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
Africa hold rallies calling for a boost to the minimum wage 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. The refugee crisis is, no doubt, one of the issues that needs to be addressed. Thats top of the list. When it comes to the refugee crisis, there are strong differences of opinion amongst the 28 Member States at the european union. Theres a consensus at least on the decision to send the task force to the mediterranean
First to syria where russia has carried out more airstrikes as part of an air campaign it says is targeting isil. The strikes there are reports of civilian death. I understand this is part of quite a large military operation. Whats going on . Reporter well, yes, the Russian Military intervention in syria has entered a new phase. What we saw over the last week is russian air strikes trying to weaken the defenses of the opposition to stop a rebel advance towards the country side. Today that air power is being used to provide support to a ground operation on the ground. This is what we understand from activists. There is intense military activity at this in the Southern Idlib province, Northern Country side of a very strategic corner in western syria. Because it is situated on a main highway that links the Southern City of damascus to the Northern City of aleppo. Now activists are reporting intense air strikes talking about surface to surface missiles, what we do understand is that the go
A very royal welcome for chinas president xi on day one of his visit to the u. K. , human rights activists are not happy. We begin with developments in israel and the palestinian territories where tensions continue to soar. In the past few hours, there have been protests in the opened west bank. This was of the scene earlier there. Rallies, too, in gaza, this demonstration held by womens linked to the islamic jihad. Theres been another attack on an israeli soldier, a palestinian man shot dead just outside hebron after he stabbed an israeli soldier. Since the beginning of october, 45 palestinians and eight israelis have been killed in violence. These are live pictures coming from bethlehem where another protest is on wait, Israeli Police firing tear gas as protestors now. Stephanie decker is in west jerusalem, another day of tension. Whats been happening in the last few hours . Actually, just to update you on news were getting in in the last 10 minutes, reports of another what theyre ca
Privatization of the u. S. Justice sees a return the debtor prison. The latest for the from the wimbledon mens final, a dramatic start as the race is halted after a big crash. Coming up later in the program. The Palestinian Teen ankler beaten by israeli plea police hn released, a u. S. Citizen has been fined and will spend 10 days under house arrest. He was detained in jerusalem over the murder of his cousin. He was burned alive alleged lee by rightwing israeli. We will here from his father but first, this report reporter released on bail but with conditions, 15yearold khadair will spend nine days under house arrest and he can still be charged. He is one of the family. He was sad. He was angry but expressing empathy toward the family. He and another 6 children, this is the result. Face of democracy of israel is exactly this. His family said this mobile phone footage shows Israeli Soldiers beating him in East Jerusalem. He said his holiday turned into a nightmare. It turned out to be a