this is the beginning of from a process 1st full term as president he came to power 15 months ago when jacob zuma resigned amid corruption scandals his party the african national congress is struggling to recover from the damage caused by suma and internal conflict called him a process calling his presidency a new dawn he's also acknowledged his party's failures in recent times our people have watched a some of those in a home they have invested they are crossed 4 have summoned up to the temptation of power and richard. they have seen some of the various situations of our democracy eroded. and resources wander the challenger's a what country they are huge and they are real. but they are not insurmountable among those show wage least 50 heads of state and dignitaries and

more than 50000 people many south africans see them oppose us presidency as the government we committing to working for them from of course has used his address to reassure south africans to be an end to unemployment poverty and inequality is promised a better life for all promises the thousands of people here have heard many times before the question for them is whether the president will not allow up to his pledge for the a.n.c. governments provided millions of south africans with running water electricity and free education is being criticised for the slow delivery of services a 27 percent more south africans an ever call for an employed expecting a lot of jobs to be there the best from them not only him but in see it lights play out be told it's the option of a servant to stop the flow of the slightly expect that it did decisively with corrupt. to take our culture for what and i know all the best i will come back in

the coming days and i'm a force is expected to name a new cabinet is under pressure to get the government of ministers who underperformed or implicated in corruption but he's also facing the risk of further dividing the see if these appointments don't appease factions within the party but for now it's a day of celebration for a man who carries the hopes of many south africans from al-jazeera pretoria south africa. the weather is next still ahead on al-jazeera venezuela's opposition leader rallies to forces the head of a new round of talks aimed at ending the political crisis. and concerns over the world's biggest biometrics project and was it means for people's privacy.

hello again it's good to have you back well here cross united states we have been seeing a lot of active weather severe weather going across much of the central plains here is our next system right there that has been pushing through and with these storms because they are going over the same areas we have seen a lot of rain in the same places that means the flooding anywhere from wisconsin all the way back here to texas is a major problem actually it's historic levels in some locations as we go towards sunday to monday another storm system develops coming out of the rockies and again heavy rain particularly up here towards the north affecting parts of illinois parts of iowa as well as into the dakotas down here towards the southeast though we are talking about a heat wave and records are being broken in terms of temperatures so for lana we do expect to see a high there of 34 degrees well as we make our way down here across central america we have been watching really that area nicaragua and costa rica very carefully we have a tropical disturbance just off the coast we don't think it's going to develop too much but what it is doing is bring some very heavy rain across much of this area

mudslides and landslides are the biggest threat across this region and as we go towards monday really not seeing too much of a change across the area so accumulations are rising up towards havin of though it is going to be a nice day at 30 but for jamaica rain in your forecast with a temperature of 30 as well. on counting the cost where did it all go wrong for argentina's champion of the free market can reach you know america and stay in power as a populist makes a comeback a potential multi-billion dollar fine and calls to break up facebook and bailout number 13 for pocket stone counting the cost on i just. going. out when we are.

hello again. a reminder of the news this hour the deadline to file applications to stand in algeria's presidential election has passed local media reporting that most possibly all of the potential candidates failed to meet at the legal requirements. u.s. president donald trump has teamed dolphin with japanese prime minister shinzo all day as a golf course in chiba south of tokyo the personal diplomacy will be followed by what's expected to be tough talks on trade complained about japan's a large trade surplus. and iran says the u.s. decision to send 1500 more soldiers to the middle east is extremely dangerous

iranian foreign minister job and zarif is in baghdad for talks with his iraqi counterpart. politicians in the u.k.'s ruling conservative party have launched their bids to take over from trees in may the prime minister announced the resign next month triggering a leadership contest that's already seen several candidates step forward the contest as likely to be defined by their positions on bricks that former foreign secretary and leading breck said campaign a bar a strong sun is the favorite to win. this update from westminster. so who will be the next prime minister of the united kingdom 14 tories have already said they'll consider running 5 throwing their hats into the ring they all estimate grey rule re stewards. jeremy hunt and also boris johnson perhaps the most familiar to viewers around the world former member of london foreign secretary he is the

bookies favorite by a considerable margin but. historically speaking the favorites usually doesn't do very well in conservative party leadership races whoever gets it they will face exactly the same challenges with it's to reason may have just the best time to get it done the deadline is looming at the end of october they will be leading a minority governments of a divided party a divided country dealing with the european union that doesn't want to renegotiate to reason may's deal and then you have the labor party opposition which will do everything in its power to try and bring down the government and force a general election. different member states have been casting their votes in the european parliament election day $751.00 politicians will be elected for a 5 year term with results expected on monday the parliament presides over

a wide ranging laws including health and safety regulations farming and environmental protections has more from brussels. political analysts have been widely debating whether liberal values are on retreat in the european union and whether the 28 countries taking part in these parliamentary elections who show a rise in populism will have to wait and see when the polling booths close on sunday evening what the 1st exit polls will tell us about those trends immigration policy the economy and terrorism have been issues at the heart of this debate in europe the 1st direct elections to the european parliament began in 1989 but the 5 year early polls have seen a steady drop in voter turnout ever since 57 percent abstained in 2014 there are 751 seats here in the chamber of the european parliament up

for grabs now each country is awarded a portion of them according to their population size or germany has $96.00 that top followed by france with 74 and then britain on 73 once elected the m e p's are organized into transnational blocs the largest group up to now has been the center right european peoples party so when the newly elected any peace take up their position in the chamber their 1st task will be to elect a president of the european commission because the junco younkers days in that are now numbered in just a few weeks and then they'll have to decide on the shape and size of the european union's budget nearing 200000000000 dollars this year. members of venezuela's government and opposition will meet in oslo next week for talks aimed at resolving the political crisis the developments seen as

a sign of progress after months of tension between opposition leader. and president nicolas maduro told supporters there's a rally the opposition wouldn't take part in false dialogue but he's confirmed his team will meet government representatives in the way. former argentinean leader cristina kirchner and her running mate have launched their campaign ahead of elections in october kurtzman surprised many when she announced she would run for vice president instead of the presidency she was seen as the main challenger to conservative president married sira mockery the launch comes just days after her 1st court appearance on a string of corruption charges. well to libya now where fighting has started again on the outskirts of tripoli between forces battling for control of the capital. recognized say they've pushed back fight as they support the war after the old international airport more than $500.00 people have been killed since have to us

forces began advancing towards tripoli and april and as reports the violence is stirring up anger. brew testers took to the main square in the libyan capital to condemn the targeting of civilian areas calling on the international community to stop the military campaign led by have to ask him did deb and his comrades say the rose up again is to get into n.t. 11 and now can't have another military john ruling the country the other wasn't a part of. after as a war criminal because he is with these strikes in fact is even bringing gyptian in iraqi warplanes to help them we want to civilian state not a military rule on thursday night another airstrike hit in tripoli city center but this time the attack seems to convey the political message they. have to

lawmakers is the targets are you witnesses talk over state of panic after the explosion no casualties were reported but the damage was significant. and you can i believe we are calling on the united nations mission in libya and the international community to do their part to protect civilians and face the aggression that has been targeting civilians. the target appears to have been numbers of the parliament which is controlled by have to realize they broke away and established a base in tripoli of that have to his forces began their offensive to take control of the capital city. civilian locations have been targeted by have jets says the fighting began in southern tripoli earlier last month many people here call it a war crime and are demanding the perpetrators be brought to the international criminal court. 50 days of fighting between hefted his forces and

others loyal to you and recognize the government have taken nearly 500 people have been killed more than 1401 dead and about 70000 forces from their homes. the protesters say they will continue to protest every friday until hefted his forces move to the east of the country. tripoli. a un maritime tribunal has ruled that russia to release ukrainian sailors and ships at sea last year during a standoff in waters off the crimean peninsula the hand-bag base tribunals called on russia to facilitate their release immediately and urged both sides not to aggravate the dispute but russia didn't attend the hearing john mccain has. several of her country's sailors and ships have been held by russia since last november so on saturday ukraine's deputy foreign minister led her delegation here

at the international tribunals for the floor of the sea in search of justice in contrast russia chose an empty chair strategy seemingly unconcerned by the possibility of an adverse ruling. tribunal considers it appropriate. under the circumstances of the present case to prescribe provisional measures requiring the russian federation to release those 3 ukrainian naval vessels and $24.00 detained ukrainian servicemen and to allow them to return to ukraine one of the judges on the panel was russian his was the only dissenting voice among a panel of 20 a moment of success then for ukraine for us this is pure week 3 there's what we asked the tribunal and to do you know clearly if he did that all our vessels and

our crew should be released immediately the tension between the 2 governments has been high since the russian annexation of crimea in 2014 which is why some legal experts believe bringing this case has been part of a wider ukrainian strategy ukraine is definitely in a very very difficult situation and they try hard to. acquire judgments in favor of their legal position in order to increase political pressure in order to make it possible to for the presidents to sit down and come to some kind of agreement but the russian government is clear who it believes is at fault it says it's detained the ukrainian vessels and crew for violating its territorial waters a criminal act according to russian law this ruling is pretty clear the minister has what she wanted but the russians want here the russians don't have what will really happen in moscow following this judgment until we hear that it's likely

these sailors may not be going home any time soon dominic kane al-jazeera at the international tribunal for the lure of the sea in. india's government has been linking people's personal records to their biological information in the world's largest biometrics initiative supporters said it would drastically improve the ability of the poor to access basic services but now concerns about privacy and government surveillance have taken center stage has to mail has more from new delhi . india's biometric program there are began with a promise to give every indian a unique number that entitle them to citizenship rights and services. nearly 9 years later many say that promise hasn't been fulfilled then that romney ryan came to new delhi 5 years ago with his family from raw just on he got his biometrics card here but other than helping him get a mobile phone sim he says it hasn't been much use and. the government promised me

i'd get a plot of land in the russian cots of food but so far nothing it's let my family and i stay at the shelter and put my kids in school moving in with them and there are other concerns about the program even as our sign ups continue critics say their usefulness has diminished india supreme court has ruled that private corporations cannot demand customers of our info though the government has recently passed a temporary order allowing companies to use it again but that has added to concerns over data and privacy leaks. hackers journalists and others have exposed security flaws and earlier this year domestic media reported the biometric numbers and personal information of millions of people could be bought on the black market critics say the program isn't living up to its promise never allowed that potential to be delays in the u.s. saying what harsh mander says promised opportunities for the poor have been replaced by concerns over people's privacy especially that of critics of the

government that this would biometric soviet missiles allows the government to have access to will everybody who are. sending what i buy that i travel and then the state wants to get back and it has a huge amount of what do you do at it's they hissed the government continues to defend the program saying it's a benefit to all that will streamline bureaucracy and government services. many of those a program was meant to help say the system makes them feel trapped they're still waiting for the benefits that were promised as jimmy all al-jazeera you deli. hello i'm a star in doha with the headlines on al-jazeera the deadline to file applications to stand in algeria's presidential election in july has passed local media

reporting that most possibly all of the potential candidates fail to meet their legal requirements u.s. president has teed off with japanese prime minister shinzo are there as a golf course in chiba south of tokyo trump arrived in japan on saturday evening for a 4 day state visit which will include a meeting with new imprint naruhito and talks with the prime minister on trade iran says the u.s. decision to send 1500 more soldiers to the middle east is extremely dangerous iranian foreign minister job and zarif is in baghdad for talks with his iraqi counterpart a land mine explosion has killed at least 6 chardy and soldiers in lake chad a t.v. cameraman with the army convoy also died there were also multiple injuries when the land mine exploded on the road between the city of bug a solar and the town of poa on chad's border with nigeria and share. on the pose that has been sworn in south africa's president following the worst election yet

for the ruling african national congress from a prison has promised to reform the country and revive its economy members of venezuela's government and opposition will meet in oslo next week for talks ended resolving the political crisis the developments seen as a sign of progress after months of tension between opposition leader one glider and president nicolas maduro told supporters that a rally the opposition wouldn't take part in full starlog but he's confirmed his team will meet government representatives in norway. former argentinean leader cristina kirchner and her running mates have launched their campaign ahead of elections in october kurtzman a surprise to many when she announced she would run for vice president instead of the presidency she was seen as the main challenger to conservative president zuma the launch comes just days after her 1st court appearance on a string of corruption charges well those are the headlines join me for more news

here counting the cost stay with us. we understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring you the news and current affairs the matter to you al-jazeera. has a seeker this is counting the cost on al-jazeera your weekly look at the world of business and economics this week where did it all go wrong for argentina's champion of the free market we find out if he'll stay in power as a populist makes a comeback a potential multi-billion dollar fine and course a break up facebook we talked to the founder of europe's biggest social media marketing company. and bail out number 13 pakistan gets another big loan from the

international monetary fund to avoid an economic crisis. well it wasn't meant to be like this. election to the origin time presidency in 2015 was supposed to usher in an end to the economic and political crises international investors welcomed moves to float the peso and eliminate export capital controls last year the international monetary fund increased the size of its bailout to $56300000000.00 as with all i.m.f. loans argentina had to agree to cut pension benefits and public utility subsidies not surprisingly makris popularity has fallen as so many people depended on those programs which had helped the country recover from a 2002 economic crisis of that austerity has crippled the poorest in society the

economy is in recession america pledged to bring inflation down to single digits but inflation stands at 54.7 percent and what's behind the spike in inflation of the currency has fallen 18 percent this year alone. now you would think a fall in currency would be useful for exporters but the cost of imported goods has risen and that's been passed on to consumers in a surprise move cristina kirchner announced plans to run as vice president with one of her former ministers taking on the role of presidential hopeful and that's much to the relief of overseas investors of many of the current crisis shows no signs of letting up putting the jobs of thousands of arjen tines at risk there is about met with families struggling when osiris. who now was fired from a bottling company 2 months ago he says he has been working there for 12 years he's

now trying to find other jobs that will help his family get by. i was fired in february and they said it's because of the amount of time i've been working there and the costs i represented for the company. is not the only one we met with a group of workers that went through a similar situation and are fighting to get their jobs back. the company has a plan to increase the use of machines for more production but for that they have to reduce the people that work in the plant finding work these days is extremely difficult. this people say that what is happening to them is part of the crisis argentina is struggling with in the past year. last year argentina received the largest emergency loan in the history of the international monetary fund but in spite of it the government of marketing has not been able to control the situation they pay saw last around 80 percent of its value in the past

year and now there are fears that the government is going to be able to pay the interest of the for in debt recession a rise in poverty and unemployment have had an impact on mackie's popularity in the past year the biggest challenge most ardent fans are facing this days is a double digit inflation wave that keeps on pushing the prices of basic food items and that's why the government has a special program that includes 60 products which prices of everything frozen for about 6 months but for many these are temporary measures that the government hopes will help mackley be reelected. people. say that what people need are jobs and stability something that the government has not been able to provide all right joining. now from one of cyrus to talk more about this is he may not blanco the head of latin america research at various maple croft

a risk analysis and for costing the company thanks very much for being with us so my research did all the right things by international investors and the i.m.f. but the economy is in recession the promised flood of overseas investors hasn't materialized why is that. well there is a structural lack of confidence in argentina not just inside argentina but outside argentina and so you know when you talk about my quit doing the right things there's a lot of debate about whether he did that the pace at which he did that and also whether he went far enough soon enough and i think the you know the key area of criticism is late 2017 when the government changed its inflation. goals and didn't really explain why when it went early to the markets to fora ahead of schedule and it didn't explain why and then of course we saw in april why when the pests so went on you know rapid depreciation and then that happened

again later in september so you know it's it's really a very difficult situation right now for my korea specially heading into a crucial election in october yeah the way things stand right now it doesn't look good for america as far as his reelection prospects in october does it i think it's you know argentina volatility economic and political volatility which feed into each other it makes the current political landscape extremely uncertain i think you know anyone who says they expected christina care center to announce her candidacy as d.p. rather than presidential candidacy would probably be lying it took the political you know arena by surprise last weekend we can expect anything i think between now and the 22nd of june when candidacies are announced for mockery really it's an uphill struggle as as you say christina kirshner's decision to run as as vice

president called many people by surprise. because they were of course expecting her to run for president what do you make of that well i mean i think there's many readings to it. the way you in which it was announced. really begs the question whether she's actually running for vice president i can't think of precedent to anywhere else in the world where the vice president really says a video or potential vice president releases a video saying they have asked someone to run for president so even though the package says she's running for v.p. the manner in which it was conveyed really says she's running for office and there's of course you know speculation about whether going for the vice presidential position would back to fernand this eventually relinquish power to her if elected is this just an electoral move is this a move to shield herself further from potential convictions from corruption you

know there's speculation that a precedent can't pardon themselves but a precedent can pardon a vice president who is convicted so of course there's you know we don't really know what her real motivation is there is clearly a political strategy to try to open the movement which is quite dogmatic and quite close to the broader peronist movement and i'll bet the for now on this would be the vehicle through which they attempt to do this but what do we know about her running mate alberto fernandez this moment what are we to make of him. well i mean he's a very longstanding member of the political circles in argentina he's taken you know different public sector offices since the 1980 s. he's a crucial or was a crucial player in the nestor karishma administration he's you know he's got links to not just within the peronist movement but to other political parties so

the radicals who are the 2nd largest and oldest party in argentina he's also have had links to them and served in the from scene precedent see when argentina returned to democracy so clearly he doesn't have the you know the accent q-tip experience that you'd expect from someone running for the top job but he does have a lot of negotiating experience with them peronist them and when we look at argentina that sometimes is more valuable skill that management experience so what needs to happen then in your view to get argentina's economy going again. well i think the number one issue is to reassure investors as to what will happen from 2020 on works at the moment with the bailout from the i.m.f. there there is assurance that the country can made its debt commitments until the

end of of 2019 and into 2020 but there's a lot of question marks around what the next administration would do with that bellowed agreement with the i.m.f. and i think a clear position from all presidential candidates regarding that is a one key 1st step you know the big market concern is tina heading for another debt default clearing that concern is the number one and the 2nd one is a platform that again assurance markets that the country will be fiscally responsible they're the main concern is whether an election off the front on this for now on the stick would result in an expansionary monetary policy again feeding into inflation again a return of subsidies to energy which would again expand the fiscal deficit so mark rehab's made some some slow but positive progress in that regard and what

markets are looking for and investors are looking for is an assurance that that kind of progress will continue regardless of who gets the top job good to speak with you him in a blanket thank you well the i.m.f. tough medicine has failed to help argentina and many other countries pakistan agreed a deal with the i.m.f. to get a $6000000000.00 loan its 13th since the 1980 s. but it's terms of very similar to those of argentina the currency will be devalued electricity and gas subsidies will be scrapped and it's likely to prove unpopular across the country come out higher has more. after months of negotiations with the international monetary fund an agreement on a $6000000000.00 loan package pakistan government needs to current economic crises and their deal with. may not be desirable but if necessary pakistan needs to undertake a very painful but it's an adjustment reform that the country will need to

undertake most notably it includes a more flexible currency 2nd reforms in electricity and gas sector. reforms in the public sector enterprises which are. throwing up huge losses. and election campaign imran khan accuse previous governments of boring excessively from the i.m.f. now he'd agreed a loan with the organization singapore won't be affected by debt something many people here aren't buying and. i'm a painter and if you talk about the dollar rupee parity it goes without saying that a falling rupee will mean rising costs for paint which will have a knock on effect on people like me. there is widespread anger including from the opposition my dear i might even the government the sold us into the slavery of the i.m.f. and we can.