seeded clouds -- making rain in the united arab emirates. and hope for peace in colombia -- why one former member of the farc has ditched his weapons for paddles. for more than 50 years, colombia was entangled in civil war. it left 200,000 people dead and more than eight million displaced. in 2016, the government and the farc rebels finally signed a peace agreement. the farc laid down their weapons in exchange for promises of political participation and better living standards. now, six years later, what is the state of things in the country? were the promises kept? reporter: when's he out on the water, pato forgets all his problems. it's as if he and his boat become one, just like in the old days. as a former farc rebel fighting government troops, he was often out on the river. pato was actually his cover name. it means "duck.” he knows virtually every stone here. today, he shows tourists around the former war zone, part of an initiative aimed at reintegrating former rebels back into society. pato: we always say that we've swapped our wea

i mean, countries like the uae, united arab emirates, mexico and israel. some condemning the war, but still doing business with russia outside of the sanctions. and critics will argue that they're propping up the kremlin war machine. are there economic consequences of not taking a side? i think the key thing is that if you look at the sanctions the west has imposed — i mean, they had three key elements. one is to detach russia from the international financial system. and frankly, the west itself is enormously powerful in that. there are only a limited number of truly convertible international currencies, and they're all either within the g7 or countries very closely linked to the g7. so cutting russia off from those currencies, by for example freezing the russian central bank's assets, that is very powerful. even though some other countries with their own currencies may not be taking the same kind of measures. similarly, in terms of the freezing of the assets of wealthy people who support president putin, a lot of those assets are in western countries. n

arab emirates. stephanie decker has more. it's not binding, it's a reiteration of the commitment of the 2 countries of america's commitment. israel security of the commitment of the 2 countries to prevent iran from requiring a nuclear weapon. so it's nothing new if you will, in the sense that we know that this is the priority of these countries. i said it many times, but it is something that certainly is a photo opportunity. as they sit together, there will be a press conference after this meeting and they will be signing this. of course, iran very much a reason. part of this trip. the 1st of us president joe biden, to the region and also a message that he will be carrying on to saudi arabia when he has there tomorrow. a curfew is in place in sri lanka until 5 am friday. it comes a day off to thousands of people stored in the offices of prime minister and acting, present run of become single. libya's oil chief is refusing to accept the prime minister's decision to sack him saying his mandate to gove

arab emirates with buffer aim with morocco. and, you know, israel would like to see a push show help from the united states to broaden, ah, you know, this regional alliance as well as there's a lot of talk about a kind of informal defense alliance here. first and foremost again, since you mentioned it already, again, sta a common threat that is yvonne and of course as well. i did the issue of iran and the nuclear talks that have been happening in vienna are also on the table here. now, how is this nuclear threat from iran shaping alliances in the region? yeah, i think that is the interesting part because this is, i think, why those countries, one of the reasons is certainly, and in their own interests and all have their own bilateral relations. again, also to even among them, but this is one of the reasons why we're seeing shaping up those different alliances coming together. and i think it's really very interesting to see that there's such talk, ortho defense ally, even a defense the lines of even know talk about the early war

arab emirates. and of course, the interim prime minister, yet he age and joe biden and talk about this project. and this was the future. this was, it was interesting you alliance, if you look at it or something that is taking a high precedence on this trip. you know, at the same time when, of course, the palestinians are complaining that this trip has really got no diplomatic solutions, no new, you know, efforts on the table to try and move things forward diplomatically. so that said, just wrapped up that zoom meeting between those 4 leaders. we are going to expect to hear from man to man. very shortly. you mentioned there, assigning a declaration. again, nothing really new. if we break down what that's all about and simply reaffirming the u. s. commitment to israel security, the very strong friendship between the 2 countries and how they're both going to work and to ensure that iran doesn't require a nuclear weapon. okay, stephanie will leave it there. we'll keep an eye out for that press conferenc

arab emirates. meanwhile, president biden has declared a major disaster in the united states after 16 people died in kentucky. lea na hosea reports. floodwaters from days of torrential rain have inundated hundreds of homes and wiped out entire towns in eastern kentucky. bridges have been washed away and roads submerged, sending some residents scrambling to their rooftops. all of them completely crushed. it's ok. there are no words. it's — it's ok. there are no words. it'sj'ust_ it's ok. there are no words. it'sjust hard _ it's ok. there are no words. it'sjust hard to _ it's ok. there are no words. it'sjust hard to imagine. - it'sjust hard to imagine. there's— it'sjust hard to imagine. there's nothing - it'sjust hard to imagine. there's nothing really. it'sjust hard to imagine. i there's nothing really that it'sjust hard to imagine. - there's nothing really that you can do— there's nothing really that you can do but_ there's nothing really that you can do but we're _ there's nothing really that

arab emirates. meanwhile, president biden has declared a major disaster in the united states, after 16 people died in kentucky. lea na hosea reports. floodwaters from days of torrential rain have inundated hundreds of homes and wiped out entire towns in eastern kentucky. bridges have been washed away and roads submerged, sending some residents scrambling to their rooftops. her little room completely crushed. i'm so sorry. it's ok. there's no words. - it'sjust hard to imagine. there's nothing really that you can do but, i you know, we're just| glad that we got out. but, worst of all, the floods have taken people's lives, including those of children, four of whom from the same family. search—and—rescue teams in helicopters and boats are still looking for survivors. i have received notice that they've located the bodies of those four children. means we've got at least six dead children, and that's hard. there's still a lot of people out there, still a lot of people unaccounted for. we're gonna do o

arab emirates. the meeting came on the same day that a court in the uae sentenced the civil rights attorney asim ghafoor to three years in prison. ghafoor is a u.s. citizen who worked as a lawyer for jamal khashoggi. he was arrested on thursday during a stopover in dubai. he has been accused of tax evasion and money laundering. charges he says are not true. we will have more on president biden's trip to the middle east after headlines. a scorching heat wave continues to fuel wildfires across southern europe and parts of north africa. in france, thousands of people have been forced to evacuate fires that have scorched over 27,000 acres. meanwhile, the governments of spain and portugal said hundreds of people died from heat-related causes during the second week of july. in britain, the government has issued its first-ever "red" extreme heat national severe weather warning with forecasters predicting high temperatures will top 40 degrees celsius, or 105 degrees fahrenheit, for the first time ever. this

arab emirates. some houses were damaged and cars were swept away. and there's also been heavy rain here in cats are the 1st time it's ever been recorded in july. i'll see me meteorologist robin kelly has. well they were thunderstorms in doha, qatar this morning. and so what you might think is to say what it is never rained in july in recorded history or any bodies living memory. it just doesn't happen. the reliable forecast or ravia is hot, dry, and dusty throughout the summer. 4 months of the summer. now the monsoon does affect some part sarabia when it burst out of in here it catches southerner. mom is salon, or it's drizzling overcast. they're occasional thunderstorms in a mom and yemen. but this year, when the monsoon burst into practice, darmesh cole, substantial damage loss of life, it cost a similar amount of flooding. you know, mom, this is a couple of weeks ago and we so okay, so it's come a long way beyond where it shouldn't been stronger. the sister occasional variation so says never rain

the united arab emirates opposition and piece of heckled peruse precedent as he delivered a speech mocking his 1st year in office. under castillo is facing allegations of corruption is already survived to impeachment votes. marianna sanchez reports from lima one year in office, 2 unsuccessful impeachment proceedings. more than 50 ministers dismissed and bid, or kathy years presidency this year at its worst hour. he's facing 5 corruption related probes. the president denies any wrongdoing. close allies and family members are old under investigation o one door, i have sworn by god to serve my country. even if my family is insulted every day and the majesty of the presidency is offended, i submit myself to justice. the clever crimes this i am accused of with respect to jew process. my duty is always to tell the truth for your ha, holiday called foes interrupted his speech. some left the chamber as the you admitted making mistakes in these past 12 months, but said his achievements have been ignored. unhealthy economy will grow discontent. the majority of the us who demands this must ignition o

the united arab emirates. nope. some houses are damaged and calls are swept away. and it's also been heavy. rain here and cat on. that's unprecedented. as our weather presenter, rob mccully explains they were thunderstorms in dough heine cutter this morning. and so what you might think is to say what it is never rained in july in recorded history or any body's living memory . it just doesn't happen. reliable forecasts. arabia is hot, dry, and dusty throughout the summer, 4 months of the summer. now the monsoon does affect some pat sarabia when it burst out of in here it catches southern amal is salon, or it's drizzling, overcast on their occasional thunderstorms, in a mom and yemen. but this year, when the monsoon burst into pakistanis cause substantial damage, loss of life, it cause a similar amount of flooding. you know, mom, this is a couple of weeks ago and we so okay, so it's come a long way beyond where it shouldn't been stronger. the sister, occasional variation to say never rained in july in katara recorded history or any body's memory. the same is true in

and israel and some of the other states in the region, the saudis, the united arab emirates have as far as iran is concerned hovering over these talks. very important. kaitlan collins is our chief white house correspondent. you were there in the room. what was your thought? >> reporter: well, wolf, of course, one of the biggest questions surrounding this trip has been whether or not he is going to bring up the brutal murder of the journalist jamal khashoggi when he does make his trip to saudi arabia tomorrow after he wraps up his first stop here in israel during this four-day swing you through the middle east. the president was asked about that and he said that his views on the killing of khashoggi had been clear. obviously, wolf, those are references to comments he made on the campaign trail when he said he did believe it was a flat-out murder. he vowed to make saudi arabia is pariah for that. and said that the current government has no social redeeming value. he said his views are clear that if people in saudi arabia or where else for that matter are not aware of what his views on kha

and heavy rain is triggered, plush floods in eastern parts of the united arab emirates. some houses damaged and calls was swept away in the floods. any residents have found themselves stranded or trapped in their own homes, in the cities of shondra and fitzgerald. you follow those stories on our website that they were coming back with more news in half and hale and i was there next witness to stay with us. i ah a rosie rosie goody. i may, he will not. i cannot ramson, he may use you shall bullish wolf should have the jury to rob him. asked cooling that you know he has seen the bed. mm hm. golf? sure. been. mm hm. yes, i got a lot. i mean, joshua meeting would you know who you she really p don't you shit you beyond them beyond schedule. ah, i'm with a musty female that he has more suitable surely child on whom us. what if i need to have to look city of ashley eat over? tingley 0 the just in his image, her any more cindy, but it been going in as the school? the no ma'am my you are on my own for 30 for me for 31st thought about ago my the read you may have one. yeah. my on

and we will also be seeing a meeting, a virtual meeting between leaders of india, the united arab emirates, and israel and the united states also dealing our with technologies innovation and again, food security and the energy crisis. tonya, why is it being seen as important for the us president to be focused on the middle east region is especially right now. while it took a chill biden a year and a half into his presidency, to come out to the region and also to visit the closest ally, israel here in the region about it also comes amid the clover crisis. the fall out of the war in a ukraine. so now is topic, sir, like energy and as food as security. so ms. different components. he adds the bi lateral issues between the of the israel and you as also then talk that the palestinians. of course, i've already heard a, his president biden talk about israel come at the u. s. commitment to as well as security against a common threat like yvonne there's also a lot of talk about no, the integration of israel into the broader region. more countries have a started normalization of peace agreements are

and we will also be seeing a meeting, a virtual meeting between leaders of india, the united arab emirates, and israel and the united states also dealing our with technology innovation. and again, food security and the energy crisis tanika reporting. let's have a quick look at some of the other stories making headlines today. france has celebrated its national holiday with the parade on the chandeliers in paris. french troops marched together the eastern european nato allies, enough show of solidarity before the holiday. french president de manuel my home phrase, to crane for standing up to russian. egret hollywood star kevin spacey has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual offenses. the one celebrated actor is accused of assaulting 3 men in england between the years 20052013 trial date has been set for june of next year. as weight of wildfires as scorching parts of europe with firefighters battling blazes in portugal, spain, france, and in croatia. a mass of hot and dry air blown in by african winds, is driving temperatures in the iberian peninsula as high as 46 degrees celsius. for it

and we will also be seeing a meeting, a virtual meeting between leaders of india, the united arab emirates, and israel and the united states. also dealing with technologies, innovation and again food security and the energy crisis. and that was tanya kramer, speaking with me earlier. here are some other stories making news. britain's former finance minister rishi soon act has won the biggest backing from conservative lawmakers in the 1st round of voting to choose boys johnson successor with 88 votes . 6 candidates are still running, including foreign minister lengths less trust. and junior trade minister penny more dot whoa. francis has appointed 3 women to the vatican department that chooses new bishops. the 2 nuns and a lay woman will become the 1st women to serve in the body of the move comes, as francis seeks to give women more influence within the catholic church government, a tokyo court has ordered 4 former managers of tapco, the company that operated the fukushima nuclear power plant to pay the equivalent of $94000000000.00 us dollars in damages. shareholders had sued them for not

arab emirates have caused flash floods closing roads and forcing families to evacuate their homes. the national weather center says it's the most rain seen in 27 years. a peruvian president, pedro castillo, is marking one year in office, amid dwindling support. and a grid lock in congress. on wednesday night police broke up a demonstration of castillo supporters. they blamed congress for sabotaging the left wing presidents plans. the leaders of china and the united states have spoken for the 1st time in months in a call dominated by tensions over taiwan. china considers the island to be part of its territory with the u. s. is offered taiwan support. if beijing tries to impose its rule, there joe biden, and she, jim pink, talked for 2 hours and are reportedly exploring the idea of meeting and person face intentions. flared when it was reported that you as how speaker nancy pelosi was planning to visit the island. chinese state media say she warned by to not to get involved saying, quote, those who play with fire will only get vert president, she's in pings, molding to the us made he

arab emirates, of course, flash floods closing roads and forcing families to leave their homes. national. why, why the center says it's the most range said for 27 years? proving present pedro castillo is mocking a year in office. i mean dwindling support on the grid. locking congress on wednesday night police broke up a demonstration of his courses, who blamed congress for sabotage electric president's plans. the fence of climate change are apparent around the world in heat waves. wildfires, floods and rising sea levels. no ad lightning strikes to that list. they've killed dozens of fathers in the last week in just one state in northern india monsoon season. in india all looks calm now. but mere days ago, 7 people died in a lightning strike. not far from where these farmers are planting their rice. many here saw at 1st hand know what we were working in the field after people started shouting, we all started running because there was a very loud lightning strike. the state of utah's pradesh has recorded nearly 50 lightening deaths and just the past week. nationwide weather experts say alm

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when you're a heavy rains in the united arab emirates, of course, flash floods closing roads and falls and families to evacuate their homes. the national weather center says it's the most rain seen in 27 years. fire crews are struggling to contain multiple blazes burning and eastern germany. the biggest concern is a huge wildfire spreading on the border with the czech republic. it's conceived a large area of land on the check side, and a village authorities planned to release more water from the damn system along a trip. the tree of the elbow river to assist with fire fighting waterways running low because of drought dry conditions and extreme heat. fueling the fires. those conditions are also being seen across the us. so via droughts, high temperatures, and strong winds of fuel wildfires in 11 states in california. fire crews are still working to contain the biggest blaze this year. the oak fire, which threatened yosemite national park, has been partially contained, but is not yet fully under control. dw correspondence stephens, even in the sierra nevada mountains where find find is a

arab emirates like the rain or morocco. and that is, what do you as, and israel hope to build on that has also been talk about some kind of informal, early warning system or defense alliance. and that would you know, that it does not concern yet, of course, about the common enemy iran and also is i would like to talk about yvonne and the talks for the nuclear agreement that differences in the positions of israel and the united states. to next up, for biden is posting in territories. how unusual is it for you as president to go? that while it is not unusual for i you as president to go to the occupied palestinian territories and to meet with palestinian leaders? let's not forget that the united states have been, you know, very active and peacemaking and recent a. yes, not so much right now. there is no peace process, whatever. and we do not expect any push or break through in that regard. i think the visit now a when he's meeting the palestinian president mahmoud abbas. it is to reset diplomatic ties with the palestinians. o

arab emirates. there are a lot of question marks about how much spare capacity they have when they pump that oil, they were able to do it for about three weeks and that was it. the question of, what spare capacity they have, and how long could it last? the kingdom has took a lot of pride in making sure they can deliver barrels on the market, but you have to think that if you have the uae and the kingdom going full on oil market, prices will probably rise because they will realize there is not a lot of spare capacity. i imagine the conversation is for a gradual increase of barrels to the market. tom: what is the price of this? what is the military hardware we have to migrate to protect them from the insurgents of yemen? annmarie: we are not sure yet in terms of what the administration is going to sign off. we do know that when it comes to the kingdom, there has been a lot more conversations with the defense industry, as well as our pentagon. they definitely want more defensive missiles, that has been

both those existing and new partnerships that have happened between israel and the united arab emirates. also looking for opportunities for small steps towards normalization between israel and saudi arabia. those two countries do not currently have diplomatic relations. the president, though, and an interview that aired tonight on israeli television so that he hopes these accords can help foster israeli-palestinian peace, as well. >> israel is integrated into the region as an equal. the more likely there is going to be a means by which they can eventually work on a combination of palestinians down the road. >> while the president helps those normalization efforts can ultimately help rally piece, one official acknowledged that right now, they have not really benefited from those abraham accords. at the same time, in the short- term, u.s. officials say they're looking for small ways to improve the lives of palestinians. we know that the president on friday is expected to announce $100 million for palestinian hospitals in east jerusalem. meanwhile, today, the president participated in cult

arab emirates. on friday, biden will visit the occupied west bank and meet with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. ahead of biden's trip, activists hung banners hung in bethlehem that read, "mr. president, this is apartheid." this is kareem jubran with israeli human rights group b'tselem. >> this campaign which involves hanging banners reading "mr. president, this is apartheid, identifies israel as a country of apartheid. we hold the american administration responsible for supporting the israeli apartheid regime. the united states of america come as a democratic country, should push for an end to the system. amy: biden's first to the middle east as president is also aimed at normalizing relations between israel and saudi arabia. on friday, biden will fly to udi arabiaor talks with saudi officis, which we will discuss more later in thshow. but first, the middle east trip comes as the biden administration is facing pressure to scrap plans to build a u.s. embassy in jerusalem after a palestinian lega

president biden will be meeting one-on-one this hour with the president of the united arab emirates. earlier he talked with the leaders of egypt and iraq. the summit officially gets under way in the next hour after president biden and others is a assemble for what's called the classic photo, which is expected at the top of the hour. >>> the brutal murder of journalist jamal khashoggi certainly cast appal. president biden is hoping this trip will help move the two countries forward, while still making clear, he says, that he holds mohammad bin salman, the crown prince, responsible for the killing. here's what he said after meeting with the crown prince in jeddah on friday. >> i made my view crystal clear. i said very straightforwardly, for an american president to be silent on the issue of human rights is inconsistent with who we are and who i am. >> reporter: but some find it difficult, especially the president's critics, to square the president's rhetoric with his greeting the crown prince with a so-called fist bump. it was president biden who labeled saudi arabia during the preside

just completed the first summit among israel, india and the united states and united arab emirates to deepen the ties between the middle east and independento-pacific to have new partnerships and tackle food insecurity and clean energy technology. integration is the goal, which took place in israel here this past march. israel's integration in the region, israel's peace with its neighbors, these are essential goals. tomorrow i will be the first american president to fly from israel to saudi arabia and represents important progress. and when i see the saudi leadership tomorrow, i will be carrying a direct message and extraordinary opportunities of a more stable and integrated region could bring to the region and the whole world. if we work together for greater integration, i will continue to work towards a lasting negotiated peace between the state of israel and the palestinian people. israel must remain an independent democratic jewish state, the ultimate guarantor of security of the jewish people not only in israel but the entire world. i believe that to my core. and the best way to

they picked up supplies stockpiled in a warehouse in the united arab emirates. it was carried out from may 1 through june 27. a total of eight flights delivered about 103 tons of blankets, tarps, solar powered lanterns, and utensils to poland and romania. the defense ministry will continue working with other countries to assist displaced people from ukraine. >>> atmospheric conditions have become unstable from western to northern japan. officials are warning people to watch for a sudden increase in rainfall in the southwest. the meteorological agency says warm, moist air is pulling into a front. officials predict of heavy rain clouds could develop overnight, and into saturday morning, bringing more rain to the southern and northern regions, as well as the yamaguchi prefecture. so send east on saturday, and it will bring localized downpours of 50 millimeters or more per hour. >>> officials are advising everyone to remain on alert for possible landslide and flooding in low-lying areas, and watch out for lightning and gusting wind. they advise residents to check th

citizen and civil rights attorney asim ghafoor by a court in the united arab emirates had nothing to do with his past work as a lawyer for jamal khashoggi, "the washington post" columnist whose murder in 2018 was ordered by saudi crown prince mohammed bin salman. ghafoor was arrested during a stopover in dubai and sentenced to three years in prison and an $800,000 fine on charges of money laundering and tax evasion. uae officials say the united states had requested his arrest, an allegation denied monday by state department spokesperson ned price. >> what i can say is we see no indication at this point that his detention has anything to do with his association with jamaal chicago be -- to market show be. we are gathering information. we are doing everything we can to ensure that mr. ghafoor is treated fairly humanely. amy: here in the united states, covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths are rising once again. public health officials warn the official daily average is just a small fraction of the true number of tests going unreported. it is driven by the fast-spreading ba.5 omicron sub

states and the united arab emirates and meet with former prime minister benjamin netanyahu and it is customary to meet with the leader of the opposition party and certainly that will be a closely scrutinized meeting. >>> president biden's handshakes are also being closely scrutinized. before the president went to the middle east, the white house vowed he would not be shaking hands on the contact to reduce contact in cases surging around the globe but after getting off of air force one in tel aviv, he gave shoulder shakes and fist bumps and whether it is a way to avoid shaking hands with saudi crown prince when they are expected to meet in saudi arabia. and biden almost immediately had trouble sticking to no handshake rule when he encountered someone he has known for decades, former benjamin netanyahu, you can see the handshake there, the president a long tack tile politician was spotted shaking hands throughout the day yesterday. >>> joining us now, washington correspondent for bloomberg tv, ann marie, great to see you. >> this is the first trip to israel by the president since takin

later this morning, president biden will also speak to the leader of the united arab emirates and deliver what's been billed a major statement at the summit of the gulf cooperation council. i'm strohmeyer and you now back to regular programing already in progress is to me. >> and then she continues to beat himim because she's doing t from a place of safety. >> tell a lot of concerns h and make the argument that he's a comedian and that what he did was protected t speech. what she's doing is encouraging violence, which is a legal well ,the left is always fine with political violence against conservatives. they claim they're not. but actually , you know, when the ends justify the means, the fine with the supreme courts situation is a perfect example. the president even encouraged people to continue going to supreme court justice houses, trying to intimidate them into changing their opinion from the leaked draft to the final opinion. that's why you saw the blm b riots tolerated inlm the summer of twenty one when dr. fauci was telling everybody else to stay in their homes and then people i sa

arab emirates to deepen the economic ties between the middle east and the indo-pacific, to create new partnerships, tackle global challenges liketo food insecuriy and clean energy technology. regional integration is also the goal of the forum which took place here in israel this past march. israel's integration in the region, israel's peace with its neighbors, these are essential goals. and tomorrow i'll be the first american president to fly from israel directly to saudi arabia. that represent ares important progress -- represents important progress. when i see the saudi leadership tomorrow, i'll be carrying a direct message, a message of peace and extraordinary opportunities that a more stable and integrated region could bring to the region and, quite frankly, the whole world. as we work together toward greater integration, greater integration, i'll also continue to work toward a lasting negotiated peace between the state of israel and the palestinian people. israelel must remain an independent democratic jewish state, the ultimate guarantee and guarantor of security for the jewish

arab emirates and the united states. and so call hi to you to and that demonstrates the whole the america, the fact that the middle east still remains the most important source of energy in the world. means that the strategic value of the middle east is still critical to america. because it is a fax, it's a situation in europe. there's a, b, russia, and ukraine. and basically china in the far east. the price of oil flow of oil controls that remains important and buying and coming here. and the way that he is a signal that he gets it. oh, really good to talk to you, jonathan reinhold, head of the department of political studies at babylon university. speaking to that from tele b. a curfews been imposed industrial anchor effective immediately . it comes a day after thousands of people, storm the office of prime minister, acting present, running victim a single one person died. dozens were injured during the demonstrations protest as have agreed to withdraw from government buildings, but they want the president got to by ro

arab emirates. some houses were damaged and cars were swept away in the flood and the rest and found themselves trying to go trapped in their own homes in the cities of sasha and fisher. there's other headlines in use continues here in al jazeera, after people empower a weekly look at the world's talk business stories from global markets to economies and small businesses to understand how it affects our daily lives. on examining 50000000, counting the cost on jessie i around 10 women a murdered in mexico every day. almost always by men, heretic, gender based violence that threatens to spiral out of control, specialized police courts. and i'm trying to reverse the trend and bring the perpetrators to justice. but can they become years, much of culture and societal indifference? ah ah, police unit is assembling at a quiet residential compound in mexico city. these are detectives from one of mexico's new fem aside units formed only 2 years ago to investigate violent crimes against women that only 60 and

find a makita from the gulf compilation council. invite him to place it into the united arab emirates to washington, also announcing $1000000000.00 to believe hunger in the arab region. why his overall message to avid lead is, was, we will not walk away and leave a vacuum to refill by china, russia. we're room will seek to build on this moment with active principle american leadership. china was not impressed. phasing shot record bite and saying that the middle east was not someone's back yard, let alone a so called vacuum. meanwhile, american forces continue to target terrorists in the region and are deployed at basis to off the middle east. still, this didn't stop bite and from suggesting he was in a page on what america did in iraq and afghanistan. easy for him, not to the families of a 1000000 iraqis killed not to mention the disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan. and what about his very own 40 and slip? lori's honor, the bravery, selfishness, selflessness of the who sacrifices bite and turned one page to another. this time he ran, of course, and bumping up support against these