Palestinian anger at US decision over West Bank settlements
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo says that settlements are no longer illegal.
Palestinians have condemned a decision by the US to abandon its position that Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank are inconsistent with international law. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said it threatened to replace international law with the "law of the jungle," but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the US move, saying it "rights a historical wrong".
Also on the programme, the siege between police and students at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University continues. And as Google launches its new Stadia service we ask if the technology for streaming video games is actually up to the job?
(Picture: West Bank Settlement Credit: EPA)
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