oh i maryam namazie in london a quick look at headlines iran says the u.s. decision to send more soldiers to the middle east is extremely dangerous for the region president donald trump insists the deployment of 1500 troops is needed to improve the defense of his country and its allies against iran meanwhile high ranking u.s. democratic senator dianne feinstein reportedly met with iran's foreign minister mohammad javad zarif earlier this week chancy has more on this from washington over the trip a little bit all because it we have contacted the state department and they refused to confirm or deny via the very gave the ok for this meeting dianne feinstein's office who how about musing about dinner with zarif says they cleared this with the state department recently wanted to go on u.s. iranian relations the state department not confirming or denying the vote was true mark compare the secretary of state however has been very critical about the meeting he appeared on fox. the sort of thing shouldn't be happening meanwhile iran's foreign minister is now in baghd

hello i maryam namazie in london a quick look at the headlines a senior iranian politician has called for talks between tehran and washington after weeks of escalating tensions hashim a telephone had a chairman of iran's national security and foreign policy commission in tweeted that iranian american senior diplomats have rejected the option of war issue also said that there are what he described as 3rd parties rushing to destroy a large part of the world he's calling for talks to be held in iraq or cata algis there is a must ravi is intact ron. at the moment things in iran are very turned so everyone is hanging on literally everything a new leader is saying so in that sense these comments are significant coming from mr father as far as negotiations really every member of the civilian and military leadership in this country in the senior ranks right from the supreme leader ayatollah khomeini himself all the way down have continued to say the same thing we've repeated it like a month where they will not renegotiate the nuclear deal they will not carry out talks with the united states a

hello i'm maryam namazie and on then a quick look at the headlines it's the final half hour of voting in the european parliamentary elections over 400000000 people are eligible to take part across 28 nations and what is the world's 2nd largest democratic vote there are $751.00 seats in the european parliament up for grabs and the makeup of that chamber will shape the future of the. well according to official estimates the center right european people's party will remain the largest bloc but they are down from 5 years ago the liberals and greens have significantly increased their seats whilst the parliament's 2 populist blocks have made slight gains barbara starr has more from brussels but i suppose what we're really looking at is whether the 2 blocs in parliament the main ones the center right in the center left s n d are able to get there or to have an overall majority if they don't then they would both be looking around for another coalition partner that would effectively be the kingmaker and i think not really a surprise but certainly something that we have seen today is the proper

i know i maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up on the program mixed messages from washington on the iran this time of the sending more u.s. troops to the region. the u.s. unveils 18 criminal charges against wiki leaks founder julian assange and botswana lift its ban on elephant hunting raising concerns about a possible rise in illegal poaching. and we begin this hour in india where prime minister narendra modi is heading for another 5 year term with a landslide election victory is running party has increased its majority in what modi has hailed as a historic mandate more than 600000000 people voted in a marathon 6 week 7 phase process al-jazeera sal raman reports from new delhi. he is on course to win a 2nd term as prime minister of india he arrived at his governing b.g.p. headquarters late on thursday evening jubilant by what his party had achieved. today we have witnessed citizens from every nook and corner of the country filling this beggar's hand i banged my head for india's 1300000000 citizens. but celebrations at b j p headquarters began early in the day

i'm maryam namazie and on the new year with al-jazeera also coming up on the program as iran's foreign minister seek support from china of a u.s. sanctions another senior iranian politician suggest to run in washington hold talks . protesters in sudan remove most of the barricades as demanded by the military but insists their sit in will go on. and the massive u.k. industrial site threatened by breck's it that's just been given a dramatic last minute with. welcome to the program we begin in syria this hour where loud blasts have been heard across damascus and state media reporting quote anomie targets coming from the direction of israel syrian air defenses say it brought down many of the project als but it's not clear if they have been any casualties or damage to property israel has not made any public comment on the accusation but has previously targeted sites inside syria which it says are connected to president assad's close allies iran and hezbollah well the united nations is warning of a western and humanitarian crisis in syria as. that's off to hospitals and refugee camps in the

and maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program just 2 hours left to israel's prime minister to form a new coalition government or face a 2nd election this year. a gunfight between members of saddam's security forces kills a pregnant woman on the 2nd day of a nationwide strike. and british leadership aides are boris johnson is ordered to appear in court over claims he lied during the breaks it referendum campaign. u.s. special counsel robert miller has made his 1st public comment since releasing his report on possible russian collusion during the 2016 presidential election miller said his 2 year investigation was never going to end with charges against president donald trump as that would have been deemed unconstitutional but he also said that it didn't clear trump of all wrongdoing so let's get more from jordan in washington now and of course this is the man that particularly democrats in congress have been very keen to hear from rosalind essentially reiterating what was in the report that trump is not being cleared of obstruction charges what was the

low i maryam namazie and london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program a russian airflow passenger plane lands in flames as a moscow airport thirteen people are reported dead and a priest on planning saved many lives events like lone phony hits india but what now for the hundreds of thousands it's left homeless. who began on the israel gaza border where a second day of attacks from both sides is threatening to push the region into an all out war at least nineteen palestinians have been killed in the latest violence including two pregnant women while four people have been killed in israel this footage shows a building collapse in gaza one of the most densely populated areas in the world where israeli warplanes have struck move them two hundred sixty targets the strikes are in response to some six hundred rockets being fired into southern israel prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he's ordered the attacks to continue. reports from the israeli border with gaza. on the second day of fighting in and around gaza brought more killings and a growing sense of certainty that thi

hello i'm maryam namazie and london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program the arrest of one by jos deputies fox fears of a crackdown on venezuela's opposition. a saudi ship leaves france without the arms it was june to collect after protesters seek to stop the weapons being loaded. and almost all the world's countries agree on a deal that aims to reduce the amount of plastic washed into the ocean. 2 days of talks to end a full blown trade war between the u.s. and china have come to an end in washington was no breakthrough chinese negotiators left friday's meeting much sooner than expected a few hours ago this after president donald trump hiked tariffs on chinese imports and said he was in no hurry for a deal alan fischer reports from washington. says the deal was clueless until the chinese broke it so in terms he believes will lead to a better deal i happen to think that tariffs were a country. a very powerful you know with a piggy bank that everybody steals from including china the white house issued a statement from the president saying hiking tide of some 10 to 25 per

hello i'm maryam namazie in london a way to al-jazeera also coming up on the program. with a very weak they either want to make it. the u.s. president says sanctions are forcing iran to the negotiating table. israeli prime minister meets trump advisor jared kushner as he prepares for another election. and hungary in peace launch a criminal investigation into a fatal terrorist by accident on the danube as hopes of finding more survivors begin to fade. saudi arabia is about to start hosting a series of high level meetings to discuss rising security concerns across the middle east it is from the gulf cooperation council an arab league gathering in mecca the focus is on regional security as tensions between iran the united states and its gulf allies escalate on wednesday regional foreign ministers met in jeddah the saudis called on the muslim nations to confront iran with what they called force and fungus is and it's been particularly tense in the region with the u.s. deploying troops and warships to the gulf. simmons now reports the 1st of 3 major gatherings of leaders on

hello i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up the united states is sending another 1500 troops to the middle east amid heightened tensions with iran also. sudanese protesters call for a general strike to pressure the military into handing over power to civilians. and president donald trump heads to japan hoping to push the prime minister shinzo abbay into a trade deal. well she's calling on for months despite using 3 parliamentary votes on her breaks it planted suffering constant attacks from her own party but now in an emotional speech to resume has announced that she will resign as leader of the u.k.'s ruling conservative party on friday june 7th after president trumps state visit to the u.k. a leadership contest will then begin the following week with may staying on as prime minister until her replacement is chosen in late july the leader of the official breaks it campaign boris johnson is the favorite to win in what's expected to be a field dominated by bricks its supporters but whoever c replaces her will then have until october 31st to deliver bricks i

hello i'm maryam namazie non-tenure with al-jazeera also coming up in the program forty one dead after a russian air flight passenger plane lands in flames at a moscow airport. grief and. six children mourn the loss of their mother who was killed in thursday's brutal military crackdown. we begin on the israel gaza border way egypt and cass are trying to mediate a ceasefire to avoid all out war at least twenty four palestinians have been killed in the latest violence including two pregnant women and two babies four people have been killed in israel. another massive building collapsed in gaza after an israeli air strike this as rockets rained down on southern israel so let's just take a look at some of the areas most affected by the flare up around six hundred rockets were fired from gaza into southern israel including the border towns of sadr out ashkelon and ashdod the israeli warplanes struck some three hundred twenty targets in gaza which is one of the most densely populated areas in the world shoot million people. squeezed into an area that's only forty one kilometers long and twelv

ago i maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up a saudi ship leaves france without its planned cargo of weapons following protests over the war in yemen. trade talks between china and the u.s. and early after president trump says he's in no hurry to sign a deal and hikes tariffs on chinese goods. and around $180.00 countries agree on a deal that aims to reduce the amount of plastic washed into the world's oceans. welcome to the program our top story the u.n. says yemen's who's the rebels have offered to withdraw their forces from 3 key ports over the next 4 days a move needed to pave the way for possible political negotiations to end the war the 3 ports are dado which is a lifeline for the country as well as. 90 kilometers further north which are used for grain and oil who the rebels and saudi u.a.e. backed forces that initially agreed to withdraw their forces from her data by january 7th this year but that never happened the un says the move would be a practical 1st step on the ground says that agreement was reached in talks in sweden in december but it also stress

i'm maryam namazie in london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program renewed fighting outside the libyan capital all 25 to find his face resistance from forces loyal to the u.n. recognize government a u.n. maritime tribunals rules russia must release ukrainian ships and sailors it sees near crimea also. part of the whole thought it better to go to cyril ramaphosa or is sworn in as south africa's president promising to create jobs and tackle corruption. hello welcome to the program our top story the iranian foreign minister mohammad javad zarif has arrived in baghdad for talks with his iraqi counterpart mohamed keim the 2 day visit to the iraqi capital comes as tensions continue between iran and the united states zarif says the u.s. decision to send more soldiers to the middle east is extremely dangerous for the region but president donald trump insists the deployment of 1500 troops is needed to improve the defense of his country and its allies against iran they must ravi has more now from the iranian capital tehran. the united states already has tens of thousands of active mil

i know i maryam namazie in london you know with al jazeera also coming up on the program renewed fighting outside the libyan capital will flee fast as fighters face resistance from forces loyal to the u.n. recognized government. a u.n. maritime tribunals rules russia must release ukrainian ships and sailors it ceased near crimea. whole thought it better to go to war and several run a poster is sworn in as south africa's president promising to create jobs and tackle corruption. iran says the u.s. decision to send more soldiers to the middle east is extremely dangerous for peace president donald trump insists the deployment of 1500 troops is needed to improve the defense of his country and its allies against iran the u.s. also accused iran's revolutionary guards of direct responsibility for attacks on tankas off the united arab emirates earlier this month same bus ravi has more now from toronto. the united states already has tens of thousands of active military personnel stationed in and around the middle east so $1500.00 more is a relatively small addition even billions of dollars in weapo

welcome to the program my maryam namazie a with al jazeera live from london also coming up interim says the u.s. is sending another 1500 troops to the middle east amid heightened tensions with iran. iran remotely forges ahead with talks on forming a new cabinet after his dramatic winning india's election. and hundreds of same sex couples tie the knot in taiwan a week after it became the 1st asian country to legalize gay marriage. she's clung on for months despite losing 3 parliamentary votes on her breaks it down and suffering constant attacks from her own party but now in an emotional speech to resume a has announced that she will resign as leader of the u.k.'s ruling conservative party on friday june 7th after president trumps state visit to the u.k. and leadership contest will then begin the following week with may staying on as prime minister until her replacement is chosen in late july the leader of the official breaks it campaign boris johnson is the favorite to win and what's expected to be a field dominated by breaks its supporters whoever replaces how will then have a till octo

hello i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up despite our warnings our worst fears are now coming true. the u.n. sounds the alarm over syria's offensive an adlib saying it could unleash the worst humanitarian tragedy of the 21st century sudanese protest as removed most of their barricades as demanded by the military but insists that sit in will go on. britain's labor party ends its breaks it talks with the ruling conservatives of as both parties collapse in the polls ahead of next week's elections. and celebrations in taipei as taiwan becomes the 1st country in asia to legalize same sex marriage. a senior iranian politician has called for talks between to her on in washington after weeks of escalating tensions. is chairman of iran's national security and foreign policy commission he tweeted that iranian and american senior diplomats have rejected the option of war he she also said there are what he described as 3rd parties rushing to destroy a large part of the world he's calling for talks to be held in iraq or casts are wet to iran and washington can ad

so i maryam namazie and london you're with al-jazeera also coming up the u.s.amps up its plan to choke off iran's energy exports ending sanctions waivers which had allowed some countries to buy its oil. accusations from the u.n. that migrants in and garion detention centers of being deliberately deprived of food in breach of international law. and i am nicholas park in the commercial capital in biddin court the new where the military has been deployed after the opposition involves more protests in the days to come. a powerful storm is ripping through india's eastern coast toppling trees and bringing down power lines at least eight people have been killed and hundreds injured in a dish est on funny made landfall early on friday the effect of being felt across the continent from the beaches of sri lanka to mount everest and nepal more than a million indians have fled their homes to seek higher ground scott hyla has more from you danny. with one hundred eighty kilometer per hour winds cycling forty slammed ashore in the distance states in eastern the. forty first

hello i'm maryam namazie in a london with a brief look at your top stories now israeli warplanes are continuing to hit targets in the gaza strip after palestinian fighters fied around two hundred rockets into southern israel from gaza wounding two israelis three palestinians have been killed in the air strikes including a fourteen month old baby and a pregnant mother this is the latest in a series of flare ups between israel and groups in gaza despite a shaky truce which was brokered by egypt and the united nations last month harry force it has more. israeli military now says more than two hundred rockets have been fired out of gaza into israeli territory during the course of today is saturday and that the israeli warplanes have struck some seventy targets will planes and attack helicopters and some artillery being used as well seventy targets being struck inside gaza the israeli military says linked to hamas islamic jihad another palestinian factions inside gaza in our other top stories algeria the youngest brother of the former president under aziz beautifully has been arrested cit

hello i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up. israeli as strikes killed twenty four people in gaza among them two babies to pregnant women and members of groups. this as palestinian rockets launched at southern israel killed four people box we are now getting reports that a cease fire has been off. and our other top stories this hour thirteen dead after a russian air four passenger plane lands in flames just a moscow airport and priest planning saved many lives when cycling foti hit india what now for the hundreds of thousands it's left homeless. have called the next season's champions league after the three male to go through. hell to draw in the english premier league. we begin on the israel gaza border away days of attacks from both sides have threatened to push the region into an all out war at least twenty four palestinians have been killed in this latest violence including two pregnant women and two babies four people have been killed in israel. this footage shows a building collapse in gaza after an israeli strike this as

hello i'm maryam namazie in london just a quick look at the headlines now india's prime minister is headingor another 5 year time with a landslide election victory is running b j p party is on course to increase its majority in what modi has hailed his story mandate more than 600000000 votes in america in 6 week 7 phase process. today we witnessed 2 students from every nook and corner of the country filling this beggar's have i bang my head for india's 1300000000 citizen. the pentagon has confirmed the u.s. is considering sending more troops to the middle east as tensions escalate with iran washington is already deployed extra forces to the region saying it's facing unspecified threats from to iran but iran's president hassan rouhani says his country won't surrender to u.s. pressure even if it's bombed. we want to wish to risk upgraded just relations so. i think those are fair fair comments that you know our job is to transfer this is not about we have a mission that's just freedom of navigation. counterterrorism and syria around. by the. security of israel jordan. meanwhile yemen's who the

hello i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next 60 minutes the united nations says yemen's who is the rebels have agreed to pull their fighters out of 3 key ports over the next 4 days trade talks between china and the u.s. and early after president trump says he's in no hurry to sign a deal and hikes tariffs on chinese goods the arrest of one why does deputy sparks fears of a crackdown on venezuela's opposition. and around $180.00 countries agree on a deal that aims to reduce the amount of plastic washed into the world's oceans. and by peter stone of all the sport after 3 years away from clay roger federer is run in madrid is ended by dominant team in the quarter for its. hello welcome to the program our top story the u.n. says yemen's who's the rebels have agreed to withdraw their forces from 3 key ports over the next 4 days a move needed to pave the way for political negotiations to end the war the iran backed rebels will start withdrawing on saturday from the key port city of data as well as the ports of. 90 kilometers further north who the re

oh i maryam namazie in london just a quick look at the top stories iran says the u.s. decision to send more soldiers to the middle east is extremely dangerous for peace parish president onil trump insisted appointment of 1500 troops is needed to improve the defense of his country and its allies against iran the u.s. also accused iran's revolutionary guards of direct responsibility for attacks on tankers of the united arab emirates earlier this month the same bus driver has more from toronto. the united states already has tens of thousands of active military personnel stationed in and around the middle east so $1500.00 more is a relatively small addition even billions of dollars in weapon sales to countries in the region could be seen as par for the course but in the current climate of conflict through the prism of tension with the united states iran is taking every move that the americans make in the region very seriously foreign minister jihads a reset american decisions are endangering international peace and security he said u.s. accusations against iran are only de

by maryam namazie in london with the top stories from europe including accusations from the un that migrants in hungary in detention centers of being deliberately deprived of food in breach of international law. and i v december with all your sports just two days after losing her to stuff strewn case cost assuming your claims an emphatic eight hundred metres victory in doha. qatar the most powerful cyclon to hit india in twenty years is. battering the east coast cycling forney has killed at least three people in a decent state one and a quarter million indians have left their homes to look for higher ground scott hide from new delhi. with one hundred eighty kilometer per hour winds cycling funny slammed ashore in the distance state in eastern india. twenty first made landfall friday morning near the coastal city of putting a holy place for hindus the strong so i clone is expected to move north through and weaken as it hits west bengal and my colleague states it will then head to bangladesh. a big concern is coastal storm surges and resultant flooding about a million people have been evacuate

how i'm maryam namazie in london just a quick look at the top stories this hour high level talks are set to get underway in saudi arabia to discuss rising security concerns across the middle east leaders from the gulf cooperation council and the arab league a gathering and macca the focus is on regional security as tensions between iran the united states and its gulf allies escalate it's been a particularly tense month in the region with the u.s. deploying troops and warships to the gulf andrew simmons has more now the 1st of 3 major gatherings of leaders one objective to find a way of reducing tension in the middle east it's difficult at a time when divisions within the region run deep made worse with the battle of rhetoric between the united states and iran the host of these talks saudi arabia made its position clear. we emphasize the need to exert more if it's to combat the subversive activities of extremist terrorist groups they must be addressed with all strength and firmness. a reference there to damage to 4 vessels including 2 saudi oil tankers off the coast of the united arab

and i'm maryam namazie in london with the top stories from europe including as breaks it talks collapse between the u.k.'s 2 main parties we look at the political new colors who are always to make waves in next week's here at the elections and i'm peter stammered with all your support one of the world's top rugby players is kicked out of his national team australia sack israel folau for posting homophobic messages on instagram. and a senior iranian official has suggested talks be held between terrine and washington after weeks of escalating tensions are similar to the father had pca is chairman of iran's national security and foreign policy commission in a tweets he said the highest iranian and american officials have rejected the war option but there are 3rd parties who are rushing to destroy a large parts of the world there must be a table in iraq or qatar where the 2 sides can meet in order to end this tension well let's get more on this in basra joins us now live from tehran and see just who is this man and i went through and chillis iran. well mr foley happy she is an elected membe

i maryam namazie in london with the top stories from europe including saudi ship leaves france without its planned cargo of weapons following protests over the war in yemen and. also this hour a nearly 200 countries reach idea to stop plastic waste polluting the world's oceans. stand with all your sports person germans brazilian star name is given a 3 match ban for nationally out at a fair. thank you very much for joining us and attempt to end a full blown trade war between the u.s. and china has come to an end in washington with no breakthrough chinese negotiators left the meeting just over an hour ago and that came after president donald trump talked of adding even more tabs on chinese import. we'll go live to our white house correspondent kimberly hunt get in washington in just a moment but 1st alan fischer has this report. says a deal was close until the chinese broke it so in came you turn as he believes will lead to a better deal i happen to think that tariffs for a country. a very powerful you know with a piggy bank that everybody steals from including china the white house issu

i'm maryam namazie in london with the top story from europe one person has reportedly died and in his five people are injured after a russian plane made an emergency landing because of a file on board. we had a. letter to be killed it would not accept. south africa's racial divisions are out in the open in the run up to wednesday's general election. and you have qualified for next season's champions league after baby what thirty three male to go through an arsenal were held to a draw in the english premier league. welcome to the program israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is ordering the israeli military to continue what he calls massive strikes in go. israeli forces say they have carried out more than two hundred twenty s. strikes on gaza since saturday with palestinian rockets being fired into southern israel at least nineteen palestinians in gaza have been killed and some of the funerals have already been held israeli military say they've killed a senior hamas commander. meanwhile authorities in israel say at least four people have been killed from the rockets fired from gaz

by maryam namazie and nandan with the top stories from europe including gary and penny's to launch a criminal investigation into a fatal terrorist by accident on the danube as hopes of finding more survivors begin to fade. in sport the cricket world cup is up and running in england with a contender for catch of the told months already in the bag. we'll have the action this news and. welcome to the program now in the next few hours leaders from the gulf cooperation council the g.c.c. arab league will gather in saudi arabia for a series of high level meetings it comes amid soaring tensions between iran and the united states and its gulf allies among those attending is qatar's prime minister he 1st smart if his visit marks the 1st meeting between qatari leaders with blockading nations since an embargo was imposed nearly 2 years ago when the talks in mecca will focus on results of purity including the situation in yemen and the recent attacks on saudi vessels regional foreign ministers have already met as the saudis called a muslim nations to confront iran with what they call force and f

hello i'm maryam namazie in london with a brief look at our top story this hour it is the final stretch of voting now in the european parliamentary elections over 400000000 people are eligible to take part across $28.00 nations what is the world's 2nd largest democratic votes there are $751.00 seats in the european parliament up for grabs in the make up of that chain but will shape the future of the bloc according to official estimates the center right european peoples party will remain the largest bloc but they are down from 5 years ago the liberals in the greens have significantly increased their seats whilst the parliament's 2 populist blocks have made slight gains. at the european parliament in brussels and joins us live now on one of these early projections indicating about the possible makeup of the parliament. will really marry him i think it all hinges on whether the 2 main parties the 2 main blocs in the parliament the e.p. p. that you mentioned the center right and the s in the center left whether together they can like they have done since 2014 have a majority in the parliame

and a very warm welcome to the news hour i'm maryam namazie in london with the top story from europe to attach the opportunity to the country. where the u.k. is now looking for a new prime minister after a tearful to reason may finally announce she's going to resign. i'm very now we're going to end doha with the other global headlines and president donald trump confirms more u.s. troops will be deployed to the middle east amid soaring tensions with iran. and the winter modi's that to be reelected as india's prime minister after his governing party's landslide win in the general election. also peace with their neighbor gives every trains more to celebrate on independence day as the government shuts off social media. and on people with all your school says the big names gear up in paris former champions get ready for the serious business of 2nd grand slam the french open. well she's calling on the months despite losing 3 parliamentary votes on her breaks it plan and suffering constant attacks from her own party but now in an emotional speech to resume a has announced that she will resi

i maryam namazie and london with the top stories from europe including thousands of ethnic protest incosts to police forces arrest several people in one of the balkans most tense areas . and she's one of the world's top ballet awards now mexico's top dance of brings a country struggles center stage. on polar east with the sportswear an hour away from kick off in the europa league final taking on chelsea in the 1st of 2 all english finals on the continent. welcome to the program robert muller has made his 1st public statement since releasing his report on the russian meddling in the election of donald trump the u.s. special counsel says charging the president with a crime was not an option because of the department of justice guidelines it was inappropriate for him to testify before congress must report on the evidence of conspiracy between the trump campaign and russia but democrats though continue to demand the release of an uncensored version of mahler's report where we live in washington d.c. where a white house correspondent kimberly hulk is standing by but 1st let's go to roslyn

hello i'm maryam namazie in london just a quick look at the headlines stories after almost 3 years in office british prime minister to resign may has announced her resignation in a fortnight may will stand down as leader of the ruling conservative policy triggering a leadership contest for biden has mall. it is in the best interests of the country for a new prime minister to lead that effort to recent days resignation announcement speech began a little hesitantly and ended reluctantly but with her close staff and her husband philip standing by for support the prime minister conceded defeat. it is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that i have not been able to deliver breck's it she will officially step down as party leader on june the 7th but remain as prime minister until her successor is chosen in the end though the emotional strain of recent months overcame her i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honor of my life to hold. the 2nd female prime minister but certainly not the last. i do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to hav

by maryam namazie in london with the top stories from europe including the world's deepest lake could be hiding a new source of antibiotics and an unlikely place. to go with the sport as the limb pick chief says he sympathises the calf just menu and ready to race in kentucky but america's big weekend is overshadowed as drugs the links to dine says. israeli warplanes are continuing to hit targets in the gaza strip as palestinian fighters fire rockets into southern israel three palestinians have been killed including a pregnant mother and a fourteen month old baby well the flare up comes after a shaky truce which was brokered by egypt and the u.n. last month are a force that reports from western. nearly a month since the last military escalation waves of israeli warplanes again struck gaza the israeli military said it hit dozens of targets linked to hamas and other factions. throughout the day israeli commanders said scores of rockets were fired from the strip into israel several evading the iron dome anti missile interceptors and striking israeli residential areas around gaza's fringes

allowing maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up. a powerful five hundred eighty eighth in india after more than a million people were moved from its path. the u.s. ramps up its plan to choke off iran's energy exports ending sanctions waivers which had allowed some countries to buy its oil. and accusations from the un that migrants in hungary in detention centers of being deliberately deprived of food in breach of international law. and on peter simmons in doha with all the baseboards just two days after the using here to start student case cost the same in your claims and in fact eight hundred metres victory indo. hello our top story a powerful storm is ripping through india's eastern coast toppling trees and bringing down power lines at least eight people have been killed and hundreds injured in odisha state where a cyclon funny made landfall early on friday the effects being felt right across the continent from the beaches of show lanka to mt everest in nepal more than one million indians have fled their homes to seek higher groun

although i maryam namazie and on the just a quick look at the headlines this hour a powerful storm is ripping through india's eastern coast toppling trees and bringing down power lines at least eight people have been killed and hundreds injured in addition state by cycling funny made landfall early on friday the effects of being felt across the subcontinent from the beaches of show lanka to mt everest in nepal more than a million indians have fled their homes to seek higher ground scott ida has more from the daddy. with one hundred eighty kilometer per hour winds cycling funny slammed ashore in the distance states in eastern the. twenty first made landfall friday morning near the coastal city of footy a holy place for hindus something that i'm going to listen to the rain has stopped since early morning it's a very strong storm the trees have been uprooted roads are closed there is no electricity the rain has caused my house to flood. the bulk of the coal and this is worse than the one thousand nine hundred storm i feel scared to be at home or to go outside i fear we might be blown awa

hello i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next 60 minutes thechanging face of europe far right in nationalist policies win in european elections but so do the liberals and the greens. meanwhile the e.u. youngest leader is forced out of power after a corruption scandal causes a political avalanche in austria and al jazeera investigation tracks the military aircraft and spy planes that appear to be supporting libya's most powerful world and the $1000000.00 yachts and luxury cars seized from argentina's corrupt elite and the investigators vowing to pursue justice. about people with all your school are all on their way back to be induced premier league ball to securing promotion and in paris to filming french open champion rafa will go to a winning start. welcome to the program our top story off a 1000000000 europeans are facing a new political landscape for the 1st time in 4 decades the centrists alliances that have dominated the european parliament of fail to form a majority new political forces on the rise with the far right storming the result i