>> fighters head to syria. the u.s. announces plans for an international conference to end the fighting. >> hello there, i'm julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. >> donald trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> donald j. trumps sparks international fury as he calls for a ban of all muslims coming to the united states. a palestinian teenager is killed in clashes in the

occupied west bank. the mining company angelo american announces plans to cut 85,000 from its global workforce. hello, good to have your company. the united states has announced plans for an international summit on the war in syria, now that comes during the syria fractured opposition. more than a dozen of political factions are coming together for the summit in new york next week. a new report shows the number of foreign fighters travel to go syria has more than doubled so there were an estimated 12,000. that was in june of last year and as many as 31,000 today.

well, they ar those talks are expected to take placing next week. >> depending o on the issues it is hour plan to have a meeting in new york. so far turkey has refused to remove forces in iraq. it said its soldiers have been invited by the local government to train fighters. they're trying to resolve the

dispute while russia has called for a security committee meeting to resolve it. >> privately we've heard that there is a real fear of what is happening in iraq is the war against isil is becoming a proxy war that the regional powers are using iraq to fight each other. we're hearing a lot of sunni about the iranian role, and hearing from sheena mp she shia mps, and a lot of people are very worried here about the russian and american role also in this country. so it's likely that the reason although prime minister hyder

al abadi knew about these turkish troops for over a year now, it will try to take control of its own country. that's the view of several people i've spoken to during the day here in iraq. what we're also hearing is that iraq needs to get itself together and to formulate a coalition that is really talking to each other. the moment you have a lot of very desperate interests trying to fight isil and they've said this for a very long time now, iraq would like that coalition to be much more unified. >> iraq's forces will recapture a large area from isil following a fierce battle. the group over ran the city in may and they have retaken the area from them, and it is a significant break through for iraqi forces. they've been fighting for months to security territory around ramadi.

there have been more talks to resolve the cr crisis. >> turkish officials say that they will respect sovereignty and territory integrity. it promised it would not send more troops. as far as the iraqis are concerned they want all turkish troops out of iraq. and also said that that troop is in iraq to help train and equip the iraqi forces in the area to fight isil, which took control over mosul over a year ago. >> samantha powers said that

expanded military presence can have the blessing of the iraqi government. >> i belief is as we operate in close coordination and consent of the iraqi government, that all countries should do that. our understanding of the original iraqi--turkish deployment is that something that was negotiated with the government of iraq, and so we're hopeful that this additional deployment is something, too, that can be done in that manner that a sovereign government is making adjustments about which capabilities are deployed and making sure that it has visibility with everything going on in its country. >> let's talk to al jazeera's kristen saloomey, who joins me live from united nations in new york. >> tensions are very high

between russia and turkey. russia calls the turkish presence in iraq illegal under international law, and of course they're very upset with the fact that turkey shot down one of their fighter jets on the northern border of syria. this is a chance for russia to register its discontent with the united nations. it has asked for a briefing on the facts on the ground as they see them. an impartial player, and so they've asked for that briefing. interesting while iraq has registered its disapproval of the turkish presence in its country, it did not call for this meeting. russia called for the meeting. going into this meeting it talked about turkey and disflesh of the united states.

>> you know, we consistently in the documents adopted by the security council, will speak about the need to respect international law. the latest resolution adapted in the french initiative fighting isil with respect to international law and that was the reference included in the initiative by the russian delegation. >> of course, we heard from ambassador samantha power saying that it has coordinated with the iraqi government and thinks that turkey should as well. but how divided this security council is on this issue fighting isil in syria and iraq, the russian ambassador went on to say that while the united nations secretary general and secretary of state from the united states john kerry has announced peace talks in syria,

this later coming weeks that russia has not signed off on that. that they were not on board with this meeting. a lot of for example on display here at the unite united nations. >> thank you. well, as we mentioned more than 100 delegates in the syrian opposition are gathering in the saudi capital ahead of the coalition. they're optimistic that progress can be made. >> most of the opposition has been formed in egypt, dubai and other countries, the committees are present here. there has been communication, a big proportion the them agree on the political solution and the process. we see that the way out is a document of consensus. >> the white house has joined

condemnation against comments made by donald trump monday night. at a rally he said that muslims should be banned from the u.s. >> we can be politically correct, we can be stupid, but it will get worse and worse. until we're able to determine and understand this problem, and the dangers that it poses our country cannot be the victim of horrendous attacks by people who believe only in jihad. >> well, this was the response to those comments from the white house. >> now, i know that each of the republican candidates has already taken an oath pledging to support donald trump for president of united states if he wins the nomination, but the fact is the first thing that the president does when he or she takes oath of office is to swear anoas to preserve, protect and

defend the constitution of the united states. the fact is what donald trump said yesterday disqualifies himself from serving as president. and for republican candidates for president, to stand by their pledge to support mr. trump, that in and of itself is disqualifying. >> well, other critics of crump's comments including presidential nominee hillary clinton. even members of trump's own party spoke out. presidential candidate jeb bush said donald trump is unhinged. his policy proposals are not serious. paul ryan is the speaker of the u.s. house of representatives, and he gave this reaction to

donald trump's comments. >> normally i do not comment on what is going on in the presidential election. i will take an exception today. this is not conservatism. what was proposed yesterday is not what this party stands for, and more importantly, it is not what this country stands for. >> let's get more now from kimberly halkett, who is in washington, d.c. hi there, kimberly. so, how are conservatives reac reacting to trumps' statement? >> yes, just not the white house or democrats who you would expect would be denouncing these comments, but also members of the republican party that don't trump is hoping to win the nomination and represent. there is a new level of backlash that seems to be expressed over these comments. top republican in the house of representatives paul ryan held a press conference on capitol hill where he denounced these comments saying this is not

conservatism. this is not reflective of the parties or the values of the hen party adding, too, that there are a number of muslim members of congress, members in the armed forces, who have not just as americans or obviously peaceful, but are working along side the united states in its goal as americans to eliminate extremism. there really is a new level of backlash potentially the tipping point, if you will. while it may play well in the short term, it may not body well for donald trump in the long term. >> the party may be distancing itself. but what about the party base the people who vote for the republican presidential nominee? >> this is playing well to a very small subset. you have to remember this is very complicated nominating process that takes place in 2016. while this--these comments were made with standing ovation by those in the room, that really is a very small fraction of the republican party that will be

casting ballots when the primaries and caucuse caucus again. this does play well to those who are fearful, who are expressing their fear and anger to the shootings in paris and san bernardino. but this is a very complex security problem, and for those who are looking for a quick and easy fix, but as we heard from the white house and the pentag pentagon's spokesperson this really does hurt u.s. national security interest. there is a growing concern among members of the republican party that this is not only harmful within the united states, but harmful outside of the united states as well. >> you're watching al jazeera. still to come, the tiny caribbean island that is making giant leaps to become completely self efficient for energy. and a country with vast

water resources still experiencing severe drought.

>> welcome back. a quick reminder of the top stories here on al jazeera. the united states has announced plans for all the countries involved in the syrian peace process next friday in new york. turkey is to stop deploying troops to iraq but refuses to remove forces already there. presidential hopeful donald trump causing a fury after calling for a complete ban on

muslims entering the country. taliban forces have attacked an airport in southern afghan city of kandahar. a spokesman said that fighters base themselves at a nearby school from where they fired at from the airport. >> another palestinian is showed deashot dead in in bethlehem. angelo american is cutting 85,000 jobs, the quiff rent of two-thirds of its workforce. it has seen its value drop 70%

this year. >> the world's fifth largest mining company is taking action with radical restructuring. angelo american is cutting two-thirds of its entire workforce. the company will also suspend dividend payments for the rest of this year and into 2016. to balance the books it will sell off assets almost half of its 50 mines and merge it's six businesses into three. that will b crisis is fueled in part by the falling prices in china, even diamonds have had a

disappointing year. the company hopes by diversifying it can weather a potential down turn. nearly all of these have dropped in price at the same time. the question now is will these measures be enough? >> the company believes that the current environment going forward. >> this is the company's headquarters and inside th inside the mood must be pretty

somber. the reorganization is going to be brutal. when they're done they'll be left about a very different company. >> nigerian troops said that a final push to end the six-year fight against boko haram in the north. the attack in the stronghold comes days after 900 hostages were freed in cameroon. al jazeera's ahmad idris repor reports. >> after months of captivity they're finally free. these are the hundred hostages, mainly women and children, who have been freed afte. i come from borno state in nigeria. i was taken from my village and i was put in a prison. >> soon he and others will be on their way home. >> we received strict

instructions from those above us to repatriate them to their countries. you see now humanitarian support. there is place now to give them rest and give them support including food. >> they have deported thousands of nigerian refugees. it says it is concerned about potential. boko haram fighters hiding among them. dozens of their citizens have been killed in attacks by the armed group. thousands of young men and women have been taken by boko haram over the last five years. many of them have been forced to join the armed group. there has been a growing sense of frustration that after 19 months there has been no news of the more than 200 school girls kidnapped in chibruk, an attack that has brought global attention to actions of boko haram in nigeria. >> island minister is related to 23 of the missing girls and campaigns for government action to rescue them. he said that they aren't giving

up hope. >> nigeria troops will end boko haram violence, and agencies are looking for other ways to help displaced persons. >> parts of the country are experiencing one of the worst droughts in 30 years. charles stratford reports. >> this woman and her children's struggle is proof that perhaps

climate change hits the world's poorest people the hardest. she said that she and her eight children are waiting to receive humanitarian aid. the effects of el niño are being made worse by global warming have destroyed this year's harvest in parts of ethiopia. the u.su.n. said that there are 8.2 million people who need aid but that figure can rise to 15 million in coming months. >> we have nothing this year. we have no plans. it's up to god. after the harvest failed, the men and women who are strong enough left to try to find work. >> the ethiopian government has

plenty of water. this is the worst drought to hit some of the areas of ethiopia since the 1980s. but it is important to recognize that they have vast resources. the surface area of that cover covers--farmers lucky enough to be near the lake pump water from the stream into their fields. >> it's difficult for us because the pump is so small, and the pipes keep breaking. >> there is virtually no irrigation infrastructure to get water from lakes and rivers to some of the areas hit hardest by the drought. aid agencies said that investment has been slow because projects such as drilling holes are expensive. but the government said that it's trying to get water to some of the worst affected areas. >> we're trying to reach every

farmer getting them access to water for irrigation by different methods. some of the projects are supported by donors. >> ethiopia's 9 million people, 40% work in agriculture. with such limited access to water, millions of people can only hope that next year there is a lot more rain. charles stratford, ziway. >> u.n. secretary general ban ki-moon warned that a draft needs to be finalized by 195 nations of the conference and it needs to lower greenhouse gasses. the aim is to become energy

independent. the tiny caribbean island of aruba is close. we go to aruba for more. >> aruba is getting a reputation for something that most visitors are unaware of. if all goes well this tiny nation will be energy independent in just five years. >> we have a whole section here that takes care of all the water. >> it's a goal that environmentalists have been promoting for year. the hotel on the edge of aruba's prestige beaches are as ecofriendly as they come, a foss italy that helps his business and the environment. >> i always say to my customers, feel good, because you probably wasting less energy in coming on

vacation to aruba than spending it at home. >> but aruba's energy independence has not been easy. energy prices were rising steeply. thousands of barrels of diesel were imported daily to generate power and the refinery closed its doors in 2012, which is why aruba began to consider alternatives. aruba has more than it's fair share of power sources. the sun is an obvious one. but officials say by the end of 2016 almost half of the electricity to this island will be supplied by wind power and that makes them a leader in green. >> the an aruba government said that changes such as scrapping turbines and embracing solar power costs $300 million. but it's their global partners that made all the difference. >> we came together in support of what aruba does, but also basically adding their message

to an effort that is not only important for aruba, but i would say for the world. >> since the move to greener technology electricity prices have dropped 25%. inflation has been reversed, and aruba is close to paying off the money it borrowed to make the changes. but 2020 it may be the nation that others turn to as an example of what green really means. andy gallagher, al jazeera, aruba. >> pope francis has ushered i in the catholic church's year of mercy. tens of thousands attended a mass in st. peter's square. there was tightened security for the annual event with extra police and soldiers deployed. in september pope francis announced that for the duration of the year of mercy priest also be given special dispensation to absolve women who have had abortions. you can find much more on our

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