i'm daryn jordan doha with a quick reminder the top stories here on al-jazeera catechism is says the country's behind the gulf crisis or trying to force a change of leadership have to mean bin hamad death and.

hello i'm daryn jordan in doha with a quick reminder the top stories here at al-jazeera japan's prime minister shinzo are they a step to victory in a snap election its ruling coalition has won two thirds of the seats in parliament is promised to discuss korea's nuclear threats review its present form of trouble and if it's to expand so a clock has more from tokyo. a resoundingly between the two thirds majority which has been titled the super majority in both the upper and lower house three hundred twelve of the four hundred sixty five seats that were up for grabs and and as you can see that the local papers they're reflecting this two thirds again we have on this headline this one one two thirds are by to continue so i spoke to the media last night he said you were flicked on these results with humility voters went to the site and i have to say i mean looking at the way he campaigned he used north career is as a key part of his campaign foundations we had a very disorganized opposition parties we had the likes of the party of hope to need to a new political parties which were launched

hello i'm daryn jordan in doha with a quick reminder of the top stories here on al-jazeera al shabaab has claimed responsibility for a coordinated attack in the somali capital mogadishu at least twenty.

hello i'm daryn jordan in doha with a quick reminder of the top stories here on al-jazeera al shabaab has claimed responsibility for a coordinated attack in the somali capital mogadishu at least twenty three people were killed gunman holding hostages in a hotel or been shot dead by security forces of the reports from neighboring kenya this is the target of the first explosion. to tell a story through away from the presidential palace a car was driven up to the gates of the hotel before exploding causing a blast that was hard across the city. at least three heavily armed fighters then stormed into the hotel shooting anyone in sight and i'm going to rely on you i was driving a took to the front of the hotel and i saw a car exploding at the gate of the hotel i don't know where two of my clients have gone i don't know if they're dead or alive but i saw four dead bodies. and two he's popular with somali members of parliament and other government officials the hotel was also the venue of a meeting between the somali president mohammed of the life of the module and leaders of somalia's five

hello i'm daryn jordan in doha with a quick reminder of the top stories here on al-jazeera the partner of las vegas gunman stephen paddick says she had no idea that he was going to kill anyone down lee has now returned from the philippines where she says patrick sent her to visit her family for a couple of weeks she issued a statement through her lawyer describing paddock as a kind caring and quiet man three u.s. special forces soldiers have been killed and two others injured in an attack in the share a joint patrol of u.s. and hereon troops were ambushed near the border with mali madagascar is trying to contain an outbreak of the plague at least thirty people have died in the past two months while the latest outbreak has spread to urban centers the world health organization is calling for calm the leader of spain's catalonia region says he wants mediators to help resolve the standoff with the central government over its efforts to gain independence but spain says for that to happen the region must respect the law u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson has denied ever considering quitti

hello i'm daryn jordan in doha with a quick reminder of the top stories here on al-jazeera a convoy of turkish troops has entered northern syria in a new military operation more armored vehicles are waiting inside turkey on saturday ankara said it would be sending troops to syria's elite province to enforce a deescalation zone it's part of an agreement between turkey which that rebel forces and iran and russia which support the government to in car bombings in northeast syria have killed at least thirty five people the attacks reportedly happened at a checkpoint set up by the syrian democratic forces south of hassock a city syria's government news agency says the bombings targeted civilians fleeing areas and i saw control in daraa zone i saw as being blamed for the attack me a month later says she's in talks with bangladesh about returning some range of refugees but gave no further details on the repatriation process and sang suchi made the comments during a rare televised address on the range of crisis the trump administration scrapping subsidies to health insurance companies in the l

hello i'm daryn jordan in doha with a quick reminder the top stories here on al-jazeera the iraqi army and kurdish forces have exchanged gunfire near can't cook iraqi soldiers are advancing on the kurdish held city with state television reporting that troops have retaken vast areas in the oil rich region and if you come on the told reuters that the aim is to take and have base and oil fields well kurdish leaders met earlier to discuss tensions with iraq following last month's a session referendum they've rejected the iraqi government's demand to stop any push for independence but they've been used in office for talks to resolve the crisis. that has more from ed a bill in northern iraq. the iraqi military saying that this operation is being spearheaded by the ninth armored division the federal police and counterterrorism units they saying that the thousands of shia militias are very much in a supportive role we understand that this offensive is focused on oil fields to the north the west in the south of that oil rich city of kirkuk and also the k. one a military base k. one military bas

hello i'm daryn jordan in doha with a quick reminder of the top stories here on al-jazeera iraqi government forces have taken control of the contested city of quetta cook from kurdish forces tension has been mounting in the oil rich region ever since kurds held a referendum on secession last month the united states and the united nations secretary general both calling for dialogue to result the dispute he appeals to the federal government and the kurdistan regional government to take ordinated steps to prevent avoid further clashes escalation or breakdown of law and order the secretary general calls on the parties to jointly manage the situation in resolve all outstanding issues through dialogue in a matter that is consistent with the constitution of iraq council only as leader still hasn't clarified whether his region plans to announce independence from spain colors page want has three more days to make the decision people are protesting in barcelona after a spanish judge jailed the leaders of the independence groups rescuers are searching for anyone still missing after the worst suicide b

hello i'm daryn jordan in doha with a quick reminder of the top stories here on al-jazeera turkey says it's backing syrian rebels in a province in a large operation against an alliance of fighters once linked to al qaida anchor isn't sending its own troops but it's providing logistical and intelligence support to rebels in the northwest of syria isis has been pushed out of the northern iraqi town of fighting continues in surrounding villages kurdish peshmerga have been fighting alongside iraqi troops they say hundreds of i saw members of surrendered the head of a pro-government advance the armed group now in the control small areas of iraq near the syrian border. two guards have been killed after an attack on a saudi royal palace in jeddah the interior ministry says a saudi man opened fire on security forces guarding the al salam palace he was then shot dead early this week saudi police raided hideouts of a group they say is linked to eisele killing two people and arresting five gone as government says a gas tanker explosion followed by a second blast as killed a number of people in th

hello i'm daryn jordan in doha with a quick reminder of the top stories here on al-jazeera catalonia as leader as the mouse moves by the spanish government to take control of the autonomous region countless bridge wants says it goes against democracy and the rule of law spain plans or dissolve the regional parliament and call elections because of catalonia succession referendum. are a rethink of how. they will also be a europe in a practical deciding the future of a nation is not a crime. these goes against foundations that you need europeans. millions of japanese are voting in a snap general election likely to give prime minister shinzo lobby a new mandate he's asking people to stick with him in the face of what he calls the national crises of an aging population and ongoing tensions with north korea. yes such a state rex tillerson is in saudi arabia as part of a new push to end the gulf crisis but he says he doesn't expect a major breakthrough now for months and saudi arabia the u.a.e. egypt and bahrain all suspended ties with cattle. the united nations is warning that more than fo

hello i'm daryn jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up donald trump's prop subsidies to u.s. health insurance companies it's fear prices when else skyrocket. arrange a mother's hiring story of how she washed me and ma soldiers so have baby into a fire. whose amazing good for so i talk to you in five years and relief as a son and his family afraid in pakistan after being kidnapped by a group linked to afghanistan's taliban. a convoy of turkish troops has entered northern syria and a new military operation turkey had said it would send in troops to enforce a deescalation it's all part of an agreement between turkey which backs rebel forces and iran and russia to support syria's government. what turkish media is reporting the armored vehicles carrying soldiers crossed into syria as province late on thursday somehow bara has more from antakya along turkey's border with syria. this is what we know so far dozens of military vehicles have crossed into syria we know from different sources that the turkish military tao is stationed in an area called and all of the western outs