stark's trying to sell. this is developing news live from lifesaving aid to syria u.n. roadblock russia and china vetoed security council efforts to continue sending food and supplies to civilians in rebel held territory in syria aid workers warn this was the 1st millions also on the program. becomes a mosque again the president says all faiths are still welcome international

critics describe the move was a provocation. i'm fogel welcome to the program russia and china have again vetoed an attempt by the un security council to continue humanitarian aid deliveries to rebel held territory in syria friday is the last day that aid agencies are allowed to bring food and vital supplies over the turkish border to rebel held areas of aleppo provinces 13 countries voted in favor of extending the aid but permanent members of russia and china opposed the resolution humanitarian groups say cutting off the aid could spell disaster for millions of people. 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 did live the last rebel stronghold in syria. without approval from the syrian regime but protected by a un resolution. jimmy for families here the situation is virtually impossible at the moment the they have nothing besides these aid 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 mon thing and. 6 all assistant secretary general kevin kennedy is the un's regional humanitarian coordinator for the crisis in syria in 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 russian 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 recognized in 2014 that people residing in non-government controlled areas need assistance provided now from the government side is very difficult to do next to impossible and only through cross border aid

from turkey into no person in syria can we meet the needs of the poor 1000000 people living there 3000000 of them we assist every month right and so just to be clear about how this process works and i'm russia and china don't have to cite why they object they can just say we object and then everybody moves on is out there is a how it works. that is correct or you are simply put i'm sure they have their views expressed yes so what's outlined to us then what happens to the people in libya on the map if they say it stops it will be a disaster it already is a major humanitarian crisis and major doesn't begin to describe the extent of the scale of needs in north of syria. of the people there 2700000 people are displaced many to move to 3 or 5 times in the course of the war many about 1000000 have are living in these tent cities very poor hygiene core sanitation little to no

education for the 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 would be a disastrous note and welfare of these people and let me be clear un's work in in syria along with our non-governmental organization we work with is right aid to syrians wherever they live government area non-government area that really makes no difference to us and provides the people who need it but the people in northwest syria are the most vulnerable and there are. very totally reliant on the aid comes across the border so the border work to be closed to you and shipments we remain people among there it would be catastrophic so once again it does seem anomalous that in this state agency that's desperate circumstances that 2 countries can override the will of 13 isn't it time that these veto powers were scrapped.

probably out of my lane on. the 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 you have health care to educate your children these things are in desperate need throughout syria proper kick in your car syria it's only your course where access the day can be reasonably and safely supplied good talking to you thank you for joining us that kevin kennedy the un's regional bank unitarian coordinator for the syrian crisis thank you for that let's take a look now at some of the stories making news around the world lots of crowds have gathered in front of the serbian parliament building in belgrade for a 4th consecutive nights oppose the policies of president john exam to the church

including his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his decision to restart talks to mend ties with kosovo police in riot gear deployed around parliament to prevent demonstrators from storming. out kind of things underway in singapore where the long governing peoples action parties own course to retain power but an early sample of ballots showed the opposition workers' party gaining parliamentary seats in what could be their best ever homes final results are expected on south. forces in ethiopia have arrested 2 suspects in the killing of popular political singer chalo death whose death sparked protests in which $160.00 people were killed the arrested man or alleged to be the shooter and an accomplice a 3rd suspect is still a lie. and u.s. prosecutors have filed a new indictment against egeland maxwell former girlfriend and longtime associate of late financier jeffrey epstein the indictment in new york accuses her of 6

criminal counts maxwell has been charged with recruiting in grooming underage girls of epstein for sexually abuse and she's seeking bail citing the risk of contracting company 19. turkish president erdogan has announced that to istanbul's how yes or fear one of the architectural wonders of the world will become voted back into a mosque a court ruling today revoke the monument status as a museum clearing the way for the unesco world heritage site to be reopened for muslim worship it's a decision that strong international condemnation. a meeting point of many faiths for almost a century now in less than a fortnight the iconic higher sophia will once more 1st only islamic prayers. the issue of deciding the purpose of hyacinth fear is about the suffering rites of turkey opening higher sophia to prayers with a new regulation is just about turkey exercising its sovereign rights. are your

only cause. you want it the announcement was met with celebrations outside the historic building especially among nationalist groups. we have a very happy god bless those who opened it and it should have been opened before we were waiting for this. you have time shaking with excitement this is an incredible event i don't know what to say i just want to cry. you a lot of them it's a dream we've had since we were kids there wasn't in justice our constitutional council has addressed that in justice i am deeply grateful to them pious afia has found its true purpose again right now we have very excited proud and hopeful that the services here will be beautiful that your followers ya know. but for all the docs christians the decision has been met with dismay it's

a move that is seen as dismissing thousands of years of history. built in the 6th century as a byzantine church the highest feel was the world's largest christian cathedral for centuries almost a millennium later it was converted into an islamic mosque during the ottoman empire in the 1930 s. it was turned into a museum a symbol of the new secular turkish state since then it has been held by no single religion a place where pipes and presidents have come to pay their respects and marvel at the architecture. the turkish president has insisted that the site will remain accessible to all to enjoy i mean like all other mosques the doors of pious afia will be open to all locals foreigners muslims and non muslims being the common heritage of humankind hires a fair will continue to embrace everyone in a mostly sea unique way with its new status. talk to.

the army district but the international community including greece russia and u.n.'s go have condemned the change saying the site should remain a museum as a symbol of christian and muslim solidarity. the 1st press service inside the building is planned for the end of the month but the local muslim community has already begun to gather for worship. so what happens now will his d.w. correspondent dorian jones in istanbul speaking of in libya well that is the big question particularly is the concern about what will happen to the magnificent mosaics at the pic christ the virgin mary by santai and kings consider some of the the world's greatest because under islamic doctrine you cannot perform prayers in front of secretive 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 it 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 on the telly is a big concern going forward given the importance of these these images not only to christians but also to lovers of the i saw fear 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 who will be looking to july 24th when it finally opens on mars. foreign germans in istanbul now after nearly a decade of delays venice is successfully tested a new flood barrier system went to save the sinking city italian prime minister has said because i was on hand for the 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 these 70 burials and of 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 a short we have promised the horrible scenes we've witnessed all the parts of the past. disastrous flooding in november showed how vulnerable venice is these floods were the worst in over 50 years global warming and rising sea levels as well as venice the sinking foundations i'm 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 venice from high water a concrete objective not an imaginary one however visionary it might have seemed when it was designed. $984.00 that's when it was designed and it

has been under construction since 2003 now part of the underwater project is already corroding and experts fear depending on the pace of sea level rise these yellow berry s. might soon be obsolete. and the world's top tennis players are in for a windfall despite disruption to the sporting calendar after the organizers of wimbledon still pay about $11000000.00 euros in prize money for this year's tournament the all england club say $620.00 players are invited to receive prizes for between $5.00 to $28000.00 euros each distributing the body even though the tournament was canceled because of the coronavirus the finals for this year's edition of original take place at the weekend. this is dave news here. remind the top story russia and china vetoed opposed to in the un security council to prolong humanitarian aid to the livings in syria and agreements but to

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