bridge those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story. of like. iraq war has international airlines to stop flying into its kurdish region follows monday's vote on secession which passed with overwhelming support but who baghdad's pressure forced the regional government to cancel the result or will it backfire this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program today with me to dull the now the government of iraq is suspending all international flights to and from bill in its northern autonomous kurdish region people in the area took part in a succession vote on monday that baghdad and other governments including crucially turkey have strongly opposed almost ninety three percent voted for the referendum but the prime minister hietala body's administration calls it unconstitutional it's also demanding full control of the region's oil revenue and border crossings will gets one guests in just a moment but first top the abdel-hamid sets up our discussion from a bill. to no more international flights to and from airports of evidence eliminator and that s

the program i'm in is a problem the kurdish referendum in iraq has been a long time coming it finally happened on monday after years of campaigning the kurds living in northern iraq have been pushing for independence and the end of world war one in two thousand and five an overwhelming majority said they wanted an independence referendum but it didn't happen now the family voted for secession in an official poll but will that actually translate to independence for the iraqi kurds we'll get to our guests in just a moment but first how the hamad sets up the story for us from at a b. in. there is certainly a sense of pride and satisfaction among people here pride because many say well they didn't expect to participate in such a vote in their lifetime and also satisfaction because in the run up to the referendum they were there was a lot of apprehension. that violence could erupt in the disputed territories and specifically in kirkuk that did not happen in the day when by and large very safely now the problems that the kurdish region. was facing the day before the referendum are e

analyst and commentator on iraq and kurdistan region across the uk rules in effect that means he can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate mohamed let me go to you first in beirut i said in my introduction the the issue of kurdish independence is very vexing and even dangerous we have a lot of countries in the neighborhood that are a staunch ally against the idea but then again the kurds by any definition of self-determination probably should get their own state here this is being stuck between a rock and a hard place go ahead mohammed in me in beirut. i think a key point that has to be remembered is that the current iraqi constitution was written. with the cooperation of the different groups in iraq including the current presidential leadership in a real and constitution accept a federal iraq and the leadership that these people right now have in be in is based on that constitution they supported the constitution they voted for the constitution and they helped write the constitution so this is a key point the constitution does not allow for someone to decide to have a ref

see it with inside story button. thank. you ed thank you the it the kurds in iraq have voted in the betterment of the hopes of getting their. votes rejected by the iraqi government and neighboring countries to talk an estimate. of the battle of the need for the region. with. with. with with hello and welcome to the program i'm elizabeth brought him the kurdish referendum and iraq has been a long time coming it finally happened on monday on after years of campaigning the kurds living in northern iraq have been pushing for independence and the end of world war one in two thousand and five an overwhelming majority said they wanted an independence referendum but it didn't happen now the family voted for secession in an official poll but will that actually translate to independence for the iraqi kurds will get to our guests in just a moment but first how the hammad sets up the story for us from a to b. in. there is certainly a sense of pride and satisfaction among people here pride because many say well they didn't expect to participate in such a vote in their lifetime and also satisfact

towards independence here amongst the kurds in iraq. with the huge kurdish population in his country in particular an organization that not only turkey but the international community considers to be a kurdish terrorist organization the p.k. k. so it's no good to one sitting back and letting this happen and of course we have an election here in iraq next year. the iraqis will go to the polls and vote for a new government in iraq so there's no way that prime minister labadee cannot be seen to be ramping up the rhetoric and making these kind of threats that's certainly what analysts are saying and as i say the people that we've been speaking on the street remain resolute and relatively calm but it is a very worrying situation here and let's not forget that it's not only the regional players in this in this crisis that have condemned this referendum but it is fundamentally the entire international community trying to thank you very much indeed. israeli forces have raided the home of the palestinian gunman who opened fire at the entrance of a jewish settlement in the occupied west bank the

independence for the kurds in iraq baghdad says no ninety two percent of kurds in said yes to independence in monday's referendum baghdad says it will not recognize the vote and it sending federal troops to retake control of the kurdish region will a vote for freedom leading to a future of war also coming up saudi arabia says it will lift its ban on women drivers but is there more behind the wheel here could have more reform in this new tory asli conservative kingdom be just around the corner and the rise of the robots automation threatens every half of all job say experts but could it also change our lives for the better. off it's good to have you with us tonight iraq is faced with the question of keeping the country together it comes after kurds in the north of the country voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence a kurdish authorities. over ninety two percent of kurds backed independence in that referendum that was held on monday but iraq's central government in baghdad refuses to respect the result it has threatened sanctions against the kurds and that could put them o

cooperate with the u.n. in order to promote and protect human rights. iraq says it's coordinating with iran and turkey to take over control of borders currently managed by the kurdish regional government it follows a refusal by kurdish leaders to hand over responsibility for border crossings following monday's session referendum. government airstrikes have killed more than forty five people and wounded dozens more in northern syria at least twenty five people died in italy province fighter jets also targeted hama and aleppo provinces with syrian and russian forces are battling opposition fighters. the american health secretary has quit after spending at least four hundred thousand taxpayer dollars on private jets tom price was president trump's choice to lead the movement to repeal and replace obamacare. but the magic of television i got ninety seconds to get studio fourteen inside story. on counting the cost of the world's fastest growing startup created a new virtual labor market but can that business model clear the regulation roadblocks. the factors at play as oil prices enter a bull ma

work by one of the world's most popular authors more than a century after his death. top story iraq demanding the kurdish regional government surrender control of its airports or face a ban on international flights baghdad is increasing the pressure on the kurdish leadership of a monday secession referendum the vote went ahead despite objections from iraq iran syria the u.s. and turkey shall stratford is in bill. the rhetoric and threats continue and from both sides. iraq to me that i still is still occupying some parts of kirkuk and some parts of iraq i still is still a threat to the cities with some of our brothers in iraqi kurdistan a living we must not divide iraq according to or through all viral referendum that is completely rejected such language will go down well with the international community including the u.s. and the e.u. each sent the timing of the vote could weaken iraq's unity at a time when the fight against terrorism is paramount ela bhatt he says the kurdish referendum on independence was unconstitutional and the federal government will ignore the expected yes res

. currents in iraq vote yes for independence but iraq isn't going to let them go without a fight and turkey is threatening to get involved in the conflict as well i'm sorry i'm in berlin this is the day. that the people of kurdistan have made their decision and entered a new phase different from anything in the past. but it's there's nobody to blame us for this but that and they took advantage of the situation and broke the bounds of the constitution and upward for the for the more than the one i don't want to design they will use force. but the new barzani and the northern iraqi administration will go down in history bearing the shame of pushing our region into an endless six area and war over here today that iraq after two thousand and three was established by american and coalition forces america has to mediate to save the blood of iraqis and their voices civil war between kurds and arabs of you're. also on the show the founder of playboy hugh hefner has died at the age of ninety one i'll speak to a former editorial director a flyboy magazine about the man and his legacy coming up but fi

western soil dominate the news for weeks after the happen and the iraq and syria wars against eisler regularly center stage on our t.v. screens the subject was on the agenda at the recent brics conference in china and will be debated at the upcoming u.n. general assembly this week it's catapulted back into the spotlight for an obvious reason the sixteenth anniversary of nine eleven the september eleventh attacks in the united states in two thousand and one have largely defined u.s. foreign policy since and affected lives throughout the world almost three thousand people were killed when hijackers flew planes into the trend towers of the world trade center in new york and the attacks triggered a series of events including new wars new immigration policies and new prejudices despite the so-called war on terror the issue hasn't gone away some would argue it's even grown. the group that carried out the nine eleven attacks is still active in yemen parts of syria and northern africa in the middle east in two thousand and fourteen it morphed into this slum extent of iraq and the levant or e

he served as a senior press advisor to the coalition for visual authority in iraq where he earned a department of defense joint civil service combination. his experiences and perspectives gained during the seven months form the basis of his book. fighting the media war in iraq. please help me give a warm welcome to the best-selling author. [applause]. thank you very much. i really appreciate the warm introduction and this is a wonderful turnout and i'm honored to be here with all of you given it a stay of new york city's subways and trains. we've a great room and again it is a great privilege ron is a pretty quiet guy. very modest, but for those of you that don't know he has tackled some of the most complex the security challenges facing the city of new york during his career particularly after september 11 and he is a great public servant and someone truly committed to keeping the city safe. so thank you ron, for everything that you do. [applause]. i would just like to take a minute if all of our veterans and those who served in the unites states armed forces would just stand and b

and out of the region in northern iraq where more than ninety percent of voters backed independence. after the referendum passed the kurds in iraq could hardly contain themselves thousands flooded the kurdish cities in northern iraq to celebrate a referendum they have been pushing for for years. today we are overjoyed we've been living under occupation and suffering for one hundred years but today we rejected that. yes for independence and freedom for the kurdish people. kurdistan is already an autonomous region within iraq but minority kurds want to break away with other territory like the oil rich region near the city of kirkuk to form an independent state. baghdad has called the vote unconstitutional. iraq's prime minister the body has said international flights to the kurdish region would be suspended and vowed to keep iraq from breaking apart. they took advantage of the situation and violated the constitution i don't want to say that we will use force we'll use our heads and respect the constitution if they respond to this then it's fine and therefore today i demand that they r

coming to you live from berlin independence for the comrades in iraq bob that says no go and celebrate as the vote for independence gets overwhelming support but there's talk in baghdad of sending in troops so where is the vote to succeed from iraq heading also coming up decisive steps toward a go forward on bragg's if that's the verdict of both sides as the fourth round of formal talks ends meet seems there or friends. and they're moving the seats in germany's problem and they are more bodies and more members than ever after last weekend's general election and accommodating them all in harmony a harmonious basis something of a headache. hello i'm on the thought she may welcome to the show the latest move by iraq's kurds toward separate emanation has thrown the region into crisis more than ninety percent of people in iraq's kurdish region in the north voted in favor of independence the iraqi government reacted with outrage saying the referendum was illegal neighboring turkey and iran which also have good. minorities have both condemned the vote as the gods celebrated iraq's prime minis

turkey's parliament extends its military mandate in iraq two days before the kurds hold their independence referendum. rights groups say me and mars still torching range of villages and laying land mines on the bangladeshi border despite its denials. catalonia refuses to hand control of its regional police force to spain which is determined to stop its referendum. foreign minister has launched a scathing attack against the u.s. president donald trump at the united nations general assembly. says the insults towards kim jong un and pyongyang make a north korean rocket visit to the entire u.s. mainland inevitable. now you might want to refer eight months in power. he has turned the white house into a noisy and i'm not kidding place on the hill of crackling sound you know we had a vision. and now here's our try to turn the un arena into a gangster's nest where money is respected and bloodshed is the order of the day. what do you know of reality that the person like crumpling a mentally deranged person full of middle of mania and complaisance the person who just dies even by the am

. where you go on one with the. we had a lot of hope in this new iraq that this will be a new opportunity for iraq that will be based on federalism on coexistence on democracy on them and we can live together and have coexistence and we did whatever we could to enhance that kind of iraq. so you are very. aware of. korea corn you're. the story keyboard. boy. ed on the meter whole i need this two week live show where. you could in the stone. of a business who we've got. point is good then the. love part is going no no orla point is going to be a lot. and after two thousand and five when we have been working on the new iraq you can institution be fine despite some of the deficiencies of that constitution but we thought at that time that's a good constitution because it's for the first time that iraq has already a constitution and if it has not been for the kurdistan the people that constitution not passed because the kurdish population in the name of our province and also in the province voted to rescue this constitution because in the constitution it has been stupid lated if the

iraq he cares a vote to secede baghdad and show their displeasure with more threats. you know without is there a life and death is also coming up donald trump says he'll go to puerto rico after being criticized for his lack of empathy for u.s. territory hit by hurricane maria. changing gears saudi arabia will allow women to drive for the first time starting next year. and too slow too inefficient to the french president outlines his vision for transforming the european union. the first iraq has ordered the kurdistan regional government to surrender control of his samples all face and in boggo on international flights now as part of mounting pressure on the kurdish leadership over secession referendum which was held on monday charles shafiq reports from a bill. the rhetoric and threats continue and from both sides iraq to me that i still is still occupying some parts of kirkuk and some parts of iraq i still is still a threat to the cities with some of our brothers in iraqi kurdistan a living we must not divide iraq according to or through all viral referendum that is completely

some militias some people and some govern raise some people and some brit is the one to iraq to be weak and this is completely rejected and the iraqis have rejected that this is the general mood in the come train we are all again is to find an ism and we are all against you. these sick terrorists sick tarion aspects in the country and we need to make sure that we are all was better and we need to make sure of that we need to be better as iraq a not to be better as one sector and lower might is has the more you are good to. god the more you prefer as a citizen and as a country we need to work for the welfare of the iraq as a whole and we have a lot of martyrs who lost their lives for the sake of iraq and the unity of iraq the referendum is not for that. i still are still occupying some parts of cairo. and some parts of iraq i salute is a threat to the cities where some of our brothers in kurdistan and iraq are living we need not to divide iraq a cold drink or through or via roof the random the is completely rejected are you wont that the consequences of the referendum will have no n

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berlin tonight independence for the kurds in iraq baghdad says no ninety two percent of kurds has said yes to independence and monday's referendum baghdad says it will not recognize the vote and deciding federal troops to retake control of the kurdish region will this conflict lead to violence also coming up saudi arabia says it will lift its ban on women drivers but is there more behind the wheel here could this be a sign of wider reform in this notoriously conservative king. i'm bringing off it's good to have you with us tonight iraq is faced with the question of how to keep the country together it comes after kurds in the north of the country voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence kurdish authorities say over ninety two percent of kurds backed independence in a referendum held on monday but iraq's central government in baghdad refuses to respect the result and has threatened sanctions against the kurds all that could put them on a collision course with a newly confident nation in waiting. there were euphoric scenes among iraq's kurds after the official result was announced ku

iraq's kurds vote in an independence referendum despite fierce opposition to the ballot from iraq turkey and iran. a fourth term in power despite big losses for on the merkel and germany's election is far right nationalists win seats in parliament for the first time since the nazi era. and the devastation of domenica the caribbean island dealing with the destruction of hurricane maria. this was the first time in nearly six days that there's been any water distribution here you can see people are anxious to get water they're thirsty they're hungry there's no electricity here. i'm joined again. by another door to live in this world and respond by needing all sitting on u.s. president donald trump attacks in protest against racial inequality. iraqi kurds are voting in a controversial referendum on the region's independence the ballot strongly opposed in iraq and neighboring countries there are fears it could fuel the separatist aspirations of kurds in the region five million people across northern iraq are eligible to vote so the poll is taking place in the provinces have to hook. or

berlin independence for the kurds in iraq baghdad says no kurds are celebrating as their vote for independence gets overwhelming support but there's talk in baghdad of sending in the troops so where is the vote to secede from iraq heading also coming up german chancellor of the machall hits the campaign trail again just days after winning the general election this time around she's helping out in a vote and one of germany's states. and hugh hefner the founder of playboy dies at the age of ninety one did he empower women or was he just a peddler of porn. i'm brian thomas welcome to the show iraq's kurds are facing growing political isolation after the massive yes to independence and monday's referendum airlines from turkey egypt jordan lebanon all saying they'll be halting flights to iraqi kurdistan at the request of baghdad now turkey has also warned it could stop cross border trade with the region and iraq. central government has threatened its own sanctions. there were euphoric scenes among iraq's kurds after the official result was announced kurdish authority said that with a s

leaders surprising and confounding their supporters. is it politics or principle? in iraq and syria, how is the fight really going against the group that calls itself islamic state? my guests this week, the founder of the first rough draft of history podcast, michael goldfarb, dr vincent magombe, director of the african journalist network, nesrine malik the sudanese writer, and bronwen maddox, director of the think tank the institute for government. welcome to you all. good to have you with us again. aung san suu kyi, prisoner of conscience for years, the gently persuasive campaigner who helped bring a peaceful end to myanmar‘s decades of military dictatorship. why is she so reluctant to speak out against a military operation seen by many as bordering on ethnic cleansing? tens of thousands of myanmar‘s rohingya minority population, who practise islam, have fled to neighbouring bangladesh. the nobel peace prize winner and de facto leader of myanmar will deliver her state of the nation address this week. how will she address this particular issue? i would be surprised if she said

wider interests the us has an interest in preventing the complete meltdown of its iraq policy russia has a strong interest in consolidating the games it made in backing the syrian government so the two superpowers have a significant interest in seeing a stable outcome to this development and recognizing it as a reality the kurdish people voted in extremely large numbers peacefully and quietly on behalf of independence now do you politically speaking i think russia is in a bind here because policy wise it is strongly against any kind of secession but the crimean referendum of two thousand and fourteen makes it harder for. you a protest against the kurdish vote but that mary cannot facing such perplexity why do you think with washington is not showing more indignation very straightforwardly the kurds are america's only reliable allies in this part of the world america is waking up to the fact that the baghdad government is largely a rainy and dominate so america's new the absurd position of backing the iranian government against its kurdish allies american policy has always been since

. this is the deputy is coming to you live from berlin independence for the kurds in iraq no says baghdad this is go and celebrate after their vote for independence gets overwhelming support but there's talk in baghdad of sending in troops so where is the vote heading we talk to our correspondent in the region also coming up decisive steps forward on briggs it that's the british view as the fourth round of formal talks ended but the e.u.'s negotiators says they are weeks possibly months away from making substantial progress and hugh hefner the founder of playboy dies at the age of ninety one to empower women or was he just a peddler of porn. i don't welcome i'm a touchy man the latest move by iraq's kurds toward separate terminations us throwing the region into crisis more than ninety percent of people in iraq's kurdish region in the north voted in favor of independence the iraqi government reacted with outrage saying the referendum was illegal neighboring turkey and iran which also have kurdish minorities have both condemned the vote as the good celebrated iraq's prime minister t

landscape. i'm sam is a band this is out is there a live from down so coming up iran iraq and turkey warn against the planned referendum in iraq semi autonomous kurdish region. the revenge of crisis bangladesh imposes new on strict new restrictions on refugees for me and my. second arrest following friday's attack on the london underground u.k. threat level remains principle. the palestinian father movement is cautiously welcoming a pledge from its rival hamas to hold talks in the general election a mass release the statement saying it's willing to end its feud with the which controls the occupied west bank and masses also vowed to dissolve its administrative committee which governs gaza for the deputy leader calls the move positive and promising if true force it has more from gaza city. there are three ministries which have always been attached or reported towards the . based administration the occupied west bank administration of the fatah led palestinian authority the other ministries the other officials are so far reporting to an acting executive committee however they are both i

story to life. al jazeera correspondent my own private bollywood this time. iraq's kurds voting right now in an independence referendum despite fierce opposition from neighbors iraq turkey and iraq. hello i'm adrian for the get this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up a fourth for a week and angle of merkel in germany as far right nationalists make it to parliament for the first time since the nazi era. donald trump adds north korea chad and venezuela to the list of countries whose nationals face a u.s. travel ban. and the impact of hurricane maria on the caribbean island of dominic. this was the first time in nearly six days that there's been any water distribution here you can see people are anxious to get water they're thirsty they're hungry there's no electricity here. iraqi kurds are voting right now at a controversial referendum on the region's independence the president of iraq's kurdish regional government supersonic cost his ballots in the last hour around five million kurds are eligible to vote the referendum is non-binding but it could trigger a process of separatio

workers' union its main demand president jacob zuma must go. iraq's kurdish region is about ten ounces the official results from monday's succession referendum an official estimate say kurds have voted yes iraqi prime minister body is ready regional leaders to cancel the results it's good morning from me joining us live from bill we waiting on the results what are you hearing how is it going to work. well we're waiting for the results the first said that they were supposed to be announced a short while ago. however the room where the press conference is going to happen is full with journalism everybody is really on standby even the people here in this square behind me everybody has been coming and asking us do you know what the results are so this is a certain level of anticipation among kurds probably as curious as. we can fairly say that the vote would have won in this referendum even though we don't know the percentage the only figure we have of this board is that there was quite a high turnout somewhere around seventy two to seventy five percent and we have a breakdown of the turno

suffering from refugees from the culture to this happening in syria and iraq and i think we're my first aim is to try to. buy them from many consequences that are happening in syria and other places. also. we've had a very good political relationship with russia i would like also this relationship economically to develop so far we haven't had you know economic. level of you know huntsman like our political. you know our relationship so now i aim to enhance this relationship economically at the same time we believe that we should also try to do some you know work with the military here in russia because we. face the same problem terrorism's everywhere and we want to face that kind of terrorism with our allies. but i understand about the economic ties but on these things today with the world that we're living all of the focus is on the military eight so why the drive for the military assistance from all three very different sources why now room we you know lebanon has faced. just a few weeks ago against isis you fear that you know this is going to be a long long fight against isis and we beli

the state of the news coming to live from berlin the kurdish independence vote in iraq sparks a backwash turkey stop straining kurdish troops fighting against islamic state it also holds joint military exercises with iraq near the kurds autonomous zone airlines say they'll comply with baghdad's order to suspend flights in and out of the kurds main airport will bring you the latest from the region plus a tat tat about the european union's future americal and math wrong me the head of talks with other e.u. leaders on the agenda the french president's vision for reform. and germany's biggest soccer club byron munich sax coach carlo ancelotti italian pays the price for a disappointing start to the season. and a polarizing figure in the world of entertainment dies hugh hefner was ninety one years old so was the founder of playboy magazine a crusader for women's empowerment or just a peddler of smut bring you both sides of the story from. there harmon welcome the show it's good to have you with us. a vote for independence by iraq's kurds has heightened tensions across the region baghd

oil what the kurds of northern iraq want now is independence and almost the entire world is against them tonight the people who survived saddam hussein are about to face baghdad's troops yet again i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. he said great people of kurdistan you did not allow anyone to break your will when you voted yes to independence. it was. all we really pose national authority across the whole of iraq including the kurdish region. and this is not a threat. that instead of threatening and punishments let's start a serious dialogue to be good neighbors. that. will be honest we will use all the tools of the constitution and the law and we will surprise them. then we might face hardships but i'm sure the future will be bright that. we say little but i will speak for themselves the most important is that the will of the people of kurdistan could not be broken. also on the show tonight the trump train in the german election and the one leader whose final term in office may be all about making that train jumped the track of the new york times columnist roger cohen is my g

following the death of both of his parents back in iraq now they've been reporting that he was arrested on friday evening near the port of dover and they're claiming that he is according to them the key suspect in this whole terror related latest incident in the u.k. because they've been circulating images captured by c.c.t.v. cameras where a young man can be seen carrying little bag which is a grocery store here and this is the exact same bag that was captured in images inside the carriage of where this homemade device had partially detonated on friday morning and the second young man is actually being named a second alleged suspect according to the media they are describing him as twenty one year old for rukh and according to them he was arrested on saturday evening outside chicken shop in west london now the media here have said that they've tracked down what they're saying is his facebook page that says that he is from damascus syria that this was a person who had studied english in london and worked at a events company here in the british capital and they have been saying

a border shut down as pressure mounts on the cards in northern iraq not to hold a referendum on independence. of weldon struggling to cope bangladesh imposes restrictions on range refugees were pouring in for me on my. police in london arrest a second person in connection with friday's two bombing. we begin in gaza are in a major breakthrough a lot has been a long and bitter dispute between rival palestinian movements hamas and fatah a mass which has ruled gaza for ten years has released a statement saying it is willing to end its feud with which controls the occupied west bank amasses agreed to dismantle the administrative committee that runs the strip and to also hold elections. the hook but i was. made a courageous serious and patriotic decision to dissolve the administrative committee but how would the fatah movement and the president of the palestinian authority deal with this decision and with this egyptian effort we believe that muslin and fatah have a new test in dealing with the egyptian effort and with achieving the aspirations of our palestinian people in finding a un

for the kurds in iraq a bond that sees no concept of britain as a vote for independence gets overwhelming support but there's talk in baghdad of sending in troops so where is the vote to succeed from iraq heading also coming up as the fourth round of former breaks the talks and a britain's prime minister to resign may says any transition period out of the european union would be capped at two years and german chancellor angela merkel hits the campaign trail again just days after winning the general election this time she's helping out in a vote in one of germany's states. on a warm welcome to you i'm on the touch. the latest moves by iraq's kurds to what self-determination has thrown the region into crisis more than ninety percent of people in iraq's kurdish autonomous region in the north voted in favor of independence the iraqi government reacted with outrage saying the referendum was illegal neighboring turkey and iran which also have good minorities have both condemned the vote. as the god celebrated iraq's prime minister threatened serious consequences there were euphoric

in an independence referendum despite fears opposition from iraq turkey and iraq. hello this is al jazeera life. also coming out. despite big losses for hagel and merkel in germany selection as far right nationalists win seats in parliament for the first time since the nazi era. but some of. the distress of villages as they rushed to escape a volatile volcano in indonesia plus. i got a daughter you have to live in this world. n.f.l. players responded by nailing or sitting after u.s. president donald trump attacks those protesting against racial inequality. iraqi kurds are voting in a controversial referendum on the region's independence the ballot is strongly opposed in iraq and by neighboring countries that are fears that it could fuel the separatists aspirations of kurds in the region. our armed forces are on the borders with iraq to do whatever it takes iran is well we'll do whatever it takes our air force stands ready we will never allow anyone or anything to go from turkey to iraq this week we will adopt so many other measures will close the borders nothing will go across the

need to defeat eisel iraq iran and turkey oppose the poll and demonstrators march through the streets of istanbul on sunday in protest iran's government has threatened to end all border security arrangements with the kurdish regional authority in northern iraq if the vote goes ahead hoda abdel-hamid is currently in irbil in the kurdish region of northern iraq and she says iran is worried how kurds living in this territory would react to a referendum in neighboring iraq. this might be deferred explicit statement coming out of iran but certainly there have been several warnings by the iranian government over the past few months relations actually between tehran and the kurdish authorities have been strained for quite a while now and the bottom line iran sees this as a threat to its own national security in the sense that iran has a sizable kurdish population several iranian kurdish opposition parties are based here in northern iraq and iran fears that this referendum even though nonbinding if it goes ahead might bull aspirations of the iranian kurds just those are exactly the same fears

the similarities of cultures across the world. al-jazeera. iraq's prime minister says he'll do whatever it takes to stop the formation of an independent kurdistan. hello i'm maryanne demasi oh watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up israeli forces raid the home of a palestinian man who was shot dead three of the security forces in the occupied west bank. u.s. president announces he'll be visiting hurricane hit puerto rico but not before sparking controversy over its financial debt. and spain's government sends thousands of police reinforcements into catalonia orders to block a planned vote on independence. and though our top story this hour iraqi kurdish leader massoud barzani has said that the yes vote has won has won monday's on monday referendum on secession he said iraq central government in baghdad should now engage in serious dialogue instead of threatening sanctions but he also called for calm when the official result is announced. we should all step out of our political shoes and i ask you all i also all the sisters and brothers when the results of the refer

you turkish and iraqi troops have joined together for military exercises on the border of iraq's semi autonomous kurdish region several airlines have also announced they will suspend flights the region after ninety three percent of kurds backed independence in a contentious referendum. hugh heffner the founder of the adult magazine playboy has died at the age of ninety one launched in one thousand fifty three playboy was an overnight success and was credited with helping break turn down a tale attitudes in the u.s. but hefner's critics accused him of degrading in objectifying women. and in sport by munich have fired their coach carlo ancelotti just reeks into the new football season the bundesliga champions got off to a slow start and suffered a humiliating three nil drubbing to paris and chemin last night really sad no one takes over as chaotic a coach for the team. i don't think you can always get did have been used on the gold has done loads from google play or from the apple store that would give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications

say in october and independence referendum certainly having a moment in time with kurds in iraq the latest to have their say on autonomy sunni now has the latest that's right and iraq's kurdish minority has voted in independence a referendum on the outcome will likely be yes when those official results are revealed that is despite plenty of international pressure both the u.s. and the u.n. are opposed to the pole. celebrate the holding of the independence referendum. on monday today we voted for the independence of kurdistan and it's a session from iraq. we want to change our iraqi identity to kurdish. i say goodbye to iraq and yes to independence. the non-binding vote was held despite pressure from all sides iraq's central government said it would never accept the speeding up of the country internationally the united nations warns the kurds push for independence could ignite more regional conflicts by the us feared it would distract from the fight against so-called islamic states. that could say the fight is partly about acknowledging the contribution of their peshmerga fighters in