism that pops up in iraq? what are your thoughts what the president trump can do about that -- the trump administration can do about that. >> i'm not sure that the issue of extremist ideology is on anybody's mind at the moment. it's such is not isis. it's about groups that are using, you specifically as a isis but there's groups that are using the framing of religion as the engine to pull them in. there was a plan in the first trump administration to stop the appeal of the ideology because certainly isis and others can't do what they do if they don't have ideological soldiers. it begins with the recruitment d the radicalization, people co

it comes as the uk signs a deal with iraq on border security. as it battles to get people smuggling under control. a former soldier — who escaped from a london prison — has been found guilty of spying for iran. tv host gregg wallace is to step away from presenting masterchef while allegations of historical misconduct are investigated. more thani million people in ukraine are left without power after russia attacks the country's energy infrastructure. a "world first" — social media ban for under 16s has been passed by the australian senate. hello and welcome to bbc news. britain's prime minister, sir keir starmer, has accused are investigated. more thani million people in ukraine are left without power after russia attacks the country's energy infrastructure. a "world first" — social media ban for under 16s has been passed by the australian senate. hello and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister was speaking after the office for national statistics said uk net migration — hit a record — 906,000 in the 12 months tojune 2023. figures for the 12 m

but iraq doesn't want to nuclear weapon unless it's forced to have one. and the reason why it doesn't want one is because it only encourages other countries develop to develop nuclear weapons and it makes the world increasingly unsafe. but if you run existence has threatened them. they've said that they will change policy. yeah. sputtering. so thing i remember when we were talking about the start initiative and here we are talking about the compete, often opposite, but we'll get into that in a 2nd. and if i made certain to you how does nato's nucleus thoughts effect is relations with countries outside the alliance of they will try just to coast, as you mentioned from the very beginning it is like a box or bar. uh before. busy it was a big mistake just to give out a crate to uh, which of where again, the special uh you want to exhaust, rushed up to the maximum. uh, this is the case. in fact, the only that may be, uh, because uh, for example, uh, also uh, both some countries uh like is what your sample just to push the bomb to put the se in the future. howe

i shot into my first real mania when we invaded iraq. i like superman bulletproof and performed brilliantly. but upon redeployment to germany, the thrill of combat behind me. i fell into a ten month long depression. my first full up down bipolar cycle. but again, bipolar disorder mostly helped me until it didn't. from 2003 to 2014, when my bipolar disorder intensified, as i was promoted from colonel to star than to star, my bd was unknown, unraveling, nice and undiagnosed for 12 two years. as i cycled in to higher highs and lower with severe psychosis until the year 2014. 2014 was the storm i shot into full blown mania. madness. insanity. i was disruptive, bizarre, over-the-top. frightening, and out of control. i swung from euphoria to agitation and rage. my mind was infused with delusions and extreme paranoia. i stopped sleeping for about three months. my speech became more rapid and pressured. new ideas flowed continuously. my grandiosity and religiosity soared. i talked nearly nonstop. stop doing paperwork. meetings ran over. i interr

force that the us used to expel iraq from kuwait. it wasn't a it wasn't just a decision by bush 41 that was validated multiple votes of the u.n. security council. the soviet union voted for those resolutions, and the prc abstained, the that's an example of where the rules based international system, the notion that that under the un charter, it's not okay for one country iraq, to declare another country. kuwait, its 19th province, and seize it by force, even if there were a grievance, says as saddam had grievances. iraq and kuwait share a large oilfield. he had grievances. he needed money because of the disastrous war he had started and fought for years against iran. none of that justified an aggressive war to seize another country. the u.n. security council validated that as a fundamental principle of the un charter and the rules based international order. and look at where we are today. now, one of your predecessors as ambassador to russia was george kennan, who famously wrote the long telegram in the famous article in foreign affa

think we are still living through the long shadow that the failures and challenges of the wars in iraq and afghanistan and also the 2008 financial crisis have cemented in people's minds. so i think the first thing to do is acknowledge that those are legitimate complaints and concerns that americans have. they worry that we are too engaged in the rest of the world and not engaged enough in the things americans most care about, right? that most american families care about. and so, connecting america's international involvement to the things that people care about, to the prosperity and the security of our own country is, i think, the place to start. no cntry as strong as the united states is has ever had as much voluntary assistance in keeping itself secure and prosperous as the united states has, and that's why we should care about allies. the united states won the geopolitical lottery, we have canada and mexico and oceans surrounding us, and no threat from those things, so we're not natural internationalists as americans, we have to be persuaded to go out in the world because we feel