Carrie is back, but the west is over
A complex series of unanswered questions – Paul Mason looks at America’s sudden loss of diplomatic coherence and finds an uneasy Homeland.
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As Barack Obama says he is “confident” congress will vote in favour of military action in Syria, Channel 4 News explores the relationships between Syria, her Middle Eastern neighbours, and the west.
Russian President Vladimir Putin dismisses US claims that Syria’s regime used chemical weapons, describing them as “utter nonsense”.
The US president will wait for Congress to debate and vote on the issue before launching military action against the Assad regime.
A complex series of unanswered questions – Paul Mason looks at America’s sudden loss of diplomatic coherence and finds an uneasy Homeland.
With David Cameron suffering a humiliating defeat in the Commons after the vote against military intervention in Syria, Channel 4 News looks back at an extraordinary week in politics.
David Cameron says the UK is still “deeply engaged in the world”, but questions are being raised over the international impact of his defeat in the Commons over Syria.
The UK will have to make a “judgment call” over military intervention in Syria, David Cameron says as he goes head-to-head with Ed Miliband in the House of Commons.
Pressure is mounting on the US to act if the UN finds that the “red line” of chemical weapons has been crossed – and President Obama does not want Syria to become his Rwanda.
Syria’s death toll from a day of violence in Damascus escalates ever higher, according to rebels, as a neighbourhood “full of dead people” is discovered.
Channel 4 News reports on the chaos and bloodshed in Cairo where the death toll from the government crackdown on protest camps could be four times higher than reported.
Egypt declares a month-long state of emergency as violence continues in parts of Cairo after security forces reportedly seize control of two camps filled with pro-President Mohammed Morsi supporters.
Britain and Spain are locked in a dispute over Gibraltar that that has compounded tensions dating back to 1704. But what is fueling Britain’s control issues over its overseas territory?
Will Syria’s huge chemical weapons stockpile be used by the regime against its own people? Will it be transferred to Lebanon for use against Israel? Or could it fall into the hands of jihadists?
North Korea is claiming it has entered a “state of war” with South Korea as tenions continue to escalate in the region.
Former UN envoy Kofi Annan criticises the people “far away from Syria” calling for increased military support in the country – as Britain and France pushes to supply rebels with more weapons.