u.n. security council. well first of all to respond i also hope i'm wrong i don't think i am but i do hope i am wrong and that the usa that sees this were actually all sides see see this as an opportunity of course everybody wants to see a political solution to this rather than protracted litigation the difficulty is got to has tried that and it's failed. they have attempted to to make it a problem as the guest from london said from with with the with the kuwaiti. assistance but that wasn't successful and so got i was forced to initiate litigation riggers that was the only way to resolve this issue both if it goes to the u.n. security council we don't know which way that's going to go we don't know what level of support support they're going to get. out. ok. for it to security council as. a last ditch attempt to ensure compliance. by the decision things will change all right let's give a last word to abdul aziz al gore here in doha how do you see the top place today in terms of the international community a

u.n. security council. well first i wanted to respond i also hope i'm wrong i don't think i am but i do hope i am wrong and that the usa that sees this were actually all sides see see this as an opportunity of course everybody wants to see a political solution to this rather than protracted litigation the difficulty is got to has tried that and it's failed. they that have attempted to to mediate a problem as the guest from london said from with with the with the kuwaiti. assistance but that wasn't successful and so got i was forced to initiate litigation riggers that was the only way to resolve this issue. because the u.n. security council we don't know which way that's going to go we don't know what level of support support they're going to get. ok. for it to security council as. a last ditch attempt to ensure compliance. by the decision and things will change all right let's give a last word to abdul aziz al gore here in doha how do you see the top place today in terms of the international community and w

u.n. security council. well first i wanted to respond i also hope i'm wrong i don't think i am but i do hope i am wrong and that the usa that sees this were actually all sides see see this as an opportunity of course everybody wants to see a political solution to this rather than protracted litigation the difficulty is got to has tried that and it's failed. they that have attempted to to make it a problem as the guest from london said from with with the with the kuwaiti. assistance but that wasn't successful and so got i was forced to initiate litigation riggers that was the only way to resolve this issue. because the u.n. security council we don't know which worried that's going to go we don't know what level of support. it's. ok. for it to security council as an absolute last ditch attempt to ensure compliance. by the decision and things will change all right let's give a last word to abdul aziz al gore here in doha how do you see the top place today in terms of the international community and where do yo

u.n. security council resolution on your lead nuclear survive that's it ok. when danny talks about the threat from iran do you recognize that language how big a threat in your view is iran to israel today. iran is not an existential threat to israel but it is a strategic three. now let's compare the records of these two countries iran has never attacked a neighbor he has repeatedly attacked its neighbors iran signed the nonproliferation treaty israel has refused to sign iran submits to inspection but they by the international nuclear energy agency israel refuses to suddenly iran has no nuclear weapons israel has between seventy five and four hundred nuclear weapons so israel poses an existential threat to iran now thanks for the. recently and i want to make for the last forty years israel has conducted a systematic campaign of this information about iran why the lies why the double standards why the poc recy professors like can you say this in a straight face i cannot believe it if you look in the details israel right has been in existential threat ever since

u.n. security council to discuss the latest on north korea. afterwards the two met with reporters where secretary pompeo was asked about russian president vladimir putin making a possible visit to the u.s. in the fall. from u.n. headquarters. this is 10 minutes. ny.hank you, nick the main reason i came here today was to meet with member of council.uth korean i also had the opportunity to meet with u.n. secretary general gutierrez to discuss the topic and other topics as well. the countries of the security council are united on the need for final, fully verified on the denuclearization by north korea. strict enforcement is critical. members of the u.s. security council and by extension all u.s. member states have unanimously agreed to fully enforce sanctions. we expect hem to continue to honor those commitments. when sanctions are not enforced, the prospect for the declearization for north korea is diminished. right now north korea are smuggling petroleum. these illegal ship to ship transfer are the most prominent means by which this is happeni

u.n. security council resolution on your lead nuclear survive that's it ok. when danny talks about the threat from iran do you recognize that language how big a threat in your view is iran to israel today iran is not an existential threat to israel but it is a strategic three. now let's compare the records of these two countries iran has never attacked a neighbor israel has repeatedly attacked its neighbors iran signed the nonproliferation treaty israel has refused to sign iran submits to inspection but they by the international nuclear energy agency israel refuses to certainly iran has no nuclear weapons israel has between seventy five and four hundred nuclear weapons so israel poses an existential threat to iran now thanks. recently and i want to make for the last forty years israel has conducted a systematic campaign of this information about iran why the lies why the double standards why the poc recy professors like can you say this in a straight face i cannot believe it if you look at the details israel right has been in existential threat ever since eve

u.n. security council as well the hope is that lease the court has made clear today is that it doesn't want to take anything any further than this hence perhaps the last point. that the presiding judge made was that there was a message now instructions now for both countries the u.a.e. and qatar to avoid anything that could lead to a further escalation of the political standoff anything that could worsen the relationship between the two countries want to soon is there for that anything that leads to a referral to the u.n. security council is something the court right now does not want to really get its head around or immediately feel that it needs to do it but most certainly what it's advising here is something that it wants to mediately to see played out on the ground. and the the question also begs itself what about the rights of. residents of qatar in other countries which are participating in this blockade. yeah it's a good question because obviously on a legal basis they are not signatories to the conventional the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination they're not legally bo

u.n. security council as the ultimate arbiter of these things not the i.c.c. at the hague well i mean yes and no you know the compiler agreement the security council has on the charter. to say state committed an act of aggression against state b. but the compiler agreement does not touch that but it also says that if the security council does not come to the conclusion the court can do that independently from what the what the council may or may not have said there are a number of states that have said. there should be an exclusive competence of the security council to say this was an act of aggression in kampala most states strongly disagree with that and more importantly. be adopted it does not say that if we disregard algeria mooches for the desire for crimes of aggression on the part of those states what do to codify this do you know. believe and do you another expert lawyers not believe that this crime of aggression good hinder the ability of peace brokers to grant amnesty as at peace talks between rivals well you know that's a larger issue that has not s

u.n. security council, russia will always remain committed to the basic principles of this organizations sovereignty, noninfringing internal affairs of other states and the resolution of all conflicts. working collectively based on international law, we can address the most complex international issues. our pursuit of global security and stability countering new threats and challenges is in much demand worldwide. our allies share our allies in the -- show our views on the basic principles of the new world order. these countries constitute the majority of the planets population. this is the approach that we would use in resolving international crisis. in syria were able to defeat international terrorism, isis and other terrorist groups. thus, we will we were able to reserve the state of syria and create conditions for the restoration of the syrian economy and bring a you that refugee once again i like to thank our military for their professionalism. and, of course, diplomats, too. they are also very much involved in what we're doing in syria. russia is doing good work. earlier this year we held syria

u.n. security council hypocritically standing in judgment of israel, i spoke o out. [cheers and applause] what i said shocked the people at the u.n. but i'll say it again because it's the truth. [cheers and applause] israel has acted with more restraint than just about any other country would under those same conditions. [cheers and applause] it's true. and yet, israel is still condemned at the u.n. in the security council a shamefully one-sided resolution was put forth condemning israel's actions in gaza and making absolutely no mention of hamas. know the one mention of the terrorist group that uses the people of gaza as human shields, and fires rockets into israeli schools. that was my second veto. [cheers and applause] but when this nonsense was brought to the general assembly, this time we had a different strategy. we went on the offensive and offered our own amendment that called out hamas' terrorism. now, that might not sound revolutionary, but consider in the history of the u.n. general assembly, there has been over 600 resolutions on the israel-palestinian is

u.n. security council are a barrier to justice in some of the world's most blighted places be the i.c.c. was founded as a permanent court from which no leader rebel group or army could hide now if permanence is not in question but there are significant gaps in global commitment to the court russia is blocking efforts to send syria to the international criminal court even though yes. government really with putin's backing has deliberately targeted civilians as a way of waging this war china seems to be standing in the way ascending myanmar. court even though it ethnically cleansed seven hundred thousand rohingya muslims in the course of a month you know the united states is continuing to try to protect israel to protect saudi arabia so there is a very unprincipled approach to international justice all of that puts alleged war crimes in syria and gaza beyond its reach but the i.c.c. is tackling other challenges you investigations in venezuela the philippines and afghanistan may build support and assuage suspicion across the african continent but the rise of nationalism and disdain for glob

u.n. security council and given. ally china is on the security council and the veto power they have and how they have protected me on my in the past. well we do have hope that this will spur meaningful international action the one thing that we've learned in the thing that the russians a community of all have learned is that following the october two thousand and sixteen violence there was almost complete inaction from the international community and that essentially paved the way for genocide to take place and so we do think that the international community will take this information act we have sent the report to the international criminal court we do have other information that we're making available to governments and others and right now u.n. security council member states should apply. unprecedented leverage against other member states on the council to ensure that there is an i.c.c. referral urgently and volume you know wait for possible i think see before action from the u.n. security council the twenty two o

u.n. security council shamefully ganged up on israel. on that day, america abandoned israel. on that day, the jackals were applauding. well, i think it's safe to say that there's also a new sheriff at the u.n., ambassador nikki haley! [cheers and applause] >> armed with poise and purpose, dignity and decency, clarity and courage, she has made clear that the days when israel is a punching bag at the united nations are also over. thank you, ambassador haley! thank you for standing up for america, for standing up for israel, and for standing up for the truth. ladies and gentlemen, for all these reasons and many more, i am here tonight to let you know how grateful israel is for the support we have received from president trump and his administration. over the decades israel has been blessed with strong supporters in congress on both sides of the aisle. we have been blessed with presidents, democrat and republican alike, who were steadfast friends of israel. we have been blessed with cabinet secretaries and senior officials who are stallwart champions for the u.s.-israel alliance.

u.n. security council resolution.straightforward. >> much like the dismantling of the test side in may, there were no outside expert observers available. no real way to verify what is happening in north korea. a reminder, too, shep that north korea promised secretary of state pompeo to return the remains of the u.s. war dead but yet have tone so. >> shepard: and is there evidence that the chinese are helping the north koreans cheat? >> gas prices have fally nearly in half since march. that is according to reuters. suggest that somehow north korea is finding a way to evade sanctions. many suggest that china may be the culprit as it ramps up a trade war with the u.s. china may be loosening sanctions allowing its client states some relief as it negotiates with the u.s. ambassador nikki haley standing with secretary pompeo at the u.n. chastised china and russia for helping north korea break u.n. sanctions and smuggle oil into north korea. >> we put pressure today on china and russia to abide and be good helpers through th

u.n. security council resolution that there has to be full, verifiable denuclearization before the sanctionsaximum pressure will be maintained. mike pompeo also said, george, he was at that meeting. and at that meeting the north koreans very clearly recommitted to full denuclearization on the peninsula. now, what we heard from north korea following the meetings was, you know, it was obviously angry, they were threatening that -- their willingness to engage in these talks at all could fat, he alter, but they'r outdated modes, et cetera, et cetera, but they said they've made a clear mitt meant, i was at that meeting, we are going ahead, those talks were productive, pompeo said. and he said there's a movement on getting the remains of u.s. servicemen back to the u.s. there will be a meeting at the dmz between the north and u.s. on that. and also there are -- there's talk about how they're is going to dismantle, destroy a nuclear -- sorry, not a nuclear, a missile engine testing facility. he's saying, yes, there is some movement and they're moving ahead if the is, george, going to be a very, ver

have always pointed out that both don and libya where referred to the court by the security council the u.n. security council where three of five veto wielding countries are not even members of the core so is a core really acting independently or is it under the influence of certain countries. the court is acting independently in an imperfect world which means there are cases that have been brought through to the court through the to the through the united nations security council and as you know the five permanent members will go of the two and therefore some cases will be referred to the i.c.c. through the channel other cases would be blocked through the channel and that is the imperfect world we live in now if african countries want to make the court more robust more independent they have a mechanism through the membership of the i.c.c. and african countries from the largest group of nations in the i.c.c. where they can remove the article that gives the security power influence in that sense well so the power for this kid comes into focus is to the i.c.c. can be removed by the membership

u.n. security council are a barrier to justice in some of the world's most blighted places. the i.c.c. was founded as a permanent court from which no leader rebel group or army could hide now if permanence is not in question but there are significant gaps in global commitment to the. russia is blocking efforts to send syria to the international criminal court even though the assad government really with putin's backing has deliberately targeted civilians as a way of waging this war china seems to be standing in the way ascending neon mark . even though it ethnically cleansed seven hundred thousand wrote him to muslims in the course of a month you know the united states is continuing to try to protect israel to protect saudi arabia so there is a very unprincipled approach to international justice all of that puts alleged war crimes in syria and gaza beyond its reach but the i.c.c. is tackling the challenges you investigations in venezuela the philippines and afghanistan may build support and assuage suspicion across the african continent but the rise of nationalism and disdain for globa

u.n. security council resolution three three eight had been accepted by both the soviets and the americans. but instead of returning direct to washington kissinger made a stopover in television for a few hours. that's off to news twenty second of october he would give his blessing to israeli plans to violate a cease fire even before attempted god. on the sixth of october nineteen seventy three the egyptians mounted a lightning attack across the suez canal. their goal to liberate the sinai peninsula occupied by israel six years earlier in the six day war. to field all means one hundred thousand men had established bridgeheads ten kilometers deep into sinai. during the first week of war the israelis had lost equipment at an unprecedented rate. five hundred tanks. and fifty aircraft. to an egyptian army equipped with the latest soviet weaponry can tell the anti-tank rockets. and sophisticated sufis to add missiles. to. right on the political system away from the soviets were trying to impose their will on the middle east to regain a position data supplied mashable forms to the arab world. uni

u.n. security council meeting in new york diplomatic editor james bays has more from that meeting. it's a time of fresh tension in the middle east the u.n. special coordinator briefing by video link from jerusalem warned of troubling developments on two fronts as we meet today tensions between syria and israel continued through us by last month's saturday we were minutes away from another devastating confrontation between israel and hamas in gaza even before the meeting started the israeli ambassador came to brief reporters on the downing of the syrian jet which he claimed had infiltrated israeli airspace he dodged my question though about a deal which president trump has said he's done with president putin concerning israeli security the world really doesn't know what the deal is can you explain more for us i don't know about you know a friend i can tell you one thing we would not allow the iranian to be in their base and i thought our borders in their quote on height this is our policy and by means that are now with very clear about if when it is to put in when you meet mr trump

u.n. security council meetings in which the dprk missile programs were not the agenda time and time again.ergy on so many urgent problems that face our world. i believe this reality as possible and so does president trump. but it will take full enforcement of sanctions for us to get there. it will also take chairman kim following through on his personal commitment that he made to president trump in singapore. the path ahead is not easy. it will take time, but our hopes for a safer world for all of us in a brighter future for north korea remains our objective and that endures. thank you. >> thank you so much, i'm very grateful for my friend for coming out a meeting with the security council today. this is what we know. 18 months ago when i came in, our biggest concern is north korea. everyone was wondering when that new test was going to happen, everyone was wondering when the new threat would occur in the entire international community knew something had to happen. it was a herculean task by the security council to pass three massive sanctions packages. getting rid of all exports, 90% of t

u.n. security council meeting in new york diplomatic editor james pace explained. it's a time of fresh tension in the middle east the u.n. special coordinator briefing by video link from jerusalem warned of troubling developments too from this as we meet today tensions between syria and israel continue through us while lost on saturday we were minutes away from another devastating confrontation between israel and hamas in gaza. even before the meeting started the israeli ambassador came to brief reporters on the downing of the syrian jet which he claimed to infiltrate israeli airspace he dodged my question though about a deal which president trump has said he's done with president putin concerning israeli security the world really doesn't know what the deal is can you explain more for us i don't know about you know a friend and i can tell you one thing we will not allow that even to be the basis that our borders in that one height this is our policy and by means that are now with very clear about if we name it is to put in when you meet mr trump wherever he was meet

u.n. security council we investigate opposition to the air strip from which a razor may launch attacks around the region told us of all coming up in today's edition of going underground but first to our top story told trump meets with vladimir putin today trump said it would be easier than meeting with nato and visiting a britain in turmoil over brics it but what attitude is he going to have to strike to change relations between the usa and russia because this was the way things were when his predecessor threatened the largest country on earth the two leaders clashed over syria and ukraine president obama and putin sharply disagree over how to deal with isis and syria's embattled president in separate addresses to the u.n. general assembly obama's vice president joe biden even issued a potentially apocalyptic threat to russia's president.

u.n. security council meeting in new york diplomatic editor james bays has more from that meeting it's a time of fresh tension in the middle east the u.n. special coordinator briefing by video link from jerusalem warned of troubling developments on two fronts as we meet today tensions between syria and israel continue to rise why last saturday we were minutes away from another devastating confrontation between israel and hamas in gaza. even before the meeting started the israeli ambassador came to brief reporters on the downing of the syrian jet which he claimed to infiltrate israeli airspace he dodged my question though about a deal which president trump has said he's done with president putin concerning israeli security the world really doesn't know what the deal is can you explain more for us i don't know about you know a friend and i can tell you one thing we will not allow the iranians to be in their base and that our borders in the golan heights this is our policy and by means that are now with very clear about it with him it is to put in when you meet mr trump wherever he was meeting w

u.n. security council the high commissioner for human rights warning about a huge spike in violence and what's more high levels of resistance to the peace deal among those people who are needed to implement it that we're talking about political and economic actors legislative and judicial bodies civil servants you can't do without these people have a certain you are that this peace process is on track you can't do without them and they make it work in congress. they just approved the last law that was necessary to put in place transitional justice the commanders of the fark in the last elections they voted for the first time in their lives. now political leaders and not commanders of a group. the areas where they operated are now areas where investment is arriving and the peace process to be implemented according to the situation that was chosen to oversee the implementation at a very very satisfactory rate so things are moving of course the expectations for many people are way beyond the capacity of any government to deliver in such a short amount of time which are severely underestimated the

u.n. security council are a barrier to justice in some of the world's most blighted places. the i.c.c. was founded as a permanent court from which no leader rebel group or army could hide now if permanence is not in. but there are significant gaps in global commitment to the court russia is blocking efforts to send syria to the international criminal court even though the assad government really with putin's backing has deliberately targeted civilians as a way of waging this war china seems to be standing in the way ascending. even though it ethnically cleansed seven hundred thousand muslims in the course of the month you know the united states is continuing to try to protect israel to protect saudi arabia so there is a very unprincipled approach to international justice all of that puts alleged war crimes in syria and gaza beyond its reach but the i.c.c. is tackling of the challenges you investigations in venezuela the philippines and afghanistan may build support and assuage suspicion across the african continent but the rise of nationalism and disdain for global institutions elsewhe

u.n. security council we investigate opposition to the air strips from where tereza may launch attacks around the region told us of all coming up in today's edition of going underground but first to our top story told trump meets with vladimir putin today trump said it would be easier than meeting with nato and visiting a britain in turmoil over brics it but what attitude is he going to have to strike to change relations between the usa and russia because this was the way things were when his predecessor threatened the largest country on earth the two leaders clashed over syria and ukraine president obama and putin sharply disagree over how to deal with isis and syria's embattled president in separate addresses to the u.n. general assembly obama's vice president joe biden even issued a potentially apocalyptic threat to russia's president. we have the capacity to do. this you'll know if you know the time or jews in. the circumstances that have the greatest impact but purged sins party appears to hearken back to general eisenhower's assessment of the actual power of any president of united stat

u.n. security council meeting in new york a diplomatic episode james base reports. it's a time of fresh tension in the middle east the u.n. special coordinator briefing by video link from jerusalem warned of troubling developments on two fronts as we meet today tensions between syria and israel continued through us while last summer saturday we were minutes away from one of the devastating confrontations between israel and hamas in gaza. even before the meeting started the israeli ambassador came to brief reporters on the downing of the syrian jet which he claimed to infiltrate israeli airspace he dodged my question though about a deal which president trump has said he's done with president putin concerning israeli security the world really doesn't know what the deal is can you explain more for us i don't know about you know a friend i can tell you one thing we would not allow that even though been there both let our borders in the golan heights this is our policy and by means that are now with very clear about if when it is to put in when you meet mr trump wherever

u.n. security council and demand an informant order this is one of a string of legal challenges mounted by qatar to try and end the blockade a ruling the country will welcome but whether it will help end the blockade now in its fourteenth month is less certain. the hague their own foreign minister is added to the escalating war of words between the u.s. and iranian leaders telling president obama to be cautious mohamed java does a reef was responding to trump's earlier tweet and which he warned iran never to threaten the united states again or risk consequences which quote few throughout history have ever suffered before using the same mediums area for responded color us unimpressed continuing we've been around for millennia and seen the fall of them parsing getting our own all the times exchanges come amid increased economic pressures and sanctions on iran following the us withdrawal from the twenty fifty new clear deal last may and say it was robbie has this report from terror on a late night tweet from the american commander in chief to the iranian president was a textbook example of do

u.n. security council is due to hold an emergency meeting on the situation in dera on thursday at least fifteen people have died due to the conditions at the jordan syrian border and a smith spent a day at the java crossing some aid has been getting through this crossing point between jordan and syria and just on the other side of the fence here we believe there are at least twenty five thousand syrian refugees syrians fleeing the fighting in and around. three separate towns have been set up for men women and children there on the syrian side of the jordanian mira military says it's treated one hundreds of casualties people injured by the bombardment people escaping the bombardment but the jordanian military say that as soon as those people have been treated that being sent back over to the syrian side so the most seriously injured have been sent to hospitals in amman the jordanian capital but again as soon as they're treated they're being sent back again into syria. we received people of all ages from young children to old people and we've treated all of them we've had pregnant women people su

u.n. security council and demand an informant order this is one of a string of legal challenges mounted by qatar to try and end the blockade a ruling the country will welcome but whether it will help end the blockade now in its fourteenth month is less certain nieve back at al-jazeera the hague. same is a politics expert with the trim and national security project in washington she says the decision shows the blockade can be fought and won through legal means this is a very significant ruling by the international court of justice there are fifteen judges that weighed in on this decision eleven of those fifteen judges ruled in qatar's favor on three main issues the first issue was the issue of reuniting families that have been separated as a result of this inhumane blockade the second is to allow students to have had their studies interrupted as a result of the blockade to either continue their studies or obtain their records and the third is to allow qatari citizens to own property in amerinds to be able to access judicial systems in order to pursue their rights within the united arab emir

u.n. security council sanctions against individuals and entities response i will for this atrocity. the international community must hold accountable those who are responsible for these heinous crimes. it's also important that we have full information so we can address this issue and understand what we are dealing with. that's why it is so important that this resolution urges the secretary of state to ensure that libya is fully and accurately covered in the annual trafficking in persons report. this measure send a clear message. by passing it today we say we will not stand for this inhumidity. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to support this bipartisan measure. i thank the chairman again. and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york reserves. mr. royce: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. engel: i yield five minutes to the the gentlewoman from california, the very distinguished ranking member of the african subcommittee of t

u.n. security council still to come here on al-jazeera dozens of dead many more are missing in japan after torrential rain because flooding and landslides plus. zimbabwe's president gets back on the campaign trail after surviving that recent grenade attack. i. mean the weather sponsored by qatar airways hello there we're seeing plenty of hot dry weather over many parts of europe in the west that's where the hottest driest weather is and that's where it's been over the last month also no major change for us here just a few showers making their way on to the north coast of spain that towards the east is where all the unsettled weather is though plenty of heavy thunder showers for the southeast corner some of these are giving very large hail and some damaging gusts of wind as well them for the northeast with what this area of clown rain that's taking the edge of the temperatures so moscow know high that around twenty one or twenty two degrees as we head through the next few days for the other side of the mediterranean largely fine unsettled for many of us here we do have a little bit more in

u.n. security council and demand an informant order this is one of a string of legal challenges mounted by qatar to try and end the blockade a ruling the country will welcome but whether it will help end the blockade now in its fourteenth month is less certain. the hague. and the u.a.e. issued a statement after the court ruling saying contrary to qatar's false allegations thousands of qatar is continue to reside in and visit the u.a.e. qatari visitors may enter the u.a.e. with prior entry permission issued through the telephone hotline we urged to constructively engage on the requests made by the u.a.e. and other countries for qatar to comply with its international obligations now we'd like to point out that we did reach out to officials and analysts in the u.a.e. for comment on this story but they've all declined to come on the program so let's bring in our guests joining us here in doha abdul aziz al gore director of the diplomatic institute at the qatari ministry of foreign affairs on skype from the croatian city of dobro nick toby cadman an international human rights lawyer and in lond

u.n. security council so you need russia for the solution and on the other hand the expectation is also that trump stays tough on the issues where russia europe and the united states have a different view like i said on ukraine or on the protection off the baltic countries on countries said you don't want to join nato here europe expects from the meetings that. doesn't change the policy that has been there before so still very much hoping for a positive outcome for europe at least in the summit. from the german council on foreign relations thank you for sharing your insight with us. the european union has asked the united states china and russia to ease global trade tensions saying there is a danger they could spiral out of control european council president donald tusk was speaking in beijing today at the opening of a summit between china and the european union it comes at a time when both the e.u.'s china find themselves targeted by u.s. tariffs is part of washington's america first policy. its trade tensions continue to flare elsewhere there are signs that the economic relationship betwee

u.n. security council so it's not controversial to want to save lives matusow in three minutes here in action is something everybody agrees is in pool how file the those sanctions that you refer to how far because any korea is has been slapped with perhaps the heaviest rain just sanctions in the world how far are they impinging upon the humanitarian mission. well i think there is an effective sanctions on delaying day in court to things like essential medicines and their. children suffering from our tradition and we're working with the sanctions committee un to try to speed up those process probably the bigger effect it's not the direct sanctions are difficult and the roaring attentions to humanitarian the fact that even resources the u.n. can help feeling with and it could be because getting this will be out there are great but you haven't we haven't discussed it is hard when there's all these other things going on but we think. when we tell the story of both the needs the fact that we have better access and better data and good information we don't need to get this money on out that money a

u.n. security council to remain strict with pyongyang we can't do one thing i'm till we see north korea respond. to their promise to denuclearize we have to see some sort of action and so until that action happens the security council's going to hold tight the international community we ask you to hold tight as we go forward the former president of south korea will be spending at least thirty years in prison parky on hayes just being given an additional eight year sentence for embezzling almost three million dollars of state funds and interfering in the choosing of election candidates she was already serving twenty four years for the corruption scandal that led to her impeachment last year. anything up in journalist has been reunited with his family after eighteen years in the eritrean capital asmara now in the year two thousand have goes wife and it's lamb who is eritrean took their two teenage daughters back to her home country for a visit but the neighboring countries were soon in a state of war and for eighteen years there were no transport links telephone lines or mail between the two coun

u.n. security council resolution and there's no invitation from the legitimate syrian government so i think that's pretty. chessmaster i think and and although there's no details revealed that is the goal and i think if he can if he can shorten the state of the u.s. military inside syria that will be an amazing achievement i think maybe that will happen this year i think everyone knows that the war in syria is coming to an end i think there are those in the pentagon in the big state in the u.s. and the u.k. that would prefer this to go on indefinitely while serious fighting in a civil war israel and other countries in the region know that syria is becoming weak effectively that they're not being able to stop there are actually develop their country. so there are pros and cons of what's happened but on the whole i think it's a really good result i think this regime in syria does improve hopefully it does do you think this will ease the crisis. yes absolutely ali i thought this might have happened last year president trump was shown in the video i don't know i think you might have shown as we