Top US News & World Headlines — September 25, 2017

The World This Week: Power Play in Barcelona, May's Brexit Speech

Inside North Korea Newest Documentary (2017)

In this documentary you get to see how north korean people really live in one of the rarest documentaries ever recorded.

Covering the North Korean Threat - The Listening Post

Zigaretten - Verführung zur Sucht

British in Europe: Letter to Theresa May by ‘The Coalition of UK Citizens in Europe’

British in Europe letter to Theresa May on EU citizens rights after Brexit by LisaO'carroll on Scribd

Top US News & World Headlines — September 22, 2017

Dotard: An Educational Insult

Inside Story: Is President Donald Trump to Blame for a Rise in Hate Crimes?

The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC celebrates its first anniversary this week. It took a century to get it built - a salute to the history, culture and achievements of America's almost 40 million black people. Fittingly, it was the Obamas who opened it along with George W. Bush, who had signed off on the project. Its opening could have heralded a new era, a departure from the racism of the past. But it hasn't.

In the past 12 months the US has had perhaps its most divisive election, there's a new man in the White House and racist violence and hate crimes are on the rise. So, what's behind this spike in hate?

Presenter: Martine Dennis | Guests: Daryl Johnson - Author, 'Rightwing Resurgence'; Day Gardener - President, National Black Pro-Life Union; Corey Saylor - Director, Department to Monitor & Combat Islamophobia, Council on American-Islamic Relations

How Saudi Arabia Financed Global Terror (2015)

Funding Jihad? (2003) - Did the Saudi Royal Family really finance 9/11? Although a key Middle Eastern ally of America and Britain, the Wahhabist Saudi regime is nevertheless suspected of financing terror groups around the world.

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.

Worlds Apart: German Elections – Harold James, Professor of History and International Affairs

Germany is soon going to the polls for an election that most probably won’t change much, but will mean a whole lot. This is because the country, which once was blamed for destroying Europe, is now tasked with saving it. How well are the Germans coping in balancing their guilt for Europe's past with their sense of responsibility for its future? To discuss this, Oksana is joined by Harold James, Professor of History and International Affairs at Princeton University.

Top US News & World Headlines — September 21, 2017

Brexit: The UK's Charm Offensive in the EU Regions - BBC Newsnight

Brexit secretary David Davis has been quietly reaching out beyond the EU's formal structures - to some of the places that could have most to lose from Brexit. Our political editor Nicholas Watt reports.

France: Front National Leader Philippot Explains Why He’s Leaving the Party

US - At United Nations, Rouhani Defends Iran Nuclear Deal against 'Rogue Newcomers'

What Is Trump's Message to the World? - Inside Story

The United Nations hosts the 72nd General Assembly - a gathering of 193 members to discuss the most pressing problems of our time. It is US President Donald Trump's first.

What is Trump's message to the world?

Presenter: Martine Dennis | Guests: Ian Williams - former president of the UN correspondents association; author of "Untold: A Guide to the UN”; Jeanne Zaino - political analyst; professor of political science and international studies at Iona College – specialist in US elections and political parties; Evan Siegfried - political strategist; author of "GOP GPS: How to find the Millenials and Urban Voters the Republican Party Needs to Survive"

The Debate: Iran's Rebuttal: Tehran Answers Trump and Netanyahu

Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim's UN Speech in Full

Qatar's emir has addressed the 72nd UN General Assembly session in New York City. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani addressed Qatar’s blockade and called “for an unconditional dialogue based on mutual respect for sovereignty”.

On international matters, he called on Myanmar's government "to stop violence against Rohingya minority" and appealed to Palestinians to complete their "national reconciliation".

Hurricane Maria Tears through Puerto Rico

Hurricane Maria has made landfall in Puerto Rico. It is one of the strongest hurricanes ever to hit the island.

The Category 4 storm is packing winds of 250 kilometres per hour, with officials warning of catastrophic damage.

Al Jazeera's Andy Gallacher reports from San Juan.