not going to stop the fight against eisel on thursday the secretary of state mike pompei o said that u.s. aircraft would be for paired to target and to kill eisel fighters if they try to retake any territory either in syria or in iraq meantime the pentagon is confirming that some equipment that the u.s. military had been relying on while deployed in syria is now being moved out of the country but for security reasons they are not saying how quickly this some two thousand u.s. troops in syria are going to be leaving where they will be based after they leave

mike pompei oh drew a line in the sand now it's time for every other nation to pick a side no more delays no more games either you stand with the forces of freedom or you're in league with his made him sound familiar either you're with us. if you love freedom and with nations with your bridge freedom or you are the enemy yes their ideas are not new but now they're linking arms in the global spotlight some call them the axis of evil or the troika of tyranny meet mike pompei oh elliott abrams and john bolton the three amigos of imperialism john bolton was a big supporter of the iraq war and he represented the united states in the united nations an organization he really didn't care for very much united states make the u.n. work work and that is exactly the way it should be because the. united states is. now mike pompei o is the new kid on the block without very much experience as head of the cia he tried to get the authority to conduct drone strikes in afghanistan without the pentagon's oversight and he worked day and night to rip up the iran nuclear deal at the center of it is not i

u.s. secretary of state has arrived in riyadh on the latest leg of his middle east tour mike pompei will be holding talks with saudi crown prince mohammed bin sandman pompei left qatar a few hours ago after calling on countries in the gulf to end their dispute saying it's gone on for far too long. has more. mike from paling qatar where the message to the gulf countries and their dispute the west political crisis in decades for the gulf cooperation council president and i both believe the ongoing dispute in the region has dragged on too long and the dispute benefits adversaries and harms our mutual interests the emir of qatar shaped i mean been hammered out fanny greeted bomb peo after discussions with qatar's foreign minister said mohammed but i'll get a man out of fannie both countries say they are keen to consolidate trade and military cooperation that includes expanding the largest u.s. military base in the middle east dade near the capital doha is home to the forward operating base of u.s. central command. and then we have discussed all the issues of interest for our country's region

mike pompei o called on all nations to back off and as well as self declared interim president wanting. that use that it could also recognize them as president if elections are not held in the coming days and as well as foreign minister has dismissed those demands or. rescuers in southwestern brazil are searching for hundreds of people after a dam collapsed at an iron ore mine the breach on.

state mike pompei will make a brief thirty minutes appearance of the viral video link from the united states to make an address in front of quite a considerable crowd and suit and to answer some questions on the first day of the forum here in davos and on russia and the u.s. according to mike pompei oh he's not expecting things to return to the past it's not the case that we are doomed to a cold war rivalry these two nations are the largest possessors of nuclear capability in the world russia is a formidable power in that respect and we understand that and so we need to ensure that there are conversations taking place so that we can prevent both proliferation and the rest the comes with the possession of those nuclear weapons. however according to the u.s. secretary of state america has some conditions for russia to follow first. we're looking for russia to begin to change its behavior and we hope that they'll return to the right course of action is to set a course of actions that lead them down the path of the rule of law in order to liberty if they do those things i'm confide

can draw from human rights watch questions whether mike pompei a will seek the release of jail saudi activist joining his meeting with the crown prince mohammed bin salon annecy international has also tweeted directly saying at least twelve saudi human rights defenders most of them women have been detained without charge since may twenty eighth in prison and many others are sharing the hash tag free jane and criticizing the saudi king and one news left because of what he calls oppression in the country and this was his message to the crown prince. you put a lot of people in jail with them. why do you talk to those who call for women's freedom why do you subject them to rape and her spent what do you exactly want everyone is scared every now and then a saudi has left this country because of you i left my wife because of the oppression war and more of saudis will leave the kingdom because of you you will destroy the country. whether it's next but still ahead on al-jazeera. the funeral of a rebel leader in indian administered kashmir leads to yet more violence. and all the revolut

evil or the troika of tyranny meet mike pompei oh elliott abrams and john bolton the three amigos of imperialism john bolton was a big supporter of the iraq war and he represented the united states in the united nations an organization he really didn't care for very much united states make the u.n. work work and that is exactly the way it should be because the. united states is. now mike pompei o is the new kid on the block without very much experience as head of the cia he tried to get the authority to conduct drone strikes in afghanistan without the pentagon's oversight and he worked day and night to rip up the iran nuclear deal at the center of it is not interested in a campaign of economic pressure to starve the regime of the revenue it uses to fund stabilization of these throughout the middle east and indeed around the world now back in the spotlight after years of obscurity meet convicted criminal elliott abrams he was tied to massacres in el salvador any help to funnel weapons to the contras in nicaragua he was convicted for his role in covering it all up and he received a

meanwhile u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o continues his tour of america's middle east allies his public remarks of focused on iran which washington sees as the main threat to the region but as well as lynn jordan reports out of paris found that a big part of his trip involves reassuring u.s. allies ahead of the planned syria withdrawal. one thing is clear the u.s. military may be ending its direct mission in syria but it's not going to stop the fight against eisel on thursday the secretary of state mike pompei o said that u.s. aircraft would be prepared to target and to kill eisel fighters if they try to retake any territory either in syria or in iraq meantime the pentagon is confirming that some equipment that the u.s. military had been relying on while deployed in syria is now being moved out of the country but for security reasons they are not saying how quickly this some two thousand u.s. troops in syria are going to be leaving where they will be based after they leave syria or how long the drawdown is going to take one thing is certain the u.s. is taking great pains righ

cross talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle u.s. secretary of state mike pompei always declared multi-lateralism in international affairs a failure what is needed according to him is a new liberal order led by the united states such an order calls into question some important issues does this mean the universal is ation of american law and limited sovereignty for the rest of the world. ross talking pax americana i'm joined by my guest james chatteris in washington he's a former u.s. diplomat and former advisor to the u.s. senate republican leadership in new york we have daniel was our he's an author and freelance journalist who writes frequently about the middle east eastern europe and the us constitution and in madrid we've crossed two men well lopez norris he is the author of pax americana and he's a university lecturer as well as a contributor at expansion all right gentlemen cross talk rules and i think that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate jim let me go to you first in washington iow i thought we already had pax americana that's why i'

president of venezuela and we've heard some rather fiery words from mike pompei oh the u.s. secretary of state this is mike pompei oh. the time for debate is done the regime of former president nicolas maduro is illegitimate his regime is morally bankrupt economically incompetent it is profoundly corrupt. it is democratic to the core. i repeat the regime of former president nicolas maduro is illegitimate. now in response to trump's decision to confer this recognition of president on to juan guede oh there's actually been a cutting of diplomatic relations at this point nicolas maduro has cut diplomatic ties between venezuela and the united states from what we understand the venezuelan embassy in the united states and washington d.c. has closed now at this point donald trump has said that he is not ruling out the possibility of military action against venezuela this is donald trump when he was asked to clarify his comments and his position on venezuela this is an interaction between trump in the press a theory. with what i consider you anything but all through the day because

this move is trump in charge of his own foreign policy are john bolton and mike pompei oh actually running the show. cross talking to syria policy i'm joined by my guest. in london he is a lawyer and an independent political analyst as well as an expert in iraqi affairs in damascus we have amar why cough he is founder and director of an organization expressing stakeholder opinion in syria and in the middle east and in norman we cross to joshua landis he is the director of the center. middle east eddies at the university of oklahoma are right gentlemen. rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate joshua let me go to you first in norman i have a very simple question but i don't think there's a simple answer is foreign policy is befuddling. frustrating to understand and it seems quite fluid so what do you make of his policy as his major foreign policy advisers including the us secretary of state is essentially contradicting their boss on their middle east tour go ahead joshua. well you're absolutely right and for americans it's just as confusing

secretary of state mike pompei on friday after the fest summits in singapore seven months ago trump declared the nuclear threat from north korea was over but negotiations over denuclearization have since told there have been disagreements about security guarantees and u.s. sanctions had to callahan reports from washington d.c. . this mild for the cameras quickly and then got back to the top u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o a north korean negotiator kim young then went off to the white house behind closed doors a ninety minute meeting with president donald trump the white house claimed progress the united states is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on north korea until we see fully and verify denuclearization we've had very good steps in good faith from the north koreans in releasing the hostages and other moves and so we're going to continue those conversations and the president looks forward to next his next made to the white house says that will be to get to be disclosed location at the end of february the state department announced the discussions continued fo

alleged she had an affair with trump. u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o has laid out the trump ministrations vision for american policy in the middle east speaking in cairo he called u.s. leadership a positive force in the region but the main focus off the speech was confrontation with iran that has. the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei always touring the middle east almost described as a mission focused on shoring up support among arab allies against iran. since withdrawing from the two thousand and fifteen iran nuclear deal last year the u.s. has increased pressure on teheran which he accuses of being a destabilizing force in the region many middle east experts say pushing iran into a corner is a dangerous move but in the egyptian capital cairo america's top diplomat didn't mince his words the nations of the middle east will never enjoy security achieve economic stability or advance the dreams of their people of iran's revolutionary regime persists on its current course america's economic sanctions against the regime are the strongest in history and will keep getting tough

crisis u.s. secretary of state's mike pompei or called on the wall to support his weight in protest at russia's u.n. ambassador says the wild should stay out of the crisis moscow and beijing have been . among president nicolas maduro schieffer back it. will be crossing over to new york in a moment to speak with all correspondent but first let's say some of what was said at the u.n. security council today now it's time for every other nation to pick a side no more delays no more games either you stand with the forces of freedom or you're in league with major and his may i'm going to know if we want to take the opportunity to say that in this case the u.s. is not behind the coup d'etat. it is in the vanguard of the coup d'etat. it is dictating the orders sort of the nice be urge all parties to refrain from the use of force we called for the organization of free and fair elections with international observers with all candidates allowed to go run for office and until then there is only one credible and legitimate institution and this is the national assembly the u.s. really new but it'

saki rice wine. now the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o has delivered a resoundingly rebuke of the obama administration's mideast policies at a key speech in cairo peo is touring the mideast really eastern capitals rather to brief allies after president donald trump announced he was pulling u.s. troops out of syria speaking at the american university in the gyptian capital peo accused predecessor of being naive and timet when confronted with the challenges posed by the arab spring uprisings that shook the middle eastern political order starting in two thousand and eleven peo said obama's policies have diminished america's role in the region and harmed its longtime allies. with people living in the right order to grow old and new in the rubble to emerge. that's happened here too. and at this critical moment america your long time friend was absent too much. from paris speaking their low earlier in the egyptian capital now here in europe or across europe i should say the heaviest snowfall in two decades is bringing daily life in alpine regions grinding to a halt a total of sixtee

denuclearization talks with the u.s. and is expected to meet with secretary of state's mike pompei on friday at least ten people were killed in a car bomb attack on a police academy in the colombian capital it's the biggest attack on a police or military facility there in more than a decade president even duke a says the perpetrators will not go unpunished activists in sudan say to people have been killed in confrontations between police and protesters thousands of people marched across several cities for yet another day of anti-government demonstrations they've been demanding the resignation of president omar al bashir but he is blaming the protests on foreign agents the african union has called on the democratic republic of congo to suspend the declaration a final election results planned for friday saying they are a serious doubts over the vote using presidential candidate marks and failure lou has filed a court challenge demanding a recount of last month's ballot he insists he won sixty one percent of the voters those are the headlines join me here for more news after part two of

making headlines around the world u.s. secretary of state mike pompei go has made a surprise visit to iraq as part of a middle east tour to promote the white house's hard line position on iran at the same time iran has confirmed that it arrested a u.s. citizen michael white in the city of mashad last july he's been held on unspecified charges almost fifty microns who were stranded on two rescue ships in the mediterranean last month have arrived in malta the island in the rest of the e.u. had earlier agreed that the migrants would be transferred to locations in eight countries along with around two hundred fifty other migrants a former israeli minister is going to jail for eleven years after pleading guilty to spying for iran goldman said get agreed to the sentence as part of a plea bargain seven served as energy minister in the one nine hundred ninety s. he was convicted of smuggling chocolate covered ecstasy pills into israel in two thousand and five. by heavy snowfall and avalanches in austria and germany have claimed at least five lives train services and road access have been disr

not being very explicit we should stress however that on thursday the secretary of state mike pompei o said that the u.s. military was prepared to carry out more air strikes against targets if it found that there was an attempt to try to restart an effort to set up a so-called caliphate in either the syria or in iraq so the equipment is starting to leave at some point the people will be leaving but the u.s. stated commitment at least for now to continue to go after eisel targets still remain and for prom peo is that the message that he's carrying to leaders of the region we've been reporting it today friday he's been in both the united arab emirates as well as behind. that's right and in part one part of the trip that mike pompei is making is to reassure countries in the middle east that even though the president wants troops out of syria and wants to cut by half the number of troops in afghanistan in south asia as it were that the u.s. is not abandoning either south asia or the middle east in fact in the speech that he made in cairo on thursday like pompei all argued that the u.s. has

charles trafford has more. the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei was touring the middle east almost described as a mission focused on shoring up support among arab allies against iran since withdrawing from the two thousand and fifteen iran nuclear deal last year the u.s. has increased pressure on tehran which he accuses of being a destabilizing force in the region.

tough u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o. and north korean negotiator kim young then went off to the white house behind closed doors a ninety minute meeting with president donald trump at the white house claimed progress the united states is going to continue to keep pressure and sanctions on north korea until we see fully and verified denuclearization we've had very good steps in good faith from the north koreans in releasing the hostages and other moves and so we're going to continue those conversations and the president looks forward to next his next meeting the white house says that will be a to get to be disclosed location at the end of february the state department announced the discussions continued for hours after secretary pompei o treated the north korean delegation to lunch at their d.c. hotel the last time the two leaders met the president declared the problem solved north korea would do nuclearize but since then satellite images show work continues on their missile delivery sites but the white house says the focus should be on what the north hasn't done test any new