State department forced to release documents showing Donald Trumps lawyer was in close contact with secretary of state over the ukraine a fat. And climate pressure in the pacific well take you to the tiny island nation of pullout to find out whats at risk. So hong kong the polls for local elections are now open in a vote seen as a test for the pro beijing government following months of demonstrations of origins of threatens to suspend voting if there is any serious disruption a record 4100000 people have registered to vote on kongs biggest turn up since the territory was returned to china from britain in 997 well hong kong prodemocracy activist Joshua Wallace urged protesters to continue to oppose beijing he was actually disqualified from running in these local elections says i will protest movement stop recruiting i urge more people around the world just have a pom pom pom pom should come out about this for Council Action is that your action in ma committed based on the strength. That
Department forced to release documents that show trumps lawyer was in close contact with the secretary of state over ukraine. Goes to trial at the International Court of justice over the crackdown on. New life in some of the alleged crimes. Lets begin in hong kong where polls for local elections are now open the poll is seen as the latest for the pro beijing government following months of demonstrations chief executive carrie lamb has cast her vote record 4100000 people have registered to vote its hong kongs biggest turnout since the territory was returned to china from britain in 1997 when speaking to the media kerry appealed for a peaceful. We are facing an extremely challenging situation in organizing this years elections but im pleased to say that with the concerted efforts of all parties including of course over 30000 Civil Servants in many departments working today we should have a relatively peaceful and calm and vironment to conduct these elections successfully. Hongkong prodem
Of justice over the crackdown on muslim arrangers aljazeera sheds new light on some of the alleged crime and current pressure in the pacific we travel to the tiny island nation of allow to find out exactly whats at risk. So in hong kong the polls are open for local elections and in just the past hour chief executive kerry cast her vote this poll is seen as a test for her probation government following months of demonstrations this is amazing a record 4100000 people have registered to vote 7000000 people in all of hong kong which would make it the biggest turnout since the territory was returned to china from britain in 1907 speaking to the media caroline was appealing for a peaceful vote. We are facing an extremely challenging situation in organizing this years elections but im pleased to say that with the concerted efforts of all parties including of course over 30000 Civil Servants in many departments working today we should have a relatively peaceful and vironment to conduct these e
A 2nd great victim dies from being set on fire. Also ahead how Climate Change is wrecking a once thriving fishing industry on the u. S. East coast. Ok we begin in iraq where theres been a dramatic escalation of violence in whats already been a chaotic 2 months of antigovernment unrest an attack by unidentified gunmen on protesters in baghdad has killed at least 23. 00 people raising new security concerns they stormed one of the main protest sites in Killarney Square on friday night less than 24 hours after that attack gunfire has again been heard in the capital on saturday sending people running for cover and a water pee has to be a related event there are reports that malta all solders home has been hit by a drone strike but this influential cleric is said to have been away at the time lets get more now from dorset. He joins us live from any more time. Place done and. Well we have seen footage over the past few hours that show a number of his supporters gathering outside this compound
Taking me to the jail they told the other might hes a terrorist that came to america. 10 Saudi Nationals are questioned over the deadly shooting at a u. S. Naval base as new information about the gunman is released. And in sport is once again they have a way champion of the worlds the britain beating and here is in the 1st ever world heavyweight title fight in the middle east. Welcome to the program we start in iraq where theres been a dramatic escalation of violence in the past 24 hours on saturday an armed drone targeted the home of the prominent shiite cleric knocked out assata in the jeff he wasnt home at the time a spokesman has warned such an attack could lead to a civil war. At 3 40 am a drone was carrying a bomb which fell near the home of the stomach. It is an unfortunate and unacceptable incident that. Groups that want to incite conflict but our brothers of the Southern Movement are dealing with the situation with lots of his dms they initiated the call for calm and. Meanwhil