violence is spreading faster than it can be contained and caught in this spiral of destruction for the people of mali nicholas hawke al jazeera by michael. it's francis hottest day ever as europe's wealth has in a wreck or breaking heat wave the southern town of years he'll hit 45 point one degrees celsius breaking the record set in 2003 in spain more than 600 firefighters and 6 water dropping aircraft are battling a massive wildfire in the catalonia region temperatures are also high in north africa with serious concerns over the wellbeing of players in football's african cup of nations which is being played in egypt and the united nations world meteorological organization says the year is 2015 to $29000.00 are on course to be the hottest 5 year period on record world wide well earlier we spoke to clay novice from the u.n. world meteorological organization she says the un usual weather is the new normal

we expect that heat waves will become more frequent more extreme intense and they will start earlier and they will finish later and so what we're seeing now with you know temperatures of $45.00 degrees in france it's june you know that this this we shouldn't be seeing temperatures like this in june it's too early in the year you know there's a direct link between climate change and precipitation or rainfall doesn't necessarily mean that we're going to get more rainfall but we're seeing more of it in very very very heavy episodes and we're seeing less of it when we when when when we really need it. thousands of residents in flint michigan still remain victims of one of the worst tainted water scandals in the united states many have been exposed to dangerously high levels of lead in drinking water for years charges against government officials have recently been dropped leading to more mistrust and anger from the public i did your castro brings us the story. the line of cars waiting

to receive bottled water stretches for almost a kilometer this is still daily life in flint for years after the government 1st reported dangerous levels of lead in municipal water supplies i'm tired of it i really am it's been going on for years and it seemed like it is not getting any better it's just good at least 12 people have died more than 90 have been hospitalized and thousands more have been exposed to lead tens of times above the federal limit in children that can cause severe developmental delays i know and i say if you use but aren't particularly choice today the government says the water that comes out of randy hikes tap is clean it's what his 2 month old grandson bathes in the city claims lead levels have been safe since 2017 the result of switching water sources and upgrading pipes but people here aren't convinced this

is ok i don't believe. they've been lied to the years about that water the people's mistrust in their government has roots in a failing economy the population of flint has dramatically declined since most auto companies closed their factories here in search of cheaper labor overseas the poisoned water only drove more people away but the poorest remain here. in case. the government has tried to rebuild trust gaining some back when prosecutors announced criminal charges against state and local officials accused of mismanaging the water crisis but now a newly elected prosecutor says pending charges against 8 officials have been dropped because she wants to start the investigation from scratch body needs to go to jail. this is you mess up a whole city

a whole generation of kids we don't know what these children were going to be able to do. 10 years from now when i'm gone i'm 71 years old who's going to carry are even as the years old flint water crisis fades from national attention the effects of lead poisoning continue to grow in the city's children a reminder for them that the crisis is far from over heidi joe castro al-jazeera flint michigan. the neo nazi who drove his car into a group of peaceful protest as in the u.s. as have charlottesville 2 years ago has been sentenced for committing federal hate crimes the judge said it was too great a risk to release james alex fails a female protester was killed in the attack in the state of virginia at a call has the latest. it was the moment the country realized white

supremacy just worm boldin taking to the streets of charlottesville virginia in mass with tiki torches they shouted a chorus of racist and anti-semitic chants was they protested the removal of the confederate statue their hate would not go unchallenged hundreds of counter protesters met them head on there were clashes and then there was this crime. james alex fields was behind the wheel he was found guilty of killing her hire and injuring dozens in this chaos he pled guilty to federal hate crime charges in exchange prosecutors dropped the death penalty and now he's learned for his crime he will spend the rest of his life in prison susan bros highers mother she says she believes her daughter's death and his sentence sends an important message for the last time i saw my daughter was to identify her body and to sign the papers for her to be cremated and i held her

bruised hand to improve starman and i said i'm going to make this count for years and that's what i've done and i will continue to do you don't get to not my child down and silence that voice without 500 more raising up the this was a moment where the country's divisions were on full display and it provoked arguably one of the most controversial comments from a u.s. president provokes controversy often and these are very different groups but you also had people that were. very fine people on both sides but the courts disagree at least for one saying he is not a good person he's a murderer a racist and now a prisoner for life pedicle hain al-jazeera washington. coming up.

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business updates. going places together. on. thank you very much the usa have beaten host france 21 in the biggest match of the women's world cup so far to claim a place in the semifinals it was a fast start for the defending champions with an early goal from megan rapinoe in paris 2nd midway through the 2nd half gave them some breathing space the usa were made to sweat in the closing stages after wendy ran out pulled one back for france but they held on for the victory to set up

a date with england in the last 4 of the tournament meanwhile the netherlands request for a late kickoff time for their quarter final against italy on saturday has been rejected with extreme heat in france they wanted to avoid an afternoon start at the cup america argentina will face host brazil in a mouthwatering semifinal clash they were 2 no winners of a venezuela at american our stadium in rio in the last 8 a goal in each of the damage from. the mess and giovani more south or argentina on the field to become south american champions for the 1st time since 1993. south africa or off the mark at the africa cup of nations in egypt thanks to a $10.00 win over namibia in group d. . with the goal there earlier morocco qualified for the knockout stage with a 10 victory over ivory coast use if any cds 1st of go was enough to make it 2 wins

from 2 in the group elsewhere mali drew $11.00 with 2 newseum ali in front thanks to an own goal deflected free kick from captain because 3 rescued a point for the 2 ms games so africa have secured a 2nd win that the cricket world cup and in style against sri lanka the 3 lankans were in trouble from the very 1st period of the match when de muth karunaratne. they were bowled out for $203.00 things to 3 wickets each for chris morris and dwayne pretorius the only worry for south africa in reply was when last milingo took the wicket of clinton the cock. but an unbeaten 80 from hashim amla and 96 from fof duplicity and a partnership of 175 saw them reach their target with more than 12 overs to spare the defeat taints sri lanka's hopes of making the same finals ferrari's set the pace in practice ahead of the austrian grand prix but the session

was once of a good for 2 other leading drivers the red flags came out when red bulls max foster up and lost control and ended up in the wall rather embarrassing at the team's home get in front of its own fans a foul terry barton to be even more damage to the csma sadie's when he went nose 1st into the barriers both drivers were ok i'm happy to report. over the past decade london has become a 2nd home to the top american sports there are already annual n.f.l. and n.b.a. games and on saturday and sunday 2 giants of major league baseball will be playing in the english capital the winnings as the story. pitching to play a major league baseball game in the u.k. would once have been unthinkable but on your american football and basketball games in london have been a success and that's helped bring by sponsor the stadium the hosted the olympics 7

years ago the 2 biggest names in bicycle play here on saturday and some by the boston red sox a new york yankees tickets sold quickly despite an average price of over $300.00 over 60000 people will attend each going to people you know and in the london city government welcome to us with open arms they wanted to make london a world class sporting destination they've done with the olympics with the cricket world cup with what the n.f.l. is done and we're happy to be a part of that major league games have previously been played in japan mexico australia around poza rica this is the 1st time it's happened in europe by school buses on funds say this is that big opportunity to expand that found by what do you might be a bicycle coming to london i think is a great thing that's not really his or in london just europe it's just not london it's not as europe and baseball understands that. other american sports football and india have done global and they've got

a lot they've got to do in a catch up throughout the week british schoolchildren have been introduced to the game america made have been focusing on how few london is actually now it's happening meister the people who were polled think it's the bay one of coasting by spall divide taze but the language of bicycle has crept into everyday use people stepping up to the plight dating with a kobo and then trying to smash it out of the park. this is no exhibition guy the teams have a famous rivalry and a battling to win the american league east the yankees a cowardly ahead on the most successful with 27 world series wins the red sox have just 9 but a current champions were playing the boston red sox. you know that tends to get your motor running a little bit odd anyway and so we we relish these games our guys will be ready to go in and hopefully we can go out and play really well what is now the home of west

on united football club will be the home of by sport for one weekend the big hits as a sense of the u.k. i can buy reach a new audience. al-jazeera london. ok that's it from our sport again later thanks very much. but i have another but for you in just a couple of minutes i will be back. with us. act human bravery 10000 precious pieces of literature rescued from being

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hello i'm maryanne demasi and on the you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program donald trump's tongue in cheek warning to the russian president that has stolen the spotlight at the g 20 summit in japan. wildfires in spain a record breaking temperatures in france spark health scares and climate warnings. and we're looking ahead to the band of may oral election in albania's capital tehran or that looks set to spark a constitutional crisis. european powers have not done enough to help iran avoid crippling u.s. sanctions is the message from iran's deputy foreign minister today after hours of talks took place in vienna on the 2015 nuclear deal the meeting was billed as the last chance to save the agreement as ports. in 2015 the

negotiating teams came to the lavish paoli coburg in vienna it's a sign and seal the. nuclear deal 4 years later they're here trying to save it britain china france germany and russia have announced that in sticks is now operational a complex barter type system to let european countries trade with iran while avoiding u.s. sanctions tehran has set a july 7th deadline that's when its threatened to begin enriching uranium close to weapons grade purity if its oil exports aren't regime and i believe that it was a. positive and constructive meeting. i can say want to step forward compared to the previous meetings we have. but it is a still not enough and it is it is still not clear to you don't say expectations china are the biggest buyer of iranian oil has also hit out at the united states

for its unilateral action we rejected the a unilateral imposition of sanctions and for us the and it is security is important and the importation of all is important to the chinese security and it is security and also to the livelihood of the people president trump took the united states out of the j. c.p.o. a deal last year and is pressurising the european signatories to do the same at the same time the u.s. is demanding that iran must abide by the deal of limited stockpile of enrich uranium previously iran exported excess uranium to stay within the limits but the sanctions now prevent that the u.s. special envoy on iran is touring european capitals to muster support for president trump stance on friday he was in london we are trying to restore deterrence to reestablish deterrence against iran. we are also putting ourselves in a position where if we are attacked by iran we can respond with military force but

that is only if. but on the nuclear deal european countries are sticking with iran calling the agreement a major contribution to stability in the region in sticks trading system deliver enough economic benefits to keep iran from abandoning the treaty perhaps not but it's been described as the last chance paul brennan al-jazeera. the united states government believes last month's drone attacks against pipelines in saudi arabia could have been launched from iraq rather than yemen according to the wall street journal their report says official u.s. sources claim groups backed by iran operating in southern iraq are responsible up until now yemen's who's the rebels were believed to be behind the attacks on chuse day iraqi prime minister. he said that intelligence have confirmed the drones were not launched from iraq let's cross live to john hendren in washington so to be clear john the iraqi government denied these allegations that was

a few days ago on tuesday but what are u.s. officials saying now. that's right mary and this is really become a case of dueling intelligence the u.s. insists that these attacks that they originally thought were coming from the south in yemen by these who the rebels into saudi arabia were actually coming from the north from iraq into saudi arabia and they struck 2 aramco pumping stations that the saudi oil company that they nationally owned oil company shut down this 700 mile long pipeline well now the u.s. is saying that this clearly came in their estimate from iraq the iraqi prime minister not only outright denies it but says in fact regardless of the u.s. reports our intelligence agencies and the reports of the iraqi air force command have confirmed that none of this has happened and he's asking for more evidence

from the u.s. and that means a couple of things that means iraq is no longer taking u.s. intelligence officials simply at their word they're asking for confirmation that this is happened and it also just shows baghdad's position here in the middle iraq has grown increasingly close to iran over the years since the u.s. invasion in 2003 despite being arch enemies and going to war in the 1980 s. and now there is now iraq is saying the u.s. word simply isn't good enough give us evidence right so how does this incident and the competing narratives around it feed into these rising tensions between tatiana and washington. it definitely feeds into the growing tensions and this cynical view of that is that the u.s. is ginning this up in order to escalate those tensions you've heard president trump talking sometimes militaristically sometimes a little more nicely but he does have hawks in his cabinet who have been pushing

for regime change in iran sweet feeds into the narrative there of the u.s. administration on the iranian side they're completely denying any of this is happening but the u.s. view is that what's going on here is that these attacks including the the attacks in the gulf of oman on commercial ships are done by iranian allied militia and other groups that are deniable by the iranian government so it's really become a he said she said story but any way you look at it the tensions are rising merriam thank you very much from washington john hendren. meanwhile in yemen itself tens of thousands of people have been protesting against an economic plan for peace in the middle east unveiled by the u.s. in bahrain this week yemenis marched in solidarity with palestinians who have rejected the $50000000000.00 proposal presented by senior white house adviser. who is also president trump's son inal demonstrators say a political solution to the conflict with israel must be reached. mohamed al assad

has more now from yemen's capital sana. yemeni protests to sound taken to the streets outside the old city of sanaa to make their voice heard above their denounce a sense of the man i'm as a bird shop and also to commemorate their annual under street although these slogan . in the song but that which would have been al slogan was 1st declared years before the saudi war now a war with riyadh has proven washington's conservative administrations hostile policies towards our nation the us directly and indirectly supports we are in our country. protesters have their own problems to worry such as close of 5 years or $4000.00 men and disease but the ones out there voice hearers aboard the us all for millions of dollars in manama but they say it was just the sell outs for the palestinians close. to washington and i kind of length of the last of the

scenes the of the of the nominees gathering has proven a failure we support our brothers in palestine the struggle for their just cause. demonstrators are also chanted slogans in support of the recent attacks in saudi arabia specially that attacks on the kingdom's airports and revenge to what they say riyadh's attacks on their country's infrastructure in the we have came here and we're gathered here again is so you know to be out for what they have done to us and to our yemeni people the good people we haven't done anything to anyone so we saw bush . soldiers the way we have done to the saudi arabia and their airboats and we are with then until until we did until we are dead.

and who we will. we will not be defeated and nothing will happen to yemenis people . we fully support our fighters in every tell you 3 attacks against saudi arabia and eventually 5 years of saudi attacks on our airports hospitals and infrastructure. these assume your office will say such attacks and saudi targets will continue until riyadh stops its war and lived its a real see ground blockade. it's supposed to unite the world's most powerful economies but regional tensions trade wars and personal differences of all dominated day one of the g. 20 summit in japan china's leadership paying made a veiled criticism of the u.s. president just hours before their mental talks when he mentioned winning practices

but it's doldrums meeting with vladimir putin that has stolen the spotlight our white house correspondent kimberly hellcat reports now from a soccer. smiles and even a fist bump between japanese leader shinzo ave india's narendra modi and u.s. president donald trump even though prior to their g 20 meeting trump criticized both. and at a g. 20 leaders family photo trump was again smiling with saudi arabia's crown prince mohammed bin solomon even though u.s. intelligence congress and the united nations say the kingdom was responsible for the murder of journalist. also notable during that photo op chinese president xi seeking out trump in the midst of their ongoing trade war to shake hands that gesture was apparently lost on trump despite she's defense of china's digital policies trump indirectly blame she's government for intellectual property theft

and risks to 5 g. security at the same time as we expand digital trade we restore so ensure the resilience and security of our 5 g. networks this is essential to our shared safety and prosperity. the process of paper collection analysis and circulation east but we also need to respect the saudis rights of each nation. their differences foreshadow a potentially tense meeting between the leaders of the world's 2 largest economies on saturday and less hope for resolving the us china trade war but looming over all of this was trump's meeting with russian president vladimir putin their 1st since u.s. special counsel robert muller released his report detailing russian interference the 2016 u.s. election instead of forcefully confronting pugin issued just a light hearted warning. a white house

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