the united states is not the advocate of any nation, neither is the guardian of any state. in fact, states do not delegate power to attorney to other states and do not give custodianship to others. if the flames of the fires of yemen have spread today, the warmonger should be sought and punished, rather than leveling accusations and grudge against the innocent. saudi arabia will be guaranteed ofwith a termination aggression with yemen rather than inviting foreigners. we are ready to spend our national strength and regional credibility and international authority. the solution for peace in the arabian peninsula, security in the persian gulf, and stability in the middle east, should be sought inside the region rather than outside of it. the issues of the region are bigger and more important than the united states is able to resolve. the united states has failed to resolve the issue in afghanistan, iraq, and syria, and has been the supporter of extremism, talibanism, and daeshism. such a government is clearly unable to resolve more sophisticated issues of today. distinguished

reporting from the united nations in new york, i am laura trevelyan. a call for action on climate change.ma world leaders gather for a summit at the u.n., but teenage campaigner greta thunberg has a harsh message for them. greta: you have stolen my dreams, my childhood, with your empty words. yet i'm one of the lucky ones. laura: president trump admits discussing joe biden with the ukrainian president, calling it a perfect conversation. demomoats say it is a new chapter of lawlessness. thduke and duchess of suss arrive in south africa and are met with a warm embrace. laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world newamerica."re t the united nations, it was not presidents and prime ministers grabbing headlines, but instead a 16-year-old climate activist, greta thunberg. her passionate speech had many sitting upnd taking notice. she accused leaders of betraying her ngneration thrgh inaction on global warming. but many heads of state including president trump were not there to hear her. ck bryant starts our coverage. nick: a swel

this is the united nations organization. and it must remain as such. with a sense of trust in the liberating power of truth you can be sure that you will be able to count on this new brazil that i'm presenting to you. i thank you all for the grace and the glory of god. thank you very much. [applause] >> french president emmanuel macron made his third address to the united nations general assembly. during his remarks, resident macron said he would be sitting down with both president trump and irani and president hassan rouhani at the sidelines of the general assembly in hopes of fusing tensions between the leaders. this is 40 minutes. [applause] >>

this is my 1st opportunity to address the united nations. and it is a happy coincidence that the subject of my 1st meeting in new york is climate excellences. various efforts being made by different countries to fight climate change but we must accept that if we have to overcome a serious challenge like climate change then what we are doing at the moment is just not enough. what is needed today is a comprehensive approach which covers education values. and everything from lifestyle to development philosophy. what we need is a global people's movement to bring about behavioral change. the respect for nature. and the protection of natural resources have been important aspects of both our traditions and present day efforts. need not greed has been our guiding principle and therefore india is here today not just to talk about the seriousness of this issue but to present a practical approach and a road map we believe that an ounce of practice is worth more than a ton of preaching. in india we are going to increase the share of non-truths postle f

if it puts its weight behind the united nations and then you know. the other countries the. russian russia china the european countries they have i mean they have to understand look it's very important to understand this problem could spiral out of control and spiral out of control i mean you hope for the best but people should be prepared for the worst the worst in the scale is the un an unimaginable doodoo clear on countries getting into conflict. mr prime minister what do you think is the solution for kashmir there is only one solution. water. the united nations security council promised the people of kashmir the right for self-determination let them decide what they want this is what democracy is all about whether it's the americans or the russians if there was mediation taking place no doubt both sides would have to sacrifice something what would pakistan be prepared to sacrifice we would go to the extent whatever the people of kashmir want we will go along with that. we will stand with the will of the people of kashmir. this is a stick of water bottle phone in the stom

united nations reports of human rights abuse. of torture or of guns. the boys being blinded in their own political leadership is under arrest they cannot of course we are buried there some 4000 people have been picked up from bush we didn't take it out so it couldn't get any worse. what they're doing what the b.g.p. government is doing in kashmir is not only have they violated the international law the united nations resolution the other bilateral agreement between pakistan and the similar agreement that's been violated they've gone against their own constitution the indian constitution guaranteed the people in a special status that status has been taken away they have actually gone against what the founding fathers of india. narrowed the 1st prime minister what their promise to the people of kashmir they've gone against that what we've. is that. this is governed b.g.p. government is not going to use force. we fear that there will be oppression unprecedented already as i said 370200000 kashmiris have been killed but what they're going to do now we fair

would likeident, i to congratulate you up the general assembly of the united nations. success.you luck for your excellency and the honorable secretary general. at the outset, i would like to commemorate the freedom seeking of the same, peace be upon him, and pay homage to all the freedom seekers of the world. oppression andto aggression, and tolerate all the hardship of the struggle for rights as well as to the spirit of all the oppressed martyrs of terrorist tries and bombardment , occupied syria palestine, afghanistan. worldher countries of the , including iraq. ladies and gentlemen. is burning int the flames of war, bloodshed and russian occupation. fanaticism and extremism. and under such circumstances, the suppressive people of palestine are the biggest big him's. appropriation of lands. expansions, and killings continue to be practiced against the palestinians. u.s. and zionist imposed plans such as the deal of the -- as theecognizing capital of the zionist regime, -- toe accession of the the occupied territories are certainly doomed. struct if the u.s. to plans.

this is the united nations organization. and it must remain as such. with a sense of humbleness and trust in the liberating power of truth, you can be sure that you will be able to count on this new brazil that i'm presenting to you, ladies and gentlemen. i thank you all for the grace and the glory of god. thank you very much. [applause] >> on behalf of the general assembly, i would like to thank the president of brazil. general assembly will hear and excellency, boris johnson, from the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. his excellency. i invite him to the general assembly. johnson:ister

his excellent sea and acted in pursuance of international law in a chart of the united nations to attain a noble cold the goal of resisting the malicious and expansionist plans of iran in order to restore the legitimate authority of the state in order to safeguard the security stability and unity and territorial in the integrity of yemen following the liberation of aden in 2015 of the yemeni government and devore do this by political security conditions which are difficult which we encountered the government and diverted to improve the economic situation or to rekindle development there by all requisite measures were undertaken in order to halt the collapse of the rate of the riyadh and to implement an economic vision a holistic economic vision enabling us to adapt to the exceptional circumstances presently in our country. the temporary a capital and from there the government has been sparing no effort in order to alleviate the suffering of all yemeni people or yemenis who are enduring a humana. disaster on a day to day basis at a time when our people are resisting the put in my meat mil

united states ambassador to the united nations kelly craft, united states secretary of state mike pompeo. [applause] >> good morning everyone. across the countries and cultures we come together as one --ted by our belief this understanding is not universal. today all over the world people of faith face a rising tide of persecution. we have witnessed horrific acts of violence committed against worshipers in mosques, churches and synagogues. we have watched the arbitrary detention and mistreatment of religious minorities in countries around the globe. and we have felt the chill of a world that seems increasingly disinterested in defending the rights of all people to exercise a sincerely held religious belief. as leaders, at times such as this calls us to demonstrate our commitment to religious liberty not only in word but in deed which is why i'm so extraordinarily pleased and honored we are joined by president donald trump and vice president mike pence. [applause] >> under the leadership of these is note united states only -- just two months ago president trump posted victims of religious

at the united nations in new york, the teenage activist greta thunberg has made a scathing attack on world leaders gathered for a special summit on climate change. around 60 heads of state attended. some very prominent figures stayed away. she accused them of betraying her generation through their inaction on global warming, and said young people would never forgive them if they failed to do more. this from our north america correspondent nick bryant. a sweltering september scorcher in new york city. not much sign of autumn here. and it hasn'tjust been a long summer, but north of the equator, the hottest ever on record. so today, at the riverside headquarters of the united nations, an urgent climate action summit, this global body once more sounding the alarm. the world is losing the race against climate change. applause in this air—conditioned auditorium, the heat came from the 16—year—old swedish activist greta thunberg, the un hoping to harness what is being called the greta effect — her ability to mobilise the young and to shame the old. and, my, how she did that today. t

states has this power in the united nations security council. that can as a security council the the u.n. can act you see why i think. india is stonewalling the situation because india knows that once the international community gets involved then then the ruling will be for the people of the international community will insist on the people of kashmir exercising their right of self-determination i'd like to focus on another component of your meeting with president trump for just a minute because when you were there much of your meeting time was taken up with the issue of afghanistan now i want to ask what do you make of president trump basically calling off the peace talks with the taliban and how do you believe that's going to impact the security situation for pakistan. well 1st let's just concentrate on of honest on billy from a human point of view everyone must want to. help the afghans get peace so therefore pakistan is playing its part whatever little influence we have on the taliban we have asked them to you know go on the dialogue table

news why but from berlin tonight at the united nations a climate summit and an impassioned teenager calling elk world leaders to beginning of a mass extinction and what you can talk about is in money it came tails of talent economic growth how did. the popular young activist challenges the german chancellor and other world leaders to stop delivering empty words and finally to take action to stop climate change also coming up tonight into the we have a deal germany france italy and malta to reach an agreement on who will accept migrants rescued from the mediterranean and where those migrants will live and more than half a 1000000 vacationers across the globe are left stranded after the u.k. travel company thomas cook collapses planes are grounded holidays have been cut short with people asking how do i get home and i think that here it says police of murdering people but in fact the protests as a very aggressive the police are just maintaining law and order. another saw huge of the protests in hong kong ex police officers say their brothers and sisters in blue have done great work to keep th

ut thompson: for more on the united nations' climate summit, visit www.pbs.org/newshour. uc >> thompson: deson of the amazon rainforest is aclerating, with recen statistics showing 870 square miles was lost in july alone,ri nearlye that of the same period last year. and the fires currently burne g fi brazil ly part of the story. in peru, where some 300,000 square miles of forest exist, illegal gold mining has caused devastation of its own. but as newshour weekend's l ecial correspondent leo schwartz and new york university's globabeat program report, there's one region where peru is having some success against the trend. >> reporter: in the heart of the peruvian amazon lies a man-made desert. it was once pristine rainforest, but a decade of illegal gold wasteland. transformed it into a ru is the seventh largest gold producer in the world.u. th imports aroundon $2 billi-worth a year, despite the fact that an estimated 20% of it is illegally mined in places like the madre de dios region. it's a sparsely inhajungle the size of indiana, along peru's borders with bolivia and b

the 74th united nations general assembly in new york city. he focused his remarks on his "america first" policies, which he said should be emulated by other world leaders who wanted to strengthen their own nations and international institutions like the u.n. he directly addressed mexico and other central american nations, saying migration from these nations to the u.s. was destabilizing, and said opponents to his administration's immigration and border policies put their politics ahead of migrants' well being. the president's remarks came before speaker pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry in the u.s. house. this is just over 35 minutes. >> on behalf of the general assembly, i request protocol to escort his excellency. >> on behalf of the general assembly, welcome to the united nations his excellency donald trump, president of the united states of america. and invite him to address the assembly. [applause] pres. trump: thank you very much. mr. president, mr. secretary-general, distinguished delegates, ambassadors, world leaders, seve

multilateralism and slammed the globalists james plays out at the united nations for turkey's president russia highlighted the plight of syrian refugees and spoke about the country's war of $1.00 to $1.00 hell of a photo of a 3 year old boy was lifeless body on a turkish beach illustrated the plight of syrian refugees saudia today syria has become a place that hurts the most collective conscience of humanity and it has become a symbol of injustice turkey today is the most generous country in terms of humanitarian aid taking into consideration the ratio of turkish official humanitarian assistance to its g.d.p. we are currently hosting 5000000 refugees fleeing conflict starvation and persecution in other words there are more asylum seekers in turkey than 29 states in the united states. the u.k. prime minister has cut short his trip at the united nations or as johnson is heading home after the supreme court declared he acted unlawfully by suspending parliament the house of commons will resume on wednesday now calls for him to resign but he's standing defiant van that brags that it will go

in new york city at the united nations. so that was all planned, like everything else, it was all planned. and the witch hunt continues. but they're getting hit hard on this witch hunt. because when they look at the information, it's a joke. impeachment for that? when you have a wonderful meeting or you have a wonderful phone conversation? >> in some ways that was -- it was sort of embhlematic of his day when he went to create conspiracy theories nobody's ever heard of. those people have heard of that make no sense. in other points interpreting his call in a way that only he is interpreting. president trump seemed to double down on claims that he didn't do anything wrong with ukraine's president. the president went after democrats and said speaker pelosi seems to have been tacke over by the radical left. detailing the president's july phone call with ukraine's president revealing that trump asked ukraine to investigate biden, two, investigate the russia probes origins, and, three, chase down something about a server among o

states has this power in the united nations security council. that can as a security council the the u.n. can act you see why i think. india is stonewalling the situation because india knows that once the international community gets involved then then the ruling will be for the people of the international community will insist on the people of kashmir exercising their right of self-determination i'd like to focus on another component of your meeting with president trump for just a minute because when you were there much of your meeting time was taken up with the issue of afghanistan now i want to ask what do you make of president trump basically calling off the peace talks with the taliban and how do you believe that's going to impact the security situation for pakistan. well 1st let's just concentrate on of honest on billy from a human point of view everyone must want to. help the afghans get peace so therefore pakistan is playing its part whatever little influence we have on the taliban we have asked them to you know go on the dialogue table

at the united nations. in her understand as the executive director of the united nations environment program and she says young people are making progress where an older generation has failed. we are behind the fight against where we should be on the fight on climate change which is why we're seeking to mobilize which is why we want the whole world to see that there is still time although that window is closing there is still time to take action we need to carbonized our economies we need to invest in our nature in restoration for resilience because if we don't those 4 and a half 1000000 people that are impacted by climatic disasters that number will grow if we don't those 2 and a half 1000000 people that live with water scarcity on that to 2 thirds of the population that live with water scarcity that will grow if we don't those fires so inundations those droughts etc that will grow so i think people people are seeing the lives in their lifetime the environment in their lifetime change so there is a momentu

me a more than 5000000 people need humanitarian assistance the united nations is urging these displaced people to roll their children and local schools and with violence and land mines level age they don't know when they'll be able to go back nor about a manly al-jazeera. yemen's heathy rebels have been celebrating the 5th anniversary of their takeover of the capital sanaa thousands of supporters attended a parade marking what's known as the september the 21st revolution his took control asuna following a military offensive in september 24th teen saturday's rally comes a day after the rebels said they'd stop aiming missile and drone attacks in saudi arabia if the saudis stopped attacking them the un has welcomed the offer. but no matter the difficulties or how much the international community can spies and hires mercenaries and no matter how long this war lasts yemeni people are adamant about gaining their complete sovereignty freedom and independence the revolution of the 21st of september is a revolution against oppression and tyranny. has more from the yemeni capital. the yemenis fro

at the united nations ok let's move on to some other news now and an earthquake has hit eastern pakistan killing at least 25 people and injuring hundreds more the 5.8 magnitude quakes epicenter was close to the city of near poor and pakistan administered kashmir dozens of homes were destroyed and cars were damaged when roads collapsed in many areas come out as more from airport. rick u.n. relief effort underway. which are situated in august on the administered kashmir because the quake happened in the evening rescue and relief operations were hampered by a dog electricity of course got off too many. cell phone service and also disrupted but the military is now aiding that it really and government ended a few efforts grady 5 people have been hundreds more have been injured and out under treatment in radio operators the pakistani military is going for during the day situation a done drone and that day will be a breakthrough day in that situation by evening today so indeed rescue efforts are underway but what we have been able to witness and to people of the. brain dead night outdoors becau

but the united states is the most powerful country and it can affect the united nations security council. we look to the u.s. to put out flames in the world. this,trump: i will say out of respect to your prime minister, i will say that many countries wanted to meet with me and us, the united states, during this three day period, and we were unable to meet with many of them. one of the countries i wanted to meet with uzbekistan and your -- uzbekistan and your prime minister. pakistanhonor -- with and your prime minister. it is an honor. our press always tears our country down and your press wants to see something positive for your country. you have a great leader. he has a good man, nice man, happens to be a great athlete, not that that matters. it is always nice. you take care of yourself. thank you. >> [indiscernible] >> president trump met with the south korean president monday at the united nations. the two leaders spoke about continuing talks with north korean leader kim jong-un. thank you we are pleased to be with president moon of south korea. we have a long-term friendship and we

the united nations agreement that allows the united states to have the u.n. headquarters in new york now among the other topics that were discussed according to the russian foreign ministry we under just understand they started discussing resolving the issue in ukraine resolving the issues on the korean peninsula the situation in north africa as well as the situation in the middle east and the situation in syria. spoke with pompei o. and talked about in the negotiation process regarding the situation in syria that is underway at the united nations now another point that was made as we understand the lab rob made clear to my pail that attempts to put sanctions on russia and compel russia behavior and get russia to act in certain ways with sanctions were being done in vain the sanctions were not having that effect and that they were essentially they were essentially being done in vain so that some of what we heard about this conversation it was held behind closed doors and now the world is waiting to hear from loughborough of as he addresses the u.n. general as

baba burkett's the united nations spokesman for the united nations high commission for refugees he told us more about the evacuees we'll hear from him later but 1st let's cross back to see the united nations in new york where iran can the pakistani premier is speaking. when we have a chance to discuss. problems that the world is facing i want to talk about a lot of problems but just for today. and i especially came to to this forum despite. a difficult time in my country facing challenges. i would not have come because i feel that there are some very urgent problems which the world must address. first of all i start with climate change so many leaders have talked about climate change but mr president. i feel that there is a lack of seriousness perhaps world leaders do not some of the leaders who can do a lot do not realize the urgency of the situation we have a lot of ideas but as someone said ideas without funding is may hallucination pakistan i'll give you legs start with my own country. our country is amongst the top 10. nations of the world which are most affected by climate change

the united nations general assembly is under way u.s. president donald trump was one of the 1st to address the u.n. in a wide ranging speech he attacked china and its trade policies yet again here's what he had to say. the united states lost $60000.00 factories after china and did the w.t. . this is happening to other countries all over the. the world trade organization needs drastic change the 2nd largest economy in the world should not be permitted to declare itself a developing country in order to game the system at others' expense. for years these abuses were tolerated. ignored or even encouraged. lobel ism exerted a religious pull over past leaders causing them to ignore their own national interests. but as far as america's concerned those days are over. well let says. diplomats are get so robert james bases that the un for james we've been hearing from the president trumps china stern words for beijing but still keen to seek a trade deal. yes i'm in pretty much the position we've seen in recent months from the president what seemed

in new york city at the united nations. that was all planned, like everything else, it was all planned. in the which hadn't continues but they are getting hit hard on this witch hunt because when they look at the information, it's a joke. impeachment for that? when you have a wonderful meeting or you have a wonderful phone conversation. i think you should ask. that was the second conversation. i think you should ask for the first conversation also. i can't believe they haven't -- although i heard there's a rumor out there they want the first conversation. it was beautiful. it was just a perfect conversation. but i think you should do that. i think you should and i think you should ask for vp pence's conversation because he had a couple conversations also. they're all perfect. nothing was mentioned of any import of the been congratulations. but the word is that they are going to ask for the first phone conversation. you can have it any time need i it. and also mike pence's conversations which were i think one or two of them

qatar has now become one of the biggest partners supporting the united nations in various fields. in conclusion i renew our commitment to multilateral international anxious action but your shit and cooperation for the interest of 0 peoples and the good of humanity thank you made it these embassies of god be upon you. for there we've been listening to the emyr of. the how modes of tanny who was addressing the united nations general assembly in stark contrast to donald trump's america 1st pitch the emir of qatar was very much underlining the fact that cross border challenges needs multilateral action and stressed several times the importance it comes to when it comes to tackling challenges like climate change gulf stability various conflicts around the world he said qatar is keen to work in partnership with other nations using dialogue in a way to tackle these challenges let's get more now from al-jazeera. who's life for us at the united nations hashem you were listening to that speech what were your main takeaways. the mean of cop us yet i mean been hammered fanny spoke about the b

nations because the united nations serves as the home of all governments and all nations throughout the world this is the house of peace in the house of communications. with one another in america not misused to take advantage of its position of our position as a last and only grant tweezers to do those who america likes yes if someone wishes to travel to america and that's their prerogative as a tourist or something else that's their program to dantes or not but to come to the united nations. and particularly muslim countries 3rd world countries particularly even neighboring countries such as mexico and they're facing problems as far as being able to enter into the interstate is concerned and i think this has . that. but as far as the moving of the united nations headquarters concerned it's an important decision if we are are so we would obviously. for it for the united nations headquarters to be transferred to a more secure and that country. which does not have a narrow view points that given. that only the. president and for a few times you have spoken of that conditions for talk

a packed agenda ahead for the united nations. interesting to note that the uk's prime minister, boris johnson, is there, of course. here in the uk, in a few hours' time, the highest court will give its historic ruling on the legality of the prime minister's decision to suspend parliament for five weeks. ministers say the suspension or prorogation is not a court matter. but critics argue it was intended to limit scrutiny of the pm's brexit plans. if thejudgement goes against mrjohnson, parliament could be reconvened immediately. clive coleman reports. it has arrived, at speed. judgement day. 11 justices at the supreme court will rule on whether boris johnson acted unlawfully in advising the queen to prorogue or suspend parliament for five weeks. is he anxious? let us see what the justices say. i'm going to wait and see what thejudgement justices say. i'm going to wait and see what the judgement is, and — justices say. i'm going to wait and see what thejudgement is, and — but i want to stress that this is a government that full

a founding member of the united nations. and i wish the general assembly every success, especially as we see that the general assembly has given a priority to confronting the challenges of climate, health care and sustainable development which is a constructive measure that we hope would contribute to founding a common international ground in our efforts to arrive at the solutions that our planet and humanity need. since its inception, the united nations has adopted the concept of a partnership among nations in order to achieve the people values that governor its objectives and to resolve peacefully conflicts and to entrench human rights as a higher value and upmost objective. the long march of these efforts was full of accomplishments as well as obstacles and set backs. millions of people in our world look to the united nations to enhance dialogue and to create mutual partnerships in order to deal with the crisis of poverty, health care, education, security and development which continue to cast a long shadow over the world

we've had a trem endous three days in new york at the united nations. i want to thank the secretary general it has been incredible what is taking place and he's been a fantastic host to a lot of countries. the meetings i had on a bilat or close were pretty staggering. i think we set a new record but you'll have to check that out. the -- we met very, very -- for pretty extended periods of time. either two on two, one-on-one or just about at that level. with pakistan, poland, new zealand, singapore, egypt, south korea, united kingdom, india, iraq, argentina, germany, brazil, france, japan, ukraine, honduras, el salvador, saudi arabia, jordan, bahrain, kuwait, qatar, aman, uae, chile columbia and peru. other than that we weren't too busy the last couple of days and unfortunately the press doesn't cover it. we've made some fantastic deals like with japan for farmers. we have a tremendous trade deal with japan and that doesn't get covers because you waste your time on nonsense. the pmi manufacturers index is -- has gone substantially up. larry d larry -- lar

turkey can't process it can't proceed with like taking this case to the united nations because turkey is because there are some other countries who supported who supported this case should be a should have been taken to the united nations but of course it's seems they are giving some time to riyadh to see how the court proceedings the justice system will continue in terms of punishing those perpetrators add-on states that those perpetrators should be punished as the law requires them to but the political position is the same it seems turkey is taking this issue more a justice wise. rather than a political wise sim i'm frank you for that simcoe here lou live from istanbul. now yemen's hoofing military commanders say they are preparing to release 350 prisoners as a gesture of goodwill to the saudi u.a.e. coalition and they are expecting the same gesture from the other side. about going to a salon not with one woman to tell them we reiterate our commitment to a prisoner swap deal that has not changed it is today as it was and we are prepared and willing to execute an all inclusive deal w

connell: boy what a day here at the united nations. the president is supposed to be meeting shortly at this hour, with members called the middle east strategy alliance. we're monitoring that. we'll see what comment come out of that. after an eventful day to put i had mildly, tomorrow is shaping up to be huge. kristina partsinevelos has been covering it all for us here at the united nations. the reason i think tomorrow will be huge, we talked so much about ukraine, the president has one-on-one meeting with ukrainian president. reporter: 2:00 p.m. eastern time. we're expecting a lot of conversations about the timeline. white house officials told specifically fox news that phone call, that july phone call happen adweek after the military aid was suspended. then they released the money in mid-august because of a rule caught impoundment if you don't release money it is taken away. connell: right port pot overall theme, the president brought up at the 74th general assembly as well the lack of contributions from individual nations when it com

and his address to the united nations general assembly asserting that the future belongs to those he called patriot son not flow ballistics he took aim at china and its trade policies yet again the united states lost 60000 factories. after china and the w.t. . this is happening. to other countries all over the. the world trade organization needs drastic change. the 2nd largest economy in the world should not be permitted to declare itself a developing country in order to game the system at others' expense. for years these abuses were tolerated. ignored. or even encouraged lobel ism exerted a religious pull over past leaders causing them to ignore their own national interests. but as far as america's concerned those days are over. well that speaks to our temperaments of cancer james frey's he's at the u.n. and i was listening to that speech at jane's he was expected to take aim at china and he certainly did given the situation between the u.s. and china when it comes to this ongoing trade war. yes i think you have to look at the timing of this trade talks coming up so the pressure is

nations so let's head back to one of our top stories of course we heard from the united nations secretary general antonio good terrorists who announced the formation of a constitutional committee for all of syria that's been seen as a step forward to restarting the stalled peace process aimed at ending the year conflict let's get more on this and talk to joshua landis who's the director of the sensor for middle east studies at the university of oklahoma he joins us now on skype from norway and in houma thank you very much for your patience very busy day in new york of course but this statement from the u.n. secretary general is certainly of significance do you see this as a breakthrough of sorts when it comes to the conflict in syria. well it's certainly much anticipated and they've been haggling about this for over a year the the shape of the committee is that $150.00 delegates at this constitutional committee which is very large 50 of them are appointed by the syrian government 50 from the opposition and 50 which are called civil society leaders appointed by the un they've been haggling

and those protests have followed president sisi to new york he's there for the united nations general assembly and is also juicing meets u.s. president donald trump gyptian some rallied outside his hotel accusing him of crimes . off tell ahead on al-jazeera the w.h.o. calls for a major cash injection to ensure essential health care wild winds plus. i think what we really wanted to do with have to have a fight that there is as many ways of being my from my family from people we need to poets i bring to change assumptions about muslim americans. london sports and money is the man for england as they get their rugby world cup campaign underway. alor us the weather changes the season changes in europe so these throw off some active weather as a culture comes for the size that generates big showers but to me in georgia reflects that 120 millimeters i mean that's flash flood territory and that frontal system as it goes eastwards could generate a bit more right but i suspect not very much but enough of a bit maybe news becky but look at the picture it is a fairly dry one for monday and the w

following developments from the united nations. president faces growing discontent at home and an international community critical of us here why it's violation here in new york he got what he was hoping for a strong endorsement from the u.s. president donald trump who said that he was impressed with the good of president a c.c. of egypt was in turmoil until a sister took over in 2013 what was interesting is that when 6 was asked about the protest movement in egypt he said basically this were people affiliated with political islam and that political islam was given a chance in 2012 in egypt a reference to the muslim brotherhood when they took over and that it was rejected by the egyptian people he didn't mention the young protesters who took to the streets over the last few days denouncing the legacy of president. saying that he impoverished the nation that he along with the military elite embezzled public funds and this is creating some concerns among the egyptians who are willing to take to the streets on friday in another. presi

nations. iran's president has told western powers to leave the security of the persian gulf to regional nations led by terror on has a rouhani made the comments while watching parades showcasing his country's military also not he also promised to unveil a regional peace plan at the united nations next week to secure the gulf region without the need for foreign intervention tensions are high after a series of attacks including a missile a drone strike on saudi oil facilities he has more from tehran. against the backdrop of a military parade iran's president proposed a new security plan for gulf waterways show your job we're going to present a plan at the u.n. so that iran in collaboration with regional states is able to maintain security in the persian gulf the strait of hormuz and the sea of oman to the world that the presence of foreign forces can cause insecurity for international waterways maritime movements and energy security our approach will create solidarity unity and coordination with

nations alexander thank you. fears some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world are france germany and britain have issued a joint statement saying that iran is responsible for a recent attack on saudi oil facilities this so winds them with washington on the issue on the sidelines of the un general assembly the 3 leaders today urged iran to avoid provocation and instead choose diable israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has met with his political rival by the guns after calling for a unity government israel's president has invited both of the men to meet with him after recent elections failed to provide a clear winner both sides have been looking for coalition partners to form a majority but so far come up short. for here in europe leaders meeting in malta have reached a deal on how to resettle migrants rescued from the mediterranean the agreement is aimed at easing pressure on southern european union nations and it will be presented to other e.u. member states next month they're

tens of thousands of combatants and civilians have been killed in yemen pleadingly united nations to describe it as the world's worst humanitarian crisis lure about him and the al jazeera. a new detail transcript revealing the final moments of saudi journalism alpha shelties assassination has been released by a turkish newspaper the shoji was killed in the saudi consulate in istanbul last october jamal a shell has moved almost a year since it shocked the world and the story of jamal official she's murder is still making headlines the newspaper one of turkey's biggest published details of conversations that took place between stauffer the saudi consulate in istanbul and officials in the kingdom's royal court in riyadh they corroborate with a narrative that was presented by the united nations special reparatory investigating the murder of the slain journalist in the findings she published 3 months ago further evidence that's for sure she's killing was not simply a botched attempt by saudi agents to kidnap him but in fact a premeditated murder according to the newspaper on september the

states and working on other issues that he said exemplified what the united nations is all about does all of this right is that mean that the u.s. has nothing for a different kind of relationship with the u.n. than it's had in the past. well it certainly is a change from the way that donald trump engaged with the united nations during his 1st 2 years in office he was very very critical of the u.s. behavior when he 1st took office our viewers may recall that he was adamant on the matter of u.n. structural reforms on cutting the amount of money that was being spent on u.n. peacekeeping operations and that was something which is 1st ambassador to the u.n. nikki haley really pushed forward during her time here but i think there's also something else that may. account for his new change in approach to the united nations his former national security advisor john bolton is no longer in the job and bolton who himself had served as an ambassador to the u.n. during the tenure of george bush was very much against this institution and so it might be that simply having this person out of the west

nations, to fulfill the purposes of the united nations charter in preserving peace and security for peoples around the world, its role in achieving prosperity, growth and stability in our region, as well as its development and human terry and efforts worldwide. -- development of humanitarian efforts worldwide. i would like to outline social challenges such as poverty, disease, climate change and weapons of mass destruction, among others. while highlighting the kingdom's position and perspective on these issues. i wanted to talk about the country's ongoing economic development and reforms in that takes us back to our true islamic faith that rejects all forms of extremism, a position that aims at achieving a connected society that is engaged with its surroundings and the world. however, the aggressive act of september 14 on the kingdom's oil facilities violated the principles of this organization as enshrined in its charter and upset the security of our region . this aggression requires from all of us a historic position i would lay out in my address today. mr. president, ladies and g

>> president trump met with the south korean president monday at the united nations. the two leaders spoke about continuing talks with north korean leader kim jong-un. thank you we are pleased to be with president moon of south korea. we have a long-term friendship and we are making a lot of progress. we are working on a great deal. we have completed a trade deal that is working out well for both countries. that deal is completed now and been in existence for six months. it has been very good. we intend to do additional things on trade. we will be talking about north korea, we will be talking about the purchase of equipment. south korea is one of our largest purchasers of military equipment, and we are working together very well. [speaking foreign language] pres. moon: [speaking foreign language] mr. president, it is a great pleasure to meet you again. i should say that i always marvel at your imagination and bold decision-making. pres. moon: [speaking foreign language] translator: thanks to your leadership, we have been able to see great progress in our relations and

president donald trump tells the united nations general assembly iran is one of the greatest security threats facing peace loving nations not only is iran the world's number one state sponsor of terrorism. but iran's leaders are fueling the tragic wars in both syria and yemen. was. blamed iran directly for the recent attack on a saudi oil plant and says it's tough economic sanctions on tehran will be tight also coming up over fulton a blow to british prime minister boris johnson all 11 judges agreed that his move to suspend parliament was unlawful chozen vows the ruling will not get in the way a president. should do there are a lot of people in the world to frustrate brits who are a lot of people who basically misspoke this country coming out of the e.u. so what options are left now. thank you so much for your company every once we begin in new york where u.s. president adult child has addressed the u.n. joe. assembly amid rising tensions with iran he blamed tehran once more for the recent attack on a saudi oil facility and accuse the iranian leadership of stoking unrest across the mi

such woods for example that the united nations in new york. and. their secretary general antonio good chance rang a bell to mock the international day of peace to die this year's event is devoted to the risks which climate change poses to hominy around the world. cities across germany have also seen mass protests organizers said more than a 1000000 turned out to demand action on climate change meanwhile german chancellor angela merkel's government has responded by announcing a 50000000000 euro climate protection plan methyl admitted the country will not reach its climate goals in 2020 but said it will by 20. 30 the new measures include a charge on carbon dioxide emissions which may push up the price of gasoline an oil heating plane travel should become more expensive while transport costs will be lower for those using public transport and trains and electricity development is to be stepped up. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world the 1st keg of beer has been tapped as the mayor of this year's october fest more than 6000

the israeli foreign minister spoke at the 74th session of the united nations general assembly in new york city. he focused his remarks on iran, saying the nation was responsible for an attack on a saudi oil field, and calling it the world's biggest sponsor of terrorism. [voice of translator] i now introduce israel katz, foreign minister of israel. [applause] israel katz excellent -- israel: excellencies, ladies and katz, stand, israel here today at the podium of the united nations as the foreign minister of the state of israel. me, this is a very moving moment. in 1947, the u.n. recognized the right of the jewish people to its own state in the land of israel. 71 years ago we established the state of israel. we have defended and developed our homeland and today the state of israel is the wrong -- is strong on defense, a nation that leads in many fields. israel is a real democracy for all of its citizens, jewish and non-jewish alike. theel is the nationstate of jewish people, based on thousands of years of jewish history and the right of the jewish people to its own u.n.and, just as th