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government is at the heart of this conflict because it has given a chance to the arm of groups to take control of the government itself. the government cannot reign and these groups the armed groups in tripoli are being accused of threatening their state institutions are being accused of. threatening their financial institutions like bank of the central bank of libya of taking all the funds inside the banks for their entry is now their seventh infantry brigade which is trying to raising the emblem of clearing the capital tripoli from their corrupt arm of groups is accusing those armed groups that are backed by the national called the government of corruption now the seventh infantry brigade alongside other brigades from the city of misrata are flying as they say to. to reinstate officials that have been they have been they have been gaining the
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support of the majority of libya as they say and they want to. put the city in order again as it was before mahmud we have to leave it there a very complex situation in the libyan capital thank you still to come here at al-jazeera warnings of catastrophe after the u.s. pulls funding from the u.n. agency which supports the palestinians. hello get it could have you back well here cross parts of south asia we are watching some very heavy rain showers across the philippines and that's going to continue into our forecast into monday so in that anywhere from manila all the way down towards the south we could be seeing some localized flooding in that region down here towards the south though jakarta you can see a little bit of a break from the rain you had some earlier that rain has stopped at least for monday but we are going to be seeing more rain start to make their way in
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expression with clouds here temperatures into the low thirty's but up towards palo we're here to see a time to fume about thirty degrees there then very quickly i want to take you over here towards australia we did have one big weather system that pulled away but now really we're looking at some very nice conditions across much of australia we do have a stationary boundary here across the central areas but really no rain to talk about maybe some clouds in the forecast brisbane a twenty two melbourne at fourteen here on monday and then as we go towards tuesday we are looking maybe it's more rain showers up towards brisbane but over here towards adelaide winds out of the north we expect to see attempt to there of about seventeen well very messy conditions across new zealand today and tomorrow you can see christ church nine degrees with the rain in your forecast that as we go towards tuesday that start to edge way in the north island still sees the rain showers at fourteen.
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this is life on the streets of. discovery of theater. and become something. for the. little prince a part of the viewfinder. at this time. a reminder now the main story. for a car bomb in the somali capital mogadishu there are reports that children in the
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neighboring school were killed in the blast whilst police say three security officers are among the dead. human rights watch has called for an end to all weapons sales to saudi arabia following the bombing of a school bus in yemen last month on saturday the coalition admitted the attack was unjustified fifty one people including forty children were killed. the u.s. is planning to cancel three hundred million dollars in military aid to pakistan saying it's failing to take action against armed groups pakistan denies giving taliban link safe haven after launch offensives in afghanistan. the syrian state media has denied there was an israeli attack on an air base near damascus on saturday night.
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heard near them as a base on the western outskirts of the capital state media says an electrical fault led to the other munitions seventy deca has. in southern turkey. the first you know the first thought and the first for a lot of people certainty is that israel would have been behind this it's not the first time that israel has struck this military base outskirts of damascus israel's concern of course is always iran weapon shipments to iranian forces particularly hezbollah that can then threaten israel security israel never comments on these strikes however they do admit that yes they do target these kinds of weapons shipments or weapons storage is syrian state television quoting military sources saying it wasn't israel it was an electrical fault but there is a lot of skepticism about that there's other syrian military sources being quoted saying that israel was behind it the syrian observatory which monitors the war saying that israel was behind the war casualties we do know there were reports of
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ambulances racing to the scene last night multiple explosions so again these things are very difficult to confirm independently always of course a lot of skepticism when it comes to a particular attack like this or an explosion in a weapons depot in a very important military base whether that was a form of an electrical hook up or whether that was israel terms we won't be able to confirm but certain a lot of skepticism about that denial from syrian state television. palestinians have reacted angrily to u.s. president trying to end funding to a un agency that helps millions of refugees palestinian officials describe the move as cruel and irresponsible while jordan says it could have dangerous consequences the announcement to cut funds to comes a week after the u.s. cut two hundred million dollars in separate aid to palestinians for a fourth it has more from the occupied west bank. just this week in the face of its
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funding crisis on row was celebrating the start of the academic year at the reopening of its schools girls' arriving for class in a jealous on refugee camp in the occupied west bank welcomed by the agency's chief an ra has been scrambling all year to drum up the money to maintain its services after the us withheld more than three hundred million dollars in funding now comes confirmation that those cuts permanent the u.s. state department saying the fundamental business model in fiscal practices that have marked on rougher years tied to a rise and asli an exponentially expanding community of entitled beneficiaries is simply unsustainable the united states will no longer commit further funding to this irredeemably flawed operation for the palestinian leadership the decision is not about the specifics of a u.n. agency rather an attack on the palestinian cause the u.s. may argue that it's taxpayers' money and there are free to do whatever they want to do with it yes but it will give them the right garber of the stealing of my land my
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future my spirit and my hopes my capital maxim was my holy some liquor church they have no right whatsoever. the palestinians the final status of the more than five million refugees who assert a right of return to present day israel is like the status of jerusalem an issue to be settled by the go ca sion not by a preemptive u.s. position that position is referred to at least in the language used in the us statement when it talks about the exponentially expanding number of people who rely on that suggest this isn't just a move against one specific agency but also against the continued refugee status of millions of people. with a sufi family home is the village of bacon a balance now in israel not the jealous own refugee camp where most of them were born and raised. well a human what can i did if i came back on my own a car tend to land i want my children there before me we want them that the future is less and their children. user a sufi has seventy grandchildren and great
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grandchildren among israeli jews there is all but political consensus that allowing all such families to return would destroy the jewish character of the state but there's also concern not least reported within the israeli security establishment about the effects of killing off their main provider of aid in order to disrupt the politics but i think people are asking whether what we're seeing is the political instrumental isolation or aid and what you say is that the amount of minutes and the needs of the people are simply two grades in the short term un role will continue to seek ways to plug its funding gap germany among the first donor nations to promise extra money warning of an uncontrollable chain reaction if annorah were forced to shut down air force it out zero jealous a refugee camp in the occupied west bank. by this go back to an earlier story now that at the u.s. threat to cut three hundred million dollars in military aid from pakistan we can speak to ahmed rashid too is
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a journalist and the author of several books on pakistan including pakistan on the brink he's joining us on skype from madrid thanks for talking to us so the u.s. is making a threat to cut three hundred million dollars worth of military aid they've made these kinds of threats before do you think they're prepared to go through with it this time when it seems from the news reports that they are and the fact that the major u.s. demand is for pakistan to if you like delivered a kind of bomb in other words to kind of bomb who are living in pakistan to push them into peace talks with the americans and the kabul government and it appears that the americans are very frustrated that back on is not doing. is not fulfilling that. pakistan first part says that we're doing what we can the maximum but the kind of on a very stump and for the latest american to mon which was given some weeks ago was
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for pakistan to throw out the taliban from parts on territory i'm not something pakistan is not prepared to do i take a we have a new prime minister now a man called does that make any difference to the to the the tone and nature of the negotiations. well i mean in iran and said that he wants improved group nations with the u.s. but he's also very much known for his anti american views and he views at least fifteen very well with the military who which is also becoming very anti american. aid package does represent a significant specially pakistan has a lot of u.s. weaponry which is going to need spent parts and things like that now old not meant might be. under this bind and even built by khan says it will turn to china to provide weapons and i'm to provide military aid and also economic aid i don't know but the china can provide all the be among the facts on it looking
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remember remember there's a huge financial crisis box on needs about twelve billion dollars in the next couple of weeks in order to stave off a going bankrupt simply and. so for much from what you're saying it sounds very much as a this is yet another example of how the u.s. is is exerting its leverage using financial aid in order to get its way on the. man to rest she the head we haven't lost have we lost. and i'm yeah yeah ok yeah all right well let's skip over that last question then just again to my next question which is what happens when say my poem pays jew in town in islamabad wants to meet the new prime minister what's going to be the nature of that discussion. well i think the number one item will be the taliban the shoe
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counter terrorism pakistan has allowed maybe a militant groups which are banned by the us banned by the united nations allowed them to stand in the general election which was how different simply. so so that will quickly be and hugh but i think the main thrust is going to be. the taliban the situation because the situation in afghanistan is getting worse and worse and the american definitely want to way out i'm the only way they they can do it is to talk to the gun upon but they be boxed on in order to nudge the taliban into those talks so i think it's going to be a very difficult meeting a very tense meeting and i don't frankly see pakistan obliging the u.s. . all right ahmed rashid thank you very good to talk to you. now the late u.s. senator john mccain is to be buried on sunday
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a day after america's political elite attended his memorial service leaders from across the political divide remembered the career politician and vietnam prisoner of war he died last week at the age of eighty one former presidents barack obama and george w. bush were among those who paid tribute there was no invitation day for the current president donald trump the america john mccain is generous and welcoming and told she is resourceful confident secure she meets her responsibilities she speaks quietly because she is strong america does not boast because she has no need to. the america john mccain has no need to be made great again because america was always great. president trampas warned congress against interfering with negotiations on a new north american free trade agreement or nafta the president says there's no need to keep canada are in the park today after both countries missed
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a deadline to revamp the deal talks are set to resume next week on monday president trump on veiled a new trade deal with mexico. in russia more protests are being held against the government's plans to change the pension age the proposal would see the retirement age rise from sixty to sixty five for men and fifty five to sixty three for women president putin says he'll review the plans which of push down his popularity to its lowest level in more than four years president putin says there are necessary to protect the economy. muskerry celebrating the ninetieth anniversary of one of its first beloved places gorky park challenge states a look at the learn months role in shaping the sister city and its history. ninety years old looking pretty good for its age gorky park has firmly reclaimed
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its position as one of moscow's most popular attractions but the city is part of gorky has been reinvented numerous times through communism and post soviet decay to its current sleeker more modern face but of this. the park appeared and nine hundred twenty eight it was designed for their proletariat the new and young state need a new and young place where their protests could relax there was an idea to create a park of culture and leisure where people could get educated and take a rest. was. its energetic director betty glam invited the u.s.s.r. most talented artists and architects to shake the park even during world war two the park stayed open but when the soviet union collapsed in the early nineties corkey parks crown slipped to it hosted some of russia's first raves and metal concerts but it's fair ground rides became shabby he developed a reputation for crime that's all been swept away now beginning in twenty eleven
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a radical overhaul brought wife i chic cafes labrat playgrounds and more these days gorky park is alive with visitors go he parks modern reef it was the shape of things to come for moscow it was the first major project of a huge and regeneration program that has been rolled out across the russian capital at a cost of billions of dollars. now much of modern moscow gleams to with riverside viewing platforms roadside swings and cycle paths the capital needed to revamp. but some of those who've watched moscow's transformation say it's no coincidence this all followed the anti-government protests of twenty eleven and twelve analyst alexander bound of things or thirty's chose to ignore calls for political freedoms but gran's the class is a more livable city they try to isolate and. their protest activists
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bugbee made a lot of we can call it concessions or we can call it improvements eliminate you almost completely low level corruption and in the improvement of the city environment and they have got to park was the first project and the first step to this direction down or says the opposition is now split about whether to accept such gifts from the authorities everyone else meanwhile is down in the park will reach alan's al-jazeera moscow. time hysterical over the top stories here it out there the armed group has claimed responsibility for a car bombing in the somali capital mogadishu it targeted a local government office in mogadishu there are reports that children from
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a school were killed in the blast while police say three security officers are among the dead human rights watch has called for an end to all weapons sales to saudi arabia following the bombing of a school bus in yemen last month on saturday the saudi embassy coalition admitted the attack was unjustified fifty one people including forty children were killed alan fischer has more from neighboring djibouti. human rights watch see that even the thirty's where. the leaders and that the saudis are insisting going to carry out an attack in a marketplace when so many civilians were nearby then that is the possibility that the saudis created in committed a war crime certainly human rights what you're seeing the devastation from the bombing was so great that many of those who lost their children were not able to bury even one single part of them. the u.s.
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is planning to cancel three hundred million dollars in military aid to pakistan saying it's failing to take action against armed groups pakistan denies giving taliban fighters safe haven u.s. secretary of state mike home payer is travelling to islamabad to meet the newly elected prime minister imran khan on wind say. the situation in the libyan capital tripoli appears to be to tear erasing his rival armed groups battle for control at least forty people have been killed in several days of fighting the u.n. secretary general school for an end to the violence. in russia more processor being held against the government's plans to change the pension age the proposal would see the retirement age rise from sixty to sixty five for men fifty five to sixty three for women president putin says the changes are necessary to protect the economy. right there is the latest headlines coming up next if you find a latin america. deported from the u.k.
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zero s. swear every. cartridge . for thousands of years farmers and shepherds lived off this land. but such a traditional way of life is under increasing threat. al jazeera world travels to
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the jordan valley where illegal settlements are expanding and the israeli military cordons off more of them now. what will become of the palestinian families and just the palestinian authority have any power to have shepherds of the jordan valley on al-jazeera. this is. hello there america this is the news hour live from doha coming up in the next sixty minutes at least three people are dead and fourteen injured after a large bomb explodes in the somali capital mogadishu. the u.s. plans to cut three hundred million dollars in military aid to pakistan citing
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a lack of action against armed groups. calls to halt weapons sales to the saudi embassy coalition in yemen after it admits the attack on a school bus was unjustified. on paul race with all the sports the asian games closing ceremony coming up later but first we'll have action from the u.s. open moments of genius from roger federer. the armed group al-shabaab has claimed responsibility for a car bombing in somalia it tugs at a local government headquarters in the capsule maga dishy there are reports children and a neighboring school were killed in the blast walls police say three security personnel. amongst the dead there are a bit correspondent joe main nor gave us this update a short time ago. a car bomb was used to target the district office of
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public dug south of the capital large parts of the building were totally destroyed along with other neighboring ones according to eyewitnesses some people were killed and others injured has claimed responsibility for the attack recently many warnings have been expressed about potential car bombs within mogadishu these warnings were circulated by the public through text messages. the u.s. is planning to cancel three hundred million dollars in military aid to pakistan accusing islamabad of failing to take action against armed groups but pakistan denies giving taliban fighters safe haven you know sections that my own pair is travelling to islamabad to meet the newly elected prime minister imran khan on wednesday carter joins us now live from islamabad to come on a come as much of a surprise to pakistan in these threats have been made for some time we've seen any response from islamabad. it's
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a sunday we haven't had any reaction from the pakistani foreign ministry however to move it. given the fact that the u.s. secretary of state. going to be accompanied by the military chief. for. timing indeed a. long day have already. rejected the united states. training program which has been going on for decades however. broadening new. relationship with neighboring countries. return to. full support for the moral high ground have taken on the nuclear deal.
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from the united states. will be disappointed by a move. they're going to have a more equal relationship with the united states they will not take dictation from the united states and while they're. trying to find. a part of any big disconnect as far as the americans. and of course they're going to be important how did. the senate going to be an interesting. do you think that this is now coming just a heads off that. well
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there you are three need to on every. problem. need of god have been denying all along that they are giving him. the americans blame for being involved in cross border to attack the americans really have to understand that the only way out good negotiation they've already started. their day will filleted any dog with the taliban and between the of one taliban and a government coming there. in place between the government and the taliban of course. depend on what transpired inside of one hundred onboard call get on it to keep their supporters of run astonished concerned because all the logistical supply lines for the american. operation then of one it's done are dependent on ok. thanks very much come on.
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the new u.s. army general is taking of a command of nato forces in afghanistan general scott miller was sworn in to his new role and hyundai this time in the capital kabul nato faces criticism over its security strategy in the country as recent attacks by the taliban have spiked the instability comes as civilians get ready for parliamentary elections next month. human rights watch is calling for an end to all weapons sales to saudi arabia following last month's bombing of a school bus in yemen group is accusing the saudi coalition of committing war crimes on saturday the coalition admitted the bus attack was unjustified fifty one people including forty children were killed out of asia standing by live for us in djibouti is there on the release of this report it keeps up pressure doesn't it on saudi arabia even after its own investigation found that mistakes were made.
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does the human rights watch report is pretty damning it says that there was the potential that people committed war crimes when this bus was targeted in northeast yemen at the beginning of august says the latest incident just adds to the gruesome tally of killings of civilians by the saudi led coalition in the yemen itself where they spoke to a number of people who were eyewitnesses at the try to gather pictures and video and they say that while the saudis are claiming they were targeting the leaders who were in the area at the time they can to stablish whether or not those leaders were actually in the area even said even if they were given the fact that this was a marketplace there's a school bus nearby and this attack quite simply should never have happened and human rights watch just last week was very critical of the joint initiative action course which investigates these allegations of war crimes investigates incidents like this saying that they simply didn't meet international standards when they did
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that not knowing of course that what we go from riyadh in the last twenty four hours was a report that said that attack shouldn't have taken place and the people responsible for it were punished to be clear they weren't apologizing for the death of the children they were saying that the leaders simply weren't a threat at the time the department of defense in washington d.c. has welcomed this investigation they say they will work very closely with all of their allies to make sure that the number of civilians being killed is reduced became an rights watch say that if you're supplying weapons to anyone in the yemen crisis and civilians are being killed then you are complicit and that will certainly concern the americans but the fact the saudis actually carried out an investigation into what happened when the bus was attacked and reversed their position by saying essentially it was a mistake came as a real surprise. it was an attack which threw international condemnation and the
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appearance of forty children crying over their graves eleven others are also killed in the attack on a crowded market in who the hell diane in the north of yemen in early august initially the saudi led coalition claimed the attack was a justified military operation it was targeting the leaders know it says it made mistakes. they are. the joint team based on the above information gathered it is of the opinion that the coalition forces should take legal actions to try and penalize those responsible for these mistakes which cause collateral damage in that area these mistakes are as follows first delay in handling down the exaggeration order where the execution squadron should have been waiting for the target to approach a clear area free of civilians to avoid unjustified collateral damage in line with the approve rules of engagement in article fifty seven fifty eight of political one of the geneva convention and the started norms seventeen and nineteen. the findings came just days after two reports critical of the saudi led efforts in yemen the
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u.n. panel of experts said that both sides in the conflict including the saudi coalition could be guilty of war crimes and human rights watch accused the saudi led coalition of failing to investigate allegations of possible war crimes it said too often their inquiries like transparency credibility and did little to stop strikes hitting civilians to be clear the report does not expressly condemn the killing of the children strike which targeted leaders didn't need to be carried out when it was because they pose no immediate threat to coalition forces and he says vital information was not passed to the pilot who fired. so the investigators say those responsible must be punished. the joint team is also of the opinion that the coalition forces should take necessary measures to immediately review and verify the rules of engagement approved by them to ensure the total compliance in all military operations in yemen. there are suggestions the saudis in
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the allies have come under u.s. pressure to do more to cut the number of civilian casualties the surprise admission of mistakes may go some way to improving relations and peace talks are still planned to be hosted by the u.n. later this month. to see what bearing this attack and its repercussions has on u.n. peace talks until later this month in geneva or certainly we're seeing added pressure on both sides to come up with some sort of solution you're hearing a report from the u.n. panel of experts who are saying that there are war crimes the potential of war crimes being committed here that innocent civilians are being targeted by both sides they say that while others are supplying the weapons then they too must be of some responsibility you know the panel of experts in the many countries we know who they are there with these are being supplied by iran and on the other side the saudis are being supplied by the united states directly kingdom and france in fact
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to the extent where germany has said it is not going to supply weapons to anyone involved in this conflict so you have that pressure building up you have human rights watch saying they're not investigating things properly and then the saudis investigating themselves and saying yes we made mistakes and civilians were killed this all adds to the pressure pushing those behind those are at the table to come up with some sort of solution but no one is suggesting for one minute that it's going to be easy that the united nations all sit down on the sixth of september and suddenly a deal will be reached it's going to be a lot more complicated a lot more difficult and that there are entrenched positions there has to be. there has to be unanimous agreement across the coalition as well as to what they're doing there also has to be certain safeguards put in place so there's a lot to do but there certainly pressure mounting on both sides to come up with some sort of solution.

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