u.n. chemical weapons watchdog. if you think. this russian military intelligence service operation targeted the o.p.c. w.y. fine network from short range with a view to hacking and infecting it we consider this a close access hack operation. at the time the o.p.c. w. was working to identify the substance used in the poison attack on former russian spy sergei skip out in the british city of salzburg. britain says the dutch allegations further incriminate russia. have evidence of the russian military force a cyber attack on the ferry organization international organization in the netherlands sets up to investigate attacks and why would you judge if you were guilty in the us canada and australia also issued statements blaming russia for some of the biggest cyber attacks in recent years the allegations came as nato defense ministers met in brussels. basically the russians got caught with their their with. there are three quitman. people who are doing it and they have got to pay the piper they are going to have to be held to account r

u.n. chemical weapons watchdog in april investigators say four suspects packed a car full of outrunning cyber monitoring equipment outside the organization for the prohibiting of chemical weapons in the hague and then left a trail of evidence of chemical weapons watchdog says it suffered what they called increased cyber related activities at the start of the year and russia denies the allegations which were announced as nato defense ministers met in brussels. this smiles and friendly handshakes on the second day of nato summit of defense ministers were overshadowed by news of a possible cyber attack by russian agents in the netherlands. nato allies expressed their solidarity with the decision by the dutch and the british government to call out russia on its plate and attempt to undermine international law and international institutions dutch authorities announced today they had foiled a cyber attack on the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons the dutch defense ministry said it expelled for russian nationals after they were caught spying at the chemical weapons watchdog but the

u.n. chemical weapons watchdog and. germany is going to america for talks with benyamin netanyahu both say iran must never acquire nuclear weapons but they agree to disagree on the value of the international nuclear deal with terra. it's good to have you with us members of the u.s. senate judiciary committee hives have seen rather the new f.b.i. report on allegations of sexual misconduct against supreme court nominee bret's governor republican senators say the probe has found nothing to corroborate the allegations last week christine glossy for tool to the committee she was assaulted by company all when they were teenagers as the chair of the committee says there is no hint of misconduct in the latest f.b.i. report difficult. well leading democratic figures have blasted the report saying the latest f.b.i. investigation did not go far enough here's what senator feinstein a ranking member of the judiciary committee had to say let me be clear i can't talk about the details because this remains a confidential part of the ba

u.n. chemical weapons watchdog in april the dutch defense minister said authorities expelled for russian suspects the e.u. joined with the u.k. and its allies in blaming russia for a wave of cyber attacks calling it aggressive cyber spying moscow was called the accusations dissin from ations. turkey has summoned saudi arabia's ambassador over the disappearance of a dissident saudi journalist in istanbul. had entered the saudi consulate on tuesday but has not been seen since kingdom officials dispute turkey's claims that he still inside lives in self-imposed exile since last year he was worried a saudi arabia was seeking his arrest. the u.s. senate judiciary committee has received the f.b.i. report on the sexual misconduct allegations against brett kavanaugh senators are examining claims made by two women against the supreme court nominee the report was ordered by president trouble last week a full senate vote on cavanagh's nomination is expected after their review. german chancellor angela merkel says germany will encourage palestinians to join peace negotiations with israel the chancellor has be

u.n. chemical weapons watchdog in april the dutch defense minister said authorities expelled for russian suspects the u.k. and several of its allies say russia is behind a recent wave of cyber attacks the moscow calls the accusation dissin from a ship. the u.s. senate judiciary committee has received an f.b.i. report on the sexual misconduct allegations against brett kavanaugh senators are examining claims made by two women against the supreme court nominee the report was ordered by president trump last week a full senate vote on cavanagh's nomination is expected after the review. and u.s. authorities have arrested a navy veteran suspect after mailing suspicious on blocks to the white house and the pentagon the f.b.i. is now investigating why william clyde allen the third allegedly sent castor seeds in the mail they are dangerous and swallowed and they are the source of the poison rice. germany's chancellor angela merkel is in israel seeking to restart a difficult relationship a year ago merkel suspended regular consultations between herself and israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu when he

u.n. chemical weapons washed over. the migrant rescue ship aquarians in the french quarter saying up to its registration was canceled and a privately run mission is to say refugees from drowning in the mediterranean. footballer kris jenner ronaldo is left out of portugal's for the team captain who not playing to international matches next week this comes amid allegations against him we'll talk to one of the journalists who first broke that story. and a very different lady gaga indeed the pop star appears to pop down in a big hollywood star is born is even talk of an oscar nomination. i'm glad you could join us members of the u.s. senate judiciary committee have seen the new f.b.i. report on allegations of sexual misconduct against supreme court nominee bret's governor republican senators say the probe has found nothing to corroborate the allegations last week kristyn blasi ford told the committee she was assaulted by cover no when they were teenagers the chair of the committee says there is no hint i investigation did

u.n. chemical weapons watchdog the o.p.c. w. investigators say four suspects popped a coffee lavelle and twenty quid went outside the building and the way that the trial of incriminating evidence is he said to have happened when the o.p.c. dublin was investigating the poisoning of former russian spies. in england with. agent force. canada and australia also issued statements blaming russia's military intelligence service the g.r.u. for some of the biggest cyber attacks in recent years the allegations came as nato defense ministers that met in brussels secretary-general stoltenberg on the u.s. defense secretary jim mattis had warnings for the kremlin russia must stop this reckless pattern of behavior including the use of force against its neighbors attempt that into fairness in the election processes and widespread this information campaigns. basically the russians got caught with their with their with their equipment with the people who were doing it and they have got to pay the piper they're going to have to be held to account

u.n. chemical weapons watchdog in the hague for among a group of russian agents now facing indictments in the u.s. in connection with cyber attacks also coming up.

u.n. chemical weapons watchdog while it was analyzing a russian poison used to attack a spy in the u.k. russia hit back and denied the claims mass burials are being held in indonesia as the country continues its recovery effort on the island of pseudo weighs the following last friday's earthquake and tsunami at least one thousand four hundred twenty four people are known to have died but authorities say that number is likely to rise the u.n. says more than two hundred thousand people are in dire need of assistance u.s. vice president has accused china of interfering with american politics and technology by pence says beijing is using economic and military tools as well as propaganda to advance interests in the u.s. is comments come after president trump accused china of interfering in the upcoming midterm elections these and other actions taken as a whole constitute an intensifying effort to shift american public opinion. and policy away from the american first leadership of president donald trump but our message to china's rulers is this this president will not back down. al-jazeera ha

chemical weapon attacks in syria. discounters russia's repeated use of veto power at the united nations security council and dismantle the u.n. and organization -- mechanism that found the regime responsible for chemical weapons attacks four times including april 2017 chemical weapons attack that killed and injured hundreds of civilians. we remain concerned by the significant military, paramilitary and proxy involvement in syria. iran's introduction of sophisticated military equipment into syria along with the entrenched iranian and hezbollah presents directly threatens important partners like israel and jordan. and risks escalating the tensions in the region. iran is no friend to the syrian people and its behavior in iraq is any indication, it is militia proxies an aggressive agenda will further marginalize the population, inflame tensions and sow seeds of for the radicalism. despite these challenges, the united states is taking steps to strengthen partners and create opportunities to counter the destabilizing activities. we are working closely with the department of state to expose the regional destabilizing influence thro

u.n. important issues including north korea and responding to chemical weapons use in syria and salisbury.forward to working with her closely would with her until the end of her term. also u.s. foreclosure policy was decidedly pro-israel. we have gotten response from benjamin netanyahu. i would like to thank ambassador nikki haley for understanding for truth and exposing hypocrisy of the u.n.: also at odds with the united nations itself withdrawing from the u.n. human rights counsel. also withholding frayed a palestinian aid organization claiming that they were -- that the money was not being well-spent. shep? >> shepard: rich edson at state. thanks. nikki haley's resignation comes exactly four weeks to the day before the midterm elections president trump is set to leave at any moment for iowa boost support for republican candidates. let's turn now to tamara keith, white house correspondent for npr. good to he so you. >> good to be with you. >> shepard: what's the goal out there. >> the goal with all of these -- he has four rallies this week. the number of his rallies is really increased i

chemical weapons convention to identify perpetrators of weapons attacks in syria. this decision counters russia's repeated use of the veto use at the security council to dismantle the u.n. and the prohibition of the joint investigative mechanism which found the assad regime responsible for chemical weapons attacks four times including the april 2017 chemical weapons attack that killed and injured hundreds of civilians. we remain concerned by iran's significant military, paramilitary and proxy involvement in syria. iran's introduction of sophisticated military equipment into syria along with the entrenched iranian and hezbollah presence there directly threatens important partners like israel and jordan andific rs dangerously escalating the tensions in the region. iran is also no friend of the syrian people and if its behavior in iraq is any indication, its militia proxies and aggressive agenda will only marginalize the sunni pop lalgz a lagz and sow seeds, and create opportunities to counter u ran's destabilizing activities. we were working closely with the department of state to expose iran's regional destabilizing influence through the iran material display where repr

chemical weapons in syria. this counters russia's repeated use to dismantle the impartial u.n. and organization for the prohibition which found the assad regime used them four times that killed and injured hundreds of civilians. we remain concerned by iran's significant military and paramilitary proxy involvement in syria. iran's introduction of sophisticated equipment into syria directly threatens important partners like israel and jordan and risks dangerously escalating the tensions in the region. iran is also no friend of the syrian people and if its behavior in iraq is any indication, it's militia proxies and aggressive agenda will inflame tensions and sow seeds of further radicalism. despite these challenges, the united states is taking steps to strengthen our partners and deter iran. we're working closely with the department of state through the iran materiel display where representatives from over 66 nations have viewed iran's proliferation of advanced chemical weapons. we continue to shore up the our israeli partners. we continue to take steps to reinforce vulnerable an

the chemical weapons in syria, whether it was nato, saying other countries have to pay their share, whether it was the trade deals, they get that the president means business. these two years at the u.n., we've cut $1.3 billion in the u.n. budget. we've made it stronger and more efficient. south sudan, we got an arms embargo, three north korean done in a way that we can work towards denuclearizing deal, youa, the iran can't overlook all the bad things they are doing. you look at the anti-israel bias and the strength and courage the president showed in making the embassy that's moving embassy, showing the rest of the world we will put our embassy where we want to put our embassy. those things that made a huge difference in the u.s. standing. the u.s. is strong again. the u.s. is strong in a way that should make all americans very proud. it's not just the president i want to thank. the family in general, the first lady has been nothing but very kind to me. i cannot say enough good things about jerrod and the banca -- jared kushner and the ivanka trump. to redo the nafta deal the way he did, what i've done working with him on the middle east peace plan, it is so unbelievably well done.

u.n. as having lectured russia for its backing of the assad regime in syria, for its use of chemical weapons, a kind of have-you-no-shame speech. it's what we've been extensively talking about for the past 20 months. however, she's been a forceful advocate for the president on iran. she's been a vocal critic of iran. cultivating those in the east, creating a united front against iran. so she's been seen as an machinery good sold were with foreign policy. she's been carried a lot of the water there. but, again, i think the fact that she's standing with the president or sitting with the president at the oval office, this explains it's something different. this could be another job within the administration, a friendly farewell because there's a personal issue that's requiring her to depart her personal position. but it does not appear that she was being fired because she was outspoken on women survivors of sexual assault. i think that's far afield and not justified at this moment. she's getting a promotion or a fond farewell. >> jeremy, i've just been told the reporters covering this just walk

going to agree on chemical weapons what about the bombs of bakeries schools hospitals documented by reporters on the ground eyewitnesses human rights groups amnesty human rights of the u.n. commission of inquiry says the syrian government response before war crimes you know are getting civilian area don has not participated in any activity in any populated area and we would never do so in the future we condemn any attack against idiots do you condemn the syrian government weaken tightening maker in school we'll send them any attack against civilians you know by the syrian govern. no matter who does but i'm asking no matter mostly about zero matter who does it ok but i'm asking about the syrian government no matter who does so you won't condemn the syrian government i condemn anybody using chemical weapons i do not like instilled in us but i condemn any look at any government but at the same time condemn groups who use a billion says yes and the u.s. she and the u.n. is condemning rebels as well they condemn the syrian government and rebels as she ok let me ask you this question you said very clearly earlier that last time you checked at the u.n. the syrian government th

repeated use of chemical weapons the syrian government clearly didn't believe you and it now controls most of the country so it did have a military solution to it. you see i work for the u.n. and i've been working for the u.n. now forty eight years in twenty two borth or mission conflict area i have learnt one thing and i know defectors in a few very strong elective what matters if winning the peace mr de mistura isn't finishing quite yet he's making a last trip to damascus next week to persuade the syrian government to accept a finalize list for a constitutional committee they've been dragging their heels on that for nine months it's unlikely his decision to quit will give him any more leverage james zero of the united nations a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan has killed a parliamentary candidate the blast happened in the southern province of helmand and these ten candidates have now been killed in the run up to the elections on saturday the taliban's warning people not to participate in the vote. almost two thirds of the ghana stands population is illiterate so posters of every candidate in saturday's election have a unique symbol allowing those who can't read the vo

repeated use of chemical weapons the syrian government clearly didn't believe you and it now controls most of the country so it did have a military solution to it. you see i work for the u.n. and i've been working for the end now forty eight years in twenty two borth or mission conflict area i have learnt one thing and i know defectors in a few very strong elective what matters if winning the peace mr de mistura isn't finishing quite yet he's making a last trip to damascus next week to persuade the syrian government to accept a finalize list for a constitutional committee they've been dragging their heels on that for nine months it's unlikely his decision to quit will give him any more leverage james zero of the united nations. shastra landis is director of the center for middle east studies at the university of oklahoma and editor of syria comment block he joins us via skype from norman oklahoma and thank you so much for your time so their timing and this resignation what does it signify to you. well the war is coming to an end and the u.s. and it has very little role to play in it you know we saw de mistura do really our roic work trying to bring together the different

repeated use of chemical weapons the syrian government clearly didn't believe you and it now controls most of the country so it did have a military solution to it. you see i work for the u.n. and i've been working for the end now forty eight years in twenty two borth or mission conflict area i've learnt one thing and i know defectors in a few very strong elective what matters if winning the peace mr de mistura isn't finishing quite yet he's making a last trip to damascus next week to persuade the syrian government to accept a finalize list for a constitutional committee they've been dragging their heels on that for nine months it's unlikely his decision to quit will give him any more leverage jamesburg days out zero of the united nations a bomb attack in afghanistan has killed another candidate in saturday's election the us was in the southern province of helmand the taliban have claimed responsibility and a threatening to target polling stations and security forces guarding them at least ten candidates already been killed during campaigning. we turn as one of the youngest democracies in the world and its version to choose its government on thursday the remote himalayan n

repeated use of chemical weapons the syrian government clearly didn't believe you and it now controls most of the country so it did have a military solution to it. you see i work for the u.n. and i've been working for the end now forty eight years in twenty two borth or mission conflict area i have learnt one thing and i know defectors in a few very strong elective what matters if winning the peace mr de mistura isn't finishing quite yet he's making a last trip to damascus next week to persuade the syrian government to accept a finalize list for a constitutional committee they've been dragging their heels on that for nine months it's unlikely his decision to quit will give him any more leverage james zero of the united nations european union leaders have rolled out a special some an accident november because they say not enough progress has been made towards a deal earlier on wednesday british prime minister theresa may address that they say she offered no new ideas to break the current deadlock china whole reports from brussels. the hopes of doing a break deal with this summit long gone british prime minister to resign may's positive tone on a rival weren't of impressed

repeated use of chemical weapons the syrian government clearly didn't believe you and it now controls most of the country so it did have a military solution to didn't it. you see i work for the u.n. and i've been working for the u.n. now forty eight years in twenty two borth or mission conflict area i have learnt one thing and i know defectors in a few very strong elective what matters if winning the peace mr de mistura isn't finishing quite yet he's making a last trip to damascus next week to persuade the syrian government to accept a finalize list for a constitutional committee they've been dragging their heels on that for nine months it's unlikely his decision to quit will give him any more leverage jamesburg days out zero of the united nations. in a moment we'll have the weather for you with rob mccallum but also still ahead here on al-jazeera protests in haiti over the possible misuse of billions of dollars meant to help the poor. while there were calls in the u.s. for places where people can use illegal drugs under supervision. and in sport we'll hear from the french world cup winner who took a trip back to the place where his football story all began. from a fresh breeze.

chemicals to torture children, that was evil. in the last two years i have seen true evil. >> in america our political opponents are not evil. that, from outgoing u.s. ambassador to the u.nkki haley. the president of the united states, who she still works for in the last few weeks, has called his political opponents evil. and the kavanaugh situation, he said that was brought on by evil people. so what message was nikki haley sending? what do you hear, john? >> you hear a very clear rebuke to the president's rhetoric, an attempt for her to define her own role in the republican party and to be a counterweight to the president and possibly setting up a future presidential run, and she's developing her own gravity in the republican party, and she has chosen not to be a sycophant to the president's worst instincts, and that's a great strength for her and she double downed on that last night. >> including the north korea line, and that's the same leader that president trump said he gets love letters from, and pointing out north korea and otto warmbier was also notable. >> she is telling the truth. it's rare now. she is actually telling the truth and it seems to be weighty, but

going to agree on chemical weapons what about the bombs of bakeries schools hospitals documented by cook reporters on the ground eyewitnesses human rights groups amnesty human rights of the u.ncommission of inquiry says the syrian government response before war crimes in our getting civilian area don has not participated in any activity in any populated area and we would never do so in the future we condemn any attack against civilians do you condemn the syrian government weaken typing make reschooling or send them any attack against civilians you know by the syrian govern. no matter who does but i'm asking no matter mostly about zero matter who does it ok but i'm asking about the syrian government no matter who does so you won't condemn the syrian government i condemn anybody using chemical weapons i do not like instilled in us but i condemn any look at any government but at the same time condemn groups who use it millions as yet and the us she'd and the un has condemned rebels as well they condemn the syrian government and rebels ok let me ask you this question you said very clearly earlier that last time you checked at the u.n. the syrian government the government of syri

repeated use of chemical weapons the syrian government clearly didn't believe you and it now controls most of the country so it did have a military solution to it. you see i work for the u.n. and i've been working for the end now forty eight years in twenty two borth or mission conflict area i have learnt one thing and i know defectors in a few very strong elective what matters if winning the peace mr de mistura isn't finishing quite yet he's making a last trip to damascus next week to persuade the syrian government to accept a finalize list for a constitutional committee they've been dragging their heels on that for nine months it's unlikely his decision to quit will give him any more leverage jamesburg days out zero of the united nations as a side bomb attack in afghanistan has killed a parliamentary candidate last happened in the southern province of helmand at least ten candidates have now been killed in the run up to the elections on saturday the taliban is warning people not to participate in the vote afghan army is mounting its biggest operation in years in a mission to secure polling stations for saturday's elections apollo's taliban threats to bomb them and kill

repeated use of chemical weapons the syrian government clearly didn't believe you and it now controls most of the country so it did have a military solution to it. you see i work for the u.n. and i've been working for the end now forty eight years in twenty two borth or mission conflict area i've learnt one thing and i know defectors in a few three song elective what matters if winning the peace mr de mistura isn't finishing quite yet he's making a last trip to damascus next week to persuade the syrian government to accept a finalize list for a constitutional committee they've been dragging their heels on that for nine months it's unlikely his decision to quit will give him any more leverage jamesburg days out zero of the united nations a suicide bomb attack in afghanistan has killed a parliamentary candidate the blast happened in the southern province of helmand at least ten candidates have now been killed in the run up to the elections on saturday the taliban's warning people not to participate in the vote challenged ballots as more from kabul. and was killed inside his own make for an office in lashkar gah and home and province he died when a bomb that was strapped to

chemical weapons in syria or nato or the trade deals. they get the president means business and they follow through with that. but then if you look at two years at the u.ne got $1.3 billion in the u.n.'s budget. made it stronger and more efficient. south sudan we got an arms embargo. three north korean packages done in a way to work toward denuclearizing north korea. bringing iran and saying you can't overlook the bad things they're doing and see them for the threat they are. the anti-israel bias and the courage the president showed in moving the embassy and showing the rest of the world we will put our embassy where we want to put our embassy. all of those things have made a huge difference in the u.s. standing but i can tell you that the u.s. is strong again. the u.s. is strong in a way it should make all americans proud. not just the president i want to thank. the family in general. the first lady has been nothing but very kind to me. i can't say enough good things about jared and ivanka. jared is such a hidden genius that no one understands. to redo the nafta deal the way he did. what i've done working with him on the middle east peace plan is so un