Dozens Princes and Businessmen Arrested in Anti-corruption Bid

There's been a major cabinet overhaul in Saudi Arabia. It came hours after the establishment of an anti-corruption committee. More than a dozen princes and ministers have been detained and others have been removed from office. Among the detained was billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the wealthiest men in the world. Given his widespread investments, his detainment could have an impact on global business. Al Jazeera's Natasha Ghoneim reports on the implications.

Moscow's Empire - Rise and Fall | DW Documentary

The Soviet Union began to crumble post 1970 - and fell apart completely after 1991. The former Soviet countries were left bankrupt and traumatized and facing what would be an anarchic decade.

After the fall of the Iron Curtain, former Soviet nations had to deal with a chaotic period marked by military conflicts and the search for new national identities and a new self-awareness. The four-part documentary ‘Moscow’s Empire’ looks for answers to these developments, and provides a variety of perspectives on life in the former Soviet block countries - from the people who have experienced events first hand and, in some cases, shaped them.

President Donald Trump Is Obstructing Justice In Plain Sight | All In | MSNBC

Trump has been calling on the Justice Department to prosecute his political opponents – over a couple Fox News scandals involving a uranium deal and the financing of the DNC.

Ex-Watergate Lawyer: Russia Probe Heading 'Right Toward' Donald Trump | The Last Word | MSNBC

Fmr. Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman says the steps that Robert Mueller is taking in his investigation indicate the probe is ramping up and will likely lead straight to the questioning of Trump himself. E.J. Dionne & Daniel Dale also join Lawrence O'Donnell.

Yanis Varoufakis on Global Capitalism & How Trump’s Tax Plan Is Class War against the Poor

President Trump and House Republicans have unveiled their long-promised proposal to reform America’s tax code, with Trump calling it a “big, beautiful Christmas present” for the American people. Critics say the gift is a tax cut for the richest Americans. We discuss the proposal with economist and former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis, who argues, “It’s an out-and-out class war waged against the poorest, the weakest, the disenfranchised—the very same people that Donald Trump appealed to in order to get elected.”

Economist Yanis Varoufakis on Nazi Resurgence in Europe & Why ”ISIS Loves Donald Trump”

We speak with former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis about the rise of the far-right Golden Dawn party in his country and how their policies “have infiltrated the mainstream” in European politics, including anti-immigrant measures similar to those proposed by Trump. Varoufakis says Trump’s vow to crack down on immigration after the attack in New York City will only inspire more attacks, noting that ”ISIS loves Donald Trump.”

Top U.S. & World Headlines — November 3, 2017

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Salman Vows to Do More to Stop Extremism

Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer discusses foreign policy on 'Sunday Morning Futures.'

NYC Terror: CIA Insider Slams Diversity Visa Program

John Cardillo of TheRebel.media and former CIA Station Chief Scott Uehlinger discuss the progressive policies putting Americans at risk of Muslim terrorist attacks.

Discussion with Dr. Bill Warner on NYC Jihad Attack

Putin in Tehran Speaks of Cooperation on Syria and Nuclear Deal

Vladimir Putin met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a one-day visit to Tehran.

Iran's supreme leader has told Russia's president they must step up cooperation to isolate the US and help stabilise the Middle East.

Moscow has stood by Tehran after US President Donald Trump threatened to abandon the Iran nuclear deal.

Al Jazeera's Zein Basravi reports from Tehran.

Trump Scapegoats Immigrants, Calls to End Diversity Visa Lottery That Brought Saipov to US in 2010

Sayfullo Saipov, the suspect in the New York City attack that left eight people dead, is an immigrant from Uzbekistan who entered the United States in 2010 through the diversity visa lottery program. Now President Trump has called for a crackdown on immigration, telling Congress to cancel the program. We speak with Yolanda Rondon, staff attorney with the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, who argues that blaming the visa program “scapegoats the vulnerable, which always happens to be immigrants under this administration.”

"We're Surrounded by the Craziest People" | Conflict Zone | DW English (November 2015)

Tim Sebastian interviews Naftali Bennett, Israeli Minister of Education and leader of the right-wing Jewish Home Party.

German IS Fighters - Despairing Parents | DW English

More than 900 Germans went to Syria to fight for IS. Many of them are young and left behind desperate parents, some of whom have gone to Syria to bring them back.

Lithuania's Dark Past | DW English

Under Stalin's dictatorship, more than 200,000 Lithuanians were deported to Siberia. Many never returned. Survivors are still waiting for compensation, but Russia doesn't want to remember its prison camps and mass deportations.

Mika Brzezinski: Listen to What President Trump Said about the Legal System | Morning Joe | MSNBC

Mika Brzezinski discusses the president's remarks about the U.S. legal system following the terror attack in lower Manhattan and if it is time to discuss the 25th Amendment.

Manhattan Attack: Suspect Requests ISIS Flag in Hospital, Trump Asks for Death Penalty

The suspect in Tuesday's deadly attack in New York has been charged with terrorism. Sayfullo Saipov is said to have been inspired by Islamic State, and even requested the group's flag be hung in his hospital room. It seems Donald Trump wants to take matters out of the court's hands, tweeting that rather than a flag, he should be handed the death penalty. The US leader is also open to sending the attacker to Guantanamo Bay

'I May Have Fallen below High Standards We Require,' Says Michael Fallon as He Resigns

Michael Fallon has resigned as defence secretary, admitting his behaviour towards women in the past has 'fallen short', as the Conservatives struggle to contain the growing scandal about sexual harassment at Westminster. In her reply to Fallon’s letter, the prime minister said, 'I appreciate the characteristically serious manner in which you have considered your position, and the particular example you wish to set to servicemen and women and others.' Fallon apologised earlier this week over an incident 15 years ago in which he made unwanted advances to the journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer, placing his hand on her knee Michael Fallon quits as defence secretary, saying his behaviour has 'fallen short'

Top US News & World Headlines — November 1, 2017

What Next for Catalonia? | DW English

As the stakes get higher for Catalonia and its leaders contemplate exile in Brussels, where does its independence movement go from here? Tim Sebastian meets Alfred Bosch from the pro-independence Republican Left of Catalonia party. Conflict Zone is Deutsche Welle's top political interview. Every week, our hosts Tim Sebastian and Michel Friedman are face-to-face with global decision-makers, seeking straight answers to straight questions, putting the spotlight on controversial issues and calling the powerful to account.

The Science of Aging - Waiting for Immortality | DW Documentary

Could immortality one day become a reality? Death anxiety or the aging process fills many people with dread, but what if it could be stopped?

This film investigates the prospects of eternal life. Some of the methods being investigated are rather unusual. In the US, scientists are experimenting with cryonics, a method where the human body is frozen in liquid nitrogen. And, at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, researchers are working assiduously on the potential fusion of humans and robots - how human consciousness can be transferred to a virtual world and thus sustained forever.

Opinion is split. Controversial age researcher Aubrey de Gray thinks it should be possible to see life expectancy increase dramatically in the near future, perhaps even by as much as a thousand years. But philosopher Stephen Cave on the other hand confronts us with the question of whether we can ever really escape mortality.

Civil Rights in the Trump Era: Has the White House Abandoned American Values?

Did John Kelly Attend History Class?

In defending Gen. Kelly's praise for Robert E. Lee and his view that the Civil War arose from "the lack of an ability to compromise," the White House's white supremacist sympathies are again on display. We speak to historian Gerald Horne.

Fault Lines - Hate in Trump's America

In the first week after Donald Trump won the US presidential election, the United States saw a sharp rise in hate crimes and people being attacked because of their race, ethnicity or religion. Many analysts attribute it to the divisive rhetoric Trump himself used during the campaign that seized upon racial tensions in the country. These tensions were simmering under the surface but are now out in the open.

The most recent and high-profile manifestation of this was in August in Charlottesville, Virginia when a white supremacist drove his car through a crowd of anti-racist demonstrators, killing a young woman and injured dozens of others during a rally by various far-right groups. Fault Lines examines how hate is playing out across Trump’s America and the toll it is taking on communities across the country.

Robert Spencer on Ingraham Angle on the NYC Truck Jihad Massacre

Jihad Watch director Robert Spencer appeared on Fox's Ingraham Angle on October 31, 2017 to discuss the jihad massacre perpetrated by Islamic jihaist Sayfullo Saipov that day in New York City.

Martin Luther, the Reformation and the Nation | DW Documentary

Martin Luther - how a humble 15th-century monk was able to change the world. Luther was born into a world governed by the Roman Church and a distant emperor.

He managed to awaken a national spirit in Germans and become someone they identified with. ‘Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation’ was what the territories in central Europe were called in the 15th century. It was the era of the Habsburg ruler Charles V, who saw himself as ruler by God’s grace and defender of Christian unity. In 1521, he said that the sun never set in his empire, which stretched from Latin America in the west to central Europe and to the Philippines in the east. The German territories were just one of his realms, and powerful princes defended their own interests here. Secular and religious power was still based on the Christianity of the Roman church. But many saw the Reformation as an opportunity to distance themselves from Rome and the Emperor, and to improve their standing in the political power structure of the day. Unlike the Habsburg emperor Charles V, who didn’t even speak German, Luther grew to become someone the people identified with, and he became hugely popular. The reformer was one of the first major figures to explicitly play the German card and appeal to national sentiment: one of his missives said, "Why should the Germans put up with robbery and oppression imposed by foreigners?” Luther’s translation of the Bible into German was an important step in forming a German identity, but the Reformation left Germany divided along religious lines.

1917 Balfour Declaration: How 67 Words Changed the Course of Palestinian History

Palestinians around the world are marking 100 years since the Balfour Declaration was issued on November 2, 1917. It was contained in a letter written by the then British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Lord Walter Rothschild, who was a leader of Britain's Jewish community.

In the letter, Balfour expressed his support for "the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people".

The declaration, which is only 67 words long, is widely celebrated by Israelis. But Palestinians regard it as a betrayal which triggered the colonisation of their land.

Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips explains.

Angry, Uninformed Brexit Loonies Rage about Nick Clegg's Brussels Trip

US-Russia Probe: This Is a Big Cloud That Is Only Getting Darker and Is Not Going to Go Away’

Top US News & World Headlines — October 31, 2017

After Indictments, Where Is RussiaGate Headed?

Paul Manafort and former business partner Rick Gates, along with former Trump campaign advisor George Papadopoulos, have been the first people indicted in the Trump-Russia probe. Independent journalist Marcy Wheeler, economist James Henry, and TRNN's Aaron Maté discuss.

Activists Acquitted in Effort to Prevent British Fighter Jet Delivery to Saudi Arabia

Quaker activist Sam Walton and Reverend Daniel Woodhouse were both acquitted by a UK Court following their arrest for their attempt to disarm Typhoon fighter jets at BAE Systems that were to be delivered to Saudi Arabia for its war in Yemen

The Prelude to the Russian Revolution of 1917

The contradiction of feudalism, military capitalism, and imperial ambitions, along with an unambitious bourgeoisie, were the prelude to the Russian Revolution of 2017, explains Prof. Aleksandr Buzgalin of Moscow State University

Madrid Stuck in the Past with Idea of Unity above All Else – Catalan MEP

Hundreds of thousands took to the streets of Barcelona, protesting the apparent desire of the Catalan government to create an independent state. Days before, hundreds of thousands had marched in support of the push for secession. An unrelenting Madrid, unwilling to let any of this happen, is ready to prevent Catalonia from becoming independent. Will it come to the use of military force? Is the drive for independence strong enough to overcome all the obstacles? We ask Josep-Maria Terricabras, member of the European Parliament for the Republican Left party of Catalonia.

Top US News & World Headlines — October 30, 2017

The Ottoman Empire - Demise of a Major Power (1/2) | DW Documentary

For 600 years, the Ottoman Empire was a superpower. This two-part documentary tells the story of how this vast empire vanished in less than a century.

The Ottoman Empire extended across three continents and the seven seas. Over the hundred years from Greek independence in 1830 to the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913, the Ottoman Empire withdrew from Europe for good after a presence in the Balkans lasting almost 500 years. The shared past is often downplayed by national historians, but the Balkan states are strongly influenced by the complexities of Christian, Muslim and Jewish peoples living together, says Mark Mazower from Columbia University. It was more of a ‘side by side’ existence based on the Ottoman Empire’s "millet” system, where non-Muslims enjoyed the protection of the sultan but had to pay special taxes in return. Over the course of the 19th century, the region’s religious identities slowly became clear national ones; people now saw themselves as Serbs, Greeks, Armenians and Bulgarians. This rising nationalism, along with attempts by the major European powers to get their hands on the region’s resources and the inability of the Ottoman Empire to implement reforms, brought about the end of Ottoman rule in Europe. Using rare picture and film footage and with contributions by international historians, this two-part documentary analyses the last century of the Ottoman Empire and tries to understand its demise.

Heroin Addiction in the USA | DW Documentary

In the U.S. state of Ohio, drug addiction is rampant. The country is inundated with cheap drugs. Police in the small town of East Liverpool are waging a desperate battle against dealers and illegal drug abuse.

Jacob Talbott is on the front lines of the U.S.'s war on drugs. He's a police officer in his home town, East Liverpool, Ohio. Overdoses are part of daily life here. On his patrols, Officer Talbott might encounter former schoolmates who have become addicts. He says drugs have destroyed the community. East Liverpool is no exception. Entire regions are being inundated with opioids: heroin and synthetic or designer drugs like fentanyl. Millions of Americans, especially from the rural white middle classes, are struggling with addiction. Drug abuse claimed over 64,000 lives in 2016 alone - more than twenty drug-related deaths per 100,000 people. DW-Reporter Alexandra von Nahmen rode along with police officers in East Liverpool as they waged war on drugs.

'Sky's the Limit' for Saudi Women, Kingdom's First Female Spokesperson Says

Donald Trump Is 'Unfit to Run the United States': Andrew Sullivan

Catalonian Independence Opens 40-Year-Old Wounds

Spain is in the midst of its most serious political crisis in 40 years. As the Spanish cabinet roundly reject Catalonia's decade-long drive for independence, what is next for the divided region?

Inside Putin's Russia

Correspondent Nick Schifrin and producer Zach Fannin take us inside Vladimir Putin's Russia, with an in-depth look at the resurgent national identity, the government's propaganda machine, the risk of being a Kremlin critic and much more.

Robert Spencer: Pope Francis, the Pope of Islam

Jihad Watch director Robert Spencer discusses the praise Pope Francis has received from Muslim leaders for his false claims that Islam is a religion of peace that has nothing to do with terrorism, and his ignoring of the plight of persecuted Middle Eastern Christians.

Inside Story: What Happens Next in Catalonia?

Spain pushes back after the independence vote by firing the government and the police chief.

In less than 24 hours Catalonia has declared independence and Spain has responded by stripping the region of its autonomy and taking control of its government and police. The Spanish prime minister dismissed Catalan's leaders including Carles Puigdemont. Mariano Rajoy called for a snap election in the region on December 21. And handed over Catalonia's reins to Spain's deputy prime minister, Soraya Saenz de Santamaria. But will that simply exacerbate Catalans’ ambitions to split.

Presenter: Patty Culhane | Guests: Enric Ucelay-da Cal - Senior Professor emeritus at University of Barcelona; Daniel Gasconid - Spanish writer and political analyst; Luk Van Langenhove - senior researcher at the Institute for European Studies

Saint Helena - A Remote Island in the Atlantic | DW Documentary

Every third week, a British Royal Mail ship begins its journey from Cape Town to Saint Helena, the remote island in the Atlantic where Napoleon was once in exile.

It’s like the end of the world in the middle of the Atlantic. Five days, with a northwesterly course, and only then do the sheer black cliffs appear in front of RMS St. Helena. The island’s 45000 residents are often waiting impatiently for the ship’s arrival and panic if the schedule changes. Director Thomas Denzel and his team went on the journey to Saint Helena and met the people living on the island. Many of the residents are descendants of people who were sent into exile there by the British crown - the most famous among them, the French Emperor Napoleon. This is a report about life at the end of the world, loneliness, unique vegetation, and a very special journey.

Saddam Hussein: 'I Knew Saddam'

Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi president, was executed on December 30, 2006. His death, like his life, was filled with controversy.

Saddam Hussein was born into humble beginnings, but his straightforward, brutal efficiency eventually propelled him to power. By 1979 he had absolute control of Iraq, and had become a prominent figure on the world stage.

I Knew Saddam was first broadcast on Al Jazeera English in 2007.

Alastair Campbell vs The Archbishop of Canterbury: Alastair Does God | GQ Politics | British GQ

GQ’s arch interrogator Alastair Campbell finally does God, as he meets the man leading the Church of England, Justin Welby, to discuss the Queen's death, gay sex and battling depression.

The World This Week: Catalonia's Day of Reckoning: Barcelona Opts for Independence, Madrid for Direct Rule

British Government Wants to Criminalize Web Use

The British Government is set to expand terrorism offenses to include the act of viewing content online. Jim Killock of Open Rights Group says the move amounts to criminalizing thought

Sue Lloyd-Roberts - BBC Newsnight - Saudi Arabia, the Lives of Women, 2011

Could Saudi Arabia Be the Next Dubai? - BBC Newsnight

How should we view Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's promise of reform? Evan Davis asks Saudi journalist Abeer Mishkhas and Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik.

Science Myths and Health Misconceptions | DW Documentary

We've all heard that a glass of wine a day is healthy or that spinach is a good source of iron. But what is true and what is a myth?

There are many misconceptions about what is healthy and what is unhealthy. Insight is a constant process: what was accepted as true yesterday could be scientifically refuted today. But how do myths become embedded, even in the scientific community? Why can’t we simply replace old insights with new ones? Everything from methodological errors to manipulation can play a role. New myths aren’t just created in spite of science, but sometimes even with its help. One example: detoxing is a very popular myth at the moment. Removing toxins from the body is based on an understanding of medicine dating back to the early 20th Century. But modern medical experts say this notion of a build-up of toxins is nonsense. So why is it so hard to debunk the detox myth when it has no scientific basis? Dr. Lilian Krist, an epidemiologist at the Charité Hospital in Berlin says: "People want to believe in something. For many, these diet hypes and lifestyle trends have become a substitute religion." New studies often throw up more questions than answers and more room for wrong interpretations - or even deliberately false conclusions. Once wrong information has become embedded in our brains, it’s difficult to get rid of again. Cognitive psychologist Ullrich Ecker has discovered that established myths people have believed in for generations are incredibly resilient. There’s even a boomerang effect: the more we try to destroy a myth, the more people believe in it.

10 Minutes: Saudi Arabia's New Crown Prince

Saudi Arabia's new crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has become the de facto ruler of the kingdom given his father's poor health. Bin Salman's record of reckless decisions over the past two years has triggered fears that he may take the Kingdom into uncharted territory and further destabilize the Middle East.

Inside Story: Can the Crown Prince Change Saudi Culture?

In the three years since he emerged as a central player in Saudi Arabia's government, Mohammed Bin Salman - also known as MBS - has seemed to be a young man in a hurry. The 32-year-old formally became Crown Prince earlier this year, but well before that he had announced broad plans to transform both Saudi Arabia's culture and its economy.

At a conference this week in Riyadh, the prince made headlines by calling for the Kingdom to "return to moderate Islam." He suggested that his country's embrace of a particularly strict version of Islam, was a reaction to Iran's 1979 revolution. But questions are being asked as to whether the prince will be able to push his reforms through the country's conservative bureaucracy and religious establishment.

At the same time he's spending $2tn on the 'Vision 2030' plan which seeks to lessen the country's dependence on oil revenue. Will Mohammed Bin Salman be successful in both, or even just one of these ambitious projects?

Presenter: Martine Dennis | Guests: Abdullah al-Shayji - Chair, Political Science Department, Kuwait University; Yasemin Saib - Saudi Activist; Jane Kinninmont - Deputy Head, Middle East & North Africa Programme, Chatham House, London

Direct Rule or Independence? Catalonia Crisis Comes to a Head

Prophet Muhammad’s Truthful Predictions

Top US News & World Headlines — October 25, 2017

Catalan Companies Are Leaving Catalonia and Other World Stories | DW Documentary

Catalan companies are leaving Catalonia because of uncertainty; Famine as a weapon in South Sudan; Conservative party MP's in Germany are pushing for a quota; Fears of a new refugee route to Romania.

Egypt's Sisi: 'There Are Countries Who Are Supporting Terrorism'

How East German Voters Fuelled Far-right's Parliament Breakthrough

Donald Tusk Suggests Brexit Could Be Halted

The president of the European council says the EU 27 are united in negotiations on Brexit. Speaking on Tuesday, he was addressing a plenary session at the European parliament when he said the talks could result in 'a good deal, no deal or no Brexit'. The president of the European commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, told MEPs that the EU was seeking a fair deal with the UK European council president suggests Brexit could be halted

Top US News & World Headlines — October 24, 2017

Thailand's Lèse-majesté Law ‘Stifling Dissent’

Thailand’s former King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-serving monarch, will be cremated on Thursday, over a year after he died.

While millions of people are mourning the revered monarch, who ruled for 70 years, Thailand's military government is ramping up its crackdown on people insulting or criticizing the royal family.

Over the past three years, more than 100 people have been charged or convicted for violating the country’s strict draconian lèse-majesté law (violating the dignity of a ruler), which forbids insult of the monarchy.

The military leadership says some sort of democracy will return next year, but there is no indication that will mean freedom of speech when it comes to the monarchy.

Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay reports from the capital, Bangkok.

Saudi Arabia's Dissenting Princes Are Being Hunted

Saudi Arabia - a key ally of the UK and America - has been ruled as an absolute monarchy since its foundation. Any opposition in the country is often brutally oppressed. BBC Arabic has been investigating allegations the Saudi monarchy has operated a system of illegal abduction and capture of dissident princes who have criticised the government, including evidence of princes kidnapped in Europe and forced back to Saudi Arabia, where they've not been heard from since. Reda El Mawy reports.

South Korea: 'Time Running Out to Prevent a Nuclear N. Korea'

Kang Kyung-wha: South Korea Minister of Foreign Affairs »

Trump’s Proposed Tax Overhaul Would Give Billions to Trump & Cabinet While Sparking Global “Tax War”

As the Senate narrowly passes a budget bill that clears the path for a historic tax reform, we’ll look at how President Trump’s proposed tax overhaul would shower billions of dollars in tax cuts upon the wealthiest Americans—including President Trump’s family and members of his administration. An analysis by the Center for American Progress Action Fund shows President Trump’s family and Trump’s Cabinet members would, combined, reap a $3.5 billion windfall from the proposed repeal of the estate tax alone. Trump’s plan would cap the tax rate on “pass-through income” at 25 percent—a move that would also shower millions in savings upon millionaires and billionaires. We speak with economist James Henry of the Tax Justice Network and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, whose latest piece is titled “Nine Reasons Trump’s Tax Plan Will Hurt You.”

Top US News & World Headlines — October 23, 2017

How Trump’s Presidency Is Fueling Right-Wing Nationalist & Anti-Immigration Movements Across Europe

In Austria, conservative leader Sebastian Kurz has been tasked with forming a government after he won a slim majority in the snap elections earlier this month. His conservative party, which campaigned on an anti-immigration platform, is now weighing whether to form a coalition with Austria’s far-right populist Freedom Party, which won 26 percent of the vote in the Austrian elections. The Freedom Party was founded by former Nazis six decades ago. This comes as hate crimes in Britain hit a record high and anti-immigrant nationalist movements are surging across Europe. For more, we speak with Dominic Thomas, professor at UCLA who specializes in European politics. Thomas is chair of the Department of French and Francophone Studies.

George Galloway Blasts Brexit Talks In Opening Rant

Our host didn't hold back on the current state of the negotiations, which are deadlocked.

Inside Story: Can the United States End the Blockade of Qatar?

It is a case of try and try again for America’s top diplomat. The US Secretary of State‘s back in the Gulf reviving mediation efforts in a bid to end the four-month-long Gulf crisis.

Rex Tillerson is visiting Saudi Arabia and Qatar as part of a regional tour. His last visit was in July for intense talks, but no deal was made. Tillerson is playing down the chances of a quick solution in his latest shuttle diplomacy.

He is already been blaming the Saudi-led group of countries for the lack of progress.

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt cut ties with Qatar in June, and imposed a land, sea and air travel blockade on the country.

The Saudi-led bloc accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism, allegations strongly denied by Doha.

What will it take to find a solution? And does the Saudi-led quartet want to talk?

Presenter: Jane Dutton | Guests: Fahad Bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah, Qatar Ambassador to Russia; Andreas Krieg, Assistant Professor at the Defense Studies Dept. King's College London; Khalil Jahshan, Executive Director of the Arab Centre of WashingtonMAIL

Lord Heseltine Says Britain Will Join The Euro And Brexit Might Not Happen

Lord Heseltine remained adamant the UK would adopt the currency when the “circumstances are right”. Joining Iain Dale in the studio, he also said it was “very possible” that Britain does not end up leaving the European Union.

Analyst: Gulf Crisis 'Is a Crisis by Choice, Not by Necessity'

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is set to launch a fresh bid on Sunday to ease a crisis between Riyadh and Doha, both allies of Washington, but without high hopes of a breakthrough.

Omar Ashour, a senior lecturer in Middle East Politics and Security Studies at the University of Exeter, speaks to Al Jazeera about Tillerson's Middle East tour.

The “Resistance” Forgets Bush Is a War Criminal

Don't allow the media to sanitize the legacy of Bush!

The World This Week: Raqqa, Kirkuk, Xi Jinping, Malta, #balancetonporc

Wilson Responds to John Kelly | Full Interview

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) responds to Chief of Staff John Kelly's criticism of her following President Trump's phone call to the widow of Sgt. La David Johnson.

Top US News & World Headlines — October 20, 2017

Barack Obama Calls for Unity as He Returns to Campaign Trail in Virginia

Former President Barack Obama, back on the campaign trail for the first time since he left the White House, has appealed for unity in America. Without mentioning Donald Trump by name, Obama said: 'Instead of our politics reflecting our values, we've got politics infecting our communities.' He went on: 'If you have to win a campaign by dividing people, you won't be able to govern them.'

Barack Obama delivers veiled but withering rebuke of Donald Trump »

Right-wing Rise in Austria: Threat for Europe? | DW English

Conservative politician Sebastian Kurz has won Austria's elections by espousing right-wing positions. What consequences will that have for Europe? Guests this time: Ulrike Herrmann (taz), Frank Hofmann (DW), Matthew Karnitschnig (Politico).

Brexit Discussions At EU Summit: "Beauty Of UK System Is You Can Make It Up As You Go Along"

Moment of Truth: Spain Sets in Motion Direct Rule over Catalonia

Prof: Hillary Clinton Could Still Replace Trump as President

It's been almost a year since Clinton lost the election and one Russian collusion believer has mapped out a scenario where she could be installed as president.

George W. Bush Speech on Freedom and US Leadership

George W Bush: US Politics 'Vulnerable to Outright Fabrication'

The former president spoke at an event held at the George W Bush Institute on Thursday in New York. Bush says bigotry seems emboldened in modern America, along with a climate of discontent. He added that US politics appeared more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication.

Read the Guardian article here

Inside Story - Is China the Next Global Leader?

Who is the most powerful person in the world? Many would say US President Donald Trump. But the international news publication, The Economist, argues it is actually China's President Xi Jinping. While Trump talks protectionism, Xi is bidding for global leadership on multiple fronts. Among them - a grand infrastructure plan to link large parts of the world economy, an Asia-focused bank to counter the World Bank, China's first overseas military base and a military buildup in the South China Sea.

Analysts say Xi wants to be a transformative leader along the lines of Deng Xiaoping and Mao Zedong. He has eliminated rival power centres in an anti-corruption campaign, and has amassed more personal power than any recent predecessor.

So, what will the latest Communist party congress reveal about China's global aspirations as the US turns inward?

Presenter: James Bays | Guests: Einar Tangen - Political and Economic Affairs Analyst; Jabin Jacob - Fellow at the Institute of Chinese Studies; Isaac Stone Fish - Senior fellow at the Asia Society's Center on US- China Relations.

One-man Rule? China's Xi Jinping Consolidates Grip on Power

Hillary Rodham Clinton Receives Honorary Doctorate from Swansea University

On Saturday 14 October 2017, former US Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, received an honorary doctorate from Swansea University in recognition of her work in promoting children's rights. During the congregation, Mrs Clinton delivered a speech entitled, Children's Rights Are Human Rights.

Pro-Israel Billionaires Dictate Trump’s Aggressive Iran Policy

President Donald Trump has disavowed the Iran nuclear deal, but won’t pull out of it – yet. The same neocons who pushed for the 2003 invasion of Iraq are now arguing that the US needs to abandon the multi-party international agreement. Investigative reporter Max Blumenthal says that the end goal for decertifying the Iran deal is the same as the Iraq invasion, even though members of the Trump administration say pulling out would empower Iranian hardliners.

Top US News & World Headlines — October 18, 2017

Trump Allegedly Said Dead Soldier ‘Knew What He Signed Up For’, Says Congresswoman

A Florida congresswoman alleged on Tuesday that Donald Trump told the widow of a soldier who died in combat that he ‘knew what he signed up for’. Representative Frederica Wilson said she was in the car with Myeshia Johnson on the way to Miami airport to receive the body of Johnson's husband, Sgt La David Johnson, when Trump called. Wilson said she heard part of the conversation on speak

France's Weinsteins: Watershed Moment in Fight against Sexual Abuse?

Mit dem Zahnrad ins Hochgebirge: Wunderwerke Alpen-Bahnen - Dokumentation von NZZ Format (1998)

Ende des letzten Jahrhunderts setzt die verkehrstechnische Erschließung der Alpen ein. Die geheimnisvolle, wilde und unheimliche Welt des Hochgebirges wird für jedermann zugänglich. Mit innovativem Pioniergeist entstehen großartige touristische Attraktionen. Vor 100 Jahren fuhr die erste elektrische Zahnradbahn der Schweiz von Zermatt auf den Gornergrat. Seither haben Millionen Berg-Enthusiasten, aber auch Halbschuh-Alpinisten, die eindrückliche Aussicht auf 29 Viertausender der Walliser Alpen genossen. Die erste Luftseilbahn der Schweiz wurde in Grindelwald von deutschen Ingenieuren gebaut. Der in seiner Konstruktion außerordentlich kühne Wetterhorn-Aufzug war schon damals außerordentlich sicher.

Doku: Erdogans Erzfeind - Wer ist Fethullah Gülen?

Der Putschversuch in der Türkei: Schon einen Tag danach macht Staatspräsident Erdogan seinen Erzfeind Fethullah Gülen dafür verantwortlich.

Top US News & World Headlines — October 17, 2017

Europe’s Newest Face: Kurz’s Election Win Indicates Rightward Shift for Austria

French President Emmanuel Macron no longer holds the bragging rights to the title "Europe's fresh face". Sebastian Kurz, the 31-year-old leader of Austria's Christian Democrats and the winner of Sunday's snap election now holds that distinction. So what can we expect from this new leader whose ideas were supported by one quarter of the vote? The issues of immigration dominated his campaign and he openly embraced the prospect of forming a coalition with the far-right.

Inside Story - What Is behind Austria's Sharp Turn to the Right?

Sebastian Kurz has declared victory in Austria's national elections. He is on track to become the world's youngest leader.

Austria Election: The Difference between Macron and Kurz

France's Emmanuel Macron no longer holds bragging rights to the title of "Europe's fresh face." That distinction now the property of Sebastian Kurz, leader of Austria's Christian Democrats, winner of Sunday's snap general election, and at 31, eight years the junior of Macron. So what are the new ideas behind the new face?

Top US News & World Headlines — October 16, 2017

Hillary Clinton: The Interview

Candid, open and at times angry, this riveting conversation takes us into the heart and mind of the woman at the centre of the most stunning election loss in modern US history. What really happened? Sarah Ferguson reports for ABC Four Corners.

Harken O Leaders of the West! Islam vs Liberalism - Kamil Ahmad

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Turkey's Brain Drain: Talents Turn Their Backs to Limited Freedom and Declining Economy

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