w. . this is news live from life saving aids to syria hits a un roadblock russia and china veto security council efforts to continue sending food and supplies to civilians in rebel held territory. aid workers warn this will spell disaster. also on the program. it stumbles iconic a few becomes a mosque again the president earlier ones that all faiths still welcome international critics describe the move was a provocation. vanished last after its much delayed flight defense system but

critics say engineering may be doomed to fail. i'm still go welcome to the program russia and china have again vetoed an attempt by the un security council to continue to monetary and a difference to rebel held territory in syria friday is the last day that aid agencies are allowed to bring food and vital supplies over the border to rebel held areas of it live and aleppo provinces 13 countries voted in favor of extending the permanent members russia and china oppose the resolution humanitarian groups say cutting off the aid could spell disaster for millions of civilians. the food deliveries a lifesaver for the food the families who found shelter here on the turkish border

. they fled homes destroyed by asterix very few of them have enough money for food they'd be lost without help from outside. obama it's one thing to be bombarded by fighter jets and to be locked in without food is much worse it's a slow bloodless death. almost 3000000 people in northwest syria depend on food aid like this. trucks bring it over the border between turkey and didn't have the last rebel stronghold in syria. without approval from the syrian regime but protected by a un resolution. journey for families here the situation is virtually impossible he only made the lead up they have nothing else besides these 8 deliveries that if they start it will be a catastrophe kataklysm i'm sure of that with us a little bit early since in the. famine looms

a few deliveries are cut off and as the coronavirus pandemic spreads in the region medical supplies an aide a needed here in northwestern syria more than ever 6. all assistant secretary general kevin kennedy is the un's regional humanitarian coordinator for the crisis in syria and joins us from new york welcome to day w. extending humanitarian aid to desperate civilians would seem like a no brainer to most of us so what did russia and china have against it. well i can't speak for russia and china obviously i think they are in their views protecting the sovereignty of the state of syria but we have a security council resolution it recognizes in 2014 that people residing in non-government controlled areas need assistance provided after the government side is very difficult to do next to impossible and only through cross border aid from

turkey into northwestern syria can we need to needs of the 4000000 people living there 3000000 we assist every month right and so just to be clear about how this process works then i'm russia and china don't have to say why they object they can just say we have jacks and then everybody moves on is up there's a high looks. that is correct and very simply put i'm sure they have their views expressed yes so what's next i want to assume what happens to the people in a lib on the left if they say it stops it will be a disaster it already is a major humanitarian crisis and measures and begin to describe the extent of the scale of needs in north of syria. of the people there 2700000 people are displaced and then it moved 2345 times in the course of the war many about a 1000000 who are living in these tent cities very poor hygiene poor sanitation

little to no education for their children and they really need all the assistance we can provide and it's a struggle to provide even in the best of circumstances where the cross border assistance from the u.n. to be lost this could be a disastrous blow to the welfare of these people and let me be clear u.s. work in in syria along with our non-governmental organization to work with is bright a disturbance wherever they live government area non-government area that really makes no difference to us it provides the people who need it but the people know if the syria or the most vulnerable and there are. very totally reliant on the aid comes across the border so the border were to be closed to you and shipments we peed $3000000.00 people among there it would be catastrophic so once again it does seem anomalous that in this day and age in such desperate circumstances that 2 countries come override the will of 13th isn't it time that these veto powers were

scrapped. probably out of my lane only you. have a reform of the security council but one does have to wonder to this is an important thing there is a humanitarian parroted here that we try to apply worldwide and people need it's the un's role to you know to restore and to maintain people's dignity they're going to have some to eat to have health care to educate their children these things are in desperate need and throughout syria proper kicking us syria it's only through cost where access the day can be reasonably and safely supplied good talking to you thank you for joining us kevin kennedy the un's regional bank unitarian coordinator for the syrian crisis thank you thanks. here are some of the other stories making news around the world if you hope you know authorities have arrested 2 suspects in the killing of a popular political. home desa whose death sparked protests in which more than

a $160.00 people were killed the arrested man or alleged to be the shooter and an accomplice a 3rd suspect is still at large. u.s. prosecutors are filed a new indictment against gets made maxwell the delay maxwell the former girlfriend a long time associate of late financier jeffrey abstain indictment in new york accuses her of 6 criminal counts as well has been charged with recruiting grooming underage girls in the sex so that abstaining could sexually abuse them seeking her citing the risk of contracting covered 90 feel. so caring is underway in singapore where the long governing people's action parties on coast to retain power in early he sample of ballots of the opposition workers party getting parliamentary seats in what could be their best ever performance the final results are expected later on saturday the turkish president obama has announced at istanbul's a world famous highest fear will be reopened for muslim worship these declaration

about his country's most popular tourist destination a comes after the country's high court revoked its status as a museum dozens of people gathered outside the building to celebrate the president's announcement built in the 6th century as an orthodox christian church it's now you know astro world heritage site international community including greece russia the united states and unesco of condemned the change to its status. one presenter one addressed turkey shortly after the court ruling saying the tag syfy is doors would remain open to muslims and knows most non muslims in the press would start this month. yes. we will perform friday prayers all together on july 24th 2020. highest of fear to worshipping straight to where would your deed to be correspondent dorian jones welcome dorian so 1st prayers in 2 weeks why is this rededication so important for the president

well in his speech he made it very clear that this conversion back to a mosque is central poltroons for muslims in turkey and also much about reclaiming turkey's national identity he talked he crow furt much to sultan name met the man who conquered constantinople and converted the our software into a most quoted in the man's poetry a figure that is very much venerate especially among turkish nationalists who also tellingly he talked about saying he hoped this decision would on lock the handkerchiefs on the people who are suffering from to press feelings and that very much is the acknowledgement of the economic malaise that turkey suffering is an economy that's been hit hard by clove it 19 and as a result in his ruling a.k.p. party votes sliding in opinion polls and this is seen very much as a way of galvanizing both his religious and his nationalist base back to support his party and stay with us toward we're going to take

a look now at the history of this unesco world heritage site and then come back to . empires have fallen religions have been replaced the city itself has changed names but the dome of the higher sophia has restored it all built in the 6th century as a byzantine church it was for centuries the world's largest christian cathedral almost a millennium later it was converted into an islamic mosque during the ottoman empire . but in the 1930 s. it was turned into a museum under the founder of the modern turkish republic ataturk a symbol of the new secular state inclusive of all religions. since then it has been a meeting point of many faiths but held by none a place where the pope's and presidents have come to pay their respects and marvel at the architecture. the religion is

a tool for president richard type of on he has overseen prayers in the museum and raised its status at local election rallies i also feel he says over the divisional sort of as you know they converted the higher sophia from a mosque to a museum a while ago. now we hope to be able to call it a mosque again after the election well a lot. of the. islamic groups have fought to pray at the highest the fia angering neighboring greece which says the building is part of its author docs christian history unesco has warned turkey its conversion to a mosque could violate the world cultural heritage convention. a flashpoint of religious and national struggle the highest of fear will remain an icon of istanbul. a battered orange arrows in s.

to talk us through some of the reaction to today's decision dora. well international reaction has been swift the greek culture ministry described this as a provocation against civilization while the russian orthodox church said that they were deeply disappointed by the move and said it could lead to greater divisions and you have to realize that up in days before the suspicion was made both washington and moscow in rare common ground warned not to convert the ice offer to a mosque but that plays very much into earth one's hands his agenda he always likes to play the fact that turkey surrounded by enemies is a way of consolidating his nationally support so this criticism will mean not very much to although it has to be said in his speech tonight he did seem to allude to reach out saying that this wasn't seen as an attack on any other people's faith and he said that they was determined to respect other people's beliefs and said that the software will be open to all so what happens now

while that is the big question particularly is the concern about what will happen to the magnificent mosaic sit to pick christ the virgin mary the by the anti and kings consider some of the the world's greatest because under islamic doctrine you cannot perform prayers in front of figurative representation now what will happen to them in the past when it was a mosque it was they were all covered over by plaster now it's unclear whether uncle would take such a step and in fact we have been hearing from state news sources that they can use some sort of mapping lighting technology but it hasn't been officially confirmed but this undoubtedly is a big concern going forward given the importance of these these images not only to christians but also to lovers of software so there will be a lot of attention on this and in fact when president obama speaking tonight he said that the conversion will be done very carefully and he warned against people seeking to make controversy out of it so he's aware of the challenges ahead of him or will be looking to july 24th when it finally opens as are most.

now to mali where at least one person has died as anti-government protests in the capital bamako a violent protesters blocked straights that had power went on storm state t.v. broadcast awakes mass demonstrations called on president abraham abraham titer to resign public anger has broken out over a host of issues they were frustrated by the country's struggling economy and widespread corruption and many want an end to islamic extremists violence and ethnic conflict that destroyed communities. these people have fled a conflict that is tearing apart mollies countryside it's sitting herdsmen and farmers against each other a question of survival and practice. this refugee camp has become home to full lani herdsman mostly muslims became what cattle they could rescue the families

here are victims of the tit for tat attacks between their people and the dogon families hundreds have been killed on both sides and the hatred runs deep. there was a dispute before that people sorted out but now the evil in our midst has reached the village children in their own parents can no longer control than. the young people have taken up arms also the soldiers don't draw distinction in all this see every single falana child as a jihadi. the prejudice that makes people see children as jihad is because of their muslim background is widespread extremists exploit the mistrust and hatred for their own ends. this camp looks the same but it's on the dogan part of town they've been caught in the other side of the same spiral of violence.

who would tell you he lost everything when attackers came to her farm. led them on the building they killed 10 people in a single day and then the next day they killed 5. on the 3rd day they came back and took our livestock elkan the cattle go it's everything. in the night. many people in mali are more concerned with the government they see as corrupt and incapable of fixing the weak economy tens of thousands have demonstrated for better conditions as well as an end to conflict muslim cleric mahmoud dicko is a leading member of the opposition. know this is exactly what we have denounced we can't be complacent about the government leaders who got us into this situation. it has to stop with. the head of state is mainly responsible for.

mahmoud dicko who played a key role in supporting international efforts to bring peace to mali. the french army and u.n. troops meet his help. as a look at the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic will start in france which has become the 6 country to report the total coronavirus death toll above $30000.00 and the world health organization reported a record increase in the number of cases on friday with a global total jumping 222-8024 hours and the colombian capital budget will begin a rolling 2 week quarantine in certain neighborhoods on monday as a shopping precinct infections threatens to overwhelm the city's health system so israel's battling a 2nd wave of covered 19 infections only last month the country was being held as an example of successful containment things are so bad israelis have been laughed

off the list of countries allowed to travel to the e.u. and tourists are not allowed to enter israel. then you know move 1st register your personal details and take a temperature check before you can enter a cafe in jerusalem student i wonder if need is story that the number of coronavirus cases is once again pricing sharply she lost her part time job during the lockdown in march and april now she's facing renewed uncertainty. but i was afraid of the health issues and the economic situation students are getting infected people my age it's not only the over 60 s so it's frightening. and financially i'm still unemployed i still have to pay my rent. and i know and i'm telling mom and there are only on israel closed its borders and imposed a strict lockdown for several weeks at

a cost unemployment rose from $4.00 to more than 20 percent but schools and businesses started to reopen in may a few weeks ago it looked like israel never get it its way quite well through the koran a pandemic that has changed dramatically special corona wards and hospitals and right through testing centers like this one had to be reopened these testing stations had closed because there was no demand now cars are lining up again experts are discussing what went from there were no strategic perpetration what will happen after the logged on and what we've seen now is the 2nd wave is lead is a result of that in action dealing is the fairest way and it's unfortunate because we were one of the few countries which ended the 1st wave with 300 bares fewer infections and we could have revived economy very worried prime minister

binyamin netanyahu was widely praised for his handling of the crisis 1st time around that has changed people are worried about a 2nd crave. new restrictions when anstice week including increasing fines for not wearing masks limiting the number of people in public areas and restaurants. it feels like a dish of the 1st shift done. who had just reopened this fish restaurant in town of beef you don't know if you're going to work tomorrow or in the. last. bend it was very surprising. this time we're more ready for. but still 3rd in the very. confusing and prolonged lockdown might still be on the cards at this moment prospect for most israelis who thought the worst was already over i hear some of the other stories making news

around the world. voted to close down the philippines biggest t.v. network president vaudrey go to hide often threatened a b s c b n over its critical coverage of his administration the station was one of the philippines main news providers watchdogs have condemned the shutdown as a blow to media freedom. service president alexander of which has said that efforts by germany and france to restart talks between his country and kossovo already paying off the negotiations about normalizing their relations are jews resume on sunday kosovo declared independence from serbia in 1909. but its government is taking russia to the european court of human rights for its alleged role in the dow the in the downing of malaysia airlines flight. 117 over in eastern ukraine 6 years ago the foreign minister said his country wants justice

for the 298 victims killed when the plane was hit by a surface to air missile on. the free speech campaign is in russia feel that all sources are extending a crackdown on critics agents have searched the homes and offices of opposition activists who spoke out against constitutional changes that would allow president putin to extend his time in office protests planned for next week in moscow and st petersburg have been banned. russian investigators searched the offices of m.b. k. media in moscow on thursday a multimedia news outlet is funded by self exiled kremlin opponent may hire khodorkovsky but the journalists working here can only speculate about the reasons behind the rate. in syria it could be about anything some article that someone didn't like. was a bit of a seized our equipment and are refusing to return it. you know it's a way to disrupt our work. earlier this week respected journalist eve on safronov

was arrested and charged with treason he most recently worked as an advisor to the head of russia's space agency. is accused of spying for an unspecified nato member which he denies the 30 year old faces up to 20 years in jail if convicted. at a closed hearing of court decided he must remain in custody who it would. be useful to review the decision by the district court as unfair and in violation of the law we trying to lodge an appeal within the legal deadline that. other journalists and former colleagues are shocked they've protested against after nobs arrest and started a petition demanding the allegations against him be made public they fear there could be a new campaign to silence journalists in russia. national get that i think he got in someone's way and now they've framed him it's worrying that this is

happening in our country that is what. protesting his arrest also comes with risks about 25 people were arrested the demonstration ending in a police van. this is all happening at a time when president vladimir putin has cemented his grip on power he cannot remain in office until 2036 after winning a referendum to change the constitution. mean set everything back to 0 he opened a time window to russia's security service of the. worst of both flu so if they now feel even more empowered to settle old scores those. critical media voices never had it easy in russia but he believes this marks a troubling new milestone which is it all started when the putin regime destroyed your news broadcaster n.t.v. and now we are apparently experiencing the final phase of the total destruction of

journalism with us using it's impossible to become involved with journalism in russia without being charged locked away for a long time or killed. and so the difficult job of being a journalist in russia is now even more uncertain than before. after nearly a decade of delays very successfully tested a new flood barry assessed a bed to save the sinking city italian prime ministers have become tables on holland for a test run of the 6000000000 euro construction but the project may be doomed to fail despite today's success out of the water they rise like a hidden treasure from the bottom of the ocean but the 70 has and that the treasure they are made to protect it a multi-billion euro system designed to protect the lagoon city of venice from high tides a project most has seen delays unexpected costs and political corruption within ash what we have promised the horrible scenes we've witnessed will be part of the past

. disastrous flooding in november showed how vulnerable than assess these floods were the worst in over 50 years global warming and rising sea levels as well as venice the sinking foundations are not likely to improve the situation a fortress of steel is not supposed to protect the lagoon city but despite the photogenic ceremony today it is not expected to be fully functional until next year . it is a project that was born from many controversies and designed to protect them from high was a concrete objective not an imaginary one however visionary it might have seemed when it was designed. 984 that's when it was designed and is has been under construction since 2003. part of the underwater project has already corroding and experts fear depending on the pace of sea level rise these yellow berry s might soon be obsolete. the world's top tennis players are in for

a win fold this by disruptions the sporting calendar after the organizers of wimbledon announced around $11000000.00 euros in prize money for this year's total and the all england club says 620 players are in line to receive prizes from 5 to 28000 euros distributing that money even though the toilet had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus the finals for this year's edition of wimbledon border which make sure to play take place this weekend. i'll have the day in just a moment to more world the news of the top of the hour a day.

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