Politics. Amy the look of silence. Three years after releasing the act of killing, oscarnominated filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer returns with a new film about the u. S. Backed genocide in indonesia, this time, looking at the victims. Joshua i returned to make the film i set out to make at the beginning, what is it like for the survivors to have to live in the midst of the still powerful regime . Amy we will speak with Joshua Oppenheimer and the role of the United States in the indonesian genocide. Joshua they provided aid weapons, money to carry out the genocide. They him may have been involved in masterminding it. Amy all that and more coming up. Amy welcome to democracy now democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President obama is unveiling a new set of power regulations highlighted as the strongest actions taken in the United States to combat Climate Change. It could shatter coal fire power plants and fuel a shift toward wind and solar power. The final rules are
Most of the islands 3. 5 million residents still lack electricity. Food and water remain in short supply. Well get an update from independent journalist Rosa Clemente, just back from the island last night. And as puerto rico faces an estimated 95 million in cleanup costs, well look at a major new investigation into exactly who owns its 74 million debt. Then in california, as wildfires scorch more than 200,000 acres, roughly the size of new york city, more than 11,000 firefighters are rattling the blaze a number of them are prisoners. A the only way you would tell was a prisoner firefighter is if i told you. On the line, you would not know at all. Amy the incarcerated women who fight california wildfires. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. A federal judge in hawaii blocked most of President Trumps latest version of a travel ban tuesday, just hours before it was set to take effect. U. S. District judge der
Create a goodish and iraqi forces as they battle for control of the north. But also rather dissolves their life my headquarters here in doha also coming up the news says its hammered out a united position on trade for negotiations on the u. K. s exit. Unwilling to engage the u. S. Secretary of state blames the four arab countries blockading cata ahead of his visit to riyadh and doha. Also russia walds any breakup of Irans Nuclear program could impact on the situation in the Korean Peninsula. Welcome to the program and Kurdish Peshmerga are sending reinforcements to the front line north of kirkuk where theyve been fighting iraqi forces a bridge was blown up near the town of capri the iraqi forces want to push the peshmerga further towards erbil the Kurdish Regional capital but Iraqi State Television says Prime Minister hydrilla body ordered his troops not to enter the city limits the kurds took up new positions on the road between erbil and co cork on thursday three days after they pull
Aljazeera. A lot of the robber this is the aljazeera news our live more headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. The. Fighting breaks out between kurdish and iraqi forces as they battle for control of the north also the e. U. Says its hammered out a united position on trade for negotiations on the u. K. s exit. And the claiming political consensus spains Prime Minister says the main opposition parties back his plans to take away catalonia as autonomy and im with the days sport news including the l. A. Dodgers defeating the defending champions the chicago cubs to reach their first world series since nineteen eighty eight. Could have your company heard the news i we start in the middle east where Kurdish Peshmerga are sending reinforcements to the front line north of kirkuk where theyre battling iraqi forces a bridge was blown up near the town of. The iraqi forces want to push the peshmerga further towards erbil the Kurdish Regional capital but Iraqi State Televisio
And london, youre watching bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore, midnight in london and eight in the morning in manila where President Trump is in the philippines to attend the asean summit thats due to get under way shortly. Hes set to meet the controverisal leader Rodrigo Duterte, whose drug war has claimed thousands of lives. Earlier, leaders gathered for a gala dinner in manila and signed a number of trade agreements with hong kong. Joining us from manila is the bbcs howard johnson. He has been watching proceedings. It is one of the last days of President Trumps visit to asia. What are you expecting today . It has been a mass on talk for donald trump last night. He attended the gala dinner, treated toa he attended the gala dinner, treated to a provider surprise karaoke performance from Rodrigo Duterte. He will meet him again this morning for a bilateral meeting. Later on in the day he will also attend the Opening Ceremony of the 50th anniversary of the as