is continuing its middle east tour as the state department releases a joint statement with saudi arabia britain and the u.a.e. blaming iran for destabilizing the region might pump am at king salmon and is now in the u.a.e. just a few minutes ago as well donald trump signed an executive order issuing new economic sanctions against iran this time targeting iran's supreme leader and associates. the supreme leader of iran is one who alternately is responsible for the hostile conduct of the regime he's respected within his country is offers overseas the regimes of most brutal instruments including the islamic revolutionary guard corps sanctions imposed through the executive order that i'm about to sign will deny the supreme leader in the supreme leader's office and those closely affiliated with him and the office access to key financial resources and support. yes. khamenei and his office will not be spared from the sanctions these measures represent a strong and proportionate response to iran's increasingly provocative actions now the russian backed syrian government offensive against the opposition

continuing his middle east tour as the state department also releases a joint statement with saudi arabia britain and the u.a.e. blaming iran for destabilizing the region. and people have been gathering across palestine to speak out against washington so-called deal of the century series of protests in gaza on the occupied west bank will coincide with this week's summit in bahrain where details of the middle east peace plan will be unveiled. the russian backed syrian government offensive against the opposition in syria's northwest has entered its 9th week in the 500 civilians many of them women and children have been killed and there's no sign that russia and turkey are getting any closer to reviving their deal to stop the violence as the details from beirut. it will be a long recovery but family is thankful he survived the 3 year old was injured in an airstrike last week and mine are saying they will never forget how they almost lost their younger brother. they desperately tried to pull from the rubble before rescuers arrived was. a missile believed to be dropped by syrian government planes dest

licenses for export to saudi arabia and its coalition partners which might be used in the conflict in yemen. while the u.k. is 2nd behind the u.s. in selling weapons to saudi arabia britain's license nearly $6000000000.00 worth of alms to saudi since it began bombing yemen in 2015 that includes more than 3500000000 dollars in licenses that cover military aircraft such as the typhoon and tornado which are central to the saudi led coalition's campaign is also $2400000000.00 worth of licenses for precision guided bombs and missiles activists say bombs like the pave way for have been used again schools and hospitals between 20132017 the u.k. accounted for 23 percent of saudi arabia's oms imports need baka has more from london. this is very much being seen as a partial victory for campaign group sort of fought long and hard for this well they're hoping for eventually is a total ban on all british arms sales to saudi but that may be some way off yet the british government in response to this ruling has decided to freeze all pending arms sales to saudi looks into it although british government has said that it will challenge this ruling the court has not what's in any way. the br

sanctions against iran meanwhile his secretary of state continues his middle east tour of saudi arabia britain and the u.a.e. blaming iran for destabilizing the region. from doha everyone on come on santa maria this is the world news from al-jazeera russia is also saying it will help iran to resist the new american measures its top diplomat is on tour as well visiting israel but the run up to discussion. it was supposed to be a humanitarian corridor but on the ground it's a very different story for the people of italy in syria. you can actually. create very realistic videos of someone saying things that that person never said and which i thought the world of deep fakes where you never quite sure what's real and what's not. so just as he promised donald trump had signed an executive order to issue new economic sanctions against iran this time around the target is iran's supreme leader himself and some of his associates it comes just after the u.s. version the u.a.e. and saudi arabia released their own joint statement on a more pressure on iran they blame the islamic republic for destabilizing t

these arms sales to saudi arabia and the others but not one to one iota because the amount not just the amount of money involved but the cool surely a ship between saudi arabia and britain the british government the british elite and royal family do you think the u.k. is going to enforce some strict you know licensing standards on arms exports following the ruling specifically against arms sales to riyadh no i think it will try and challenge it as to reason is said in the clip i think we're going to try to find a way around those it's interesting there's no more mention of the british military and civilian personnel involved for instance in the drone attacks inside yemen they're not now under underwear jordan i think the british will do everything they can to overturn the court's decision and or to find a way around it because this alliance with saudi arabia is fundamentally important to the british to bring great britain p.l.c. they will do everything to maintain it even at the cost of 100000 yemeni date. speaking broadly in terms of response to process riots the response to them by riot police obviously there are there is the sort of the wrist protests in multiple cou

state continues his middle east tour as the state department releases a joint statement with saudi arabia britain and the usa a blaming iran for destabilizing the region. over on come on santa maria and this is the world news from al-jazeera russia saying it will help iran there resist any new american measures but has a top diplomat until risk while he's visiting israel iran under discussion there. was it was supposed to be a humanitarian corridor but on the ground a very different story for the people of syria. you can actually. create very realistic videos of someone saying things that that person never said and we'll take you inside the world of deep fights where you never quite sure what's real and what's not. so within the last half hour the u.s. version. the u.a.e. and saudi arabia have released a joint statement as they try to pile yet more pressure on iran blaming the islamic republic for destabilizing the whole gulf region it comes as donald trump prepares new sanctions and forces his secretary of state to increase international support as well to punish iran let's take you through all

courts ruled arms sales to saudi arabia unlawful britain's biggest weapons manufacturer be a insists that it won't stop supplying riyadh we continue to support the u.k. government in providing equipment support and training and the government to government agreements between the united kingdom and saudi arabia will assist the results of the u.k. government's reconsideration of its decision making on the basis of the court once it's been made. wednesday the campaign against arms trade won a landmark legal challenge against the u.k. government they argued the british weapons contribution to the human toll in yemen which is faced the saudi military campaign since 2015 court of appeals judges also slammed u.k. ministers for ignoring the risk to civilians when signing arms deals with the riyadh the ruling now puts pressure on downing street to suspend those agreements the un says the yemeni conflict is the worst manmade humanitarian crisis in the world. and i'm joined on the line now by andrew smith is the spokesperson of the campaign against arms trade good evening to you andrey what do

preventable disaster and the government sees fit to continue selling arms to saudi arabia during the situation arguments in britain over whether it should sell weapons to saudi arabia for use in its devastating war in yemen. president donald trump threatens to veto a 4 and a half $1000000000.00 bill passed by the house migrants detained at the border. also this half hour activists in hong kong continue to pressure the government to drop its controversial extradition bill. our top story so far today it is day 2 of the u.s. sponsored conference in bahrain on the economic development of the middle east it's part of a larger plan to solve the israeli palestinian conflict but palestinians reject the plan and they're boycotting the gathering in manama they say financial incentives cannot rule out a much needed political solution the elephant in the room and manama is of course the accusation itself and it is the israeli occupation which was never mentioned not once with all its manifestations including land including theft of resources and theft of palestinian funds and system of doctors and control. and the steps are v

judges here in britain ruled that the government broke the law by weapon in -- allowing weapons sales to saudi. reporter: british weapons sales to saudi arabiacurrently engaged in a sale -- war in yemen, are unlawful, according to one of britain's highest courts. the case was brought by the campaign against arms trade. it says the government license arms sales to saudi despite a risk that weapons could be used to kill civilians. the u.k. government has played a shameful role in this war. the ruling does not mean the u.k. has to stop selling weapons to saudi. it does mean the government will he to scrutinize what british made weapons are used for. the government says it will challenge the ruling and freeze issuing any new arms exports licenses while considering the decision. >> we disagree with the judgment and we will seek permission to appeal. we are carefully considering the ramifications of the judgment for decision-making. we will not grant any new licenses for export to saudi arabia and its coalition partners, which might be used in the conflict in yemen. sonata, yemen, october 2016. the building was packed with civilians attending a fu

courts ruled the saudi arabia of lawful britain's biggest weapons manufacturer be insisted it won't stop supplying riyadh we continue to support the u.k. government in providing equipment support and training and the government to government agreements between the united kingdom and saudi arabia will assist the results of the u.k. government's reconsideration of its decision making on the basis of the court once it's been made and say the campaign against arms trade won a landmark legal challenge against the u.k. government they argued that british weapons are contributing to the human toll in yemen which has faced the saudi military campaign since 2015 court of appeal judges also criticised u.k. ministers for ignoring the.

courts ruled the saudi arabia of lawful britain's biggest weapons manufacturer b. insists that it won't stop supplying riyadh. we continue to support the u.k. government in providing equipment support and training and the government to government agreements between the united kingdom and saudi arabia will assist the results of the u.k. government's reconsideration of its decision making on the basis by the court once it's been made and stay the campaign against arms trade won a landmark legal challenge against the u.k. government they argued that british weapons are contributing to the human toll in yemen which has faced the saudi military campaign since 2015 court of appeal judges also criticised u.k. ministers for ignoring the risk to civilians when signing arms deals with riyadh really now puts pressure on downing street to suspend those agreements the un says that the yemeni conflict is the worst manmade humanitarian crisis in the world. a spokesperson for the campaign against arms trade told is the ruling will not stop the u.k. selling arms to riyadh. well the

saudi arabia are used need barco reports from london. british weapons sales to saudi arabia currently engaged in a war in yemen are unlawful the verdict of one of britain's highest courts. the case was brought by the campaign against arms trade it says the government license arms sales to saudi despite a risk the weapons could be used to kill civilians. in this terrible war it's time to. end the policies which have. to continue for so long the ruling doesn't mean the u.k. has to stop selling weapons to saudi but it doesn't mean the government will need to scrutinize what british may weapons they use for the government says it will challenge the ruling and freeze issuing any new arms export licenses to saudi while it considers the decision to disagree with the judgment and will seek permission to appeal alongside this we are carefully considering the implications of the judgement for decision making while we do this we will not grant any new licenses for export to saudi arabia and its coalition partners which might be used in the conflict in the. sun are yemen october 26th seen in the aftermath of an airstrike on a community hall the building was packed w

saudi arabia. some of the most horrific bombings have widely condemned as possible war crimes. britain maintaining a mix of tornado and typhoon strike aircraft, bombs, missiles and much more, but is the uk government failing to follow its own rules, prohibiting exports if there is a clear risk weapons might be used in a serious violation of international humanitarian law? in the court of appeal, the pressure group campaign against arms trade won a significant victory on part of its case. giving judgment, the master of the role said the government made no concluded assessments of whether the saudi—led coalition had committed violations of international humanitarian law in the past, during the yemen conflict, and made no attempt to do so. he said the government must reconsider the matter and estimate any future risks. this ruling is a devastating critique of uk foreign policy, because what it's shown is that the uk government has been all too happy to put arms exports and arms company profits ahead of the rights and lives of the people of yemen. the government is disappointed, but will n

saudi arabia the united states tops the list supplying 11 and a half $1000000000.00 of weapons the u.k. is 2nd with $2700000000.00 and france comes in 3rd with $733000000.00 of sales to the kingdom where judges in britain ruled that the government broke the law by allowing weapons sales to saudi arabia activists argue that was a clear risk that weapons 5 in the war in yemen violated human rights the british government was now evaluate how and where its weapons exports to saudi are used we've barker reports from london. british weapons sales to saudi arabia currently engaged in a war in yemen for the verdict of one of britain's highest courts. the case was brought by the campaign against arms trade it says the government license arms sales to saudi despite a risk the weapons could be used to kill civilians. in this terrible war it's time to. end the policies which have allowed to continue for so long the ruling doesn't mean the u.k. has to stop selling weapons to saudi but it does mean the government will need to scrutinize what british may weapons they use for the government says it will challenge the ruling and free issuing any new arms export licenses to saudi while it considers the decision who disa

elements in the political political order whether in the united states or in countries like britain or saudi arabia or the emirates or israel you know. go back to debate root professor marandi is absolutely correct here the problem with all of this is that the there's no real political debate in particularly the united states on these issues here i think 11 hopeful thought in all of this is that donald trump wants to be reelected and he knows he knows very very well that his base elected him in 2016 do not want another foreign adventure and it's very very clear from the polling results here i think this is the thing that's going to maybe to hold him back my working theory about all of this is it is given pale when bolton a very wide berth and he said to them do whatever you want just don't get me into a war that will be called trumps war months before the next election what do you think go ahead in beirut. obviously the military the go on the senior adviser to the president or very well they come out when a war in the middle east the war in iraq but almost a 1000000 soldiers on the ground and what

so far, only britain and saudi arabia are backing the case.ol barnett is at the white house. >> united states is considering a full range of options. >> reporter: secretary of state mike pompeo told "face the nation" that a military response against iran is just one possibility following thursday's attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman. the u.s. released this image of what appears to be an unexploded mine attached to the starboard side of one vessel. and the department of defense says this video shows iran's revolutionary guard removing that mine. germany's foreign minister said he is not convinced this video proves iran is to blame. >> this was taken from an american camera. the world needs to unite against this threat from islamic republic of iran. >> reporter: democrats are resisting a military response. >> where this administration might be leading us on a path to war that could get away from this white house very quickly. >> reporter: other democrats today beat the drum for impeachment of the president. congresswoman ocasio-corte

saudi arabia was unlawful, after a legal challenge at the court of appeal. it was brought by the campaign against arms trade, in protest at the way britain has sold arms to saudia. here's our international correspondent, lyse doucet. cheering saudi arabia in the dock. today's ruling was about how britain decides where to sell its arms. but sales to the kingdom, which enable its devastating campaign in yemen, are what has fuelled this legal fight. this ruling is a devastating, devastating critique of uk foreign policy. because what it's shown is that the uk government has been all too happy to put arms exports and arms company profits ahead of the rights and the lives of the people of yemen. a defeat for the government. it says it won't make any new sales, for now. we disagree with the judgment andwill seek permission to appeal. alongside this, we are carefully considering the implications of the judgment for decision—making. while will we do this, we will not grant any new licences for export to saudi arabia and its coalition partners, which might be used in the conflict in yemen. today, in london, a defence from a top saudi diplomat. we work closely with the u

human suffering in yemen but it only mentions saudi arabia in connection with the alleged use of secret prisons run by riyadh human rights watch accuses britain of turning a blind eye to saudi arabia's role in the conflict. the report's most striking witness is on the yemen while acknowledging the many civilians killed in the conflict it ignores the saudi led coalition's responsibility indiscriminate saudi led coalition air strikes in yemen have huge hospitals funerals weddings markets civilian homes and even a school bus killing and wounding thousands many of this attacks maybe work crimes . or since 2015 the u.k. has sold $4700000000.00 pounds worth of weapons to riyadh it is one of the biggest exporters of arms to the kingdom the issue of weapons expo exports has led to to face exchanges in the british parliament we have requested a comment from the u.k. foreign office although so far we haven't received a response the signing led coalition began its bombing campaign against the rebels in yemen which riyadh sees as terrorists back in 2015 saudi arabia insists it's doing all it can to reduce civilian casualties the u.n. though has described

give its verdict this thursday on the legal battle launched by campaigners to stop britain selling weapons to saudi arabia the activists claim the arms are being used in the saudi led bombing in yemen in violation of international law and his kid partridge picks up a story. the court of appeal is due to give his judgment on the u.k.'s decision to grant licenses for the export of arms to saudi arabia for use in yemen this follows serious allegations that saudi forces might have used to u.k. arms in serious violations of international humanitarian law during the ongoing bombardment well the situation in yemen has been described by the u.n. as the world's worst manmade humanitarian crisis the saudi led military coalition say it's fighting to free the country from hutu rebels and restore the exiled government riyadh also says it's doing all it can to reduce civilian casualties over 70000 people have been killed through fighting and famine since january 26th 18 with $10000000.00 yemen is facing starvation millions have also been displaced the court is deciding on a legal claim against the arms sales brought by

talks with may and promised what he called a phenomenal trade deal riposte reg's of britain it's been 2 years in saudi arabia the u.a.e. egypt and bahrain began a blockade on cattle claiming doha was a supporter of terrorism it's an accusation that cattle strongly denies doha said dialogue can bring about a peaceful settlement of the dispute astray and police have raided the offices of the national broadcaster a.b.c. it's over a series of stories from time to 17 on the killings allegedly carried out by australian special forces in afghanistan the a.b.c. says it stands by its journalists at the raid raises concerns of a freedom of the press on tuesday police into the home of the news corp sunday political editor of a worksheet published last year on plans to expand the mystic surveillance in the u.s. state of florida former police officer has been arrested for failing to confront a gunman during a mass shooting at a high school last year the officer was working as a security guard at the school when a gunman killed 17 people in february scott peterson now faces charges of child neglect negligence and perjury

kingdom has ruled the british government broke the law by selling arms to saudi arabia that may have been used in the war in yemen britain's international trade secretary says no new licenses to sell arms to saudi arabia will be issued while the decision it's considered. chinese president xi jinping says he hopes his north korean counterpart will keep talking to the united states she's been meeting kim jong il enjoying a 2 day visit to pyongyang just days before talks with the u.s. president told trump on the escalating trade war. all right let's get more now on our top story and increasing tensions in the gulf russian president vladimir putin has warned the united states against using force against iran. i want to say it would be a catastrophe for the region at the very least because it would lead to an influx of 5 and possibly to an increase in the flow of refugees from the region. the war in yemen has once again spilled across the border who 3 rebels say they fired a cruise missile at a power station in saudi arabia the saudis say rebels fought a rocket at a decent nation's plant and no damage was done the white house s

saudi arabia was unlawful, after a legal challenge at the court of appeal. it was brought by the campaign against arms trade, in protest at the way britain has sold arms to saudiaup being used in the war in yemen. here's our international correspondent, lyse doucet. cheering saudi arabia in the dock. today's ruling was about how britain decides where to sell its arms. but sales to the kingdom, which enable its devastating campaign in yemen, are what has fuelled this legal fight. this ruling is a devastating, devastating critique of uk foreign policy. because what it's shown is that the uk government has been all too happy to put arms exports and arms company profits ahead of the rights and the lives of the people of yemen. a defeat for the government. it says it won't make any new sales, for now. we disagree with the judgment and will seek permission to appeal. alongside this, we are carefully considering the implications of the judgment for decision—making. while will we do this, we will not grant any new licences for export to saudi arabia and its coalition partners, which might be used in the conflict in yemen. today, in london, a defence from a top saudi di

saudi arabia are used for reports along the. british weapons sales to saudi arabia currently engaged in a war in yemen a lawful the verdict of one of britain's highest courts. the case was brought by the campaign against arms trade it says the government license arms sales to saudi despite a risk that weapons could be used to kill civilians the u.k. government has played an utterly shameful that in this terrible war from day one it's time to end the arms deals and trying to end the policies which have allowed to continue for so long the ruling doesn't mean the u.k. has to stop selling weapons to saudi but it does mean the government will need to scrutinize what british may weapons they use for the government says it will challenge the ruling and free issuing any new arms export licenses to saudi while it considers the decision we disagree with the judgment and the secret mission to appeal alongside this we are carefully considering the implications of the judgment for decision making while we do this we will not grant any new licenses for export to saudi arabia and its coalition partners which might be used in the conflict in yemen son yemen

said they were targeting an airport in southern saudi arabia riyadh has confirmed that its ad defenses intercepted the drone strike . judges here in britain have ruled that the government broke the law by allowing weapons sales to saudi arabia activists it argued there was a clear risk that weapons fired in the war in yemen violated human rights laws it comes as the u.s. senate has voted to block the sale of billions of dollars worth of weapons to saudi arabia and other arab allies backers of the resolution said they wanted to send a bipartisan message to riyadh that washington is not happy about human rights abuses it was the top stories at it from myself and the team here in london coming up next on al-jazeera it's one i want to east. sri lanka's east to somebody bombings reverberated around the world with religious and ethnic tension rising one on one east investigates it is the new front war ensured 100. because soldiers are once again out in force a decade after the brutal civil war ended. its a tough response to the easter sunday bombings a coordinated attack targeting churches and hotels. with a local muslim group behind the colleg

judges in britain have ruled that government leaders broke the law by allowing weapons sales to saudi arabia activists argued there was a clear risk that weapons fired in the war in yemen violated human rights laws the british governments must now evaluate how and where its weapons exports to saudia used reports from and. british weapons sales to saudi arabia currently engaged in a war in yemen a lawful the 3rd act of one of britain's highest courts. the case was brought by the campaign against arms trade it says the government license arms sales to saudi despite a risk that weapons could be used to kill civilians the u.k. government has played an utterly shameful that in this terrible war from day one it's time to end the arms sales and trying to end the policies of the light was on sales to continue for so long the ruling doesn't mean the u.k. has to stop selling weapons to saudi but it does mean the government will need to scrutinize what british may weapons they used for the government says it will challenge the ruling and freeze issuing any new arms export licenses to saudi while it con

saudi arabia, iran peerless go to trey yingst live in jerusalem with the latest details on this. reporter: hi, eric. after the attacks on two oil tankers last week, there is a consensus among u.s. allies including britainand saudi arabia that iran is indeed responsible. the countries have provided definitive evidence linking iranian leadership to the explosions, the question now is whether or not there will be response from the international community since images do show the day of the attack that things should point i remember one of the tankers was towed back, they were f-15 fighter jets flown over the gulf as a show of force against the iranians. this as the saudi crown prince says the kingdom is not looking for war but will continue to protect its interests. overlooking iranian backed rebels targeted two saudi airports with drones for the third time in the past week. iran continues to deny responsibility for directing such attacks from his proxies in the region. on saturday russian president vladimir putin and iranian president met on the sidelines of a summit. while they again called on european countries to meet -- it was noticeably restrained. >> one country can't fund all of the challenges and

judges in britain who ruled that government leaders who broke the law by allowing weapons sales to saudi arabia activists went to the court of appeal to argue that there was a clear risk that weapons used in the war in yemen violated human rights rules tens of thousands of yemenis have been killed in the south the u.a.e. led will now in its 5th year britain's prime minister to resign is considering an appeal against what she calls the disappointing ruling. of britain's international trade sector he says no new licenses will be issued to sell saudi arms for now. as i said earlier we disagree with the judgment and the secret mission to appeal alongside this we are carefully considering the implications of the judgment for decision making while we do this we will not grant any new licenses for export to saudi arabia and its coalition partners which might be used in the conflict in yemen. well let's hear now from the has more from outside the court of appeals in london. this is very much being seen as a partial victory for campaign groups sort of for the long and hard for this well they're hoping f

on britain's lucrative arms trucks with saudi arabia are on the line after peace campaigners with a legal challenge over the weapons possible use civilians in yemen naming the seals breach international law. a very warm welcome to our to international one minute past 3 pm here in moscow your company. president putin has been urging tighter control over. the actions of russia's law enforcement said that there is no need for liberal drug reform a quarter of those in russian prisons right now are serving drug related sentences it follows the controversial case of a russian investigative journalist who had drugs allegedly planted on him and geo old he was later released due to insufficient evidence now there's a new all public una which is currently going as we say 3 hours and counting president putin also spoke on social issues salaries and sanctions a lot of questions on that let's get an update let's cross to a correspondent or at least that wrinkle is following developments for us lot of subjects ranging from seeing their prison reform pensions to that controversial issue with eve on goal

britain's lucrative arms contracts with saudi arabia are on the line. when a legal challenge over the weapons possible. in yemen claiming the seals breach international law. russia won't shift its national interests just. as public. is currently going he said restrictions are designed to. just. doing against china. live from moscow to the world this is r.t. international from the team myself union o'neill hello welcome. yet we will be jumping in and. presidential in a anything couldn't taste he will bring it right to you but 1st u.s. government documents reveal about the f.b.i.'s conclusion that russia was behind on alleged the democratic party service in 2016 let's go through what we know about this the agency never got a final report from private cyber security. company crowd strike which was hired by the party to investigate the hock the report was the core evidence for the russia investigation our senior correspondent. being trawling through the reports. faith is a remarkable thing it can move mountains if you believe something hard enough heart and

also ahead britain's lucrative arms contracts with saudi arabia are on the line after peace campaigners win a legal challenge over the weapons possible use on civilians in yemen claiming the seals breach international wall. president putin's ses russia won't shift its national in.

allies including britain and saudi arabia that iran is indeed responsible. one of the countries have provided definitive evidence linking leadership to the explosion and the question now is whether or not there will be a response from the international community, since images collected the day of the attacks do point towards iran. as one of the damages tankers was towed back to port, saudi arabia and the united states grew with the fighter jets over the persian gulf in a show of joint force . this is the saudi crown prince said the kingdom is not looking for war but will continue to protect its interest and the iranian-backed rebels were for the third time in the past week. they continue to deny responsibility for directing such attacks from its proxy in the region. on saturday, russian president vladimir putin and the iranian president met on the sidelines of a summit. while he used the opportunity to once again call on european countries to meet iranian demands for the jcpoa nuclear deal his rhetoric towards conflict with the west was noticeably restrained

decision and or to find a way around it because this alliance with saudi arabia is fundamentally important to the british to bring great britain p.l.c. they will do everything to maintain it even at the cost of 100000 yemeni date. the german government says it has lost track of around 160 extremists who traveled to syria and iraq to join islamic state artie's peter oliver has a story. the best estimate suggests at least a 1000 people left germany to go and joy and isis and following a question from a member of the bundestag to the interior ministry it's been revealed that in 160 cases those identified as extremists have disappeared without a trace occasionally such individuals could have succeeded in escaping and all disappearing in an attempt to alleviate fears of isis terrorists living among german society the federal government has said that they are convinced that it would be extremely unlikely that anyone who had traveled to join isis would be able to come back to germany and live or noticed however the m.p. that 1st raised concerns says she's not convinced considering the surest fragmented protection of the ease external

the bow of both the trumpet ministration and saudi arabia and john thanks very much john 100 in reporting there from washington d.c. . meanwhile in britain judges have ruled that government leaders broke the law by allowing weapons sales to saudi arabia to his dog there was a clear risk that weapons find in the war in yemen violated human rights laws the british government must now evaluate how and where its weapons that supports to saudia use the bucket has this report from london. british weapons sales to saudi arabia currently engaged in a war in yemen are unlawful the verdict of one of britain's highest courts. the case was brought by the campaign against arms trade it says the government license arms sales to saudi despite a risk the weapons could be used to kill civilians. in this terrible war it's time to. end the policies which have allowed to continue for so long the ruling doesn't mean the u.k. has to stop selling weapons to saudi but it does mean the government will need to scrutinize what british may weapons are used for the government says it will challenge the ruling and freeze issuing any new arms export licenses to saudi

evidence of been some man's liability she was killed last year in saudi arabia's istanbul consulate where candidates for the leadership of britain's conservative party have clashed in a televised debate former foreign minister boris johnson remains the front runner in party lawmakers will narrow the field too in the coming days 160000 party members well then pick their new leader and britain's next prime minister in a postal vote former french president nicolas sarkozy will have to answer accusations that he attempted to bribe a prosecutor to change information french media say france's highest court rejected soccer zs a bit to dismiss the case so crazy is the target of several investigations that this is the 1st to go to trial. u.s. president donald trump has launched his bid for reelection in 2020 speaking to thousands of his supporters at a rally in florida he lashed out at his opponents for train himself as a political outsider in the nation's capital w.'s on xander was at the rally and spoke to some of the some of the people there. diehards from supporters in orlando more than 24 hours before there really they were already ca

allies including great britain is and saudi arabia that iran is, indeed, responsible., no country has come forward with definitive evidence linking iranian leadership to explosion. the question now though is whether or not there will be a response from the international community since images collected the day of the attack do point to iran. saudi arabia and the united states flew f-15 fighter jets over the persian gulf in a show of joint force against the iranians. this as prince mohamed bin salman says the kingdom is not looking for war but will continue to protect itsests. over the weekend houthi rebels targeted two saudi airports. iran continues to deny responsibility for directing such attacks from its proxies in the region. on saturday russian president vladimir putin and iranian president rouhani met on the sidelines of a summit. while rouhani used the opportunity to once again call on european countries to meet iranian demands for the jcpoa deal, his rhetoric was noticeably restrained. >> translator: one country can't fight all the challenges and receive all of

as campaign a celebrated cooling that britain broke the law by selling weapons to saudi arabia the u.s. senate votes to block arms sales to riyadh. and protesters try to storm georgia's parliament angry at a visit by a russian delegation. and obviously in doha with including a big overhaul of african football as the continent's biggest stalls we look for the africa cup of nations it's announced that fifo will take control of its governing body of the subaru corruption scandals. u.s. congressional leaders have been at the white house discussing a response to iran shooting down a u.s. spy drone off the strait of hormuz president donald trump has called it a very big mistake while attack iran is accusing the u.s. of a very dangerous and provocative act the u.s. says the drone was flying at high altitude in international airspace 34 kilometers off the coast of iran when it was hit by a surface to air missile but to iran says it intercepted the surveillance drone when it violated iranian as space and harm has gone province tensions have been steadily rising in the region with the u.s. accus

decision and or to find a way around it because this alliance with saudi arabia is fundamentally important to the bridge to bring great britain p.l.c. they will do everything to maintain it even at the cost of $100000.00 yemeni date. the us democratic presidential hopeful elizabeth warren has proposed the nor that would allow same sex couples to amend past tax returns and request refunds and before 2013 legally married gay couples were forced to pay higher than straight couples as they were unable to file joint returns. the federal government forced legally married same sex couples in massachusetts to file is indeed and the morning taxes for only state de kate we need to cool the discrimination and to make it right congress should pause it to fund equality act immediately the refund equality act which was 1st introduced back in 2017 but failed to gain traction would allow married couples to claim back all of the tax that they have unfairly paid and as with warren estimates the refund would total around $57000000.00 let's go live now to chad but more journalist and commentator thanks for joining us on the program today what do