Second time the trump effect. An early lead in the race to become the next u. S. President. Hello. A planned meeting of all e. U. Leaders on the future of crease has been cancel. The eurozone finance minister are meeting now to discuss the latest bailout proposal. Theyll have 24 hours to convince creditors that they can secure the bailout. The creek parliament backed a list of Economic Reforms and further austerity measures in a lastditch attempt to stay within the eurozone. However, some analysts believe that it needs more. A new loan is in addition to the 240 billion euros that greece received from the creditors, since 2010. We have our correspondence gathering the story. Jacky rowland is in brussels. And John Psaropoulos is in athens. John how are things in athens. Is there optimism that the discussion can commence . Well theres optimism regarding the fact that at least we are back to the negotiating table but in a sense we are back to where we were two weeks ago, when we decided to
Freeze palestinian prisoner after a 55 day Hunger Strike. Mexicos top drug lord, El Chapo Guzman escaped prison for a second time. A massive manhunt is underway. Euro zone finance ministers are meeting to reach an agreement on a greek request for a third bailout trying to come up with a deal before euro zone leader summit scheduled to tart soon. The greek government 24 hours to convince creditors. Lets take a look at the size of the debt mountain that it is trying to deal with. Heres some in connection. That is equivalent to more than 175 of greek g. D. P. Or national income. Repayments will last 40 years. Greek is asking creditors for 54 billion euro, including a 1. 6 euro repayment that should have been paid to the i. M. F. At the end of last month. Its next repayment is coming up fast to the European Central bank by july 20 if that greece cant pay without another injection of cash. We have the extensive coverage of this story for you here on al jazeera. We are in athens and brussels
The government in tripoli is absent. The hunt for he will chop poe, escaping prison through a tunnel one and a half kilometers long. Euro zone leaders are in brussels to try a reach an agreement on the future of greece. Finance ministers discussed a last ditch request from greece for a third bailout. The greek government that 24 hours to convince creditors it can be trusted to enact promised reforms and secure a bailout. Lets look at the size of the debt mountain it is trying to deal with. 323 billion euros owed to countries, euro zone central bank and i. M. F. , equivalent to 175 of greek g. D. P. Repayments will last about 40 years. In this latest plan, greece is asking creditors for 54 billion euros that would cover its debts for the next three years including a 1. 6 billion repayment that should have been paid last month. The next payment is three and a half billion euros to the European Central bank on july 20. Greece cannot repay that without another injection of cash. The before
Video showing the military beating up two teenagers goes viral. We start with breaking news that is coming from the mediterranean sea. A rescue operation is underway to try to save migrants from a capsized boat. Irish Navy Commanders say 700 people have thought to be on board the vessel, very close to the libyan coast. Local journalist joins us now on the line from the mortese capitol. Karl what more do you know . Reporter this is indeed a major rescue operation which is currently underway after [ inaudible ] boat with some 700 migrants was reported capsized off of libya. [ inaudible ] some 250 have been rescued in the mission, which is now being coordinated by the Italian Coast Guard. 16 bodies are reported to have been taken on board one of the rescue vessels. However, unconfirmed numbers of how many migrants could be dead in this incident are still speculative. However, it is feared that hundreds are feared dead. The boat is reported to have sunk after it capsized in an event which
A typhoon sweeps through. Home sweet home, were in mexico where one community has found a rather unusual solution to deal with the rising cost of housing. Its been a year since a u. S. Led coalition began airstrikes against isil in iraq. The campaign was expanded to syria months later. The rapid advance of isil across both countries and overall threat to regional stability prompted several countries to come together to take action. The coalition assembled by washington includes bahrain, jordan, qatar and the united arab emirates, as well as saudi arabia. Its carried out 6,000 strikes since the Campaign Began at a cost of 3. 2 billion. Mosul and fallujah have been hit, as well as the contested city of baiji. The coalitions carried out 1400 attacks in syria, focusing on isil strongholds of raqqa and deazur as well as kobane. Speaking to iraqis, they say the campaign against isil is not working. With hopes as faded as the pictures that surround them, its a mournful atmosphere for the patr