nnova you live in paris on friends twenty four with me or send me a the top stories this hour. the venezuelan army insisted still supports president maduro the men in military fatigues carried out a raid on a basis of the weekends ten people listed on the round. the president wants them to face the maximum penalty. north korea vows to take revenge on the united states is tough new sanctions are imposed on pyongyang hybrids testing of intercontinental missiles last month. advisual crimes prosecutor carla del ponce says she's tired. of running up against roles this quitting you ends independent commission of inquiry on syria .

says those signs the crisis it venezuela may be entering a new phase. after yesterday's assaults on a military base many questioning if the army is turning on the president's after video emerged showing a group of men admit to fatigue. vowing to overthrow the government. the president maduro has called the attack as mercenaries and the army insists it remains firmly behind him. ten people listed on the run off to ten others were either killed or captured and is your best option now reports the support of the military is crucial. to interest survival grow. it's seen by many as the backbone of venezuela's governments. ever since the rise of who go chavez nearly twenty years ago the military has imposed itself as a key player in venezuelan politics.

today twelve of the country's thirty two ministries including interior justice and agriculture are held by currents or former officers. the army also recently took over the strategic oil industry. amid the recent unrest at the head of an as well as armed forces and defense minister vladimir padrino lopez has repeatedly pledged his loyalty to nicolas maduro. yet signs of dissent have begun to emerge among lower ranking soldiers died sundown on height dancer. a less if the seller results in nagano cd the fates stumps don't help mina implicating the situation i. really about ang ilang you like salt it's in the axis of the end of two thousand sixteen hundred start to thousands of exited the outreach are going hungry. lament i mean they. sound i'm ready. soldiers struggling to make ends meet. and whose reputation has

been tarnished by months of often violent repression that's left over a hundred and twenty people dead thatg from theft to o treason. sie the start of the protests. and while discontent has largely been kept quiet some have begun to openly challenge maduro. in late june a rogue policemen claiming to represent an insurgent faction of the army commandeered a helicopter and attacked government buildings in caracas. sunday's raid on a military base was but the latest sig. that the army's loyalty to the president's may be starting to waver. both korea has vowed to retaliate soft of the united states agreed to u. s. request for tough new sanctions on the regime. it's a response to pyongyang's long range ballistic missile tests last month the sanctions target the communist state's primary exports of coal on and see faye dan's cock itself further from the international banking syste. but north korea says it will make the u. s. pay dearly

for the may of rebecca rossman has more. yeah thousands fold revenge lance the official north korean line in the face of united nations sanctions over its controversial nuclear program. pyongyang says the united states which drive to the. sanctions should propellers rotate sports crawling. it's made for it all the more tense engagement manil. or foreign ministers from the us and north korea are hearing as part of the association of south asian nations summit. the u. s. refuses to engage in talks with north korea. unless at halts its ballistic missile program. dealbreaker if pyongyang. two federal we will not flinch and inch from bolstering up our nuclear program. unless the whole style policies and nuclear threat the u. s. poses against north korea is fundamentally eliminated thomason. the un security council on saturday voted unanimously for a partial bomber north

korea's exports. putting the onus on its main trading partner china's to enforce the sanctions. after pulse criticism from trump for not doing more to rein in north korea. beijing now seems to be taking a more pro active role. voting with the other security council members to issue sanctions. among publicly warning failure to cease its missile and nuclear testing. but beijing state media has simultaneously warn the last to exercise restraint. saying sanctions are not part of a long term solutio. the veteran war crimes prosecutor carla del ponte say says she's tired of running up against walls and up to five years is quittin. the un's commission of inquiry on syria down poems had blamed a lack of will at the un security council with russia frequently vetoes actions on syria. delponte says by the government of president assad and the opposition a guilty of committing quote terrible

crimes time rush has the story. yeah i am frustrated i give up. former war crimes prosecutor carla del ponte tay had harsh words for the un commission of inquiry on syria. which is tasked with investigating war crimes there. this commission is useless it's ridiculous when the seventieth and we haven't done anything source the point. seven years of doing nothin. so i'm going to give notice more an act of publication. morgan out quite help these victims of this injustice don't yeah you know been living the way because they were just the. in an interview published sunday by swiss magazine flick she accused the un security council of failing to hold war criminals in syria accountable. she also complained that the commission was never able to enter syria. since it was set up in twenty eleven the commission has relied only on interviews photos and other documents for its reports. but such reports are pointless according to the aponte if the un security council refuses to

create a special tribunal for war crimes in syria. and i will use the political wilderness and. darren lies the difficulty it's if there's no chris coburn and nothing happens. once there is a political well especially in the un security council. among the states could vote to create a tribunal the very next day on it with blood. but if this mood playschool well nothing happens. there's a complete absence of punishment dot dot dot. del ponte his resignation would shrink the commission to just two members. of former prosecutor earnhardt reputation probing war crimes in rwanda and the former yugoslavia. but she suspects that the war crimes in syria are nothing like she's ever seen. the ongoing civil war there has left some three hundred thousand dead and has displaced millions. well that's what we're about that i'm joined in the studio by nadine hurries a syrian specialist at human rights watch thanks for being with us tonight. as we had day ahead double doses of this un commission is basically a cheap nothing during the past few days would you agree with that

assessment. no i mean i think she's clearly frustrated but i think the un commission of inquiry has done a very good job documenting. all sorts of war crimes and crimes against humanity why i agree with her is that these reports. have not translated into the political action needed to create a tribunal to hold those responsible accountable. but i think in terms of. documentation the work was very important which she specifically pointing the finger at russia in your view russia which of course frequently holds up any acts in the un security council. i'm not sure but clearly i mean russia vetoed resolutions to refer the situation of syria to the international criminal cour. so the lack of accountability and responsibility for that failure clearly lies there. but i also think tickling the last two years western countries have not been doing enough. ideally yes the security council differs here in the i cc but we cannot hold justice you know just hostage to security council whims. we have to be creative i think if there was a political will in western countries to push

for it they would put the issue of access of the commission more on the agenda of the negotiations. they would have actually done more to maybe create a tribunal without security council approval international tribunal i mean. it hasn't been done before but one can be creative there could be new solutions being put forward. a and right now unfortunately what we see at the negotiation table between the americans and the russians. the issue of justice is simply not there and i'm hoping. that carla del ponte days gesture today would help refocus the debate including the media discussion iran syria on issues of accountability. justice and and to impunity how would creating a tribunal help in the case of serious pacifica. very clearly i mean no other conflict has been as well documented as its on going. i mean we human rights watch but also the commission of inquiry and so many other organizations. have names of perpetrators there dossiers of the crimes that have been committed about rain out these those years are often sitting without sort of address see

we can give them to anyone to be tried. if there was a tribunal they could use this information to try the person now if the person remains in syria it's gonna be very hard to arrest them today. but maybe they will be arrested in the future i mean and called upon to a no from the yugoslavia. experience many of those who are suspected remained in hiding for years and years and years but eventually the pot exchange and they were caught. alright netting hernia human rights watch thank you very much indeed thank you for having me. that be easy enough fishermen have thwarted the plans so of anti immigration activists in the mediterranean sea the sea star vessel was chartered by a group that calls itself generation identity. and they try to stop or slow the flow of migrants coming to europe from libya but the but it needs to don't for fuel. and that's why the fishermen come in as someone chante reports. new racists here accounted message to anti immigration activists from tunis and fishermen. on sunday the group presented the seasonal ship from docking on the

porch of sauces. the vessel charted by extremists newness generation identity. aims to disrupt the flow of migrants bates from ruth africa to europe. it is the least we can do given what is happening out in the mediterranean. muslims and africans are dying authorities here would never let in racists. the bid was forced to head further along the case in search of much needed supplies. this is the latest blow to the phone right advocates who keys and use of colluding with human trafficking operations terms of libya. there's a jig. sa. our objective has been to document and show the world the true face of these ngos. are links they have to people smugglers. we want systematically to sink all empty boats. and if we happen to find migrants in them. we'll take them back to african coasts. i think mostly. according to rights groups generation identity is engaged in a publicity stunt they warn. you tend to turn

life when things function libya. people extremely dangerous and illegal under international. people in kenya are stocking up on food water and medical supplies in its consent to morrow's election may trigger ethnic violence. that was the case ten years ago when i have a thousand people were killed. latest poll show their position later rioting is neck and neck with incumbent president of hurricane jasa. putting that he has lost the last two elections has warned he may not accept the final results. voters will soon decide the fate of kenya's next president. though narrow the streets are calm now many are worried about violence. to ensure. as days go to hundreds of into. servers from the. arab have arrived to monitor the election. former us secretary of state john kerry was among those in nairobi on monday. we are privileged to be here

in kenya to be among the international observer groups. in order to. try to help kenyans. have confidence that they will have the election that they deserve which is open. fair free transparent and accountable. opposition leader ryan lott odinga has raised concerns same president kenyatta's party would have to rig the vote in order to win. residents who have been stocking up on food and case violence breaks out. also called for calm satellites may feel kenyans. we remain peaceful. we bought peacefully. and lived there we'd of that people be done. the campaign itself has suffered much violence including the murder of a high profile election official. and has also fueled clashes in rural areas where droughts and ethnic tensions are among the toughest years driving this divisive campaign.

those have included corruption rising cost of living and high unemploymen. with a gi william got a malaysian but with voting because we want change in terms of living standards and we want someone who can change it my socket. it's a neck and neck race but the hope is international monetary and will provide confidence in the outcome. allowing kenya to move forward peacefully. now twenty six people have been confirmed kills and fifteen more still missing following flash flooding in the north of vietnam. to set the scale of the destruction means that rescue efforts are proving difficult for provinces are affected. the government says forty eight million dollars forty million dollars worth of damage has already been sustained like sugar has the story. npo view from the s. shows the scale of the damage in vietnam's him by province. deadly flash flooding was hit the southeast asians mountainous north for a wee. forcing locals to flea.

i could only run all of my belongings schools and for. are gone we have nothing left full i look really fit in night i. i want to do it at my wife and i don't know what to sleep we have to look for relatives nearby for the night. we have no vehicles to go home now we have to catch a coach and we have no money. we don't know what to do. it out of him. state television showed the military working alongside rescue crews to try and bring things under control and locate those still missing. however beyond the hundreds of homes destroyed across at least four provinces. infrastructure has been badly hit too including water systems and farms. authorities are doing what they can to resettle and feed those who've lost their homes. but the estimated damage to come with a bill of over forty million dollars. vietnam's no stranger to deadly weather. similar conditions last year left over two hundred dead and missing. and the damage standing out and eventual cost of one point seven

billion dollars. french president and i know my cronies facing opposition to his plans to create an official post a first lady for his wife brigitte. the position which doesn't yet exist in france would be paid for out of public fathers to some two hundred thousand people. have already signed an online petition against the planned senate chante has the story. please you likely. a four years of age a former schoolteacher. the wife of the president impossibly france's first lady. a status that is never officially existed in the country one that faces then opposition. during his election campaign in nineteen in mccall said he would create the position for his wife. and pledged it would not be paid for from the public palace. in fact houston's poster known. stopping mps from hiring members suffering family. today he's facing a people's results come back come in the shape of a petition. which started two weeks ago. by monday may day it had

already killing two hundred nineteen eight thousand second trees gallon campaign the months. that new public money be such a site. for the first lady wrong. brigitte macaw currently has a team off two or three aids as well as two secretaries and two security agents that's enough. because he is no stranger to controversy acclimation the subject a series of sexist and misogynistic slams. the speakers of the age difference between him and the president dosing. because she famously went from being maclean's teacher to his wife. the latest controversy hats to the french he does troubles. off saying now is the budget cuts in george divisive labor reform. concern michael's popularity continues to plunge putting an end to his honeymoon period. because last month showed he had dropped seven percentage points. within thirty six percent of the french public saying. that we're happy with the young president's. now there are some unwanted visitors to towns in the

mountains of romania now bands are increasingly straying into urban areas in search of food. dozens of them have been spotted outside the usual habitats and although they rarely violence. it is a major cause of concern for some areas of us has the story. nnova. a few leftovers for this brown van and a little excitement for these residents of two is not a quiet spot town in the mountains of central romani. but this is not just a one off occurrence and is now becoming a cause for concern for many in the region. then who gloated there's have been coming to certain places in romania for more than thirty years now. but no solution has been found at national or local level. if there are no electric fences are trained dogs to announce the arrival of wild animals dozens of basil leaving the habitat and descending into nearby town. they forage for food from business leaving behind a trail of damage to. and in some cases.

locals. over seventy incidents have been reported in two thousand and seven seen almost double the amount of last year. there have been cases of hospitalization and attacks on livestock how the animal behaviorists insists that these bands are not violence unless provoked. now some have discovered depressed about that incident old woman's house an independent it's almost. didn't suck up all you wanted was to. last month disgruntled residents gathered in their hundreds outside the environment ministry in bucharest to demand the government allowed the killing of pets as there were protected species and remain. i probably better than none the bears have been damaging our crops and animals. they're a threat to humans to. cvs womaman there's. so far the ministry has propoposed a culling of a huhundred a and forty of the best for certain casases. grizzly tale that now let's get some business for you kate may deserve this this year high they kay hi laura now and. which would be about the u. s. at sanctions

on iran at washington was hoping that i would. detail businesses reinvesting in iran that hasn't been the desired effect and so far no we've seen quite a few international companies religious shrugging off. those latest measures in particular the french carmaker could know which has signed a deal to begin producing up to three hundred thousand cars a year in iran. after years of international isolation iran's auto market is seen as ripe for exploitation. with french manufacturers in particular anxious to cash in ninety maciek planes. hello inking the deal on iran's biggest ever calm manufacturing agreements. in a contract worth an estimated six hundred sixty million euros bruno will be the majority shareholder in a new joint venture company. along with an iranian state company and a local private firms. some one hundred and fifty thousand cars will be produced annually. ramping up to three hundred thousand by twenty twenty two.

fast cost to go into production the duster and symbol models. which are expected to roll off the assembly line in eighteen months. as a brand new factory southwest of tehran. because a completely new and molten engine factory will be built. on parts will be manufactured inside the country. throughout the iconic french brand says it simply makes good business sense. first it should unique deal iran's got. because it's in terms of of course investments. it's in terms of transfer of technology. look i say shut. development of iran and talents. you know has had a base in iran since two thousand and three. sanctions over the islamic republic's nuclear program ground operations to a hoax. now this is back in business renault's following on the heels of french rival persia sutro and. which last year opened a plant in iran producing two hundred

thousand because. let's check in on the day's trading action now european markets did not capitalize on the momentum sent in asi. was a rather muted mixed close the tax losing about a third of one percent as german industrial output unexpectedly dropped in the month of june. but paristech don't closing just above the flat line there as unfit seat one hundred up by about a third. wallstreet trending upwards the dow jones following up last week's record breaking trade by notching up yet another intraday high. boeing shares contributing a lot of the games throughout nearly one and a half percent. moving on from the days of the business headlines now. tesla's hoping to raise one a half million dollars to help with its rollout of its new lower cost model three. company is planning its first ever bond offering notes june twenty twenty five. electracard firm wants to increase its production fully fulfilled. with the goal of making half million cars next year.

the value of it corning is sort to record highs crypto currency is worth more than three thousand four hundred dollars. first so called green. firstly developers to split the current seem to. improved transaction speed. it clean has more than tripled in value this year and gained eighteen percent in august alone. prosecutors in south korea are seeking a twelve year jail term for samsung's vice chairman. major young has been on trial for charges including bribery and embezzlement. it's part of a corruption scandal that led to the president's impeachment. forty nine year old heiress the sampling empire has denied any wrongdoing. ruling is expected at the office. kenyans choose their next president on tuesday the economy will be a crucial issue for many voters. kenya's east africa's economic powerhouse but despite becoming more and more prosperous wealth is not being equally distributed. youth unemployment remains high around forty percent the country below the poverty line outside alcock reports.

high stakes election who who who kenyatta has put the economy at the heart of his campaign. the. president has gone on the infrastructure spending spree. during his five year term he's built over ten thousand kilometers of the roads. as well as a. erica i express has cut the journey time from nairobi to the port of mombasa from twelve hours to just over four. and would eventually extend into other parts of africa. so the investment in the railway. which was. since it. up was very big also was. intended to symantec can his geopolitical trends at st position. kenya has seen gdp growth consistently about five percent during kenyatta's tenure. but the overall picture is more complicated. infrastructure projects have led to a huge increase of

debt about fifty percent of gdp. meanwhile endemic corruption continues to be a drain on the economy. and grace has failed to benefit the poor. with the election imminent many people are struggling with the sudden increase in food prices. i was off because the cost of basic commodities in most african countries has gone way high had it in for. right said if you only a hundred dollars a month fifty dollars you spend on food food inflation is twenty twenty five percent. you've got very little left. if you can you automated helped secure strong and consistent growth. but many kenyans who are waiting to feel the benefits have developed in you saying. you come to eat gdp. mayor of new york city has outlined a controversial measure which would raise taxes on the wealthiest individuals to pay for improvements to the aging subway system. build lazio democrat who seeking reelection this year said that individuals making more than five hundred thousand dollars or couples earning more than a million. should see their income tax

level increased from three point nine to four point four percent per year. estimated seven hundred million dollars which would be raised up would help upgrade the new york subway. seen a rise in breakdowns and delays on a chip in ridership. as well as the summit to help subsidize half price fares for new yorkers living below the poverty line. i think it is absolutely fair asset thirty two thousand a pay more i don't consider them to be in the same boat. as the other eight million plus people who are struggling in so many cases to make ends mee. who can afford it anymore? no that proposal would start be approved by the new york state legislature which is unlikely to happen. the head of the metropolitan transportation authority said any money raised from that so called millionaire's tax would be too little too late. other saying that the best off have a responsibility to do more to support the city's infrastructure quite controversial a proposal here laura i think we'll hear much more about it. as a negative hot potato that i

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