dissolve parliament and hold early elections the political novice takes over after defeating petro poroshenko in a landslide victory last month but he does not command a majority in parliament. is nick conley joins us now from outside the ukrainian parliament in kiev nick what the new president have to say there's no gration speech what priorities has he set for himself. well good morning terry it started off very conventionally lots of pomp and ceremony the anthem being sung several times the great seal of state being handed over words about unity keeping the country together and then he dropped a bombshell he not only said he would be dissolving parliament with immediate effect to the very faces of the members of parliament who face a very tough election for them given that selenski is riding high in the polls he also said they now have 2 months to pass a law stripping themselves of immunity from prosecution and also to pass a new law that would make getting back into politics of many the much harder and you long proportional representation and he fired the head of ukraine security service

for incumbent petro poroshenko it was a stinging defeat losing to zelinsky in all but one ukraine's regions his pitch to the nation as commander in chief as the man who had kept ukraine in its army together in the face of russian aggression had fallen on deaf ears simply in the weeks since his sensational victory selenski is kept out of the limelight making only a handful of appearances most of them on social media as ukraine's parliament squabbled over the timing of the inauguration but what is it the ukrainians are really expecting any new president to do. i don't really know what to expect but i'm hoping for the best i've had enough of all the old faces in politics you know. i have a good face corruption in our country is that's the main thing. is that measures that we support selenski let's see what to expect from him as president hasn't made an official appearance yet told us what to expect. in his fictional inauguration as president and the serious servant of the people zelinsky charms his audience by throwing stuffy protocol overboard and refusing to speak well behaved like a politic

he won in a landslide against petro poroshenko, admittedly not with a massive turnout. it was around 62% to rid nevertheless he does have a mandate and he does not want t o lolose momentum. is having this effort to hold early elections. if he waited until the official date of october 27, that would probably play against his political party, which is called servant of the people. it would be five months of being president, but without the tools to do much. it would look like political impotence and he did not want that. even with the early election, it is expected he will need a partner. he is unlikely to have the brbreakthrough in parliament he had in the presidential election. so he will probably have to find a coalition partner, or the servant of the people would have to have a coalition partner or partners in parliament. comingthe new president into office with little to o no experience. international relations will be quite difficult for him, it would seem. is a says his first task cease-fire. he says, we did not start this work, but it's up to us to end it. he also

the former actor and comedian takes over after defeating petro poroshenko in a landslide victory last month but he does not command a majority in parliament. now the job is nick ali joins me now from the ukrainian capital of kiev nick quite a bombshell in the president's inauguration speech is dissolving bottom line as it is said why is it taking this step that often i'm rich or well you can definitely tell that is an experience showman he knows how to keep an audience on the edge of their seats this inauguration ceremony started very conventional with the pomp and ceremony of states yank them being sung the great seal of the nation being handed over to him so far so traditional words about national unity and then within a few minutes of the end of the whole event he told all the planes politicians who were sitting in front of him that he would indeed be dissolving parliament not only that but he was giving them the 2 months before those elections are expected to happen to pass a law to strip themselves of immunity from prosecution not only that he fired several of ukraine's top offic

actor and comedian beat the former president petro poroshenko in a runoff vote last month the new poll will give selenski as part of the opportunity to win its 1st seats in parliament. women who support abortion rights of marched in cities across the u.s. in a show of force against conservative efforts to restrict the procedure al-jazeera is hydro castro has more. weight of ice. c was on the 100th anniversary of the house giving women the vote in the united states women and abortion rights activists in cities across the country took to the streets to say their battle is not finished does anyone here think there are women in this country or was this silent while our rights are being taken away from us. they march to protest abortion restrictions recently passed in conservative states 256 nays one alabama's new law is the most extreme it bans abortions except for when a woman's health is at risk making no exceptions for rape or incest there was a study this way was that. right in america it says it's very important right now for the other end of the road. more than a dozen other states a

politician volunteers the lenski is being inaugurated as president he beat incumbent president petro poroshenko in a runoff last month with 73 percent of the vote is new to politics for most ukrainians know him from a t.v. series in which he played the role of the president is for live pictures from parliament where zelinsky is inauguration is taking place you can see speaking there he's hardly been same though since the election when raising questions about how he'll handle the top job. and egypt a roadside bomb has exploded next to a bus carrying tourist to the giza pyramids at least 17 people are injured most of them south africans for egyptians in or near by car were also hurt it's not yet known who is responsible for the attacks come as egypt's vital tourism industry struggles to get back on its feet after years of political turmoil and violence and so the headlines keep it here on al-jazeera we'll have more news at the top of the hour in the meantime inside story is that next. on counting the cost as the u.s. ratchets up the pressure on iran we look at the straits of hormuz the most valua

ready he said to do everything so that our heroes don't die that's something he's pre-disaster petro poroshenko wasn't able to do and did make reforms that helped ukraine stave off economic collapse voters decided he hadn't done enough to rid the country of corruption will be under great pressure to do better.

the previous status quo than about selenski himself this was really a rejection not only of petro poroshenko but the generation of politicians that he represented selenski was able to channel channel that frustration and portray himself as a representative of a new generation a new approach he has talked a lot about fighting corruption and that step that was mentioned today of stripping politicians of their immunity also the president will lose his immunity from prosecution not only that but also shaking up the electoral system to make it a bit fera but again this is not about the small print of political legislation people seemingly looking for that promise of change and hope and they gave him their support almost 3 quarters ukrainians giving him the benefit of the doubt on a big problem number one is are russia what russian has there been from russia to this new president well phil we had quite a response from moscow today. spokesman saying that putin would congratulate selenski only when selenski was able to prove 1st results in terms of improving the situation in the east and improving u

that's something he's pre-disaster petro poroshenko wasn't able to do and while poroshenko did make reforms that helped ukraine stave off economic collapse voters decided he hadn't done enough to rid the country of corruption selenski will be under great pressure to do better was a presidency that breaks with tradition got off to the most nontraditional start no flashy convoy for volodymyr zielinski who chose to walk the streets to his swearing in ceremony high fives and selfies also not hallmarks of previous administrations all of this clearly styled as a fresh start for ukraine even though no one really knows what president plans to do or is capable of jonah al-jazeera. germans have showing their support for the european union in berlin cologne and other cities nationwide it's the call from the chancellor angela merkel to show that opposition to the far right nationalist and right wing politicians are predicted to make gains in this week's european parliament election on that nationalism is the enemy of a unified here. well $28.00 countries are taking part in the european parliament elect

the role of the president in a satirical tv series, won a landslide victory over the incumbent petro poroshenkowith russian—backed rebels in the east of the country was his first task. sweden has filed a formal request for the arrest of the wikileaks founder, julian assange, who's accused of rape. he denies the allegation. the warrant, if granted, would be the first step towards mr assange being extradited from britain, where he's currently serving a prison sentence for breaching bail. he's also wanted in the us. 400 students in the american city of atlanta have had a very pleasant surprise. they were at their graduation ceremony when dr robert f smith, a former student at morehouse college and a billionaire, announced that he was paying off all their student loans. this is my class, 2019. and my family is making a grant to eliminate their student loans. cheering after eight seasons, one of the most talked about tv shows has finally come to an end. but some game of thrones fans have complained about plot lines in the last series, but that's unlikely to stop it from still being a ratingsjuggerna

turned politician politician vladimir's alinsky was sworn in just a little while ago it incumbent petro poroshenko in a runoff last month with 73 percent of the vote and an address to parliament he said die. with russia could only happen after the paternity cranium territory and prisoners of war. is a professor and put up a science department at the national university of canberra academy in the netherlands he says alinsky may have won the election that has to prove himself to a crane ians the analogy with donald trump is a bit mistaken because donald trump was the very least involved for about 10 years in american politics in a very in a variety of ways and in particular in republican party politics. he has held those populist nationalist views for quite a long time so once he has not left he has not made any political comment. and in that sense lenski is more of a novice than than trump was but of course the similarity is that we neither expected trump to win. most american media expected hillary clinton and we nobody really expected selenski to win especially that by that margin zilinskas probl

immediately after being sworn in on monday the television actor and comedian breed former president petro poroshenko in a runoff vote last month a new poll will give selenski his party the opportunity to win its 1st seeps in parliament. plenty more video and all the latest news on our web site take a look at al-jazeera dot com. it is good to have you with us adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera the acting u.s. defense secretary says there will be no war with iran and that the deployment of additional forces in the gulf has deterred possible attacks by to run the trick shot had made the comments following a classified briefing to members of congress along with the u.s. secretary of state they've been on the pressure to explain what they describe as unspecified threats from tehran our biggest focus at this point is to prevent iranian miscalculation. that we do not want the situation to escalate. this is about deterrence not about war. we're not about going to war this is about continuing to protect our interests in the middle east and conducting the missions that they're we are the

immediately after being sworn in on monday the television actor and comedian beat former president petro poroshenko in a runoff vote last month and a new poll will give zilinskas party the opportunity to win its 1st seat in parliament. global sea levels could rise by as much as 2 meters by the end of the century if the world carbon emissions continue unchecked researchers say that's far more than predicted and it's due to accelerated melting in greenland and antarctica but as marianne hunt reports scientists say there is still time to act. our planet's ice sheets are enormous around 10000000 square kilometers in size and they're melting but just tell much fresh water is flowing into our oceans and how quickly has been notoriously difficult to assess the climate can vary widely from one part to another they are affected by different way the ravines the thickness of the ice the temperature and flow of the ocean around it the long held view of the i.p.c.c. that the un body dealing with climate change has been that if we do nothing and continue on our current trajectory sea levels could rise by as much

that's something his predecessor petro poroshenko wasn't able to do and while poroshenko did make reforms that helped ukraine stave off economic collapse voters decided he hadn't done enough to rid the country of corruption selenski will be under great pressure to do better. a presidency that breaks with tradition got off to the most nontraditional start a flashy convoy for volodymyr zelinsky who chose to walk the streets to his swearing in ceremony high fives and selfies also not hallmarks of previous administrations all of this clearly styled as a fresh start for ukraine even though no one really knows what president's events queue plans to do or is capable of doing a whole al-jazeera. all ministers from austria's far right freedom party have stepped down that's according to the a.p. a news agency it's a response to chancellor sebastian courts saying he'll propose to the president that interior minister herbert kick you'll be fired a freedom party had warned it would put out of government if kicker was forced out the party's leader resigned on saturday highest percentage toher was caugh

actor and comedian beat the former president petro poroshenko in a runoff vote last month at the european parliamentary elections begin on. populist parties are expected to do well and that could shift the blocs balance of power in italy the right we need league party is predicted to emerge as the country's largest osama bin from. italy's deputy prime minister and interior minister is hoping to upset the status quo during this european elections and he plans to do it with the help of euro skeptics and immigrant nationalists are pulling crowds in ailing economies we are more. need to do everything that is right to free this country this continent from the illegal occupation organized by brussels. instead of traditional billboards and t.v. ads social media has been instrumental in getting the message across and making inroads into traditional left leaning cities such as milan and it found an audience in the richer parts of northern italy where some relate to slogans such as why should we pay for others who don't contribute as much. and xander morelli has been a bit salvini since the beginni

politician volodymyr selenski was sworn in just a short while ago he beat incumbent president petro poroshenko in a runoff last month a 73 percent of the vote an address to parliament he said dialogue with russia could only happen after the return of ukrainian territory and prisoners of war. days after the u.s. state of alabama approved a near total ban on abortion president donald trump has weighed in trouble indicated in tweets that alabama has gone too far because it the new law makes no exceptions for pregnancies that occur from rape and incest rights activists have been protesting against the ban in cities across the state they've condemned the law and want the courts to overturn it presidential hopeful bernie sanders says if elected he'll defend the 1970 supreme court decision that legalized abortion across the u.s. it is not an exaggeration to say that banning legal medically assists little borsch and forcing women back into the quacks will literally kill women. yes i will have a look at this stuff. and i will not appoint anyone to the united states supreme court alas that woman is prep

that's something he's pretty decisive petro poroshenko wasn't able to do and while poroshenko did make reforms that helped ukraine stave off economic collapse voters decided he hadn't done enough to rid the country of corruption selenski will be under great pressure to do better. was a presidency that breaks with tradition got off to the most nontraditional start no flashy convoy for volodymyr zielinski who chose to walk the streets to his swearing in ceremony high fives and selfies also not hallmarks of previous administrations all of this clearly styled as a fresh start for ukraine even though no one really knows what president's alinsky plans to do or is capable of jonah al-jazeera. the headlines on al-jazeera iran has announced it will quadruple production for low enriched uranium that comes a week after the country officially ended some of its commitments under the international nuclear deal which was abandoned by the from the ministration so he has more now from tehran. well it follows on from what we've heard from senior leaders in iran in the past several weeks of course presid

that's something he's pre-disaster petro poroshenko wasn't able to do and while poroshenko did make reforms that helped ukraine stave off economic collapse voters decided he hadn't done enough to rid the country of corruption will be under great pressure to do better. a presidency that breaks with tradition got off to the most nontraditional start no flashy convoy for volodymyr zielinski who chose to walk the streets to his swearing in ceremony high fives and selfies also not hallmarks of previous administrations all of this clearly styled as a fresh start for ukraine even though no one really knows what president's plans to do or is capable of jona how al-jazeera. 5 catalan politicians have been briefly released from prison to pick up their parliamentary credentials their temporary release comes ahead of the parliament's opening session on tuesday all 5 of facing charges over their involvement in the 27000 cattle and independence referendum. politicians from europe's mainstream parties are calling on voters to stand against the far right ahead of the european parliamentary election among t

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russia separatists comedian turned politician waldemar zelinsky has been sworn in incumbent petro poroshenko in a runoff last month and it's a trust of parliament he said dialogue with russia could only happen after the return of the cranium territory and prisoners of war at least 10 civilians have been killed during a government bombardment in the northwestern syrian province of opposition activists say shelling and airstrikes have continued even after the army and its russian allies declared a cease fire so dense military rulers and protest leaders say talks to finalize a new governing body they are making progress discussions resumed on sunday after the military suspended their previous round of negotiations days earlier the 2 sides were trying to decide who will sit on a transitional governing body google parent company alphabet has suspended some of its business with chinese tech giant wall way saying it's complying with u.s. government orders company's new smartphones won't have access to the google play store which includes apps like g. mail and u 2. and so the headlines keep it on al

immediately after being sworn in on monday television actor and comedian pete former president petro poroshenko in a runoff vote last month a new poll. give selenski party the opportunity to win its 1st seats in parliament . austria's chancellor sebastian kurtz said that he will appoint a new caretaker government he faces a vote of no confidence after a scandal that saw the removal of coalition party politicians some of it came reports from berlin. sebastian courts has very much been in crisis management mode ever since the scandal that engulfed his coalition partners the freedom party erupted over the weekend in forcing out the ministers of that party all but one of whom have left their posts in cabinet mr cortes clearly believes that this is will bring support will reassure voters in austria but also reassure those looking on from the wider european union austria's government is still in steady hands because i believe this is a key step in guaranteeing security for our country and making sure that we remain capable of acting on the european level in the crucial coming months and the governmen

that's something his previous s a petro poroshenko wasn't able to do and while poroshenko did make reforms that helped ukraine stave off economic collapse voters decided he hadn't done enough to rid the country of corruption selenski will be under great pressure to do better. a presidency that breaks with tradition got off to the most nontraditional start no flashy convoy for volodymyr zielinski who chose to walk the streets to his swearing in ceremony high fives and selfies also not hallmarks of previous administrations all of this clearly styled as a fresh start for ukraine even though no one really knows what presidents plans to do or is capable of. al-jazeera. politicians from europe's mainstream parties are calling on voters to stand against the far right ahead of the european parliament election which begins on. reports from paris. france's european elections is shaping up to be something of a rerun of the 2017 presidential campaign emanuel mccall's pro e.u. centrist party and the far right party of marine le pen all opinion polls suggest in the lead for the jewel of opposing visions

the role of the president in a satirical tv series, won a landslide victory over the incumbent petro poroshenkopa rt that she has had to claw for her part in the sport. the most senior woman in world motorsport has told the bbc that there is "real concern" about the numbers of women entering racing. currently women make up just 5 per cent of motorsport participants. the comments by michele mouton, herself a former rally driver, come in a season that has seen the launch of a women only racing series and an all—female team in the united states — led by british driver katherine legge who says she has had to "fight and claw" for every opportunity. as part of the bbc‘s "change the game" campaign our sport correspondent katie gornall examines how progress in the sport of speed still seems to be relatively slow. nico does not know the difference. it does not know if you are male, female, black or white. it does not know if you are male, female, black orwhite. —— it does not know if you are male, female, black or white. —— the car. katherine legge has proved herself time and time again. one of britain'

that's something his previous answer petro poroshenko wasn't able to do and while poroshenko did make reforms that helped ukraine stave off economic collapse voters decided he hadn't done enough to rid the country of corruption selenski will be under great pressure to do better i a presidency that breaks with tradition got off to the most traditional start flashy calm voice of a lot of museum ski turns to walk the streets to his swearing in ceremony high fives and selfies also not hallmarks of previous administrations all of this clearly styled as a fresh start for ukraine even though no one really knows what president's events plans to do or is capable of i don't know how al-jazeera. austria's coalition government now appears to have collapsed following the video scandal that brought down the far right freedom party's leader chancellor sebastian courts said he was seeking to remove the interior minister her but kill prompting the freedom party reportedly to withdraw all its ministers the party's leader. resigned on saturday after a video emerged which showed him apparently offering g

that's something his previous answer petro poroshenko wasn't able to do and while poroshenko did make reforms that helped ukraine stave off economic collapse voters decided he hadn't done enough to rid the country of corruption selenski will be under great pressure to do better i a presidency that breaks with tradition got off to the most traditional start flashy calm voice of a lot of museum ski who chose to walk the streets to his swearing in ceremony high fives and selfies also not hallmarks of previous administrations all of this clearly styled as a fresh start for ukraine even though no one really knows what president's events plans to do or is capable of i don't know how al-jazeera. austria's coalition government now appears to have collapsed following the video scandal that brought down the far right freedom party's leader chancellor sebastian courts said he was seeking to remove the interior minister her but kill prompting the freedom party reportedly to withdraw all its ministers the party's leader. resigned on saturday after a video emerged which showed him apparently offeri

actor beat former president petro poroshenko in the runoff elections last month. now in the last few minutes the british prime minister to resign may have been speaking trying to make an improved case briggs a deal to lead the european union let's bring in lawrence lee who joins us live now from london so what more has to reason may have been saying and what does all mean . well what it all means to towards a 2nd point 1st is it it's her absolutely last throw of the dice and should say were sold one last chance as she put it to try to get to secure some sort of legacy for herself if she steps down as prime minister in the next few weeks and get some source of deal pasts to avoid the u.k. leaving the european union with with no deal at all and so having spent 6 weeks eventually fruitlessly negotiating with the opposition labor party to try to come to a deal that all collapsed at the end of last week she's now trying to bring the hard side of her own party and all those level decisions who either don't want to leave the european union or at least want a 2nd referend

that's something his previous s. a petro poroshenko wasn't able to do and while poroshenko did make reforms that helped ukraine stable for economic collapse voters decided he hadn't done enough to rid the country of corruption selenski will be under great pressure to do better. a presidency that breaks with tradition got off to the most known traditional start a flashy convoy for volodymyr zelinsky who chose to walk the streets to his swearing in ceremony high fives and selfies also not whole blocks of previous administrations all of this clearly styled as a fresh start for ukraine even though no one really knows what president's events plans to do or is capable of don't know how al-jazeera. so ahead here on al-jazeera display soon became a fan so 2 men from rival communities in mali tell their stories of overcoming violence. i'm sorry i was at the cannes film festival by new wave of north african female filmmakers taking center stage. i know there were scenes of very heavy rains over parts of southeastern china recently in fact that weather system is just now tracking a bit further towards