inspiration. a series of short documentaries from around the world. that celebrate the human spirit. against the odds. al-jazeera selects palestinians. revealed no smoking gun. the u.s. defense chief insists there is no solid evidence that the saudi crown prince ordered the killing of jamal khashoggi. sixty three the nays are thirty seven but senators on so sure they're looking to punish the kingdom by ending u.s. involvement in yemen's conflict.

hello i'm the star and this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. ukraine warns of all out war after a naval confrontation with russia about immigration says it was staged. and an in-depth look at how to protect the world's water economy but up to six trillion dollars. donald trump's defense chief and his top diplomats have u.s. senators not to downgrade ties with saudi arabia as punishment for the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi the senate is considering a resolution that would stop support for the saudi led military campaign in yemen shortly al jazeera is patty culhane has more on james mattis and mike pompei is discussions with senators but first mike hanna reports on why they failed to stop

or abuse by the senate of the trumpet ministration. the yeas are sixty three the nays are thirty seven this was the senate and good fourteen republican senators joined all forty nine democrats in recommending that the bullshit be discussed on the senate floor in all probability a debate that will happen next week it's a direct repudiation of the white house which it sent both the secretary of state and the secretary of defense to persuade senators to vote against the proposal the united states should not be supporting a catastrophic war led by a despotic regime with a dangerous and irresponsible military policy senators curious to what reports that the white house had instructed the cia director not to attend the classified briefing this despite repeated demands that gina has pulled brief the senate on the khashoggi killing and the level of involvement of the saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon as to whether the crown prince was involved in this

killing it's my belief that he was it's my belief that he ordered it i don't have a smoking gun. but what i do know is that he is responsible for this agency that carried out the killing he has done nothing to show ownership over what has happened the emotion table is agreed to back in march a similar proposal failed to move to the floor for debate fifty five senators voting against the massive turnaround reflected in the latest vote a clear indication of how the murder of job market shoji has galvanized the senate to reexamine the u.s. relationship with saudi arabia the legislation would end u.s. involvement in yemen but even if it is passed in the senate there is little chance it will go to a house that's under republican control and it's only likely to clear congress and be sent to the white house after the new house of representatives with a democratic majority convenes at the beginning of next year and the president's

office has been quick to make clear in a formal statement that any such legislation would face a veto this in turn could only be overwritten by a two thirds majority in both house and senate. nevertheless in what is now likely to be a protected war between president trump and congress this vote is just the first salvo mike hanna al-jazeera washington. this is pretty unprecedented one after the other u.s. senators came before reporters using pretty harsh language to describe saudi arabia and its crown prince we understand that saudi arabia is an ally. of sorts and of some important country a despotic dishonest dictatorship it's time to send saudi arabia a message this after the u.s. secretaries of state and defense gave a classified briefing to senators they again tried to protect the crown prince i do

believe i've read every piece of intelligence plus in the last few hours i think i read it all there is no direct report connecting it to the workers of officer we have no smoking gun that the crown prince would involve many senators say they disagree and they wanted to hear directly from the cia director but senators say the white house refused to let her come to the capitol prompting this highly charged threat from a usual ally of the president i'm not going to be denied the ability to be briefed by the cia that we have oversight. about whether or not their assessment supports my belief that this could not have happened without m.b.'s knowing. and if the briefing reinforces the conclusion that our ready have tentatively formed then there will be no more business as usual saudi arabia senator lindsey graham

says he will not vote to fund the government until he hears directly from the cia that is a move that is likely going to force the administration to comply if this briefing was meant to get senators to move off this issue it appears to have had the exact opposite effect. al jazeera washington. akbar ahmed is a foreign affairs reporter with the huffington post he says the vote shows not only the level of bipartisan skepticism over the war in yemen but also how president trump hasn't been able to keep his party in line the issue i think the issue is that the angles been proving and we've seen votes over the last three years since this war in yemen has been ongoing that have gotten closer and closer for the administration coming on bombs on time sales on all sorts of obviously. on the saudis are just going to do to you haven't you haven't stopped having seized the fences you haven't stopped. vision of fourteen million people. how can you expect

us to can you with the status quo given we needed to operate saudi lobbyists just see iran iran iran and that isn't enough for capitol hill any more i think this particular bill is highly unlikely from a lot but i think you're going to see senators block funding for the pentagon you will see centers potentially risk funding for the cia and the director of the hospital is going to be asked to come up and testify i think we're going to see that potentially come up in the next few weeks because the senate is not on with business and i think democrats are going to be pushing for that very hard because you know in january yes he'll take the house but there's actually an expanded republican majority in the senate so they're going to be concerned they're going to want this before that change. the matter is hanging heavily over the saudi crown prince as he arrives in argentina for the g. twenty summit of world leaders out of their history is a by reports from when i was aries. he was the first foreign leader to arrive to

win a society mohammed bin salmen landed here early on wednesday morning to attend the g. twenty summit a visit filled with controversy after the murder of a saudi journalist jamal khashoggi human rights watch asked argentine on monday to investigate the crown prince over war crimes in yemen and the killing of. but experts say it's unlikely he'll be detained. you have universal jurisdiction allows us to pursue crimes against humanity so there's no impunity because they committed in places where tribunals are captured or do not work but there is an immunity that protects the prints and it would be extremely complex for any type of detention to happen unless there's enough proof. and that's why a public prosecutor asked a judge to request more information from saudi arabia yemen and turkey to determine whether there is enough ground for argentina to get involved the process may be a long one mohamed bin fellman will be staying at the saudi reference while in went

outside of that has been prepared for his arrival the windows that you can see there were armored in recent days security is a major concern in. this days and most of the streets where the world leaders will be moving around will be completely shut down i. the government has asked the residents of one aside is to leave the city or the flights over the capital will be diverted and subways and trains and all public transport will be cancelled or did you ration of the summit. we have so many other problems like violence in football inflation protests every day that right now the g twenty summit is the least of my troubles. donald trump vladimir putin and she seemed being i just some of the world's leaders expected him when aside as you would for many a unique opportunity for argentina's president. to use the summit as

a platform to attract much needed foreign investment. argentina's inflation rate will be close to forty five percent this year and the currency lost fifty percent of its value against the u.s. dollar argentina has to focus on bilateral meetings and get trying to open up export for argentine beef reduced targets for bio diesel and signed agreements with china this is a chance for argentina and this is where the action can focus on concrete issues. argentina's own troubles but also major issues from around the world like the killing of zamalka shoji will likely draw thousands of protesters containing them will be a major challenge for the government in the next few days. south korea's supreme court has ordered japanese industrial giant mitsubishi to compensate twenty eight south koreans for forced labor during the second world war the decision follows the court's ruling in october in favor of those seeking

damages from japan's nippon steel for its use of forced wartime labor japan's foreign minister has called the decision totally unacceptable ukraine's president is warning of all out war with russia the naval confrontation in the black sea has worsened relations and now moscow is planning to send more missile defense systems to crimea the peninsula annexed from ukraine four years ago andrew simmons reports from kiev. as they the heart of his country goes on the war ukraine's president is making a stark warning about russia accusing it of sending more tanks to its border petro poroshenko says he wants ukraine to do more to defend itself against the threats of a learned invasion. these tanks have not yet been removed from there they're still there i don't want anybody to think those are toys the country is under threat of a full scale war with the russian federation so. the goal of this martial law is to

show that the enemy will pay a very high price if he decides to attack us it will be like a cold shower that will stop the mad men who have plans to attack ukraine and if there is no further aggression we will assume that the goal of these actions the cheve. remarks will do nothing to calm down the tension and russia is announcing the deployment of more s. four hundred missile systems in crimea and donald trump says he may now cancel his meeting with vladimir putin that's june at the g twenty summit and bought a sari's this week. with a lot of his now trying to dismiss what happened on sunday as a border incident. it's a provocative missile. i think it's a provocation a provocation organized by the authorities and i think the president himself the head of the presidential election scheduled to open in ukraine in march of next year. from border incident nothing more than what

happened in two thousand and fourteen when crimea decided to reunite with russia it was a completely different massive story here. as for the twenty four captive ukrainians including three hospital they'll remain in detention for at least the next two months under the court's orders of a judge how is this all playing out for people in ukraine's capital kiev this seems to be widespread support for more. than this that i mean when you begin from here we don't see what's happening on the russian border but the president knows where to do he knows best. there is no need to panic we have to support our government. whatever hurts russia benefits ukraine the united because when you if there is to be martial law it should be nationwide one law for our i'll stop there it should have been introduced earlier we've been at war for nearly five years.

that last point a reminder of the ongoing conflict in the east of the country between pro russian separatists and ukrainian forces in which more than ten thousand people have died since the fighting broke out in twenty fourteen what's happening off the shores of an excursion mir is threatening to open up a new front line in the conflict. under simmonds al-jazeera kiev. weather next but still ahead on al-jazeera tell you about the new deal that's given seek some india and pakistan plenty to celebrate. and taiwan's foreign minister reveals how the island plans to stand up to beijing. binny's pink sky and spy the taj mahal. or is this some sense in the city of angels

. once again if i were to say that normal service has been resumed across the middle east you think it's going to be lousy fod into i what i mean by that is as has been the case of a past few weeks because it will rain rolling in that's going to feed its way in from the mediterranean loss of cloud around as we go through. cyprus turkey seeing some shop showers longer spells of great some snow up towards the locus is there and that's going to make its way further research as we go through friday so bit of wet weather coming through could see some rain into pushing across into armenia georgia as well some of that wet weather running right down into back into iraq once again and eventually that will just edges way into that western side of iran little bit of wet weather coastal so possibility into the far north of saudi arabia for the time being the arabian peninsula doesn't look settled and sunny twenty six twenty seven degrees here in doha over the next couple of days well just catch a little spot of right or two just around amman maybe you'll say it's that eastern

side of the u.a.e. now this is out of south africa same summer the lobby down polls recently showers long spells of rain just not a little further north was central possum mozambique seeing some very heavy rain over the next couple of days as has been the case it's east in zimbabwe also edging its way further and all. the way that sponsored by cat time nice. xenophobic violent and beating the drum for an ethnic civil war in the whole of europe. infiltrates one of the continent's fastest growing far right organizations. and exposes links to members of the european parliament supported by marine. generation a. special two part investigation coming soon on the.

welcome back. a reminder of our top stories this hour u.s. senators have defied donald trump and moved forward with legislation calling for an end to u.s. involvement in the saudi led war in yemen it's their strongest signal yet that they want to punish saudi arabia for its role in the murder of jon lester. the senate as well largely unswayed by an earlier briefing from the u.s. defense chief and secretary of state who warned against downgrading ties with the kingdom. and ukraine's president petro poroshenko has warned of a full scale war with russia after a naval confrontation and the black sea earlier this week. pakistan and india have

started construction of their festival is a free border crossing it's allow seek pilgrims to visit shrines on either side and as a rare moment of cooperation between the new arrivals al-jazeera has shot at best reports . the sikh community have called for this for a long time a car or two to allow them easy movement between india. in pakistan sikh temple. with the founder of sikhism spent the last years of his life but it significance goes beyond religion it's the first a visa free border crossing and the two nations history and historical i see this corridor as a big symbol of friendship and brotherhood this corridor will make people to people contact after a long time of disconnection once again people are connected previously sikhs had to travel more than one hundred kilometers to visit the pilgrim sites even though that abbas

a huge is incomes are poor just three kilometers from the indian border the new corridor will connect it with the indian shrine of did above and then uk pakistan's prime minister approved the idea and let the groundbreaking ceremony building a road in a minute he's for the pilgrims is expected to take four months but. the reason i want friendship in a strong relationship with india is because the subcontinent is facing the most poverty in the world if we want to finish or reduce poverty in our region we need to open our borders for trade but the good will only windsurfer is pakistan held their ceremony the indian foreign minister how to hear our news conference she dismissed a pakistani invitation to attend a regional summit as posturing we are not responding to the need because as i think i listened. in india. you know daniel.

india and pakistan have fought three wars since one thousand nine hundred seven two of them over the himalayan region of kashmir which both claim and full rule in part . this was the scene in india to minister kashmir and wins today after police commanders of a pakistan based group. and yet just seventy kilometers from the border of the disputed region building started on a corridor to bind the country's sikhism was founded here in the fifteenth century is their pilgrimage opens back up its host pakistan and india can begin one of their own shallop ballasts. and indian forces have increased military operations against separatist fighters and indian administered kashmir violence has been surging over the past twelve months making twenty eight thousand the region's deadliest year for a decade more than five hundred civilians fighters and soldiers have been killed.

due to elections upcoming elections in in the coming few months the government wants to escalate tensions here so that it gives the benefit in the mind of the people so that they can create an image that they have beaten up the shmeat is badly and they're treating bush midis in a very bloody manner because that's what unfortunately sells the book the body bags of cash media is selling in elections unfortunately a bomb attack in afghanistan's capital has killed at least ten people one thousand others have been injured by the explosion in kabul including several children gunmen used a car bomb to attack the compound of british security company g four s. fighting raged for more than an hour after the initial blast the taliban says it was behind the attack. and the armed group has rejected a roadmap to peace offered by the afghan president it says it's working directly with washington instead. told a u.n. conference in geneva he's formed a team to negotiate with the armed groups he warned the implementation of any peace

deal will take at least five years of the taliban says the afghan government doesn't have the power to decide on reconciliation. just days before talks between u.s. president donald trump and china's xi jinping u.s. warships have again sailed through waters between mainland china and taiwan the island has long been a source of friction between washington and beijing and in an exclusive interview with al-jazeera taiwan's foreign minister says relations with america have never been better he has adrian brown. in the lobby of taiwan's foreign ministry the flags of the dwindling number of countries that recognize the island republic just seventeen now in the past three years five diplomatic allies have been lured away by beijing taiwan's foreign minister joseph woo told me it's all part of china's strategy to isolate taiwan internationally and that each defection hurts and of

course people here feel betrayed and can be very strong here you know decide to choose china you know that's their choice and the important thing for taiwan is that we want to make sure that those diplomatic ilyse remain loyal to taiwan china's diplomatic squeeze of taiwan began after the election of president saying when almost three years ago her party leans towards independence china regards taiwan as part of its territory to be taken back by force if necessary the intimidation has involved military drills in the taiwan straits as well as other high profile military exercises the fraught relationship seems to have been a factor in the recent local elections which saw the ruling party lose political control of seven cities the opposition wants better relations with china who says

there was another reason for the parties poor showing a chinese dissin formation campaign. china denies it if taiwan selection can be seeing. chinese success of their interference then it's going to be very difficult to stop china from trying again and again or double down on the interference on taiwan's relations with the united states would says they couldn't be better the trump presidency has been good for taiwan there have been plenty of high level exchanges between officials from taipei and washington and during the past two years the u.s. government has approved arms sales to taiwan of more than one point seven billion dollars. taiwan wants f. thirty five fighter planes but for now the not to sail to taiwan in time once defense much more than just one particular item in taiwan in the united states have been discussing very intensely how taiwan can. you know beef up its own.

taiwan is part of the reason for the heightened tensions between china and the united states the outcome of last weekend's elections could add to the friction adrian brown al-jazeera taipei and you can watch the full interview with taiwan's foreign minister joseph were on friday at eleven thirty g.m.t. britain's economy will be worse off outside the european union no matter how the country leaves that's the upshot of a report from the bank of england looking at post threats at scenarios in the west case where britain crashes out of the block with no deal the central bank says the economy would contract by as much as eight percent in a year while under the agreement being pushed by prime minister trees in may the economy will be about four percent smaller over fifteen is. our deal is the best deal available for jobs and our economy that allows us to all of the referendum and

realize the opportunities of rights in. this is this analysis does not show that will be poorer in the future that we are today that doesn't. show. it shows will be better off with this deal what would make a score over what would have an impact on our economy for the future would be the policies of the right honorable gentleman this is very clear on the same day that that statement was made the prime minister said this is the best possible deal it's the only possible deal well i mean to say it's not hard to be the best deal if it's the only deal by definition by therefore this is bigger by definition it's also the worst. earlier results in georgia's presidential runoff suggest ruling party backed candidate salome fairly well when it's the last direct election of a head of state in the former soviet republic as the presidency will be diminished

by a new parliamentary democracy the vote has been tainted by allegations of fraud and intimidation at the ballot box greenpeace activists occupying poland's biggest coal plant ahead of un climate talks on sunday nine protesters climbed to the top of the main chimney and are staying overnight the state run power plant in the central city of bell to talk of is the biggest producer in europe and one of the largest coal power plants in the wild protecting the world's water has been the focus of thousands of entrepreneurs and environmental experts at a conference in kenya the so-called blue economy is valued at six trillion dollars catherine sawyer has more from nairobi. on the sidelines of the world's first blue economy conference delegates are treated to a shoe of clothes and bags crafted from fish skin all the way from the shores of lake turkana in nothing kenya to that. and other side regions designers he has say

the future of fashion can include fish skin. but this conference is more than just about fish and fashion delegates are discussing how to harness a sustainable water economy that is valued at up to six trillion dollars and to protect assets worth an estimated twenty five trillion. to make. this piece. this is. and we have. the whole ecosystem. time transport systems and coordinated. practices and poaching plastic as well as destruction of coastal eco systems make it difficult to fully harness the

potential of the economy people. come into our waters to fish and doing so without using those resources. is coming to africa everybody about how important this conference is addressing the gathering including heads of state have all the right things about doing more to protect resources empowering local communities and authorities and growing the economy but there's also concern that this may be another talks with many good ideas but. organizers of the event see the real walk. staying true to commitments made here begins now we want to focus on leaders coming here and making commitments about what they will do in their countries not for the world but in their countries but it is the aggregate of what they are saying that we shall use to conceptualize what

the world will be doing with the economy at the end of this three day conference heads of government and agencies committed to put in place policies to build a sustainable blue economy they've also promised to help poor countries build capacity to more effectively patrolled seas and oceans as well as strengthen political leadership and international cooperation catherine song al-jazeera and i repeat. this is al jazeera and these are the top stories u.s. senators have defied donald trump and moved forward with legislation calling for an end to u.s. involvement in the saudi led war in yemen it's their strongest signal yet that they want to punish saudi arabia for its role in the matter of janice jamal khashoggi the senators were largely unswayed by an earlier briefing from the u.s.

defense chief and secretary of state who warned against downgrading ties with the kingdom mike hanna has more from washington d.c. . the senate has voted by an overwhelming majority to move the proposal to investigate the war with the relationship with saudi arabia and the war in yemen to move that forward for debate on the senate floor in all likelihood that will happen next week but it's significant that among those who voted in favor of the opening debate were fourteen republicans not to give you some idea of what a massive turnaround this has been back in march a similar proposal was defeated fifty five senators voting against going ahead with further debate this is just a very clear indication as to how the murder of jamal khashoggi has galvanized the senate into investigating the u.s. relationship with saudi arabia and drilling down on the involvement of the crown prince in the death of jamal this is something that is likely to be debated when

the legislation goes on the senate floor ukraine's president petro poroshenko has warned of a full scale war with russia after a naval confrontation in the black sea this week the russian coast guard opened fire on ukrainian ships and detained three boats and twenty crewman a car bomb attack in afghanistan's capital kabul has killed at least ten people nineteen others were injured by the explosion at the compound of british security company g four s. the taliban says it was behind the attack early results in georgia's presidential runoff show the ruling party backed candidate salome a service she believes will win if the last direct election of the head of state as the presidency will be diminished in the new parliamentary democracy those are the headlines join me here in thirty minutes for more news after the stream.

china could be facing a debt that's according to. trump ministration insisting towards the saudis and. that they want to have more production. we bring you the stories the economic world we live in counting the cost on al-jazeera. and here in the stream today thousands of central american asylum seekers finally reach the us mexico border but where will they go from there you can join our conversation with your questions and your comments live or twitter. after weeks of traveling on foot through mexico thousands of central americans have reached the country's northern border.