this is developing news live from lifesaving aid to syria u.n. roadblock russia and china vetoed security council efforts to continue sending food and supplies to civilians in rebel held territory in syria aid workers warn this was the 1st millions also on the program. becomes a mosque again the president says all faiths are still welcome international critics describe the move was a provocation. i'm fogel welcome to the program russia and china have again vetoed an attempt by the un security council to continue humanitarian aid deliveries to rebel held territory in syria friday is the last day that aid agencies are allowed to bring food and vital supplies over the turkish border to rebel held areas of aleppo provinces 13 countries voted in favor of extending the aid but permanent members of russia and china opposed the resolution humanitarian groups say cutting off the aid could spell disaster for millions of people. the food deliveries a lifesaver for the food the families who found shelter here on the turkish border . they fled homes destroyed

almost 3000000 people a northwest syria depend on food aid like this. trucks bring it over the border between turkey and didn't the last rebel stronghold in syria. without approval from the syrian regime protected by the un resolution. jimmy for families here the situation is virtually impossible that. they have nothing besides these 8 deliveries. if they stop and it will be a catastrophe. i'm sure of that with us a little bit since in the. famine is a few different is a cause off and that's the coronavirus pandemic spreads in the region medical supplies an unneeded here in northwestern syria and 6. kevin kennedy is the un's regional humanitarian coordinator for the crisis in syria he told you that this veto on cross border means for people in the country's northwest you know of the people there 2700000 people are displaced many a move 2345 times in the course of the war. many about a 1000000 have are living in these tent cities very poor hygiene course sanitation little to no education for the children and they really need all the assistance we can pro

karim fled from his homeland in syria to the german capital. for him the elections that take place in syria have no credibility. it's all just a circus a made up drama. drama. that was husband and son have been missing in syria for the last 8 years she blames the regime. the last one who are damaged when assad is celebrating 20 years in power i can only hope that one day he will answer for his crimes in courts and in syria not in europe. but why is not giving up hope. for the sake of her family and for other victims of the assad regime. ok time now to take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world. u.n. secretary general antonio test has called for urgent action to tackle world wide inequality speaking at a memorial lecture for nelson mandela 10 ish outlined his vision of a ferret world wide distribution of power wealth and opportunity. thousands of israelis have gathered in tel aviv to protest the government's handling of the economic fallout from the pandemic critics say businesses have not been given enough help demons

take place in syria have no credibility. it's all just a circus a made up drama. drama. that was husband and son have been missing in syria for the last 8 years she blames the regime. at the last one who had to do damage when assad is celebrating 20 years in power i can only hope that one day he will answer for his crimes in cool costs and in syria well not in europe. can they be sued. but one is not giving up hope. for the sake of her family and for other victims of the assad regime. and. every year in south africa there's a feeding frenzy as large shoals of sardines migrate up the eastern coast followed by millions of bird seals and sharks the annual sardine run also provides an opportunity for locals to feast on the riches the waters there have to offer it's a particularly popular pastime this year because of the economic hardship brought by the coronavirus crisis our correspondent adrian crace has more. this swarm of thousands of sardines a paradise for sharks and fisherman they pull the catch ashore with the huge so. th

terry md fled from his homeland in syria to the german capital. for him the elections that take place in syria have no credibility. it's all just a circus a made up drama. drama. what was husband and son have been missing in syria for the last 8 years she blames the regime. the last one who are doing well as scientists celebrating 20 years in power i can only hope that one day he will answer for his crimes in courts and in syria why not in europe. but what is not giving up hope. for the sake of her family and for other victims of the assad regime. italian place have foiled a plot to smuggle cocaine into the country carefully hidden inside individual coffee beans investigators found at least 500 coffee panes had been cut open and stuffed with the drug they tracked the packages details to florence and arrested the intended recipient place at milan airport that a package from colombia had attracted their attention because it was mont the name of a fictional mafia boss. well every year there's a feeding frenzy in south africa as large shells of sandy

that take place in syria have no credibility. it's all just a circus a made up drama. drama. that was husband and son have been missing in syria for the last 8 years she blames the regime. who are due. to celebrating 20 years in power i can only hope that one day he will answer for his crimes in courts and in syria well not in europe. but work is not giving up hope. for the sake of her family and for other victims of the assad regime. let's now get you have to state with some of the latest global developments in the coronavirus crisis more than 14000000 people have been infected worldwide and over 580000 have died according to the latest figures from johns hopkins university the united states has again registered a record number of daily infections with over 70000 people testing positive for the virus on friday texas and florida are currently worst affected and iran's president hassan rouhani has an estimate says an estimated $25000000.00 iranians could be infected with corona virus citing an unpublished study by the country's he

thesese are in desperate neeeed throughout syria but paparticularly in nonorthwest s. it is only through cross-border access that can be reasonably and safely supplied. >> good talking with you, thank you for joining us, kevin kennedy,y, the regionsns jill humanitarian coordinator for the syrian crisis. here are other stories making news around the world. if you open authorities have arrested two suspects in the killing of a popular singer, whose death sparked protests in which 160 people were killed. the arrested men are alleged to be the shooter and a complex -- and an accomplplice, with thirdt large. u.s. p prosecutors h have fileda new indictment against ghislaine maxwell, the former girlfriend of jeffrey e epstein. the indictment in n new york accuses her of six criminal counts. maxwxwell has been chargeded wih gritting and grooming under age girls -- with recruiting and grooming underage girls with epstein. she is seeking bell citing risk of cover 19. -- seeking bail. in singapore, and early sample of balallots in the election showing the opposition workekers par

almost 3000000 people in northwest syria depend on food aid like this. trucks bring it over the border between turkey and didn't have the last rebel stronghold in syria. without approval from the syrian regime but protected by a un resolution. journey for families here the situation is virtually impossible he only made the lead up they have nothing else besides these 8 deliveries that if they start it will be a catastrophe kataklysm i'm sure of that with us a little bit early since in the. famine looms a few deliveries are cut off and as the coronavirus pandemic spreads in the region medical supplies an aide a needed here in northwestern syria more than ever 6. all assistant secretary general kevin kennedy is the un's regional humanitarian coordinator for the crisis in syria and joins us from new york welcome to day w. extending humanitarian aid to desperate civilians would seem like a no brainer to most of us so what did russia and china have against it. well i can't speak for russia and china obviously i think they are in their views protecting the sov

security council agrees on a new lifeline for syria in a vote to extend mandatory need to liveries to the rebel held north but russia and china in says it entered the country through a single border crossing. a market welcome to the program polls are heading to the ballot box in what is expected to be a close runoff vote to elect a president people began lining up early this morning to cast their votes they face a choice between 2 opposing visions for poland the result could shape poland's future relations with the e.u. relations have been frayed by the blocs concerns over political control of the country's rule of law. conservative versus liberal big city versus country set poland's divide it challenges a community of 8000 people in central poland most people here work in agriculture in town as a bastion of support for incumbent president people here say things have gotten better on his presidency if they're not going to be candid to the faith i have 2 children and i get child support. during the drought we got 8000 euros that was a great help and there's also more money for the anim

a setback for the millions displaced in syria the united nations manages to win support to open only one border crossing to bring in a. hello and welcome i'm peter double you're watching out to see are live from our headquarters here in doha also coming up donald trump wears a mask in public for the 1st time during a visit to a hospital as america grapples with the surgeon coronavirus cases. a crumbling health system top leaders in quarantine the virus pandemic hits hard in bolivia plus. angry scenes in the israeli capitalist joblessness soars to more than 20 percent of the coronavirus pandemic locked out. ok let's get going millions of syria's displaced people will now have only one turkish border crossing through which to receive aid that's after several attempts to keep a 2nd crossing open failed to pass but the un security council permanent members russia and china abstained from the latest votes allowing it to pass they both use their power of veto to stop the previous proposals from going through today is yet another date it's a sad day for this council but mostly it is a sad d

carry md fled from his homeland in syria to the german capital. with me for him the elections that take place in syria have no credibility. it's all just a circus a made up drama. drama. that was husband and son have been missing in syria for the last 8 years she blames the regime. at the last one who are doing amateur when assad is celebrating 20 years in power i can only hope that one day he will answer for his crimes in courts and in syria not in europe. i may be sued. for what is not giving up hope. for the sake of her family and for other victims of the assad regime. this is day to day news he is a reminder of our top story at this hour a major fire has broken out at the gulf a cathedral in the french city of new and dozens of firefighters have been deployed to tackle the blaze episode as same poll cathedral. at a for many in include coffee will have the headlines for you at the top of next hour until then you can always get the latest news on our web site at state everything dot com i'm rebecca reaches for me and the entire chain thanks very

almost 3000000 people in northwest syria depend on food aid like this. trucks bring it over the border between turkey and didn't have the last rebel stronghold in syria without approval from the syrian regime but protected by a un resolution. jimmy for families here the situation is virtually impossible he only made the they have nothing else besides these aid deliveries that if they start it will be a catastrophe. some are sure of that with us a little bit since in the year. famine looms a future never is a cut off and as the coronavirus pandemic spreads in the region medical supplies an aid unneeded here in northwestern syria moment and 6. let's go now to use a program manager for the us child protection network a partner of save the children that operates inside syria he joins us from the city of gaza in tap in turkey i says see you with us kate can you explain how the delivery of aid works at the moment and who's receiving a supplies all. you know the morning and thank you for having me it would talking about particularly just a moment isn't really i

setback for the millions displaced in syria the united nations manages to win support to open only one border crossing to bring in a. logan pizza they'll be here in doha you are watching al-jazeera also coming up donald trump wears a mask in public for the 1st time during a visit to a hospital as america grapples with a surge in coronavirus cases. tensions run high in mali several protest leaders are arrested after thousands of people demand the president step down. also ahead remains of some of these revenues the genocide victims are finally laid to rest a quarter of a century later. millions of syrians displaced people there will now have only one turkish border crossing through which to receive a pass after several attempts to keep a 2nd crossing open failed to pass at the un security council permanent members russia and china abstained from the latest vote allowing it to pass they both use their veto to stop the previous proposals going through. today is yet another date it's a sad day for this cancer but mostly it is a sad day for the syrian people of that region borgia rubio and

elections in syria government controlled areas go to the polls to vote comes in the wake of international sanctions and protests against the assad regime within its own strongholds. and the u.s. launches the arab world's 1st mission tomas co-presidents to provide the 1st complete picture of the bridge. and anthony how and welcome europe's leaders are still divided over proposed 750000000000 euro coronavirus rescue plan a summit in brussels with all 27 heads of state present has stretched into a 4th day and still there is no breaks for a new countries are split on how much money should be distributed as for grants and how much as long as that will have to be repaid hot hit southern states including italy and spain a seeking substantial aid paid by the so-called group of the nations. and more. now the money is spent. a lot correspondent in brussels says the mood has been venomous and that there's little sign of any compromise i so conseco whether a solution will be found there is a lot of goodwill but there are also many positions and so i will make every effort but it may also be there is

abroad by any kind of or with the northwest syria. if labor put it its 1st corner virus infections those state aid agencies have warned of the catastrophic consequences of an operation in overcrowded camps in a province where more than 80 hospitals have been damaged in attacks since december . the dowry health crisis is coupled with a crippling financial crisis which has left the syrian pound nearly worthless and cause prices in shops to so aid agencies warn that access to border crossings is critical to avoid starvation and disease for millions of syrians crank up the al-jazeera. just back trailing a story australia harboring the number of citizens allowed to arrive from overseas since march only citizens and permanent residents have been allowed in promised scott morrison says the decision follows a surge of coronavirus cases in the state of victoria. at a time when victoria was able to take flights again then obviously the challenges to the system presently caused by the outbreak in victoria would have subsided and that then of cou

when more broke out in syria in 20111 of these vital stores came under threat. on the outskirts of aleppo the team of scientists charged with maintaining the seed bank were forced to abandon their work and flee the country. but they never gave up hope. when some of them resettled just over the border in lebanon's bekaa valley they began rebuilding their collection. i'm traveling to the i car to seed bank to meet one of these scientists dr alisha had the ira good to see it too what happened to the seed bank in aleppo syria it became possible to access to the gym by all 3 of the premises and public 2015 because every band accessed through the sent by the armed group on tolling the area. they stole the vehicles they stole the lot of equipments nothing left in the head call to action the buildings and the june by. the war forced 5000000 refugees out of syria right now it's not safe for a doctor so hard to continue his work at home. how hard was it to leave that seed bank behind i spent more than. 27 years of my life for going to the gym bag so it's a like you someon

security council agrees a new lifeline for syria in a vote to extend humanitarian aid to victims to the very vocal north but russia and china in c. stick into the country through a single border crossing. and in brazil the country sick and twisted by the run a virus it's the indigenous peoples who fear that i suffer the most. i'm at me how to work i'm told heading to the ballot box in what is expected to be a close runoff vote to elect a president poland's prime minister has already cost us votes he's rolling nationalist government has relied on incumbent president n.j. dude out to push through judicial performs that have set poland on a collision course with the e.u. the election result will shapes will shape robert poland's future relationship with the block as polls choose between 2 competing visions for the country. conservative versus liberal big city versus country site poland is divided about challenges a community of 8000 people in central poland most people here work in agriculture the town is a bastion of support for incumbent president on jay do people here say things have go

elections in syria government controlled areas go to the polls with strict measures to contain the spread of coronavirus the vote comes amid new international sanctions and rare protests against the assad regime within its own strongholds. i'm on a use of welcome to the show e.u. leaders are meeting for a 3rd day as they struggle to reach an agreement on a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery plan member countries are divided on how much of the money should be distributed as free grants and how much as loans that need to be repaid hard hit southern states including italy and spain are seeking substantial aid payments but a group of so-called frugal northern countries favor loans and more control over how the money is spent. bridging the gap between the 2 camps is proving to be a major challenge heading into a new round of meetings german chancellor angela merkel warned that a deal might not be reached today. begin hood today we are entering the 3rd day of negotiations and it is certainly the decisive one the various issues the size of the fund the way it is managed and also the question

that this veto what this veto would make for people in northwest syria. brought their borders and across the border relations is the only lifeline for the population in syria we're looking we're talking about as seen many in the bill 115 of which are internally displaced and they're battling every day. and you don't resource and it's more like an infrastructure over there isn't really and the only way to get what's needed lifesaving aid is through the orders wrong to anybody to the northwest of syria so this is really alarming for us as early as last night news 1st of all 19 days was full of that and in the northwest in one of her specific so this is the complexity of the situation and the population there is really did land and on guard. now it's time to put aside those political as yours and leave you for years on how you come to get a little so we can save and want to maintain this in this big prison. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world will start in ethiopia where authours his have arrested 2 suspects in the

she was in a camp for swimming in north—east syria. to prevent her returning to britain, then home secretary, sajid javid, took her british citizenship away, leaving her stranded. a decision she had been fighting from a second camp, camp roj, but the appeal court said today she should be allowed to come today she should be allowed to come to the uk, meet her lawyers and fight her case in person. lord justice flaux said, while she remains detained in the camp she can't give effective instructions or ta ke can't give effective instructions or take any meaningful part in her appeal. the only way in which she can have a fair and effective appeal is to be permitted to come into the uk to pursue her appeal. fairness and justice must, on the facts of this case, outweigh the national security concerns. the home office immediately said it would ask for permission to appeal what it called a very disappointing decision. for now, shamima begum will not be allowed into britain. she left the uk in february 2015 with two school friends from bethnal g

or if you were in syria where the chemical. was war. but despite the reprisal asset has continued his war with the help of russian airpower and iranian forces the syrian government controls most of the country. a country that lies in tatters is led by a man who looks like he will never surrender power. let's bring in christine helberg for more on this story she's an expert on syria and us politics good morning to you kristen a 2 decades on how stable today is the political coalition that guarantees assad's hold on power. well actually quite right at the beginning of his power everybody was hoping for reforms and i think this was the 1st misunderstanding that bashar al assad never came to power to reform the country to make it a democracy but to modernize the country so why is he still there i mean this question very important because you have to look at the inner structure of this regime this regime has replaced the state which means that all the institutions the parliament the judiciary the administration the military all of these stat

elections in war torn syria a government controlled areas go to the polls the vote comes in the white of new international sanctions and where protests against the assad regime within its own stronghold. and the u.a.e. launches the arab world's 1st mission to mars proclaims to provide the 1st complete picture of the red planet's atmosphere. american held welcome europe's leaders are still divided a proposed 750000000000 euro coronavirus rescue plan a summit in brussels with all 27 heads of state present has stretched into a 4th day and still there's no breakthrough a new states are split on how much money should be distributed as free grants and how much as loans that will have to be paid. hit southern states including italy and spain a sinking substantial payments but i could have so-called frugal know the night nations 5 as ones and more checks on how the money is to be spent. the day has been tense and there is little sign yet of any compromise i still can't say whether a solution will be found there is a lot of good will but there are also many positions and so i will make every e

has been destroying wheat fields in syria which is a war crime but again that appears to be completely unaware of the. press's attention yeah yeah let's move on to the overall idea of humanitarian intervention which is the most of what your book is about when i was a wee college student at university of virginia my girlfriend was dying to see an author speak someone i'd never heard of and so i went with her and and i was very impressed by this young woman speaker who explained how we had this obligation to protect victims of genocide around the world that woman's name was samantha power and she ultimately was important in the obama administration of course it's easy to get men to naive college kid that we have to help out the rest of the world but samantha powers goals were much more pernicious than that talk about who samantha power is and what she represents. well she is a very interesting figure she wrote a book which as you said said that the u.s. and the west need to be of all work against genocide in the book is called a problem from hell and the interesting thing about the book

he quickly finds his feet meeting the great and the good earth a little syria this is. often accompanied by his british born wife asma. from the start of his presidency assets bill close ties with both russia and iran strategic relations that will prove crucial to retaining power. in march 20th 11 antigovernment protests across much of the arab world known as the arab spring spread to syria. in the southern city of deraa demonstrators began taking to the streets after the arrest and torture of a group of teenagers protest grew while as sands military responded with greater force. as file ins escalated the country descended into a brutal civil war. we will win without a downtick against this conspiracy they've now reached the final stages of their conspiracy. attempts by the international community to force asaad to step down failed. and so 2 moves to broker a peace deal by 2030 in the un said the number of refugees fleeing syria had reached a 1000000 this was a humanitarian crisis then the regime was accused of carrying out a chemical attack near the capital damascus it

plus president at south syria marks 20 years in power in spite of a civil war and a shattered economy is likely to stand at the helm for many more years to come. plus children in the gaza strip give us a lesson in perseverance as the lockdown is east there these amputee athletes and back out on the pitch. i'm rebecca has welcome to the program european union leaders a holding a summit in brussels to try to reach agreement on how to share out a 750000000000 euro fund to help members recover from the pandemic there are deep divisions over whether grants or loans should be given to help the hardest hit member nations germany's chancellor angela merkel is presiding over the summit and she has admitted that finding a compromise will be difficult. masks on and gloves off european leaders are back in brussels for the 1st time since the beginning of the current crisis with the bloc's finances at the top of the agenda council presidential michel expects negotiations to be exceptionally tough a lot is at stake to secure the decision to diffuse the i know it will be very difficult because it's n

you need to know operation is that syria all syria that's all we've heard of critical conflict at the our what you write so what happens now to we just looking at pictures aerial pictures of these camps for displaced people what happens to them i mean does this mean the border is shelter and they just simply don't know where their next meal or where water comes from. so just to summarize the situation right now and i guess you're not exempt from ne now there's a large percentage. there's a large percentage of commuter operation that's being done under a u.n. operation the u.n. umbrella not only provide resources were the major operation northwest but also provide legal ground and monitoring mechanism to assure the transparency of the operation and eyes when the from any. on groups or any critical sites at this time removing that u.n. umbrella from the major operation will compromise the safety and the ability of the . teams to reach out to the people and that extent in you are from more than 2000000 people who will not be able to find their meal on the 2nd did that start to more than

almost 3000000 people in northwest syria depend on food aid like this. trucks bring it over the border between turkey and didn't the last rebel stronghold in syria. without approval from the syrian regime but protected by a u.n. resolution. for families here the situation is virtually impossible that. they have nothing besides these 8 deliveries that if they start it will be a catastrophe kataklysm i'm sure of that with us a little bit early since in the. famine looms a food you never is a cut off and as the coronavirus pandemic spreads in the region medical supplies an aid and needed here in northwestern syria more than ever 6. but i'll take a look at some other stories making news around the world. u.s. president donald trump has commuted the sentence of former aide roger stone stone was convicted of lying to congress and witness tampering injuring the mulla investigation into alleged russia interference in the 2016 u.s. presidential race. u.s. prosecutors have filed new indictments against good lane maxwell the former girlfriend and longtime associate

or if you were in syria will the chemical. was war. but despite the reprisal asset has continued his war with the help of russian airpower and iranian forces the syrian government now controls most of the country . a country that lies in tatters is led by a man who looks like he will never surrender power. well he my next guest may know as a journalist and author who has reported extensively from inside syria his work for the wall street journal was nominated for the pulitzer price sam is also the author of assad or how we burn the country how one family's lost a 4 power destroyed syria published last year he joins us now from detroit welcome to the day 20 years on a country shattered how is assad still able to hold on to par. thank you very much and very quickly we just clarify a few points in your introduction i don't think it's a civil war the regime turned it into a civil war which is simply one aspect of the conflict that's number one number 2 the arab spring in the graffiti on the walls of the children are simply the triggers for

security council agrees on a humanitarian aid deal for syria. we're watching al-jazeera live from london i'm dating in obligato also ahead president donald trump wears a mask in public for the 1st time as the coronavirus death rate starts to rise in the u.s. once again. doctors in panama beg the government for a nationwide lockdown after an explosion uncovered $1000.00 cases leaves hospitals overwhelmed plus. bosnians mark 25 years since the massacre of some 8000 muslim men and boys in struggling to. follow millions of people in syria's rebel held northwest can resume receiving humanitarian aid to survive after the un security council passed the deal to keep a vital crossing through turkey open but in a victory for the syrian government's most powerful ally russia another important crossing will not resume operations permanent members russia and china abstained from the security council votes after vetoing the proposal in previous discussions the un has the scribe aid is a lifeline for millions of displaced people especially with northwest syria

and out why millions of lives are at risk in syria as the u.n. security council fails to meet an important deadline. sports jack charlton one of the all time greats of english football has died at the age of $85.00. player. for thousands of years farmers and shepherds have lived to see what their traditional way of life has been for generations. as israel plans on the seashore into the occupied west bank ug a 0 world goes to the jordan valley where the illegal settlements have already expanded and asks what the future holds for these palestinians for much shepherds of the jordan valley on a 0. the latest news as it breaks this crowd of hundreds of people didn't come with invitations to came to pay their respects to george floyd we detail coverage the government needs to balance the needs of the economy with the trace of the virus returning. from around the world organized crime is now beginning to try to play the role of robbing and like by giving a way forward to win over the loyalty of people in desperate. the. geology is there a reminder of ou

he be withdrawing our troops from syria or when he threaten to create peace with north korea can you talk about what the reaction of our media really both members of congress tells us yeah well another great example is a current one trump is saying he wants to remove 9000 troops from germany we have like 35000 troops in germany very few people probably know that i was surprised to know we had that many and so trump is saying we don't need him there let's bring him home immediately in the media has jumped on him of course raising the russian menace hysteria saying oh you're giving in to neal love you take 9000 jews out of germany you have congressman eliot engel a leading democrat out of new york he is trying to pass legislation to prevent trump from taking the troops out of germany so it's quite interesting another great example was of course trump's overtures to north korea to make a peace plan again he was highly criticized for that he was portrayed as some side type of a do for kim jong un and of course that peace process has has eviscerated he recently said we need to end air and

that was activated in different cities around syria. we made the networks and found people that had the materials in every city. people that have 3d printers for example. but the main problem was the materials and to find the 3d printers because it is not common to have them around here. dana, you're talking to me from damascus, but i know you have been in contact with groups around syria. where are some of the other places where the civil society efforts have made a difference? i know that a lot of efforts have been made around. there were a group of biomedical engineers who have made masks and supplies centres with them. a lot of efforts have been made in aleppo, and damascus for sure. it is not hard to find people to initiate for this because syrian people have been used to helping each other, especially during these years. and the social activity has been very active and high. you have survived through the first lockdown, but i think cases are now rising again. are people worried about a big outbreak in syria? yes. actually, startin

resolution that would have extended across border aid in syria. to watch al-jazeera live from london i'm dead in obligated also ahead protesters in serbia defy matan again as they try to storm parliament accusing the president of all for tarion as a. celebrations in turkey and certain other quarters as istanbul's historic i asked sophia as its status as a mosque restored. and al jazeera journalists are questioned by police over their investigation into the treatment of migrant workers in malaysia. hello a lifeline to millions of syrians living in a sliver of land in the country's northwest is at risk of being shut down russia and china have vetoed a u.n. security council resolution to keep 2 border crossings from turkey open for a vital a deliveries 13 other members back the proposal by germany and belgium which wanted to keep the passages open the mandate for the border crossings expires on friday and the council has been voting on a rival russian proposal as food medicine and basic supplies for millions of people hang in the balance let's look a

750000000000 euro package to help economies hard hit by the pandemic also coming out president assad of syria marks 20 years in power up in spite of a civil war and a shattered economy is likely to stay in office for many more years to come. and new strains on german turkish relations look likely as a turkish court sentences journalist dennis you tell to almost 3 years in prison they've been found guilty of what prosecutors called spreading terrorist propaganda . plus setting up a pulse of why it caught comes clean about his role in the downfall of the multi 1000000000 euro payments found. i'm rebecca rate is welcome to the program the european union is at a crossroads with member states looking for leadership and cash to bolster economies that have been hit hard by the coded pandemic and subsequent lockdowns they days are in brussels for the 1st face to face meeting in months germany's chancellor angela merkel is chairing the summit and she wants to persuade the blocks richer nations to allow grants for countries like italy spain and portugal to help them. overcome the worst of the pandemic

almost 3000000 people an off west syria depend on food aid like this. trucks bring it over the border between turkey and didn't the last rebel stronghold in syria. without approval from the syrian regime but protected by a un resolution. jimmy for families here the situation is virtually impossible that. they have nothing besides these aid deliveries that if they start it will be a catastrophe kataklysm i'm sure of that with us a little bit early since in the. famine looms a few deliveries are cut off and as the coronavirus pandemic spreads in the region medical supplies an aide a needed here in northwestern syria more than ever. turkey's president has announced that istanbul's highest a theo one of the architectural wonders of the world will be converted back into the mosque according on friday revoked the monument status as a museum clearing the way for the unesco world heritage sites to be reopened for muslim worship it's a decision that has drawn international condemnation. a meeting point of many faiths for almost a century now in less than a fortn

jordan the saudis they are live from doha also coming up millions of lives hang in the balance and syria as u.n. resolutions trying to extend across borders a failed to win support for the parent to take on beijing pro-democracy activists in hong kong gear up for an electoral battle. on the genocide victims missing from the history books new research shows most young people in the netherlands have no knowledge of this trip and it's a massacre. u.s. president donald trump has commuted the sentence of his long time ally roger stone he advised trump's presidential campaign and was sentenced to jail for lying to congress and the russian approach on fishing reports. he has been a friend a confidant and for a very long time his biggest political supporter a religious student can thank donald trump 3 speed and the veteran political consultant was due to begin a prison sentence on cheezy with the president's granting of clemency that has gone away in my case. an assistant u.s. attorney filed a motion with the court in which he assisted the sisterhood if the mother investigation had proof. crowd

almost 3000000 people in northwest syria depend on food aid like this. trucks bring it over the border between turkey and didn't have the last rebel stronghold in syria without approval from the syrian regime but protected by a un resolution. to me and for families here the situation is virtually impossible he only made the they have nothing else besides these aid deliveries that if they stop it will be a catastrophe kataklysm i'm sure of that with us a little bit since in the. famine in the future never is a cutoff and as the coronavirus pandemic spreads in the region medical supplies an aide a needed here in northwestern syria mon and. italy has successfully tested a system of giant barriers designed to protect the city of venice from flooding engineers pumped compressed air into individual units causing them to rise and block off inlets into venice's lagoon the barriers are designed to protect the city from tidal surges the system cost more than 6000000000 euros and was supposed to be in operation by 2011. this is g.w. news here's a reminder of our to