many thanks i was there as imran khan there live in baghdad this is the news from al-jazeera still to come on the program cameroon's president attempts to reassure separatists in english speaking regions but reports on why it may not be enough. 2 years on from the last vegas hotel shootings what's only $1800.00 is on the way for the reeves families and in sport manchester united find the going tough again in the europa league here with all the details a little. leading democrats in the u.s. are accusing president donald trump of breaching his oath of office after asking ukraine to investigate his political rival trump's now called on china to do the same the request to ukraine's president in july is already triggered an impeachment inquiry our white house correspondent kimberly hellcat reports now from washington . with his presidency caught up in an impeachment investigation over

a phone call with the ukrainian leader u.s. president donald trump thursday called on china to get involved what. is just about as bad as what happened with. you phrase the unconventional request to beijing comes as trump faces questions over his administration's request to foreign governments to help investigate former u.s. vice president joe biden his potential democratic rival in next year's presidential contest. trump was chinese authorities and other countries to investigate biden's son hunter and his business dealings overseas members of the u.s. congress are investigating allegations trump abused his presidential powers in a july phone call with ukrainian president vladimir selenski we need real support in a trunk calls for an investigation into the biden's which is now the foundation of

an impeachment inquiry led by democratic lawmakers on capitol hill 3 committees in the house of representatives on thursday question former u.s. special envoy kurt volker about his orders from trump regarding a meeting in kiev just one day after trump's infamous july phone call with ukraine's leader bowker's name is mentioned in the complaint provided to congress by an anonymous whistleblower house speaker nancy pelosi says the impeachment inquiry is investigating whether trump implied he would withhold military aid to ukraine unless an investigation was launched against abidal there is a quid pro quo if you're if you are only a couple days apart and granting or withholding and then asking for a favor to create dirt on your political opponent but trump maintains there was nothing nefarious about his phone call with the ukrainian president the whistleblower never says it was a conversation he got is it the vice of ideas sex or dessert has he wrote something

that was subtle 6 years the former vice president argued there's no evidence that he or his son committed any wrongdoing. just know there are no truth charge against me no i'm serious every independent news organization that is review charges. has found to be flat out lie still the number of trumpet ministration officials ensnared in the impeachment inquiry continues to broaden vice president mike pence is now in the spotlight after reports the president tried to involve peds in efforts to pressure the ukrainian leader kimberley health at al-jazeera the white house cameroon's president has ordered the release of hundreds of prisoners linked to a separatist crisis and its angry phone regions but rebel leaders say it's a political stunt and that they'll keep fighting made been made the announcement on

twitter as talks got on the way to try to end the fighting between rebels and the military the conflict has killed more than 1800 people and displaced more than half a 1000000 who did this in order. sure there are people. and it's sort of the idea was not to arrest people. read. we don't really need peanuts in bed at this point in time that we develop has taken place it's an encouragement to all and sundry that police. let's bygones be bygones. and address is live for us in. what's expected for the conclusion of these talks today all that. well basically. the technical sections of the court all right surely and then finishing touches are

being made to the resolutions of these countries right now but like you said. the and also we've seen to be teased that include of course the release of $333.00 members people to be just say while linked to the crisis in the northwest the southwest lost. earlier though he sent this report. warning at bus to the girls' school in the capital. priscilla's world works like children to school after waiting for more than a year. it's the 1st time in class since the parties fighting started in the northwest of cameroon 3 years ago english speaking reaches of come rule tempting to

break away from the french speaking majority and establish their own state called what is already here. the family escaped with nothing so all the children with be used uniforms. then most of them i think school one now most of the years most of all because of this crisis and most of them look like they're not the ones who damage now for 3 years. it's been a month since schools rio for but only a fraction of children displaced by the violence can be enrolled because of lack of space the population of this public school in the comfort of your own there was quite large after the government ordered it still open it's going to children displaced by the conflict but it can only take a small number the town of the get this the reason why experts are warning that there is a creation of an entire generation of young communist is a risk because of the conflict in the english speaking with. the government says

that around 3000000 children are missing school many teachers are turning away hundreds of children every day our facilities are stretched because a structure which is there was a 100. maximum of $650.00 peoples last increase react specked in the ministry to respond it's in this country shop desks for new students from areas and that tac. we have. known. about. it tom was in school did they destroy is too much is too much somebody who fired by secessionist all does. completely close. government leaders deny separatist allegations that they are trying to destroy education by the place in the english system of teaching where the french one.

separatist say english speakers stand no challenge in getting a job in french speaking at e s. . allegations echoed by some teachers including this one who fled the region after school was forced to shut. a subject would be sent. right. divisions and mutual suspicion running to. the future of your income is at stake these children are eager to learn but their elders cannot agree on how to teach them. that interest reporting from cameroon on the other side of the continent in east africa water is a precious resource several countries depend upon the river nile now a new dam in ethiopia could threaten supplies downstream sudan ethiopia and egypt are holding an emergency meeting in khartoum to discuss sharing the water nicholas

hock reports now from. this factory is making baby clothes destined for the u.s. but it has a problem it's out of electricity running on a diesel generator much to the frustration of human the site's manager who wants to go green and it was up. when you 1st opened up in florida and the book i already knew in the you know the direction of the field ethiopia has done what most countries thought impossible ethiopians half of whom live on less than 2 dollars a day raised $4000000000.00 to build africa's the largest hydroelectric dam on the world's biggest waterway the river nile without any assistance from international donors the grander innocence dam is now near completion and this is making countries downstream nervous among them egypt because it gets 90 percent of its fresh water from the river nile. either recognizing them you hear his friends going in and. for his money or to watch of the night. and.

egypt wants more water than ethiopia is ready to supply the dams reservoir is the size of greater london it filled too quickly egypt will fall short of water 100 percent could become the commons are scientists and see what is going on this is how different part of done doesn't consume or could he took his own small tool right to use it some bristles but talks between the knowledge sharing countries are stalling intention is arising. last year ethiopia accused egypt of sending rebels to neighboring a rich to sabotage the dam prompting another not sharing country sudan to send its troops to its border. while this is the rainy season here in ethiopia and waterways are overflowing bringing power to people's homes and farmland for most of the year this river is a slow trickle because egypt controls most of the flow of the river nile into its.

at least for now ethiopia's dam will start producing electricity next year with the potential of providing power to the entire horn of africa where most live off grid clean energy to a promising and rising economy its neighbors might be worried about the effects but it seems there is no stopping a few years ambitions nicholas hawke al-jazeera over. the courtroom where the water sure sharing talks are underway al-jazeera is have a morgan is there given what's at stake here what's the mood surrounding these 2. well adrian and we've heard from the sudan's minister of dams and irrigations and water resources and his describe the talks between the 3 sides so far as with the progress made the technical teams from the 3 countries if you p.s. sudan and egypt have meeting for the past 3 days before the ministers kicked up

their meetings today and which is expected to last for 2 days now before the talks started if he has been describing the demands of egypt as impossible egypt once the dam to be filled in a period of between 3 to 7 years if he has rejected that it also wants the dam to release more than 40000000000 cubic meters something that if you're not going to be possible because the highest capacity of the dam would be 35000000000 cubic metres so 3 sides are meeting here in the sudanese capital talks have started between them it is expected to go on for 2 days and we're expecting to hear more statements from the minister from ministers from egypt if you appears well as sudan but they're saying that they're going to try to come out with some kind of results this is the 7th round of talks between the 2 and between the 3 countries they're saying that this is the time because if you appeal wants to start to start filling the dams next it wants it to become operational next year and sudan is saying that it's trying to mediate between the 2 sides between egypt and ethiopia to make sure that

there is a middle ground. before the. operation all right had many thanks indeed this these talks and the disputes stem from ethiopia's decision 8 years ago to build the grand ethiopian renascence dam it's located just at the poor with sudan expected to be the largest hydro power plant in africa it will impact all 3 countries in the nile basin 90 percent of egypt's fresh water comes from the nile the dam will threaten what has been egypt's total control over the waters guaranteed by 320th century treaties ethiopia has historically contested these claims 84 percent of the miles or so flows from ethiopia for years it's wanted to use the river to expand its economy the dam will more than double its electricity output it would also regulate the rivers flow saving sudan millions on annual floods irrigating millions of acres of farmland yes it is an associate fellow for the middle east and north africa

program at chatham house and professor at regent university in london he joins us now live from moscow how does a theo peers down impact water supply downstream in egypt and if lho is managed properly there should be no problem right or is it about the politics the fact that ethiopia could limit supply. it could limit supplies and this is exactly what they're discussing since actually the signed an agreement breaking 2015 the liberation of links in actually delays the real disputes between the 2 countries and also by experts in the field whether it's going to affect. badly negatively egypt don't know but all the science and most of the research that myself on the technical side actually shows that it's mines in

the crease the flow down stream for with that of water to deny them and they're going to affect the info egypt it's crucial this is the bloodline of egypt and not only it can lead if there is a huge discovery saw substantial decrease in water there too true war between in egypt awful it won't happen but also the political stability of the current government in egypt i was going to ask you what is the worst case scenario if these talks break down could this ultimately lead to some sort of military conflict. that's what it like this it took to come to full any possibility of how mean the downstream flow of water to deny it needs to reach an agreement or 2 left to walk one way or another putting pressure in the nation and play sure military conflict is obviously the last resort but if there is not enough water which affects in

egypt in case of drinking water household water energy tourism fishing in the in an area which is a very small part of egypt but the rest of it is mainly there so that's that's actually if when it comes to natural resources when it comes to something like water that's military conflict can potentially could start. what i want to deprive countries in sub-saharan africa then supposed to do to access water i think calm down rivers that run through their countries it is one of the kind of the catch 22 is in all of these the most affluent countries not many of them are small in population and also if the financial ability for instance to do with water recycling go dissimulation but when we're talking about sub-saharan africa

the competition of growing populations and lack of resources and recently in east africa in recent years increasing the world's probably as a result of climate change leaves us in very if huge situation when it comes to the supply of water and a certain point and this new resources are created it can lead to conflict drilling new sources going in the months it's exactly with conflicts arise from here she really gets to many thanks indeed for being with us you'll see muck about that in london thank you. it was a night of real drama of the world that leverages championships here in doha with more on that let's join summer down the road osteo of the khalifa international stage as well adrian there were sharks heartbreaks and the crowning of a new champion coming up at 1045 g.m.t. this british hippa who finally delivered on the big stage and made some history in

the process a sad and in doha for that the captain star of this fails to defend his title and a huge upset in the 400 meters the limpet time has beaten the by the faustus on in history will also look ahead to what's coming up in the stadium later on friday join us in about 20 minutes. see the inside out next up on that is jenny is here with a weather forecast for us still to come on the program. using their pens to fight back against the sword how a writer's conference in the philippines has a warning for us all. i recall reporting from 130 kilometers off the coast of french guiana in south america as dive teams from predator explore beyond the grief where no one has ever been before.

had some very strong stormy conditions in and at the last year as of course republic of ireland and it was it is here in what was called harken runs the irish met service actually naming it still miller and so now these pictures have been coming in these actually from county mayo showing you the high seas the high surf and that all the sea was a huge concern by national this was where the strongest winds were they were farther to the west up tools the northwest actually and that was if us will encounter go away 108 kilometers an hour and actually county mayo 101 that is a false moving storm this remnants of a run say it will work its way across ireland and actually push softwoods across southern sections of great britain but an awful fact there's no us a lot of power left of this storm not the happy reports of downed trees and also power outages but it should is a savior phones moving storm so really as we continue through friday sunny to south day the worst will be over you can see the system with the storm continue to work

its way across into mainland europe this is where the bulk of the rains will be as we head through friday also another area of rain clouds with some pretty strong storms and there abouts into the southeast and again as we go from friday into saturday everything continues its journey east with that really making for a very unsettled stalls weekend across much of the continent. the weather sponsored by countdown at least. 2 planes came from soon and 15 man checked you know what tell you mr chairman. it is possible to fully clean the premises all forensic evidence but what you then leave is evidence that you have fully cleaned the mystery wanted to give an excess of the stuff that speaking about the hole in the books before even the saudi government give up with just that jamal khashoggi murder in a saudi consulate on al-jazeera the globe in the united states i learned that the

person amendment is really key to being a freedom of the challenge is going to be up to men and women to the resources that are available but it's an al-jazeera story to me is that we just don't tell you what the subject of the story wants to know the government is not going to do the one thing the demonstrators want to apologize for that's what al-jazeera does we ask the questions so that we can get closer to the truth. it is good to have you with us hello adrian fitting into here with the news from office here are the headlines the hong kong government is an acting colonial era emergency laws including a ban on face mosques

a protest rallies chief executive carrie lamb says the ban shouldn't be mistaken for a state of emergency she's been unable to stop for months of increasingly violent demonstrations against. how hong kong is run. iraqi security forces a fight on empty cup of demonstrators to find a curfew in baghdad at least 44 people. died in 4 days of protests in the capital and other cities demonstrators are demanding an end to corruption and a lack of jobs and basic services. cameroon's president has ordered the release of hundreds of prisoners linked to a separatist crisis and its anger for regions with rebel leaders say that it's a political stunt and that they'll keep fighting. the united states and north korea are due to resume nuclear negotiations on saturday talks have stalled since the failed 2nd summit between u.s. president donald trump and both korea's leader kim jong on al jazeera as wayne hay reports. there have been plenty of handshakes and historic moments in this new age

of diplomacy on the korean peninsula some concessions have been made by the parties involved but there's been no progress towards the denuclearization of north korea speaking at the united nations general assembly on monday north korea's ambassador blamed the united states. somi hopes on the q. it depends on the u.s. on whether the d.p. r. k. u.s. negotiations will become a window of opportunity or an occasion that will hasten the crisis the last summit between u.s. president donald trump and north korean leader kim jong un in hanoi in february ended early without a deal or even any significant announcements the holo diplomacy continued in june with another symbolic meeting at the demilitarized zone but no substance then and none since the hanoi summit broke down because of a gulf between the 2 sides which the united states may now be willing to partially bridge they had wanted complete verifiable denuclearization before offering any

sanctions relief the north koreans wanted most sanctions lifted in exchange for the dismantling of their main nuclear facility. trump has now talked about a new approach which could include offering to lift some sanctions in exchange for the destruction of the yongbyon nuclear research complex the us president recently blamed his former national security adviser for past failings john bolton fired back saying maximum pressure must be maintained on kim jong un he may try to get relief from international sanctions he may make some concessions but under current circumstances he will never give up the nuclear weapons voluntarily this year north korea has continued to develop its short and medium range missile technology conducting tests 11 times its most recent came just hours after the resumption of talks was announced. trump says he's not concerned about the tests which some experts believe designed to strengthen their negotiating position you know this has

to lower the bar of demands are on north korea when it enters into our working level negotiations otherwise north korea will continue to increase its capability to pose a direct threat to the very national security of the united states there is unlikely to be any major outcome from the resumption of talks but if a deal is reached any time soon it may be left to a potential 3rd trump him summit to announce it wayne hay al-jazeera solve pro-government supporters marched in central lima after peru's leaders for in 9 new cabinet members president was in this car this week dissolved congress it's the latest move in a year long campaign to confront entrenched corruption at all levels of government but opponents say the president has overstepped his executive powers a state of emergency has been declared in ecuador as protesters block roads

nationwide due to rising petrol prices which increased suddenly when the government scrapped its 40 year old few old fuel subsidies striking workers so they would end their blockade until the government reverses its decision on 0 sizeable reports. taxi bus and truck drivers block streets in a quote on thursday. transport unions went on strike to protest the end of subsidies on fuel that have been in place for decades but. we can to make it what are we going to eat we don't go out to protest because we want to but we cause it's the need of the people the need of purses hurt their soul because afterwards things will become more expensive the government announced a package of government fiscal measures worth more than $2000000000.00 a year precedent lenny moreno who has said the n.d. an oil producer on a centrist path. after years of leftists rule says the elimination of fuel subsidies was necessary to lift the economy and stop smuggling he also announced

a tax reform plan intended to reduce the fiscal deficit. because of the violence he declared a state of emergency this is a new order to preserve citizen security and prevent chaos we have disposed of the state of exception at the national level rights my friends should be requesting without hurting those who are fundamental for the country's progress. under former leftist leader. indorse morning or in 2017 but since then he has become his staunchest critic for his turn to market friendly economic policies. in february governments signed a $4200000000.00 agreement with the international monetary fund but skepticism of the i.m.f. runs strong and throughout latin america where many blame austerity policies for

the economic struggles they face every day they. relatives of the victims of the last vegas mass shooting have reached an $800000000.00 settlement but the hotel from where the gunman opened fire and jam resort since national was accused of negligence for allowing him to stockpile weapons and ammunition in his room 2 years ago rob reynolds reports. the las vegas massacre was the worst mass shooting in modern u.s. history a gunman firing from the 32nd floor of the hotel casino killed 58 people attending a music concert more than 800 were injured many horrifically now the company that owns the hotel m.g.m. grand as agreed to pay approximately $800000000.00 to victims and the families of those who were killed this settlement will provide compensation for thousands of. families the payout believed to be the largest for any mass shooting settles

a lawsuit brought by victims we all must be accountable for our behavior. when i make a mistake. we have to own up to it we have to make restitution and we have to change the bad behavior and that's what we're doing with this lawsuit and that's what we're going to do going forward as well 30 year old chelsea romo nearly died after being wounded in the head she's now blind in one eye my whole team i am proud of all of this is all it's all that all play grew. so how dare i have chat now i still have my form of it all throughout my brain attorneys argued that m.g.m. was negligent in its security allowing the gunman to spend days stockpiling an arsenal in his hotel room without attracting any suspicion at one point m.g.m.

actually countersued the victims claiming the company board no liability for that claim was dismissed in court victims attorneys hope the large settlement will encourage corporations to make security a priority and i think this should be a message to all of the other corporations businesses around the country. that they stepped up their security got to be on high alert with all of our security i think it's that simple romo a single mother of 2 young children has had 7 surgeries suffers from flashbacks and lives with constant pain nothing about my life is normal anymore and. the amount of people i have met that weren't there and the friends that have become family through this and the memories that we all how from that night and that we share. is just it's something that it's never you know never ever be able

to prepare and be of the same member actually ever the money will be distributed through mediators with amounts to vary depending on the severity of injuries and loss robert oulds al-jazeera hundreds of facebook and instagram accounts pages and groups have been removed for what the tech giant is calling coordinated in authentic behavior facebook says the accounts from misinformation campaigns mostly targeting the middle east and north africa most support the u.a.e. saudi arabia and egypt some critical of casaya iran and turkey dozens tossing indonesia were also removed. the threats to freedom of expression of been highlighted by writers from around the world meeting in the philippines the week long pen international congress was held as the philippines slips further towards the bottom of the press freedom list. dogon reports. they are poets novelists journalists writers from all over the world have been in

manila for a major literary gathering over the past. but one chair remains empty. and. his loss is felt deeply here is a. mexican pool with a star reads verses about the killings often connected to the jugs war in her country at least 11 mexican journalists have been murdered this year. the tyranny has taken root she says and the world must not forget. the whole writes about how political turmoil in hong kong has turned streets into

a battleground. it's a message often repeated here writers from uganda ukraine and indonesia also read their prose almost all with the same underlying theme they say repressive regimes are tightening their grip over freedom of expression it's no coincidence that the pen literary congress one of the largest and will gatherings of writers from all over the world is be. for the 1st time in the philippines which has slipped further down the world press freedom index during the rule of president the 3rd to the journalists rights groups reporters without borders ranks the philippines at 134th 180 countries we have.