council has been sort of the arena of sort of negotiation there have been a number of un security council resolutions over the years about kashmir so i would imagine the un security council which is sort of returned back to a kind of a script that has already been written. on the scene the law senior lecturer and international relations at king's college in london thank you for joining us thank you very much. and this day is a day of anniversaries because on this day 74 years ago japan announced its surrender in world war 2 after the u.s. dropped nuclear bombs on 2 of its cities and soviet forces invaded japanese held territory. at noon people across japan observed a minute of silence led by newly crowned emperor there hito the anniversary is a time of reflection for the country which lost more than 3000000 people to the war and for an area you know is japan's 1st emperor born after a conflict expressed his country's remorse over its wartime actions. we here by reflect on our past. sinful and we feelings of deep remorse. we sincerely hope that the misery of the war should never be repeate

the outcome of the day of meeting of the un security council. china concerned about the humanitarian crisis and also the fact that this is an issue that should be stored bilaterally and i did quote something which started issue between the 2 countries also important or nor did the pakistani foreign minister spoke to. present on friend by the pakistani ambassador to the united nations. in which he said they were indicating august on sport edition that the awards of the people of bush made was being heard internationally the foreign minister saying that. should be lifted immediately stiction should be lifted the leadership of major agreed at least so dead people to find out their truth about the feelings of the people today now it is also important in order that the pakistani prime minister made an urgent call to the u.s. president and ritchie upright the united states of our budgets on with addition on this particular crisis what did important or nor did the fact that the budgets on the military keep that already that india was trying to dial wou

back to the qur'an agreement levels in the last un security council resolution on kashmir was way back in 1971 it demanded a ceasefire and help the refugees. well there have been protests in both india and pakistan administered kashmir a summer binge of aid has more from suffer about where it was the drug brokers in particular the. after friday prayers bill have been coming out in many cities at sasabe my united nations that it should take note of what is happening in india and as there is nearly everybody here telling us that they have no idea what is happening to their family members in afghanistan obviously or near seeing that they cannot get through to them they don't know if they have enough i mean that they're still alive by design i mean saying that it is not believed that besides i did not see there is another option as all gas prices are for an updated version of it that it is it automatic success i mean able to arsenal this issue especially after the united nations their data will be behind floorboards but this is the 1st night i don't know if people already are in the united

the outcome of the meeting of the un security council which. is concerned about the humanitarian crisis and also the fact that this is an issue that should be solved bilaterally and that this was something which started to issue between the 2 countries also important or nor did the progress on the foreign minister spoke of to. present gone friend by the pakistani ambassador to the united nations. in which he said they were indicating for addition that the awards of the people of kashmir it was being heard internationally the foreign minister also saying that if you should be lifted immediately restrictions should be lifted the leadership of major release so dead people find out their truth about the feelings of their people today now it is important in order that the pakistani prime minister made an urgent call to the u.s. president and. the united states about focused on. on this particular crisis or did important or nor the fact that the project on the military he said that india was trying to die would be a danger along the line of control a

the un security council to get involved in this it doesn't look likely the pakistani foreign minister is currently in jeddah saudi arabia where he's meeting organization of islamic countries trying to shore up support if we go by boston we're not expecting a very strong stance there so pakistan will try to play this up but the prime minister has already called leaders of turkey and malaysia he'll probably call others as well but we know for some time now that the world isn't really interested in kashmir they only care about kashmir even the 2 countries are on the brink of a nuclear war but our device is not on the on the horizon for most leaders and we also know that before doing this the indian government took into confidence major capitals of the world so the national security advisor of india got in touch with washington with other countries so they know that india is doing this and why pakistan may be stunned by this the world is kind of watching it with alarm they might make some rhetorical comments but we're not really expecting the world to get really involved in the game to al

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security council then passed resolutions up until the late 1950 s. calling for a free and impartial plebiscite and demilitarization resolutions were repeatedly ignored fighting broke out in 1965 and the un security council secretary general and the soviet union all stepped in india and pakistan pull their troops back to kharaj agreement levels now the in last security council resolution on kashmir was in 1971 it demanded a ceasefire and help the refugees well pakistan has repeatedly called for that meeting to take place since india revoked kashmir's or ptolemy in a moment we'll hear from. in new delhi on how india is reacting to this development of 1st let's speak to come out in islamabad this un security council meeting what does the pakistani government want to come out of that. 1st of all that you. mentioned a meeting that was guarded by china. your standard question china your head of power don't just issue. that does it for the 1st time in 50 years this has come back to the united nations which of god's will be holding a meeting we're not sure h

security council un's assistant secretary for humanitarian affairs she once again said that the humanitarian assistance program of the un is only 34 percent funded the main problem there is saudi arabia and the u.a.e. not stumping up the money that they've promised and this could have really dire consequences in the next few days she said she said water and sanitation programs will be stopped in 4 governorates and 300000 people are extreme risk of cholera as a result italy's prime minister just epic content has announced he'll be stepping down after weeks of tension with these right wing coalition partner can take blame the leader of the far right league party methane ourselves the need for sparking the crisis he's warning the political uncertainty will harm if the economy. like vision the. motion of defiance is forced us to set a calendar for new elections there were also statements in these last days and in these last weeks that have forced me to put an end to this government experience. as the latest from rome. that he would be stepping down from the role of prime minister in his speech h

the kashmir crisis prompts an emergency session of the un security council as protests hit the disputed region. i'm sami's a this is al jazeera live from coming up. riot police in zimbabwe used tear gas and backings to break up protests. be iranian oil tankers seized by british forces more than a month ago gets ready to sail despite objections from the u.s. and taking aim against more restrictive laws we check out a californian city that declared itself a gun sanctuary. the u.n. security council has held an emergency session to discuss the crisis in kashmir but the closed door meeting ended with failure to agree even on a statement in d.n.a. administered kashmir authorities say they're beginning to lift some of the restrictions put in place nearly 2 weeks ago we begin with mike hanna in new york russia's representative pointed out he was born in the year the security council last minute to formally discuss what was listed on the agenda as the india pakistan question. i was going to 71 so. i don't know we'll see sometimes it's better not to touch upon certain issues the meeting lasted ju

there may be different interpretations about the outcome of the meeting of the un security council. china concerned about the humanitarian crisis and also the fact that this is an issue that should be solved bilaterally and that this was something which started issue between the 2 countries also important in order to progress on the foreign minister spoke to. press conference by the pakistani ambassador to the united nations. in which he said. indicating. the awards of the people of kashmir and was being heard internationally the foreign minister also saying that. should be lifted immediately restriction should be lifted the leadership of. so dead people find their truth about the feelings of the people are there now it is important in order that the pakistani prime minister made an urgent call to the u.s. president and. the united states about progress on. on this particular crisis what is important or nor is the fact that the projects on the military keep. that india was trying to die would be a danger along the line of control and towards just on in order to continue where did de

pakistan has asked for an emergency session of the un security council. pakistanis across the country were marking independence day in solidarity with kashmiris. the kashmiri flag alongside pakistan's. they want tod remind the world have how india is abusing kashmiris. slogans were chanted and rallies held in areas which used to be under the control of taliban a few years ago. in what is said to be the largest pakistani flag along --h a slogan thatat says many of these are the descendents of fighters who help the military take control of what is now pakistan administered kashmir. pakistan insists diplomacy, but many pakistanis believe otherwise. >> china has called on the un security council to meet on the situation. the lockdown there is said to have eased. the phone line and the internet will remain cut. more from new delhi. the lockdown: remained tight in the largest city of indian administered kashmir. >> security forces are keeping most people off the streets. those who venture out when they have to complain of continued restrictions that make it har

these are un security council resolutions. these are global sanctions put on by every country. we are mindful that we are the stewards for enforcing this. david: let's go to an easier topic, the middle east. the strait of hormuz, are we committed to keeping open the strait of hormuz at any cost militarily? sec. pompeo: we will keep them open. we will build out the maritime allrity plan, country from across the world have a vested interest in keeping those waterways open and we will participate. it will take more time than we confident that america is prepared to be a significant part of that but we need assistance from all other countries. david: if a u.s. ship i assume more taken by the iranians we would do something militarily, i guess, i don't know. what about if a ship is taken that is british or other doingalities, are we not something about their ships? sec. pompeo: i am working with my third british foreign minister. working with the british to find to write the injustice and prevent it from happening again. >> recently you gave a visa for the foreign minister of iraq to

they are un security council resolutions. they are global sanctions. we are mindful that we are the stewart for enforcing those. david: let's go to an easier part of the world. the middle east. [laughter] david: the strait of hormuz. are we committed to keeping open the strait at any cost militarily? mike: we will keep them open. we will build out a maritime security plan. countries all over the world will participate. , i'm will take more time confident that the world understands that it's important. america is prepared to be a significant part of that. that if a position is u.s. ship were taken by the iranians, we would do something militarily, i guess. what about if the ship is taken that is a british or some other nationality? are we not committed to recovering that ship? i was working with -- my third british foreign minister. working with the british to find to write that injustice and to prevent it from happening again. that's the mission set. david: you gave a visa for the foreign minister of a run to come to the united states. -- iran to come

of the un security council and while he was delivering that message in the. independence day in solidarity with. even the police decorated their patrol cars with. alongside pakistan's. people from all political affiliations in the capital islamabad said they want to remind the world of how india is abusing these. independent slogans were chanted. and rallies held in tribal areas which used to be under the control of taliban a few years ago and said to be the largest pakistani flag made this year along with the slogan that says will become pakistan. many of these people are the descendants of tribal fighters who helped the military take control of what is now pakistan administered kashmir. there is no other solution than diplomacy but many pakistanis who took to the streets. was on the. pakistan administered kashmir. request for the crisis to be discussed by the un security council chinese diplomats. but that member to be talked about in a less formal way next week the decision rests with poland which holds this month's security council presidency. strict lock

the kashmir crisis prompts an emergency session of the un security council's protests continue in the disputed region. get ivory and forget this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. the riot police in zimbabwe used tear gas and batons to break up protesters. the iranian oil tankers seized by british forces more than a month ago gets ready to sail despite objections from the u.s. . and calls for more to be done to stamp out the ivory trade. the u.n. security council is held emergency session to discuss the crisis in kashmir but the . closed door meeting ended with the failure to even agree on a joint statement in indian administered kashmir authorities say they're beginning to lift some of the restrictions put in place to leave 2 weeks ago but we begin our newscast with my camera in new york russia's representative pointed out he was born in the year the security council last minute to formally discuss what was listed on the agenda as the india pakistan question i was going to 71 so. i don't know we'll see sometimes it's better not to touch upon certain issues the meeting laste

they are un security council resolutions. they are global sanctions. we are mindful that we are the steward for enforcing those. david: let's go to an easier part of the world. the middle east. [laughter] david: the strait of hormuz. are we committed to keeping open the straits of hormuz at any cost militarily? mike: we're going to keep them open. we're going to build out a maritime security plan. countries all over the world with a vested interest will participate. if it will take more time, i'm confident that the world understands that it's important. america is prepared to be a significant part of that. david: our position is that if a u.s. ship were taken by the iranians, we would do something militarily, i guess. what about if a ship is taken that is a british or some other nationality? are we not committed to recovering that ship? mike: i was working with -- i guess my third british foreign minister. working with the british to find solutions to right that injustice and to prevent it from happening again. that's the mission set. david: you gave a

got a situation where pakistan clearly believes that the un and the security council is not living up to its responsibilities as outlined in numerous resolutions in the past so that is on the pakistan attempt to broaden u.n. involvement within the area using the current crisis perhaps as leverage but obviously from india's point of view this is absolutely unacceptable it stands by its policy of non-recognition it stands by its refusal to see the un has it having any authority over indian controlled kashmir and micah it might be an impossible question to answer nonetheless do we know then whether they're having had the consultations whether the security council is prepared to consider the situation of kashmir again perhaps more formally in a concession. well he will have a situation here where they haven't done so for some 50 years very difficult to see them carrying on at this particular stage now the reason why this meeting was held in closed session it was a procedural matter all the members of the council did not want india and pakistan present this for a number of reasons that the

the un security council and while he was delivering that message in the building behind me across the country we're marking their independence day in solidarity with. even the police decorated their patrol cars with. alongside. people from all political affiliations in the capital islamabad said they want to remind the world of how india is abusing. independence slogans were chanted. and rallies held in tribal areas which used to be under the control of taliban a few years ago and said to be the largest pakistani flag made this year along with the slogan that says will become pakistan. many of these people are the descendants of tribal fighters who helped the military take control of what is now pakistan administered kashmir pakistan insisted there is no other solution than diplomacy but many pakistanis who took to the streets otherwise those on the. pakistan administered kashmir. or china has now called on the un security council to me how the situation and in administered kashmir the strait lockdown that is set to go from thursday though the phone lines on the internet will reported

pakistan's prime minister imran khan says he will consider approaching the un security council over the move earlier today pakistan's army said that it would go to any extent necessary to support the contested territory india's move has sparked tensions between the nuclear armed neighbors. residents in pakistani controlled kashmir have been making their anger clear that was easy and says it's revoking article $370.00 of its constitution which gives the region more freedom to make its own laws compared with other indian states in neighboring pakistan politicians have been meeting to discuss their response and action then i. will take action against us and we will respond because it cannot be possible that they attack us and we don't retaliate you know happen next things will be even more aggravated when both of us keep reacting it could lead to a conventional war. conventional waters of. people living in kashmir fear that india's decision to remove the region special autonomy status could still tensions even further activists they are say they will do whatever it takes to oppose the chan

the un security council met to indias tensions in it i administered kashmir. kashmiris defied the lockdown in his 12th day. riot police in zimbabwe have used tear gas to swell anti-government protest. they rallied against the soaring cost of living. the ebola outbreak spread to a third province in the democratic republic of congo. a woman and her child contracted the virus in north kivu, consider the epicenter of the disease. >> chief executive of hong kong's biggest airline, cathay pacific, resigned after taking part in pro-democracy protest. the board said he needed to be replaced because the airline's commitment to safety and security was called into question. china's leaders warned staff not to take part in the protest, which closed hong kong's airport and grounded hundreds of flights. protesters across the territory are planning more demonstrations this weekend. we have more from hong kong. reporter: hong kong is gearing up for a weekend of many rallies and protests. about five of them are scheduled. you have people who will be on the streets because they

these are un security council resolutions. they are global sanctions. we are mindful that we are the steward for enforcing those. david: let's go to an easier part of the world. the middle east. [laughter] david: the strait of hormuz. are we committed to keeping open the straits of hormuz at any cost militarily? sec. pompeo: we are going to keep them open. we're going to build out a maritime security plan. countries from all across the world to have a vested interest in keeping those waterways open will participate. if it will take more time, i'm confident that the world understands that it's important. america is prepared to be a significant part of that, but we need countries around the world to help us. david: our position is that if a u.s. ship were taken by the iranians, we would do something militarily, i guess. what about if a ship is taken that is a british or some other nationality? are we not committed to recovering that ship? or doing something to defend those ships? sec. pompeo: i was working with -- i guess i am now working with my third re

from changing the status of kashmir and pakistan plans to take the issue to the un security council with the help of its ally china which also has a claim on a different part of the disputed kashmir himalayan region. the tough talk has direct impact on millions of people on both sides of the so-called line of control the unofficial border which separates the 2 sides. the question now will pakistan be able to neutralize the indian move in diplomacy defuse tensions with powers such as china get involved and if so what could this mean for kashmir. today 3 important people on the pakistani side the country's foreign minister the president of pakistan administered kashmir and a vocal opposition leader give their views on talked about that there are. the fun of former prime minister benazir bhutto and former president asif ali zardari is the chairman of pakistan peoples party he is critical of both the indian and his own government i wish that i while condemning the human rights abuses in. the attack on press freedoms in occupied kashmir i wish i was speaking from a moral ground moral high gro

trade accusations of un security council over the collapse of the i.m.f. arms control treaty. sure people get accusing russia the united states and the countries that graham to along with it are ignoring facts and common sense the united states will not remain a party to a treaty that is deliberately violated by russia. and a captain he faces jail for saving migrants from the mediterranean has turned down a french bravery award accusing paris of ocracy that is european states still wrangle over what to do with new caps. are you watching the latest world news from r.t. where it's just gone 11 o'clock in the morning here in moscow now conservative activists in the u.s. are celebrating after a quarter agreed to reconsider censorship case against facebook google twitter and also apple those bringing the lawsuit accused the tech giants of bias and of suppressing content from the conservative end of the political spectrum it has more . if you haven't heard of a laura loom or now is the time the young female activists dared to go against the all mighty big tag and could actually shak

and russia trade accusations of the un security council over the collapse of the i.m.f. arms control treaty. for the world in which the united states continued to fulfill its eye on the treaty obligations while the russian federation did not in accusing the russian the united states and the countries to support super ignoring funds in common sense donald trump cancels a state visit to denmark after calling remarks by its prime minister nonstate she had rejected his offer to buy green calling the proposal absurd. aid organization oxfam lashes out at g 7 countries ahead of their summit this week and it accuses their policies of driving global inequality equality how rich increased over the last last year actually the wealth the bridge just billionaires was growing while the wealth of the poorest half of society had fallen. a low you're watching altie international law is on a lot thank you for joining us russia and china have called for global action to prevent a new arms race following the collapse of a key arms control agreement moscow and beijing called the un security

they may be different in about the outcome of the meeting of the un security council. china concerned about the humanitarian crisis and also the fact that this is an issue that should be stored bilaterally and that this was something which was started issue between the 2 countries also important or nor did the pakistani foreign minister spoke. press conference by the pakistani ambassador to the united nations. in which he said. indicating august on split edition that the awards of the people of bush made was being heard internationally the foreign minister saying that. should be lifted immediately restrictions should be lifted the leadership of the bush major agreed at least so dead people to find out their truth about the feelings of the people of the day now it is also important in order that the pakistani prime minister made an urgent call to the u.s. president and which he apprised the united states about focused on. on this particular crisis what did important or nor the fact that the budgets on the military chief federal judge said that india was trying to die wo

the kashmir crisis prompts an emergency session of the un security council's process go on in the disputed region. oh rights groups accuse the police in zimbabwe of using excessive force to disperse protesters. the iranian oil tanker seized by british forces more than a month ago prepares to sail despite objections from the u.s. . tango comes home the best chances for around the world gather while it's obvious. the u.n. security council has held an emergency session to discuss the crisis in kashmir but the closed door meeting ended with the failure to even agree of a joint statement in indian administered kashmir authorities say that they're beginning to lift some of the restrictions put in place nearly 2 weeks ago but we begin this hour with a report from mike hanna in new york russia's representative pointed out he was born in the year the security council last minute to formally discuss what was listed on the agenda as the india pakistan question i was one and then to 71 so. i don't know we'll see sometimes it's better not to touch upon certain issues the meeting lasted just over an hou

in addition, the un security council has been meeting to discuss some of these short—range rocket launchers so between both of these types of events it's very likely that north korea is seeking to send a political message. melissa, thank you very much indeed. more than 6000 people have been told to leave their homes in the town of whaley bridge in derbyshire. rain has caused part of a nearby dam to collapse. people have been gathered ata collapse. people have been gathered at a nearby school amid fears the dam could burst causing water to engulf the town. the environment agency has warned there is a danger to life. we will hear from our science correspondent soon but first, judith morris. in an emergency, a comforting hand — reassurance for those in disbelief at being displaced. the whole community affected, with little time to think, just an urgency to get to safety as quickly as possible. this is the danger they are running from, the dam which has protected their town for nearly 200 years, tonight dangerously close to collapsing. whaley bridge now looks like a ghost town, people asked t

security council. donald trump claims he cancelled his state visit to denmark due to non-state remarks from the country's prime minister he had almost to buy greenland which is a danish deal totemist territory but the offer was quickly dismissed the prime minister's statement that it was absurd that was that it was absurd idea was that the daughter was inappropriate statement or she had to do is say no we wouldn't be address that you're not sure at the school of computes an absolute discussion to prime minister greenland has of course made it clear greenland is not for sale and that's where the conversation and. don't say what it absurd idea that is because he's not talking to me. he's not to appear to me you don't get to the united states of america you don't go up to the united states that way at least under me the queen of denmark here would have hosted trump expressed his shock at his abrupt cancellation greenland is the world's largest island and it has plenty of brazil says too but trucks idea to

security council what will that bring about anything. maybe because it should be debated i mean it's obviously it's a matter it's a concern for international peace i mean there is no doubt about it but i think much more important is what rules the great policies to the united states but also russia china i mean. they have all their own interests and this probably should have some sway as you said but the rest of the powers russia the united states europe how much influence do they really have done on india at this point. well they have influence on pakistan and the united states in particular when it comes to their i mean the whole regional situation united states needs pakistan right now and order to solve the crisis in afghanistan to get out of afghanistan there is lots of problems. and so india is in a difficult position regionally right now it was always pakistan that was isolated over the last years of decades and maybe now it's the other way around and most of these countries pakistan and india that are nuclear powers if 2 years is

or choose day he told the un security council yemen was at risk of falling apart he says an agreement to end the conflict was urgently needed. well the un has warned that $22.00 lifesaving aid programs in yemen will be forced to close unless countries fulfill their promises to donate funds $2600000000.00 was pledged for yemen back in february but less than half of it has been saved for years of civil war have killed tens of thousands of people and left millions on the brink of famine the un has called it the world's worst humanitarian crisis she said this update from the un the un security council received a disturbing briefing on tuesday about yemen because humanitarian efforts there are only 34 percent funded in the coming days water treatment would be stopped in various areas of the country putting some 300000 displaced people at risk of cholera now on wednesday and even more dire warning of what's to come because of that funding shortfall unless the funds promised at the federal conference are received in the coming weeks food rations for 12000000 people will be reduced least 2500

security council held an emergency session which ended without a joint statement. government protesters in hong kong are rallying for the 11th straight weekend expected to be the 1st major demonstration since the airport was shut down after trying to mobilize security forces at the border and chanting. the saudi marauding coalition in yemen has ordered separatists who took over aid last week to withdraw their forces on the port city but the u.a.e. back separatist say they won't leave. for now on our top story despite government reassurances to ease restrictions on any administered kashmir some people are skeptical its promises as tamil has more from new delhi. anger spilled onto the streets of sri lanka following friday prayers nearly 2 weeks after india stripped the region of autonomy and imposed a communications blackout. hundreds vent to their pent up frustration being unable to move in their own home shut off from the outside world. how many go through if no prime minister or the sees everything is fine here then he should leave the go few. the protests happene

missile tests as russia warns the un security council over a new arms race if action is not taken. one step away from an arms race that cannot be controlled well regulated in any way the united states will not remain a party to a treaty that is deliberately violated by russia. so it activists in the u.s. celebrate after a court agrees to reconsider a case accusing global tech giants like google and facebook of conservative bias. that australian vegan couple whose child was severely malnourished after being placed on a diet to escape jail but i had the community service instead. for the. very young children and let the children decide when they're old enough maybe after the great spirit is finished with are they trying to. address climate change. from oscar news h.q. what's your team's national daniel hawkins with you tonight's welcomes program. has ordered an analysis of the threat posed by a new u.s. missile weapon was recently tested just after washington pulled out of a key arms control treaty with moscow the russian president also ordered a symmetrical response to the weapon. h

security council. with all about my let's bring geo political expert ahmed ronna back in. bed without the eye enough treaty anymore in existence how much more dangerous is the world where is this leading us . well it's a very dangerous message which is being triggered off just messaging the code will continue that business has been just messages by spotting contests which won't have a nuclear weapons but because of the geopolitical situation because of the american position they have not been able to get it and that the. politics which is not being driven by any model it is it being driven by the hard us the ticket entities the countries which are possessing more weapons more sophisticated develop and particularly nuclear weapons they can better defend themselves and that is that he's in that buckets on the men's actually of the nuclear devices which means bullets can be explored within the range of pretty 5 kilometer range that suggest what is going to happen in east to come the other countries that w

missile test that as russia warned the un security council of a new arms race that action is not taken. one step away from an arms race that cannot be controlled regulated in any way the united states will not remain a party to a treaty that is deliberately violated by russia. also this hour conservative activist in the us celebrate after a court agrees to reconsider a case accusing global tech giants like google and facebook of anti-conservative bias. and britain's prime minister boris johnson is accused of disrespect after a viral video shows him putting his foot on furniture on meeting french president emanuel but probably. you're watching r t international bring you your life news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program that amir britain has ordered an analysis of the threat posed by a new u.s. missile weapon was recently tested just after washington pulled out of a key arms arms control treaty with moscow the russian president also ordered a symmetrical response to the weapon. has the details there you have a new all the latest developments and statements are

come back a quick look out the top stories now the un security council has met to discuss the tensions in indian administered kashmir after new delhi were folk the region special rights last week hundreds of kashmiris have to fight a security lockdown that is now in its 12th day. riot police in zimbabwe these actions and take out to quell anti-government demonstrations in the capital harare several protesters were injured as they rallied against the soaring cost of living . and the outbreak has spread to a 3rd province in the democratic republic of congo doctors say a woman and her child contracted the virus and north kivu considered at the epicenter of the disease. a spanish rescue ship with 134 refugees and migrants onboard remain stranded in the mediterranean as a political battle in rome prevents it from docking 6 e.u. countries have offered to take in migrants who were picked up off the coast of libya almost 2 weeks ago but the ship remain stranded near the italian island of lampedusa after it was barred from docking by interior minister. he has ordered italian officials not to le

have accused each other of risking a new arms race at the un security council the meeting was requested by russia and china will discuss washington's testing of a land based look clear capable missile test after washington pulled out of a cold war era missile treaty she would sound see reports from the un it took just over 2 weeks for the us to test a land based intermediate range tomahawk missile following its withdrawal from the intermediate range nuclear forces or i.n.f. treaty in early august the agreement signed at the height of the cold war between washington and moscow in 1907 led to the destruction of thousands of missiles that long been a source of fear for europeans it was clear their countries would be the battleground in any nuclear war the u.s. maintains it had no choice but to withdraw for 2 reasons the russians had long flout of the agreement something moscow denies and china which was not a signatory has been building up its arsenal of intermediate missiles these developments by the russian federation and china coupled with their aggressive and course of behaviors are ke

just a quick look at the top stories this hour now china has called on the un security council to me to discuss the situation in indian administrate kashmir pakistan's prime minister has compared the indian government to nazis over its decision to revoke kashmir autonomy imran khan says india's governing party led by prime minister narendra modi is anti muslim because of its hindu nationalist ideology khan dedicates of pakistan's independence day to kashmir which has been under a strict security lockdown for 10 days after india stripped the region all that special rights. nazir gives a lot of career between india and pakistan there is no fight going on but we are standing up to an ideology which is worse this ideology is the r s s ideology the parent organization of the b j p modi is a member of it since childhood this ideology got inspiration from hitler's nazi party which includes racial superiority china says the protest movement in hong kong has reached near terrorism its called for the soul of the law to be used to restore order in the territory police have once again 5 take gas

security council that yemen was at risk of falling apart of an agreement to end the conflict was not found urgently. human rights watch is drawing attention to a lesser known victim of yemen's war fishing communities the rights group believes at least $47.00 fishermen and children were killed in bombing attacks by the saudi and iraqi coalition last year it says another $100.00 or so are detained in saudi arabia and some have been tortured in custody h. r. w. also accuses the who the rebels of attacking commercial traffic in the red sea priyanka malta parties acting emergencies director of human rights watch is joining us now from new york thank you very much for your time why is it that the fishermen are being affected in this way. as you know the red sea is a very contested border body of water at the moment you have coalition warships operating in it you have had who the vessel is attacking coalition vessels you have had a number of tankers including you know western or european tankers that have also faced incidents so it is a very militarized and heavily controlled body of water

security council over the move earlier pakistan's army said that it would go to any extent necessary to support the contested territory india's move has 5 tension between the nuclear armed neighbors. another day on lockdown in kashmir roads have been closed and communications cut off as indian troops moved in. kashmir shares a border with india and pakistan until long been a source of tension between the 2 nations both claim it as their territory but control only part of it china also claims a section. india says it's revoking article $370.00 of its constitution which gives the region more freedom to make its own laws compared to other indian states in neighboring pakistan politicians have been meeting to discuss their response should be it is no officially invaded by india it is illegal to. step it is unconstitutional. 370 was a part of basic structure of the indian constitution and was tight with the shmita dispute which is an international dispute so totally rejected we condemn it our residence in pakistani controlled kashmir has made that clear. kashmiri activists say they will d

security council which does see me as a disputed region in pakistan has tried in the past to to him to internationalize the question at issue it's called for a plebiscite but the question here really is you know analysts also saying how much latitude how much leeway pakistan when he has when it comes to given that it has been you know repeatedly accused of providing covert support to militant groups of fueling the insurgency in the indian administered kashmir. and what are you hearing . that's right i mean these reports suggest that it's really not just split titian's of course these politicians also include mainstream politicians former chief ministers of the state and of jammu and kashmir. these are very prominent politicians we really haven't heard from them since they've been detained but we're also hearing off arrests off activists of professors of even business leaders so i think the situation the valley remains really tense amid an unprecedented security lockdown amid total call for you and of course gosh leaders in a bit of an information black hole because you know internet

they took the issue to the un security council over it was discussed in a closed door meeting but all that hasn't really amounted to much you really have to see the world reaction you have to look at for example the recent meeting between prime minister modi and president trump you have to look at how prime minister modi was recently given the higher the story civilian on by the government of the united arab emirates and despite what's going on in kashmir so pakistan realizes that it is diplomatically in a tight sport. both countries recognize that war is not an option they've already fought many was it didn't lead anywhere but buckstone has mentioned a couple of options yesterday or of a minister or for non-fans cabinet said they might shut down airspace for indian airlines and they could also totally suspend trade between india and afghanistan via pakistan now we've just seen protest footage out of pakistan and i wonder can you give us a sense of just how big an issue this is nationally are we talking about the most people everyone the majority of people behind the prime minister on

with the national security of the united states with the threat of iraq to threat the unit - - un security council resolution about the weapons of mass destruction and as a result they were breaching the un security council resolutions that is what congress voted to authorize but yet now 17 years later and just as with the 2001 we have seen the interpreted we see that as well with the 2002 iraq au mf so happening in 2015 when they went back so prior to this time the obama administration officials called for them to be repealed and that was the policy. even going into iraq to say were going into iraq with the 2001 au mf to authorize that we can get into how they made that legal but they said the 2002 version gives additional authority but they were very specific. but still the opposition had been changed then to interpret the 2,012,002 au mf to bring stability to iraq much broader than the us with the immediate threat posed by a particular regime there was a report that came out that said 2002 version authorizes the administration to address the threats to and stemming from iraq in syria or