This is al jazeera. Hello im rob matheson this is the news our live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes Donald Trumps sweeping ban on refugees is replaced by tough new vetting but its still unclear which countries are affected. Me i screamed they strangled me in my mouth the u. N. Is criticised for not prosecuting peacekeepers accused of sex abuse in Central African republic. Putting down their weapons card say theyll freeze the results of an independence vote and seek talks with iran plus. Downtown Atlanta Georgia im one of the creators of pleasure to be here today. Well show you medical wizardry in London VirtualReality Technology puts doctors from around the world in one operating theater. Donald trump signed an executive order introducing tough new measures on refugees going to the United States the president previously banned new entries for one hundred twenty days while as administration conducted a review that has now been lifted the new measures include more rigorous vetting and screening of all Asylum Seekers and for the next ninety days people from eleven countries considered high risk will only be allowed in on a case by case basis the administration hasnt named those countries. Reports. For refugees around the world looking for a safe place to call home the doors to the United States are once again open but with limitations the trumpet ministration is technically resumed refugee admissions to the u. S. But vetting will get tougher the stuff addresses phone numbers and emails will now be collected from not only refugee applicants but also potentially their family members the government will be asking for information dating back ten years social media accounts will also be scrutinized but for refugees from eleven what the administration has described as high risk countries another ninety day period has been put in place to further review the vetting process refugees from those countries not yet named will only be admitted on a strict case by case basis leaving many people in limbo. Its all just one part of President Trumps controversial effort to limit immigration which is sparked protests and Court Challenges ministration says the new measures are to protect National Security but opponents see the new betting procedures as a thinly guised effort to bar muslims from the country and sends a message that you know they can go through the most difficult of circumstances they can endure incredible hardship and still be faced with this blanket kind of mission that they have to prove that theyre worthy of being resettled and they deserve to be safe and secure. Last month President Trump lowered the number of refugees allowed into the country to forty five thousand the lowest number in decades the trumpet ministration says the new bedding percy gers are a way to protect america against terrorism but the fact remains that not one Single Person admitted to the United States as a refugee has ever been implicated in any act of terrorism gabriels on the aljazeera new york. Well the president s been coming under fire from his own party two Top Republican members of congress have issued a blistering attack on donald trump the clash comes as the president tries to push forward his legislative agenda and we all have reports from washington d. C. His promise to repeal obamacare has failed money to build a border wall with mexico remains in question so hoping for a legislative victory donald trump on tuesday went to capitol hill seeking support from fellow republicans for some of the steepest tax cuts in a generation this will be the lowest rate in more than eighty years so this would be just before leaving the white house he spoke to reporters to explain how his tax reform plan will ensure hes keeping a Campaign Promise to get americans back to work our plan can be summarized in three simple words jobs jobs jobs but what was supposed to be a serious day of policy discussion quickly devolved into a bitter fight with the governing Republican Party itself for months trump has been alienating some of the most senior members of his own party on tuesday it got even more personal for two centers. Senator bob corker who will leave the senate next year went on a blistering attack against trump before the president arrived on capitol hill i was one of those that hope that you know he would rise to the occasion as president and aspire to to lead our nation instead of dividing the worst of it is going to be just the whole the facing if you will of our nations top reacted almost immediately tweeting multiple times lashing out at corker as a senator that couldnt get reelected not even for the position of dog catcher but it didnt end there late tuesday republican senator jeff flake announced he wouldnt run again in twenty eighteen for delivering a Second Attack against romney on the senate floor we were not made great as a country by indulging in or even exulting our worst impulses turning against ourselves glorifying in the things that divide us and calling fake things true and true things fake the white house denied the infighting is a distraction from the president s agenda the president hes a fighter weve said it many times before the people of this country didnt elect somebody to be weak they elected somebody to be strong and when he gets hit hes going to hit back in fact thats exactly what the president promised on the campaign trail to rid washington of establishment politicians he believes do not deliver for americas middle class can really help get al jazeera Washington Well ive been sick for it as a political strategist and he says there are Many Republican officeholders who openly challenge trump. You have to ask yourself who else would have joined jeff flake and bob corker there really arent other republicans willing to publicly go out and criticize the president at least there are none who are elected officials in the congress most of them believe that right now the Republican Party is in a fever and theyre just waiting to have it end and waiting for it to break they wont stand up because they know that if they criticize the president they too will see their poll ratings plummet and face a primary challenge from the right any member of the house who does that steve bannon and his nationalist wing are ready to go in and pounds and take them out they believe that if they were to stand up then a lose their seat and somebody who is much more pro trump and much more of this type of or approving of this type of behavior by the president would be in there for years even after President Trump is no longer in office so theyre making a calculation that they can wait about john mccain also has nothing left to lose he was just reelected in two thousand and sixteen and with his brain cancer he is liberated to be able to do and say what he wants he knows the chances for him to be reelected in the u. S. Senate in six years are minimal and that he probably wont be running for reelection or even be there and there arent that Many Republican senators or congressmen who are in that unique position yes there are members of the senate like ben sasse Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins who will say from time to time something isnt right but we are hearing full throated attacks of the president from john mccain same with bob corker and now jeff flake however i dont think that there are Many Republicans who are willing to go out and join the im on the firing lines. You know passing legislation wasnt trumps only trouble on capitol hill a heckler taunted him and tossed russian flags. The protester was identified as ryan clayton hes a leader of a group called americans take action which wants trump to be reached a special prosecutor is investigating claims of collusion between russia and the Trump Campaign the u. N. Secretary general has praised peacekeepers struggling to contain an increase in violence in Central African republic. Out of many in the capital bangui for troops who died in the conflict until you go tatars call their contribution. But the fighting between religious groups could escalate into a genocide. Human rights activists say the un is not doing enough to prosecute french soldiers and peacekeepers whove been accused of rape and sexual abuse in the Central African republic and for many victims the wait for justice may never end nicholas reports. It was thirteen years old when her family took refuge by French Military camp to escape the violence in her neighborhood. One of the soldiers to ask her to fetch some water inside the tent thinking she was safe she did as he asked. To bring soldiers grabbed me they forced themselves inside of me i screamed they strangled me and covered my mouth when they would die and they let me go. Human rights organizations believe several children both boys and girls were raped by french soldiers who were there to protect them some were forced to have sex with dogs and even took pictures of the act friends opened an investigation but prosecutors dropped the case is saying there was not enough evidence to charge the soldiers involved the french troops left in late two thousand and six since the violence and the displacement of people has intensified its left. Alone. Country with one mandate protecting the civilian population. But a un investigation revealed that some peacekeepers in Central African republic are violating their mandate and sexually abusing girls. Not her real name says she was gang raped by three congolese peacekeepers in june. I dont feel good i feel guilty im scared to talk about it i dont trust them anymore. Human Rights Groups fear there are many cases of sexual abuse by soldiers that go unreported the new secretary general says he has zero tolerance for abuse the un is investigating cases and putting measures in place to prevent this from happening again but so far no one has been arrested or charged if countries old denies ations that claim to defend human rights and rights of women on able to bring justice the miss will bring irreversible damage and may break the trust people have in these organizations theres some comfort from it as from her father its not your fault youre not to blame he says we love you some day we will get Justice Nicholas hawk. General is the force commander of u. N. Peacekeepers and he says the u. N. Has made progress tackling sexual abuse. You know i think that are not appropriate to happen here but the majority of the cases like you are referring to. Two years ago one years ago so i mean why. Did this mission taking you know the allegation of Sexual Exploitation very seriously and we have. You know you know a number of measures to try to do to bring it to an end so we have preventive measures that we have put in place. We work we are working toward our soldiers and the direction of the population. We think that we have a very low number of care that has happened but we still need to do more so we know that this is not acceptable. In the mission you know the Sexual Exploitation and abuse is at the same level that we have to in the media in this mission the first enemy. Group and the second one. Sexual exploitation of abuse then we have preparing ourselves you know to fight those two enemies we have the same commitment in the same dedication more ahead on the including chinas president at the top of the communist party. Decision making. Their final. After a year of mourning take place on thursday. To visit. To make an apology. The government has suggested. Of its independence referendum. Which triggered a row with the ranks government the kurds now say they want a ceasefire on the ready for talks with baghdad the developments follow the fighting between Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi Government forces near a key oil pipeline close to iraqs border with syria and turkey seventy deca has more from the hook. Tensions remain high between the two forces the Kurdish Peshmerga and the iraqi forces which are backed by the shia militias been two incidents one earlier on at the close of the border with syria in an area called mahmoudiyah there was an exchange of fire this is around thirty kilometers south of a Border Crossing called fish now this area is a Border Crossing between iraq and syria its also an area that will pipeline it heads through to turkey then for this it will to be exported so its a significant area and there are rumblings and rumors that the iraqi army wants to take that but theres also been an incident in mahmud this is southwest of revealed between fresh matter and some more we understand the hatch to a shabby with a few fatalities on the side and also reports of the first marriage to have the arrested some of them there is a pool for dialogue between both sides theyve both accepted it but it hasnt happened yet and of course what were seeing now is the maneuvering when it comes to holding and taking territory that is disputed some areas as the u. S. Secretary of state said he said perhaps receiving maneuverings but we are seeing maneuverings to the two thousand and fourteen positions before the fight against eisel starts about what the iraqi army seems to be doing is pushing into areas that were held earlier on two thousand and three even as far back as that so its not clear what exactly is going on but it is clear that the situation certainly militarily remains tense and those pools of dialogue at the moment officially not going on. Saudi arabia appears to be trying to break away from its ultra conservative. Image with the crown prince pledging a more moderate and open country mohamed bin solomon says he wants a society that accepts all religions and moves on from its strict past and destructive ideas his comments are likely to rattle the kingdoms staunch conservatives seventy percent of the population is under the age of thirty the kingdom recently decided to let women drive for the middle of next year. In the next few hours Chinas Communist Party will unveil new members of the top Decision Making body the Politburo Standing Committee president xi jinping cemented his grip on power at the National Congress is expected to lead the six members of the Standing Committee many analysts see its new composition as the ultimate indication of shes power and itll show whether he plans to hold on to the top job longer than expected. Dont worry. The Chinese People in the chinese nation embrace brilliant prospects and a Bright Future living in such a great era we are all the more confident and proud and also feel the heavy weight of responsibility upon us so we must have the courage and resolve to build on the historic achievements made by the Chinese People on the leadership of the chinese communists generation after generation and create a new accomplishments befitting of this great stride forward to an ever promising future well joining me now is joseph chang hes a political scientist and a retired professor of social sciences at the City University of hong kong thank you very much for being with us and the last couple of days weve seen shes name an ideology enshrined in chinas constitution and embedded in the ethos of the communist party why does the communist party feel the need to strengthen she even further. There is probably believe in the need for strong leadership and his campaign against corruption is also seen as popular among the people with the retirement of the more elderly leaders see easily emerge as the prominent leader of china instead of just the first among equals he was in fact earlier already designated as the core of the Party Leadership and he probably will exploit his ideas of a. Strong nation exploiting the ideas of nationalism and put your autism to provide a Strong Foundation for their legitimacy of the party now that the economy is slowing down as the economy becomes more mature i find it interesting that as you mentioned in previous iterations the communist. Marty worked on our first among equals process with regards to the list of those in the senior level but this change in the structure is really quite significant does it tell us anything about the structure of power within the communist party in china. Years in the past five years see managed to consolidate power in his hands through having many socalled Leadership Groups of the Party Headquarters and appointing his proteges to head the office to work in offices of the. Central Leadership Groups at the same time he has recently been able to reshuffle the military. Again promoting his own people and in the past five years instead of leaving the economy to the premier alone he has also been are taking a lead enjoying the enjoying are the five year you can nominate programme for example for the nation so he is consoli