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france and russia agree to close the military ties to defeat i.s.i.l. welcome. you're watching al jazeera live from doha. also ahead in the next 30 minutes. turkey's president hits back at russian allegations that ankara is bank rolling i.s.i.l. by buying oil from them. pope francis visits residents of a sum in the kennian capital. we're there live >> translation: i didn't want to get married but there was no
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money for school african governments look at ways to stop marriage of young girls where half the girls marry underage. our top story. the french and russian presidents have agreed to cooperate and to share military intelligence on i.s.i.l. francois hollande met vladimir putin in moscow to push for a larger coalition against the group which would include both the u.s. and kremlin. as reporting from capital, mr putin made no concrete commitments on that central key issue. >> reporter: in search of his grand coalition, francois hollande finished a week of international diplomacy in moscow. here he found a receptive vladimir putin. but after several hours of talks, the only fruits of cooperation were these.
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>> translation: we agreed today to reinforce our anti terrorist work improve exchange of operational information, fighting terrorism, set up a constructive relationship between our military specialists in order to avoid duplication and incidents that's still a long way from a grand coalition. disagreement over putin's ally president bashar al-assad is the stumbling block. >> translation: we want the discussions in vienna to lead to a political exclusion. the executive power must be given to an independent unity government during transition which will have a constitution, elections covering all sections of society and members of the diaspera. in france's view it is clear that bashar al-assad does not have a place in the future of syria. >> reporter: in syria there were more russian air strikes. this was raqqa.
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planes have bombed turk man rebels where a russian jet was drowned by russian planes on tuesday. moscow is showing its teeth. >> translation: today according to a decision made earlier, all existing channels of cooperation between russian defense ministry and turkish armed forces have been suspend. this clues a hot lot to exclude possible acts in the air. >> reporter: russia released footage of its advanced 400 missile system now operational at its air base. the cruiser also with air defense capabilities now patrolling off the coast. moscow wants ankara to know it is perfectly able to blow turkish planes out of the sky and that there is going to an economic cost for what russia has called an act of aggression. prime minister has given minimum center strew two days to come up
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with a lit of measures. some measures can shall imposed with regards to a number of investment projects. they can be frozen or stopped completely. i suggest this is done within two days to quickly move forward. >> reporter: turkish produce is already been blocked at russia's frohn tears. this was the-- frontiers. there are serious doubts over huge joint projects like the turkish stream gas pipeline and the $20 billion nuclear power station that russia is building in turkey in turkey tensions remain high as a diplomatic spat continues with russia over the downing of one of its fighting jets. president erdogan is denying that its government is buying oil from i.s.i.l. fighters. the jets have been seen this
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i.s.i.l. controlled syrian territory transporting oil on an industrial scale into turkey. >> translation: those who claim we buy oil from i.s.i.l. are obliged to prove it. no-one has a right to make such accusations against our country and if you do, you are a slanderer. turkey suppliers of gas and oil are clear. our main supplier is russia regional and divisions in iraq plus the war in syria have created a thriving black market for oil. the turkish opposition says its government is buying oil from i.s.i.l. it stilts that 800 million dollars of it has crossed the border under the watch of the turkish military intelligence. elements of the regional government in iraq are queuesd of profiting by turning a blind eye.
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with the government deny they are involved in, at a distance, i.s.i.l. oil sales. a gee political analyst says questions have been raised over whether turkey is clamping down on will the oil smuggling. definitely there is oil crossing the borders. it crosses at many different points. we have seen efforts late last year by the turkish authorities to close those border crossing points to make it harder for the smug letters. similar in the other direction, this oil is immediating out. the question is could they have done more? could they be working harder? probably, yes. evidence of how high up this goes, how organised this is, i'm not sure. i haven't seen that much that's credible beyond the level of bribes to border guards, low level that that. the indications are it's going no no local markets, but generally black markets. a lot is sold within i.s.i.l. controlled territories.
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they still need fuel for various things. there are suggestions and indications some of it is going into parts syria not controlled by i.s.i.l., so going to the very people who are fighting i.s.i.l. similarly, pretty good evidence some of it is getting into the black markets in southern turkey, some is make through turkish territory. i've not seen anything credible that's going into the official international market. it is being sold locally, refined in makeshift units and reaching people who have no other source of supply two prominent journalists have been arrested in turkey. they work for the pro opposition newspaper. in may it published a video which it said showed intelligence staff smuggling weapons to over the border. it is said they were carrying aids. reporters without borders have
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condemned the arrests at personal prosecution. >> translation: we came to defend journalism and peoples rights to be informed, rights to learn the truth if the government is lying. we came to corroborate the governments should never commit illegal acts a palestinian has been shot dead after allegedly ramming his car into two israeli pedestrians. it happened near a west bank settlement. the two israelis were likely wounded. 101 palestinians and 21 israelis have been killed since the latest wave of violence began last month. germany has deported around 60 asylum seekers after rejecting their applications. in a deal with kosovo and others germany will send back refugees whose travel documents have expired or they've been destroyed. germany declared these country safe in september. they don't qualify for asylum.
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in just over two hours time france will pay attribute to the 130 people killed in the paris attacks two weeks ago. the service will bring together families of the victims as well as survivors and world leaders. francois hollande is expected to deliver a speech. attackers with assault rifles and suicide belts targeted areas in paris. i.s.i.l. said it was behind the tack attack. the u.s. palestinian presidential hopeful donald trump is denying a-- accusations that he was poking fun at a journalist. who suffers from a musts key lair condition-- muscular condition that affects his movement. >> reporter: it was an impersonation of his saying the
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unasableable i don't know what i said. i don't remember. he's going i don't remember. maybe that's what i said. >> reporter: he was referring to a journalism with a condition that affects his joints. that journalism's reporting was also what trump had used to bolster his claim that thousands were celebrating the collapse of the world trade center on 911. these stories were checked out and weren't true. so it didn't happen >> reporter: other unsayables, that muslims should be treated with suspicion, torture is accepted in national security and muslim immigrants are-- mexico migrants are rapists. some find some rhetoric a sign of someone not beholden to anyone. he is a businessman. >> reporter: his lead needs context.
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firstly, it's way too early in the process to be predicting outcomes. historically those likely to vote for the next republican will presidential candidate don't pay attention before the first caucus and that's next february. the opinion poles are for those who identify as republican and not those who are likely to vote. at this point in the race in 2011 this man also noted for his statements was in the lead and being praised for his outsider status. trump's numbers have to be put into a national context. 25% of americans identify as republicans. of that number some 27% say they support trump. as noted, u.s. voter has says it represents 6% of the american population. they were dancing on the street an roof tops. >> reporter: that's not to say
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his canvassing isn't significant. the republican establishment hasn't pushed back against trump. whether that's because it's too early in the race is not clear, but it's not as if the other candidates considered mainstream are any less extreme in their attitudes to race, civil liberties and immigration. they are just less quotable turning our attention to africa where pope francis it is easy for the country's youth to be recruited for rebel groups. he was speaking from a slum in the capital. the pope is on the third day of his visit from africa. he is due to leave can i can't on friday-- kenya. the central message is to young people today. what will he beelling them? >> reporter: absolutely.
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his message is to young people today and he is on his way mere. he is going to be here any time. he says that today is the lightly of his trip because he's going to be meeting young people. many of them are here. lots of excitement. everyone is singing and just waiting for him and they're saying they want to give him a warm kennian welcome. his main message has been empowerment to the youth. he says the youth is very important to any country. africa is a country that has a majority of young people. so he says that it's time to empower the young people. we can't have so many young people who are disenfranchised, disempowered, because it becomes very easy for people like violent arms groups, rebels, or even politicians to recruit them for bad motives.
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he said young people are critical to any growing company. like you said, he was at a slum here in the city where he met representatives from 11 slums in the city. a thousand 200 people he has interacted with, and they talked to him about their problems. he has talked to them about - thee basically just gave them encouragement, telling him that he's with them, solidarity with them, and he has - when he is not in his pope mobile he is in a simple honda. if he can be driven around in this type of vehicle, how about our leaders do that as well. listen to this excitement. they all want to hear his message here. we're waiting for him. it's quite an exciting time for
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people who are here yesterday he was talking about climate change. he was kind of signalling to people his stance on what we should be doing to safeguard the planet, i guess. how were those comments received? >> reporter: i think we've lost communications there. we will go back to her as soon as we can. you can see the live pictures coming to us as they await the arrival of pope francis. after this particular leg of his journey, his tour of africaings , he goes to the central republic of africa. still to come on this program, we sample some of the sites and the sounds on offer at this year's al jazeera international documentary film festival plus.
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mr putin made no commitments on that scrawl key issue. president ergodan has rebuffed accusations that his government is buying oil from i.s.i.l. he says i.s.i.l. controls syrian territories that are exporting oil into turkey. a lack of initiatives in poor communities in kenya makes it easy for young people to be recruited by criminal gangs or criminal organizations said the pope. at least one person has been killed after an attack on a shia muslim mosque in bangladesh. people say three others were injuries. it was the second time the shia community has been targeted recently. last month a shrine was bombed killing two people. despite a new round of peace
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talks, southern thailand continues to be flawinged by violence. armed muslim groups are fighting on buddist thailand. six and a half to thousand people have been killed are since 2004. >> reporter: walking into the mosque is painful for this woman. it is where her father and 31 others were killed by the army 11 years ago. the military say they were all separatist fighters. she says her father was innocent. >> translation: why wouldn't the army try to catch them alive. they were all killed. the authorities used full force to deal with the situation. it was too much. >> reporter: it was one of two major incidents in 2004. 85 proceed pesters died-- protestors died outside a protest at a police station. since then violent attacks by separatists have increased. a new round of unofficial peace
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talks is underway beten the thai army and the umbrella organization representing most of the ethnic groups. independence is still the goal of all the groups. right up to this moment no groups has dropped its claim for independence. >> translation: independence is definitely not an option. this peace deal will not yield interests as a result. >> reporter: there is also some doubt about whether the right people are represented from the most violent group, or national revolutionary front. it's obvious that the people who - the numbers of people with them do not have demands and control on the ground. that means the violence will continue >> reporter: as it does, the death toll rises. on this occasion two border guard policemen were gunned down in an ambush >> reporter: there is a certain level of support among muslims for independent, but for many people the goal is much more
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simple. they say they want to receive a better deal from respective governments in the capital of bangkok who they say have always dictated to them. they want a greater say in their own destiny, better education, more jobs and they want to be heard. >> translation: both sides need to hear our voices and our thoughts. we've been affected by the violence. so they need to listen to us and include us in the peace process. >> reporter: there's no word on when the next round of talks will take place. the people in southern thailand can only hope that peace will eventually come. wayne hay north and south akorea will hold talks next month aimed at improving communications. the summit will be a chance to calm tensions along the shared border. hostilities sfleez in august after two soldiers were wounded in a land mine explosion.
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things are very different on north korea's other frontier. the border with china is becoming popular with tourists. enterprise and north career atraders are doing good business >> reporter: it's the unofficial way through north korea back door with one of the number of chinese boat trips taking a tour. this one goes right into north cran - nor korean territory. a chinese tourist, a chance to peer into the lives of their reclusive neighbors. largely oblivious to the boats daily life continues. we haven't escaped the attentions of the traders who make a living from these relatively rich visitors selling from their small boats.
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they didn't want to be filmed. this section of the river has become a floating market. all under the gaze of border guards who don't seem to care. the north koreans don't have much to sell but our tourists seem to what they want. with food to cigarettes we are soon stocked up. then announced for sale north korean bank notes. a perfect souvenir the first african girl summit on ending child marriage is being held in zambia. there 4 #% of girls are married before they turn 18 years old. every year about 14 million girls around the world get married before the age of 18.
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child brides have high levels of hiv and death during childbirth. >> reporter: this is the sound of opportunity for these women. they can earn a living. these girls were married as teenagers, one when she was just 15. >> translation: i had no choice because my parents couldn't afford to take us to school. i was just at home doing nothing. i didn't want to get married, but there was no money for school. >> reporter: although primary school is free in zambia, secondary school isn't. widespread poverty means many parents can't afford to pay the school fees, so they marry their daughters off. their village is different. an organization called plan is teaching them about girl power. it offers an income and a place
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to teach them about their rights. that has caused some issues. >> translation: there are some problems. the children have learned about their rights and sometimes the demands upon their parents are impossible to meet. when the parents are pushed against the wham, the method isn't broken >> reporter: child brides are more likely to be in abusive relationships, contract hiv and to die during childbirth. having communities buying into the idea of stopping bride marriage, is the first step, but the idea goes way minimumed these areas. the first afterry con girl summit on ending child marriage is being held in zambia. it wants to influence governments across africa. some attitudes are swinging towards girl power. >> translation: it means girls coming together with energy, not the old ladies, just us because
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we have the power to change our lives as girls. >> reporter: she's trying to take control of her life by breaking the cycle of poverty so her daughter can stay in school, creating a new tradition for her young family. tania page some of the best non-fix films made around the world recently are here. they tackle issues as diverse as war, sport and food. from the al jazeera international documentary film festival. >> reporter: we're giving you our facts and conclusions based on solid intelligence. >> reporter: war of lies is an indementsdz interview with an iraqi refugee.
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there was one dig problem. his evidence was false but he says he helped remove former leader hessein. 12 years on and iraq is still ravaged by war. it it is an insight as to how the world got to this point. one more uplifting film headlining at the festival is this one meaning golden girls. about a female football teams made up of players from villages. these women are able to reach new heights for their life of sport. in their home village life expectancy for women is only 39
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years. they are playing the football for to earn the money, but they are to have fun. this is a different football and this is a true football. >> reporter: these are just some of the 147 films being shown here at the 11th annual international documentary film festival. they're not just from established film makers. this year's theme is horizons because it is giving opportunity for up and coming film makers to broaden their more zons. more than 50 countries are being screened. it will provide a boost for established and up coming film makers in a competitive international industry
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canada's university of missouri world coneder says she has been barred from flying to china. she said she was prevented from boarding her flight from hong kong. the 25-year-old added that she didn't receive an invitation to attend the events which she could not apply for a visa. youth came from. >> a political fire storm. tens of thousands of children from central america showed up on the border trying to enter the united states alone. >> you can't send your children up here and let them stay. >> the obama administration took unprecedented measures to keep them out. on to honduras where violence is still forcing people out and talked
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