and also the political ban on mr sharif will continue until the final judgment in the case is pending against them are announced therefore although it is temporary for mr nawaz sharif in the long run he still has to face the full wrath of the law and the accountability cordage read malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has been detained again over a corruption scandal is already facing a string of charges linked to billions of dollars that went missing from the state's investment fund millions of dollars were transferred to his personal bank accounts personally has more phone call in the. this is a significant development former prime minister najib razak is expected to be charged in court tomorrow in relation to having received seven hundred million dollars from state investment fund one m d b now he's the first person in malaysia to be charged in relation to one m.t.b. the corruption scandal surrounding the state investment fund that he set up when he was prime minister and finance minister of that country it is also this very fund that the u.s. department of justice alleges not just and his associates had stolen at least four and a half billion dol

case is read in the next few weeks it is quite porous the birth of mr nawaz sharif may find some relief but maybe sentenced again by the national accountability court and the other cases that are still under way and go back to jail for days. from the high court there's definitely being welcomed right now was the border that crossed the gun tree. live in islamabad thank you. now the u.n. mission in libya has condemned another outbreak of fighting in the capital which is threatening a cease fire that was agreed just two weeks ago the latest on the rest of tripoli into darkness as it disrupted the electricity supply well than sixty people many of them civilians have been killed since fighting broke out between rival groups last month. that's two rival groups vying for control of the area around the city's only functioning at full pace but previously aligned to the un backed government in libya the fighting has shrunk the government's area of control to the center of the capital it also falls many residents to stay indoors in the migrants detained in other parts of the city without food. no

although mr nawaz sharif party had been very critical of the country. the government information minister today that it was evident that the country. free and fair. one of pakistan's leading politicians nawaz sharif has served three terms as prime minister is first term began in one thousand nine hundred or the second ended with a bloodless coup in one thousand nine hundred nine and in twenty thirty made a triumphant return to win a third term in power just four years later sharif was forced out amid allegations of corruption and in april this year the supreme court banned him from politics for life in july the anticorruption court found him guilty over the purchase of four luxury apartments in london he was sentenced to ten years in jail now has been freed on bail but still faces two separate corruption charges was how common is a visiting research fellow from the cato institute defense and foreign policy department she joins us live from washington d.c. so what happens now for sharif do you think. well thank you for having me on your show and i think r

although mr nawaz sharif bardi had been very critical of the country and. the government information minister that it was evident that the country. free and fair well the us president donald trump has come out in support of his nominee for the supreme court brett kavanaugh who is facing allegations of sexual assault kavanagh's. alleged victim christina blasi ford says she wants an f.b.i. investigation before she testifies at his senate committee hearing she accuses calvin off attacking her when they were teenagers in maryland thirty five years ago kavanaugh says the incident never happened and so far trumps sticking by him. she shows up and make a credible showing that to be very basic and make a decision but i can only say that you said you know standing in very hard meeting imagine going to get. the right house correspondent kelly holcomb joining us from washington d.c. so do we know what ford's next steps are will she be testifying at the hearing on monday. well she certainly been given that opportunity the chair of the senate judiciary committee chuck g

time former prime minister of pakistan mr nawaz sharif. being heard by the national accountability. they were being held at a prison and. it expected. approximately one degree that day would. have to face the ongoing probe by the national accountability called by no means be able to take part in political activities directly and also the political ban on mr. knew until the final judgment in the case is pending against him. therefore. for mr and i watch in the long run he still has to face the full wrath of the law and the accountability. well we also have our online journalist as had hashem in islamabad as well and he's updating this story around the clock you can find those updates by heading to al-jazeera dot com. the world is being warned that yemen's war risks killing a generation with more than five million children facing famine the new numbers have come from the international charity save the children which says disruption to supplies of the red sea port of call data could cause starvation on an unprecedented scale fightings resumed there between houthi rebels and the saudi m

that the court in their country of free they have proven that they are above politics although mr nawaz sharif party had been very critical of the country. the government information minister said that it was evidence that the country will free and fair. yes your state might pump air says talks to end north korea's nuclear weapons program will be completed by january twenty twenty one his comments come after north korean leader kim jong un edge to abolish key missile facilities and close its main nuclear complex came a speaking after a third successful summit with south korean president one jane about cheering crowds at the mask games brian reports from seoul. they hailed it as a new era for the korean people both in the north and the south of the peninsula they share a commitment to a denuclearized future was on monday when we agreed to make efforts to turn the korean peninsula into a land of peace without nuclear weapons and nuclear threats. the agreement means north korea will abolish some of its weapons development infrastructure and international verification on. the north has decided to

the accused of being politicized by mr nawaz sharif's own party will now be feeling all the wide because formation minister it said there did it affect the law it expects the judgment. the proceedings are still underway people do believe that he was involved in matter of corruption and although. the board and it traditionally even did he had large. party loyalists joined emraan kron of corruption. although he had a wife politically he is definitely weaker than he was when he would rule in that country all right thank you for that come out to our correspondent in islamabad now we can go to the city of. punjab province and speak to the political analyst. shemale thank you very much for talking just you agree with our correspondent there. that he's much we can politically and pretty much will not make much of a threat for him and. that's right at the moment he is but at the same time after today's decision by the islamabad high court tomorrow she would might be you know walking out in couple of hours but at the same time this thing this is a decision that will strengthen the m.-l. and futur

although mr nawaz sharif party had been very critical of the country and. the government information minister that it was evident that the country. free and fair time or sharmell is a pakistan political analyst he says the decision will strengthen the political aspirations of her was his daughter mary. this thing that's the decision that will strengthen b.m.i. and future because. his daughter made him the vase and his son and locked up and sub there were. the convicts in the case but in other two cases there wasn't some are not. so let's say no one even if he gets a bail let's say in future or if he is out of the bloods let's say or if he is not many of them are probably will be out of the woods and this will strengthen be in the end politics in the future because many people see many of them as the new place of pakistan muslim league n. and this can also imbibed the sympathy board for pakistan muslim league n. would think would be pretty interesting in the future and b m a n y beginning more especially upper today's decision today's decision of the arm of

the animals reportedly provided milk for nawaz sharif, mr khan's predecessor, and his family.hould be sold off as part of the government's so—called austerity auctions. he has since made much of his so—called austerity drive, although critics say it has been more style than substance so far. now to the philippines, where a fierce critic of the country's president, rodrigo duterte, senator antonio trillanes, is facing possible detention over charges of instigating a coup d'etat. 0ur philippines correspondent howard johnson recently interviewed senator trillanes for a bbc our world documentary. in it, critics of the president allege he is attacking democratic institutions and silencing his most vocal critics. the scene inside the senate building earlier this week, as senator trillanes was arrested by the police, following an order by president rodrigo duterte. it's a very serious rebellion. had it succeeded, it could have overthrown the government. mr trillanes had been holed up inside the building for three weeks while the government secured an arrest warrant. injust one presid

the animals reportedly provided milk for nawaz sharif, mr khan's predecessor, and his family. should be sold off as part of the government's so—called austerity auctions. he has since made much of his so—called austerity drive, although critics say it has been more style than substance so far. you're watching newsday on the bbc. live from singapore and london. still to come on the programme: more on the senatejudiciary hearing on brett kavanaugh. we'll be hearing from some of ordinary people watching the event in the us. in all russia's turmoil, it has never come to this. president yeltsin said the day would decide the nation's destiny. the day that so many had feared for so the day that so many had feared for so long is playing out its final act here. russians are killing russians in front of a grandstand audience. it was his humility that produced affection from catholics around the world, but his departure is a tragedy for the catholic church. israel's right—winger, ariel sharon, visited the religious compound and that started the trouble. he wants israel alone to have sove

prime minister nawaz sharif's corruption conviction has been overturned this allows for his release from prison the islam about high court ruled there were deficiencies in the conviction of mr sharif his daughter and his son in law all of them have been released in july an anti corruption cult sentence him to ten years and seven years in jail respectively for the purchase of luxury properties in london so that's the latest news to come out of islamabad and we will be following up on that breaking news stories here al-jazeera of course are do stay with us now malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has been detained again over another corruption scandal is already facing a string of charges links to billions of dollars that went missing from estate investment fund one m d b millions were transferred and transferred i should say to the jeeves personal bank accounts let's go live to our correspondent florence levy she is in the malaysian capital kuala lumpur tell us more than about these new charges. well this is quite a significant development. has been detained by the malaysian anti corruption agency in connection with receiving seven hundred million dollars deposited i