it's a very very tense area because of strategic for all of these players and strategic for the iraqi kurdistan regional government because they have they basically want to increase the size of kurdistan as one of the twenty six areas that they say are disputed and belong to kurdistan and in the aftermath of isis taking over large swaths of iraq that border to what's considered iraqi kurdistan they basically made this huge land grab and took about ninety percent of these disputed territories to are included and the iraqi central government sees this area as very strategic because germs located next to the border with syria and so it's an extremely important strategic point in terms of preventing any future. insurgency that may develop in that area after you know isis be defeated but that doesn't mean it's the end of the ideology or the sort of sunni extremist style insurgency that we've seen . come back really much harsher and more radical each time it has and so the iraqi central government wants to be in that area to prevent that from happening again i see and quickly we're running out of tim

in iraqi kurdistan in two thousand and three practically iraqi kurdistan was independent yet with the americans came and toppled the regime of saddam hussein they went to baghdad they tried to make this new country were fifteen years later it is clear now that this is not working and this is the mood of the most dysfunctional places on earth is iraq today ok. let me say this i'm going to i want to i want to ask all three of the probably the most difficult question to be posed on this issue here martin i'll go to you first hear what is there what is the solution is there a solution because again as i started out the program i think all of us believe in self-determination that's why i keep it because i'm bringing up the friction i mean this is an obvious friction point here we just heard from our our colleague in erbil i mean how do you would dress that where we're still justice as many people would say go ahead martin look the referendum on its own isn't the be all and end all i mean is just one step is one signal i don't actually believe necessarily the barzani really wants to go the

the day after the referendum that said that we will still deal with iraqi kurdistan and with a.r.g. the real problem here is the neighbors i think as your guest from iran said mr mohammad he said that two million kurds went to iran they are there the question now i think raised with them do they want another two million kurds again this at this time of the of the of of the middle east to to go to turkey and to iran almost i think they will go to turkey for that matter if a military if military action has started against iraqi kurdistan just for going to the ballots and saying yes or no i think there is an on justified fear of that vote the vote is of though it says it is for an independent kurdistan it should be seen as a vote to say no to to the way iraq has been government iraq has proved over the past one hundred years the only way to hold it together is with iron and fire and with chemical weapons and with dictatorship a country like this cannot continue forever and the people of iraqi kurdistan have opted for another option they are now saying we do not want to be part of this

it seems to me there is a sense of resilience in iraqi kurdistan but the iraqi government determinesf this isa warfor from baghdad. we don't know if this is a war for public opinion from baghdad. we don't know if this is a warfor public opinion in baghdad or not. they are serious, they want to do business. we'll hear about rya nair cancelling another huge amount of flights, 18,000 of them that will affect 400,000 passengers. it is not to do without original problem with the pilots holidays, we get into that in a moment. a man has died after armed police opened fire on a car near bristol. the shooting happened just of the junction of the m5 near portishead. avon and somerset police say the incident was not terror related. as usual in these circumstances the independent police complaints commission is investigating but they said there were reports the driver had threatened another motorist. the bbc‘sjon kay has more. had threatened another motorist. the bbc's jon kay has more. we have a statement from haven and somerset police tonight, not a huge amount of detail but it begins to expla

the trade between turkey and iraqi kurdistan is $12 billion.trade with iran is almost five early in dollars. —— $5 billion. so that is what they are worried about. it when you speak to the kurdish authorities they say those countries will not walk away from those benefits plea from the referendum. —— simply from the referendum. sport now, and another game, and another protest in the nfl. players and the owner of the dallas cowboys linked arms and knelt before the national anthem in their game with the arizona cardinals. it's a protest against racial inequality in the us and in defiance of president trump, who said players who kneel during the anthem should be fired. in the english premier league arsenal beat west brom in the monday night game 2—0. they had french striker alexandre lacazette to thank. he scored both goals, one in each half, and manager arsene wenger thinks there's more goals to come from the club's record signing. what is interesting, we get stronger in every game, and when we dominate the game it is always dangerous. so we have

only celebrations in a big deal and across iraqi kurdistan but the way forward for iraq's kurds remains unclear. the first refugees to be resettled under a controversial strain ian policy leaves man a silent bound for the u.s. . we look at how the anti immigration f. the party gained a foothold in the german elections. south korea's yonhap news agency is reporting the north is boosting its defenses by deploying find the jets on its east coast north korea's foreign minister meanwhile accuse the us president of the clarion war on monday off the days of escalating tension with the us kathy novak reports from seoul. as he left his hotel heading

ballots are being counted in an independence referendum in iraqi kurdistan.won't trigger an immediate attempt to break away. iraq's central government, along with turkey and iran have all described independence as unacceptable. now it's time for our newspaper review. what's making headlines around the world ? we're starting on the front page of the guardian with more developments in the ongoing saga between north korea and the united states. the latest sees north korea's foreign minister accuse the us of warmongering after president donald trump threatened the country, tweeting that "they won't be around much longer!" next, staying in that part of the world, the japan times of course carrying news of the announcement byjapan‘s prime minister shinzo abe of a snap election — in part in response to the threat of conflict with north korea. the article focuses, however, on his plan to use revenue from a consumption tax hike to fund eduction and social security. to london, and there could be a new taxi app on the scene in the wake of transport officials banning ube

iraqi kurdistan is already an autonomous region but the minority kurds want to break away to form an independent state that would include areas like the oil rich region near acute cook baghdad has called the vote unconstitutional iraq's prime minister has vowed to keep iraq from breaking apart. they took advantage of the situation and expanded outside the constitution i don't want to say that we will use force but we will use understanding and constitutional means if they respond to this then that's fine and today i demand that they return all the areas they recaptured from the islamic state it's what parliament decided. iraq's neighbors have also rejected the referendums results the turkish president warned that the kurds responding an ethnic war in the region the islamic state group has released an audio recording that it claims is from its leader abu bakar al baghdadi and yet he says he'll continue to fight despite recent setbacks all that daddy had been rumored to be dead with his most recent recording released last year u.s. officials say they're working to verify the audio but

let's go to iraqi kurdistan then where we find d.w. correspondent just fobbed karim in the saudi money a welcome jafar so let's start with this flight this was baghdad reacted to this independence vote by talking about banning flights from friday how are people reacting to that. people here are really confused about it kind of like afraid they're asking what's going to happen with them the next weeks the next days they know they don't even know how serious this blockade is going to take into action and even when you see talks with foreigners most of the foreigners are trying to leave so many feel today and even we were just journalist and the people who are here now to cover what's going on insulin money on their meal are also asks to leave and should be evacuated till to morrow morning so there's a kind of tension what will happen what if there's not enough food coming in you know what it's really there's a blockade concerning the people here so they're really worried you know. and could really expect this referendum to lead to indepe

kurdistan regional government discussing they were percussions iraqi kurdistan independents might bring stay with us. as the syrian government pushes to finally end the war washington again calls for regime change also the media war regarding north korea and the so-called russia draft. about your sudden passing i've only just learned you worry yourself and taken your last wrong turn. you're out caught up to us we all knew it would i tell you i'm sorry i could so i write these last words in hopes to put to rest these things that i never got off my chest. i remember when we first met my life turn on each breath . but then my feelings started to change you talked about war like it was again still some are fond of you those that didn't like to question our ark and i secretly promised to never again like it said one does not leave a funeral the same as one enters the mind it's consumed with death this one quite different i speak to you now because there are no other takers. claimed that mainstream media has met its maker. prescribe medication is widespread on the us market and a frequent cau

iraqi kurdistan is one of the country's most stable entities. western powers now consider the kurds a key player in the fight against islamic state group jihadists. >> the turkish president has blasted the independence referendum. he says the turkish army is standing by the iraqi border ready to take the necessary steps. more from our correspondents in the next half hour. japan's prime minister has called a snap election and will dissolve parliament on thursday. he said he is making the move in order to overcome a national crisis amid growing threats from north korea. it comes after his approval rating sunk k to a record low or the summer. the vote could happen as early as the 22nd of october. >> i am making a serious decisions that relates to the japanese people's s lives. i need to seek a public mandate. i decided to dissolve the lower house on thursday for this purpose. >> a defiant show of solidarity against donald trump as nfl games across the country on sunday. orund 200 players sat knelt locked arms to protest the president's controversia

brought about and even discussed we solian purely talk about what we have iraqi kurdistan and the christan region within iraq and the issue of beyond the boundaries of christe of region it is not something that we would like to interfere however we would like to see the issue of the kurdish people in syria to be resolved at a democratically and peacefully both that's our responsibility is primarily and solidly for. a region of iraq will. during a telephone conversation was your secretary of state rex tillerson. your present person barson a ask for guarantees and alternatives or kurdistan's future in exchange for holding back their referendum as far as i understand no such guarantees were given what exactly could they be right and will you proceed without them. is the important question that has been all along the international community the united states is that when one has been mentioned that if the referendum can not take place or it cannot be delayed all the right time is not right our question to counter question is you know if referendum is such a bad thing then what would be the alt

people in the iraqi region of kurdistan have voted in a referendum on independence.om polling stations earlier. local media has put the turn out at 78%. counting has started— and the final results are expected in the next 72 hours. voting took place in the three provinces of iraqi kurdistan, as well as disputed areas that are claimed by the kurds — and the government in baghdad. kurds make up 15 to 20% of iraq's population of 37 million. as an ethnic group it's the fourth—largest in the middle east — but one that has never had a permanent nation state. iraq's government has opposed the vote all along — the prime minister who called it "unconstitutional". turkey's president is also opposed. translation: nobody can expect us to allow a new area of crisis in complex near our borders. our attitude on this issue is clear, we deemed the referendum null and illegitimate. but the president of iraqi kurdistan was confident— saying a yes vote will be a first step towards ending the "failed partnership" with what he calls the "theocratic, sectarian state" of iraq. tom bateman i

and france the united states strongly opposes the iraqi kurdistan regional governments referendum on independence splendiferous temba twenty fifth germany meanwhile suggests the referendum be postponed until the defeat of eisel we can only warn against one sided steps on this issue the unity of iraq is on the line redrawing the lines of the state is not the right way and could exacerbate an already difficult unstable situation looks like the only foreign supporter here is israel while israel rejects terror in any form it supports the legitimate efforts of the kurdish people to attain a state of its all the kurds are very likely to vote yes nearly ninety nine percent did back in two thousand and five during an unofficial vote but will this change anything for them iraq says it won't recognize the results turkey and iran are threatening sanctions in case of independence and even the kurdish leadership admits there might be war. will face border problems in the near future and i definitely think that there will be another war and soon. while the outcome of the vote is pretty clear the c

correspondent: the iraqi kurdistan is already an autonomous rion, but the nority kurds want to breakway to form an independent state that would include areas like an oil rich region. baghdad has called the vote unconstitutional. iraq's prime minister has vowed to keep the country from breaking apart. >> they took advantage of the situation and expanded outside of the constitution. i do not want to say that we will use force, but we will use understanding and constitutional means. if they respond to this, then it is fine. and today i demand the return , all the areas they recaptured from the islamic state, it is what parliament decided. correspondent: iraq's neighbors have also rejected the referendum results. the turkish president warned that the kurds were sparking an ethnic war in the region. sarah: the islamic state group has released an auditor recording that it claims is from is a leader, -- its leader, abu bakr al-baghdadi in it, he says he will continue to fight despite recent setbacks. he had been rumored to be dead, with his most recent recording released last year. u.s. off

partly to a threat by turkey's it could disrupt supplies coming out of iraqi kurdistan after that. i independence referendum. no international brent had been hovering around just about fifty nine dollars per barrel it has now dropped slightly down there. a doubt about point six percent on that day. in front for was a seaman shares dropping very slightly at the close ousted was up a little over half a percent here in paris. the major indices following a fairly flat close they're just foot the one hundred at without a fifth of a percent in the red. the family needed session on wall street as well idea. if a us investors there hoping to break a three day losing streak. will be hoping for details of president donald trump's along with a tax reforms. those are expected to be announced on wednesda. during a meeting with both democrats and republicans the us president suggested that the reforms would simplify the tax code. this is one of trump's major campaign pledges which is propelled stock markets since his election. but plan has been delayed two details remain scarce and trouble getti

iraqi kurdistan is already an autonomous region but the minority kurds want to break away to form an independent state that would include areas like the oil rich region near cute cook. baghdad has called the vote unconstitutional iraq's prime minister has vowed to keep iraq from breaking apart. but they took advantage of the situation and expanded outside the constitution i don't want to say that we will use force but we will use understanding and constitutional means if they respond to this then that's fine and today i demand that they return all the areas they recaptured from the islamic state it's what parliament decided that. iraq's neighbors have also rejected the referendums results the turkish president warned that the kurds responding an ethnic war in the region a lot at stake here daniel girl off as a middle east analyst from zenith magazine he joins me now for more daniel thanks for being in the studio with us having me is barzani playing poker here is he really betting for independence or is this the beginning of a negotiation or isn't is definitely a great poker player an

the payroll so discuss the disputed referendum on iraqi kurdistan independence let's all surprise thattuckey with its own kurdish insurgency its home rejected the vote from going under. this referendum has no legitimacy in terms of the iraqi constitution and international laws. we agree on the territorial integrity of iraq and syria if used in a show of their closer cooperation to an agreed to by a russian missile defense system that's likely to rile the nato alliance the un chief antonio the terrorist has called on me and mars leaders to end the nightmare faced by ranger refugees fleeing an army campaign dozens of refugees fleeing in mar have been arriving by boat in neighboring bangladesh today scores of drowned while trying to cross water separating the two countries yesterday one thousand people died dozens more are still missing after the boat capsized in the last month more than half a million muslims have led me in mar following a military crackdown. for more on this story let's bring in poppy macpherson she's journalist based in me and maher poppy the u.n. appears to be losing

the president of the regional government of iraqi kurdistan has vowed to press ahead with the

let's go to iraqi kurdistan then where we find t.w. correspondent just karim in the money welcome jafar so let's start with this flight this was reacted to this independence vote by talking about banning flights from friday how are people reacting to that. people here are really confused about it kind of like afraid they're asking what's going to happen with them the next weeks the next days they know they don't even know how serious this blockade is going to take into action and even when you see talks with foreigners most of the foreigners are trying to leave so many feel today and even we were just journalist and the people who are here not to cover what's going on insulin money on their we are also asks to leave and should be evacuated till to morrow morning so there's a kind of tension what will happen what if there's not enough food coming in you know what this is really there's a blockade concerning the people here so they're really worried no. and you could really expect this referendum to lead to independence what i mean they

in iraq and i think in that sense that's why there is such a broad popular support not only in iraqi kurdistan but even in other parts of quarter some despite the fact that the kurds have different visions for their rights in different parts of kurdistan i think the the the this sectarian kind of a turn which iraqi state took on the the maliki government following the iraq war in two thousand and three began to kind of to push away the kurds but a but all is obviously very important and i think the article should leaderships calculation is that once independent they are kind of surmounting the need in the legal barriers that at the moment prevents them from marketing their oil in international markets and the endo they need friends the state already got the u.n. the u.s. iran and turkey as well as obviously baghdad saying this should not be happening that should even be held in this nonbinding referendum but they still need friends outside of the direct area so what do you think even with a yes vote will then happen. well i think not about friendship but there has grown and mutual economic dep

all the news of course on our website the latest on that vote in iraqi kurdistan there is on your screen al-jazeera dot com that's al-jazeera. a quick recap of the top stories here this hour iraq has ordered the kurdistan regional government to surrender control of its airports or face an embargo on international flights as part of mounting pressure on the kurdish leadership over its secession referendum on monday initial results most people voted yes in the nonbinding hope. the president of kurdish autonomous region massoud barzani says baghdad should use dialogue instead of threats. we should all step out of our political shoes and i ask you all i also all the brothers in the result of the referendum is announced to behave in a civil manner and express their love and not to fire so that we don't affect that peace. people have been killed in a u.s. led coalition air strike in the syrian city of raka the alliance is trying to drive out of the city which fell to the group in twenty fourteen. thailand's supreme court is expected to announce its verdict in the corruption trial of former pri

with the topic of independence referendum now brian has more on the fallout from the poll in iraqi kurdistan yeah all of this been some real consequences already the iraqi government has an active retaliatory measures following the vote for independence by the country's kurdish population all international flights in and out of iraqi kurdistan have been suspended beginning today anxious foreigners have been rushing to the airport in the kurdish capital here b.-o. afraid of being stranded it's the first major reprisal after about ninety percent of kurds voted yes to independence on monday neighboring iran and turkey are also applying pressure concerned about their own large kurdish minorities turkey has threatened potentially crippling restrictions on oil exports. while russia and turkey have agreed to cooperate closely to end the syrian conflict russia's president vladimir putin met with the turkish president rush of terror early on in ankara on thursday they signed off on a number of arms trade and security deals and they underscore that the conditions have been created in syria for the eli

our let's go live now to charles who's in the capital of iraqi kurdistan and as we get to the preliminary results it sounds like an overwhelming yes fate as far as the region's kurdish population is but baghdad getting even more frustrated with that and and raising the temperature somewhat and asking for the kurds to hand over control of their border crossings and a lot more. but royale the baghdad government certainly ratcheting up the. the pressure on the k r g here on the masoud barzani the baghdad government saying that the k r g.-o. sorties have until friday evening to hand over control of the airports in the k r g all potentially face an international area and the government also saying that kayla geo sources should hand over control of their land borders their international land borders also by friday all neighboring countries would be invited to take control from them as well a big indication of just how much pressure is being put on the k r g i mean the build up to this it has been steadily getting worse it was only yesterday that following meetings with military officials the pr

the regional government of iraqi kurdistan is going ahead with a referendum on independence later on n. the move has been fiercely opposed by the iraqi government. turkey and iran have warned the vote could bring chaos to the region. the leader of the small new zealand first party, winston peters, says he will not be rushed into a deal about who will lead the country's next government. both the governing centre—right national party and the labour party say they can form a government. now it is time for our newspaper review. what's making headlines around the world ? we start with the international papers' reaction to angela merkel‘s triumph in the german elections. victory is perhaps a better way of putting it. french paper le figaro runs that on their front page with the headline "bitter victory". and in the uk, the times are running a spread in their pages focusing on the challenges ahead for merkel when it comes to forming a coalition. it talks about months of talks, painful talks, ahead of her. a lot of people are going to the colours, to colours, as well. over to the middle east,

acrossof jubilation iraqi kurdistan following a independence.ut baghdad has already dismissed the results of what it called an unconstitutional vote, saying it is not prepared to hold talks with it took us -- turkish government. and there are fears it could further destabilize a fragile country. for more of an idea what comes tot, we crossed out to erbil speak with our correspondent there. you were at the polling stations yesterday. the yes vote may be set to win. but it is not as simple as that, is it? all the people we spoke to who exited the voting station said they voted for an independent kurdish state. it is expected the overwhelming majority of those who turned out cast a vote in favor of secession. but there are a lot of people who do not share the same feeling of independence, especially the minorities. there are minorities in rightsan who feel their may not be respected. i spoke to a man who is part of the christian community in erbil. he says he feels that he is a second-class citizen. he fears his rights could be cartel should kurdis

the president of the regional government of iraqi kurdistan has vowed to press ahead with the referendumpendence despite increasing international opposition. at too, a full round—up of the day's news. now on bbc news, nawal al maghafi reports from yemen on this unfolding catastrophe in the country in our world — conflict and cholera: yemen's catastrophe. a warning — herfilm contains distressing images that viewers may find upsetting. yemen — the world's worst humanitarian disaster. as the richest countries in the arab world relentlessly batter the region's poorest, the west stands accused of complicity. if something is not done soon, literally hundreds of thousands of children will die. the hunger, death and disease rampant here are not accidents of nature. this crisis is a direct consequence of the way the war is being fought. and now, there's a deadly new threat — cholera. al—thawra general hospital, in the city of hudaydah — it is a chaotic place at the best of times. these, though, are the worst of times. in the eye of the storm, dr abdullah al—zouheiri. i met him here last year, whe

referendum airlines from turkey egypt jordan lebanon all saying they'll be halting flights to iraqi kurdistan at the request of baghdad now turkey has also warned it could stop cross border trade with the region and iraq. central government has threatened its own sanctions. there were euphoric scenes among iraq's kurds after the official result was announced kurdish authority said that with a seventy three percent voter turnout the poll had been a resoundingly success. at this historic moment i want to congratulate you on the success of the referendum on the independence of kurdistan in our autonomous region and the areas outside the autonomous region which kurdistan claims. in baghdad the reaction couldn't be more different iraq's government opposes the kurdish push for statehood and has demanded an immediate an element of the vote. iraq's government has already taken retaliatory steps threatening to halt flights in and out of the kurdish autonomous region it's also demanded that those behind the vote including kurdish leader massoud barzani face legal consequences iraq's prime minister he s

was essential now under the auspices of the united nations but no indication of progress on the iraqi kurdistan situation the referendum putin didn't refer to that but president did he said that both countries both russia and turkey viewed the territorial integrity was essential in both syria and iraq so he also went on to say that the k r g the kurdistan regional government should be stopped from making any further mistakes that this was an illegal act and that it could not be tolerated it could not be allowed to set fire to the region and destabilize iraq anymore but as far as the syria process was concerned the peace process no breakthrough and no major disagreement it would seem well turkey's president trichet type had a hand also condemned to the kurdistan regional government referendum on secession from baghdad stratford sent us this update from european. president or the one after talks with his russian counterpart said that the. kurdish region of northern iraq should be prevented from making what he describes as big a mistake sense with respect to the referendum that the turks the irani

relations should remain intact and occur they also want stability inside iraqi kurdistan now when there is a this kind of. moves of referendum almost always independent when everybody is worried they run is actually more calm than everybody else they're fairly confident about their their ability to control events in baghdad and they are engaging the kurds they were a bit surprised by the kurdish stubbornness but i come back to this point about the international community's response when you mention oil only if you. have to interrupt you which i apologize but we are very close to the end of the program and i do want to get to a couple of key points cameron mathison in stockholm is there any way that the deadline we're talking about as of now to do with the airport and what that might evolve into is there any way this deadline and the referendum can end well for everyone i think it can because none of the apparently most enraged actors about this referendum are in a position to really intervene directly iraqi government cannot really. result of bombs because its performance militarily aga

the regional government of iraqi kurdistan is going ahead with a referendum on independence later on despite international opposition. the move has been opposed by the iraqi government. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn, has resisted calls from some in the party, to pledge to keep britain in the european single market, after brexit. with their annual conference beginning in brighton today, 30 labour mps were among those who signed a letter, urging the party to pledge to stay in. but mr corbyn told the bbc, that a future labour government's ability to protectjobs could be hampered by single market membership. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. more a victory party than a conference. the song, and thousands upon thousands of members, dedicated to him. he's the winner here, even though labour did not win the election. its third conference lucky forjeremy corbyn. at last, safe and secure in his seat. the steam is rising, not falling. and the movement is stronger than ever. labour is a party of the people, it's a party of activists, it's a party of the community. but many in that

ballots are being counted in an independence referendum in iraqi kurdistan.t is expected to be a big vote for independence, but won't trigger an immediate attempt to break away. iraq's central government, along with turkey and iran, have all described independence as unacceptable. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show, we pay a flying visit to the greek islands, where one of them is planning to run its entire tourism industry on the wind and sun alone. plus, we are in santiago to taste the delights of chilean wine. we will start with the rose, and then we will serve some red wine as well. and i come face—to—face with one of my japanese food nightmares. it is chewier than a lot of sashimi i'm used to. first up this week, we are heading to the small greek island of tilos. for decades it has been a fairly low—key destination, and a firm favourite with tourists looking for a more laid—back alternative to the busier islands. but now it is looking to make its mark by becoming the first one to generate its own electricity, using just the power of t

iraq's supreme court orders the suspension of the upcoming referendum on the independence of iraqi kurdistan to examine whether such a poor would be constitutional. and the ongoing persecution against rushing out -- writing a muslims inrohingya myanmar, also known as burma. and 100,000 battery-operated auto rickshaws and buses will roll out onto indian streets in a few weeks. it is the first step in the country meeting its obligations under the paris climate agreement. and loss of goods and glamour at the highlight of the tv --the emmys. it also took lots of aim at donald trump. our top story, live from paris. ♪ >> donald trump is in new york for the any will u.n. general assembly. the u.s. president will make his first ever address to the general assembmbly tomorrow. today, he is hosting a meeting to try to get support for his plan to reform the u.n. by cutting costs and reducing overlap. he will give a speech on that reform later today. we will broadcast that live for you on france 24. push comes as his administration would drastically cut u.s. support to the u.n. in his budget. for more,

going to make sure you turkish tanks on its border with iraqi kurdistan a potent illustration of how do one stands. now an effort at compromise last night in the war of words between the national football league the n.f.l. and the president of the united states you may recall donald trump called on team owners to fire players who nailed during the national anthem to protest the country's treatment of people of color on monday the entire dallas cowboys team kneel to a chorus of boos from the arizona crowd where they were playing they stood up and linked arms however for a presentation of the u.s. flag and the singing of the national anthem president trump slammed the players for taking a neighbor he tweeted that standing for the anthem was quote big progress meanwhile bron james arguably the best basketball player in the world chided the president and defended his fellow athletes for challenging the government and mr trump. for. but we still have problems just like everybody else and when we have those problems we have to for got away how we come together and be as great as we can be

the regional government of iraqi kurdistan is going ahead with a referendum on independence later on y the iraqi government. turkey and iran have warned the vote could bring chaos to the region. now on bbc news, dateline london.

the regional government of iraqi kurdistan is going ahead with a referendum on independence later on nt. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn, has resisted calls from some in the party, to pledge to keep britain in the european single