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2019-12-01来源:和谐英语

BBC news with Jonathan Izard.

President Trump has made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan, his first since taking office. Mr. Trump said he'd reopened talks with Taliban and believe they will open to a ceasefire. He told American troops by ground airfield their efforts and those of Afghan soldiers meant the Taliban wanted to make a deal.

A row has broken out between NATO allies, France and Turkey. President Marcon said Turkey's military operation against the Kurdish fighters in Syria was endangering NATO actions against the Islamic State group. Ankara accused him of sponsoring terrorism by hosting Kurdish militia representatives in Paris.

The Conservative Uruguayan senator Luis Lacalle Pou has won the presidential election, putting an end to 15 years of left-wing government in the country. Official results from Sunday's poll haven't been announced, but counting has almost finished.

Researchers in Brazil say smoke from burning forests in the Amazon can intensify the melting of glaciers, threatening water supply to millions of people. The scientists found evidence that snow and ice was being darkened, accelerating the rate of melting.

The police commander in charge on the day of Britain's worst sporting disaster at the Hillsborough football stadium 30 years ago has been cleared the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool fans. The jury returned a not-guilty verdict at the retrial of David Duckenfield.

Prosecutors in Netherlands say they are investigating a father who kept his family in religious seclusion over the alleged sexual abuse of two of his nine children. The situation came to light when the man's 25-year-old son appealed for help at a bar last month.

The World Health Organization says it's lost access to a key Ebola-hit community in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo after four health workers were killed in an attack on a treatment center. A police investigation is under way.

European Space Agency members have agreed to press ahead with the network of satellites to monitor the health of the planet by tracking carbon dioxide emissions. At a meeting in Seville, the 25 member states approved extra funding.

BBC news.