officer now general assembly resolutions are not enforceable what does the vote against the american embargo on cuba change if anything. well that's part of the american you know primacy kind of absolute power for the region on the need to have these wooden american primacy over. i mean you don't tolerate. a communist regime in the area basic of them i mean the pentagon you know i'm in the usa policy it's always this red barn or job obviously a lot but you quit the cube he said wounded american promising to resume such a thing has been a great i would say to have been a great paying for the primacy of u.s. primacy does the piece we just could solve and. i think is basically to continue to do we have. the crime issue you know he did region by we disembarked the. salute today against human rights it's absolutely against. i mean the international law and they know it and they would continue doing it other thing than we've ever raised unless somebody like obama. you know which shade you know spoiling them for a prime minister in the world i mean basically. well exactly washington has str

general assembly we go to the country with the largest number of u.s. troops in europe germany to hear its left party dealing slam any possible angle or merkel plan to join donald trump's and boris johnson's soldiers against iran plus brecht's at the berlin wall and microwave meals with suede supporting artists more funny how all this of all can we have a days going underground a festival remarks the 70th anniversary of the people's republic of china or an event covered in nato nations not so much for the lifting of $850000000.00 out of poverty as the triumph of a brutal state that today abuses human rights in on kong the chief villain appears to be hong kong chief executive kerry lamb joining me now from the new people's party at what is known gong is one of our cabinet ministers regina thanks so much for coming on the show before we get to what's going on in on kong how is it how is the special administrative region going to be celebrating 70 years of china that will be flecked waiting ceremonies and celebrations as usual and the hong kong government

general assembly has cooled overwhelmingly for the u.s. to naif to its economic embargo on cuba we'll have that story and more coming your way after this short break. 30 years ago the verlyn wall fell the cold war had essentially come to an end the fall of this cold war symbol was heralded as a new spring of nations and the end of communism decades on what is the legacy of this historic event the promises of $989.00 been fulfilled. welcome back now despite a history of animosity between north and south korea people in the south would side with north korea in the event of a conflict with japan that's the result of a survey by think tank in seoul almost half of those all said they would buy pyongyang even though there was an option to stay neutral only 15 percent said they would side with tokyo and that's despite continuous warnings by western allies of the threat posed by north korea. north korea's 6 test of a nuclear device and its missile launches are a threat not only to the people of south korea but to the people all across our globe it

general assembly has called overwhelmingly for the u.s. to lift its economic embargo on cuba we'll have that story and more after this short break. join me every thursday on the alex salmond short and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you. in my i phone or have a 1000 times the capability of the of the computers we have on board the space for the time i mean that's ridiculous and in my back pocket i have much much more capability than we had to do the entire apollo program. nobody wants to look at the wildfires and say the obvious number one taxes are being misused they're not being adequately distributed to where they are needed on the infrastructure side because there's a government failure number 2 climate change regardless of whether you believe it's happening or not the damage that is going to be applied to your pocketbook that you will pay for climate change whether you believe it or not you know it's still the price is still there. despite a history of animosity between nort

now in other news this hour the un general assembly has called overwhelmingly for the u.s. to lift its economic embargo on cuba will have that story i'm all coming your way after this break. 30 years ago the berglund wall fell the cold war had essentially come to an end the fall of this cold war symbol was heralded as a new spring of nations and the end of communism decades on what is the legacy of this historic event of the promise of $989.00 been fulfilled. nobody wants to look at the wildfires and say the obvious number one the taxes are being misused they're not being adequately distributed to where they are needed on the infrastructure side because there's a government failure number 2 climate change regardless of whether you believe it's happening or not the damage that is going to be applied to your pocketbook that you will pay for climate change whether you believe it or not you know it's still the price is still there. welcome back germany has been facing widespread demonstrations from its farmers as they disrupt transport routes using tractors to block traffic thi

general assembly vote over america's decades long embargo on cuba that story and more after the break. seemed wrong. roles just don't call. me. yet to shape out these days to come out ahead and engage with equals betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. 30 years ago the berlin wall fell the cold war had essentially come to an end the fall of this cold war symbol was heralded as a new spring of nations and the end of communism decades on what is the legacy of this historic event the promises of $989.00 been fulfilled. join me every thursday on the alex simon show and i'll be speaking to guests of the world of politics sports business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then. welcome back the u.n. general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to end america's economic embargo on cuba analysing for nearly 30 years but the us together with brazil in israel voted no. you know we had assumed that the president donald trump's government has begun escalating his aggression against cuba by apply an unconventional measures in order to prevent the supply of

politics surrounding the decision to locate the capital on the banks of the potomac from the general assembly and for congress to build a capital there. but also the question of the committee system and what would the rules be. about the standing government and madison became and then to think we didn't really needed it. with the anti- federalist that the central government would become too powerful. it is a fascinating story than the author of the gerrymander which help to get rid of in this congress he makes a number of appearances in the book. and then to be part of the architect of the big compromise and those that were represented according to population in the senate and each state would get two senators. there are a lot of fascinating details about our political history is called the first congress. >> thank you for your time. >> thank you for having me. >> now we have the main event. have the pleasure of introducing who needs no introduction but we will do this anyway. the last time david was a featured speaker june 2004 senator george mitchell was presidt

general assembly we go to the country with the largest number of u.s. troops in europe germany to hear its left party dealing slam any possible angle of merkel plan to join donald trump's and boris johnson's soldiers against iran plus brecht's at the berlin wall and microwave meals with suede supporting artists funny how all the support coming out today is going on the ground a festival remarks the 70th anniversary of the people's republic of china an event covered in nato nations not so much for the lifting of 850000000 out of poverty as the triumph of a brutal state that today abuses human rights in on kong the chief villain appears to be hong kong chief executive kerry lamb joining me now from the new people's party headquarters and on kong is one of our cabinet ministers regina regina thanks so much for coming on the show before we get to what's going on in all kong how is it out who is the special administrative region going to be celebrating 70 years of china that will be flecked ways and ceremonies and celebrations as usual and the hong kong gove

general assembly we go to the country with the largest number of u.s. troops in europe. germany to garrett's left body d. link at slam any possible i'm going to merkel plan to join donald trump's and boris johnson's soldiers against iran plus brecht's at the berlin wall and microwave meals with suede supporting autistic.

next year by the way we will be commemorating going to just syria of the declaration of the general assembly of the united nations on independence the colonial countries and peoples and i believe we wish we shall remember how this how this declaration was adopted and what is still not resolved because some countries did not receive independence as as was required by the general assembly and if people know some say. we shall not remember colonial times we must you know leave by the bye bye today but people many people including in europe they want to reopen the issues related to the end of world war 2 which was 20 years before the colonization decolonization as a much younger phenomenon and to ignore it and to ignore they need to analyze how exactly dick. and is ation take place and whether this was this was this is the end of it whether the remaining colonial people should remain on the metropolis it's an open issue so back back to syria you know many as soon as many as soon as became part of the system they are active in business and in administered if life of their country and i don't beli

general assembly every year here across the river and manhattan they have to allow anybody any nation free passage to come there and speak so we want to have that u.n. general assembly every year here in order to have that we have to promise that we want to arrest anybody we won't allow we won't prevent some guy we don't like or a dictator or authoritarian like from speaking there so the same thing with the international settlements system if you want the power to control it and you've got to allow all trades to settle there otherwise this emerges now of course speaking of financial war and speaking of china by the way this is the most prosperous economy the world has ever seen says jamie diamond and it's going to continue so jamie diamond was interviewed on 60 minutes by lesley stahl 1st of all he says that the trade war won't be settled before 2020 but it won't cause any problems he doesn't see that there's any indication that the consumer in the united states is willing to stop spending he says the consumer which is 70 percent of the u.s. economy is quite strong confidence is very

not the news this hour the united nations general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to end america's economic embargo on cuba now last june for nearly 30 years but the u.s. together with brazil and israel have voted no. the president of trans government has begun escalating his aggression against cuba by applying unconventional measures in order to prevent the supply of fuel to our country it's go beyond disrupting the economy is to damage a cuban family standards of living by us it is time for the vast majority to be heard it unilateral demands the immediate and definitive and to the end the chronic and inhuman good case against cuba it is time to put an end to double standards in international relations. like all nations we get to choose which countries we trade with this is our sovereign right so it is worrying that the international community in the name of protecting sovereignty continues to challenge this right well the resolution is not legally binding but it does follow a trend of u.s. isolation from the international community here's a look at just this month alone on novemb

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i remember the 1st time i walked into the newsroom and it felt like being in the general assembly of the united nations has so many nationalities. we all come to different places but it's one that gives. us the ability for 5. other side of the world but we can understand what it's like to have a different perspective and i think that is a strength for al jazeera. a story 1400 years in the make. a story of succession and leadership. tells the story of foundation and the emergence of an empire. the caliph episode one. here in doha the top stories on al-jazeera iran is taking further steps away from the 2050 nuclear deal and will soon start activating its uranium enrichment facility now some time today is expected to stop pumping gas into centrifuges as an underground area near the city of qom dorsett your body isn't tehran. this says so-called jessop your way of 2015 is. really nonexistent at this stage a very few people are actually abiding by it all parties seem to be pointing the fingers at each other since the united states left this nuclear deal last year and imposed a series of n

general assembly voted overwhelmingly to because economic embargo cuba the last thing the leaser to use but the u.s. position israel voted no. you know we had assumed that the president donald trump's government has begun to escalate its aggression against cuba by apply an unconventional measures in order to prevent the supply of fuel to our country its goal beyond disrupting the economy is to damage a cuban family standards of living by us but it is time for the majority to be heard if you know actually demands in the media to definitive and to the end the chronic and inhuman good case against you but it is time to put an end to double standards in international relations. like all nations we get to choose which countries we trade with this is our sovereign right so it is worrying that the international community in the name of protecting sovereignty continues to challenge this right. the resolution is not legally binding but it follows a trend of u.s. isolation from the international community here's a look at just this month on the 1st the general assembly overwhelmingly approved a d

where republicans are in danger of losing their slim two-seat majorities in both houses of the general assembly. if democrats win big, particularly in swing districts that are in play in northern virginia and outside of richmond, it could be a sign of president trump's growing problem with suburban voters. trump in support of matt bevan. he's under water. this race could come down to what voters care more about, local issues or the national issues dominating washington. bevin has stuck close to trump. republicans and state reeves are in the driver's seat in mississippi there. democrats are hopeful that jim hood, who is the attorney general, could surprise everyone. it's going to be tough, though. in addition to whipping the popular vote, gubernatorial candidates in mississippi must win a majority of statehouse districts. and that will be an advantage for the gop. the first results will come in around 7:00 p.m. eastern time. that's when the polls close in virginia and kentucky. dave and christine? >> ryan, thanks. >>> the trump administration has started the formal process of withdrawing from th

at a recent event at the un general assembly, bulgaria was identified as a model for reform.ave been invited tojoin in the team, disability rights international, for part of their tour around 2a group homes across bulgaria. they are documenting conditions for a report on social care across the country. we visit five group homes together. in the first home in north bulgaria, we filmed covertly in order to capture early images of what we are witnessing. ten young people live here across two floors and their lives are more or less confined to the boundaries of the home. mitko is 16 years old. he is autistic. there is only one carer on duty and she is clearly struggling with mitko who gets aggressive. while small, this child is actually 15 years old. she lives just along the corridorfrom mitko. the children here are unlikely to be able to learn the skills to become independent. upstairs, two young people are sleeping. a child psychologist in sofia told the dri team that sedation is used in many homes in place of care. later that day i was able to talk openly with mitko who agreed

if they fail to do that, the general assembly should consider this at the next general assembly. there is a lot of that types of voting going on at the u.n. i think it is important to charter wase u.n. constructed in such a way that it is very difficult to change. that was the purpose for this. the u.n. was created in the ruins of world war ii. in the most important thing was to prevent world war iii. it is very difficult to change the u.n., but that is on purpose. it will require member states coming together to begin to not necessarily the charter because i do not think there is a huge need for charter change. it will be difficult to force countries to do so. but more to change the way the u.n. works, the interpretation of the rules and responsibilities the charter gives. when it comes to working with the private sector, civil society, and others, which is difficult for the u.n., the u.n. charter may start with "we the years, itut for 75 has been "we the government." the u.n. has a difficult time adjusting to new realities. i do not think we will have the conference anytime soo

in the first instance to speak on behalf of the united states whether the general assembly or the press corps on important policy issues the whole world is focused on. in my tenure that included sanctions on iran and libya and the palestinian press corps. i can go on and on but then behind the scene to be engaged in very high stakes negotiation particularly with the permanent five members of the security council of russia , china, united kingdom and france. then there other members of the united nations security council so many of the most contentious negotiations happened within the security council but on the permanent ambassadors. so i had very strong sanctions on north korea and what we imposed in 2010 that ultimately it led iran to come to the negotiating table that so we ended up with the deal. it's a very challenging environment but in order to succeed you have to relate to them as human beings. it's not inaccurate but as an ambassador i spent more time with them than my husband who remained in washington. so that relationship for better or worse but those core relationships made

islands and makes britain an illegal colonial occupier by an overwhelming majority of the un general assembly voted in may to give the u.k. 6 months to return the islands but britain insists the vote is non-binding despite it being backed by a un high court ruling. which the international court of justice found weave new dissenting voice. of the territory of. the united kingdom. over the. country said today. that he. has. been forced to give up the islands in exchange for independence in 1960 but the u.k. . agreed to the move in exchange for benefits and will see the archipelago when it is no longer needed for defense the u.s. base their. groups are divided. we want to remain a british overseas territory and we want to be resettled in the whole and our search we want these countries these islands to belong to us we as a native of these islands this is our right and this is our homeland and we don't want it to be given to another state our people want to be resettled 1st then we will make a decision whom we want to be governed by and in future we of course we would want to become an independen

general assembly in september defending his response to the crisis they are not no with stuff still there for us throughout the evening course will be the feel of full coverage is major loss i mean it's a major. and took aim at other countries saying the amazon was presumes to use violence death as philosophers mortal bodies easier judge of the embark corners me just as the media if you both told you former there is this pay towards the. goal in your earliest. version not a kill you know that my thought get out our north us a bit and here. the president why have you weakened over certain protection and the imus on we made repeated requests to present both scenarios office for an interview but were told he was unavailable there is no doubt. that president obama's own belongs to brazil and the brazilians you know i don't think anybody's putting that into question. but at the end of the day the people who are suffering most we did the structure of the amazon are brazilians. and yes sad. handled. for don't. you know that is in the back you look down the. business updates. business updates. go

the islands leaves it as an illegal colonial occupier by an overwhelming majority of the un general assembly voted in may to give the 6 months to return the islands but britain insists the vote is non-binding despite it being backed by a un high court ruling. the decolonized. has not yet been completed and will not be completed until. he is able to exist size. over the shock. which the international court of justice found weave new dissenting voice to be an integral part of the territory of militias the united kingdom is not in doubt about how suffering over the british indian ocean. it has been and to continue especially. since 814 country to want to spin said today it has never been punched of the republic its mission is. the cross live now to alan finkel tasm president of the provisional civilian government now the u.k. clearly has no plans to give back the islands and in fact says that marcia's has never held sovereignty over them when you make of that. i totally agree we've the u.k. position because the man has always been going to the u.k. sings the not in the quo now do you receive an

an overwhelming majority the un general assembly voted in natick of the u.k. 6 months to return the islands but britain insists that the vote is not binding despite it being backed by a un high court ruling. which the international court of justice found weave new dissenting voice to be an integral part of the territory of militias the united kingdom is not in doubt suffer inchy over the. country to want to spin said today it has never been part of the republic if militias russia says that britain forced it to give up the islands in exchange for independence back in 1968 but the u.k. insists that malicious agreed to the move in exchange for benefits and will seeds the archipelago when it's no longer needed for defense the u.s. maintains a military base the. leaders of groups are divided on whether to stay part of britain. we want to remain a british overseas territory and we want to be resettled in the hole and as such we want these countries these islands to belong to us we the natives of these islands this is our right and this is our homeland and we don't want it to be given to another s

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general assembly in new york this after donald trump said he wants to send hundreds of his soldiers to protect the kingdom that beheads and crucifies another country not only hosting u.s. troops but the u.s. is largest overseas bases germany which agrees with britain and the usa that iran was behind asymmetric attacks on saudi arabia that cause record breaking spikes in oil prices well we went to the use of about just speak to a member of the bundestag the link deputy chair of foreign policy in arms exports 7 doug dillon on the site of where the berlin wall once stood i have to start with iran and in your capacity as the left group deputy chair foreign policy and arms exports and disarmament do you agree with people in the angela merkel see the use say there is a moral duty to be there in the straits of hormuz to protect shipping from iran and i think we're there's a moral duty to deescalate in the region at the present persian gulf because at the moment a station as very explosive and we have to. we have to make more pressure that all the military ships will go out of the region why d

i love being in the general assembly. and you've been a tremendous teacher.e of my students come back and say that. i really do think i've had a lot more influences as educator and teacher than i ever had, because i think that's where it starts. >> i would just add that we're here to celebrate the 400th anniversary of virginia's founding. once we have nice discussions, we go about our business. what have we accomplished? i think one of the things we all might consider is what can virginia do to improve civic engagement in this state? and what can virginia do to improve voting precipitation in the state? -- voting participation in the state? virginia has a special obligation, i would argue, because it was the virginian who drafted the declaration of independence. it was a virginian who was the father of the constitution, it was a virginian who presided over the constitutional convention. it was a virginian who was most upset about the constitution because it didn't have a bill of rights. it was a virginian who drafted the bill of rights. so, virginia has been

moved the american embassy to jerusalem it will there will be a general assembly resolution condemning this latest. move and one should remember one thing that hasn't been mentioned is that trample often does these foreign policy initiatives for the sake of domestic politics particularly in view of the election in a year from now he's thinking of his then jellicoe and zionist bases of support he's thinking of the rich donors like sheldon adelson i'm not sure that there is as much emphasis in his thinking or acting in this way as would be the case with other kind of leaders in international issues come very secondary for him and it's true as was said that he's against any kind of legal structure in international affairs he withdrew from the iran nuclear agreement he torpedoed the paris environment climate change agreement so he is an anarchist stick when it comes to international order but i don't think he has any kind of coherent strategy that is tied to this latest outrage that is morally and politically as well as legally unacceptable and i agree completely with what gideon said that