u.n. mission and it seems that the disagreements over the scope of the u.n. mission have been narrowed down over the past month at least russia says that it no longer objects to the u.n. monitors having access to the entire worth theater but provided that if the breakaway republics agreed to that in direct talks how big of a hurdle you think that requirement with be do you think he could bring itself to engage directly with the breakaway republics on that specific point of the u.n. mission i think there is indeed a potential to come out of this impasse of implementing. it by. the u.n. operation. as you have alluded to there are still there is still quite a gap between the concept. i think of that in the context because what i see is russia actually changing its position on the scope of the use your mission and he is still sticking to its original points and moscow suspect that this is a way actually off not implementing another pretext for not implementing the minsk agreement because if you are interested in peace why is it such a problem to sit down with the

u.n. mission. should and would be hammered out is it among the ukrainian parties or principally among their international backers no i think the basically. bill. needs to be a common understanding first by the side. of. that type of operation that. really clearly the need to. be part of that they need to. come out of this. exercise of narrowing the current now do emphasises that it does not want to see any russian c.s.d. or c.i.s. troops among the peacekeepers and i think even in russia some people would fully understand their reluctance to see the russians but do you think the idea of excluding all or most of the neighboring countries is sensible and consecutively. you chair a pretty large organization the reach of the members could be perceived as natural parties. i think we're not there yet and i think it's also when. we see it tend to exclude or include specific contributing can't you know for an advice. i mean of course. this is a very sensitive. politically what contributing countries to beli

u.n. mission to the country. that has been trying to find his brother for more than a week he visited more explicit patients and has just been notified that he's being held here at the port au prince national penitentiary. when. the police arrested my brother and he was not part of a gang and they took him away and we're looking for him he was sowing water on the street. counts of relatives visiting the prison highlight the problems the justice system here is facing we were just inside the prison and we were not allowed to film it is overcrowded and people are living in dire conditions all the . video obtained by the associated press use agency last february shows what life is like inside malnourished inmates barely surviving in prison cells overcrowding is one of the highest in the world at more than three hundred and fifty percent of over eleven thousand prisoners eight thousand are detainees awaiting trial. united nations peacekeeping troops left haiti two months ago the u.n. mission is now fully focused on im

u.n. mission is now fully focused on improving the justice system. we met the un representative in port au prince who says the task ahead is an enormous challenge we have started trying already to work in local. tribunals of premier installs and help them with the people who. pretrial detention for the longest period of time to actually appear before a judge. and it's not just what's happening in the prisons but also the conduct of security forces. a police operation last month in the grand ravine area of prince left at least nine people dead some inside a school the victims included a professor and an armed security guard among others human rights groups fear an increase in abuses and they need to confront impunity they need to hold people to account even high level high ranking people so. so that there isn't an abuse of the law i don't think overcrowded prisons allegations of police abuse as well as massive corruption are some of the biggest challenges for the next few years the question is whether haiti's government leaders and the new u.n. missio

u.n. mission is now fully focused on improving the justice system. that we met the un representative in port-au prince who says the task ahead is an enormous challenge we have started trying already to work in local. tribunals of premier installs and help them with the people who have been in prolonged pretrial detention for the longest period of time to actually appear before a judge. and it's not just what's happening in the prisons but also the conduct of security forces. a police operation last month in the grand ravine area of port au prince left at least nine people dead some inside a school the victims included a professor and an armed security guard among others human rights groups fear an increase in abuses you thousand dollars gets you can get is being relocated as part of the city's redevelopment ahead of the twenty twenty olympic games as well. we get taken allegedly stroll down a supermarket aisle this is how competitive shoppers buy. pusey auction house in downtown tokyo is the world's largest fish market where tourists mix with micheli

u.n. mission is now fully focused on improving the justice system. we met the un representative in port au prince who says the task ahead is an enormous challenge we have started trying already to work in local. tribunals of premier installs and help them with the people who have been in prolonged pretrial detention for the longest period of time to actually appear before a judge. and it's not just what's happening in the prisons but also the country. security forces. a police operation last month in the grand ravine area to prince left at least nine people dead some inside a school the victims included a professor and an armed security guard among others human rights groups fear an increase in abuses and they need to confront impunity they need to hold people to account even high level high ranking people so that there isn't an abuse of the law like overcrowded prisons allegations of police abuse as well as massive corruption are some of the biggest challenges for the next few years the question is whether haiti's government leaders and the new u.n.

u.n. mission to the country for some haiti's capital port au prince. it has been trying to find his brother for more than a week he visited more explicit stations and has just been notified that he's being held here at the port au prince national penitentiary. when. the police arrested my brother and he was not part of a gang and they took him away and we're looking for him he was sowing water on the street. the accounts of relatives visiting the prison hi led to problems the justice system here is facing we were just inside the prison and we were not allowed to film it is overcrowded and people are living in dire conditions. video obtained by the associated press use agency last february shows what life is like inside malnourished inmates barely surviving in prison cells overcrowding is one of the highest in the world at more than three hundred and fifty percent of over eleven thousand prisoners eight thousand are detainees awaiting trial. united nations peacekeeping troops left haiti two months ago the u.n. mission is now fully focused on improving t

u.n. mission should and would be hammered out is it among the ukrainian parties or principally among the international backers no i think the basically. is nobody in decides. not needs to be a common understanding first by the side. of. that type of operation that. really clearly the need to. be part of that they need to. come out of this. exercise of narrowing the current now to emphasize is that it does not want to see any russian c.s.t. or c.i.s. troops among the peacekeepers and i think even in russia i mean some people would fully understand their reluctance to see the russians but do you think the idea of excluding all or most of the neighboring countries is sensible and consecutively. you chair a pretty large organization which of the members could be. i think we're not there yet and i think it's also we all opt to do you always see it then to exclude or include specific. can do you know for an advice. i mean of course. this is very sensitive. politically what contributing countries to believe in chile offer troops there is no doubt about it. i think there has been tradition in un peacekeeping

u.n. mission has pulled out and they it has dried up yet hey she remains one of the poorest nations in the world charlotte dallas al-jazeera. india has been celebrating its sixty night for public day with a parade in delhi country is marking the day the country was declared a sovereign state ending british colonial rule and a hoax to has more. india's pride and ambition shone through the fog on the sixty ninth republic day. shake a sea military might for domestic audience a fly past by the indian air force including an eye in the sky surveillance plane. the aereo display followed a procession of tanks missiles military hardware rolling down the russia promenade in india's capital all seemingly designed to reinforce the message of india's stature as a growing power and tributes were also paid to india's founding father mahatma gandhi prime minister and the hendra modi hosted a long guest list i think it's a very strategically important guest list india has an act just policy where it's trying to focus building ties with southeast asian countries. this was the first republic parade attended

u.n. mission has pulled out and they it has dried up yet hey she remains one of the poorest nations in the world charlotte dallas al-jazeera. treasures in the famous louvre museum in paris are being moved to safety because of the threat of floods the river saying has burst its banks after weeks of rain but is there. stranded restaurants and submerged bridges as the river seine in paris continues to rise its pedestrianised banks have disappeared usually bustling with walkers and cyclists are now a no go zone and the city is on flood alert. to get within we have overcome for some hate waves into floods going over six majors one in spring and the other in winter it is clearly a question of paris adapting to climate change you from. the city council has put in place special measures briffa traffic has been stopped only emergency boats are allowed and ten pre-flood barriers are being installed paris's world famous museums are also playing safe the louve has closed a wing and is moving some works to higher ground for some people here the swollen river has become something of a tourist attraction

u.n. mission to state department. to the white house. unified front in support of iran ran people in throws of an uprising. >> years of mismanagement, corruption, have eroded the iran iranian people trust in their leader, they spend its people's wealth on spreading militancy and terror abroad rather than ensuring prosperity at home. reporter: white house is called. -- on-line and on air with president trump himself firing ad of tweets that noted uprising, his support of the iranian people, and accused dodgobama administration of stae stablizeddizing the iran regime, all money that president obama foolishly gave them went into terrorism and their pockets, people have little food, big inflation and no human rights, vice president pence added that united states of america will not repeat the shameful mistake of the past. that a reverend to a similar iran rairanian revolt in 2009, d president obama's wait an wait e attitude. >> my hope is that regime responds not with violence, but with recognition that the universal principles of peaceful e

u.n. mission has pulled out and they it has dried up yet hey she remains one of the poorest nations in the world charlotte dallas al-jazeera. a quick look at its top stories for you now president all trump is continuing to push his america first message at wild economic forum in davos warning the u.s. will no longer tolerate unfair trade practices but remains open for business america is the place to do business so come to america where you can innovate create and build i believe in america as president of the united states i will always put america first just like the leaders of other countries should put their country first also but america for ours does not mean america alone when the united states grows so does the world well trouble's i dismissed as fake news a report suggesting he ordered the sacking of special prosecutor robert muller in june of last year the new york times has trying to back down when the top white house lawyer threatened to resign miller is leading the probe into allegations of collusion between the trunk campaign team and russia in the two thousand and sixteen el

u.n. mission has pulled out. nate has dried up yet hey she remains one of the poorest nations in the world's shallop ballasts al-jazeera a symbolic dance to a clock which represents how close humanity is to destroying the planet as an earth has spent to signaling the end of the world since one thousand fifty three clock was performed by thirty seconds on thursday by the bulletin of atomic scientists because of mounting concern over nuclear war and climate change the last time a clock was a two minutes to midnight was when the u.s. and the soviet union or testing hydrogen bombs richard summerville is a member of the science and security board at the bulletin of the atomic scientists he says it's more important than ever to educate the public on the scale of threats we face one of our main motivations even having the doomsday clock and going to the trouble of setting it every year is to motivate people not to be consumed to learn about these issues and to make interviews and concerns known to the importance we see

u.n. mission residence. and it was a gathering of women. samantha power, the then-u.n.dor welcoming one of her predecessors, allbright, to watch the election. you had women going back decades, gloria steinem, the children, samantha powers' kids, saying we're going to watch a woman be elected president, an historic event. then after the votes come back from florida and california, they know. just the unraveling of that and you end up with samantha power with her son on her lap asleep and pjs and just the aftermath. what was that like? >> well, i mean, it was one of those moments where i had to keep my professional hat on and whatever i was feeling about the election just to focus on -- you know, clearly it was a remarkable scene unfolding before our eyes. as a documentary filmmaker, those are the moments you live for. my whole intention going into this was to make a film that's about the last year of the foreign policy team, but really, about the emotions at play, the ups and downs and triumphs and setbacks. and clearly that was all unfolding before our eyes. me and my c

u.n. mission to the state department to the white house. >> the united states supports the iranian people. >> a unified front in support of the iranian people in the throes of an uprising threatening to topple the regime in tehran. >> years of mismanagement, corruption, have eroded the iranian people's trust and their leaders. the iranian regime spends its people's wealth spreading militancy and terror abroad. >> the white house has called to defend the iranian people's right to self-determination is taking shape on-air and online. with president trump himself firing cannonade of tweets. he accused the obama administration of stabilizing the tehran regime with $1.7 billion in cash and a settlement of a decades-old dispute back in 2016. all of the money that president obama foolishly gave them went into terrorism and into their pockets. people have little food, big inflation, and no human rights." vice president mike pence added the united states of america will not repeat the shameful mistake of our past. a reference to a similar iranian revolt in 2009 sparked by the country's disputed pre

u.n. mission responded to ambassador nikki haley calling it nauseous tears. how is it playing out with young people in iran? >> i think the young people in iran protesting right now find the words of power whether in washington or tehran to be hollow. and this is one more situation where they feel like they are not being heard and not being given a fair shake and they just really want their daily concerns addressed more effectively by anyone. >> jason of the "washington post," thanks very much for coming in, always good to speak with you. >> it's a pleasure. >> that's it for me. i'll be back 5:00 p.m. eastern in "the situation room." in the meantime the news conditions continues, and there is lots of it right now, the news continues here on cnn. >>> this is cnn breaking news. >>> wolf, thank you so much. hi everyone i'm brooke baldwin. good to be back. we have a lot to talk about today beginning with the stunning news from one of their own. steve bannon is prompting the president to say, and i'm quoting here, lost his mind. much more on that in a second. but

u.n. mission has pulled out and they are. one of the poorest. a symbolic doomsday clock which represents how close humanity is to destroying the planet is the nearest it's been to signaling the end of the world since title fifty three o'clock was moved forward by thirty seconds on thursday by the bulletin of atomic scientists because a mounting concern over a nuclear war and climate change the last time the clock was at two minutes to midnight was when the u.s. and the soviet union were testing hydrogen bombs which are somerville is a member of the science and security board at the bulletin of the atomic scientists he says that it's more important than ever to educate the public on the scale of threats we face one of our main motivations even having the doomsday clock and going to the trouble it's something that every year is to motivate people not to be concerned to learn about these issues and to make concerns known to governments we see a lack of will. so for example us russian relations deteriorated was no ongoing high level talks of the nuc

u.n. mission has pulled out and a huge has dried up yet hey she remains one of the poorest nations in the world charlotte ballasts al-jazeera and israel is expelling the ambassador from spain a day after the european union impose sanctions on government leaders saying supported economic measures and travel bans on seven senior officials who were accused of human rights abuses in israel and president nicolas maduro the government says spain is meddling in its affairs diplomats from canada and brazil were expelled in december on similar grounds. the number of homeless people in britain has reached record levels and the government report estimates four and a half thousand people are sleeping rough but charities say the true scale of homelessness is actually much worse parker reports from london. david koch has been sleeping on the streets of london for more than a year it's a bleak existence so noisy is really hard is she is there with the call you've got to deal with people you know the. on ice sometimes you know he lost his job as a carpenter and couldn't afford to pay for housing he's now

u.n. mission has pulled out and they it has dried up yet hey she remains one of the poorest nations in the world charlotte dallas al-jazeera. the canadian aircraft manufacturer boeing body has won its appeal after the us slapped huge tariffs on imports jump administration impose tariffs of two hundred ninety two percent after the u.s. airline delta ordered several one body a c. series planes boeing its american rival accused bombarding of dumping planes on the u.s. market on friday the u.s. international trade commission says that wasn't the case the body or shouldn't have have to pay such high tariffs the president of the democrats who proposed remake of congo says the country will go ahead with elections despite the threats of delays it was joseph could be his first press conference since twenty twelve they look to go into that doesn't really been covered that bush. is very clear. it's creating the sense that. you have the time you know. the legends to feel good. and as soon as those elections organize. and as soon as we have we know it is a bitch and. then. she is very. german chancello

u.n. mission has pulled out and they it has dried up yet hey she remains one of the poorest nations in the world charlotte ballasts al-jazeera. just before we hit the break i want to tell you about something we saw online to do today to do with vanity fair you know vanity fair magazine hollywood celebrities current affairs and also doing the type of thing which actually donald trump could probably legitimately call fake news have a look it starts with a tweet it always does doesn't it twelve extraordinary stars one very momentous year the two thousand and eighteen hollywood portfolio is here with us as they cover and as we look closer there are some pretty famous faces there we got robert deniro. from wonder woman harrison ford is there tom hanks and then this trio over here we've got our poor winfrey reese witherspoon and who's that nicole kidman mco kidman and the whole photograph taken there by an illegal woods who is a very famous celebrity photographer up but people online started looking a little closer at the picture and there were a few anomalies for example why when we look a litt

u.n. mission has pulled out and they it has dried up yet hey she remains one of the poorest nations in the world charlotte dallas al-jazeera. of worn this we can speak to jonathan katz a chan liston author of the big truck that went by how the world came to save haiti and left behind a disaster he joins me now from darren and north carolina thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us you have spent years focusing on haiti i know that you with the quake and you were reporting on the story then how is it that eight years later you have a situation when millions are living without water variable to drink. well infrastructure seven infrastructure don't just come out of nowhere somebody has to build it and it's never been built in eighty it didn't exist before the earthquake it hasn't been built since the earthquake and of course the cholera epidemic that has killed at least ten thousand people in the since the fall of two thousand and ten epidemic that started a couple months after the earthquake and was brought to the country by united nations peacekeepers. in the wake of that ther

u.n. mission in the country says at least seven people were killed by security forces on sunday in a crackdown on protests against joseph kabila alice reports. in the democratic republic of congo catholic worship is pray this sunday they pray with a political purpose they want president joseph kabila goal i think it was just it was a very good thing these guys looking to get. started for. their prayers were heard by security forces in kinshasa twenty seventeen ended as it began kabila second term as president ended in december twenty sixth saying he refused to step down and the un says konga least security forces killed forty people who protested the decision four hundred sixty were arrested. one year on they marched off to mass twelve also boys and priests were among the dozens arrested tear gas was fired into churches. the hospitals filled with protesters once more like yourself in mind that i was if your term is over give opportunities to others to run your son of the country you belong in the senate give the others the opportunity to lead maybe they'll do it better than you did. catholic b

u.n. security council's mission to afghanistan and thirdly there has been a consensus being built around within the afghan government and the general public that there should be peace negotiations with the taliban so there has been a lot of pressure on taliban and with these sort of attacks they're trying to first of all. talk about particularly those elements who believe in military effort in afghanistan they're trying to derail the peace process secondly they're trying to turn the people against the government they're trying to give a message to get to the people that the government is not able to secure them ok still have to look at both from a different dimension mystery let me just come in that and because i think we for our international viewers want to try and clarify whether i sell and taliban even though they try and describe themselves as two very distinct groups of one of the same all very different entities are they just tribal groups led by tribal leaders using the names to get the headlines why or how do we know these are two very different entities. look for first and foremost th

u.n. fact finding mission actually get sent more importantly i think for both sides whether it's me and more bangladesh the voices of the rowing there has to be any decision affecting the community must be central to running this participation without the rowing the voice being heard about decisions about them then in their court out and i think this is part of the problem james gomes is from amnesty international we appreciate your time thank you very much indeed. dozens of women have gathered at a football stadium in us vegas on the second day of global demonstrations against an equality. the rallies are also being held to mark one year since the u.s. president's inauguration many are not only supporting women's rights but also denouncing president trump's views on issues including immigration abortion and l g b t rights. hollywood's elite is set to tackle the industry's growing sexual harassment scandal at the screen actors guild awards ceremony is now underway in los angeles it's a female powered affair with women presenting all thirteen awards to honor the past two years acting achievem

bring to the attention of the security council issues that do not fully correspond with the mission of this body u.n. security council holds an emergency meeting over the situation in iran following america's request tell over the initiative is criticized by some members saying it's iran's internal issue. coming up to this hour we speak to a journalist who's published an illustrated book on daily life in war torn yemen. and members of the jewish community in france tell us they.

bring to the attention of the security council issues that do not fully correspond with the mission of this body u.n. security council holds an emergency meeting over the situation in iran following america's request tell over the initiative is criticized by some members saying it's iran's internal issue. coming up to speak to a journalist who's published an illustrated book on daily life in war torn yemen. and members of the jewish community in france tell us they fear for their safety in that country and that many are planning to leave because of widespread anti semitism. for the afternoon here now saturday thanks for tuning to us my name is kevin i would first in this news update we start with news of a fourth day of mass government pro-government marches being held in iran tens of thousands of people have been rallying to show their support for the country's leaders it comes in response to a seven day uprising there triggered by poor living conditions that engulfed over eighty cities. ah. ah ah ah ah. ah ah ah. on friday night the united nations security council at washington's request held an e

mission to u.n. bobby, start with you.ething that ali said that stood out there was, if the u.s. does pull out of this deal. even though they are one of many parties to the deal, can it survive without the united states? what's your take on it. >> hard to see how it can. ali said, the deal would 23409-of-not have been made if the u.s. wasn't part of it and iranians said repeatedly, u.s. fails to keep its end of the bargain, the deal is off. seems fairly clear, if trump is out of it, the deal is nonexistent. >> has that deal been violated or is iran doing other stuffs the united states doesn't want it to do. >> hard to say. listen, iea says they haven't violated it. >> the international atomic energy, charged with monitoring the sites? >> right. even president trump hasn't said i am saying they're non-compliant. the term is nor violating the spirit of the deal. >> right. >> there are for sure certain reports out there that indicated small violations here and there regarding sanctions violations or sanctions busting, things

one of them worked in the russian mission to the u.n. in new york. one of them worked as a trade representative for the russian government but the third guy in the spy ring, he worked at a russian bank at the branch office in new york city. the two guys running their spy ring here in new york while purportedly having normal russian government jobs escaped back to moscow. the third guy, he's the one that got arrested and put on trial and convicted and served a good chunk of time in federal prison in ohio. they only sent him back to moscow this past spring and one of the spy movie inspector gadget details from that court case is that the fbi fed these russian guys and this russian spy ring, they fed them documents with bugs in them, listening devices. they are trying to cultivate assets that will give them sensitive or secret or stolen information. this is purr spying stuff. the fbi found what they were doing and trapped them. they arranged to give them documents that seemed awesome like super juicy stuff they would want to feed home but the fbi gave t

we're joined by the director of communications for the mission to the u.n. and max booth and the author of "the road not taken." gentlemen, good evening to both of you. thank you for joining us. one year, jonathan, into the administration and the government shutdown looms. what happened to all the winning? what happened to the deal maker? >> there's another government shutdown threat before. so here we are again. we remember them, you know, from the newt gingrich era, and that type of thing. so it's a tough game. different sides, different opinions. these things happen. >> these things happen, max? >> well, i think these things are much more prone to happen when you have a president like donald trump whose word is utterly meaningless. last week he uttered his 2 thousandth lie of the presidency according to the "washington post," and not only is he an inveterate liar but incredibly ignorant about policy. and you can't trust anything he has to say because he's likely to change his mind five minutes later. you saw this last week when he almost threw off reautho

world but there were definitely a few hiccups here is jonathan waktol from the united states mission for the u.nolitical comment tater. margaret hoover. >> where is your other half. >> i know. somebody has to take care of kids. >> somebody has to have a night off. that's right. the president is back at the white house after a whirlwind trip to the world economic forum in davos. where he told global elites and world leaders there's never been a better time to do business in america. then this moment. >> had a very good press and it wasn't until i became a politician that i realized how nasty and how mean and vicious how fake the press can be. as the cameras start going off in the background. but overall, i mean the bottom line somebody said well, they couldn't have been that bad because here we are we are president and i think we're doing a really great job with my team. >> jonathan, the crowd do they boo and his the president. >> you have a lot of journalists quite a few people in there who aren't big fans of president trump. you know, he came over there we expected actually a lot more controver

mission to the u.n., and max booth, senior fellow on the council of foreign relations and author of "the road not taken." gentlemen, good evening to both of you. thank you for joining us. one year in, jonathan, of the trump administration and a government shutdown looms. what happened to the winner? what happened to the deal maker? >> there have been other threats of shutdown, so here we are again. we remember them from the newt gingrich era and the debates and that kind of thing. it's a tough game. different sides, different opinions. these things happen. >> these things happen? max? >> i think these things are much more prone to happen when you have a president like donald trump whose word is utterly meaningless. last week he uttered his 2,000th fly of his presidency, according to the "washington post," and not only is he an inveterate liar, but totally ignorant about policy. you can't argue what he has to say because he's liable to change his mind five minutes later. you saw this last week when he almost blew up authorization of the ordinance act until being told by congressional l

u.n. security council the washington code in the missions meeting antigovernment protests in iran also to come we speak to kid list who's published an illustration on daily life in war torn yemen and fury the latest book to expose the private life of donald trump and his time in the white house becomes an instant bestseller .

u.n. organizations, including a fact-finding mission and an investigator named yong gi lee were stopped from visiting these areas. international aid groups like the red cross was denied access. mass grave containing the body of a group of muslims was uncovered in rakhine state's indiana village just north of the capital where we were. in a rather shocking first, the burmese military actually accepted responsibility for the deaths clailing -- claiming soldiers react from provocation from terrorists and that those that were involved would be punished. but you think they're really going to be punished? i'll tell you who gets punished? it's the reporters. these are the two reporters that reported it. where are they? they are in prison. they are in prison. two reporters for the reuters. shouldn't the united states and international community demand that they be set free and demand those who perpetrated these crimes against humanity be the ones in prison? these two young men have been charged with violating the country's official secrets act facing 14 years in prison for, quote, illegally acquirin

and who made a contribution alongside the united states and several peace missions from other nations a spokesman from the u.n. said the u.s. president's comments were racist in the african union has demanded an apology had a hand asked more on the international reaction to what trump said he once said when he was in the oval office america would be respected around the globe that isn't happening just the opposite actually according to polls and that would be even worse now that he has called africa el salvador and haiti shitholes reaction from the united nations was quick these shocking and shameful comments from the president of the united states. i'm sorry but there's no other work on can use but racist. you cannot dismiss entire countries and continents shitholes whose entire populations who are not white. formal welcome the president's muddled denials not believed by most considering he so often gets caught saying blatant lies this remark is being taken personally in kenya unfortunately the american people elected an individual who's been accused of multiple counts of sexual assault is a proven liar and

the most pressing issue right now is the issue of the flagship peacekeeping mission of the african union in somalia which the u.n. security council wants to wrap its activities by the topic and you know that is not ideal and any hasty with a broad officials of a you believe will see a return. possibly. the couple at a time the government of somalia is having hated tensions with the federal state as something triggered by the gulf crisis but also apart from somalia the sudan peace process which has to move to woods so all these things and all the other conflicts were discussed during these two days already things between african leaders mohammed many thanks indeed al-jazeera reporting live from attis up about. one of hong kong's most prominent pro-democracy activists has been barred from running in a byelection the government says that agnes chow cannot be a candidate because her party's political platform violates the city's electoral laws twenty one year old is a member of a hong kong group that wants more autonomy from china the decision is seen as the latest move in the government's crackdown against oppositi

the military has not released details about the mission or any spence specifics about the attack. it was new year's day when kim jong-un u.nreminded the u.s. we are within range of his nuclear button. and president trump responded with this. kim jong-un said the button it on his desk at all times. will someone from his depleted and food-starved regime inform him that i have a bigger and more powerful button than his and my button works. meanwhile, trump is attacking the justice department, claimings it a deep state secretly working to undermine his presidency. at the same time today he lashed out at hillary clinton's long time aid, saying she should be jailed for the way she handled certain government emails. >>> and continuing to root on protestors in iran, with president trump declaring this is a time for change in iran. iran is accusing the u.s. of instigating the protests, something that u.n. ambassador haley called complete nonsense. trump praised them for acting against the brutal and corrupt regime. >>> the longest serving republican senator will retire after this term. orrin hatch from utah will not run again despi

u.n. specialist body on arbitrary tension which to. a procedure hearing the case. also getting the use of missions from the u.k. government then found this detention is indeed arbitrary and has the right to be let out and to get compensation for the time the has been imprisoned under these circumstances i mean if we go along with speculation this identity card could issue could lead rather to do issuing of a possible diplomatic immunity. this passport isn't actually diplomatic immunity yet so we still could be arrested the moment he steps out of the embassy. i don't think the it's for they could or not. i don't think they will manage to get a status which will mean the. barred from apprehending it so this is something which has to be agreed and that's what dick adore and sort of started this process with with observation the u.k. authorities are not wanted to discuss this they have just made clear that they regard him as somebody who can be apprehended and they have not changed that knew they kept the whole time and even now when the swedish extradition request has been withdrawn which is not a good time it hap

u.n. security council listens to its calls for an extension of the monday of its flagship peacekeeping mission is some beyond. a hasty withdrawal all the you feel is could open the door to a takeover of the somali capital mogadishu behind a call full of all the african union headquarters itself a gift from the tiniest government african leaders this cost the need to do away with the beginning bulls and i think this thing they want to see an african union fully funded by its members and i've devised the plump up calls on member states to live in zero point two percent on imports to fund the union but sulfide just twenty one of the fifty five member states have implemented it and this is a form is existential for the organization unless you can fund own organization well no right to ask for the. taxpayers to found the african union. president paul kagame has taken over the leadership of the u. general assembly he's expected to use ya'll the heart to push through the agenda he developed for a more independent a you on the theme of the summit tackling rampant corruption in africa leaders named nig

u.n. observer in the back was able to make a firsthand assessment of the situation through benoit about our hopes joint missions like this will help refute the allegations he and other n.g.o.s are facing . even if the ship was far away their entire. to save the boat that shows how important our work continues to be and how these humanitarian crises cannot be solved by simply bribing local militias to close off the beaches it's a very shortsighted policy what we do is compensate for that policy we go out in search of those boats and they get rescued so it's nice to finish today with a success and right now i'm just really glad the boats passengers were rescued would that one of. the work is a big challenge for the volunteer rescuers the toughest part of the job is dealing with the human misery they encounter on an almost daily basis with. the best pointed out for. you can tell what they've been through they have scars and bullet wounds which have often not been treated properly there's a lot of crying it's an extremely emotional situation and when things get hectic the crew have to maintain order and try to calm