>> a major defeat. >> so there's no denying that this is a setback. >> i.s.i.l. rallies iraqi forces in ramadi complicating u.s. strategy battling protesters. >> we are here to support groove and defend our -- groove gruevski and defend our homeland. thousands turn out in

support of macedonia's president two police officers go free exonerated of contributing to the death of two teenagers, in a case that sparked some of the worst rioting in france's history ghosts of the past. >> it's in a unique location history and space. more than half a century after being abandoned, a crucial part of london's underground history could be revitalized good evening i'm antonio mora this is al jazeera america. we begin with the huge implications of the fall of ramadi in iraq. in response thousands of shia fighters headed to sunni-held territory near ramadi. the militia are expected to lead

a counteroffensive to reclaim the city from i.s.i.l. which took full control of anbar province on sunday. the pentagon vowed to help retake ramadi. the u.s. coalition launched 19 air strikes against i.s.i.l. forces in the area. more than 500 have been killed since i.s.i.l. targeted the city. the u.n. said nearly 25,000 fled since the fighting began. zeina khodr is in baghdad with the latest. >> i.s.i.l. is defiant. they tried to advance from their strong hold of ramada city to the base. we understand thousands of shia militia men have been gathering to prepare for an offensive. i.s.i.l. was not able to reach the base. they faced resistance. this is a message that this is not going to be a deep fight. i.s.i.l. is entrenched in the

province, it has support and doesn't control ramadi. it controls vast areas of anbar. the decision to deploy shia militias, to use them in the fight is controversial. there has been sunni tribal elders warning against this saying it could backfire. the fight to recapture ramadi has not begun, and already there is a humanitarian crisis unfolding that was zeina khodr reporting from baghdad. u.s. officials are reacting to the fall of ramadi to i.s.i.l. white house correspondent patty culhane looks at what is next. >> reporter: the u.s.-led coalition dropped almost 2500 bombs on iraq, trained thousands of soldiers, but it didn't stop the city of ramadi fulling to i.s.i.l. >> there's no denying this is a setback. >> reporter: an official talking point, ramadi was surrounded for

so long, the biggest surprise is didn't fall sooner. u.s. backing a plan to send in sunni militias. that's a step the u.s. has been hesitant to take until now. >> there was a sense that the shia militia was a group we wanted to minimise as much as possible not legitimate or work with. we have seen a contending strand of thought which is we can't be so picky. and we'll have to recognise that iraq is coming together slowly in terms of the strength of government and the reconstitution of the iraqi army. >> reporter: the state department was asked about reports in the past that shi'a militias performed atrocities, and can it happen again? >> i am not sure what guarantees you are asking for. we spoke to our view that the militia should be under the command and control of iraqi security forces. >> there's a concern it will heighten sectarian intentions. >> we say that any time in

public that we don't need the militias. this is a conflict between our tribes and their tribes, and we told them any time that we have enough volunteers and they are waiting, and that's why they are not very welcome u.s. secretary of state john kerry admitted getting arms to the sunnis has been a problem. >> part of the challenge is also dealing with anbar, and the tribes, which need more resources, more training, more initial cover from the iraq security forces, and that will be, i am sure the subject of much conversation. >> the u.s. says it will continue to launch air strikes, to train and arm iraqi troops, insisting their strategy of letting iraqis leave the fight is not flawed. it needs more time. a former iraqi deputy

ambassador to the united nations is the founding director for center for study in the middle east at the indiana university in blooming tonne. it's good to have you with us. losing ramadi again after taking it from i.s.i.l. a few months ago - how big a blow is it psych some likely and militarily. >> i think it's a strategic defeat for the iraqis and the united states. it's a huge psychological blow. this shows that after 10 months of sustained american bombardment and engagement by iraqi forces as well as by some of our regional neighbours at least in the past i.s.i.l. can take the initiative in the field and be effective. any notion on the ropes. this that we have heard in

recent days is erroneous. >> what does it say about iraqi forces that seem to have fled especially as you said they have been getting bombing support from the coalition, especially over the past few days. >> what it does is that you cannot expect to reconstruct in days weeks, or even a few months a force that had been allowed to be degraded by the previous leadership in iraq particularly the previous prime minister maliki who undertrained and underequipped the army for years. you cannot reconstitute the army that quickly, and it tells us that we have not adequately pursued a policy of reconciliation in iraq, of engaging in political dialogue and coming to an understanding

between the various communities and constituencies in iraq as to what our shared or compromised vision of the state is. without that, i don't think there can be an adequate military solution to the common threat of i.s.i.l. >> in that context secretary of state john kerry says he's confident the tide will turn. is it likely now that shia militias, with iranian support will begin to engage in the fight, and, of course this is a sunni territory. >> it's iraqi territories. we have to distinguish between the militias, some of which have been accused of committing violations of international humanitarian and human rite norms. the iraqi prime minister said the allegations have to be investigated. we have to distinguish between the militias and the volunteers

who are ordinary iraqis fighting for their homeland. >> we are talking about militias that are going into i canny territory, but it is mostly a sunni area. i want to go back to prime minister maliki. the "new york times" is reporting that iran is using maliki maliki who by the way said they'll take the province. what do you say about the report that iranians want a weak haider al-abadi for their own purposes. >> i would generally agree it's in iran's interests for iraq to be weak but it is not in their interests to have utter chaos in iraq because that could rebound into iran itself. i take the point of the report to a certain extent but not the kind of chaos we saw in iraq

over the past 10 months. ambassador good to have you with us hope you join us again and bring us insights the wife of an i.s.i.l. leader is being questioned. her husband was killed in a raid over the weekend. abu sayyaf's wife was captured. he is believed to be a top-ranking funding official. the military wants to know if his wife knows anything about hostages multiforces from 18 counties carried out military drills in jordan. the joint exercises included counter attack drills and mock strikes against targets. the exercisers are expected to run until tomorrow. a french court cleared two police officers in a case that set off weeks of riots 10 years

og. the officers chased the boys, and the teens ran into a power substation and were electrocuted. barnaby phillips was in court. >> reporter: suspense in the courtroom before the verdict. the families of the boys hoping their long ordeal would end with the conviction of two police officers. one of the boy's father had travelled from tunisia. he was 17 when he died. the other boy 15. chased by police they jumped into a substation, where they were electrocuted. their deaths led to weeks of rioting across france. thousands of cars were set alight, the government declaring a state of emergency. >> we were not allowed to film the verdict. the judge ruled there was no clear evidence that the police knew the two boys were in

danger, and therefore they could not have been expected to help them. the two police officers were acquitted. there was anger and despair from friends and family. this woman shouts "we waited 10 years, but the police are above the law." the trial highlighted some of france's deepest wounds. it examined the sense of alienation, that young feel was on the edge of paris. the problems are as relevant in 2015 as they were in 2005. but the lawyer for the police officers was adamant. the case against his clients was always weak and unconvincing, he said. from the first day, i have said this should never have come to court. it was like something out of vladimir putin's russia, no new evidence came out whatsoever.

>> reporter: so the police will feel vindicated. there's a danger that this verdict may polarize french society, rather than heal it. a u.s. appeals court ruled in favour of google. a san francisco woman tried to have an anti-islamic film that she acted in removed from youtube after receiving death threats. the court said youtube, which was owned by google should not be forced to take it down. the film "innocent of muslims" spread unrest in egypt and parts of the muslim world in 2012 the u.n. is calling for an extension of a truce that ended in yemen on sunday. it comes on the heels of fighting. the coalition forces have launched a new air campaign against the houthi rebels. hashem ahelbarra reports from riyadh, where officials are struggling to find a way to end the violence. >> reporter: fighters opposed to the houthis are on the offensive

it's the central province, seized by houthi fighters a few months ago. it's recently become a houthi base in their push to capture the southern cities, including aden. fighting resumed after the humanitarian ceasefire expired sunday night. houthis are shelling pro-government troops in tiaz and aden. as the war goes on, millions of yemenis face hard times. this province is not the only area grappling with fuel, food and water shortages. the united nations and the international community are pushing for another truce so that aid can reach the war wounded. the iranian navy is escorting a cargo ship, said to contain tons of humanitarian aid. saudi arabia accuses iran of helping the houthis.

>> all in all we need a serious concerted international effort to deal with yemen. and to deal with this humanitarian crisis, and, of course, the political solution is the only solution, that is why we believe that inter-yemeni dialogue should take place. under u.n. auspices. talks are underway in the saudi arabian capital riyadh. key yemeni factions are expected to reach agreement on how to end the conflict. the houthis are not taking part. they dismiss the riyadh gathering as irrelevant. the united states, which is fighting al qaeda in yemen fears more instability in the power vacuum, if it exists. >> without a political settlement or without a government that can continue to move the parties towards the conclusion of the transition, then that would be difficult. i'm optimistic that the yemeni

people, when given a chance, all parties will be able to sit and come to a common agreement. >> the united nations invited all political parties to met in geneva to negotiate a deal. yemen's warring factions failed on how to move forward. government loyalists say all decisions made by the houthis, after taking over power should be scrapped. calls rejected by the houthi rebels, who insist they have the backing of the people one much europe's smallest and poorest countries is at the center of a political fire storm. next - the upheaval that has macedonia's prime minister fighting for his political life and for many of myanmar's persecuted rohingya a single peace of paper could be the difference between life and death.

in context, political unrest in the former yugoslavia republic of macedonia. protesters demanding the prime minister step down following evidence of a huge surveillance and wire tapping schedule. macedonia is one of the poorest countries, the southern most of what was yugoslavia the others are slovenia kosovo and others. robin forest ear walker explains how the unrest could impact the region. >> reporter: nationalist anthems made up the playlist of this rally. prime minister nikola gruevski is fighting for his fumpt this crisis is about macedonia, not about him macedonia is a european state. in a place that deserts. we have a team and a vision.

we have smart people that make right decisions. that is why macedonia is strong. long live macedonia. here is a message from the prime minister. a clear sign that despite all the scandals surrounding the corruption allegations, despite the resignation of key figures and the opposition rallies, he is not going anywhere and he still has support. many travelled from far to be here. >> translation: we are here to support nikola gruevski and defend our father land, to defend macedonia. we want to implement a ukranian scenario in the country. >> translation: he's opening new factories and giving people jobs. supporters are in the thick. >> reporter: western diplomats want a resolution. n.a.t.o.'s secretary general

spoke from brussels. >> peaceful demonstrations fought. the important thing is to avoid more violence, make sure that the democratic institutions are developed, and that the rule of law is implemented in full. >> reporter: on the other side of the city center anti-government protesters hold the ground. separated from the crowd by a few blocks macedonia long struggled for its own identity abong balkan faces. in 1944 it became part of the yugoslavia, where it remained until yugoslavia resolved in 1991. in september it declared independence and became known as the republic of mass tonia, it -- macedonia. the joined the u.n.

greece disputed it using the name macedonia, because it used that name. there were trade embargoes, and ended when macedonia scuffed the issue, it's never been resolved. a conflict erupted with ethnic albanians seeking a rite in parliament. it was ended. an associate in the europe programme at the carnegie endowment for peace joins us. prime minister nikola gruevski has been in power since 2006. there have been concerns about his authoritarian tendencies for years. what is causing the explosions in protest. is it mostly because of the tapes that show the massive surveillance? >> thank you. good evening. i think you can say that this is partly is contribution to what we can see currently in

macedonia, of course there's more to it. there's socioeconomic unrest in the country. ever since the financial crisis. macedonia and other countries fell behind. you see ethnic tensions in the graphic. you alluded to the 2001 incident where you saw some sort of fighting in macedonia. minor compared to what happened. still significant when it comes to the intentions between slavic macedonians and albanian macedonians. this goes on until today, and what we saw a weekend ago. a major shoot-out in an albanian city the majority of the populated albanian cities which lead to the counter crisis. which was seen by some as

allegations of fire tapping. >> it was seen by some as fomenting ethnic tensions. is it fair. compared to the rest of the region ethnic tension and fighting has been minimal. >> i wouldn't call it fomenting. he has made use of what is there, and there were certainly armed groups in the area raided by police. so there is criminal gangs there. there are violent groups which are separatist in tendencies. but it looks as if he was making this raid at a particular moment taking into account the bloodshed that could follow to deflect from the crisis. it has not deflected. ministers had to step down the chief of intelligence stepped down. it has not sufficed for the people that demonstrate against the government and take a broader view who say this is authoritarian in tendencies

un-democratic in its practices, and want to see a government change not just a few ministers resign. >> seeing the battling protests how concerned are you that this could bleed over into a region that is notoriously volatile? >> well, i guess there is reason for concern. if only for the matters that i alluded to. these are poor countries compared to the rest of europe and they don't advance in particular because they also don't advance on the way to europe. for macedonia in particular there's the case of the name issue. the dispute with greece. because of that macedonia dant advance to become negotiating member, for membership with the european union. there's progress stalled on that

front. ethnic tensions in other countries. >> a quick final question. >> the u.s. and macedonia have different operations. can the u.s. play a role in calming things down? >> the u.s. should play a role, highlighting the security spects to this. when i alluded to the criminal gangs, this is something that has been lost by the europeans for some time focussing more on the political process, and maybe losing site of what is out there still in terms of - in terms of organised crime criminality. the networks which don't respect borders, which don't respect national governments. this is something where the u.s. and europe should work closely together. >> thank you the ukranian government presented video of what it says is proof of russian involvement. two russian soldiers were captured following a battle near

luhansk. a video shows a man identifying himself as a russian sergeant. the men are being traded at a hospital in kiev. >> mexico escalates the war on drugs. thousands of heavily armed military troops are going after one of the country's dangerous drug cartels. and the effort to stop the flow of migrants into europe by going to the source and targetting boats carrying them across the mediterranean.

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submarines. first the headlines across the u.s. last week an amtrak employee sued over the derailment. a law firm announced it is representing a group of passengers to do the same. the four plaintiffs claim serious and disabling injuries seeking unspecified damages president obama is making it tougher for local police departments to get their hands on militarized equipment. some equipment he says, is not appropriate for policing. that was after armoured vehicles and police in riot gear congranted protesters in mississippi 170 charged in sunday's deadly shoot-out between rival motorcycle gangs in waco texas. nine were killed, 18 wounded. members of five motorcycle clubs attacked each other with guns knives knuckles and chains. about 100 weapons were found.

no bystanders or police were injured. mexico's government says it's waging a war against mexican crime. thousands are dismantling a young drug cartel. al jazeera adam raney embedded with the military. he sent this report from the capital. >> reporter: a show of force. 10,000 federal soldiers and security forces have been sent to the western state. the latest build up in an ongoing drug war. following a wave of attacks, the downing of a military helicopter with rocket launch grenades and the killing of 15 police officers last month in an ambush. despite talk that this cartel is a threat. missing person's advocate says it's been behind hundreds of disappearances across the state. >> translation: there's an

organised structure tied to the disappearances. it's gaining attention now because of roadblocks and ambushes and violence. this goes way back. this is not new. this is a tip of the iceberg. >> this is who the government is up against. the new generation cartel. a heavily armed group grown over the past five years as the government took on other cartels elsewhere. they make millions running drugs, extorting and kidnapping enforcing their own justice, building their own weapons. the state security chief admitted he had no idea if the cartel had hundreds of gunmen or thousands. still, he was sure of victory. >> i am confident our actions will allow us to take these criminals into custody. >> the capital is mexico's second largest city and has

been known as the home of cartel leaders. many believed they had understanding with authorities as long as things remained calm. in the wake of violence, there are raids every day. >> these are raids by the army and federal place. police. what we see is an increased coordination of efforts between security forces as they try to take back control of the state. >> there's more anticipation on the issue with elections less than a month away. >> the whole state is closely watched. >> translation: this is the result of a security strategy that is corrupt to the bone. corruption is behind the failure. >> it's long been an open secret in mexico that complicit politicians are part of the problem. less clear if that will change soon. eric olson is associate

director at the woodrow wilsons center for scale or and joins us -- schoolers, and joins us tonight it is believed to use a rocket propelled grenade to down a helicopter setting fire to cars buses and engaged in shooting battles with police. is this turning into an all-out war? >> well it certainly is in that location and state. it's a tactic that that criminal organization used effectively until now. most organizations involved in kidnapping et cetera work with corrupt officials, and they don't usually try to confront the army or police in a pitched

armed battle. when there are armed battles, it's usually because they are cornered and don't have an alternative. it is unusual. i suspect they'll won't last long in that mode of operation. we'll see. >> if people are asked about mexican drug hotels, they may come up with some names, not necessarily a new generation. has this group taken advantage of the success of the mexican government had against them with other cartels? the truth of the matter is the cartels are evolving. there's a cartel you are not hear much about any more. they are constantly evolving. they are broken off from older cartels, they are splintered groups.

it is constantly a revolution a transformation and that makes it so difficult to try to defeat organised crime in a military fashion. if you break them in one place, they pop up in another place. people need a different idea on how to climent and restrict organised crime. it's not something you fight on the battlefield like a traditional army. >> is this a transformation in strategy for the government. 10,000 soldiers. >> yes... >> we hear about them going after the king pins. >> yes, they deployed 10,00010 years ago. they deployed 10,000 or more. and several thousands in guerrero. it's not a different strategy. what is different about this is that the criminal group this

new generation group decided to take the fight to the military. most criminal networks operate more like guerilla forces in the shadows. this came out, used rocket propelled grenade to knock down a helicopter. that is the difference here. mexico had a tradition of deploying military to bring criminal organizations under control. >> is this enough to bring this group under control. there's so much corruption that the cartels own officials, government officials, and people in law enforcement. i think they'll be successful in getting them off the highways, and stopping them carrying out offensive missions against the military. the knew generation doesn't have

the power to defeat the army. that's only the first part of the organization. criminal organizations work better in the shadow through corrupt officials, trafficking and moving product. so you know, i think the army will have success in bringing down the kind of offensive provision, but whether they can put them out of business that's where they have been less successful. >> you're right. eric olson of the woodrow wilson center, good to have you with us. for the first time since a failed coup anticipate. the president deployed soldiers to quell street protests. tensions flared between soldiers after the president fired his defence minister who kept the

army neutral until now. protesters asome troops opened fire and intend to continue protesting against the president's decision to run for a third term at the election. >> we hope to continue the protest against a third term. we don't want him. >> the protest will not end until he says he is not vying for a third term. we want peace in burundi and are tired of war the u.s. government expressed concerns over retall atry attacks after the coup attempt. 5,000 burundians have crossed the borders to escape the violence the european union approved military action to stem the flood of immigrants. they will seek to sieve or destroy boats this u.n. traffickers used. according to e.u. the effort could be launched next month.

the plan has key hurdles to overcome. >> the european union is sometimes accused of being slow and bureaucratic. on the subject of migration it reacted swiftly by agreeing to start a military operation in the mediterranean against people smugglers. >> hopefully, at the next foreign council in june we may be ready to adopt the launch. that will help to follow the recommendations and the work that the commander will have in the coming weeks. >> in the meantime, obviously the work in the security council of the united nations will continue. >> it's images like these that spurred european leaders into action. >> the first part of the operation against the smugglers involves surveillance and gathering intelligence. european navy's will need a u.n. security council resolution to cease and destroy vessels.

>> this is about criminal networks. it's about border control, it's about migration. and, therefore, the european union is now working out how to respond to this. of course, one of the problems is that there might be foreign fighters. there might be terrorists trying to hide to blend in among the migrants. >> a key stage on the route for the people smugglers is libya. this libyan security forces uncovered a suspected hideout for would-be migrants. the e.u. plan depend on libyan cooperation. many of the rival factions are opposed to foreign military intervention. >> agreeing on a military operation is one thing. deciding what to do with the thousands of migrants that reached europe is another question. most countries agree that the

e.u. needs to share the burden. some nations do not want to be forced to accept a quote re of refugees. >> hundreds of migrants died at sea. the main sailing season is yet to begin. thousands more are expected to attempt the journey. the political and moral change facing europe is huge in thailand a key suspect in human trafficking was arrested today. the arrest comes as the government tries to crack down on smuggling. meantime thailand's deputy prime minister denied on saturday his country turned away 450 migrants. they were provided with food, water, medicine and they claimed the migrants told officials they wanted to go to another country. >> thailand is not pushing anyone away.

don't ask about pushing them back. >> i'm not pushing them back we are not pushing anyone back. human rights is the key issue, it's important to take care of it south-east asians are meeting to discuss the crisis as thailand indonesia and malaysia look for ways to stem the fellow rohingya muslims who immigrated years ago are looking for ways to help. rob mcbride reports. >> reporter: they are the lucky ones that fulfilled the dream of many. they hold the u.n. paperwork giving them a refuge from persecution, and the paying work giving them a way out of poverty. this man came here 10 years ago. his son followed on a boat five years later. their experience is proof of how dangerous the journey could be. his friend was shot by a

trafficker in a fight over food. >> translation: the malaysian government should let them come in, they have resources. they should not push them away. >> reporter: there is widespread sympathy in malaysia with individuals and organizations starting campaigns to help the migrants. >> they are just fellow human being like you and me. without food for months. they have been duped into coming this way for a better life. they have suffered because of genocide. >> a week ago the fishermen found themselves inundated by simply thousand, from a boat that beached nearby. they had never seen rivals and thought they were under attack. >> we are fellow muslims, the

villagers wanted to help. so we collected money from food and drinks. >> on the beach where they scrambled ashore. you find evidence of their arrival into malaysia. if they are to be repatriated to myanmar, if will be the only sign that they had ever been here. unlike the rohingya who came before them, the new arrivals face a different fate, detention and a likely return to myanmar. the authorities have to hope their message that the newcomers are no longer welcome will be stronger than the persecution and poverty from which they are escaping. these are now live pictures from bangkok, thailand, where the former prime minister of thailand is slated to stand trial today. it's tuesday morning. that is the former prime minister yingluck shinawatra speaking to the press. she is accused of criminal corruption and faces up to 10 years in prison if found guilty. she's accused of using a subsidy programme to pay farmers that supported her double the rate for ice.

it cost the country billions leading to protests. yingluck shinawatra's fall and the end of her family's 15 years in power political prisoner and candidate. a winner of the opposition primary elections in venezuela is behind bars, gaoled for opposing nicolas maduro. in a damning expose claims britain's nuclear submarine programme is an disant waiting to

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a political prisoner is a threat to nicolas maduro. the former mayor was among the winners of sunday's opposition primaries. he spoke to al jazeera last year, before his arrest for refusing to help the nicolas maduro government suppress a wave of street protests. the election is the opposition's best chance to win majority since coming to power hundreds of black israelis took to the streets in tel aviv calling for an end to what they see as racist treatment by

israeli police. a few weeks ago protests over violence turned violence. imtiaz tyab reports. >> reporter: this is an issue that has been going on for some time. it boiled to a head when a video of a black israeli soldier was seen beaten by a group of police officers. that sparked street protests which ultimately turned violent. since then we have had a series of small protests but this evening we had one of the largest protests in fact there were over 1,000 people coming out to the streets, marching through the streets for several kilometres calling for what they described as an end to institutional racism in israeli society. they also discussed how they want to see the government take more act against what they see as discrimination systematic in the police force and agencies as

well. you can probably see over my shoulder people, including a lot of security forces. there is a lot of security that were deployed to this protest. the protest, i should say, which was largely peaceful. we don't have indications that it turned violently, like the one we saw the other weekend. in saying that the government appears to be taking the issue seriously. prime minister binyamin netanyahu says he's forming a governmental committee to end racism. the people we have been speaking to say they are not convinced. >> imtiaz tyab in tel aviv. >> in the off the radar segment, a british man are sounding the alarm about the safety of the nuclear missile system. the man says the trident system has security weakness and is a disaster waiting to happen. lawrence lee explains. >> failing security.

leaking submarines with fire risks. a lack of rules for seaman, a potential for either a nuclear accident or a terrorist incident. it's not the sort of thing that the british defence ministry would say is a fitting description of nuclear capability. it's a picture pained by this man, a serving member and whistleblower, and who then went on the run. his passport and navy i.d. card is proof. he explained how bases in scotland were not searched, there were leaks in submarines close to sensitive electrical equipment. and he and others climbed inside a nuclear missile. this he says, would have given a terrorist the perfect opportunity to send nuclear war heads crashing down on the u.k. this comes at a sensitive time in u.k. politics. the scottish national party, which is antinuclear and wants

the submarines out of scotland won 56 out of 59 in westminster. for them, it's a political gift. >> it's important to remember they are allegations, but they are very serious, and i think they have got be looked at immediately. i think the minister of defence has to get an inquiry into what has been alleged, because they are serious, serious dealings. and if half of that is true it's worrying. >> reporter: the ministry of defense says they take security and nuclear safety seriously, and is investigating the unauthorised issue of the document and its contents. the antinuclear protesters who camp outside the base will not be reassured by the association that the submarines are sea worthy and safe. some may argue it makes the replacement for tried ents urgent. or their capability looking unconvincing

the united states and china could move to impose tougher sanctions on north korea. secretary of state john kerry spoke in south korea, saying the u.s. offered the north a chance at improved relations if it showed genuine signs of ending the programme. john kerry says north korea is not close to taking the necessary steps, and warn pd u.s. troops to be -- warned u.s. troops to be ready for anything. >> as we see kim jong un engaging in extraordinary provocative activities building nuclear weapons against all the un conventions and everything that we have tried to prevent together with the six party powers. russia china, japan, et cetera it's dangerous. and nobody quite nose what a reckless person like this fellow will do. >> kerry discussed cyber security and the president's planned visit to the united

states next month a business opportunity underground. how london is hoping to abandon - turn an abandoned train station used as a war room into a trendy shopping hub.

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investigation. tomorrow, 10:00 eastern. only on al jazeera america. now our global view segment, a look at how news outlets are reacting to various event. the bangkok post says myanmar needs south-east asian nations and u.n. help to fix the rohingya crisis. the paper arguing asian leaders must address the situation that left an estimated 8,000 migrants stranded at sea. it blasts malaysia and indonesia for turning the boats away saying they put the fight against human traffickers ahead of humans being trafficked. >> in the jerusalem post an op

edtitled pope francis whitewashes a terrorist. referencing a leader between the pontiff and mahmoud abbas, where, according to some reports, francis called mahmoud abbas an angel of peace. the subhead line mahmoud abbas being an angel of death rather than peace, claiming he had a hand in financing the attack on the munich olympics. there are questions about what the pope said. some say the francis's comments said may be an angel of peace. >> and the u.s. post says it's time for china and u.s. to focus on common goals and not let the dispute hafr the china sea interfere a piece of history below the streets of london that could play a part in the city's future. it was a bustling train station and one of winston churchill's

war room. we are taken under ground to what could be london's next commercial hot spot . >> reporter: more than 20 meters below the surface, a warren of tunnels snake below london. the underground network is evolving. new routes leaving the past behind. down street station closed, too close to other stations, passenger numbers dwindled. during the world war ii, they became the corridors of power. prime minister churchill used the station to met his war cabinet and even slept here sometimes, safe from german bombing. the site was top secret, where decisions could be made and messages sent. >> there would have been 25 or so administrative staff protected by soldiers, a military escort down here as well. it would have been a working place, a busy place.

>> you get a real sense of history coming into the now empty tunnels. at one time they would have been packed with people. now, you can still hear the piccadilly line trains rumbling along. part of this site is still used by the transport network. some of it, along with several other former stations, are put out to tender for commercial use. >> this is a unique space within london, a station not used by passengers since may 1932. it's where churchill's war cabinet met. it's in the heart of mayfair. it's a unique location, history and space. >> decades after count's demise, this part of history could be revived. the echos of the past will never be far away. that's it for this edition

of al jazeera news. "faultlines" is up next. i'll see you again in an hour. >> it's still months before college football season kicks off, but the team at northwestern university is in the middle of a 40 hour work week. >> they are traveling more than even 10 years ago, they're being asked to sacrifice more they're asked to treat their sport as a year-round endeavor. so the demands on them are so intense that it has put them in a situation where it's like a fight or die situation. >> players earn no pay other