hunt pereira the executive director of the national peace council of sri lanka who joins us now from bangkok via skype jan we've been hearing from people on the ground in sri lanka a huge shock this morning. on the unexpected. because the last. people. saw. the end of all along all that you know. all and now all this very broke or in a. series of attacks has really. made us wonder what behind as you say no one's necessarily came and responsibility yet and people are wondering who is behind it but there has been what have they have been attacks in the past on minority groups in sri lanka. yes it has hit the links i think more. than ever a lot of. them a massive stock of. this city is really just. this is this is how the phones harlot. it's kind of in a little to me i know that there has been mentioned as the really just really not hungry there has been some local and you chris and you have you know i'm very small as you know well and then you. just set up somewhere you might find the people who look as if you expect. them to do that and you christians and it's almost. corny. largest y

on our panel now joining us from colombo on skype shihan pereira executive director of the national peace council a sherry longa from london charulata hogg associate fellow of the asia pacific program at chatham house and visiting michael de palma a fellow at the brilliant institute and from oxford young going to tellico researcher at the one of our institute of human rights and legal director of verity research in sri lanka welcome to all of you to the program and i'm sorry it's under these these circumstances this is the worst violence that sri lanka has seen since going through a tour a terrible civil war so having said that. how do you think sri lankans are process and what is happening. i think we are doing things with the sense of believe we do that this is totally unexpected for ten years experience nor weiland nor winds of this scale not terrorism of this here or terrorism in any sense in a in a way and we have to and this country has been so free you can go into hotels without any check are you go and then you go into the airport there is hardly any chair. of course i think that but we w

on our panel now joining us from colombo on skype shihan pereira executive director of the national peace council a sherry longa from london charulata hogg associate fellow of the asia pacific program at chatham house and visiting michael de palma a fellow at the brilliant institute i'm from oxford going to tellico researcher at the on of our institute of human rights and legal director of verity research in sri lanka welcome to all of you to the program and sorry it's under these these circumstances this is the worst violence that sri lanka has seen since going through a torrid terrible civil war so having said that. how do you think sri lankans are process and what is happening i think we are doing things with this sense of this believe this is totally unexpected for ten years experience no weiland no wireless of this no terrorism of this here are terrorism in any sense you know we. have been to this country has been so free you can go into a hotel without any check are you even then you going to the airport there is hardly any. of course i think that we were to relax perhaps but that you know

on our panel now joining us from colombo on skype shihan pereira executive director of the national peace council a sherry longa from london charulata hogg associate fellow of the asia pacific program at chatham house and visiting michael de palma a fellow at the brilliant institute i'm from oxford going to tellico researcher at the on of our institute of human rights and legal director of verity research in sri lanka welcome to all of you to the program and i'm sorry it's under these these circumstances this is the worst violence that sri lanka has seen since going through a torrid terrible civil war so having said that. how do you think sri lankans are process and what is happening i think we are doing things with this sense of this believe this is totally unexpected for ten years experience no wild and no wind and so this no terrorism of this here our terrorism in any sense you know we. have been to this country has been so free you can go into a hotel without any check are you when then you going to the airport there is hardly any safer. of course i think that was we were to relax perhaps but

there is mounting over the connects of public services and the peace of power outages across the country. the united nations security council has called on militias closing in on the libyan capital tripoli to halt their advance the militias commanded by a walled old called khalifa haftar have started to lose men in clashes with fighters for the un backed government libya has been riven by violence and division since i'm dictates of was of its turn into an eleven. general have told troops advancing towards the capital tripoli a bold thrust against libya's internationally recognized government commanders of have told self-styled libyan national army say their forces have reached the city limits. of the this is great progress it means we're technically inside tripoli we still have a few checkpoints to secure but the battle will be on the outskirts of the city. ranged against have tolls brigades forces loyal to the government the struggle for power and control of libya's oil began with the fall of the dictator moammar gadhafi nearly eight years ago and remains unresolved. the g. seven countries which met in france over the week

peace not if you want and probably more. the climate exodus starts thirty s. on t w. the united nations security council has called on the militia closing in on the libyan capital tripoli to halt its advance it's commanded by. an eastern libya based warlord who's in a post struggle with the un backed government in tripoli libya has been riven by violence since moammar gadhafi was overthrown in two thousand and eleven.

council will be met with strength and power. >> despite he recent fighting, a national peace conference will go ahead as planned later this month>> let's get the latestnow. she's been following these developments. she joins me live with more. it looks like it's getting worse before it gets better there in libya. what's the latest? >> reporter: that's right. we are seeing, of course, reports of more clashes, more intense meetings on the outskirts of the city. there are claims and counterclaims saying they're making gains in the south when it comes to the recognized government. it's difficult to get a clear picture of what's happening on the ground. what is clear is all these calls by the international community to slow down, to de-escalate these tensions are simply not working. we're seeing the opposite on the ground. journal haftar has been talking for two years about wanting to take tripoli. when this first happened a few days ago, people were wondering if he was simply just posturing, grand standing. but as time goes on, it becomes clear this is a very real and very dangerous attempt, natalie. >> yes. and help us understand

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international peace research institute and he joins us by skype and in boston we have link on a former deputy national intelligence officer for transnational threats on the u.s. national intelligence councilwelcome to you all mohammed the classified documents of the french military intelligence along with the investigative journalism done in friends and in the u.s. revere is what the american and french officials have been denying for many years that the weapons that they are selling to the u.a.e. and saudi arabia are not for offensive purposes purposes in yemen. of course we've been listening to all of these statements for a long time from both countries on from their cars run that all these weapons are used in yemen or by the borders of saudi arabia with yemen. in according to the policies followed in these so countries or to countries including they were ok. the problem is it's not that these weapons are used in in both size or in in the border by yemen and saudi idea about there are also weapons came from other countries such as iran as the united nation mentioned and many statements that have meanings of the weapons found in yemen and and some parts of saudi arabia are similar to the

peace report. i'm amy goodman. the trump administration is under fire after the united nations security council passed a resolution to end rape as a weapon of war on tuesday that excluded any mention of sexual and reproductive health. the resolution was gutted after the u.s. threatened to veto the measure altogether unless language referencing reproductive health was taken out due to the trump administration's belief that the language was code for abortion. the watered-down measure also weakened references to the international criminal court, making it harder for women and girls to seek justice. france's u.n. ambassador blasted the move, saying -- "it is intolerable and incomprehensible that the security council is incapable of acknowledging that women and girls who suffered from sexual violence in conflict, and who obviously didn't choose to become pregnant, should have the right to terminate their pregnancy." the resolution was championed by nobel peace laureate nadia murad, a yazidi kurdish human rights activist from iraq. she was kidnapped by the self-proclaimed islamic state and held as a sex slave for almost

the united nations attempted to allay some of the concerns of the international community earlier in the day speaking to the council saying that the military government is committed to a peaceful transition to a civilian government based on the will of the sudanese people then the god the him what it will be the military transitional council was responding to the sudanese people's aspirations for china and works to protect the lives of its citizens as well as their well being this council will be the guarantor of a civilian government to be formed and collaboration with the political forces and stakeholders no party will be excluded from the political process including the groups moreover the suspension of the constitution could be lifted at any point and the transitional period could be shortened depending on developments on the ground and agreements with stakeholders. and while the sudanese chargé d'affaires said that the support of the international community was welcome and sought by the military in sudan he stressed that this is a quote domestic affair and that the international community shouldn't get directly involved at this time protesters in sudan and many in the hum

peaceful transition to democracy in venezuela but all options are on the table. up to this point. while other international bodies. have acted the united nations and the security council have refused to act . but now that nations across this hemisphere have spoken. the time has come for the united nations to recognize interim president won by dough as the legitimate president of venezuela and seek his representative in this body. this body should revoke the credentials of venezuela's representative to the united nations recognize interim president won by doe and seek the representative of the free venezuelan government in this body without delay. with all due respect mr ambassador you shouldn't be here. you should return to venezuela. and tell nicolas maduro that his time is up. it's time for him to go. members of the security council. the men women and children of venezuela are suffering. their qana me has been destroyed. their democracy has been destroyed. the people of venezuela are paying the price. and soon and the world will pay the price if we fail. there can be no bystanders to this history. for the peace and security of our hemisphere the world and the united

national peace. he is one of washington's leading observers of asia, senior advisor to the u.s. ambassador in new delhi. for planning on the national security council. we are delighted to have with us ofay the secretary-general the council of the european union. he is the top advisor to highest-ranking european official, european council donald tusk. he is well-known in brussels as a man who has managed an extraordinary array of portfolios from breaks it to the refugee crisis and calm with discipline and the ability to bring great focus and eventual unanimity on divisive issues. extinguished -- distinguished, a danish diplomat with a career serving as the danish ambassador to china for three years. he served as denmark's permanent representative to the european union and there are 2800 people who work for him at the council. , the assistant secretary of defense for indo pacific security affairs. randy is well-known as a longtime asia hand with deep insights in the region, extensive contacts, someone who has been responsible for implementing the national defense strategy which certainly handles -- focus is a great deal open indog free and pacific. s

international peace research institute and he joins us by skype and in boston we have link on a former deputy national intelligence officer for transnational threats on the u.s. national intelligence council welcome to you all mohammed the classified documents of the french military intelligence along with the investigative journalism done in friends and in the u.s. revere is what the american and french officials have been denying for many years that the weapons that they are selling to the u.a.e. and saudi arabia are not for offensive purposes purposes in yemen. of course we've been listening to all of these statements for a long time from both countries on from their cows run that all these weapons are used in yemen or by the borders of saudi arabia with yemen. in according to the policies followed in these so countries of thirty countries including they were ok. the problem is it's not that these weapons are used in ball size or in in the border by yemen and saudi idea about there are also weapons came from other countries such as iran as the united nation mentioned in many statements that the meanings of the weapons found in yemen and and some parts of saudi arabia are similar to the

peaceful coexistence months of protests led to the military removal of president omar al bashir and his national congress party from government on thursday and since then the head of the military's transitional council and intelligence chief have resigned the sudanese professionals association is calling for a civilian government while protesters say they'll continue their sit in in the capital khartoum until that is achieved. together with the people have been victims to those people cloaked as good virtuous men it is the judy and responsibility of the armed forces to protect the people and enforce the rule of law the armed forces men who have fallen have done their best in al sting dictatorship and establishing a civil state we and all the opposition parties refused to hand over power to the military we want a totally civil leadership al-jazeera morgan has more now from khartoum. three days and three different meters for sudan at the latest one. hand has just addressed the nation a few hours ago and he has struck a very conciliatory tone and said that he is open for dialogue but the military council does not want to take over sudan permanently but it's there to keep the security and order of affai

the general national council is supposed to meet how will that impact that process which was supposed to find a resolution to the libyan conflict well that seems to be do you really get a peace process namely the general national conference which is going to be held it is do you do to be held in the city of adamus on the fourteenth of this month as you know so this conference is expected to have comprehensively conciliation and to what you could know is shuffled to government and to set dates for general elections to end their war end the stalemate in libya and that by virtue of that conference have to would have a post in the new government as head of the of security but it seems that have to does not want only that he wants. positions he wants to impose himself as a de facto lot of end west of the country before that that our national conference is held on the fifteenth of this month all right thanks so much much more than the our i lose twenty members of the afghan security forces have been killed during an attack by the taliban on a government compound happened in the bellemont of our district in baghdad province a military base in the police compound where targeted figh

international peace research institute and he joins us by skype and in boston we have link on a former deputy national intelligence officer for transnational threats on the u.s. national intelligence councilwelcome to you all mohammed the classified documents of the french military intelligence along with the investigative journalism done in friends and in the u.s. revere is what the american and french officials have been denying for many years that the weapons that they are selling to the u.a.e. and saudi arabia are not for offensive purposes purposes in yemen. of course we've been listening to all of these statements for a long time from both countries on from their cows run that all these weapons are used in yemen or by the borders of saudi arabia with yemen. in according to the policies followed in these so countries of thirty countries including they were ok. the problem is it's not that these weapons are used in in both size or in in the border by yemen and saudi idea about there are also weapons came from other countries such as iran as the united nation mentioned and many statements that have meanings of the weapons found in yemen and and some parts of saudi arabia are similar to

nation. translation: this is a renewed call for all those bearing arms to sit down to discussions to arrive at a peaceful outcome and peacefully coexist under the basis of new measures. dear compatriots, a military councilan government agreed on by all factions. for this to happen, the transitional military council will be in control for a period that will not exceed two years. sudan's third leader in as many days, lieutenant general abdel fattah al burhan abdelrahman was sworn in late on friday night. his elevation followed the resignation of the man who led the military coup to topple the president. al abdelrahman burhan is seen as further away from the old regime. he has been seen on the streets of khartoum, engaging with protesters and trying to win them over. but, so far at least, that plan doesn't seem to be working. the demonstrators say they will stay on the streets until there is a handover to a civilian government. andy moore, bbc news. let's speak to alex de vaal now — a sudan specialist and executive director of the world peace foundation. he joins us from addis ababa in neighbouring ethiopia. thank you very much forjoining us. how much control over sudan do the coup makers have? it looks li

. >> human rights lawyer amal clooney and nobel peace prize lawyer nada mir-it were among the guests at the united nations security council's open debate on the effects of sexual violence in conflicts. u.n. secretary-general antonio guterres telling the counsel that will sexual violence is deliberately used as a tactic of war to terrorize people. >>> two reuters reporters convicted of breaking myanmar's secrets act lost their appeal in that country's supreme court they've spent 16 months in jail. their lawyers say there's no proof the reporters committed a crime. that's the cnbc news update at this hour. wilf, back over to you >> courtney, thank you very much for that we have just under 30 minutes left of trade at the moment. we have the dow up by 124 points s&p by 0.85. 2932 it needs to close above 2931, just above the 20th of september record high. >> nasdaq too. at a record high that was about half a percent away, thanks in part to boeing's struggles in recent weeks. >> still to come, one of wall street's top international fund managers lays out the names she's buying right now as the market hits new highs. >>> plus, spe

nations. earlier in the day, the sudanese charge d'affaires took advantage of the meeting to reassure them government in power was committed to a peaceful handover to a civilian government. have a listen. the military transitional councilesponding to the sudanese people's desperation for change and works to protect the lives of its citizens, as well as their well-being. this council will be the guarantor of us of in government be formed in collaboration with political forces and stakeholders. no party will be excluded from the political process, including armed groups. moreover him of the suspension of the constitution could be lifted at any point and the could benal period shortened depending under the limits on the ground and agreements from stakeholders. the sudanese representative stressed that this was a domestic issue for sudan. while the government may appreciate international support , they were going to handle the situation themselves. this, against a backdrop of an outstanding icc warrant for the president, and the general who was until just hours ago in charge of the military was also implicated in some of the crimes against the people of sudan that the president is wanted for by the icc. he is accused of ge

peace process. fascinating to talk to you. thank you. britain's top civil servant has demanded ministers co—operate with his inquiry into a leak of classified information from the national security councilo ministers and is reported to have given them an ultimatum — that they either confess to or deny the leak about government plans to allow chinese firm huawei help build britain's new 56 network. 0ur political correspondent, chris mason, reports. look who happens to be in beijing today, talking up the prospect of business deals between the uk and china, the chancellor, philip hammond. back home, a row is raging, yes, over a chinese telecoms firm but also over who did it, who, after a meeting of the national security council, where those there have signed the official secrets act, disclosed what happened? to my knowledge, there has never been a leak from the national security council meeting before. therefore, i think it is very important that we get to the bottom of what happened here. it is not about the substance of what was apparently leaked. it is not earth—shattering information. but it is important that we protect the principal that nothing that goes on in national security counc

peace not if you want. the climate exodus starts thirtieth's on t w. the united nations security council has called on the militia closing in on the libyan capital tripoli to halt its advance it's commanded by. an eastern libya based warlord who's in a post struggle with the un backed government in tripoli libya has been riven by violence since moammar gadhafi was overthrown in two thousand and eleven. and venezuela rival political factions have taken to the streets as the power struggle intensifies between an to government and loyalist factions self-proclaimed president urged his supporters to maintain pressure on president nicolas maduro and anger is mounting over the collapse of public services and repeated power outages across the country. in london human rights activists gathered outside the look. owned by the tiny absolute monarchy of brunei they waved a rainbow flags and banners calling for homophobia to be stopped. sultan of brunei has adopted a constitution real law including death by stoning for sexual zz. in greece protests turned violent between migrants and police on the bor