State solution the u. N. Security council vote hold an emergency session palestinians have taken to the streets israel has welcomed a move well go live to jerusalem. Also coming up a senior volkswagen executive gets seven years in a u. S. Prison for his role in the diesel emissions cheating scandal. And a political opponent of president heir to one goes on trial in turkey. Leads the pro Kurdish Opposition Party and his supporters say his trial is politically motivated. Me so misconduct that to have you with us widespread condemnation today president Donald Trumps decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel the United Nations Security Council will hold an emergency session on friday u. N. Secretary. General antonio tara saying the move will only jeopardize prospects for peace trump said his decision marked the beginning of a new approach to the conflict between israel and the palestinians. With the stroke of a pen donald trump turned the middle east on its head. I have dete
Im always looking for the road less traveled, for the people, places, and animals that capture the imagination and find their way into my heart. So, join me, as together we travel the open road. Dr. Chris around here, sinkholes are everywhere. They even move roads for them, but ive been told that im going to be the one moved, emotionally, by a couple of sinkholes that apparently provide one of the most incredible underwater experiences anywhere in the country. Mount gambier is almost smackbang in between melbourne and adelaide, just on the south australian side of the border. This town is famous for its volcanic crater lakes, its caves, and multiple sinkholes, and when i heard you can actually swim in a series of three limestone sinkholes just south of here, i just knew i had to take a trip to ewens ponds. And this is where the magic happens. I was expecting a little more than what looks like a farm dam. Looks like ill need a local, like ross, to explain what makes these ponds so speci
Inside the city stadium which i saw had turned into a huge prison for anyone who oppose their rule. Reports. Kurdish fighters triumphantly into right there celebrating the capture of the city which was a main stronghold in syria but taking. Wasnt easy for. The Syrian Democratic forces a coalition of kurds and arabs backed by the u. S. Began the offensive in june i said fighters held ground for five months but the armed groups defense lines were eventually broken by a continual wave of strikes and shelling but. We control rock up but as you know there are mines that we need to clear and we have to make sure there are laws to fighters hiding in tunnels we are now clearing all the areas we captured civilians continue to flee to safe areas this is a family that has just a refugee camp controlled by the. Tens of thousands of people have been affected by the fighting they mostly live in poorly equipped camps north of the city. I heard the news of a cease fire and took my family but then we c
Fifty thousand refugees refugees have arrived in baghdad theyre sure that just since saturday its the bangladeshi authorities to speed up its vetting process the refugees are stranded on the bangladeshi side. Are crossing every hour from daybreak b. And while the u. S. Says they need to be moved further inland to safety and to better conditions our correspondent. Has travelled to a refugee camp bob the border with me about to see first hand what conditions are like. A list ten to fifteen thousand people are stranded here in no mans land what is called zero line between myanmar and bangladesh brought out this area. This babe will have fled me on my within the last two days that been stranded you have and has no safety to go to most of the people are exposed to whether majority are women and children or elderly people that the government has given permission to some of the aid agencies to bring Critical Care medicine and food but the idea theyre still taking shelter in the pedophile and
Secretary of state has criticized the full countries imposing a blockade on gaza Rex Tillerson says the solving the group is on willing to negotiate despite katha bigging ready to engage. Has more from washington d. C. Florences comments in an interview with Bloomberg News marked significant change in tone gone was the optimism we heard three months ago when tillerson last visited the region instead he expressed his frustration saying there appear to be a real will unwillingness on the part of the quartet of blockading countries in personal progressing with these talks in contrast saying qatar has been very clear that theyre ready to engage now the fact that tillerson is returning to the region this following week and to push further these talks is a long ways from where the u. S. Policy on the gulf crisis started back in june if you remember thats when u. S. President donald trump was quick to come to the aid of saudi arabia praising its leadership and in a shooting this blockade and