Vents. Hundreds of whale sharks gathering each ear in the heart of the gulf. For a week now, control of kunduz has swung backwards and forwards between Government Forces and the taliban. The center of the ski is calm with people on the streets for the first time in days. But there is still fighting on the outskirts. Lets go straight to south of kunduz city. Does it look like the army is in control of at least the city center right now. Yes, Afghan Security forces in control of the center of the kunduz city but they confirm that the taliban are riding in residential area around the city. I talked this morning with one of the leading afghan generals in this operation, he told me the strategy changes. He was saying they were trying to engage taliban outskirts of the city not inside the city to avoid civilian casualties. What does that mean for the humanitarian situation which residents are facing there . Reporter i talked with a couple of residents, they were very happy to see the shops a
The Islamic State of iraq and the levant has claimed responsibility for four suicide bombs in the yemeni suicide of aden. 11 yemenis troops and four from the uea were killed. The attacks targeted a hotel used by the Yemeni Government used as its a. [ inaudible ] formal headquarters and a villa used by the. [ audio difficulties ] reporter it was packed with exclusives in to a hotel. They have based their headquarters. This is the moment that it was hit. A compound used by soldiers from the Arab Emirates was also targeted. Translator i heard huge explosions and rushed to see what happens happening. [ technical difficulties ] reporter earlier government and Coalition Forces blamed the houthis and troops loyal to former president saleh for the attacks. Isil has emerged as a force in yemen over the last year. In this video, posted on sunday, [ technical difficulties ] reporter these attacks targeted shia mosques like this one in the capital sanaa last month. Isil is expanding in areas forme
A boost to the minimum wage. And ill have all your sport, including the f. I. F. A. World cup gets ready to welcome the newest team as south sudan begins a Journey Towards russia, 2018 a military operation to catch human traffickers begins in the mediterranean. European naval ships will patrol the waters to find smugglers who charge refugees to take them across the sea. The United Nations high commissioner for refugees says 550,000 entered people by sea. Most landed in greece. More than 400,000 people. Over 130,000 arrived in italy. Many never make it. The u. N. H. C. R. Says so far more than 3,000 people drowned or are missing. Neave barker is live from strasbourg where the german chancellor and french president are due to make an address. What is the plan, neve, to tackle the people smugglers. Thats right. Despite differences of opinion across the European Union, there is some consensus in the shape of this joint Naval Task Force designed to target the people smugglers. Those who are
Hundreds of thousands of is sigh lum seekers could be di deported within weeks. The leaders of phren france and germany have stressed unity. Reporter if ever there was a rallying cry from europe he should here it was. When chancellor merck and president hollande arrived at the European Parliament they face aid continue net beset by challenges. The u. K. Conflict. Youth unemployment and the linking affects of the greet debt and eurozone crisis, its the humanitarian crisis and the arrival of nearly half a million refugees irefugees in europe ths created rifts between countries willing and able to help and those who want to keep them out. In the mediterranean, e. U. Warships have begun patrolling the waters. Its hoped this joint e. U. Task force will help tackle people smuggling 3,000 people have died trying to make the crossing to europe this year. Hungary, the check republic, romania and slovakia have reject the the noons share refugees numbers a is who the continent but president holla
The waters of hong kong, scientists are baffled. Well tell you why. Its described as an historic visit for historically difficult times. German chancellor Angela Merkel and the french president Francois Hollande are in strasburg to address the parliament. The first speech to the assembly since 1989 comes as the eu faces its toughest challenges. Lets take you live now. Why this joint address to the parliament . Well, as you said there, the first joint address in 26 years, the last time the french and german leaders came here to address the European Parliament, it was only a matter of weeks after the collapse of the berlin wall. Then the dialogue, rhetoric was all about expansion and unity, now president hollande and Angela Merkel face the issues that threaten the entire unity of the union itself. One of the most overriding issues is the refugee crisis that threatens to divide those pan european nations like france and germany in allowing more refugees, and Asylum Seekers to live and sta