♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> the flag and the handshake marking historic restoration of relations between the u.s. and cuba. >> hello i'm lauren taylor, this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up. turkey suggests i.s.i.l. is to blame for a suicide bottoming cilgtkilling 30 and injuring 100. >> and a joke against sepp

blatter, sabotaging a media press conference. >> hello cuba an the united states have formally restored diplomatic ties after more than half a century of hostility. the cuban flag is restored over washington and the u.s. consulate is reopened.the u.s. secretary of state said the road to full diplomatic ties will be difficult and complex. shihab rattanzi has the report from washington. >> finally the u.s. government has accepted the cuban relations. u.s. and cuba still have further

to trial. [ spanish ] >> only the lifting of the economic commercial and financial blockade which has caused so much harm and suffering to people, the return of the occupied territory in guantanamo and respect for cuba's sovereignty will end some meaning to the hifng historic ceremony we have today. >> notably the lifting of the economic embargo. that is not considered likely for moment, however it was noted that congressional opponents of closer relations to cuba were unable to derail talks when they had a chance. lifting the embargo on capitol hill. after talks with cuba at the u.s. state department, secretary

of state said he would be traveling to cuba in august. he broke into spanish. >> we are determined to live as good neighbors on the basis of mutual respect and we want all our citizens in the united states and cuba to look forward to the future with hope. >> reporter: those who have long studied this fraught relationship were reaching for superlatives. >> this is an historic moment because there has been a war between cuba and the united states for 56 years and in fact cuba won without giving up anything, really. and people who long said that fidel castro didn't want relations, they were wrong. he wanted this kind of relation. this recognized legitimacy of the cuban revolution. >> in fact monday was the day the u.s. ended its international diplomatic isolation on cuba.

shihab rattanzi, be al jazeera washington. >> tom ackerman is outside the cieb ann embassy. what's happening now? >> as can you probably hear the embassy is serenaded by the supporters who are congratulating the government and themselves to get to the point we are at today. a few moments ago one of the officers came out of the embassy to thank them for all their efforts. as we can see and as shihab's report indicated normalization kicks in and this was conceded by secretary of state kerry and his counterpart bruno rodriguez. >> what are the biggest obstacles in restoring those relations properly? >> reporter: well first and

foremost the embargo which is blocked by u.s. law. and in order to undue that law the u.s. congress will have to act and they are not persuaded. it is wrong democrats say to basically give up any kind of bargaining chip against the cuban government until they make more concessions to with wit opening up the electoral process in cuba, releasing political prisoners and allowing free access of u.s. diplomatic personnel to all walks of life as secretary of state kerry termed it. meaning talking to the dissidents and what the cuban government has most objected to, what they consider u.s. encouragement of the dissidents to challenge the government, that was in so many words said by the foreign minister when he said that rights are subject to

interpretation and we do not accept any interpretations when it comes to the sovereignty of the cuba an government. >> lucia newman is in havana. >> it may look exactly the same but this is no longer a u.s. intersection under the care and sproaks of the swissprotection of the u.s. embassy. that plaque is now gone. now once again the u.s. embassy it was always meant to be. the american flag is not flying here, at least not yet that will have to wait until u.s. secretary of state john kerry comes to oversee an official ceremony. there are changes from the tiny american flags that the embassy staff were carrying to the number of tourists and even americans carrying their passports and flags to mark this day. >> it's such a historic day and hoping this brings about changes. >> cubans who went inside for

visas say the requisites have not changed but the consular staff were more friendly than before when they denied her a visa. clearly the establishment of diplomatic relations has a more impact here than in the united states. preparing themselves for a possible u.s. invasion now u.s. consular staff will be able to travel around this communist island freely. of course both countries have a long way to go to really normalize ties but it has been an exciting day here. in fact some are maybe remembering fidel castro's words when in 1973 he was asked did he think the u.s. and cuba would reestablish he ties, he said when the world has a latin american pope and the u.s. has a black president. he probably didn't believe it

hymnselfhimself but that day has come. turkey has suggested the islamic state of iraq and the levant may be responsible for the explosion that killed around 30 people, about 100 people have been wounded also in the town of suruc. >> explosion happened in the garden of the cultural center in the turkish town of suruc. most of the victims were volunteers, we're due to travel to the kurdish town of kobani across the border in syria to carry out relaugh work. it is not known what caused the blast. turkey's president says it was terrorist attack by a suicide bottomer. minutes later after the sur ick blast there an explosion in kobani. by general a combination of air strikes and the peshmerga and determined syrian fighters

defeeted i.s.i.l. in kobani. much of the town lies in ruins. many of the kurds blame turkey for not doing enough to protect the kurds. >> be turkish citizens blame their own government. the turkish government seemed to have the attitude the enemy of my enemy i.e. the enemy of bashar al-assad was my friend and therefore they sat on their hands during the entire siege of kobani. >> in suruc families are mourning their dead. this explosion has approved that they were wrong to feel they would be protected. al jazeera turkish syrian border. (f) water cannon was used to

disperse hundreds of protesters gathering around taxim square. some members of the the turkish community feel the government has not done any of to protect the citizens. u.n. security council has ooums endorsedunanimously ambassadorsed the endorsed the iranian nuclear deal. diplomatic editor james bays has more. >> the vote will make it binding international law. it starts the clock on the program for the implementation of the deal, known as the joint comprehensive plan of action. sanctions imposed in six previous u.n. resolutions will be lifted once the nuclear agency the iaea confirms that iran has scaled back its nuclear program.

>> 90 days from today when our respective exams and legislatures have had a chance to carefully review the deal's provisions the be commitments should take effect, only when iran verifiably completes the steps to bring its nuclear program in line with the deal. >> iran's ambassador to the u.n. made it clears that the deal could have positive repercussions way beyond the nuclear program. >> we honestly hope it helps turn the page in our region enabling countries to close their ranks and fight resolutely against violent extremism and to move towards more cooperation to address the grave threats that our region and the world face. >> reporter: israel's ambassador to the u.n. was not invited to speak in the security council but he made sure he briefed reporters the moment the meeting ended.

>> today you have awarded a great prize to the most dangerous country in the world. >> reporter: there's also been angry reaction to the vote on capitol hill. the u.s. congress has 60 days to review the deal with iran and u.s. diplomats had hoped that the u.n. security council vote had taxicab place after that review period but in the tough negotiation is in vienna the timing of the vote itself was one of the concessions that needed to be made. james bays, al jazeera at the united nations. >> the u.s. defense secretary ash carter has been meeting his israeli counterpart for discussion he on the iran nuclear deal. he's the first cabinet level u.s. official to visit israel since the deal was announced last week. with israel opposing it, it is believed u.s. military related support could be on the table as a way of allaying israeli fears. carter is to meet benjamin netanyahu on tuesday. imtiaz tyab has more from

jerusalem. >> shortly after the u.n. security council voted unanimously to support this agreement reached between world powers and iran over its nuclear program, theist secretary of defense who's here in israel had a joint media briefing with his israeli counterpart moshe alon. they spoke very glowingly and very endearingly about the relationship the countries have had for a very long time. however they did also discuss how they didn't agree on the issue of iran, let's hear now from the u.s. secretary of defense ash carter. >> friends can disagree about whether it will work. and we'll be watching iran very closely to see. but there's no disagreement about the ultimate objective. we cannot let iran is a nuclear weapon. >> mr. carter will also be meeting with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. mr. netanyahu has of course been

the most fears public and vocal critic of any kind of deal with iran describing it as a mistake of historic proportions. however in saying that he's not alone in the criticism of this deal reached between iran and global powers, mr. carter is also visiting countries like jordan and saudi arabia with the same message, that this is a good deal, and it is a deal that will lend to the security of the region. as we have been saying nations like israel and indeed other countries here in the middle east very suspicious about this agreement. this agreement which has now been passioned unanimously 50 u.n. security council. >> still ahead on al jazeera: gunfire and explosions heard in burundi's capital just hours before a poll gets underway. and how this 19-year-old solved the rubik's cube, was it enough

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>> hello again a requirement of the top stories here on al jazeera. u.s. secretary of state john kerry has welcomed a historic restoration of relations between the u.s. and cuba and said the return to full ties will be long and complex. cuba is reaching out to u.s. to release its embargo on the country. a bombing in suruc killed 30

people and wounded 100 more. and the u.n. security council has unanimously endorsed a nuclear deal agreed upon between iran and six other powers. authorizing the lifting of sanction he on iran northbound exchange of its be foregoing nuclear activities. weeks of political unrest in which protestors are calling for burundi's president pierre nkurunziza to step down. haru mutasa reports. >> police in burundi has been deployed to potential trouble spots. could be violence during and after polls close after months of preelection unrest. so juliet is staying indoors until after voting ends. she doesn't want her face shown afraid her family could be

targeted. >> yes i'm scared because of the security situation in the country. a lot of people are being killed. i'm scared. >> reporter: opposition leaders say men dressed in police uranium arrest and sometimes kill critics of president pierre nkurunziza and his decision to run for an unconstitutional third term. the president's aides denial that. they believe some people are armed and they want to cause trouble on election day. nearly 100 people have died during months of unrest. nearly 100,000 have fled the country. most opposition parties say they won't participate in tuesday's election. >> we know that the current president is not terrorize i.d. by the competition to go as candidate to the president so we must discuss about this issue. the government did not want.

>> despite calls of the international community to again delay the election, government spokesman says, whoever wins needs to be sworn in by august 26th. >> the president could even be accused of high treason. we don't like to be in this situation. >> reporter: soldiers who took part in the failed coup in may have warned they will return to remove the president by force if he doesn't step down. if they make good for that threat, people hoping for peace know they will have to prepare for the worst. haru mutasa, al jazeera. u.k. citizens traveling to syria and iraq to join i.s.i.l. moderate muslim voices to clamp down on people he described as

facilitators and cult leaders. paul beban reports. >> prompted deep and unsettling questions about how to tackle an ideology so enticing that it could persuade three teenage london girls to choose a life in an uncertain country to life in britain. david cameron's response is a 75 year multidiscipline strategy which implicitly implicitly admits. >> thinking of going out there you won't be some valued member of a movement. you are cannon fodder for them. they will use you. >> mr. cameron admitted religious and ethnic segregation is an issue in britain. but british values will increasingly be enforced.

>> let us also recognize we'll have to enter some pretty uncomfortable debates especially cultural ones. too often we've lacked the confidence to enforce our values for fear of causing offense. >> lobby groups and scholars point out that values such as pleurallism, tolerance and human rights are mentioned as much in the koran as in the magna carta but president's use of force implies a degree of force in this. there is a potential for clash of cultures here. the speech has been criticized in some quarters for ignoring the impact of radicalization, definingen extremism comes close to a thought crime. >> to be liberal you have the right to criticize lifestyle. to be liberal you have a right to criticize the government's foreign policy, or this policy if you want to, to be liberal is all of that and more.

for the president to straight jacket people into a view of liberal is unenlightened in my view. >> not just a muslim issue. >> i don't think it's the role exclusively of muslim communities to tackle extremism. i think it's the role of everybody. you recall in the speech this morning, the president sets out a way for i see muslim communities as a way of that strategy. >> the british prime minister haas set out his government's thinking an implementation of that policy will come when new legislation and other measures are introduced in the autumn. paul brennan, al jazeera london. >> greece was able to pay off more than 2 billion euros it owed after receiving a short term loan from european union.

earlier, greek banks opened but limits on cash withdrawals remain. election to the successor of sepp blatter won't take place until next year, fifa announced the date as february 26th. the news was overshadowed by an extraordinary incident at blatter's press conference. >> the route of all problems has been money. and a start visual representation of the corruption years. a shaken blatter left the auditorium while the mess is cleared but the mess his organization is in will take longer to clear up. the protestor was taken away by

security. but blatter announced why he was stepping down on june 2. >> i had to do something special and i did it in footballing terms i kicked the ball out of the field to stop something. and this is what i did on the sec2nd of june when i say i well put my date at disposal. i put my mandate at disposal. i still stand as the elected president. >> the executive committee set a date to elect a new president on february 26th. michelle plueni, is the clear favorite. to make sure he removes the risk of him standing. >> he will consider his position

in the near future and i'm sure he'll make an announcement regarding that when he's ready to do so. >> some around the we leaguered organization feel a figure head is needed, a respected going from outside of football whose image is untarnished even on a temporary basis. >> we are calling for demands to be made by government by fans by public by all football lovers for kofi annan to please come in and clean up this mess. >> the work of compliance chief dominic scala. but fifa's critics want more urgency, two criminal investigations continue into corruption. sepp blatter remains in office in as many as seven more mondays in nearly farcical circumstances. this doesn't look or feel like a

new era. lee wellings, al jazeera zurich. (f). >> is there life in space? the search for alien life has begun. nadim baba has the story. >> matter and energy will become alive or aware? >> that's the question that humans have been asking for thousands of years and now stephen hawking has launched a a.study worth millions of dollars. >> it is important to us to know if we are alone in the dark. we now know there are so many worlds so common that it seems quite likely that life is out

there. but it's the great unknown. >> entirety funded by russian busyman yuri millme rferg. green bank observatory in the united states but far more efficiently. operators have agreed to give the scientists thousands of hours of telescope time every year. the search will be 50 times more sensitive than previous attempts and cover ten times more sky. scientists will be able to listen in on 1 million stars closest to earth as well as 100 galaxies closest to our own. and $1 million in prizes, but they won't be beamed into space just yet. >> our messages could be billions of years ahead.

more powerful and may not valuable that be we see bacteria. >> i don't go along with those people like stephen hawking who think it would be dangerous because if there are yeans aliens out there they probably have been watching us for years, even millions of years. they know we're here. >> when a nasa spacecraft sent back pictures showing there was ice on pluto. nadim behalf ba al jazeera london. >> meanwhile an australian teenage are has won the rubik's cube competition. in under 6 seconds. that may sound fast but he narrowly missed the world record of 5.52 seconds.

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