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know i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera coming trump strikes a different tone on north korea edging it to come to the table. catalonia is ousted me to tell supporters that the only part of the e.u. where a democratically elected government isn't allowed to govern and also. six on just being locked inside this compound behind me where they were becoming up to seventeen days on through each other in moscow russia keep watching to find out what all this has to do with the space travel. saudi arabia has fired another warning shot at iran accusing it of direct military aggression through the hoops the rebels in yemen the saudis say iran supplied the weapon fired at riyadh from yemen on saturday but to her and has described this as

contrary to reality the saudis are also facing accusations of orchestrating the resignation of lebanon's prime minister saying hold reports from beirut. it has been three days since lebanese prime minister sato had announced his shock resignation he made his statement in saudi arabia and hasn't returned home since instead he traveled to abu dhabi a saudi ally in the anti iranian camp for talks on an escalating political crisis back home but the crisis extends beyond lebanon's borders saudi arabia has made clear it wants to curb iranian influence not just here but across the region riyadh is accusing iran of what it called direct military aggression by providing hutu rebels in yemen with rockets used to target the kingdom saudi officials have also said the very presence of hezbollah in the lebanese government amounts to a declaration of war. saudi arabia through

a stretch when the lebanese government and people to finish off his blog it's an invitation to civil war there's a new front saudi israel and the us against iran. iran has proxies across the middle east in iraq it controls paramilitary forces that are stronger than the state in yemen saudi arabia is in a quagmire unable to defeat the iranian allied hooty s. in syria it has revolutionary guards and hezbollah troops supporting the government iran has now secured a land core door stretching from to her on through iraq and syria all the way to lebanon where saudi arabia hopes it can change the balance of power. saudi arabia. terrorist organization but now. stronger language and threatening action in the words of. affairs there will be those who are forced to return to their caves in southern lebanon. curbing hezbollah's influence of power won't be easy it is not

just an armed group it is a political party with strong popular support but as of late it has expanded its influence beyond lebanon's borders. hezbollah's arms its this is a descent troops to fight alongside syrian president bashar assad's forces have long been issues of concern among some lebanese factions but it has long resisted calls to disarm and to withdraw from syria it's not clear what action saudi arabia will take. riyadh has a number of options to restrain but those options will just target as below and the shia sect will target all the lebanese economic pressure is very possible but i don't believe saudi arabia can pressure has a lot militarily calls for unity are growing louder but lebanon is a deeply divided country in a deeply divided region the political crisis is only worsening and any solution will have to be part of a regional deal said. well elsewhere officials in yemen is saying that at least

twenty three people have been killed in arab carried out by the saudi coalition in the northwestern province of hijra they say the rains targeted homes being visited by a key who and that the dead include women and children. well the united nations has condemned saudi arabia's blockade of yemen as catastrophic and has now joined international aid groups in calling on riyadh to lift it fuel prices in yemen have increased by more than sixty percent and cooking gas prices have doubled as well this is after saudi arabia announced on monday it would close all air land and sea ports to stop the flow of arms into the country but the move is also stopping aid from getting in the situation is catastrophic in yemen it's the worst from crisis we're looking at in the world today seven million people on the brink of famine millions of people being kept alive by our human eterne

operations this is lifeline that must be continued every single day if the supplies pipeline comes to a halt food insecurity will deepen and we will be confronted with an even greater humanitarian crisis food fuel and medicine imports must continue to enter the country. now donald trump has struck good different turn towards north korea during a visit to sell the u.s. president is on the second stop of his tour of asia he met with south korea's president lungi in and said he's still open to negotiations with the north tony but the reports from seoul. donald trump arriving in south korea on the second and perhaps most delicate leg of his asia tour it brought him to within forty eight kilometers of the border with north korea following his war of words with its

leader kim jong un there were fears president trump's presence would provoke some sort of response he described north korea as a worldwide threat that requires worldwide action but his tone was more measured than in the past and he called for p.r. nyang to come to the negotiating table he said all available tools will be used short of military action but he also stressed america's military capability as we work together to resolve this problem using all available tools short of military action. the united states stands prepared to defend itself and its allies using the full range of our unmatched military capabilities if need be south korean president moon jae in said the time was too early to talk to the north but promised a bright future if it gave up its nuclear and missile programs. of the united states has strong sanctions on north korea and i think it will have an effective impact and with china joining the united states it will bring force to the

sanctions on north korea with all these international diplomatic policies i think when there are changes being made it will bring north korea back to the negotiating table trump is the first u.s. president in twenty five years to be treated to a state visit with the first since ronald reagan not to visit the demilitarized zone the border with north korea instead he went by helicopter to count home for his the largest u.s. base in south korea he spoke of the close relationship between the two countries but all that we've built in the decades since our soldiers sacrifice side by side in the struggle for freedom our alliances more important than ever to peace and security on the korean peninsula and across the indoor pacific region. thousands of pro trump supporters lined the streets of seoul all those who oppose the u.s. president were kept corralled behind police buses south korea's liberal government

is pulling out all the stops to make this visit a success they know they can afford to alienate presidents from the united states their defense against north korea depends on a good relationship have a joint news conference trump announced that south korea wants to buy billions of dollars worth of military equipment from the u.s. which would help offset the trade deficit between the two countries and a five year old free trade agreement will be renegotiated trampin. first lady milan you were greeted by children and a korean pop star at the blue house and later had what's known as a friendship walk through the gardens with president lula his wife the day ended with a defiant threat from north korea reaffirming its resolve to strengthen its nuclear power rhetoric but no action so far so good the trumps first day in south korea tony burke the al-jazeera so. now and other stories are following eisel says it carried out an attack on

a television station in kabul which killed two people gunmen stormed the building after an explosion in the afghan capital at least twenty others were injured in the attack is widely seen as an assault on media freedom in afghanistan. the former catalan president has made his first public appearance in brussels since spain issued an arrest warrant for him there are signs in the process session count that they're focusing less on talking about independence and more on regaining their autonomy from spain john holl explains. the arab league's place of exile at the heart of europe catalonia is deposed leader carlos preached more is using every platform he can to issue an election call to arms the word independence hardly appears but. spain has carried out a coup d'etat against the legitimate government our colleagues who are now in prison have been subject to treatment by the spanish authorities and spain must now

respond to international justice. the change of tone reflects how much and how fast things have changed for the independence movement probably independence is going to have a secondary role i mean this doesn't mean that people are going to forget what happened the last month but of the same time in the minds of the politicians are now also the whole society we are starting to think about this process as something that you need more time in other to make the underpinnings of the. that new country now under the thumb of central government the independent republic they proclaimed less than two weeks ago has been stamped out the most urgent now lifting direct rule by madrid restoring catalonia is autonomy before deciding what to do next much will depend on the far left coupe party supporters of independents

and previously kingmakers in parliament who may yet decide to boycott all disrupt december's election but here too the tone has changed. are people aware that this is very difficult right now yes but people are also aware that the way to achieve our sovereignty is with the republic it does seem that those who support independence in catalonia are beginning to accept that their dream remains a distant one journal al-jazeera barcelona. want to tell you about on the program we're going to be in harare was in bob ways president robert mugabe has fired his deputy carrying the wife of his wife to succeed him. sexual harassment scandals ministerial slip ups and stalled breaks it talks what's next for prince of battle government. with.

hello there there's plenty of very active weather across europe at the moment it's all thanks to this area of low pressure here see all the cloud secure ating around it and this area of low pressure has given us some very strong winds some heavy rain amfa some places a fair amount of snow as well in fact some parts have reported up to eighty centimeters of snow from the system and elsewhere these pictures are from austria and switzerland showing the glorious weather that's been left behind now for many of us though we do less snow there as we head through wednesday instead we'll see some heavier rain just towards the southeastern parts of europe very heavy downpours still here but this is jim's actually weakening as we head through into thursday instead on thursday we're going to see more rain gradually sink its way down towards the north coast of africa more of that in just a moment but elsewhere the temperatures will actually be recovering a little bit by thursday so london will get to around thirty five a paris will beat around eleven for the other side of the mediterranean then on

wednesday things aren't looking too bad most of us are seeing some dry weather more in the way of cloud there over a bat though that could squeeze out one or two showers but it looks like it's going to be popping up as it works its way eastwards say for about actually drawing on thursday with a top temperature of around twenty but as heavy rain along the north coast about geria it does look a very wet. discover the world of. the best fools from across all the work of trouble for the money suit i don't know if you beat me up but there must be fresh perspectives and new insights. to challenge a change in the way we move. out. of this time on the edges.

and back marching out to zero let's update you on the top stories this hour. saudi arabia has fired another warning shot at iran accusing it of direct military aggression through the who see rebels in yemen to iran has dismissed these accusations as quote contrary to reality. u.s. president donald trump a struck a different tone towards north korea on a visit to the south to south korea signaling he's open to negotiations with pyongyang. in the form of catalan president has pushed him on has made his first public appearance in brussels and spain issued an arrest warrant for him. and now

the political tell moral engulfing prime minister to resign may's government in britain is deafening several members of been accused of sexual harassment a top minister is accused of discussing secret deals with israel on the foreign secretary is now into five a comments he made about a british woman car in jail in iran and he's back on rivals it's all. the british prime minister had promised a strong and stable government to lead britain out of europe but recent weeks of be anything but teresa mayes battling a string of crises some with grave implications for more than just the government a blunder by the foreign secretary boris johnson could see one british woman imprisoned in iran have her sentence doubled as a day in cigar iraq lives being jailed for five years accused of spreading propaganda about the regime johnson complicated matters by claiming she'd been teaching journalism in the country so gary radcliffe had worked for the b.b.c.

in thomson reuters foundation but insisted her trip to iran had been a family visit. everybody in this house wants to see is now zulu the gari. johnson is now planning to travel to iran before the end of the year. another scandal involves international development secretary priti patel she was forced to apologize after holding twelve secret meetings with a sarabi officials including prime minister benjamin netanyahu all while she was meant to be on a family holiday it's believed she suggested some of britain's aid budget go to the israeli army to help injured syrians being treated in military hospitals the political establishment is also been engulfed in a sexual harassment scandal that forced the resignation of defense secretary michael file and. the deputy prime minister damian green teresa mayes closest allies also been accused of sexual harassment and of having extreme pornography on his computer he denies the claims under normal circumstances these areas where the

may deliberately or not could be grounds for dismissal for breach of this the ministerial code the governs m.p.'s conduct and behavior it's currently under review but of course these are normal times to reason may have very few close allies left were every year look you see a political crisis sometimes and it was sexual harasser. sometimes there were secret ballots would do something to do with their own gaffes and ineptitude as to the kind of statements that they put out you're looking at a sort of only scam though that is hitting the government day off the day of the day and those who are loaded to reason may already be very very few slipping away watching all of this from brussels where breaks it talks are at a standstill for leaders of the e.u. the view from europe's of a british government seeking deeper into turmoil leave barca al-jazeera london the french prime minister has called for sanctions against those who've issued death threats towards the satirical magazine charlie hebdo following the

publication of its latest issue charlie hebdo was attacked in two thousand and fifteen after publishing cartoons of the prophet mohammed the latest edition features a sexually provocative depiction of tariq ramadan and muslim scholar and professor at oxford university who has taken a leave of absence following allegations of rape and sexual misconduct. zimbabwe's president robert mugabe has fired his deputy accusing him of being disloyal the decision removes one of the leading contenders to become a garbage a successor with speculation the president preparing the way for his wife to take over i'm a tacit support from harare. by. zimbabwe's former vice president in a seminar goggle hasn't spoken or been seen in public since he was sacked on monday but some of his supporters are talking and they are not happy they say president robert mugabe and his wife grace think the country and the ruling party is their own personal property you just weren't people and then what you liked is everyone

is not going to vote for the nic we're going to be one individual you don't destroy the way because you're going out you need to destroy because of that it's not your own as an individual is the fact of the people firing is former deputy suggests the bobbies leader maintained a tight grip on power on monday the minister of information explained why president robert mugabe wanted when i got out it did become evident that his conduct in the discharge office. we feel is official responsibility. when i go has been by my god beside since he came to power almost forty years ago he's fought in the struggle for independence from britain he's popular with military generals and war veterans the now seventy five year old once proudly talked of his reputation as a destroyer and killer before becoming a born again christian but has gradually fallen out with mugabe and his wife grace

reportedly over the question of succession some analysts believe grace in god he wants to one day take over from her husband. this is not the first time a god has fired a vice president in twenty fourteen. for allegedly plotting to overthrow mccarthy she has since formed her own opposition party. may no longer be vice president of zimbabwe but he's still a very influential figure in the. prism of that it may signal sack him from the party. is nicknamed the crocodile because of shrewdness and ruthlessness against rivals are quietly waiting wondering what his next move is going to be. al jazeera

. iraqi forces with the help of sharon militia have retaken most of the disputed territories controlled by the kurds since they pushed i sell out in two thousand and fourteen a cease fire is in place as kurdish officials in the central government try to agree on how to move forward but a few towns and then of a province remain under kurdish control stephanie decker reports from. nestled into the mountain on the northern end of the plains lies. a small christian town with a rich history it's been here for almost three thousand years the the the mass is a time for reflection for prayer for solace a time when the community comes together the. christians are a minority in iraq and over the years through wars attacks and most recently isis advances more and more have left the country and now yet again

a different kind of conflict iraqi forces and the kurdish peshmerga turn their guns on each other. we just want safety either from this side or the other that's all we need what have our children done to deserve this they can't sleep at night for fear of being attacked what sins have we committed. we're told that al caution is one of three towns in the disputed territories that they're ok forces didn't retake in the recent operations now talks are ongoing between find out in our deal to try and figure out how to move forward but certainly there is a feeling of unease here people don't know how things are going to play out lara yousif is a cautious mayor and part of the kurdish routing k.g.b. party she tells us the only way to solve this is through dialogue he said was the when it's to billeted now that i still has gone but what is happening now is confusion instability and also fear especially from the shared militias who are fighting with the iraqi army if you want to talk publicly about the tensions

between baghdad and our bill and those who do say the same thing about how. we are not part of this conflict we are the victims we don't care. if we are fine with the chaos is very good before the fall of saddam hussein or iraqi federal forces were here this is an issue between baghdad and curtis stone. there has been bloodshed over this land for centuries and carved into the mountain above all course the seventh century robin hermes monastery it's been attacked by both arabs and kurds throughout history one elderly gentleman tells us off camera these are critical times and no one can talk freely because no one knows what will happen the biggest victims are we the minorities he tells us we just want peace we're just a residue he says the residue of all our families who have already fled this land stephanie decker. in the nineveh plains pollution in india's capital new delhi is

heading dangerous levels schools for young children will be closed on wednesday and older children will not be allowed to play outdoors president of the indian medical association says people need to stay at home. the government in togo is softening its hardline on protesters saying it's open to talks with those who want president fire ania singh bay to step down since august at least sixteen people have been killed in demonstrations demanding political reform including a limit on presidential terms acing by and his father before him and run the west african nation for the past fifty years reports. this is the song of opposition in togo the death of their frustration with president for missing by as measured in disavows due to understand that nobody were on the streets for three days november seventh eighth and ninth to demand reforms this regime everybody from north to south is fed up even children are demanding

change. on the wrist has groups togo since august hundreds of thousands of rarely used in a single days resignation. the government responded with hundreds of the wrists and a ban on weekday persis but this week softened it starts proteus were permitted and forty two prisoners were released. but you see in your it is indeed a step forward but we are expecting more all political prisoners should be free the opposition want to introduce a two term limit for the presidency missing bay took power in two thousand and five after the death of his father who ruled togo for thirty eight years and south africa's longest serving political dynasty. we have to continue protesting in order to pressure the regime they'll end up giving up a fight against a regime of fifty years is not like the one hundred metre run in it for

a marathon missing by now wants to as the region's trade bloc and the african union to fear the instability. don't position leaders say they have different definitions of dialogue. the regime regularly sends militia men to infiltrate our demonstrations they're the ones who are perpetrating the violence. you saw on tuesday there were no weapons on the streets of la and these protesters appeared hopeful that they may finally be. communist party members and supporters in russia of held events to mark a century since the one nine hundred seventeen bolshevik revolution that's when socialist led by virginia lenin stormed the winter palace in st petersburg and uprising led to seventy years of communist rule the russian government stopped celebrating the anniversary after the collapse of the soviet union in one thousand nine hundred one. now six scientists spending the next seventeen days locked inside

a giant metal box in moscow it's part of an experiment to test the psychological effects of a mission into deep space and reports from moscow it could be a significant step towards a manned mission. for the six scientists the world is about to get very small for a while the five russians and one german are test subjects in the first of a series of experiments on deep space travel they're not going to space so they'll be isolated in a pod inside a moscow medical research facility for seventeen days. this is a team of professionals indeed each of them is a professional in his own field all together we're like part of a mosaic that creates a team which you know earth research mission will accomplish all the tasks that we face. after the press briefing it was

down to the whole housing the mock spacecraft it will be there how you mandel of oratory for at least fifty different experiments directed at how humans might cope on flights to mars and beyond and limited contact with. final waves and in through the hatch sirius seventeen will be followed by a four month mission next year eight months in two thousand and nineteen and a full year in twenty twenty. you may think it's a bit strange looking a bunch of people inside a tin can here on earth and running tests on them when there's actually a space station orbiting the planet and has been for decades seemingly much more suitable for these sorts of experiments but there are actually key reasons why this works it's not that the international space station isn't being used for similar tests it is but earth based analogs are much safer cheaper and in some ways can better mimic deep space travel yeah so it wasn't done much to design to be an

isolation environment it does i mean here you are isolated but more and more your own crew members about your cell phone in your pocket they can call their friends there's a requirement there's there are many thousands of commands i get sent from mission control to the vehicle every day with nasa russia and the european space agency all working together this experiment is also another reminder that the truly cooperative nature of space exploration rory chalons al jazeera moscow well much more on everything al-jazeera dot com is where you need to go for comments analysis and video on demand remember that you can watch his life right there as well. but look at the stories making headlines for you now saudi arabia has fired another warning shot at iran accusing it of direct military aggression through who see

rebels in yemen crown prince mohammed bin salam is referring to a missile fired at riyadh from yemen on saturday saudi arabia is pointing the finger at teheran for supplying the weapon but don has dismissed this accusation as quote contrary to reality al-jazeera senior political analyst marijuana share has more. iran wants to build on what it considers to be victorious expansion over its influence in its neighboring countries like iraq syria lebanon and so on i think so eurabia wants to fend off iran and iran influence especially in its immediate surroundings like in yemen and hence we are seeing both regimes escalating their tensions that conflict and really demanding of the various countries sovereign nations of the region to take sides are you with iran or are you with saudi arabia officials in yemen say at least twenty three people have been killed in ara it's believed to have been carried out

by the saudi led coalition in the northwestern province of highchair they say the raids targeted homes being visited by a key who see lida and that the dead include women and children. present donald trump has struck a different tone towards north korea during a visit to sell us president is on the second stop of his tour of asia and is met with south korea's president lungi in trump says he is still open to negotiations with pyongyang a former catalan president carter's put him on has made his first public appearance in brussels since spain issued an arrest warrant for him there are signs in the process session camp that they're focusing less on independence and more on regaining that autonomy from spain. and i still says it carried out an attack on a television station in the afghan capital kabul which killed two people and injured at least twenty others gunmen stormed the station after an explosion in

kabul the siege is now over and the station has resumed broadcasting. as your top stories are have more at the top in about twenty five minutes time after the stream which starts now. hi i'm semi ok and i'm only going to live how do you build peace for the lama says young people are the root of the solution but what does that actually mean we were also the tibetans to lead up to her.