Im sam is a than this is a lie from the coming up. Celebrations anetta balan across iraq in kurdistan by the way forward for irans kurds remains unclear. To me ive got a daughter she will have to live in this world the route between the u. S. President and american professional athletes continues. Past we look at how the anti immigration a. F. D. Party gained a foothold in the german parliament. North koreas foreign minister is accusing the us president of the clarion war he says his country now has the right to shoot down american warplanes the accusation is in response to a tweet by donald trump that north koreas leader ship quote wont be around for much longer if it continues its rhetoric on diplomatic editor james pace has more. As he left his hotel heading out of new york north koreas foreign minister really young ho addressed reporters with a statement that further ramps up the tension with the u. S. Last weekend trump claim that our leadership wouldnt be around much longer and hence at last he declared a war no country or do you like him or that given the fact that this comes from someone who is currently holding the seat of the United States presidency this is clearly a declaration of war his latest comments go further than his address to the u. N. General assembly two days earlier he was clearly responding to President Trumps tweet after that speech in which he referred to little rocket man and warned they may not be around much longer he also referred to u. S. Show of force which took place just before he spoke on saturday u. S. Fighter jets and b. One bombers flying close to north koreas eastern coast but still over International Waters can be will be years when doing polar honeys home since the u. S. Declared war in our country we will have every right to make ken a measures including the right to shoot down the United States strategic bombers even when theyre not yet inside the airspace of our country throughout. The foreign minister. Said many things last week and this week. The japanese ambassador to the United Nations among those who wouldnt publicly dignify the comments of the north Korean Foreign minister with a response diplomats are hoping there can be a poors in the war of words bartz with the constant provocations coming from north korea and the instant replies on twitter from President Trump that seems a little unlikely james bays out jazeera at the United Nations now the u. S. Says its not seeking to overthrow the north korean government it also rejected pyongyangs characterization of President Trumps tweet. Weve not declared war on north korea and frankly the suggestion of that is absurd its never appropriate for a country to shoot down another countrys aircraft when its over International Waters our goal is still the same we continue to seek the peaceful the nuclearization of the Korean Peninsula thats our focus doing that through both the most maximum economic and diplomatic pressure is possible at this point. Iraq is refusing to hold talks with the Kurdish Regional government about the results of mondays controversial secession referendum the iraqi Prime Minister called the vote unconstitutional during a televised address off the polls closed. Hundreds of kurds took to the streets nevertheless to celebrate the end of the paul is expected to produce a comfortable win for the procession campaign although its nonbinding. I mean its been speaking to kurds and. Means to them. Its a day. They had hoped to see in their lifetime some eager to be the first to cast their ballots suzanne was so excited about the referendum she had a restless night that is the first time shes been able to vote. I wanted to be one of the first ones here i only slept for three hours this is a historic day for us its not the first time voted but he was in early he does his blue finger was pride. I have voted in president ial and parliamentary elections before but this is the most important one because its about independence. Everyone. Syrians you know everyone who wants to live in freedom. Similar scenes were being repeated around the kurdish region people streaming into polling stations however they could areas where the kurdish president. Has a strong foothold so happy today. Also went to cook despite fears it could further alienate. Nearly half of the citys population who feel they have been marginalized by the kurds so this is the ballot paper the question was. Areas outside of the region. To become a. State the vote. Everything on the ballot is written in three other languages arabic assyrian and turkish the Regional Government sending a message that the future. Will be inclusive. But William Benjamin is not convinced hes an Assyrian Christian and has voted no. We dont see the same interest in us in other political events before this referendum its just a way to lure the minorities we respect their promises but until now theyve not respected all rights and every race in the history of this land excluding all part of it the kurdish president has said that its time to end a failed partnership with baghdad a message that resonates among kurds who hope that this is the day that they write what they consider to be a historical wrong but by taking over the disputed territories but is only now faces those who feel history is repeating itself this time against known kurds but at that i meet aljazeera arabic under simmons has been following developments just across the border in turkey where opposition to the polls has been strong. As iraqi kurds took part in their historic vote here on the iraq turkey border the symbolism of conflict and russia earlier won the turkish president using hostile words again and accusing the kurdish leadership of opportunism this is what he had to say. Our armed forces are on the borders with iraq to do whatever it takes iran is well will do whatever it takes our air force stands ready we will never allow anyone or anything to go from turkey to iraq this week we will adopt so many other measures will close the borders nothing to go across the border. After the president spoke officials clarified what he said saying that there was a list of actions which was being rolled out over the coming days if not weeks the president also went on to say that the oil flow from kurdistan thats more than a half a Million Barrels of oil a day in the pipeline that runs through turkey could be stopped just like that and what was the kurds do then who would they sell their oil to now the Prime Minister but not a yield to him also spoke he was more measured calmer in his tones and he said that the exercise here was not to be read as an act of war as confrontation with the kurds he said that there could be dialogue but he also was bitter about what the kurdish leadership was doing suggesting that in bad times theyd been helped out and now this he said that there could be small or possibly large action from the military but this would be on measured ground location focused as it is with syria he also said that the number of other measures may be taken that issue of the border here and whether its closed its slightly unclear but it could be that it will be closed in one direction first and the other later on that along with other measures which could not only hurt the kurds but also hurt turkey with its economy. The u. S. President don trumps raul with the National Football league shows no sign of ending and f. L. Players coaches and even some owners have joined in protest against trumps attack on players who knelt during the National Anthem while browns has the latest. President Donald Trumps feud with professional american Football Players moved from stadiums on sunday to the u. S. Capitol on monday to step what he said about these men. And put into doing these mostly like men but also like. They use the term. As the being. Is beneath. Should be the need the mits of the president of the United States of america the dispute began last year when San Francisco quarterback collin capper nick initially refused to stand while the anthem was played capper nick said he was protesting Police Brutality and the killings of africanamericans by Police Officers yet that son of a. Last week trump used a vulgar epithet to denounce players who also refused to stand during the song urged team owners to summarily fire them and then called on fans to boycott games of teams that refused to do so but on sunday hundreds of players either refused to stand linked arms in solidarity or declined to come on the field until the anthem was over people say its encouraging patriotic its unpatriotic of the president not respecting our right players in other sports also knelt during the anthem several team owners voiced support for players exercising their right of free speech as did democrats in Congress People are forgetting like collins happening did it from the beginning it was not to be disrespectful of the flag or of america it was about. First amendment rights and also people being killed in the street black and brown the white house fired back its always appropriate for the president of this country to promote our flag to promote our National Anthem and ask people to respect it some football fans saw the quarrel as an unnecessary distraction were here to see a game thats what were trying to do just watch a sporting event you know from our everyday lives and just relax and have a good time the anthem also known as the starspangled banner was written in eighteen fourteen to celebrate a victory over invading British Forces near baltimore it was made the official National Anthem in one thousand nine hundred thirty one it celebrates the American Flag which plays an outsized role in the u. S. Compared with most other countries and a patriotic symbol those symbols are meant to promote unity but they are now tokens of division further incited by a president who seems to revel in controversy robert oulds al jazeera. Still ahead on aljazeera mexican Authorities Say theres little home anyone else will be found alive after last weeks earthquake watching rohinton villages bunz from just across the border in bangladesh. By the skyline of invasion harbor or off the coast of the italian riviera. Hello its cooling down slowly in iran rather quickly maybe in iraq theres not much in the in the sky you can see the satellite doesnt pick very much up but showers when they form like to be in the middle caucasus in georgia for example azerbaijan quite possibly and in turkey the eastern med is largely free of showers and the breeze keeping buried at about twenty eight degrees and youll notice that the best we get forty two dropping to forty in baghdad so it has cooled down significantly here though its by no means cool humidity is low here but around the gulf states of course its been high for a couple of months its slowly dropping away now its only slowly need expected to be only slowly as the skies they look clear now we have had occasional showers in the last few days in qatar for example the not in the forecast and theyre not very likely but bear in mind theyve been around forty two still and medina forty both should be under blue skies i with the receding monsoon trough youd expect maybe we think you are seeing some more rain further south in africa change of season indeed for the eastern cape and even southern mozambique it seems more likely than not that you will get significant rain eighty eight in durban under the green that suggests a rather wet day with showers reaching maybe to joburg. The weather sponsored by qatar and race. I just want to make sure all of our audience is on the same page whether online more to produce to us citizens here than what puts people of iraq by one in the same or if you join us on say i was never put a file been looked at differently because im dr going all the people that im a watch this is a dialogue tweet us with hostile a. J. Stream and one of their pitches might make a connection join the global conversation at this time on aljazeera. Youre watching out just in time to recap the headlines now north koreas foreign minister is accused us president of the clarion war claiming pyongyang has the right to shoot down american bombers the white house is dismissed this is a gesture in its declared war as absurd. Hundreds of kurds in Northern Iraq have taken to the streets to celebrate the end of voting in a controversial secession referendum the Central Government in baghdad says it wont hold talks with the kurdistan Regional Government about the results u. S. President Donald Trumps route with the National Football league has stretched into a fifth day more players coaches and owners joined in protest against toms call for a boycott he says players who refused to stand for the National Anthem should be sacked. Now the u. S. President says four thirty co is in deep trouble after being hit by Hurricane Maria the governor of puerto rico is calling on washington to urgently address the needs of the u. S. Territory poll china jan reports. Thousands of stranded tourists and puerto rican filled the International Airport hoping for seat on a commercial airline to get off the island many of the passengers are frustrated because of the lack of food and water under sweltering heat. Sleeping on the floor without air conditioning its horrible and i have to sleep here again its very frustrating. That frustration also extends to other goods and services such as fuel supplies Puerto Ricans have been queuing for hours for petrol to supply their vehicles and generators. Doctors and nurses are also struggling as they try to treat thousands of patients lack of fresh water is expected to increase. Diseases and viral infections. Mean the number of patients is increasing and more people are getting injured as they try to clean up. There are also long lines at some Grocery Stores but there arent enough supplies. For that we hope to receive more emotion so we can provide for our customers russian and our supplies so we can give something to everyone to extend what we have left meanwhile the u. S. Government has started sending in relief supplies but its estimated it will cost some thirty billion dollars to fix storm damage in a territory that was already coping with empty coffers and seventy billion dollars in debts. Zero ahead of mexicos search and rescue effort says its unlikely more survivors will be found alive after last weeks seven point one magnitude earthquake more than three hundred people died when dozens of buildings collapsed i do joe castro reports. The sign reads adrian you are a warrior your family is waiting the twenty six year old had just started his job in Human Resources two weeks before the earthquake he was working on the fourth floor of this Office Building when it collapsed i spoke with his family two days ago when his brother expressed optimism his d. V. M. We believe is fine there he ripped it out of the would not problem here will be rescued. But now after a week of waiting their faces show anguish the families believe it is time for stand up we no longer want to give interviews i did speak with the mother off camera with tears in her eyes were asked what would be the use she says in the early days they spoke with the press hoping it would bring resources to the rescue and now that its time for courtney ivory she says they just go to. The familys vigil continues at the makeshift camp as more bodies were pulled out overnight still some forty names remain on the list of the missing. I mean yes. I like the family wish we could work faster but they must understand the rest we have to weigh the risks against the possibility of reaching possible survivors meanwhile Donation Center is once packed with volunteers who stood shoulder to shoulder have been doubt much of mexico city is returning to school or work but for these families desperate for a miracle life may never be the same. Castro aljazeera mexico city hundreds of families have been moved from their homes as a wildfire threatens the u. S. State of california more than two hundred firefighters are battling the blaze near the city of kut oh no several lanes of a highway were closed when smoke from the fire affected driving cambodias Opposition Leader comes being prevented from appearing in the cold to fight against Treason Charges the Cambodian National rescue party leader was arrested earlier this month and charged with plotting to overthrow the government his lawyers appealed the detention of his being kept in prison for police say is his own safety james gomers is Amnesty Internationals regional director for Southeast Asia in the pacific he says cost trial is an example of injustice. He has essentially been you know held and arrested on trumped up charges poly men as remove impunity from him and the thing is that hes not even physically present. To challenge this case so Amnesty International