wrong kids his new future forward party ran on an anti who platform and did very well in the election the party is in the democratic alliance coalition with main opposition party through a tight it garnered the most votes there are multiple legal cases against the court he says there trumped up charges by the military government and politically motivated earlier he told al-jazeera he's concerned about people losing faith in the system and look at the big picture i think it's clear the attempt to continue to be in power of the military government is that there. they'd be willing to tax thailand to the bottom if need be for them to stay in power some feel that this new government will be short lived mainly because of how has run the country over the last 5 years he had not been talented so in order to answer to the parliament he has to be more polite this is not his way at all and

also in terms of latest lengthy process he faced a lot of challenges he could not run the country by i don't feel. and pray its allies in parliament will also face those challenges as they try to govern now operating outside the political vacuum they enjoyed for the last 5 years many feel it will be a short term government a year or 2 and the political tension could possibly lead to public on rest it's got harder al-jazeera bangkok. 4 jailed cattle and politicians have been suspended from spain's parliament the man was sworn in on the police escort during the opening session early at this week they won seats in the nationalist election in april despite also facing trial over their role in catalonia failed independence but in 2017 catalan separatists deny the charges and say the trial is an act of political repression. in new york some jewish community leaders have launched

a campaign urging parents to vaccinate their children against measles as the u.s. battles its worst measles outbreak in 25 years. now the vaccination is required before children can attend schools but most states exemptions for religious or philosophical reasons ask kristensen amy now reports. the latest measles outbreak in the united states is concentrated in orthodox jewish neighborhoods of new york like here in borough park brooklyn there's nothing about the vaccine which has been proven safe and effective in the limon eating the disease that is contrary to the jewish faith in fact religious leaders have been at the forefront of urging members to vaccinate still this local elected official thinks people should have the option of opting out on religious grounds it is just a dangerous precedent we will be opening a pandora's box so i have 1st amendment issues with the state senator brad hoyle men is sponsoring legislation to eliminate the religious exemption in new york just

like california did after a 2015 outbreak of course you have a 1st amendment right to practice your religious beliefs in this country and that is sanker saying but you do not as the supreme court has said time and time again have the right to endanger your children or worse someone else's child all but 3 states allow parents to opt out of vaccinating their children on religious grounds even though none of the major religions in this country are against vaccinations here in new york it's as easy as filling out a form and bringing it to your local school for approval. but now several like new york are reconsidering the why wouldn't we vaccinate about children so alexander rapoport took part in new york's pro-vaccine ad campaign and runs a local social services agency but he thinks a limiting the religious exemption will simply fuel the conspiracy theories that

lead to the distrust of vaccines it gives the end of explanations a platform they say you see. they're doing to they're closing down your schools they're getting rid of their religious exemption there so of then instead of you. being seen as a friend someone who they get advice from you being alienated i am concerned that the measles outbreak will continue to grow eliminating the religious exemption has raised vaccination rates in california though the number of children seeking medical exemptions there has tripled the bill sponsors are hoping to bring it to a vote before the legislative session ends in june kristen salumi al-jazeera brooklyn new york. and also i have for you on the program want to call oprah's testing for the dr is going to bring you that story and all i mean all sport coming up by shorting on the ambitious base to launch that could make the web

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business updates brought to you by qatar airways going places. together. they can film festival director. found a 988 she became the 1st indian born filmmaker to win best feature and says he continues to make an impact charlie angelus it down with and can. welcome to cannes we're here with director mira nair talking about how the festival shaped her career and some of her future projects mira thank you for joining us just take us back to

that day when your film salaam bombay one the cannes prize for best 1st film the bully was you know extraordinarily received we had a 30 minute ovation so on and then i went back home to my appearance see on them and i had sort of the whole world you know in the morning and it was that kind of fairy tale and of course topped by the cab door and great prizes and certainly it launched me you know in the in the industry and made life much easier as a sort of sort of negotiate what to do next you stories i mean they not only take it to india but they take us to pakistan to uganda. countries that are often seen through quite a narrow lens is that very important here that i think every food is a political act you know and you can choose to have a point of view that becomes the bane stream or you can choose to make your point of view the mainstream as i have tried to do i just believe that you know where we

come from matters our language our poetry our everyday struggles our humor you know is not just particular to us but actually if you get to the truth of it it's universal and just tell us about your current project is an adaptation of the epic novel suitable boy i jokingly call it the crown in brown it has that kind of big deficits and sweep but it is about us it is about our country it's about the india taking you know after independence from the british going to a democratic elections for the 1st time a country finding its voice and a young woman finding her voice through her harried mother who's keen to make her find a suitable boy because i really believe that if we don't tell our stories no one else will tell them or if they will tell them they will tell them their way and not are we time now for the sport with peter.

thank you very much with her tennis world gearing up in paris for the french open australian player nick kiryas has made headlines again for the wrong reasons by pulling out just 2 days before the start of the season 2nd grand slam organizers haven't said why the world number 36 withdrew it comes after a curious was fined for his behavior during last week's italian open he also posted a video online in which he said the french open sucks compared to wimbledon. so the defending champion rough on the bell he's coming into the tournament off the back of his 1st title of the year in rome the man known as the king of clay is chasing the record extending 12th french open at roland garros i feel myself playing well being. my my goal is just to keep playing at that level. because he says things always that i can improve but small things and just working

in that the small things but in general is just about being healthy main thing and then just complete and be fresh mentally and physically it wouldn't be. fair to to pick anybody else but him as the main favorite because he has won this tournament so many times he has lost what 2 times in his career. perper is in place so you know lots of respect for him because he is always 3 time champion serena williams was hitting the practice court hard on friday oscar's campaign at roland garros ended with an injury withdrawal just before her last 16 match with maria sharapova serena who missed last week's e tell you nope and with a knee problem will be seeking a 24th grand slam singles title. based on a week to go before the start of the cricket world cup winners afghanistan have

sprung the surprise baby pakistan by 3 wickets in their warm up game on bristol on friday chasing 263 afghanistan's he had an unbeaten $74.00 pakistan also were beaten 4 know by england in their one day series earlier this month preparations continue for the women's football world cup which starts in france on june the 7th england's team won their 1st global title of the she believes couple of this year beating hosts the usa in the final the players are preparing for the world cup which begins with a game against scotland a nice coach phil neville thinks the side or contenders for the trophy but since the tournament is about so much more the game is going from strength to strength there's a real popularity now growing i think is fantastic i think when you when you when you see in game sold out of england's 3 games in the world cup group stage is sold out i mean that's never been done before in also some people think is this just a one off it's not just a one off i think i think there's

a real blue i think the ph is on the cusp of something really special and i think this will just be the start i don't think of the world cup i want to stop watch in women's football i think now we're on a we're on a we're in a period for women's football that could be called domestic doubles are up for grabs in germany and spain on saturday by munich go in search of that feat for a record 12 time the team trained their burdens olympic stadium where they'll take on leipzig in the german cup final the last time by ended the cup and bonus league a double was in 2016 and in spain league a champions barcelona are preparing to face valencia in the carpet are a final the club of one a record 30 spanish cup titles including the last 4 seasons. friday's 13th stage proved to be a chilly one for the riders on cycling's ditto that earlier the 196 kilometer trick in the mountains to lahore set to deliver plenty of snow laden roads russian. broke away on the final climb to take the stage victories 1st at

a grand tour since 216 young talents of team emirates retain the overall race leaders pink jersey with a 2 minute lead of a fellow slovenian primos rah glitch. before the one drivers of friday off in monaco as is the race tradition hit of qualifying but the if to race on the streets could has been providing plenty of drama involving the son of michael schumacher mick the prima racing driver was hit from behind by nicholas latif on the hip and turn which brought up the yellow warning flags and the red flags were being waved when schumacher tried to overtake tatyana color on of the b.w.t. auden team later in the race. and will even bifida more sport later i mean thank you peter just one of the story to bring you space x. as it successfully launched 60 communication satellites into orbit which could revolutionize the internet a rocket carrying almost 9000 tons of material launched into space from florida's cape canaveral apple station it's possible iran must ambitious new stunning

internet service to spread for bad access to every corner of the wild well that concludes the news hour but i will be back in just a couple of minutes with more of the day's news for you see in effect now. across the united states indigenous families are searching for their loved ones for relatives of people who go missing finding closure is often impossible people are meeting here to raise money for the search efforts of the young woman advocates and

family members have started to raise awareness about the high rates of violence they disproportionately impact indigenous communities tribal police departments are understaffed and under resourced another factor is that tribes don't have jurisdiction over non-native americans for all the crimes there but a lot of concerns that the federal agencies don't respond that they don't take these crimes seriously a lack of evidence is the main reason federal officials give for declining to prosecute crimes on reservations that shouldn't be the end of the discussion. there should be then a ok let's see what we have wrong in this case why the is no evidence or why the evidence isn't good enough and make sure that doesn't happen again every war it's a devastating impact cars earthrise explores some of the efforts to recover all those lost from the syrian scientists safeguarding one of our most valuable resources these are important south poles and we have to make sure they are

surviving to the refugees striving to coexist with nature ok so what's going on there if they have simulated what happens when an elephant follows life up to conflict on al-jazeera to. it is and will always remain a matter of deep regrets to me that i have not been able to deliver bricks it to. may says she's stepping down as britain's prime minister but who will replace her and can they do any better. hello i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up the

united states is sending another 1500 troops to the middle east amid heightened tensions with iran also. sudanese protesters call for a general strike to pressure the military into handing over power to civilians. and president donald trump heads to japan hoping to push the prime minister shinzo abbay into a trade deal. well she's calling on for months despite using 3 parliamentary votes on her breaks it planted suffering constant attacks from her own party but now in an emotional speech to resume has announced that she will resign as leader of the u.k.'s ruling conservative party on friday june 7th after president trumps state visit to the u.k. a leadership contest will then begin the following week with may staying on as prime

minister until her replacement is chosen in late july the leader of the official breaks it campaign boris johnson is the favorite to win in what's expected to be a field dominated by bricks its supporters but whoever c replaces her will then have until october 31st to deliver bricks it that is the deadline for britain to leave the european union. paul brennan reports it is in the best interests of the country for a new prime minister to lead that effort to recent days resignation announcement speech began a little hesitantly and ended reluctantly but with her closest for the husband phillip standing by for support the prime minister conceded defeat. it is and will always remain a matter of deep regret to me that i have not been able to deliver breck's it she will officially step down as party leader on june the 7th but remain as prime minister until her successor is chosen in the end though the emotional strain of

recent months overcame her i will shortly leave the job that it has been the honor of my life to hold. the 2nd female prime minister but certainly not the last i do so with no ill will but with enormous and enduring gratitude to have had the opportunity to serve the country i love the prime minister's resignation became inevitable after a hostile reaction to have final bricks at compromise offer even senior figures within her own party were demanding that she quit now that she has many of those same critics have now praised her dignity and determination i found it moving actually i think that we know the promises to the heart and soul is trying to do the best for this country at a difficult time facing a challenging climate and column and many of those currently paying tribute are keen to succeed her in the top job more than a dozen conservative m.p.'s could contest the leadership with a new prime minister emerging by the end of july but parliament then takes

a 6 week recess and some observers see the whole process as self-indulgent with the october 31st deadline approaching we are wasting the time that's been a lot of the us we are wasting good will and the next prime minister will have no different arithmetic from theresa may the same problems in parliament getting the deal 3 of the same proms in parliament if they try to get no deal with the opposition labor party is demanding a general election has a new conservative leader isn't going to solve the problem. there has to be another opportunity for the people of this country to decide who that want government how they want the government to run what the long term structure is of that government i think we did a general election in brussels reaction to the resignation was diplomatic presence younker followed prime minister maize and now instruments this morning without personal injury the president very much liked and appreciated working with prime minister may and as he has said before terrorism a is

a woman of courage for whom she has great respect choosing to re some a successor is a 2 stage process with conservative m.p.'s 1st with lean down the candidates to a final 2 and then a postal ballots of the party's wider membership choosing the winner the early frontrunner is boris johnson who has massive support among the 125000 grassroots conservative members but he enjoys less support among parliamentary colleagues the party's internal divisions were once again generate international repercussions it was breakfast which marked the beginning and end of teresa mayes premiership bracks it will certainly mark out her successor paul brennan al-jazeera. we're hearing that he's amazed decision could further complicate the breaks that process her withdrawal agreement had so far stalled in the british parliament and e.u. leaders are in the u.k. to clarify that position so what happens now has more from paris. well the

big question for european union leaders is what does to reserve may's resignation mean for brig's it we've heard from the french president emanuel markov calling for rapid car for cation spain's prime minister says that for him it looks as if our heart breaks it is the most likely outcome whelan's prime minister very concerned about what it would mean for ireland talking about entering into now a very dangerous period indeed britain was supposed to be leaving the european union this year it was post effect in march that was delayed they had a summit in april e.u. leaders and to reason they agreed on a new deadline of the 31st but of course european leaders do not know who they will now be dealing with who will replace to resume a will it be a hard line breaks it is so to speak the only thing that is certain is that the european commission spokesperson says that there will be no new renegotiation of the withdrawal agreement but there is no doubt that sense of frustration that has been there within the e.u. circles for many months now and years over the break that process is only getting

worse. all in all the developments voters in ireland have been casting their ballots in the european elections there are $59.00 irish town that it's vying for 13 seats but 2 of those elected politicians will face an uncertain wait because of the brics it delay island is set to receive 2 of the $27.00 seats reserved for the u.k. it seats will be redistributed among 14 member states when it leaves the bloc and another story we've been following at least 8 people have been injured in a suspected possible bomb explosion in the french city of the device exploded near a bakery in the center of the city those hurt in the blast were hospitalized with leg injuries that were described as light the incident is being investigated by the french counterterrorism office and the interior minister is calling for increased security at public sites cross the country lisa released an image of the suspects. well french president jacques kong was giving an interview when that attack took place he said his thoughts are with those who were injured in that.

many are but we consumed about the attack you know it's not for me to give the death toll is there are no deaths for the time being about the injuries you don't know i'm thinking of you could people and their families study. the u.s. president says he will send an additional $1500.00 troops to the middle east amid heightened tensions with iran donald trump insists the deployment is mostly protective and will strengthen american defenses in the region our white house correspondent kimberly harkat has mall. it's not the 120000 troops as some had initially speculated the u.s. would send to the persian gulf but on friday trump confirmed he was sending 1500 we want to our protection of the middle east we're going to be sending a road only small number of troops the pentagon says the deployment consists of

a patriot missile battalion to defend against missile threats additional intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft and fighter aircraft for deterrence. the pentagon says the move is defensive and not meant to provoke war but it adds to another rush deployment earlier this month of the u.s.s. abraham lincoln carrier strike group bombers and fighter jets we would continue. to call for caution and restraint both in terms of actions and in terms of rhetoric the announcement also follows the u.s. acting defense secretary just this week downplaying the threat to u.s. forces steps were very prudent. and would put off the potential for attacks on america democratic members of congress and some republicans have questioned the intelligence being used by the trump white house to make the case

that iran is a threat this week the u.s. secretary of state the acting defense secretary and chair of the joint chiefs briefed lawmakers to make the president's case iran has been a as you know they state stero all over the world very much different country now than when i 1st got here when i 1st got here they were at 14 different locations fighting right now they know i don't think iran wants the fight and i certainly don't think they want to fight with us but they cannot have nuclear weapons maintains he wants to strike a new deal with iran to limit its nuclear program after withdrawing last year from the 2015 u.s. backed deal known as the jay c.p.o. way since then the united states has been increasing the pressure on iran including tough financial sanctions to try and force a new deal. donald trump says he's willing to sit down to resolve his differences with iran's leaders but in light of his latest military move such discussions seem

unlikely can really help hit al-jazeera the white house. a senior u.s. navy figures accused iran's revolutionary guard of being behind the attacks on oil tankers off the united arab emirates 11 days ago where admiral michael gilday director of the joint staff says the elite wing of the iranian army used a limpet mines to damage the tank because meanwhile president trump is clear the sale of billions of dollars worth of weapons to saudi arabia and the u.a.e. citing the tensions with iran democratic senator robert menendez have used his powers to block sales of thousands of precision guided bombs fearing they will lead to more civilian deaths in yemen but the trump administration has told lawmakers it will bypass a leak leave the congress review and go ahead with the sale alan fisher is following the story for us from washington allan this of course is not the 1st time trump has clashed with congress or is the significance of what we've seen happen today or normally they've got to give congress 30 days notice

a very for an arm sales and congress can block those seals what we have seen is essentially declaring a national emergency to push these seals through seeing this important to show support for their partners in the region he's referring specifically to saudi arabia jordan and the united arab emirates and he said that it's also important for the arms industry because they don't want their partners to run into problems with operability he says this is a one off well all that donald trump has to do knows to provide written justification to congress the reason why he's pushed through these sales there are certainly people on the republican side who are concerned about the way donald trump because he's up to saudi arabia you remember that lindsey graham who's a big supporter of donald trump has already said he doesn't want to see any relations normalised with saudi arabia while mohammed bin some of the crown prince remains in such a prominent position those comments coming after the death of jamal khashoggi a lot.