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a new way of of is really a tax. we'll have a live updates soldiers on the streets and can you a day after these to 13 people were killed in protest against a controversial finance, the founder of what he needs to julian, his sons has returned to his home country australia as a free man. he pleaded guilty to a charge of espionage under a pre depo with the united states ending a 14 year baffle against extradition. that agreement also ends washington's efforts to prosecute designs for revealing government secrets about the was and that's kind of stone and rock. they started in 5 minutes to and to me all the easy spoke moments of, to us on to the end of the objective here was to conclude, these matters that had been concluded that been concluded in

a way that has changed. the outcome of that was so which is, julian sands is now home here in australia, or well, let's speak to daniel robinson. she's been a wasting his arrival for us at the airport. now we saw a son's get off the plane cuz his wife mean waived with support is where is he right now? yeah, well, it wasn't going even to alignment renaissance touch down in australia. he arrived he and was freighted by his wife and his father, hugs and hughes were billed here on the tarmac as many people lined up along the fence watching human land in australia, many people waving flags and cheering as he arrives in terms of where he is now he is expected to head potentially to the east hotel, which he likes did release a tweet earlier in the day, saying they would put on a press conference shortly off to assign just arrival. he event camera. so it is

expected that a sondra is heading to the hotel, potentially to face the media, but that has not been confirmed. that is what is expected to happen. but for now, really, his focus is going to be on spending time with his family. his wife has constantly said that she would hardly ever believe that he would be free once. she could hold him in her arms. and that is exactly what she was able to do. just moments early as he landed here in australia, they had a little warm embrace when they arrived here. and he also embraced his father too. who said that his son is now really looking forward to enjoying his life that back he the strategy. but really a more new mental moment and a homecoming that was watched by the wells. and the my, i see it hasn't even been able to see his sons outside of prison, essentially since they were born. and he's faced a number of allegations over the is can you remind us why he was specifically

facing charges the best channels yeah, so the us justice department to use the sancha of this foreign with the former us intelligence office officer to re lease more than 700000 classified documents that had details of was in iraq and ask on assignment that is something that julian assigns has said that he denied he said he was just doing the job of a journalist. he then sort refuge even the echo during m. c in london. and he was charged with s be nice in 2019. he did spend about 5 years behind bots in london. and now really he left that high security prison and there was a plea deal that was nice that he could just go to side pan, which is a u. s. territory where he would have been historic hearing. he would enter a plea deal guilty and that has what has been allowed him to return on to this

fairly a atlanta on a home. so, but that play deal again as his lawyer said outside the court, or is it something that they said is really detrimental? to journalism, and they say they are going to be seeking a presidential pot and in terms of decent field t play deal as it does have run this occasion. so that's going to be another steps that they take and easily have also said that to and boys will not be silenced. timberland dc now in australia is not the end. if he's voice, he will continue the 5 full price of freedom. that is a little bit of the history. but that caused all the basics. traffic in saga has now come to an end. and we have now really entering this phase where we to now witness how drilling assigns is going to push forward, which is freedom for the press in this new way. and it'll be interesting to see when to danielle,

cuz you were just saying that his father was hoping that he would have a quiet life, but his wife is, well, i see you're saying that they will be pushing for this party. so they're all going to be further legal steps. yeah, it does seem that this could be still legal proceedings involved in julie and the san just life. as i mentioned, his father has said to the price today that you know, songy is looking forward to the simple things in life. he wants to live in ordinary life in a lock. these have the best spot has been everything boss in saying that though he still wants to continue this 5 full press freedom and for general is in the course . this whole saga wasn't just about julie. it assigns this has really been a case of how douglas kenra pulls on events, the government's deem to be secrets. and that is really a topic that has been re dotted and debated now once again across australia and

something that he's legal team again wants to push full as well as when he faced cools inside hahn in the u. s. territory he did have now the final defined act saying that the 1st amendment and the espionage act to contradict each other, they don't work together not to now the point that he wanted to make in that court room. so he's still, he's flashing for what he believes in and it does it seem like it's not going to end as a matter of where this may take? would you like it is yet to be seen. but hopefully we may have some julian sonjee in the next hour, and a lot of say, be staying across that for you here on out a 0. bring you that press conference if it happens. life and now daniel robinson and kendra, thanks so much done. spoke to the united states has said that there is no evidence to prove that an american journalist on trial contract in russia is a spine. evan gasket, which is kansas dining trial in the russian associated catherine bag. the rules regional report a is facing charges of espionage that now he is accused of collecting classified

information to the us. as central intelligence agency, gaskets, you might recall was detained and not last year while on assignments in russia. russian officials say they called him red handed and gave no further details, suggested which denies all charges and us officials are still yet to see him. settlements to visit be here. no, no, no, we have not of goods or is it the offers? oh we are we put in a request, the or at least 60 people have been killed in the us since tuesday. off to a strike on a home, and they've la, here, thousands of people are believed to be buried down to the rubber. most of the injured we understand a women and children rescue as they've been trying to pull out, survive. and well, let's speak to tar a couple of them. he joins us now from the ground and there are

a lot on the central part of the gaza strip talk. we've been hearing about the strikes and they've done here, but i've done that also reports of israeli forces opening file and the only sarah refugee come once again. tell us about what we know. yes this does, in fact are these really artillery and even areas of abutment on the ground continue to take place and then all the parts of the gaza strip as what we get information from our sources on the northern part of gone. so they have confirmed that at least 15 palestinians have been killed. so fall in a residential building that wants to targeted by the is by the army in that area along side that the attacks has been full. so the attack has been expanded to reach to the central areas of district, just a few kilometers a wait and i'm as a rock for to to camp were a residential tower. was hit by artillery shows that destroyed a significant parts of the tal. at least 5 palestinians have been reported scared with thousands of injuries being brought to the out the hospital in order to get

proper medical treatment. we've continued to help ease the ongoing escalating of these really military attacks on the summit pots as well. in a honda in a city where at least 2 palestinians have been killed off to the east, but only hoss talking to a residential building in the very densely populated area where residents sausage gradually to return back to live in the parts of the summit. part of the gaza strip, specifically after that gets very minute treat with the trouble from that area. but according to gauze hill ministry, the said that at least 60 power sentience have been killed during the past 24 hours . well, at least at least 100 others being voided, but surprisingly, the cumulative number of casualties, the by the so ring um its very fragile medical sector trying to cope with the situation on the ground. the light of the severe medical shortage alongside with the ops failing rates of casualties they by they get into office the hospital key.

and even though our the hospital and the other pollution of the central areas of the gaza strip. i'm a nurse in flight for these ongoing ministry attacks by the is by the army who said that they are nearly are about to finish the manager of operations in roughly this area that's had been what this thing is very football man's 1st, a very tiny space of land, what palestinians have been multiple, you recovered today from different areas in the eastern central western pots of roof, as is ben is trying to take full minute treat operational control over that area as, as well. later we move to the 3rd phase in which they would try to carry out intensive and even precise operations, of course, district, which means that is where we continue it's operation on the ground. even despite old, assess, be made by diplomatic countries at the diplomatic, even negotiations being made by original countries in the region, in order to bridge the gaps of disagreement that we come. awesome is almost as you

talk of was, are in the reflection for us from the ground, from general ballot and the gaza strip. thank you. time. i mean law in lebanon is really strikes, have targeted the southern city of chi on for a 2nd consecutive day. now, and this comes off to organize the tax on the town of shavon in southern lebanon. the is really on the it says it's full plains targeted several hezbollah sides intensified across the board of 5. between is really and has the forces of increased raise and a full scale will. well, that speaks to us is that he's on the ground for us. and marcia, you and that's in southern lebanon, and we've been saying and reporting on these very real fears of serious regional escalation over the last few weeks. how does what we're seeing now fit into oral flash? well, this is just a fair of escalation here. instead of 11 and why i can't tell you is that today we have seen a number of is there any strikes against the city of,

of town just moments ago, right. before we came on a i saw and is ready strike just behind me. now we have them, we feel the vibrations we, we have quite to just find overhead and we see the smoke rising through out the dates. so there's definitely a nice today. there's been increased number of strikes, but this isn't daily increase really across the board. the strikes between his beloved and is there other than just so i can give you a, a, a view of the landscape here behind me. if i come and ride zones and things and that is the time about him. now that's me, talk to you by israel's, not just today about this yesterday, but previously as well. it seems to be the focal point, at least in this part of that run full is right is to keep striking into the rights of it. if it goes over, you can see these very new settlement. i've met to a law, not his beloved have said that they've talked to the bank. and so just asked that settlement with guided missiles and that resulted in some injuries,

an apparent death as well. but these readings have been striking not just okay, and then also being hit in the ss and other villages and towns throughout southern lebanon. but the challenge that they face is that his blood isn't a conventional man. the tree isn't conventional on me. the, for example, solid in the tree equipment here and says that and there's one says that his beloved has like, is there any forces and then just disappear. and it's very difficult for the bill to try and talk. it's because of the forces that say they all we go sorry about that, 40 a and visit video disruption that will leave our conversation. that for now. i said bag in southern lebanon for us. thank you. awesome. well, kenny is president william router is pledging to clamp down on protests against a controversial finance bill at whatever cost he's described to storming upon them

and to nairobi on tuesday as treasonous. at least 13 people were killed during those demonstrations on tuesday. of the m p 's post bill approving tax increases. the military was deployed of to hundreds and protest as also poured into the parliament, setting fires or parts of the building. meet us on the asking union that has asked for restraint and dialogue between all parties. demonstrate as there is a that is still time to stop the president from signing the bill and to long will not speak to a correspondence saying does robbie, he joins us now from the canyon capital. then we saw a huge security presence this morning. everyone remains on edge, i understand. so the clients and now the focus through how people are processing, what's happened as well. what we're hearing this morning is that the death toll, as you say, is that 13 at the moment. but we are hearing several unconfirmed reports that that told could very likely go up and considering how violent the classes became on

tuesday yesterday. it is no surprise if those numbers indeed do go up. now human rights groups, civil society have described the response by the president as disproportionate things are calm but still tense. cleanup crews had been working here in front of parliament to place the scene of those violent clashes just a day ago. and now just a day after the members of parliament that are now seen leaving the parliament building, they handed him a william root. so his tax bill now today they have rubbers rubber stamps after the fact. his plan to deploy can use military in the country. people say that this bodes well for book does not sold well for protest going forward. there have been protests called for tomorrow and the president has doubled down on his pledge to clamp down on demonstrators. all of this is the country is still coming to terms with a violent classes, the deadly confrontation that took place here just 24 hours ago. his name is robbie

in mckinney and capital, and i wrote before as keeping an eye on things. thank you very much. and i'll still ahead here on al jazeera will be bringing you more on julian, the sons of to the break about press conference who were hearing about is expected to get underway very soon. as you percent of british children live in poverty. but the crisis since they mean not a priority to politicians campaigning for next month. selections the the the

. ringback the, the welcome back you are watching out a 0. let's remind you about top stories. the sound which he likes found a julian assange has returned to his home country is straining as a free man. he pleaded guilty to a charge of espionage under a please deal with the united states. it ends american efforts to prosecute him for revealing government at least $23.00 people died in kenya and choose states demonstration. can you as president 20 routes? i was punching to clump down on protests against

a controversial finance for once. have a cost. he's described as storming upon him and, and i rode the on tuesdays trees. and it's very striking, a residential building enrolled in because it has killed at least 15 and tell us to dozens of people named tracks under the rubble of that for story. last year, most of the injured oregon, women and children on the cost of living is one of the biggest issues for versus in next week's versus general election of a something that means a bigger chunk of the income going to a central spending. that's all those and poor regions. it means an inability to feed their children, get the main parties appeared to be paying the full attention to pat king poverty in that campaigns for we talents, reports from your costs up on top, and this being at least a century has time side. so it is one of the roar time power houses of britain's industrial age. city sense of regeneration has kept mucous,

those hospitality humming, and the funds seek is coming. but you don't have to stray spots to be reminded. the ne england has some of the u. k. is most deprived areas. you can see poverty up, close and personal. it's, it's, it's in people's demeanor. you can see it's in your health. it does shocked me still when i see sometimes the hardship people are dealing with. john mccory is the chief executive of the costs of food bank and network incentives that gives food to people struggling to afford it. john wants to keep up with, he talked about more in the election campaigns. i would like to see it being more of a political priority according to a recent study, at least a course that revel children live in poverty and 66 percent of the constituencies across england and wales. but here in the northeast, that same policy level affects 189 percent of the constituencies. so we've got a special post today called d, a z. it's

a familiar story. more and more people are falling into poverty because of use of cuts to vital social services. in secure by the paid jobs and austerity minded government policies like the recent to child benefit cap. so if you count money to pay your electricity bill you comp modest to buy to see children. you are going to use the child benefits. so when it's passed to, to children, that makes a significant difference, and we will keep cutting taxes in the coming years, which publish it. you've talked about remarkably little on the election campaign trail. the conservative policy thinks cutting taxes and spending $15000000000.00 less on welfare will make everyone better off. the labor policy is talking about the child part of the strategy, but it hasn't committed any money to it. grows a is alcohol business, thermal side. that there is the willingness to change. but i'd like to stable

much more, really. the country's food banks are likely to be busy, for some time to come, will reach helen's. i'll just say are you got? so the air forces of south korea and the united states all staging joint drills. the operations take place as a time. this highs intentions with north korea. john young has just signed and your defense packed with russian. south korean president doing so you'll go to the us, us federal roosevelt's, on tuesday. the new k a pallet across carriers in the region for the fast of a 3 way minutes. we exercise. well, so involving japan. well let's take you to some live pictures. we're getting right now from cameras as fairly as capital. where we can expand the julia into san has landed just in the last couple of hours or so. we were promised a press conference from a helix. we believe this is it lets us know that enabled him to come home to

australia as a free man. the agreement is that he will spend no more time in prison. the times will play deal at all. unfortunately, in order to achieve his freedom and to leave the hospital, the prison had been long she had to play here. he had to choose to plead guilty. take to conspiracy to commit espionage for publishing evidence of us war crimes. human right. seduce guys is really hard to do this when there's just a hot spot noise going in the background. a thank you very much. in order to when he's free to enjoy and pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to commit espionage for publishing, evidence of us will crimes, human rights, abuse of human rights, abuse, and us wrong doing around the world. this is journalism,

this is the criminalization of journalism. and while the play deal does not set a judicial president, that's not a court decision. the prosecution itself fits a president that can be used against the rest of the media. it's important to journalists all around the world on the fan, the dangers prices and this prosecution to set an award winning and started in general is, has been nominated with another phase, possibly publications, has spent more than 5 years in the hospitality present because of this expedition requesting the united states we are absolutely thrilled that julian is now hi administrative. yeah. i can say when we landed here in australia, i became very emotional. the moment we landed, the prime minister was the 1st person to get on the phone to speak to join, join,

thank team, and the team, and told the prime minister that he had saved his life. and i don't think that's an exaggeration. i want to take this opportunity to thank the prime minister, permanent solving easy for his principal leadership. the sites went cheap and diplomacy that he showed in leading the effort to bring joy in hinesville star. i guess it was as a physician later that he said enough is enough that there was nothing to be said, but you'll have the ongoing cost duration. as prime minister, he kept his word. he raced at the highest level at every single opportunity he has continued to ask us to bring this to an end. and he's efforts

completely changed the situation for julian and enable them and guard sections of us government that allowed us to reach this outcome. i also want to thank our investor to the us, kevin rod f one a prime minister, whose relentless efforts in washington working together closely with us with myself and my co council. barry public completely changed our relationship with us and completely changed the negotiations without his efforts. and he's a debt diplomacy. we would not be in that position we oxidize enjoy and would not be harm. i also want to thank steven smith, that hot commissioner in london who worked tirelessly, entertainment defense the console staff, who, who really facilitated actually at home are incredibly con julian along the way. this is a huge win for a stranger and for a straight and democracy. this is a huge win for free speech. this is a huge win,

frustrated that upon ministers suit up to ally the united states and demanded the return of an australian citizen. and the julian came home today. is the product of 14 long years of legal battles, political advocacy, and ongoing campaigning. not just by us, but by so many people in his community. a global movement was created around julian and the need to protect for a speech. and it's that global movement that has led to his release today. i really want to thank everyone who has joined us in the spot who have supported us along the way. because with that, that support and the campaigning that's being done. we just wouldn't be in this position. join is incredibly grateful for the support that he's had from the starting government and from the public here in australia. and when i july, the 30 time, he's finally hon. i'm going to invite my i'm happy we might take questions i might

at the end if that's okay, but i'd like to buy my, my us co council, very public to come in uh, address you about the play do of the good evening. uh, earlier this evening. uh earlier today in a court house in side pan. uh we had a hearing that brought to a close at prosecution that never should have been brought julian hassan. she has for so many years uh, sacrificed for freedom of speech and freedom with the prophecies sacrificed his own freedom. and finally today that tragic situation ended. and we are all grateful that you are in his back home, das, fairly aware he belongs back with stella. a back with his children were united with his father is on press in, unprecedented in the united states,

to use the guys apt to criminally prosecute a journalist for a publisher. it's in the more than a 100 year history of that law. it is never been used in this fashion. it is certainly our fault that will never again be used in this fashion. julian spent years in bel marsh. no one should spend a day in prison for giving the public news worthy and, and even listening naturally into songs as low as speaking in the astronomy and capital camera, we can make sound the sound touched down in his home country just about just over an hour ago now here's the way and say the, the deals set, so problematic precedence for gentleness, but that is return is still a huge win for democracy for speech and australia will have more in just a minute. stay with the

hello. we have seen really heavy rain recently into central and southern parts of china and see the menu from here. just standing its way out towards shanghai. pushing a little further east was just a system just drags its way out into the northwest pacific and see pulses of heavier rain coming into central parts. i swear the heaviest rain will be good, rest the showers to the south of that weather, just clipping the fall south of south korea and pushing across into q c. for the stay fraud. i say it's not what's the weather with the risk of flooding? the likelihood of some flooding, it's a southern pulse of home. she's heading over towards turkey. what, whether the edge of stretching his way back across those central as you can see how st. mary's cloud and rain twist all the way over into the a by have been go, we have got the, i'm on assume rains now. why don't truly setting across the good parts of india, but they all still lagging. i, the tools that ne, included the.