Countries. I think they will be regarded so what with suspicion 1st of all we need to make sure that they do not have the virus that they have had to turn a central ok and then then they have the right to enjoy themselves. Very welcome youre watching Aussie International with me carrying our psyches longmont Hagia Sophia Museum which through its long history has also been a cathedral and a mollusc has been converted back into a place for muslim press. Change i mean like go to all of the mosques the doors of the hagia sophia will be open to all locals all foreigners muslims and non muslims hagia sophia humanitys common legacy will continue to embrace everyone with its new status in a more sincere and more unique way by finalizing preparations quickly we plan to open hagia sophia for worship on friday july 24th 2020 with friday prayers since we have to wait another 2 weeks for the hunting safina to reopen for the press this friday saw them gathering outside the newly reconverted mosque the president s announcement comes shortly after techies high court i know the 934 decision to turn it into a museum local journalists use of arab hostile. Turkeys Council Reach the decision to a no 1930 or Ministers Council decision that. Is so pure muslim in the museum so this decision being an old soapy museum has now been reverted back to a mosque now what will change with the idea so yeah go be looking forward well the main thing thats going to change is now sophia will be open for islamic worship now there are many very important christian i. Pressed goes inside islamic laws that were did not take place in the presence of icons but turkish government is planning on using light Mapping Technology to provide an artificial barrier blocking these icons from the view of worshippers during prayer hours so the mosque will still be open for tourism but also be open during prayer hours for worshipers that want to come here as well many turkish officials see the decision to turn. Back into a mosque messick issue but there has been a lot of International Criticism the United States views a change in the stages of the hagia sophia as diminishing the legacy of this room. Markable building and its un supposed to been a t. So rare in the modern world to serve humanity as a much needed bridge between those of differing faith traditions and cultures you know sco deeply regrets the decision of the turkish so it tastes made without prior discussion and calls for the universal failure of World Heritage to be preserved the ruling by the Turkish Council of states to overturn one of modern take decisions and present a wise decision to place the monument under the management of the religious Affairs Presidency is regrettable the decision which came as a result of the political will of president other one in open publication to a similar trend of nies is the unique value and ecumenical nature of the monument search president ial spokesman owns giving assurances that there is going to try to are to make sure that the religious identity and the historical significance of this beautiful minute it is preserved all of our major mosques such as the blue mosque for t. V. And silly money in mosques they are open to both visitors and worshippers. Opening arpaio sophia to worship doesnt keep local or Foreign Tourists from visiting the site so a loss from the worlds heritage is not in question the i. S. O. Is actually a very old structure dating back to the 6th century when the emperor justinian. To help construct this very Important Service the church for the record the docks. Is in the empire and its actually a very important symbol to the Greek Orthodox religion. Consider what the vatican is the roman catholics the i. S. O. The Greek Orthodox. Wedding were looking at the reactions coming domestically regarding the decision to revert by sophia back into a mosque we see members of the ruling party very very happy receiving tweets from the turkish president weve seen tweets from the finance minister the president S Communications director as well expressing pleasure weve seen the opposition take a very wide stance many positive reactions coming out of the muslim world and they are celebrating this decision that. Is once again open prison or a ship. From a great town bassa told us he believes techies may as well weeknight tensions between religions. And screen belonged give the initiative what were learning so. It was an initiative that was started about 10 or 15 years ago which aired as you. Know one clicks we can it be. I dont think it has been what it is a shame that. It new should be taking such a measure to have penchants between. The. World and this is something that. I think were going to get great europe but the romeros mention in his 1st reaction. Possibly be. A yes or becoming a more. Then a push to change the supposedly racist name of a metro station ends up raising eyebrows is the new suggestion by transporter authorities chris controversial to well have more on this story later in the program. Now aside from the impact on health and leaving millions jobless the coronavirus is also threatening to leave people hungry too and a report by oxfam warns that kovac 19 is triggering a food crisis that could potentially double the number who die from hunger each year matthew trust scott is the head of human ice hereon policy for Oxfam International and says its even affecting well developed countries. Whats really worrying about reports is were seeing new at the centers of hunger developing in an otherwise middle income in developed countries some of the countries we do look up the reports include India South Africa brazil these countries where there recently developed economies and yet the impact that were seeing from coronavirus is going to have dire consequences on the most Vulnerable People in those societies and say its going to happen i mean theres this poor people in every country and the same impacts are going to slow down so what were seeing from coronavirus is that both it makes its more sort of vulnerable for poor people but it also makes them more vulnerable to the economic side as well and thats going to be across the world 8 of the biggest food and drink manufacturers have paid after over 18000000000. 00 to their shareholders this year now looking back to what we were speaking about humanitarian aid the global humanitarian appeal is just over 7000000000. 00 so clearly theres something wrong and the money is flowing to the Big Companies and its really not getting down to the people that need it. All the world further 3rd program estimates the number suffering from crisis level hunger will double by the end of the year reaching 270000000 people and oxfam say is 12000 a day could die from starvation if nothings done the worst hit our country is already deemed unstable before the pandemic nations such as yemen or afghanistan where many citizens had already been suffering from hunger for years will see the numbers that risk rise and some middle income undeveloped countries such as brazil and india are also on the danger list how do you trust god to get insists there are measures to minimize coverts effect on hunger but governments need to act fast. For the time being there are 3 things we need to do so firstly we urgently need to increase humanitarian aid and at the moment the United Nations has put out an appeal for about 7000000000. 00 and thats only been 24 percent funded so were not getting nearly enough money for the humanitarian aid that we need the 2nd thing that we can do is looking into issues like canceling debt if we cancel the debt of of some developing countries we estimated that could free up up to a trillion dollars for those countries to be using to help those people and that can pay for things like food they can pay for Social Security social protection they can pay for things like health so sharing up the debt could make a huge difference and thats just a matter of wealthy nations really giving up some of the debt owed to them by other countries and the 3rd thing that we need to do and in and this is a long term change is we need to change our food system works we need to build a more fair more robust a more equal food system food system thats a bit that able to deal with Climate Change thats able to respond to shocks those able to be sustainable and to support that the small scale farmers and small producers rather than just putting money into Big Companies if the 2nd wave does come we know the people who are going to be the most trouble for that and if there are restrictions put in place by governments to take that to address that 2nd wave those restrictions have to be have to be able to cater to the needs of the poorest people so we need to make sure that the food systems are there to get huge where its needed to make sure that people have the resources to buy that shoot. The u. K. Government is allowing british citizens to travel to 59 countries without having to quarantine upon return it comes as life has been slowly returning to normal in the u. K. In the past few weeks with many bars restaurants and public spaces gradually reopening. As of this weekend our artists musicians and dancers can stop performing live outside to our outdoor audiences we also have the resumption of recreational sport followed later by the reopening about gyms swimming pools and Leisure Centers however despite their. Positive attitude towards easing coronavirus measures and reopening borders the u. K. Has one of the highest covert death rates in the world followed by spain italy the us france all the governments announcement will allow british tourists to visit many European Countries it seems they may not get the warmest of welcomes a recent poll reveals many europeans are not thrilled at the prospects of taking in british travellers without the south isolating the people we spoke to had mixed feelings. Youre. Welcome people and they would also give us a big heavy economically in my opinion all tourists who come to italy will be well received so i think they will be regarded as suspicious. First of all we need to make sure that they do not have the virus that they have until ok and then then they have the right to enjoy themselves. I think its better that the border stays at home not just a british man right now everybody should stay home i think thats the most reasonable. Reason to stop them from coming still part of europe is now just. As they respect social distancing the wording of it favors the Development Talk to resume. With coronavirus restrictions lifting around the world fears are growing about a potential 2nd wave and in the u. K. Theres concern a lack of personal protective equipment could be an issue all over again so it would start to house more on the story. As a u. K. R. Knocks the lock down it seems many are bracing for a 2nd wave of the corona virus but also a 2nd wave of a shortage of people its not new news the us throughout the entire pandemic and has stopped on the front line really struggled to get hold of that protective gear to adequately safeguard against the virus for months on and it seems like the lockdown lessons havent been learned over the Department Says it is committed to building the stocks to meet longer term demand we are not convinced that it is treating the market with sufficient urgency or that. The government is adamant that the stock of p. P. Has never run out on a National Level but with demand increased by 20000 percent those on the front line would beg to differ in fact 50 percent of and it starts so there was not enough p. P. And although day to run its usage is hard to get hold of a survey of nurses and carers found that nearly 90 percent worried about catching the virus at work while the government stresses that their main challenge it faced was getting the right people to the right place at the right time initially masks were issued and then the statement was made that actually we have tested them. And these masks are ok having said that they now say we need to improve this mask so theres a lot of loss of freight and you need to answer this but rather than to say the market has now been resolved with demand spiralling think u. K. Had to look further afield and source p. P. P. On International Markets but that came with its own set of problems a plane from turkey landed at the peak of the pandemic in april carrying a batch of 400000 much needed p. P. Counts upon arrival it emerged that the equipment didnt meet british Safety Standards in a very embarrassing blunder for the government so the u. K. Is able to produce a fair share of its own people theres no imminent guarantee that it wont need to source from abroad again with experts in the field saying that the quality is the key component of effectiveness in prayer. Actually against the virus perhaps the government should try before you buy out theyve been dealing with the shortages by revising their counting tactics why not double the numbers instead of counting each pair of gloves as one why not count each club individually and pay presto youve doubled your stock without even lifting a finger this catalogue of errors suddenly warrants an inquiry surely to get it right the 2nd time around if theres a 2nd time around that is but in line with most of the governments coronavirus responses they say its too soon i didnt consider the moment. A full Scale National party is a good use of official talk earlier this week the charts are announced a 15000000000 pounds boost to p. P. S. But will it be a case of too little too late especially as some of those in government say were only hall for through this pandemic charge Edwards Daschle artsy london. So its a common donald trump commutes the prison sentence for his former adviser role just started he was convicted of lying to congress during the russian collusion probe story and small after the break. Join me every thursday on the alec simon show and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business im showbusiness ill see if that. Is your media a reflection of reality. In a world transformed. What will make you feel safe from. Tyson nation community. Are you going the right way or are you being led somewhere. Direct. What is true what is faith. In a world corrupted you need to descend. To join us in the depths. Aura made in the shallowness. Welcome back donald trump is facing a backlash off the ground saying clemency to his former aide to vote just starting now comes hours after the Appeals Court refused to delay the start of stones 14 month sentence which he was given for lying to congress during the russia collusion probe a pulp explains the decision from the white house comes just 4 days before roger stone was expected to present himself at federal prison and start serving his sentence of 40 months in prison after being convicted of obstruction of justice now the white house presented a lengthy report describing roger stone as essentially a political operative who briefly worked with the Trump Campaign in 2016 and became a victim of the russian collusion hoax the white house and question the partiality of the decision and sentence which roger stone faced mr stone was judged by the same prosecutors from the miller investigation toast with finding evidence of collusion with russia because no such evidence exists however they could not charge him for any collusion related crime instead they charged him for his conduct during their investigation the simple fact is that if the special counsel had not been pursuing an absolutely baseless investigation mr stone would not be facing time in prison now according to the white house report bob mahlers prosecutors charged roger stone simply with process crimes that were quote soley from their own improper investigation and the white house went on to say that the prosecutors quote took pains to make a public and shameful spectacle of his arrest they tipped off c. N. N. Allowing his arrest to be filmed on Live Television now at this point weve got democrats making up and saying that donald trump is essentially abusing the rule of law and legal processes in the united. States essentially from the president saying if you lie for me you cover up for me i will reward you on the other hand if you are a rat as you cooperate then like a mafia boss i will come after you Richard Nixon at the height of watergate never pardoned or commuted the sentences of any of the people involved in watergate i have no doubt donald trump is going to pardon himself he is going to pardon evolved a trump he is going to pardon jared questionnaire the charges on which roger stone was convicted flowed from the special counsel Robert Muller investigation into allegations that trumped colluded with russia during the 2016 elections now no evidence of trump russia collusion was ever discovered but a number of individuals associated with the Trump Campaign which charged with process crimes as well as unrelated charges now roger stone admitted that during the 2016 elections he did indeed promote the wiki leaks emails on the emails that were provided to wiki leaks from Clinton Campaign manager john podesta however he says he had no prior knowledge of any emails that we do it was going to publish and he certainly was not involved in any hacking or data dumping or anything to that effect. Journalist and author daniel as our police trump is using the russia gate scandal to his advantage. Creating a dangerous precedent no question about it but the entire constitutional system is broken down remember americas constitutio