Tusk on Brexit deal: “maybe 5, maybe 6, maybe 7 days” to go
I asked European Council President Donald Tusk if there could be a deal within a week. He said: “I hope so … but still we need maybe 5, maybe 6, maybe 7 days.”
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We speak to Maycer Gifford, a British former currency trader who travelled to Syria to fight with the Kurdish YPG militia against the Islamic State. And from the US, Lieutenant Colonel Dakota Wood, an ex-marine and senior research fellow for Defense Programs at the Heritage Foundation. They discuss Turkey’s actions in Northern Syria against the…
With Syria’s northeastern border becoming a warzone, as Turkish forces launch their offensive – rebel held Idlib is all too familiar with the reality of near-daily attacks by the Syrian regime and its Russian allies. Produced by Kamal Kaddourah and filmed by Fadi Al-Halabi.
The Pentagon, apparently wasn’t told… likewise troops on the ground. But amid growing outrage – President Trump has defended his decision to pull US forces away from the Syria-Turkey border – which could pave the way for Turkey to launch an attack against Kurdish fighters who led the allied campaign against the militant Islamic State.
What has the PM said about Europe over the years?
Filmed by Fadi Al Halabi. Produced by Kamal Kaddourah.
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I asked European Council President Donald Tusk if there could be a deal within a week. He said: “I hope so … but still we need maybe 5, maybe 6, maybe 7 days.”