the criminalize ation of search and rescue operations means that there are far fewer organizations that are able to provide assistance but there are some that still do the last few. hours for walking in to do so we have felt the pressure coming from the authorities for those that do make it to wind up here at this migrant center for processing the system is a lot more efficient these days partly because there are fewer that come here but also because they get sent out in a matter of days rather than months but people that come here are still in effect at the mercy of a government that's proclaimed 0 tolerance towards their arrival many will continue to journey across the mediterranean risking people smugglers all in the hope of a better life. others like many before them will not make it it is

a voyage fraught with danger the sea has claimed many lives old and young alike and closing the ports has not changed that it's only increased the burden of humanitarian assistance upon those who see themselves judy bound to help. al-jazeera. you know we're getting reports there's been an explosion in afghanistan's capital kabul smoke has been seen from the downtown area near the u.s. embassy we'll bring you more on that story as we get it here at al-jazeera. police have used pepper spray and buttons on protesters in hong kong as a territory marks the 22nd anniversary of its 100 from britain to china up to a 1000000 demonstrators are expected to take to the streets there's been an extradition bill that could allow criminal suspects to be sent to mainland china to trial they want the pows to be completely withdrawn and more guarantees for hong kong's democracy joins us. live now from hong kong sara so we've seen some clashes

this morning just bring us up to date with what's been happening on the streets. we still have around several 1000 protesters on the streets but they dispersed in various pockets across central hong kong where i am now is where the protests began this morning very early this morning we would a symbolic clash between the police the protesters who used a pepper spray and battens to try and push them back in to try and minimize the numbers here in the midst of council which is hong kong's parliament there was a standoff that went for hours in some some confrontation but there's not a specific the moment they're bringing in supplies with it beyond braless was tough . tear gas masks it's but this stocking up for the soft and if it's not ready now the soft name is another mass rally expected it starts in a couple of hours in victoria park and it's a macho see and you know much that i have to mop the july 1st anniversary of the british handover of home home back to china last year it tracked about 400000

people this year they're expecting more people to attend simply because of the anger at the few over this the latest proposal the extradition now that the government has of the type of it suspended for now but these protesters want it with tools. as you say the bill's been suspended for now but the protesters want to dump it and it's entire which is so will these protests succeed. will the prices had some success they've managed to get the policy twice from kerry lamb now they've got the bill suspended but they want it retracted with 2 and dumped all together. at the moment it's going to lapse in this particular that sort of council term which means it's still live and these artists a concern they'll bring it back on the title sometime down the track so these protests have guaranteed that they will not go why. blockades of recent weeks the 2 master. that attracted between them 3000000 people out of 4 something so the

pressure is on the government for this project is to withdraw the bill altogether sarah clarke there in hong kong sara thank you. now we're getting reports of an explosion in afghanistan's capital kabul smokes been seen billowing from the downtown area near the u.s. embassy. is on the line for us now from kabul what more can you tell us about this xplosion indeed it was a very powerful explosion here. that explosion took place in one of the busiest place in kabul city. during the rush hour time where people are going to be our offices and said we're going to be. we do not know the exact. busy target of the explosion but. witness are telling us that they believe the explosion was close to the to the football stadium and we do have a casualty then fatalities in their house that are called invariants who

disappeared but people people who were wounded most of them were schoolchildren. the minister of interior also confirming the explosion they are sort of told us that we have that special forces arrived at the scene and we can still hear the gunfire between we have been special forces and and the terrorists so we do not know at this point. that target of the attackers already. in kabul thank you very much for that update. time for a short break here al-jazeera when we come back is the 1st sitting u.s. president to set foot in north korea donald trump is back on u.s. soil after an historic trip plus. anger in argentina where days of power cuts a paralyzed thoughts of the country more on that stay with us. hello

are going to welcome back well cross parts of the levant we are looking at some very dry conditions but thunderstorms could be an issue as they make their way across the caspian that means about cool you could be seeing the overnight show as well particular in the overnight hours when we see the heating of the day so a temporal here on monday of 23 coming down because we are going to be seeing those winds coming out of the north notice that the rain is going to linger across the southern part of the caspian even tehran may see a passing shower or 2 but for quite city the temperatures are going to be in the mid forty's but dry as we go into mid week here across the gulf though it is going to be relatively quiet in terms of the weather temps wise though we are talking about mid forty's across much of the area over towards the 40 degrees for you here on monday may be coming down to about $39.00 but dry across much of the your money because we did see some clouds earlier across the lola but those are now dissipating at $31.00 degrees and then very quickly across cross parts of southern

africa what we did see one system make its way across the southern area that brought some winds as well as some rains towards cape town that is moving towards port elizabeth as we go towards the next couple days but much quieter conditions as make a way towards tuesday and drier across the map durban at 20 degrees there but a cool day in johannesburg at about 14 degrees harare a nice day with police and 25. my name is. i've always thought of yoga as part of my heritage. understand it to be about transformation. seems to be transforming western mentality a lot about this and that's very different from this point you know that right there it's yoga should belong to everyone but i'm afraid that simple truth is getting lost in a world that's so commercial to decide. on al-jazeera. welcome

back i'm out of the top stories here this hour saddam's health ministry says 7 people have been killed and 181 wounded generalis throughout the country live rounds and tear gas with a lot of protesters have been demanding civilian rule these are the 1st large rallies since the bottom a crackdown on protesters maybe a month ago. there's been an explosion in afghanistan's capital kabul smoke has been seen billowing from the downtown area near the u.s. embassy. and police abuse pepper spray and bathrooms on protesters in hong kong as the territory marks the 22nd anniversary of its 100 of them britain to china as well anger over

a bill that could allow criminal suspects to be sent to mainland china for trial. donald trump has returned home after committing to restarting talks on north korea's nuclear program following an historic meeting with kim jong il. met kim at the demilitarized zone between north and south korea and became the 1st sitting u.s. president to set foot in the north diplomatic editor james brains report some project that's near the demilitarized zone in south korea. this went on. just the way president donald trump wanted pictures that will make history and potentially reinvigorate peace efforts waiting for him the other side of the line separating north korea and south korea kim jong on a handshake on the 3rd meeting and then. became the 1st ever sitting u.s. president to step on to north korean soil. the 2 then walked back into the south

underdressed reporters stepping of course that was agreed on a lot of pressure. a lot of friendships have been made and it didn't particularly great richard so i just thank you very much notice that i want to thank you chad i believe looking at this action this is an expression of his willingness to eliminate the unfortunate past and begin a new future. then what sounded like an invitation that would invite him right after this i waited to hear. the 2 leaders of nations still technically at war a peace treaty was never signed when the korean war ended 66 years ago then went to what's known as the freedom house on the south korean side of the d.m.z. that is equal here i've always wanted to meet you at this place as a symbol of the separation of the north and the south and a reminder of the unfortunate past meeting at such

a place shows that we are willing to put an end to the unfortunate past and also open a new future to provide positive opportunities in the future. of the end of 15 minutes of talks president trump announced that detailed negotiations will soon begin steve is going to do a fantastic job he's going to be representing. us in the talks and. will be we will be dealing with south korea will be dealing with president and his people but pretty much it's going. the initial dose will be between the united states and with north korea this is now the difficult bit the devil is in the detail there now need to be complex negotiations involving military scientific and nuclear experts western diplomats who've been involved in diplomacy with pyongyang in the past say on previous occasions north korea has lived and cheated as he left south korea president trump seemed very happy but it's worth remembering the

challenge ahead north korea's not yet given up any part of its sophisticated nuclear program the international community has not lifted any of its crippling sanctions jamesburg out zira south korea. israeli forces have released the palestinian minister of jerusalem says after arresting him earlier on sunday. he was detained at his home in occupied east jerusalem police haven't explained why he was detained but his lawyer says it's in relation to a recent visit other chilean president to the al aqsa mosque compound a dommy had accompanied chile's leader during his tour of the site in the past israel has regarded similar tours as a violation of its sovereignty the palestinian authority has condemned plans by u.s. and israeli officials to an over a take contested archaeological site pilgrimage road the tunnel located in occupied east jerusalem which has been under israeli occupation since 967 it lies beneath

the sill one neighborhood going from the pool of special arm to near the western wall where the tunnel was excavated over the last 6 years by the israeli antiquities authority it was discovered in 2004 during repairs after sewage pipe burst in the middle of the civil one neighborhood. e.u. leaders are meeting in brussels for a 2nd time to try and decide who will get the block's top job as the dutch socialist finest germans is the current favorite to take over from. the next european commission president timmons as you know because current deputy but several eastern european leaders are opposed to tomorrow's who's repeatedly accused poland and hungary of violating civil rights. votes are being counted in albania as local elections the opposition boycotted the polls and are fusing to recognize the results prime minister iran or insisted on holding the election just like months of anti-government protests the opposition democratic party is accusing the socialists of being corrupt saying the political crisis will end when rama resigns.

several people have been killed in devastating flooding in the russian region of air quotes authorities have moved thousands of people from the area around 10000 from dozens of villages are thought to be affected but many towns completely cut off and thousands of buildings bridges and roads have also been destroyed president vladimir putin has visited the region on his return from the g. 20 summit in japan. but as well as government does confirm the death of a navy captain whose family on the opposition say he was tortured in custody. was detained this month for his alleged involvement in a coup against president nicolas maduro the chief prosecutor patrick saab says his office was opening an investigation into what happened to him but didn't say what caused his death acosta's wife says he'd been beaten badly he was barely conscious at a court hearing on friday. an energy crisis on the outskirts of argentina's capital has left many without power for days residents of la plata have blamed electricity

cuts on the utility company for not investing in the area but it's to raise about reports so that the country's energy problems may require a major overhaul. another power cut in argentina. neighbors. decided to block the roads to protest their forced day without electricity. says the most affected areas are poor and that's why their claims are being ignored. we are the most humble cannot go and get a generator the price of electricity has tripled in the past years but we are not seeing the benefits it's cold our children need electricity higher utility prices in the past 2 years have not resulted in better service this people say that they've been without electricity and water for several days this whole area has been completely paralyzed streetlights are not working and shops and factories have also been affected this neighbors are saying that what they need are generators in

order to be able to go back to their normal lives. owns a pizza shop not far away from the protest he was forced to borrow a generator from a friend the economic situation is bad and if you had the power cut to the situation it's even worse because we have to spend money for gas for the generator people here say the company in charge is to blame because they have not invested in the area. weeks ago a massive power outage left the country almost completely in the dark the blackout also affected regions of brazil and. power cuts were frequent when president came to power the previous administration subsidized power and companies failed to invest in the electric grid he allowed companies to raise the price of electricity and promised to heavily invested in the energy sector in fact dozens of renewable

energy parks. under his administration. a country without energy cannot grow and that is what we are doing reverting the decline in the production of gas and oil and add renewable energy that allows us to dream of development of having energy in quantity quality and at competitive prices that will our industries to grow and add value to our natural resources. but the blackout a few weeks ago shows the lack of real investment that continues to exist in the system and. argentina has invested heavily in the past years in renewables and in the generation of energy were rich in natural resources and that's tempting for investors but for many years the energy here was cheaper than going out for dinner so consumption has been inefficient because it search eep so we need to change how we see energy and there needs to be more investment to deal with the situation a situation that has a direct impact on these people's lives that is how will. the

japanese fishermen of set sail to whales commercially for the 1st time in more than 3 decades tokyo has used a loophole in the international whaling commission rules to carry out hunts and protected antarctic waters for scientific research purposes the government says it will only conduct high seas whaling off japan's territorial waters but will end the most controversial hunting missions in the antarctic. well that is of course not web site there isn't a screen the address al jazeera dot com. all right it's time for a quick check of the headlines here sudan's health ministry says 7 people have been killed and 181 wounded during mass rallies throughout the country live rounds and tear gas with a lot of protesters who've been demanding civilian rule these were the 1st mass rallies and some violent crackdown on protesters nearly a month ago but

a spokesman for the ruling genter says the military only responded with force after being attacked by loudly. in order to ensure the country exits its current problems and to achieve its aims and the revolution for which many young sudanese have lost their lives the interim military council have ensured that we are on the side of the revolution we will work closely to ensure the development and progress for the country at this very historic moment the military and other forces were in their stations and stones were thrown at them from within the demonstration the rapid support forces moved in and managed to hold those who are firing at them accountable investigations are being carried out at this moment. there's been an explosion then afghanistan's capital kabul smoke has been seen below and from the downtown area near the u.s. embassy we'll bring you more information as we get it here at al-jazeera. police have used pepper spray and back in the zone protest as in hong kong as

a territory marks the 22nd anniversary of its 100 of us from britain to china up to a 1000000 demonstrators are expected to take to the streets does not go over a bill that could allow criminal suspects to be sent to mainland china for trial. syrian state media says government had defense systems of interceptor missiles fired by israeli jets military positions in the city of damascus have been targeted killing 4 people homs was also hit syrian state t.v. says the missiles were launched from lebanese airspace where israeli aircraft were said to have been spotted making low altitude flights israel has carried out air strikes in syria against hezbollah and iranian targets in the past. donald trump has returned home after committing to restarting talks on north korea's nuclear program following an historic meeting with kim jong il. met kim at the demilitarized zone between north and south korea and became the 1st sitting u.s. president to set foot in the north well those were the headlines the news continues

here on al-jazeera after one of the watching. on counting the cost trump's deal of the century $50000000000.00 to kickstart a more about this really palestinian peace process but not a single dollar pledged plus the chinese electric car maker about to take on the whites of the german auto industry counting the cost on al-jazeera. in china the government is watching every move its citizens might. come on those who are you gone for a holiday in the main office in the usual. advanced technology records say. it all adds up on a person school which decides with a. punished. you know.

what i want to east investigates the chinese government's new sophisticated. system of social control. china's cities are already flush with cameras around 200000000 of them. what's changing is they getting smarter.

china is positioning itself to lead the world in official intelligence. surveillance technology is a key proving ground. facial recognition body scanning and geo tracking matched with your personal data and online behavior will power the social credit system leaving no dark corner to hide in. the world intelligence congress in tanjil big brother's new toys are on show. several of the exhibit is here including tech giant ali baba and now working with the state to write the algorithms that will calculate the social credit score they've already got the know how and the user data from their financial credit system alley pat a manager of alli paid 10 jing is chong. here you tell you about

tonight you gotta say so indeed you would be a total. failure and. when they say. we are just young souls into using case guy. i don't see you tonight. sounds dramatic but it's the party line. pilot programs for a national social credit system are already on the way by 2020 the official outline boasts it will allow the trust worthy to run freely under heaven while making it hard for the discredited to take a single step. but

you know draw more drone attacks on factions and no fact i'm trying to say that sounds like one trick jennifer johnson hop. in a while if you're. so sure you're a battle to the fact. that it's a different hole. because of that almost $100.00 bands. fan dan dan is going places very much the modern chinese woman. she's a marketing professional diligent and prosperous and sees clear skies in her digital future. don't present all online boards are now. telling. people who. tell you how a job asil it afterwards not the advantage of. a model

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