Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Trump Urges Death Penalty for Drug Dealers

US President Donald Trump has called for drug traffickers to face the death penalty

US President Donald Trump has called for drug traffickers to face the death penalty as part of his plan to combat the US painkiller-addiction epidemic. He outlined the proposal during a speech in New Hampshire, a state badly affected by the opioid crisis.

Saudi Arabia unleashed an air campaign against Houthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen three years ago. The aim was to restore the internationally recognised government - which was ousted from the Yemeni capital Sanaa. But the war has dragged on longer than anyone expected and created what's described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

More than 10,000 Ethiopians have crossed in to Kenya in recent days after Ethiopia's military admitted to a "botched" security operation against militants which killed several civilians.

53 minutes

Last on

Tue 20 Mar 201806:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Tue 20 Mar 201806:06GMT