But also criticise some of irans actions while arguing for iranian prison releases, including of Nazanin Zaghari ratcliffe a case many accuse him of damaging by loose talk last month. Watching anxiously with me in london, nazanins husband, Richard Ratcliffe. He has campaigned day in, day out for her freedom since nazanins arrest in april last year. Im sure itll make a difference, im sure him being there, im sure him raising her case, raising her case in the context of lots of other stuff can only help improve relations and improved relations can only lead to a better case for us. I think thats right, but im not expecting that on monday morning he comes back with her on the plane. Borisjohnson is saying nothing at all publicly while in iran. Instead, the Foreign Office issued a statement after two hours of what they call a constructive meeting. They discussed the full range of bilateral issues and they both spoke frankly about the obstacles in the relationship, including the foreign sec
Its decision to recognisejerusalem as the capital of israel. After an emergency meeting in cairo, the organisation said the move was a dangerous violation of International Law and threatened to plunge the middle east into violence. Sarah corker reports. Another day of violence in the gaza strip and parts of the Israeli Occupied west bank. A new round of hostilities. Meanwhile in egypt, arab four of investors held an emergency meeting Foreign Ministers. There were scathing criticisms of Donald Trumps decision to recognisejerusalem is the capital of israel. Translation it isa the capital of israel. Translation it is a dangerous decision and an insult to the rights of the arab countries and a disagreement with International Law. Diplomatic relations between the palestinian leadership and the white house are under severe strain. A meeting between the palestinian president and big us Vice President has been cancelled. Translation we have taken the decision that they will be no official comm
Johnson and jackson mayor Chokwe Lumumba. And in california, nearly 200,000 people have been evacuated from their homes amidst the fifth worst fire fueled by climate change. The fatal blazes are now the fifth largest in california history. There was an awful lot of smoke that came along with the fires. At one point on my property, when the fires got to a very dry area, and sounded like water going over niagara falls. Int is the sound of the fire a particular area. Amy but many farms in the area have stayed open. We will go to california to talk about the fires and the farm workers, some of whom have been forced to continue working despite hazardous air quality. All that and more, coming up. In alabama, Democrat Doug Jones and republican roy moore are locked in a tight and increasingly controversial race to fill the Alabama Senate seat left vacant by attorney general jeff sessions. Polling shows the two candidates are neck in neck ahead of tuesdays special election, despite moore being
The United Nations says the leaders of myanmar could face charges of genocide over the persecution of the rohingya ethnic group. It is estimated that more than 650,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to bangladesh since august, when attacks on police posts prompted a military crackdown. 0ur south asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt reports. This boy is 11 years old. He draws pictures of the horrors he has witnessed. Translation older women were stamped on, and then the military grabbed them by the hair and slaughtered them. Because i saw that, i am drawing this. He is one of 650,000 Rohingya Refugees who fled myanmar after a military assault that began in late august. They are coming to kill us, says the man, they are coming to kill us. The widespread and systematic nature of the violence has persuaded the un chief to say that it could amount to genocide, acts intended to destroy a group of people. Can anyone rule out that elements of genocide may be present . He wants a criminal investigatio
Of myanmar could face charges of genocide over the persecution of the rohingya ethnic group. It is estimated that more than 650,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to bangladesh since august, when attacks on police posts prompted a military crackdown. 0ur south asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt reports. This boy is 11 years old. He draws pictures of the horrors he has witnessed. Translation older women were stamped on, and then the military grabbed them by the hair and slaughtered them. Because i saw that, i am drawing this. Hes one of 650,000 Rohingya Refugees who fled myanmar after a military assault that began in late august. They are coming to kill us, says the man, they are coming to kill us. The widespread and systematic nature of the violence has persuaded the un chief to say that it could amount to genocide, acts intended to destroy a group of people. Can anyone rule out that elements of genocide may be present . He wants a criminal investigation to identify the perpetrators, and in