>> hello, i'm lauren taylor, this is the news hour live from london. living in hope, the iraqi family seeking a new family as croatia clamps down on refugees. yessing yes to soldiers overseas in a startling controversial vote in japan. and fighting isil, isil has a shared interest in fighting the islamic state in iraq and the levant. rich in history, but tough

times for tourism. represent unrest takes i done recent unrest takes its rest on the tuaraes. >> the 2015 rugby world cup gets off to a spectacular start as england hosts fiji later on in the program. >> hungary has seized a train carrying refugees from croatia, disarming croatiaen police and taking over the train driver. it has closed seven of eight road crossings in serbia. with tensions high and many exhausted. they say the country has reached its limit. in a moment we'll hear more on

croatia's border. >> it's all relative, and no doubt this miserable line of people waiting for someone to take them further looks absolutely bes desperate. it's better than being tear gassed by the hungarians. to the untrained eye the idea of a three-year-old thinking that this could be anything but a nightmare seems impossible, but her iraqi family have told her it's a great big game even if the game has lasted for weeks, is exhausting, and seems to have no end. >> these european countries that say they don't want you, what do you say to them? >> i don't want them also. >> which country do you want? >> i don't care. i just want to be in peace.

i hope to find a place. >> croatia has said that the borders might close from first light and continued in from serbia. but one just board border remained open, a pointless exercise when nobody was there any way. the heat is draining. >> we went through two times before. >> while he was talking everyone ran to the railway line. a train was coming. could this be salvation? no, it wasn't. they went back deflated. and then an indication of just how vulnerable they are to exploitation. a man lying on the ground in pain surrounded by riot police. the man who is lying on the ground turned out to be taking money from some of the refugees

and promising they would go to hungary. one man looked on his phone and realized they were not in hungary at all, and they were in croatia, and somebody punched him in the face. >> they say they can't put up with this much more, but they will allow people through who don't want to stay here, and that's just about everybody. welcome to europe. >> we are free now. >> in croatia the taxis were waiting. the obstacles still remain. confusion was only compounded. >> every question has a thousand different answers. there are no right answers. no clarity on what we're supposed to do. on an extremely hot day, the optimism is apparent. >> i'm sure there will be a

solution but we don't want it to take too long. there are a lot of people who don't have food or water. a lot of babies without milk to drink. they need aid. >> even after they boarded buses they weren't sure where they were headed. >> they opened the boards to syrians from croatia to sloven slovenia. >> rumors moved faster than vehicles could move. they're expecting to be taken to slovenia. they said that they have no information that the border has been closed. they tell me no matter the roadblocks he won't stop trying to reach his mother in germany. >> we're going to be patient until we get to where we need to be. after all this distance we have traveled we can't go back. >> on croatia's border on slovenia, another makeshift camp has sprouted. volunteers hand out food and

clothes are donated. kindness tempers desperation, but still the jaron i journey is nowhere near over. they're in walking distance to another country, but they've been stopped in their tracks once more. >> let's look at the routes used by refugees in europe. hungary announced it totally sealed its border with serbia for 30 days. that then sparked violence and condemnation when police used tear gas and water canons on refugees. people had no choice but to find a new route to get to western europe. despite letting thousands of people enter the prime minister said it can take no more as the numbers are just too high. refugees are trying to make their way into slovenia so they can cross into austria. most refugees are syrian, and

they're trying to get to germany where they know their bid for asylum will be assessed. the spokesman held a news conference earlier. he said that croatian authorities are looking for smugglers. >> we're looking for a save way to handle migration issues. we see intentional participation taking these people to the border. the train has arrived to hungary this evening carrying over a thousand migrants. 40 policemen, croatian policemen on board. this is a major violation of international law, and obviously of the border. >> well, since that statement, we'll remind that you hungary said that it has arrested the driver of the train that brought the refugees through, but also said that it had disarmed 40

policemen who were on the train and it seems now that there is a response from croatia that has come in, and croatia said that there was no disarming or arrests of policemen in hungary. there is a war of words going on between croatia and hungary, and what is going on between those two countries. joining me on skype, tell us about the situation where you are. >> the place is not quite tense at the border crossings. there is a group of 300 refugee who is have been joined by protesters. the ones supporting them, they demand free passage. there has been pepper spray used but nothing new development. there is a stand off developing and they're waiting to see what

goes on. but there is yelling about refugees should be allowed through. that's the main thing right now. and there is a lot of refugees coming close to the border. they're being taken from the board to refugee centers in slovenia. we're reaching a number of 1,000 people and they're expecting 1,000 to cross over tonight. >> what are ordinary people, rather than the government, thought about the response in other countries and those in the area, for instance, the hungarian response. >> some would say that there is a buy polar situation. you have people supporting the refugees. on the other hand you have other people saying what hungary did was a good thing. all of them are being critic with how europe is handling this process over all a lot of them

have been claiming that there should be an agreement on the european level, quotas or allowing free passage of refugees or determining quotas and how many refugees each country should take 37 when it comes to slovenia, it seems that the government is prepared, and they're ready to take on, they claim between 5,000 and 10,000 refugees. they're set up at the border, and the red cross is involved as well. but the prime minister of slovenia is being extremely critical of what croatia is doing, allowing free passage without any controls. at the same time he was calling on you're to be--he was calling on european solidarity and allow these refugees to go where they want to go. >> we understand that they were holding a meeting with the

security council to decide on a response. do you think that they're preparing to accommodate some of the people who are asurviving, and a stronger response and what is going on down the line. >> the word here is that it's extremely calm. there is no talk of military. there is a civil defense force. they usually use when there is an earthquake or natural disaster. they're using those to set up bedding for them, acom accommodation of food and stuff like that. they put up a clear statement saying no police, slightly--i mean, slightly more police, no military presence on the border right now. it seems that they're trying to de-escalate the situation, calm everybody down. there is going to be a wave of refugees coming over, and hoping that the european commission and european countries at the end manage to get an agreement on where to put these refugees, who

takes ho how many on and they're hoping this will be before a bigger wave of refugees enter slovenia. >> thank you. >> still to come on the al jazeera news hour. police are deployed to thal aqsa mosque in jerusalem. greece prepares for another election. in sport, a surprising name at the top of the time sheets ahead of the singapore grand prix. >> japan has passed controversial security bills into law.

that means that japanese troops could fight abroad for the first time in 70 years. tensions are running high afte. outside thousands stood in the rain to voice their opposition. we have more from tokyo. >> at the end of this marathon session through the japanese parliament, finally the vote was taken and deered in favor of these controversial security bills. but not before a final round of i am passioned speeches with the leaders of the opposition party not having the strength to hold up this legislation. they've been going through motions of no confidence, but to no avail.

this is a first triumph for prime minister shinzo abe. he has made it his intention to bring up-to-date the rules by which the japanese defense forces will see them deployed. they want to see a more assertive role. the fear for the opposition parties, also for the thousands of protesters who have nightly been outside of the parliament is that this is a betrayal of the pacifist constitution, and japanese troops may now be caught up in conflicts not of their own making, working along side their allies in different parts of the world. the sub text of this is the fear in japan that the japan should take more responsibility for its own defense given the drawdown of american forces, that japan should be more assertive when it comes to deploying it's own forces especially given the build up of the military now in

china. >> the united states says its defense secretary has spoken to his russian counterpart about the situation in serie-a. both countries have been at odds for years about how to find a peaceful solution to the conflict. secretary kerry said that talks are the first step. >> the president believes that conversation is an important next step. i think hopefully it will take place very shortly, and it will help to define some of the different options that are available to us as we consider next steps in serie-a. >> correspondent roslind jordan has more from washington, d.c. >> the u.s. defense secretary ash carter spoke to his russian counterpart on friday. the topic:ic: syria.

it is a concern if that is the case it does not want to get in the way of the russians, vice versa sand leading to a larger conflict that is dealing with four years of civil war as well as with the rise of isil. now it's not clear yet whether there is going to be more military-to-military contact, but it's worth pointing out that they had been suspended because of russia's incursion into ukraine since 2014 and 2013. that said, the obama administration is trying to find a way to deal with the problem of isil and try to end the civil war and move bashar al-assad out of power. and to that end several administration officials said on friday that they are willing and interested in hearing what the russians have to say about ways of achieving these goals. certainly nothing is going to

happen any time soon with the u.n. general assembly coming into session in the next couple of weeks. there will be many discussions about the future of syria, it's people and the problems with isil. >> the airstrikes have targeted palmyra, which is controlled by fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant. the london based monitoring group said that the fighter jets carried out 25 airstrikes on the city. pipalmyra is a city of ancient ruins that has been over taken by isil. >> 30 people were killed in strikes, including women and children. thousands of israeli security forces have again have been deployed near the al aqsa mosque compound in jerusalem. many men were banned from

morning prayers, a situation that turned violent. >> at the end of a tense week, mohammed arrived early at the gate to attend friday prayers at the al aqsa mosque. but he's pushed back like many times before when there is increased tension, israeli security forces restrict entry this time muslim men under 40 are banned from going in. three and a half thousand israeli security forces have been deployed. the 24-year-old mohammed was born and raised in a nearby occupied jerusalem neighborhood. >> every friday i come here. they prevent me from entering. every friday. this is part of the occupation t to prevent muslims from praying. if they're jews, there is no problem. >> so they started their prayers on the street.

only minutes into the prayers shouting, and then a scuffle this sparked reaction from those praying. it led to a short fight. some of those praise disrupted by that clash, by those concussion bombs, came back in small groups to continue with their prayers. there is a bigger one, and now some are striking back. this barricade is preventing them from getting anywhere close to the ancient city. tens of thousands of palestinians protested against the israeli raids on al aqsa mosque earlier in the week the massive crowds have come to say we will redeem you. al aqsa is not alone. the resistence will give up

everything for al arc qsa. >> in the occupied west bank hundreds came out to protest against the raids. so for the hundreds of men who were not allowed into al hack qsa mosque, they said if this continues they may be forced to hold friday prayers at a bus stop. >> saudi coalition airstrikes have targeted a yemeni army base in the capital of sanaa. a huge fire broke out at the site following the attacks. >> a taliban attack on a military base has left 43 people dead. 16 worshipers who were inside a mosque on the compound are among the casualties. nicole johnston has this report from the air base in bashawa. >> it's the type of attack that

th they're known for. attacking a guard post outside of an air force base. some wore suicide vests. they forced their way into the mosque and started shooting. many were killed. many from the air force who lived inside the base. >> they're trying to attack the mosque. >> the fighting between the military and the pakistanin pakistan went on all day. >> the attackers came from afghanistan. this operation was planned in afghanistan, controlled and executed from afghanistan. >> this is a significant attack on the military. the fact that the pakistani

taliban was able to get inside the base behind me and into a mosque at a time when the group is under pressure shows that it still has the ability and resources to strike. the last time the taliban attacked was in december of last year. it's fighters killed 150 students and teachers. the military then launched a wide scale attack on the troops. the army has been battling fighters i. the military said it's broken the back of the taliban. but this attack suggests the armed group is still a serious threat. nicole johnston, al jazeera.

>> greeks are heading back to the polls on sunday for a third time last year. the prime minister who resigned last month hopes that he'll receive a new mandate to go back to office. but there has been a huge effect by the refugees and that might keep people from going in to vote. >> they watch in their city. in a square elderly greeks outnumbered by numbers of afghans. most of the afghans plan to move on. but a few will stay in greece and build new lives here. like this man who came 14 years ago. he said greeks are generous, but he worries that the political instability will change that. >> we're afraid because of that election and this crisis that maybe this will be changed. maybe extremist groups will use this continue on benefit of

themselves for th. that's why we're afraid. >> this is what he fears. the neo-nazi golden dawn who gather just a few blocks away. foreigners out of greece, they chant. golden dawn has no chance of winning this election. but according to opinion polls they are the third most popular party in greece. for them the refugee crisis is an opportunity. he said that it's a disgrace, thousands cross the sea into greece while politicians just dream about who will lead the country. >> this doctor is temporarily the minister of refugees until greece gets a new government. he said that nobody should use the refugee crisis to get more votes. >> it could be used in this

political battle, but that would be a mistake because it's a refugee crisis and not an immigration crisis. greece's obligations are clearly defined by international law. we have to accept these refugees. >> the harsh truth is that greece has plenty of things to worry about apart from the refugee crisis. unemployment, rising taxes and falling living standards. they don't have great expectations of these elections but they desperately hope for a government that will some how address their country's economic problems. >> volunteers sort through donated clothes, refugees and poor greeks alike. most greeks feel sympathy for all the destitute people in their mist. he know whatever happens it will be a challenge for this country for years to come.

>> so, one thing that might be is election fatigue. how will that effect the outcome? >> it might effect the outcome. there might be lower voter turn out. if they stay home, alexis tsipras is in trouble. >> so tell us about the main difference what is a the difference. in terms of the any issue whether greece wants to stay or not, they have the same view that both want to stay. and both will have to implement whoever wins the latest bail out agreement. >> so are you saying essentially whoever people vote for, they may stay in the same situation. no one will change what is

happening at the moment. >> both parties said that they would implement the bail out agreement. there is no choice unless you vote for the new dawn party. who said that they don't want this. >> so will there be a coalition? >> there has to be a coalition. there will have to be a coalition. there will have to be better policies. more spending cuts, more tax increases. this is really not what the greeks economy needs. >> i understand that the e.u. officials have a preference for the pro democracy party. is that your understanding. >> yes, to put it mildly, it has been a bruceing couple of months. i don't think anybody in

brussels wants to see a repeat of more strife, more struggle. i think they would be much more comfortable with a right-wing government. >> thank you very much, indeed, for coming in to talk with us. still to come on the al jazeera news hour. people protest against a cue in burkina faso. >> and protesters shut down part of finland across the country. and we'll tell you how journalists are being kept out of top sporting competitions.

but they say we have. we have stayed out of war.

>> once a flying hub. they used to attract people from around the world with its ancient architecture. tribal disputes are keeping people away. >> they call it the jewel of sahara. this is what remains of those days. the historic red-hued adobe buildings and old palaces. [ music ] the local band performance it's dance. in normal times the city would be bustling with tourists. but they face tough times.

>> artifacts are sold, but the growing violence and kidnappings, tourists have left and business is bad. >> we used to sell items for $1,000. now we can't sell them for $100. we need to find clients to buy our goods. >> forced out of school when he was six years old. his father wanted him to work in the tourism industry. he became the family breadwinner, but now things are different. >> i haven't met a single tourist in the last six years. >> this hotel used to be fully booked for most of the year. now it's owner faces bankruptcy, and the only guests are his

relatives. the local tourism authority said that there is a plan to gather tourists back. >> there was a decline in tourism activity, but the government is doing it's best to bring tourists back. our priority is to improve security so that there is peace. >> but peace may be elusive in this area. the taureg heartland, the area has been marred by instability. and thousands of refugees make their way through the desert headed for europe. al jazeera. >> still to come on the al jazeera news hour. what donald trump didn't say while the republican candidate frontrunner is criticized for staying silent. kicking off the rugby cup tournament england against fiji.

we'll go live in just a moment.

>> hello again. he's known for not holding back when it comes to expressing his opinion, especially as he tries to become president of the united states. now donald trump, a frontrunner for the republican party nomination has been criticized for not what he said but for what he didn't say. kimberly halkett has more. >> as donald trump was making a public appearance on thursday with potential voters, a man in the audience stood up to ask a question and started a controversy. >> the problem in this country, it's called muslims. we know our current president is

one. you know he's not even an in american. >> we don't need this question. >> anyway, we have training camps really, where they want to kill us. that's my question. when can we get rid of them. >> we're going to be looking at a lot of different things. a lot of people are saying that. and a lot of people are saying that bad things are happening out there. we'll be looking at that and other things. >> the incident comes as this week's anti-muslim slogans come at a mosque in kentucky. and a muslim student who brought a homemade clock to school was mistaken for a bomb. >> we've seen far too mean leaders in the republican party use that strategy in a cynical way. >> but i in a statement trump

justified his actions: >> still, critics argue the incident is in sharp contrast to 2008 when another republican john mccain was running for president and voter criticized then candidate barack obama and was stopped short by mccain. >> i have heard about him, and he's not--he's an arab. he is not--no. >> no ma'am. no ma'am. he's a decent family man citizen that i just happen to have disagreements with. >> he stood up to the party's base when people expressed these feverish imagination. >> it's a risky thing to do because those sentiments do exist in the conservative base of the republican party, and it

takes courage to stand up to it. >> which is something that trump's opponents have seized on, that he did not. >> kimberly halkett. al jazeera, washington. >> in tunisia, they have deployed 1600 extra soldiers to put out fire that has spread across southeast asia. helicopters are dropping water. the waters are caused by the illegal slashing and burning of the indonesian forests during the dry season. they've started to clear land for farming and plantation areas. the increase illnesses across indonesia, hospitals say that they have doubled the amount of patients they care for since the fires have began. >> for sports here is raul. >> thank you very much. we go to the rugby cup

tournament. there was the obligatory opening ceremony. and then the main event and despite being severely tested by the fijians it was england who came through. fiji has yet to beat england in nine attempts. well, while enjoying the match is lee wellington. england won it. >> it could be crucial that they scored the last few moments. it was the fourth try. they got five points and a bonus point. in england's group are australia and wales, too. and it will be really tough and they'll need to work. there is a huge sense of expectancy in england.

they need it to get passed. it was a really tough fijian team in many ways, and they're still can cause a shock in this tournament. >> well, the organizers have been complaining that this will be the biggest sporting event seen in the u.k. since the london olympics. do you feel that the rugby will have a similar impact. >> actually many of the people who are organizing this tournament, organizing this rugby tournament also helped with the olympics. they have vast experience. they expect worldwide audience, half a million people coming in to the country as tourists to watch the tournament as well. rugby is not popular everywhere. we have to accept that. there are countries where it is

still growing up. like japan, through is not a big gulf between the teams that could win. and the teams that they're playing. new zealand and namibia will be a team that is taking on a team that struggles. that will be thursday. >> they are still the favorite to win the trophy, aren't they? >> they have to be. this team is arguebly as good as they've ever been. there are teams to beat, but with that said when you talk about australia, south africa and they're among the nation who is feel they can top to get that pressure on them. it will be difficult. imagine being in the namibia team. the ability to play in the olympic stadium. >> thank you very much. the tournament has begun between world rugby and the australian meeting. in part one of our sports series

we have reports on why rugby sports is selling to journalists in that country. >> some people will be missing from the crowd. instead they'll be on the other side of the world. australia's team have made the trip, of course. some newspapers are shunning the event. >> we simply want to tell our stories, but we don't need to be told how to tell our stories and who we can tell them to. >> rugby's governing body is seeking to control the advertising along side news content and what videos and how long. the tension is just the baitest. media organizations are increasingly frustrated about controlled sports they demand over coverage.

the main motivation is money. within melbourne's headquarters it looks like and is effectively a newsroom. it is one that is entirely paid for, they insist they are independent. >> they come for authentic news. that's why we have come forward. >> not all are convinced. >> when i go on to a website. when i read a newspaper, i'm delegating the responsibility of that witnessing process to somebody else. i cannot have faith that that is happening if it's coming out of the words of a sporting organization. >> and then there is the impact that this digital newsroom has on the wider media. on screen advertising and sponsorship means that they are now taking money that would in the past have gone to

traditional media companies. sports organizations used to need mainstream media, increasingly they feel that they can by pass it, arguebly controlling the message and the money. andrew thomas, al jazeera, melbourne. >> well, earlier we spoke to the rugby correspondent at news corp australia. one of the organization who is has protested the restrictions of world rub rugb rugby. >> they want to intervene on what australian laws state. they want us to by it was our country's laws to satisfy their demands. they have guaranteed sponsors a clean bill so no rivals can advertise, so your viewers will see when they jump on website to watch highlights, that annoying little video of advertisement that comes up before you can see

the video footage. that's acciden essentially how modern media has been making its money. with worldwide circulation declining. this is biting the hand that feats you from world rugby. they really would not be in a position to command the sponsorship dollars that they without the media employing journalists around the world, spending thousands of dollars, sending us to cover tournaments, give mass exposure in print and digital platform. we simply ask that we be allowed to operate under our own country's laws, they declined that. so we declined to cover the tournament. we won't be covering the games lives. we won't be attending any training sessions. >> to other sport, the twisty tight surprises.

>> russia have not the 1,000 countdown for the next fifa world cup. the notable absentee watt the fifa secretary general, who has been suspended after he privated from the resail of fifa cup tickets. >> in the first thing, andy murray took on australia's. showing his quality winning in straight sets. losing just six games in total. >> then bernard thomas held up a fight back from dan evans to draw australian nevel.

and it's also tied 1-1 in the other semifinal after the matches in straight set. that's it. more later. >> thanks. muhammad ali has made a rare public appearance to receive an award in his hometown of louisville, kentucky. he was honored for the legacy he has created in and out of the ring. the 73-year-old is considered one of the greatest heavy weights in the sport. he is also an advocate of the civil rights and antiwar movement. he has been out of the limelight for years. he battles parkinson's disease.

thanks for watching. bye for now.

>> living in hope. the iraqi family see seeking a new life as croatia cracks down on refugees. >> i'm lauren taylor. we're live from london. also coming up, controversial votes in japan. the u.s. discusses its shared interest with russia in defeating the islamic state in iraq and the levant in syria. and