The relationship between pyongyang in beijing which has been very rocky area since. Korea. In the 1st wave having its about that in the shorter term. North korea and china getting on the same page about denuclearization negotiations with the u. S. Which have installed president she said the International Community wants those negotiations to succeed and china is willing to help during the past 15 months hes met kim 4 times in china but this was their 1st encounter since kim met u. S. President donald trump in hanoi 4 months ago which ended without any agreement on north Korean Nuclear disarmament officially president xi is in pyongyang because its 70 years since china and north korea established diplomatic relations with the visits also happening just days before hes due to meet the u. S. President donald trump who so far been unable to persuade him to give up his Nuclear Arsenal but a former Senior North Korean diplomat believes kim is using she as a messenger to pass on a new offer to try the could end the impasse they want to use the prison says in as a kind of maybe in g 20 prison season ping is coming to joe pan next week and president sees him playing may deliver these new all directly to prison trump so its up to President Trump where there she would accept this new proposal or not so shes visit to pyongyang appears timely what happens here could well determine the outcome of his planned meetings with President Trump next weekend adrian brown aljazeera asia. Russias president has accused the u. S. Of attacking telecoms giant huawei to weaken china and called a possible war with iran a catastrophe by duma putin made the comments during his annual question and answer session with the russian public the much of the questioning focused on domestic issues and deteriorating Living Conditions step boston reports now from moscow. What you taking direct questions from ordinary russians has become a way for president Vladimir Putin to boost his image and carefully channel any dissatisfaction at the same time and dissatisfaction there was among the 81 questions selected from more than one and a half 1000000 sent in many were about falling standards of living low wages and Poor Health Care put in plain sanctions but also market factors the real income of the citizen city has declined for several years the biggest of all was in 2016 her income is occasionally beginning to recover but in sad other countries were also suffering from sanctions and china was in a similar position due to the trade war with the United States. On the whole with regard to the attack and while way how did it come about and what is the intention is the only one intention. Of the Chinese Development sonu sood put in setting was ready to meet with President Trump but that upcoming u. S. Elections would have a negative impact on the already poor relationship between the 2 countries he warned against u. S. Military action on the around watching. We would not want even to evolve according to this scenario thats pretty random in general it fully complies with. The organization which controls Nuclear Technology an issue does not violate anything we consider applying any sanctions to the issue on grand it. For more than 4 hours president Vladimir Putin has tried to convince millions of russians who have been suffering from the economic downturn that things will get better and that despite the difficulties russia will remain an Important International player but looking at the content of the questions and recent surveys people here are less interested in war rhetorics and international in. Choose a more focused on making ends meet step process aljazeera moscow. In other news european cities are demanding help from the e. U. In their battle against air b. N. B. And on the holiday rental websites which they want to changing the face of many neighborhoods 10 cities including barcelona but in paris and amsterdam say the explosive growth of short stay lettings platforms was beyond the agenda of the next set of European Commission as the city say the websites are responsible for pricing local residents out of the Housing Market they say the authorities must be able to introduce their own regulations to counter the adverse effects of short term lets turn our focus for with peter. Marian thank you very much african football is facing a Major Overhaul on the eve of the africa cup of nations has taken full control of its governing body caf a string of scandals left the organization in chaos Sports Correspondent leigh willing says more details is the huge embarrassment and a difficult position for african football to be in and it causes other problems with World Football politics and they decided this via their executive committee who encouraged for the start of the africa cup of nations and theyre going to do it via the free for secretary general fatness them over who had been at the womens world cup in france shes been in power shoot it in the age it to actually already take over some of the running of african football but who formally do this from august for a 6 month period of course the current person in charge of might of made is the subject of an ethics investigation by fee for. Allegations of corruption and Sexual Misconduct now its been said that this is i joint idea between the african football authorities in favor thats not the case this is very much face is decision and i can tell you that its not a popular decision with for instance the head of the wife alexandra chair for him because ive seen a letter a private thats where hes already written to favor president johnny and id say no to say that this could present Going Forward a possible conflict of interest the africa cup of nations kicks off on friday in egypt hosting for a record 1st time afghan organizers have introduced a new ticketing system to firm up security at the tournament the new online process needed fans to submit copies of their national id cards for background checks its also designed to stop tickets being sold on the black market the 1st 2 games are sold out but some supporters have been put off by the new system and the high prices. Cameroon and nigeria is womens teams have given african football a lift by both qualifying for the knockout stages at the world cup and both did so in dramatic fashion cameroon where heading out of the tournament ontological and shoot scored with the last kick of their game against new zealand to secure a 21 win and give them a place in the last 16 the netherlands finish top of group e. With 3 wins out of 3 Lynette Beate and stay in school but the sights of goal as they beat canada 21 and more drama was to come in group a if chile were to know up against thailand and needed to win by 3 to progress francisco missed a late penalty for chile that would have taken them through as one of the best place teams but it was a heartbreak for them nigeria going through at their expense the defending champions the usa finish top of the group with 3 wins out of 3 they were 3 no winners over sweden thanks to goals from Lindsey Horan and beneath. Well we now know who will be playing each other in the last 16 so heres a look at that lineup for you germany will take on nigeria its norway versus australia england against cameroon and the host nation france will be up against brazil in the other matches spain will meet the United States of america its sweden against canada china up against italy and the netherlands will take on japan for a place in the quarter finals. Australia have moved to the top of the cricket world Cup Standings after a relatively comfortable 48. 00 run winner bangladesh are not in a month thursday the aussies battered 1st and it was all about david warner he was involved in a ball tampering scandal last year and was suspended for a year but he is having a good world cup he hit 166 here thats the highest individuals who are of the tournament in french a newsman co are just chatting with fifties as a stray are posted 381 for 5 in reply in bangladesh melodies and 5 but most recorded a hidden 102 not out of the highlight as number 2 there hit 69 bangladesh finishing on 333 point. One martin del potro has been ruled out of wimbledon the world number 12 has had surgery on a fractured need cap a time wimbledon champion Roger Federer meanwhile was pushed hard by joe wilfreds longer as he reached the quarter finals of the hallow open in germany favor looking for his 10th title of this event he won the match 75 in the deciding set. Well it was a tough day for the top seed stephanus 50 pass at queens club in london yet to finish his match with carl edmond and then he was taking the 3 sets by jeremy shaadi in the 2nd match of the day city pass taking the deciding set on a tie break to reach them last night. Queens club also saw the return of andy murray on thursday the 3 time grand slam champion is back after 6 months. Following hip surgery one is 1st round doubles match with playing partner Feliciano Lopez they beat the top seeds one sebastian coverall and robert 4. Of the birmingham classic there was a big upset for the world number one soccer she was beason in the 2nd round by the world number 43 year putting serve are of kazakhstan softer only took 5 games in a straight sets defeat. But no problems for the 2nd so eventually barty the french open champion breezed into the quarter finals 40 seeing off americas Jennifer Brady 6361. 0 win over there from out of marion more support later thank you peter and i exhibition showcasing work by underprivileged children has opened in indias capital new delhi some of the youngsters have been living on the streets or involved in trafficking but as brian now reports they have a chance for a Better Future by learning new creative skills. In this gallery in new delhi the excitement is palpable as bonding artists show off their latest work. Again was there this here is a canvas we were given for topics to paint some of draw on a tree and animal or a building is everything on here. The students have been told over the past year by local artist make a modern. Day all the children and i have come here to show our work this is my painting i did it myself. The exhibitions part of a fellowship by art reach an organization bringing art to Vulnerable Children makers help them explore various techniques and discover their creativity the mean thing is that it lets them express you know there are things you dont normally do one thing to express is when so through art and through all these different mediums theyre able to just blurt out something they also dont even know that they have it in them. In all probably theyre just suffering with something they dont know how go back and may. All the children live in a shelter which im to provide not just a roof over their hades but a home for those who escaped abuse lived on the streets being trafficked or forced to work. Brianna was just 10 years old when she was rescued while working as a maid she doesnt know where her parents are and says relaxes her big day of the bear if i sit in one place comfortably then i can paint and i can make so many new things for my imagination for many here provides an escape from experiences no child should have to go through. Me i love sometimes when i get bored then i enjoy painting when i get angry drawing helps me to calm down. They are now says to now not only more skilled the more confident and in a society where theyre often judged because of where they come from their work shows us their view of the world and how they see themselves. On aljazeera thats it for the news hour but ill be back with more of the days news and just a couple of minutes ill see you very shortly by fam. Sri lankas Easter Sunday bombings reverberated around the world with religious and ethnic tension rising one o one aced investigates it is the new front line in sri lanka on aljazeera. Aljazeera. Where every. Clinician. Or bergen still struggling to pay their rent the problem isnt just limited to the cities. Of former governor of the good social burdens cost jobs growth growth. We bring you the stories that are shaping the economic world we live in. The cost 0. Iran and the u. S. Really videos showing the revolutionary guard shooting down an american drone but the 2 sides dispute way it happened. And it with aljazeera also coming up. This campaign a celebration looting that person broke the law by selling weapons to saudi arabia the u. S. Senate votes to block sales to riyadh. And protest to try to storm georgias parliament angry at a visit by of russian delegation. U. S. Congressional leaders are calling for a robust response to iran shooting down a u. S. Spy drone over the strait of hormuz a meeting at the white house to discuss the issue president all trump has called it a very big mistake while to iran is accusing the u. S. All of a very dangerous and provocative act the u. S. Says the drone was flying at High Altitude in International Airspace off the coast of iran when it was hit by a surface to air missile but to iran says it into sept of the surveillance drone when it violates iranian airspace. In hamas gone province tensions have been steadily rising in the region with the u. S. Accusing iran of attacking tankers in the gulf yemens who see rebels who are backed by iran and also stepped up miss on and try and attacks on airports and other infrastructure in saudi Arabia Mike Hanna has more now from washington grainy footage released by the u. S. Department of defense shows the moment when the drone was shot down. Earlier to release these pictures of a similar class drone we argue for global hawk which costs over 100000000000. 00. Iranian press t. V. Released the sportage of the attack saying it had been obtained from the Iran Revolutionary guard corps tehran contended the drone penetrated the iranian airspace not serve and says the u. S. Military iranian reports that this aircraft was shot down over iran are categorically false the aircraft was over the strait of hormuz and fell into International Waters senior members of the u. S. Congress have been briefed on the situation and i dont think the president wants to go to war theres no at the change from going to war in a country where told the iranians before they shut the drone down that if you engage against american personnel or says you do search your own peril the president does not want a war with iran or anybody else and but he is the commander in chief National Security figures gathered at the white house and the president sent out what appeared to be an ominous tweet iran made a very big mistake he said but then during a meeting with the canadian Prime Minister the president indicated that the tweet was not a warning but a literal observation i think probably iran. I made a mistake i would imagine it was a general or somebody that made a mistake in shooting that drone down i find it hard to believe it was intentional if you want to know the truth i think that it could have been somebody who was loose and stupid at the same time the president did not rule out a us response which is really how i know youll find out and. Youll find out youll find me i believe you obviously obviously you know were not going to be talking too much about it President Trump has made clear in the past he favors some form of negotiation to resolve the crisis rather than armed action this despite the urging to forceful action from some in cabinet in particular the National Security adviser john bolton the question is whether this latest incident will tip the balance in the favor of the administrations hawks at the expense of those who advocate dialogue mike hanna aljazeera washington lets get more now from castro in washington what was the message from Congressional Democrats following that briefing at the white house. Sure and that meeting was called as an emergency classified briefing so not many details divulge there but hearing from speaker of the House Democrat nancy pelosi afterwards she spoke with reporters saying that she after attending this meeting was convinced that this american drone was shot down under in International Territory she said that military responses were not discussed with them with the congressional leaders but that the Democratic Caucus is stressing deescalation relying on u. S. Allies and also insisting that congressional approval be obtained prior to any declaration of war similar message was shared by Chuck Schumer the democratic leader in the u. S. Senate who also pointed to the lessons of history the u. S. Invasion of iraq as a mistake and that this should not be a repeat i told the president that these conflicts have a way of escalating. The president may not intend to go to war here but were worried that he and the Administration May bumbled into a war we told the room that the democratic position is that congressional approval must be required before funding any conflict in iran one of the best ways to avoid bumbling into war a war that nobody wants is to have a robust open debate and for congress to have a real say. And minutes ago the pentagon also released an image showing most of the drones flight path and an apparent screengrab of the moment of impact when this drone was shot down as seen on a monitor and computer this image gave the cordon its of the drone and apparently shows that it was over International Waters at the moment of impact now the question still is exactly what is in President Trumps head Going Forward we know he has a tendency to punch back harder when he feels that he has been attacked but he also ran on the promise of disengaging the u. S. From foreign wars and trying to avoid entering new ones it may be telling that earlier in his remarks to reporters he said that it made a big big difference that this drone was unmanned that an American Life was not lost here miriam thank you Heidi Joe Castro in washington irans foreign minister gave to irans version of events on twitter saying that the u. S. Drone took off from the u. A. E. In stealth mode and violated iranian airspace he says it was targeted near. Giving specific coordinates then he says quote we retrieve sections of the u. S. Military drone in our territorial waters where it was shot down over Saudi Led Coalition in the development says that its launch strikes on whos the military targets in the yemeni port of data including booby trapped being prepared for attacks saudi arabia also says it shot down a drone launched by the who the rebels is that they were targeting an airport in southern saudi Arabia Riyadh has confirmed that its at defenses intercepted the drone strike it comes a day off to who the rocket hit it Desalination Plant also is on. Well the u. S. Senate has run its president trying for a support to Saudi Crown Prince mohammed bin salmond the handful of republicans joined democrats in voting to block 80000000000. 00 in sales to saudi arabia the United Arab Emirates and other countries john hendren reports rational disapproval in the u. S. Senate republican firewall protecting President Trump there is a visible crack in my relationship with saudi arabia is forever changed and it will not go back to the way it used to be with key support from trump ally Lindsey Graham and a handful of other republicans the senate voted to block the president from selling billions of dollars in u. S. Arms to saudi arabia you cannot have a strategic relationship to the United States and behave in a fashion that shows no respect for Human Dignity no respect for international norms. President trump is certain to veto the measure and its not likely opponents will muster the 2 thirds majorities they need in both the house and the senate to override a veto but with the u. S. Facing a potential military conflict with iran the Senate Republican leader says it is no time to abandon a key regional ally. So the question is final showdown considers really those. Well they will lash out at an imperfect partner and undercut our own efforts to build cooperation shock around and achieve other important goals or whether well keep our imperfect part of clothes and use our employees are there any sense for a majority of senators the answer was to punish the Worlds Largest arms importer in the resolution is passed it was a protest over saudi agents killing of. An american resident in journalist for the Washington Post always so blind to the malign influence of saudi arabia that we just give money and weapons to anybody regardless of what they do you can chop up a dissident you can cut a dissident into pieces without bone saw and will still give you weapons it was also a protest over the killing of civilians by the saudi immorality Led Military Coalition using american weapons in the war in yemen ideas are bombs that are dropping on those civilians we cannot morally continue to support such a sale of the vote might not be veto proof but it sends a message to trump into the crown prince of saudi arabia that neither the threat of a conflict with iran nor a Longstanding Alliance are enough for the u. S. Senate to turn a blind eye toward its allies john hendry 05 Washington Well judges hair and personal to government broke the law by lying weapons sales to saudi activists argue that was a risk that weapons fide in the war in yemen violated human rights cells the British Government must now evaluate how and way its weapons exports to saudi i used to have barker reports from london. British weapons sales to saudi arabia currently engaged in a war in yemen for the verdict of one of britains highest courts. The case was brought by the campaign against arms trade it says the government license arms sales to saudi despite a risk the weapons could be used to kill civilians the u. K. Government has played an utterly shameful that in this terrible war from day one its time to end the arms deals and trying to end the policies which have allowed us to continue for so long the ruling doesnt mean the u. K. Has to stop selling weapons to saudi but it does mean the government will need to scrutinize what british may weapons they use for the government says it will challenge the ruling and free issuing any new arms export licenses to saudi while it considers that decision who disagree with the judgment and will seek permission to appeal alongside this we are carefully considering the implications of the judgment for Decision Making while we do this we will not grant any new licenses for export to saudi arabia and its Coalition Partners which might be used in the conflict in yemen son yemen october 26th seen in the aftermath of an airstrike on a Community Hall the building was packed with civilians attending a funeral when their strike happened 140 people died the Saudi ArabianLed Coalition later admitted it launched the attack claiming wrong information. Since the start of the yemen conflict in 2015 the