President s allies his new measures to end the violence. President trumps former National Security advisor fails to appear before the impeachment inquiry john bolton says he will testify only if a court clears its. And lessons on how to save the planet italy becomes the 1st country to make Climate Change a compulsory subject in Public Schools. We begin in iraq where police how far its on and see government protesters in the Southern City of basra killing at least 7 people demonstrators have been staging a sit in for days looking at the entrance to the port of course are many iraqi cities have been gripped following weeks of ansi government protests this anger over a mix of. Look services corruption and unemployments well in iraqs capital at least 6 more protesters were shot dead on thursday clashes broke out in show how the bridge forcing the Security Forces to use live fire well just as mohammed jump june joins us on the phone from baghdad mohamad what walky tellers. Well a lot of the
Bodies wont start until theyve been examined to determine what caused the death of the 31. 00 men and 8 women the whole process is forensic the Recovery Process was forensic and the fact actually we have to gain so much information as we go through to make sure that we dont miss anything all of that takes time and it will continue unfortunately to take time initially local police said the victims were all chinese nationals now its thought at least some were from vietnam the u. K. Based Community Group b. At home says its received photos of nearly 20 people reported missing from vietnam since the lorry was discovered east of london early on wednesday. This priest in vietnam says hes liaising with family members of suspected victims. Get them in now and now. When i learned the news of the people who died on their way to the u. K. In search of a new life not only the district again 10 but perhaps the whole country is in sorrow this is a tragedy for the whole country has to bear. British p
Are the headlines were back in half an hour right now its the listening post. Overthrow and exiled point again saying it will all. Reach a new and intimate film about the struggle of the elected leader of madagascar to return to his country and reinstate his presidency you know is that true. And we all know do you think it is that all the long winter change the return of a president on aljazeera. Right thats 1. 5. Countries. Hello im Richard Burton youre at the listening post here are some of the media stories were covering this week the protests in lebanon a multifaceted story that many of the countrys news outlets want no part of in ethiopia a showdown between a media mogul and the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize Prime Minister. Postcolonial residue governments in Subsaharan Africa are still using the laws that the colonists left behind to silence journalists and never mind the tear gas it is lebannon after all and the beats must go on for a week and a half now the streets of lebanon
Syria strategy despite the fact that it didnt turn out exactly like i said it would its not a withdrawal its a repositioning of troops hes saying that this is working that he acknowledged the help of the kurdish fighters in this case the kurdish intelligence albeit he put that very low in the sort of thanking category preferring to instead thank nations like russia that we know interfered in the 2016 u. S. Election as well as thanking turkey and iraq as well theres no question the president s probably going to get some criticism for the order of that. List or rather today sions the other thing that i think in all of this which was notable that domestically certainly hes going to get some criticism of is that even say just what he said it multiple times he said that he did not alert members of congress who typically often have oversight in these situations maybe not in a specific raid or operation but certainly on matters of war in syria policy he complained he continually pointed the f
Devastating wildfire in california could spread even further as people have warned of stronger winds well take you live. To begin in lebanon whether it is high tension on the streets of the capital beirut supporters of hezbollah which is part of the government have been tearing down tents put out by demonstrators police also moved in to break up street battles which asked us have taken to the streets for a 13th straight day theyre angry over economic mismanagement and corruption. But lets show you if i can just at the moment a podium with a flag and rafik hariri the former Prime Minister of lebanon that is where Prime Minister saud had 80 i think carried. Will address the nation shortly that. Address is due to begin around about now well keep an eye on that situation that podium and well bring you that the Prime Minister will bring you that address as and when it begins in the meantime lets bring in our correspondents anaconda whos out on the streets of beirut where we sponsor an hour