has raised concerns that some parties in washington are exaggerating intelligence in order to build a case for some sort of military action against the country now the u.s. state department has ordered the immediate departure from iraq of all non emergency government employees and many iraqis are increasingly anxious that after suffering years of conflict and political instability there may be more to come chance strafford al jazeera baghdad well let's see who has the latest from baghdad. it was early on wednesday morning when the u.s. state department said that all non emergency personnel should be removed from government buildings here in iraq they said that this was an order to departure not an evacuation and that stuff should be using regular commercial flights in order to leave the country but all of this followed hours of a great deal of confusion over particularly the intelligence that was being brought

into the u.s. into other military elements in iraq of about the potential threat from. forces in iraq on tuesday we saw a statement from major general christopher christopher gilda who is deputy commander of operation inherent resolve now it's the u.s. led coalition which is dealing with threats from isobel said in syria but also in iraq and he said in his assessment that there was no increase in the threat of very quickly after that u.s. central command came out and said no that's wrong there is a significant threat and that is why our troops are on heightened alert now interestingly we might from pay of the u.s. secretary of state was in iraq at the start of may and had said that he too was very concerned having received intelligence that units of the popular mobilization fronts had been moving rockets around to the assad military base which is where 5200 u.s.

troops based he regarded that as a provocation the iraqi government said for its part that it had done the assessment it did not regard it as a provocation and we're hearing that german troops have been carrying out training exercises with the iraqi military have suspended those training exercises but also news reports which are quoting the german defense ministry say that germany had no indications of its own of attacks supported by iran all of this raising questions about the nature of the intelligence that the u.s. is using to carry out its military operations in the gulf against iran and this has people in iraq right in the center between the u.s. and iran very very concerned. well let's get the picture from tehran his inbox robbie. any time in the past several weeks when the united states has raised the stakes against iran when it is ratcheted up the pressure iran's leaders have come across saying the same thing over and over again that this is all psychological

warfare and iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali companies seem to reinforce that point in a speech he made to senior members of his government tuesday evening just last night he was speaking to people that included the president the head of the judiciary the head of parliament senior military commanders and his message to them was that the united states in iran are locked in a battle but it is a battle of wills that iran will certainly when and that the united states is making an uproar that its public grantor its public posturing is far more loud than they are dangerous and he said that this is all basically orchestrated to put fear into iranians and it is not something that they should be worried about that a conflict that is military in nature will not come to pass but he also reiterated iran's standing position that it does not want a conflict it does not want any fighting with u.s. forces in the region 17 soldiers have been killed and 11 others missing after an

ambush near the border with mali that took place near the village of go on tuesday groups in the region no one has yet claimed responsibility. as that ahead here on out there are rallies in palestine to mark a day they call the catastrophe. and a year off the arrest of a problem in swimming not just in saudi arabia i mean the international says it's been a year of shame since for human rights in the kingdom. we've got some rather wet weather into central and southern parts of china at the moment lots of clouds showing up because the main my eyes system just showing up here that will sink its way further south was the thing anywhere could catch the odd shop shout over the next couple of days hopefully some dry weather coming in between hong kong could see some showers along the spells of rain that wet weather standing

right up into shanghai for thursday go on into friday shanghai should be a little dry only humid i suspect little draw for shanghai but right into that southeastern corner with a chance of seeing one or 2 hefty showers from time to time with some thunder possibly some hail as well we see some rather sharp showers maybe across the northwest of india recently new delhi has seen some very heavy rainfall that has led to some localized flooding some very heavy rains in these people sheltering from this latest heavy downpour and that is the case at present things will quiet down over the next couple of days 39 celsius in new delhi said the cloud just peg and those temperatures back a touch. the pack in the back is up and down below 40 degrees celsius about 43 for night but want to see showers there into carolina over the next couple of days more of the same see the cloud continues across many northern they're.

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at the military headquarters in the capital call to protest as a being can definitely 6 weeks demanding civilian government and an end to military rule and these are the latest images coming from the capital sudan medics are expecting more injuries near the city in outside the military headquarters in khartoum on monday night 6 people were killed. the u.s. state department has ordered all non-emergency government employees to leave iraq immediately in order follows a warning by the u.s. military the threat from iranian made groups. sri lanka is extending a night curfew in 2 provinces after a series of attacks against. police are warning the respond with maximum force to any further violence at least one person was killed in writing in recent days but as with reports now from new one go to north of the car follow here. an appeal for calm from one of the 9 mosques attacked in

a wave of violence across northwestern sri lanka this week. and from these catholic priests a show of solidarity with they told us their 1st visit to a mosque 3 weeks ago on easter sunday suicide bombers targeted churches and hotels in sri lanka killing 253 people. it's all said that things like this had happened in. the church had been digging. taps in order to the various working in these areas become that people don't you can never know. there are certainly groups you know the more diverse you know and but the gunman months put a stop to these sri lanka's minority muslim population is now living in fear they break the ramadan fast behind drawn curtains. there's no visiting friends and neighbors a curfew empties the streets the mosques usually busy in this muslim holy month

a closed. we're not sure what will happen we're hearing reports of attacks in different places and we don't know what to do we don't really trust any government in the witnesses describe what they called mobs of sinhalese young men smashing up shops in and around 30 towns and villages the businesses in this town are owned by sinhalese people who are mainly buddhist as well as muslims. jessamy watched helpless as bricks rained down on this mosque there and these people who are blaming the government there might but it turned out in the military when really we knew this was coming and the government warned there would be atrocities but they wanted this to happen to us the government thought we'd leave these areas so those goons could unleash mayhem in. true lanka's prime minister says the country will be destabilized if sectarianism escalates more than 70 people have been arrested and are in custody facing charges related to this week's violence nightly curfews have

been keeping a lid on the violence here and there'll be another want to night it's wednesday but they're only a short term measure the much greater challenge is repairing the entire community relationships which have been so badly fractured by the easter sunday bombing burnitz many hours era northwest intra lanka. venezuela's national guard a once again surrounding the opposition controlled national assembly this is for a 2nd day chooses means he was cancelled after police barricaded the building over an alleged suspicious package opposition politicians have called the move and i think the intimidation the national guard is out in force to keep media away from the meeting led by one week what oh let's go straight to a lot of america to see newman who joins us live from caracas and see what's happening. now nico while we are not 60 meters away from the entrance to the national assembly where after threatening to hold the meeting today

either hard under a bridge or anywhere in public finally opposition deputies were allowed into the legislative powerless but not the media in fact the media was physically pushed away from the entrance by the national guards riot police that to see behind me and who have cordoned off this entire area in fact we are being kept away the press gallery is empty but the meeting is going ahead nonetheless they are discussing among other things the fact that a 7 more opposition deputies who are also notoriously are all very evidently not taking part in this in this session were stripped of their parliamentary immunity on tuesday and one of them has actually been given refuge at the mexican embassy in it which is very significant because mexico until now has been considered one of the soft our lives of president me collapse my photo it has this feels to recognize the white dog as the interim president as have most of the other latin american countries but now by giving this opposition deputy refuge at the embassy here in

come back as that that this special sort of support is being held or at least had him conditional support nick is being called into question the. situation in venezuela for some time now but i hear that there are negotiations ongoing in norway. that's exactly. what we are hearing this is a big nobody is saying so out loud stopping the recognized by the opposition or by the government but we understand that information minister for control of the biggest isn't all as well at this moment as at least 2 other representatives of the opposition you don't want my daughter and that they these debilitation to are being bartered by norway ahead of the arrival here to practice we believe tonight or on thursday of members of the $28.00 member national or international rather contact group which is made up mainly of the european union and 5 latin american countries this is a last ditch effort to try to bring both sides to the negotiating table to find

a peaceful solution to this conflict which is becoming more and more murky more violent and as the and as part of the equation of course we now have the possibility of u.s. military intervention at least that is certainly what the opposition is calling for nuke. the caracas thanks will. it has been 71 years since hundreds of thousands of palestinians were forcibly evicted from their land to make way for the creation of israel they call it or the catastrophe and it's being mauled by protests rallies and marches have taken place across palestine one of the largest was in ramallah where the palestinian authority is based the rallies were largely peaceful but there was violence in gaza with more on that in just moments before us is ready for sissified of thousands of protesters at the gaza border goes as the health ministry is reporting that $47.00 people were injured and says it to gas rubber bullets and live rounds were fired within 250 people have been killed that we can demonstrations since march last year well natasha can name has this update

now from gaza. compared to previous protests the numbers were modest on the 71st anniversary of nakba hamas had been urging people on this day off from school and work to turn out at the border in large numbers and send a message saying that we must resist the occupation and we will not stop until we have our rights hamas is also in the midst of a 9 day ceasefire with israel it was the deadliest round of violence between the 2 since the gaza war in 2014 hamas has been looking to israel to abide by pledges it made to help ease the effects of the air land and sea blockade a blockade that has lasted for more than a decade and has had a crippling effect on gazans and this week we have seen a bit of relief though modest money $180000000.00 the 1st installment of that from

qatar arrived to provide financial assistance fuel has been arriving and of the zone in the mediterranean for fishermen to catch the food was expanded hamas has said that its ability to maintain the cease fire would quote depend on the israeli aggression for its part israel. stepped up security at the border there were media reports that soldiers are being urged to exercise restraint and only fire bullets if they were facing imminent danger otherwise they needed to clear it with a senior official it's your revision this week israel is hosting it there are thousands of tourists in tel aviv and the international spotlight on israel and there is a general feeling that israel as well as hamas want to continue to keep the ceasefire at least for the moment. putting pressure on saudi arabia to free many prominent women detained a year ago the rights group described the saudi crackdown as a year of shame dozens of righteous academics and journalists were arrested many of

them have not been able to communicate with their families and had no legal representation during court appearances women reported being tortured and sexually abused in detention 7 detainees were released in the past 2 months that many more face prison terms for making statements seen as critical of the saudi government in a big room is a women's rights research for the middle east and north africa of human rights watch and she says the world is not taking a tough enough stands on siding arabia. it's the hypocrisy of what's happening at the metal level of the crown prince mohammed and so madhu has launched a reform agenda but in a p.r. form at the same time one of the most repressive campaigns to date now we know for instance that while they were about to lift the driving campaign the driving ban last june 24th just weeks before that in mid may they began the arrests of the most prominent rights activists that had been defying the driving ban that had been

protesting to have the driving ban lifted now that made no sense to anyone in the wall because it would seem that they should be honoring these women who have been active in actively trying to see this reforms and not arresting them when the storage is themselves are actually saying that they're going to come through with this new forms at the. isn't for why they're doing that is because carpets $100.00 and some odd but only wants to do few minor reforms but he wants the full credit and at the same time he wants to send a message to saudi society and to the activists that they cannot demand reforms they can only be granted them by him and so what he's telling the world is that he is the reform of the only reform and the world has to take it as it is no one else can be given the freedom to express or to ask or to demand any of their rights within their own country now the international community needs to stand up strongly now we've spent a whole year fighting for these for the release of these women and they should be released and they strongly that this has to end the women's rights activists and

countless others who have been since arrested must be released without condition and at the same time have all of the charges this sham trial dropped from them. united nations security council is discussing the war in yemen and these sanctions placed on the country this comes amid heavy fighting near the southern yemeni city of ties on such a day the u.n. says the rebels began withdrawing from 3 major ports as agreed under a cease fire signed last year un talks were taking place between warring sides in jordan government forces backed by the saudi u.a.e. coalition have been battling hooty rebels in a full year civil war. are a little recap of the headlines here 01 person has been killed by gunfire near the military headquarters in the capital khartoum protesters have been coming for

nearly 6 weeks to modeling civilian government and military. that is the latest images coming from the capital sudan where medics are treating injured people at the scene witnesses fear the number of dead could rise on monday night 6 people were killed. but there's just comes a less than $24.00 hours after the 2 sides the military council and the opposition call it coalition and now that they are going to reach a deal and less than just just a few hours from that $24.00 hour period that they say a deal will be announced a lot of tension in front of the army headquarters where the bullets have been fired we were down in the streets less than an hour ago and we heard lots of rounds and we spoke to protesters and they say what happened was that the rapid support force that one of the you factions of the military tried to move their barricades and when they refused the rapaport forces opened fire the u.s. state department has ordered all non-essential government employees to leave iraq immediately the order follows a warning by the u.s. military for threats from the radio linked groups last week the u.s. deployed warships to the gulf region where the warning from the u.s.

central command appears to contradict a general with the n.c.i. still military coalition. no there's been no increased threat from iranian backed forces in iraq and syria we are aware of their presence clearly. and we monitor along with a whole range of others because that's the environment we're in thousands of palestinians a rally tomorrow night barrel the catastrophe it's been 71 years since hundreds of thousands of palestinians were forcibly evicted from their land to make way for the creation of israel one of the largest demonstrations was in ramallah where there was violence in gaza where israeli forces have fired at thousands of protesters at the border of gaza's health ministry is reporting that $47.00 people were injured in gas rubber bullets and live rounds were fired more than $250.00 people have been killed at the demonstration since march last year. but today with headlines got

more news here another right after this. in north carolina undocumented grandmother finalist a bar taker is seeking sanctuary and as a church community in greensboro has come together to provide sanctuary protection for a woman who was scheduled for deportation yesterday. nor take is checked in with immigration officials actually here and they have allowed her to stay until now last month she was given this ankle monitor and told sheena

to leave the us. and i don't miss my guess that and took us for. regards churches as sensitive locations and they don't generally enter them to make arrests or detentions st barnabas opposable church says they're taking shifts to stay here would want to she can't wait the whole to reform will live in this small vial for how long is anyone's guess. for the most of the earth and all their bus you. can also use.

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a ministry of social justice american friends service committee called asking if we were considering offering sanctuary if there was anyone who needed it and told us about juana. for a small congregation but there are good folk. there are times when people of faith have to make a choice between serving the people that we believe god has called us to serve and serving the government. and some laws are simply on us. so we agree. to welcome our into saying.

who do you say that i am. jesus looked at his disciples and asked them that question and peter blurted out you are the messiah son of god but we have to know what that means we have to know what the messiah is there to do. let's err on the side of hospitality. err on the side of love and mercy not on judgement or condemnation. or on the side of making sure that all people belong in the family. and. the world. are. safe. you.

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he's why i. gree how fortier that are. so you can see with what. we believe that jesus would have done this or something similar and our priest you know emphasizes doing what jesus would have you do and we'll consider ourselves the body of christ right and we're all brothers and sisters and it unfortunately is a people who tend to get mixed up about that. i looked at st barnabas this facebook page there were 2 people there with thumbs down and said you know you ought to be ashamed of yourself and we have reported you well we go ice knows where she is she's got an ankle bracelet on with someone and you know i think like they know where she is there was no secret what we can report there were. harboring a fugitive i mean they call it are really a fugitive and those matrix are very important and this is not harboring a fugitive barbara sanctuary just didn't get upset.

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mom 1st went into sanctuary it was so overwhelming because all the time i remembered to go to bed like 12 midnight get up in a morning at 5 and have to go to work. i was kind of like remembering her as a child my mom had came into this country and left us and then it was going to happen again. what we want is for people to know that this is happening. you can't just turn away. because we're not the only ones. fine course it would only be that it was just one more signal to be you know one of the good if you don't mean everything is needed for creation seaforth a little is a little bit. it is doing the commutativity money. into walmart anybody has

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