u.s. state department in regards to this latest attack in yemen keep in mind the u.s. is part of the coalition that is led by the saudis and the united arab emirates still the state department said they think it's up to the saudi government to conduct what they said would be a credible transparent investigation they rejected the idea that anyone from the outside of saudi arabia should be involved in that and they did point out that they have criticism for those that are opposing saudi the who do rebels let's look at some of the things that have been happening in yemen you have the who the rebels who continue to attack saudi arabia they continue to do that with a rainy and weapons missiles and rockets and they continue to try to attack civilian infrastructure in saudi arabia for example and that is part of the reason why these actions are being taken this is been a week for the u.s. state department to defend saudi arabia they refused to come out and say anything negative about saudis response to canada's concerns about its human rights record saying only that both count

u.s. state department as reports from washington they say. fairly muted criticism from the u.s. state department in regards to this latest attack in yemen keep in mind the u.s. is part of the coalition that is led by the saudis and the united arab emirates still the state department said they think it's up to the saudi government to come . what they said would be a credible transparent investigation they rejected the idea that anyone from the outside of saudi arabia should be involved in that and they did point out that they have criticism for those that are opposing saudi the hoodoo rebels let's look at some of the things that have been happening in yemen you have the who the rebels who continue to attack saudi arabia they continue to do that with arraigning in weapons missiles and rockets and they continue to try to attack civilian infrastructure in saudi arabia for example and that is part of the reason why these actions are being taken this is been a week for the u.s. state department to defend saudi arabia they refused to come out and say anything negative about saudi's resp

u.s. state department saying that moscow used a chemical weapon in violation of international law.he former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter are believed to have been exposed to novichok, a military grade or agent in the english town of salisbury back in march. they spent weeks recovering in the hospital. britain has accused russia of being behind the attack. the kremlin that humanly denies that. -- vehemently denies that. in july two others came across the poison and one died. for more on this i'm joined by our correspondent in washington. it is good to see you. tell me, what more do we know about these new sanctions. does the united states have new intelligence about this poison? >> well, i have to tell you, i just got a note. we just had a conference call with the state department in the background. what those sanctions are about, it basically comes down to a ban on granting licenses to export sensitive national security goods to russia. so, that's the sanction in effect right now. the president, i do not think there is new intelligence. i think the trump administrati

u.s. state department stop psychologically pressuring and humiliating her and she's still a suspect not a convict so let's get more details now from samir who's in washington for a samir just tell us a bit more then in terms of what other information that's come out over this case. oh well for some background maria buthe now was taken into custody about a month ago cues to acting as a russian agent and quote developing relations with u.s. persons and infiltrating organizations having influence in american politics now if she's convicted she could face up to fifteen years in prison and now the russian embassy has issued a statement comparing it to the salem witch trials and accusing u.s. authorities of subjecting her to cruel and inhumane treatment including night checks every fifteen minutes strip searches after visits she's being denied medical care not allowed outdoor walks and she can't receive any letters in russian apparently because there's a fear that they might contain coded messages now the embassy also announced that it would be sending an official complaint to the u.s. state de

u.s. state department says it will redirect american stabilisation funding plan for syria to other foreign policy efforts washington insists though this will not affect its humanitarian assistance program meanwhile saudi arabia has pledged to contribute one hundred million dollars to syrian reconstruction efforts however the money will only go to the north east of syria a region under the control of u.s. backed kurdish forces. and while some programs are cut others are still remaining in place with the u.s. saying it will stay in syria for some time yet to battle terrorists we're remaining in syria the focus is the ensuring defeat of isis we still have not launched the final phase to defeat the physical caliphate this is actually being prepared now and that will come at a time for choosing but it is coming joshua landis head of middle east studies at the university of oklahoma says there are multiple competing interests in syria. the united states does not want assad to become too strong there are hoping to keep leverage in order to try to push iran out of the country to get a better deal

u.s. state department saying that moscow used a chemical weapons in violation of international. all former russian spy sergei screwball and his daughter yulia are believed to have been exposed to no be choke a military grade nerve agent in the english town of souls bury back in march they spent weeks recovering in the hospital britain has accused russia of being behind the attack the kremlin vehemently denies that in july two other people came across a container believed to have been used to transport the poison one of the two died from the exposure i for more on this now i'm joined by i were corresponding in washington on simone stefan it's good to see you tell me what more do we know about these new sanctions i mean does the united states have new intelligence balance this poison. well right after to tell you i just got a note because we just went over conference call with the state department on background. so what those sanctions are about is really comes down to a ban and i read this year on granting licenses to export sensitive national security goods to russia so that's a

u.s. state department been doing enough from your point of view. u.s. state department is looking to. change in there where they. only . need more sanctions. against the. all this evidence is developed and was a new court. sanctions against the petro. but the real answer is the amount of money to goldman sachs' of last investing for the people who don't that's the way to go that's all was where was are taking the money out and threw it at it and in fact there's nothing that is without the fled the. neighboring countries and bad news for what it is there were no quid pro or. are jammed we there's ways we clean are fleeing their country because of lack of food lack of medicine or war currency they have no faith paul i just want to take a step back for a moment to sort of remind our viewers how venezuela got to the point that it's out i mean venezuela boasts enormous oil riches and crude production but it's been in steady decline economically over the past decade how did it get to this point look at the question a complicated ounce and i am in a time that we have available a conk a fairl

u.s. state department says the money will be used to fund other key foreign policy priorities now that it's managed to raise three hundred million dollars from allies like saudi arabia and the united arab emirates. russian and turkish defense ministers are meeting in moscow to discuss the plight of syria's refugees millions have been forced from their homes since the war began and many are now fleeing one of the last opposition strongholds ahead of a planned offensive by the government they're taking refuge in camps near the turkish border city of kosovo glue has more from may that's inside syria near the border with turkey. this is the marketplace of a refugee camp in northern syria by syria syria keyboard there the camp which is one of the oldest in the rising began and the reality shows more than eight hundred to. thousand syrian refugees those refugees this place maybe once maybe a couple of times since the sunni rising and the bashar assad regime's assaults began and many people here feel stuck because as the there is the syrian regime president bashar assad threatens to touch it these

u.s. state department been doing enough from your point of view. u.s. state department is looking to. change in there where they. only . knew more sanctions. against. all this evidence is developed and was a new court. sanctions against the petro. but the real answer is the amount of money to goldman sachs' of last investing for the people who don't own that's the way to go that's all where was are taking the money out and threw it at it and in fact there's nothing that is without the flag and. neighboring countries and bad news for what it is there were no quick war. are jammed we there's ways we clean are fleeing their country because of lack of food lack of medicine or war currency they have no faith paul i just want to take a step back for a moment to sort of remind our viewers how venezuela got to the point that it's out i mean venezuela boasts enormous oil riches and crude production but it's been in steady decline economically over the past decade how did it get to this point look at the question a complicated ounce and i am in a time that we have available a conk a fairly and

state department got involved our only aqua t. in this is because of our role in controlling foreign access to u.s. defense technology in simpler words the state department wants to prevent the wrong people from acquiring weapons overseas now the bottom line is regardless of the court's decision while these plans were available on the internet thousands of people downloaded them they were downloaded thousands of times and as we all know once something goes up on the internet it doesn't for the gun debate in the age of digital and. what city of who data on confirmed that media reports suggest that a hospital was struck in the alleged attack. commented on the reports riyadh however has repeatedly denied killing civilians that is a story will be closely following throughout the hours here on our to international . stay with us now for more programs one former scottish first minister grows another next on the alex salmond show this is art international. is like the ease pending and you can take your panics out your body and the body continues on it's just an appendage. so this is what people don't under

u.s. state department says the u.s. has a right to protect its national security. and thousands of fans are expected to line up in detroit over the next two days to pay their last respects to the soul legend a wreath of franklin the singer's body is lying in state head of a private funeral on friday the seventy six year old died earlier this month from can create a cancer. now in death u.s. senator john mccain has united democrats and republicans who have been eulogizing him as a statesman and as an extraordinary politician mccain represented the state of arizona in the senate for thirty one years the republican was known for his fierce independence and for reaching across the aisle but with the vietnam war hero gone arizona may soon be represented by a very different type of politician. a veteran stands watch at a local mortuary in phoenix where john mccain's body is being held before the public viewing on wednesday many our assignments have already visited this makeshift memorial to pay tribute to the late senator. but one of the things that i admired the most go

u.s. state department both have the same goal to make sure there's never another diesel scandal at folks wagon but in the first interim report of the so-called v.w. monitor there continues to be deficits for example not reporting new emissions tests to the u.s. authorities transparency to which v.w. is committed itself according to the auditors commentary we're not there yet but we're in a i think a very rigorous and professional review process and. at the end of at the end of the order term and at the end of the monitor ship term we will have more to say about that according to thompson it's still too early for more evaluations the three year oversight process is only in its first year for a long time none of you w.'s employees were fired in the diesel scandal but vokes wagon is now taking the americans criticism seriously in the hope of soon fulfilling the conditions of the settlement with the u.s. justice system that's been done and then in the remaining eighty percent of the time we have to sharpen improve continue to reshape the processes will be doing that for a very long time. with arou

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u.s. state department announcing the punitive measures in connection with the poisoning of former double agent sergei script ball and his daughter yulia and britain. london and washington say russia was responsible the kremlin is the nine any responsibility. all ryanair pilots across europe are out on a coordinated twenty four hour strike germany will be worst hit by this industrial action with two hundred fifty flight cancellations at ten airports the irish no frills airlines said it was the scrapping about four hundred of its two thousand four hundred european flights scheduled for today friday as pilots in ireland germany belgium sweden and the netherlands walked off the job more than seventy thousand passengers are affected by the strike the airline has offered customers a refund or the option of rerouting their flight. to diffuse lars halters standing by for us at berlin shona feld airport hi there lars this is one of europe's biggest bases for ryanair what's the situation where you are right now. well brian considering this is one of the big bases for ryan air it's actually very calm and

u.s. state department accuses the kremlin of breaking an international chemical weapons ban with an assassination attempt on a former russian spy and his daughter in the u.k. we'll go to washington for the latest also coming up. mornings about climate change as a record drought turns vast areas of get into a dust bowl the country's worst dry spell in fifty years and across the globe it raging wildfires in extreme heat and scientists raising the alarm they warn that rising temperatures could irreversibly disrupt the earth's climate turning our green house into a hog house and lawmakers in argentina are voting on whether abortion should be legal the issue has been highly controversial and divisive in the homeland of pope francis'. golf it's good to have you with us the united states says it will impose new sanctions on russia in connection with the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter in britain the. department says that moscow used a chemical weapon in violation of international law all former russian spy sergei screwball and his dog are believed to have been exposed to a military gr

u.s. state department announced the punitive measures in connection with the poisoning of former double agent sergei scribble and his daughter in britain the u.s. and the u.k. say that russia was responsible that is something that the kremlin denies. authorities in bella bruce have arrested a number of journalists on suspicion of illegally accessing information from the country's state run news agency among those detained it's paul you look because ski a correspondent for the russian service his apartment in minsk was searched for two hours by police who has logged in official complaint of protest with the ambassador of belarus and berlin his arrest followed police raids on some of the country's largest independent media outlets local rights groups say that the the detentions are part of a government drive to muzzle the press we're joined now by may have who is an editor of russia service he's been following the story for us welcome to you and i'd just like to ask you because the belorussian authorities they have not spelled out why our colleague and several other journalists were taken into

u.s. state department announced punitive measures in connection with the poisoning of former double agent sergei scruple and his daughter yulia in britain the u.s. and the u.k. say that russia was responsible the kremlin denies that. it's like the organization for security and cooperation in europe has criticized the belorussian authorities a detention of several journalists calling it excessive bellerose has confirmed that it is holding six journalists including paul you from the w's russians are. yet another search this time at the independent belorussian and russian language news organization t u t dot b. why it's accused of tapping into the fee based state run news agency without authorization among those arrested as. a correspondent for deutsche of ella during a raid of his flat police confiscated computers tablets telephones and memory sticks by cost he was working as a media analyst and had commented on recent searches of independent news organizations. his wife told i.t.v. he suspected of having unauthorized access to information. authorities say their investigation is still under

u.s. state department saying moscow have use of chemical weapon in violation of international law a charge the crime one denies. the argentinean senate has narrowly rejected a bill to legalize abortion thousands of anti-abortion activists cheered the news outside the congress in buenos aires but others launched angry protests. or don't forget you can always get news on the go download our app for example from google play or from the apple store that gives you access to all the latest news and information from around the world as well as push notifications for breaking news and you can also use that have to send us photos and videos. this is the news live from berlin i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks so much for being with us. what we were. when we were. the first american to someplace in our lives really experience hardship.

u.s. state department says the same sions are a matter of national security.thousands of fans are expected to line up in detroit michigan over the next few days to pay their last respects to so legend aretha franklin the singer's body is lying in state ahead of a private funeral on friday the seventy six year old died earlier this month she had been suffering from pain created cancer. which a night in geneva switzerland government experts from around the world are meeting to discuss the future of killer robots now these all thomas weapons systems can operate and they can kill without human guidance critics are calling for the new generation of weaponry to be banned globally before it goes into mass production. germany's armed forces already make use of semi autonomous weapons base add offenses to can seek out targets on its own. for now soja still have to give the order to fire but fully autonomous weapons are being developed they can select and attack targets without humans at the controls. the highly controversial supporters say the new weapons are needed in

u.s. state department announced the punitive measures in connection with the poisoning of a former double agent to sergei scriptural and his daughter you'll use in britain the u.s. and the u.k. say that russia was responsible which the kremlin did not. argentina's senate has rejected a bill to legalize abortion and it rejected it by a margin of just thirty eight to thirty one now the bill would have allowed abortion up to the fourteenth week of pregnancy this issue has proved deeply divisive in argentina it is the homeland of pope francis and the roman catholic church campaign to strongly against the proposed. that's. the marathon session in the argentinean senate ended shortly before three am as the news broke opponents of the bill erupted in celebration abortion remains essentially illegal yet we came from the country and we're here to protect the rights of the unborn child i thank god and the senate says. prior to the decision thousands of pro-choice demonstrators had gathered outside the senate building and the cold and rain the majority of them came here to protest that abortions mus

u.s. state department called on the coalition to investigate but underlying too that saudi arabia is a key regional partner we call on the saudi led coalition to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into the incident you also supply the tremendous amount of weaponry and then the data for targeting to the saudis so that . sorry no lie wrong is that wrong sorry of these ladies every hear laughing. and that i would refer you to the department of defense that is involved in that but you know as you know saudi arabia is an important strategic partner in the region to the united states. well video of the aftermath of the attack shows the extent of the children's injuries and please be warned what we're about to show is upsetting for some to watch the strike hit the north of the country which is under the control of the rebels so the arabiya launched an intervention against them in twenty three the latest united nations data ses the majority of people killed in the call of flaked are dead as a result of correlation strikes over ten thousand fatalities the red cross told r.t. the situa

u.s. state department been doing enough from your point of view. facing u.s. state department is looking to. change in this where they. don't have. more sanctions. against the. all this evidence is developed and was a new court. sanctions against the petro. but the real answer is the amount of money to goldman sachs' of last investing for the people who don't like the way it is go. was where it was are taking their money out and threw it at me and in fact did nothing that is where i was have fled the. neighboring countries and bad news for what it is there were no quibble or. are jammed with it is where we clean their fleeing their country because of lack of food lack of medicine or war currency they have no faith paul i just want to take a step back for a moment to sort of remind our viewers how venezuela got to the point that it's at i mean venezuela boasts enormous oil riches and crude production but it's been in steady decline economically over the past decade how did it get to this point look at the question a complicated ounce and i am in a time that we h

u.s. state department called on the coalition to investigate but underlined that saudi arabia is a key regional partner we call in the saudi led coalition to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into the incident you also supply the tremendous amount of weaponry and the data for targeting to the saudis so that. sorry no lie wrong is that wrong sorry of these ladies every hear a laughing. and that i would refer you to the department of defense that is involved in that but you know as you know saudi arabia is an important strategic partner in the region to the united states video of the aftermath of the attack shows the extent of children's injuries and please be warned that the video that we're about to show you. strike hit the north of the country which was under the control of the rebels saudi arabia launched an intervention against them in two thousand and fifteen and the latest u.n. data says that the majority of people killed in the conflict died as a result of coalition air strikes more than ten thousand fatalities the red cross told r.t. that the situation in yemen is catastro

today -- the u-s state department issued a new travel warning for parts of mexico. >>> too violent too visit. today the u.s. state department issued a new travel warning for parts of mexico. now, the advisory suggests mornings avoid five coastal states. you can see them highlighted here. the warning cites a rash of violent crimes including the discovery of eight dead bodies found on the streets of cancun. kidnapping and carjacking have also become widespread. tourists should be carefulareas. >>> parents at one east bay school are demanding a boy be kicked off campus and say he poses a threat to their children. many believe he's the same 13-year-old arrested back in june after threatening students at valley view middle school. sequo sequoia's principal tells parents that student safety is not at risk, but that's not stopping concerned parents who are demanding the district step in. >> if somebody has the potential to think like that one, they could possibly think like that again. just the concern for your children, any parent. >> more than 800 parents and students have signed an online petition to have that

u.s. state department saying d'armes deal and that working with local yemeni journalists munitions expert c.n.n. of the stablished of the weapon was a five hundred pound laser guided m.k. eighty two bomb made by lockheed martin well bully for you c.n.n. except i might be a little late to the party i mean independent journalists like ben norton and we here at r.t. were actually reporting that days if not weeks before you ever got around to the story but hey you know i guess you know your only real journalist of lockheed martin actually have or ties on your channel which it does meanwhile the washington post editorial board after discovering the u.s. hand in the bus bombing has declared it's time to end u.s. support for those misspeak gotten and unwinnable war thank you washington post i guess it's better late than never is it i mean. three years three years too late on that one. now let's do what they do not and start watching the hawks. the. real deal. as a lot of. like you know that i got. it. wrong or the watching the hawks i am tired old and top of the wall it oh my gosh there's a war

u.s. state department believes that moscow is responsible for the use of a chemical weapon against its nationalsalso facebook will isolate say when u.s. funded experts to tackle foreign influence on its platform we take a look at how the state is tightening its grip on social media networks and the u.s. senate invites the head of wiki leaks to testify on alleged russian meddling in the twenty sixth election plus a tribal chief dryland seeking the return of a sacred statue stolen over one hundred years ago and now on display at the british museum we ask businesses if it should be given back after a long. list piping and stuff. i think is part of our heritage so it's just it's three. pm here in moscow this thursday afternoon you're watching r.t. international top story and unacceptable that's how the kremlin described the latest u.s. sanctions on russia imposed over the poisoning of double agents and his daughter in the u.k. back in march when spokes person to me said it was too early to discuss countermeasures russia had not yet received any official confirmation my colleague. ali earlier discuss

u.s. state department defended israel and said it had a right to respond to attacks on its united nations aad egyptian mediators continue to push for a long-term truce between tte feuding sidds. has more on the truce deal. >> this is a short-term truce, the egyptians brokered an end to this face of fighting but not something larger. from an israeli point of view, thaa burn the israeli fields. the palestinians want something much larger, they want pplestinians not to be killed at weekly protests by israeli fire and an improvement in the conditions in gaza. electricity,ty, and imppovements in the quality of life.% does that or will it possibly be what we have seen for the past you weekk. -- few weeks. we have to see what happens this aaternoon, if we go on the past 200weeks, the prognosis is not good. >> afghanistan, taliban fighters pad an overnight assault on a city in the east of the country. at l least 14 polilice officerse killed and residenns have been indoors and shops have been closee this fridayay after the inintense shelling. it is a strategic city thht lies on the main route betw

u.s. state department says it will redirect american stabilisation funding plans for syria to other foreign policy efforts washington insists though this will not affect its humanitarian assistance program it comes as saudi arabia pledges one hundred million dollars to syrian we construction efforts however the money will only go to the northeast of syria a region under the control of u.s. backed kurdish forces. and while some programs are cut others remain in place with the u.s. saying it will stay in syria for some time yet to bottle the last pockets of terrorists we're remaining in syria the focus is the ensuring defeat of isis we still have not launched the final phase to defeat the physical caliphate this is actually being prepared now and that will come at a time for choosing but it is coming.

u.s. state department official more draconian now what would be included are more limits on trade and cuts to diplomatic relations the measures under consideration may also ban russia's state airline from entering u.s. space while washington say's the new sanctions are in response to the poisoning of a russian double agent and his daughter in britain earlier this year the investigation into the case is still ongoing and no evidence of russia's involvement has been provided moscow has slammed the sanctions are slow witted saying they're based on a false pretext as usual washington provided no evidence of justification while only throwing out vicious innuendos it seems they are following the principle worse is better we will counter the united states slow witted blinkered and aggressive approach with sober minded orderly work on a constructive agenda. when it does seem washington is gripped with sanctions fever with numerous the baits in the u.s. capitol on how best to punish moscow. on capitol hill it was all about sanctions three high profile events subtle differences but the main thrust i

u.s. state department spokesperson has faced a barrage of questions about the new russia sanctions announced on wednesday over the poisoning of the former double agent in the u.k. but korea isn't a great example of sanctions as a result you want to get rid of their nuclear program again. of twelve things venezuela you've got sort of clearly i'm trying to understand what your policy is with russia you've got a myriad no sanctions what's your call well i think the president has addressed this and so has secretary pompei o we'd like to have a better relationship with the russian government recognizing that we have a lot of areas of mutual concern so washington's handing out punishments to improve relations something moscow sees this twisted logic that can be said for the whole sanctions regime as mr sethi discussed with my colleague rory sushi. the united states sixty two thousand and eighteen determined that the government of the russian federation has used chemical biological weapons against its own nationals despite any new evidence coming to light the us wants to impose sanctions on russia

u.s. state department teaching a georgetown university with a counselor foreign relations the senior harvard university with that ph.d. was a fulbright fellow from harvard scholar and woodrow wilson public service fellow and here today to speak on his fascinating new book "digital world war" now the floor is yours haroon. [applause] >> thanks to the heritage foundation and i am thrilled to be here today to talk to about i am very passionate about witches thinking about the information n battlefield that is either not well understood or not well thought of in terms of how to keep the usa for national security. starting off with the story for my book i did a lot of work of interviews with my background in data as a day negative driven approach i have said database of defectors and they wanted to think carefully what are the reasons that young people are attracted to this propaganda and what really makes somebody get up to buy a ticket or join to support their ecosystem so i was in the gulf interviewing a defector who had come back and i was asking her very early in the interview give me a one

u.s. state department says that in the aftermath of the election it's received reports of human rights abuses by government forces in zimbabwe. we've seen a disproportionate disproportionate use of deadly force against protesters by the security forces which is a great concern of ours were concerned by those numerous reports of human rights violations sense the elections have taken place about a week and a half or two ago we have received credible allegations of detentions of beatings and other abuses of the people of zimbabwe particularly targeting opposition activists to head to on the bulletin the fallout from a divisive debate votes against a change in its abortion door and to well the force be with them the u.s. reveals its military plans to protect its assets and space. from a fresh coastal breeze. to watching the sunset on the australian outback. hello there we're looking at a wet couple of days full of the southern parts of china if we look at the satellite picture we can see plenty of cloud to the south of us at the moment to this is a developing feature this whole area of cloud and

u.s. state department for a. commission for up from the european commission from the e.u. from various embassies in the country all saying that they are deeply concerned about some of the the changes of the government of pushing through they are worried about steps in the fight against corruption and none of those same and have had any impact and you know it looks like words might not be enough and that there needs to be battle more vocal intervention more something more from outside the country in order to really impact and really maybe stay the government's hand if that's what the international community feels is necessary or thank you very much ok let joining us there at a time staffer ok arrest and i mean. it's almost three months since parliamentary elections were held in lebanon but prime minister saad hariri has yet to form a government despite warnings of political and economic dangers that still no sign of rival policies making the compromises needed to come together although lengthy negotiations are not unusual in the country national unity could be at stake as a

u.s. bears responsibility for the atrocities in yemen but the state department will never admit it. i notice that you seem tongue tied about it though you would state department spokesman she didn't she didn't like the fact that the questioner was asking her about what was going on in yemen we know the u.s. a selling the weapons we know the u.s. is providing targeting data so it's it's horrendous and i would say the u.s. because absolutely direct responsibility for this it's telling the saudis what to do it's telling the probably the u.a.e. what to do certainly the saudis it's a horrible bloody business and it's it's a war that's gotten virtually no attention in the us. israel and hamas militants have reached a ceasefire agreement following two days of trading heavy fire. in one of the latest bombing raids a cultural center in gaza city was destroyed the israeli defense forces launched the operation after hamas militants fired dozens of rockets into southern israel. the gaza health ministry says an i.d.f. strike killed at least three people on wednesday night including a pregnant wo

u.s. state department says the money will be used to fund other foreign policy priorities let's bring in our white house correspondent kimberly halakhah joining us live so is this just another sign that the u.s. is trying to reduce its foothold in syria and i lost my connection here with you but let me just tell you a little bit about what i know about this project this is essentially a fulfilling donald trump campaign pledge sensually this is sort of signaling another retreat by the united states when it comes. to syria bit of an incremental one if you will what we know about this is that the united states has for a while been soliciting from partners within the region for donations to help with that rebuilding effort and sensually now it is at the point where it's got enough contributions or pledges in order to amass a roughly three hundred million dollars and so in march we know that the united states set aside two hundred thirty million dollars that was sort of frozen well it collected these pledges now that it has even more than that amount it's decided that it can redirect its own fund

u.s. state department. one. in this this one american to put global financial stability at risk. put u.s. base presence in turkey at risk put a nato ally in line for the nato partner at risk for one american who's being put through the church is just so you're saying this is our fault turkey is the financial situation has been in the works for quite some time and it dates prior to the imposition of sanctions on august i believe was august the first so this is been in train for quite some time and even not blame the u.s. government for that well i stopping it on turkish side is qatar which all of a sudden has approved fifteen billion dollars in aid to prop up the turkish economy . quarter take a look at how the decades old alliance between the u.s. and turkey spiraled to this point. she was built. leading us to great trade deals as opposed to the horrible food trade deals the drawing heritages your president of the country should not be allowed to come in and steal the wealth of all great you. what countries could he mean are stealing could be turkey the country's lira shed a quart

u.s. state department called on the coalition to investigate but underlined of that saudi arabia is a key regional partner we call on the saudi led coalition to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into the incident you also supply the tremendous amount of weaponry then the data for targeting to the saudis so that. sorry no lie wrong is that wrong sorry of these ladies every hear laughing. and that i would refer you to the department of defense that is involved in that but you know as you know saudi arabia is an important strategic partner in the region to the united states. video of the aftermath of the attack shows the extent of the children's injuries in a bit of warning that the video we're about to show you is observing the strike hit the north of the country which is under the control of the rebels saudi arabia launched an intervention against them in two thousand and fifteen the latest un data says the majority of people killed in the conflict died as a result of coalition air strikes that's over ten thousand fatalities red cross told the situation in yemen is catastrop

u.s. support. state department spokeswoman heather nauert says the u.s.ent so far from the u.n. a growing number of people whose official birth records show they were born in the u.s. are reportedly being denied passports and unable to get into the country. correspondent casey stegall takes a look. >> immigration lawyers across south texas say they have recently become overwhelmed with a spike in cases of american citizens who have either been denied u.s. passports or had their valid ones revoked. >> who are we really protecting? are we protecting the american citizens because in this case we're actually deporting the american citizens. >> the aclu says it's hearing from a variety of south texans special in border communities. people who are u.s. citizens with u.s. birth certificates who are stuck in mexico because their passports were taken while trying to reenter the country or claims that some are even being held at immigrant detention centers until their birth records are verified. >> but now they are seeing the administration actually fighting these