u.s. defense secretary wolfowitz career that any use of nuclear weapons will bring an overwhelming response. first delayed now suspended kenya's election commission calls off in four opposition strongholds with fears of more violence. there in the past are also spain has officially taken control of the catalan region by firing the region's leaders and the police chief prime minister mariano rajoy has called for a regional elections after catalonia declared independence from the rest of the country mr rajoy said their decision was based on lies and fraud the south election will take place on december the twenty first andrew simmons has more from barcelona . the moment catalonia declared secession from spain a wave. of euphoria across barcelona a mix of intense emotion elation and danger because of the uncertainty of what comes next they cheered they hugged one another they cried and they toasted what they see as a new nation it all started unfolding hours earlier at the catalan parliament passionate sometimes angry debates a sense of anticipation on one side dread on the other dozens of mare

u.s. defense secretary walls north korea that any use of nuclear weapons will bring an overwhelming response. now suspended indefinitely kenya's election commission calls all fighting in four opposition strongholds with fears of more violence. but first the spanish prime minister has announced he's dissolving parliament and calling regional elections to be held in december this follows its independence declaration there's tension in the country which awaits the next moves by both sides andrew simmons has more from barcelona. the moment catalonia declared secession from spain a wave of euphoria across barcelona a mix of intense emotion elation and danger because of the uncertainty of what comes next they cheered they hugged one another they cried and they keep. posted what they see as a new nation it all started unfolding hours earlier at the catalan parliament passionate sometimes angry debates a sense of anticipation on one side dread on the other dozens of mayors have been invited ceremonial sticks by their sides to. a story. it wasn't long before his wish came true a secret ballot slowly

u.s. defense secretary james mattis says washington will give pakistan another chance to help on afghanistan before taking what he described as punitive action this comes as a top u.s. military officer accuse pakistan's intelligence agency of having strong ties to. our courts in turkey is due to deliver a verdict in a major trial linked to the failed coup in two thousand and sixteen forty seven people including many military officers are accused of trying to assassinate president when prosecutors are seeking life sentences on the night of the coup two policemen were killed in the hotel word of when it was staying the president says the location was bombed minutes after he left. that's become a common image in turkey suspects being marched to court to face charges linked to the failed coup and many are accused of being members of the so-called goodness movement which the government says orchestrated the attempted overthrow in or more than fifty thousand people are in jail awaiting court proceedings four hundred eighty one senior servicemen and civilians are on trial in ankara and they face ch

u.s. defense secretary has warned north korea against escalating its nuclear and missile tests james mattis is in the south korean capital for two days of talks and he says the relationship between the two allies has taken on a new urgency amid heightened tension on the korean peninsula make no mistake any attack on the united states or our allies will be defeated any use of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with a massive military seans effective and overwhelming more now from tony badly his in seoul. there were strong words from the united states defense secretary he was here in seoul on part of a two day visit partly to discuss the defense of the peninsula which is an annual thing between the u.s. and south korea and partly to pave the way for president transfers it on the seventh and eighth of november now that visit in itself is creating increased tensions here and general mattis was at pains to warn north korea that any nuclear attack with weapons would be met with a very very massive military response and he did intimate that north korea could not win in that situation having

u.s. defense secretary has warned north korea against escalating its nuclear and missile tests james mattis is in the south korean capital seoul for two days of talks and he says the threat of a nuclear attack from the north also known as the d.p. r. k. is excel orating if it remains on its current path of ballistic missiles and atomic bombs it will be counterproductive be in effect the d.p. r. k. will be reducing its own security. live now to our correspondent in seoul tony betty tony says the secretary of defense then offering up tough words for north korea but words of reassurance for the south. yes indeed very strong words again following the pattern that's been set in washington and he made it quite clear that the you know united states will not tolerate any nuclear weapons attack and that would happen if that would happen that would provoke a response a massive military response from the united states and that's words i think for south korea who is very concerned they're basically in the backyard of north korea they're very concerned about every step that north koreans take he was ver

u.s. defense secretary james mattis says the threat of a nuclear missile attack by north korea is accelerating speaking at annual defense talks in neighboring south korea not just insisted diplomacy was the preferred course of action but stressed it was only effective when backed by credible force make no mistake any attack on the united states or our allies will be defeated uni used of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with a massive military response affective in overwhelming tony badly is following developments from the south korean capital. there were strong words from the united states defense secretary he was here in seoul on part of a two day visit partly to discuss the defense of the peninsula which is an annual thing between the u.s. and south korea and partly to pave the way for president transfers it on the seventh and eighth of november now that visit in itself is creating increased tensions here and general mattis was at pains to warn north korea that any nuclear attack with weapons would be met with a very very massive military response and he did intimate that north korea

u.s. defense secretary james mattis has told the senate that washington will again try to work with pakistan afghanistan before taking what he described as punitive action the top u.s. military officer general joseph dunford has accused pakistan's intelligence agency of having ties to groups an accusation that pakistan denies the sullivan job and reports. these are some of the taliban fighters the thirty nine member alliance has been trying to defeat since two thousand and one donald trump is the third president who's come up with another new strategy to win the war and of learning stand his defense secretary and joint chiefs chairman have bearden public hearings before the senate and house armed services committees to explain this strategy shift and once again u.s. officials say pakistan is among the reasons the a failed it's clear to me that the i.s.i. has connections with with terrorist groups and if i could just follow up on something secretary mabus i think over the last several years we've had a bilateral approach to trying to effect the change in pakistan's behavior. it's not about sa

u.s. defense secretary james mattis told the senate washington will again try to work with pakistan before taking what he called a punitive action osama bin just a report. these are some of the taliban fighters the thirty nine member alliance has been trying to defeat since two thousand and one donald trump is the third president who's come up with another new strategy to win the war and of learning stand his defense secretary and joint chiefs chairman have bearden public hearings before the senate and house armed services committees to explain this strategy shift and once again u.s. officials say pakistan is among the reasons the a failed it's clear to me that the i.s.i. has connections with terrorist groups and if i could just follow up on something secretary madison i think over the last several years we've had a bilateral approach to trying to effect a change in pakistan's behavior. it's not about says the latest round of accusations are absurd the cia paid back son millions of dollars to set up the fight to the end of going to stand in the one nine hundred seventy s. pakistan has also

u.s. defense secretary william cohen talking to the program 100 days. you are watching bbc world news america. still to come, is america in need of an unprecedented constitutional intervention? some people think so. we explain why the 25th amendment is getting a lot of attention. jane: she was malta's most famous investigative journalist, a woman who was not afraid of being critical of those in power. whennday, she was killed the car she was driving exploded as she left home. there has been outrage and shop in malta, with thousands taking to the streets. this evening, the prime minister of malta will make a statement about her death. daniel sanford has this report. been watchinge this morning, 20 or so specialists poring over the hillside wearing forensic suits. they are working both in the fields and on the road, which maduro -- which daphne caruana galizia was driving down when her car exploded. she had just left her home and the car bomb detonated inside the vehicle, her body was thrown out, and the car ended up in a field. this is a very important s

u.s. defense secretary james mattis is in seoul to meet his south korean counterpart it's his second visit this year and comes amid increasing tensions on the peninsula mattis told reporters the military alliance between seoul and washington is. the united states did not accept a nuclear north korea make no mistake any attack on the united states or our allies will be defeated you any used of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with the massive military effect of an overwhelming the u.n. secretary general is calling on militia groups in the central african republic to put down their weapons he's completing a four day trip to the country where violence between muslim and christian groups has been escalating nicholas hawk said this report from. the united nations secretary general received like a village. there were high hopes placed on this visit especially for the many here wanted to see an end to the fighting between muslim and christian armed groups. why are the u.n. peacekeepers so slow to react when asked what are you doing to help children going hungry asks another can you not de

u.s. defense secretary jim matters is visiting the south korean capital seoul he is joined by chairman of the gene joint chiefs of staff general joseph dunford becomes the head of a planned visit by the us president donald trump in two weeks' time. and u.s. president donald trump has declared opioid addiction a public health emergency the government to allow have more power to address the issue with more freedom to change legislation it's estimated more than sixty four thousand americans died last year due to opioid addiction and overdose two thousand eight hundred documents relating to the death of the former us president john f. kennedy have been made available by the u.s. national archives some of the records will remain classified on the advice of the cia and the f.b.i. present donald trump has ordered a one hundred eighty day review so that government agencies could look again at the remaining documents and justify why any should be withheld our white house correspondent kelly hellcat has more from washington d.c. . speaking of the white house president said that the opioid epidemic

u.s. defense secretary james mattis is in seoul to meet with his south korean counterpart it's his second visit this year comes amid increasing tensions on the peninsula but has told reporters the military alliance between so and washington is ironclad if the united states did not accept a nuclear north korea make no mistake any attack on the united states or our allies will be defeated any use of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with a massive military response affective and overwhelming well staying in the region in the philippines violence has long plague these southern mindanao region despite many attempts at peace communities all still holding on to illegal weapons. traveled to the volatile area. after my first to hold the gun at the age of thirteen it was one nine hundred seventy four when martial law was imposed nationwide by president for then and marcos. years later he learned how to make and repair illegal weapons now martial law is imposed in mindanao again after the mouthy armed group pledged allegiance to eisele and seized offices in malawi city. resident of the go th

u.s. defense secretary james mattis has told the senate washington will again try to work with pakistan he said the u.s. will give islamabad another chance to help on afghanistan before taking what he described as punitive action that top u.s. military affairs officer general joseph dunford lateral approach to trying to effect the change in pakistan's behavior if you think about the coalition we still have thirty nine nations that are part of the coalition in afghanistan and many other interested nations and so you know to answer the question what one thing might change pakistan i don't know if there is one thing that would change pakistan but i find it hard to imagine that we can't get more cooperation if we can fully leverage the multilateral approach with thirty nine nations that are part of the coalition in afghanistan the u.s. state department has ordered the expulsion of fifteen cuban diplomatic staff and has given them seven days to leave the country this comes after the u.s. reduce its staff at its embassy in cuba citing unexplained injuries to american personnel there many have be

u.s. defense secretary jim matters is visiting the south korean capital seoul is joined by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general joseph dunford it comes ahead of a planned visit by the u.s. president donald trump in two weeks time tensions on the korean peninsula and the north recent nuclear tests are expected to top the agenda in sheffield meetings tony burke is our correspondent following events force of course are these men are laying the groundwork for the president's visit but there are some thorny issues to be ironed out in the meanwhile. yes and one of them will be worked out what would happen in the event of a war and the moment united states forces would retain command of the south korean forces they number eight hundred thousand but since an agreement in the one nine hundred fifty s. after the korean war it was always agreed that the u.s. would take command but now with a new president a liberal president in south korea they're looking at the scenario that if it does come to a conflict that they want to be in control of their own forces i think that's a sign of a chan

u.s. defense secretary jim mathis they are also here to prepare for the upcoming visit of president donald trump and the fit to the philippines in november he also congratulated the philippine military for its efforts in fighting pro iso groups in mindanao just last week the philippine government declared malawi city in the southern philippines liberated from a pro iso group called the mao day after more than five months of incessant fighting there are still other pro eisel fronts be faced now by the philippine military in partnership with another rebel group called the more islamic liberation front it puts and underscores the importance of this peace process with the biggest armed group in southeast asia but what is most likely expected to dominate discussions here is the north korean issue the us government is trying to rally and prepare for trilateral talks with japan and south korea to try to find a way to put a more united front when it comes to the issue of north korea and what also what many see here as a possibility of these three countries preparing for a conflict japan's prime mi

u.s. defense secretary james mattis visiting the demilitarized zone that divides north and south korea. mattis's trip coming ahead of president trump's visit to asia next week. paula, what comes to mind is we're seeing the defense secretary visit south korea today. this is after earlier this week a senior north korean official issued that stern warning saying that the world should take literally north korea's threat to test a nuclear weapon above ground. >>reporter: that's right. certainly, it's interesting timi timing. the timing format tis, the secretary of defense, is because of his annual defense talk they have with the south koreans to cement the alliance. that happens on saturday. we'll have a press conference there. what happened today is he did go to the heavily fortified border. as he was standing there, he asked the south korean defense minister, looking across into north korea how many artillery units do you think they have there. he was sur rorounded by cameras. he said that in my opinion, defensive operation against this many is unfeasible. saying there had to be new concep

u.s. defense secretary jim mattis is warned that north korea would face a quote massive military response if pyongyang ever used its nuclear weapons tensions have been running high on the korean peninsula the north conducted its sixth nuclear test last month and tested missiles the regime claims are capable of reaching the u.s. mainland. thailand's new kingma. cooling has led a royal ceremony for the relics of his late father king who on the king was joined by all the members of the royal family and wouldst monks in the throne hall of bangkok's grand palace the ceremony marks the fourth day of an elaborate five day funeral capping a year of mourning for the late king. but somalia's former president or two pet is morally and his vice president will stand trial for corruption charges prosecutors say a ring involving government officials customs agents and businesspeople defrauded state of millions of dollars in and ledge scheme to avoid customs gigi's that's you have denied the challenges. your program implement. all right football now and in an early when does league games on saturday leag

u.s. defense secretary james mattis is in seoul to meet with his south korean counterpart it's his second visit this year and comes amid increasing tensions on the peninsula that is told reporters the military alliance between seoul and washington is ironclad that the united states did not accept a nuclear north korea make no mistake any attack on the united states or our allies will be defeated uni used of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with the massive military effect of an overwhelming in south africa two white farmers have been jailed after they were found guilty of forcing a black man into a coffin and threatening to burn him alive the two men captured the assault on a mobile phone they claim victim a lot more was trespassing the farmers were ordered to serve more than ten years each behind bars. australia's foreign minister will become acting prime minister in the aftermath of the legal ruling that's force the country's second in charge to step down the country's highest court found that barnaby joyce and four other politicians were in eligible to stay in office because of

u.s. defense secretary jim mattis has warned that north korea would face a quote massive military response if pyongyang ever used its nuclear weapons tensions have been running high on the korean peninsula the north conducted its sixth nuclear test last month and tested missiles the regime claims all capable of reaching the u.s. mainland u.s. special counsel robert when his investigation into alleged russian meddling in the u.s. presidential election may have produced criminal charges u.s. media are reporting a federal grand jury has approved the first charges in the case but it's not yet known against whom or for what. well this weekend's brand is a good action scenes to all of germany's best teams meet for the second time in four days as brian host leipsic on whether the tories in the midweek cup clash and haven't lost to lights that any of their three match ups the house hasn't heard his side will go to munich believing it's only a matter of time before that changes. for one hundred twenty minutes straight hustled in brussels now they're preparing to do it all over again might see came

u.s. or its allies will be defeated. during a visit to seoul, south korea, the defense secretary insisted the u.s.pt a nuclear north korea. mattis warned that any use of nuclear weapons by the north would be met with a, quote, massive military response that is effective and overwhelming. now, as the president prepares to head to the region, north korean officials say they will not give up their nuclear program. cnn's will ripley is in pyongyang to explain. >> reporter: as asia preparation for president trump's landmark visit, north korea has been uncharacteristicly quiet. no missile launches in a month and a half. no nuclear test, at least not yet. only north korea's promise to send a clear message after trump's menacing speech at the u.n. last month when he threatened to totally destroy north korea. at the time north korean leader kim jong-un vowed to tame the u.s. president with fire. chief engineer of a baby food factory, trying to maintain production levels despite u.n. sanctions over north korea's nuclear program. but he says the nukes are here to stay. president trump knows nothing about the

u.s. defense secretary james mattis told the senate in washington that it will work to try it will continue to work with pakistan but is prepared to get tougher in future some have been gathered reports these are some of the taliban fighters the thirty nine member alliance has been trying to defeat since two thousand and one donald trump is the third president who's come up with another new strategy to win the war and of learning stand is defense secretary and joint chiefs chairman have bearden public hearings before the senate and house armed services committees to explain this strategy shift and once again u.s. officials say pakistan is among the reasons the a failed it's clear to me that the i.s.i. has connections with with terrorist groups and if i could just follow up on something secretary madison i think over the last several years. a bilateral approach to trying to effect a change in pakistan's behavior. is not about says the latest round of accusations are absurd the cia paid pakistan millions of dollars to set up the fight isn't of going to stand in the one nine hundred seventy s.

u.s. defense secretary james mattis has told the senate that washington will give his lamb about another chance to help on afghanistan before taking what he described as punitive action the top u.s. military officer general joseph dunford is accused pakistan's intelligence agency of having ties to groups iraq is to hold financial transactions with its kurdish region in retaliation for last week's secession referendum iraqi state television says that parliament voted in favor of the blockade in order to preserve the interests of the kurdish people the measures are expected to target the regional government leadership the u.s. state department has ordered the expulsion of fifteen cuban diplomatic staff and has given them seven days to leave the country that's after the u.s. reduced its staff and its embassy in cuba citing unexplained injuries to american personnel that cuba's government denies the accusations that it was involved and has called the response from the u.s. reckless and hasty there's the headlines i'll be back with more news for you here on al-jazeera right after risking it all next

u.s. defense secretary jim isis is warning that north korea would face a quote massive military response if pyongyang ever used its nuclear weapons tensions have been running high on the korean peninsula the north conducted its sick nuclear test last month and tested missiles the regime claims are capable of reaching the u.s. mainland. thailand's new it kingma cohen has led a royal ceremony for the relics of his late father king on the king was joined by other members of the royal family i'm good asst monks in the throne hall of bangkok's grand palace the ceremony marks the fourth day of an elaborate five day funeral capping a year of mourning that the late king. arthur mahler's former president auto put as money in and his vice president will stand trial for corruption charges prosecutors say ring involving government officials customs agents and businesspeople to forwarded the state of millions of dollars in a alleged scheme to avoid a customs duty but you have denied the charges. saturday is when does the action cease to have gemini's best teams meet for the second time in four days is f

u.s. defense james mattis is already there. >> there, mattis reiterated that the united states stands side by side with south korea. and he had a very blunt message for pyongyang. >> any use of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with a massive military response effective and overwhelming. due to north korea's aggressive and destabilizing actions, we have taken defensive steps as an alliance, steps such as deploying the highly effective sad anti-missile system to the rok. >> mattis there stressed that the united states that washington wants to use diplomacy to resolve the tensions with north korea. >>> with nuclear tensions on the korean peninsula as high as they've been in decades with, north korea has a message for mr. trump ahead of his trip to the region. >> as asia prepares for president trump's landmark visit, north korea has been uncharacteristically quiet. no missile launches in a month and a half. no nuclear tests, at least not yet. only north korea's promise to send a clear message after trump's menacing speech at the u.n. last month when he threatened to totally destroy nor

u.s. defense secretary james mattis told the senate washington will again try to work with pakistan for taking what he called hugh knitted action turkey's president richard to one has just arrived in iran where he'll have talks with officials on kurdish secession efforts in neighboring iraq he's expected to meet iranian president hassan rouhani in the iranian capital the two countries have large kurdish populations and fierce separatism within their own borders after last month's referendum in iraq a court in turkey would deliver verdicts in a major trial linked to the failed coup in two thousand and sixteen forty seven people including many military officers are accused of trying to assassinate president richard when prosecutors are pushing for life sentences on the night of the coup two policemen were killed in the hotel were one was staying he says the location was bombed minutes after he left the u.s. state department ordered the expulsion of fifteen human diplomatic staff and has given them seven days to leave the u.s. had reduced its staff at their embassy in cuba citing unexplained inju

u.s. defense secretary has told senators the military is counterterrorism effort will now shift to focus more on africa james mattis was meeting senators to talk about the death of four u.s. soldiers in an ambush in the air earlier this month. now in argentina it's been confirmed that the body found in a river is that of missing activist santiago maldonado his disappearance in august sparked protests across the country both major parties contesting sunday's elections suspended campaigning after the discovery of his body then you're sure i'm never ports out from one side as. there were demonstrations across argentina and huge social media campaign asking a simple question where is. the twenty eight year old activist disappeared an organist during a protest in support of indigenous rights in the south of the country. i want to ask those who lead our country's president morris your mockery and as minister of. the here. i want to ask them where santiago is urgent that he be alive we need him for the well being of everybody and probably santiago's out there. speculation was rife opponents of the g

u.s. defense secretary has told senators that the military's counterterrorism efforts will focus more on africa james mattis was meeting senators to discuss the deaths of four u.s. soldiers in an ambush in the share earlier this month. now the king of spain felipe the six pairs attacked what he calls an acceptable secession attempt by. his comments come just before the spanish government office details of plans to take back some of the region's power. in recent decades spaniards have altered our history and our sovereign decision to. live together in democracy we've lived and shared successes failures triumphs and sacrifices which have united us in joys and sufferings we cannot forget it we do not want to give up what we have built together. long separatists and i'll call in for a new kind of protest and reports from barcelona. an online message from a pro independence campaign group saying peaceful direct action shows the power of the people. the core was to take some money out of banks that are moving their registration out of catalonia in case of independence withdrawals of one hundred fifty

u.s. defense secretary has warned north korea against escalating its nuclear and missile tests james mattis is in the south korean capital seoul for two days of talks he says the relationship between the two allies has taken on a new urgency amid heightened tension on the korean peninsula make no mistake any attack on the united states or allies will be defeated your new use of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with the massive military launch effect of an overwhelming u.s. media is reporting that a federal grand jury in washington d.c. has approved the first charges in the investigation over russian meddling in the two thousand and sixteen presidential election the charges are said to still be under seal under orders from the federal judge special counsel robert muller a former f.b.i. director is leading that investigation also foreign minister will become acting prime minister after the deputy prime minister was booted out of office by the high court deputy prime minister part of a choice was one of five politicians expelled from office because they had dual citizenship he is now r

u.s. defense secretary warns north korea that any use of nuclear weapons will bring an overwhelming response. israeli settlers are accused of violence by palestinian olive farmers in the occupied west bank. and in sport an n.f.l. owner apologizes after referring to players as inmates joe will have all the details. voting and for opposite opposition strongholds and kenya's repeat presidential election planned for saturday has been indefinitely suspended place of fought with protesters in those areas during polling day on thursday unofficial results show the president has won more than ninety seven percent of the vote but only a third of registered voters cast their ballots after opposition leader right call for a boycott at least six people have been killed in the violence that a kompany company election. for me to miller. joins us live now from nairobi so i'm to meet at the stopping and starting and stopping and starting of the voting where do things stand with that right now and how much is this divided people in kenya. all of this point a country that's polarized people who wanted to vote

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u.s. defense secretary has told senators that the military's counterterrorism efforts will focus more on africa james matters was made in sen this is to discover the death of four u.s. soldiers in an ambush in the share of this month at least thirty police officers have been killed in a shootout in egypt the attack took place in our district and the giza government southwest of cairo the interior ministry says security forces who were hunting down fighters in the region were ambushed late on friday on a road to the away says police in brazil have arrested more than one hundred people in a nationwide bassed of a pedophile ring these are some of the suspects detained in the operation that reached most of the country and include the capital brasilia the charges against them reportedly include producing and sharing pornographic material of children over the internet it's been one month since hurricane maria hit puerto rico and eighty percent of the island is still without power crews are working around the clock to try to fix hundreds of kilometers of power lines but the governor of puerto rico say

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u.s. defense secretary william cohen speaking to my colleagues katty kay and christian fraser on their programbeyond 100 days." minister has a wait-and-see attitude and political crises. but his lack of action during catalonia's push for independence is coming under fire this weekend. warned of the greater evils if catalonia went ahead with the declaration of independence. spain's constitutional court has banned the meeting catalonian's of catalonian's parliament where a meeting was supposed to be made. wherever you go in spain, they argue and vent about it. the catalan question, and how on earth it can be resolved. in the capital, madrid, there is talk of little else. >> of course we are concerned about the situation. whoso are a lot of catalans do not want independence. >> a lot of us do not understand what is going on. the politicians on both sides are acting in their own interests. they should be looking out for us, the people. reporter: tension is mounting. constitutional courts banned the catalan meeting where they were expected to declare independence. but the catalan government has ign

u.s. defense secretary james mattis has told the senate washington will again try to work with pakistan he said the u.s. will give isn't about another chance to help on afghanistan before taking what he describes as punitive action that says the top u.s. military officer general joseph dunford accused pakistan's intelligence agency of having ties to ond groups the us state department has ordered the expulsion of fifteen cuban diplomatic staff and has given them seven days to leave the country this comes after the u.s. reduce its staff at its center has seen cuba citing unexplained injuries to american personnel that many have been suffering from illnesses for the past few months caused by alleged tanika tox cuba's government denies accusations that he was involved and has called the response from the u.s. reckless and hasty. you're up to date with the headlines on al-jazeera the news continues right after inside story do stay with us. and welcome to the program i'm elizabeth bron i'm the palestinian government has made its first trip back to don's after a decade in exile the fattah movemen

u.s. defense secretary james mattis stressed that washington won't pull out of the deal if iran continues to meet the requirements. if we can confirm that iran is living by the agreement if we can determine that this is in our best interest and clearly we should stay with it so many ways that we can use on administration i do believe that i was speaking with the u.s. congress which is being you know we are there is just actions against iran and he would sell them like this rap if there is a common sense of. community in a night as well as an international and we need new. laws and this crowd in iraq will resume its activities. and this requires a choice. that's the news for now thanks for watching i'll be back to you again in the about thirty five minutes from now see that. americans are constantly warned about the threat of terrorism terrorism is very real and very deadly however terrorism is not the primary killer in america americans are the gun debate is important but why is america so by. los angeles the city of luxury and free but also an alarming number of people living in the stre

u.s. defense secretary james mattis threats of a nuclear missile attack by north korea is accelerating speaking at annual defense talks in south korea mattis insisted diplomacy was the preferred course of action but stressed it was only effective when backed by credible force he says any use of nuclear weapons by pyongyang will be met with a massive effective and overwhelming military. families government says it has put in place a plan to harvest rice from london bound the bahrain hinge of families. more than six hundred thousand will hinge on her fled to bangladesh. after a military crackdown by me a mosque matric human rights groups say the decision to harvest the rice raises questions about whether the refugees well be allowed back those are the headlines say with. next. on one one what's the address of the. slope for slow climb up on the floor and ok says thank you thank you both of your parents yes both your parents are not responsive is that what you're telling me yes ok we will have a medic and ralph with you very shortly you know their breathing no no you don't know if they're breathin

u.s. defense secretary is called k.b.r. today's results will reflect the company's successful attempts at fighting lawsuits against u.s. soldiers over what some are comparing to u.s. chemical weapons used in vietnam this could be the next agent orange now military members can only carry so much so they'll dig holes in things like chemicals munitions human waste and food doctors don't know.

u.s. defense secretary has told senators that the military is counterterrorism efforts will focus more on africa matters was made in the senator's to discuss the death of four u.s. soldiers at an ambush and earlier this month. now kurdish fighters have helped drive out of iraq and syria say the people of the city will determine its future the syrian democratic forces have handed over control to a council of local officials and tribal elders. capital and under their control since two thousand and fourteen most of it has been reduced to rubble and less than one percent of the pre-war population of three hundred thousand people still live there. was that. the future of iraq will be decided by the people of iraq. this is where the important. and the family of the governing rate will administer thereafter as by themselves. every country and every peace loving people and every peace loving organization to come and take part in the reconstruction rebuilding of the city and its countryside well elsewhere in syria rebel groups have signed a cease fire covering east and go to on the outskirts of the

u.s. defense secretary before congress the european union a formal statement by the joint jointly issued by germany france and the u.k. will be going of course against russia and china in the short term it would show that the united states is a totally unreliable negotiating partner for everyone in anyone in terms of the wider conflicts if the u.s. really wants to be another the from behind war against yet another middle eastern country they will have to think twice iran is stronger than any country that america has yet invaded they are very prepared for an onslaught and they're even prepared from a kind of jihad this incursion in the high number of people in the us do want to invade iran even though iran poses no threat to the united states already other nations the only people that really threatened by iran are the terrorists one would think that americans would hope that's a good thing. and finally a man dressed in a shark costume has fallen foul of austria's new burka ban the lower is aimed at muslim women who wear the full face and body fail but let's take a look at how this story unfo

u.s. defense secretary james mattis stressed that washington won't pull out of the deal if iran continues to meet the requirements. if we can confirm that iran is living by the agreement if we can determine that this is in our best interests clearly we should stay with it so many call it was that we didn't use on administration and they did i was speaking with the us congress which is being on record as you know it is just actions against iran and you sell them like this rapid rot conses explode in the community in a night as well as an international one in the. last and this crap in the iran resumes like it is that it was. and this very close is a choice. the syrian army is inching closer to seizing islamic states last stronghold india it's all province itself the government forces made a decisive advance towards the town of my eighteen the russian have forces also been targeting terrorist positions inside the town. and myself suffered another major blow elsewhere in the country as syrian forces backed by russian planes have now completely liberated the eastern province of hama syrian ar

u.s. defense sector james mattis stressed that washington won't pull out of the deal if iran continues to meet the requirements. if we can confirm that iran is living by the agreement if we can determine that this is in our best interest and clearly we should stay with it so many call it was that we can use on administration and i do believe that i was speaking with the u.s. congress which is being you know we are there is just that buys actions against unarmed and he would sell them. wrap it there is a common sense of. community in a night as well as an international and we need new. laws and if this graph in the euro resumes it is that was where were we. and this very crisis of choice. it turns out. was the deadliest month of twenty seventeen for civilians in syria according to the un's regional humanitarian coordinator there the violence has escalated as the battle to retake isis form a stronghold comes closer to an end it was once home to more than two hundred thousand civilians but now those are the only building left on touched as you can see civilians displaced from the city told u

u.s. defense secretary has warned north korea against escalating its nuclear and missile tests james mattis is in the south korean capital seoul for two days of talks make no mistake any attack on the united states or our allies will be defeated you any used of nuclear weapons by the north will be met with a massive military launched effective and overwhelming. u.s. media is reporting that a federal grand jury in washington d.c. has approved the first charges in the investigation of a russian meddling in the twenty six sixteen presidential election special counsel robert film f.b.i. director is leading the investigation it isn't yet known what the specific accusations of anyone charged could be taken into custody as soon as monday all right there is the latest headlines for us here at al-jazeera inside. emotions are high in barcelona with. the intense political drama as heavily a pushes for independence but can the region afford to go it alone what are the economic costs of a split from spain and why is the european union so-called to the idea this is inside story. hello and welcome i'm pat

u.s. defense secretary james mattis says the threat of a nuclear missile attack by north korea is accelerating speaking at annual defense talks in south korea mattis insisted diplomacy was the preferred course of action but stressed it was only effective when backed by credible force. mayor miles government said it has put in place a plan to harvest rice from land abandoned by row hinge of families in northern iraq and states more than six hundred thousand ranger have fled to bangladesh since late late august after a military crackdown by myanmar's military human rights groups say the decision raises questions about whether the refugees well ever be allowed back those are the headlines i'll be back in twenty five minutes but for now you can see inside story . in control of catalonia spain pushes back fire in the government and the police but will that simply exacerbate catalans ambitions to split what happens next this is inside story. and welcome to inside story in less than twenty four hours catalonia has declared independence spain has responded by stripping the region of its autonomy and t