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Sports the Calgary Flames hockey team denying best stalling a racism investigation at coach bill pate is accused of virtually abusing a player and issuing a misleading apology. Top story informal talks have resumed between the Afghan Taliban and u. S. Officials the taliban has told al jazeera that some preliminary meetings have taken place here in doha and could pave the way for the resumption of formal peace talks President Trump canceled negotiations in september following the death of a u. S. Soldier but on the a short trip to afghanistan he told american troops that he believed the taliban was willing to strike a deal Stephanie Decker has more. It was a surprise visit and is often the case with president donald trump. Rising announcement taliban wants to make a deal and were meeting with them and were saying it has to be a cease fire they want to do a cease fire but now they do want to do is use fire i believe it probably work and there were times admission their meeting with the taliban comes after the president abruptly broke off talks in september following the killing of a u. S. Soldier in a bombing claimed by the taliban talks had been making progress up until then the taliban has confirmed to al jazeera that some meetings have been taking place to pave the way for the resumption of talks the group also recently released 2 western hostages and 10 Afghan Soldiers in exchange for 3 of its Senior Leaders but Officials Say theres still no sign the taliban is ready to give up its weapons in exchange for a role in afghan politics demilitarization is a key demand from afghan president ashraf ghani but hes been sidelined while u. S. And taliban negotiators meet still ghani joint tromp on stage by graham air base and tweeted out highlights of the moment apparently keen to show he is relevant in the Peace Process for donald trump the priority is cutting down the number of u. S. Troops in afghanistan from about 13000 to just over 8000 and to help the afghans handle their own security were bringing in denver substantially and well be down in a number thats very its a good number and were going to stay until such time as we have a deal or we have total victory and they want to make it be over its been 18 years since the u. S. Launched its war in afghanistan pushing the taliban out of power the irony not lost that almost 2 decades on both sides in our negotiating an end to the fighting and if a deal can be struck it will more than likely see the taliban return to play a part in ruling afghanistan Stephanie Decker aljazeera. Lets bring in Michael Semple hes a visiting Research Professor at the institute for global Peace Security and justice at Queens University in belfast Michael Semple welcome back to the news or how close are we to formal full on peace talks now. Where President Trump has put the ball in the talibans court are now its up to the here taliban to see if they are really ready to come back to those talks because the president has made it absolutely clear that a cease fire has to be on the agenda so what are the jigsaw bits that have to be put in place by the taliban for the u. S. To sign up to this. The taliban have to accept some form of Violence Reduction whether its partial or global you know the optimum one being a full full ceasefire but its possible they could agree to. More limited measures to reduce violence so they have to they have to agree to start turning off the violence and they have to agree to a pathway to direct talks with the with the Afghan Government there was a point in the middle of august Early September when there was talk of a taliban trip to camp david does that mean that its back on again as well potentially. How well you know the answer is not to be clear closely guarded secret but i think were a long way away from that at the at the moment because that theyve proved so embarrassing when it all fell apart what the taliban have been saying in the past couple of months since that process broke down is that they there they are happy to reenter negotiations but only if the americans give them everything that they felt had been promised in that deal whereas the. On the other side so then the americans have been telling them quietly that that deal became impossible because it had basically no 0 support inside afghanistan strongly opposed by the Afghan Government Public Opinion in kabul and something is going to have to budge to to make this process acceptable to the Afghan People so the talibans insistence on. Restarting where they left off is actually reviving the deal that was dumped on the 7th of september seems to me like a nonstarter. Lets just talk about the numbers for a bit if if we can please michael the drawdown figures roughly stack up going from 13000 to about 8 and a half 1000 will that still happen on the show joel say the pentagon is anticipating at the moment or will they move on that depending upon what the taliban do and what they say. Well this is a fascinating survivor window into the conflict in afghanistan that. The president here actually explained so that you know there are 2 options the american the americans can sort of manage their involvement in this conflict without a deal with the taliban in which case they the americans draw their troops down to what they consider a sustainable level and they carry on as long as is necessary for century to end the year and the in surgery to remove the threats to the Afghan Government or if there is an agreement with the taliban everything can be accelerated and you know you mentioned numbers and the bull park number since we were since we have been talking about this another one since our ambassador hunted zod started his mission over a year ago over 10000 afghans have been killed in this conflict over half of those afghans have been killed have been taliban or their supporters so were talking about 56000 taliban have been killed while the survey of the taliban and the americans in the Afghan Government maneuver over this what the americans are saying if you actually get to the table come up with an agreement or it is a deal its not just a taliban american deal its an intra afghan deal if you come up with a deal we pull our troops home which is what we want to do anyway but of course the taliban are maneuver in maneuvering out to try and project themselves as having won the war ok but when it comes to you talking there about that the death toll amongst the ranks of people who would say they are full on taliban does the u. S. And also the Afghan Government have another problem some estimates say there are between 40 and 60000 taliban quote fighters in certain regions in the country and the problem for the government in kabul is that those taliban people they represent the only form of governance that the local people in afghanistan have experienced for several years. Well i mean its i mean it is actually quite interesting because. When ive looked at comparisons between the way that have taliban governance operates in some of these districts and the way the Afghan Government Government Works like you say that in their practices and how they deal with the population there is off theres an awful lot of over are the main problem with the way of the taliban governance is that its providing support to forces which are fighting against the government in kabul i mean so which the flags arent stop fighting against each other and there actually isnt much of a problem so its strike mistry to me that we know what you know that its at its less intractable than sometimes out people worry if there is and if there is an agreement at either the local level so that they i mean if those you know those taliban administrations if they just start to cooperate more with the people in town with the Afghan Government or if theres an agreement you know reached in qatar or at the National Level then the country can be reintegrated Michael Semple well leave it there many thanks thank you sudans former president Omar Al Bashir has passed he has condemned a move by the new government to dismantle it on thursday sudans Transitional Government approved a law to dissolve the National Congress party which was a key demand of the protesters the Prime Minister says the decision was not an act of revenge if a morgan reports now from khartoum. It was once the dominant party in sudan ruling the country for more than 25 years now more than 6 months after its head leader was ousted sudans Transitional Government has announced that the former ruling party will be dismantled. Yet the the more dismantles the National Congress party and seizes its assets money and properties and gives it to the governments minister of finance a committee will be formed to ensure that any Organization Association Institution Union Company Partnership that has links to the former ruling party will be dismantled. The National Congress party came to power in 1992 a few years after it had ahmed bashir overthrew a democratically elected government in 1989 the coolest carried out under the name of the National Islamic front bashir went on to create the National Congress party that ruled until he was ousted from power in april this year following months of antigovernment protests the december protests gained momentum after the burning of the National Congress Party Headquarters and. Despite it being the only party many sudanese knew the demand for it to be dismantled had become one of the protest movements main ins. This rattling a party doesnt mean its and it has to be remembered that establishing a new country would have to include establishing coexistence with those from the disbanded party and in a way where politics is practiced wisely i mean also man regards herself as the victim of one of the Party Signature laws that came to define the controversial public order its severely curtailed womens rights and which was condemned by human rights in sudan new leaders say it will display. An attack that when i was arrested for refusing the offices called me names saying im not a real sudanese because i didnt follow the rules of the government they said they expected me to be from the south a christian. During its time in power the national. Party left cars packed many continue to feel from turning sudan 20 years of u. S. Trade in economic sanctions following accusations of supporting terrorism abroad to dividing the nation that was once africas largest country it now remains to be seen how straightforward eradicating it from sudanese political life will be people morgan on to their own part so. Lets talk. For geary shes a doctor and president of the womens oppression an initiative rossellini Human Rights Group she joins us live from khartoum giri how big a step is this towards real democracy. Thank you very much indeed and this of all let us congress to live ourselves as sudanese people as the knees we went. North to when. This initiative for those for just 2 hours given. To us by hamad though we made answer very in council the fairest of it is. To our polish public order law and the 2nd is this man National Congress. Party i think this is a very big a step or democracy this is a very big step we can see our Transitional Government going to the right that accent to restore our rights and we hope of restore also economy and peace. The rules surrounding how women in your country can dress and therefore i guess look at themselves and perceive themselves have now been relaxed what does that mean for women and whats the signal it sends out to other countries as well. I think this is a very good this step even for other companies around us and for our and for our. Future live ocracy will be ideal here you know and rightly but i think we need to wear hard to distort the democracy in our country. Is part of the process when it comes to restoring democracy seeing Omar Al Bashir in court hes still in prison when do you think we will see him in a courtroom. To restore a democracy in our country we need fairest of all to abolish all the laws or all the laws designed by the. Government by in guys governmental base you know government because those laws. To prevent people to where. To participate i answer shelley as a socially or politically is this any women we need is a very step next is there is this mantle than National Congress. Do you have any worries at the back of your mind about implementing whats been announced today because saying something and then doing it 2 totally Different Things so are you laying down perhaps a time scale here where theyve actually got to deliver on what theyve said they will do. Are i am not worried at all i have no what is that dollar the back of my mind because why because people are now aware of their rights people they know or they need state. Form in sudan people are guarding this. Revolution and then there are a very aware of everything so i am not at all already and those people is that dog and his cabin is qualified and capable for this story or stonings democracy by the laws and by any other or ok well leave it there isnt for gary thank you so much for joining us here on the news hour on aljazeera from khartoum. Lots more still to come on this program for you including your guy has a young new president will take a closer look to see if he can deliver on his election promises. Taking action against Climate Change a new round of global protests kicks off at a un Climate Conference. And in sports the fighting takes over from football to the Southeast Asian games well have more on that for you in about 30. With the rebels in yemen say theyve shot down a saudi helicopter and killed 2 pilots it happened near the yemeni saudi border the saudi u. A. E. Coalition now in its 5th year of fighting that lucys isnt commenting. Iraqs top shia cleric has condemned the use of lethal force against protesters after 48 people were killed on thursday iraqs government has ordered an inquiry into the protest of deaths in knesset leader the interim governor has resigned following the unrest thats left 33 people dead a curfew has been lifted to allow people to hold funerals the demonstrations demanding jobs and Better Services began 2 months ago now so whats led to the civil unrest well it began with the demotion of a popular counterterrorism chief in september anger on social media led to protests on the streets with mostly young iraqis demanding jobs basic services and an end to corruption the government responded with force it fueled more protests spreading from the capital baghdad to southern and central provinces iraqs Prime Minister promised a reshuffle of the cabinet and cut salaries of senior officials however the protesters returned to the streets and from domestic issues iraqis have turned their anger to irans influence in iraq close to 400 people have been killed in the violence since october our correspondent mohammed jump jhoom is live for us in baghdad so mohammed just get us right up to date we understand elsa stunning has been condemning the violence. Thats right peter in his address today the grand ayatollah ali sistani whos the top shia cleric here in iraq he said that while he urged protesters to stay peaceful and to reject violent acts he also says that the country must not descend into civil strife or tyranny any also demanded that Parliament Act with more resolution and in a quicker manner to try to solve the crisis here book time and again weve heard from religious leaders and parliamentarians and other government officials in iraq urging the government to do more to try to win the crisis here the fact of the matter is that really. Hasnt made an impact on what is going on in the streets in the major cities of iraq be it here in baghdad where we are the epicenter of the antigovernment demonstrations exactly or square or be it in the southern shiite majority cities where so much violence occurred past 2 days that dozens killed in russia which is the seat of the shah 40 here in iraq you had dozens killed in nasiriyah and because of that the governor of this province where also he is he has resigned as you mentioned also an investigation has been launched that was announced by the government earlier in the day clearly what is happening here right now is that government officials are really concerned that they are not going to be able to contain this mass protest movement and the fact you have so many demonstrators in majority she asked cities in the south of the country not just protesting in these antigovernment astray sions but also attacking iranian consulates demanding that iran no longer places you outsized role in the politics in iraq that is something that is very worrisome to the leadership here now today here in Tahrir Square so far it is calm in the southern cities where there was so much violence the last 2 days there a funeral staking place but there is great concern that things could turn violent later in the day. As far as those investigations are concerned mohammed will that be enough to maybe take some of the heat out of the protests as far as the demonstrations the concert. Peter i would have to say thats highly unlikely because no matter what the government has announced these past few weeks when ive been here it has not mollified the demonstrators be it the attempted passage or readings of an Electoral Reform bill in parliament be it promises that corruption will be ended or be it investigations that are going to be launched when we speak to these demonstrators and i doubt whether they are in baghdad or whether its on the phone in other parts of the country they say they do not believe that the government is. Serious about listening to their demands or that the government is serious in trying to protect them they say they are demonstrating peacefully and that they want the government to respect that but they also its not just that they want reform its not just now that they want to into corruption they also want an overhaul a complete overhaul of the political system here and thats something thats going to be very difficult to achieve. Many things told you soon. But he has emerged as the winner of europe wise president ial election after the 2nd round of voting the conservative edged out his rivals by promising to turn around a slowing economy and to tackle a rising crime rate is to raise about. Hes the youngest president in your wise history at 46. 1 the 2nd round of the president ial race in this tiny south american nation. Even though the elections took place last sunday the results have only just been confirmed in what was a tight race between paul and the new martinas a 62 year old engineer from the center left party brought front. Supporters say it was time for a change. A change is needed for all your requirements we cannot continue to be like we were unfortunately really this changes for all europe why happy happy release this was for 15 years the Broad Front Party with figures such as former guerilla turned president hossein was implemented a series of liberal policies like legalizing marijuana an abortion. But a slowdown in the economy and rising crime is what allowed a conservative party to return to power. Even though the onion might have been a spare in most votes in the 1st round in october in the days that follow confirmed an alliance with other right wing parties that helped him gain victory how much i believe we are very satisfied with the work there we did all those months and for the support we received from across the country and the people from all Political Parties that make up this multicolored agreement. Comes from a political family his father is the former president and we celebrate the legacy and his mother was a senator or. Even though many. Countries in latin america are in turmoil why has been considered a country of stability in recent years. Both main challenge will be to gain at consensus after such a tight victory to ensure that stability continues. Young activists around the world are skipping school on friday to protest against Climate Change the march has begun in australia and japan students in sydney protested outside the headquarters of the governing party under a smoke filled sky australias southeast has been devastated by bushfires which some blaming on Climate Change. Students in the indian capital demonstrating to outside a Waste Energy Power plant new delhi as one of the worlds most polluted cities poor air quality kills around 2 and a half 1000000 people across india every year. And in rome hundreds of marching to bring attention to the dangers of Climate Change theyre calling for immediate action the rallies come ahead of a u. N. Climate change conference in madrid next week our correspondent allen is live for us in london where a Climate Change protest is due to begin very shortly rory. Yeah in about half an hour were expecting to see the numbers of climate protest as here in Parliament Square start to swell they. Gather here outside the u. K. Parliament then perhaps march towards Oxford Street one of londons main shopping our affairs in downing street as well its organized by the u. K. Student Climate Network which is part of the broiler of fridays feature that Movement Starts by gretta timberg. The year or so ago august 2018 was when she 1st started protesting outside the swedish parliaments now i have theodore sciri here with me who is strike one of the organizers here 15 year old student. Tell me what does it take to put on protests again and again and again in many countries many cities around the u. K. And also many countries around the world if youre going to take you well its definitely a whole lot of work and you can have a massive team of really really fashion individuals who put so many hours into organizing these strikes and when it comes to the social media campaigns to reaching out to people to doing Media Opportunities there is just an incredible amount of work that goes into these strikes and to make them happen like it will today so why today whats whats the significance of this date today was a particularly good dates because its black friday obviously is one of the leading sort of causes of Climate Change and all of the products that you consume also we have the Climate Conference next week which is going to be hopefully a really good. Moment for the Climate Movement and we really want to put pressure on the political leaders who are going to be going that and finally of course weve got the in the middle of a general election on this climate protest is about the fact this is a try my lecture wants people to go out thats a vote for policies who are going to make a difference on Climate Change theyre going to change our situation. We saw on british t. V. Yesterday that the 1st leaders climate debate Boris Johnson the Prime Minister didnt attend snorted the leader of the brics a party nigel farage. But we still encouraged by by this actually becoming a nation nationwides debate issue for the politician yeah i think its quite an impressive sight that weve managed to bring Public Opinion towards Climate Change in the Climate Crisis in such a way that weve had the 1st climate election debates thats ever happened in british history that shows that weve definitely come a long way from where we used to be it shows that the public care about the climate and the fortunes of realized us but we still needs to be seeing much more unity and much more decisive commitments from these parties and in their manifestos before we can really be satisfied something is going to happen and that we are going to change there are still many people who feel that these climate strikes extinction rebelling except for a disruptive of normal life and this is not the right way to go about drawing attention to the issues so what do you say to people who brought you that i think the we in the middle of a crisis of this scale thats never been seen for it we have a lot less than 11 years to deal with this issue shockingly nothings being done about it so when youve got such a big issue you need to do something serious to deal with. The climate strikes the one way that young people can express their views theyre a way that we can be listened to we were a new type of creation of people who were not listened to hunt at massive opinions about the Climate Crisis but had no way to. Expressed these strikes and protests in general are such an important thing cause they all bringing conversations about the Climate Crisis into the public conversation about what simpletons they dont think very much of a state or city the 50 year olds climates strike a part of the organizing process here hes expecting thousands i think to come down and join the protest in Parliament Square today. Thanks very much ok in just a few moments well have the World Weather for you with them but also still to come here on aljazeera the ugandan pop star now opposition m. P. Will be 10 why he wants to be president. And in school tension on and off the pitch of one of englands biggest football clubs. How about some other nasty weather on the way for the philippines so you can see this area cloud out in the pacific thats going to make its way to also in parts of luzon as we go on through the next couple of days here this our latest typhoon and they will gradually push further west was at the moment sustained winds 130 Kilometers Per Hour it will intensify look slightly to pass just to the south of manila southern parts of luzon some type choose they going on in the way to stay so its likely to have quite an impact on the area it will intensify so damaging winds and most flooding rice they will sweep a and started see the wetter weather getting in on monday going to choose they wednesday could see some very very large rainfall totals coming through here for that area cloud and rain right across southern parts of thailand through Northern Areas of the Malay Peninsula pushing into the by have been goal single clutch of storms here that are running their way into the southeast of in the s. And very heavy rain coming in for southern parts of india over the next couple of days. Pushing across into under protest sri lanka also sings a very heavy rain and that really wet weather grassy pushing across into kara to follow the same on a cloud and right now i think in may well see a developing system bringing flooding rains into somalia next week. Good weather sponsored by qatar airways. Al jazeera as Investigative Unit goes undercover in the caribbean we dont know if they were bribed with a few token of appreciation exposing trade and diplomatic passports today just to our 50. 00 plus your heart than the price will go to war over not involving some of the regions highest officials might work for you. All aljazeera investigations diplomats for sale. Transparency. Over. There the Worlds Largest oil producer and you dont. Investigate. The middle easts economic weapon. Company and the state. On. Welcome back youre watching the aljazeera news hour live from our headquarters here and there are these are your headlines after weeks of stalled talks preliminary negotiations between the u. S. And the Afghan Taliban have resumed president on will trump made the announcement during a surprise visit to afghanistan the taliban has told al jazeera some meetings have taken place to pave the way for the resumption of formal discussions. Sudans Transitional Government has dismantled former president Omar Al Bashir his party which was a main demand from the protesters the cabinets also scrapped the controversial public order all that had severely curtailed womens rights. The u. N. Secretary general is calling for an investigation into the deaths of antigovernment protesters in iraq the Iraqi Government ordered an inquiry into the killing of 33 people in a syria on thursday in all at least 48 iraqis died in the latest in 2 months of nationwide demonstrations. The police in hong kong say theyve seized almost 4000. 00 petrol bombs or university they perceived for almost 2 weeks a cleanup is underway at the Polytechnic University after hundreds of bottles of chemicals were also reportedly found the police accused of using the campus as a weapons factory dozens were arrested as they try to escape the campus following some of the most violent clashes yet in months of antigovernment protests. The police have seized in toto feet alison light 108. 00 tonight but both of the truck bombs 1313. 00 by our terms of our eyes from a ball licker. 601 bottles of chemicals and 573 items of offensive weapons the campus was left in ruins and covered in bricks across tremont and separate no one single building or given one single for what spear from the damage state media north korea says the latest weapons tests been met with quote great satisfaction by the leader kim jong un 2 short range missiles part of whats thought to be a new multiple Rocket Launcher were fired on thursday the been seen as a thanksgiving reminder to the United States kim has set a year end deadline for donald trump to show flexibility installed denuclearization discussions. New Research Shows malnutrition remains a chronic problem in india and the slowing economy may make the problem worse and shelve reports now for much of pradesh. Says she never had enough to eat when she was pregnant nor after she had the baby now her daughter 13 month old anita is suffering from malnutrition. Shes below the normal weight and height for her age a recent Global Hunger index ranked india at 102. 00 of a daughter 117. 00 countries the hunger level in the country as serious some days i get to eat some days i dont my husband does but there is no guarantee we will have a crop to harvest. Activists say dealing with a Health Crisis must contain mitigating the ag really in crisis and increasing employment. Of the but. In every other house there is a child suffering from malnutrition the food that is given through Government Schemes for the child is consumed by the whole family because they do not have enough and governments rural employment scheme is failing to provide them jobs in non farm sectors. According to a yet under leighs Government Survey rural spending in india has plummeted for the 1st time in 4 decades experts see the expenditure on food items as an indicator of increasing Long Duration they call on the government to focus on policies that increase consumption. I think this is going to prolong in the absence of any Government Intervention because a large section of our population who lives in rural area so the high growth is in india lets say of the 2000 did also simultaneously see higher Income Growth in the area. That the love and middle income pharma says while farming is always risky the last few years have been particularly trying when we were the cause of demonetization we didnt get our money on time we could not buy the seeds in time and sold them in time and then it rained so we lost a lot of frequent droughts and floods have wrecked havoc in the farms reducing earnings they need and government says all is well with the economy and if there is any slowdown it is because of Global Dynamics but in these villages the pharmacy the reasons are domestic whether it is too large or too little rainfall damaging crops all the lingering impact of the governments changes to the National Currency some economists linked to the government have questioned the methodology by which the data on hunger was collected nevertheless many farmers and guitars village have migrated to the cities for work she wonders if her family should do if it is their stomachs. Aljazeera my tip of the india. New aftershocks of shaken albania with the number of People Killed following tuesdays major earthquake is continuing to rise the latest total is at least 46 dead and hundreds injured rescuers are still finding survivors of the magnitude 6. 4 quake in the capital to rana and cities in the west and the north. Days of flooding and landslides in kenya forced around 350000 people from their homes at least 120 people lost their lives in the disaster which has also washed away roads and bridges thats hampering the delivery of humanitarian aid to the worst affected areas. A group of opposition leaders in guinea who were arrested for protesting against the president are free for now a court has ruled that they should be released temporarily the leaders are angry at the president who they believe is planning to run for a 3rd term but is catch a lopez reports their freedom may be short lived. Guineas opposition leaders arrive at the Conakry Court of appeal hoping they would be allowed to go back home you know further they were in jail for 6 weeks on thursday a judge decided to free them 10 members of the National Front for the defense of the constitution have been temporarily released while they wait for the start of their appeal next week son demanders you are its a feeling of happiness and joy the law has won and so has the liberty the innocent have been freed im speechless how the opposition leaders were arrested last month inside the home of a former politician who was coordinating antigovernment protests. But instead of deterring their movement their detention prompted hundreds of thousands of demonstrators to take to the streets. Predicts fear president alpha conde is planning on changing guineas constitution so he can run for a 3rd term in 2020. 2 however this latest Court Verdict is being seen as a victory for the opposition that the cliff i mean im so happy not only because theyre free but because this means justice has begun to appear the past i hope the Appeals Court will free them completely because they were detained illegally. Street protests have been systematically banned in guinea for over a year the government and says they are of threat to public secure. City but opponents say its a tool to silence criticism. Opposition leaders have been accused of staging unauthorized protests and a paralyzing the economy of the west african nation now while they prepare for a final decision from the Appeals Court tensions remain high card cielo percival yon aljazeera. Now does pop star turned opposition m. P. But the wind is challenging the president you a team of 70 in elections expects to be held in 2021 the 70 has been in power since 1986 but winds rise has not been without its challenges diplomatic at its james bays sat down with him for an exclusive interview. Its relatively recent that even emerged on the political scene you were before that a musician why did you decide to go into politics im a musician social activist and get a youth who recently i call it recent but its 2 years ago decided to run and become a member of parliament and youve been an m. P. For 2 years now you have been in the governments targeting of you has continued since youve been an m. P. Not only is your music banned your concerts banned but you have faced attack tell me about the incident when your driver was killed well i say the day i went to parliament that since the parliament refused to come to the ghetto they get a little come to the parliament of course when i got into parliament it brought a lot of attention of the Common People the interest in the politics and indeed the static pushing me and suggesting that i run for president now this inferior to the president that we have who has for a long time been regarded as all powerful and i started getting that doubts and then most ferocious attack was. As initial attempt on my life in iraq which took the life of my driver instead of mine if you look at the history of uganda since independence from the colonial rulers the british it can really be summed up with 3 names Milton Obote Idi Amin and you ari was 70 now 2 of those are both in amin in particular were very very brutal would you accept that when most 70 came to power 1st he rescued your country. Say without fear of contradiction that must have been his rule is much more brutal than the rules that have been there before to the western world president s have been has always cast the image of a democrat but back home he stepped on all rights and freedoms and he has ruled uganda with an iron fist. Allegations that previous elections were not free and fair in your view right now is president was 70 the legitimate president of uganda where convinced that look at his have basically won the previous elections and i would believe that even if my 70 could have won the past elections they way hes handling the people of uganda mixing losing his legitimacy and ultimately if president s have any tries to rig the election that he has been like he has been doing then the people of uganda we rise up and they will stop it are you saying there could be an armed revolution against him certainly if your efforts at the ballot box are blocked i do not think people could raise that i think people will raise that because that is evident everywhere they are tired of this operation and they will not take it any longer and you can watch the entire interview with bobby wine on talk to aljazeera on saturday at 430 g. M. T. The European Space agencys agreed a record breaking budget to push the boundaries after 2 days of meetings in the field in spain the 22. 00 members agreed to spend 16000000000. 00 of the next 5 years to be spent on trips to the moon and iraq Sample Collection mission to mars the agency is also studying a space based 5 g. Network to get early warnings of solar storms your space experts argue that any investment in Space Sciences boosts new jobs and technology here on earth. It looks almost so simple after such 2 days of intensive discussions when there is a program we have missions Everything Everything looks trivial but. Each and everyone who looks a little bit more into detail knows that these are really complicated procedures and im therefore very happy i mean nasa has one government we have 22 so this is already something which is different and im very grateful for all the Member States plus lavinia plus canada to subdue for the support of what we are doing. Massey is the deputy executive director of the Royal Astronomical society in the u. K. He says the funding will help in gage a new audience and bring about more collaborative developments. Well im pleasantly surprised because these things tend to be a big tussle much as you have and i was imply and you know realistic evolved to look to a flat budget cash terms so that something that you know gets approached a bit by bit actually looks that way manish achieve real growth the most of the programs there are a few exceptions most that request they are simple immense and thats thats really good news i think its still when you look at the individual contributions the state is right and its about trying to Member States its not a massive drain on each individual budget yet its something that reveals real evidence the science and also the space industry in general i think its always the science programs that stand out in the eyes of the public in the news media russia i mean imagine if in a decades time or a bit less than that youre covering a European American mission to try to planting a small asteroid i think that would be quite big news of the works and its really great to start a central role in the gateway as well youre developing in that actually having astronauts around the moon again now played a nasa you know nasa or is leading a lot of that but its still very much a Multinational Mission but there are also things like a gravitational wave observatory you know you remember those shock waves across the universe that we 1st discovered a few years ago a big get straight cemetery its a its really good news that so you know i think its great to see that kind of investment in fundamental sciences as well as in things Like Communications and. Northern islands divided communities have found something they can agree on hostility to Boris Johnsons bricks at plans theres now no Political Party in the province which supports his proposals on leaving the e. U. And opposition to bricks it is starting to break down traditional religious and political differences sloans lee has that story from belfast. Belfasts the city never at peace with itself for decades divided the walls and fences separating the 2 communities remain its like a patients never quite sure if theyre recovering from a terminal illness but now they have something in common the irish republican side of belfast always hated bricks its the pro british side though supported it until Boris Johnson came along with a plan to partly divide the Northern Irish economy from the rest of the u. K. With a trade board in the sea his former allies here see that as a betrayal of the foundation of the United Kingdom people are very angry about it people are do not support what he is proposing certainly i think he has underestimated the strength of feeling across unionism in Northern Ireland where you know we fairly clearly and people on the bryan ferry really cherish being part of the kingdom being a full part of that uniting and if thats what your friends think then what about your enemies this neighborhood of belfast has no murals no symbols of the sectarian divide it is middle class and successful and doesnt like bricks its in any form it is in places like this that the unionists hold over Northern Ireland is most at risk i think race that has clearly transcended the constitutional question thats not to say that conversation isnt still alive and people dont still have their strong views but yes i think you are seeing people who are prioritizing braggs it rather than their views on the union or are should really because it is a clear and present danger to yours. Politics and or knowledge has never been like the rest of the u. K. People dont argue about whether theyre socialist or conservative left wing or right wing but much more as to whether they see themselves as irish or see themselves as british but whats remarkable is our political shades of all opinion from the most staunchly loyalists to the most republican are united against Boris Johnsons version of brick says and so opinions a shifting of the university we spoke to students from the Unionist Community bricks it has changed the way that they and many others think and how they will vote in this election and theres a lot of unionists that i know within my own community they have voiced they see him as she if there was another referendum tomorrow and it was either to remain and part of the 8 or to leave as far as johnsons date we would for germany and for Northern Ireland to the press and stay with the u. K. As well and within a year has done so much for the Peace Process and a lot of our funding for our charts for it has all come from the European Union to the untrained eye belfast looks like anywhere else but it isnt and both the police and politicians awarding of the potential for civil unrest the Northern Islands of Boris Johnsons mantra of getting bricks it done has trouble written all over. Time for sports because andy thank you so much detail in the last hour English Premier League arsenal have fired their manager knight every in a statement the club said the decision was taken due to results and performances not being at the level required or emery replaced are some value at the club in may of last year having previously led perry sanjay mounts for the French League title but the club and now on their longest win this run since 9092. 00 they were beaten by our chart funk 3rd in the Europa League last night and resistant and former arsenal midfielder at Freddie Ljungberg has been put in temperature of each. Now a Calgary Flames hockey team deny their stall in the racism investigation flames head coach bill peters is accused of verbal abusing apply a 10 years ago or form an initial player i came loose says he was targeted by peters when the pair were involved in Minor League Hockey peteys has issued an apology describing it as an isolated and immediately regrettable incident but didnt refer to a team by name in his statements the n. H. L. Is also investigating whos been in charge of the flame since april 28th seen on thursday only gave this reaction on social media ive read the statement of bill pizzas which i found to be misleading insincere and concerning ive accepted an invitation from the n. H. L. To meet and discuss this situation. This investigation were doing i know everybody wants everything done immediately in the world we live in is immediate. We are not trying to stall or take time to drag our feet its a serious matter and its its its involving. Serious subject matter and i just want to make sure that we are doing. A thorough job in looking under every stone rock and doing all the things that we need to be done for timely champion my fairest says hes returning to the track for next years tokyo games the 36 year old retired from chaco flight 627 saying its a focus on road marathons but the brits an announced on his you cheap channel a change of mind to win chicago marfan of the major my phone was nice to finish 3rd london was ok it was good. And its been great learning code for me. To run 205 british record european record very exciting you know the training for it was totally different to the to the track. Next year i decided 2020 im going to be back on a track im really excited for competing im back on track giving 10000. The Southeast Asian games dont officially start and seoul saturday but the football tournament has already kicked off in the philippines not much maybe respect and sharing. The referees finishing the game in minutes early when fighting took over from the football. The hosts are taking a deep dive in their pursuit of gold medals in the water hockey making its games debut in the philippines jamila reports. Holding their breath for the biggest sports competition in their career these athletes have been promoting underwater hockey in the philippines a largely unknown sport in the country underwater hockey is making its debut at the Southeast Asian games the sea games this month the 4th time the philippines has hosted the games underwater hockey originated in britain in the 1950 s. When it was known mostly as to push helping diversity fit during the cold winter months. In the philippines a number of players including cherry on yankel have been trying to make the sport popular for years our objective or our wish or goal is that. They want to have to be part of the. Record in b. So says we have a very big advantage because it is just you know surrounded by water so many of us are even before the with with water because where you know theres a lot of fashion as we were so theres yeah i think weve been very very good in. Some of these asian games hosts are usually allowed to add or remove preferred sports at the tournament there are teams from at least 11 countries across Southeast Asia and underwater hockey is just one of the 6 new sports this year. Obstacle racing is another sport that requires a mid july speeds and resistance that is slowly gaining popularity in the philippines. We are aiding idea only we are aiming for a 6 goals and force overs so thats thats our target and we are doing our best that we can deliver and we can bring bring the medal for for our country almost 10000 athletes are expected to compete in the least 56 sports the filipinos hope to do enough to reclaim the overall championship the country born when it last hosted the games in 2005 but for these underwater hockey players representing their country for the 1st time is a victory in itself dugan aljazeera manila. Ok that is i suppose looking for them and the things we must stand seeing from 11 g. L. C. From 12 g. Will see very soon about an. Artist. 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