secretary of state might pay or was on a rare visit to khartoum. teachers in davos have gone on strike to demand that president alexander lukashenko steps down that as a belorussian court jails a member of the opposition coalition council opposition leaders for atlanta to kind of sky is calling for more mass rallies. civil servants in iraq's kurdish region have demonstrated against the regional government over salary arrears they're angry they haven't been paid in 6 months and they're demanding an urgent cash transfer from baghdad to settle their back pay human rights workers say at least 50 journalists and activists have been arrested as the kurdish administration tries to prevent further protests those about it has the latest. when this is say protesters stormed the municipality building and callar and set fire to it on sunday the town's 100 kilometers east of solomon ia in the kurdistan region of iraq. security forces responded by firing bullets. more than a 1000000 people work for the government here they haven't been paid for 6 months you have

or you're going to end up with another ukraine's their shoe ation well crowds in sudan's capital khartoum are protesting on the 1st anniversary of the country's landmark power sharing deal they say the transition to democracy is taking too long following the overthrow of longtime neda the share the current transitional government has made up of civilian and military leaders who will govern until democratic elections are held in 2 he is one our correspondent have a morgan is in the sudanese capital khartoum for us head right now we spoke to earlier on the phone because of the tear gas on the streets can you describe what you've been seeing there in terms of these protests. well and we have seen demonstrators taking to the streets yet again to express their frustration this time they're saying that this whole transition process the 1st year of the transition process has gone slower than they expected now they wanted to see just as they want to see accountability they want to see a peace deal signed between the various warring factions and the transitional government and that is something th

we speak to an increase in the normal level in all situations especially from khartoum going northwardso we're doing those people on the banks of the neulander branches not just to be alert but to help protect the areas in their villages and come together for osama the damage is already done he's hoping the government now focuses on assisting those who have been affected by the floods so that they can get over the crisis and rebuild their lives he will morgan on to 0 or tomb and flooding has forced hundreds or thousands of people from their homes in the share at least 45 people have been killed after the new share river overflowed in heavy rain the capital niamey has shut down hundreds of grain stores have been damaged. dozens of migrants rescued from the mediterranean sea last week have been taken to the italian island of lampedusa they were among more than 200 picked up by a charity vessel financed by british street artist banksy shallot belize has more. after radio silence from the italian coast guard on saturday they responded to calls for help transporting 49 migrants from charity

we speak to an increase in the normal level in all situations especially from khartoum going northwards so we're doing those people on the banks of the noire limits branches not just to be alert but to help protect the areas in their villages and come together for osama the damage is already done he's hoping the government now focuses on assisting those who have been affected by the floods so that they can get over the crisis and rebuild their lives he will morgan on to 0 hard to. well i'm glad it is president of the world association for sustainable development he says sudan's government has not done enough to help people affected by these floods . flooding in from. the capital which we all see but across the whole river not from doing well off from across the central part of sudan is primarily i'm not sure of the disaster no one can argue against that and that the defense system that is defense or the bridges are all that that the british in mechanism which only you need to understand very well they have failed to deal with it not because of the failure of the system i'm always been a

have been morgan our correspondent in khartoum contextualizing what we're seeing for us on the streets thanks very much and please do stay safe. now we can speak to do a terrific social activist and also a member of the gear if no movement a non violent resistance movement that was very involved in these protests she joins us now via skype from khartoum the sudanese capital do let me start by asking what's top of your mind today as you look back over what's happened over the last year what are the priorities for you and your movement going forward. b. the priority now for thank you for having me 1st priority at this period now is to build the early months because the revolution is now came to a point that we now have civilian governance but we don't have the money. which is good which which made the decision making in the in the hands of the ring council and the ministers the council of ministers so people are really angry now because we've been promised to like form the burning man for over a year now. because today's quite a few. are because the the passing of when you know the signi

prime minister abdalla hamdok in khartoum, welcome to hardtalk.uphoria at the removal of president omar al—bashir, how far is that really now a long—distant memory? thank you very much, zeinab, for having me on hardtalk. today marks the first anniversary of the signing of the constitutional document that paved the way for the establishment and the formation of the transitional government. and i think we have all the reason and the cause to celebrate the victory of the great sudanese revolution. it came about because of the judicious and hard work of the young people, women, and through that process, we toppled one of the most brutal dictatorships, and that is why we think... we mark it, we are celebrating it. also, this revolution has one distinguishing factor. it has been very peaceful, providing many lessons for the world at large. things in sudan will never be the same again, and i think we are definitely moving in the right direction. all right, but there were a lot of negotiations to achieve that historic power—sharing agreement between the c

secretary of state might pump a 0 in khartoum on doc says the transitional government isn't mandated to make such decisions on monday during a visit to israel pump a 0 vote to promote closer ties between israel and other arab states have a morgan's life for us in sudan's capital khartoum it sounds as though my compares efforts aren't really coming to very much. yes indeed rob now the prime minister of the i'm doing has been very much looking forward to visit visits and when the visit will or when the meeting between the sudanese prime minister and the u.s. secretary of state did he tweeted out that it was a very fruitful meeting and that they discussed a number of issues including bilateral relations the issue of lifting sudan off the list of countries sponsoring terrorism that's a list that sudan has been on since 1906 and something that sudan has been trying to get off since a transitional government took power last year and now following the meeting we did not hear any statements from the prime minister himself off from the u.s. secretary of state but we did get a statement from t

damaged or destroyed thousands of homes days of religulous rains have left many areas near the capital khartoum under water the u.n.

we speak to an increase in the normal level in all situations especially from khartoum going northwards so we're doing those people on the banks of the noir limits branches not just to be alert but to help protect the areas in their villages and come together for osama the damage is already done he's hoping the government now focuses on assisting those who have been affected by the floods so that they can get over the crisis and rebuild their lives he will more going on to 0 or to him. still ahead here on al-jazeera hundreds of migrants brought to the italian island of lampedusa after being rescued at sea. typing fast healthy outcome the indonesian sisters taking part in a coronavirus vaccine trial as cases saw in that country. hello there plenty more hot and dry weather across much of the middle east that there will be a bit of improvement over the next couple days through the eastern end of the magazine particularly holds here and those temperatures set to come down just a few degrees that it should feel a lot better now there's more rain again across into southern western areas of ye

destroyed and more than 80 people have died according to the downs of course times now the capital khartoum and the blue nile and river nile states hardest hit more heavy rainfall is expected in the coming weeks. many sacks them all along here with them who would stand and try to block the water from the root so that it doesn't enter the houses. for the street we have given up and the people are welcome in it but the houses we can protect. a greater vandeman going to see which 946-1948 has never been flawless like this year and the problem has grown bigger and bigger every year but we don't know why we are affected by extensive damage by the water but also by the environmental effects that follows. that more. police in south africa have fired rubber bullets at demonstrators near johannesburg after they were attacked with rocks and bottles price this is a case police saying at this able to mange boy in the area of eldorado paul wilson and as. the 16 year old died of his wounds in hospital on wednesday night. we go to ethiopia next where there's a growing number of bookstores in the capital a

residence in sudan's capital khartoum have been reinforcing their homes using homemade sex as makeshift barry is flooding and torrential rains have been affecting sudan for nearly a month now over $30000.00 homes have been destroyed and more than 80 people have died according to sudan's of course in the capital khartoum and the blue nile and river nile states hardest hit more heavy rainfall is expected in the coming weeks. some of the many sections that all along here we felt them who would send and try to block the water from the root so that it doesn't enter the houses. that's for the street we have given up and the people who are in it but the houses if we can protect them. wherever i am them in going to see us 946-1948 there has never been floats like this year and the problem has grown bigger and bigger every year but we don't know why we are affected by extensive damage by the water but also by the environmental effects of the followers. out there more. police in south africa have fired rubber bullets at demonstrators near johannesburg after they were attacked with rocks and bottl

we speak to an increase in the normal level in all situations especially from khartoum going northwards so we're urging those people on the banks of the noire limits branches not just to be alert but to help protect the areas in their villages and come together for osama the damage is already done he's hoping the government now focuses on assisting those who have been affected by the floods so that they can get over the crisis and rebuild their lives he will morgan on to 0 her term floods in asia have killed at least 45 people and forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes every rain has caused the new river to overflow the capital the army has shut down hundreds of grain stores have been damaged thousands of people in kenya have been forced to abandon their homes after a drastic rise in the levels of legs along the rift valley homes schools hospitals on roads are underwater environmentalists saying decades of deforestation and unusually heavy rains this year have contributed to the disaster. it has been to lake ballingall for the water has risen by around 12 meters in the

europe's longest serving leaders runs a rain and floods of submerged many parts of sudan's capital khartoum the government says the rivers levels are unprecedented at least 88 people have lost their lives and thousands of homes have been destroyed since the start of the monsoon season. one person has been shot and killed in the u.s. city of portland after a dispute between rival protest groups of violence broke out between trump supporters at a vehicle rally and counter protesters on saturday portland has been the site of a nightly demonstrations since the police killing of george floyd in minneapolis those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story goodbye. on the counter but how carving up the oil and gas riches of the east and that is radium could prove to be a costly mistake millions of jobs lost as peru tries to control the spread of the coronavirus. plus the brigadier who wants to run the world trade organization. charging the cost on al-jazeera. what is shinzo of a's legacy japan's longest serving prime minister has resigned described as the nationalis

90 people troops have been deployed to help in accusation and building barricades in the capital khartoum tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed since the start of trench rains the government says the river nile has reached unprecedented levels. at least 3 migrants have died after the boat caught fire and italy's southern coast the vessel was carrying around 20 people italian health officials say another 5 microns were injured and taken to hospital meanwhile residents of the italian island of lampedusa protested the arrival of 450 mile grants on a fishing boat locals say the island just can't cope immigrant reception center built around 100 people is currently housing more than a 1000 italian officials have been transferring people to other locations. a wildfire in southern spain has forced more than 2000 people to leave their homes schools and sports centers have been converted into temperate shelters the fire broke out on thursday in a mountainous area 120 kilometers northwest of seville fire crews on the ground are struggling to access the affected areas because of the rugged t

south sudan is said to mark a new start for the country have a morgan has more from the capital khartoum. nearly a year after the start of talks to dance transitional government and the opposition coalition the sudanese revolutionary front are on the verge of signing a peace deal the administration made ending conflicts across an extent priority and it's hoped this will help achieve it so from the bottom of the me we are glad that we managed to achieve a milestone regarding achieving peace in sudan we know there are other factions that are used to sign and we hope there will be another ranch negotiate with these groups peace is the most important thing we have for the decisional period and without it all the talks about democratic transition economic developments is not possible so we see this as a 1st step to the dance incision leading up to this deal agreements have been signed by other groups that make up the sudanese revolutionary front each are presenting a different region in sudan the groups some armed oppose the previous government of ahmed bashir who was overthrown in april last

we speak to an increase in the normal level in all situations especially from khartoum going northwards so we're doing those people on the banks of the neulander branches not just to be alert but to help protect the areas in their villages and come together for osama the damage is already done he's hoping the government now focuses on assisting those who have been affected by the floods so that they can get over the crisis and rebuild their lives here but more going on to 0 or to him flooding has forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes in the least 45 people have been killed after the new river overflowed in heavy rain the capital has shut down hundreds are growing stores will be damaged. pakistan has one of the worst records in the world for in forced disappearances rights groups say thousands of political activists and human rights workers have been taken against their will and held in secret al-jazeera has spoken to one woman whose father was seized by armed men last year charles stratford has her story. tania contacts father idris is a well known human rights campaig

the rebel groups say this time there is political will to make it to work people morgan august 0 khartoum. a man hailed as a hero for saving more than a files and lives during the $994.00 rwanda genocide has been arrested on terror charges for recess a beginner a government critic was arrested after more than 20 years of living in exile he won multiple human rights watch the saving lives during the genocide when an estimated 800000 rwandans were killed in 100 days al-jazeera is marking web reports. paul. was paraded in front of journalists who rely on his investigation bureau in the capital kigali for years it's accused him of trying to attack rwanda through rebel groups something he's consistently denied wanted to answer charges of suggest grown including terrorism financing terrorism and directed at france so as sun could not. find my buck but better to pop the trip to. another innocent random civilian on the run pittodrie. was hailed as a hero for saving more than a 1000 lives during rwanda's genocide in 1904 he was the manager of an international hotel where hundreds of people shelter

we speak to an increase in the normal level in all situations especially from khartoum going northwards so we're doing those people on the banks of the neulander branches not just to be alert but to help protect the areas in their villages and come together for osama the damage is already done he's hoping the government now focuses on assisting those who have been affected by the floods so that they can get over the crisis and rebuild their lives he will more going on to 0 or to him. thousands of people turned out on the streets of berlin in a march against coronavirus restrictions that's despite a police order for the demonstration to be shut down because social distancing rules were being violated dominic came reports from delhi. for weeks the daily number of new coronavirus infections in germany has been rising yet for these people in berlin what matters most is their right not to observe any restrictions not to wear masks not to follow social distancing and to show their anger at the politicians who have imposed them because of it youngest illegal eilis is illegal the whole governme

it's a new position to normalize relations with israel during talks in khartoum prime minister abdullah one doc told us secretary of state. the transitional government isn't learned to make such decisions early. promise to close the ties between israel and other arab states. from the sudanese capital. following the meeting between the sudanese prime minister and the u.s. secretary of state. prime minister tweeted that it was a great meeting and that they discussed number of issues including bilateral relations. off the list of countries sponsoring terrorism that is something this government has been working on since it came to power exactly a year ago we've seen the prime minister bringing it up with several whenever he meets with several foreign officials trying to lobby them to back him up to get the u.s. to move them off the list of states sponsoring terrorism now it looks like to get removed of that list there there are certain conditions initially it was paying for the victims of the bombings in kenya and tanzania more than 20 years ago but right now sudan is quite concerned that t

and saddam protesters are on the streets of khartoum to mark the 1st anniversary of the signing of power sharing deal that followed the overthrow of longtime leader share many sudanese complain the promise transition to democracy is too slow to morgan reports from khartoum when sudan's military and protest leaders signed a power sharing agreement in august last year millions of sudanese saw it as a new start after months of political turmoil but a year on mohammed abdul says not enough has changed what more could be sort of cologne on when we started the revolution it was because of the economy and when the 1st massive fell the goal became justice for those who had lost their lives in this revolution we promise to hold those who kill civilians to account their main demand is not yet means they can be no moving forward if the main demand of those who took to the street is not achieved. his friend muhammad ali says the power sharing agreement between the military and civilian leaders is flawed several of your reader the political parties did not have a long term vision they were in a rush

we expect an increase in the normal level in all situations especially from khartoum going northwards so we're urging those people on the banks of the noire limits branches not just to be alert but to help protect the areas in their villages and come together for osama the damage is already done he's hoping the government now focuses on assisting those who have been affected by the floods so that they can get over the crisis and rebuild their lives here but more going on to 0 or to home the suspended interior minister of libya's u.n. recognize government is in tripoli for investigation over recent government violence against peaceful protesters fattier bashar will be questioned about the response to demonstrations that took place on friday the minister requested the investigation be televised to ensure transparency reports address growing friction between within the government of national called between bashar go and prime minister fires are. people when you want people in the. meanwhile thousands rallied in misrata in support of the suspended interior minister who's also from the cit

the government says the nile river has already reached unprecedented levels parts of its capital khartoum are submerged to days of torrential rain at least 88 people have died in thousands of homes have been destroyed since the start of the brady season here morgan reports from cotton. this is all that remains of his belongings after the nile river flooded his home and his neighborhood in sudan's capital hundreds and he says when he 1st saw the river rising 2 days ago he thought he'd be able to save his home but soon realized otherwise. we put sandbags around the entrance of the house so it won't collapse then i went to help other homes much closer to the nile and when the water continued rising i ran back to make sure my house wouldn't collapse but it did and we lost so much i took my family to a relative's house and now i'm trying to see what i can salvage dozens of other homes have suffered similar damage destroyed by the river less than 5 kilometers away. i took my kids home got submerged in water all our property and life savings have been destroyed by the flood. i have lived here fo

protesters in sudan's capital on the 1st anniversary of a landmark power sharing deal demonstrators in khartoum say the transition to democracy is too slow. lebanon's health minister says the country is overwhelmed by new coronavirus infections following that deadly explosion in beirut sport earlier this month the health minister says a new 2 week lockdown is needed after the blast put some hospitals out of action well those are the headlines i'll have more news for you here on al-jazeera after witness stay with us. joe biden and donald trump will finally become the official presidential candidate. but beyond doing karate by respond to make seize the democratic national convention going virtual and the republicans being forced to rethink grand plans for a big celebration. the u.s. conventions on al-jazeera. sessional lucky as young they'd insist it was muslim banks and lighting and sar. as it could be sounds. better. than. it was ok milo. can. get something back. but. i'm going to we're going just to walk over with some of the short puts a little closer to the with the long. sun grim for him to

protesters in sudan's capital on the 1st anniversary of a landmark power sharing deal and israel is in khartoum so the transition to democracy is too slow following the overthrow of longtime leader aung rubbish. a un back to court is due to issue its verdict in the case of the assassination of lebanon's rafique he was prime minister until his resignation in 2004 was killed in a suicide car bomb in a year later the 4 men accused are known members of hezbollah so hard as more. it's been 15 years since former prime minister rafiq had it he was assassinated in a suicide car bombing in beirut 21 others were also killed in an act that changed the face of lebanon. the special international tribunal investigating the case is due to deliver its verdict the accused are known members of hezbollah a lebanese armed group backed by iran prosecutors have based their case on evidence of a phone network that monitored had d.d. months before his death that went dark following his murder they say the former prime minister was working to free lebanon from syria's domination and the killing was politically motivate

well hable morgan is live for us in khartoum so there may be the political will to make this last but how confident are people in the country itself that any sort of deal is actually going to be doable. well rob there are concerns about how this how long this peace deal will hold because this is not the 1st peace agreement that has been signed between rebel factions and the sudanese government but it is the 1st agreement to be signed between the current transitional government which is just a year old and the various rebel groups to be able to reach this deal what the government did with the transitional government it is divide the members of the sudanese revolutionary forces into tracks into the regions that they represent in sudan so we have places like states like new nile state and southward to find which will be granted self autonomy asper the deal and they have their wealth will be shared between the sudanese transitional government and the local government we also have a forces from darfur that will be integrated into the national army as well as forces from the other parts of

eventual rain and floods have suffered marriage to many parts of sudan's capital khartoum the government says the level of the river nile river is on the president doesn't have died of thousands of homes have been destroyed since the start of the rainy season. a global spotlight is being put on victims of so-called enforced disappearances this sunday rights groups say pakistan has one of the worst records with thousands of political activists taken against their will and held in secret al-jazeera spoke to one woman whose father was seized by an unidentified armed men last year charles stratford as her story. tania contacts father idris is a well known human rights campaigner in pakistan on november 13th last year he disappeared in a police statement his driver said that unidentified armed men stops their car put bags over their heads and drove them away in a separate vehicle the driver was released 2 days later and. meet you friday night on. monday the police event is. unfortunately powerlessness. and if so why a fine to see that so many families have to go through this. still mean years

damaged or destroyed thousands of homes days of relentless rains have left many areas near the capital khartoum underwater the u.n. says over 50000 people have been affected. here in germany amid signs of a 2nd wave of the coronavirus authorities are making tests mandatory for travelers arriving from designated high risk areas now it comes as schools begin reopening after summer break and fears that more people on the move are spreading the virus the country's health ministry says the tests are essential for public safety from saturday on woods travel is returning from high risk areas to gemini will have to have a valid could run a test in the pockets or accept being tested on the ground for free. misstep of list doesn't i am very aware that this infringes on the freedom of the individual but i believe it is a reasonable infringement this is about more than just an obligation for individuals who return from holiday. in my view this follows from our duty as a society to look after one another and protect each other. the list of high risk areas is updated regularly most countries around the world

residence in sudan's capital khartoum have been reinforcing their homes using homemade sex says makeshift barry is flooding and torrential rains have been affecting sudan for nearly a month now over $30000.00 homes have been destroyed and more than 80 people have died according to sudan's of course in the capital khartoum and the blue nile and river nile states hardest hit more heavy rainfall is expected in the coming weeks. many sacks them all along here with them who would stand up and try to block the water from the root so that it doesn't enter the houses. that's for the street we have given up and the people are welcome it but the houses we can protect them. forever on them and going 269461948 has never been flawless like this year and the problem has grown and bigger every year but we don't know why we are affected by extensive damage by the water but also by the environmental effects that follows. that more. police in south africa have fired rubber bullets at demonstrators near johannesburg after they were attacked with rocks and bottles the process is accused of shooting at this a

we speak to an increase in the normal level in all situations especially from khartoum going northwards so we're doing those people on the banks of the neulander sprach is not just to be alert but to help protect the areas in their villages and come together for osama the damage is already done he's hoping the government now focuses on assisting those who have been affected by the floods so that they can get over the crisis and rebuild their lives he will morgan on to 0 her term. it is president of the world association for sustainable development he says the sudanese government hasn't done enough to help those affected by the floods. the current flooding in from. the capital which we all see but across the whole river not from doing well off from across the central part of sudan is primarily a natural disaster no one can argue against that and that the defense of the sudanese defense or the bridges are all that that the birth diction mechanism which only you need to understand very well they have failed to deal with it not because of the failure of the system i'm always been a critic o

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protesters in sudan's capital on the 1st anniversary of a landmark power sharing deal demonstrators in khartoum so the transition to democracy is too slow following the overthrow of long time leader omar al bashir the defense ministers of turkey and qatar were in tripoli on monday to discuss corporation with libya's internationally recognized government's efforts continue to secure a cease fire in the divided country turkey and qatar support the tripoli based government and they defeated a 14 month campaign to seize the capital by world order and the fafsa. government troops are surrounding a port in mozambique after it was captured by eisel linked fighters last week it is the 3rd time the moken border prayer a key town in a gas rich province has been attacks this year regional leaders have agreed to support mozambique in combating the threat lebanon's health minister says the country's overwhelmed by new coronavirus infections following the deadly port explosion in beirut earlier this month a record 456 new infections were diagnosed on monday edging the nationwide total closer 210000 the healt

residence in sudan's capital khartoum have been reinforcing their homes using homemade sacks as makeshift barriers flooding in torrential rains have been affecting sudan for nearly a month now over $30000.00 homes have been destroyed and more than 80 people have died according to sudan's of course in the capital hot tomb and the blue nile and river nile states are hardest hit more heavy rainfall is expected in the coming weeks. we brought many sacks that all along here filled them who would send them trying to blow the water from the root so that it doesn't enter the houses. for the street we have given up hope and that people are welcome it but the houses we can protect them i've got over there i mean 69461948 there has never been floats like this year and the problem has grown bigger and bigger every year but we don't know why we are affected by extensive damage caused by the water but also by the environmental effects that follows. because there are more. police in south africa have fired rubber bullets at demonstrators near johannesburg after they were attacked with rocks and bottles

by an early is a 21 year old medical student in khartoum in late 2018 she joined the crowds in the streets protesting against the regime that's when she decided to take up thai boxing as a form of self defense. sedate him sit down then sit down is not a safe place for a woman. and be the woman gets accosted an abused one i want to be able to hit back and defend myself and that you had to get a self-defense. trainer mohammed and more near promotes gender equality in 2018 he opened the doors of his martial arts center to women a bold move in a traditionally minded muslim and male dominated society until recently he and his female students could have been lashed for this. in the beginning when they 1st started it was common in legal actually for a male trainer to teach females in general are heinous for that so we kind of had to be at the beginning a little bit on the cover you know keep our doors closed. change has come to sudan women have left behind their traditional roles at home they go out they work they serve in the government women wear the driving force behind the protest movement an

. >> bayan ali is a 21-year-old medical student in khartoum. in late 2018, she joined the crowds in the streets protesting against the regime. that's when she decided to take up thai boxing as a form of self-defense. bayan ali: sudan is not a safe place for women. women get accosted and abused. i want to be able toto hit bak and defend myself. >> trainer mohamed el mounir promotes gender equality. in 2018 he opened the doors of his martial arts center to women. a bold move in a traditionally-minded muslim and male-dominated society. until recently, he and his female students could have been lashed for this. mohamed mounir: in the begining, when i first started it was kind of illegal, actually, for a a male trainero teach females in general here in sudan. so we kind of had to be at the beginning a little bit undercoverer. you know, keep our doors closed. dr. lekutat: -- >> change has come to sudan. women have left behind their traditional roles at home they go out, they work, they serve in the government. women were the driving force behind the

days the government says the river has already reached unprecedented levels part of the capital khartoum. to days of torrential rain at least $88.00 people have died in foundations of homes have been destroyed since the start of the rainy season the italian coast guard has transferred $49.00 migrants to produce after taking them off a stranded rescue vessel there among 200 people picked up by a rescue boat financed by british street artist banksy those are the headlines coming up next over 30 stay with us. is the government taking the necessary action to really address some of the structural issues we listen i still think that. we meet with global news makers the stories that. the 2 men behind super could hardly have more different backgrounds their partnership might seem unlikely but it works and we understand each other. there are certain things which we have in common best makes us work together. to do something for the poor people. who have not had so much. he's also one version of much anyway unlike me. at the end of this hot april day she's leaving the exam. for the soup with the b

care for africans sudan says it's in no position to normalize relations with israel during talks in khartoum prime minister of the one dog told us secretary of state might pompei or that the transitional government isn't mandated to make such decisions for us at home to reimpose sanctions on iran is facing major push back at the united nations security council president says 13 members are against the move and it will take no further action cooler temperatures higher humidity and less wind is helping firefighters battle against wildfires in the u.s. state of california but hundreds of blazes are still burning the fires have killed at least 7 people and destroyed more than a 1000 homes those are the headlines more news in half an hour do stay with us. a clap of thunder and latin america. extreme right wing politics are back in brazil the les golden years are fading fast from the caribbean to. defeat has followed defeat almost everywhere the right is gaining ground in argentina the conservatives won the 2015 election. chile has changed direction. of venezuela is caught in a period of uncertain

drenching rain and floods have so much many parts of sudan's capital khartoum the government says the river levels are unprecedented dozens of died and thousands of homes have been destroyed since the start the rainy season. all the rain is also causing big problems in kenya where thousands have abandoned their homes environmentalist say decades of deforestation plus heavier downpours than normal have contributed to the disaster catherine so i went to lake for rinko where water levels have risen around 12 meters over the past 7 years that's all bought in kenya's rift valley but this area was it always covered by the lake and its waters hundreds of homes some schools clinics and markets many thousands of acres of farmland as well as several islands also marched as the water continues to rise at about 2 and a half centimeters a day. nagas area who has recently moved to higher ground after her house was claimed by the lake villages on an island that has been split into 3 and the learner know this island was whole and we could move around now the water separated us from our relatives i do

secretary of state that it is in no position to normalize relations with israel during talks in khartoum prime minister abdullah him doc said the transitional government isn't mandated to make such decisions early in his or out on bail promise to promote closer ties between israel and other arab states he morgan is in khartoum she says the u.s. is using sudan status as a state sponsor of terrorism as leverage. following the meeting between the sudanese prime minister and the u.s. secretary of state's my comp prime minister tweeted that it was a great meeting and that they discussed number of issues including bilateral relations. off the list of countries sponsoring terrorism that is something this government has been working on since it came to power exactly a year ago we've seen the prime minister bringing it up with so whenever he meets with several foreign officials trying to lobby them to back him up to get the u.s. to move them off the list of states sponsoring terrorism now it looks like to get removed of that list there are certain conditions initially it was paying for the victim