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who will protect the world cup in qatar t.v. i didn't read we're building strong military cooperation based on a modern approach you'll see more joint operations in the future including squadron twelve which you'll see operating soon and through the coming years that's a first step there will be more cooperation in the future rick. britton has called on all the parties involved in the gulf diplomatic crisis to set aside their differences. the u.k. is very sad about the block. a little bit puzzled really what lies between behind the blockade it doesn't seem any logical reason for the u.k. must maintain good relations with all our states and that's why we are suggested that kuwait is the best place to be the broker. charm offensive has been in full
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swing since the start of the gulf crisis it's become crucial at a time when the country continues to face an embargo. huge financial investments around the world along with its agreements to why have helped. with international political heavyweights and this is important for the gulf nation as the locating country which. al jazeera horse guards essential longdon. and the summers that the london casting agency advertised for actors ahead of them is visit to play the role of people protesting against cattle on monday the agency called extra people sent out an e-mail on behalf of a client it said it was looking for a large group of people to fill space outside downing street joining the visit of the president of cattle with cattle misspelled went on as an anti cattle event you
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will not have to do or say anything they just want to fill the space but after publicity on twitter and in the u.k. media the agency withdrew the appeal saying as soon as we as a company became aware of what the job involved and why they immediately withdrew our involvement. still ahead head on out of there on how an academic and his damaged shoes have become icons of venezuela's economic crisis. and bailing out u.s. bombers president off as aide said those hurt by the trade war. not see a fifty degree reported in the last two days forty seven yes in the southwest of iran one sushant iran but nowhere as hot in there in the caspian beyond our picture
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really so it's more or less cloud free right back to the as training coast temperatures here about the middle thirty's middle forty's in iraq high forty's danding kuwait the breeze still blowing not quite as strong as it was it's been a fairly strong. no particular dusty woman running out kuwait dancer qatar or the into among temperature wise again forty seven forty eight in some parts of my more typically middle forty's warmer than in russia it's a hotter city in mecca or medina there is still cloud around the coasts of man not quite so obvious on the money but it comes back against a sellout still enjoying the far east the humid the damp and the drizzly where that produces all the green so enough should be largely drab recent a few showers recently developed around says in mozambique in some parts of south africa and it's quite possible this cloud will bring a little bit of drizzly rain summer where around the western cape certainly a breeze in the north is don't like cold seventeen in cape town about the same
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you'll notice johannesburg. whenever i see something that has happened in the news my first reaction is to please god don't let this person have been someone that we released on parole gate keepers of the parole system europe you know for a second chance rape was important to me on the other side of france and now i get to the. prison exploring the dark side of the american justice system with job on al jazeera.
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again what she has a reminder of our top stories this hour the polls are open and pakistan where voters are electing a new parliament nearly one hundred six million registered voters have a chance to choose their representatives in the national and provincial assemblies three main parties a contest in the polls and a race that's been plagued by violence and instability. rescue workers and the hundreds of people reported missing after a dam collapsed on monday flooding several villages the billion dollars was under construction when cracks were discovered. involved in the project has sent teams to help with the rescue. and at least seventy six people have been killed and almost two hundred injured by fears wildfires in the greek capital athens rescuers fear they may find more bodies in coastal areas devastated by the fire. has declared a state of emergency in the area and he's announced three days of national mourning . the israeli army says it shot down
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a syrian fighter jet flew into israel's as space this video shows the smoke trails that by two israeli patriot missiles that were fired up the jet syrian pro-government media says the war plane never left syrian territory it crashed on the syrian side of the golan heights as syrian forces launched several raids against rebels. you know an envoy for peace in the middle east has warned of increasingly frequent and dangerous confrontations between israel and syria they climb not enough made the comments during a un security council meeting in new york. space has more from that meeting it's a time of fresh tension in the middle east the u.n. special coordinator briefing by video link from jerusalem warned of troubling developments on two fronts as we meet today tensions between syria and israel continued through us while last saturday we were minutes away from another devastating confrontation between israel and hamas in gaza. even before the meeting
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started the israeli ambassador came to brief reporters on the downing of the syrian jet which he claimed to infiltrate israeli airspace he dodged my question though about a deal which president trump has said he's done with president putin concerning israeli security the world really doesn't know what the deal is can you explain more for us i don't know about the ordeal you know a friend and i can tell you one thing we will not allow the iranians to be in their bases that our borders in the golan heights this is our policy and by means that i now with a very clear about if when it is to put in when you meet mr trump wherever he will meeting with or the same we will not allow the iranians to be at their bases next week while i do have an agreement. we have a policy we don't have an agreement inside the council meeting the israeli ambassador went on to blame the escalation of violence in gaza on hamas while his palestinian counterpart said it was the result of israeli on going occupation and
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aggression that sweden has the presidency of the council this month it sam bacile his assessment was sobering there are you know the questions to be put whether there are real preparations for peace in the region we have constant bandaids on the wounds that are there but no real long term solutions everyone is waiting for a credible peace plan we haven't seen that yet the us has for eighteen months said it's coming up with that he's plan but there were no fresh details from ambassador nikki haley she instead used her speech to attack countries of the arab world talk is cheap no group of countries is more generous with their words than the palestinians arab neighbors and other member states but all of the words spoken here in new york do not feed clothe or educate a single palestinian child. it's not just on bass today haley's hectoring to own
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that has ruffled feathers members of the security council are frustrated that they've been given no details of the u.s. administration's middle east peace plan or of a secret deal that's already been done between the u.s. russia and israel over syria james al-jazeera at the united nations turkey's parliament has approved a new security law to prevent future attacks on the country of the grant more thirty two governors extend attention parents and allow public servant dismissals was passed after a two year old says for emergency was left at last week the bill supporters say the law is needed to safeguard the country from followers of u.s. based cleric ayatollah glenn in ankara says was behind a failed coup attempt. u.s. has condemned recent violence in nicaragua accusing president no takers government of indorsing murder and intimidation at least three hundred people have been killed since anti-government protests began in april with local media reporting three more
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were shot dead on tuesday with hagar is refusing to step down and he denies that he controls the paramilitary groups blamed for most of the deaths of the united states government condemns the ongoing violence and intimidation by the ortega controlled armed groups in nicaragua that includes the arbitrary arrests of seven hundred nicaraguans who have opposed the ortega government as corroborated by multiple sources we also condemn the cowardly attacks on the catholic church leadership the buildings and it here and there along with the deaths of hundreds of protesters the attacks have been widely documented internationally and are completely unacceptable the nicaraguan government cannot continue its to excuse its behavior and blame others for its actions or the actions of those affiliated with it about us while in university professor has sparked a wave of solidarity on social media after tweeting a photo of his damaged shoes which he says he can't afford to mend even though his a about a works at a prestigious university he earns just a dollar seventy
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a month at the black market rate but he says since his tweet went viral he's received twelve pairs of shoes nine of which he's given away. obviously we're going to i decided to take a picture of the seas and say look this is the world of a university professor a person who has so many qualifications but doesn't even have the way to fix the soles of a pair of shoes when we throw them into an army. i began to get frustrated because my salary for the month of july was almost three million but it was but it wasn't enough that's all. the u.s. president has taken a pessimistic view of upcoming trade talks with the e.u. donald trump is due to host the european commission president. the white house on wednesday he's tweeted i have an idea for them both the u.s. and the e.u. drop all tariffs and subsidies he went on say hope they do it we are ready but they won't and it's ways he said that tariffs of the greatest but that came on the same
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day as administration announced billions of dollars in emergency aid for farmers affected by the growing trade war white house correspondent kimberly hall has explains. in many rural parts of the united states fears of an escalating trade war are real a lot of producers might not survive. in early july the u.s. slapped twenty five percent tariffs on hundreds of chinese goods imported into the united states china responded with its own measures targeting u.s. products china's one of the primary markets for us poor consumer being an american farmers have been hit hard by the tit for tat tariffs we actually redirected shipments to from there were in route to china to other countries to alternative markets. with an increasing number of americans suffering the consequences of global trade tensions us president donald trump on tuesday began to lure in rural states to try and sell his trade war releasing twelve billion in aid to reassure
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farmers hurt by the retaliatory tariffs farmers will be the biggest beneficiary. while we're opening up markets and watch what's going to. be a little patient but it's not just china the united states has also attacked other allies like the european union with tariffs on steel and aluminum and is threatening even more aggressive trade action if trade deals aren't renegotiated as . so you have to change they didn't want to change or said ok good we're going to tariff your cars you send millions or cars or save. all of b.m.w. . as part of the new relief package the u.s. government will buy up excess supply in an attempt to stabilise america's agricultural economy the president also need farmers to go to the voting booth an upcoming november midterm elections that will determine the future control of the
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u.s. congress and critics are already calling this a pay out to ensure he has their support for months democrats have slammed trump accusing him of abusing his trade authority given the mounting evidence farm states are being hammered by trump's america first trade agenda still the troubled ministration is ask laving its fight in addition to tariffs already in place white house is preparing to impose tariffs on billions more chinese goods kimberly help al-jazeera washington. bill hoagland is senior vice president of the buy possum policy center he says farmers will accept the cost of not be in the situation in the first place. american farmers are basically free marketeers and they want to produce and compete in a global market they would prefer much better. opportunity to trade openly
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and compete internationally and sell their goods accordingly and not the recipient of government dole such as what the president is proposing here with the twelve billion dollars in expenditures that he would put out to somehow appease the foreign population will they take the assistance obviously they probably will but i would say that that is not in the nature of the american farmer is one who he and she of one who want to compete and in disclosure market and not depend upon government bailouts the us government is also a federal judge to allow the quick deportation of emigrant parents once they're reunited with their children and has until thursday to reunite families separated under present time zero tolerance immigration policy and if the government gets its way it will make gaining asylum even more difficult give us a window that one family affected by the changes one in ana both sixteen years old
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crossed the border illegally in january they were soon arrested and detained for more than a month before eventually being reunited with and his mother maria who herself has been living undocumented in the u.s. or several years none of them want us to show their faces or use their real names for fear it will affect the teenager's chances of being granted asylum when they were detained juan n n a spent the first two days in one of the border patrol's notorious holding cells they become known as ice boxes for their cold conditions where detainees are given only blankets to keep warm. i was really cold because when we crossed the river got very wet so when they put me in the office box on got really cold with my wet clothes they were later moved to a facility near brownsville texas it was there they were separated the family are indigenous mayans from guatemala where they face poverty and discrimination often
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they are the targets of violence when one was eight years old he was thrown from the third floor of his school by fellow students he survived but it left its mark he's since suffered from seizures but thinks neither won or ana are safe in guatemala anymore. in guatemala there's too much violence in there often abductions of children over there especially if they hear they have family in the united states and gangs demand the family pay money teenagers like and one who cross into the u.s. illegally and alone without parents or guardians are called unaccompanied minors by the u.s. government they were arrested and held it was the same under the obama administration crystal fleming is an attorney with the new york legal assistance group who represents the teenagers she says there's one big difference with president trump's administration type of asylum claims have been protected for numerous here such as
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women and children fleeing from domestic violence as well as fleeing from gang violence in latin america and now recently it was publicized that those type of claims are no longer going to be granted asylum if families facing uncertainty when you're president from zero tolerance or immigration policy the only thing certain is their quest for asylum in the u.s. is now more difficult than ever gabriel's sandow i'll just zero your. top stories the voting has begun in pakistan's general election a one hundred six million registered voters have a chance to choose their representatives in the national and provincial assemblies three main parties are contesting the polls in a race that's been plagued by violence and instability rescue workers and such into
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hundreds of people reported missing off to a dam collapse on monday flooding several villages the billion dollar dam was under construction when cracks were discovered a south korean firm involved in the project has sent teams to help with the rescue . at least seventy six people have been killed and almost two hundred have been injured by wildfires in the greek capital athens rescuers fear they may find more bodies in coastal areas devastated by the fire. to see persons declared a state of emergency in the area and he's announced three days of national mourning . the emir of qatar is in the u.k. where he's seeking international support in the face of the blockade imposed by saudi arabia u.a.e. bahrain and egypt he's been meeting prime minister to resign downing street in the meantime a u.k. newspaper is reporting a casting agency has been seeking actors to protest his visit mexico's incoming president says donald trump has warned him to speed up negotiations on the free
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trade agreement known as nafta the message was part of a letter from trump to andres manuel lopez obrador who was voted in earlier this month when the deal between mexico canada and the u.s. must be done quickly or he'd reconsider america's options talks are set to resume on thursday. israeli army says it shot down a syrian fighter jet after it flew into israel's air space but syria's media says the war plane never left its territory crashed on the syrian side of the golan heights where the syrian forces launched several raids against rebels turkey's parliament has approved a new security law to prevent future attacks on the country it will grant war thirty two governors extend tension parrots and allow public servants to be dismissed it was passed after a state of emergency which lasted for two years was lifted last week the bills supporters so the law is needed to safeguard the country from followers of the us based cleric ayatollah glenn i'm chris says it was behind
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a failed coup attempt you're up to date now with all the headlines i'll be back with more news here on al-jazeera after walls of shame. when people think of cuba they think of revolution but ivana is undergoing a new revolution in the field of the last of the three isn't the golden age we're here to discover if those changes are reflected on the plea but this is a cue art is the cure to. russia i don't know i'm trying to make sure to leave groups a.j. it's on al-jazeera. when people need to be heard. but it's been for a few jomo stoller's life it's not the no more live show and the story needs to be told to do stories that have been passed all suspect i testify in the fall of law to make sure that the bad guys and that al-jazeera has teams on the ground to bring
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new documentaries and live news on air and online. twenty sixteen was the deadliest year on record for migrants and refugees attempting to get into europe. over five thousand people died between libya and italy or turkey and creates. the following film was first broadcast in two thousand and seven well before today's conflicts in the middle east. then many european migrants were using another less publicized route to a better life.
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this is the southernmost outpost of four chris europe. yet it's on mainland africa opposite the straits of gibraltar. mediterranean enclave is one of the last vestiges of spanish rule in northern morocco. it's been european for more than five hundred years and madrid insists it will never relinquish control. recent visit by the spanish monarch highlighted the ongoing tension over the status and future of so-to. spain has also cordoned it off from playing comparison with another war in another
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place so your me. but i see that. the list of. the crossing between morocco and spain has become a magnet for tens of thousands of workers and migrants legal and illegal. but this is the back door into the prosperous european union and the hope of a better economic future. within the town of so what is another divide a social division that is religious and economic that when the wealthy christian spaniards and their poor a muslim compadre it's off moroccan to send. a
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town of so to is a. normally parts of mainland africa but belonging to europe. given its geographical position it's no wonder that one of the foremost map makers of the ancient world was born here in ten one thousand nine. make possible the great voyages of discovery which led to colonize ation and as in the case of soto the presence of europe in africa. once again economic opportunism is the prime mover but now the migration is in the opposite direction as those who were formerly colonized head north riven by war wound and oppression. ending up here at the gate of europe.
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catholic down a dollar more minute to moment. in filter local color. second think of the little problematic. what the migrants find is a double fence. most of it paid for by the european union. four metres high six kilometers long. a dental got a hole in the sense. in this article that the only. effective up there have been out of their own model i mean if you mean you go. to church what the migrants also find is a holding center or their status as refugees is decided and that typically takes months it's not a frozen but there are straight. through
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to museum she denise who you support our longest walk. to commute on city of p.d.p. seat. medici him off the path to. suit our city to city as we see is if. you. really. do move the model. of those who arrive often come from far further afield from other continents even. i came here from india because. you know. there are people who are allowed into so from africa and it takes them only
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a few minutes every day thousands of moroccans trudged past the deserted guard posts that separate the spanish enclave from morocco. the bundles of soap clothes and oil they carry home for resale in morocco and not an entirely legal traffic. but the spanish authorities turn a blind eye knowing how profitable this trade is to the city. this cross border trade is that all this with an old relationship built on mistrust and suspicion between spain and morocco over say. it goes back to the collapse of muslim rule in spain at the end of the fifteenth century which for some gives the issue a religious dimension and the unit they served.
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yes. but. that's a note saying is spot on the same bell. as a meat miss he has a. stuffed into one with a few months. you know it's all a matter of course kick you don't need to know it's just a little confused almost. no one thought of. going to mean to. be removed you know one of them when you know you. got to go to come in.
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on this is say it sure appears to be a homemade yes cosmopolis of the city. but through the middle of it runs a mile below. the invisible. divide seventy thousand inhabitants along religious lines. and the let's see. a shot of death for them again it's a. beautiful souls. you. see them. and.
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this is the impoverished hillside neighborhood of principally alphonso. disaffected inhabitants cite examples of official. neglect contributing to their poverty and despair. this is where half the say which is muslims live. and those muslims who feel marginalized make no secret of where their allegiances lie when he. wants. friday they pray for the health and prosperity of the king the king of morocco. will.
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their mission with leaving the scene and that's. a look at all will who work. full time and. born in a home. that in a c. the third as us were all six of us or may not be buffeted here in europe on a home. part of the home aisle but. nothing heavier medina at any corner. and the thought pattern in a city here here let's talk for i'll tell you have seen many hats that i will see mean a leadin are you at the know. there was the moment. it's a scene a first communion or often played out in mainland spain the priest officiating doesn't see any divisions between saints as christians and muslims. no
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no you have outcomes that are you're going to get a lot of feeling in some people sitting about the door sort of love all of us in all manner. all all that here and there have been a lot of it i think to. some we got of the. story and i could you give that in august you know this i will add nothing that i have not been to the. you know what i feel what i did put out the last you know is that what i mean you know my mind called about you know the fed and you come which i know the money that you know i you want to buy you know noise but it's us will favor us will face some of the money that would be better than. the city of souter is spain's footprint on the very northern tip of africa and for african migrants the shortest way into europe. to stop them europe is build a double barbed wire fence it's a modern version of the great wall of china and more.

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