ending the conflict in libya. a major summit wraps up in italy, but can it really bring peace? hello there. you're watching al jazeera live from london. also coming up on the program, russia says one of its warships has fired warning shots at a turkish vessel as tensions between the countries continue to grow. at least two people are killed in the capital of the central african republic during a referendum to bring stability to the country. and why the french far right

might struggle to repeat its earlier success in the second round of regional elections. a major meeting on libya's political future has wrapped up in rome. the u.s. secretary of state john kerry, who was co-chairing the talks, said the country needs to move forward and realize its future. libya's two rival parliaments are set to meet on wednesday to sign an agreement to form a unity government, but opponents have resisted the deal and past agreements have faunl through. the leadership is torn between the general national congress in tripoli and the internationally recognized government based in the eastern city of tabruk. they met with libyan representatives in rome to press both sides to move forward. the major concern is the islamic

state of iraq and the levant. speaking just after the talks, the u.s. secretary of state john kerry sdz said the ma rt jo of people in libya's rival government are ready to sign an agreeme agreement. >> the presence today of representatives of those majorities who will sign this agreement and commit to it today on the 16th, their presence reflects the broad international support that exists for a unified, secure, and stable libya. now, conflict and instability have just gone on for too long, and the vacuum that has been left there is a vacuum readily filled by extremists. it takes libya not to the direction of a government that can serve the needs of the people but to the direction of chaos. so the communique calls on all

parties to accept an immediate comprehensive ceasefire in all parts of libya. no one understands the need for that other than the libyan leaders here with us in rome. they represent, as i said, a majority of both of the entities that have been at loggerheads and are prepared to move forward. they know the unacceptable price that rivalry and personal ambition and/or strife are inflicting on the people of libya. this is about the people of libya. >> john kerry there. we're in rome. obviously you've followed this meeting and what led up to it. we've seen agreements between libyans factions fall through. do you think that the right building blocks are in place for this deal or at least for this to be the real concrete step towards peace in libya? >> reporter: well, there is no

doubt that the international community is pressuring the libyan factions to come together to stop fighting each other and to concentrate instead on fighting isil, which is growing in strength in libya. so there is a will from the international community. they are determined. we have seen libyan representatives attend the meetings today. those who did attend, yes, they are from two rival administrations. the majority really. the majority of members in both these rival administrations, and they are also powerful groups, groups like musrata with a strong force on the ground that can tip the balance on board. we have powerful groups on board. we have the international community determine it, but problems lie ahead. we heard the italian foreign minist minister say that problems could be resolved. this could be a breakthrough in his words, but the certainty

community is saying they have to be behind these factions and support them. when it comes down to details,ed har bargaining lies ahead. who is the member of the new government. there's a power struggle for years in libya ever since the overthrow of moammar gaddafi. the hard bargaining is ahead, but the international community is determined. they do not want isil to set up base -- they've already set up base, but they don't want isil to expand in libya. >> i guess trying to prevent a further expansion of isil as you said is key for the western powers. how much of an incentive is it for the libyan group s themselves? how do they fear having isil in libya itself? >> reporter: no doubt isil is a threat to the libyan factions. at the end of the day the priority is the international power struggle.

let's take for example sert in libya. misrata sent fighters to the front line, but they never storm stormed sert or take on isil because they needed their forces for the fight with the international opposition. at the end of the day it boils down to the har bargaining. who gets what? everybody wants to get a piece of the pie really in libya. there is growing concern the humanitarian conditions are worsening and lawlessness is worsening. neither government in tripoli or the east of the country is able to work. at the end of the day, it's in their benefit to come together. how this power-sharing agreement works will be key. >> that's the latest from rome where that meeting has been taking place. zena, thank you.

the defense minister summoned the military attache over an incident where they fired warning shots at a turkish vessel. russia says one of its destroyers fired to prevent the conclusion with the turkish fishing boat. the russian military says small arms were used against the boat after it failed to respond to radio contact and warning flares. we have more now from the turkish port city. >> reporter: the turkish foreign ministry confirmed that the turkish military in moscow was summoned by the russian defense ministry, and the turks were not giving any further details. they said they had no command. now what we know the version of the events is coming from one side, and it's coming from more according to the deal tails of the new version of events that the russians are saying is that

surveillance russian ship was very close with the approaching turkish fishing ship. it was actually about 550 meters between the distance between the two. the russians tried to establish communications with the turks, and then they used some visual signals and other means to try and persuade the turkish ship to go away. then according to the russians they had to fire some small arms. after that the turkish ship went to that. all of that comes after the deteriorating relations between russia and turkey. turkey downed a russian fighter jet last month. turkey said it violated turkish air space on the border with syria, and the russians after that were very angry. they imposed economic sanctions on turkish products. there's heated rhetoric between the two countries, and things

could really escalate even further. in syria russian air strikes and government missiles have killed at least 40 people on the outskirts of damascus. it happened in a market in central duma. they were backed by missiles from regime forces. the rebel-held area has come under frequent attacks by the syrian regime. there are reports that at least two people are dead and around 20 others injured in the central african republic as voters there go to the polls. earlier there were reports of heavy weapons fire in the capitale bangi. machine guns and rocket launchers were used near a school where people were voting on a referendum for a new constitution. the country's usually free elections later this month of instability. we report on how french and u.n. troops may struggle with the fresh violence. >> reporter: french soldiers on patrol in the capital of bangi

have been here for two years. they're not welcomed by everyone. along with local suspects, french and other foreign troops have been accused of sexually abusing children and women. >> more than 700 kids were documented in 2014 shows that beyond this specific or emblematic case you do have widespread issues of violence or sexual violence against children. >> reporter: french commanders and the united nations have told al jazeera those involved have been dismissed from duty and are awaiting trial. french soldiers have also been accused of sides with christians against muslims. the french ambassador denies the allegation. >> translator: when one interferes between two warring sides, an attempt to prevent my clashes between them, krigs is from both sides.

we're here to defend the muslims. we can't leave them as massacres. we have to protect all from eminent assaults. >> reporter: in muslim areas, the welcome for the french is guarded. >> translator: the french intervention helped us a lot. it reduced the killing, destruction and looting. the role is on the decline. the country is vast and we don't have an army. >> reporter: the french force has been cut two-thirds to only 900 soldiers. there are fears it won't be enough to keep the peace if fighting starts against between the warring rebels. the change of reception is not a positive sign. most people express their fears of the worst if the french retreat, and the worst is another massacre killing hundreds of innocents from both sides after two years the desire for ven i can't answer looks very much alive. an explosion in northern

pakistan killed 26 people and wounded more than 70 others at a busy market. it's about 200 kilometers away from pashawa near the afghanistan border. al jazeera is there, and we have a latest for you. >> reporter: a powerful explosion rocked a marketplace in the town situated close to the outgoing border and about 240 difficult low meters from the provincial capital of the province there. two people have been arrested on suspicious of having some involvement in this deadly blast. the fear is that the death toll may rise further. now, this is a town situated close to the afghan border. it has seen violence in the past on sectarian lines between shias and sunnis and it's not clear

whether it's a sectarian attack or more than that. you're watching al jazeera. still to come on the program, it's one month on from the paris attacks, and we look at how life has changed in the french capital. plus, using the force. find out how science-fiction is helping revive an ancient artistic tradition in malaysia.

a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. a major meeting on libya's political future has wrapped up in rome.

the u.s., italy and the u.n. were among groups pressing the rival government to consolidate. a russian surveillance ship fired warnings shots to prevent a crash with a fishing boat. they have summoned turkish officials over the incident. two people died in violence that broke out in the central african republic where voeth for a constitution research due process is taking place. france is voting in the second round of local elections seen as a test for the far right. the national front party caused a stir last week by winning the largest share of the vote in the first round. a higher turnout and tactical voting is expected this time, meaning the party will struggle to turn the early lead into a gain. here's how it works. parties that got more than 10% in the first round are eligible to participate in the contest. they secured 28% of the vote

leads in six of france's 13 regions. president francois hollande socialist party urged tactical voting to keep the far right on you. it has urged left waning supporters there 20 back the republicans with a better chance of keeping the far right out. jackie roland joins us live from paris. they refer to this as i quote intellectual terrorism. you can understand why they're against it. how controversial has it been in france so far? i guess we tonight know whether it's effective actually? >> reporter: well, i'd say one of the key issues was, of course, the turnout informant last round of only half of all registered voters cast their ballots and it's people with really tough, hardcore supporters of each party that goes.

>> these are local elections so whether it comes to actual direct power, they're not that important. how many sill ball lick are the results of the election going to be? >> reporter: the regional council for which people are voting on sunday don't have that many powers, they have a certain amount of power with resolve to finance cultural organizations and other organizations. it's not at a regional level that key policies are chosen. for example, security and immigration, which obviously are the themes the national front is

vocal on. those, of course, affect a national level. the reason why people watch the elections is clearly it would have been significant if the national front were for the first time to take control of a regional council. that would certainly be an indication that this party previously required an extreme right wing fringe party is actually the main political force now in france. of course, everyone is looking ahead to presidential election in april of 2017. still a long way away, but again, these elections could maybe give a slight idea of the temperature of the political climate in france as those elections start to approach. >> jacky you have moved locations since the last time we spoke to you live in tv. just explain to us where you are and what the symbolism is of that place and the impact the elections have on that particular party. >> reporter: well, we're at the headquarters of republicans led

by the former president nicolas sarkozy. the reason we came here is because the republicans are expected in many ways to be the gainers on this round of voting compared to last round. last round they came in second place, but as you mentioned, barbara, there have been a number of socialists candidates with traun in the round of voting. the socialist party openly called on their supporters to vote for republicans to block the national front. we could actually see the republicans making important gains when the results are announced in just under two hours' time. >> it would be interesting to have a look at the results. we'll check in with you before then. jacky, thank you. it's exactly a month since gunmen opened fire on a crowded music venue, bars and restaurants in the french capital killing 132 people. al jazeera's jonah hall looks at

what we've learned since the attack. >> reporter: the isil attacks in paris that targeted sports fans, concert-goers and diners happened a month ago. a month in which live from the banks of the river has changed dramatically. >> in the short to medium term the world is only going to become more dangerous as a result of the things that are happening. that's a consequence of the fact that the islamic state is so strong and global jihadism has become so strong. >> it was friday the 13th, and they took fire random wi with several detonating suicide vests, all were european citizens some with battle experience from syria while others lived as social outcasts in the suburbs of paris and brussels. >> there's an umbilical cord between the wars rages in syria and iraq and european security.

you have radicalized limited networks in the heart of europe. isis could not have carried out out this massive attack in paris without having local, local recruits. >> reporter: paris followed a string of isil attacks on civilian targets including the bombing of a russian passenger jet over egypt that killed 224 people. they have an expanded bombing campaign against isil in syria amid the creeping fear of attack at home. >> the western powers will not send boots on the ground to syria and iraq. this means that the response is in terms of rhetoric basically vocal. we have at war. the reality is really the same strategy. air strikes along with

supporting local forces on the ground. it's a long, gradual strategy that will take years. >> it's been a bad month for refugees still filing into europe by the thousands each day. with two of the attacks believed to have entered europe in the refugee influx, security has tightened and support has grown for anti-immigrant parties on the far right. it's been a good month for this man, al assad, whose arm is the dominant force on the ground in syria with the spotlight on eradicating i siel, he may benefit from the chaancient prob the enemy of my enemy is my friend. above all the merging between western countries and isil in the wage waik of the paris attacks signaled a new reality. a constant threat on innocent life from washington to moscow,

possibly for years ago to come. at least 23 people have dialed in a fire at a mental health clinic in russia. many of those killed were bed-ridden. of the 50 people rescued, at least 20 with badly injured. the paris climate change agreement is being described a historic breakthrough that signal the end of the fossil fuel era. the way ahead is far from smooth as our science editor now explai explains. >> reporter: for thousands of delegates and many world leaders who spent the last two weeks in climate talks, obvious joy and relief at a deal. but once the cheering subsides, the much tougher job of turns programses into action begins. the paris agreement sets out a target to limit warming to 2 degrees celsius and keep them 1.5 degrees above preindustrial

levels. the commitments made by 187 countries in paris are not enough to do this. it's estimated that even if there's achieved, they will only hold them between 2.7 and 3 degrees. >> we're of the opinion the agreement maybe more ambitious. it will prevent temperature rise below 2 degrees. >> reporter: the agreement asserts that greenhouse gas emissions must speak as soon as possible. today they rely on voluntarily national plans. they see them continue to rice, and by a significant amount. it's an outcome at that brought protesters on the streets of the philippine capital of manila. >> their interest in countries like the philippines have not been adequately addressed, leaving the decisions for

country says and not having a bargain in the sense and it makes it more dangerous for countries like the fill beans for climate change. >> reporter: the overall agreement is legally binding. some elements including the curb of emissions are not. this means the success of the agreement depends entirely on political will with each setting its own goals and where to ioned up on the where progress is making. one of the leading sciencesists put it this way. >> it's a fraud, really. a fake. worthless words. no action and just promises. as long as fossil fuels are the cheapest out there. they will continue to be burned. >> it recycling a pledge from prooech talked to raise $100 billion a by 2020 from rick countries to help poor countries on their economies. overall success on tackling

cliement change rests on the shoulders of individual governments. that's now up to them to honor their promises and good intentions and turn their words into action. al jazeera. the latest "star wars" film, the force awakens will be released on thursday. it's the seventh film in ray series. for 40 years the film has influenced many act pes of. now ilts used to do it from an ort farm. we have the explanation from malaysia. >> r 2 d 2, you can recognize them with a distinct difference. this is uncle and these are shadow puppets. elaborate shadows casted by intricately puppets are proje projected onto a screen. the master puppeteer controls

every move and provides the narration and voices. while the traditional band of musicians playing the soundtrack. it's a concept dreamt up by a designer and a friend. >> we wanted to reconnect youth with this act. maybe if you use go that makes it easy to recognize, thaen you don't have any help to project. >> reporter: why he came to with the help of a veteran of the art form. dane say the popularity dwindle over the decades. this is another way he hopes to keep the art alive. he started a gallery for visitors as well as a school where he trains puppetry, crash mep and musicians. >> in the past a performance attracted crowds of up to 100 people. that number has halved but the

young generation will watch movies and concerts ned. so the renewed interest is a pleasant surprise. >> i never expect there are so many that come to walk us play. this is, to me, a good sign. his performances are well received. >> muslims are really excited. i think it's crazy. how can you do something that's science-fiction and there's a lot of counselors. >> however, the show which has received permission from lucas films for the uses of the "star wars" film needs funding. until then, it's only a 15-minute performance but still enough to revive a art. a great take on "star wars."

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