security council called for an immediate, unconditional ceasefire. >> jon: boom! unconditional. not that such resolutions are in any way enforcable or meaningful, but still, when a resolution is issued... >> the united nations security council took action with a statement, not a resolution. >> jon: even a resolution was too much? guys, i don't know, a resolution seems pretty stern, pretty stern, guys. even a statement, i don't know. i don't... what's the death toll, 1,000 and growing? what about we just jump in with an... [laughter] hey, guys, you know, if that gets pushback, we can take it down a. no we're only a collection of the world's superpowers. turns out the security council is about as strict with the mideast as museums are with their admission price. anybody else, anybody else want to take a crack at this? >> during his weekly address, pope francis said, "i ask you with all my heart, stop, please." >> jon: your holiness, i could not agree more, but i have to say, sheriff, not sure this particular fight is your jurisdiction, you know what i'm saying? i don't know if they're going to listen. sort of like when the duke boys get over the county line, sorry, roscoe, it's their problem now. so the u.n.

at united nations security council, concern and criticism. russia said it was not involved in the conflict. >> russia has repeatedly and deliberately violated the sovereignty territory of ukraine. the forces in ukraine make that plain for the world to see. >> eu and u.s. leaders are speaking of deeper sanctions against moscow. so far, those already in place have failed to stop the conflict. with the kremlin defiant, many are are asking not when but where the fighting will end. bbc news kiev. >>> while western leaders ponder response to the presence of russ russia in ukraine, the group says since april armed fighters supporting luhansk and donetsk are detaining hundreds of civilians including journalists, pro activists and non orthodox religious leaders. a report shows a photo of what the group says is the basement of the security services. civilians were kicked, stabs, burned with cigarettes, all subjective to mark execution. this is a half destroyed list of detainees found after insur is gents left last month which have the names of those th

after that, in september, the united states is hosting the united nations security council and they will apply for pressure to world leaders at that meeting. >> secretary kerry highlights in september, the u.s. will have the presidency of that security council. atika, back to you. people appear to be going about their daily business. >> reporter: this is the country that made the phrase keep calm and carry on. there has been no disruption in normal life. we are likely to see more police on the streets possibly. especially in a lot of transportation hubs and train stations and airports. it will not be a noticeable difference. the objective here is not to let terrorists threats affect daily life. prime minister cameron made that clear. security is up, but it will not disturb people's every day life. >> atika shubert and erin mcpike. thank you. >>> a lot of people are wondering about joan rivers. she is nicknamed queen of the one liners. comedy is her forte. she is at her best when she's making people laugh. she's been in the hospital since thursday when she stopped breathing during surgery

emergency session of the united nations security council today as russian tanks and troops pour into ukraine. russia is being asked at the u.n. to explain exactly what they're up to after top nato brass reports at least 1,000 russian troops crossing over that line into ukraine along with two columns of tanks batting ukrainian troops. this same issue the topic of questioning to the state department spokesperson right now and she says there's a patter of aggression in ukraine and the united states has a range of goals at its disposal. we're hearing news of casualties. we'll get a take on the briefing that's happening now and on this escalating situation in ukraine. so much going on in the world that you really need to stay on top of all of these issues. we'll get into that in a few moments as well. >>> and this is a tragic development in the is sech for a new jersey man reported missing in israel. a source confirmed to fox that a body found in the forest near jerusalem is in fact that of american student aaron sofer. he was last seen on friday when he and his friend were hiking togethe

now the united nation security council will hold a briefing this morning on the middle east. presentatives from security council countries are expected to make payments -- statements. we will have that for you live on c-span. while we wait for the united nations security council briefing on the middle east, this morning, a kurdish representative discussed the fight against isis. here is some of that. the director of the regional government in the united states based in washington and joins us now to discuss the situation in iraq and the role of the kurdish people there. i want to get your assessment of the 10-day-old u.s. air campaign and specifically the stories we're seeing this morning on the efforts to retake the strategic inmost soul. want to start off by thanking the u.s. government for stepping up and assisting us and pushing and recalling the attacks of isis. so far airstrikes have been area effective in what they have been able to do. in ang a lot of momentum short amount of time. to airstrikes have been able stop the momentum. now we are on the reason for conjunction

sides, killing a group of children on saturday. [ explosion ] >> reporter: in february a united nations security council resolution demanded government forces stop using barrel bombs in populated areas. >> human rights groups say many more of the explosives have been used in the last five months. barrel bombs are cheap to make, filling tanks with explosives and metals. >> translation: we don't have a death toll. we are looking for survivors. the effects of barrel bombs can be devastating. something the civilians experienced for themselves. >>> still to come here on the programme - social media stands down. a university withdrawing a job offer to a president that spoke out about israel. >>> and a ferry that is the only travel option for people in bangladesh - concerns as to safety. >>> hello again. a reminder of the top stories this hour on al jazeera - israeli bombing of gaza continues with the talks in cairo on the verge of collapse. >>> negotiators say they'll abandon efforts to achieve a long-term truce, unless israel results talks without conditions. spokespersons for binyamin netanyahu says they wi

united nations security council is meeting. i'm marian namadi.v says its sol swrer have targeted a russian military column inside its borders.

in february a united nations security council resolution demanded government forces stop using barrel bombs in populated areas. human rights groups say many more explosives have been used in the last five months. barrel bombs are cheap to make, filling tents with explosives and scrap metal. >> we don't have a final death toll. this is a big market, hosting a large number of people. we are looking for survivors under the rubble. >> the effects of barrel bombs can be devastating, something the civilians have experienced for themselves. >> iranian state media is reporting that 48 people have died in a plane crash. the small passenger plane crashed during takeoff from the airport in the capital. iran had a series of airplane crashes and aiming aircraft and poor maintenance are to blame. western sanctions made it difficult for iran to update the pair parts. >> at least four civilians have been killed in a dust bombing targetting a -- suicide bombing target a group travelling. the taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. we'll cross to our correspondent jennifer glass, joining us from

. >> briefing the united nations security council, the u.n. deputy humanitarian chief expressed alarm. >> grave human rights violations have become the norm in syria. parties to the conflict are oblivious of their obligations to protect civilians and abide by international humanitarian law. as they continue to commit terrible crimes against civilians, young and old, women and men. >> it is not yet clear whether such appeals will influence the security council, which has been unable to agree on a syria strategy since the conflict began. >> in syria, 44 u.n. peacekeepers remain in captivity at a after being abducted by militants in the golan heights. >> the soldiers were from fiji. more than 70 philippine soldiers are stuck in a base nearby, trapped by fighting between the syrian army and rebel forces. peacekeepers have been monitoring the golan heights since a 1974 truce between syria and israel. >> another truce in the area, this one between israel and hamas militants in gaza, is holding. the conflict in recent weeks claimed around 2200 lives,

. >> pressure reacted by summoning an emergency meeting of the united nations security council in new york. moscow's ambassador described the situation in eastern ukraine as disastrous. russian president vladimir putin announced a one-year ban on the import of food and agricultural products from countries that have introduced sanctions on russia. >> with president vladimir putin announcing he will strike that just as hard against punishing measures by the west, how significant are these retaliatory sanctions? >> how grave the sanctions are depends now on a list that vladimir putin has ordered the russian government to prepare and to sign. we hear from the government that this list is already prepared and that it will be signed on thursday. it seems that there will be fruit and all kinds of food stuff on it. also dairy products. it is said that there will be no baby foods or wine on the list. it will be a very flexible list, also, as we hear from the government. however, it will also not be easy for the russian economy because the russian agricultural area is not known to be very produ

. >> the united nations security council is due to hold an emergency meeting later today to discuss the situation in iraq. the situation was called by france after iran's biggest christian town was overrun by islamic state militants. members are trapped without water on a nearby mountain. >> islamist fighters have reportedly advanced to within a half-hour drive of the kurdish capital. international oil companies have begun pulling out of northern iraq's kurdish region, previously considered a safe zone. >> the government in baghdad says it is making progress in its efforts to push back islamic state fighters. the defense ministry released these pictures, which it says shows airstrikes targeting militant positions in cities including basel. the u.s. says it is gravely concerned about iraq, but the white house declined to comment on reports washington was considering airstrikes to help endangered minorities. >> there are no military solutions to the very difficult problems that exist in iraq now. the american people cannot solve this problem for the iraqi people. the only solution that ex

the united nations security council has scheduled an emergency meeting for a few years.mpbell has all of the developments from our washington, d.c. newsroom. >> reporter: ukraine said dozens of tanks and other military vehicles began an attack including fighting missiles at ukrainian troops. they say the border guards left their post because they didn't have any heavy equipment. this is happening in a town that connects the crimean peninsula. this morning, poroshenko called for an emergency meeting. just two days ago, vladimir putin met with poroshenko and said he supported a peace plan. my white house contacts said they have new statement on ukraine but says the administration has called on putin to end the escalating tension. >> roll back their mt. from across the -- military from across the border to stop providing weapons and materiel and training to the separatists, to try to reach a political agreement with the ukrainian government. >> reporter: what the united nations wants to know about the thousands of russian troops on standby across the border, i will have tha

in february, united nations security council resolution demanded government forces stopped using barrel bombs in populated areas. the group say many more of the explosives have been used in the a last five months t-barrel bombs are cheap to make with scrap metal. we don't have a big final death toll. we are looking for survivors under the rubble. >> the effects of barely bombs can be devastating, something these civilians have now experienced for themselves. caroline malone, al jazeera. the ebola virus killed nearly a thousand people in four west african countries since the outbreak began. despite repeated warnings, people are continues to go eat bush meat, animals such as fruit bat did and monkeys which are suspected of carrying the virus. this report from the nigeria. >> reporter: the family has been selling game meat for the last 30 years. she rungs this restaurant just outside lagos, the commercial capitol. on the menu today is monkey and antelope. she prepares the meat for customers that might not come. >> few come. before everybody survive. >> bush meat as it is called here is onc

ukraine he has canceled a trip to turkey he's also calling for an emergency meeting of the united nations security council. but there were visible today because of the escalation of the situation in the donetsk region and because of the factual invasion of ukrainian territory by the russian army i have decided to cancel my visit to turkey. now there is a rally that is taking place in kids as makes these comments people are demanding and protesting against the authorities calling for the dismissal of the country's defense minister russia has repeatedly denied that it is providing any kind of military assistance or troops to the antique here of protesters here in eastern ukraine but what is particularly interesting is the timing of publishing because comments they come as the ukrainian military suffers defeat after defeat it needs to be pointed out that these anti-government fighters have been on the offensive for quite some time and all reclaiming captured towns at the same time it's not the first time we're hearing these kind of claims what we do know is that for some time the anti government forces have

the united nations security council has unanimously passed a resolution to block funds to be the is latamic state in ird syria. >> will those in favor of the draft resolution please raise your hands. >> reporter: with the is lat i can state group now controlling a third of iraq and sea syria. the security council took a stands against what it called one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. >> it sends a clear political message that the international community utterly condemn condes isil's tactics and rejects their extremism and united to oppose and confront it. >> reporter: the resolution attempts cut off funding and other forms of support for is let's i can state. adding six individual to his a sanctions list. but a former u.n. counter terrorism official says it may be too late for the usual tools of the security council to have an impact. >> the arms are already there. these groups incredibly well armed and every day they seem to be better armed because they take over syrian or iraqi arms stocks. as far as the assets freeze is concerned they are not hurting

emergency meeting well we have to keep in mind this is the twenty fourth meeting that the united nations security council has had on ukraine this particular one the emergency one was called by lithuania a non permanent member of the council and key ukrainian allies and now what are the u.s. and ukraine saying about the claims that some russian troops have now moved into eastern ukraine we just did a piece about that showed these blurry photos what are people saying about it. well i mean ukrainian officials claim that russia has launched a full scale invasion into their country u.s. and nato officials are backing up ukraine's claims alleging that at least one thousand russian troops have entered ukraine with quote sophisticated equipment ukraine and its western supporters say russia has moved tanks armored personnel carriers artillery and multiple rocket launchers into ukraine and they kept quoting figures of thousands or hundreds of thousands and they kept making a lot of these statements but there wasn't much evidence really to back up the claims and now what's russia saying what's their response will r

the united nations security council is meeting right now in an emergency session on the growing crisisraine with some members expressing outrage. you are looking at a live shot of the council meeting. the undersecretary general of clinical affairs told council members that the latest a dangerous marked excavation in the conflict. a top official says at least 1000 russian troops have poured into ukraine with sophisticated equipment and have been in ,ontact with ukrainian soldiers resulting in casualties. the russian ambassador to the u.n. told reporters "you are at as he walked into a council meeting and gave no further comment. we will have more developments as soon as we get them. more evidence today that the euro zone economy may need more stimulus. the european commission economic confidence index fell more than forecast in july, hitting its lowest level this year. john herman is the director of interest rate strategy at this beauty -- mitsubishi securities. welcome back. this latest news that we are hearing, confidence index, it has hit the lowest level this year. what is going on?

at a special session of the united nations security council, the united states, cuba and russia offeredarges. >> to you, ambassador, the u.s.s.r. is facing medium and intermediate range missiles and sites in cuba? yes or no? don't wait for the translation. yes or no? >> i'm not in an american courtroom, sir. therefore, i do not wish to answer a question that's put to me in the fashion in which prosecutor does. in your due course, you will have your reply. >> i'm prepared to wait for my answer until hell freezes over if that's your decision. >> each side didn't know what the other side was doing and there was a lot of room for miscalculation. >> we believe there are about 25 soviet ships moving toward cuba. if the vessel does not stop, refuses to heed the instructions, force will be applied to assure that it does stop. >> nikita khrushchev said soviet ships will never submit to the united states blockade. >> the next few days are critical. who is going to blink first? [ female announcer ] hands were made for talking. feet...tiptoeing. better things than the pain, stiffness, and joint dam

one, the united nations security council meets to immediately establish an arms embargo on all partiesthat includes israel and palestinian armed groups. until the united nations security council does so individual nations and parties supplying weapons to the parties of the conflict must stop immediately. here in the united states amnesty international is calling on the u.s. government to stop supplying weapons, arms, military equipment and aid to israel. israel is a major party to the conflict, and it is time to stop the u.s. supply of weapons, arms, and military aid. it is ridiculous the u.s. secretary of state is talking about a cease-fire while simultaneously the u.s. government is releasing more artillery shells and other forms of munitions to the israeli government. just yesterday amnesty international released the latest information on some to wonder $75 million worth of arms, equipment, and other forms of military aid that had been released ranging from rifle parts and cartridges to missile parts and rockets to the israeli government. those $276 million that have been supplied i

united nations security council is meeting. i'm marian namadi. now kyiv says its sol swrer have targeted a russian military column inside its borders. >>> michael brown on security footage. >> 100 years ago, the panama canal was opened to the world. >> we begin with the ongoing crisis in iraq. and a promise from europe's leaders to do whatever they can to stop the advance of fighters from the group calling sift islamiitselfislamic state, are s foreign minister says his government will do whatever it can politically possible. members of the minority yazidi community continue to flee. some have been walking in extreme heat for 12 days now. and just 24 hours after nouri al-maliki agreed to stop down as iraq's prime minister, haider al-abadi has won the support of shiite cleric. will also be willing to take up arms against islamic state fighters. we'll have reaction from kristin saloomey, jane arath is in erbil in northern iraq. first zena hoder has a report. >> now that nouri al-maliki has relinquished control to a new prime minister. there are bomb

we have more now from the united nations. >> reporter: as a sign of the united nations' growing concern of the escalating violence in libya the u.n. security council passed a resolution on wednesday, the strongest former expanding sanctions. it allows council to sanction individual militia leaders perhaps those responsible for taking other tripoli's airport in the last week and requires countries to notify the sanction he's committee and get their approval before they sell any arms or transfer any arms related material. the u.n. representative for libya said that he is concerned about the situation. he painted a very grim picture of what's happening there and said that the u.n. has been unable to bring the parties together to get a cease-fire and discuss the political way forward for the country. and the representative of libya to the u.n. told the couple that for the first time ever he is concerned that his country could be on the brink of a full scale civil war. >> new military incursions are indications of a counter offensive in that area. the comments come as a town in southeastern ukraine was sheffield united for a third day. ukraine said tha

in february the united nations security council resolution demanded government forces stop using barrel bombs. >> human rights groups say many more of the explosives have been used. barrel bombs are cheap to make, by filling tank and explosives with scrap metal. >> we don't have a final death toll they hosted a large number of people. we are looking for survivors. >> the affects of barrel bombs can be devastating. something experienced for themselves. >>> iraq's human right minister sis fighters from the islamic state killed at least 500 from the minority during an offensive in the north, burying some victims alive. he added around 300 women have been forced into slavery. thousands of yazidi fled to a mountain. the u.s. launched more air strikes in iraq, targetting. >> s fighters. they are said to be 40km south of erbil. there has been multiple strikes in the region since authorised by president obama. >> the french foreign ministers arrived in iraq. he is set to meet with representatives of christians and yazidi in baghdad and erbil. let's bring in jane who is in erbil. what more can y

the united nations security council is condemning the group's attack. white house said that targeting minorities because it demonstrates a callous disregard for human rights, but it can not be solved. >>> there are no solutions to the problems in iraq. we can't solve these problems for them. these problems can only be solved with iraqi political solutions. >> muslim clerics made a deal to withdraw from a town in eastern lebanon. the rebels have the area in iraq. the ground hold is as far south as baghdad in iraq, and in syria, to aleppo. but for now, the group has left eastern lebanon, and we have more. >> we managed to it for the town of arsel, which has been under siege for a week. the signs of battle. this is one of the police stations taken over by the fighters, some belonging to the islamic state. and the other to the syrian branch of aljazeera. they also attacked lebanese army positions and coopured soldiers. they wanted to change them for a commander being held by the army. the commander was in no mood to talk about, the residents found themselve

security, strategic protection. i think israel probably has few friends left in the world, if anyone, and united states is that one big friend that protects from all including you know, united nations security council, huge rights and s --human rights, and so forth. nor president barack obama to say we'll provide what you need, grenade, $200 million for your iron dome. that's the united states that protects israel who say i defend your right to defend yourself. so quote. and still israel was hostile to the united states. it really tells you, and by the way we heard a number other things. we need to rape their sisters and mothers in order to deter them from carrying further against us. we need to create concentration camps in gaza for them. the kind of language coming from israel as a society and academia, and israel as politicians and journalists is quite offensive to the political culture at large and region in the world and to the united states in particular. so you have this sense that they've been isolated perhaps too long and among each other too long. they offended their major ally and that's a problem. i think netanyahu has woken up from the shock of what he has done and now he'll start apol

the united nations security council held an emergency meeting to discuss the crisis in ukraine, the meetingas called that russian trooped had entered the eastern part of the country. simon mcgregor wood has more reaction to the allegations. moving inside, southeast ukraine. claims the but they are only the tip of the ice burg, in movements. >> condemnation of the military, has been swift and widespread. a german leader, known for her once close relationship with vladimir putin called him on wednesday night, to demand an immediate explanation. >> in paris, on thursday morning, it would intolerable for troops to cross into ukraine. rush are sha must control it's border, and of course, if it is proved that russian soldiers are present in ukrainian territory, that would be intolerable, and unacceptable. if russia does not, there should be further consequences. >> the union is threatening to increase it's sanctions, global stock markets have fallen in reaction to the latest developments. as the fighting escalates nato's members are increasingly nervous. poland's foreign minister accused of aggre

turning a blind eye to what's happening to the christians in iraq, and the unit, the united nations, the security council, the united states, we need a solution. unless there is a quick humanitarian support, there will be no future for christians in iraq, in the foreseeable future. we call upon the international community to provide or to establish a safe haven and a protective zone for christians. otherwise everybody thinks of leaving because they can't find any future remaining here in kurdistan or other parts of the country. >> thank you so much for talking to us. our mediators say that rebel fighters have largely withdrawn from the lebanese town, and there has been fierce fighting there for days. fighters crossed over from syria and took control of the town on saturday. it left dozens dead in one of the most serious spillovers from the syrian civil war. >>> yemen's defense ministry said that the yemen troops are trying to defend in the province of jamal. and on wednesday, they killed 15 rebel there's. >>> still to come on aljazeera, using dangerous chemicals. the business of fake food in china. >> an

security council. it's holding an -- the united nations security council. it's holding an emergency meeting.ere's what the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said moments ago. >> russia has to stop lying and has to stop fueling this conflict. the mask is coming off. in these acts, these recent acts, we see russia's actions for what they are, a deliberate effort to support and now fight alongside illegal separatist in another sovereign country. >> russia's ambassador to the united nations called on washington to "stop interfering in the crisis." a top ukrainian official says two columns of russian tanks and military vehicles have rolled in to southeastern ukraine, and top nato officials say 1,000 russian troops have also poured across the border. the ukrabfy& russian tank inside their territory. nato reports satellite images show the soldiers and russian artillery in ukrainian territory, as well. the associated press reports russia's military has control over a ukrainian border town that lies along a major road to crimea. vladimir putin is trying to build a land bridge to his new territory after he

the united nations security council unanimously voted to call on nations to crack down on anyone that group you see there. as it stands right now u.s. officials say isis has ten thousand fighters, many very well trained. the land of isis controls is about the size of belgium and the group vows it will not stop until its establishes on islamic caliphate. jennifer? >> u.s. intelligence officials in fact think there may be more than ten thousand isis fighters at this opinion. the group has grown since 20 when it had an estimated 1500 fighters. sources on the ground in iraq report they have been extremely surprised at how well trained the isis fighters are. they're using tactics, techniques and procedures, ttp, that the use used for many years in iraq, in some cases u.s. defense forces say those fighting for isis were sunnis trained by the u.s. military and cia during the anbar awakenle. one source told me we're looking at fighters who know our tactics and can defend themselves against a u.s. air strikes. centcom released this photo of a usaid worker who accompanied the special forces on

in february a united nations security council resolution demanded government forces stop using barrelombs in populated areas. the human rights groups say many more explosives have been used in the last five months. they are cheap to make, filling large bops with ex-please -- bombs with explosives and scrap metal. >> we don't have a final death toll. this is a big market that hosted a large number of people. we are looking for survivors under the rubble. >> the effects of barrel bombs can be devastating, something the civilians experience the for themselves. >>> the trial against former egyptian president hosni mubarak is due to resume in cairo. he has two sops and a former -- sons and former interior minister are amongst those recharged on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during the egyptian 2011 uprising. it was alleged in court that the u.s. was behind the resolution, saying it was part of washington's new middle east plan. >>> al jazeera's demanding the release of its three journalists who have been imprisoned in egypt for 225 days. peter greste, mohamed fadel fah

ambassador say at the united nations security council earlier today that "the mask is coming off" sory activities in ukraine. but jake, this whole question of isis in syria is one that is a very difficult one for this president. obviously had, when we heard the news last week of the beheading of james foley, there was a great deal of urgency. the president ordered surveillance of isis targets over the weekend in syria. and it seemed there was rampant speculation all week that perhaps we might hear a decision perhaps this week with respect to some kind of ordering of air strikes on isis targets in syria. but that has not come. what we have heard over the last several days, jake, is really caution after caution coming out of the white house briefing room from press secretary josh ernest that the military might can't take care of it all, they want to look to international partners to deal with this. by the way, there's a nato meeting happening where he would like to talk about this. it will be interesting to see whether the president tips his hand perhaps that kind of decision might it

. >> the united nations security council said it's gravely concerned by the renewed fighting, and it's urging both sides, once again, to resume negotiations toward a lasting peace. but as we're about to show you, that doesn't seem likely any time soon. >> he we go. >> reporter: after about a week of calm, explosions rocked gaza once again. as hostilities between israel and hamas are back in full swing. rocket barrages lifting off towards israel. and the israeli military hitting back hard with both air strikes and artillery. israel blames hamas for the violence. >> it was a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire, there was no excuse for it. this was no previous provocation, out of the blue. >> reporter: hamas, for its part, points the finger at israel, and says this particular strike caused a major escalation. the group says israel attempted to assassinate the head of its military wing mohammed el-dave. an elusive man who is rarely seen except in old photos like this one, which purports to show him. hamas says dave survived but that his wife and 7-month-old son were killed, their f

united nations, security council. they have to move. these people need protection first.he second thing they have to know that international community is behind them. they will support them and protect them from the systematic extermination of terrorists and isis. >> do you think that britain and america bare a particular responsibility to help here? >> politically and ethically it's their responsibility of u.s. and uk to do something. they're promising people to have a stable democratic, federal, parliamentary, prosperous iraq. now one-third of iraq is in the hands of terrorist state. we have border with them almost 1,000 kilometers. the other province very close to baghdad, we have left only with 10 to 15 kilometers border with iraqi government. we can't go from there. the whole border is with other provinces controlled by isis. i think it's a real threat. we cannot just take it simply or say it's nothing. it's small thing. no. it's big threat to iraq, international community, to the region as a whole. >> our correspondent paul wood is at a refugee camp on the syrian ir

. >>> libya has a stark warning for the united nations security council today. >> the situation in libya is complicated and yet the situation since the 13th of july has become even more complicate and the situation might unravel into a full-blown civil war if we're not very careful and wise in our actions. that needs to be true of all parties. i have always excluded the possibility of civil war, but the situation has changed. >> the libyan government has struggled to deal with rival militias. the u.n. is trying to find a way to end that fighting. kristin saloomey has more from the u.n. >> reporter: as the international community's growing concern about the escalating violence in libya the u.n. security council passed a resolution on wednesday, the strongest form of security council action expanding sanctions. it allows the council to sanction individual militia leaders perhaps those responsible for taking over tripoli's airport in the last week and requires countries to notify the sanction's committee and get approval before they sell or transfer any arms or arms-related material to the

the united nations security council met about that situation today following reports that russian tanks have crossed over the border into eastern ukraine. abc's susan salney reports. >> reporter: answer calculation of the tense situation between russia and ukraine. top ukrainian officials now saying russian forces have opened a new front of heavy fighting, invading the southeast part of ukraine causing an explosion of violence on the streets. >> this is not a home-grown indigenous uprising in eastern ukraine. the separatists are backed, trained, armed, financed by russia. >> reporter: u.n. security council met in emergency session this afternoon. >> a threat to the order, the international order, is a threat to all of our peace and security. >> reporter: the ukrainian president cancelled a trip abroad because of what he is describing as, quote, a russian invasion. the language is the starkest yet. a spokesman for the ukrainian defense ministry tells abc news that at least 5,000 russian forces are fighting. conadvice of hundreds of russian vehicles and armored personnel carriers have bee

the united nations security council held an emergency meeting yesterday at russia's request..n. says 137,000 people have fled to russia in the past four months. according to reuters, russia says it wants to send a humanitarian convoy into eastern ukraine but poland's foreign minister says that may be the guise russia wants to use to start an actual invasion. our nick paton walsh is joining us from donetsk in eastern ukraine, one of the areas held by the pro-russian rebels. what's the talk there about the build-up of russian troops right on the other side of the boarder? what's the latest? >> we had a rare appearance from one of the self-declared leaders of the separatists movement this afternoon. sorry, some disturbance in the center of the city. when asked repeatedly whether or not he wanted a russian military invasion, he didn't answer that specifically, and answered how complex for russia to convene and the sanctions they potentially face. playing up the issue of the humanitarian catastrophe. we today, ourselves, trying to report on what we heard last night, have been arou

in just about an hour from now, the united nations security council is set to hold an emergency meetingussian troops. ukraine says they've been invaded. a u.s. official says as many as 1,000 russian troops have now moved in with heavy weapons to fight on the side of separatists in southeastern ukraine. our

. >>> the united nations security council has you nanlously called for the palestinians and israelis to resume cease-fire talks. the five-day truce collapsed yesterday and back and forth attacks have resumed. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said his government will not stop airstrikes until it's military are secure. he i nick schifrin is live in jerusalem. nick, these statements from the israeli prime minister tell us about the context and what are you hearing and seeing in this extended conflict? >> yes, well david this has been one of the most violent days since this war began. we had more than 200 rockets flying from gaza into israel. those killed nobody, injured nobody, as you said more than 20 palestinians dead in gaza. a huge barrage of airstrikes in israel and prime minister net yahoo vowing that the airstrikes will continue until the rockets stop. >> only the guarantee of the calm and safety of israeli citizen also bring an end to this operation. and therefore i will continue to operate with firmness an firmness. >> now one of the targets of the airstrikes today was mohamme

in february a united nations security council resolution demanded government forces stop using barrel bombs in populated areas. but human rights groups say many more of the explosives have been used in the last five months. barrel bombs are cheap to make by filling large tanks or barrels with explosives. >> we don't have a death toll yet because this is a large vegetable market that housing a large number of people. we're still looking for the victims under the rubble. >> caroline malone, a al jazeer. >> in less than two hours an historic election gets underway in turkey. the first election where the president will be decided by popular vote. there are candidates running, the first candidate, re drrvetionep tayip aldogan. >>> 3,000 people have died from ebola in four countries. guinea shut off borders with sierra leone today. one of the reasons for outbreak is traditional food. mohamed ado reports. >> vivian has been selling game meat for the past 30 years. she runs this makeshift restaurant outside lagos, on the menu today is monkey. she prepares the fare for customers who might not

in just about an hour from now, the united nations security council is set to hold an emergency meeting on ukraine. the reason, today's escalation by russian troops. ukraine says they've been invaded. a u.s. official says as many as 1,000 russian troops have now moved in with heavy weapons to fight on the side of separatists in southeastern ukraine. our diana magnay has more now from her spot right near the border. >> reporter: we are between the coastal city of mariupul and the russian border which is about 25 miles in that direction. and i've been speaking to a local -- or to a commander of one of the volunteer battalions down here who said that on wednesday, his unit was routed from the town very close to the russian border, pushed out by a combination of pro-russian rebels backed by russian troops and russian armor. he said it was noticeable the russian military vehicles, the tanks all have their number plates rubbed out, but he has absolutely no doubt that these are russian troops who have taken over that town. the u.s. ambassador to ukraine has said that russia is sending in its n

. >> the united nations security council says it is gravely concerned by the renewed fighting and urgingboth sides to resume negotiations towards a lasting peace. but as john vause reports that doesn't seem likely any time soon. >> reporter: the border attacks quickly escalated wednesday and once again israelis were running for cover especially in the south which has been hit by most of the rockets from gaza. premature babies at one israeli hospital close to the gaza border have been relocated to a shelter and the military has advised anyone within 50 miles or 80 kilometers of the gaza border to open their own bomb shelters or safe rooms and that includes tel aviv which has also come under fire from long-range hamas rockets. in a televised statement a spokesman for hamas says they're taking aim at israel's ben gurion airport, warning international airlines to stop all takeoffs and landings from 6:00 a.m. thursday local time. and for the first time the militant group says it has fired missiles at an israeli natural gas platform off the coast of gaza but israeli officials say there is no i

. >>> tonight the united nations security council is condemning those attacks on religious minoritiesrrorist group commonly known as isis and the u.n. is calling on the international community to support the iraqi government and help it in steering iraqis afbted by the violence that has, as we've been reportingen to, orchestra tonight, orchestrated by isis. a humanitarian operation is under way, expected to include an air drop of humanitarian supplies in iraq. officials tell nbc news the military has not carried out air strikes in iraq but the military is standing ready to defend u.s. personnel and resources if necessary. that is our show. "all in" for this evening. "the rachel maddow show" starts now with steve kornacki sitting in. good evening, steve. >>> good evening, ari. thanks for that. thanks to you at home for joining us this hour. rachel has the night off. we're continuing to cover the breaking news tonight as at this hour, the united states is weighing taking military action in iraq again. throughout the day today, president obama met with his national security team to consi

this gets adopted when all of the rest of the decision makers flout it not only does the united nations security council have little influence on what happens on the globe now we're going to see that when the general assembly comes together and acts it will have almost zero impact and that's the case because it's not in anyone's interest so for. this kind of harmful economic policy you're not going to canada do it you're not going to go stroll you do it you're not going to see any ability you're not going to see russia do it now will the brits do it will the french do it and the germans do it they may start but they already started off on an ambitious plan which they're already pulling back from now after five years so to summarize your argument. i think i did it quite well if i can if i can consistently get away with a crime there shouldn't be a law against it. no i want to i'm suggesting is he needs to actually sell the american people on doing this to the american people are there are sold on including republican on behalf of the republicans and all they need to do is put people in office that will d

>> our greatest accomplishment is in achieving in just the last couple of years two united nations security council resolutions with teeth that had attached to them resolutions. these were unanimously achieved. china voted for them. russia voted for them. hezbollah, hamas, iran this whole nexus of issues we're doing more than studying and watching this. obviously what we're doing is seeking to disrupt illicit shipments, enforce these sanctions. we're doing it with our partners. we know they naturally would like to deal with each other. we are doing everything we can to prevent that from developing. >> what other things beyond two united nations resolutions which may or may not have the teeth or enforcement some would like to see, beyond that what's the next step. what is the next big accomplishment. what is the next big thing to ensure what you say is your own goals, to encourage north korea to become a model citizen which under the current leadership i'm not even sure it understands the definition of model citizenship. it's a discussion here to have. what would be the next process? >> we would set

this morning, ukraine looking for help from the united nations security council.r more on this. russia is opening up another front in the war in ukraine. president poroshenko of ukraine says flat out this is an invasion. how much of an escalation is this? >> well, they are calling it that and as you've mentioned, u.s. and other analysts including nato have confirmed that actual russian forces and materiel have crossed into that city in southeastern ukraine. now there are different analyses of what's going on. some are saying that this may be a russian attempt to sort of divide and conquer if you like, because the separatists in the other parts of the separatists held parts of eastern ukraine have been on the back foot recently as the ukrainian government succeeded in pushing them back a lot. now they may be trying to draw out the ukrainian forces and spread them thinner. alternatively this is another theory and one that the commander of nato, general breedlove had told me several months ago that russia may be trying to implement some kind of establishment of a lan