truth agreement that will shape the middle east for the century to. bangladesh for pessary patry it will hinge on refugees but is finding few volunteers we talked to refugees who say they're simply too afraid to go back to myanmar. i'm fully back to watching al-jazeera live from doha and so coming out political chaos in sri lanka as the constitutional crisis brings politicians to blows and the suspension of parliament. israel's prime minister under pressure day after his defense minister it quits over the gaza cease fire and firefighters work to put out

a new fire in california the death toll climbs to fifty six as the search for the missing continues. thank you for joining us this confusion over eight united nations deal to repatch it will hinge on muslims from bangladesh to myanmar the first group of around two thousand people was expected to leave the caucasus bazaar refugee camps on thursday but the u.n. and human rights groups say the refugee safety must be verified before they are sent back bangladesh says only those who volunteer will return but many say they're on the transfer list despite not wanting to go. and report some cox's bizarre. this is the week when for many trauma became terror will hinder refugees who escaped so much violence were shocked to learn they might be repatriated to me and

more recently learned the woman a little i would do i wouldn't doubt it i've been crying because of how sad i am that we might be sent back our relatives were killed in myanmar we were all persecuted there so much we came here to bangladesh to find peace this is a peaceful country i think but we're not at peace because we've been told we're on a list. that list is the reason there's so much fear in this place it includes the names of thousands of row him to refugees who've been chosen as candidates to potentially be sent back to iraq and state as part of a deal between the governments of bangladesh and me and more many are a bedroom tells us her camp leader informed her that she and her three children are on the list but she says they'd rather die than return and i would think twice and before we go back to me and if it looks like they will try to move us to my children and i'll buy poison from the market here and we'll crank it. the

government of bangladesh insists repeat relations will be on a voluntary basis only but menorah is not convinced the atmosphere here is filled with an increasing sense of dread and several of these huts that used to house refugees now sit empty that's because people are so terrified that in the past few days at least five families have fled this camp the united nations refugee agency which does not believe current conditions in iraq kind state are conducive to a safe and dignified return of refugees from bangladesh says there are approximately four hundred eighty five families on the repeat tree and list for us it's very important that we first do these assessment of voluntariness this is really a basic condition for us and the refugees not only have to decide they have to decide based on on knowledge they need to know what's going on the enemy on law they fled from the little more than

a year ago before they return they have to know what's what's going on there but many refugees say they're all too aware of the horrors that await them i don't know i love that when the world not i don't know we don't want to go back to myanmar because the camps they would put us in there are worse than the camps we are in here if we go there we won't be able to pray in our children won't be able to go to school for now members of one of the world's most persecuted minorities continue to worry they may be victimized all over again mohammed. at the gym told a refugee camp in cox's bazaar bangladesh joining us now on al-jazeera is young he who is the united nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in myanmar she is live from seoul thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us bangladesh as repatched commission has said that those who are refugees who wish to return to myanmar could start doing so today why shouldn't the refugees be

repatriated yet. for the situation in mazar it is not producing for a safe and dignified return the responsibility is on the man my government to ensure that things. don't just turn but they have not talked to that there and deal the bangladeshis are talking about voluntary repatriation at this stage are you aware of people wanting to go back is it clear to you what this repatriation process entails how it's being decided well i've asked this question several times about first of all how did the list of names come about were those to the people on that list have they been informed that they are on the list and have you received consent informed consent by those

people on that list i have not been able to get a clear answer so far but what i hear it but many of the people or if not most of the people on the list of two hundred two thousand two hundred plus. are not aware that they are on the list and they don't want to go back because they understand that this is pollution is not conducive but is safe and dignified to return so if these repatriations happen then they would be forced repatriation is that the way you understand it yes i'm afraid that's what it sounds like from where i am right now which is. illegal under international law isn't it. it is illegal absolutely illegal and so i'd like to plead to the british government. to really keep up to their

promise of saying that no returns will be. under and voluntary conditions that all the returns will have to be voluntary i'm not sure that we have the same concept of the bird or the definition of commentary in this. if and when they do go back what would they be going back to where are they going to be repatch raided they're not returning to their homes in rakhine state are they yes they will be back to rakhine state but we don't know exactly what location they will be returning to the agreement on part relation or reform and it will be very have to go back to the place of origin but if you've seen what's happened in our kind is that all of the boxes were down and razed to the ground bulldozed there are no there are new attractions built and so it's i'm not sure that. the refugees will

be going back to their place of origin. furthermore. a lot of that have persecuted them discriminated them for decades are still there they will not have any freedom of movement no access to basic health services no education and so they would literally to a situation where nothing has changed that to leave that. part of. this sorry to interrupt you but i just want to get this question in if i can activists that we speak to feel like the international community isn't putting enough pressure on myanmar's government over the abuses even though the u.n. sanction ending mission has said that what's happening to the range is genocide should they be direct intervention a more forceful intervention from the international community yes i

totally agree and i have repeatedly raised the issue to the. responsibility is now on the national community we cannot let this thing happen and. continue in the case of the law and run hinges and i think you go if there hasn't been enough pressure from the international community and now there's been a lot of pressure from certain. that you and others states the international community for this very issue thank you very much for speaking to us thank you yang he is the united nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights sr and mom we appreciate your time. in other world news the speaker should lanka spot a man says in his view the country does not have a legitimate prime minister or cabinet his comments come after politicians on wednesday passed a no confidence motion removing the newly appointed prime minister made the

rajapaksa and his cabinet parliament has now been suspended until november twenty first president much repent of serious enos spock's the current political crisis by sacking prime minister rania to become a singer and installing rajapaksa instead then a smith is joining us now from colombo for the very latest every day burnet is seems that this crisis just gets a bit more complicated is it clear for us who is in charge right now in sri lanka. no of fortunately for all it's not very clear who's in charge as you say the speaker says there isn't a prime minister or a cabinet but the president says he still recognizes mahinda rajapaksa as prime minister running away from a single who was fired by the president of october says well i'm still prime minister to those stresses on the constitution turned violent this morning in the chamber of sri lanka's palm with m.p.'s turning to blows search of the

powerful stresses involved in the passions involved the speaker was forced to adjourn the session as he was surrounded by m.p.'s somebody threw a wastepaper basket at him and so they had to call a halt to the proceedings and speaker went to meet fellow and aides but that's an indication of how difficult and stressful it is for. what does your lankans make of all this but what impact is a spiritual crisis having on their daily nice. well on the streets people are fairly has to be sort of indifferent to what is going on there have been a few protests earlier on when all of this erupted but rajapaksa mahinda rajapaksa this man who is not the prime minister if you ask the speaker of parliament who is prime minister of the us president he has a lot of popular support on the streets and now his party are trying to sort of override holliman and they want this to go to elections and this is what they're

now trying to push for their sort of pretending or ignoring the fact that what has happened in putting rajapaksa that was not constitutional and they just want to try and force election this is having an impact all of this in all of this though i'm sure one because economy the rupee at its lowest level ever again fell again yesterday against the u.s. dollar as foreign exchanges investors withdraw foreign exchange from sri lanka and also tourism a big toward this is the tourist season some tours to being frightened off and this is what is also affecting chalange is economy thank you very much for that venice smith for us in colombo sri lanka maje another looming political crisis in israel education minister enough tiny bennett has threatened to withdraw his party from prime minister benjamin it's now his coalition government unless his given the defense portfolio that's now now holds a one seat majority and is looking to sab lies his government after avigdor lieberman quit as defense minister on wednesday over

a ceasefire agreement between israel and palestinian factions in gaza let's bring in stephanie deco's in west jerusalem for us so lieberman's out stephanie how much pressure is a prime minister under kenny old on to this split slim majority in parliament. at the moment he can i think what he's trying to do what analysts will tell you is that he's trying to break the momentum of abby during even men not going to elections as soon as possible given a couple of months i think it's clear that we will be having early elections perhaps in march or so that's the date that's being mentioned india's rady media you mentioned naftali bennett here one after the bennett has had a far more hawkish approach to gaza and even when it comes to avigdor lieberman prime minister but benjamin netanyahu and bennett certainly don't see eye to eye people will tell you it's very unlikely that to netanyahu would be handing him the defense point for you but again this is all political maneuvering at the moment threats and double threats and i think

a lot of people will tell you that lieberman certainly trying to capitulate trying to get points out of the whole gaza situation the cease fire which was a very some would say bold and mature move by the israeli prime minister to come to a cease fire off to four hundred sixty rockets were fired out of gaza and in less than twenty four hours funny it was an enormous amount so even though this was all at the advice of the army and security services that war was not. an option right now but certainly lieberman trying to get the most mileage out of this when it comes to gaining support and placing himself in a better position when it comes to these actions what impact could a crisis in the israeli government have stephanie on the ongoing negotiations for peace they had been some progress in talks between israel and hamas brokered by egypt and the un they seem to be moving closer to a truce is that going to be in jeopardy. well i think that will continue as is at the moment you have that the idea that the realisation by the

political establishment here over the last couple of months that the humanitarian issue needs to be addressed is something that lieberman did say publicly he wasn't in agreement with in the sense that you know the two palpable results that we've seen over the last two weeks which is an increase of fuel which is allowed people in gaza to have more than four hours of electricity a day up to sixteen hours and also that cash injection both of those funded by cats are funny to pay the salaries of civil servants well lieberman publicly stated that he wasn't happy with either of those but this is something that you know many people will tell you whether it's this defense establishment whether it's the military whether it's the intelligence the united nations that these are the issues that initially need to be addressed you cannot solve this with another war you will only worsen it and you will only be postponing a solution so there are many complexities when it comes to dealing with gaza but many people will tell you that that track those negotiations will remain on point

but again things are fragile folly yes we have a ceasefire that is in place right now but as we've seen things can change instantly benjamin netanyahu has used up a lot of political mileage a lot of political cards with making the cease fire if we have another round again of escalation he may not have that political sort of you know in the bank cards in the bank to be able to do that again stephanie dechen western thank you so ahead on al-jazeera. are firmly believes that the draw off with broad agreement was the best that could be negotiated the british prime minister winds cabinet approval for drops rexx it deal but major had also remained. hello there no rain on its way towards california but elsewhere across north

america it really is very wet or down to this area of cloud hair it's given us an awful lot of wet weather across some of the southern states and it's now pushing its way north woods a lot of that will be turning to snow as we head through the next few days as it hits that cold air so along with the east coast do expect quite a bit as we head through thursday and friday behind it still even though it's sunny it's going to stay for all the fresh which chicago just getting to around six degrees another one the system will be working its way into the northwest and that will be bringing us a fair amount of snow to move further towards the south and there's that area of cloud also affecting us in parts of mexico that will be working its way steadily southwards as we head through thursday behind that it will feel good deal cooler than it has been for the east we've also got some very lively downpours here as well say particularly around parts of hispania that will be fairly wet at times during the day i think that will eventually begin to break up a little bit more as we head into friday now as we head down towards south america

the rain here is being very very heavy across argentina but all of that ice pushing its way northward so for argentina that she will come with and has been twenty seven fairly pleasant day one is always heavy showers that were around in rio. congress divided between democrats and republicans. what does it mean for america and the world in two years of donald trump's presidency. going down. on al-jazeera. well you. still live in l.a. .

you're watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories there is confusion over a united nations to repatch or it will hinge or muslims from bangladesh to myanmar the first group of iran two thousand refugees was expected to leave the caucasus bazaar refugee camp on thursday but the u.n. and human rights groups say the refugee safety must be verified before they are sent back. they speak of sri lanka's bottom end says the country does not have a new prime minister or cabinet is commons come after politicians on wednesday pass a no confidence motion removing the newly appointed prime minister mind. and his cabinet parliament has not been suspended until november twenty first and israel's far right education minister naftali bennett testes threatened to withdraw his party from prime minister benjamin netanyahu as coalition government unless his

given the defense portfolio that's now now holds a one seat majority in parliament after i believe him and quits as defense minister on wednesday over a ceasefire agreement between israel and palestinian factions in gaza. now britain's prime minister will take her breaks it down to parliament after winning the backing of her cabinet theresa may will set out the terms for the draft agreement struck with the european union for approval by the house of commons meanwhile european council president donald tusk will give his verdict in brussels paul brennan reports from london. the marathon cabinet meeting concluded after five hours the outcome theresa may has the backing of her government ministers at least . the choices before us were difficult particularly in relation to the northern ireland backstop but the collective decision of cabinet was that the government should agree the draft withdrawal agreement and the outline that you go to ration

if i may and by just and there was a deeply personal finale i believe that what i owe to this country is to take decisions that are in the national interest and i firmly believe with my head and my heart that this is a decision which is in the best interests of our entire united kingdom since the first leaks of the draft breccia deal emerged on choose the evening has been a feeble use fear in westminster ahead of the cabinet meeting there was a boisterous session in parliament and without even having seen the text of the deal with the opposition leader heap scorn on it it breaches the prime minister's own red lines it doesn't deliver a strong economic deal that supports jobs in industry and we know they haven't prepared seriously for no deal so does the prime minister's still intend to put a false choice to parliament between her a botched jail or no jail the position of northern ireland's democratic unionist

party is also crucial in all of this the prime minister's minority government relies on d u p support in parliament but they're backing on bricks it looks down for if she thinks that she's going to get this through parliament she has nothing coming all the groups she needs none of them seems willing to help the i d e p one vote for this deal because it puts a barrier between great britain northern ireland the heartbreaks is going to put it because it keeps in the customs union a lot of remainders going to it because it reduces our influence it does nothing for services but it keeps us erasers about and he said. the overrunning of the u.k. cabinet meeting meant that in brussels a meeting of e.u. ambassadors had to break up without getting the chance to discuss the draft text nevertheless michel barnier the e.u.'s chief negotiator hailed the decisive progress as he put it that he said it been made. this agreement is the decisive crucial step in concluding these negotiations and it's also the achievement of

a method of a methodology in negotiations carried out in transparency from the word go and fill in respect of our respective mandates cabinets approval means plans can now be accelerated for a summit of e.u. leaders most likely on november twenty fifth but in actual fact the collective approval of her cabinet ministers was perhaps the least of prime minister to resign may's worries important though it was remember she still faces the prospect of a no confidence vote in a leadership from her own party backbenchers and that is the prospect of a parliamentary landscape with so many different contingencies that there is no clear consensus over joins you've any thing other than oppositions have to plan paul brennan al-jazeera westminster in the united states at least fifty six people have now been confirmed dead in the wildfires burning in the state of california a majority were killed in the town of paradise however more than one hundred people are still missing. parts. a new fire developed on tuesday night in southern

california it's been called the sierra fire and broke out to the east of los angeles authorities say vegetation ignited and other reminder that president trumps contention that the fires could be prevented with better forest management is wrong the fires burning through california did not begin forests but in brush near development those flames are then encouraged by the effects of climate change there was some relatively good news in southern california by wednesday morning the woosley wildfire which spread to malibu on the pacific was said to be almost fifty percent contained but that still left the other fifty percent you can see the wind is still blowing we're not out of the woods yet there's a lot of fire line out there is a great deal of anxiety to the north one hundred people are reported missing many of them elderly national guard troops are helping search for remains new technology means portable devices take hours and not days to identify genetic material we're

going to do everything we possibly can to diligently search for those remains but this is a very difficult task more questions are being raised as to the cause of the fires with attention turning to local utility companies if this is their fault they need to be held accountable and they need to do more than just jack up their rates. and they need to they need to help more where they need to go and we both all are. we do something a lawsuit has been filed in northern california accusing one utility company of not maintaining its infrastructure more are expected to be filed heidi joe castro al-jazeera. hundreds of central american migrants traveling in a caravan have reached the u.s. border a group of asylum seekers gathered at the wall near the mexican city of tijuana they were closely watched by several border agents who were supported by u.s.

marines earlier u.s. defense secretary jim mattis met some of the six thousand troops president donald trump sent to the border before the midterm elections turkey's foreign minister says the time is right to move the investigation into the killing of saudi journalists to the international stage. told parliament his government is committed to solving the matter and has shown me evidence it had to all interested parties taking previously said it would cooperate in an international investigation and had called for a u.n. probe the u.n. security council is you to vote on thursday about extending its peacekeeping mission in central african republic there's really been a moment of peace since the conflict began there five years ago and the alliance of muslim rebels known as a celica overthrew president government in two thousand and thirteen a few months later rebel leader michel djotodia was sworn in as interim president but he was forced to resign after fighting between the seleka and christian

scientists known as the anti balika continued the un sent a peacekeeping force to support african union and french forces already there since then cease fires have been signed in violated and all sides have been accused of war crimes now one man wanted by both the u.n. and c.r.s. government is the man he was once a celica rebel but is now in charge of a neighborhood known as p.k. five in central bank in the capital and in this exclusive interview with al jazeera he tells nicholas hockey stay and defend his people. in hiding but still in charge surrounded by young heavily armed teenage boys is tar john moose otherwise known as general horse. accused of war crimes including a murder torture rape and extortion the government wants his arrest. but he's not ready to give himself up and if. when he's he said we had one thousand in this neighborhood ready to defend our people even to pick a fight

a neighborhood because of us they are under threat from the christian militias the government forces and u.n. soldiers. in april soldiers belonging to the un stabilizing force in car backed by the central african army stormed forces hideout in an attempt to arrest him but despite being better equipped they were outnumbered and retreated the raid was a spectacular failure in one thousand died and hundreds were injured in the battle . don't be fooled by these bustling streets when you and soldier describe the current staying calm this is the work the stores there are doing no foot patrol and some of them are taking fighting positions as a preventative measure if the threat comes in forces foot soldiers fourteen year old. his house was burnt his parents killed by a christian militia group now he wants revenge waldemar level i mean even the un

are afraid of me because i have a weapon it is a country that has made me this way with this i can become anything a general or even a president of this country one day. the government is calling for peace and reconciliation. but even inside the parliament politicians use guns to get their voices heard despite twelve thousand un peacekeepers central african republic is descending into a spiral of sectarian violence caught in the middle are children seeking justice any way they can. the guards that protect you or our children are young. rather than be carry arms. i am their boss commander and the father how do you want them to go to school us muslims are not a little hospitals we have no schools this is not safe for us force is a wanted man for the moment too powerful to be arrested into well protected by determined young men who have lost everything and have nothing to lose nicholas

hawk al jazeera donkey p.k. five. play again i'm fully back to bo with the headlines on al-jazeera there is confusion over a united nations to repatriate range of muslims from bangladesh to myanmar the first group of around two thousand people was expected to leave the caucasus bazaar refugee camps on thursday but the un and human rights groups say the refugee safety must be verified before they're sent back the speaker of parliament says his country does not have a legitimate prime minister or cabinet is where the scenes in parliament on thursday following his announcement upon it has now been suspended until friday president seen a spot of the current political crisis by sacking running of the car missing as prime minister and installing minder rajapaksa. israel's far right education

minister naftali bennett test threatened to withdraw his party from prime minister benjamin netanyahu is coalition government unless his given the defense portfolio that's now now holds a one seat majority in parliament after i leave him and quit as defense minister on wednesday over a cease fire agreement between israel and palestinian factions in gaza. british prime minister theresa may has won the backing of her cabinet for a draft rex it deals struck with the european union may says it's a decisive set towards a final deal the agreement will now go to both the u.k. parliament and the european union for approval i firmly believe that the draft withdrawal agreement was the best that could be negotiated and it was for the cabinet to decide whether to move on in the talks the choices before us were difficult particularly in relation to the northern ireland backstop for the collective decision of company which was that the government should agree the draft

withdrawal agreement and the outline political declaration this is a decisive step which enables us to move on and finalize the deal in the days ahead these decisions were not taken lightly but i believe it is of sedition that is firmly in the national interest. and hundreds of central american migrants traveling in a caravan have reached the us border the group of asylum seekers gathered at the wall near the mexican city of to juana they were closely watched by several border agents who were supported by u.s. marines earlier the u.s. defense secretary jim mattis met some of the six thousand troops prize and donald trump sent to the border before the midterm elections you're upset with headlines here on al-jazeera the news continues right after inside story to stay with us. when the news breaks and the story bill the fight against isis is still continuing in the ahmar desert when people need to be home. and the story needs to be

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