Gas attack in qana. Somalias former president also put as money that will be tried on corruption charges on friday a judge ruled in favor of a request by the countrys prosecutor to charge him with bribery and tax avoidance totaling several million dollars. On counting the cost of italys wealthy Northern Region safe seats of more autonomy who are the forces reshaping european politics how might chinas new leadership line up the economy plus why trade is the Hong Kong Stock Exchange just saying bye bye to the back country because at this time on aljazeera. Emotions are high in barcelona. The intense Political Drama as catalonia pushes for independence but can the region afford to go it alone what are the economic costs of the split from spain and why is the European Union so cold to the idea this is inside story. Hello and welcome im patty kahane events are moving quickly in both madrid and barcelona the political situation has been confusing but this much is certain catalonia is drive f
Has approved the first charges in the investigation of a russian meddling in the twenty six sixteen president ial Election Special counsel robert film f. B. I. Director is leading the investigation it isnt yet known what the specific accusations of anyone charged could be taken into custody as soon as monday all right there is the latest headlines for us here at aljazeera inside. Emotions are high in barcelona with. The intense Political Drama as heavily a pushes for independence but can the region afford to go it alone what are the economic costs of a split from spain and why is the European Union socalled to the idea this is inside story. Hello and welcome im patty kahane events are moving quickly in both madrid and barcelona the political situation has been confusing but this much is certain catalonia is drive for independence has already had an impact on the regions economy tourism has dropped off sharply more businesses are moving their head offices out of the area very and politi
They know how to play this game. They will have been sizing up the administration expertly over the last little while, looking for any opportunity to strengthen those links, hoping that the candidate they clearly favored in the u. S. Election, donald trump, will bring them in from the cold. And the end game, of course, is to get those sanctions lifted. Elizabeth palmer in sochi, Margaret Brennan at the state department. Thank you both. With the house in recess, republican members are hearing from angry constituents at town meetings back home. Most complaints at first were about the gop plan to repeal and replace obamacare. Then the comey story exploded. Heres dean reynolds. Tell the truth tell the truth reporter at one town hall no, answer the last question reporter after another. Open your eyes all right. All right. Reporter Congressional Republicans on recess this week [ boos ]. Have been getting an earful. And now another issue is testing their hearing. I have a question in regards
He didnt share it with us. We were a set of pictures getting a lot of attention shows the president sharing a laugh at the white house yesterday with russias foreign minister, sergey lavrov, and sergey kislyak, the Russian Ambassador to the u. S. Kislyak is a key figure in the investigation of russian meddling in the u. S. Election and whether there was any collusion with team trump. The photos were russian. No American Press attended. Were joined now by Margaret Brennan at the state department and Elizabeth Palmer in sochi, russia. Margaret, let me start with you. How did this meeting come about . White house Officials Say that last week during a phone call Vladimir Putin personally asked President Trump to meet with his top diplomat sergey lavrov. The meeting in the oval office lasted around 30 minutes, and at trump whether the firing of fbi director comey had any impact, he said none at all. But an invitation into the oval office is an honor, and the fact that President Trump went t
If this is confirmed its a very significant development. This is what north korea has been working towards for a very long time now. North korea claims to have tested an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile. Kim jongun ordered the test. They say it is successful. They even said that they can now target the whole of the world. This budge set the best weve seen in ten years. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed a new budget ending a Government Shutdown that closed state beaches and ignited a firestorm. Nobody wants this. I told you from the beginning i didnt want it. Firefighters in arizona are battling a number of fast moving wildfires. A frightening scene at bostons Logan Airport when an outofcontrol taxicab plowed into a cab. A tragic accident. Venus williams tearing up as she was asked about the fatal car crash in florida she was involved in last month. A hot air balloon crashes near disney world. 17 people were on board, but everyone made it out alive. An engine on an air i h