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A place for 6 months. When we receive. A dollar only 0. 25. Is what we were able to use it by inflation aid agencies helping the flood victims in sudan say their work is being hampered by an economic crisis. And a prominent critic of the chinese president is sentenced to 18 years in prison for corruption. And with all the days sport Michael Jordan has entered the world of motor sport. The board hes only got 3 minutes partnering with the sports only black driver bubba wallace. We begin this news hour with open hostilities being played out on the world stage between the u. S. And china over the coronavirus pandemic the backdrop of the heated rhetoric is the Virtual Meeting of Global Leaders at the 75th Un General Assembly and his speech is host nation u. S. President donald trump accused of spreading what he called the china virus and demanded the u. N. Hold us accountable. We must hold accountable the nation which unleashed this plague onto the world china in the early is days of the virus china locked down travel domestically while allowing flights to leave china and infect the world china condemned my travel ban on their country even as they cancelled domestic flights and locked citizens in their homes the Chinese Government and the World Health Organization which is virtually controlled by john and falsely declared that there was no evidence of human to human transmission later they falsely said people without symptoms would not spread the disease the United Nations but as whole china accountable for their actions. But president at a time when used his address to discuss the pandemic and security of the region he also called for resolutions in syria and palestine before accusing greece of inflaming the situation in the instant mediterranean cousin if there are countries acting with the understanding of winner takes it all the futile steps to exclude our country have no chance of success we do not have designs on anyone else the right remedy and legitimate interests neither in the Eastern Mediterranean nor in any other region however we cannot turn a blind eye on the violation of the rights of our country and the Turkish Cypriots and to the fact that our interests are being ignored. And as those regional concerns and differences a raised the u. N. Secretary general antonio protests is calling for an urgent need for Global Solidarity in the face of multiple crises facing the vault covered 19 as laid bare the worlds for the. Rising inequalities climate catastrophe widening social science all divisions rampant corruption. The pandemic is exploiting these injustices brayed on the most vulnerable and wipe away the progress of decadence for the 1st time in 30 years poverty is rising Human Development he caters that big lining and we are cleaning off to wreck in achieving the Sustainable Development goals lets go live now to antipathetic as i said james spaces at the United Nations james so heard from donald trump from president on. Payroll stood out for you from what weve heard so far. Well certainly you always get very early on in this event the u. S. Because theyre the host country they always speak 2nd and every time weve heard President Trump speak at the u. N. General assembly hes made waves and even though it was a recorded speech this time it was just as controversial it was a machine gun like speech only 7 minutes long that im going to have to check a little bit of research in the history books i think in the coming hours but i think that will probably end up being the shortest ever speech given by a u. S. President in the 74 years although its the 75th birthday this year 74 years so far of general assemblies that have taken place at the United Nations and it was clear that in that machine gun speech one country was in his targets and that country was china within about 15 seconds he spoke about the china virus and then when made up went on to make strong allegations about covert 19 about china not doing enough that they locked down their Domestic Travel but encourage people to spread the virus abroad and then claim that they with regard to the environment were rampant polluters so i think certainly that cash donald trump against china the chinese of course that she had a speech again like all the speeches recorded so no way you can respond to something you dont like but one of the fellow leaders said but in fact in the introduction to that speech john who is the ambassador the Chinese Ambassador of the United Nations in that introduction said that he heard bullying and it described what he termed as baseless allegations of the join the chinese pushing back here i can tell you from chinese sources that they had been expecting some harsh words from the u. S. They are well aware that part of this is the currency of the us. Election Campaign China has become one of the issues in that campaign but clearly the fact the ambassador felt he had to push back in his introduction to his own president s speech shows you that china was not very happy with those comments from the u. S. President. And james after donald trump we had a comparatively very long speech from turkeys red chip type on. Wide ranging speaking about the war in syria turkeys role in that the fight against terrorism Syrian Refugees libya yemen the Israeli Occupation of palestinian lands what stood out for you from what one had to say. Most of the time what we heard from the turkish president was a recent reiteration of Turkish Foreign policy and the turkish position on many of these issues i think the one that will be most watched the lines will be most watched will be on the Eastern Mediterranean disputes i think particularly among the e. U. Which has got to work out what to do about he in the Eastern Mediterranean those lines be watched and certainly wall the turkish president said he was compelled to shoulder the burden of negative developments in the Eastern Mediterranean there were some consider 3 words he said he hoped to be sincere dialogue based on International Law and then the most concrete proposal the idea of a regional conference and well have to see how other players in the region and beyond the region respond to that idea there was an important caveat though if there is a regional conference which turkey now is promoting then they certainly want not just a seat at the table for turkey they want to see to the table for the Turkish Cypriots remember the republic of Northern Cyprus is not a member of the u. N. Its not an internationally recognized country but to have that conference they would want them to to have a seat at the table ok thank you for that diplomatic editor james bays live at the United Nations. The Un General Assembly is happening at a time of an unprecedented Global Health crisis 188. 00 nations are affected by the current virus pandemic and staggering social and Economic Impact millions are unemployed in social safety nets a collapsing economy is facing its worst recession since the 2nd world war its 2 biggest economies the u. S. And china are in the middle of their worst disputes in decades conflicts in syria yemen libya and afghanistan are still unresolved while one percent of the worlds population that 79500000 people remain forcibly displaced because of war and poverty and the planet is overheating with devastating floods in parts of asia africa and record bushfires and wildfires in australia and the u. S. Well joining us now from washington d. C. Is richard director of just security 2020 with the Stimson Center a washington think tank thank you for your time we went through there are some of the issues facing the u. N. Right now what do you think are the Biggest Challenges facing the United Nations 75 years on. There is a whole range of challenges starting with the pandemic Climate Change usually at the top of everyones list but its rising nationalism its the type of rhetoric we saw once again from President Trump and other World Leaders in different ways this time not focused on some kind of false dichotomy of globalist versus his approach america 1st that he mentioned briefly in a speech but now attacking other leaders the major major headline one doubt it would be as has been discussed over the last hour on your program the tension with china and its not simply because of the election coming up you know its an election issue but i think it has something to do with the fact that the u. S. Has crossed the 200000 mark for american deaths linked to cope at 19 and he wants to push back very hard and point the finger elsewhere well yes he as you pointed out it is an election yet very close in fact to the election. And should we look at trump speech in light of the ass i mean he is obviously trying to put the blame squarely at the feet of china. Its extraordinary because to the extent that he even mentions the United Nations at a 75th anniversary general somebodys meeting its to attack and its use it for being very much upon it trying in the case of the World Health Organization but to to have such a contrast of tone and substance with the other leaders including chinese president xi who talked about giving more financing to different Un Trust Funds to deal not only with the pandemic and its recovery but a whole range of environmental and climate related matters but for president trying to direct the conversation in attacking china for its c o 2 emissions pollution overfishing in addition to being the main cause of the pen demick i think its quite a missed opportunity for showing statesmanship leadership what is most needed at this time for the u. N. To function its great powers need to lead the United Nations for it to succeed as ive been saying ad these addresses are pretty recorded so chinas using thing didnt have a chance to respond to donald trump spain or the diplomat who are introduced playing apparently did so but from what we heard from the chinese chinese premier speech how do you think china is trying to position itself in terms of the coronavirus pandemic. Theyre going out of their way to support many Countries Worldwide directly. The fact is that they you know see that this recovery agenda is going to be what will consume the United Nations for the coming year theres the humanitarian response in the short term something that president ever wanted other leaders spoke to as well but its this recovery and the need for a greener recovery agenda that china really made explicit that its ready to step up to the leadership role that is absolutely needed for this to succeed its really important to note that yesterday World Leaders indorsed the u. N. 75 political declaration and for those who are following the u. N. Know that there was tension throughout specially in the final weeks to reach consensus that had much to do with the u. S. China relationship and china overcame that and decided you know its more important that consensus is achieved at this time and moving the un forward but this is not been the position since the beginning of the Trump Administration one can argue ok thank you so much for that that. Guest from washington d. C. Write to puns and direct are just security 2020 well ill just share a senior political analyst. Joining me now live from paris to talk more about this marwan Donald Trumps speech sounded more like a Campaign Speech what we would take away oh absolutely i mean its not want one any one. That you speak much for to the American People who are to the American People or to a space open just based on he is talking to someone where you think theres no doubt. But also present. There are some are not you know. Thats become more of a habit. On the other hand and this is more this Serious Business because look the United States has been trying to undercut china now since at least 2002 since the since china joined the whole trade organization and became basically the emerging world power pulled on the bottom of the seams and i think the next report the perhaps 15 or more years will be permanent in the world why theyre. Not so fine and clearly president obama are like its different up with china who wants its. Carrots as it were going to drink china could be worse its all talk were all the more responsible but its not pump started by going to treat you the china shop or we give up without you that china is not on the pavement thats when you know there are. Random who are not irish of course the government more or the less the better lets all remember that some 200 bombs and yes in the United States was a virus and who will. Try later on i think in his administration or preferably for him in china and talking when donald trump talked about israels normalization of ties with the u. A. E. And bahrain he called it the dawn of a new middle east we know the palestinians have rejected this they feel its a betrayal donald trump says more countries are going to follow suit for sort of the u. A. E. In bahrain is that true where do arab states stand on normalizing ties with israel. Yes there are expected number of states but absolutely for im not sure when we dont know if its going to be before november 3rd or absolute immunity before the u. S. Election up there because theres a lot of pressure by the United States and its middle east clients on a couple of states not of this absolute one to join in in the mobilization process but of course unlike what president s upset that this is a new a whole new world also a court we all know that this is where more of the question back thinks by the United States on a number of states but with the lies of the late the latest one which is presumably it could be so done as been promised to be taken off the terrorists lists if it were wise with mr welch of course or and the rational person that it was that question what the heck does being on the 1st miss has been with mobilizing with a country thats thats what were told that there is no instrument that is not a state of war with it in any shape or form so clearly the president back takes on the likes of saddam maybe pettigrew and so on i think pump is worse problem but the problem with all of it is a whole sounds good. Thats one piece but the problem here is its not really peace because pieces not just this. Piece that has not delivered the votes most. Of the students its not. Takis president made a very wide ranging speech what did to his speech say to you about how turkey is trying to assess itself right now. Thats a very good question because. The biggest president has tried to present himself as a leader of a number of things one of us that all the good turkey too are stuck with servant leader of the middle east 3 as the anxiously that of the most of them is that world and 4th as an internationalist as a as a National Meter but cares about whats Climate Change he mentioned humanity in a number of times about about conflicts an operation and so and so forth so thats going to be stressed that unlike previous president is trying to groom turkey to become more of an awful lot of play 2nd not the player and james hes expansive Balance Sheet as you put it and this long speech was meant to show that there he has a position and if your position every issue but only post the concerns of more slight syria like like the recent visit grainy and. The question of the produce whats the rock but also whats libya. Whats africa and certainly there are questions of. Security Council Support so certainly that the president is going to play up the importance of their key and its all beyond that to get. Ok thank you so much for that analysis Marwan Bashar there on sarah senior political analyst. I do more ahead on the news are clearing. Germany accuses the u. K. Of playing games with rex its comments come ahead of a meeting if e. U. Ministers. Libyas oil wells start to come back on stream as some areas of the trade say for production it exports. And in sports it is the time abraham overage compares himself to benjamin button as he kicks off the italian football season and stop. The u. K. Government has brought in a rock to its new restrictions in england with the Prime Minister warning life may not return to normal for at least another 6 months or so johnson said britain has reached a perilous point in its fight against the virus this handouts the measures that extending the use of face masks tightening rules on gatherings and encouraging people to work from home schools and universities will remain open after 6 months of restriction. It would be tempting to hope that the threat whose fate and to seek comfort in the belief that if you have avoided the bar is safe then you are somehow. I have to say the t. V. Is that kind of complacency that could be on. Well heres a breakdown of the new restrictions in england pubs and restaurants will close early from thursday between 10 pm and 5 am people will be required to wear masks and taxis and on public transport to work from home if possible and the size of gatherings is being limited weddings reduced to 15 people instead of 30 bringing spectators back to sports stadiums is also being put on hold johnson says polman will be able to debate the new measures early next week he adds scotland wales and Northern Ireland are likely to follow similar measures. The World Health Organization has warned that the coronavirus pandemic appears to be accelerating globally despite the number of deaths decreasing lets take a look at the global picture focusing on the 5 countries that have seen the most its from the virus the u. K. Is 5th in the world more than 41000 people have died there and its because of is going the wrong way u. K. s Health Minister says hospital admissions a doubling every 8 days across the atlantic nearly 200000 americans have died since february hospital admissions a down slightly to around 30000 a day. Brazil has the worst outbreak in latin america with more than 137000 deaths around 4000000 people have survived it india leads the world in the number of recoveries nearly 4500000 so far more than 90000 patients are being released daily that nearly 8000 indians have died from the virus mexico has a 10th of indias population but has seen nearly as many deaths more than 73000 cases theyre supposed 700001 monday weve got to correspondent standing by with those new developments and gallica the latest from the u. S. Hes in Miami Florida but lets begin with neve barker who is in london and he tell us more about these new measures and then ted binion reaction to them so far. Well the measure is a the moment sinking in oversee the whole fatalities as being directly impacted by these measures restaurants cafes they will have to close at 10 pm the Hospitality Center was already struggling off the months of lockdown oversee any kind of further restrictions on them not going to be received all that well but when it comes to other measures well as i said you know of the businesses for instance saw a mulling over what this means for their workforces people under this new raaf to of measures are being told to wear possible continue working from home they sony a few weeks off the government did try to encourage people back to see if he sent his bank to their offices in a bid to bring alive banks a ghost towns and improve the local economies. But already questions are being asked as to whether or not the Prime Minister is that she gone far enough or what weve seen really is a call for people to return to work weve seen more more attempts to control when it comes to legalities people wearing marsupial while being threatened with fines but ahead of the announcement the government had been discussing the possibility of introducing short term Circuit Breaker approaches so full lockdowns in given areas where theres a surge in numbers that may last for a period of 2 weeks to control those numbers no announcement like that has been made Northern Ireland and scotland have gone further than england by banning the intermingling houses from wednesday so questions whether or not the Prime Minister could have gone further but they subpoena is at least to be some step forward in restrict seeing the rise in infections given the backdrop of numbers that have been going up in recent days ok thank you for that picture in the u. K. From london. Come to the u. S. Now in and gallica and miami and be as im going saying the u. S. Death toll now approaching 200000. I mean were all waiting for the official figures but there were 40000 new cases reported on sunday that figure is horribly close 2200000 may exceed it because remember the figures are always behind it takes a while for them to compile things but weve got that. Was saying in europe weve got that peak in the summer a steady decline and now as the colder months approach youve got those figures going in the wrong direction so that is clearly a dyess situation in this the most advanced the wealthiest nation in the world when the coverage 19 pandemic appears to be getting worse of course here there is no talk of close downs or shut downs in any of the states because there is no federal response there is no truck but ministration response or strategy for tackling the pond can hes left it up to the states so youve got a scots are going to approach to tackling this pandemic which has taken at least 200000 american lives and its really touched the lives of everyone and also youve got this mix up in messaging from places like the center for Disease Control and prevention who removed advice talking about the virus spreading by ed droplets so aerosols just a couple days ago and then they took it down saying its a mistake so they really need to get their act together the c. D. C. Is supposed to be the World Premiere Health Organization and theyre putting up mixed messages its confusing people while at the same time millions have lost their jobs people on the edge of losing their businesses and of course many people have lost those they love. Ok thank you for that and again for us in miami. Still ahead on i was there. Alliston quits its presidency of the arab leagues current seat session well tell you why coming up. And in sport more doping control to see in cycling is one of the main toward affronts teens is investigated by french canadians. Mostly calm quiet picture across much of the middle east damages beginning to come down through the east and the bad of a breeze here because it still is a very warm so people at the national babsy enjoying the Sunshine Coast areas across into television and also enjoy those waters in the mediterranean aside the winds beginning to increase how much is a little bit lower than they have been so should be feeling quite a bit better now the winds are a bit stronger through wednesday as you can see here. Right the way down towards much as well especially high 38 the high and itll feel fade humid of course with 1000 good old want to. The west of yemen and i got a few more shot was working their way through more eastern areas of cape and then its a similar scenario got more of that subliming sound and 45 is the high in kuwait city hall on a thursday and temperatures in doha down to about 36 degrees then into Central Africa the rains this time of it beginning to head to the south was quite extensive throughout much of the democratic republic of congo hole so pushing into these Northern Areas are going to and faily widespread to 3 more coast towns and in up towards kenya but. Mostly fine further to the saddle still for you in the east of south africa 29 in johannesburg. From ontario liberia ponderous and cameroon Al Jazeera World means for writers and performers this must not journeys to europe have changed their lives i can use therefore i say about women who are following it im tommy about where we we we are moving fleeing persecution seeking a safe haven and creative freedom a hard road from home journalists and activists on aljazeera. Global pandemic. Family comes 1st. For every American Health care has never been more important. Because the new disease does not favor republicans over democrats bridge over poor or black over white. America decides how to care for a nation. Extensive coverage of the us elections. On aljazeera. Youre watching ill just share a reminder of our top stories this hour donald trump used his speech at the u. N. General assembly to attack china over the bad demick be accused beijing of failing to share information when the outbreak began hes called on the u. N. To hold the country accountable. Turkeys president has used his address to call for a regional conference as tensions rise of the disputed areas of the Eastern Mediterranean projectile further one says talks must also include the self the republic of Northern Cyprus. The british Prime Minister has announced a raft of new restrictions in england as coronavirus cases there say thanks for reaching courage and people to work from home and extending the use of mosques the fines for people who do not comply. Aid agencies in sudan are warning of a shortfall in funding because of an economic crisis wreck or the high flooding because they have tens of thousands of people homeless and now many are struggling to buy enough food for their families ramadan has been meeting some of the most affected in cotton the for so how. Hard hopes things would get better for them after that move all of sudans longtime leader. But a year and a half later prices of basic goods are still sorting an officer who is disabled and makes falafel or being cake to support our family is finding it hard to make ends meet. She added of course this life is very hard prices are increasing by the day and some days we eat some days we dont. A week ago the Sudanese Government declared a state of economy can watch and see the move followed a sharp decline by the sudanese pound against the dollar since then inflation has risen to a record 106 to 7 percent with prices of essential commodities like bread and sugar rising to more than double long queues for bread are now visible almost everywhere. If we are forced to wait in queues for more than 3 hours at a time to buy bread just 10 pieces of bread the elderly who cant stand for long are really suffering were all separate the inflation has also affected the provision of aid to tens of thousands of people displaced by the weeks long flooding in 17 of sudans 18 states aid agencies say theyre forced to deal with a huge shortfall in funding actually it has been quite catastrophic if i may. When we receive lets say a dollar only 0. 25 of that maximum is what we are able to use because of the inflation last july inflation was at 144 percent in august was almost 167 percent so that means our ability to buy things is only 25 percent sudans Transitional Government blames the decline of the currency on what it calls a systematic operation to vandalize the economy by those opposing it well im the guy one have it in for has been we will crack down heavily on those trying to manipulate the markets we wont be united in doing this as a government we will also introduce regulations for import and export of god and yet some people are blaming the government itself for the crisis. Probably raise the minimum wage from 5. 00 to 60. 00 that is the largest pay rise in the countrys history but broken with no resources of its own the government opted to fund the increment by printing more money said things that done on a path to father economic decline u. S. Secretary of state mike pump recently raised hopes of but the economic prospects here when he announced the possible removal of saddam from its role of state sponsors of terrorism perhaps even before the u. S. Elections in november that would allow said done to shed its pariah status attract Foreign Investors and once again access to credit from institutions like the i. M. F. And world bank but diplomats say thats hinged on sudan 1st normalizing relations with israel a bitter pill it may be forced to swallow to ease its own domestic problems how about the world is eating her tom sudan. Lets hear from him a morgan now who has more on how the recent flooding is worsening sudans economic problems. People mostly have been focused on the losses that they have incurred because of the floods because of the weeks of floods now most of them have lost all or most of their properties were talking about homes where people have settled for years or for decades in some cases family homes that have been destroyed or damaged were also talking about farmland now tens of thousands of hectares have been destroyed by the floods most of them on the banks of the nile and aid organizations say that will have a devastating impact on the Food Security situation in the country lets not forget that sudan is already going through an economic crisis with an inflation of more than 160 percent so most of the staple food have seen and hikes in prices by more than 50 percent and affordable to many of the of those who are living here in sudan and the flood situation has just simply made it worse a lot of people are saying that theyre waiting for government response now they say that the government has given them tents and has given them some food to help them cope with the situation but they are saying that these are not enough especially people in River Nile State now that state there are parts of the river that has drawbacks levels or going to going back to its levels prior to the floods but there are other parts in the state in the River Nile States where the level remains high as a matter of fact where it remains to increase because of a river that comes from the future and high lands and goes to this day and connects with the nile there now people there say that they are we still facing the station of the floods and theyre saying that theyre still at high risk of water borne diseases and that the government needs to step in and spray insecticides to make sure that water borne diseases do not spread because they cannot cope with sickness on top of losing their properties. Germany has urged the u. K. To stop playing games when it comes to bricks that the comments were made ahead of a meeting of e. U. Ministers in brussels the chief breaks it negotiator will be briefing the group on the progress thats been made in the latest found a breaks it talks and say is the neary a border town in Northern Ireland that sees a lot of cross border trade he spoke to the director of the towns chamber of commerce and further explained how the deal will affect the region the European Union is absolutely astounded at the sudden revelation from the british side of a so that theyre prepared even in theory to break International Law to undermine that there with the current Withdrawal Agreement that brazils that signed up to and so the e. U. Has put the u. K. On notice that if by the end of this month in just 8 days time the u. K. Doesnt withdraw that threats then the e. U. Will effectively sue them through through the european courts and the other deadline of course they do as a part from this is the october a use summits at which point both sides say that needs to be a deal but its looking vanishingly less likely that that will happen and of course the that the people who are right at the front line of the sharp end of all this are the businesses and people and towns right on the ball at the irish border between the north and the self because they had all thought that they would all agreement pushed the trade border into the irish sea and that therefore there would be no return to our border across ireland at all and the fact of the British Government suggesting that it might undermine the Withdrawal Agreement puts that hard border straight back on the table so lets talk to Qana Patterson whos from the neary Enterprise Agency and the chamber of commerce as well what was your action to call it in general when when when suddenly the British Government announced that it might undermine the Withdrawal Agreements and it said plainly we might break International Law but people here say that that. Shock and not like him we thought we had fixed we thought it was fixed and the argument had been understood the arguments were made by all parties and especially the British Government and the fact that Boris Johnson from south had gone into the election with says they havent ready dave. Why we didnt know why this was going to be worked out in practice and that was a concern as we neared that battling this was all supposed to be in place by the force of john kerry next year nevertheless in terms of the big picture we assume that brilliance unship between the year in the u. K. Government was a good woman they would find a retard of this other than the one thing that neither side will say is what they will do if there is no deal by the 1st of january but clearly somebody has got to were going to lease things like tariffs and making sure that goods coming in from the e. U. Things that you can match the standards and in the u. K. Not on the back in much that these stand its. Going to organize a lease checks and where are they going to be done if you go and you know its 0. Sum and terms of the water called fight osama 3 checks on home food its actually the right products you know thats a big spectrum of products very very specific that this yeah im not so ready been agreed on in fact as a part of the internal market so infrastructure will be there are those checks will take place a slow go department of agriculture officials will tell you out work. How many products would need checked that was a question whereby if there was an agreement things went well it would be a small relatively small number of products and if theres a break goes badly then were not just talking about Food Products fighting sound 3 issues were talking about products right across the spectrum just just a point to me act out that there were all of that draw agreement doubtless our offices for example you know big issue for the city of london but also here in Northern Ireland because many Service Companies are trading on all island b. S. S. That was for next year. Call it thank you very much that there is a lot of concern not just in the European Union but inside the conservative party about all this is well to resume who tried to make it happen she said it is unconscionable for any Prime Minister of the party leader to try to break International Law and so the government of the u. K. Has got still a big fight on its hands to try to persuade itself let alone anybody else that was proposing is a very good idea. And russia have started joint military drills on better version somewhere around 1000. 00 russian soldiers are taking part last week exercises were held in russia moscow is backing president alexander who is facing mass protests against his rule. Influential chinese real estate tycoon ranch in charge has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for corruption but supporters of the and spoken critic of the communist party say his sentence is punishment for his comments on chinese president xi jinping country who has the story from beijing chinese businessman read to child was found guilty of taking bribes embezzling public funds and enriching himself by about 3000000. 00 while working as chairman of the state owned Real Estate Company while un but many believe put really got him in trouble with his vocal criticism of the Chinese Communist party and president xi jinping this nicknamed the big cannon. The repression on any kind of speech has been worse in the worse. As the presidency. So its not you know theres a trend is there the 69 year old was a member of the communist elite board a revolutionary parents he befriended current Vice President one she shot at an early age and gave top trade negotiator leo her one of his 1st jobs but these connections werent enough to protect him from xi jinping loyalists in 2016 his way but page a social media account with over 35000000 followers was taken down after he criticized president shes called for the Chinese Media to serve the communist party but he continued to speak out holding popular book clubs where he discussed western values and promoting independent thinking. In march he wrote a widely circulated article criticizing beijings had like of the crowbars outbreak saying there was a cover up that red also referred to xi jinping as a clown and emperor he was quickly detained and in july was stripped of his Party Membership and charged with corruption unlike other chinese dissidents rendered tongue was a longtime member of the communist party and a widely respected businessman rights advocates say this that it proves that even the countrys elite also knew from the Chinese Governments increasingly granted a crackdown on freedom of speech eventually china has always been a party so his criticism towards party came out of that he hopes the party to improve its governance so its not like that that hes a dissident he wants democracy he wants to overthrow the communist party he wants the party to be better but even that is not a tolerated now abating court has sentenced to 18 years in jail saying he has confessed to his crimes and would appeal the decision katrina you aljazeera beijing. Hong kong leaders say 12 prodemocracy activists detained on the chinese mainland should be tried there they were arrested last month to say tried to flee from hong kong to taiwan by boat the activists are being held for illegal entry into chinese waters the issue of trying suspects on the mainland sparked months of protests last year there have run away from their legal liabilities but in the course of running away from the legal liabilities they committed another crime in another jurisdiction so isnt it reasonable and fair that these trial for people should 1st face their legal liabilities in that jurisdiction according to the law and thereafter of course there we were arrange for them to come back to face the consequences. Palestine is ending its presidency of the arab leagues current session in protest against countries that have normalized relations with israel Palestinian Foreign minister riad markey says the decision by some to support normalization was not discussed by the entire arab league the u. A. E. And bahrain recently signed u. S. Mediated deals for full diplomatic ties does is need abraham has more from ramallah in the occupied west bank. Well the foreign minister maliki said that was some arab states used their silver and dried as what he called an excuse to normalize relations with israel he said that the arab league has a shared responsibility in these normalization deals with israel nor namely because these arab states did not discuss that decision with the arab league nor did the arab league adopt a resolution that was submitted by the palestinians to condemn normalization he said that palestinians do not want to be presiding over a session of the arab states are rushing to normalize relations with israel he was asked if that is a pretty lewd or an introduction for palestinians to be leaving the arab league he stressed that this is not what palestinians are looking for but they want the arab league to be true to really be true to its previous resolutions lets not forget that the arab league is the place where the Arab Peace Initiative was born it was it did he did time and time again and it says that denormalization between arab states and israel will only happen after israel and its occupation of palestinian and arab lands and that should have been the reason or really that the incentive for israel to end its it to end its occupation because at the end of the day it would be normalizing relations between with more than 52. 00 at up an islamic state. Libyas National Corporations says its restarting some production and exports libyan warlord holy 5 car had imposed a blockade on Oil Facilities since january but announced an end to it on friday the state oil company says there are no longer any fighters all foreign mercenaries and how to care in the east and in the center of the country so production can resume its waiting for safety decisions on the remaining oil ports mahmoud i dont read has more from tripoli remember that these 2 oil ports which is close to the egyptian border is indeed still the country and mercer liberate within the oil christened area these 2 ports are under the control of have to. Bust and she says that only these 2 ports are safe safe means that there are no foreign minister knees there are no weapons deployed in those ports however the other oil ports the major oil ports in libya like a city like. In the Oil Crescent Area like sweet teena these will remain under force majeure good according to the. Unless and until foreign mercenaries including the russian. Military individuals and prove how to mercenaries pull out with their weapons from the area. A draft bill that would amend the sri lankan constitution to give the president extra powers has been put before parliament if passed it will allow the president to go to by rajapakse to dissolve parliament and give them full immunity against prosecution it said to replace the bill from 2015 that strengthened the role of parliament now fernandez has more from colombia. In the building behind me this long can parliament is where its all happening at a when the justice minister. Table that draft with the 1st reading he did it to howls of protest by the opposition obviously the amendment seeks to kind of close back all the sweeping powers the executive president lost in the last amendment to the constitution brought by the previous government now this is once again creates an all powerful presidency and that is an issue that many quarters have expressed concern with talks about the removal of any monitoring any checks and balances against the executive president hes able to sack the parliament after a year hes able to make appointments to high officers very sensitive officers the chief justice the heads of armed forces the heads of independent commissions which was the fruit of sort of the previous government and the constitutional amendments some of these are things that are concerning a lot of people particularly the fact that with these changes the president essentially can run the whole show himself the Prime Minister and the cabinet become sort of bystanders he does not need to seek their approval or sanction he can go on with the business of government and this is what is creating concern. Brazilian officials are debating whether the annual konovalov can go ahead in february the event is hugely important to the countrys economy people who make a living from it year round are already struggling brazil is one of the worst hit countries in the world with more than 4 and a half 1000000 covert actions. Still ahead on aljazeera the stanley cup final is locked in a tie people have the action coming up and spoke. Of time after sport has him thank you very much Michael Jordan is entering the world of motor sport you just board is a nascar team is partnering with the sports only black drama bubba one of the people the team alongside his friend and current mess called brother denny hamlin he is a season Ticket Holder at the n. B. A. Aids Charlotte Hornets thats a franchise also owned by. Jordan Michael Jordan is now only the 2nd black owner in nascar earlier this year he pledged 100000000. 00 for initiatives combating Racial Injustice in the u. S. No team name or car number has been announced yet but it is expected to include number 23 of the jordans famous Chicago Bulls jersey jordan said historically nascar has struggled with diversity the timing seemed perfect and the sport is evolving and embracing social change in addition to the recent donations ive made to combat systemic racism i see this as a chance to educate a new audience and open more opportunities for black people in racing jordans team will have one driver and that job goes to bubble wallace the summer he led nascars fight against Racial Injustice in the wake of the death of george floyd he successfully campaigned for the sport to ban the Confederate Flag from races and also competed in a car with a black lives matter paint scheme at a race back in june while the city is grateful and humbled that michael and danny believe in him and his super pumped to begin this adventure with them the Tour De France the marquis 6 says they are the team that is being investigated for doping french prosecutors say the 2 people in custody are part of the entourage of the main rider who has not been named but we know the teams lead rider during the tour was the colombian star d. Who has finished as 2 runner up twice 60 manager confirmed the hotel was raided last week but stressed neither he nor his staff are being accused of wrongdoing now to another financial blow for sporting teams in britain the u. K. Government says delayed plans to allow fans to watch games in person the majority of sports have been behind closed doors since the lockdown in march but there was hope to a little limited numbers to return starting october 1st however Prime Minister Boris Johnson has now postponed that by as long as 6 months because of a rise in corona virus cases. Still not full capacity over in italy but 1000. 00 fans were allowed to watch this latter even him of which lead ac milan to victory 1st game of the italian season he turns 39 next month but like an intact baton after scoring both goals in their victory over. Even him of each has extended his deal by another year and you can see why they were keen to keep him over at the fierce rivals into well they have signed are to have it all from boss alone and for around 1100000. 00 the move season reunite with coach Antonio Conti who he worked with when he played at u. Ventus previously. From italy to england and gareth bale says he wants to help Tottenham Hotspur win trophies of the finalizer hes written to the club hes back on loan from real madrid where hes won 4 European Champions League titles and 2 spanish League Titles as well but hes not expected to play until october because of a knee injury yeah such a special club to me. Where i made my name and one amazing club amazing fans and yeah just incredible to be back and hopefully now i can. Get some match fitness and get underway and really help the team and hopefully win trophies i always thought when when i did leave that one day i would i would love to come back and the opportunity now is a reason and i feel like its a good fit its a good time for me. Im hungry im motivated i want to do well for the team and yeah cant wait to get started another new player at tottenham is u. S. Womens National Team member alex morgan on the 2 time world cup winner just days before the transfer window closed even the 31 year old little time to think about the decision. I wanted to challenge myself and playing in a Different League than i am just joining spurs kind of so spontaneously and almost like last minute like at the deadline right before the transfer and now close and there was just a lot of adrenaline and excitement as well that along with that to the n. H. L. Now in the fight for the stanley cup title is a level at one game each playing in sort of a bio security bubble in the Tampa Bay Lightning where a game down in the final series against the dallas stars but they raced out of the blocks and came to school with goals in the 1st period. To get 2 goes alone but it wasnt enough series now with game 3 coming up on wednesday. The n. B. A. Playoffs are also in full swing and later on tuesday the l. A. Lakers will attempt to go 3 up in the western conference final against the Denver Nuggets its off to the buzzer beater by Anthony Davis giving them a 2 nothing lead. Meanwhile things are a bit tight in the Eastern Conference Finals the Boston Celtics were 2 games down against the miami heat but fought back in the last one to make it to one game 31 wins then boston say they can do it again. You know i hate losing more than i think i would want to go through the same way so for us to be expressed. Through energy for ourselves. You know we have. You know for the most part they kind of just you know cheer. You know theres a difference you have to bring a different type of energy. Serious matter but just just nuts and counters and encounters accountant you know out of the game so weve got to do a better job. As well if thats what theyre trying to do. And well finish with some Major League Baseball action and a game winning moment for jared walsh of the Los Angeles Angels hitting a home run with all 3 bases loaded that is what is also known as a grand slam and it helped the angels beat the Texas Rangers 85 thats a well leave it for now ill be back again a little bit later with more sports news kid very good thank that pay to. Have a fun much more on our web site the address for that is all just there a dot com i will be back in just a few minutes time as we go live again to the 75th General Assembly of the United Nations stay with us. Global community we are out because overseas and elbow. 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Experts believe india is still at an early stage of infection but the long down has already created a humanitarian. Were taking you live now to the General Assembly of the United Nations where russias president Vladimir Putin is speaking lets listen and he mused to. A congenial federal middleway music. To the establishment of the United Nations. The importance of these 2 forever interlinked events cannot be overemphasized in 1045. 00 not cism was defeated the ideology of aggression and hatred was crushed and the experience and spirit of the alliance as well as the awareness of the huge price that had been paid for peace and our common victory helped to construct the postwar world order it was built on the ultimate foundation of the un charter that remains the main source of International Law