Its 1300 hours james a little after 9 am in new york where the United Nations Security Council is about to hold its open session on the Israeli Palestinian conflict the issue though is the land specifically israels plans to an excess palestinian territory in the occupied west Bank Something the United Nations is urging israel to a band so we got special coverage on this news and analysis of course of the Security Council meeting with correspondents in west jerusalem and the Jordan Valley as well as of course the United Nations in new york a diplomatic editor james bays is there for us james take us through whats expected today. Well it will start we think in the next few minutes what we know is that this meeting is the regular monthly meeting of the u. N. Security council on the israeli and palestinian issue however its been upgraded this month because of the issue of an exception so ministers can take part and we know that ministers from a number of the Security Council countries will
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Schools reopened in thailand as the government eased this current virus restrictions. Police in hong kong have made their 1st arrest under a strict new security law imposed by china the man was detained for carrying and independence flag demonstrators have been gathering throughout the city protesting the legislation which targets crimes of secession terrorism some version and collusion with Foreign Forces the law came into force just hours before the city martin 23rd anniversary of its return to chinese rule. Some feel for home on the one thing the central authorities are determined to see an end to the chaos and riots over the past year and secondly the central authorities are determined to protect the majority of law abiding citizens in hong kong they should be protected from a handful of people who are causing harm and damage. Or get the very latest on the new law on the protests from our correspondents in hong kong and beijing shortly but 1st a grim brown begins our coverage. 23 y
Government closes the Stock Exchange leaving investors wondering whats happened to their money. Place in hong kong have detained dozens of people as demonstrators protesters strict new security law imposed by beijing demonstrators were met by heavy Police Presence and they gathered to protest the law the legislation targets crimes of section terrorism subversion and collusion with Foreign Forces came into force just hours before the city marked the anniversary of its return to chinese rule chris something of a humbling one thing the central authorities are determined to see an end to the chaos and riots over the past year and secondly the central authorities are determined to protect the majority of law abiding citizens in hong kong they should be protected from a handful of people who are causing harm and damage. Or get the latest on the new law and the protests from our correspondents in hong kong and beijing shortly but 1st a dan brown begins our coverage. 23 years after hong kong r