Close welcome to al jazeera live from doha im answering dennis also coming up. I believe very much in our intelligence agencies now at the same time. I want to be able because i think its very important to get along with russia. Donald trump contradicts his earlier view on russian meddling in the u. S. President ial election. Thousands of civilians flee their homes in aleppo province as government jets hit rebel targets. And what it flared kenya sails on with plans to build a boat made entirely of recycled plastic. The saudis say t. V. Has shown pictures of king solomon meeting lebanons. Prime minister saad hariri as lebanese leaders continue to demand that he returns home now this is just the third time that mr hariri has been seen since he unexpectedly announced his resignation in the saudi capital that was eight days ago he hasnt spoken publicly either since then and now there are suggestions that he could be being held against his will now places a started to spring up in beirut in show support for the absent leader his shock resignation has placed lebanon at the center of a power struggle between eleven and iranian backed Hezbollah Group and saudi arabia but the lebanese president michel own hopes sundays marathon in beirut will help demonstrate unity and solidarity with saad hariri then a hoarder has more now from beirut. The beirut marathon a yearly sporting event that aims to bring people together and it really takes on a whole new meaning this year because of the uncertainty in the country the political vacuum following the sudden resignation of the Prime Minister saad of how do you see over a week ago his faith really is open to question and the people are using this marathon to show solidarity with the with the Prime Minister slogans that we are running for you we are waiting for you there are a lot of questions here on why the Prime Minister has not returned lebanese authorities and many lebanese believe that in one way or another the Prime Minister is detained in saudi arabia and he has no freedom of movement yes there are some people who believe that he hasnt returned citing security concerns but even in his stronghold his own supporters feel very betrayed by their ally saudi arabia they feel humiliated weve been speaking to people and theyre saying whether you support heavy d. Or you dont the very fact is this is a blow to lebanon a humiliation to lebanon we want the Prime Minister to return home now if and when he does return it doesnt end the political crisis in lebanon theres a very deep divide now the lebanese from across the political divide theyre coming together there is where consensus but once once how do you does return theyre going to have to tackle contentious issues issues really that are not new for example has well as arms as well as the session to engage in in the war in syria these are issues that divide the lebanese and unless that is resolved and outside players can easily exploit the differences and the fragile unity in this country the President Trump is remaking quite contradictory statements on the alleged russian meddling in the twenty sixteen u. S. Election this is trying to clarify remarks that he made on saturday in which he appeared to accept the russian denial of the scene and he made the comment soon after meeting last image putin on the sidelines of the apec summit but speaking in vietnam on sunday mr trump said he accepted the u. S. Intelligence assessment that did interfere he also accepted president putins belief that russia played no part. I believe very much in our intelligence agencies now at the same time. I want to be able because i think its very important to get along with russia to get along with china to get along with vietnam to get along with lots of countries because we have a lot of things we have to sell i believe that president putin really feels and he feels strongly that he did not meddle in our election what he believes is what he believes what i believe is that we have to get to work a President Trump orto talked about north korea he appeared willing to improve relations with kim jong un and he emphasized the importance of all nations working together for the greater good russia and china in particular can help us with the north korea problem which is one of our truly great problems its now time to get back to healing a world that is shattered and broken those are very important things but weve been speaking to graham own where theres a Research Fellow at Nanyang Technological University in singapore what did he make of the trump suite. He does sound like the great globalist except for many observers in the region he isnt using a globalist he is an isolationist in the least the messaging that he is delivering right now as we speak while hes visiting. The philippines is creating confusion increasing confusion rather than lessening it over the last few months weve been receiving mixed signals from the trunk ministration about the exact specifications of the role of the United States here in this region in economic and security terms i think right now our optimism has and hasnt grown its lessened theres a signal perhaps even a sign in the cards that i can ask you and has to get on with doing a great number of things on its own. Well actually our leaders are already beginning to gather for the our new us and summit in the philippines the group is made up of ten countries in Southeast Asia their leaders will be meeting with delegates from eleven known member countries and they include the u. S. China and canada during the two day gathering the Nuclear Threat from north korea will be one of the main issues discussed. Is our correspondent in manila. The asean meeting in manila is seen as the biggest event under the chairmanship of philippine president let me go to thirty twenty one heads of state as well as the United Nations secretary general are expected to attend it comes at a time when the region is struggling with a growing security concerns. North korea is expected to dominate the discussions the United States relationship with the isolated government of kim jong il and continues to get worse over north koreas missile and Nuclear Programs but despite it being seen as a pariah state all ten member countries of the association of Southeast Asian nations have diplomatic ties with north korea and the United States is expected to put more pressure on countries to take a stronger stand against kim jong un but for their again his asian the most contentious issue a ball is the dispute in the South China Sea china and the United States have been disagreeing over policies when it comes to disputed waters claimed by several as the and Member States many see it as a fight between giants. In the. U. S. Its fight the grasshopper. A framework on the code of conduct between china and assay and is expected to lay the ground rules that will guide navigation and exploration in disputed waters but president both their day refuses to use the arbitration ruling warned by the philippines against china at the hague vietnam now finds itself the lone strong voice among countries against china where you have. A situation where the philippines has no clear policy on what to do with the First Philippine sea salt issue that this good enough for china because it buys them more time to consolidate their position in the South China Sea the migrant and refugee issues are expected to be discussed including the reading your prices in me and maher isis growing influence in the region is also on the agenda but many filipinos here say theyre more worried about domestic issues like president or they go to church as human rights record last year trump was vocal about this support for deterrent this drug war which has left thousands of filipinos dead and critics say they worry that trump might gloss over a detectives drug war again which could encourage more state forces to commit human rights abuses. The syrian province of aleppo is again under heavy bombardment by government warplanes are targeting rebel fighters the bombing started this week and theyve managed to force thousands of people out of their homes and into makeshift camps in the countryside the uns expressed concern over the bombing by russian backed Syrian Government forces a savage of aid is following developments from gaziantep near the turkish syrian border. Aleppo is a is a big province and the city is part of it so on the outskirts of aleppo city there are pockets that people fled from aleppo city which are still under rebel control this particular area where this latest campaign by the Syrian Government is underway is close to the aleppo it laborde are these are the two provinces and these areas were held by rebels and now Syrian Forces are pushing to words and its worth noting that this is an area that is just on the outskirts of the deescalation zone as well so it is perfectly ok and legal for Syrian Government forces and their russian ally for them are the very end and push the rebels back and this is what the contention of the Syrian Opposition has been that they have been saying that the escalation zones rather have been helping to bring down civilian casualties but theyre also an excuse for the Assad Government and its allies to consolidate their control and push rebels back to words these areas where they would if they fire back they would be in violation of the laws and it is very difficult for the people whove been displaced from place to place from aleppo city from other parts of provinces in these areas which have come under relentless bombardment in the last five years to try and set up shop here is a few of them who told us how it feels and what do they have now as they move from their homes. We dont and the villages and towns in the southern countryside of aleppo faced a wave of civilians fleeing towards the east or one thousand seven hundred thirty four families from the south of thousand one. Three hundred families from the Northern Country side of hama after visiting the random camps in the area we evaluate the humanitarian situation as a disaster people need tends to protect themselves from the freezing winter and as you can see that the desperation among the people who fled from these areas and who are continuing to flee from the various the tents that you seen these pictures are not new these are tents that have been recovered by local and international cant get there because its an active battlefront and hundreds of people have been living out in the open and its worth noting this is the onset of winter and its get very cold at night. In aleppo and aleppo countryside for these people so its a struggle to survive and they dont know whats going to happen to them next lots more to come here at aljazeera including mass graves of suspected i saw victims discovered in Northern Iraq will be live in the capital baghdad. Is how we deal with not only our own issues but its how we interpret our place in this world. As described. Americans challenging stereotypes. Again in calgary we have tucked in some cold air out of the northeast of china and russia is a best now single figure sapporo. About twelve in beijing with the air moving so actually surprisingly good but look at how cold it is it is minus sixteen so winter is waiting to come in just hasnt made it yet still enjoying about sixteen in tokyo about where it should be the time the warms up a little bit to warm up usually means increasing humidity and therefore probably right in there it is coming back into honshu and possibly during to see the sun stay. That in the Korean Peninsula for the most part and in fact you could draw that line through shanghai and back to this western side of china and turkey down to the science coast this is all developing a lot of rain once more probably wont actually affect shanghais its inland but it wants to hong kong sits just to the north i think you should be dry twenty eight degrees as a result of this will be rain on the south coast of china theres certainly some evidence it could be briefly heavy as well so the size of that and the most likely place to get caught by heavy rains are the central philippines and those surprise they recent vietnam and so sudden thailand but in the next twenty four hours to shasta south of that much lighter. Discover the world of aljazeera. The best films from across on the network of travel for the legacy of im allowed to do it but im about to be fresh perspectives and new insights. To challenge and change the way we look. At this time on this. Tough as it takes a look at the top stories here it out as air assault is a t. V. Has shown new pictures of king sound meeting lebanons Prime Minister as lebanese leaders continue to demand he returns home saad hariri hasnt been back to beirut nor made any Public Comment since unexpectedly announcing his resignation in riyadh eight days ago President Trump says he accepts u. S. Intelligence assessments of russian meddling in last years Election Campaign and he also accepts president putins denial of kremlin involvement. Rebel fighters in syria are again under heavy bombardment by government warplanes thousands of civilians have fled days of bombing in aleppo province the u. N. Says its concerned by the Bombing Campaign involving Government Forces but by russia. Prime minister Mariano Rajoy is in catalonia hes in barcelona in the capital for the First Time Since direct rule was imposed on the region thousands of people turned out on saturday demanding the release of catalan leaders who were imprisoned while. Speaking investigated for their role in last months secession bid we can go live now to our correspondent joe hollys outside the venue where maria row holy is tell us what is he doing in the castle and capital. Martin hes here ahead of the elections on december the twenty first that of course he called addressing in the hotel behind me here local members of his Popular Party here in catalonia including the candidate who will stand for the party in that election hes promised that the elections here in catalonia will in his words restore the rule of law in catalonia hes called for a massive turnout at the polls in the hope presumably that people traditionally against independents here who often dont vote in big numbers will turn out in big numbers now and prevent the Pro Independence parties from regaining their majority here is not a particularly welcome presence in catalonia of course at least to half the population who support independence here you see the something of a hate figure representing the government in madrid the blame for oppressing their people their language their identity their culture and their rights nevertheless here years hes not going to be doing much of a big public walkabout he probably wont go far beyond this hotel but hes here i think to put his stamp on the preelection period here in catalonia indeed and what are people of catalonia actually going to be voting on specifically come december the twenty first is it a matter of procession and those who are against the session. Well i think the debate has shifted certainly in tone. After the events of the last few weeks and the government in madrid Mariano Rajoy triggering that section of the constitution one five five revoking the governments autonomy here we are sacking the government all together all based on its drive for independence of the madrid government insists was illegal means that the word independence or session probably isnt going to feature very highly in this election essentially people in catalonia know that the election has. To pass and be seen as legitimate by madrid if they are to have any hope of turning around after the election and saying right weve played the game within the law you need to restore our autonomy so that issue of independence has taken a back seat what has come to the fore and we saw it with three quarters of a Million People on the streets on saturday night is the idea of Political Prisoners that half of the people of catalonia who support independence now believe they have Political Prisoners eight former ministers of course in jail in madrid on charges of rebellion and sedition the former government in exile in belgium and that i think is the central issue at least for the pro independent side in this election they want the freedom of those people they want to return to democracy and that very potent cause is something which may well bolster their support ok jonah how live in barcelona thank you. Now iran has called bahraini allegations that it was involved in an explosion at an oil pipeline absurd and baseless bahrain blamed what it called terrorism linked to a round train explosion in voting on friday irans denied any involvement and called the accusations childish finger pointing. Mass graves containing at least four hundred suspected i thought victims have been found in Northern Iraq the sites were discovered near a military base close to the town of who we are the governor of kirkuk says many of the dead were dressed in prison uniforms i saw was forced out of the region by iraqi forces in october an