one woman's determination to save the community. russia. at this time to zero. zero zero zero s. with every. as turkish troops massed along the syrian border of the us secretary of state denies washington plans to support a border force by kurdish fighters. i'm

richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. one of the celebrations in ethiopia after the release of an opposition leader and hundreds of other prisoners as part of a government and the state plus. i'm not in northern ireland where on earth are the other bird flu things worrying people who have as much as a rebirth and. and mexicans in the us senate record amounts of money home mysterious of deportation rise under president trump. the us secretary of state has denied washington had any intention to help build a thirty thousand strong kurdish for so long syria's border with turkey turkey deployed tanks in response to the move and threaten to enter syria's afrin district

but rex tillerson says the issue has been mis portrayed that's the word he used he says he sought to clarify the issue in a meeting with turkey's foreign minister in vancouver on tuesday and her strongly criticized the u.s. for arming and funding the y.p. gene which has played a significant role in the battle against eisel the united states hears and takes seriously the concerns of our nato ally turkey we recognize the humanitarian contributions and military sacrifices turkey has made towards defeating isis towards their support of millions of syrian refugees and stabilizing areas of syria it has helped liberate we must have turkey close cooperation in achieving a new future for syria that ensure security for syria's neighbors syria's main kurdish party is urging the un to act quickly to protect the enclave of afrin after turkey's threat to attack. says one million people live in that area and killings

the syrian why peachey kurdish fighters to turkey's outlawed p k k party which has fought for autonomy for decades decker joins us live from ankara and turkey near serious northwestern border so stephanie what more do we know about what is happening with the with these border the border force. well the border force and the issue of our free are two separate issues however they're both issues that are ongoing and crowd the border force the specifics of it as the americans have broken it down that they will be training or at least establishing a thirty thousand. border force and what we saw there what you mention with the us i can see it rex tillerson sort of backing off because of the anger that this caused in ankara the turkish president rest of time. saying that this was an army of terror and not turkey was going to drown this army because of course what you referred to they see the white p.g. which would form the backbone of this force as

a terrorist organization linked to the a it's complicated but it's basically they don't want to see any of these fighters on their force and now you have the u.s. backing off somewhat semantics devil in the detail really richelle saying that this is not a border force but this is going to be focused on internal security this is going to be focused sort of along the east of turkey and along the border with iraq to prevent eisel from reforming and also to prevent the sort of back off iranian militias that remain in the area i think it really does highlight richelle the complicated nature of the internet is ation internationalization of this war then and now that isis been pushed out of its territory you have all these international players trying to sort of carve out their spheres of influence now you know iran moscow damascus ankara all saying that this is a concern about this force that they believe this could lead to the separation of syria but of course the americans saying that this is simply to prevent something like iraq from happening again to try and ensure some stability so tell us the

significance of afrin. well i have free reign as one of the sort of self declared independent kurdish town tolan's it's been ruled by the p y d which is the political wing of the y p g since two thousand and twelve when syrian forces left now basically it's been relatively peaceful we have a significant i.d.p. internally displaced population there it is surrounded graphically significant because it's right in the northwest of syria surrounded on two sides by turkey's border then to the east you have it fly to by turkish backed syrian rebels into the south now inside syria and in the province you have turkish troops so it is in effect surrounded now turkey is saying that it is going to move when it has done this before what is different this time richelle is we've seen this real increase in rhetoric we've seen tanks increasing troops brought to the border turkish media for example the headlines you see tanks streaming to the borders so it is something

that's being taken more seriously this time the timing is interesting you have talks coming up in sochi in russia at the end of this month the kurds have been invited to that are not happy and also some will tell you that this is a move by aragorn to try and increase support ahead of elections which may be pushed forward to this year but again i think we haven't seen the movie yet there's been sporadic shelling but certainly we had words out of the national security council yesterday that was chaired by the president where they said that they were going to deal with the threat coming from the west that supreme immediately said something to watch for sure ok stephanie decker live for us in talking at thank you . israeli forces have killed a palestinian man during a raid in jenin and in the occupied west bank several palestinians were also ensure israeli media are linking the incident to the search for the killer of a rabbi who was shot a week ago and ron kahn conn is live in ramallah with the latest on what else do we

know about this this raid this this operation what happened. well the raid took place by israeli special forces around eleven forty five pm on wednesday night they moved into two areas it's likely to be we're still waiting for confirmation on that one was a gas station another was a an area just outside the west of janine now the special forces raid came under fire partly to according to israeli army two special forces soldiers were injured then clashes broke out and the man a palestinian man was actually killed on these really army have confirmed that the man who was killed is linked to the killing of a rabbi in nablus a settler rabbi in nablus on the ninth of january now after that killing happened there was a lot of faith that there would be reprisal attacks from israeli settlers living in settlements made by those settlements obviously illegal under international law and

now those attacks did take place and those big fare that this could really escalate now they've been looking for this man for a while they've actually put checkpoints around the nablus area. allowing very few people in and out of the area so the israeli army saying that this was a raid to try and get this man now around two o'clock in the morning what happened is the house of the man was actually demolished and then in the last few hours israeli army have been withdrawing and as they've been withdrawing the been face clashes taking place in the area we've had no confirmation yet from any palestinian sources the israeli army linking this man to the killing of the rabbi as i say on january the ninth all right imran khan by for us in ramallah and ron thank you. president onil trump has accused russia of helping north korea evade international sanctions but he's provided no evidence and an interview with the reuters news agency he casts doubt on whether talks with north korea's leader kim jong un would

be useful also warned that pyongyang is getting closer to delivering a missile that could reach the u.s. mainland china for restricting oil and coal supplies to north korea but said beijing could too much more north and south korea will march under a unified flag at the opening ceremony of next month's winter olympics also be a joint women's ice hockey team for the games and south korea it follows the first high level meeting between north and south korea and more than two years the apparent reconciliation efforts are opposed by many in the south with several petitions filed against it at the novak has more from seoul the south korean government says the agreement reached with north korea on its participation in the winter olympics is significant and will help to push forward this message of peace olympics but not everyone here in south korea is happy about it in a poll four out of ten said that they supported the idea of the two koreas marching

together under a unified korean peninsula flood also some have questioned the idea of south koreans going into north korea to participate in a joint training event at a ski resort that is the pet project of the leader kim jong un one worry and that will help promote tourism to that ski resort and many have also question whether this idea of a joint women's ice hockey team will mean that some south koreans will have to miss out in order to make room for north korean players alternately that decision will be made this weekend when the international olympic committee meets in losen switzerland deciding on the final details of whether those north korean athletes who haven't officially qualified for the winter olympics will be allowed to participate. if you're up your house for a an opposition leader as part of a prisoner and misty or a getting out was released along with more than four hundred others jailed over anti-government protests two years ago it's seen as a move by the government towards political reconciliation or brennan has more.

morality dina is a hero to his supporters and thousands of excited well wishers fooled the guard of honor to restore his convoy to nine miles from the detention center on the outskirts of paris ababa to his home in the nearby town of but i. heard the leader of the aroma federalist party had been arrested after returning from a visit to brussels a year ago was accused of collusion with how clued groups a charge she always tonight is a very very violent today while it is there no owes a former member of parliament and it was a construction in there's a low. i have been always you know to speak things that. anyway it's good that them out. his freedom came as part of government efforts to stem a spreading wave of violence and unrest which flared up in twenty fifteen has claimed hundreds of lives and threatens the stability of one of africa's fastest growing

economies and generally the third in a move into defusing the tension ethiopia's prime minister announced he would release many prominent dissident politicians always out without a party in their members who will decide is it makes their weeks what to do know what to do or. say jolie out to do is a government the board for national data if it is really in the honest the we are for it but amnesty international and other observers warn that a few high profile releases will not be enough the regime has to do more rescind this loath to an astute judicial reform this security sector reform a complete overhaul of the electoral system with though this. don't think the people will be satisfied the thousands of prisoners of conscience are still in jail accused all prosecuted for protesting against the government in

a statement the us embassy said it was encouraged by the latest releases paul brennan al-jazeera britain's lower house of parliament has approved a key brock's a bill which would end the supremacy of the year law in the u.k. the bill now goes to the upper house where it's expected to face some resistance it's become a focal point in months of debate about what type of divorce britain would seek from the e.u. and bracks it will figure prominently when britain's prime minister theresa may meets france's president mandela micron in london later on thursday people on both sides of the english channel are worried about their livelihoods once the u.k. leaves the european union and talk about reports of france's northern coast. for generations the fishermen of below in sylmar have fished freely in u.k. waters under european union rules the northern french port is only fifty kilometers from britain across the english channel the fishermen worry it will no longer be

possible after britain leaves the. remaining efficient english waters a destroyer of here so that is taken away from us life would be very hard he is one of the thirty five thousand tonnes of fish that are landed here each year two thirds of from u.k. waters and don't forget also that five thousand people here live on the seafront in the street in large estates the processing industry so if we don't get that fish from the u.k. waters that would impact also that side of the industry. fishing leaders say that unless a deal is made people on both sides of the channel have much to lose or you measure if there was a hard brecht's it it could be difficult for the english to bring their fish to france about eighty percent of british fish and up on the european market mainly via france. or corner a northern grandfather always been close to the u.k. . troops who were in the print president and british prime minister contreras great

people here that britain leaders will work to protect their interests is a link is crucial. to maintain and develop it so we are trying to convince those of us and the british around to do more. it's unclear at this stage which way the olds are stacked but they're all signs that paris and london wish to stay on good terms on the agenda for thursday summit the possible known of the bio tapestry to britain the eleventh century artwork depicts invasion of england by french troops it has never left france if it crosses the english channel now the symbolism will be lost on no one natasha butler al-jazeera. still ahead on al-jazeera. donald trump's presidency has had a huge impact on foreman ism in the united states and across the globe and how to

call him and look at that coming up. i'll tell you why australia's government says it's not as tough on refugees as many believe. hello wednesday was characterized in scotland northern ireland northern england with snow showers frequent ones lots of snow to be honest that's the cold air that's pushed right down through france and this mass of whitey's clouds will bring stove and i quote a lot of snow to the alps once more then there's a final push through the us position we sit out thursday started thursday would start forming in geneva behind temps has risen because when a storm system goes through wednesday night. winds in excess of a hundred twenty kilometers per hour by this time on the coast of holland most

starkly the dutch coastal the noland countries could seize on the roof of the surge we've got high tides the same time not a good position to be that the storm will blow itself out but it does mean it would be a pretty poor start to the day and it takes all the energy away from further south or we've got going on south mill train is quiet weather until you get to cyprus and eastwards and look at turkey even covered in massive rain and then snows that city back to system on its way through and then the breeze comes back out of the still warm sallah so tripoli's up to nineteen by the time we get to friday and tunis as a team wears rather cloudy of about still maintained seventy.

the truth. you're watching al-jazeera and these are the top stories this hour. rex tillerson says his country has no plans to build a border force in the area of northern syria currently controlled by kurdish forces that follows a buildup of turkey's forces along its southern border. human rights campaigners

who praised ethiopia's decision to free opposition leader america dana who was detained during a violent anti-government protests in two thousand and fifteen the government released more than four hundred others as part of what it says is a national reconciliation drive. france's president maduro promised inspected to press for stronger cross-channel border security when he meets prime minister theresa may in london later on thursday leaders are expected to discuss ongoing negotiations. white house chief of staff has said donald trump's hardline immigration policies may not have been fully informed during his presidential campaign john kelly made the comments in an interview with the us media want to trump's campaign promise was to build a wall along the southern border and make mexico pay for it kelly's been discussing immigration reform with democratic politicians they want guarantees that undocumented immigrants will be protected before backing a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown is adjusted the way he's looked at the sole seizure strategy

afghanistan he's a very definitely change these attitudes towards the darker issue and even the war once we briefed him when i was at the h.s. he has evolved in the way he's looked at things campaign to governing of two different things and this president is very very very flexible in terms of what is within the realm of the possible mexico's living in the u.s. are sending home record amounts of money as concern grows with their over the government's immigration crackdown last year they transferred twenty six billion dollars providing a vital lifeline to some of mexico's poorest communities out there as been all appollo visited one community in the southern mexican city of the haka. ya know who deanna cruz and her mother or handcrafting pottery the same way most of the women in the town of san marcos make a living it's not always enough to make ends meet but who yanna gets help from her brother who lives in the united states but i hope. this work that i do helps us and

sometimes when my brother sends money that helps us to. ghana isn't the only person here who receives money from relatives in the us. this line outside a local wire service is a common sight and on most days the line can be much longer for many mexicans these remittance payments can be a way out of poverty is that they may says so they use this cash mainly for food to buy clothes to build their homes and they also use a very small amount for savings. last year remittances sent from the united states increased by four percent experts say it's a result of changing policies in the united states i. think there's a fear among immigrants that the u.s. government will take away what they have part of the reason for the increase in remittances is over the fear that their assets will be seized at the. money sent home by migrants has historically been an important part of the mexican economy

accounting for more than two percent of the country's g.d.p. in two thousand and seventeen remittances outpaced all of mexico's commercial exports combined excluding oil and according to mexico central bank that cash totaled twenty six point one billion dollars between january and november of last year. for families like cruise and her mother it's pottery that puts food on the table but that extra cash for brother sends goes a long way in maintaining their quality of life. welcome mexico. i mean to movement has been in the global spotlight in the past few months it's untowered women to speak out about sexual harassment and abuse but it's pedicle who reports the election of donald trump is u.s. president has also played into that movement and had a clear impact on women in politics. preserve protect and defend there was no comparison donald trump had his day so

help me god and the very next one women had theirs. in washington d.c. the largest protest in the history of the country women across america and the world marched to reject the president his sexist actions comments and past allegations of sexual assault he was even caught on tape bringing about it. and he was still a leftist. the question at the time was this a moment or a movement i never thought that i would do this until i went to the women's march in washington d.c. best let this be the beginning empowered women like rebecca cola ran for elected office in virginia a record number ran eleven toppled long serving male politicians it's been happening across the country. and i just say donald trump

keep your hands off seattle. women are running like never before and winning in large part because women are also voting in huge numbers because of trump the worst could possibly happen actually happened and we have someone unqualified to be leading this country a long time feminist icon gloria steinem is in a unique position to judge this movement she told me she believes it is here to stay it is beginning to shift and i think i think are beginning to see that there is no gender. people or people but. then beyond race and beyond gender we're just going to have less of a system that political scientist laura brown says will change because of this she predicts women will have parity in government in a decade or so. what you see here is that enough women are finally getting involved at the local and state level to ensure that there will be

a strong bench of women candidates ready to run for those higher level offices in the coming years and decades one year isn't it it appears there is something donald trump is making great again feminism although it is highly unlikely that was his intention the calling al-jazeera washington the next report in our series on president trump's first year in office we'll examine the impact of a swarm policy in the middle east you can see that friday here on al-jazeera france is urging chalets indigenous and put people to end violence and the struggle for more rights he celebrated mass in the araa say nina region which is at the center of a centuries old conflict with the government at least ten churches have been set on fire in that area in the past week from some of who are latin america editor was he in newman reports. this is how indigenous my pooches pray

with branches and cries to the sun and the earth and it was with their traditional rites not the catholic churches that pope francis began his visit to chile's most rest of region. but. we can hear alco sing of a sorrow that cannot be silenced who said trees of injustices that have re onesies taking place. the pope dedicated his homily to the my pooches acknowledging that their blood was spilt on this very airbase chosen for the papal ceremony and it is still being disputed by seven hundred families thousands walk long distances from all over the region to attend even from neighboring argentina. we are separated by the andes mountains but we are the same approach of people with the same demands for the return of our ancestral lands that were taken from us. but many couldn't get here because of barricades put up by massed groups who clocked

access roads but. our region has been beaten by too many conflicts since the pope is closer to god than we are hopefully he can into a seed and i would be have for peace. three catholic churches were targeted by arsonists in the lead up to the pope's visit no one has taken responsibility. here. privately. but the vatican spokesman told al-jazeera the pope is not here to mediate the pope called for my pooches to be recognized as equals but he made no mention of the key issue of land rights instead he warned against confrontation and violence. violence begets violence destruction increases fragmentation and separation of violence can turn even the

most just into a law. pope francis's repeated key for unity is what many wanted to hear but it's unclear whether it will contribute to easing the centuries old dispute in cheese poorest region. government leaders and all strain defending their heavily criticized immigration policy and say they've been allowing it more efficiencies per capita than any other country but not all arrivals enjoy resettlement or receive the same government support from sydney entered thomas as more. australia is known for being tough towards refugees denying asylum to anyone who arrives by boat but its government says that in fact the country is generous towards refugees. michael area is a refugee who agrees the magician originally from iran says australia has been welcoming everybody respect each other they're good things more to cut the country

and all these different different nationalities live together in one country. australia is government says being tough on unauthorized migration has put it in control of its borders that means it has public support to take in large numbers of prescreened refugees via the united nations official resettlement along with the united states and canada the most generous provider of places under the refugee and humanitarian program in the world last year the united states took in nearly a hundred thousand refugees canada took almost fifty thousand and australia to twenty seven thousand six hundred through the united nations refugee process on a per capita basis as a percentage of its small population australia resettled more refugees this way than any other country. but these figures also elective the number of refugees resettled by australia is dwarfed by the two point seven million sheltered by

turkey or the one point five million in pakistan what is true is that for those refugees australia's government brings in on its own terms the support once they get here it's some of the best in the world as well as education and counseling are entitled access to help to his magic show there's a government supported financed scheme to help refugees develop small businesses that critics say it's not enough to treat one group kindly while looking out another the ability to seek asylum is fundamental to refugee protection around the world and the why they destroy your trades people coming by by undermines that fundamental protection australia is generosity is real but he's being overshadowed i'm sure thomas al jazeera sydney. matric at the headlines on al-jazeera sector state rex tillerson says his country

has no plans to build a border fence and the area in northern syria currently controlled by kurdish forces that follows a buildup of turkey's forces along its southern border continues to battle kurdish forces in northern syria step dekker is in a talkie on the turkish syrian border. the border force the specifics of it and the americans have broken it down that they will be training or at least establishing a thirty thousand. border force and what we saw there what you mentioned with the u.s. accused rex tillerson sort of backing off because of the anger that this school's in ankara the turkish president. saying that this was an army of terror and not turkey was going to drown this army because of course what you referred to they see the white would form the backbone of this force as a terrorist organization thing to be gay gay it's complicated but it's basically they don't want to see any of these fighters on their force and now you have the u.s. backing off some more human rights campaigners have praised ethiopia's decision to

free opposition leader mir good teena who was detained during a violent anti-government protests in two thousand and fifteen a government released more than four hundred others as part of what it says is a national reconciliation drive israeli forces have killed a palestinian man during a raid and in the occupied west bank several palestinians were also injured israeli media are linking the incident to the search for the killer of a rabbi who was shot dead a week ago as president donald trump has accused russia of helping north korea evade international sanctions but he's provided no evidence and an interview with the warders news agency he casts doubt on whether talks with north korea's leader kim jong il would be useful also warned that he is getting closer to delivering a missile that could reach the u.s. mainland france's president mandela micron is expected to press for stronger across the channel border security when he meets british prime minister theresa may in london later on thursday leaders are also expected to discuss ongoing negotiations

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