rom theanslated ): i'm minican republic. i am not from haiti. and they say, "no, you are here, but you are haitian." >> reporter: dominican lawmakers said changes to nationality laws were aimed at tackling decades of illegal migration from haiti. that's not the opinion of the inter-american commission on human rights, a watchdog arm of the organization of american states. ar claims the new laws are of a legacy of racial discrimination, xenophobia, and anti-haitianism in dominicanso ety. >> ( translated ): if i'm walking, since i have black poskin, they ask for my pa. >> reporter: givena reyes, who is dominican of haitian heritage, is a human rights worker. >> ( translated ): there are dominicans with black skin, e d the haitians with white skin. i don't understand why they don't hold everyone to the same standard.ic many doms walk around without their documents, and, if you have no documents on you, how do you prove your stionality? >> reporter: reyess there is historical precedent for the f racial discrimination. in the 20th century, tens of th

republic, if the guard corps navy shuts down the ftoits of hormuz, if the designated islamic republic of iran navy shuts down straits of hormuz it is much -- a much different story. >> i think the main effect as psychological. guard --volutionary face a lot of pressure within will increase financial and economic and psychological pressure. >> on the government? >> on the guard. a lot of businesses from working with any entity any ron, because you have no ideal -- any entity in iran, because you do not know who you are dealing with. it will make returning to the original jcpoa almost impossible, very difficult. impedimentsany beyond the nuclear issue on financial transactions with iran , that for years i think the islamic republic continues its policies, especially support for terrorism. the terrorist designation will kill any chance of it being an economic powerhouse again. ultimately, that is what matters, making money. this is terrible for business. >> first of all, thank you to hudson for hosting this. it is a timely and important event. there are a lot of iranian americans and per

the conventional wisdom is you could not have a great republic , you know, a great republic where peopleoted for representatives for themselves, representative government. that it would be to lose over too loose over a long, vast, you had land unless monarchical power. well, madison thought that was not true. he thought the danger of the republic was one faction would dominate and repress everyone else. and madison's genius was to see if you had many factions, as as there would be, and a large republic, that no single one is to become aggressive. that was the rationale produced for the constitution that was produced in philadelphia. it was just genius to see through what everybody else toieved time and again and transform the world by doing it. mr. cheney: you talk about the relationship with the other founders, george washington, and that sort of thing. mrs. cheney: we think sometimes as the founders sitting around having a polite conversation , and all of them having the greater good in mind at all times. it is much more interesting fact to realize them as they were, which was people w

in ireland for now but whether breaks it comes with or without a deal the frontiere between the republic of ireland and e.u. member and northern ireland part of the united kingdom could put smugglers back in business. to want to go to three hundred fifty. mike has plenty of tales of smuggling to taro he lives in northern ireland right next to the border the former truck driver says lots of shady stuff went on in the area in the past much of it involving customs control between the british province and the e.u. member state to the cells i seen you can and shit well said laurie so we're going to this big ship. made a very through that door let's share that chip are also not in the so if i were to have even thought that if it's impossible i getting rid of controls didn't get rid of smuggling completely fireworks which are banned in the republic of ireland are still taken across regularly they're legal in the north and sales of them are brisk in the border region. and foreign diesel subsidized by the e.u. also often crosses the border illegally as does heating oil from northern ireland that'

the brics deadlock the irish border separates northern ireland which is part of britain from the republic of ireland which will remain a member of the european union after a possible breck's it at the moment there is no physical border between the two the absence of a hard border is a central part of the peace process in northern ireland. break this down with our political correspondent kate brady in the studio now good morning kate of the german chancellor on a macro using some very stark words some stark alternatives before heading to dublin today what does she want to achieve with this delicate visit at a crucial time when this is indeed a crucial time the main aim of this trip at least is what we've heard from that merkel wants to get a clearer picture of exactly what measures island is putting in place for the eventuality that the e.u. the u.k. sorry crashes out of the a you on april twelfth without a deal but they say is also a sign of solidarity from then to dublin and we can have a listen now to exactly what merkel had to say ahead of the visit. we often say in europe and this is

the french foreign minister has called the presence of russian soldiers in the central african republic we're. saying they are creating instability. how do you advise the president's what exactly do you help him with. calls from either of them i had said with some of them as opposed to show me where my grandma was moving at. our lives. also if a salesman someone who was a botanist and would upset me some day what can the russians do that they mean you scan the u.n. cannot do. all. starting with. the new mindset that you don't. listen to hoist by at them. by a little less of a budget in which we talk about. and i mean. can we see a situation where. russia intervenes just like it did in syria to try to reestablish the central government's command over the country most shows are going to guard your theme in that i. mean the minute beautiful it has been to go it is going to talk i'm going to hold because this will talking about it a little bit of my thoughts of these bloody conflicts and you could doubt that i was a british as to what they thought i'm game and. premium. tell us about give u

from the republic of ireland which will remain a member of the e.u. the brics it at the moment there is no physical border between the two the absence of a hard border is essential part of the nine hundred ninety eight good friday peace agreements between the republic of ireland and the u.k. which ended decades of fine and. prime minister varadkar laid out audience priority is. good. and we have to compare ourselves for all icons. without a mind to discuss planning european and domestic level for no deal thank you to that we can work together to meet start when objectives protecting the good friday agreement on which pieces are and is based and also protecting the intact. the european single market in the questions in. the commons following debates with fifteen people from both sides of the pull down about the impact a new deal scenario would have on the lives you didn't give us any indication if it were overly microcephaly but you're starting to weigh the importance of the customs union and think on markets across the aisle divide into economies it's

a staged attack in the central african republic. but now they go through scenarios like this on a daily basis trying to prepare the soldiers to deal with real life events so that the government here can regain control of the country. the soldiers work for the government here. so does the man training them let's go for all that goes in it but i know read you want to use the smaller should know how to approach the object and the instruction is happening in russian and the soldiers have been trained to understand the russian language move through today on talk to al jazeera how a russian security company and officials after helping moscow establish a firmer foothold in chechnya syria and ukraine are now turning to the african continent joining a geopolitical chess game involving china and the united states who have already established bases in places like djibouti. with exclusive access to one of their military training centers so secret and dangerous that russian journalists were killed here but now it's not the british. parliament. t

eight year old hopes she might get a job there later something that's not easy in the democratic republic of congo the orchestra is run by a free christian church that offers people support and has also built a number of schools and hospitals in one thousand nine hundred four it's set up the orchestra. music lessons take place within the church building there are no music schools in the democratic republic of congo so how is anyone supposed to learn to play an instrument. those who wish to play i like music a lot ever since i was little when i listen i feel good as in music is the soundtrack to everything. the church is now building a real music school and wants to give more people access to the power of music. everyone here is prepared to roll their sleeves up and get digging even the musicians. you. see for you she's seen for work is not too difficult afterwards at four o'clock i go to the choir. the church also runs a large choir and until the building is finished the eighty or so singers rehearse outside. the was. and then they're joined by the orchestra they're rehearsing a container

the irish border separates northern ireland which is part of the united kingdom from the republic of ireland which is a part of the e.u. . joining me now is our chief political editor mechanical fish she is in dublin to come across america visit there michelle what does johnson mecca want to achieve with this visit at such a crucial juncture. well clearly the timing the. week before this. summit who wanted to talk about practice is more than just political symbolism to see them rating european unity but she's also a strengthening the prime minister of ireland in his efforts to have a dialogue we understand that there are a lot of folks. off the public brain between dublin and london as well to try and resolve the situation that is so firmly currently stuck in british parliament with so many question marks over what the next step will be under that made clear before he even advised to that she felt that the very piece and you already mentioned that between. northern ireland is a stake here the good friday agreement that historic achievement of peace that she sees as the central table

to avoid a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland.s visit from angela merkel to ireland was about symbolism, standing together while on government -- while may has to fight alone. brent: what about party talks? any progress? what about this piece of legislation trying to force the prime minister to get an extension? has it gone all the way through parliament? reporter: the talks between jeremy corbyn and theresa may, no b breakthrough. the talks will continue. they weree detaileled and technical. there is some commonon ground between the two leaders. both wanant to stop the free movement of people and want that the u.u.k. leaves with a deal at some point, but they are on polar opposites of the political spectrumum, and we are seeing te base and some empties rebelling against -- some mp's rebelling against the new a alliance of jeremy corbyn and theresa may. there is little hope for compromise on this. parliament also passed this piece of legislation where theresa may has to ask the e.u. for an extension. it is up to her length, b but

well the republic of south sudan became independence in two thousand and eleven. and we took from sudan of course and we took seventy five percent of the oil from sudan and that ninety percent of the budget of the republic of south sudan is from oil so significantly the role that the oil is playing in the republic of south sudan is very very significant. and the data suggest that sixty percent of your g.d.p. is coming from oil how do you think you are going to going forward we've had some tumultuous years in the oil industry are you planning to diversify your economy or further consolidate the role of oil in your economy. our focus is number one we need to increase the production because before the crisis in twenty thirty we were producing three hundred fifty thousand barrels a day but currently we are producing hundred eighty thousand barrels a day so we want to go back to where we used to be that's one number two blocks that has been dormant for the last five years we had as you mean the production there in block one two and four we have resumed the production n

make an important foreign-policy announcement concerning the islamic republic of iran.tates isunited continuing to build its maximum pressure campaign against the iranian regime. i am announcing our intent to designate the islamic revolutionary guard corps a terrorist organization in accordance with section 219 of the immigration and nationality act. this designation takes effect one week from today. the is the first time united states has designated a part of another government as an nto. their use of terrorism as a tool of statecraft makes it fundamentally different from any other governments. this historic step will this deprived the number one state sponsor of terror the ability to spread misery and death around the world. businesses and banks around the world now have a clear duty to companies with international transactions are not connected to them in any material way. it gives the u.s. government additional tools to counter iranian backed terrorism. this designation is a response to an outlaw regime that should surprise no one. than 970 on the more iranian indiv

without a deal the focus was on the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. merkel drew on her own past experience with borders in her support of her own. personally come from a country that was separated by a wall for many years. for thirty four years i lived behind the iron curtain and. i know what it means when walls fall and when borders disappear. and so i'm aware of the need to do all we can to uphold the peaceful coexistence here for which so many lives were sacrificed. sleezy was already modified. the irish borders separates northern ireland which is part of the u.k. from the republic of ireland which will remain a member of the you to bricks it at the moment there is no physical border between the two the absence of a hard border is essential part of the nine hundred ninety eight good friday peace agreements between the republic of ireland and the u.k. which ended decades of fine and. prime minister varadkar laid out audience priority is. good. we have to prepare ourselves for all that comes. with that in mind we discussed planning european and domes

a staged attack in the central african republic club. now they go through scenarios like this on a daily basis trying to prepare the soldiers to deal with real life events so that the government here can regain control of the country. the soldiers work for the government here. so does the men training them but no doubt those limits but i know read you want to use a small engine should know how to approach the object and the instruction is happening in russian and the soldiers have been trained to understand the russian language moves through today on talk to al-jazeera how a russian security company and officials after helping moscow establish a firmer foothold in chechnya syria and ukraine are now turning to the african continent joining a geopolitical chess game involving china and the united states who have already established bases in places like djibouti. with exclusive access to one of their military training centers so secret and dangerous that russian journalists were killed here i mean that it's not really. relevant. to this man

then stand shoulder to shoulder with the republic of ireland but i also think it's an increasing fear of being felt in capitals and particularly in off the consequences of a no deal it on the island and particularly talk of a return to a halt or to remember the republic of ireland will stay with the e.u. northern ireland is in the u.k. and up until twenty years ago when the good friday agreement was signed there was sectarian violence between the two three and a half thousand people died in the so-called troubles and no one wants to say i would turn to that and i think that is what is a big fear i want to take a listen to what to the german chancellor said today about european solidarity with ireland as briggs it looms take a listen. this hall from you so we do hope that the intensive discussions that are ongoing in london will lead to a situation by next wednesday when we have a special council meeting where prime minister theresa may well have something to table to us on the basis of which we can continue to talk but we want to stand together as twenty seven until the very last hour

country would be impacted the same way by bragg's it as the republic of ireland the good friday agreement of one thousand nine hundred eight ended decades of sectarian violence between ireland and northern ireland in part because it removed any and all border checks after brags that border checks into and out of the e.u. will be necessary and that could destroy the fragile irish peace or today german chancellor angela merkel visited dublin and she brought the two messages a promise of european solidarity with the republic of ireland and they call for patients with the u.k. as it tries to resolve its brights that blockage and she shared a personal story about her formative years in communist east germany behind the iron curtain she said that experience gives her a special understanding of the importance of tearing down walls and keeping them down. it was a musical most. personally come from a country that was separated by a wall for many years into the muslim for thirty four years i lived behind the iron curtain and guidance i know what it means when walls fall and when borders disappear t

look ahead to the key issues and a former president's party stages a comeback in the democratic republic of congo but supporters of the current president on keen to urge. hello there are winter storm is battering parts of north america or at the moment if you take a look at the satellite picture we can see the cloud here as it makes its way across the rockies and then really begins to pull itself together keeping an awful lot of heavy snow some places could see up to sixty centimeters of snow from this system and it gradually is working its way up into eastern parts of canada by the time we get to friday so eastern canada them will see the worst of the snowy weather and then for the south it will turn increasingly to rain but he even here there's the risk of seeing some severe weather at times towards the west it is drawing up a behind it so a top temperature of around nineteen in san francisco i mean for the towards the south and there's been quite a few showers here recently i still think there's going to be quite a few more over the southern parts of cuba as we head through the day on

over what the fate of northern ireland ireland will be where the return to a hard border with the republic of ireland could threaten the region's hard won peace lever since the u.k.'s breck said referendum german photographer toby bindra has focused his attention on belfast and the fragile balance that is daily bread for its use. teenagers in belfast born after the good friday agreement they have not experienced the sectarian violence of the past still these images show that the deep divisions of a troubled past still resonate in this book we mark has looks at the relationship between protestants and catholics and discovers that even after decades of peace that relationship has not fundamentally changed. a lot of people live side by side in peace but they don't live together in pace and the every day of the individual communities takes place completely in their own neighborhood there were times i got a lift in a car in for a year with a car this will only be a short trip but some people don't even want to drive through the other neighborhoods they'd rather take a long detour and be sure th

of congo the central african republic and morally all countries torn by years of conflict when it comes to rape in conflict impunity is still the. home the perpetrators of those who carry out and direct violence usually escape justice or even sanction i'm now joined by dr chu say to me a big issue he's an author and specialist on gender based violence and she's based at the university of stanford in the united states well come to you dr what perpetrates is i want to begin by asking you that we we've often observed sexual violence being used as as a weapon of war as a tactic in war in conflict zones in africa what in what ways do we see this being manifested. well there you undefined sexual violence in conflicts as rape forced marriage forced prostitution forced abortion forced air and i think . and any type of sexual violence that compared comparable gravity looking for example at their own to conflict i think the definition that came out of the u.n. tribunal prosecuting genocide in rwanda well that sexual violence doesn't even have to include touching so for example don't want to hire

and a former president's party stages a comeback in the democratic republic of congo but supporters of the current leader are keen to. hand over the clouds are gathering once more over parts of southeastern china for take a look at the satellite picture we can see the clouds at first it just in the north drifting their way towards the east but then a few brighter white areas of cloud begin to develop to the south of that and this is the area we've got to watch over the next few days that really gets going and then we see some very heavy downpours that thursday and on friday the whole thing is moving southward so that we saw on friday it will be the growing area and the growing don't province where we see the worst of the wet weather really does it very wet here i mean further towards the south in the some sunshine for most of us in the southeastern parts of asia but also some shop showers around some particularly heavy ones have been there over the southern half of the philippines but we're also seeing plenty of a possible through java and into some our ship from the northwest impalas

come ina is a ghost station in the south of the democratic republic of congo. there's been no train service for five months but now it's running again but the train left lubumbashi the second largest city five days ago. no one knows when it will arrive . the train everyone is waiting for has a surprising name home del or the swallow. he. news of the swallows arrival spreads like wildfire via the bush telegraph word of mouth. it's the cheapest rail service in the d.r. congo like a local bus it stops a virtually every station and drills huge crowds. of them a street vendors at every stop even in the remotest villages the station becomes an instant market. the. ambassador. i don't know nor would i don't mumble grab yeah i wrote that there are several i know. i. know. but there's not much time for selling. the train is already packed so. passengers clamber for remaining seats. has been riding this train for twenty years and knows what to expect. some say but it got there i think because this ill temper says it said this is just deducts it was just odd. there was. i

of south sudan is from oil so significantly the role that the oil is playing in the republic of south sudan is very very significant and the data suggest that sixty percent of your g.d.p. is coming from oil how do you think you are going to going forward we've had some tumultuous years in the oil industry are you planning to diversify your economy or further consolidate the role of oil in your economy. our focus is number one we need to increase the production because before the crisis in twenty thirteen we were producing three hundred fifty thousand barrels a day but currently we are producing hundred eighty thousand barrels a day so we want to go back to where we used to be that's one number two blocks that has been dormant for the last five years we had as you mean the production there in block one two and four we have resumed the production number three our focus is to make sure that the new blocks. view one and b. two then a one a six we want to have new players because the players that we are having in south sudan we have seen p.c. of. malaysia and you see of india these are the

you talk about republic of lies. so that indicates this is about power, this is about how we govern. and this is a republic so people who have the power are what, bought into lies are being influenced by the lies, they are liars? >> maybe all of the above. [laughter] i mean, yeah! i would say that we are seeing a time when people in politics are really identifying the ways that weapon is in conspiracy theories will work for them. and we see it. i wrote about in the book. there's even like really small scale examples of this. you know like a politician who blames the deep state for like, he got in trouble because he is using his hunting license in the off-season. and he was like this is clearly a deep state plot against me. roger stone, a trump advisor who is been in the public eye for a long time has said that the deep state caused a car crash he was in, the deep state poisoned him with polonium which is extremely dangerous! it's amazing he is still kicking around. >> there are people that have been poisoned. >> yeah

how long we remain there depends on the islamic republic of iran's senior leaders. we made our demands clear to the ayatollah and his cronies and best stop testing and proliferating missiles stopped sponsoring and committing terrorism halt the arbitrary detention of u.s. citizens. pressure is aimed at the filling and will continue to accelerate until iran is willing to address at the negotiating table. these demands are not just coming from the united states government and many allies and partners, they are similar to what we hear from the iranian people themselves. i want the iranian people to know we are listening and standing with them. we will not appease oppressors. the last administration did. our hopes are for a better life for them and all people afflicted by the regime's violence and destruction. i will now take a few questions. >> good morning mr. secretary. thank you. iran, aside from this, bring it back to the negotiating table, are you really interested in renegotiating something like that or are you just looking for -- are all of the steps you are taki

well the republic of south sudan became independence in two thousand and eleven. we took from sudan of course and we took seventy five percent of the oil from sudan and ninety percent of the budget of the republic of south sudan is from oil so significantly the role that the oil is playing in the republic of south sudan is very very significant and the data suggest that sixty percent of your g.d.p. is coming from oil how do you think you are going to going forward we've had some tumultuous years in the oil industry are you planning to diversify your economy or further consolidate the role of oil in your economy. our focus is number one we need to increase the production because before the crisis in twenty thirteen we were producing three hundred fifty thousand barrels a day but currently we are producing hundred eighty thousand barrels a day so we want to go back to where we used to be that's one number two blocks that has been dormant for the last five years we had as you mean the production that in block one two and four we have resumed the production number thr

from sudan and ninety percent of the budget of the republic of south sudan is from oil so significantlythe role that oil is playing in the republic of south sudan is very very significant and the data suggest that sixty percent of your g.d.p. is coming from oil how do you think you are going to going forward we've had some tumultuous years in the oil industry are you planning to diversify your economy or further consolidate the role of oil in your economy. our focus is number one we need to increase the production because before the crisis in twenty thirty we were producing three hundred fifty thousand barrels a day but currently we are producing hundred eighty thousand barrels a day so we want to go back to where we used to be that's one number two blocks that has been dormant for the last five years we had as you mean the production there in block one two and four we have resumed the production number three our focus is to make sure that the new blocks. view one and b. two then a one a six we want to have new players because the players that we are having in south sudan we have seen p

on september seventh one thousand nine hundred fifty the government of the german democratic republic blew up the berlin city palace. it didn't fit with the ideology of the new socialist state. dominating the district of berlin it had been the residence of prussian kings in the german counties or for over two centuries now it was history. the palast there republic was built in its place the seat of the east german parliament the folks coming and the venue for key events. german reunification heralded the end of the people's palace in one thousand nine hundred the building was closed due to as best as. the discussion regarding the new image of berlin mr had begun. fans of the building fought to keep the palace to a public others advocated for the reconstruction of the prussian dallas' even erecting a huge mark beside in the summer of one nine hundred ninety three. a third option a modern new building seemed to have no chance. on july fourth two thousand and two the german bundestag voted with a clear majority to reconstruct the old historic city palace. down to the tiniest detail a com

on september seventh one thousand nine hundred fifty the government of the german democratic republic blew up the berlin city palace. it didn't fit with the ideology of the new socialist state. dominating the district of berlin it had been the residence of prussian kings in the german counties or for over two centuries now it was history. the. the last day republic was built in its place the seat of the east german parliament the fox comma and a venue for key events. german reunification heralded the end of the people's dallas in one nine hundred ninety the building was closed due to as best as. the discussion regarding the new image of berlin mr had begun. fans of the building fought to keep the palace to republic others advocated for the reconstruction of the passion palace even erecting a huge mark beside in the summer of one nine hundred ninety three. a third option a modern new building seemed to have no chance. on july fourth two thousand and two the german bundestag voted with a clear majority to reconstruct the old historic city palace. down to the tiniest detail a computer si

border have led to this complex web of food production and distribution to the benefits of both republic of ireland and the u.k. and it's one which farmers here believe would be entirely jeopardized by no deal brix it through deals between islands in the u.k. are worth a full six billion dollars a year hardly surprising ireland is worried when break says it was for supporters of one by the u.k. people to leave europe there was two requirements for the be there beef and dairy one was that we wouldn't have a bar but the second was that our straight to the ship would remain status quo and there is a grid to a greater degree of uncertainty about that today as there was twelve or eighteen months ago during the bricks and referendum concerns of irish farmers counted for zero but maybe they should have mattered more no bricks it deal no food from ireland could make british people go hungry if a hard border went up there would be food shortages in the u.k. there will be a lack of beef products because they rely on irish beef the price of beef what escalation so far that your average person in th

however, republic has said the fees are necessary to deal with a growing recycling crisis.y meet strict new standards of purity. republic blames some customers for ruining the loads.o cf1 o showing city council members these flagrant examples. a tricycle in the cart, bug infested food. >> we don't do that. >> reporter: folks we talked to say they recycled carefully and still got ticketed. many complain someone could throw trash in some else's bins. carts are not labeled and it's not clear which materials are not recyclable anymor. the richmond mayor says penalties are the only way. republic has made some changes. the citations now will indicate what item was unacceptable. and the general manager told the city council some folks were wrongly tagged for minor violations last year and promised that won't happen again. >> we are not going to tag somebody because there's a half a bottle of catch-up. >> it would really suck if we start getting citations again and not knowing why. >> most people i talked to are going to react the same way. we'll get rid of the blue bin and put it

from the republic of ireland which will remain a member of the e.u. the brics it at the moment there is no physical border between the two the absence of a hard border is essential part of the nineteen ninety eight good friday peace agreement between our land and northern ireland which ended decades of violence. prime minister varadkar laid out islands priority is. good. but we have to go there are selves for all i comes. with that in mind we discussed planning european and domestic level for no deal thank you to how we can work together to meet start to put objectives protecting the good friday agreement on which pieces are and is based on. also protecting the integrity of the european single market in the courses in. the comments follow it debates with fifteen people from both sides of the border about the impact and no deal scenario would have on their lives the two leaders will consider a further break sit developments ahead of the special european council summit next week. well our chief political editor is in dublin to cover the chancellor's vis