chinese president xi jinping was among the guests at the apec conference hosted by this south pacific island. but it's an extremely poor nation and there's been growing anger at the expense of it all a fleet of luxury cars was bought by the government in which to ferry round the dignitaries some local residents claim they're living in tents after their homes were demolished to make way for a new road the government has reportedly promised to pay the security personnel for their work at the summit but that hasn't ended the un rest tires have been set on fire in the capital port moresby and there are reports of looting a heavy price to pay for a summit that failed to reach a trade agreement between the u.s. and china and which is left this nation with little to show for it. a volcano in guatemala has begun erupting violently sending out dangerous flows of love on ash and putting thousands of lives at risk the volcano fire as it's called killed some two hundred people and destroyed several villages when it erupted back in june on thousands of people have been evacuated now from vulnerabl

in the south pacific.t person to swim right around the british coast. ross edgley crossed the finish line off the kent coast in earlier this morning, after swimming 1800 miles. he swam 1800 miles. he'd been in the water for up to 12 hours a day since the start ofjune. he said the highs and lows had been intense but it was easy with the support of his team. it did not matter where i was, i could look on my phone and people would be sending me amazing messages. they were saying i am signing up for my first triathlon because of what you are doing. it felt like a team sport. that is so important. and everyone looks back on this they remember it is a team sport, no way a solo endeavour. people are saying i get it now, that is why it is a team sport. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh. wayne rooney will come out of international retirement to make a final farewell appearance for his country next month. england's all—time record goalscorer, who now plays in america for dc united

paris pumps a lot of money into its strategic south pacific territory and our concern is that if the impact on the way of life in this pacific paradise. it is a beautiful place but it is a place that has been scarred by ethnic tensions right since the french colonised the islands in the indigenous people, the ka na ks, islands in the indigenous people, the kanaks, have waged a separatist campaign, sometimes violently and in return now have been campaigns by the french which have further inflamed tensions over the years it is those sensitivities which have come to the fore during this vote in the south pacific. we are expecting result in the next couple of hours. save to say if it is a no vote there isa save to say if it is a no vote there is a provision under a treaty here for there to be another referendum on independence in 2020 and 2022. the issue, even if there is a no result today, is unlikely to go away. an adventurerfrom grantham has become the first person to swim almost 1800 miles around great britain. ross edgley left margate onjune the 1st and hasn't set foot on land since

and marking a hundred years since the south pacific island of samoa was devastated by a virulent strainf influenza. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 9:00 am in singapore, 1:00 am in london, and 8:00 pm eastern time in the us, where voters will be heading to the polls in just a few hours‘ time. by by this time tomorrow we will have the first indications of the results. campaigning ahead of what are known as the mid—term elections is drawing to a close. the outcome is being seen as a verdict on president trump's first two years in office. the bbc‘s north america editorjon sopel reports; his name is not on the ballot anywhere across the united states, but the forthcoming elections are all about donald trump. he's put himself at the absolute centre of this campaign, hurtling around the country energetically. and so it's impossible to avoid the conclusion that the results of tomorrow's midterm elections will be a referendum on his presidency. today he was in ohio. everything we have created and achieved is at stake on el

paris does pump an awful lot of money into its strategic south pacific territory. place. but it is a place that has been scarred by ethnic tensions, right since the french colonised the islands in the 1850s. the kanaks, the indigenous people, have waged a separatist campaign, sometimes extremely violently. and, in return, there have been retaliations by the french, that have further inflamed those tensions, over the years. so, it‘s those simmering sensitivities that have come to the fore during this vote in the south pacific. we are expecting a result in the next couple of hours. but safe to say, if it is a no vote, there is a provision, under a treaty here, for there to be another referendum on independence in 2020 and 2022. so, the issue, even if there is a no result today, is unlikely to go away. a week away from remembrance sunday when we think of those who lost their lives in all conficts including the great war. and even before the end of world war one there was a great need to remember those who had fallen. men had fought and died in numbers never seen before

swayed many voters to stick with france, paris does pomp enough a lot of money into its strategic south pacifichipelago goes it alone, the flow of cash could impact on the way of life in this pacific paradise, and it is a beautiful place, but it is a place that has been scarred by ethnic tensions. rights as the french colonised the islands in the 1850s. the indigenous kanak people have waged a separatist campaign, sometimes extremely violently, and then returned there have been retaliations by the french that have further inflamed those tensions over the years. it is so simmering sensitivities that have come to the fore during this vote in the south pacific. we are expecting a result in the next couple of hours, but saved say if it is a no vote, there isa saved say if it is a no vote, there is a provision harder agt here for there to be another referendum on independence in 2020 and 2022, so theissue, independence in 2020 and 2022, so the issue, even if there is a no result, is unlikely to go away. a 33—year—old man from lincolnshire has become the first person to swim right around the british

thirty years ago ended in violence the territories a strategic military foothold for france in the south pacific this time the french government says it wants the process to be peaceful and fair official results are expected on monday andrew thomas has been watching the vote from sydney. turnout across new caledonia is islands was very high and more than eighty percent the official results will be delivered by france's prime minister who is flying from paris to miami to give it early in the morning new caledonian time although it's expected that we should get a steer as to which way the vote has gone long before that opinion polls going into this independence referendum suggested that mostly caledonians would vote to remain french by about a sixty forty split but the sample sizes for those opinion polls were very small so we shouldn't necessarily take them with more than a pinch of salt very broadly speaking the indigenous cannick people in new caledonia seem to be voting more heavily for independence than the french settlers know perhaps great surprise there the french seized new caledonia back

foothold for france in the south pacific this time the french government says it wants the process to be peaceful and fair fishel results are expected on monday or ended thomas is monitoring developments for us on this from sydney so andrew how has the voting gone so far well about eighty percent of votes are being counted now and so far fifty eight percent of that eighty percent of people voting in favor of staying with frog's now that would be necessarily the result that we see officially on monday because some of the outlying islands where the votes will take a bit longer to reach the miro their results will likely to be more heavily in favor of independence because those outlying islands are primarily where the d.n.c. is kind that people live and they tend to vote more heavily for independence that's what they want nevertheless it will be quite some comeback for the independent side to win this referendum now given where we are with a sense of the vote counted so it does look very likely the new caledonia will remain french and when are we expecting that the final results and what

thirty years ago ended in violence territories a strategic military foothold for france in the south pacific those are the headlines in our stories next. on november sixth the united states will vote will president gain or lose ground we'll be live in the white house here on capitol hill as the results come in join us for special coverage of the u.s. elections on al-jazeera. is. keeping his promise. and trade sanctions on iran despite global condemnation the measures are meant to impede. world markets could u.s. pressure on the regime end up hurting the iranian people the most this is a story.

traveled halfway around the world to ask for part of their heritage back a delegation from the south pacific island of rep annoyed also known as easter island of the meeting representatives of the british museum their demand that it gives back this battle to figure over two metres high known as poet. in their culture it's much more than a statue it's a living object known as a more wine which communicates with the whole hog and in a.l.'s. only more like the westfield for all the fans in rupp and only the only one you have heard these hundred fifty years the most is people to. sleep in who are full of shit that. use can't imagine that this is how important is for us it's actually one of nine hundred moare covered by islanders between eleven hundred and sixteen hundred a day on rap annoy you which is governed by chile then our major tourist attraction parts of the us go world heritage site the wrap annoyed people have offered to swap a new more i car from stone by a contemporary local sculptor for this one and chill as minister for heritage part of the delegation to london says he's hopeful th

tension between europeans and cannot people who are the original inhabitants of the island in the south pacific those are the headlines on al-jazeera up front is up next stay with us. on counting the cost the u.s. a white still the largest on regulated gun market in the developed world who pays it brags it goes wrong plus the seychelles leads the way in eco finance with the world's first blue ball. counting the cost just the euro. after more than seven years of a never ending conflict in syria does one of the world's most famous war crimes prosecutors believe they'll ever be justice for the victims and also on the show is girls on the brink of war. more than two hundred dead in gaza this year alone three palestinian kids killed in an israeli air strike earlier this week rockets fired into israel from gaza and we on the verge of another all out war that's our discussion but first the world continues to fail syria with the international community unable to prevent crimes against humanity war criminals were prosecuted both in rwanda and the former yugoslavia but what chance of that happening in sy

caledonia hit the polls to decide whether to become an independent nation the french territory in the south pacific looks set to remain part of france more than fifty percent of the votes counted have come back against independence. a group of thousands of central american migrants heading for the u.s. has begun splintering off after mexican officials broke a promise to supply buses the group of about four thousand people is traveling through an area locals call the route of death the governor of veracruz has offered safe passage to mexico city on buses but officials later with through that offer. the husband of a pakistani christian woman acquitted after being condemned to death for blasphemy has appealed to several several countries for asylum the case of the of bibi has outraged christians and human rights groups worldwide and is causing division within pakistan her husband a sheikh has asked the u.k. the u.s. and canada to take him and his family in he says he fears for their lives after radicals took to the streets to call for the original sentence of hanging to be carried out. now for more on

♪ >>> his boat cut in half by a japanese destroyer in the south pacific, 26-year-old lieutenant john, i'm the skipper. we're going to have to swim. and they say, but skipper, it's miles to the nearest island. >> one of his men is wounded. and jack, this skinny little guy, tows a man much bigger for miles. >> they swam for hours. they found an island, but this was japanese occupied territory. >> two solomon island natives found them and said, well, we'll try to help you, but they didn't speak very good english. so kennedy took a coconut and using his knife he writes out a message that says, 11 alive, native knows position, needs small boat. kennedy. >> the coconut reaches allied lines and kennedy and his crew are rescued. >> the point of pt 109 is it was not regarded by john f. kennedy or anyone in the vicinity of that combat zone as any act of heroism. it was a disaster. >> jack should have been court-martialed because he allowed his boat to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> joseph kennedy sees an opportunity to turn disaster into triumph. >> joe kennedy was still political

voters in new caledonia are deciding whether the french territory in the south pacific should stay part of france or become an independent nation there are fears the vote could inflame tensions between indigenous kind of people who tend to favor independence and the white population results are expected later on sunday. days after the a baby was found innocent of blasphemy the pakistani christian woman remains in jail her husband told the w. he fears for her safety she spent eight years on death row before the supreme court declared her innocent due to a lack of evidence after hardline islamist led days of protests calling for her death the pakistani government has agreed to place the verdict under review. and ten people including a family of nine have been killed in floods in sicily emergency workers say the bodies of the family including children aged one three and fifteen were found in their house near the capital palermo close to a river which had burst of it burst its banks at least another twenty people have been killed in bad weather initially over the last week. centuries old fo

have hit the polls to decide whether to become an independent nation the french territory in the south pacific is set to remain a part of france now that more than fifty percent of the votes counted have come back against independence. a group of thousands of central american migrants heading for the u.s. has become splintering off after mexican officials broke a promise to supply buses the group of about four thousand people is traveling through an area locals call the route of death the governor of veracruz had offered safe passage to mexico city on buses but officials later withdrew that offer the pakistani government is coming under fire for its handling of the case of a christian woman who was accused of blasphemy and then acquitted by the supreme court of b.b. has been on death row since twenty ten after neighbors said she insulted islam on wednesday the court unanimously decided there wasn't enough evidence to support the claim but after days of protests by radical islamists the government agreed to review the verdict and put on a no fly list it says this is in line with the constitutio

one point three billion in annual subsidies the european motherland transfers every year to the south pacific islands. sports news now and tennis fans are calling it one of the best matches of the season a nail biter between two of the sport's heavyweights well then the two nova djokovic against his longtime rival roger federer in the semifinals of the paris masters. it had just about everything including a bit of levity after federer's mis hit landed in. we were this in a match where every point was crucial and fans already knew it the two would go toe to toe for a full three sets and djokovic was more than fired up when he took the first set tiebreaker eight six. it was the forty seventh meeting between these two with hardly a chance to breathe as federer won the tight second set. was. leaving room for a third set at the paris masters with more masterful shotmaking neither federer nor djokovic conceding any ground. until the final set tiebreaker federer will go for the winner. but find the next. my thought. we went told to told to the last shot i mean it was really really spectacular match

china wasabout how trying to change the balance of power in the region and pledged to make the south pacificalian policy the overwhelming one. it up with some new announcements, a $2 billion infrastructure fund to increase australian spending in the region, increased naval deployments and military exercises with these nationstates and all putting -- opening five diplomatic missions. it will be hard for australia to counter china's rise in the region. president xi will be holding a string of bilateral meetings with the island state leaders. prisons making president trump -- presence making president trump's no-show more apparent. haidi: australia struck between its key ally and the trading partner. ed johnson here in sydney. stay with bloomberg because later i will be speaking with the australian prime minister. that is at 1:20 p.m. sydney times. 20 past 10:00 in hong kong. shery: alibaba's annual shop gpon sets another -- shoppin holiday starts new records. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ haidi: i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. shery: i am shery ahn. you are watching daybreak australia. alibaba rou

voters in new caledonia are deciding whether the french territory in the south pacific should stay part of france or become an independent nation there are fears the vote could inflame tensions between indigenous cannot people who tend to favor independence and the white population results are expected later on sunday. the pakistan government is coming out of five for its handling of a case of a handling of the case of a christian woman who was accused of blasphemy and then acquitted by the supreme court baby has been on had been on death row since twenty ten after neighbors said she insulted islam on wednesday the court unanimously decided they wasn't enough evidence to support the claim but off the days of violent protests from radical islamists the government agreed to review the verdict they say it was it was in line with the constitution but in an interview with a pakistani human rights campaigner. whose own father was assassinated by radicals criticize the government of caving in to extremists religious thought he's in pakistan have pulled off what can only be described as a judic

kind of lik really like show tunes so he started to sing it "there's nothing like a dame" from south pacificore fun facts, first, it took four and half hours a day to transform robin into pls doubtfire. >> we start doing the make up test, wonderful, it doesn't look anything like me except my eyes. don't ever talk about me like that again or i'll hurt you. >> just like our interview most of what ended up in the movie was ad libed by robin like this austin-quoted line. >>. >> he threw a pine apple at me. >> favorite fun fact 25 years later this cast is still just like family. >> so good to be part of your lives. i want in the picture as well. >> our step dad. >> it's a family classic. i hope. i think. i think it has the legs to be that. >> one of my favorites. get this the film cost $25 million to make but gross the over $441 million worldwide. big money. >> yeah that is big money. coming up, how the christmas spirit this food truck is our baby. and like any baby, it's loud, stressful and draining. keep me from saying... "i am here." aimovig, a preventive treatment for migraine in adults, redu

thirty years ago ended in violence the territory is a strategic military foothold for france in the south pacific this time the french government says it wants the process to be peaceful and fair official results are expected on monday andrew thomas has been watching the vote from sydney turnout across new caledonia as islands was very high and more than eighty percent the official results will be delivered by france's prime minister who is flying from paris to miami to give it early in the morning new caledonian time although it's expected that we should get a steer as to which way the vote is gone long before that opinion polls going into this independence referendum suggested that mostly caledonians would vote to remain french by about a sixty forty split but the sample sizes for those opinion polls were very small so we shouldn't necessarily take them with more than a pinch of salt very broadly speaking the indigenous cannick people in new caledonia seem to be voting more heavily for independence than the french settlers know perhaps great surprise there the french sees new caledonia back in

ago and did involve them as the territory is a strategic military foothold for france and the south pacific this time around the french government says it wants the process to be peaceful and fair official results are expected on monday let's go to our cost on them to andrew thomas now he's monitoring developments from sydney so how has gone so far andrew we're hearing that there was a very high turnout. the walls of the turnout of more than eighty percent across the various islands of new caledonia voting finished three hours ago and the counting is very much under way about a third of the votes have been counted so far and what we're hearing from the various ballot boxes that have to claim is that so far on that first of the vote counted it's about a sixty two thirty eight split against independence so if that works in projected forward new caledonia it would stay a big if though because of course some parts of the territory are much more heavily in favor of independence than others and we don't yet know which areas have been counted largely the capital in the mia has voted eighty ninety

he was in combat and landed on the brutal bloody beaches of okinawa, saipan in the south pacific. after getting malaria and four years of war, tom was reactivated for combat in the korean war. after those wars, tom became a pipeline engineer in houston for 30 years. then, at the age of 72, he was hired by the sheriff's department and became the oldest cadet ever to graduate from the academy. for 26 years, he's put on the badge and the gun to protect and serve the people of texas. houston salutes this marine, engineer and 98-year-old law man as a person who is a cut above the rest of us. happy trails, lieutenant tom morgan. and that's just the way it is. i'll yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina seek recognition? mr. wilson: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. wilson phillips -- mr. wilson: mr. speaker, as an opponent of the failed iran deal, i'm gratefu

people in the south pacific island of new caledonia are voting on independence.he polls showing the no vote has the lead. get the latest business news from stephen carol. relations between the u.s. and china finally seemed to be warming up. to xiald trump spoke jinping. has asked hisp cabinet to draft an agreement that could end the trade war. talks between the u.s. and china have made little progress since may and the white house is threatened to impose tariffs on all remaining imports from china after hitting $250 billion worth of goods earlier this year. phone, mr. spoke by trump tweeting it was a very good conversation, focused on trade. discussions moving along nicely, that is how he put it. china describing the call as positive. that news is being welcomed on the markets. big gains in asia earlier. gains across london, paris, and frankfurt. markets will be looking forward to banks, italy, and they are also trading up today. turning next to apple, which briefly lost its crown as a trillion dollar company after its results disappointed investors. despite bett

and the south pacific. and round the french government says it wants the process to be peaceful and fair french president mannion mccaughan says the majority of new caledonian who voted have chosen to remain part of france even though the official results have yet to be announced this is. voters were allowed to make a sobering choice with full knowledge of the facts on the relationship between new caledonia and friends today the majority of them expressed themselves for new caledonia to remain french i have to tell you how proud i am that we have finally passed this historic step together andrew thomas has been watching the vote from sydney if as looks likely you caledonians have voted to remain french well that would be a victory for those that said the new caledonia it was much better off economically as part of france france gives about one and a half billion dollars a year to its territory as about fifteen percent of new caledonia overall g.d.p. that would have been missed there was concern to an indepe

percent of voters chose to remain the archipelago is a strategic military foothold for france in the south pacific the poles or record turnout of more than eighty percent of registered voters or french president said he felt immense pride at that vote promising a full dialogue on the region's future is that if they want peace with zeal some of them more voters related to make a sovereign choice with full knowledge of the facts and the relationship between new caledonia and france today the majority of them express themselves for new caledonia to remain french have to tell you how proud i am that we have found the past sixty story to give the. an automated future where the robots have stolen our jobs is a widespread modern concern even the most traditional professions can be venerable like church bell ringing in russia or a challenge explains. a small modern church in a village outside st petersburg and people have gathered for a morning service for time immemorial russia's orthodox faithful have been called by bells rung by a person in yukito is not a human ringing it's a computer for a growing nu

and in the south pacific the new caledonia will remain a french territory following a referendum look at the relationship such territories have with their own countries and why in this case to return to the independence of failed state. with the news grid live streaming online through you tube facebook live and al-jazeera dot com it is as we said november fourth which means a day of celebration in many ways in iran that's when people mock the day thirty nine years ago this year when iranian students stormed the u.s. embassy in tehran and took fifty two americans hostage for four hundred forty four days this year there is an extra twist because less than twenty four hours after the celebrations american sanctions return to iran sanctions that were lifted three years ago under the landmark nuclear deal. the u.s. wants iran back at the negotiating table trying to force them to scrap their ballistic missile program and to change regional policies that is only served to increase all the anti u.s. sentiment that has been seen on the streets of tehran we begin with he's in tehran . the overr

traveled halfway around the world to ask for part of their heritage back a delegation from the south pacific island of rep annoyed also known as easter island of the meeting representatives of the british museum that demand that it gives back this bustle to figure over to meters high known as poet. in their culture it's much more than a statue it's a living object known as a moiety which communicates with the whole hog and in a.l.'s. only more like the westfield for all the fans in rap and really the only one you have heard these hundred fifty years the most is people who are. sleep and powerful up to the. ears can't imagine that this is how important is for us it's actually one of nine hundred moare covered by islanders between eleven hundred and sixteen hundred a d. on rap annoy you which is governed by chile then our major tourist attraction parts of the us go world heritage site the wrap annoyed people have offered to swap a new more i car from stone by a contemporary local sculptor for this one and chill as minister for heritage part of the delegation to london says he's hopeful they'll

a vessel sunk in the second world war there are more than three thousand at the bottom of the south pacific ocean alone and they're leaking oil. there is snow on its way to afghanistan and beyond but to the west of being a significant summer storms bringing rain as the season really shows itself in kuwait it's was the picture drowned carl's roads.

years ago ended in violence the territory is a strategic military foothold for france and the south pacific this time around the french government says it wants the process to be peaceful and fair official results are expected on monday and floods in sicily have killed at least. ten people extreme weather has been recorded across the country in the past week landslides have flattened streets and northern areas the latest deaths encrease the number of people killed nationally to twenty five well those are the headlines on the al-jazeera al-jazeera world continues next and a reminder that you can always keep up to date with all the news is on our website that is at al-jazeera dot com. in the eighty's seventy's more than two thousand dollars jury and deported to the french colonial pacific island of new caledonia three generations later their descendants not only still dream of visiting algeria but of regaining not just a cultural identity but official papers and citizenship to miss you but you can just barely. in the oprah the call of the critic is so we knew she was wrong because we're still

of course but that same island in a very strategic position on routes from china down into the south pacific sea and that's announcement again it was appointed remind us that they are opposed to china's activities not only the pacific but in the south china sea as well so a lot of the positions i thought we may see a bit more cooperation on sunday but that meeting the four and a half i want to go on that will happen behind closed doors i'm not quite sure how much information will fight up off of that concludes and what's at stake then for the host nation in all of these papua new guinea. well this is a massive event that happened you going to this is the country that has easily the smallest economy of all the members of i have never hosted this summit before that the only country not to have done and they've been building up to this event or five years back in twenty eight when it was a great they would host it's that when you get this economy looked like it was flying there was a huge liquefied natural gas project just about to come on stream that was supposed to bring billions of dollars i

britain has stepped up its precipitation in the south china sea and the south pacific, and it seems to be announcing an intention to build up its presence in the pacific. amb. darroch: on relations with china, they have been on a a significant path of improvement for some years now. when i worked on david cameron's first administration, that is when we started this upward , with china, memorable visits, meeting president xi and this kind of thing, and it has continued since then. we believe very strongly that the way forward with china is centered on engagement and participation in the chinese economy, and our exports are doing very well there. it is not just about commercial activity. it was up for 2% last year. so there is a lot that is good and strong and growing about the u.k.-china relationship. what we do in the south china sea is not intended as a provocation in china. it is about exercising internationally recognized rights to navigation, and we will continue to do that, because that is part of international order, and ships have a right to sail through, and they are going to d

thirty years ago ended in violence the territory is a strategic military foothold for france in the south pacific this time the french government says it wants the process to be peaceful and fair official results are respected on monday those are the headlines so we're back in half an hour right now on al-jazeera it's viewfinder asia. in the eighteen seventies hundreds of all genes were banished to the foggiest corner of an empire where their descendants still lived today. my grandparents died with a heavy heart they left everything behind. we would lay marjorie and identity it's always present in sorrow as this french territory in the pacific prepares to vote on independence al-jazeera world tells the story of exile in new caledonia the you find fresh perspectives through the lens of local filmmakers. on the planet not gonna answer the minute that. the ideological my family oh is that ok and yet you know not that canada let me get you to click on that and not indiana but those are the big banner that right now there haven't. been on air. america and. thirty rock bottom there. michael. got down o

emerging points of that contentiousness with that participation with the south china sea and the south pacific and then to build up the presence in the pacific. to be on the steady and significant path for some years now. as the national security adviso advisor. >> and with this upward trend with those 300 businessmen on a two or of china and we believe very strongly with the way forward and the dissipation of the chinese economy. it isn't just about commercial as they were up 22 percent last year. a lot is good and strong and growing about uk and china relationship. intended as a provocation to china but exercising internationally recognized rights of human navigation. to be part ofar international order and the russians have a right and they will do that. and with that support. and with the intellectual property and where we would like to see changes. and then talking about hong kong with a couple of decades they have worked well but to keep ensure that lift up in spirits. with that relationship. but we feel in a good place right now. >> >> but they are working less well and hong kong's dist

it as a relative and now they're pushing for the whole family to be reunited back home in the south pacific al-jazeera number. all right it's time for this once he is now his pool martin thank you very much well and exactly four years time will kick off the twenty twenty two feet for world cup as host of football's biggest tournament that's been moved from a traditional june july window to november and december to avoid the heat in the gulf country and the richardson is at an event in doha where the countdown is on now and the conditions there are probably a bit better for football than they would be in the middle of summer and cats are but what are the wider implications of the tournament kicking off in november. yeah there obviously complications for the domestic leagues it's interesting being at the world cup finals in russia this year insulting to fans there in the vast majority still seem to be unaware that the world cup was moving from its traditional june july slot in cincinnati. december when cats obeyed for the world cup in two thousand and ten and will not be in switzerland they w

years ago into in violence the territory does give france a strategic military foothold in the south pacific that's a look at your headlines here on al-jazeera we're back with news right after inside story stay with us. countdown to the u.s. midterm elections more than thirty million americans have already cast ballots in a vote seen as a referendum on comics from the presidency so in a divided electorate what role will swing voters play especially women this is inside story. of the program i'm richelle carey it's the final stretch of the all important two thousand and eighteen u.s. midterm elections at the high end voter turnout could reach record numbers so far an early voting more than thirty million americans have cast their ballots but it's one group of voters it's expected to play a crucial role and that is female voters particularly white women many are outraged by the way president speaks about women and last month that anger turned to rage after the nomination of supreme court justice brett kavanaugh who was accused of sexual assault and now with all four hundred thirty five seats i

still to come on the programme: french for 150 years, new caledonia, in the south pacific, is set forlso coming up on the programme: the south african djs and their unique style of house music playing big internationally. the minister yitzhak rabin, and the architect of the middle east peace process , architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a jewish man has been arrested in extreme stuart opposition has claimed responsibility for the killing. a polling booths throughout the country, they voted on an historic day for australia. the result was clear, the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being holed somewhere inside the compound. should the americans attempted rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but on the enduring power of owl ideals. of cours

britain has stepped up its participation in the south china sea and the south pacific that seems to be announcing an intention to build up its presence. >> they have been on a steady and significant path for some years now. when i worked as the national security adviser in the first administration that's when we started this upward trend from the 300 businessmen on a weeklong tour of china for the memorable visits and we believe strongly centered on the first of debate for participation it's not just about the commercial so there's a lot that is good and strong about the relationship. all that said, it is a kind of provocation to china it is about exercising internationally recognized rights and we will continue to do that because that is part of the international order and they have the right to sail through just as an expression for the international law where we share the concerns with a bunch of the administration's and where we would like to see changes. we are talking about hong kong where basically the deal from a couple of decades ago has worked well but we keep ensuring that i

new caledonia in the south pacific is set for a crucial vote on independence. l djs' unique style of house music is getting international recognition. the israeli prime minister, the architect of the middle east peace process , architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has in arrested, and an extremistjewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country they voted on an historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear. the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound, and student leaders have threatened that should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and it just seems to keep on going. tonight we've proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring pow

now, the japan times has a story on efforts to curb china's influence in the south pacific. and are teaming up with japan and the us, in response to growing investment from beijing in the region. and finally, the south china morning post reports on an erotic writer sentenced to 10 years injail in mainland china. the writer, known by her internet name of tianyi, was sentenced for writing and selling a gay porn novel. now, the paper says the severity of the sentence was met with shock and outrage. that brings you up—to—date with some of the newspapers. now, what stories are sparking discussions online? this story from australia has got people talking online. one of the country's leading wedding magazines is shutting down, and it's following its refusal to feature same—sex couples. the founders of white magazine have posted a farewell message on their website, saying their publication was no longer economically viable after several advertisers withdrew. taiwan is gearing up for upcoming regional elections, along with a list of important referenda on issues ranging from nuclear p

. >>> the cruise ship passenger who fell to her death in the south pacific.ying a 70-year-old woman fell from a platform, hitting the water while moving between the ship and a smaller boat. passengers reportedly were complaining of rough sapps at the time. her name has not been revealed. >>> and the new discovery in space tonight. scientists say they have found signs of a so-called super earth orbiting a star six lightyears away. the planet size, three times our own and apparently much colder. >>> when we come back tonight, 18 days that gripped the world, and what we did not know about that rescue. before discovering nexium 24hr to treat her frequent heartburn, claire could only imagine enjoying chocolate cake. now she can have her cake and eat it too. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn? introducing the new capital one savor card.ight protection. earn 4% cash back on dining and 4% on entertainment. now when you go out, you cash in. what's in your wallet? >>> finally tonight her

the duke and duchess of sussex have officially wrapped up their whirlwind two week tour of the south pacificland where they were given a maori welcome. in total, the couple had 76 engagements during their 16—day tour which also included australia, tonga and fiji. prince harry said the pair have had a "great" trip — which of course included the announcement the duke and duchess are expecting theirfirst child. you have been watching newsday. i'm babita sharma in london. and i'm sharanjit leyl in singapore. stay with us. it's been a tough month for the markets but they're going into november with a bounce. we have more on that on asia business report. dogs, halloween, we will show you what we have right now. less scary and more cuddly, the dogs were taking part in the wuffstock halloween party at the morris animal inn in newjersey. putting the pooch in a halloween getup is part of a national trend, with more than 30 million people expected to dress up their dogs this year. that's all for now — stay with bbc world news. we will be back with the headlines, next. hello. many parts of the country h

thirty years ago ended in violence territories a strategic military foothold for france in the south pacific those are the headlines stories next. the united states. president gain or lose growth we'll be live from the white house here on capitol hill as the results come in join us for special coverage of the u.s. actions on al-jazeera. keeping his promise donald trump korean poses economic and trade sanctions on iran despite global condemnation the measures are meant to impede tehran's ability to sell oil on the world market because u.s. pressure on the regime end up hurting the iranian people the most this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program i'm richelle carey at all the makings of a hollywood thriller the u.s. president teasing is fifty five million twitter followers about sanctions on iran but donald trump's top was not a joke and it's expected that there will be real life consequences for millions of iranians strict economic and trade penalties come into effect on monday the white house says the aim is to force iran to abandon what it calls its destructive behavior in the