Says libyas warring sides have agreed to hold elections within 18 months aimed at uniting the country under one government and in armenia over a deal with us or by john to end. The fighting in the calling card about the Prime Minister says it was about preserving whats left. Welcome to the program, europe has been called a cautionary tale of the dangers of easing coronavirus restrictions. The World Health Organization issued a warning as the continent is witnessing an aggressive surge and infections more than 50000. People have now died from covert 19 in the United Kingdom and in italy. Once the epicenter of europes outbreak, 623 people died in the past 24 hours. Andrew symonds reports for the u. K. Its another landmark in the spread of covert, and its causing a lot more than 50000. 00. People who tested positive have died. Britains total of dead is now the highest in europe. Nearly 600. 00 deaths on wednesday overtakes figures since may in the 1st wave. Every death is a tragedy. I mea
President has made abundantly clear the u. S. Has not in any way indorse the decision that the government of turkey to mount a military incursion into northeast syria. President trump has emphasized to the government of turkey that they bear full responsibility for protecting the kurdish population and religious minorities including christians and ensuring that no humanitarian crisis takes place the ambassadors of e. U. Countries who sit on the Security Council we also came up with a joint statement we are deeply concerned by the Turkish Military operation in syria we call upon turkey to see is the unilateral military action as we do not believe it will address truckies underlying security concerns im told behind the scenes there be no discussions about those words with germany and france wanting to take a tougher line with turkey than the u. K. Statements from the German Government and from the french government has said that they condemn what is going on the Turkish Operation in the
Anniversary memorial. One year ago at this exact moment 1 14 pm on a tuesday afternoon Jamal Khashoggi journalist father fiance walked into the Saudi Arabian consulate in istanbul to collect papers for his upcoming marriage he never walked out hello im come out santa maria here in istanbul as we examine the murder of Jamal Khashoggi the conspiracy the lies and the injustice. Whatever the seconds it will forever be linked with this city the day that a journalist was silenced in a way few of us could have ever imagined and spunked outrage on an International Scale we are on air for at least the next hour speaking to those closest to show g. To those close to the investigation into his death and to our own correspondents in and around includes. He is outside the saudi consulate were a vigil is being held right now there is Andrew Symonds who is at the turkish Prosecutors Office where the murder file still sits and with me here in our studio correspondent see him closely are you who has be
Anxiety about russias actions against this country if conference delegates were to take a short stroll down to the beach front here they get a reality check this place is normally teaming with russian tourists at this time of year the tourist official told us that Hotel Occupancy rates are down by 80 percent if the flight from russia continues the georgian economy has really going to suffer under symons aljazeera but to me in georgia now a car bombing in the libyan city of benghazi has killed at least 4 people and wounded dozens the blast targeted the funeral of a special forces commander in the war on a cliff i have to the head of special forces attended the funeral that wasnt had our correspondent my head has more from tripoli. Symmetry is very close to the headquarters of the special forces unit which are under the control of the warlord. Have to understand that this was a funeral held for a former commander of the special forces units and he would get under the former regime of Moa
Jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the leader of the Iraqi Kurdish region is stepping down as he defends his controversial push for secession. Marching for unity hundreds of thousands of people rally in barcelona to protest against catalonia declaring independence. From canada to cabernet we examine the new growth industry and the lebanese. Qatars emir says the countries behind the gulf crisis are trying to force a change of leadership just to me been hammered out fanny was speaking to the u. S. Television Program Sixty minutes his countrys been living under a blockade almost five months since four arab states cut diplomatic and economic ties my kind of reports from washington. There was no sign of friction among gulf leaders when they met President Trump for his first foreign trip it was all smiles and a common pledge to combat terrorism in all its forms it less than two weeks later the blockade against cutter was launched much to the surprise of cutters shaikh bi