this is space that should be jumpin it was shop was only ten days ahead of christmas to gas in the air with this demonstration is ending much the same way as the war last week of president marc rome thinks that he is coming the situation not might be a pretty sure judgment under a similar al-jazeera paris well the universe protests began in november in anger at tax rises for diesel the most common fuel used by motorists diesel prices have already risen some twenty three percent in the last twelve months but president back almost planning to further increase it by six and a half cents a liter in january after weeks of protests he scrapped the tax rise and this week announced an increase to the minimum wage and tax cuts for pension is all those concessions are going to cost the government eleven billion dollars pushing its budget deficit above the e.u. three percent of g.d.p. limits on the protests themselves of course businesses more than a billion dollars in damage and loss trade and reduce the country's growth will have a rein brought demonstrations to an end in the capital budget smith sent us this

update as the protests winding down. what we've had in the last few hours is this sort of cats and mouse operation between some groups of yellow bus protesters and the french security force between the bus a lot. lou to my left and we've basically groups of protesters trying to move around they keep walking around different areas gathering in different areas in the police keep closing them off the most significant difference i've noticed this week compared to other weeks though is that you have not these sort of violent groups within some the protesters attacking and smashing up shops and cars and vehicles that sort of thing that hasn't been any of that i haven't heard any of that this time around what you've had is peaceful demonstrators moving around paris the numbers are down but of course they are their presence is still disruptive because we've had shops closed you've got roads closed off the metro system many

metro stop stops are closed as well and people are put off from coming into central paris affecting businesses so there are protesters the numbers are down it's peaceful but disruptive and the best protest is still managing to make that point. the money is a former president and here peon young socialist she says president has failed to understand why young people of participating in the process. what is clear is that with the holiday coming up it's probably going to go a little bit down but we don't know what's going to happen in january anyway and he hasn't brought any solution to part of the protesters also that are high school students for instance and i think that that was one of the major mistakes of he's political stance you know not understanding that the youth also want social justice and want recognition for the their studies. so we'll see we'll see if you know what happens after today but what is for sure is that there is

a huge frustration with mccall's announcement this week because clearly he didn't understand the main message of the core or the two main messages at the core of the protests which was social justice that the wealthy also contribute to public services decent wages to green transition and democracy you know how can citizens be heard in the political decision making process is this because clearly it's not the case so i don't think he's addressed these big claims. so i have for you on this news hour from london sri lanka's disputed prime minister resigns allowing the president to avoid a government shutdown. was joy in the philippines as church bells looted by u.s. troops more than a century ago hold again. and mexico's superstar boxset khanna says he's looking to make history when he steps into the ring for his big fights in new york city the.

israeli army has demolished the home of a prominent palestinian activist in the occupied west bank protest as have criticised the destruction of needs houses collective punishment and said have been clashes with soldiers across the territory from amar a refugee camp on the outskirts of ramallah reports. the booms of sound bombs echo and the smoke of tear gas formed clouds above l m r a refugee camp on saturday morning israeli soldiers stormed the camp to demolish the meat home one of the sons is slim is in prison for allegedly throwing a cinder block from a roof and killing an israeli soldier last may despite being illegal according to international law demolitions of palestinian homes are a common tactic used by the israeli military human rights groups say it's an unjust

form of collective punishment when an item is the international community that the international community is back in israel they are not set of ass with the palestinian part of the apple have made family has become a symbol of resistance in the occupied territory six sons are in prison accused of attacking israelis one is a co-founder of fatah's military wing and. her mother latifa abu hamid is a well known activist in two thousand and eleven she was sent to the un to make a presentation in the palestinian bid for statehood. the palestinian authority has condemned the demolition and called for peaceful protests the number of crimes that are committed against palestinians have reached an unprecedented level because of all of that the lack of potential for any peaceful resolution and because of the israeli aggressions on the ground i think of the situation is moving towards

a popular uprising the demolition the raids the administrative detention of hamas members and the increased military presence at checkpoints and roads in the west bank these are all measures israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowed to take in retaliation for the deaths of a baby boy and two soldiers this week but there is a manhunt underway for the suspect or suspects involved in the killing of the soldiers meanwhile abu honeyed says the israelis have demolished her home now once not twice but now three times she vows to rebuild the palestinian authority says it will help her do just that the tashi can aim al-jazeera l m r e refugee camp in the occupied west bank well to sri lanka now where. i'm going to run a what promising i will be sworn in to his old job on sunday comes after his controversial

success amanda rajapaksa resigned anding a forty day power struggle that left the country without a functioning government and alpha and has reports now from colombia. this was the moment former president and now former prime minister mine the rajapaksa signed his resignation letter. i have no intention of remaining as prime minister without you know about the election being held in order to note how by the president. i will resign from the position of prime minister in more equate for the president forming a new government rajapaksa criticised what he called attempts around the country without elections rajapaksa and president might have a serious say in his bid to hold a snap election ended on thursday when the supreme court ruled that the president did not have the authority to dissolve parliament and call elections a second case challenging rajapakse as premiership is also before the courts and. this is not good should remain prime minister he finished the war it was developing

the country our people to mind and about all of this happened because mahindra did not have a majority in parliament when a country is on stable it is difficult for people like us to make a living and his plans messed up and according paused restraining order rajapaksa had few options but he was clear that it doesn't end here. the change of government by the people expected his now here to be put off by the people will definitely be changed. no one can prevent it after weeks of scathing attacks on the man he sacked and vowed never to reappoint presidency to say names due to swear in run a vicar missing or on sunday morning and the curtains come down on the main act of the political drama that has gripped sri lanka over the last few weeks with the resignation of mind the rajapaksa but how the broader plot ends of where this country goes politically needs to be worked out over the coming days mind the

rajapaksa will no doubt be planning how to be part of that future in a finance al-jazeera. three church bells looted by vengeful u.s. troops during the philippine american war in one thousand one have been returned a bells were handed back to the philippines at a ceremony in manila on cheese day and then now back in their hometown of blanca from which a man island and reports. a symbol of the philippine independence displaying hold these antiquated bells were taken as war trophies by american soldiers from the small town of students some are just before the pan american ruler. people here say the bills evokes so much emotion because these feel like missing chess pieces in the could she says violent struggle for freedom from its colonizers the balance

a massacre is the single biggest defeats for the american military during the philippine american war but for the philippines it is a reminder that over half a century ago a handful of filipino guerrillas armed with machetes fought and won against a superpower a reminder too for the current generation the filipinos will do whatever it takes to earn their freedom. historians say thousands of people were killed including women and children nimish the dons great grandfather was one of the last bell ringers of the villainy that church during the war he says his family never thought this day would come. i feel like i am in the clouds this best represents our fight for independence you can see the people are so happy they are finally home. for decades philippine president and independent

groups have lobbied hard for their return. not all buddy but nobody can claim it's singular credit for the generals out of the a minute on. it's very decided. that it goes to the america that of people i'm so differently. this year the u.s. secretary of defense with authority delegated by our president was able to send these religious or affects home as a gesture of respect for a close friend in our white who we have shared so many sacrifices but for the seat of. the bills are simply beyond politics it is a homecoming that's taken one hundred seventeen years the see the bells return is proof that all wars do end the matter how brutal.

dog and al jazeera eastern samar said to the philippines. now the texan democratic congressman better has called the death of a seven year old guatemalan girl in custody earlier this month heartbreaking yet all too common jacqueline my rosemary coleman quinn was picked up with her father and other asylum seekers in a remote area along mexico's border with the u.s. she later died of dehydration a father's told officials didn't get any medical treatment for ninety minutes despite vomiting and running a very high fever a federal court in the u.s. state of texas has ruled that the affordable care act also known as obamacare is unconstitutional it found a change in tax law last year invalidated the entire act by eliminating a penalty for not having health insurance a decision costs uncertainty on the insurance coverage of millions of americans

republicans have repeatedly tried and failed to repeal the affordable care act since it was introduced in two thousand and ten or president trump has been speaking about the ruling and what might be next for americans. big really great feeling for a country will be able to get great health care will sit down with the demographic the supreme court up over. your city go with the democrats and we will get great care for our people that's a repeat place in for a little bit differently but it was a very very highly respected yet. well us president all trying pass also confirm that his interior secretary ryan zinke he will be leaving the administration at the end of the year zink he is facing several investigations over his use of security details charted flights and a real estate deal democrats have promised to intensify probes into his conduct he's leaving weeks before they take control of the house of representatives zinc he

played a key role in trump's efforts to roll back environmental regulations. well joining us now from washington is us political analyst eric kemp thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us so the post made exodus continues this time it's ryan zinke the report suggests the president wants to replace all the members of his cabinet as well how many more departures could we see in the next month or two . we have seen a revolving door take place in this white house since the president was inaugurated and that revolving door clearly has shown that it will not mean that it will continue now saying he is on his way out just before zeki just before general kelly there was kiersten nilson the head of the homeland security that she was said to be on the hot seat and i think there is still the possibility that she may leave now that her mentor general kelly is know will be leaving also from the the white house so i think we're going to continue to see an exodus but i think what the question

remains will the president be able to surround himself with the people that he needs to ensure that his administration is running smoothly but at the same time being able to address so many of the very issues that undoubtedly will begin to shape washington with an incoming democrats in control of the house of representatives. so if he continues to be under stuff and if he tries to replace people but then struggles to find those to fill the post as we see with the chief of staff many politely declined will simply rule themselves out how difficult the twenty nine hundred before him. well i think twenty nineteen was going to shape up to be a very difficult time for the president if even if he is fully staffed because we're what we're seeing is the investigations not only the mole a pro but other investigations into the president's inauguration as well as his

businesses are now becoming beginning to tighten around the this white house and more importantly his family on top of all of that you have a democratic house where democrats are going to be in charge and we know that the judiciary committee led by congressman that lawyer and oversight led by allies of cummings are going to begin looking at the president directly and of course adam schiff who will be in charge of the house intelligence committee has indicated that he will reopen this investigation into russian collusion so twenty nineteen is going to be very difficult and the fact that president trump was not able to get his first choice nic errors show that that possibly his his twenty twenty nineteen twenty twenty reelection efforts could begin to get off to a really bumpy start not of the that he won't not have

a political person in charge running the white house and getting the white house on a electoral and campaign footing and of course it was last week feels like much more than a week ago now that we speaking about white house chief of staff john cali's impending retirement as you say mick mulvaney are now become the third chief of staff the interesting me he's going to be acting chief of staff how unusual is that to what extent does it undercut his authority to be able to execute the president's agenda. you know this is highly unusual to see a president rejected by two people for this job keep in mind the white house chief of staff position is the most political position in all of washington but it's also at the same time a signature job that that is is known to be basically the elevation of one's career but we're seeing that now that nick heiress has turned

down the job that chris christie has turned down the job that perhaps some of the lost or not only of the position but actually working in the west wing at the center of u.s. political power may not have the esteem that it once had and that could be because of the incessant investigations into this president into this white house is scaring many people all it's going to be interesting next year isn't it thank you very much joining us from actually so actually this hour don chap to college and his book industry is the economic crisis starts to bite. get ready. to send one of the russian president wants to take charge of the countries that were using this book. and it's cool the toronto raptors have brought back down to earth in poland if you want to stay.

hello the rain that fell over the balkans rapidly turned to snow this massive cloud here that it's fed from below that sent with plenty of warmth and moisture is coming against cold and high ground the two combined very easy to make snow and here it is running on sunday i think east of serbia east even of hungary iranian to montenegro and remain here and that will carry on overnight with a line to the north stretching up driesum snow to poland and better is plenty more coming through the alps and leaving on monday a line still potentially forming getting snow in austria vienna's max minus one this is definitely the cold part of europe where it's a bit warmer in italy is generating big thunderstorms in the adriatic for that coast as far north indeed as north misty in slovenia to the west things are sunny

and dry after the warnings of sunday for the british isles of severe weather it's a quieter ten degrees in london and a less code night in paris to the south of all this well all the action is going on really in the central eastern med so once again a cold wind blows into northern libya showers will come with it they'll tend to drift eastwards and there's more rain heading for a live event as things quieten down but don't warm up further west. medieval western society was a feudal society so to jail to keep the wind out of and assume most of pope ended his speech some people stood up so god will sit down and the entrance to the city was who refused they killed people in the streets in their houses and in. the crusades an arab perspective that was sold one shot at this time on.

the latest news as a franks yellowcard the failure will continue not only in july but into the next week with detailed coverage plastic love criticism of capitalist economics to all a fifty six billion dollar i.m.f. loan for argentina from around the world these are the victims of one of the world's most forgotten conflicts and without agent help they could become a lost generation. welcome back just a look at the top stories now two hundred nations have agreed

a rulebook for implementing the landmark twenty fifteen paris agreement on climate change the core dames to limit rise in the average well temperature to below two degrees celsius french officials say more than sixty six thousand yellow vest protests of demonstrators are across the country for the fifth weekend in a row that's less than half the number of protesters who turned out for last week's rally and he's really armies demolish the home of a prominent palestinian activist latif abdul hamid in the occupied west bank whose son is accused of killing a soldier protesters have criticised the destruction as collective punishment. and now where the vital port city of a danger is reported to be calm a day after fighting broke out by the warring parties agreeing to a cease fire video aired on a t.v. network appears to show as strikes by the saudi m rotty coalition on friday witnesses say at least one woman was killed another another two severely injured a cease fire for the city was announced after a breakthrough in peace talks in sweden on thursday. a gross

violation of the ceasefire. all the ones who create. the so the home three women struck targets of the resistance right here look at the blood look at the shop will. try to promote mercy. the result of front lines not true and civilians israel's. iran's foreign minister has urged the us and its western allies to stand up to saudi arabia if they want to improve stability in the middle east he was speaking at the doha forum in castle. unfortunately saudi arabia does not want to use tension for the saudi arabia believes that it is in its interests to increase tension because what did they did cut that look at how they. imprisoned of the prime minister of another

country look at what they're doing in yemen date believe that increasing tension is in debt interest rate and they truly believe that they can get a vivid method. and once you believe that you can get away with it there is no end to it and i think if the united states and its western allies who have supported saudi arabia. under all conditions. want to have more stability in our region they need to show that bad behavior we get about response. well now u.s. sanctions against iran have put iraq as an ally of both countries in a particularly difficult position iraq relies on iranian gas for nearly half its energy but the sanctions imposed by washington threaten that supply now iraq's new government is treading a thin line trying to keep both sides satisfied and to meet the expectations of its own people shot reports. in baghdad's main market

iraqi shoppers hunt for bargains is popular because it's full of cheap iranian products the neighbors a strong trade partner has a relationship american leaders want to disrupt this is u.s. energy secretary rick perry in baghdad this week he brought with him fifty business people tossing the end of iraq's relationship with iran and new possibilities for america at the time has come for iraq to revive to rebuild to revitalize that i'm here to tell you that america. and its business community stand ready to assist you in that in that endeavor the u.s. sanctions on iran will reimposed in november after donald trump pulled out of the twenty fifteen nuclear deal is aimed to isolate tehran and stop their energy exports that's a problem for iraq because nearly half the country is powered by iranian gas.

it's a sensitive subject for iraq's fledgling new government electricity cuts fueled riots in the southern city of basra over the summer the last. gas is very important and necessary for us i think that the american side broadly understands this issue the american side is cooperating with iraq to find solutions that wouldn't harm iraq that iraq will send a delegation to washington soon to settle this matter the u.s. did give iraq a forty five day waiver to keep importing iranian gas and electricity. that waiver expires next week. prime minister mahdi must balance u.s. wants with his country's needs including cheap iranian goods the tension played out at last month's baghdad international trade fair sanctions to get in five days prior iran nearly doubled its number of booths to fifty eight saudi arabia in the u.s.

pulled out in protest of the iranian storms i know i'm erica tried to push the iraq government under the pressure to stop the activities stop the relation between iraq but we are here and we want to say to all the rugged theatre we want to start business here. iraq needs to rebuild after years of war and iran's businessmen now international pariah is a disparate for the word. the rocks new government tasked with keeping the u.s. and iran on side to keep iraqi spending and satisfied ballasts al-jazeera. at least seven civilians have been killed and dozens more injured when security forces opened fire on protesters in indian administered kashmir the crowds are rallying against the killing of three rebel fighters in a gun battle an indian soldier was also killed alexia bryan reports. i paying respects to the did and vowing they will not be in they i gather at the funerals

of rebel fighters and civilians killed by indian forces. the troops that surrounded the village in kashmir southern area after a tip off that rebels were hiding there. were about a part of the civilians were killed deliberately in the morning when the gunfight started the people started to run to the site to help the rebels escape the government forces fired indiscriminately on people and many were martyred. indian police say the fighters were hiding in a civilian harm and accused them of opening fire first. kashmir is disputed between india and pakistan separatist groups have been fighting the indian government since nine hundred forty seven the army has recently increased its operations in the region because of a surge in violence now intonation train services have been suspended. piers the soldiers fired indiscriminately on innocent protestors to silence the

voices for freedom india things have missed drug of freedom can be suppressed by using force but the oppressed people of jammu and kashmir have given sacrifices in their hundreds of thousands and the sacrifices given for a right move one day achieve the indian police say the protesters have come too close to the fighting but that they were great the killings decades of anger and violence divide these two sides and with calls for more demonstrations they seems no end to the suffering the al-jazeera. now at least eleven people have died and several more became ill after eating a food offering at a temple in india more than ninety people who ate the tomato rice that a hindu temple have been hospitalized in the southern state of karnataka two people were questioned by police but no arrests of been made but it's five years since south sudan descended into civil war since then hundreds of thousands of people

have been killed and millions forced from their homes in the world's youngest nation a peace deal was agreed recently in ethiopia but will it end the fighting it will morgan has been talking to refugees in neighboring sudan's white nile state in her spare time want to go on he likes to sue her sheets with colorful stitches she says it reminds her of the good times when she was in her home village in south sudan instead of a refugee camp in neighboring sudan a village she would like to return to with conditions you know you know i know million i want to go home but peace for me is not just paper there have to be no more guns no more displacement there have to be schools for the children food hospitals you're doing a. civil war started in south sudan two years after it gained independence when president salva kiir accused his vice president riek machar of attempting a coup nearly four hundred thousand people have been killed and more than a quarter of the twelve million population has been displaced as a result of fighting a deal signed in twenty fifteen collapse less than

a year later leading to a new fighting and really displacement there was another deal signed in september a deal that's not known to all those it's meant to help. you know. what deal i'm not aware of any deals signed nobody told me anything if they want to start returning home then we should be informed about what's going on among. the grim and provides power sharing between the worrying parties south sudan will have five vice presidents a three year transitional period to be followed by election and a unified army but before all that there are state borders to be determined commissions to be formed and verification of forces to be completed many of the provisions of the peace deal are yet to be implemented and a transitional government will not be formed until may next year but refugees here are holding on to the hope that it will provide the stability and security they need for them to return home you hannah is the camp leader for south sudanese refugees in germany a camp here in white nile state he says the talk of return is something that comes

up occasionally when he meets other refugees. and although many refugees here talk to me about wanting to return home by that country as happened we have seen it before when the last deal was signed and they say there was a peace but fighting happened again and people were displaced we have to be sure these times before returning. a confirmation that can only be given with time but for now all refugees like monica can do is hope they will get to raise their children in their countries instead of refugee camps he will morgan al-jazeera jamais a camp in white nile state sudan will move to argentina now the country is famous for its strong literary traditions and celebrated office but its economic crisis has had a dramatic impact on the country's book industry with more and more shops and libraries shutting down. as one hour from one is iris. for years but i know he has been publishing children's books he sells them to local

libraries but also exports them around the world he says the devaluation of the base of these a year and the lack of demand is forcing small companies like this to cut costs to survive and they're going to. try mcconnell he is dependent on the u.s. dollar the last evaluation of folk at the content of most companies paper is a commodity and it's in u.s. dollars but we cannot release the price of our books because we will sell even less . argentina has historically had a strong literary culture many here i resprout of authors like. or jorge we jorge's as there of international football stars like the. in fact there are more bookstores per person when our site is meant any other capital in the world when a fight is a field with a small bookstores like this one that play a crucial role in the fiftieth cultural life and even though libraries are often.