Occasions over the past several years and told gyptian that we dont have anything we dont have any money we cant support you were a poor country sisi repeatedly says we are very poor at the same time how modality is alleging that sisi has gone out and spent millions of dollars on president ial palaces and a private home for for his wife and children and so these are quite significant allegations that rubs a lot of egyptians you know the the wrong way especially given the acute poverty ok thank you very much Mohamed El Masry thanks for your insights on whats going on in egypt now u. S. Democrats are appealing for any witnesses to Donald Trumps phone call with the ukrainian president followed him is that lenski to come forward trump is being accused of trying to persuade the ukrainian leader to investigate his rival joe biden the allegations at the center of an impeachment inquiry by House Democrats well lets go now to our correspondent in. Shinton d. C. Mike hanna mike can i start by asking you why the democrats are searching for anyone with more evidence on trumps phone call weve already of course heard from the whistleblower in the form of a statement why is more evidence needed now. Well because its a lengthy long process this whole question of impeachment the house has to build up a case which it can then vote on in the house itself if it gets a majority in the house that would go to the senate for a formal trial where a 2 thirds majority is needed but the whistleblower complaint which lies at the center of all of this does not just deal with that single phone call made on july the 25th it deals with a series of events both before the cole and afterwards that the whistleblower contends shows a systematic attempt to subvert any form of oversight of the process and in fact he found as in previous impeachment cases that the cover up is as bad as the act the whistle blower claiming that white house officials attempted to hide documents pertaining to the case on a separate server so essentially what the those seeking impeachment in the house will be doing is going back along the line and speaking to a number of officials both within the White House Administration and outside who had knowledge of these events as the whistleblower complaint clearly shows there were a number who knew about it before he or he or she wrote his formal letter of complaint and also importantly the white house had knowledge of these events before the whistleblower formally complained and at that stage hid those documents on the server so these are the facts that the congress will attempt to establish as it proceeds with the impeachment articles mike President Trumps calling the whistleblower a statement hearsay evidence his supporters say this socalled witch hunt is the only way the democrats can stop trump from being reelected if you will view the whats the mood music when it comes to successfully pursuing impeachment. Well it will depend on the details that all unearthed by the Congressional Committee drawing up the impeachment articles as more evidence comes to light if more evidence comes to light it likely to see a swing among those at present opposing any impeachment process now its very instructive a poll just produced in the wake of off the revelations constant over the last 2 days indicates that the number of democrat voters supporting impeachment has jumped by 13 percent to nearly 80 percent but significantly the number of Republican Voters supporting impeachment has doubled from 5 to 10 percent now this is just a poll but there is an indication particularly in the mute music as you put it that there is a shift among republicans in terms of well we do not support impeachment at this particular stage but let us wait and see and weve heard that from senior republican senator mitt romney for example so this is potentially a process under way with the absolute opposition by the republican mass to an impeachment process maybe whittled away as more evidence comes to light in the Ongoing Investigation by congress a critical week in washington indeed mike hanna thank you very much. Now still ahead on aljazeera calls for an uprising in cambodia leads to the arrest of 9 members of a banned Opposition Party. Violent protests over the disappearance of 43 mexican students supporters are demanding justice. Hello started raining again in q shoe these various bits of care that much i think will accumulate come together congregate and produce this now this is the next 24 hours worth of rain is tend to focus more on honshu than q sure but the slow moving could again give that flood risk they might even reach south korea so the wet season if you like the summer rains havent quite finished certainly in this part of japan that is one to watch during korea or if it most the chinese mainland its looking fine its not particularly humid it certainly isnt what is not very cloudy and temperatures still in the high twentys old low thirtys almost universally zani get to get in the high ground of sichuan to plateau you see any change which is no big surprise thats actually where most of the action is now in the world rain wise india and about in plateau but the rain belt which is going south with the sun is this one it will soon and the dry spell the dry season indeed in indonesia even so the way i see the rain recently has been quite heavy and theyll be that line that takes from west papua towards sumatra will be the wet one in the next day or 2 singapore is in that so its called lumper so at the moment is bangkok. Every year 50000000 tonnes of electronic waste is thrown away a majority is a leak can be done in developing countries right now electronic waste is the most traded as of this with retracing the tech through the criminal organizations making big profits and asking why the west is turning a blind eye. Manmade on the waste trail on aljazeera. Youre watching aljazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour iran has released a british tanker being detained in the strait of hormuz since july the start to impair our departed from the port of boston is now in international waters. Cafes and shops have been shot across egypt before planned antigovernment present a protest more than 2000 people from last weeks demonstrations are believed to have been detained egypt says that number is closer to 1000 Human Rights Watch says the government may have conducted the most sweeping large scale arrests in 2030. U. S. Democrats are appealing for witnesses to come forward with evidence on july phone call with the ukrainian leader trump is accused of pressuring ukraine to investigate his political rival joe biden. Saudi arabias foreign minister has the International Community to band together to combat iran following attacks on 2 of its major Oil Facilities at this month the kingdom says iran was behind the attacks but tehran denies that abraham bin abdulaziz told the u. N. General assembly that cutting off Financial Resources was the best way to control iran. Today we be a historic responsibility the credibility of this organization and the entire world is at stake the Iranian Regime is leave with one of 2 options either become a normal state that respects International Laws and norms or face an internationally unified position that uses all instruments of pressure into tyrannous well the u. S. Will send patriot missiles Radar Systems and 200. 00 soldiers to bolster saudi arabias defenses david is an associate professor at the middle east institute he says in reality the u. S. Isnt sending many troops its or its a relatively small deployment 200. 00 is roughly a battery so this would be. Fair the sort of thing that we do routinely to protect their fields or things of that nature these sorts of units have been deployed to trouble spots frequently enough and honestly about 6 months ago we moved about the same number of troops out of the gulf to other regions so you could argue theres just were returning the same capability that was there 6 months ago the patriot is designed to defect against protect against Ballistic Missiles which operate very high up and come very high down the attacks were by drones and cruise missiles which operate at a low level if you defend against one then they have to attack the other but if theyre using one method that means you cant drop it so the patriot will help Ballistic Missile defense itll help increase confidence it may allow the saudis to move other weapon systems that have been searching up high to search for cruise missiles and drones but it wont by itself completely stop the possibility that sort of attack we just saw a former british Prime Minister from bus johnsons own a party has attacked the governments position on brakes that show major fears Prime Minister johnson could use what he called political chicanery to force britain to leave the European Union on october 31st without a deal he also accuses johnson of deliberately whipping up public anger also new leg as the latest developments from london. Echoing the moderate voice within the conservative Party John Major criticised Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his divisive rhetoric that has been gripping the government the past few days now a major did also hint at the fact that he didnt particularly trust the Prime Minister to not try and circum navigate legal obligations given his insistence that while he would respect the courts he still would not ask for any kind of extension to the brics negotiations and mr major pointed here to an order of the council a potential legal. Tool that mr johnson could use whereby he could overrule not not doing that however legally speaking that would be incredibly difficult to do there still hasnt been any legal context on earth in which mr johnson would be able to do that without causing a complete our pending of the constitutional system here in the u. K. All along through this mr major also decried mr johnsons very divisive rhetoric the government seems intent on whipping up to say. By using emotional and evocative language that can only provoke fear and anger and fuel grievances against parliament and the law consider what this. It means that this government wishes to win reelection by inciting opposition to the most important state and its freedom. Meanwhile bricks that negotiations are continuing the u. K. Bricks secretary Steven Barclay is meeting with his counterparts in brussels but brussels is less and less optimistic about the possibility of a deal being struck there are differences between how they see rules and regulations surrounding customs and products with the u. K. Insisting on differences in the e. U. Saying that it wont compromise on the Single Market as well as protecting the idea of no border scenario on the island of ireland with all that in play mr barnett a. Chief negotiator saying it is looking less likely that that deal will be struck by the end of october a course in cambodia has charged 9 members of a band Opposition Party living in exile with attempting to stage a coup the groups leader has called for an uprising to coincide with their planned return in November Wayne hay has more from bangkok. These are just the latest charges to be laid against some senior members of the band Cambodian National rescue party these members are in exile most of them left cambodia in 2017 after the party was dissolved by the courts for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government the leader of the party at that time ken said carr was arrested on Treason Charges and he is still being held under house arrest in phnom penh and the opposition say that this is a straight a campaign by the government led by Prime Minister who in saying whos been in power for 34 years and with the opposition out of the way his Ruling Cambodian Peoples Party went on to win all seats in last years election so the opposition and now are saying that these. His charges against the senior members of the party are just the latest attempt by the government to try to scare them away from returning to cambodia on the 9th of november when theyve called for an uprising from the people of cambodia and for members of the military to quit their jobs and to join the uprising so theyve now also been charged as well as attempting to stage a coup with intention to commit armed rebellion so if they are found guilty of these latest charges they could be jailed for up to 30 years they say they are not afraid of these latest charges and they still plan to return to cambodia on the 9th of november rwanda has taken a group of african refugees from libya these are the 1st of up to 30000 refugees being relocated from libya it hosts many people who have gone to north africa to try and reach europe by c. One the offer to take them in after media report showed some in terrible conditions. Prosecutors in mexico say theyre exploring new leads in the case of 43 students who went missing 5 years ago the cases sparked International Outrage years later the victims families hope the new government will provide answers. Reports. A march in the heart of mexico city to mark 5 years since 43 students went missing the victims are believed to have been abducted by gang members affiliated with corrupt Security Forces the case has turned into a symbol of impunity in mexico but despite the outrage their families are so waiting for answers. The government has names and surnames yet somehow it cant find who is responsible we want clarity its unacceptable that 5 years later we still dont know the full truth a small group of protesters vandalized shops hotels and monuments the violence was limited but the frustration is widespread. There was the other main thing really im also a parent imagine being in this situation and imagine how the parents feel its all very ugly under the Previous Administration 142 suspects were arrested from that group 53 were released when it was revealed they had confessed while being tortured no one has been convicted for the students disappearance and prosecutors are looking into new leads but in a country that had more than 30000 killings last year the process can be daunting as it will seem to sources investigators have found about 200. 00 clandestine burial sites theyve recovered 181. 00 more bodies 44. 00 of them have been identified again not one of them are the students in this one hes been after nearly a year in Office President and this man will not do so because a lot has promised to fight corruption many are willing to give his new administration a chance to find out what happened. You know if youre going to fight it the erosion as parents we feel drained its all very painful the support weve received from fellow mexicans have made things easier we are confident the new government will find the criminals so they can face justice. 5 years on these families hope their demands for new information and justice are no longer met with them the promises. Of the young aljazeera. This is al jazeera and these are the top stories iran has released a british tanker that had been detained in the strait of hormuz since july the senate imperiled the politics from the port of pond a boston is now in international waters. Cafes and shops have been shot across egypt before planned anti governmental protests Rights Groups say more than 2000 people from last weeks demonstrations are believed to have been detained egypt says the number is closer to 1000 he writes what sayes the government may have conducted the most sweeping large scale unrest since late 2013. Well after landing in cairo sisi dismissed the planned demonstrations. This is a fantastic country where everything goes as planned i dont want to listen to those who dont like egypt dont deal with them because they are trying to draw a bad picture about our country there are a lot of lies slander and distortion that betray an image that is totally untrue a Us Democratic senator says congress will be closely watching c. C. And has accused donald trump of empowering him President Trump has been you know an absolute disaster for global democracy causes he is empowered autocrats all over the world at the top of that list is president al sisi the congress is going to be watching what happens is these protests unfold tomorrow we have seen what sisi has done over the past week or so locking up hundreds of dissidents disappearing many were going to be watching we expect these protests to be able to be held we are going to hold the egyptians to account if they once again respond with force and indiscriminate attention u. S. Democrats are appealing for witnesses to come forward with evidence from Donald Trumps july phone call with the ukrainian leader trump his accuser pressuring ukraine to investigate his political rival joe biden. A former british Prime Minister from boss johnsons own policy has attacked the governments position on brets it may just be his Prime Minister johnson could use what he called political chicanery to force britain to leave the European Union without a deal those headlines the news continues here on aljazeera after inside stories stay with us. Our hopes for a Nuclear Free World realistic its the International Day for the total elimination of Nuclear Weapons but many are worried a new arms race has begun so is there the political will to abolish these weapons this is inside story. Hello and welcome to the program im homage im jew im 74 years ago 2 Nuclear Bombs were detonated over hiroshima and nagasaki killing tens of thousands of people since then whenever a conflict between major powers rises so does the threat of nuclear war various treaties have attempted to suppress that threat yet today there are nearly 14000. 00 Nuclear Weapons based around the world thursday marks the International Day for the total elimination of Nuclear Weapons but its a goal that looks increasingly less likely we begin our discussion shortly but 1st heres alex get topless with the worlds Current Nuclear state of play. Despite calls for the global reduction in Nuclear Weapons it is increasingly clear that a new arms race has begun arms agreements made between the United States and the then soviet union at the height of the cold war have eroded in the last few years the a. B. M. Or antiBallistic Missile treaty was the 1st to go when the u. S. Pulled out in 2002 next was the intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty designed to stop one side from attacking the other by surprise that collapse this year after both the us and russia accuse the other of violations and the strategic arms reduction treaty or new start signed in 2010 looks increasingly unlikely to be renewed when it runs out in 2021 both russia and the United States have already begun their Nuclear Modernization programs introducing new weapon systems to those they already have china has never been constrained by treaty limitations and has been expanding its Nuclear Forces while north korea has its own growing stockpile in the crease only potent means to deliver them but not all Nuclear Threat stem from the cold war pakistan indias Nuclear Arsenals became an International Concern during the recent crisis over india administered kashmir israels is believed to be robust and ready for use. The world has become an increasingly dangerous place and the countries that already possess Nuclear Weapons have only shown interest in expanding and modernizing their stockpiles expert say that makes Nuclear Conflict more and not less likely in the future. All right lets introduce our panel in washington d. C. Lawrence korb hes a defense analyst and senior fellow at the center for American Progress in glasgow by Skype Andrew Smith the director and spokesperson for campaign against arms trade and in london paul schultz he is former director of proliferation and arms control in the British Ministry of defense paul let me start with you is the elimination of Nuclear Weapons actually achievable in this day and age not the current political and strategic circumstances no there isnt sufficient. Willingness to jeopardize Strategic Alliance positions and there isnt enough trust to believe that other people would even if they signed up to a treaty to do so there is a huge unsolved problem of how are you verify and inforce treaty is to do with weapons of mass destruction. Andrew the bulletin of Atomic Sciences Doomsday Clock is now set at 2 minutes to midnight thats the closest its ever been to nuclear war so how dire is the situation right now i think its very concerning and we have to be very concerned but its also seems that the new Nuclear Arms Race because the results could be absolutely catastrophic. What hope have said but there is no present the political will for disarm for kind of way spends its time we want to see perhaps not to reason why not shouldnt be what were spending to Going Forward because the risk is very severe 90 year old Nuclear Armed putin in the clear arms trying. To create a pl. Nuclear weapons range well to something what should concern us all lawrence are there currently any Nuclear Disarmament negotiations underway and at this stage can diplomacy still work well it can if both sides are a willing the 2 Major Nuclear powers the United States and russia president putin has offered to extend the new start agreement which limits each side to 1550. 00 deployable Nuclear Weapons for 5 years unfortunately President Trump house and taken him up on that if that expires in 2021 given the fact that the United States has gotten out of the into immediate Nuclear Forces agreement with with russia and then of course d gotten out of the Nuclear Arms Agreement with with iran it looks like were going in the wrong direction and nearly you know 50 years of progress from the Nixon Administration through obama are seem to be going d in the other way. All right so this is gushing has become increasingly relevant giving that given the recent tensions between india and pakistan over the state of kashmir i spoke to pakistans Prime Minister iran han about the possibility of a Nuclear Conflict heres what he had to say when do Nuclear Armed countries fight if they fight a conventional war there is every possibility that its going to end up and do nuclear war the unthinkable i mean you know if if said pakistan for god forbid we fight a conventional war were losing and if a country is stuck between the choice either you surrender or you fight till death for your freedom i know pakistanis will fight to death for their freedom so that when a Nuclear Armed country fights to the end to the death it has consequences we have to let me ask you when it comes to the potential for Nuclear Conflict there is so much concern right now when it comes to pakistan and india how worried are you that this could actually happen at some point. And something which we should be that he wanted to play because in any conflict between 2 Nuclear Neighbors all it takes is one side east to transfer button and that could kill tens of thousands of people and even when we are talking about the limits and plans for reduction to being suggested 1550. 00 Nuclear Warheads is still an awful lot of warheads that it could do a shooting range as devastation all of it in what is what we should ideally be moving towards is bustling what ambitious targets of the eventually hunting z 2 Nuclear Warheads and thats where we should be spying thats what we should be aiming for because the consequences of nuclear war do not bear thinking about its lawrence the u. S. Recently withdrew from the i. N. F. Treaty with russia the u. S. Has accused russia flouting the conditions of the pact on the other side of that argument the russians president putin he said that he believes that the u. S. Withdraw from the agreement has been counterproductive is all this going to lead to an actual new arms race between russia and the u. S. Well it could because both sides are modernizing their Nuclear Arsenals for example to share in our Defense Budget the President Trump has asked for what we call a low yield on Nuclear Weapon which is would have been prevented prohibited under the intermediate Nuclear Forces agreement so there is that danger and i do worry about the fact that all of this progress that had been made is being undermined our without people thinking through. The consequences remember what i had the privilege of working with president reagan he was willing to get rid of all Nuclear Weapons at the reykjavik meeting with secretary gorbachev and it was only because president reagan wouldnt give up his strategic defense our nuclear defenses them that it fell apart but right after that then they signed the i. N. F. Agreement which got rid of all of the intermediate weapons in europe. Paul from your perspective what strategy must the United Nations take as far is activating new efforts towards achieving the goal of a Nuclear Weapons free world well it can do there sortation thing its good that it should talk about and well go on talking about the moral necessity for disarmament but actually most progress is going to come by by the actual deals particularly between russia and america and maybe china or of china decides it will sign up to some kind of limitations which it has previously refused i think the other thing that needs to be done is to focus International Attention when people cheat. Russia undoubtedly cheated the i. N. F. Treaty all the nato countries despite suspicions and uncertain as it were persuaded that that it has paid no political cost its put the blame on america its muddied the waters and its lent once again that it can get away with cheating and having its allies cheat and when you have that climate of distrust and successful noncompliance theres very little system confidence in making treats his work and you are sure you would help with that and i saw you nodding along to what paul was saying that you want to jump in with with an observation. I meant to actually sponsored has to be political cooks to really to international lopez to be a coast. To sleep he would pull in big block of consequence is always something we want reasons why these things keep happening lawrence the end of the i. N. F. Treaty leaves really only one major treaty that would really i mean at least on paper act as some type of deterrent for the development of arsenals thats the new start treaty but many say that that treaty is in jeopardy as well i mean is that the case well it is if the United States doesnt agree with the russians to extend it both sides of kept that in one of the great things about the what we call the new start treaty it allows 20 inspections each year by both the both countries and that has continued even despite the problems we have with with russia it can be easily extended in fact the President Trump would agree to extend it he doesnt have to go back to the senate to get ratified nor does president putin have to go to the duma so that to get us to 2026 and in the interim we could begin to work out some of these issues i agree that the russians cheated on i. M. F. But the way to deal with it was to get back to the table and see what you could do without before just getting out of the treaty the russian technically violated the antiBallistic Missile treaty by doing developing a 2nd site but we kept talking to them about it and never obligated until after the attacks of 911 president bush felt we needed a defense not against russian attacks but attacks by other other other terrorist groups followed like the focus for a few moments on on china because there is growing concern about chinas arsenal many say that its not subject to any International Arms control treaties so 1st of all how worrisome is that and secondly how large is chinas arsenal nobody knows they refused to give vetoes they have a systematic refusal of transparency