Disregard talk of a ‘blitz’ on Syria
There will be no blitz – the west wants to bomb the Syrian government into never using these weapons on its people again. And any strikes will be all about high-explosive punishment.
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Opposition activists claim a former Syrian defence minister has fled to Turkey and could become a “top source of information” on the Assad regime.
President Barack Obama says he is confident that congress will vote in favour of military action and that the US will “degrade” President Bashar al-Assad’s capabilities.
Military intervention would be legally justified on humanitarian grounds, even if blocked by the UN security council, according to a summary of the UK government’s legal advice.
There will be no blitz – the west wants to bomb the Syrian government into never using these weapons on its people again. And any strikes will be all about high-explosive punishment.
Police have fired at a Cairo mosque holding hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters. The stand-off has continued throughout the day, with police arresting protestors and closing in on the compound.
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.
MI5 are “not in the dock” over the Woolwich killing – but should they be? FactCheck looks at the UK’s track record on foiling terror plots before they happen.
Concerns are raised that the stage is being set for foreign military intervention in Syria following a second Israeli airstrike in Syria in two days.
The Foreign Office confirms it is “consulting international partners” after North Korea informed foreign embassies in Pyongyang it could not guarantee the safety of staff in the event of conflict.
North Korea is prone to extreme rhetoric, so should current threats be a matter for concern, and how did we get to this current impasse anyway?
South Korea’s president vows to strike back quickly “without any political considerations” if the North stages any attack on its territory.
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Disgraced Vicky Pryce moves to an open jail – after just four nights inside tough Holloway Prison, it is reported.
Britain’s most senior Catholic cleric resigns, hours after the Vatican announces plans to investigate claims of inappropriate behaviour.
The UN human rights commissioner didn’t mince her words this week when she accused the Sri Lankan government of “triumphalism” in the Tamil north, home of the vanquished Tamil Tiger insurgency.