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tough talks ahead. eurozone finance minister resume talks in bruls else to in brussels to discuss a bail out for greece. hello, here interest doha coming up - expressions of optimism from iran's nuclear talks. the secretary of state john kerry says he is hopeful of a deal. israel frees palestinian prisoner after a 5 day hunger
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strike. plus prison break - mexico's top drug lord escapes gaol for a second time hello there, that planned meeting of all e.u. leaders on the future of greece has been cancelled. the eurozone finance minister are meeting right now to discuss the latest greek bail out proposal. the greek government has less than 24 hours to convince creditors that it can be trusted to enact programed reforms and secure the bailout. in an apparent u-turn on saturday, the greek parliament backed a list of economic reforms and further austerity measures in a last ditch attempt to stay within the eurozone. athens asked for 54 billion euros to cover the debt for three years, some analysts believe it needs more. the new lone would be in addition to the 240 billion
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euros that greece received from its creditors since 2010. we have our correspondents covering the story, jacky rowland is in brussels and john psaropoulos is in brussels. we know what is going n, john trying to get talks going. let's look at what is on offer, essentially angela merkel says you'll be looked after by brussels or you'll have to step out of the e.u. for a time. what do you greeks think about this? >> owe initially the 5 year time out is being denied. it's beping aired, discussed out of the bag. there's no denying the fact that someone thinking along the lines, even if it isn't germany. i think the greeks worried about
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such a prospect. they are concerned that the greek public governance nout just understand syriza but previous governments and the quality of political staff boning what it is they have little faith that once greece has taken one step out of the eurozone it's not going to take the other foot. greeks are concerned that the eurozone, and the european union needs to be there, involvement, for the government to stay the straight and narrow course of reform and modernization. this plan is being viewed with anything between suspicion and fear in athens. don't forget that the ground shifted under the greek's feet. each they they have come full circle. that's the proposal put on 25th
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of june. now protesters are skeptical, saying we have a lack of trust in the go. . we saw that with the referendum with creditors backing a yes vote along with the greek happy to stablilize the government john psaropoulos, thank you for that. in brussels jacky rowland - what is top. agenda today? >> top of the agenda in one word is greece or to grexit or not to grexit. the fact that the broader meeting of all 28 faces of the european union has been cancel. it's a hopeful sign of those that want greece to remain in the euro. the only reason the wider meeting is convene's to discuss difficult scenarios, the pocty of greece dropping out of the euro and leaving the european
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union and giving humanitarian aid to a european country, it is not taking place, the fact that it's only the heads of government the 19 countries indicates that the focus is on finding ways to keep greece in and the fact that they are discussing whether or not there is a firm basis there to negotiate on the terms of a new bail out for greece. >> thank you very much. a senior member said a nuclear deal is within reach. ministers are trying to get a deal done by monday. kerry told reporters on sunday that there are tough issues to be ished out. james bays our diplomatic editor has the latest from
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vienna. >> no firm facts. freedericee manager eeny said it was time for change. and secretary of state john kerry, was positive me said he had good meetings but there were a few tough decisions to take. other pointers to optimism from the dell bags is the fact that more of the foreign ministers are returning. we speck kevin labanc the french foreign minister who went for a short period to paris, will return. and there's reports the chinese and russian foreign minister will make their way to vienna in the doming hours. -- coming hours.
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the thought it they'll want to be present as they get close to a deal. >> a palestinian prisoner who was on hunger strike for two months has been freed from israel. he has been meld for a year without charge. he started his 55-day hunger strike in april and was transferred to hospital last month. it's the 10th time in the past 16 years that he had been held under the administrative detention. it's used by israel to gaol palestinians without charge or trial. >> i see the happiness among palestinians flowing, and the palestinian's pain and hope for the freedom of all prisoners. the occupation made a mistake arresting me the first time and second time and all previous arrests imtiaz tyab sent this update were outside his home in the occupied west bank. >> earlier there were scenes of
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jubilation here outside the house of a home shared with extended family and six young children. after his release from an israeli prison after nearly a year he was released for holding a hunger strike which lasted 55 address. the hunger strike was in protest to the fact that he was held in what is known as administrative detention which effectively means that israel can arrest and hold a palestinian prisoner for six months, and renew it every six months without charm. now, he is well-known because this is the second time that he has hold a hunger strike whilst in administrative detention. in 2012 he went on a hunger strike for 66 days before the israelis released him, and this form of non-violent protests to
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administrative detention, which is controversial a move used by israelis, but the fact of the matter is that the protest allowed the man to be releasedment there are 400 palestinians held in israeli prisons without charm, it's unlikely we'll see israel changing its policy about administrative detention soon. >> israeli place say they arrested several suspects over an arson attack. the church. multiply sayings of the loafs and fishes was set on fire last month. the blaze damaged the roof and nearby buildings, but motorcycleation were left undamage ( -- motorcycle aches were left undamed. it's a popular spot for those visiting the holy land. >> still ahead. a peace deal signed by warring
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factioning. and serena williams slam what is next for the tennis player that holds every tile there is.
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the top stories on al jazeera. a planned meeting of all e.u. leaders on the future of greece has been cancel. eurozone finance minister are meeting to discuss the latest bailout proposal. the greek government has less than 24 hours that it can
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conduct proper reforms and bail out. the prominent prime minister has been freed. launched a hunger strike in april, lasting 55 days. >> also, the u.s. secretary of state john kerry and a senior iranian official say a nuclear official between iran and world powers is if within reach on sunday. some sides made progress, but they are blaming each other for stumbling blocks u.n. says some of libya's warring factions agreed on the framework for a peace deal after months of talks. one of libya's rival governments rejected the deal. >> reporter: in a much anticipated ceremony, rival factions in libya signed an agreement. a sixth meeting over a fourth draft. the u.n. envoy sees it is as a
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breakthrough towards a binding deal. >> i want to emphasise and enhance this message - the door is open for those that are not present. they have played a critical role in the text. as i have said many times, there's no text that is entirely satisfactory to all parties, and that responds to all the demands. i'm confident in the weeks ahead a clear decision will be made, and will address all sides and issues. representatives of municipal's council were there. a member calls it a one-sided agreement. aimed at pressuring them to drop their demands. we will name lay in a dialogue, we tried our best to compromise. the other party decided they had not tried to meet us halfway.
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it has insisted on these points because it has support from the international community. this is why. the u.n. envoy and others try to drag us into an agreement. there's disagreement between rival governments. on the graham work deal calling for a national unity government in tripoli, and also recognising the house of representatives baste in tobruk. >> it has served as a high body. with a power to resolve disputes. it creates an army, calls for the disarming of militias. implementation of a ceasefire, and the drafting of a constitution. there is hope that it may end up with consultations. is this man remains a key sticking point. he has been declared the army chief. many politician want to end the tussle on the ground. security sources in iraq say i.s.i.l. fighters launched
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dozens of rockets towards a police station in fallujah in anbar between baghdad and i.s.i.l. strong hold of fallujah. it's the last town in eastern anbar still held by tribal and government security forces. sources say 11 were killed. in yemen, a truce failed to hold hours after it came into effect. the u.n. hoped that it would allow the delivery of desperately needed aid. fighting conditions on the ground. the saudi-led is targetting houthi positions from the air. >> reporter: in this group people had conflicts ing opinions about whether a u.n. brokered humanitarian truce would mean a lull in violence during the final days of the holy month of ramadan. >> there's no truce.
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we keep saying this . at the same time they shell us. no one disagreed with what the humanitarians call a catastrophe. >> translation: we need gas, oil and security. that's all that we need from the truce. 80% of the population needs food and medicine. fighting prevented aid groups reaching the hungry and sick. the humanitarian truce is supposed to last for a week. during the previous truce, aid groups made deliveries from yemeni, with the worst fighting. they hope to do that again. as reports came in of air strikes and fighting on the ground, on the first day of truce, the u.n. asked for restraint. >> there's actually a truce. the blood of yemenis were
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shed in aden and tiaz. >> reporter: both sides expressed doubt about the truce. aid agencies say one thing should be clear - if they can't deliver supplies to critical cities soon, more than 6 million yemenis could be facing famine. video has been released of uyghur muslims deported from thailand to china, china's state tv said 109 deportees are terror suspects, on their way to join the wars in iraq and syria. the arrests are condemned by the international community. uyghurs face persecution in china's region. scott heidler has the details. state television releasing video, and they have bags on their head, because 13 were
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terror income taxes, and others were on the way to turkey. this is something that china has been saying that a lot of the - those who travel away and go through south-east asia are trying to do what they accuse these from going. we know that thailand released 170 uyghurs last month, but released them to turkey. there's speculation that this group was deported to china on request of what happened last month. on this recent group, the united nations, united states condemned what thailand have done, sending them back because of the way uyghurs are burst cued and if they were -- persecuted, and if they were deported where they believe there's persecution, it goes against international law. >> china denies that. saying some were on the way to
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fight with i.s.i.l. it will be interesting in china's government supplies the information and details, that they'll bring the terrorism trials up on that will come up in the next couple of weeks. >> aung san suy kyi says her party will contest elections in november. the national league for democracy boycotted the vote in 2010, held under military rule. the poll is built as a first legitimate election in 25 years, and will be crucial for the political reforms. the mld won in 1990, but military rulers ignored the rul a suicide bomber killed at least 17 in chad's capital. 74 were injured in the blast at a busy marketplace. boko haram has claimed responsibility for the attack. >> translation: an attacker
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dressed in a burka to enter of the central mark. suspected of being up to something, he was stopped by police forces at the southern entrance and asked to remove his veil. he was overpowered and blew up a charge carried under the burka criminals are hijacking traditional schools to extort money from personalities. thousands of teenage boys go to complete traditional rituals, including circumcisions. some schools are illegal, botched operations are come. we have more from johannesburg. >> reporter: it's from this football pitch in orange farm that 22 boys were taken by force, or lured by the promise of gifts. the mother of one of the boys says days later she received a call from the man who took him. >> translation: they told me
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they want money for a ritual performed on my child. i don't know what it was. they said we should by groceries so our child may be protected. >> reporter: the boys were kept in an abandoned mine dump, where they were to undergo cultural initiation and circumcision. >> this is unused, but they used it. you can see to hide during the day, you know. so there is the door. what they are using to go in and out. as you can see. even a 10-year-old cannot go in properly, you need to crawl on your knees. it looks like a pigsty. not every normal human being can live under these conditions. >> beaten, cold, having not eaten for days, several of the boys would go in search of food and water in the township. >> we tried to offer them
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clothes, but they refused. they had food and water and left. >> reporter: the boys were released after community leaders alerted police. one of the township's residents shows us the weapons found at the township. >> a report by the government's traditional affairs department says abductions by illegal schools are increasing at an alarming rate. police have rescued 100 boys across the province. to operate within the law, the initiation schools should register with the government. illegal schools could lead to a national crisis. criminals are now hijacking a nobel plights of our nation. they love the culture and tradition. they love the practice. >> the mother says not enough people are speaking out about the horrors of the abduction.
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she wants her son to be the last. a leading u.s. civil rights group is ending its 15-year boycott of the state of carolina after the confederate flag was removed. the national association for coloured people's decision follows the charleston church shootings of nine african-americans, the suspect gunman was photographed with the flag pope francis used a speech in paraguay to criticize corruption and warn. he is on a tour of south america. there's widespread corruption in paraguay. the leader of the catholic church also criticized political ideologies saying they lead to dictatorships. they are due to lead an outdoor moss on sunday before returning to rome. >> reporter: fidel castro made a second public appearance but
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has not said anything publicly about the restoration of the united states. cuba's former president praises workers for achievements in foot production. the top mexican drug lorded has escaped from a maximum security prison for the second time. he was captured in 2014. and was hailed as a big blow to the drug trade. one airport has been shut he escaped from a high security prison and he hid in a laundry basket. >> el chapo earned his nickname because of his height. goousman is believed to be 57 years of age and became an important figure in the drug
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trade. his rise to the head of the cartel made him one of the most wanted drug cartels. he has been named several times as one of the most powerful people in the world. his wealth estimated that he is one of mexico's richest me. the mexican consultancy firm risk evaluation, and says he must have had a rescue. >> someone from the higher levels of the administration. the maximum security prison has to state that this is not the same that he escaped in the past. that was not in the post of mexico. it's about 60 kilometres.
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no one escaped the person before. the united states asked for his extrae digs because he was a risk. and they were afraid that it was not doing it. this they can't control around 60% in the united states he was able to create a large production of heroin in 2001. when the u.s. invaded afghanistan. they are being a specialist in logistics. it is to remove cocaine, to move chemical precurses, from south-east asia\. >> n. an erupting volcano forced an
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airport to cloak. the volcano has been shooting high into the skies. the last strong eruption was more than a sentsury ago. serena williams confirmed her place among the greats of women's tennis by winning wimbledon, on course for a grand slam of titles if she wince a u.s. hope this year. we have the warn report. >> reporter: it's the result everyone expected. but it does not tell the tory about garbine muguruza she broke serena williams serve. she had form in the area handing serena williams her worst grand slam beating 6-2,
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6-2 in the second round of the open. the wimbledon final is another thing, and the number one seed fought back taking the next step. it looked all over as serena williams powered to a 5-1 lead in the second. garbine muguruza showed fighting spirit. her serve collapsed and williams forced three match points. delayed action celebration brought no doubt about who is dominating women's tennis. serena williams holding up four titles. the so-called serena slam. >> the moment is setting in. i'm excited about it. i didn't want to talk about the serena slam. i wouldn't have thought last year after winning the u.s. open, i would win the serena slam.
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>> i don't to feel disappointment. you never know how many chances you see a final. if you have to choose who to win or lose. i would choose serena williams. >> at 33 years and 289 days, but serena williams surpasses the record of watching martina navratilova as the oldest woman to win a grand slam. alarmingly for her rivals, she's showing no signs of slowing down. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> hi, i'm sheila macvicar and this is

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