caliber weapons a k forty seven and i don't know what else the priest come about with a white flag to ask the ceasefire. this student says they all thought they would be killed. at some point we didn't have any more mortars or molotov cocktails to respond with i didn't think we'd come out alive. for hours families sang and prayed the access near the church was blocked by police while heavily armed gunmen shot at the students. it was a desperate wait to see their children florida says she's also afraid because her home has been under attack these past days. and see what the barrier their last hours have been tragic we haven't slept or eaten but we were at on a grateful to god our children only wanted reforms. the government calls protesters terrorists and coup plotters it blames them for the deaths of policemen and three months of bloody confrontations around the country

but rights groups say the majority of attacks are perpetrated by government forces the seed has left many got one family's devastated but the question is whether the government will continue with the use of force or will sit at the negotiating table this week. cardinal brain is said this by the clergy has also been targeted they want to resume peace talks between protesters and the government on tuesday however they are worried about the safety of the students and their families. we will also continue to conduct negotiations with the government so the lives of the students and that of the families are respected. but the lives of these students and their families may continue to be a risk for protesters say they will continue to fight to topple president than a lot bigger. and well government forces do nothing to arrest the government in plain clothes and heavily armed shoot in plain daylight with impunity.

i guess sanchez and just see them an hour when he got out. of s. and un is a latin america analyst foreign policy research institute in washington d.c. she told al-jazeera there are three guys benefiting from foreign support. you get out what is a country that has a history of civil war of factions of right wing versus that way and don't forget this was one of the main battlefields of the cold war during the eighty's right the so. even before that the soviet union versus the u.s. in proxy wars in central america and russia is very close they are big backers of so yet the cuban intelligence services are very much backing ortega the same they same way they are going to swear on and it's no secret we know how many weapons and what weapons exactly what military support the russians have been giving to get out

so you have almost that repeat or pattern. well still ahead in this news hour i will tell you about the friendly face of russia the country's world cup hosting scales are praised for changing public opinion about russia and its leader vladimir putin. he has no passport yet he's politically active in two countries i was the only one who lets down the power at peaceful transition because the short term expired you know are part of the world some people think you are stupid and crazy if you do that mikhail saakashvili former president of georgia and next governor of the odessa region in ukraine talks to al-jazeera conservation ease helping kick is stowed to recover its snow leopard population to see the results i traveled up to the remote nature reserve of saudi chat at a touch camera traps have identified

a healthy population of up to twenty snow leopards as the technology improves we're refining all these ways in which our guesses are are getting corrected the latest evidence suggests there are more cats than previously acknowledged but the snow leopard trust believes it's premature to downgrade the cats on the international least of threatened species. i think if he was if you could call a baby. he was an activist you know he'd like to be held

all the time you know he'd like to work. feel somebody his arms around him. he was able to love back. but afterwards. all they could see were the. physical. problems or absence of problems they didn't seem to be very responsive to the world power of child felt emotionally i don't think sarah's everest much research and her babies. were at first at first he would cry and he would reach out to me. in order for him. but in style when. he became

more and more aloof and distant and didn't respond to me it's as if he didn't believe that i would come back. in that i could take you. to the bank that month old baby how can you know there are a good understanding back when you try to tell it so. each time. that i wear. the distance you knew for us was worse until he ended up like a. rag doll you know just leave it completely underscore. every minute we have if it's. you know holding him talking to him. trying to stimulate some sort of response he became very interested in seeing.

no response to pique. not even two year. old me worse than ever. you know i was. as far as he could understand. you know was that i abandoned here that i read a stranger take him away and i didn't think about it. it was very troubling. very troubling to have a child that you loved very much but was so distant.

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cape town's water running out city all sorts he said people should use no more than fifty liters of top water per person per day. about a third of the city's residents live in informal settlements like this one and you can see in about four percent of the water with the generations they've already being collecting it communal taps all sources say the city will reach day zero on the ninth of july that's when they'll turn off the water in the homes to have it be the communal councils stay on. the city's taps of fed by reservoirs this is one of the largest. because ales gallop where four years ago they would have been on the twenty five meters of water since then the provinces suffered the worst drought on record. water saving measures have already postponed a zero bice three months everyone here is hoping the winter will soon bring enough rainfall to make sure days erode never come. al jazeera is

a very important force of information for many people around the world when the cameras have gone i'm still here go into areas that nobody else is going to talk to people that nobody else is talking to and bringing that story to the forefront. and that's all your support for now it's now back to barbara thank you for that well the world cup has passed pretty peacefully with russia's friendly face fulling on the splay as the host the success of the tournament is being seen as a massive public relations win for the country and of course for its leader vladimir putin henri chalons has more now from moscow. the party is almost over many of the visitors have gone already but this country is still

blowing up the past month has been a tonic for russia often people here feel the world is against them perhaps now that perception is changing so we join the trip. from. fry's to a reception to the brazilians is a big beautiful country people love. a world cup hasn't a raised accusations of russian or a tear in his or rights concerns or the fragility of the comedy but for a while at least it's a mild russia to feel positive about itself. without the usual undercurrents of confrontation. probably because of our problems with the drums and politics and economics and this championship became a gulp of fresh air that letter's brith and forget about everything next week we'll think about what's happening in our country but now we're just enjoying the. so the

gratian. officially their review is no less positive president giani in frontino gave his verdict on friday a resoundingly thumbs up i lifted the new lifted to any is the best world cup ever little went wrong much went right russian policing not renowned for its soft touch was on best behavior a country that often struggles with infrastructure managed to move fans to matches in cities hundreds sometimes thousands of kilometers apart. russia's world cup may be earning plaudits for its efficient security and organization but that by itself is not enough for a great party you also need a little bit of magic and that happened here on nicola scott street in central moscow it spontaneously established itself as the beating heart of this well cup a place where russia and the world got together and had a ball. before matches russians in foreigners to party

after matches win lose or draw party analyst alexander bound of things there's a big demand for this new mood in russia russians and men tired to be in. india's higher lair against the rest of the world they were happy to find it in themselves c.g. fun site of the trip he's now on the violent cycle but your case in part because you are able to be patriotic and. to show your patriotic feeling in hospitality when hosting rights for the world cup was important enough for vladimir putin that he personally accepted the honor in zero eight can two thousand and ten but interestingly he's been a marginal figure for much of the tournament's one or two photo ops attending the opening match in the final the kremlin is perhaps realize that heavy handed official p.r. is not needed putin has left russians to present their best face to the world and

it's worked. reach alan's al-jazeera mosque or. well that is it for at this news hour do stay with us stone going to be back in just a few minutes with more of the day's news thanks for watching about. in iran waste inefficiency and a growing population i've led to do and living water supplies. have been determined

to extract water from any source possible this is what we see as a result now of the country's future and stick attitude to change and innovative solutions are being found. people in power investigates iran's water crisis on al-jazeera. you know what. i'm not god. the world's primary could change producing nation is at the forefront of the war on drugs we're talking about serious organized crime as a country we're reaching a critical point while some have made fortunes many others have suffered at the hands of this multi-billion dollar industry growth of this business will go on for ever it's a much change almost global policy is the who are the winners and losers of this illicit trade snow of the andes on al-jazeera the question is of the fifteen

thousand people posing an imminent threat to israel use live with us they work to refine the top israeli diplomat the must people vote palestinian we'll get a right to know where they are same thing that it does on the base are sending them to die it's a cause coalitions and when they come and attack us it's a war zone he was attacking maybe his son goes head to head with daddy and what israel is doing is deliberately choosing to slaughter houses. al-jazeera. harris iraq sin joy is france wins the world cup for the second time with a four two victory over croatia.

barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from la and also coming up on the program at least two people killed during violent clashes in iraq south a curfew is now in force across parts of the. palestinians bury teenagers killed in an israeli air strike on gaza as both sides step back from the brink of war and thousands protest the head of donald trump's arrival in finland he's keeping expectations low for his summit with glad to hear pros. hundreds of thousands of football fans are celebrating in paris after france won the world cup beating croatia in an action packed final in moscow's stadium they

ended croatia dreams of a first ever title with a four to victory in sunday's final but the match wasn't without controversy and richardson looks back at the action in moscow a french team a metre raised the memory of defeat to the european.

al-jazeera is very assertive we just tell the reality as it is i thought they could work on the back they call it modern slavery we call for indonesia every day not only when there's a breaking news story in a nice has a very fascinating country but very difficult to understand from the outside and because i've been living here for sixteen years i know very well what's going on and i go out there and cover the whole country and even the young al-jazeera gives the opportunity for a journalist to be real journalist. with bureaus spanning six continents across the globe. to do.

al-jazeera has correspondents live in the stories they tell. about it. sued to world news in the french capital a short time ago. images of the france of football team were projected onto the on the scales and the eiffel tire power was lit up with the colors of the national flag the celebrations began even before the match was officially over and after ten years into the night tasha butler is in paris for us. it was the party they had dreamed dolls and the reality was even best friends found celebrated their team's victory in the show's losing to the paris is most famous to see red white and blue the players got the job done and we are watching now we are only going to enjoy it . eighty thousand people who did watch the game of the fines and the city's

firefighters did their best to keep people cool then with the final whistle fronts of beating croatia and the crowd in the. thanks i owe was generated because of the final for the team but thankfully we won every chance we scored seriously it was amazing we are well championship was all right some of these bands were just children. when he was. a generation full finds as a victory to cherish it was a heavy. but i wasn't there i wasn't born but i still remember it because it's ideal for us was the we missed ninety eight but we didn't miss two thousand and eighteen. we're champions was france's team was one of the youngest in the tournament but their chief and has

touched people of whom just now fans say they'll celebrate until the heroes and trophy come home natasha patna al-jazeera palace was so the winners a celebration but meanwhile croatian fans about the come to terms with the reality . that for all of their efforts this just wasn't going to be their year. still though thousands gathered in the center of the capital zagreb to cheer on their team's first ever appearance in a world cup final robin foresty a walk joined them. when the final whistle blew croatia where the losing side and yes there was many of the tens of thousands of them who gathered on the square behind me didn't. let their heads down they just started celebrating they said that this is what they were going to do regardless of the outcome and it's exactly what they did do with a big party hold off to do that into the evening. because they just stream the

crowds but what this new countries achieved. a country just told me he is. just extremely proud of the team that is representing them and has put through a show on the map i suspect that many. of those funds it out going. to prepare themselves for another day of to morrow when the tea will come home and they will be received as heroes they're going to be given meadows by the croatian president so despite the fact that croatia lost the spoil as far as croatia is concerned they have made history today by reaching a fido and those private players will be loyalty to. many years to come. well the world cup final was briefly held up for almost a minute twenty four protesters address this police invaded the pitch one even exchanged the high five with france's star player about that in posts on social

media the feminist group pussy riot claimed responsibility for the protest. well the official world cup handover ceremony was held in moscow just ahead of the final russia's president and the emea of qatar put out a show of unity as fiefs president johnny infantile you know presided over the symbolic change in host status qatar will stage the tournament in late twenty two twenty two. there is a mere says he hopes the twenty twenty two games will unify the arab world. as i said the twenty twenty two world cup championship will be a championship for all arabs the arab region is going through a difficult time but it's a great mission and god well you know will overcome all disagreements. now the news let's go to iraq where at least two people have been killed and dozens injured in violent clashes in the country south thousands that one straight have embassador out where a curfew was imposed after hundreds of people tried to storm

a government building it's the second week of protests over high living costs and a lack of basic services security forces have been put on high alert had internet services have been shut off across the nation yet lopez what the u.n. has been i frustration pours into the streets of iraq demonstrators say they've had enough no jobs and limited services have reached a breaking point beyond the people in kettle black you meet we have to reject the still lying in the streets to all those who were taken away. in the oil rich city of basra like across the country security forces are on high alert they've used water cannon and tear gas blocking protesters from storming the main provincial government building. with growing protests people have recorded an internet shut down and disconnected telephone lines without going to see those who assault the institutions of the state and the security forces and its investments to disrupt

the aspirations of the people here should be held to account. unrest has been simmering over the past week against a backdrop of political instability following maze contested an unresolved election results protesters have blocked roads and burned tires. and in the city of najaf they stormed the airport and the ruling party's headquarters security concerns led at least two major airlines to suspend all flights to that city. the acting government says violence will not be tolerated responding to the protests or acts prime minister hided all a body has promised to invest three billion dollars in jobs housing and services. but the people of iraq are whose impatience. but the country's pressured politics the government is not totally in control of the situation there are other thought is the militias of the other which are fighting between each other the iraq's

government is calling on people to be patient but many on the street say their patience is wearing time. hardtail no place for the young al-jazeera. what have been is a wagner fellow at the washington institute and specializes in iraq you politics he says that this content and baz rise representative of many oil rich city. for oil dependent countries basra is a textbook example rather than. an outlier the example being of oil cursed countries and cities where by you have very rich countries and very rich governments yet with poor people and poor societies were basic services like drinking water and electricity would be missing and bust is continuing on that model and so far the society and they set dozens of basra in iraq in fact in general have been generally quiet and giving their governments

a break given other priorities such as the war against isis but right now the government has run out of excuses. and egyptian brokered ceasefire between israel and have mass appears to be holding after the latest flare up of violence in gaza two palestinian teenagers were killed in what israel says was the most powerful daylight attack on hamas since two thousand and fourteen the u.n. says an all out war was only narrowly avoided burnet smith has more now from gaza the the america why weren't fighters or even protesters the teenage friends were just playing outside in a park in central gaza when an israeli missile smashed into a deserted building next to them. the boys were killed another dozen people injured israel says the building was a hamas urban training facility now it's become another reminder of israel's a power over gaza on israel's.