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and welcome to the program i'm jane dutton global pressure is mounting on me and mine its leader and son suchi to end the killing and displacement of muslim rangar the un is urge the government to take immediate steps to stop the violence secretary general antonio terrace called on me and mas military to suspend its operations in the western rakhine state and allow richenda to return to their villages at least four hundred thousand people have fled to bangladesh since the violence escalated late last month there are a lot to get to with our guest but first james bays sets up a discussion from you and headquarters in new york. these were the toughest words yet from the secretary general on the ongoing violence in myanmar i call on the myanmar or thought it is to suspend the military action and the violence appalled the rule of law and recognize the right of return of all those where to leave the country the un knows the situation is deteriorating fast when mr good terrorist last spoke to reporters a week ago there were one hundred twenty five thousand refugees that number has now trip

and i welcome to the program i'm jane dutton it's a cycle of provocation condemnation followed by sanctions repeated time and time again north korea has been under some form of un or us sanctions for the better part of the past twenty five years now the security council has impose more sanctions targeting pyongyang's oil imports and textile exports to industries it relies on heavily the sanctions are a response to north korea's six and largest nuclear test earlier this month but existing sanctions don't seem to have much sway in preventing the government from developing its nuclear and missile program so how will these new sanctions be any different it's bring in our panel in london we have a meal dollar research fellow specializing in nuclear proliferation and sanctions policy at the royal united services institute in berlin sara brock a man a project manager at the global public policy institute specializing in mass atrocity prevention and joining us on skype from capetown richard pop lacquers a senior contributor to the daily maverick a very warm welcome to all of you do you think this l

a welcome to the program i'm jane dutton the topic of terrorism has been at the forefront of world politics for years attacks on western soil dominate the news for weeks after the happen and the iraq and syria wars against eisler regularly center stage on our t.v. screens the subject was on the agenda at the recent brics conference in china and will be debated at the upcoming u.n. general assembly this week it's catapulted back into the spotlight for an obvious reason the sixteenth anniversary of nine eleven the september eleventh attacks in the united states in two thousand and one have largely defined u.s. foreign policy since and affected lives throughout the world almost three thousand people were killed when hijackers flew planes into the trend towers of the world trade center in new york and the attacks triggered a series of events including new wars new immigration policies and new prejudices despite the so-called war on terror the issue hasn't gone away some would argue it's even grown. the group that carried out the nine eleven attacks is still active in yemen parts of syria and no

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the welcome to the program i'm jane dutton she's been called calculating and warm a pragmatist and an idealist angela merkel is a woman of contradictions but one thing's for sure she's made a mark on germany and the rest of europe the chances campaigning for reelection to a fourth term voting is on september the twenty fourth and for what it's worth opinion polls say she has a strong lead but if we've learned anything over the past year it's that anything can happen in elections germany's veteran leader faced her main opponent martin schulz in a t.v. debate last week he leads the social democratic party which is expected to win second place in parliament there's a close race for third between the far right and the far left parties as merkel said a month ago that means there are no natural coalitions german voters of various crucial issues to think about especially immigration merkel's been both praised and criticized for her. two year old refugee policy she's noticeably backtracked on the so-called open doors approach as the election draws near there's also been a rise in far right an

and i'm jane dutton this is al jazeera life and also coming up on the eve of another secession that referendum catalonia remains defiant as the central government in madrid tries to block the vote. the u.s. navy sends ships to help with recovery efforts and puerto rico still struggling with the aftermath of hurricane maria plus. a hole in the river unit of the local hospital is probably where a new wave of refugees arrival has brought with them more terrible stories of the rabindra exodus from. iraq's government is increasing pressure on kurdish regional leaders following monday's secession referendum official results say ninety two percent of those who voted said yes to the. sation iraq central government says the vote was illegal parliament has called on prime minister high the body to deploy troops to disputed areas including the oil rich area of kids that areas managed by kurdish military units but officially governed by baghdad a body says the kurdish leadership must relinquish control of border crossings and oil revenues several international airlines have agreed to baghdad's request to

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and i'm jane dutton and harlots take a quick look at the top toys for the first time in history a north korean leader has released a statement to the world kim jong un has called u.s. president donald trump a barking dog after threatening to destroy north korea kyung yang is now considering a hydrogen bomb test in the pacific ocean trump responded on twitter saying kim jong un of north korea's obviously a mad man doesn't mind starving or killing his people well be tested like never before. it will be stripped of its operating license in london from the end of the month the british capital's transport regulator said the car sharing company lacked corporate responsibility when it comes to public safety and security issues but drivers can still operate while challenges the decision in court has more the company has had a string of allegations against involving some of its drivers there have been instances where it's drivers have been accused of sexual sorts and not so long ago member of the metropolitan police who's involved in the taxi business wrote to the company saying he was extremely

and i'm jane dutton this is the news live from coming up in the next sixty minutes after iraq's kurds vote to see the government in baghdad turns up the pressure. u.s. defense secretary and nato secretary general arrive in kabul trying to sell a new afghan policy that may not be all that new. guilty verdict thailand's former prime minister yingluck shinawatra is sentenced to five years in prison for corruption plus. a strong show of force from south africa's largest workers' union the number one demand president jacob zuma must go. to. the kurdish regional governments transport minister has rejected a demand from iraq to relinquish control of its airports baghdad says it will ban international flights from landing in kurdish regional airports from friday it follows monday's succession vote unofficial estimates say the referendum has passed earlier russia called on iraqi and kurdish leaders to avoid pursuing actions that may further destabilize the region get more now from how to go home a joining us live from erbil how did you think iraq will go through with these threats. well actual

jane dutton this is the news live from doha came up in the next sixty minutes. we want to find out why the exodus is happening. and sunset she responds to accusations of ethnic cleansing in manama. more violence in syria warplanes bomb school and a hospital in the province. caribbean islands prepare for yet another hurricane as category five maria makes landfall. don't try to make his first speech at the u.n. general assembly the u.s. president is likely to highlight threats posed by north korea and iran. after weeks of international condemnation man. she has addressed the plight of the country's rango muslims in a first national speech on the crisis over the past three weeks more than four hundred thousand rango have escaped violence sparked by a military crackdown in rakhine state speaking to military off. isn't foreign dignitaries suchi refused to criticize me and my as army which many have accused of murder rape and burning their villages. it is not the intention of the government to apportion blame or to abrogate responsibility we condemn all human rights v

i'm jane dutton this is the news live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes government tells the un the rangar crisis is easing but many continue to flee to bangladesh to escape the violence. thirty six hours after a devastating earthquake killed at least two hundred thirty people in mexico risky workers find a survivor in the rubble. protests in catalonia spain central government stepped up attempts to stop an independence referendum. and china unveils the world's fastest train but many are asking at what cost. me in my second vice president has been trying to reassure the international community that the situation in rakhine state is improving and evanthia told the united nations general assembly that there's been no violence there since early this month. at least four hundred twenty thousand muslim rangar have sought sanctuary in bangladesh since the military crackdown began in myanmar late last month many people are still trapped at the border. yes no denying that this is a problem of significant when did you i'm happy to inform you that i don't see tourism has improved n

and i'm jane dutton this is the news live from coming up in the next sixty minutes . second vice president tells the u.n. the rangar crisis is getting better even as hundreds of thousands are stuck in camps in bangladesh. the palestinian president expresses optimism during his speech at the u.n. general assembly at all times peace plan for the middle east. thirty six hours after a devastating earthquake killed more than two hundred thirty people in mexico rescue workers find a survivor in the rubble. heritage and runs after years of conflict we look at how syrians are trying to preserve their. myanmar's second vice president has been trying to reassure the international community that the situation in rakhine state is improving henry fun tayo told the united nations general assembly that there's been no violence there since early this month more than four hundred twenty thousand muslim rangar have sought sanctuary in bangladesh since the military crackdown began in myanmar late last month many are still trapped at the border yes no denying that this is a problem of si

hello jane dutton this is the news live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes one day before plants a session referendum questions in catalonia about whether the vote will proceed and what happens next. meanwhile across the border in france the second largest cattle and community watches and waits. the u.n. will investigate accusations of war crimes in yemen but it's had to make a lot of compromises. with an agenda stretching from trade to north korea the u.s. secretary of state arrives in china. spain's catalonia region is twenty four hours away from a political confrontation a banned secession referendum is scheduled to take place on sunday campaigners for a yes vote occupying schools expected to be used as polling stations but the spanish government insists there will be no vote it says the referendum is illegal and is deploying police to ensure that no ballots are cast opinion polls suggest forty percent of registered voters in catalonia want to break away. call pennell is live for us in barcelona i believe the police have been pretty active today. absolutely jane you can

and i'm jane dutton this is the news our live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. that spain is deeply divided as the government makes new threats to catalans who plan to vote in sunday's secession referendum. here a secular state arrives in china to discuss the crisis on the korean peninsula plus . if anybody out there is listening to us. we are dying the mayor of puerto rico's capital criticizes the u.s. government for its slow recovery efforts after hurricane maria but donald trump fires back. and stealing oil nigeria's army cracks down on pirates or raiding refineries across the niger delta. and i'm santa how much with all the sport as we meet golf the new entertainers. veteran phil mickelson so pumped up at the presidents cup find out later in the program. spain's government is cracking down on the bands the session vote in its catalonia region on sunday describing it as a mockery of democracy it's worn volunteers at polling stations they could be fined more than three hundred fifty thousand dollars police are already begun deploying ahead of the ballots and s

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