now a privately operated ship dedicated to saving migrants from drowning in the mediterranean sea hasdocked in the port of must say the aquarius has had its life as withdrawn so it won't legally be able to head out to sea again it's part of a crackdown on illegal migration by its i mean by the operators of their korea say it jeopardizes the lives of many would be refugees. this ship has meant the difference between life and death for thirty thousand people say its operators the n.g.o.s the west mediterranean launch the aquarius two and a half years ago the group says its work is vital. here and leave there is massive confusion in the mediterranean there's no real coordination to manage the distress calls and lead rescue operations. the aquarius is out of action and there are no other private sea rescue vehicles operating in the mediterranean. for other ships run by n.g.o.s have already been detained to vessels lifeline and sea watch three are being held in malta the ship you vent to is stuck in the port of to pani in sicily all the boats have been to flag now the aquarius joined their

the policy from has a deadly wrestled the death rate on the mediterranean sea is that the record high and even if italy did a lot in the past it does not mean that they can just stop human rights on them and train and see what they are doing right now actually and what is your response to people who say that if there are no rescue ships and the people smugglers will still be exploiting these vulnerable people and effectively robbing them of their life savings does that just to get some analysis. i mean i remember a shift i had last sunday when. i was taking care of one of our surveillance aircraft and we had four distress cases in one day this week we had a distress cape number eight hundred fifty six as well you can see and it's not like the people people that come to the boats that comes with there's still a lot of people to try to cross there's a lot of boats coming a lot of them are forced back to libya where they face torture and. horrible things in the libyan prisons but people still try to cross the mediterranean sea and what changes if there is no rescue ship is the death rate

horrible things in the libyan prisons but people still try to cross the mediterranean sea and what changes if there is no rescue ship is the death rate and this is at the record high at the moment it's really like one in five persons that drowns and. you send a ship out there. people will ask why you are sending the boat out when you know that it is a likely to be given permission to dock if it returns full of rescued migrants because the people are in distress if we are not there they were drawn and that's what happens at the moment so first of all we have to make sure that rescue takes place and afterwards we have to find a safe port and there's a huge movement right now in europe and especially here in germany we have to see put in movement where thousands of people are taking the streets just a week and like every stories i receive you have ember of something like we want to welcome those people good talking to thank you so much for joining us. from the sea was that you thanks a lot. and that was the day as ever they come station continues online you'll find us on twitter i think of ne

mediterranean there's. no real coordination to manage the distress calls and lead rescue operations. the aquarius is out of action and there are no other private sea rescue vehicles operating in the mediterranean. for other ships run by n.g.o.s have already been detained two vessels lifeline and sea watch three are being held in malta the ship you vent to is stuck in the port of to pani in sicily all the boats have been to flag now the aquarius joined their ranks. before returning to its home port of mar say the aquarius transferred fifty eight shipwrecked migrants to the maltese coast guard this after italy refused to ship permission to dock following a hard line on migrants. now's the right time because it's the cannot continue to be the refugee camp of europe. and. this isn't the first maritime drama aquarius has been involved in this summer it was forced to embark on a weeklong odyssey on the mediterranean several countries refused to take in one hundred migrants aboard rescued off the coast of libya spain eventually took the ship now its future is again in doubt s.o.s. military has asked several countries to let it sail under their flags so f

demonstrators in paris angry that the french charity ship with a mission to save lives in the mediterranean sea is being prevented from doing its job panama revoke the registration of the aquarius last week the ship to sail unless another country agrees to break history its. states to help us and to help us. finding in. the moments we still haven't received any response since the state the aquarius has been docked in the southern port of maps say but this is where the crew would rather be seated who were very likely requires began operations two years ago it's rescue thirty thousand people on the treacherous sea crossing between libya and europe migrants and refugees fleeing violence and poverty the crew says most of the survivors are deeply traumatized people who are actually caring for it's in their bodies. from their time so it's a conflict. zone environment they're in there we're at since the organizations operating the aquarius doctors without borders and. say panama withdrew their registration under pressure from italy's government denies the claims but in june it closed italian ports to

demonstrators in paris angry that the french charity ship with a mission to save lives in the mediterranean sea is being prevented from doing its job panama revoke the registration of the aquarius last week the ship to sail unless another country agrees to break history it's. to. states to help us and to help us. finding a new rather than flag. at the moment we still haven't received any response since those days the aquarius has been docked in the southern port of maps say but this is where the crew would rather be seated you were very likely requires began operations two years ago it's rescue thirty thousand people on the treacherous sea crossing between libya and europe migrants and refugees fleeing violence and poverty the crew says most of the survivors are deeply traumatized people who are actually caring for it's in their bodies. from their time so it's a conflict. zone environment or we're at since the organizations operating the aquarius doctors without borders and as swiss made it to say panama withdrew their registration under pressure from italy's government denies the claims but in

difficult for them is that they know that every hour every day that passes out there in the mediterranean sea they're all vulnerable people their lives possibly in danger and while the aquarius is stuck here in the port of mass say they can't help. it's disheartening to see that. loss of life and humanitarian crisis are not at the forefront of european politicians priority and that's something that we call on our european countries to take into account fifteen thousand people have drowned in the mediterranean in the past four years most have been searching desperately for many other people take for granted a safe place to call home somewhere to build a life unless the aquarius is given new registration documents to sail soon the crew fear that many more lives will be needlessly lost its partner al jazeera say. it's seven twenty one in the morning in bosnia-herzegovina and the polls are just going for the presidential elections that are being seen as a test for the country's unity this is the scene live in the capital of republika. now almost three and a half million people a jew to cast their

difficult for them is that they know that every hour every day that passes out there in the mediterranean sea there are vulnerable people their lives possibly in danger and while the acquirers to start here in the port of mass say they can't help. it's disheartening to see that the loss of life that seems and humanitarian crisis are not at the forefront of european politicians already and that's something that we call on our european countries to take into account fifteen thousand people have drowned in the mediterranean in the past four years most have been searching desperately for many other people take for granted a safe place to call home somewhere to build a life unless the aquarius is given new registration documents to sail soon the crew fear that many more lives will be needlessly lost. al-jazeera say. israel has impose new restrictions on girls are in reaction to protests along the border fence the israeli defense minister has ordered the operating zone for girls or fishermen to be scaled down from nine to six nautical miles avigdor lieberman threatened further measures if what he c

been allowed to enter valetta but the rescue ship aquarius which should pick them up in the mediterranean sea is now stuck. pulled its flag from it a week ago and so it's unable to sail into the port of course is also likely to go through a long winding court battle like the other rescue boats on the off hours on is the defense lawyer for captain klaus peter rush and director of human rights for the added since foundation he says refugees need rescue boats to save them i think the driver behind all of the. rescue. is the idea that there's. not. the only way for them to reach ensures it with safety is by don't dispute them essentially so these are actions and only on that only this if they are self funded funded by the general public who want to see that it is be given the opportunity to reach you in a safe manner and not end the diet's whetstone to make well what you say is that whether or not n.g.o.s out that serious these are migrants people will continue living in war zones people will continue for the purpose of houston and they will do their best to reach a place of safety what indios of

to strengthen russia's military presence in the region syria is its sole access point to the mediterranean sea president hassan rouhani of iran is the other major assad supporter from day one to iran has supported damascus with advisors weapons and troops syria in return provides iran with a crucial route to the hezbollah militia in lebanon. turkish president richard type one would like to topple assad has supported various radical rebel groups from the start and since january turkey has had troops of its own in syria one of at of on his goals is to limit kurdish influence in the region. during events recent visit to berlin german chancellor angela merkel agreed to this weekend summit russia iran and turkey have used the syrian conflict to reestablish their positions as regional powers in the middle east. but reconstruction will require western money perhaps giving leaders like merkel additional clouts. in the syrian city of rocket it's been more than a year since the so-called islamic state was driven out by the u.s. led coalition and militia fighters reporter. travel to the city to ask peopl

collided north of the island of corsica leaking fuel has formed a twenty kilometer oil slick in the mediterranean sea no one was injured in the collision which involved a two news in freighter and an ant could contain a ship. space x. has successfully launched a rocket carrying a satellite for argentina the spacecraft first stage booster then returned to landing it's the first time the company's california launch site has conducted a maneuver space x. is attempting to decrease the cost of space launches by reusing rockets. far as politician jai eatable sanaa who has won the first round of business presidential election grabbing forty six percent of the votes he now face of runoff in three weeks time against a left winger for not doha dodd who finished a distant second while sonata attracted support by promising to fight corruption and restore what he courted traditional values his opponents say he poses a threat to democracy in the largest economy in latin america. i was able so not our supporters believe he's going to turn the country around and sunday's results gave them reason to celebrate their c

a court in malta has postponed the trial of a ship captain who rescues refugees in the mediterranean sea class trip to russia's ship the m.v. lifeline is one of three vessels run by n.g.o.s which are being held in port all of the ngo rescue ships in the mediterranean have been stopped from operating. two boats have been detained in malta a tiny island state off the african coast which is the smallest member of the european union it has received nineteen thousand people since two thousand and two almost all were rescued at sea the numbers of those attempting to cross have fallen since ngo ships were barred from operating but official figures make clear the result the u.n. says one thousand seven hundred migrants have died at sea since the beginning of twenty eighteen need barker reports now from malta the capital letter the lifeline is in limbo. the refugee rescue ships been impounded here for one hundred days the volunteer crews played a vital role in saving thousands of lives but the maltese all thought he ses being carrying out missions without a proper license there is simply no indep

difficult for them is that they know that every hour every day that passes out there in the mediterranean seathere are vulnerable people their lives possibly in danger and while the acquirers to start here in the port of mass say they can't help it it's disheartening to see that the loss of life that seems and humanitarian crisis are not at the forefront of european politicians. and that's something that we call on our european countries to take into account fifteen thousand people have drowned in the mediterranean in the past four years most have been searching desperately for many other people take for granted a safe place to call home somewhere to build a life unless the aquarius is given new registration documents to sail soon the crew fear that many more lives will be needlessly lost. al-jazeera say. the british street artist banksy has stunned the world with a daring act of self destruction not him but one of his best known pieces which was sold at auction and then. explain the rest. of the crew. the crowd at london auctioneers southers can't believe what's just happened to work by bank

the polar seabed is in fact one of the world's most polluted marine regions on a par with the mediterranean. seaice but not really disappointing of course we take these images because we're searching marine life on the sea floor and there's all this plastic waste that fortune on and it's not what you want to see the interest. one cause of the worsening pollution in the arctic ocean could be the gulf stream. it carries litter from southern regions north which then get stranded as the current sinks deeper. more and more devery is a arriving in the arctic ocean disastrously it's become a dead end the plastics and the plastic litter that's visible is only part of the problem. melanie batman demonstrates the effect of the elements on plastic litter it decomposes into micro plastic particles. in recent years the researches have taken regular samples from the seabed and examined them from my current plastics. this year not for the first time the results were deeply worrying. i am going of the demand for the outfit i just with this is a sample of sediment from the arctic ocean from a depth of two point

behind we have this vial of plow which has been diving its way down into that western side of the mediterranean sea mistral way look at that northerly winds all the way down from the north sea across a good parts of the u.k. thirty eight celsius for london. i'll be thirty celsius in zurich as well and notice we could well see some significant snowfall coming in across the alps a least for a time things dry up a little more as we go on into choose day at least around the alpine regions brisk winds still there across the south and nineteen cells in london by phil that will be that wind blasting through twenty one celsius for rime live the storms coming through into that western side of the mediterranean some choppy seas and some very very strong winds and so some pretty nasty conditions for the western med over the next day or so should the fact the north of africa should be laci trifle little on the breezy side temperature changes at twenty three degrees with a high of twenty eight say we want to shasta l.t. is the weather sponsored by qatar and nice. what makes this moment you. so unique. we haven'

cities it's time to travel to the country's biggest island in fact it's the biggest island in the mediterranean sea sicily is an autonomous region of italy with its own particular culture the people that consider themselves sicilians first and italians second and the regions capital city of palermo you can enjoy wonderful weather all year round and also a wealth of culture color mary delights and an exciting history. the picturesque capital of sicily palermo is surrounded by mountains and crystal blue sea. and in the morning only the fishermen are awake unloading that catch in a starry comma and they are convinced that this is the best place in the world. better. like this sicily is the most beautiful place on earth. the climate the people every thing the. edge to bulls the fruits the fish have you think. we have everything including beautiful women. a stroll around the historic center is best begun at an intersection called quatro canty all four corners after the fall richly decorated matching corner buildings the traffic of bizarre high point of the rock architecture from the knights to the eleve

many others want to go further through the desert to libya and then across the mediterranean sea to europe. where in the end they the capital of nation and the country is run. rich in natural resources about gold and uranium. and samantha is the name of the biggest uranium mine the french state owns a sixty three percent stake. while the former colonial power and a tiny elite turn a healthy profit the ordinary population gains little or nothing from this wealth for me jennette is the second poorest country in the world. he shares not just richer minerals it's also a magnet for migrants recently began paying the government to keep the migrants away on a large scale. in image we go to a big conference about the battle against illegal migration and about beefing up the country's security operations. as he who is the head of the migration of already said she's full of praise for the e.u. and germany. and europe after a long look europe is a great support to our government because they give us a lot of resources. germany for example is helping to build border posts so that the security forces h

military personnel are working to contain six hundred thousand tons of fuel which spilled into the mediterranean sea and an investigation related to maritime pollution is underway by french authorities. and in advance of this week's i.m.f. world bank g twenty meeting which we mentioned earlier the i.m.f. latest world economic outlook has revised global growth projections downward the i.m.f. now says they expect overall global activity to increase by three point seven percent down from a previous forecast of three point nine percent the report warns. again it's what they named as protectionist policies telling the u.k. guardian quote the world will be more poorer and more dangerous if current trends continue taking a closer look the i.m.f. revised growth forecast for the dated emerging economies also downward to four point seven percent after previous predictions were as high as five point one percent one reaction to the report and its revised growth forecasts appeared to include the fall in london's footsie one hundred twenty six month low. and we now turn to india's financial sector and take a look

the deadliest borders in the world at the moment one in five persons that tries to cross the mediterranean sea drones or disappears according to official data by the i.o.m. and that's why it's so important that there is civilized at sea and of course if that was the case we are all still able goes the ship goes out to sea and just you just sort of sails around until you spot something of course we want to know what happens at the european border just on monday one of our surveillance aircraft just found a dead body floating north of libyan city so wara no one knows what happened to disguise and no one knows if there are even more people who have drowned in that incident so it's very important that civil society has an eye out there and we will keep a sharp lookout and we will challenge the european policy of letting people drone italy's interior minister and it's a soviet he says he's country bears an unfair share of the migrant do you think he has a point i mean there is a point to it to me has taken a lot of the burden over the last years when we think of the situation back in two thousand a

difficult for them is that they know that every hour every day that passes out there in the mediterranean sea there are vulnerable people their lives possibly in danger and while the aquarius is stuck here in the port of mass say they can't help. it's disheartening to see that. loss of life that seem and humanitarian crisis are not at the forefront of european politicians priorities and that's something that we call on all european countries to take into account fifteen thousand people have drowned in the mediterranean in the past four years most have been searching desperately for many other people take for granted a safe place to call home somewhere to build a life unless the aquarius is given new registration documents to sail soon the crew fear that many more lives will be needlessly lost. al-jazeera say. the renowned opera singer month by jew edward freddie mercury became the anthem for the nine hundred ninety two barcelona olympics has died at the age of eighty five. a soprano was admitted to hospital in barcelona last month she died early on saturday morning by a america. that helped i

traffickers smuggle the migrants from sub-saharan africa across the desert to the shore of the mediterranean sea. >> reporter: traffickers would then pack migrants in this warehouse like merchandise, he says, before shipping them off to europe in overcrowded, rickety boats. sometimes, he adds, trafficker here worked hand-in-hand with isis-- and, in nearby locations, still do. >> ( translated ): they share a common interest: money. when isis was around, trafficking was at its peak. traffickers paid isis a tax so they could send migrants across the sea to europe. we're talkg three or four atloads every day, millions of dollars per month. sometimes they would et terrorists on the migrant ships to europe. i heard this directly from the biggest trafficker in sabratha. he happens to be my cousin. >> reporter: sorry, your cousin is a migrant trafficker.i diderstand that correctly? >> ( translated ): yes. he is my cousin. me, i'm an officer of the law. >> reporter: tribal bonds run i deepn sabratha, but that doesn't mean everyone gets along with those in their tribe. >> ( translated ): he innds me threa