an investigation south africa toxic city on al jazeera. has the opportunity to understand the story in a very different. before something happens and we don't leave. deadline passes for donald trump to tell congress whether. over the killing. plans to push for a formal u.n. investigation. we're watching live from a headquarters and. also ahead as well as president nicolas maduro once of dire consequences if the u.s. blocks its oil shipments. protesters are killed.

hello donald trump's not taking any action against saudi arabia for the murder of john. but one of his inner circle suggests there will be consequences. for the u.s. president to tell congress whether he'll impose sanctions on saudi government officials under a legislation called the magnitsky trump one hundred twenty days to outline any action he's previously said he doesn't want to jeopardize u.s. relations with saudi arabia but the secretary of state my pump aoe has written to a senior member of the house committee on foreign affairs saying the trumpet ministration will seek accountability for murder in the letter. we will continue to use the relevant authorities as appropriate to promote accountability for the

murder of mr. imposed tangible and significant consequences on those responsible. has more from washington. president trump departs for his annual medical exam declining to questions on any subject all indications will be no response to the deadline set by the senate following the murder of jamal khashoggi. the senate sent a letter to president trump invoking the global magnitsky act which gave president trump one hundred twenty days to investigate the murder and impose sanctions against those responsible in a follow up letter to the senate asa president to specifically investigate any role the crown prince mohammed bin salman or m.b.a.'s may have played in the murder in b.s. the crown prince is a wrecking ball and he's complicit in the murder mystery because shogi think he's crazy to think he is dangerous and he has put their relationship at

risk but president trump has steadfastly insisted the us saw the relationship is more important than establishing accountability for murder it's all about america first we're not going to give up hundreds of billions of dollars in orders and let russia china and everybody else have a it's all about for me very simple it's america first saudi arabia's senior diplomat continues to deny any involvement by the kingdom's leaders in the murder refusing to react to a new york times report that the crown prince is on record as saying he would use a bullet on jamal khashoggi the report dismissed as based on unknown sources and the following tweet posted on the saudi foreign ministry account we will hold who are responsible for the death the push to account the question is what happens now the president has ignored the ultimatum the answer is simply nothing beyond no

punitive measures involved in this process which essentially relies on the good faith of all parties something the president's critics contend is absent in the white house. but the stars not mean an end to the matter the question of accountability for jamal khashoggi is murder has rid bipartisan support in congress and the motion is agreed to and legislation seeking sanctions against saudi arabia and possibly the crown prince specifically is being widely discussed in both house and senate mike hanna al-jazeera washington well turkey says it along with several other countries will seek a u.n. investigation into a class overseas murder stephanie decker is joining us from istanbul what more is being said by turkish officials on how they will go about doing this. well they haven't gone into the specifics it is something that they've been calling

for throughout the last four months during this was said by the foreign minister yesterday to reporters saying that they wanted to call for this the indication is that they have said that they will wait for the un special prosecutor for extrajudicial killings to give her initial findings the final report let's say to the human rights council in june but they are saying the turkish officials that they want other countries on board and this is because they want to avoid some kind of direct confrontation between ankara and riyadh as we all know it is such a politically loaded story. that it becomes very very difficult because this independent investigation needs to be sanctioned needs to be approved by the u.n. security council and certainly if you listen to might have his report then what's coming out of the mouth of the u.s. president it would give indication that the americans would not be very keen certainly this president wouldn't be very keen to allow that to paw so i think let's wait and see what comes out in the next couple of months in this report from

the only independent person really looking at this from a bigger perspective but the bottom line is this jury that you had a man a high profile journalist a critic of this particular saudi government chopped into pieces which is a number leave a bull story that ended up being true in a diplomatic mission here in istanbul it is now being used as a political pull by all actors involved and certainly you know people are still particularly his family and loved ones still calling very much for wanting to know exactly who ordered it and where his body is it has of course not been found just briefly the u.n. is pointing to this particular investigation by mr that they were senior saudi officials that organized planned and executed it but again facts are very very hard to come by when it comes to this story at this point in time. well a senior saudi government minister has denied the kingdom was involved as you're hearing in leaking intimate photos of the world's richest man amazon chief executive jeff bezos has accused the u.s.

tabloid publisher what ties to saudi off extortion and blackmail for threatening to release the photos bezos has suggested his ownership of the washington post newspaper which has reported extensively on the killing of journalists by saudi agents made him targets she had the chance he has more so far he's the world's richest man is the founder of amazon and he's the owner of one of the world's best known newspapers the washington post but jeff bezos chose a no frills blogging site to tell his story following the announcement of his divorce in january a tabloid magazine the national enquirer best known for its coverage of movie and music stars published an eleven page spread detailing his extramarital affair complete with text messages sent by bezos to his lover bezos then used his own security team to investigate the source and motivation for the story which he alleges made the publisher of the national enquirer david pecker apoplectic there's also a speck of then threaten to release further texts and intimate photos of bezos and his lover unless he stated that the enquirer is exposé was not politically

motivated but that's exactly what basil suggests was the case my ownership of the washington post is a complex for me he writes it's unavoidable that certain powerful people who experience washington post news coverage will wrongly conclude i am their enemy president trump is one of those people obvious by his many tweets also the posts sent through an unrelenting coverage of the murder of it's called mr malcolm chaudry is undoubtedly unpopular in certain circles he concludes bezos refers to the saudi government several times in his post and points out that david peck it was introduced to a figure with ties to the saudi royal family by president trump at a time when the publisher was looking for financing packer is a long time friend of donald trump in march of last year i am i the parent. national enquirer published a glossy magazine promoting saudi arabia and crown prince mohammed bin solomon containing their adverts at the time the saudis denied any connection as far as i'm

aware and i believe that would be where we have an absolutely nothing to do with this. we maybe some of our citizens read the national enquirer when they're in the united states citizens watch the soap opera unfold on television but that's it jeff bezos right so there's someone like him the world's richest person is on able to stand up to such actions and who care there whether you have legal case may depend on jurisdiction in states that use blackmail and extortion combined together it will likely be a case because you're requesting that someone by way of threatening them if you don't do this then i'll do that and then it would come under that under one of those statutes however if it's in a state or jurisdiction that is only saying money has to be involved then it doesn't come under the statute because there's no request for you know and there's no request for money complicating matters is practiced immunity deal with new york prosecutors in their case against michael cohen donald trump's former personal lawyer cohen is alleged to have helped arrange

a deal whereby peca bought exclusive rights to the story of an alleged lover of donald trump during the presidential campaign in order to bury it but it's part of the immunity deal pekar was ordered not to commit any crimes american media which owns the national enquirer says it has launched an investigation into bezos is claims but quote believes fervently that it did lawfully she abrahams the. nicolas maduro is warning of catastrophic consequences if all of that as well as oil shipments are blocked by u.s. sanctions so a senior white house official says the trumpet ministration is considering new sanctions on top of measures last week which targeted ten billion dollars worth of oil assets and revenue venezuela's opposition leader one hasn't ruled out authorizing u.s. intervention to force president maduro from power but maduro's a close ally china says dialogue is the only way to solve the crisis majoris says he's open to talks but he's rejected a plan promoted by an e.u.

backed the group. he's not letting in humanitarian aid which has been at the border with colombia since thursday. on national sovereignty is made vulnerable with a show called humanitarian aid and peace is threatened by the government of mr donald trump who last sunday in a televised interview ratified his threat of a military invasion against venezuela in venezuela they have driven us to the point that libya was taken or that syria was taken to the point of position they have attempted about who we have not allowed them to and venezuela is it peace our lot in america editor in the cinema reports in the city of san cristobal. food and medicine on display in colombia right on the border with neighboring venezuela tons of humanitarian aid donated by the united states and colombia for the his way are part of a strategy not just to help the needy but to undermine embattled president. the

u.s. ambassador made an appeal in spanish to venezuela's military to defy order not to let it pass. you will have to make a decision that will always be remembered by your parents your brother and sisters and your daughters they'll all remember your decision. just across the border the military is so far following orders i'm less than a hundred meters from the entrance to. ordain the bridge which separates venezuela from colombia and to the humanitarian aid that's been collected on the other side of that bridge and so the first time and since dawn members of the national guard have been deployed and have declared this area as national security zone. a handful of demonstrators wave flags and taunted the soldiers. but in the nearby city of sankey a far larger group has been demonstrating to date demanding that humanitarian aid to be allowed in i mean american guns they took away my health benefits and i can't

afford to go to colombia to buy the drugs for my cancer treatment my daughter is a diet. needs insulin injections daily and we can't get that aid there despite the stories president appears determined to keep the foreign aid out describing the offer as a thinly disguised act of foreign intervention minutes from now on is what it will not allow the show of force humanitarian aid because we're not beggars simply is that. on the other side self declared interim president seems hopeful that he can provide what my little cannot while at the same time tempting the military to change sides and if they don't there's a plan b. you know me better get up we going to the net or i'm convinced that we will get the idea through with the bin as people people and more people caring the humanitarian aid people people and people making a humanitarian corridor or a reality. exactly how president plans to play his hand is still

not so clear. as opposition supporters here at the border prepare for what is almost certain to be a confrontation. you see in human. venezuela two protesters have died in demonstrations against haiti's president thousands of people have marched through the capital port au prince demanding his resignation the government says fourteen police officers were injured as the protests turned violent protesters accuse government leaders of being involved in a corruption scandal and the president is calling on the opposition to hold talks. we went to elections are part of the population voted i am president i am ready to speak to all my brothers and sisters over the difficulties of the country is facing to my brothers and sisters in the opposition the doors open so as to reach a solution still heads on al-jazeera young and restless the challenges for the new

generation in iran forty years after the islamic revolution. about their home the refugees and internally displaced who are the focus of this year's african union summit. we had a very blustery day across northwestern parts of europe yesterday when the weather is now diving its way across the low countries no apostle france into germany i suppose still quite tightly packed so another windy want to come for many bands of pushing through temperatures in london getting up to about eleven. but on the strength of that when the wife of his does that for you know some sunshine the. busty conditions but with some sunshine

a little more cloudy there for paris again at around eleven degrees celsius watch weather into central parts of europe down into the southeast wanted to snow flurries still a possibility over the high ground in turkey seven celsius therefore i agree minus one in moscow about worship a minus three by the time we come to sunday similar conditions into the southeast and cold of cyprus could see some wet weather you notice that is pushing into that eastern side of the med war brule austria showers slugger spells of right into the northwest land of the paris of the rather eleven degrees celsius but not too bad across spain and portugal not too bad too across a good part of north africa generous thing dry here temperatures a tad suppressed but they're getting back up eighteen celsius there for just seventeen inches wanted to show was there from the piles of libya but they will clear away by sunday afternoon. the weather sponsored by countdown to. my main station every new sankoh brings a seemingly simple breaking story and that of course is donald trump. the welts

janin ace that's right out of a hamas group that calls for the and i allays of israel that is not what that phrase means at all. as we turn the cameras on the media and focus on how they were caught on a story that matter the man sitting in bed is a free palestine. on al-jazeera. hello again the top stories on algis zero b. that line has passed for donald trump to decide whether he'll impose sanctions on saudi officials over the murder of john. under the make act the president must

outline what action he intends to take. venezuela's president is warning of catastrophic consequences if all of its oil shipments are blocked by u.s. sanctions nicolas maduro is refusing to allow humanitarian aid from the u.s. into his country at least two people have died and fourteen police officers injured during violence in haiti's capital thousands of haitians are demanding their president step down over accusations of corruption. in one nine hundred seventy nine at the time of iran's islamic revolution the population was around thirty seven million and now it's more than eighty million many iranians today have never known anything but the post revolution islamic republic and some of the younger generation say their government is letting them down. is joining us from tehran you've been speaking to some of the young people and to run zain what more have they been telling you. well during the everyone we've spoken to of all ages by and large say their biggest concern and their biggest problem is

the economy their economic circumstances are a major issue and concern for them and government leaders we've spoken to as well have said specifically that addressing the issue of youth unemployment and youth underemployment is a major priority we're seeing a great deal of highly educated iranians who can't seem to find enough work in iran leaving the country to try to find greener pastures elsewhere if you will we've also spoken to many young people who don't blame the government for their economic problems they support the government the clerical system of government and say that the nine hundred seventy nine islamic revolution was a kind of referendum of sorts if you will that determined that iran be run as an islamic country according to islamic ideals but there are those who feel that the way in which the government interprets and administers those ideals in terms of public policy they feel that that does not define them necessarily we met some of those people and here's their story.

in dimly lit corners of to han young men and women play the blues stealing moments of freedom in private studios might be the closest they get to the big stanch. even to damage your gigs in small cafes as in a lot he says her band gets two songs in before security shows up to shut them down . for a female vocalist in iran it's not just that a woman singing in public is illegal society doesn't recognize my entire life i wanted to send for me it's like breathing i can't do anything else but there's no professional recognition as an artist. everyone in this room was born after the one nine hundred seventy nine revolution the islamic republic is the only iran they've ever known but many young people like them say they long for a more liberal time before revolution in iran they've never seen. the clerical system of government that's been in place for forty years also has its unflinching supporters. was born in one thousand nine hundred nine the first generation of

iranians born under the flag of a new republic in many ways she is its poster child a devout muslim from humble beginnings highly educated and her father died fighting in the iraq war. in any country some are in favor of the establishment and some argue it's the same in iraq but must accept that we are a country with a rich culture rooted in the purity of islam and we should consider ourselves an islamic country we may not allow some freedoms that are allowed in other countries . the most important concern she says should be to employ people and keep them from leaving the country but for young people who don't necessarily want to live by established norms or subscribe to the way things are done if you're cut from a different cloth then it can be a challenge to find a place in iranian society some leaders are sympathetic and acknowledge the need for dialogue to address the concerns of an entire generation but people say they

don't openly express themselves for fear of government retaliation when. we hear the time before the revolution was economically better but i can't talk about this transparently in fact i don't dare to yes i can say a lot but i don't dare to i prefer to say nothing to keep my head on my neck. from the perspective of security the revolution is very good but from the perspective of a commie it's bad we have the burned generation for us it hasn't been good. economic conditions make living in iran challenging for anyone but for iranian artists are husseini says doing so is even more difficult if you're living here. don't be sad because being sad is the least thing we can do try your heart be strong and bring peace and happiness try to make things that they are not they don't exist. modern jazz may not fit the public image of the islamic republic but

the sound of music from small corners of the capital is a reminder that iranians come from all walks of life in all shapes and sizes now it has to be said that under the government of the now president hassan rouhani the policing of public life the strictness and intensity with which the governments of the past used to police public life that's been eased under the current government and there is a conversation happening in public and in private about social reforms in the country but the conservative wings of government remain very strong and islamic ideals are likely to continue to govern we're not likely to see any sort of major upheaval that leads to mass sweeping change any reform that comes from within the government will come from within the clerical system by young clerics who we've spoken to who say that we have to ease some of the grip on our people and focus on the broader issues like the economy in order to secure iran's long term future.

with an update from to han thank you. a canadian man who killed six people and injured five others at a mosque in quebec city has been sentenced to life in prison prime minister justin trudeau called it a terrorist attack at exam hall the prison social worker he regretted not shooting more and gallagher has more. presently islamic cultural center in quebec were coming to an end when alexandria bissonnette stormed the building armed with a rifle pistol and more than one hundred rounds he shot into the crowded prayer room killing six worshipers and critically injuring five others the judge said bissonnette was motivated by race and a visceral hatred toward muslim immigrants the twenty nine year old was sentenced to life in prison but will be eligible for parole in forty years while reading out the sentence the judge said punishment should not be vengeance noting that bissonnette has mental health issues survivors and family members say the jail term

isn't harsh enough in an attack that shocked canada and the muslim community in the valley was left power lies to follow in the shooting all of us we were astonished we were very upset after this sentence we don't know he he. gave this sentence. forty years. it would be conditional the recent figures released by the canadian government in two thousand and seventeen show a forty seven percent increase in hate crimes in a nation that prides itself on multiculturalism the court heard that bissonnette was a marginalized young man who was obsessed by serial killers and president donald trump's tweets the muslim community in quebec is still in mourning the prosecution had asked for a total of one hundred fifty years behind bars which would have been the harshest sentence ever handed down in canada and gallacher al-jazeera leaders from across

africa are an address for the annual african union summits this year the theme is refugees and internally displaced people war than twenty six percent of the world's refugees are in africa that's according to the un around one point four million are living in uganda and three african countries are among the top ten countries hosting refugees in the worlds the number of displaced people continues to rise because of conflicts malcolm webb reports from addus ababa. i sure a sunni was thirteen years old when she says government forces attacked her village in sudan seven years on things have picked up she plays volleyball every week at the center for refugees in ethiopia's capital addison ababa that's where she fled with her family we have almost three months since. only. to live in. it one or two two months.

and i'm going all. the refugees here from nearly twenty countries the center also provides them with child care and language classes. the people here are among more than twenty million in africa who fled oppression and conflicts but they are luckier than most they've made it to the city they can benefit from the facilities here at this center. of stuck in camps. conditions are usually poor the south sudanese refugees in uganda say humanitarian aid is not enough africa has more refugees and internally displaced people than any other continent african leaders say they're going to do something about it as they meet for the african union's annual summit in addis ababa refugees and displaced people is the theme for the year ahead. the a u.s.

political affairs commissioner says it will work to prevent the causes of displacement. violet human rights for your people and we look to you say to you what do you. do you should. lead is also expected to talk about efforts to reform the african union but observers are wondering if other pressing issues will be addressed such as the recent protests and government crackdowns in sudan and zimbabwe. talking about cheese with out discussing why people are being forced to flee from the us they're responsible for the oppression the conflict. back at the center for refugees these men from eritrea sing songs from home. people here a getting by many more who were displaced across the continent on not.

to take more than a new theme the african union to change that. al-jazeera. ethiopia australia's largest city has been lost by severe storms causing flash flooding and cutting power to thousands of homes follows record rainfall in queensland last week which has led to flooding in the state's north west australian culture minister toured the area where hundreds of thousands of cattle have died in the military is delivering fodder of cattle. absolutely devastating up on i could grow up we've got. this is it i should. just say. yeah day's paper. i'll say it again i'll just themselves up with this guys talked about up a bit. i'm sure of it a tie opposition party has bowed to pressure from the king to reverse its nomination for his sister for prime minister in

a palace statement king corn described princess bed for office as inappropriate and unconstitutional the thai rak such hard party wanted her to run against the prime minister a former army general who led a military coup in twenty fourteen the election commission will now have the final say on her candidacy well you can find much more on the story as well as the day's top stories by heading to our website al-jazeera dot com. the headlines on al-jazeera this hour the deadline has now expired for donald trump to decide whether he'll impose sanctions on saudi officials over the murder of john . under the magnitsky act the president outlined what action if any he intends to take. venezuela's president is warning of catastrophic consequences if all of its oil shipments are blocked by u.s. sanctions nicolas maduro is refusing to allow aid from the u.s.

into his country. on national sovereignty is made vulnerable with a show called humanitarian aid and peace is threatened by the government of mr donald trump who last sunday in a televised interview ratified his threat of a military invasion against venezuela in venezuela they have driven us to the point that libya has taken all that syria was taken to the point of unarmed opposition they have attempted out who have not allowed them to and in venezuela is it peace at least two people have been killed and fourteen police officers injured during protests in haiti's capital port au prince thousands of people are demanding the president step down accusing him of inaction against corruption the president refusing to resign. we went to elections a part of the population voted i am president i am ready to speak to all my brothers and sisters over the difficulties of the country is facing to my brothers and sisters in the opposition the doors open so as to reach

a solution australia's largest city sydney has been lost by severe storms causing flooding on cutting power to thousands of homes downpour follows record rain in queensland last week which has lots of flooding in the state's north west australia's agriculture minister toured the area where hundreds of thousands of cattle have died and the thai opposition party has bowed to pressure from the king to reverse its nomination of his sister for prime minister in a palace statement king of corn described princess bid for office as inappropriate and unconstitutional the charge party wanted her to run against the prime minister who is a former army general and he led a military coup in twenty fourteen the election commission will now have the final say on the princess's candidacy. those are the latest headlines the listening posts up next on al-jazeera. as venezuela is on the brink.

with two men facing all for power. one of them self-proclaimed interim venezuelan leader one guy i don't. to al-jazeera. the website buzz feed announcing it's going to be laying off fifteen percent to support for the time out there which had seven hardcore sure it really feels that are sucking up all the oxygen and all that space especially about internet storage space tourist couple of weeks at the extreme of the top. along richard gives birth in europe the listening post here are some of the media stories we're covering this week the digital publishing industry takes a big hit the future just ain't what it used to be israel's prime minister moves into what election load and it's clear that he plans to run against the israeli media latin american literature meets journalism in the work and do.