Hello im Maryam Namazie and london youre watching out there also coming up syrias army in iraq a militia team up to drive i still from the last major town they held in syria how yemenis a coping a saudi arabias new blockade of the country drives prices up even further. And probably independence castle and storm stations and block roads demanding the release of a jail separatist leaders. Exactly one year after his surprise election victory u. S. President donald trump has traveled to china for the latest stop on his tour of asia north korea and trade between the two countries are likely to top the agenda during what could be a difficult day of talks but his first day so i receive a warm welcome to beijing despite his heavy. Criticism of the country and its trade practices while on the campaign trail trump stepped out of air force one on to a red carpeted staircase in contrast to last years visit by braca bomber who was forced to exit his plane from a lower door on the five star treatment continued with president xi jinping personally as courting them on a tour of the forbidden city in esco World Heritage site which was declared off limits to tourists for the day the first couple were also treated to Chinese Opera and acrobatics display or trump has been tweeting about the visit describing the day is unforgettable and as he began his beijing visit u. S. And chinese firms trade deals worth nine billion dollars china correspondent adrian brown has more. Exactly a year to the day that he was voted into Office President trump arrived in china the country very savaged throughout the president ial campaign when he called china a currency manipulator and said that china was raping the u. S. Economy all that though was forgotten on wednesday afternoon as president xi jinping and his wife a score to the trumps around the forbidden city one of the most popular Tourist Attractions in china a chance perhaps for president xi to remind donald trump the china was once the center of culture and civilization president xi very much wants china to be center stage in Global Affairs now top of the agenda of course is going to be north korea and the feeling that the United States believes china could be doing more to rein in its ally china will be pointing out that actually its done a lot in the past few months to tighten the Financial News around. Early next year the north korean firms operating in china would have to cease business north korean workers would have to leave the country and of course china has been enforcing u. N. Sanctions against north korea trump wants to ensure that theres no backsliding by the chinese and of course theres the issue of the trade deficit the fact that china exports far more to the United States that the United States sends the other way also trump wants u. S. Companies to have more access to the china market particularly Tech Companies like facebook and twitter who are still locked out of china its very important that these two men get along because the decisions they make will ultimately affect all of us well dollar terms president ial victory came after an unconventional and Divisive Campaign he pledged to unite the country but after ten months in office trump has yet to sign any major legislation and his popularity is falling alan fischer looks back at the twelve months sense election night. It was a night to surprise the country and his own campaign this was a victory donald trump despite all these claims never truly expected ours was not a campaign but rather an incredible and Great Movement most people when you think about all that has happened and all of the news and the politics its hard to believe in some ways its all happened with in one year for weeks he prepared himself and supporters for defeat if we dont win i will consider this the single greatest waste of time energy wow get pummeled by wins in Old Industrial states in the midwest he was set for the white house his victory is something hes return to again and again we won florida we won South Carolina we won North Carolina we won pennsylvania. We won and won. One the most divisive election in modern american political history he then talked about uniting the country but since then weve seen a flurry of tweets on a number of topics on the divisions are as wrong on his obvious as the ever where donald trump like he says it connects him with his supporters bypassing the media which he believes is dead set against him you obviously hear a lot of Congressional Republicans for example saying they wish trumpet tweet last for but they think that his use of twitter really hurts particularly their cause on capitol hill causing constant distractions from their legislative agenda judge gorsuch dont encompass a few legislative successes he swept away regulations hes confirmed the Supreme Court justice and thats really about it the word that comes to mind is chaotic i do think there is a side of this president that is much more interested in top of mind reactions and his own gut instincts rather than policy planning and strategic. Efforts he continues to see to believe he is loved and adored throughout the country that may be true but according to polls and ever decreasing number of people i love this country. Thank you. The high point of support was one year ago tonight won the presidency on fischer aljazeera washington. The us has announced new restrictions for americans traveling to cuba and the jews are coming to effect on thursday they include a ban on americans doing business with around one hundred eighty cuban Government EntitiesHolding Companies inters and companies the u. S. Says the aim is to stop cuban firms with links to the military benefiting from terrorism and channeling business towards the private sector. Syrias army and its allies have surrounded an end to the eisel controlled town of alba kamel located near the border with iraq its last stronghold in the region state media says iraqi forces are helping syrian troops with the operation on friday the iraqi army proclaim victory over the armed group in the border town of climates last stronghold in iraq. Has more from turkeys border with syria. According to syrian media as well as his beloved media sources Syrian Forces have surrounded the border town of become on the last remaining stronghold by isis fighters according to sources on the ground this is going to be a tough fight because isis fighters have been coming to this place from all sides not just the iraqi side of the border but from syrian town just far away as in there is or. Is in the daters or province which is also being fought by s. D. F. Forces these are the forces of a kurdish predominantly who are backed by the United States forces on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River the town of one with a group amal is on the west and beyond and it is now being surrounded by Syrian Forces some reports say that they have started to enter the city but they expect that isis fighters are going to put up stiff resistance in this area it is worth noting that would not mean the end of ice and isis still has a number of villages and other surrounding areas in that there are problems and across the border in the problems in iraq that it still controls but it would mean that the last stronghold in terms of urban settings small town and cities eisen would have lost all of them when it moved as a bill come out. Saudi arabias closure of all yemens as land and sea ports is driving up the already inflated prices of vital commodities and stopping the delivery of much needed humanitarian supplies as aid agencies warn of a catastrophic situation lama john june reports now on how residents in the capital. In yemens capital lines to buy petrol grow longer as fuel prices rise higher having jumped more than sixty percent in recent days the result of mondays announcement from saudi arabia that it would block all yemeni air and land routes as well as sea ports in response to a missile attack from across the border earlier this week residents of sanaa already accustomed to a humanitarian crisis. Their country that seems to grow more dire every day are angry i get even if this is a humanitarian crime they are exterminating the yemeni people and no muslim should be doing that these are unjust operations but its not unexpected for those who kill children to close imports. The price of cooking oil has also spiked this temporary interruption of supplies in yemen is coming on top of an already catastrophic humanitarian situation we shouldnt forget this the population is already reconned the population already. Lacking cope and lacking basic essential services ranging from food medicines medical Services Water and sanitation everything there is also growing worry about how the blockade will impact efforts to combat yemens cholera epidemic with more than nine hundred thousand suspected cholera cases and over two thousand deaths since the outbreak began in april the World Health Organization is calling on saudi arabia to allow for the flow of medical aid into the country. Back in sanaa even before this latest crisis it was difficult to obtain vital commodities the sense of outrage is deepening the. Closure of the land sea in airports and yemen is considered a huge injustice towards yemenis hardships mount for a population as weary of war as they are depleted of hope. Well the Un Security Council is holding a closed session on the humanitarian situation in yemen on this about this week announcement diplomatic editor james baker that United Nations force and james existing restrictions on imports were already putting yemenis under enormous pressure what does this strike strengthening blockade now mean and how much concern is there about it at the u. N. Theres deep concern the u. N. Of describe the situation as catastrophic this is the worst humanitarian situation in the world since saudi arabia launched its complete blockade this is the first meeting of the Un Security Council meeting behind that door its a closed meeting but we do know whats going on there being briefed by who is the humanitarian chief. On the latest situation its worth telling you that there is one news Agency Report out that says that the saudi authorities are going to allow aid port to reopen i tell you thats just one report from one news agency and weve been in touch by text with some of the diplomats are in that close meeting of a say that mr local certainly hasnt confirmed that in the briefing to the u. N. Security council and its worth telling you to aid in port is something thats entirely cooked controlled by the Saudi Led Coalition so its not at all clear what they hope to achieve by stopping aid coming in there in the first place because they could have inspected anything that came through that port you know and yet the u. N. And aid groups like dr orders have not been have not been able to get their aid their flights into the country for the past few days what can the u. N. Do about it. Well i think were not going to see any action coming out of this meeting theres no good it not we think going to be any formal statement by the u. N. Security council no formal action no solution we will at the end of the meeting here from mr local humanitarian chief reporters will get to ask him questions about the gravity of the situation and whether the saudis are showing any inclination to lift the blockade well also hear we think from the italian ambassador whos the current president this month of the u. N. Security council thank you very much james baseness. From the United Nations there in new york and watching aljazeera much more still to come government in disarray to reason may lose his her second minister in a week as pretty patel resigns at a secret meetings in israel and Robert Mugabe takes aim at other socalled conspirators after sacking his vice president. Following place to save some quieter weather fir queensland australia as we go on through the next day or so still a chance of one or two on shore showers coming in have a set that lets a fair amount of cloud into central parts down towards South Australia fair not the woman here as we go on through the next few days thats because weve got the only sure way is coming into queensland twenty three celsius the brisbane towels will twenty seven degrees and then were coming in across the interior to twenty nine degrees there for adelaide and rising at thirty one celsius here on friday so that warmth also making its way into melbourne twenty four degrees the similar value across the other side of the country perth with a high twenty five celsius with a fair amount of bright weather and some pleasant sunshine some sunshine so went to new zealand clouds and rain will make its way. East was as we go one through the next twenty four hours or so bright skies then from north out a little more clout there for south out of there because its a twenty one celsius to make you sweat little further east was a little cooler but a little drier brights of christ temperatures here at around sixteen degrees in the sunshine and a little more sunshine also making its way into japan over the next eighteen celsius for turkey fourteen in sendai but notice cola wetter weather the korean peninsula. Horrigan harveys destruction was indiscriminate with will there be an equal recovery i didnt want to be the mayor of two cities and have kleins discovers how the disparity between rich and poor is brought to the surface in times of crisis ones life. Culture. Houston after harvey at this time on aljazeera. Back to the top stories this hour u. S. President donald trump has been given a red carpet welcome in beijing despite his heavy criticism of china on the campaign trail last year. Syrias army and its allies have entered the border town of. Stronghold in the region and saudi arabias blockade of yemens major ports and flies in the prices of basic goods and worsening a major fuel shortage. And on other stories were following. Is officially the declaration of independence by the cats parliament the ruling was issued as probably independence protest as blocked roads and some public transport routes into basilan are running out of catalonia to a standstill joho has more from. Other transport links in barcelona and across. Students activists and Union Members came out in defiance of the spanish government. Has taken control of ministration depend. Supporters want to show they controlled the streets. North of boston low down in the city of she rode the hot some say of cattle on nationalism large numbers took to the railways disrupting spains much prized of a High Speed Network later they were efforts to shut catalonia as borders with the rest of the country. Outside the Regional Government building in barcelona the crowd chanted leave but out for freedom once the rallying cry for independence now a show of support for what is being called Political Prisoners opposed to president pleased them all in exile in belgium employees former ministers and Civil Society leaders in jail in madrid. Were here for them our government is in prison so we need to help them and we need to then answer as bunnys government actions because they are doing what. They should does this crowd is a sign that at least as its grass roots the Independence Movement in catalonia is alive and well but politically it is sorely weakened much of its leadership behind and facing an election in december that probably dependent parties are far from certain of winning Spains Constitutional Court on wednesday an old the october twenty seventh declaration of independence this is a movement divided over want to do next whether to do it together as a coalition or current no mind because it doesnt last that. We have had their ups and downs but we havent gone this far to leave as if nothing has happened. But out of the focus is on freeing the independence leaders but madrids price for their freedom may well be the movements silence i dont know how aljazeera us alone. International Development Secretary person patel has resigned after it was revealed she failed to disclose meetings with israeli officials while on holiday but tel said her actions are for the high standards expected of her position a departure follows the resignation of the British Defense secretary after claims of Sexual Harassment. Pretty paternal arrived at the back door of downing street her government career hanging by a thread the international Development Secretary was hold back from an official trip to africa to face her boss Prime Minister to resume a moments later to tell resigned. She was forced to apologize on monday after holding twelve secret meetings with this radio officials including Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu all while she was meant to be on a family holiday to israel in august it also emerged she discussed giving some of britains aid budget to the israeli army to help wounded syrians being treated in the Israeli OccupiedGolan Heights a wednesday it surfaced patel had visited an israeli