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at the un mike hanna reports from there. president trump arrives highlighting one major change in his position since derisively labeling north korea's leader a little rocket man a year ago. q you wrote a letter of a letter. asking for a second meeting we will be doing that secretary powell will work that out in the future looks like it will be very very well tremendous progress for north korea certainly since we got here it was a different world it was a very dangerous time this is a lot this is one year later a much different tack. many periods president trump could prove best disruptive as the intense security measures imposed in midtown manhattan. but no signs of gridlock in the first public event he hosted opening a session on the global drug problem with a few surprise of the united nations and its secretary general we also thank the secretary general for joining us and our special guest and as our special guest he's come a great friend and he's doing a wonderful job at a very very complex situation but a beautiful situ

at the united nations mike hanna reports from the u.n. . president trump arrives highlighting one major change in his position since derisively labeling north korea's leader a little rocket man a year ago. q you wrote a letter of a letter. asking for a second meeting we will be doing that secretary will work that out in the future looks like it will be very very well tremendous progress for north korea certainly since we got here it was a different world it was a very dangerous time this is a lot it's just one year later a much different tact. many periods president trump could prove best disruptive best the intense security measures imposed in midtown manhattan. but no signs of gridlock in the first public event he hosted opening a session on the global drug problem with a few surprise of the united nations and its secretary general we also thank the secretary general for joining us and our special guest and as our special guest he's become a great friend and he's doing a wonderful job at a very very complex situation but a beautiful situa

have rarely resulted in action as mike hanna explains. this is the most exclusive political club in the world the high stakes table in the united nations to get a permanent seat in the game requires a unique buy in nuclear capability the issue under discussion with president trump in the chair the five permanent members were not only allies at the end of the second world war but were also nuclear powers no permanent members have been added since each of these five wields a veto so any resolution one opposes is simply not passed even if there's an absolute majority in the fifteenth seed council what the sometimes means the body is unable to carry out its prime function the maintenance of international peace and security yes or no the veto was used regularly during the cold war period resulting in heightened instead of decreasing tensions the only unity in the council between the blocks of east and west the u.s. able to rely on the absolute support of at speed five allies france and the united kingdom. in recent times have been a flurry of

the rise of china as a prominent potentially dominant force within the united nations and beyond mike hanna al-jazeera united nations our time for the support now his job thanks very much u.s. ryder cup captain jim furyk says he's unlikely to pay a tiger woods and phil mickelson together against europe even though they're much better friends than they used to be with just over a day to go before the tournament starts in paris david stokes has the latest from both camps italy the u.s. team posing for official photos in paris amid lots of speculation about the two most senior players old rivals tiger woods and phil mickelson a much closer than they used to be but they've not been paired together at the ryder cup since the disastrous opening day at oakland hills in two thousand and four they were the world's top two players back then but lost both matches and the pairing was ditched never to be seen again until now perhaps they've been practicing together this week so might we see a return of the box office partnership. wow. i mean i guess nothing's out of the around they did play some some go

allies like germany mike hanna has more on that and on whom he praised. many leaders mysis speaking slots at the u.n. general assembly. but president trump chose to take questions on his way in we were doing really great remains and the speakers list was hurriedly rearranged to make up for the delay punctuality not the only norm ignored the rain clouds gathering over the united nations heralded a new weekly isolationist american policy outlined within one in which old allies shop he criticized germany will become totally dependent. on russian energy if it does not immediately change course the german delegation scoffed one member vigorously chewing gum while president trump went on to embrace new friends there is saudi arabia where king solomon and the crown prince are pursuing bold new reforms this is the day off to embracing another leader accused of human rights violations the endorsement of an egyptian president whose figure risky pursued a policy of arbitrary detention of journalists and political opponents and after the public praise of that emir pu

mike hanna reports from there. president trump arrives highlighting one major change in his position since derisively labeling north korea's leader a little rocket man a year ago. you wrote a letter beautiful letter. asking for a second meeting we will be doing that secretary of the table work that out in the future it looks like it will be very very well tremendous progress for north korea certainly since we got here it was a different world it was a very dangerous time this is a lot this is one year later a much different tack. many periods president trump could prove best disruptive as the intense security measures imposed in midtown manhattan. but no signs of gridlock in the first public event he hosted opening a session on the global drug problem with a few surprise of the united nations and its secretary general we also thank the secretary general for joining us and our special guest and as our special guest he's become a great friend and he's doing a wonderful job at a very very complex situation but a beaut

the rise of china as a prominent potentially dominant force within the united nations and beyond mike hanna al-jazeera united nations the palestinians have been rejecting the u.s. role as a mediator in the conflict in the middle east conflict trump says he wants to broker a peace in the next few months but so far his administration's decisions have had a never negative effect on the lives of palestinians on the ground like cutting aid to for example which is a vital lifeline for millions of palestinian refugees as you see it as it should have returns he spoke with the underwear commissioner. we've clearly rejected that accompanying narrative accompanying of course the decision to cut funding to entirely as was communicated on the first thirty first of august so for us it's very clear winner is a very well established organization very active on a very polarized front lines in syria gaza and elsewhere the united states has supported on raw for decades and here we have a decision that is a decision to politicize humanitarian funding in a very difficult operation environment so you don't think

the president also used his address to isolate old allies and make new friends such as mike hanna has that. not many leaders mysis speaking slots at the u.n. general assembly. but president trump chose to take questions on his way in we're doing a really great remained seated we have the speakers list was hurriedly rearranged to make up for the delay. punctuality not the only norm ignored the rain clouds gathering over the united nations heralded a new weekly isolationist american policy outlined within one in which old allies was sharply criticized germany will become totally dependent on russian energy if it does not immediately change course the german delegation scoffed one member vigorously chewing gum while president trump went on to embrace new friends there is saudi arabia where king solomon and the crown prince are pursuing bold new reforms this the day after embracing another leader accused of human rights violations the endorsement of an egyptian president to speak a risky pursued a policy of arbitrary detention of journalists and political opponents and off to the public p

alister bert blame president trumps decision to move the embassy to jerusalem he told our desires mike hanna other parties in the region need to get involved. i think we can understand the united states' determination to find do something to break the deadlock that we would to chose and this we believe very fundamentally that is shared jerusalem is at the heart of the issues between the palestinians and the state of israel and we know that that's a view that shared by very many so was an understanding and an american determination to look at that intractable nature problem say what can we do the make a difference we want to chose and we don't regard is jerusalem has been taken off the table and must be subject to final status negotiations and i think the united states' position is the only interlocutor or the honest broker is probably more difficult after a series of united states decisions i think i must be honest in relation to that they are however still fundamental which is why we urge all parties to stay in contact with the united states and the united states to stay in contact with the

address they're threatening to totally destroy north korea he's now striking a much softer tone mike hanna reports from the u.n. . president trump arrives highlighting one major change in his position since derisively labeling north korea's leader a little rocket man a year ago. you wrote a letter beautiful letter. asking for a second meeting we will be doing that secretary will work that out in the future looks like it will be very very well tremendous progress for north korea certainly since we got here it was a different world it was a very dangerous time this is a lot it's just one year later a much different tack. many periods president trump could prove best disruptive as the intense security measures imposed in midtown manhattan. but no signs of gridlock in the first public event he hosted opening a session on the global drug problem with a few surprise of the united nations and its secretary general we also thank the secretary general for joining us and our special guest and as our special guest he's come a great friend and he's doing a wonderful job at a very very complex situatio

trump international tower which like its owner will loom over the rest of the week's proceedings mike hanna al-jazeera united nations u.s. president donald trump supreme court pick brett kavanaugh has again denied accusations of sexual misconduct in a t.v. interview he defended himself his response comes a day after a second accuser came forward it involves an alleged incident that dates back to cavanaugh's time at yale university his first accuser will testify before the senate judiciary committee on thursday or thursday is also the day when deputy attorney u.s. deputy u.s. attorney general rod rosenstein will meet president trump at the white house u.s. media have been suggesting that his job is on the line he is a key figure in washington as the man who appointed special counsel robert mueller to investigate alleged russian interference in u.s. politics some reports say he could be about to lose his job last week the new york times reported he'd be looking at ways to secretly record trump to help build a case for his removal from office rosenstein denied the report. argentina's largest l

presence of the prime minister's three month old daughter a little reminder of what's at stake mike hanna al-jazeera united nations. there are growing concerns into fighters defeated by iranian forces during the syrian war will now regroup and target them at home it's been a week since twenty five people were killed in the city of gunmen opened fire during an event to commemorate the iran iraq war. reports. a week after gunmen attacked a parade for veterans from the nineteen eighties or run or walk or one of iran's most powerful men told the country exactly who was to blame from the friday prayer podium the second in command of iran's revolutionary guard corps took aim at the united states israel and their gulf allies. i'm telling the regime of the u.a.e. and saudi arabia who are the main perpetrators behind the sun this direction is in our country and wish to bring in security into our territories that you will not succeed in your attempts if you cross our red lines we will definitely cross your. it was a speech designed to fire people up for the government approved public protest that f

of several tense meetings in recent years but those discussions have rarely resulted in action mike hanna explains. this is the most exclusive political club in the world the high stakes table in the united nations to get a permanent seat in the game requires a unique buy in nuclear capability the issue under discussion with president trump in the chair the five permanent members were not only allies at the end of the second world war but were also nuclear powers no permanent members have been added since each of these five wields a veto so any resolution one opposes is simply not passed even if there's an absolute majority in the fifteen seed council what the sometimes means the body is unable to carry out its prime function the maintenance of international peace and security yes or no the veto was used regularly during the cold war period resulting in heightened instead of decreasing tensions the only unity in the council between the blocks of the east and west the u.s. able to rely on the absolute support top its p. five allies france and the united kingdom. in recent times have been a

embassy to jerusalem has undermined any role and has as a mediator mike hanna has more for the united nations no israel expose that the issue of israel palestine has been debated for decades in the general assembly but for decades to agreement under this roof has been in deep disconnect with the reality the vote condemning the u.s. decision to move its embassy to jerusalem serving a case in point and one hundred twenty eight nations voted in favor only nine countries including israel and the u.s. voted against nevertheless this week at least two leaders still regard it as a victory third this is the first time that we meet after the american embassy has been moved to jerusalem. changes to it and you've touched on earth. but the palestinian leader argues that the u.s. decision just ignores rather than changes history we have concluded agreements with the us administration and the us administration has broken all these agreements it takes two to tango so an agreement should be respected by all the parties among the other un resolutions ignored by the trumpet ministration those concernin

trump international tower which like its owner will loom over the rest of the week's proceedings mike hanna al-jazeera united nations all right let's go back to our top story now and efforts by world powers to salvage the iran nuclear deal the e.u.'s foreign policy chief has just announced the e.u. will set up a new mechanism to facilitate legal transactions with iran despite u.s. sanctions while she had a chance he joins us live now from new york she has the news top diplomats and the iranian foreign minister have been holding this joint press conference what more do they have to say. right a clear sign of global solidarity it wasn't just the e.u. but russia and china that took part in talks with the iranian foreign minister on the eve before donald trump is expected to mount a blistering attack on iran before the u.n. general assembly so we had that reaffirmation of the commitment of the j.c. the joint comprehensive plan of action the iran deal but also the announcement of the u. is now going ahead with something they've been discussing for several weeks now which is what they call a spec

the rise of china as a prominent potentially dominant force within the united nations and beyond mike hanna al-jazeera united nations. mexico's incoming government says it's going to investigate the disappearance of forty three students in the southern city of a koala the promise comes as protesters gather to mark the fourth anniversary the abduction and suspected massacre of the students was one of the worst crises during president andy companion the athens ten year it's thought the students were turned over to members of an organized crime group john heilemann has the latest from mexico city. this is the fourth anniversary since the tragedy in mexico in which twenty three students were kidnapped by police in collusion with a local guy had a huge impact on a country this is a country that's had more than thirty thousand people been disappeared over the last few years and this really these forty three shooters became a potent symbol of not just that phenomenon but also the impunity and the lack of really concern from government forces the government was very slow to react to what happened w

the rise of china as a prominent potentially dominant force within the united nations and beyond mike hanna al-jazeera united nations. still ahead on the. player fires a warning. on that. the latest on the ryder cup coming up in sport in a moment stay with us. time for sport here is joe thank you so much big footballing news on thursday germany have won the right to host year and twenty twenty for the country beat turkey in a vote held by the european games governing body you wait for his the moment it was announced by the way for president alexandre shafran the host of the euro to twenty four will be germany. we will do everything in our power to answer all the expectations that everyone has for us and rightfully so i'm very glad that our arguments our concept of proven to be successful it shows that transparency and openness and compliance as well as the support of n.g.o.s but also from the bundesliga have contributed to this great success. we are happy and we will do everything to have a good tournaments we saw in two thousand and six in germany to people so we motion . all the world the

mike hanna and the trumpet ministrations special envoy for iran he says the u.s. wants to address a broader range of threats from iran. we are we have very good and regular discussions with their european allies who are also in very regular discussions with our arab partners and so i would say that we share the same threat assessment . we certainly have a disagreement over the iran nuclear deal what we're seeking is a better deal. and we would like to have a treaty we think that's our preferred way to go we would like to not take one threat at a time the iran nuclear deal only takes one aspect of the entire range of iranian threat the threat aspects are include cyber attacks maritime aggression cyber human rights abuses illicit buying dance money laundering it's a broad range of threats we want to address all of them and that is what we're ready to discuss with the iranian regime you mention the word that treaty the u.s. one space treaty with russia iran that's are it's out of sublimity certainly certainly it is you know it's up to iran we secretary pompei on may

embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem and hold out of there as mike hanna that other parties in the region need to be involved. i think we can understand the united states' determination to find do something to break the deadlock but we wouldn't have chosen this we believe very fundamentally that share jerusalem is at the heart of issues between the palestinians and the state of israel and we know that that's a view that shared by very many so was an understanding and an american determination to look at that intractable nature problem say what can we do the make a difference we wouldn't have chosen and we don't regard is jerusalem as being taken off the table it must be a subject for final status negotiations and i think the united states' position is the only interlocutor or the honest broker is probably more difficult after a series of united states decisions i think i must be honest in relation to that they are however still fundamental which is why we urge all parties to stay in contact with the united states and the united states to stay in contact with them but it would appear to us

apologies for that we seem to have a problem with mike hanna package now us comedian bill cosby has been jailed for up to ten years for sexual assault and was found guilty in april on three counts of aggravated indecent assault and reports from new york. walking out of a courtroom in handcuffs a fall from grace for a man who once so famous and beloved he was known as america's dad but who would judge now called a sexually violent predator eighty one year old bill cosby sentenced to three to ten years in jail cosby was found guilty in april of three counts of aggravated indecent assault after drugging and sexually assaulting andrea konstam in two thousand and four he used exacting skills and had an endearing t.v. personality to win over his victims and then keep them silent about what he did to them so now finally bill cosby has been unmasked and we have seen the real man as he's headed off to prison while the trial focused on the one crime against ms constant more than sixty other women have accused cosby of sexual misconduct spanning decades and after the sentencing many said they were

the rise of china as a prominent potentially dominant force within the united nations and beyond mike hanna al-jazeera united nations argentina has received the biggest loan package ever from the international monetary fund it's been struggling to repay its debts and the steep interest rates argentina's economy. both are incompetent and something like. a guru. is. strengthening this position and having this thing to go appropriate on the budget. and strong monetary policy focus on reducing. global exchange rate policy we don't know in advance. now what began as a simple search engine is now a global technology giants but as google celebrates twenty years its power and involvement in our lives has also led to concerns over issues like privacy some say it's a far cry from the company's original motto don't be evil rob reynolds reports from california. this is what google's search page looked like the day it was launched and this is the company's first headquarters with founders larry page and sergey brin twenty years later google's enormous success has given it this huge ever expanding silico

the rise of china as a prominent potentially dominant force within the united nations and beyond mike hannaal-jazeera united nations. now in the coming hours brett kavanaugh and his first accuser will of pay in front of the senate judiciary committee with charges and defense and with the political fossil growing even trump now says he could change his mind if the evidence is compelling enough. reports. even as u.s. president donald trump tried to deal with the issue of weapons of mass destruction at the u.n. security council his supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh was being accused again of teenage sexual abuse behavior julie sweat nick says kevin and his friends organized alcohol and drug filled parties in the early one nine hundred eighty s. just so they could gang rape girls including her the president of the united states trumka called this yet another example of democratic party dirty tricks why didn't they bring this right at the beginning during the hearings you would have had all the time in the world for the f.b.i. it would have been fine now the f.b.i. as you know did investigat

discussions highlight the disconnect between those in power and those who are suffering the most mike hanna reports. it's a week in which the noise of protesters has lost to the roar of presidential convoys to word from the united nations across the road this is the closest most world leaders come to the concerts and fears of citizens in manhattan and around the globe. sometimes lost amidst the noise of debate grand statement within the general assembly the suffering taking place in so many regions outside iraq and the fact that in the past eight years the number of major violent conflicts has tripled . the consequences of this failure in international arbitration tolt most keenly by the fundable the defenseless and in many cases the children the suffering intensifies each year the international committee of the red cross says release statistics about the number of children who annually go missing in conflict in two thousand and thirteen that number was put at nearly six thousand it's increased substantially each general assembly gathering rising to more than fifteen thousand in two thousan