As president has signed 2 bills into law that back hong kongs prodemocracy movement american sanctions can now be imposed on chinese and hong kong officials deemed responsible for human rights abuses and all kong special trade status will be reviewed every year the territories leaders say it will damage relations with the u. S. While china expressed extreme carette over the move saying it will respond with foreign countermeasures political heinous from following developments from washington. This could be a powerful tool if the president chose to use it its not at all clear hes going to not only does it a lot to him saying people in hong kong and china but if that special trade status that could be so critical if the secretary of state was to come back and say no china is not going along with the policy hong kong doesnt have enough independence they could basically take that status away that would have a huge impact on trade but bigger than that it could send a signal to a Financial Ma
Where at a town of a harmless theyve lost everything. Well thousands of people are defying a curfew and a locked in a standoff with un peacekeepers in the democratic republic of congo 2 people are now confirmed killed after crowds tried to march towards an airport where un forces based now theyre venting their anger against the u. N. Forces for failing to protect them from attacks by rebel groups 4 people were killed on monday as protesters attacked u. N. Compounds and set fire to the town hall and the un wrist has now forced the World Health Organization to pull almost a 3rd of its stuff from beni which is grappling with an Ebola Outbreak it warns the instability will most certainly lead to an increase in the ball the cases aljazeera produced county has been closely following the story in benny. What we we just we are really trying to experience the determination of these people it has been a raining heavily this morning but you can still you can still see this people 100000 protester
A landslide plowed 3 their community. The iraqi army says its sending its commanders to provinces to restore order its setting up what it calls crisis cells to quell the mass armrests at least 8 people were killed in the city of nasiriyah when Security Forces opened fire to disperse a demonstration for the past 2 months iraq has have been demanding job Spaces Services and an overhaul of the political system meanwhile iran has demanded firm action from the Iraqi Government after an attack on its consulate in the city of najaf on wednesday antigovernment protesters stormed the building and set it on fire demonstrators blamed tehran for propping up a government theyve been railing against lets go live now to baghdad the iraqi capital our correspondent there mohammed jam june so it does sound very much as though attention is spreading throughout the country 1st of all tell us more about whats been happening about in nazareth in the south. Well marty weve been told by medical sources in syr
Signs on last supporting hong kongs human rights and made ongoing protests and in sport brazilian same flamingo and. City Club World Cup in qatar. Lifting the League Trophy just days after becoming south american champions. Hello iraq is stepping up its response to deadly mass protests across the country the army says its deploying commanders to provinces to restore order and setting up what it calls crisis cells to quell the unrests now the announcement comes as at least 14 people were killed in the early hours of thursday thats when Security Forces opened fire to disperse a demonstration and this followed a night of violence in the city of where irans consulate was set on fire to one is calling for firm. Action against protesters iraqs government has also condemned that attack but protesters accused iran of backing a government they are against and protests that began in october have left at least 350. 00 people dead demonstrators are demanding jobs Better Services and a complete ove
In western kenya desperate for news of relatives still missing after a landslide plowed through their community. Thousands of colombians refused to bow down as a National Strike against corruption and economic inequality. That china has accused donald trump of sinister intentions after the president signed a hong kong human rights bill beijing has summoned the u. S. Ambassador under the law washington can impose sanctions on chinese and hong kong officials deemed responsible for human rights abuses it also bans the sale of tear gas rubber bullets and other equipment used by Security Forces china has threatened to respond with firm Counter Measures well the leading prodemocracy activist joshua ones says the u. S. Has shown it will prioritize human rights over business. For you as president sign on the hong kong human rights and democracy act thats the remarkable achievement of all the hong kong is no matter a democrat or republican is the new bipartisan consensus from both the Us Admini