current affairs that matter to. al-jazeera. al-jazeera. hello i'm rob mothers and this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next 60 minutes the world food program wins this year's nobel peace prize for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace. for acting as a driving force in the efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a way of war and conflict. and we report from zimbabwe where the united nations

food agency is warning more than 8000000 people are at risk of starvation. also ahead francaise a cease fire in the hole no cut a bucket could be agreed soon as early and a medium foreign ministers head to moscow for talks. iran accuses the trump administration of conspiring to starve its people as the u.s. imposes new sanctions on the radio and banks. i'm going to go with the sports to n.f.l. games have been postponed because of a coded 19 outbreak and bron james in the l.a. lakers and chasing glory in the n.b.a. finals against miami heat coming up later this news hour. they've got to nations world food program has won the 2020 nobel peace prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe. it's also being

credited for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict zones a u.n. agency says winning the prestigious award is a proud moment and nothing short of a feat it spokesman said the group's work in providing food and supplies during the coronavirus pandemic had gone over and above the call of duty. then no we know committee has decided to ward the nobel peace prize for 2020. 2 the world food program. for its efforts to hunger. for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict affected areas and for acting as a driving force in the efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict ok for more let's cross live to our diplomatic editor

james bays the united nations james we heard the spokeswoman there from the nobel committee saying that it was being awarded partly for its combat ing its use of hunger as a weapon of war that's something that is very often all ignored to a certain extent isn't it james because there is diplomatic leverage in the fight against hunger isn't there. absolutely it's something that has been recognized more in recent years and in fact has been raised at the u.n. security council for the 1st time in the last few years clearly the other aspect to this was the fact that coded 19 was very much the thing that is dominated the entire world this year and that has made the work of humanitarian agencies much harder the w.s.p. is consistently warned of the dangers of covert 19 not just because of the health pandemic but as the head of the w.s.p.

called it hunger pandemic he told the security council in april he lost brief the security council in september saying that actually covert 1000 was going to kill a lot of people in the poorest countries of the world but the economic effects were going to kill many more clearly a recognition of the work of the world health organization no response yet from the rest of the un or from the un secretary-general but we are hearing from the w.s.p. themselves and it's interesting that the head of the w f p who i just mentioned the executive director david beasley is actually out in the field looking at the peace work he travels a lot he's someone who got coded in the early months of the pandemic and got it quite badly but has since recovered he was in bikini fast so yesterday he's in the air now and obviously that's an area that the w.s.p. and the rest of the humanitarian community of very very worried about because of

conflict and because of hunger david beasley the w.s.p. executive director said a short time ago i think this is the 1st time in the light in my life i've been without words i was just so shocked and surprised referring to being without words i think most people who know mr beazley will know why that is unusual he is a very passionate and frank individual. all very unusual in his approach certainly public approach at the united nations and what's interesting about him as the head of the w f p since the 1980 s. the davia p. has had an american head the us keeps and covets that role as the head of the w f p so he was put into the job in 2017 by the trumpet ministration he is a former republican governor of south carolina now you often get president trump talking about how he should get the nobel prize although quite often he misspells as though it's the word high minded not

a reference to alfred nobel who bequeath his his wealth the swedish chemist who invented dynamite mr trump obviously what's the nobel prize but perhaps will we please that it is a republican or a us republican who is known before you got this job as a trump supporter who is the head of the organization that's being recognized in this way james thanks very much indeed our diplomatic editor james base at the united nations. one of the countries the world food program has been warning about is zimbabwe where it says more than 8000000 people won't have enough food if there isn't a origin to help by december but it's blaming recurring drugs and the economic crisis and the coronavirus pandemic is of course made things worse out of the tassel reports from national and worse problems where impoverished communities are mostly affected here. one hint of cabbage some cooking oil

a little bit of salt and about 3 cups of rice is all in mukherjee has left in her kitchen she says she'll have to make it last as long as possible to feed her family of 8. life is hard we don't have mashed to eat there is nothing good about our situation we are barely surviving the un's world food program says more than 8000000 zimbabweans would not have enough food by december if there's not agent intervention that's roughly 60 percent of the population militarization is of course something that affects mostly young children pregnant or tasting women in zimbabwe also it is a large number of people who are dealing with chronic illness of course their needs an additional needs are different from people who are otherwise healthy so it's very important that we keep an eye close eye on that in the current circumstances basic goods and now beyond the reach of many people growing enough food is not an

option for some years of drought the economic crisis rising unemployment soaring inflation and now coronavirus of hit families hard millions across the country are struggling in bad light cities and rural areas. desperate families like eating less she has to feed 10 grandchildren her own kids either died or left the country to look for work. i can only hope my neighbors take pity on us and give us food even if it's their left overs we really don't know what we are going to do the obvious cash strapped government gives food aid and a co-pay $1000.00 and now it's about $20.00 a month to some vulnerable families local officials are worried. sick sometimes. it was the situation. back in the kitchen the

children wait for frustrated they grab by the says she hopes to never have to say to them one day she has nothing to give them how to al-jazeera. province zimbabwe where the world food program is also operating in sudan and recently scaled up its emergency assistance following massive flooding in large parts of the country here morgan is joining us live from the capital khartoum just give us an idea how the flooding and of course the ongoing conflicts and violence that sudan has been seeing have contributed to the food supply there. yes indeed rob now we have spoken today at the height of the flood emergency crisis that has hit all 18 states off of them that has led the country and the transitional government to declare a state of emergency now that we have peace had that access to many people that have been affected by the floods has been very challenging and that roads and

infrastructure have made it very hard to reach those who have been displaced especially those who live in rural areas now they're also trying to reach those who have been affected by decades of conflict in sudan we've seen deadly of he being the 1st aid organization to reach conflict areas in the southern parts of the country such as blue nile state and south kordofan state it's also played a role in bringing the prime minister of the country dr abdullah and the head of the sudan people's liberation movement north abdulaziz in meetings that has resulted last month to the signing of the declaration of principles that will pave way for the negotiations of peace now doubly of he says that they're trying to make sure that humanitarian access and humanitarian supplies are delivered to those affected areas of conflict this is of course also true in other countries such as neighboring south sudan where again floods have affected the ability to reach those

who have been affected by the floods and in need of humanitarian aid doubly if he has said that it has pre-positioned most of its supplies but that conflict is also posing challenges on monday just last monday the deadly of we have a convoy that was attacked with one but one of the aid workers presumed presumably killed and several others injured and missing so obviously there are challenges in terms of trying to deliver aid to those in need but doubly of be both in south sudan and sudan say that they're trying to make sure that in spite of the conflict in fact in spite of the challenges those who are in need of assistance get it. hippa thanks very much indeed that's her morgan talking to us from hard to. well jane howard is a spokeswoman for the world food program and she's joining us on skype from london thank you very much indeed for being with us they the bulk of the work if i understand it correctly from the world food program is essentially logistical it's not enough just to have the supplies it's getting them from point

a to where they're needed most how has the w.s.p. been working through the corona virus pandemic and the other restrictions and conflicts that there are around the world. well it's been a really difficult year for us and i'd really like to start off by saying we're just to see how. the committee has on it at the world through program with the peace prize because in the last few years what we've been seeing is that sadly the fight to end hunger is being going not to well the number of hungry people in the world has been rising not falling as it was before and not to mainly to do it culturally that we are also confronting the challenges of climate change and if you can imagine on top of that this year with the impact of the coronavirus. it's really changed the way we were. the estimates of the number of people 'd who are suffering and going to bed hungry every night you know with think 80. so it's

really really important i mean historic moment really for the program it is significant isn't it that this is the nobel peace prize and that's an element i was talking to our correspondent james bass about this earlier the united nations this is an element that sometimes gets overlooked when it comes to the fight against world hunger because there is a diplomatic incentive isn't there in dealing with hunger the this is perceived to be a route to world peace. i think everybody in your lives being little growing recognition that not only does conflict and a lack of peace affect the number of hungry people in the world because obviously if you run from your homes that iting violent conflict all around you you have to leave your home and you can't feed yourself but bit by bit where we're starting to understand that you know shrewd and stability in your own village being able to

feed your own family that really is probably a factor you know there's a link between the food security and security in the world and it's really interesting we know it's only one factor that would make you have to leave your home decide to migrate to 30 but you know we really have now much more of an understanding that the food and accessed through and being able to look at your family cook food on the table that isn't a tremendous factor in peace and stability in the world how much of a hurdle is it when we're faced with governments around the world which are turning inward they're taking much more of a nationalistic approach and there is. an entire going has a more at least an antipathy to some degree towards global organizations like yours generally do you find that the doors are still opened to the ws he or do you find that it's getting harder and harder in some places to get in.

ok while working in a complete turn it's always difficult to get access and every day we work with people on the ground to get through the front lines asked staff put their lives on the line to work but i think in terms of. the world's response to the pandemic actually when we asked for people government our main donors to give us money in advance at the beginning of the crisis they really stepped up. and i don't think it fair to say that governments are all turning inwards i think many of them are really really giving us record amounts of funding our problem and this is sometimes quite overwhelming is that the needs are growing there are more people need to think through the systems in the world and that's i mean it's a sad fact and i think that the you know being on it with the peace prize will be a tremendous boost morale and all the people not just because that will be doesn't

do it on our own we work with local groups and your ears and big international n.g.o.s to who are very very committed in this point that we have to end hunger in the boat i mean given all of that and of course we understand what you're saying at the same time we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that this is as you were talking about not without its risks there are risks to the staff who are members in some cases putting their lives on the line to be able to deliver this food as we were hearing from our correspondents and in sudan in zimbabwe just a moment ago. yeah i didn't catch your question there but i mean exactly true that because there were 3 program is an organization that really has people out in the field in the back of beyond that we're very much at the show and even with the coronavirus several of my colleagues in yemen who have died just in the force of doing their own work and i think that the.

that recognition that we're having is absolutely. going to be a huge huge help in our work that we feel but the hungry people of the world are not being forgotten because let's face it this is all about those people who are going to bed without eating those people who are actually on the edge of famine because there are several countries now where we are really quite concerned that the progress we've made it in the last couple of years has been reversed really appreciate your joining us on our visitor jane howard of the world food program thank you very much indeed thank you. but more ahead on the news hour including. the end of a 4 year kidnap or deal of french aid worker was released as part of a prisoner exchange in mali. and when you put texas you don't take control of the white house for a term you take control of the white house for

a generation. democrats in texas hold the changing face of voters can lead to a blue wave in november's election. and the history and open champion closes in on another grand slam title this time in paris show's going to have all the details later on this fall. france's expressed hope a ceasefire can be agreed soon in the don't know how to block the foreign ministers of armenia and azerbaijan heading to moscow for peace talks later on friday it's the latest effort to end the ongoing conflict over the disputed region the worst since a cease fire in 1904 mediators from the u.s. russia and france have also been holding talks in geneva to try to find a solution armenia accused as any forces of shelling the historic holy savior cathedral in the wrong on thursday a media says several journalists were injured in the strikes that damaged pews and

left rubble strewn across the floor bounded smith is in the armenian town of wallace with more details on the talks that are due to be held in moscow. well these are off the back of the talks between russia france and the us in geneva on thursday and there are talks scheduled on monday in moscow again between russia. russia the u.s. and france where the armenian foreign minister is expect to be in attendance as a by john's foreign attend foreign minister was in geneva on thursday but clearly of the timea putin who's been calling for a cease fire for several days now as time has decided to sort of ramp things up hands this invite to both foreign ministers is there in armenia to go to moscow today it's not an invitation when invited me putin invites former leaders or leaders members of the leadership team of former soviet republics to moscow it's not an invitation you turn down now on the ground fighting as lol

a bit certainly on the armenian side step and we had sustained bombing really from sunday in gathering in intensity through monday and tuesday much of the day much of the night and then started reducing slightly there is still bombardment going on and we know we've been told it's been going on this morning but to a much lesser extent but in the midst of all of that again on both sides on azerbaijani side and on their meeting inside the line of contact remains very tense and the human cost as they make these diplomatic efforts to a cease fire the human cost is increasing sin of course you will lose live for us in banda azerbaijan what are the is saying about the fact that their foreign minister partly is going to go to moscow. well this thing is then the instant of this was it came actually later then the announcement . from kremlin. is the as the foreign minister didn't buy i don't know was still

is still in geneva and we heard that he was holding talks with the miss group and apparently he's flying direct to most go from there at 1st. at 1st it was planned that foreign minister would go to geneva and the iranian foreign minister to moscow some a serious claim that iranian for i mean you know sorties didn't accept going to geneva out together with. foreign minister but this is how it goes we have seen similar similar talks held in most school especially for instance like for problems like and syria so the good not to talk so especially the miskolczi are always seen as a block from the hours every side that has been ongoing but which hasn't provided any solution to the 3 decade long conflict and these soldiers are held there the shade of firing. against each other as. the main city of

when i go in a car or bus that but i cared as i was there you say the city can't sorry is under attack by does that he forces several cities of john close to the go not go to a bar are also under under fire are still a reason rockets fired by there are many and forces from the go in a car about for instance just 10 minutes ago while we were preparing for this live shot we just heard the rockets hitting somewhere nearby but of course we couldn't verify yet where the rockets hit so mainly the residential areas are being targeted on the bijani side this is what the 30s have been complaining about and accusing the armenian side as they accuse the hours every side as well but i have to say that. thousands of people have been displaced and as our base john and most of those people are all are the ones who have been displaced during the going to go to about conflict 30 years ago so some of them even were 3 times the slaves the place

most of them are placed in public public buildings like schools they hope to go back but of course the diplomatic talks whether diplomatic talks will bring a solution to this conflict as our john says this is our territory according to the u.n. and the u.n. also says that the army and forces should unconditional withdrawal from our. territories they say. that our main aside seems not willing to haue a diplomatic solution is going to be brought on the table is still a question mark will wait and see how the talks will end soon thanks very much that's sin and cos you're also in azerbaijan bar the us president donald trump is trying to arrange a campaign rally for saturday nights in florida trans doctors says he has now completed his course of treatment for quote the virus and that by saturday it's

going to be safe for him to resume public engagements the president's expected to take another covert 19 test on friday his campaign appearances were perspire own daughter who was hospitalized last week. just so the doctors today don't think i'm in great shape i mean great shape you know test negative but i'll tell you this region around is phenomenal but i think i'm going to try doing a rally on saturday night if we can if we have enough time to put it together but we want to do a rally and for our probably in florida on saturday night what we're doing is probably that cast will be tomorrow and the actual task is to don't really toast all the time but they found very little infection of virus if any had only to be found that i didn't go into it greatly with the doctors but i will say it is absolutely he's ok because absentee ballots. community absentee ballots are fine while the speaker of the u.s. house of representatives is looking to introduce legislation that questions whether

donald trump is fit to serve in office i suppose he says the trunk may be in an altered state and his judgment impaired because of the steroids is being taken for covert 19 losses move is being taken out of the 25th amendment it's unlikely to succeed as it needs a majority vote in the republican controlled senate plus the support of the vice president well pelosi is proposed bill relies on section 4 of the us constitution and 25th amendment that allows for the president to be removed from office if the cabinet and the vice president consider him on fit to perform his duties it also says a body established by law and the vice president can declare in writing that the president is unfit to carry out his duties but those his office says the bill will help ensure effective and uninterrupted leadership in the highest office of government. well wrote a good she's an associate professor at lancaster university and author of the trump presidency of journalism and democracy is joining us now live on skype from

lancaster good to have you with us let me ask you about this move by nancy pelosi this is a suggestion do you think that there is a genuine need for doing it or is she doing it because she just wants to scare people into thinking that president trump can cope. well we also 1st have to remember that this is the same person and the same house that impeached donald trump so this will be kind of teacch to trying to remove him from office in this case there are concerns about if the medicine he's on ours are steroids or the steroids or affecting his ability to to to work and to operate he has kept a very low profile since returning to the white house after even showing up you know if the 21st got there but he's been pretty quiet in staying down tweeting a lot of kind of bizarre messages attacking people so it's just kind of back and forth between a docile president right now recovering and who he was before but even and higher

levels there's concern within the family too about if if he should be doing so that the drive-by that he did before and if he should be toning it down a bit given the fact that this is all happening against the backdrop of a white house which essentially has been limited shall we say but the fact that covert 19 has been running fairly rampant through the senior leadership in the white house does this create any sort of concern about. who is actually running the country at the moment given the fact that the president seems to be operating on the on his own devices as he usually does but there doesn't seem to be anybody else who's stepping into the breach. he had another question is who is left i think unfortunately and i don't mean to make light of people's illnesses but this is in a ministration that has barked at masks and baucus social distancing for the longest time because it was better for them and their campaign and things seem to

be falling apart you know even you know polls that i sometimes don't believe that show biden had double digits. you know this campaign is falling apart for donald trump so if he can't get his people back if he can't get back in if you doesn't participate in debates whether it's virtual or otherwise there are questions about is this a sane is this a sane person is he operating in the interests of his party and is he operating in the interests of the country but yes the white house has been decimated and even the senate majority leader won't go to the white house because of the way that the white house has been handling social distancing what's more important to the senior white house leadership do you think to have a republican president or to have donald trump as president. why i think that's a great great question that i don't know that the republicans have even asked themselves i think there is a lot of protecting one's position in congress and in the senate and at local

levels and donald trump has a tongue on him he can really come at you and he can cancel you if their rhetoric and a lot of his strategies and funding mechanisms so there's a lot of fear in the white house and throughout the republican party so i think at this point the voters are asking you know do we want donald trump or do we not want donald trump doesn't matter if it's joe biden or somebody else for those folks and the republicans i think are sitting back saying you know man what are the next 4 years going to look like but what does it mean for my job so it's a lot of protecting one's own self at this point we've seen that through the 1st campaign and we saw that for the last 4 years people are protecting their own positions by trying to not go after him as always it's really good to get your thoughts on this rather good so we appreciate your time thank you very much indeed thank you as it's time for the weather that has ever so. thanks for

upwell hurrican telson now in the process of re strengthening as it moves across the gulf of mexico heading up towards louisiana this is a big system this more than a 1000 kilometers wide winds of 195 kilometers per hour so a category 3 hurricane may just stall less it will cause widespread disruption we could see a life threatening storm surges the system makes its way inland through friday evening going on into saturday very heavy rain some parts could see well maybe as much as 25300 millimeters of rain said he not out of the question as it moves up across louisiana if we go on through friday and on saturday it will continue to make its when a general northerly northeasterly direction pushing across arkansas grassy pushing up towards tennessee very heavy rain coming in behind the weather following on as we go on through the weekend rather more were welcome brain fog around the pacific

northwest even into northern parts of california over the next couple of days on the other side of the pacific we have a typhoon chan home very close to japan now slow moving system this one i mean maybe around 4 kilometers per hour so a very heavy rain coming into southern parts of japan with the possibility of flooding towards tokyo. we're watching out here a reminder of our top stories this hour the united nations world food program has won the 2020 nobel peace prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe they are an agency says his work in providing food and supplies during the coronavirus pandemic had gone over and above the call of duty. russia says foreign ministers from on media i don't know by john will be attending talks in moscow on friday and it's the latest effort to end fighting over the disputed region of the not born out of whack. a politician and

a french aid worker kidnapped in mali have landed in the capital bamako after being released as part of a prisoner exchange the hostages had been held by an alliance of groups linked to al qaida as the story of. the end of their ordeal. wrapped in a white scarf is french aid workers who feel free at last after spending almost 4 year hostage in the hands of al qaeda affiliate fighters in northern mali is desert . shelter 51 year old son sebastian. he had lost hope of ever seeing her lie and something to do it well says to her son they held me for almost 4 years you were there with me i could hear you say hold on don't give up among those released are also italian missionaries somalian army soldiers and opposition leaders who say all were held by armed groups affiliated to

al qaeda. i want to think the new authority in mali which changed during my captivity vice president ame president was sworn in on the 25th of september and the next day my abductors asked me to see the proof of life video the president was a fish and and quake. outside 100 chant sumi champion. the beagle carrying si se is mauled by his supporters young position leader was abducted near his hometown during april's parliamentary elections despite months of negotiations kate his government failed to bring his release critics of the former president says this was intentional the new government of transition set up by the military that overthrew kaita orchestrated the hostage release with the help of french intelligence officers and exchange almost 200 al-qaeda affiliate fighters held in mali and prisons were least earlier. in the week despite the exchange

fighting between armed groups and the money an army as well as 14000 french troops continue in the center of the country. under pressure from the united nations the government of transition also released dozens of political officials held after all this is coup including former prime minister who we see. weeks after taking power bali's new leadership is proving that it can succeed in deliver where the former regime failed bringing it to an end for some the anguish and suffering that so many are experiencing in mali nicholas hawk al-jazeera. french aid worker sophie peretz honan is about to arrive at the new the air base in france and i can see pictures of her plane sitting on the tarmac the moment the climb skies pretty cloudy and gray the tarmac is pretty wet but let's cross over to natasha bata who's live for us in paris natasha let's just talk

about the background to this because there have been several occasions for the family have been there where they looked as though it was possible that the proponent was going to be released and they did not happen it has finally reached that point where she has at least her plane is now sitting on the tarmac at their base at villa kobe. that's right sophie has been held hostage for nearly 4 years free she has flown back to france with her son sebastian and you can only imagine what an emotional a moving journey that must have been and how the mother and son had so much to catch up on so many things to talk about after all this time because her son sebastian has said repeatedly over the past nearly 4 years he and his family have urged the french government to try and press for her release they have been scared at times that they would never see her again that he would never see his mother

again sophie petron who was actually flown on a military plane to bamako after her release on thursday when she 1st saw her son there on the tarmac said that she somehow felt that she wouldn't die in captivity that she would make it through and see her son again she said that she was treated relatively well that she had plenty to eat and drink and was kept in in an open air prison she described it during her captivity this is a woman who knew molly very well who loves the country in her own words she had worked there for more than a decade looking after poor malnourished children she helped to run an orphanage in the northern city of galle that's where she was abducted by gunmen in december 26th the most interesting those despite her ordeal she says that all she wants to do once she's caught up with relatives family friends or here in france is go back to

mali and see the children that she used to work with the taj i thank you very much indeed of course we'll be keeping across the story to see the point at which people tone and does descend from the plane and perhaps make some sort of statement at the microphone the gentleman standing in front of there but for now we'll leave it thanks very much indeed. well the u.s. has imposed more sanctions on iran's banking sector and it's the latest move to curb what washington describes as teheran's nuclear ambitions and ted a 70 s. the measures blacklist almost all of iran's financial sector iran's foreign minister tweeted in response saying the united states wants to sabotage iran's remaining channels for buying food and medicine he maintained iranians will survive the sanctions and said the us action amounted to a crime against humanity he warned of those who block any and money will face justice. while the channel is an assistant professor of golf politics at qatar university's golf studies center he's joining us on skype from here in doha good to

have you with us on al-jazeera thank you very much indeed so the u.s. says there's always that these sanctions are aimed at making iran change its behavior these one's going to work i don't think it's going to work them and i'm going now well it's actually also. make. what they are doing. you know without. even a reach that holds the sanctions. having in mind that its actions are also really target. and actually they are not putting it in that people it's very difficult to understand. any change in the behavior of the government is there any possibility you think that the sanctions will eventually bite so hard to the iranians themselves that we may see protests on the level that we saw back in november when fuel prices rose for example. well they don't have people they

already know that its functions. not only. in. something that they consider i legal i'm up for election so i don't think that the people will fight against their own government. because they have a clear idea of who is behind the sanctions and they know that it's actions that they are imposing now they are not targeting the government they are the only diamonds that they don't have to buy. goods at this and to bring money into iran and statements on the families they have abroad. that there is their only way of baby in u.s. dollars of the power by return from their from their own. i mean so it would be difficult to think that this is going to mean to. upset him.

against our own forum because they know you know this it's. if it's not going to make any difference and if previous sanctions have made little difference to the war the stance that iran takes on the world stage and particularly in relation to its nuclear ambitions is there another goal another agenda if you like amongst the trumpeter ministration if they know that really even by putting on sang's more sanctions nothing is going to change. actually why not. explain to the treasury website that if. distractions broke not to be relevant enough they will consider making some changes in how the mind is it even for the 1st 3 and they are not 100 percent sure how efficiently it is meant. to achieve that goal i mean what they say if you take that they want to change government

maybe europe but they know that these things are not targeting the government that they are going to get in the economy and if the other the other object if they have they want to cripple the economy which economy is even though i mean the commie part of the an economy is controlled by it's developed economy groups linked to see it doesn't mean that people is not affected by. union economy. so. i don't see how this can change anything that they have been doing until now and moreover if the americans felt them in their own government realize that maybe these things just cannot sit. back in terms of what the particle what it's really good to get your expertise in this that she has a heart and we appreciate your time so thank you very much indeed thank you very much kurdistan's president says he'll resign once a new cabinet is appointed parliament has so far failed to get enough members

together to agree on who should be prime minister protestors force the resignation of the government and tuesday they're angry over the disputed election results have since been an old russia says it's obliged by a security treaty to prevent a total breakdown in kurdistan charles trafford is in bishkek with the latest. we understand according to vladimir putin's press spokesperson dmitri prescott of the conversation had been had between the head of the russian security the f.s.b. and the self-appointed head of security in kyrgyzstan a man called almost back on their leader who appointed himself to that position in the chaos of the last couple of days it's an indication that president putin is very concerned about the ongoing crisis in this country and it seems as if he's endorsing certainly by speaking to this self-appointed head of security he seems to

be indorsing somebody who he can trust and has has very little choice in the matter because we have had such chaos. and no real leadership in this country since those elections were an old one and as you say the russian statement was this is tapping in order to prevent the situation in the country falling further into chaos so i think jeenbekov the president is listening to moscow and i also think he's listening to the opposition here the opposition have for the last few days demanded that an emergency full parliamentary session is held that the new cabinet and the prime minister is voted in and that the president resigns before he resigns to call new elections if he resigns before then then. the house speaker would call for new elections so all indications are is that the pressure has come from russia and from opposition groups in the country and it looks like the president is now playing

ball according to the law and according to the constitution. because imposing new restrictions to try to curb a surge in corona virus infections in several so-called hot spots the latest measures have sparked protests an orthodox jewish communities who feel they're being unfairly targeted christian salumi has more. new york has yet to fully reopen after experiencing the most corona virus that's and strictest lockdown measures in the country the overall infection rate is low slightly more than one percent but recent surges in some neighborhoods have officials concerned so let's give you a picture now of what's happening right now in this city many of the affected neighborhoods include large close knit orthodox jewish communities officials have accused them of flouting maston social distancing requirements when you see the cluster you have to stop it at that point what's our strategy

crush the cluster and stop the spread. and we're announcing a special initiative to do just that. in addition to again shutting down non-essential businesses and $169.00 schools in these areas the governor is also restricting gatherings and houses of worship to just 10 people. but some in the orthodox community aren't having it demonstrators have gathered for 2 nights in brooklyn's borough park neighborhood burning masks and allegedly attacking a journalist the protests were called for by a local radio host who feels the community is being unfairly targeted then he shuts down my stool as in people have no money and i have to feed them yes well that will come in afterwards and threaten me you know what i've created an army. many point to other groups that were allowed to gather and flaunt coded restrictions city

officials say the difference is the coded rate which is now going in the wrong direction and approaching 6 percent in these hot spots but many in the jewish community don't believe the numbers are accurate show google is dangerous sure you have to be careful but it is mice bottom line point you know these numbers alone the orthodox aren't the only ones complaining about new lock downs but they've been the most vocal and most willing to risk a 2nd wave in an area that suffered so much from a disease that's killed so many christian salumi al-jazeera new york a major police operation is underway in the south korean capital to stop protesters from gathering for government rally the fischel is having clamping down on street protests and sold off to a similar event caused an increase in corona virus cases robin wright has more. this is a massive police operation by a force that is determined there will not be any protests here today this is the

center of seoul where protests demonstrations normally take place often staged by hardcore political groups opposed to the government but in the age of covert 19 the author ities have been trying to clamp down on the number and size of such demonstrations and with a mass rally being cold for this friday this is the response thousands of police officers out and also hundreds of these police buses all parked so closely together that they actually form the physical colden around this part of seoul they used a similar tactic last weekend to thwart plans for more demonstrations then and all of this follows a big demonstration in the middle of all this was attracted tens of thousands of people and that became yes a super spreader event with hundreds of people getting sick from that one event among them a number of police officers who had been policing that event while the authorities are determined that's not going to happen again. you know the government will

prosecute on legal activity else the government will claim damages against the participants if anyone gets sick from the virus due to the protest. with the threat of prosecution it seems most protesters away critics argue that this is draconian that even fringes upon south korean's constitutional rights to free speech but then from the all politics point of view the country has simply come too far in the battle against coded 19 to allow things to go into reverse these are not ordinary times. sports next on al-jazeera gets this country's journey into the next world cup off to a winning start that's coming up with joe. cool

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for injured workers who were sworn in has arrived at the very coldly air base in france these are live pictures from there mr thornton was seized in december 26th in mali and she was the last french citizen to be hold held hostage anywhere in the world her plane has landed via coldly port that's about 30 kilometers southwest of paris the modern presidency has not revealed how it was able to release her and her fellow hostages the before hostages i believe in total who were held and subsequently released not in an international armed forces have been struggling to contain fighting in the north of the country that 1st emerged in 2012 you can just see in the left of your picture there the french president emanuel who is there to

greet mr stone and when she and her son sebastian stepped down from the plane we were talking to our correspondent national botha just a few minutes ago who was saying that the intention was for a miss patrol and to head to her home to the home of the family to spend time with friends and family after our arrival and it's time for the sport now and his job rob thank you very much well the n.f.l. is battling to keep it season on track the lake has been forced to postpone 2 upcoming games after 1000 outbreak among players and stuff on multiple teams the denver broncos will now play the new england patriots on monday while the buffalo bills will face the tennessee titans on cheese day the best moments follow positive results among the patriots in chiefs as well as the titans who have seen the most positive test of any franchise in the league with 23 and they could tell teams that

violating safety measures could result in forfeited games. the 2017 world series baseball champions the houston astros a 3 to this year's american league championship series carlos korea hit his 3 run homer as the astros beat the oakland athletics 11 to 6 on because they this is the 4th year in the right that history will play in the american championship series and if they can win that one they'll be off to the world series. over the nationally the los angeles dodgers have swept the series against the san diego padres a big $1233.00 way and short a 3 nothing series triumph the judges are on their way to the national league championship game for the 4th time in 5 seasons the hoping to go one better than last year when they were beaten in the world series. when the dodgers will take on the atlanta braves in that national league championship series atlanta saw off the miami marlins 7 nothing to also complete a series sweep the braves are on their way to the league championship series for

the 1st time since 2001. the los angeles lakers could clinch a record equalling 17th n.b.a. championship title later on friday standing in their way is le bron james is old tame the miami heat pizza stomach looks ahead to game 51 win away from glory basketball superstar le bron james is won 3 n.b.a. titles victory in game 5 for easily lakers team against the miami heat who make it thaw and an n.b.a. title with a food different team. the desperation. coming to a close our guy. now said it is always. a mandatory it's after you know their mindset that's just. become challenged. you know mom i said and the moment they get in the

moment that's going to granite. but they are far from being a one man team anthony davis schooled $66.00 points in the opening 2 games of the series to go along with these $23.00 rebounds and there is an added incentive for the lakers in january 1 of their legends kobe bryant lost his life in a helicopter crash los angeles have already appeared in their black mamba kit as a tribute to bryant in game 2 word is that they will wear the outfit again in game 5 as for the heat they have won the n.b.a. championship 3 times but not since they themselves had le bron in their ranks miami's star man is arguably jimmy butler he knows it's all or nothing now for his team. i think it's just.

the he have had injury problems and have had to make do with al gore and drag who hurt his foot in game one the odds are stacked against miami they trail l.a. 31 in the best of 7 series being played at disney world in orlando and only once before in the history of the n.b.a. has a team come back from $31.00 down to win the finals and that team the 2016 cleveland cavaliers had le bron james in their ranks peter stammered al-jazeera. novak djokovic sure rafael nadal takes center stage in paris on friday as the 2 top seeds are in semifinal action djokovic will face to final since a pass while reigning champion adele takes on diego schwartzman for a place in the french open final the women's final is all set though after severe ken and groups have placed with a straight sets win over petrik fits over the australian open champion fended off 10 break points show next face the polish teenager for the title on saturday she will be playing in her 1st grand slam final and kennan is hoping to draw on

experience to beat her. well will have to wait a bit longer to see the shoe mcenaney return to formula one that's how to make sure macca the son of 7 time champion michael how does f one debut cool off because of heavy rain she was set to drive in the 1st practice session at the nerver going ahead of this weekend's eyeful brawn prix but as you can see conditions are too dangerous for practice to go ahead argentina got their world cup qualifying campaign off to a winning start their penalty in the 12th minute from messi gave them a $10.00 victory over ecuador at home it was argentina's 1st full international match in almost a year south american qualifiers have been pushed back twice since march because of the coronavirus pandemic meanwhile the world cup host cats are also host all remaining asian champions league games from november the asian football confederation move to the east asian group matches for malaysia air sea champions

league had been suspended in march because of the global pandemic cats are has already hosted the matches in the west zone earlier this week iran's persepolis advance to the final in an as yet undecided venue. well 2 time major winner brittany lincecum shares the lead after the opening round of the women's p.g.a. championship in pennsylvania the american shot 3 under par to sit alongside malaysia's kelly tan with both players holding a narrow one shot the frontage over the rest of the pack over on the men's top u.s. open champion bryson to shambo holds the lead after the opening round of the shriners hospitals for children open in las vegas the american missed 5 equal parts but still finished at 9 and a paul to lead by one but the shot of the day came from sweden's henrik no lando in the face he made a hole in one which leaves him 5 shots off the pace all right that is only a school for now have more for you later rob thank you very much indeed and laura karl is going to be here in a couple of minutes with more on all these stories started out.

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