air traffic control jamesburg out 0 of the united nations israel's main arab political parties have endorsed the ex military chief benny gantz for prime minister in a bid to oust benjamin netanyahu now the move breaks a 27 year long policy of not backing any candidate to lead the country are a force that has the latest from west to islam well the head of the joint list the mainly palestinian israeli grouping of parties says that they have made history here at the israeli president's residence here in west jerusalem this sunday just days after his reelection by recommending a candidate for the prime minister of israel they say they're recommending benny gantz to be that prime minister it's the 1st time since 1992 that such a grouping has made such a recommendation and i'm annoyed i said it was after years of being diligent in my eyes by the administration of benjamin netanyahu that they had to take part they had to act to end that era but let's assume long enough with the we usually do not

endorse israeli prime ministers so without doubt there is an historical side to what we are doing now we want to put an end to the era of benjamin netanyahu therefore will endorse spinny gantz to form the next government a minute it also made it clear that this wasn't just about removing benjamin netanyahu is also a reflection of a shift in opinion among palestinian israelis polls show a real appetite for greater engagement in israeli politics more results from the politicians on things such as crime social policy economics and he said in terms of trying to repeal the nation state law which made palestinian israelis into 2nd class citizens in this country as for the reaction from the other parties well could its delegation here said that no israeli government should rely on and honest arab parties to try to confer legitimacy on it and the blue and white delegation its head said that it would sit in coalition unity government but only with zionist

parties so explicitly ruling out the joint list. the other big question remains how and whether there will be that unity government between blue and white on one side and likud on the other ballooning presence of benjamin netanyahu appears to remain the stumbling block to that happening much now depends on the actions of president rivlin himself will be a 2nd round of meetings like this on monday after which at some stage over the course of the next week or so he will have to decide to whom he will give the 1st opportunity to form a coalition government if that fails then it may well go to a 2nd attempt perhaps even a 3rd and then the thing looming behind all of it that president rivlin says he wants to avoid at all costs a 3rd election. donald trump is expected to make the u.s. his case against iran and his address to the u.n. general assembly next week he said he's not planning to hold talks with iran is leaders who will also be in new york but secretary of state mike brown payors says

the u.s. government's policy on iran is to avoid war 100 has more details from washington. president donald trump is sounding newly optimistic about iran tremendous progress with was made with iran so we'll see we'll see but it's all going to work out always does we get it to work out if it doesn't sometimes takes a little longer but i get things to work out the u.s. rhetoric in general on iran has taken a turn toward diplomacy the u.s. secretary of state who initially accused iran of an act of war for last week's attack that have saudi arabia's oil production now says the u.s. seeks a diplomatic solution above all we do want a peaceful resolution of this that's our objective president trouble and i both want to give diplomacy every opportunity to succeed but make no mistake about it if we are unsuccessful in that and iran continues to strike out in this way i am confident the present trump will make the decisions necessary to achieve our objectives both trump and iran's president hassan rouhani plan to attend

a united nations general assembly meeting this week but trump says they won't be talking to each other ever on the sample completely but i have that business with iran denies any role in this saudi oil attacks who the rebels in yemen say they are responsible in our valley more tensions have risen since the u.s. pulled out of a 2050 nuclear agreement with iran last year the u.s. says its maximum pressure campaign is working but there are few tangible signs of progress since then iran has shot down a u.s. drone and the u.s. has blamed iran for attacks on oil tankers on the saudi oil site with the united states sending hundreds of troop reinforcements as well as anti missile defense systems to both saudi arabia and the united arab emirates iran's foreign minister sounds pessimistic i'm not confident that we can avoid a war. i'm confident that we would not stalked one. but i'm confident that starts with not be the one who finishes so this standoff continues both sides say they

want to end with words not weapons john hendren al-jazeera washington well there's plenty more ahead this news hour including the desperate journeys that are dividing europe nations seek a solution to the mediterranean michael crisis. donald trump's claims over joe biden be the start of an impeachment process. and it was a controversial victory at the singapore grand prix we'll have the details later in our sports roundup. tens of thousands of indian americans packed into texas stadium for an unusual joint rally between the indian prime minister narendra modi and the u.s. president donald trump the events in houston dubbed how the modi was a rare mass show of support for a foreign leader on u.s.

soil our white house correspondent kimberly was there. oh wherever you are into remote goes controversy usually follows outside the houston stadium in advance of the indian prime minister's speech modi supporters physically grabbed al-jazeera as camera and yanked press credentials as we tried to film those protesting his visit was once banned for years for entering the united states for violations of religious freedom but on sunday he stood in front of thousands of indian americans alongside u.s. president donald trump harding by france the massive rally is designed to beam a positive image of modi after international criticism of his move stripping kashmir of its autonomy there's also been a surge of attacks under modi's government against religious minorities in india analysts say modi is nationals grant of politics is very similar to trump's i do

logically surprisingly similar. the investment in the kind of nationalism a kind of muscular nationalism going to strong nationalism and because of speaking the same idiom but onstage the pair touted the economic benefits of their friendship he has already murdered the american economy. drawn. our sounds out there done. that in relation to. you in richer our culture. you are told are. you uplift our communities and you are truly proud to be american trying to modi hope to sign a trade deal during modi's visit to boost india's sluggish economy it would also give trump an economic win after a prolonged u.s. trade war with china but on a side the rally many people protested the joint appearance of the 2 leaders this

woman says she's furious trying granted modi the globe. legitimacy he seeks number one he has divided his country number 2 he. has been going. on every. after days of antigovernment protests in egypt calling for president of the sea to resign a counter-rally has been held in suez these are the latest pictures of demonstrations in the coastal city on sunday. supporters gathered waving the egyptian flag separately thousands of people have been taking part in rare anti-government protests across the country since friday $365.00 people have

reportedly been arrested media authority has warned journalists it's monitoring the coverage of the protests to ensure by what they call professional codes al-jazeera is banned from reporting from inside egypt. trading on egypt stock exchange will suspend suspended for 30 minutes on sunday after it fell 5 percent analysts say the fall is linked to the protests and an egyptian lawyer says prosecutors have ordered the brother for u.s. based egyptian activist through a man in custody for another 15 days in cairo. name was arrested on thursday and he was detained on allegations that he joined an illegal group and spread false news his brother while ghonim led to a facebook page that helped ignite the 2011 uprising he says his brother's arrest was in retaliation for his recent criticism of president sisi. now

the u.s. congress may be forced into impeachment proceedings against u.s. president donald trump that's the warning from the u.s. house intelligence committee chairman if it's confirmed that trump pressured ukraine into investigating joe biden it's been reported that trump threatened to cut off military aid to ukraine if its president did not investigate whether biden used his position as vice president to help his son but trump insists he's done nothing wrong mike hanna has more from washington president trump continued to downplay the reports describing his conversation with the ukrainian president in july as absolutely perfect. we had a great conversation. conversation i had with a large graduate dorie were largely a rock n roll of the corrupt taking place largely in the fact that we don't want our people like vice president biden. 6 grow up here

already in the ukraine the unverified and vague accusation against joe biden was echoed by the secretary of state if there was action interference that took place by the vice president i think the american people deserve to know we know there was interference in the 2016 election and they put the case that there was something going on with the president's family because the conflict of interest and vice president biden behaved in a way that was inconsistent with the way leaders are to operate i think the american people deserve to know that joe biden says it was the obama administration as a whole along with the e.u. that called for the firing of the then ukrainian prosecutor back in 2016 and the matter had nothing to do with his son. and president trump's critics insist they will not be distracted from finding out why the white house council will not allow the release to a congressional committee of the whistleblowers complaint this tweet from house intelligence committee chairman adam schiff if there's nothing wrong with trump's

call with the ukrainian president as he claims why won't you release the transcript if there's nothing to implicate trump in the whistleblower complaint why won't they release it to congress clearly they are afraid we must see both and even some republicans are expressing concern if the president asked or pressured ukraine's president to investigate his political rival either directly or through his personal attorney tweets senator mitt romney it would be troubling in the extreme critical for the facts to come out the acting director of national intelligence has been subpoenaed to appear before the house intelligence committee on thursday the question he's certain to be asked why is the refusing to allow congressional oversight of a whistle blower's complaint that's been described as credible and off an urgent

nature mike hanna al-jazeera washington in the u.s. the latest polling suggests that senator elizabeth warren may be gaining ground in their ways for the 2020 democratic presidential nomination she's overtaken the former vice president joe biden and a poll in the key state of iowa now the survey put warren sapp of the table with 22 percent of the vote that's just in front of biden and bernie sanders a joe biden maine's a leader in national polls iowa votes 1st in the primary race. interior ministers from italy germany france and finland are meeting on monday to discuss the influx of migrants entering europe through the mediterranean sea it's only a matter say they're shouldering too much of the burden both have turned away migrants rescued by charity vessels so nigger ports after drifting through the mediterranean for days these men women and children have finally arrived in malta

they're part of a larger group of 265 people who were rescued from 3 separate boats in distress only $36.00 of them were allowed to dock on the island the others still remain at sea on a rescue vessel waiting for their park area journey to come to an end this is the reality for those who set off from libya in the hope of seeking refuge in europe. little guarantee that they will survive the journey let alone gain asylum there is the issue a search and rescue vessels where we've seen increased criminalised stopping and holding vessels out denying access to. this obviously has a negative effect on the asylum seekers that are on the vessels malta and italy are on the front line of europe's migration crisis and they share the same complaint they say they have not received adequate support from the european union to deal

with a number of people who have for years been arriving on their shores the conditions that cause them to flee war poverty and hunger remain largely unaddressed and there is little sign that conditions will improve and in a seemingly never ending saga of human misery it is the people smuggling networks that are profited charging vulnerable people fountains of dollars for a dangerous passage to europe meanwhile european governments wary of their own immigration movements are reluctant to be seen her aging asylum seekers and so the dilemma continues the e.u. has given millions of dollars to libya's tripoli based government to intercept vessels leaving the coast but with little effect. with more than 50000 people arriving in europe by boat so far this year the maltese also say that there needs to be a different approach to this humanitarian emergency. some member states.

of asylum seekers but of course being these agreements. of. all the member states the dream of a better life certainly encouraged many more to make the perilous journey and unless the people smuggling networks who prey in them are seriously tackled they will continue to be left vulnerable so al-jazeera malta. and still ahead an auxerre the w.h.o. calls for a major cash injection to ensure essential health care worldwide. will tell you the reason spain marse internally displaced people are turning to drugs and the extreme measures used to tackle the problem. and insubordinate man is the man for england as they get the rugby world cup campaign underway.

hello this is the time of the year when the seasonal rain is splitting to some degree what is going science and that's helped by the tropical stockton's around it so the east china sea is one just the top of your screen and then the monsoon that's come through india is still there it's going science but it sort of break ins the line goes down here and then comes back up here again in between china sitting pretty in the sunshine it's still quite warm as well approaching such degrees for most places a bit of height you know temperatures back again afterwards about some plateau clearly there is snow but it does mean that much the southeast asia is also drawing up fairly quickly that we've got hesitant reversed of the rains or if you like

disappearing in the rains in cambodia and thailand you can see the line there is not quite rugged but there's a split sized words share of acute ching is likely to be a significant bands drifting towards sumatra so for all among the other the philippines look drier and thailand is still in the rain band with some parts come boetius sumatra probably it is heading down towards jakarta as well but for india the ban hasn't moved much anywhere from goodyear out towards nepal on the north east of india and anywhere south of that rain is still in the full cost. the weather sponsored by cats only. there was a lot of there in this community and that is where we live to and believe in the world to look for to get all the cool make you want to win this is our man she worked with local women to solve the main problem plaguing their community was not always a few problem auction flood had been plainly and led the way in transforming your

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but again you're watching out is there and here's a reminder of our top stories this hour the world's oldest travel company thomas cook has collapsed leaving more than $150000.00 people stranded on a holiday and about 20000 people out of a job flights have also been grounded the british government is promising to help anyone stuck abroad. the u.n. is warning that world leaders attending its climate change summit in new york at the effects of global warming are speeding up the world. logical are going to the average global temperature for 2015 to 2019 is on track to be the hottest of any 5 year period on record and sea levels have risen by 5 millimeters a year. here the secretary of state says his government's policy is to avoid war with iran iran's president has told western powers to leave security in the

gulf to regional nations tensions are high after a series of attacks including a missile and drawn strike on saudi oil facilities blamed on iran. earlier iran's president told the western powers to leave security in the gulf nations tensions are high after the series of attacks we have more from. against the backdrop of a military parade iran's president proposed a new security plan for gulf waterways. we're going to present a plan at the u.n. so that iran in collaboration with regional states is able to maintain security in the persian gulf the strait of hormuz and the sea of oman to the world that the presence of foreign forces can cause insecurity for international maritime movements and energy security and our approach will create solidarity unity and coordination with the countries of the region. iran's peace plan comes at

a critical time pushing a message of peace and hope in her moves at the un general assembly in new york rouhani will be trying to sink the latest american backed international coalition being formed in the middle east this time to patrol international shipping lanes in the gulf. the u.s. floated the idea of a maritime coalition after attacks on oil tankers earlier this year america and gulf allies blamed iran for the explosions investigators said they found no conclusive evidence to say who carried out the attacks countries that have joined the maritime patrol missions so far britain bahrain saudi arabia more recently australia and the united arab emirates following attacks on saudi oil plants last week also blamed on iran without definitive proof iran's leaders will be concerned about the u.s. plan gaining more support. for all of them are those who want to link the region's incidents but the islamic republic of iran

a line just like the apostles which have been revealed if the truthful and really sick security in the region they must not see him with pins 5 digits bombs and dangerous to the region. this week of events in cities across the country will mark the beginning of iran's 8 year war with iraq in 1900 gulf arab states supported then iraqi president saddam hussein something rouhani reminded iranians of in his speech but he also said that all can be forgiven if there is unity among islamic countries that the united states is only interested in dividing the region and pillaging resources and that the security of the region lasting security is only up to the people indigenous to the area. saddam's new prime minister. has launched an independent inquiry into june's deadly protests crackdown it is estimated that about $130.00 people were killed in khartoum and security forces violently broke up

a sit in the military investigated but protest leaders had demanded an independent inquiry as part of the country's power sharing agreement and korea will seek support from the african union. now the world health organization has taken the unusual step of complaining to tanzania mother failure to share information on the ball a virus that tanzania and government denies it paula was confirmed in 2 patients who recently suffered an unknown illness w.h.o. says tanzania hasn't handed over any clinical data until now tanzania shares a border with the democratic republic of congo or more than 2000 people have died of the bowl in the past year in the mountainous region of van marsh most northern catch and state 8 years of displacement and conflict has left many civilians distressed and poverty stricken a fragile ceasefire underlies the ongoing instability their stress and depression has led some to turn to drugs or burden mentally reports along with

china tens of thousands of people live in displacement camps distressed and poverty stricken many find solace in the cheapest and most readily available drug heroin. has been on the of the drug fields is. one conflict fled 80 years ago her mother fled china and left with no money. or. i became a drug addict because of me actually i have quit once before a long time ago but i came back to use drugs again it's all because of me my heart's not strong to say no to drugs. pan is recovering apologists and rehabilitation center run by the catch an independent organization near the capital . women

a some of the most vulnerable as there are not enough jobs for them and prostitution is rife. the drug users come from all walks of life. during the initial dry out days some where these chains to prevent them from running away. and we lived in the i.d.p. camp near china's border and there are many drug dealers and users there and we hear people in the i.d.p. camps are addicted to drugs we investigate find out who is using a. suspected uses night camps are asked to provide hearing tests to show if they're using drugs if they fail the force to come into the center. many fear going back home where it's a dollar a hit parent is not only affordable but it's difficult to escape. most every house and every village is selling the drugs they sell on the streets and alleyways people are selling drugs because of the conflict the conflict began

in 1962 when the military took control of the region a ceasefire was broken 8 years ago when myanmar forces and the caption independence army fought for control with talks stalled the uncertainty over who will control the state in the future which could continue to have consequences for the many vulnerable people living here. for about a manly al-jazeera. we can now return to our top story and that's a collapse of the world's oldest travel company thomas cook salmon color is the travel editor of the independent newspaper and can join us live now from manchester airport in the northwest of england and simon cows are. the u.k. government is set to take. operate are put into place operation maps or horn one of the biggest logistic efforts to bring back travelers can you tell us more about

that. i'm afraid we're having some difficulties reaching simon there well have to leave it for now but we will try and get you more news on this later in the program. now in other news as afghanistan prepares for saturday's presidential election many voters living in taliban controlled areas are planning to stay away from the ballots they fear reprisals from the armed group if they vote following the breakdown of talks with the u.s. the taliban has stepped up its campaign to disrupt the election rob mcbride reports from kabul this is the front line between government forces and the taliban in the northern province of conducing the local police commander in kind of a district points to taliban controlled territory

a couple of fields away that is the one that's the front line with the enemy this is the main route in this area is under government control right now as he talks some of his men fire into taliban territory a common occurrence here. signs of the ongoing conflict are everywhere as parts of can do often change hands between the afghan army and the taliban the strength of the taliban here means it's dangerous to defy their order not to vote and for farmers such as mohammed who is see the elections come and go without any change in his life there's disillusionment. no i'm not voting we're taking a risk voting for these guys and afterwards we only have empty promises some of my relatives voted in the past and the taliban came and took them because they had income their fingers and they beat them very badly. the use of indelible ink when casting

a ballot makes it easy to identify voters in the past the taliban have cut off voters' fingers without saying whether he thought such a punishment was just or not for the taliban commanders such as. say it will continue while afghanistan is at war with itself. that we need to create a system to bring peace to afghanistan a system where you have stability where there is no peace and stability these kinds of acts will take place the taliban argue that in the election can't be held while there's so much violence and instability but their critics argue that by their violent attacks against the election process they're the ones helping create this atmosphere. but after the gradual withdrawal of u.s. and nato forces over the past 5 years the taliban are stronger than ever right now sadly the situation is very different because they control more territory. there also their capabilities project file and it's higher than any time before. the

government in kabul is hoping that with the majority of afghans living in cities under its control sufficient security will allow a meaningful vote but voting is likely to be any vote and for voters in much of the countryside such as this part of can do saturday's election could largely pass them by bright al-jazeera kabul. police in pakistan suspected brake failure was the cause of a bus crash which killed at least $26.00 passengers children and soldiers are among the dead in the northwestern district of cellists the bus was on a winding mountain road when it careered into the embankment. hong kong police have far tear gas to break up protesters who ransacked parts of a shopping mall and a metro station on sunday protestors also trampled on a chinese flag and they let fires and targeted stores running which is run by mainland operators sarah clarke has this report from hong kong. they arrived in the

hundreds taking over some of the city's largest shopping mall at the new term plans are in shock team they converged on every floor shops linked to the mainland with the time that this time some stopped on china's national flag before ripping up. the. 2 hours they sang and yelled abuse storyline is suspected of being pro beijing pro hong kong government and then she stores and restaurants were forced to close its. outside the mall protesters used umbrellas to hide their faces before smashing security cameras and burning barricades. specialist riot police then moved in issued a warning and fired several rounds of tear gas to disperse the crowd. at another boiling kalou around 200 protesters marched through the shopping center

chanting slogans such as fight for freedom and revive hong kong and the gatherings like these in shopping malls are a new tactic being used by protesters it's a peaceful means of getting a message across at the same time they targeting chinese companies. but the peace didn't last long police moved in after protesters vandalized stools and a metro station the crowd was chased out of the movie station post despite the chaos caused few demonstrators to how much compared to the previous 16 weeks of sunday protests. sometimes chief executive carrie lamb is due to host the 1st in a series of public meetings which she hopes will end the crisis but protesters say why back down until the demands for greater freedom and less a control from beijing it. certainly al-jazeera hong kong. demonstrators and they say their 17 month revolt so.