A. Member of the opposition in the 18 Member Executive Council before he presents it to the council to be rubber and then for now hes supposed to be doing that before the 1st of september and some clear if he would be able to reach that deadline but because there has been delays and the swearing in of the suffering council theyre saying that theyre very confident and every optimistic that the swearing in of the Sovereign Council is the 1st step to a democratic transition in sudan many thanks. The most Senior Member of the Roman Catholic church to be found guilty of sex offenses has lost his appeal against his conviction Cardinal George pell a former vatican treasurer was jailed in march for abusing 2 quiet boys in australia 20 years ago his alexia brian. Arriving at court Cardinal George pell was taken in through a door away from the wasting crowds there was no room inside for everyone the court packed with other survivors of abuse by the Catholic Church and tell supporters. Oh oh you are the. 7 only inside the hands of pale violet and a 6 year jail term for abusing 2 choir boys when he was a ship of melbourne in the ninetys would stand Justice Maxwell and i accepted the prosecution submission that the complainant was a very compelling witness was clearly not a lawyer was not a fair interest and was a witness of truth pal is the highest ranking catholic worldwide to be convicted of child sex offenses he was once the vaticans treasurer and one of the popes closest advisers probably that was his lawyers had argued that the jurys verdict was unreasonable based on the evidence and that the jury relied too much on the account of the only surviving victim through his lawyer that victim said he was relieved by the courts decision it is 4 years since i reported to the police the criminal process has been stressful. The journey has taken me to places that in my darkest moments i feed i would not return from x. 5 we are now also tell you how good the lane and we have now. In the glorious time for us on. The face akin has acknowledged the decision and says its committed to pursuing those whove broken the law as the proceedings continue to develop the holy see recalls that the cardinal has always maintained his innocence throughout the judicial process and it is his right to appeal to the high court. But survivors advocates say the Catholic Church needs to prove its taking clergy abuse seriously. You think of all the children who are. Crimes committed on the mean beaches and childrens homes anything. They want just to get the dying for he is going to rot in a cell he will then rot in hell and fare well. Pal wont be eligible for parole until 2022 when hes 81. Brian aljazeera. Plenty more still to come for you here on the news hour including a report from the straits of hormuz for a u. K. Oil tanker is still being held by iran. Refugees migrants embrace the rescue ship finally docks in italy after being stranded at sea for 3 weeks. And thinking outside the box or the shipping containers will become part of the 1st a reusable world cup stadium. The leaders of uganda and rwanda are expected to finalize a new deal aimed at reducing tensions between the 2 countries the agreement is being signed in angola once close allies rwandas portugal me and uganda 70 i mean accusing each other of espionage and political interference relations of steadily deteriorated rwanda closes border with you in february so really impacting trade on both sides then in may Ugandan Police accused rwandan soldiers of entering the country and killing 2 men a charge rwanda has denied welcome web joins us live from the ugandan capital kampala some of the backstory to these escalating tensions. Well those tensions reached their head in february this year among a sea of accusations and counteraccusations that each was spying on the other one infiltrating the others government it followed a series of high profile murders here in uganda which included Senior Police officers and several government officials over the last few years and some people in the Ugandan Security agencies in intelligence believe that the government of rwanda was behind those murders meanwhile rwandas government and some people within it accused uganda of hosting and helping exiled rwandan dissidents some of whom they say want to throw overthrow the government of paul kagame me now its important to understand that both the 70 and me a military man who came to power by successfully leading armed rebellion overthrew their predecessors and both to some extent live in fear that one day somebody might do the same thing to them in the 1980 s. Actually fought alongside miss 70 when he took power here in uganda in the 1990 s. And 70 backed me to do the same thing in rwanda then they invaded congo together later in that decade to bring about regime change theyve both been accused of looting and meddling in neighboring congo ever since but in the early 2000 their 2 armies forth a bloody battle in eastern congo over control of territory and over the spoils of that war and ever since then the relationship between the 2 leaders in the 2 governments has been up and down what can we expect briefly from the meeting today. Well this is the 2nd meeting thats been mediated by and goalless president. There was one in july we know that that meeting in july both of the leaders tabled their disgruntlement with the other accused the others meddling in their internal affairs but we didnt hear much more which suggests there wasnt much more progress awaiting to find out today if theyll be some sort of agreement in if it will lead to the reopening of that border and the resumption of the trade ok many thanks the case of a british flag oil tanker seized by iran a month ago is making its way through the countrys courts now there has been speculation that the extent could be freed after gibraltar british territory released an iranian tanker however the iranian super 2 cases arent linked meanwhile australia has joined us their mission to protect shipping in the straits of hormuz has more from us. The stoner in peril was seized by a ring of revolution it was back in july 19th 2 weeks after British Royal marines seized the iranian tanker off the shores of gibraltar now iran says this wasnt true although its widely believed iran says the imperiled was violating International Maritime regulations they say the ship was turned off its track is to avoid Iranian Forces they have changed direction in the strait but also had collided with a fishing boat now there have been some indications from the rain in the thirtys that that vessel could now be released after the iranian vessel was released by the Gibraltar Authorities now the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that the courts are looking at the issue and he hoped that it would be released soon now that will go some way in reducing the tensions between iran and the United Kingdom but there still is that issue of the u. S. Led Naval Coalition which has said it will join the you know the strain in Prime MinisterScott Morrison i said that didnt concerned about recent incidents in the gulf including those tankers that were mysteriously attacked that the United States and its gulf allies blame iran for iran denies this you also said that there was a destabilizing behavior that threatens the interests australian interests in the region now iran will be opposed to this theyve been opposed to foreign intervention and foreign presence in the region they believe that the countrys a fully capable of providing security and stability in the strategic location of the strait of her most were 20 percent of the worlds oil through and just between its most narrow point between iran and oman is just 33 kilometers wide in the on the shipping lanes 3 kilometers wide and iran said that they oppose the u. S. Presence in the u. S. 5th fleet is here that u. K. Has to warships and a stray yes committed to a frigate a surveillance and patrol plane as well as military personnel and europe is fundamentally opposed to europe to join this coalition in fact germany said everything should be done to avoid escalation in the region and thats because europe is trying to save the 2050 nuclear deal. The night the states unilaterally pulled out of last gen you post sanctions against iran and the fear is that the increased military presence in the region could lead to a miscalculation and a conflict a rebel fighters being killed in a gun battle with Security Forces in indian administered kashmir it is the 1st such death since new delhi revoked the regions or ptolemy earlier this month some parts of the area are still under lockdown pakistan opposes indias actions and has vowed to take the case to the International Court of justice. The death toll from saturdays attack at a wedding reception in afghanistan has now gone up to 18 the interior Ministry Says 17 more people died in hospital from their injuries and more than 160 are still being looked after i still claim responsibility for the suicide bombing at a reception hall in kabul is one of the worst attacks in afghanistan this year. Indonesias government has sent 200 Police Officers to its Eastern Province of west popular to contain violent protests in the city of sarong the police are looking for more than 250 prisoners who escaped after protesters set the prison on fire government buildings were also torched roadblocks and an airport was damaged demonstrators and demonstrations are taking place in multiple cities protesters are demanding independence for the province. The u. S. Envoy to north korea says his country is prepared to resume Nuclear Talks now visiting south korea stephen big one said just waiting to hear from north korea discussions have been stalled since the u. S. President Donald Trumps failed summit with kim jong un in vietnam last february brought has more from seoul. This visit by the u. S. Special envoy on north Korean Affairs stephen vega comes after a spate of weapons testing by north korea over the past month or so involving amongst other things short range Ballistic Missiles which is largely been seen as north koreas frustration at the lack of progress in talks with the United States north korea of course still demanding that there be some early sanctions relief or giving up parts of its Nuclear Arsenal but it also is seen as north koreas anger to military exercises that have been taking place between u. S. And south Korean Forces that have now just come to an end opening a window of opportunity for these working level talks between u. S. And north korean officials to start the talks that were promised by u. S. President donald trump and kim jong un of north korea when they met in their surprise and big thing at the d. N. C. At the end of june regarding the restart of those negotiations we are prepared to engage and soon as we hear from our counterparts in north korea in a tweet earlier this month President Trump revealed that kim jong un had stated in a letter to him that he wanted another meeting soon after these military exercises had ended opening up the possibility of another official summit between the 2 leaders but of course the clock is still ticking on kim jong uns warning that he wants to see a real breakthrough in progress before the end of this year otherwise he has warned that he is likely to resort to another path other than the direction of dialogue chinas Foreign Ministry says it will consider imposing sanctions on u. S. Companies selling arms to taiwan in response to the u. S. State department approving a plan to sell 8000000000. 00 worth of 16 fighter jets to taiwan beijing strongly opposes any arms deal with taiwan which it considers a breakaway province and is on the has more from washington. Weve been hearing rumblings for several days now about this possible arms sale to taiwan but it was on tuesday that the white house gave formal notification to congress on their intention to pursue this arms sale to taiwan and it is a big one worth about 8000000000. 00 it calls for the sale of 66. 00 f. 16 fighter jets to the taiwanese if this goes through it would be the biggest arms purchases by taiwan in nearly 20 years now this also is part of the Trump Administrations bigger plan since trump has been in office last 3 years or so to get closer relations to taiwan the Trump Administration has sent high level visitations everybody visitors to taiwan soap and diplomatic offices in taipei and the Trump Administration has supported pro taiwan legislation as well over the past couple years now this arms sale is just sort of the most high profile active really supporting taiwan and it certainly is going to upset the chinese the china daily newspaper has already said that this sale of these fighter jets to taiwan since a seriously iranian is signals they say and a foreign minister official in china also said that nobody should underestimate our will or ability to safeguard our sovereignty and territorial integrity ok mr mcc. L. O. Y. Is standing by with you a very latest World Weather but also still to come here on the news out well take you to argentina for a look at a stage show that some lightning audiences literally in total darkness. And the queens of tennis arrive and youll head of the u. S. Open jew well have the details in the school speech. We need out that the latest flooding in this monsoon season is up in the north its not far from its pretty widespread because youve got at least one river overflows or very large area of low land or to protest typically that this is where you might expect to have the flooding that has been particularly bad more recently up in the north and the northwest same is true in northern pakistan but if you look at the last 2 or 3 days worth of cloud formation is a daily event fairly obviously its just not making as far as im concerned new delhi even beyond thats also what is now effectively a slowly withdrawing monsoon frontal system so heres the most recent heavy rain and there you go assess the nepal were going towards Madhya Pradesh which is where you might expect the heaviest rain this time of year so let me was drawing to some degree and show you the shape spot the absence of cloud now over the punjab and there you go for the next 2 days to ronnie from today was the green overseas the forecast a dark green is way more expect the heaviest downpours always generated more so by daytime sunshine and i mean the time but against from the pole science was a month even effects for lanka for the next 2 days but it does to like a withdrawal back. 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Protesters in hong kong have gathered in front of the british consulate to appeal for the release of amount attained on the mainland in china earlier chinas Foreign Ministry said simon chang an employee of the u. K. Consulate violated the laws. And will spend 15 days in administrative detention form of arctic and treasure a Cardinal George pell has lost an appeal against his criminal conviction in australia pell was jailed for 6 years in march for abusing 2 choir boys 20 years ago. Lets go back now to our top story sudans newly created Sovereign Council for more on this lets talk now to when solomon hes a Research Fellow in the Africa Program a chance for specializing in the horn of africa and the sudans he joins us from london welcome to the news hour how do they build a consensus its going to be a long process of consensus i mean they reached an agreement now which is a positive step were seeing the institutions being established as you have the start room council which you mentioned which the military another. Hand will be. 18 months or 3 or in 3 months transitional period and the next which we will see later on today will be the swearing in of the executive and the Prime Minister and the new government and i think it is then down to the government to be able to take forward who are joined up. As youre talking to us were looking at the latest pictures from khartoum it occurs to me that were not looking yet at elected politicians thats 3 and a bit years away but will the fact that they will inevitably be looking over their shoulders perhaps trying to 2nd guess what their individual policies might be to get them into elected office when the