signed a new power sharing agreement aimed at ending five years of war the deal gives president salva kiir and his former deputy rick michel eight months to form a transitional government even more than a small. another agreement signed between south sudan's government and opposition groups and renewed hopes of ending five years of war this time regional countries brokered more than a month of direct discussions into sydney's capital khartoum between the leaders of the worrying sign. that agreement settled if i want a journey for democracy and a level. political ground. for south sudanese to freely express their views without fear the civil war started less than three years after south sudan gained independence from sudan in twenty eleven president salva kiir accused his former vice president riek machar of attempting a coup since then tens of thousands have been killed and a third of the twelve million population forced from their homes the latest agreement gives an eight month pretend period after which a rake my chair is due to return as vice president the deal stipulates thirty five mi

largely have the means to cause violence in the country we know that president salva kiir and his former vice president riek machar have been bitter enemies haven't they saw much trust is there now between them to ensure this deal doesn't collapse. well that bitterness has not has not been extinguished and this is part of the this is part of the problem. that critics are talking about of course this tension between a rehab much or under president salva kiir it dates back to the one nine hundred ninety one civil war where no react much attempted to take over the movement from the later dr john garang and the tension within the s.p.l. m. has really been a tension between who takes over the movement between these two powerful leaders so it's anyone's guess as to whether the current deal will actually resolve those tensions these are very serious tensions and these are tensions that have really driven the lines of conflict and crisis in south sudan from two thousand and five and once the final peace deal is signed they'll then have three months to form a transitional government which apparen

rooted millions didn't stop now a second power sharing agreement has been struck between president salva kiir and rebel leader rick machar the president says he's confident this one won't collapse we'll get to our guest shortly but first here's the morgan has more. another agreement signed between south sudan's government and opposition groups and renewed hope of ending five years of war this time regional countries brokered more than a month of direct discussions in the city's capital khartoum between the leaders of the worrying signs. the civil war started less than three years after south sudan gained independence from sudan in twenty eleven president salva kiir accused his fellow vice president riek machar of attempting a coup since then tens of thousands have been killed and a third of the tell when he and population forced from their homes the latest agree . meant gives an eight month period after which a rick machar is due to return as vice president the deal stipulates thirty five ministers in a transitional government twenty from cuba's party and nine from much ours the rest represen

less than three years after south sudan gained independence from sudan in twenty eleven president salva kiir accused his former vice president riek machar of attempting a coup since then tens of thousands have been killed and a third of the twelve million population forced from their homes the latest agreement gives an eight month pretend period after which a rick machar is due to return as vice president the deal stipulates thirty five ministers in a transitional government twenty from curious party and nine from much ours the rest represent of the parties parliament will have five hundred fifty legislators including three hundred thirty two from peers group and one hundred twenty eight from my chars opposition leader rick machar says the latest deal will bring peace a power sharing deal science three years ago so much i returned to his position months later only for fighting to soon restart some such as florio are also what happened then are cautiously optimistic now. we're one of those games when the two thousand and sixteen fighting happened we were trapped so much has changed since the

government it was hoped that years of conflict would end after a breakthrough was reached with president salva kiir both sides had agreed on a power sharing deal and an end to fighting in the sudanese capital hard to him last month joining me now is our correspondents have a morgue and she's reported extensively from sudan and we know why record store has refused to sign this deal while one of the main points of arguments are differences between my charice party and the president's party the government the government side is that back then in december twenty fifth the government has changed a number of states in south sudan from ten states to fifty two states much or has opposed that mentally and he said he did not want thirty two states he wanted ten so that he can have more control this was one of the main sticking points between the two sides to this agreement this negotiation has been postponed times it was supposed to be signed two weeks ago and then they postponed it was appointed for another week and then again yesterday now the only one who has refused to sign there are several other opposi

less than three years after south sudan gained independence from sudan in twenty eleven president salva kiir accused his former vice president riek machar of attempting a coup since then tens of thousands have been killed and a third of the tell when he and population forced from their homes the latest agreement gives an eight month period after which you rick machar is due to return as face president the deal stipulates thirty five ministers in a transitional government twenty from cuba's party and nine from much ours the rest represent of the pie. parliament will have five hundred fifty legislators including three hundred thirty two from peers group and one hundred twenty eight from my chars opposition leader rick machar says the latest deal will bring peace a power sharing deal science three years ago so much i returned to his position months later only for fighting to soon restart some such as florio are also what's happened then are cautiously optimistic now. we're one of those again when the two thousand and sixteen fighting happened to be we're trapped so much has changed since the wa

this, moments after the president salva kiir and riek machar signed a power-sharing agreement. transitional governmement is expected to be formed in the coming months, keeping salva kiir as president and giving riek machar the role as vice president, with both parties ping the deal will bring an end to the conflict. >> the agreement we have just endned today must mark the of conflict in our country. reporter: riek machar insisted on the need to implement the deal. >> there is the devil sometimes embedded in the implementation. if there is no political will, even if we sign beautiful agreements, and they are not implemented, then we would have done nothing. reporter: the president's party will control 20 of the 35 cabinet positions and the remaining seats will be split among the opposition, but smaller rebel leaders say that the deal does not distribute adequately the power on a local level it focuses only on how the government will function in the capital. the two leaders have governed together twice b before, both times thee country eruptpted in chaos.s. mamany now suspect the

mediate it was hoped that years of conflict would end after a breakthrough was we each with president salva kiir both sides had agreed on a power sharing deal last month more from our correspondent here morgan who has reported extensively from south sudan. well one of the main points of contention between the two sides is the number of states in south sudan three three years ago the number of states was ten and the president went on to change the number of states of thirty two the opposition and the wreck my chair and other opposition groups who have also objected to signing this draft of the peace deal think that this number of states a thirty two number of states give the president more power it gives his tribe more control over not just the landmass but the resources of south sudan so that's one thing that they are against they think that for them to be able to negotiate and move forward the number of states in sudan should go back from thirty two to ten and then they'll be able to discuss further earlier this month they signed a power sharing agreement and agreed that the president will rema

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cuts after canada called for the release of jailed political activists and south sudan's president salva kiir has granted amnesty to rebel leader rifle shot all those involved in the five year civil war it follows a power sharing agreement signed earlier this week aimed at ending the conflict the deal gives characters former deputy michel eight months to form a traditional government those are the headlines more news in half an hour next it's the stream. as protests in nicaragua against the president continue and the number of those killed rises in b.c. someone throws them so they are no matter what they have to crash into a goal of reality that usually gets in the blood. said here america's ortega's former vice president told to al-jazeera. hi i'm femi oke a enjoying the stream today we're joined by a superstar of afro beat me hootie we're talking about his music his commitment to activism and the inspiration for his latest album i really could be larger than me and his band will play some of his best known songs in the studio today and we want to hear your questions and comments join the co

nicaragua honduras el salvador the dominican republic haiti and sort of now south sudan's president salva kiir has granted amnesty to former vice president right with shar and others involved in the five year civil war it follows a power sharing agreement signed earlier this week aimed at ending the conflict but he'll get scared his former deputy bashar eight months to form a transitional government tens of thousands being killed in the war that began after south sudan gained its independence in twenty thirty. zambia third's deported a leading zimbabwean opposition figure defying a court order allowing him to seek asylum to diabetes from the opposition movement for democratic change faces charges at home for inciting post-election violence was defeated in last week's elections which they say was rigged in favor of the ruling sanny p.f. party lawyers for the opposition alliance says that to challenge those results in court. indonesia's lombok island has been hit by a powerful aftershock after sunday's magnitude six point nine there are no reports of injuries or casualties from thursday's troubl

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very long night feel assia for the moment thank you i said taffeta went south sudan's president salva kiir has granted amnesty to rebel leader right and all those involved in the five year civil war that follows a power sharing agreement signed earlier this week and ending the conflict now the deal gives care and his former deputy michel eight months to form a transitional government tens of thousands were killed in the war that began after south sudan gained its independence in twenty thirteen. canada's prime minister just intreating insists his country will always speak strongly on human rights he was responding to an escalating diplomatic row with saudi arabia riyadh has cut new trade investment educational agreements up to canada call for the release of jailed political activists kristen salumi reports often trying to. canadian prime minister justin trudeau had no apology for his government's call to release two human rights activists being detained in saudi arabia canadians have always expected our government to speak strongly firmly clearly and politely about the need to respect huma

in two thousand and thirteen south sudan's president salva kiir from the dinka tribe to stir up the ethnic balance within the country's government he dismissed the vice president and several kemet of members all of whom were from the new a tribe they immediately lead an armed opposition soon to be joined by the should look tribe. did the beginning of the war going to the point i went to see that and i cannot tell you exactly in this area but. this over two hundred level would have come as early as one myself if i cannot defend myself i would just be killed so many people died because when they made these a genocide what i given them said according to quite you see a bit of what is in the children is ready to participate in the good the war is not a political war. the good is owed to me both limited to the police. now are just beginning with the washington post a bit then must see for knowing just what the sugar. tradition it's. sure still must discriminate in fiction and promotes the heating goes their way into the distance the faster you can. and you do it just the day dressings for the c

south sudan's president salva kiir has gone to amnesty to form a vice president react which are an old rebel fighters involved in the five year civil war a power sharing agreement was signed earlier this week it gives care and former deputy machar eight months to form a transitional government south sudan's opposition has criticised the amnesty announcement saying care first needed to answer for the atrocities committed by his troops bush rico's government has acknowledged that hurricane maria killed fourteen hundred people that's more than twenty times the official death toll the government made the new estimate in a report to the us congress where it's asking for one hundred thirty nine billion dollars to rebuild the island hurricane maria struck puerto rico last september causing widespread damage loss of power and flooding most of the deaths did not occur in the initial storm but in the weeks that followed as emergency services found it difficult to access parts of the island. conservationists in the u.s. of fighting a proposal to strip the endangered species act of major provision

african president salva kiir has granted amnesty to former vice president i'm sure and others involved in the five year civil war but it follows a power sharing agreement signed earlier this week aimed at ending the conflict the deal gives kiran and his former deputy michel eight months to form a transitional government turns of thousands were killed in the war that began after south sudan gained its independence in twenty teen people morgan has been our correspondent on the ground reporting extensively from south sudan joins me in the studio but how surprised are you at this latest development considering this wasn't part of the original agreement recently signed yes indeed so hail this was not part of the original agreement so the president is trying to show goodwill and show that he's willing to work with not just the opposition leader rick my char but other opposition leaders and other factions as well who have signed on this power sharing agreement but let's remember while an amnesty is not part of the deal what is part of the deal which was signed on the sixth of july in khartoum

terms after receiving assurances that a power sharing deal would be ahmed the deal with president salva kiir followed negotiations in sudan's capital khartoum tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced since the violence broke out back in twenty thirteen australians catholic church has rejected proposed laws forcing priests to report sexual abuse of children which have been revealed during confession the church has at one except the recommendation from a five year official inquiry saying it would undermine religious freedom but it has pledged transparency and accountability the catholic church has accepted ninety eight percent of the real live versions of the world commission that relate to the catholic church. the only recommendation we turn to relates to removing the seal of confession or priest penitent privilege as it's sometimes called and that will be no surprise to most of you and china is trying to recruit american spies through linked in america's top spy catch at wm ever made the claim in an interview with reuters he says china has undertaken super aggressi

the president of south sudan, salva kiir and the rebel leader riek machar, have signed a power—sharingn the sudanese capital, khartoum. the deal is aimed at ending 5 years of civil war that has left many thousands dead and 4 million people displaced. in june, they signed a permanent ceasefire. previous efforts at ending the conflict have rapidly unravelled. the last 2a hours has seen a surge in violent crime in the american city of chicago. more than a0 people have been shot, 4 of whom have died. police say some of the shootings were targeted and are linked to gang violence. officers say in one shooting alone in the gresham neighborhood, 8 people were wounded. the upsurge in crime has been putting hospital emergency rooms under increased pressure. ireland's fairytale run in the hockey world cup ended with a 6—0 hammering in the final by the defending champions, the netherlands. in claiming a record eighth title, the dutch were ruthless as they dismantled the irish defence, with six different players on the scoresheet. the prime minister of bangladesh, sheikh hasina has urged thousands

signed a new power sharing agreement aimed at ending five years of war the deal gives president salva kiir and his former deputy request eight months to form a transitional government here morgan as more. another agreement signed between faster dance government and opposition groups and renewed hopes of ending five years of war this time regional countries brokered more than a month of direct discussions in the sudanese capital khartoum between the leaders of the worrying signs. the riemann said food. level. political ground. for south sudanese to freely express their views without fear the civil war started less than three years after south sudan gained independence from sudan in twenty eleven president salva kiir accused his former vice president riek machar of attempting a coup since then tens of thousands have been killed and a third of the twelve million population forced from their homes the latest agreement gives an eight month pretend period after which a rick machar is due to return as vice president the deal stipulates thirty five ministers in a transitional government twenty fro

was hoped that the years of conflict would end after a breakthrough was reached with president salva kiir both sides had agreed on a power sharing deal last month iranian members of parliament have rejected the president's blaming of u.s. sanctions for the struggling economy has on rouhani was summoned to parliament for the first time to explain why prices and unemployment are rising while the value of the iranian currency is falling you're up to date with headlines on al-jazeera coming up next here it's inside story do stay with us. well why it is the rift between europe and the united states the french president says the white house is undermining transatlantic relations and europe may have to defend itself can europe live without the us this is the inside story. i don't welcome to the program it is a product with friends like donald trump who needs enemies that was the reaction from european council chief donald tusk when the us president with a juror from the iran nuclear deal and reimposed sanctions well you leaders want to save the nuclear deal and a multi billion dollar business co

the president of south sudan, salva kiir, and the rebel leader riek machar have signed a power—sharingdesigned to bring an end to five years of civil war. large crowds cheered outside the venue in khartoum as the deal was signed. many thousands of people have been killed in the conflict, and four million have fled their homes. the united states looks set to roll out new sanctions against iran. the secretary of state, mike pompeo, said an announcement will be made in the next 2a hours. president trump pulled the us out of a deal between world powers and tehran in may. that agreement enabled the lifting of international sanctions in return for curbs on iran's nuclear programme. police in the us state of new mexico have rescued ii malnourished children who were being kept in squalid conditions in a remote desert compound. the local sheriff's office said the children, aged i to 15, had no shoes and were wearing rags. five adults were found at the scene, including two heavily armed men. armed men have attacked a convoy of cars carrying the us envoy to bangladesh in the capital dhaka. ambass

seen a peaceful transition of power catherine saw al-jazeera kinshasa well south sudan's president salva kiir is granted amnesty to former vice president riyadh machar and all rebel fighters involved in the five year civil war a power sharing agreement was signed earlier this week it gives karen his former deputy machar eight months to form a transitional government south sudan's opposition has criticised the amnesty announcement saying care first needed to answer the atrocities committed by his troops. the russian ruble has tumbled to its lowest point in two years after the united states impose new sanctions over a chemical weapons attack on a former russian double agent the kremlin has rejected the sanctions as illegal and says it's begun working longer tallet tree measures or a challenge reports from moscow. well the kremlin response is that this is categorically unacceptable illegal under international law they say they've claimed again that they had nothing to do with the poisoning of the script and that these new sanctions are essentially inconsistent with the atmosphere of corporation

live in harare thank you very much south sudan's president salva kiir has granted amnesty to former vice president riek machar and all rebel fighters involved in the five year civil war a power sharing agreement was signed earlier this week it gives kira and his former deputy machar eight months to form a transitional government south sudan's or physicians criticize the amnesty announcement saying here first needed to answer these trustees committed by his troops. american cargo ship carrying soybeans has become a symbol of a trade war between the u.s. and china the vessel has been stranded off the chinese coast for more than a month and arrived on july the sixth just after beijing imposed a twenty five percent tariff on soybeans from the u.s. ships owners haven't decided what to do next with chinese levies were a response to u.s. tariffs on goods worth thirty four billion dollars adrian brown has more from beijing. well this vessel the peak pegasus has now been at sea for two months it left the united states in early june with the aim of trying to beat the deadline for the start of the

the president of south sudan, salva kiir, and the rebel leader, riek machar, have signed a power—sharingch is designed to bring an end to five years of civil war. large crowds cheered outside the venue in khartoum as the deal was signed. many thousands of people have been killed in the conflict and four million have fled their homes. saudi arabia says it is freezing all new trade and investment transactions with canada, and is expelling the country's ambassador. riyadh's envoy to ottawa is also being recalled. the moves follow a statement last week by the canadian foreign ministry criticising the arrest in saudi arabia of women's rights activists, including the saudi—american human rights campaigner, samar badawi. the rhetoric surrounding trade relations between the us and china seems to be hotting up. china's people's daily newspaper said president trump was starring in his own street fighter—style deceitful drama. that follows donald trump's tweet over the weekend saying that his strategy of steep tariffs on chinese imports is "working far better than ever anticipated." where does that

neighboring sudan it's aimed at ending the civil war which started in twenty thirty deal will give salva kiir and rick mucha three months to form a transitional government which will sit for three years several previous agreements collapsed after being violated by both sides but not charles promising this deal will succeed was reset the it isn't the first time the two sides agreed to end the war fighting first broke out in twenty thirteen when the president accused his former vice president of attempting a coup several cease fire agreements were signed and breached over the course of twenty fourteen leading to more than a million civilians being displaced in mid twenty fifteen at the two sides first agreed to share power peace lasted almost a year until renewed fighting sorich which are free the capital and declare the deal dead but in july the two leaders preliminarily agreed to the power sharing arrangement that they've signed today twelve hours later fighting resumed it's the twelfth cease fire deal and second power sharing agreement signed since the war began. but israel has oppositions a

now south sudan's president salva kiir has granted amnesty to former vice president rick macha and to all rebel fighters involved in the five year civil war a power sharing agreement was signed earlier this week which gives silva care and his former deputy macha eight months to form a transitional government south sudan's opposition is criticizing amnesty saying president care first needed to answer for the atrocities committed by his troops tens of thousands have been killed in the war that began soon after south sudan gained independence in twenty eleven malaysia's former prime minister is backing called for the next stage of his corruption case it's expected the hearing in kuala lumpur will set a trial date for analogy braszczok on corruption and money laundering charges they relate to mostly billion dollar looting of the state's investment fund one m. d. b. denies the charges firstly has more from the malaysian capital. not your product will face trial he's been charged with money laundering criminal breach of trust and abuse of power now all of this is in relation to the allegati

after receiving assurances that a passion airing deal would be ahmed they agree met with president salva kiir followed discussions in sudan's capital khartoum well michael is a former at unicef spokesman he's not optimistic the deal than of a long lasting peace i can't help but being skeptical and a big reason for that is welcome or why you have a lot of several dozen nothing or groups that still are very uncertain about this deal and secondly i noticed in reading the kind of reservations if you will of the smaller opposition groups they had four main concerns one was about the decision making mechanism and the other one was about the number of states and their ethnic different cation because don't forget we went from something like ten states to twenty eight states to thirty eight states and now it seems the opposition groups want them brought back to ten and then of course concerns over the constitution making process and a transitional security arrangements it seems to me that they want kenya and ethiopia of course the big regional card brokers involved and then finally a lot of these issu

had hoped that years of conflict would end after a breakthrough is reached through a president salva kiir about sides had agreed on a power sharing deal and an end to the fighting in the city needs capital khartoum last month iraq's parliament has voted to reject president has on rouhani is explanation for the current country's economic troubles rowhani was summoned before parliament to explain why the economic performance it's only the second time such a demand has been made of his sitting president he defended his economic record and blame us sanctions which were imposed earlier this year around is dealing with high unemployment while the value of the iranian ryall has fallen. now the german chancellor has condemned the violence far right protests which took place in the former communist city of kenneth's on monday and america said hate in the streets has no place in germany thousands took part in the rally with some reportedly chasing and attacking people from minority groups they are as follows the fatal stabbing of a man on sunday after police arrested suspects from syrian and iraqi

after receiving assurances that a power sharing deal would be honored the agreement with president salva kiir followed discussions in sudan's capital khartoum tens of thousands of people have been killed and millions displaced since violence broke out in twenty thirteen michael bus a-q. is a former unicef spokesman who observe the humanitarian crisis for himself in south sudan he's not up to mystic the deal will deliver a long lasting peace. i can't help but be skeptical and a big reason for doubt is welcome or why you have a lot of several dozen nothing or groups that still are very uncertain about this deal and secondly i noticed in reading the kind of reservations if you will of the smaller opposition groups they had four main concerns one was about the decision making mechanism and the other one was about the number of states and their ethnic different case and because don't forget we went from something like ten states to twenty eight states to thirty eight states and now it seems the opposition groups want them brought back to ten and then of course concerns over the constitution making

leader rife with shar that a power sharing deal would be honored the peace deal with president salva kiir and would have ended years of civil war in africa's youngest country. france's environment minister has shocked the president by resigning on live radio without telling his boss first nicholas ullo words a popular t.v. presenter and campaigner before going into politics he says the government isn't doing enough to stop climate change the touch of battle has more from paris. it was on french radio that nicholas who law announced his sudden resignation as france's environment minister the pre-mortal the first time i'm going to take the hardest decision of my life i don't want to lie to myself any more i don't want my presence in this government to be taken to mean that we are doing enough to tackle this challenge who had spent fifteen months in government under president emmanuel michel during which it helped stop controversial plans to build an airport on farmland but he said too little progress had been made in other areas such as rolling back nuclear power before entering politics is

note south sudan's president salva kiir has granted amnesty to former vice president right with shar and others involved in the five year civil war a power sharing agreement was signed this week aimed at ending the conflict it gets kid and his former deputy eight months to form a transitional government tens of thousands were killed in the war that began after south sudan gained its independence in twenty thirteen have morgan our correspondent who's been following events in south side. extensively joins me now in the studio how surprised are you this latest decision can pair to the fact that it actually wasn't part of the original agreement that was signed just for few days ago well let's remember first of all that since the conflict started in twenty thirty every year the president has been issuing amnesty to rebel leaders so that they can come back into the government and form some kind of transitional coalition government or to try to end the conflict so the fact that he issued an amnesty is not new but what he should have been doing and what was part of the agreement that was sig

less than three years after south sudan gained independence from sudan in twenty eleven president salva kiir accused his former vice president riek machar of attempting a coup since then tens of thousands have been killed and a third of the twelve million population forced from their homes the latest agreement gives an eight month pretense period after which a rick machar is due to return as vice president the deal stipulates thirty five ministers in a transitional government twenty from curious party and nine from much r.'s the rest represent of the party's parliament will have five hundred fifty legislators including three hundred thirty two from peers group and one hundred twenty eight from much r.'s opposition leader rick machar says the latest deal will bring peace a power sharing deal signed three years ago so much i return to his position months later only for fighting to soon restart. some such as florio or so what's happened then are cautiously optimistic now. when the two thousand and sixteen fighting happened we were trapped so much has changed since the war my sister lost her hus

confirmed dead so far but authorities expect that death toll to go up the south sudan's president salva kiir has granted amnesty to rebel leader rife with shar and all those involved in the five year civil war it follows a power sharing agreement signed earlier this week aimed at ending the conflict the deal gives kerry and his former deputy the sharp eight months to form a transitional government i'll be back with more news in half an hour here on next it's inside story stay with us. mian mars commercial capital yangon is a symbol of its rapid economic growth but in its slums families struggle to survive borrowing money from merciless loan sharks is their hold inside this cycle of debt when east on al-jazeera. protests in bangladesh after more road deaths with students demanding law changes the government says political rivals are stirring up trouble ahead of an election what's driving the public anger and is it just about politics this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm a homage enjoy him the deaths of two teenagers by a speeding bus in dhaka has sparked days of protests

south sudan's president salva kiir has granted amnesty to former vice-president rick machar and all rebel fighters involved in the five year civil war a power sharing agreement was signed earlier this week and gives kira and his former deputy machar eight months to form a transitional government south sudan's opposition is criticize the amnesty announcement saying here first needed to answer the atrocities committed by his troops tens of thousands have been killed in the war that began after south sudan gained its independence in twenty thirteen. but rico's government has acknowledged that american maría killed one thousand four hundred people that's more than twenty times efficient death toll the government made the new estimates in a report to the us congress where it's asking for one hundred thirty nine billion dollars to rebuild the island hurrican maria struck question rico last september causing widespread damage loss of power and flooding first of the deaths did not occur in the initial storm but in the weeks that followed as emergency services found it difficult to access parts of

groups had hoped that years of conflict would end after a breakthrough was reached the president salva kiir as he but morgan has reported extensively from south sudan and she says the power sharing deal has many loopholes that still need clarity but one of the main points of contention between the two sides is the number of states in south sudan three three years ago the number of states was ten and the president went on to change the number of states of thirty two the opposition and the wreck my chair and other opposition groups who have also objected to signing this draft of the peace deal think that this number of states a thirty two number of states give the president more power it gives his tribe more control over not just the landmass but the resources of south sudan so that's one thing that they are against they think that for them to be able to negotiate and move forward the number of states is sudan should go back from thirty two to ten and then they'll be able to discuss further earlier this month they signed a power sharing agreement and agreed that the president will remain pres

mediate it was hoped that years of conflict would end or break through its reach with president salva kiir both sides had agreed on a power sharing deal and an end to fighting in the sudanese capital khartoum last month. the united states says the un's top court doesn't have the jurisdiction to hear iran's case of a u.n. sanctions terror on once the international court of justice the i.c.j. to suspend u.s. sanctions imposed three weeks ago its argument is based on a nine hundred fifty five friendship treaty signed two decades before the islamic revolution when iran was a u.s. ally and iran's president says the newly impose u.s. sanctions will be overcome and he won't allow what he called the end here raney and plot in the white house to succeed but has some rouhani xix relations didn't get much support in parliament was voted to censure him after a grilling on live t.v. on the country's economic difficulties between protests in the country against rising prices and unemployment. russia has called for an emergency meeting of the un security council about an expected offensive in syria the k

president salva kiir and mr machar signed a ceasefire injune and a power—sharing agreement last monthill elusive. bbc afrique. a few weeks ago we reported on this video of a woman being publicly attacked in a paris street. marie laguerre had shared cctv footage of the moment she was hit in the face near a cafe by a man who'd harassed her. well a suspect has now been detained. police in northern ireland say a primark store in belfast is at risk of collapse, after being destroyed by a fire. around 100 firefighters are still at the scene. there are no reports of any injuries and the building, which is five storeys high and dates back to 1787, has been safely evacuated. britain signed a trade deal for after brexit today. not one with the eu, we'll have to wait some more for that. here's theresa may in south africa, and this deal involves south africa along with mozambique, botswana and some other africa countries. it's designed to ensure that the current trade deal these countries have with the eu continues to apply to the uk after brexit. theresa may's begun this trip in cape town. it's

but president salva kiir along with former vice president and rebel leader riek machar sat side by side for a peaceful transfer of power through the ballot boxes rather than through the bullet and the barrel of the gun. a similar power—sharing agreement was signed in 2015 but collapsed a year later when mr machar fled juba on foot. i would urge again the heads of state and government to focus, afterthis, on the implementation of the agreement. south sudan is rich in oil but its economy has been devastated by the conflict. the signing took place in sudan‘s capital khartoum, and was brokered by sudanese president omar al bashir. south sudan will start pumping oil to sudan in september. the warring parties now have three months to form a transitional government which will then hold power for three years and eventually usher in south sudan‘s first elections since it seceded from sudan injuly, 2011. two men accused of being part of a notorious islamic state group cell have called into question the uk governments attempt to have them tried in the united states. alexanda koty and shafee el she

government it was hoped that years of conflict would end after a breakthrough was reached with president salva kiir both sides had agreed on a power sharing deal an end to fighting in sudan's capital khartoum last month. u.k. prime minister to recently is in south africa looking for new trade opportunities as a country leaves the european union but its her uncomfortable attempts to get footloose with schoolchildren in cape town that's dominating a lot of the online chatter so far one twitter user quipped i hope her negotiating skills are better than her dancing ability that better be prime minister may wants to make for in the biggest investor in africa from the developed forms major shall travel to nigeria and then kenya. the queen of soul aretha franklin is lying in state in her hometown of detroit members of the public are lining up to view her casket she is known for tom pitts like respect and natural woman detroit is observing a week of mourning aretha franklin was seventy six and died earlier this month from pancreatic cancer on monday's show we brought you a report about far right protests w

had been hoped that years of conflict would end after a breakthrough was reached with president salva kiirlast month. iran's parliament has rejected president has a defense that u.s. sanctions are. behind the country's economic woes this is the first time president rouhani has been summoned to explain iran's economic turmoil high unemployment and the iranian currency has taken. russia's call for an emergency un security council meeting about a possible offensive in syria's italy province earlier russia had warned that rebels may stage a chemical attack and then blame it on the forces of president assad the u.s. has vowed a strong reaction to any chemical or biological attack is the last remaining opposition stronghold in syria asama binge of a triple. was syrians in rebel held areas are rejecting russian imminent chemical attacks staged by the opposition russia's ministry of defense says what it calls terrorists are planning to fake a chemical weapons attack which will be blamed on the syrian government western governments and syrians such as these protesters from the northern town of cour