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afghanistan's says thank you donald trump president ashraf ghani hails the u. s. leaders decision to boost american military presence in the country. real going battle against the taliban. the alleged barcelona attack has had some of the city's most famous monuments in their sights. the force of biting suspects will hold it into the dock and confirms that eight big attack was planned. and tightening the noose around tal afar rocky forces close in on one of the islamic state group's lost remaining strongholds in iraq. hoping to retake the city only weeks after they've recaptured lancel. the first afghanistan gives donald trump the seal of approval afghan president ashraf ghani has hailed the

u. s. leader. in the wake of his move to you boost american military presence in the country. in the ongoing battle against the taliban. it's a one day she from childhood to previously making pledges to pull out of the conflict. the taliban has also responded promising to make afghanistan a graveyard for us forces. take a listen to trouble him why he had a change of hear. nine eleven the worst terrorist attack. in our history. was planned and directed from afghanistan. because that country was ruled by a government. that gave comfort and shelter to terrorists. a hasty withdrawal. creative vacuum that terrorists. including isis and al qaeda. would instantly fell. well the us president has previously dismissed the nearly sixteen year war as a waste of time and money. so the announcement on you turn by donald trump has left no

one on the fence. tell a whole takes a closer look on some of the reactions. donald trump is talking tough on terrorism in afghanistan but not everyone is impressed. an afghan political analyst said the u. s. president's latest decision to increase u. s. military presence would bring more violence to the country. a no applicable for the food them online. his speech means that we'll have more civilian casualties in the future. and of course the afghan governments will not have any role in stopping it wasn't and as a result a large number of people. who have not yet joined the taliban will join them? on the streets of kabul some residents welcome to the announcement. not that of a young mother of request. considering to fighting the situation and conditions here. i welcome mr trump's strategy. but again is then really means. others though said that words now need to translate into actions. digital.

honestly if trump's administration can eliminate the enemy's with strategy. it will be successful. but if it's the same strategy as the past it will not work. in a statement of the taliban vowed to continue its jihad and accused a trump of perpetuating the arrogance of previous u. s. presidents. the terror group warned that afghanistan would become a graveyard for the u. s. if it didn't withdraw its troops. the taliban also claimed responsibility for a rocket attack targeting the u. s. embassy on monday. there were no victims. well donald trump had some words of warning for pakistan accusing the country of providing safe havens for terrorists. pakistan for its part released a carefully worded statement on tuesday calling for peace in neighboring afghanistan. pakistani official store she denied claims the country is protecting extremist militants well for more on the story by going to cost you taha siddiqi. a correspondent in islamabad.

taha troop had some harsh words for pakistan and even called for india to wait and get the reaction. in islamabad was was muted. but i definitely you know the box any reaction to it had been quite silent. in this that the foreign office on the box i need by minister on the millipede did not respond to wait. but we did see that lead up to this just yesterday the box an army did a big press conference and it is being. dubbed as the fact that it was sort of a sending a message before hand to the box and i do the it to the american administration. where you know the same sort of rhetoric was repeated in the sense that pakistan is going off for all sorts of? darius and there is no discrimination but at the same time date is a lot of writing in islamabad given

what that job i sat. in a statement today and is there is an sorry for secretaries resisting also which it did they received a statement from there saying that. china standard box i'm so it seems like pakistan is in anticipation of harsher measures in the coming days. and is a base betty words taliban is quite wanted. so could this latest development then damaged a diplomatic relations between the us and pakistan. when there is a relationship that has been ongoing since nine eleven i'd it's been deficits denies now most. and bugs and has been the front i would deter the military to military you ca. that is on the us sort of a lot of military aid that box on receives. it received it in other sectors development sectors also. and about a year right now box under the bigger one of the like the biggest recipients of donors.

is the united states private area and in by united states investing a lot so i i mean if the relationship goes sour but we've seen that. even now did it there was some measured sort of you know statements from trump. plaza in that sense maybe in the coming days and the key of t from islamabad that. next edging closer to recapturing one of the islamic state group's final strongholds in iraq. iraqi government forces a tightening the noose around town a file to fighting their way into the southwest in key for district. iraq's military operation to retake the city began on sunday just weeks after declaring victory in mosel. up to two thousand jihadist militants holed up inside the city with the iraqi prime minister telling them they should surrender. or die.

mmhm. fighting has now reached talent far. on tuesday iraq's counter terrorism unit an elite force trained by the u. s.. entered the northern iraqi city without facing much resistance. the bulk of the fighting is now expected to take place. it's estimated that thousand jihadist remain. they've already responded to govern forces with artillery fire. meanwhile in the capital baghdad u. s. defense secretary jim mattis met with iraqi authorities. the u. s. is backing local forces in their fight against the islamic state group. and talent far is just the next step in a wider strategy. iraqi government forces are meant to move southwards. while in syria arab and kurdish militias also backed by the u. s. will push eastwards. yeah i s. group would then find itself surrounded in the. so you see i should have now caught in between.

converging forces must course to regime is all from ben moving. so. crisis days are certainly number but it shot not over yet. and it's not going to be over anytime soon. but we will move against many euphrates river valley. before any of that the steady flow of civilians fleeing the. cern since friday over three thousand have found shelter in a camp outside talla far. twenty thousand more are thought to be stranded in the city. that report from charles icon. now the targets included some of the city's most famous monuments one o. v. barcelona terror suspects has admitted. that a bigger attack using explosives had been planned. full surviving alleged pauses will hold into the dock for the first time on tuesday. defiant bahai course in madrid. the attacks in catalonia last thursday left fifteen people dead and more than one hundred others injured. i'll madrid

correspondent sarah morris has more details will today's hearing. the main information center. on mohammed who lead chairman now. who would attend up in hospital pajamas because he was a man who was injured in an accidental explosion dd? our group was wasn't making bombs at a house insult in catalunya are accident me was arab blow knock on wednesday night. and that is where the police think was the center of the bomb making now according to judicial sources said that man. i said that they were planning a full bigger attack under the sun god if i mean there was one of the sites they have in mind tha. unfinished cathedral which is. they center of many many

tourists that go there every year and of course today ind some of them seem to say hi and that he had radicalized youngsters in repose. when he was the head of remarks that. consumers reporting. now muslims in barcelona fear an anti islam backlash following last week's deadly attacks carried out by islamic extremists. some of those in the local muslim community say they scattered refused to go out. but others have taken to the streets to defend islam and show solidarity with the victims. moshing as an anti terrorist anti islamophobia rally has redubbed boss reports. this is the first time these girls have taken polyps in a demonstration. they say they've come to defendants that religion. motions run high among the thousands of muslims earns non muslims who rally together only lasts around

us. a much not just against terrorism. is also his on his phone via. we are not terrorists. moslems. we are also victims like everybody else. and we are suffering just because some men who call themselves. i salona in our name. don't judge us. because we are also victims. someone from simmons residence chewing them money six solidarity with the city's nnova not. you could be my daughter at school i understand you're suffering she's innocent and peaceful in one. single thing that they are consuming hit the pass. computer science museums who facing discrimination since most of the time. they don't use it because of what i use the word terrorists. now we have to return to our countries close associates. sometimes this is changing the demonstrations. the vixen. cost

we are not terrorists reliable sooner. as the moments through to enhance glad. you must. i think anything that i think we came out here to defend islam. to defend the people of barcelona. to defend our children. with innocent lives free would democratic we live here in peace with people of all generations. the public will not looking at a ticket but i keep. suddenly flew tributes and candles as a memorial to honor those who lost their lives. gosselin is still coming to terms with the shock of causes attack. but its residents are praying for peace in a city united in mourning. next dozens of firefighters in italy worked around the clock to pull victims from the rubble. after an earthquake shook the island of ischia three brothers aged from seven months to eleven years old were found alive analysts after the quake struck at around nine pm on monday night. the four point oh magnitude earthquake left at least two people dead. thirty nine others injured were only

three thousand people have been left homeless in elite has the details. she cannot but alive eleven year old cheery it's a sad and lost brother to be rescued from the rubble that used to be his home. alice before rescue workers freed his younger brother from the same spot. police say the elder brothers say the eight year old bike pushing him under the bed when the earthquake struck. overnight in the youngest of the siblings a seven month old baby was pulled out from what used to be the family kitchen. a deadly earthquake struck the italian resort island of ischemia on monday evening. although any reaching four point zero on the richter scale the town of kazemi chota has been turned into rubble. with thousands of homes destroyed. the small town was built on debris and every spring to landslides making even relatively small shops potentially fatal that they can affect those who have the shaking effects on the buildings is greater when the waves past them less

solid. rocks vocal consumer that i use canon so although it was a low magnitude earthquake to steer. the buildings were still at ris. that sony and effective empathy facility. desi. some are saying that illegal construction has taken over the island a risky business and a seismically active area. despite the chaos this latest disaster cause much less damage than sensual entitieses quake last year. that powerful shock killed almost three hundred people. it's a major step forward for women's rights in india the country's top court has banned the controversial islamic practice of instant divorce. after declaring it unconstitutional the landmark decision comes after a wave of petitions challenging the custom known as triple talaq. bedava about six. with just three words this woman and her daughter's life was swung upside down. side of my moods husband and

it's that five year marriag. simply by writing the web ten lock meaning i divorce you three times in alaska. a triple talaq practice has devastated the lives of many muslim women in india. instantly turning them from wives single mothers. many left destitute with no way to go. after being rejected by their husbands. but such off was one of the lucky ones. jobless and pettiness she was able to move back in with her father. regard matter again. someone is using it may not be. you know like on backwards. you don't even know cost. i try and try. on tuesday india supreme court issued a landmark ruling that will change the lives of many women like such off. it proves the practices talaq on constitutional. and requested that the government should legislate an end to the practice. local women's rights groups say he's his invalid according to the koran.

it's a very happy day for us it's a historic did. i well i wouldn't say that though it ends. in fact in the mob all across fund on the. factory floor so should be formed for implementing foot of readiness what education has to be you know mechano and all. the nation's hundred and seventeen million sunni muslims are governed by islamic personal rule. leaving it to traditional religious authorities to deal with family masses and disputes. do it quickly government chosen not to impose adjustments to such customs. that more than twenty muslim countries including neighboring pakistan and bangladesh balanced the praxis. here in france emmanuel mccall is inching closer to implementing one of his signature reforms. the government is discussing an overhaul of the country's highly protective labels this week meeting with trade unions and employers groups. injecting more flexibility into the labor market was one of my calls key campaign

promises. the french president is treading on a political minefield companies welcome a revamp of the labor code but watkins. aboard the lose out the most catherine vs explains. any p. allow was dismissed from her job in july. the reason given not getting along with a colleague. the fifty six year old is taking her case before the labour court. sharon ploy here and urban planning company thank to repeatedly for her work. she wants to prove that her dismissal was unfair them on the lawn. who's the dismissal for me in a state of suffered all day. will do this where i wondered if it was worth it to go on livin. the question then evolve effect of the fact that i've got a shot at justice. that i'm being heard it will help me still rebuilding my life we seven subject another caustic shown. reforms proposed by the government would legally cap the amount of compensation workers would be able to claim in court. right now it's still labor court judge who makes that decision.

the work of a judge's to assess the human side of things the situation on the personal what's happened before the things like that. tomorrow if there's a sliding scale it's justice by internet if his bike in it employers are eagerly awaiting the implementation of a cap on compensation claims. this pause like going assistant because of compatibility issues after a lengthy ordeal it wound up in labor court. she tickled and then i was convicted by the labor court because of an employee that i believe was really not that great of work. budget to opal. according to the employer federation med f. one out of three companies has ended up in liquidation after being taken to labor court. scene compensation claims by dismissed workers caps. is a priority for employers. let's get some business news now and uncle is back in the studio with me on congress starting with that more economic pressure on china of from the e. u..

that's right they're getting pressure from all sides it seems like while the u. s. is investigating chinese intellectual theft. the european union wants to rein in chinese investment in the block. france germany and italy have passed the european commission to play a larger role in determining whether foreign acquisitions are motivated by politics rather than business. this amid fears that china's buying up sensitive infrastructure telecoms and high tech firms in europe. to boost its own national capacities. china says it's concerned about the eu's accelerating crackdown on takeovers. nontoxic fsr. chris in brussels to stand up to foreign investors. a policy recommendation by france germany and italy urges the european commission to put in place mechanisms allowing it to reject politically motivated acquisitions of key european firms. we ask the commission to promptly addressed the issue of state lead strategic direct investment by non eu investors and european key enabling technology companies.

the letter was a thinly veiled reference to china which has seen investments abroad triple in the past five years to now total ten percent of global foreign investment. the aggressive acquisition of key european industries by chinese firms is largely understood as part of a broader strategy. to eliminate the country's dependence on foreign technology. beijing mean while largely restricts foreign investment on its own soil raising european concerns about a lack of reciprocity. an unlevel playing field. the policy paper once the commission to put in place a vetting process to determine whether bids from foreign companies are sponsored or influenced by their government. an idea that still poses several problems in practice. even if the commission could precisely assess whether an investment is politically motivated. the ultimate power to block an acquisition would still reside. with national governments. crossing over to india now were a hundred and sixty nine mcdonald stories have

been slated to close in the next two weeks. this is after regional partner could not plaza restaurants limited allegedly broke their contract. mcdonald says the franchisee hasn't paid royalties to its parent company for nearly two years. the fast food giant says the other mcdonald's restaurants in the country will not be affected. there around four hundred restaurants throughout the country. but these latest closures will put at least sixty five hundred people out of a job. stick look at global markets now after starting the week kinda slow global markets are bouncing back today. wallstreet pushed higher after a muted session yesterday. with the dow up nearly nine tenths of a percent in afternoon tradin. nasdaq up more than one point three percent and s. and p. five hundred up more than nine tenths of a percent. investors are looking ahead to a meeting of central bank governors in wyoming later this week. when you're up frank spurts frankfurt's dax jumped one point four percent to despite this month slump in german investor confidence. london's footsie and paris's cac down both up about nine

tenths of a percent. for now we're gonna take a spender some other business news making headlines this hour. i. think the mission has launched an in depth investigation of bears plans sixty six billion dollars takeover of u. s. seems group monsanto. merger would create the world's largest integrated pesticides and seeds company. the commission raised concerns about reduce competition in season pesticides markets in europ. the united states treasury has announced new sanctions against russian and chinese and sees an individual's over north korea. treasury department said it would target ten entities then six individuals accused of helping north korea develop missiles and nuclear weapons. back in june the u. s. sanction the chinese bank of day dawned over accusations of helping him yanking the engine money laundering. prisons energy minister says the government is looking to sell part of the giant state owned power utility metrobu. it comes about growing budget deficit. result hopes to raise about six billion

dollars in the partial soft. the governor would retain a golden share to exercise veto power. and australian mining company p. h. p. village and her bow to pressure from shareholders to get rid of it unprofitable us shale business. the company says it will put its you sf shale oil units up for sale. mode for sue's options to exit the busines. did you hear entered us shelton twenty eleven went well with a hundred dollars a barrel compared to the current fifty two. my friends is known to tourists around the world is a country where you don't have to take. that's because unlike in britain or the united states the service charge is included in the bill at a restaurant. that hasn't stopped diners from leaving the couple euros here and there is a token of appreciation. but a recent survey shows that those small tapes are getting even smaller even nonexistent. catherine viet has more. at this restaurant in paris alvira the waiter goes out of his way to make the customers feel welcome. tires close your book you

need to have a nice smile. isn't that right ladies. with all the tourists

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