on al-jazeera 10 members of sudan's newly created sovereign council have been sworn in general abdel fattah will serve as chairman who had been the head of the military the to power a few months ago that's when the army pushed the longtime leader omar al bashir the elevons member and the prime minister will be sworn in a little later today protesters in hong kong have gathered in front of people just consulate to appeal for the release of a man detained in mainland china now earlier china's foreign ministry confirmed simon chang is an employee of the u.k. consulate is in custody saying he violated the law the ministry added that he will spend 15 days in what are called administrative detention chain went missing on august the 9th last on a business trip to the city of shenzhen. you know if this u.k. consulate employee is a hong kong citizen he's not a u.k. citizen in other words that means he's chinese so it's entirely in internal matter for china so with regard to the recent series of mistaking comments the u.k. has made regarding hong kong china has openly expressed its stern position we

president donald trump held an unscheduled news conference at the summit with the egyptian leader abdel fattah el-sisi then he held a press conference with german chancellor angela merkel ahead of bilateral german u.s. talks now there's been a flurry of activity with trump touching on a number of key issues including the middle east peace process and iran will have more on that in a moment now on the dispute with china the u.s. president had this to say there's a really good job that i think we're probably in a much better position to know that any time during the negotiation that's. i don't think it would have gotten here without having to go through this process and maybe i'm wrong but i think we're probably in a stronger position to do a deal a fair deal for busy everybody. so we have a very meaningful goal his immigration let's go straight to be. matters is standing by covering the g. 7 summit for us hi karen good to see you we've heard as we said the u.s. president talking about a number of topics today let's start with china it does appear that he might be opening the door for a number o

have been sworn in today to lead the country until elections can be held within 3 years general abdel fattah the previous head of saddam's military will serve as chairman . protesters in hong kong have gathered in front of the british consulate to appeal for the release of a man detained in mainland china earlier china's foreign ministry said simon chang an employee of the u.k. consulate violated the law and he will spend 15 days in administrative detention and the form of a 2nd treasure a cardinal george pell has lost on appeal against his criminal conviction in australia bell was jailed for 6 years in march for abusing 2 choir boys 20 years ago. the leaders of uganda and rwanda have signed an agreement aimed at reducing tensions between the 2 countries once a close ally is rwanda's paul kagame me and uganda's your way rima 70 have been accusing each other of espionage and political interference relations have steadily deteriorated rwanda closed its border with ukraine and the in february severely impacting trade on both sides then in may ugandan police accused rwandan soldiers of entering

the country until elections can be held that's invision to happen in level of a 3 from today the abdel fattah baldwin is to leave the transitional council for the 1st 21 months he'll be followed by a civilian will haunt the military council which took over the running of the country following the president omar al bashir in april. jackie then why should people happy and satisfied but if anything happens and if we don't see any new well nothing being achieved will hold another revolution on top of the council same as we did with omar al bashir as you say one of them is that i got to tell you at the table with me is asked me it is i'm he is a sudanese political activist he coordinates it dies for if it's supporting the protests on the ground in sudan welcome to africa it's welcome back i think it is so the military is now sharing power with civilians in sudan right so it was coming from 30 odd years of basically military what would you say that your country is now going in the right direction right direction it would be depend on the next government which kind of just there's a lot of obstacles

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the council is initially being led by general abdel fattah al-burhan. he headed the transitional military council after the overthrow of president omar al-bashir. another leader will take over after 20 months. the signing of the deal at the celebrating in the streets with joy. it came after months of political stalemate and a bloody crackdown on protesters. and intense pressure from sudan's arab allies in the united states. although the agreement raises hope for a democratic transition, uncertainty remains as the new government tackles the main challenge for addressing the country's economic crisis. the man considered to be the most powerful player also sits on the council. the former warlord from darfur has recently been accused of allowing paramilitary men to kill bended -- to kill emmons traders. topics include pension reform, the 2020 budget, education, and ending up and on ivf for couples and single women. he joins me know from the palace. chris, the last year being pretty tough for president macron. how is he hoping around, shape things up? has, y

of its newly created sovereign council it's composed of military and civilian leaders general abdel fattah the previous head of the military joined as its 1st chairman. john johnson marco's says that maybe a solution to the issue of the irish back stop before the u.k. leaves the e.u. at the end of october she's holding talks with the u.k. prime minister about his young son michael says all e.u. members have a united position they're willing to hear solutions and they want the u.k. to accept a deal but they're prepared for any scenario. protesters in hong kong are rallying into the night they gathered in a train station to commemorate an attack on demonstrators in july earlier protests were held outside the u.k. consulate to demand the release of a worker detained on the mainland. 2 people have been killed in indian administered kashmir and the 1st gun battle between separatists and security forces since new delhi revoked its autonomy and indian police say an officer and a rebel fighter were killed in the bottom of the district the region special status was scrapped earlier this month and m

from al-jazeera 10 members of sudan's newly created sovereign council have been sworn in general abdel fattah will serve as chairman or had been the head of the military that took power a few months ago when the army pushed out the longtime leader of al bashir. protesters in hong kong have gathered in front of the british consulate to appeal for the release of a man detained in mainland china earlier china's foreign ministry said simon chain an employee of the u.k. consulate violated the law and will spend 15 days in administrative detention china's foreign ministry spokesman urged the u.k. to stop stirring up trouble and on call. this u.k. consulate employee is a hong kong citizen he is not a u.k. citizen in other words that means he's chinese so it's entirely in internal matter for china so with regard to the recent series of mistaken comments the u.k. has made regarding hong kong china has openly expressed its stern position we want to once again urge the u.k. to stop making indiscreet remarks and stop stirring up trouble on the hong kong issue it has got hardly has more from beijing. the

minister and a solver in council with military and civilian members have been sworn in general abdel fattah hahn who led the military gentle that took power in april well had the council for the 1st 21 months at morgan has more from khartoum. with those where it stands military came to an end and a transitional suffering council took its place the council has 5 members from the coalition known as the forces of freedom and change and 5 from the military an 11th member agreed upon by both sides makes up the body that will lead sudan's 3 year transitional period a prime minister who was named by the f.f.c. was also sworn in hours later i think with the light vision we've got i policies we will be able to address the economic crises we will have a plan that will lead to the media challenges who want to cover the program addressing the felt need by the people issues of inflation. the availability of commodities we fuel medicine and all that back either and everyone is happy and satisfied but if anything happens and if we do not see anything new from the revolution being achieved will surely hold

hour 10 of the 11 members of sudan's newly created sovereign council have been sworn in general abdel fattah alba hearten the previous head of the military. as its 1st chairman. johnson has arrived and you know this 1st trip to germany as british prime minister drags it is set to dominate the agenda as it meets german chancellor angela merkel has called on both germany and france to compromise on drugs. but i was in hong kong are running into the night they gathered in the train station to commemorate an attack on demonstrators in july earlier protests were held outside the u.k. consulate to demand the release of a worker detained on the mainland. an extra $1000.00 security forces have been deployed to bust up for protests continue to spread since monday demonstrators accuse the indonesian government of mistreating ethnic foreign students set of pilots as more. police reinforcements have been sent to the west papuan it's a controlled protests that have turned violent government buildings causing parts of in airports have been destroyed. the police have been accused of racism after 43 when st

with general abdel fattah al but found at the helm. set on finally seems to be e moving towards democrac. member b body on wednesday. five of them are on the genererals te other six civilians including two women. who run the country for a little over three years until elections are held.d. it comes after months of political stalemate under brutal crackdown on protesters who wanted the military to share power. after they pushed out long time leader omar al bashir in april after four months. of demonstrations unopened and in other. yeah who the members of the sovereign council are accepted by as. all members have been agreed upon by the sudanese people the military council all the forces of freedom and change. now we can say that satisfied with what happened i'm not allowed to put a little. despite the relief this it on civilians there have been some misgivings particularly over the presence of my from at home than tackler. a paramilitary office of blame for the deadly repression of protests in recent months. there are also questions ove

of the country's newly created sovereign council have been sworn in the past few hours general abdel fattah old boy the previous head of sudan's military will serve as chairman other members include 5 from the military 5 from the opposition and one other civilian the new governing body is set to leave the country until elections within 3 years if morgan has more from khartoum. well what happened next is the appointment of an executive council the prime minister which has already been chosen by the 4th. point and later he has a $21.00 day to appoint cabinet most of all will be from the foot. of the minister of interior and the minister of the friend who will be appointed by the military. people positions are really security therefore they cannot. appoint 2 members of the appointment of a. but more importantly the. appointment of. people here on the ground are saying that this judiciary that will be appointed for the. independent. and be able to deliver an accountability. for months and that's. the end authorized. talk to the transitional government and if no independent judiciary is formed t

welcome back you're watching al-jazeera news hour i'm peter dhabi these are your headlines general abdel fattah has been sworn in as the chairman of the newly created suffering comes in saddam had been head of the military junks other took power back a few months ago when the army pushed up the longtime leader omar al bashir. protesters in hong kong have gathered in front of the british consulate to appeal for the release of amount attained on the mainland in china earlier china's foreign ministry said simon chang an employee of the u.k. consulate violated the laws. and will spend 15 days in administrative detention form of arctic and treasure a cardinal george pell has lost an appeal against his criminal conviction in australia pell was jailed for 6 years in march for abusing 2 choir boys 20 years ago. let's go back now to our top story sudan's newly created sovereign council for more on this let's talk now to when solomon he's a research fellow in the africa program a chance for specializing in the horn of africa and the sudan's he joins us from london welcome to the news hour how do they bui

presidency since the arab spring revolution of 2011 and the party has nominated its vice president abdel fattah to the announcement follows the deaths last month the president said see. protesters have rallied for another day and hold call police have made several arrests and pushed back crowds that were blocking traffic trying as government described the protesters as fugs and promised to punish any violence well the protests are threatening hong kong's reputation for stability and that's having an economic cost as under thomas reports. in calling monday's strike protesters in hong kong directly targeting the territories economy to make their political points but the protests which started in june have already been having a financial impact. shoppers are staying away. retail revenues in june were down 7 percent year on year figures for july and august are expected to show much bigger drop still. business is terrible terrible people have lost the desire to spend tourists who are missing especially those from mainland china home and. mainlanders like us afraid to run in to protest i won't be rus

created council have been sworn in to leave until elections can be held within 3 years general abdel fattah the previous head of sudan's military gentle will serve as its 1st chairman. protesters in hong kong have gathered in front of the u.k. consulate to appeal for the release of a man held in mainland china now earlier china's foreign ministry said simon chang an employee of the u.k. consulate violates the law and will spend 15 days in administrative detention. one of the story the former vatican treasurer cardinal george pell has lost an appeal against his criminal conviction in australia he was jailed for 6 years in march for abusing 2 choir boys 20 years ago. a rebel fighters being killed in a gun battle with the security forces in indian administered kashmir as the 1st such death since new delhi revoked the region's autonomy earlier this month some parts of the area are still under lockdown pakistan opposes india's actions and has about take the case to the international court of justice. well there's also been more violence along the line of control between pakistani and indian admi

president donald trump alongside his egyptian counterpart abdel fattah el sisi. these world leaders at the g7 summit. mr. trump discussing a wide range of issues. one of them that is major news for sure around the world. mr. trump saying that china called saying that there were two phone calls and that china wants to return to the table for a possible trade deal. this is significant, especially given what we've seen of the markets as of late. >> yeah, and there's a possible sign that u.s. futures have moved into positive territory, but we'll have more on that. he also covered another important headline coming out of that. israel and palestinians want to make a deal and we also heard him comments on iran, too. he said he didn't want to meet with iran right now, but he was saying no comment on the fact that the iranian foreign minister was there at the g7 summit, invited by france on the sidelines there. so he was a little annoyed by that, but he said that we want to make iran rich again. he says that they need a new deal when it comes to nuclear issues. so the big

it will be led by general abdel fattah al—burhan, the man who took over after the overthrow of the thenanded off lampedusa for days must be seized, and the eighty migrants onboard taken to land. the vessel has been stuck after it was barred from entering port. earlier, several migrants jumped off the ship and attempted to swim to shore. nasa says its mission to the ocean world of europa has been put forward to the final design and construction phase. europa is a moon ofjupiter, and is of interest because of a deep body of water which may be able to support life. three more women have sued jeffrey epstein‘s estate — they're claiming they were sexually abused by the late financier. epstein killed himself earlier this month while in custody. today we learned that two days before that he'd signed this new will — and that it was filed in the us virgin islands. it states that epstein‘s wealth is 577 million dollars. and it puts all of his assets into one trust — that includes his houses, such as this one in the us virgin islands. and his art — including this unusual portrait of bill clinton.