a good candidates are giving very high pharmacies, alley has some life as they're in baghdad. ali, thank you again a sounds taliban says he wants to turn a new page in his relationship with washington during the 1st face to face talks with us. officials in doha security was a key issue on the agenda, but aid evacuation flights and the rights of women were also discussed. the taliban ruled out cooperating with the u. s. in the fight against iceland, afghanistan. it follows a series of attacks including friday's bombing of a. she up mosque and condos that killed at least 60 people. natasha name has more on the talks in dela, the acting afghan foreign minister actually did make some comments on day one of what's expected to be 2 days of talks. first time talks at such a high level since the americans pulled out in august, he says that he recognizes that security for, for in afghanistan, benefits not only afghans but the international community. so he offered assurances he made please for assistance with regard to assurances the acting foreign minister . his name is molly amir. con will talk

alley hash m life. i stay in the iraqi capital baghdad elite. thank you. now schools and businesses in hong kong have been closed as typhoon compasses sweeps in, bringing heavy rain and winds authorities of cancelled morning trading on the city stock market ports in china, southern province of hanan, had been shut down as a precaution ahead of the storms arrival. 9 people died in flash floods and landslides, when compared to it, the philippines on monday from right as more now from hong kong. as it barreled in from the western pacific compassed to 1st hit the philippines, especially the northern island of luzon, which saw extensive flooding and land slides with a number of deaths and injuries. these typhoons often lose some of their force over the philippines as compassed, who did, but it then passed into the south china sea moving westwards over open water. and so maintaining a lot of its strength with its outer rain bands really lashing and soaking much of the southern coast of china, including here in hong kong which wednesday was brought pretty much to

after the 2003 us led invasion, our correspondent, alhashan joyce's life from baghdad. alley are we seeing clear winners now coming through? does fit, that seems that we have a clear list of windows, the main and the biggest winner to the moment is what are the struggle now it's projected that he is going to get more than 70 seats and then you fall in according to preliminary results. so this is, this is one he won more than 20 to be in the southern provinces and this is the stronghold of the she eyes and iraq. and on the other side, newly magic, you the form of find minutes says it dr. mina says making it come back with 37 seats still good morning. this is at least till now. and these are also, after listening to the preliminary results announced by the electron commission, there are also big noses in this, this selection model, hakeem, the fact that alicia that says that it goes through on. so these are, these are the do, there is in this, in this selection for the caught and from there speak up mohammad, how goose also is emerging as one of the big winners with 38 seats. at least also,

political parties, and the electoral commission. cisco live now to ali hash and he's in baghdad for us . so alley does it look like those boy called kohls prevailed in the end. but somehow, it seems, yes, i would said the indications right now that the turnout was far below 50 percent. even maybe if a below 40 percent did the moment are no clear numbers i'm we are expecting the iraqi a commissioned electoral commission to issue the the numbers. but it seems yes, according to many sources around the country, everywhere, especially in the, in, for example, in the south, the hearing back that there was a lot of empty falling stations. people had no interest in going to the polling stations in voting and taking a lot in this election. and this is barsha partially related to the boy caught a campaign. and at the same time, it's related to the 2019, ah, brought us loss. that the legacy of the political factions and the political parties in this country isn't that audited. and maybe that's why people didn't want to renew the mandate to them. anyways, today, earlier today we had this report from back up

alley. many thanks. did elders here as ali hush that live in baghdad? north korea's leader says that his weapons development program is an act of self defense. kim jong own, made the comments and an exhibition showcasing military military hardware. he says that the buildup is necessary to face hostile policies from the united states and increasing military forces in south korea. the 2 careers have been an, an accelerating arms race, both sides of to have tested short range, ballistic missiles and to other military hardware. young oak is a professor in military strategic studies at to an arm university. he says that kim johnson's words had a very familiar ring. his messages caused hunch that, i mean, the nose could it has the light table, nuclear weapons, and lot. why those point one, travel nuclear one is that because of the u. s. a policy towards new, you know, clear. and i mean those doubles tend, us cannot be applied to the most, korea able an agency developing a new weapon system. los korea has been denouncing the military public realty, south korea

baghdad. i'll just here was alley hush is that we were to tell us more of the reaction to these election results. it is the selection go to make, make any difference at all to the lives of ordinary iraqis. well that when it's clear, this is not going to change a lot. the same political factions are back in the parliament, but with different numbers of seats. now we have looked of a sudden securing the majority by it's not the majority that will allow him to go for a to choose a government untrue to rule the country. he need other allies with him. so he is going to forge allies alliances with the sudanese, with the kurtz, with all their independent. i'm a candidates are members are falling now in order to be able to name and you prime minister and just to, to, to, to explain it. looked of a sudden, a has 73 seats now in the, in the parliament while department, the parliament is made up of 329 seats. so his still needs another and may be 90 seats in order to be able to choose a prime minister. and this is very complicated given the situation in iraq. now other putting aside most of us, other that

my colleague, ali hash m, is in baghdad for us this our alley most are all solder. is he shaping up to be something of a king maker in the new parliamentary, settled here with elections and get more than 70 members of parliament certainly would become one of the main king naked, essentially a few months before. did alliances. iraq, he factions on this is judy watson and i have it's a big se in the choice. i think the payment with has not moved out of the game. i purchased the sizes vicki. they started looking into this madman chrome sub with. is it in? no, we are we job today is a day of the people and a day over the count of the nation and a day off. the security forces while to day, which is the day with the doors to being outside of c o. persecuted under odor is use and is shared will have been deprived and is soon you will have. 1 been even more left again under. 2 kurdish, the same office today is the day of iraq. and once those celebrations behind you ali have calm down a little bit. are we now heading into a period of weeks or even possibly months of politica

i know that we're who l g 0 in mostly a city, southern iraq are zeros, alley, hash m, as in baghdad. he has more now and why some political parties are rejecting the results. those a blend of reasons and elements. one is the election itself. they say that there are around a 1000000 votes that were not counted. and they're asking for a recount. at the same time, they say that these are other accusations that there were interferences in this election that are going to help the winners to who stay winning and for them to, to get out of the that the whole landscape. this is one, but there's another issue. these groups are also a aiming to have a leverage in the a process of choosing the next prime minister. and with such results, they won't have a big saying that, especially with most of a sudden going it clear on tv and saying that 1st of all, he is not going to allow armed a people on people to be in the streets of baghdad. an om should be with the government alone of the state alone at the same time. also, he said that he's not going to allow any kind of fought intervention, exciting

and others have called for an actual boycott. alley hashem reports from back that for some of the people heading to vote here in baghdad, this election may not change much. what for the government? and it's deeply divided political establishment. it's about legitimacy. the turnout will likely decide got, and that's why senior government officials and political leaders rush to pulling stations early in the morning to cast their votes. a give and the som jamie undetected was. i know we all has to contribute to change our reality. i want to tell a rockies that we still have time ahead of us to day go out and vote change or reality for iraq and for the future. there are more than 3000. busy candidates running for the selection on the quarter of them are independent. this is another reason why some voters say they are skeptical of the forces despite take important election. but there are others who hope for you change with the and 1000000 olivia issue. we look to vote to make the changes. we're after. i hope it's going to be for the good of our people and beloved country and shall iraq's electronic voting system makes the p

alley. thanks very much johnny hashem, their report in lifeline usa from baghdad over to now imran khan, whose life was in the northern city of mosul. so enron, explain to us how the, the issue there is one of really, we're not represented the government down in baghdad. don't listen to us, they never listen to us and they never will listen to us. i guess. well, it's a very interesting point that you make. it's absolutely true. just about 20 minutes ago, i was sat with a group of iraqi lads. they were laughing, they're joking, we're talking about the election ab. none of them were boating. none of them said if we vote all of them, sorry, said if we vote, it doesn't change anything. baghdad ignores us. look at the surroundings that we're in. and this is actually one of the most damaged areas. after the fight against iso took place in 2017, much of this area was completely destroyed to school. behind me, he's actually one of the few things has been rebuilt since then. houses haven't been rebuilt. there's no electric leaves, no water. these are the local issues that people are not voting on here