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where the solar blackout will be best seen, but will they be disappointed? >> fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant will take their war to europe if no one stops them, the warning comes from libya's defense minister, who said that isil's advance will spread beyond the country's borders. the comments come as armed groups threaten cities along libya's mediterranean coast. >> they come from mali, niger and boko haram. they come from the desert through bengahzi and from the military base in tripoli. what we need are weapons and ammunition. the army is growing every day and increasing in numbers. >> meanwhile, talks between the different libyan factions due to take place on friday, but there is no guarantee they will end

the violence, which appears to be getting worse. >> in mourning, the libyan city which for weeks was under siege by gaddafi forces in 2011 is now on the front line in the battle against fighters of the islamic state in iraq and the levant. these men were ambushed early on wednesday, armed groups have joined operations sunrise. it is an offensive to gain jol of the oil-rich region and it's sea ports. >> they were taken by surprise. they were attacked by three in the morning. the response from the dawn of libya came strong causing grave losses to their lives and gear. >> for the last three months they have been intent on fighting each other rather than taking on isil-linked fighters. the decision to send troops to sirte and surrounding areas was

the first time that a local force declared war on isil. >> the true fact is that this city is not accustomed to calamities and pains. all these sacrifices are for lib y fighting terrorists along with remnants of the former regime to bring the revolution to its true right course and set libya free problems. >> isil also lost men in the fighting. they're trying to identify the bodies but they believe many who joined isil are gaddafi loyalist who is never accepted the new rulers of libya. isil-linked groups control important buildings in former leader muammar qaddafi's hometown of sirte. libyan dawn fighters say they're planning a major offensive.

they promised to take the fight west of sirte. they've already claimed responsibility of an explosion that targeted the libyan dawn fighters. >> nearly 400 migrants have been rescued off the libyan coast. the coast guard released a video showing an ill-equipped group struggling in a rubber dinghy. the migrants are part of a growing number of those fleeing the conflict in libya. troops have been deployed into tunisia. they've made nine arrests in connection with the attack on the museum in which 23 people were killed. meanwhile, isil has released an audio regarding praising the gunmen and taking responsibility for the carnage. >> tunisians take to the streets to express their defiance.

the message a clear rejection of violence and the people who perpetrate it. there was also solidarity with the victims and tributes made in their memory. some of the victims were not carrying their passports so they have not been identified yet. more than 40 people were injured. some of them have been talking about their experience. >> we entered the room with the old mow mosaics. people tried to run and save themselves. >> two gunmen were killed when security forces stormed the museum. it is believed they would accomplices. they are looking for nine people so far and four have been arrested so far in the attack.

>> we will be putting in place check points that will be manned and supervised by the national army. they will intensify their parolees across the nation. joint patrols between the army and security eternal nell will be conducted. >> the bardo museum will remain closed for several more days. when it reopens it can expect fewer visitors. many companies say they're removing tunisia from their list of destinations. >> so far it has been spared much of the violence sweeping the region. now they're looking to track through anti-terror laws and they plan to fight mercilessly those involved in the attack. the victims of the attack have been laid to rest. tunisia remains in shock and in mourning.

it's also aware that it can no longer remain on the sidelines of what has become known as the war on terror. jacky rowland al jazeera, tunis. >> al jazeera's prime minister appears to have softened histone on ruling out a palestinian state. benjamin netanyahu's pre-election comments have sparked rebuke from the white house. pratty culhane has more from the white house. >> reporter: the comments that may have helped him get the victory could cost him and his country. in the run up of the election he clearly said if he won there would be no independent palestinian state. not while he was prime minister. at the white house that was seen as a clear betrayal. the prime minister gave his first post-election interview to an american.

>> they have made a pact with hamas that calms for the destruction of the jewish state. every territory that is vacant in the middle east is taken up by islamist forces. >> netanyahu has often clashed with president barack obama his spokesman said that net net i can'tnetanyahu cannot take back his comments. >> steps that the united states has taken at the united nations have been predicated on this idea that the two-state solution is the best outcome. now our ally in these talks has said that they're no longer committed to that solution. that means that we need to reevaluate our position in this matter, and that's what we will do moving forward. >> some potential resolutions could include granting palestinian official statehood. the most extreme possibility

setting the perimeters for a final peace deal. netanyahu responded you can't impose peace. obama officials reply you can't negotiate peace without a partner either. patty culhane al jazeera, washington. >> one of the other main issues of contention between obama and netanyahu is the nuclear talks with iran. u.s. president spoke about the ongoing negotiations in his annual address to the iranian people for the persian spring festival. >> our negotiations have made progress but gaps remain. there are people in both our countries and beyond who oppose a diplomatic resolution. my message to you the people of iran, is that together we have to speak up for the future we seek. as i said many times before i believe that our countries should be able to resolve these issues with diplomacy. it "t" can lead to a better path. the path of greater opportunities for the iranian

people, more trade and ties with the world more foreign investment and jobs, including for young iranians. more cultural exchanges and chances for iran students to travel abroad. more partnerships in areas like science and technology and innovation. in other words, a nuclear deal now can help open the door to a brighter future for you, the iranian people. >> u.s. secretary of state john kerry and his iranian counterpart has hoped to broke arrest deal by next week. a diplomatic heour diplomatic editor james bays has this report. >> reporter: they continue on in the hotel behind me. the meeting starts at breakfast time and continues on late at night. they have been meeting several times again. they say that they're making progress.

it's interesting that it's the european now who seem to have problems suggesting that the deal isn't yet good enough. and it's worth remembering that back in november 2013 it was the french who had a problem with the interim deal, which is finally agreed. it seems to be the french again who have a problem. the u.s. and the irans talking about ten years for iran not to be under scrutiny, and to have inspections. the french want that period to be much longer. maybe 15 as many 25 years. >> yemen's president hdi was forced to flee his residents in aden. after two jets launch attacks on the palace. >> in many ways this is a battle not between two rival groups but between two men. forces loyal to president hadi retake the airport from special forces loyal to the former

yemeni president ali abdullah saleh. it was a short battle with passenger planes within range of the bullets. the special forces unit fighters had refused to give up their arms and fortify themselves within their barracks then they attacked the airport. the fighting got so intense the airport was shut down and passengers taken off planes and back into the terminal. forces loyal to hadi surrounded the saleh loyalists and surrounded them. >> it's expected that the houthies are now in control of the north. they want to make sure that the clashes and fights are happening in aden rather than sanaa. >> later on thursday an unidentified warplane hit the hadi base. according to his base he is unarmed.

he insists that he remains yemen's legitimate leader, and he's trying to build a power base in aden. and if saleh was able to take over the aden airport it would have weakened hadi. >> more to come, soldiers from chad and niger retake areas from boko haram fighters. and sony denies agreeing to make script changes in exchange for tax incentives from the mexican government.

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>> welcome back. we have the top stories on al jazeera. the libyan government in tibruk is warning that isil could make its way to europe. the u.n. is hoping they'll form an unity government. tunisian security forces have made nine arrests in connection with wednesday's attack on the bardo museum in which 23 people were killed, and isil-affiliated group has released an audio recording praising the gunmen and claiming responsibility for the carnage. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu has backed down on pre-election comments on a palestinian state. president obama has now spoken with netanyahu to congratulate him on his victory.

soldiers have claimed they have taken areas from the boko haram fighters. >> reporter: oranges from chad say they killed more than 200 boko haram fighters when they retook areas northeast nigeria on wednesday. boko haram flags and the group's slogans could be seen on walls around the town, even after it was liberated. large supplies of weapons and ammunition belonging to the group were also recovered. >> we faced an enemy who truly occupied this area, and it was not he is easy to push them out but we did it. >> reporter: soldiers then celebrated. this is one of several places recaptured by the soldiers helping nigerian forces fight boko haram. the screen of scene of massacres

and other towns have been reclaimed in the last few weeks. >> it's through this solidarity and arms our chadian brothers, a fraternity that is better now. we didn't know each other on march 8th when we crossed the bridge, but now we've shared a meal and it's a new fraternity that is being born now. >> reporter: they say that the state in nigeria worst effected by boko haram in a six-year campaign against violence are now on the verge of being completely liberated. but the military has announced victories before like the capture of the group's leader who the military said they captured and killed, but who later appeared on boko haram propaganda videos online. the chadian soldiers are calling for people who fled to return home. >> we have arrived to find a deserted town, so we spent the last two days here inviting the population to come back and

secure their belongings. >> reporter: but that is unlikely. many of the nearly 1 million people displaced by boko haram's violence like these people in nigeria, are afraid to go home just yet. there has been conflicting information from the forces fighting bomb before. but if they're winning the war against the group it means that it's more likely that people will be able to vote safely when elections are held next week. al jazeera nigeria. >> around 2.5 million people in sierra leone are to be confined in their homes to stem the ebola epidemic. it will last three days and effect areas in the north. house-to-house searching will help identify people with the virus. greek prime minister said he's in tucks with european leaders in brussels. he's trying to persuade e.u. leaders that proposed reforms are enough to unlock funds need

needed to void a possible bankruptcy. refusing to lift sanctions on russia until it is proven that the peace agreement is working. european council aggravated that russia has to meet all of its obligations under the so-called minsk agreement before sanctions are removed. russia however denyies any military involvement in the fighting in eastern ukraine. no. egypt the retrial of two al jazeera journalists have been adjourned until next tuesday. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed deny the charges. >> three men took the stand in cairo. one after the other. the men said they either didn't see the videos, write the report or remember what they wrote. an appeals court has ruled. there wasn't enough evidence to

convict al jazeera journalists mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed last year. they're accused of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed along with their colleague peter greste spent 400 days in jail. the charge against them have been called baseless. peter greste was deported to his native australia and fahmy is also an canadian citizen. he was hoping to be deported. now mohamed fahmy, baher mohammed must check in with the police every day. mohammed recently said he feels fortunate. >> we'll wait and see. i'm happy to return back. i'm happy to be going back to my family. >> this day may have been encouraging for both men. given the unpredictable path they've been on they can only remain hopeful they'll eventually be able to clear their names. al jazeera.

>> former australian prime minister malcolm fraser has died at age 84. he served from 1975 until 1983. evans a liberal who remained active in public life after he left obvious particularly on human rights issues. the cyclone that hit vanuati has left people in need of food and water. andrew thomas reports. >> reporter: he was in japan with his president at a conference on preparing for disasters when disaster hit his own country. vanutu's climate minister is back. the australian government has flown in teams to check on the areas. the minister has hitched a ride.

>> unlike the philippines vanuatu's cyclone did not create huge storm surges from the sea. even sow the low number of confirmed deaths and injuries so far have been remarkable. on a tour two hours on the ground to find out which preparations helped, and what can be done better in the future. this island in the north of vanuatu escaped the worse of the storm. but people here know next time it could be different and next time could be soon. because cyclones are becoming more common and more fierce. they're sure that climate change is in part to blame. the weather pattern is changing.

we used to have cyclones, but this is the worst cyclone we've ever had. >> reporter: it's a common story. this is not the first bad cyclone australia has helped to clean up. >> in vanuatu's capital worry is everywhere. jeff is desperate to get back to the home islands in tanna. he knows it has been badly hit and he has not heard any news from his family. >> cyclones like these are making such journeys more common. andrew thomas, al jazeera, vanuatu. >> the arctic now has the smallest amount of ice since records began 36 years ago.

the ice on the arctic ocean is 14.5 square kilometer and is expected to shrink in the spring. scientists say that it is evidence of the impact of climate change. producers of the new bond movie are denying allegations that they gave government of mexico parts of the script. changes to the script were made in return for millions cuts in taxes. >> the scene where james bond will hunt down an international assassin in the upcoming 24th bond film. according to reports, it was the price to get millions of dollars in tax cuts that they so desperately needed to control costs. make mexico look good. cast a mexican bond girl, and make sure that the villain and

his target are not mexican. according to the e-mails done dill. the producer denied such changes from made at the behest of mexican officials, but said they relied on government help. >> the government supports us by helping us get permissions helping us with getting cooperation for the various places we have to shoot controlling the streets with police and things like that. >> reporter: that claim that mexican officials got their bond girl well, an up and coming mexican star did get cast as one of the many women in the film. >> i believe not only the bond girl's evolve, but also the movies. time passes by, and the movie director actors do evolve. this is why this franchise is still so successful. >> these accusations fit into the native that mexico will do anything to look good on the world stage. it has been battlelled in

scandals and drug violence. >> at no moment did we get involved or interfere with the script of the film. mexico likes to play it's part, and it's potential is scene and recognized around the world. >> as million of viewers of james bond fames know, it's that scene full of color that's why they'll come to shoot on the day of the dead, one of the most colorful and mysterious holidays. >> what goes on behind the scenes may never come to light. >> the sun will be blocked out in most of europe, and the faroe islands may be one of the few places where a total eclipse might be seen. >> in the faroes it's not unusual to feel the full force

of four seasons in a day. but here they're hoping for a short clear window and the clouds to break. this group one of many, which has traveled to this rugged atlantic archipelago to watch the solar eclipse. this will be kate's ninth eclipse. she has traveled the world pursuing her passion. >> until the hair on the back of the neck stands up, and it all happens and it's those experiences that makes it feel very intense really emotional. and then when you see the total eclipse, it's just so beautiful and stunning so you've got this massive sense of euphoria, and then after the eclipse finishes, it's like--it just goes--life returns back to normal. you look around and think what was that? it's quite unusual. >> in all 9,000 people have come to the faroe islands to try to see the eclipse by land, by sea and even from the air.

some trips were booked years in advance. everyone here is keeping one eye on the sky the other on the weather forecast. that is because total eclipses are rare. and there won't be another one here in the faroe islands for several hundred years. but these happenings are not unprecedented here. legend has it during an eclipse during the 1700 century four faroe brothers who had fought found themselves in darkness. they promised to be better men. the sun then came out again. unlike now the total eclipse of 1954 was viewed with suspicion by some people. >> there is no system in the pharaoh island faroe islands and my father told me to the to be scared of it. some people are scared of it because they think it's the end of the world. >> some call this the land of

maybe. so dependent it is on the elements. there are no guarantees the skies will provide the perfect view but new memories will be made here whatever the weather. al jazeera, in the faroe islands. >> you can always get more on our website at www.aljazeera.com. vladimir putin makes no apology. the russian president is celebrating the event that put the world on edge and plunged america and russia into this new cold car. one year since he seized crimea, the fighting rages on in ukraine, and vladimir putin shows no sign of backing down, as if dearing the west to stop him. america tried to squeeze him