This is down to zero live from also coming up. To. Some National Police and to spains largest banks put out. We must not allow a red to attain to a Nuclear WeaponsPresident Trump gives his strongest hint that the u. S. Will drop its support of the iran nuclear deal. Plus two years after the polls deadly earthquake survivors face fresh challenges newly built. The United Nations annual report on children in conflict strongly criticized both sides in the war in yemen places saudi arabia and its allies on the list of countries that kill and maim children in conflicts at the same time though the uns annual report admits the coalition has taken action to improve Child Protection mike hanna has more from the un the report focuses on children in conflict across the globe in countries ranging from afghanistan to colombia to syria mali myanmar and all the list itself showing how widespread the problem is of children caught up in all recruited to action. There were three thousand five hundred twelve child casualties in afghanistan alone the highest recorded in one country and in yemen a total of one thousand three hundred and forty child casualties were recorded of which the report says the saudi Led Military Coalition was responsible for six hundred eighty three in addition the coalition is held accountable for the destruction of a large number of schools and hospitals. The Saudi Led Coalition was originally named in the two thousand and thirteen blacklist as well but was controversially removed by the then secretary general ban kimoon pending a review that was never completed u. N. Aids confirmed this happened after the saudi government had threatened to withdraw its funding to the United Nations we are told the current secretary general carefully vetted personally and endorsers this report this year theres a change in the format of the report and x. One the blacklist which contains the names of the perpetrators has been divided into two sections section eight contains the names of nations and nonstate actors guilty of acts against children but those that have been subsequently found to have attempted to improve the protection of children during the reporting period have been moved into section b. The saudi Led Military Coalition is in this category along with the afghan National Police and the Somali National army this may not be enough to avert what is likely to be strong protest from the saudi government in coming hours mike hanna aljazeera United Nations well now to spains biggest political crisis in decades the countrys top court has suspended a session of the Regional Parliament and catalonia local leaders are planning to the class a session during mondays sitting the speaker of catalonia as Parliament Says the Central Government in madrid has put freedom of expression in danger. This is an act of extreme seriousness because it cuts the freedom of expression of members of catalonia. To result in political problems in a political way we repeat always said that we will not allow the parliament. To be preparing to move the headquarters of bank. In the country. There are reports the board of. Because of the political uncertainty. I know that economic impact. Temporary. U. S. President donald trump has again accused iran of not living up to the spirit of the twenty fifty nuclear deal the Trump Administration is expected to decertify the agreement next week saying its not in the National Interest of the u. S. Would trump that military leaders at the white house to discuss the deal we must not allow iran to obtain to obtain Nuclear Weapons the Iranian Regime supports terrorism and exports violence bloodshed and chaos across the middle east that is why we must put an end to irans continued aggression and Nuclear Ambitions they have not lived up to the spirit of their agreement aljazeera particle hanging has more now from washington d. C. Just saw twenty four hours ago secretary of defense jim maddest tell the u. S. Congress that he thinks that its in the u. S. National security interest to stay in the iran deal and at the time that many people thought he was speaking to an audience of one President Donald Trump but if you really look back in now with this reporting that president may have found what he sees as a loophole where he can decertify but the not Push Congress to reimpose sanctions theres satisfying his base mattis is a key voice he is respected on capitol hill and were starting to see some republicans especially within the leadership say basically it will quote the uses the toothpaste is always an overt out of the bottle the money has been given to iran the sanctions have been lifted if they were to reimpose sanction they know the allies would blame them for and walked away from the nuclear deal and its not at all clear that the allies would follow suit and which would mean the same sions were somewhat toothless so its not confirmed that the republicans will go along but its also important to point out whenever things go in the congress anything could happen lobby matters so you will be faced with a choice between the pro Israeli Government lobby and all of the allies and other countries like china and russia who said we signed this deal were not renegotiating so there will be pressure on congress not to mention the fact that the Trump Administration cannot point to any evidence that iran isnt living up to their part of the deal the i. A. E. A. Has said theyre in one hundred percent compliance to get around that the Trump Administration keeps saying but the agreement said that iran would and this is important they say quote the deal they said positively contribute to regional and International Peace and security the deal does the agreement doesnt say that it doesnt say iran will contribute it says the agreement will contribute they cant quite square that peg when you ask them about it so there might have a shaky argument but if they do this that it goes to congress to decide if they scuttle the deal at least from a u. S. Perspective. Iraqi forces have captured the town of how we and the surrounding area this was i sold a last stronghold in Northern Iraq the military says some fighting still going on to the north and east of the town where i still is surrounded troops are greeted by jubilant villages in that six kilometers northwest of the town now with accounts of how we judge the only air that remains under eisel control in iraq is a stretch along the western border with syria where the armys been trying to defeat eisel since the armed group captured large swathes of Northern Iraq three years ago after months of airstrikes by u. S. Led Coalition Warplanes iraqi forces launched a major offensive to retake to crete in march twenty fifteen they declared victory a month later then the army moved on to ramadi in Anbar Province i still was forced to retreat from the area in december twenty fifth in ramadi is to teach it because its road connects to syria and in june twenty sixth in the. First city to fall to i so its also an province and about seventy kilometers from the capital baghdad where the battle for mosul lasted nine months and victory was finally declared in july the country now of how we gently has just one remaining area under isis control in iraq the focus now is on that area along the syrian border. Now turkey says its considering a blockade of iraqs kurdish region by closing its airspace and borders after the kurdish secession vote last week turkish president. Also said hell decide with iran and iraq Central Government on whether to cut oil imports from the iraqi kurds one was in the iranian capital tehran on wednesday where he discussed the kurdish vote with irans leaders both countries have large ethnic kurdish populations and frances president has offered to mediate between iraqs Central Government and kurdish leaders he made the offer after talks with a visiting iraqi prime minister. He thought on iraq we are particularly interested in the stability of iraq in the upcoming weeks and months we hope very much that there will be dialogue that is respectful of the integrity of iraq and we would also like to advocate that in the framework of the constitution for a recognition of the kurds should take place there is a long path to go towards political inclusion but it must also make sure that the constitution is respected. Russia and saudi arabia who back rival sides in syrias war have agreed to Work Together to unite syrias opposition saudi arabias king solomon out and meeting the russian president Vladimir Putin in moscow hes the first saudi monarch in history to visit russia really challenge reports. Has a saudi monarch has never visited russia before this meeting had all the ceremonial pomp youd expect the kremlins alexandrescu hall ready disappoints in that regard the grand setting for a handshake that confirms the altered Power Dynamics in the middle east you hear for you with some friends let me warmly creech you in the capital of russia moscow thank you very much for except in our invitation and paying a visit to. Recent history has provided much for these two countries to disagree on russian bombs and missiles still rain down on Bashar Al Assads opponents in syria for six years saudi arabia has been supporting groups fighting to throw the syrian president out. But with russias syrian intervention both securing asset in power for now and making russia an important Regional Power broker theres fresh impetus for adversaries to Work Together. As the Syrian Crisis we are working on resolving it in accordance with the decisions of geneva and the Un Security Council resolution and on finding a political solution that would guarantee the achievement of security and stability as well as preservation of syrias unity and territorial integrity. Away from the battlefields russia and saudi arabia have been cooperating for some time over the last year together with opec theyve limited Oil Production to boost prices and the saudi visit is as much about the dozen or so energy trade and investment agreements that have been signed here as it is about politics riyadh will put money into russian transport infrastructure and theyll be a joint platform for investing in Energy Projects but much of this probably wouldnt have happened if saudi arabia along with countries like turkey israel jordan and egypt hadnt noticed a marked decrease in u. S. Influence in interest in the middle east king salmon is just the latest in a long line of middle eastern leaders to visit russia although the u. S. Still commands a preeminence position in the region rulers like king solomon have decided that these days its wise to deal with russia to. Aljazeera moscow. Also to come here on aljazeera including the Puerto Ricans turning to community instead of the authorities for help after hurricane maria. And the global push to find ways to clean up and protect our oceans more of that. Welcome to look at the weather across the americas now for north america weve got an area of rain quite heavy rain that across parts of the midwest through towards the great lakes thats where its going to extend as we head on through into saturday so pretty wet for toronto chicago seeing some rain but the flow generally from the south still looking pretty warm there washington d. C. At twenty eight degrees just wanted to showers for the florida peninsula at this stage out across western parts of the u. S. And canada some snow over northern parts of the rockies but across california fine conditions San Francisco their highs of twenty now as you move down into the caribbean and Central America you see the satellite image it gives an idea of just how unsettled is weve got one Tropical Storm at the pacific weve got a Development Taking place close sinecure ica which is can become a Tropical Storm and eventually a hurricane but certainly for the yucatan peninsula which is buried under this massive cloud and rain it is looking very wet the same goes for western parts of cuba as we head on through into saturday the rain is still in evidence and certainly for the isthmus up through well all the way from nicaragua through guatemala and towards honduras it is looking very wet indeed into south america here weve got a weakening frontal system across southeast and there are so that should be improving as we head through saturday high so twenty six in the sunshine. As chinas Rapid Economic Development spills over into other asian nations. People in power investigates the consequences of a neighbor in laos. Poverty stricken and hungry for Foreign Investment can this communist republic reconcile the needs of its people with the demands of abberations benefactor. Lives on the borders of empire at this time on aljazeera. Welcome back a quick recap of the top stories here this hour the United Nations children conflict i strongly criticize both sides in the morning yemen says the south that. The rebels responsible for killing and injuring hundreds of children in yemen last year. Spains top code has suspended a session of the council on holiday and local leaders are planning to the session during monday sitting Parliament Speaker has accused madrid of putting freedom of expression in danger. And u. S. President donald trump has again cuse duran of not living up to the spirit of the twenty fifth. Xpect to decertify the agreement next week saying its not in the National Interest then just back to congress for review which will then decide on new economic sanctions on tehran. Hundreds of people have gathered in las vegas to remember a Police Officer who was killed in sundays shooting at a Country Music festival thirty four year old charles and hartfield was off duty join the incident he was among fifty eight victims of gunman stephen it was the worst mass shooting in modern u. S. History meanwhile the u. S. Is most powerful gun lobby the National Rifle association wants to restrict the use of a device which allow semiautomatic weapons to fire automatically some of the weapons used by gunman steven paddock have been modified with a device and a gallagher has more from las vegas. For years the Republican Party and the powerful National Rifle association know and already have resisted any calls for gun control in President Donald Trump they have a staunch supporter of the right to bear arms something he made clear in april you came through for me and i am going to come through for you. To be the first sitting president to address the n. R. A. Leadership forum so. Its our wonderful Ronald Reagan in ninety eight. But in the wake of sundays mass shooting in which stephen product killed fifty eight people the n. R. A. Has called for a change and republicans say that open to talks at issue is the use of stocks a modification that allows semiautomatic weapons to fire automatically Something Police say stephen product used with horrific consequences these types of modifications a currently legal but in a statement the n. R. A. Say additional regulations and now needed Senior Republicans say theyre willing to talk fully automatic weapons and demand for a long time apparently this allows you to take some automatic turn in a fully automatic so clearly thats something we need to look into and people are just coming up to speed with what these things are and so that is something were definitely going to look into. The n. R. A. Statement and consequent republican backing is significant despite a spate of Mass Shootings in recent years talk of restrictions on gun control are extremely rare we certainly welcome that would like to be part of that conversation and we would like to see a clear understanding of the facts and wed like to see input from the victims families from Law Enforcement from policymakers and were expecting hearings and other important fact finding efforts by now and we want to be part of that discussion were certainly open to that moving forward democrats have long been clamoring for a chance to talk about new gun control laws now they may have a chance many would relish the opportunity to push things further and talk about limiting magazine capacities and increased background checks but that may prove too much for a publicans president some says banning bump starks is now on the agenda for many people its action not words that will make a difference and gallacher aljazeera las vegas nevada. The u. S. Vice president mike pence is traveling to the hurricane hit island of puerto rico on friday it follows President Trumps controversial visit earlier this week donald trump says the relief effort in the u. S. Territory is a success but as she baton scene reports from congo us many people on the island are trying to get by with no help from the federal government. Like much of puerto rico south of san juan was suffering off to use of financial steroids the cutting of social Services Education pensions as the territory attempted to repay its debts much held by wall street bankers before despite what happened here again the people that we are attending were already in the crisis and we feel right now is dr i think coming out of the ground zero of their houses and being more fully what people already were starving people already were not having the medicine our know how many can pop in america on a pension giovanni robot or founded a network of Community Kitchens around putting making the commodore a sociologist by resources such as food money and time to be plans to replace the diminishing something doesnt cease maria these kitchens have been supplying more than food. For example here they really have been asked if they believe the medical assistance. Of i dont. I cook dignity the center have a lot of people i know phil down we saw this week right there. On independence activist all Scott Lopez Rivera was imprisoned for some thirty five years by the us here in puerto rico hes widely revered as one of the worlds longest held Political Prisoners he says the Community Activism thats intensified off to maria is a springboard to put a ricotta de colonise from the u. S. On developments fishing industry eco agriculture eco tourism and alternative energy on washingtons not going to let you. Know that thats no i would say i was safe with my we were doing it when there were no letters. From his contention that the puerto rican people simply waiting for government handouts couldnt be further from the truth i was robbed of Puerto Ricans are doing it now because when the government threw it out i did not really get that nobody had given these people on anything not even. Aljazeera. The United Nations has ended its peacekeeping mission in haiti after thirteen years troops lowered the flag in a ceremony attended by haitis president blue helmets have seen the country through political crises and Natural Disasters but some peacekeepers were accused of causing a cholera outbreak and section abusing young women. Has more from port au prince. So after the formal ceremony the speeches and the lowering of the United Nations flag a little bit of light culture relief with a band from india doing a dance for the gathered dignitaries the president of haiti. And the head of the nation sandra on the today theyve been talking about the positive elements of the stabilization his mission thirteen years in the country theyve talked about their help in the humanitarian relief operations theyve also talked about the aids of three elections also stabilizing some of the institutions in the country to allow haiti to stand on its own two feet off to the departure after the end of the u. N. Mandate on october the fifteenth when they didnt speak about what many haitians are speaking about some of the scandals the sexual scandals the children the u. N. Soldiers and also probably the worst case which was the two thousand and ten cholera epidemic which investigators blamed on the nepalese troops based here to flush their waste into the river resulting in tens of thousands of people going to becoming sick nine thousand six hundred dying the u. N. Is trying to. Sanitation programs theyre working to try to eradicate. From the country but the United NationsStabilization Force is leaving with mixed blessings with many haitians glad to see them going with some doubt some anxiety about the gallery that will now need to be filled in Haitian Society now its been more than two years since a massive earthquake struck in the pool killing thousands of people survivors of the disaster a difficult time rebuilding their lives and some of them are now facing another threat the newly built homes sinking into the ground so he has more from sin to district from the air looks unfinished doesnt look much different to others around here except for what appears to be an even patches of earth dug randomly. Villagers are experiencing a curious phenomena they found the earth splitting beneath their feet a month ago on the oh. The howdy a side of our shed slipped we had to move to a shed further up but even there we had to put stones on the legs of our bed because the ground had become on even. Like most people here documentarys house was destroyed by an earthquake two years ago about nine thousand apaches were killed since then villagers have started to rebuild their homes with the help of a government grant for earthquake resistant houses after the two thousand and fifteen government surveyors declared this safe for living people started rebuilding their houses but this is what has happened the foundations have sinking into the ground. The family which used to live here has gone villagers dont know where to. They say they can hear rumbling noises at night as if a river is flowing underneath trees planted together have been separated by the earth shifting for some women only maris says that even if she accepts a government grant for a permanent house there is nowhere safe to build a village representatives says theres been a mass exodus everyone who can afford to move has left hes worried that government leaders and got my due might act too late for villagers left behind. Me ive been to the earthquake Reconstruction Committee they told me to follow an application with the details of whats going on then they might say the next week and so weve been thinking of the locating the villages ourselves but the problem is people ask what we eat local villagers you theyre not capable of handling the situation. Finnish leaders are overwhelmed and survivors of the earthquake are afraid and fear they are facing another Natural Disaster from mother earth sabina out to sea or so the part of district of the part of the European Union has pledged nearly six hundred sixty Million Dollars to help deal with ocean pollution more than forty ministers and officials from over one hundred countries are attending a global conference in malta on how to save the oceans aljazeera as Lauren Taylor takes a look at the problems facing one of the worlds greatest resources across the world our oceans and seas are being ravaged by pollution over exploitation and the effects of manmade Global Warming rising sea temperatures are believed to be exacerbated the effects of the recent spate of deadly hurrican in the caribbean and the United States will motions also mean acidification dead zones and Invasive Species jeopardizing the marine ecosystem and threatening our fish and seafood supplies then this pollution virtually every part of the worlds oceans are affected by it particularly by micro plastics and every year more than eight million tons of new plastic trash end up in our c s and theres the impact of unreported in unregulated fishing is worth billions of dollars to the World Economy but at an unknown cost to the natural environment. Now people in south korea are enjoying their traditional Harvest Festival known as chew suck the holidays also being celebrated in the north giving all koreans a briefer spite from escalating tensions bride to enter ceremony at the border between the two countries. Traditionally a time for family reunions for these aging koreans this is as close as they will get to one its a ceremony near the d. M. Z. Border between the two koreas. People like one young hope who attends every year and who was separated from his family in the north during the korean war more than sixty years ago hes on a waiting list for an official reunion but the current tensions have put the program on hold. If both sides can compromise hopefully my chance will calm. The two koreas may share the same holiday but seem as far apart as ever while North Koreans celebrate to suck in a similar way to people in the south its only a one day holiday in north korea and while millions of South Koreans are traveling to see family and friends travel restrictions and a lack of transport in the north means that most people there have to stay put. Translated his Harvest Festival is a time of thanksgiving with special cakes made from the rice just harvested. At one of the many festivals and art group of north korean defectors perform in front of their south korean audience. Some of the most popular songs date back to before the war when there was only one korea. By celebrating our culture through art we can show how south korea and north korea are one nation but as the families waiting for reunion can attest their political divisions remain as wide as ever. Urge north korea once again to join us on the path of reconciliation to help reunite families who dont have much time left. Not knowing how many more to start festivals they will see without seeing long lost families. Robbed mcbride aljazeera changing gak on the north south korean border. A quick recap our top stories here this hour the United Nations annual report on children and conflict strongly criticized both sides in the war in yemen it places saudi arabia and its allies on the list of countries that kill and maim children in conflicts at the same time the uns reported mits the coalition has taken action to improve Child Protection spains top court has suspended a session of the cattle and Parliament Local leaders are planning to declare secession during monday sitting the Regional Parliament speaker has accused the Central Government in madrid of putting freedom of expression in danger u. S. President donald trump has accused iran again that not living up to the spirit of the twenty fifty nuclear deal the trumpet ministrations expected to decertify the agreement next week saying its not in the National Interests of the u. S. Military leaders at the white house to discuss the deal. We must not allow iran to obtain to obtain Nuclear Weapons the Iranian Regime supports terrorism and exports violence bloodshed and chaos across the middle east that is why we must put an end to irans continued aggression and Nuclear Ambitions they have not lived up to the spirit of their agreement iraqi forces have captured the town of the surrounding area it was i saw last stronghold in Northern Iraq the military says some fighting still going on to the north and east of the town where i solicit around it with the capture of the only area that remains under eisel control in iraq its a stretch along the western border with syria hundreds of people have gathered in las vegas to remember a Police Officer who was killed in sundays shooting at a Country Music festival thirty four year old charles and hartfield was off duty during the incident he was among fifty eight victims of gunman Stephen Paddock it was the worst mass shooting in modern u. S. History the un has ended its peacekeeping mission in haiti after thirteen years troops lowered their flag in a ceremony attended by haitis president blue helmets have seen the country through political crises and Natural Disasters but some peacekeepers were accused of causing a cholera outbreak and sexually abusing young women well those were the headlines that he was continue on aljazeera after people in power stations and so much of my fam. Its not just phones contributing to sound phones bumper profits if we look at the u. S. Economy the moment it does seem to be in pretty good shape up until around two thousand and five greek debt levels were basically stable we bring you the stories that are shaping the economic world we live in counting the cost at this time on aljazeera. One of the worlds few remaining communist states now us is also one of asias poorest come