A clear successor. Im Richelle Carey this is a live from doha also coming up china will be on the agenda as well as u. S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson visits india a trip being closely watched by pakistan. Getting down their weapons kurds say theyll freeze the results of a session of the talks with iran plus. Two point soldiers grabbed me they forced themselves inside of me i screamed they strangled me and covered my mouth. With criticised for failing to prosecute its peacekeepers accused of rape and sexual abuse and Central African republic. Chinas communist party has revealed its new Leadership Team headed by president xi jinping the mare. Was the. Only want to retain as top spot in the seven man lineup but there is no clear successor to g. Which what all Committee Members age at least sixty so that means they need to also take over the next Party Congress in two thousand and twenty two further strengthening she is firm grip on power from work or social. That socialism with chinese characteristics has entered into a new era the new era must showcase these new faces i need to have new action in twenty eighteen we will have the fortieth anniversary of opening up it is a very important thing of determining the fate of china forty years of reforming and opening up has led Chinese People to their moderately Prosperous Society and are becoming richer and richer we need to draw from this experience and continue to modernize the governance system of china Andrew Thomas isnt beijing so enter the composition of this new Standing Committee what does this tell us about his ambitions. Well youve made the point really these are all relatively old men theyre all in their sixtys at this point in a ten year presidency traditionally by convention youd expect to see somebody in their fiftys elevated to that top tier she himself was ten years ago when he was fifty four he was seen as the coming leader the man of waiting in the wings she does not want that he doesnt want anyone to be seen as the coming leader someone who could eclipse him over the term of his presidency and as a result all these men are in their sixtys that in itself is very significant theres also an admission of women you german mao said that women hold up half the sky has never been a woman on the Standing Committee of the communist party and there isnt now so that hasnt changed but i think you all seriousness the most important point is the age of those who are on the Standing Committee and the fact that even though one or two people were talked about in their fiftys who could have made the top table theyre not there that suggest president she wants to be seen in complete control of his party but ten chile the leader beyond twenty twenty two so who are the key players going to be what are they going to focus on what are their priorities. Lets run through a few names for you theyre all loyalists and the one who is closest perhaps to president xi is a man called leisure and sure now the two of them alike that president xi and leisure im sure you have been together right back into the early eightys when they were both young Party Officials and heard a province and they really stuck together ever since so go right loyalists there right by she side others noted names there wang dan hes been leading president shes priority antipoverty drive over the last few years this is a promotion they and thats seen as having gone well and hes now at the top table hes also been leading some of the talks between china and the United States on Economic Affairs so Foreign Investors will be relieved to see somebody at that top table who knows that relationship that crucial relationship of course with donald trump making trade between china and the u. S. Such a hot button issue well theyve got somebody there who knows that issue very very well one other name or they get to geology hes the youngest of them all at sixty hes been elevated to run the anticorruption drive the thing is made so much of a lot over the last five years he said in his introduction xi jinping that he wanted to continue to root out the virus implicitly of corruption in the party well this man. Is going to be the man to do it in terms of what theyre going to do well in his introduction to his new Team President she said this was a new look at these men for a new achievement in the new era that phrase again the new era coming up that been two previous eras the first to establish the communist party state under chairman mao the second and then shopping and afterwards the economic liberalization was made china rich president xi sees this moment as the start of a third era to continue Economic Development but being more balanced in that developments wealth more among Chinese People and in harmony as he puts it with nature taking the environment more seriously he also is suggesting a more certain approach to far. And affairs getting involved in other countries assistance to other countries as they need it and he wants to try and bring all the parts of china as he sees it back together means bringing hong kong macao firmly back into the fold but also of course taiwan president xi considers that part of china he wants to do something about that in his second term i enter thomas live for us in beijing andrew thank you here is extra state Rex Tillerson is now in india its his latest stop in a tour that has taken him to saudi arabia qatar afghanistan iraq and pakistan pedicle haina ports on the messages tillerson is likely sending with this time spent in both pakistan and india during his time in Office President donald trump has had his fair share of visits with foreign leaders some one better than others. But he reserved a special honor for indias Prime Minister dream o. T. The first to have a private dinner with him in the white house just the first sign that the troubled ministration would take a different tact in the region that was laid out in the u. S. Secretary of state speech previewing his trip where he only had a few passing comments about Pakistan Pakistan two is an important u. S. Partners south asia our relationships in the region stand on their own merits we expect pakistan to take Decisive Action against terrorist groups based within their own borders that threaten their own people and the broader region. The u. S. Has long claimed both relationships are basically equally important but when tillerson spoke about india his was a noticeably different tone casting it as a critical economic and military alliance in this period of uncertainty and somewhat. India needs a reliable partner in the world stage i want to make clear that our shared values and vision for global stability peace and prosperity the United States is that partner. With india as you its optimism thats powerful democratic example and its increasing stature in the world stage it makes perfect sense that the United States at this time should seek to build on the Strong Foundation of our years of cooperation with india in india tillerson will visit a cultural site the Gandhi Museum have a News Conference and actually sleep in india he didnt do any of those things in pakistan the u. S. Might deny it but with this visit it is sending a clear message to both pakistan and india that it does in fact have a favorite political gain aljazeera. They Kurdish Regional government in iraq has suggested freezing the results of a succession referendum which triggered a confrontation with the Central Government the kurds say theyre ready for talks with baghdad and they want to cease fire Kurdish Peshmerga forces have been fighting government fruits near a key oil pipeline Stephanie Decker joins us live from the iraqi Syrian Border so is this kind of a stand down a timeout stephanie. Well its a very unexpected statement really because the k r g the kurdistan Regional Government has always said the results of the river and im were a red line the demand from baghdad was that the results needed to be before any dialogue to take place so now what we have is an offer from the Regional Government here saying lets freeze the end i think this kind of language is important see what that means and whether baghdad accept it lets freeze the results lets have an immediate cease fire and lets go into dialogue now let me just explain to you where we are which i think has some part of that we are in Northern Iraq of course but its at the point of trying to where there was fighting yesterday not just behind us those mountains you see around two kilometers is syria and then a little further north you have turkey so this is a Crucial Point there was fighting here yesterday morning just a little further about twenty kilometers down from where we are between iraqi forces the shiite militias and the peshmerga is a real concern that the plan was for the iraqi forces to come all the way up this border and essentially cut off the Border Crossing which is held by kurds on both sides now very briefly so this is these are important things richelle and you have the iraqi Prime Minister today is currently on his way to turkey where hell be meeting with the turkish president he will then be going to iran these are two countries that are hugely invested in what has happened here over the last week or so so i think interesting now the ball is in about is to court were going to have to wait and see what his reaction will be to that offer from the curtis Regional Government here ok stay close and away just so lets go back to you now stephanie in erbil put this in context for us how much progress iraq has made in the battle against what this this next step means. Well i this is a was the byproduct of the fighting and the skirmishes that weve seen between the iraqis and the peshmerga because i sill is almost largely territorial defeated in this country it does still have pockets particularly what youre talking about in on bob province this is west iraq bordering syria and now what theyre saying today they have dropped leaflets on an area called this is the iraqi side of iraq syria border still held by i saw this is been in the build up for a while richelle theyve been fighting in this area theyve been taking villages and towns and now it seems that they are in the final preparations for the final push on the border area it hasnt happened yet but warnings have been dropped in the form of leaflets theyve done this before with the coalition has done this warning residents about what is imminent its important because its some of the last territory that i still hold its also important because its a Border Crossing and its on the main highway to baghdad from syria the syrian side is also still held by i still so once they achieve that i think you know its hasnt started effectively as a military operation yet it would essentially be cutting off the last Border Crossing that i still hold and of course Propaganda Machine was very much about the state about you know cutting down foreign imposed borders so this would be sort of coming back to that and then very briefly theres also concern because its such a complicated story richelle is of the iranian influence of the iranian militias of territory that you know iranian influenced military brigades hold there is a concern of course if that area falls into those kinds of hands and iran would have a swathe of territory that gives it access you know from iraq to syria to lebanon and so all these forces are at play it is geopolitical it is regional it is complicated but again when it just coming back to the basics of that offensive the warnings are out there the actual military offensive hasnt started as of yet ok Stephanie Decker live for us in our field thank you. U. S. President donald trump has signed an executive order introducing tough new measures on refugees coming to the united. Dates he previously banned new entries for one hundred twenty days while his administration conducted a review that ban has now expired and has been lifted so the new measures include more rigorous vetting and screening of all Asylum Seekers and for the next ninety days people from eleven countries consider to be high risk while only be allowed in on a case by case Basis Administration however hasnt named those countries careless on the reports from new york that there are still lots of confusion about the new rules. For refugees around the world looking for a safe place to call home the doors to the United States are once again open but with limitations the trumpet ministration is technically resumed refugee admissions to the u. S. But vetting will get tougher the stuff addresses phone numbers and emails will now be collected from not only refugee applicants but also potentially their family members the government will be asking for information dating back ten years social media accounts will also be scrutinized but for refugees from eleven what the administration has described as high risk countries another ninety day period has been put in place to further review the vetting process refugees from those countries not yet named will only be admitted on a strict case by case basis leaving many people in limbo. Ok its all just one part of President Trumps controversial effort to limit immigration which is sparked protests and Court Challenges ministration says a new measures are to protect National Security but opponents see the new bedding procedures as a thinly guised effort to bar muslims from the country and sends the message that you know they can go through the most difficult of circumstances they can endure incredible hardship and still be faced with this blanket kind of mission that they have to prove that theyre worthy of being resettled and they deserve to be safe and secure. Last month President Trump lowered the number of refugees allowed into the country to forty five thousand the lowest number in decades the trumpet ministration says the new bedding percy gers are a way to protect america against terrorism but the fact remains that not one Single Person admitted to the United States as a refugee has ever been implicated in any act. Terrorism gabriels andro. New york still had aljazeera ill tell you why Syrian Refugees are facing abuse and violence in lebanon. Hello welcome to International Weather forecast across eastern parts of europe weve got this area of low pressure which is causing some real problems at the moment a line of thunderstorms extending into western parts of turkey meanwhile across more northwestern areas you got these frontal systems pushing in across the u. K. And through into ward scandinavia further towards a science working relatively dry and fine across the Iberian Peninsula and parts of france sunshine there temperatures into the twentys now further north ates looking pretty wet and windy winds shooting through the baltic region and some coldish air with it too cold but still across more eastern areas and theres that low Pressure Center is slowly filling so the energy of the storm is gradually decreasing with time through into thursday storms obadiah that stage this frontal system pushing up against cold air is going to use quite a bit of snow as it pushes into words moscow during the course of the day and roughly mild air pushing further towards the north so seventeen isnt too bad for want of this time of the deep low pressure system towards the west into north africa its looking fine in many areas but we have got this low pressure down through the gulf assert giving some heavy showers on the coast of libya in particular further towards the east so it should be fine in karachi in the day with highs of thirty one. Youre watching aljazeera lets recap the top stories this hour Chinas Communist Party has revealed its new Leadership Team headed by president xi jinping premier league chang was the only one to retain his spot in the seven man lineup but there is no clear successor to further strengthening his grip on power the Kurdish Regional government in iraq has suggested freezing the results of its session referendum which triggered a confrontation with the Central Government the kurds say theyre ready for talks with baghdad and want a cease fire. The u. S. Has to accept refugees again but with tougher vetting measures ministration is ended the ban on new arrivals of people from eleven countries were part of his high risk by washington w