your nation's technological sovereignty. will be the citizens network as you. chief executive says a controversial bill that sparked mass protests is dead but some demonstrators are not happy. i'm richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up talks between afghan leaders and the taliban and with a promise to reduce violence and what's being called a 1st step towards peace. in the occupied west bank for a look at how 15 years on a separation wall is affecting the lives of people in towns. and running dry the

drought they could leave chile's biggest city without drinking water and a little more than a decade. after weeks of mass rallies and pressure from protesters hong kong's chief executive has announced a controversial extradition bill is now dead carol lam admitted her government's work on the proposed law had been a total failure it would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland china anger over that bill lets for weeks of widespread protests but there are still a. lot of the governments sincerity all wary of whether the government will restart the process in the legislative council. so i retreat here. there is no such plan the bill is spent. robin wright has the latest from hong kong. it does seem as though this concession by chief executive kerry has not gone nearly

far enough for the organizers of these unprecedented protests who are promising that there will be yet more rallies they are demanding still the complete withdrawal of this extradition bill and they have other demands among them a full independent investigation into what they say has been the excessive use of force in breaking up a largely peaceful protest by the police has given no indication of that there will be that independent investigation she does have a unfortunate knack it seems of when she makes these conciliatory statements of actually making things worse whether it's her style which is perceived as being slightly aloof or obstinate whether it reinforces the impression that she is here to do beijing's bidding rather than being hong kong's representative does seem to make things worse we have seen in the last month when kerry 1st suspended the

extradition bill the very next day instead of 1000000 people coming out on to the streets we had a protest of 2000000 people it remains to be seen whether this concession will have the desired intends from the government to reducing the number of people taking part in these protests or whether indeed more people will come out. as a pro democracy campaigner in hong kong he says i am more than just withdraw the bill. he. boss majority of hong kong people now want better government ts get the government is going to be able to be accountable put them to stand up for their interests and to avoid an event too much too many differences from the game plan is there's a rather tall order but it's you have to restore their confidence and trust in government otherwise your government will be rather effective in the coming year

apparently the real democracy movement and especially when young people are dissatisfied with this kind of attitude we're going to say too little concessions to feel concessions to lay and being squeezed in the press through a ben simple maybe a little concession i think this kind of strategy this kind of at it's just kind of character it's our comfort brought back here you don't handle the crisis this way now you have to simply win the trust of the hong kong people and their parents receive has failed to do so serious counting on it in support and in support the. will have to support her. the united arab emirates appears to be withdrawing forces from yemen that is according to media reports quoting senior iraqi officials there describing it as a redeployment and or assisting they insisting rather that they remain committed to the saudi coalition which has been fighting here the rebels since 2015 the rebels

are calling for a full withdrawal many activists and nobel peace prize winner carmen says the u.a.e. is trying to repair its international standing. first this is a cosmetic withdrawal meant to improve the u.s. image that it was the result of their failure in both the u.a.e. and saudi arabia will pull out in humiliation it is utter failure and they're paying a heavy price secondly it was also due to tremendous pressure from the u.k. it was a piece of advice from the u.k. to the u.s. to restore their image a 3rd reason was a serious warning from iran to the u.s. if they remained in yemen been their luxurious glassy towers will be targeted by any of iran's arms in the region france is sending its top diplomatic adviser to iran later on tuesday european powers are scrambling to save the 2015 nuclear deal but time is running out with tehran announcing it has passed the limit on uranium

enrichment that was a great 2 in the nuclear pact diplomatic editor james bass has more from washington d.c. . just hours after iran announced it was increasing the level of its uranium enrichment beyond that stipulated in the 2050 nuclear deal the u.s. vice president gave washington's response iran should not confuse american restraint with the lack of american result. of the united states of america and our military are prepared to protect our interests and protect our personnel and our citizens in the region the iranians are unlikely to be cowed by that in fact the main. an audience for their announcement that they will now enrich uranium up to the level of 5 percent was probably european nations the e.u. is still supportive of the nuclear deal and has been devising something called in stakes a work around mechanism that would allow iran to trade and to sell its oil to e.u.

and other nations without incurring u.s. sanctions it's trying to kick the europeans in their posterity or if i can put it that way europe has been very slow to find a way to continue to trade with iran that would not violate u.s. sanctions that would somehow get around u.s. sanctions the tense standoff between the u.s. and iran shows no sign of easing the situation is likely to be high on the agenda one of the important regional player comes to the white house. the emyr of time in been hammered out for me at the pentagon he leads a nation that hosts an airbase where thousands of u.s. troops are stationed but at the same time his country maintains cordell relations with tehran james al-jazeera washington. china's foreign ministry is calling on the united states to immediately cancel a potential sale of arms to taiwan and the us state department approved the sale of

over 100 tanks 250 anti-aircraft missiles and related equipment at a cost about $2000000000.00 beijing does not accept taiwan's independence and argues that it is a breakaway province. where the taliban and afghan leaders have ended with a promise to reduce civilian casualties to 0 the today then is expected to lead to more formal discussions with the afghan government has more on the talks and. 17 taliban members and more than 60 people from the afghan government opposition groups civil society leaders coming out with a joint communique of 1st time that people from the government and taliban have been in the same room and they see that civilians that civilian casualties should be brought to 0 or that both groups the afghan government and the taliban should protect civilian institutions we're talking schools hospitals mosques majoris is even dams they see that prisoners who are ill or old should be released and also

that women's rights and minority rights should be protected by both groups now this is not legally binding but it does show that afghans from these various groups are on the same page we talked to the taliban spokesperson here's what he said i been very happy that. runs together from all walks of life. and just in 2 days we had this joint statement i think it's a bit sexist and it is a good news for all the afghans and good news that we are as a nation it. is all this long lasting issue the delegates from the skirt told me that they got to the point where they were able to put forth a unified statement because they talked about what they had in common and a lot of that came down to suffering when my friend. was mistakenly killed

by saudi troops 5. you might be in was this somebody that they see any 2 sons of that i was in the school yesterday. when that happened and also young boys of 77 and 8 years old got them back to the participants their vegetables. and. they were also. quite emotional for both sides the taliban and also people from the afghan delegation as they talked about the suffering but also their hopes for afghanistan going forward now they also say that they want to make this actionable and legally binding yes they were promises but they won't be afghan government involved this hope that going forward this was a good 1st step a positive optimistic fu step to take it to the next level where this is legally binding and both groups the afghan government and the taliban are in the same room still ahead on al-jazeera britain's ambassador in washington is being shunned by

the white house. i mean i did nations human rights chief takes aim at u.s. detention centers for migrants. with. hello again welcome back to international weather forecast well it's going to be another severe weather day here across parts of central europe and also down here towards the south and the reason being is we have a stationary boundary that has really been producing a lot of severe weather as well as flooding over the last 24 to 48 hours and that is really going to continue as we go forward here's that frontal boundary right now over parts of northern italy as well as into croatia and it's not really moving and that's the big problem there we have a lot of heat down here towards the south plenty of moisture that is riding over

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arab emirates appears to be withdrawing forces from yemen that is according to media reports quoting senior iranian officials are describing it as a redeployment and they're insisting they remain committed to the saudi u.a.e. coalition which has been fighting here the rebels since 2015. france's sitting at the top diplomatic adviser to iran on tuesday european powers are scrambling to try to save the 2015 nuclear deal tehran says it has enriched more uranium than allowed under that agreement. palestinians say they are being imprisoned in their own neighborhoods by israel's expanding separation wall that are national court of justice ruled the wall illegal 15 years ago construction began in 2002 israel said it was to provide what it called a better security wall now stretches more than 700 kilometers in the occupied west bank and east jerusalem affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of palestinians rights groups say it has allowed israelis to confiscate palestinian land to build more illegal settlements palestinians say the separation wall is

a symbol of the israeli occupation and they are demanding freedom of movement reports in the palestinian town of which has felt the devastating effects of the wall. the town of the northeast of jerusalem has been living in the shadow for 15 years. its economy was booming in the 1990 s. when the town doing jerusalem to many cities in the occupied west bank. it looks more like a ghost town now. since the israeli government ordered the building of the separation 12002 the wall has blocked the town's main road limiting access to people and products hundreds of shops have closed their doors and thousands of people have left carpenter is one of a few who decided to keep his business open but it's very different to when he entered the workshop in the year 2009. no the only carpenters there are him and his partner like the town's economy their business has been cut right back. this is one

of the most vivid areas and were a few meters away from an israeli industrial area this area was bustling with businesses and people going back and forth now we rely on a few customers the contrast between the 2 sides of the wall can be seen vividly here and also heard on the israeli side there is the loud noise of construction works on the palestinian side that sides. as palestinians are being pushed out on their side of the wall because of land confiscation more israelis are taking advantage such as the. in the north of the occupied west bank. and is really military order confiscated palestinian lands there for building the wall israelis build a stable on it. palestinian fears have increased since israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu announced plans to annex parts of the west bank if you died who will have difficulty the main goal in the israeli agenda is to grab more lands push more

people out especially they sleeping in east jerusalem the wall helps israel build more settlements extending existing ones and consolidate them in the palestinian territory around 65 percent of the israeli separation wall is compete there rest is under construction and when it's finished is expected to take up to 10 percent of all land in the occupied west bank many palestinians say the main purpose of israel's policy is to make life so i'm bearable they have no option but to leave me dead brain as the occupied west bank. smith has more now from hamas i'm standing right by part of the separation was of its offenses into double fitness with the road for the military going down the middle the army on the end of the road but house is slated for demolition by the israeli supreme court because they agree with the military's argument that it is true close for security purposes to the war not only that house but 16 of the properties in this area including but

one behind me that slated for demolition now even though these properties have been given approval by the palestinian or party to be built these reilley say they must be demolished. told so very busy road now they've got until the 18th the people living in these properties to move out of there have been moved out by the scene the israelis are going to common demolish the divorce themselves the israelis will probably come up to be seen as the people living there are going to do it themselves i am i'll get a bill for the demolition as well they've got to pay for the demolition of their own property. 6 turkish sailors detained by forces loyal to libyan more logically 4 have to have landed in istanbul they were released last week turkey had warned tars fighters would become legitimate targets if the turks weren't freed immediately threatened to target turkish interests in libya accusing it of supporting the rival

u.n. recognized government in tripoli ankara says its involvement in libya is aimed at promoting regional peace and stability. so it's a minute steve mentioned i kept saying i was fine it indeed we were fine and we went through a lot the turkish republic stood bias or president stood by us and the chamber of maritime trade stood by bush was president on says his officials will no longer deal with the british ambassador in washington kundera call the white house to scrunch gentle and inept in a series of leaked diplomatic cables show the hall has more. he holds a pivotal position in global diplomacy yet the words of the u.k.'s ambassador to the united states kim darrick are anything but diplomatic leaving the british government writhing in embarrassment and expressing its deep regret in leaked memos the trump white house is described as uniquely dysfunctional clumsy and inept u.s. policy on iran is incoherent chaotic the ambassador concludes we don't really

believe this administration is going to become substantially more normal less dysfunctional less unpredictable the prime minister's office said she disagreed with the content of the memos but foreign secretary jeremy hunt was keen to defend the eyes and ears of the government in foreign capitals of course i made it clear that i don't share the ambassador's assessment of either the us administration or relations with the us administration but i do defend his right to make that frank assessment and it's very important that our diplomats all over the world continue to be able to do so. the leaks come just weeks after president donald trump and his family were fated with all the pomp and majesty of a state visit to the u.k. how easily all of that effort the unthinkable expense of it might now be squandered .

there are concerns in the corridors of whitehall about the possible fallout for u.k. u.s. relations ministers and civil servants here don't need a memo from washington to tell them the president from his rather better at making criticisms been receiving them to resume a has ordered an inquiry to try and. the source of the leak with suggestions that criminal charges should apply but i think it's stream the seriously serious because it fundamentally undermines the coaches that are in voice can have the messages they send back will be kept private now that puts at risk the ability of the british government to have the best possible advice which to make policy decisions russian foreign affairs the ambassador may retain the prime minister's trust for

now but she won't be prime minister for much longer to resume a successor will prioritize achieving brink's it and consequently the need to maintain the best relations possible with the united states very soon there will likely be looking for a new ambassador in washington jonah al-jazeera opposition parties in albania have launched a new anti-government protests after boycotting last month's local elections. leaving the protests accuse the government of links to organized crime and they want the prime minister in iran me to leave office he denies the accusations in the meantime the albanian parliament voted for a commission to investigate the president who tried to cancel the municipal elections because of the boycott. us billionaire registered sex offender jeffrey epstein has pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking charges in a new york court is accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls at homes in florida and new york from 2002 to 2005 at same as had ties with powerful figures

including donald trump bill clinton and the u.k.'s prince andrew the un's human rights chief says she is appalled by the conditions migrants face in u.s. detention centers near its southern border michelle says children stop by border agents should never be held in detention centers or separated from their families rights groups say many children have no access to showers and are being detained long past a maximum of 72 hours and 5 children have died in border patrol car city sense december. on the other side of the border mexico has deployed thousands of security personnel as part of a new national guard were supposed to provide extra security and fight crime in the most violent areas the force is controversial though because of its militarized nature the government has promised it will get special training and human rights but as john heilemann reports from top actually and that doesn't appear to be happening. because new police force the national guard

that looks militarized that's because it is made up mainly of soldiers and marines and commanded by general the government hopes it will because recall boylan's many are worried that in doing that it could trump lova civilians rights look toward. those worries were at least calm down a pool 9 when the government made a deal with the united nations that the u.n. would help give human rights training to the new pools would be seen as a big moment is this room. more important than this is a really important x. i could say historical in acquited look you feed mammal him with the agreement shows our shared interest in a paradigm shift which puts human rights at the center of public security forces actions. the united nations sources have told out here at that 3 month some from that deal not one member of the national guard has got that training

despite they say u.n. efforts to get the program kick started for you and meanwhile the government's already sent thousands of new national guardsman to deal with a particularly vulnerable population central american migrants heading through mexico. we talked to a dozen guards at checkpoints and patrolling the suit the river which marks the border with guatemala a lot of them said they have been given some internal human rights training but they know they'll need to learn more on the job. they told us come. through the c.b. population now we have to respect everyone's human rights but it's a very short time for train we're here with our eyes closed and we're just hoping now we'll have to see what happens. in a written statement 12 to 0 the minutes come for a ministry said the government's been working on how to update the national guard members existing human rights training and on how to implement the un agreements

but it's not just the u.n. training that this fool says missing the rolling out the national guard has definitely been a bit i've hawke most of those we've seen here don't even have the new uniforms they still wearing their forces gear and some of the country's federal police officers who were due to be drafted into the new force instead went on strike against what they worried would be cuts to their salary and benefits. and every corner that's cut is only going to bring more questions about the government's great hope to tame excuse security problems john home and al-jazeera tapachula. central chile isn't during its worst drought in 60 years that includes the capital santiago home to nearly half of the country's population of 18000000 people experts say water shortages will become permanent because of climate change and also pressure from agriculture or latin america newman has more from a salerno and. says have i said it a little yes to run

a successful small business growing and selling tomatoes on this plot of land. but a long drought in central chile has dried up her livelihood as well as her plants. this was my band aid me does d b 7 me does of water it was enough to irrigate my plans twice now it's totally dry. and so is the nearby. 4 years ago it looked like this. from a farmer who was born and bred here is raising cattle. on what was the main source of water for the shagger cultural region. there's no water i'm raising a few animals but it's becoming too expensive to truck in the water it's a disaster. he's not wrong farmers all over being forced to sell their livestock and their land. the drought which is now in its 10th year is a phenomena that's here to stay quoting to experts in

a new report issued by the university of chile it blames the growing demand for increasingly scarce water resources on large fruit exporters but above all on climate change this drought is just as visible above ground than on the surface and underneath at this time of year the angles mountains should have been covered with snow which in turn in the spring melts and fills the rivers and the lagoon but with the deficit of rain now an 80 percent these mountains now look as though they just had a little bit of salt sprinkled on the top. chilies populated capital santiago as well as the bad but i use a region could be left without drinking water by 2030 according to the report but there are ways to avoid disaster one of them is to stop losing water that flows from these rivers straight into the pacific ocean that would require dams just as is the need to build more reservoirs before having to resort to large scale

dissatisfies ation of chile's long pacific ocean coastline water expert philip in my 15 says there's a severe infrastructure deficit. there women but unfortunately a reservoir takes 17 to 20 years to build while the hospital takes maybe for yes the new hospital benefits those who are sick today but we aren't seeing the illness that the country as a whole could suffer from the lack of investment in infrastructure. the government has in fact announced it will build at least 20 new reservoirs. it won't be soon enough though for. who instead of growing and selling vegetables is now cycling off to clean houses to make a living to see in human. you can government regulators want british airways to pay a fine of $230000000.00 for a massive data breach if the airline pays that amount that would be the stiffest penalty of its kind under new rules personal details of about half a 1000000 be

a passengers were compromised in a hack just over a year ago when customers were diverted to a fake website airline has $28.00 days to appeal it says there's no evidence anybody lost money as a result of the incident. break out the headlines for you on al-jazeera after weeks of mass rallies hong kong's leader has described a controversial extradition bill is dead would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland china or test organizers want to shore and says the bill will be completely withdrawn robin pride has more from hong kong. it has been rejected i pretty much out of hand by the organizers of these large demonstrations they have a number of demands which simply haven't been addressed that they all very cold for i generally am this city for a number of people arrested during these protests the government didn't give into

that. also that the government look to withdrawing completely this bill they wanted to hear the words withdrawal but the government they believe is just simply playing with words the united arab emirates appears to be withdrawing forces from yemen according to media reports quoting senior iranian officials they're describing it as a redeployment nursed his insisting that they remain committed to the saudi coalition which has been fighting who the rebels since 2015 rebels are calling for a full withdrawal. china's foreign ministry is calling on the united states to immediately cancel a potential sale of arms to taiwan the us state department approved the sale of over 100 tanks 250 anti-aircraft missiles and related equipment the deal will be worth around $2000000000.00 beijing does not accept taiwan's independence and argues that it is a breakaway province. france is sending its top diplomatic advisor to iran on

tuesday european powers are scrambling to try and save the 2015 nuclear deal tehran says it has enriched more uranium than is allowed under that agreement palestinians say israel's expanding separation wall is imprisoning them and their own neighborhoods their national court of justice ruled the wall illegal 15 years ago alice to me and say it's assemble the israeli occupation. 6 turkish sailors detained by forces loyal to libyan warlord claimed to have to have landed in istanbul they were released last week turkey had warned top fighters would become legitimate targets at the talks were afraid immediately after has threatened to target turkish interests in libya accusing it of supporting the un recognized government in tripoli. and the headlines keep it here on al-jazeera more to the stream its next. you know a strategy or a battle rages over the country's bomb and with activists. stealing watchdog

and intimidation from one when they. have these tacked on to from 0. ok and your in the stream a cost to democracy could now a. power sharing agreement was reached last week between the transitional council and opposition leader but some pro-democracy activists remain skeptical drawing comparisons to the fall out of the 2011 egyptian uprising. we speak with student needs an egyptian activist to break down their respective revolutions what do you think tweet us at a j stream or leave a comment in our you tube but for us have a look at this report filed by alexey o'brien. the coalition of opposition groups and the military council who've been at loggerheads for months.