delegation or trump natasha butler al-jazeera pierrots our diplomatic editor james bays joins us now from there it's james 1st of all that's all we know about the schedule of mr gerard sorry for. well the 1st thing to say sam is it came as a complete surprise certainly to the reporters there was speculation earlier on of that perhaps the leaders have been told that the informal dinner that took place on saturday it's now clear that is not the case it's clear that like the reporters who found out about this 1st by checking flight tracking apps and seeing that the iranian foreign minister's plane was here the other g 7 members got little if no advance warning including the u.s. it's clear that the u.s. did not greenlight this trip it's clear that this was a very bold initiative from president macron perhaps he was following the sort of diplomacy that president trump has been doing lately remember at the g. 20 in the sarka president trump tweeting out to kim jong un that he could come to the d.m.z. and step over into north korea the next day and that took place where maybe president mac

the challenge will be to compel leaders to act on the verbal promises that they have made natasha butler al-jazeera pierrots live pictures from berets we're expecting a press conference from president donald trump and france's president about crawl it was due to begin well over 30 minutes ago now still waiting we'll bring you that as soon as it gets underway here on al-jazeera in the meantime let's speak to our diplomatic editor james bays at the g. 7 summit james so president trump says that he and other g 7 leaders have come to a conclusion more or less on iran what on earth does he mean by that. well they certainly don't have the same views on iran because we know having watched president trump since he came to office that he has a very different view on iran and the iran deal from the european countries they are still committed to that trying to keep that alive he pulled out of it and has put tough sanctions on tehran where i think potentially the u.s. administration may have moved a little during this summit is by allowing the europeans to pursue more diplomacy we've had a period of escalation

getting down to business in the luxury hotel in periods is unlikely to change their opinion natasha butler al-jazeera of the french spanish border turkey's defense minister says a joint control center with the united states is operational in northern syria it's part of a plan to create a so-called safe zone it's 2 sides who are locked in months of talks over the depth of the zone and who would control it and smith has more from antakya the turkish syrian border. the turkish and u.s. military have been discussing for a long time now what exactly a safe zone along the turkish syria border would comprise of how deep into syrian territory would go whether it would be joint patrols with the u.s. and turkish troops or just the u.s. troops patrolling on their own the turkish defense minister believes that at least the opening of this joint operations center is a significant step on the way to getting the safe zone up and running one of the. most this is a joint operation center has been established here they continue the work the 1st drone flew on august 14th and now as of 4 30 pm we have a joint helicopter

getting down to business no luxury hotel in periods is unlikely to change their opinion natasha butler al-jazeera on the french spanish border. as we heard the record number of fires burning in the amazon rain forest are likely to be one of the big topics at the g. 7 libra zillion president. there's no order the military to help fight the flames he says aircraft and 44000 troops will be made available from target bridge. economy if the government didn't do more to protect the emerson the number of wildfires is 85 percent higher than this time last year well many of the fires have been started in remote and difficult to police regions of the amazon in areas where developers often see opportunities but much of the land is protected or belongs to indigenous communities. went to the northwestern states of $11.00 of the areas worst affected by the fires both brazil's joy and its curse is it sheer size this sensation of infinity the sense that no matter how much damage man does he can never ruin all of this but now with large parts of the amazon the blaze that sensation is being shattered what happens

getting down to business in a luxury hotel in periods is unlikely to change their opinion natasha butler al-jazeera the french spanish border. well as you heard the record number of fires that are burning in the amazon rain forest are likely to be one of the big topics at the g. 7 brazilian president has now ordered the military to help fight the flames he says aircraft and $44000.00 troops will be made available france has threatened to target brazil's economy if the government doesn't do more to protect the amazon the number of wildfires is 85 percent higher than last year well let's get more on this now we're joined by our correspondent tori's of our she's live for us all to arrest her in the state of marta grosso where there have been many fire stories as to what's the situation there now and has a government help arrived. well that's correct the state of mind the little 6 currently sitting around 13000 fire on its own this is holding the country and our entire guys patients and satellite images say that there's around 70000 fires all around in the amazonian region but 30000 are happening here

the challenge will be to compel leaders to act on the verbal promises that they have made natasha butler al-jazeera pierrots well this is the scene live in berets we're expecting a press conference from president donald trump and president emmanuel my craw. will bring that to you live as soon as it gets under way. the u.n. says the worsening humanitarian situation in northern syria could affect at least 3000000 people russian backed government forces have been shelling of launching air strikes against targets in the last rebel held province of since may that's forced hundreds of thousands of people to leave they're running out of places to go to 07 costello reports now from a bit. of them how many do you say have arrived in a clip 10 days ago after syrian government forces captured his hometown hunchy home his one of the survivors of a chemical attack in the same town in 2017 that killed $25.00 members of his family including his wife and their twins after marrying again he started over but after receiving death threats from the regime he is afraid and doesn't want us to film his wife. i couldn't e

getting down to business no luxury hotel in periods is unlikely to change their opinion natasha butler al-jazeera of the french spanish border. from london for now let's get sami in doha for the day's news. and world climate more still ahead on this news hour including the u.s. steps up the pressure on miramar for its handling of the ring of crisis. taking the fight to the kidnappers nigeria's crime crisis where even traveling on trains isn't safe. one player is particularly excited about serena williams opening game at flushing meadows will reveal who in the sport. as we've been saying the fires that are burning in the amazon rainforest are likely to be one of the big topics at the g. 7 summit earlier french president emanuel micron called for swift action. not the arizona is our common good we are all consumed so in the amazon we will launch a mobilization between all g 7 countries together with him is only in countries 1st we need to help brazil and other countries put out these fires and then we need to invest in reforestation and allow locals to develop a bit of a tease that will preserve th

getting down to business in a luxury hotel in berates is unlikely to change their opinion natasha butler al-jazeera or the french spanish border. to nigeria now the country is in the grip of a kidnap and crisis thousands of nigerians of one victim to a rise in the crime and having to pay millions of dollars in ransom mohamad the reports from qatar in an area known as a kidnapping hotspot. taking the fight to the kidnappers these officers of nigeria special into robbery squad are responding to a tip off that the kidnappers have been sighted at this point on the object can do no highway. that sick forest nearby serves as a cover for the guns this highway has been a popular spot for the kidnappers to our top potential victims the police say they're making gains against the kidnappers were over 200 reporters they. were showing to do a whole lot in last 2 weeks we parted up on someone tonight and kidnap suspects. i print in traffic i'm to high we tells a different story. this was once one of the busiest highways in the country the highway links the muslim states of the country to the other parts of nige

getting down to business no luxury hotel and berates is unlikely to change their opinion natasha butler al-jazeerathe french spanish border. at least 11 people have been killed in yemen in fighting between u.a.e. backed forces and government troops both sides have sent reinforcements to shabab province in southern yemen after fighting broke out in the city of thought tens of thousands of people have been killed in yemen civil war millions are on the brink of famine meanwhile in the capital protesters gathered in front of airport demanding an end to the same aged. where the saudi led military coalition has been enforcing a strict embargo on the airport residents asking the u.n. to help them lift the siege which they say is having a major impact on the city. i want to receive treatments and do but the u.n. has airport closed and the u.n. envoy goes in comes to the airport like treatments. only. open the airport for all those nations and envoys with the yemeni people have a big not worthy human rights whereas the world relief organization or the united nations that are against these violations. alger