and. with every. hong kong chief executive says an extradition 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. china and the u.s. to cancel a possible arms sale to taiwan saying it would undermine beijing security entrance . in the occupied west bank for a look at how 15 years on the separation wall is creating ghost towns and lighting

thousands of lives. talks between afghan leaders and the taliban with the promise to reduce violence and what's being called a 1st step towards peace. after weeks of mass rallies and pressure from protestors hong kong's chief executive has announced a controversial extradition bill is now dead kerry lamb admitted her government's work on the proposed law had been a total failure and would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland china anger over that bill led to weeks of widespread protests. but there are still lingering doubts about the government's sincerity all wariness whether the government will restart the process in the legislative council. so i retreat here. there is no such plan the bill instead.

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 largely peaceful protests 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's a reinforces the impression that she is here to do beijing's bidding rather than being hong kong's representative how does seem to make things worse we have seen

that last month when 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 earlier i spoke with his a political analyst and beijing he thinks china won't want to stir up any more anger. we all saw the pictures of these people bashing in you know the into the legislative council. engaging in a fairly disrespect wrists distributer hold our x. given that they're claiming that they want to rule of law i think beijing will be looking at this. stage do not want a big controversy at this point but i don't think that this is finished so what do

you think happens next for kerry land michelle how weakened is she she's very weak and i think the government in beijing will you know put up a show to back her they do not want a situation where mobs of people can come to the street and remove public officials in hong kong this will be a little bit much so my guess is they continue to back her but there will be eventually a change there maybe she resigns whatever the situation is i think her credibility with both sides has been seriously impacted the united arab emirates appears to be withdrawing forces from yemen and that is according to media reports quoting senior iraqi officials they're describing it as a redeployment and are insisting they remain committed to the saudi u.a.e. coalition which has been fighting who the rebels since 2015 rebels are calling for a full withdrawal many activists and nobel peace prize winner carmen says the

u.a.e. is facing immense pressure over its role in the war in yemen. to have simply 1st this is a cosmetic withdrawal meant to improve the u.s. image it was the result of their failure in yemen both the u.s. 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. there luxurious glassy towers will be targeted by any of iran's arms in the region. palestinians say they're being imprisoned in their own neighborhoods by israel's expanding separation wall international court of justice ruled the wall illegal 15 years ago construction began in 2002 israel said it was to provide what it called better security and the 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 house and say this separation wall is a symbol of the israeli occupation and they're demanding freedom of movement they were ham reports in the palestinian town of which has felt the devastating effects of the wall the town of the east 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 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. in the north of the occupied west bank. and israeli 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. the main goal in the israeli agenda is to grab more vans to push more people out especially those living in east jerusalem the wall helps israel build more settlements extending existing ones and consolidate them in the palestinian territory our own 65 percent of the israeli separation wall is complete their 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 unbearable they have no option but to leave. the occupied west bank. i'm standing right by part of the separation walls of its offensive into double fitness with the road for the military going down the middle behind me on the end of the row house is slated for

demolition by the israeli supreme court because they agree with the military's argument that it is too 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 for it to be built these raids say they must be demolished. also very busy road now they've got until the 18th the people living in these properties to move out of there have moved out by the sea these railings are going to come and demolish the divorce themselves the israelis will probably come after the 18th as the people living there are going to do it themselves i am they'll get a bill for the demolition as well they've got to pay for the demolition of their own properties china's foreign ministry is asking the united states to immediately cancel our potential sale of arms to taiwan the state department approved the sale

of over $100.00 tanks $250.00 anti-aircraft missiles and related equipment the deal would be worth around $2000000000.00 not except taiwan's independence and argues that it's a breakaway province to get more now from this sand reaction out of beijing wayne hay joins us live now so tell us more about this. yes well those comments that you mentioned criticizing condemning this potential sale of weapons another potential sale of weapons from the united states to taiwan came from a daily ministry of foreign affairs briefing here in beijing not surprising those comments was a brief statement really brief comments on this particular issue but certainly to the point saying that china strongly opposes the action taiwan cannot be separated from mainland china similar comments that we saw last month when this proposed deal

was 1st mooted the chinese on that occasion saying that they were seriously concerned about u.s. arms sales to taiwan and urged the u.s. to stop doing it to avoid harming bilateral ties so again no surprise in terms of the reaction from the chinese to this possible sale and given that as you mentioned china views taiwan as a breakaway province one that is willing to use force to retake taiwan on the other hand feels that it is coming under increasing military threat from mainland china and it needs the support of the united states both in the form of hardware military equipment but also logistics so this is certainly a provocative move from the united states but one that we've seen many times before ok wayne hale live there in beijing wayne thank you. still ahead on al-jazeera and i'll be live from turkey for the latest developments on the investigation into the failed coup 3 years ago. and running dry the drought that

cuddling chile's biggest city without drinking water in a little more than a decade. hello again it's good to have you back we are watching what is happening here across the by because we do have a frontal boundary that is making its way towards adelaide in the next 24 hours right now the front is back here towards perth but it's going to be moving quite quickly as it makes its way towards the east and by wednesday that fronts could be pushing through we do expect to see some of the showers quite intense the winds are going to be quite high as well and we do expect to see a time to an adelaide of about 16 degrees from wednesday to thursday the front continues to make its way towards the east across melbourne as well as down here towards hobart the winds will still be a big issue there and it will be a messy day for most of those south eastern cities for brisbane though not looking

too bad for you with attempted there of about 24 degrees where here across the southern part of japan it has been the rain that we've been watching over the last of weeks causing the devastating flooding situation across q shew now the next 24 hours or more rain is on tap we're going to be seeing a system coming out of china bring some very heavy rain there you can see the area of low pressure that is spinning and that is going to continue to make its way towards the north and the east so flooding could be a big issue as we go towards thursday as well tokyo we're going to see about a 25 degree temps or few there sendai at about $21.00 a clear day up here toward sapporo but over here toward seoul it is going to be a very rainy day if you with a temperature of $24.00. from cutting edge medical technology. could be. the development of marks a drug to evolves in the most difficult regions of the world. something to thank

you. both. to make a difference maybe all the ladies were good sure it was sold to cure. disease. at the top stories right now after weeks of mass rallies hong kong's leader has described a controversial extradition deal as dead would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland china. to shore insist though that the bill will be completely withdrawn. united arab emirates appears to be withdrawing forces from

yemen about according to media reports quoting senior iraqi officials there describing it as a redeployment and are insisting they remain committed to the coalition which has been fighting here the rebels since 2015 china's foreign ministry is calling on the united states to immediately cancel a potential sale of arms to taiwan the us to pay the state department approved the sale of over $100.00 tanks 250 anti-aircraft missiles and related equipment. turkey has ordered the arrest of 176 military officers accusing them of having links to a u.s. based political figure living in exile. and was behind the 2018 failed coup attempt so far 77000 people have been jailed. now. tell us more about these these arrests. well herself to this operation is part of an investigation a probe into. into. inter

file about the military personnel who are suspected to be involved with u.s. space clery for 2 lucky land moments and turkish government has been saying that the turkish authorities have been saying that for too long was the orchestrator of the free of color temp in july 2016 so today is today's operation is mass in a way because 170 at least 170 military personnel were active military personnel and the progress in the probe into this into this personnel is that those people who are suspected to be linked with. have communicated with glenn movements covert operatives which they call him arms through pay phones and encrypted messaging applications also there was another operation in in stumbles western city

is where and these operations have been under way for a while especially since may and since since the failed coup attempt in 2016 at this 170000 military personnel have been sacked and as you said. 77 people have been arrested some of those people have been acquitted and the turkish government turkish justice ministry they are planning to finish those investigations and the trials until the end of 2016 so they want to get over with all those mass trials so they are trying to be quick but also today for the us that there are still operations underway which means that these will continue the turkish government accuses the federal law and his interest for for trying to overthrow the turkish government to harm the constitution and they all deny this. for us in istanbul said and thank you. 6 turkish sailors

detained by forces loyal to the libyan warlord khalifa haftar have landed in istanbul they were arrested last week and turkey had warned taras fighters would be would become legitimate targets if the turks weren't freed immediately after has threatened to target turkish interests in libya accusing it of supporting a rival u.n. recognized government in tripoli ankara says its involvement in libya is aimed at promoting regional peace and stability. the the moon i kept saying i was fine and indeed we were fine and we went through a lot the turkish republic stood bias our president stood by us and the chamber of maritime trade. talks again the taliban an afghan leaders have ended with the promise to reduce civilian casualties to 0 the today then is expected to lead to more formal binding discussions with the afghan government charlotte more from the talks and oha. 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 that both groups the afghan government and the taliban should protect civilian institutions for talking schools hospitals mosques mage offices 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've been very happy to. the ones together from all walks of life. and just in 2 days we had this huge 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. you saw 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 8. you might be in was this somebody that they see any 2 sons on that i was in the school and yes the. one that i take and also young boys of 77 and 8 years old got them back. to see if i did was what i. thought they were what are some. quite emotional for both sides the taliban and also people from the afghan delegation as they talked

about their 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 president donald trump says officials will no longer deal with the british ambassador and washington ken dark called the white house dysfunctional and inept in a series of leaked diplomatic cables china 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 we recommend 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

. z.z. 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 fly. and the source of the leak with suggestions that criminal charges should apply i think it's 3 me serious and it's serious because it fundamentally undermines the confidence that our envoys can have that 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 in relation to 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 breaks it and consequently the need to maintain the best relations possible with the united states very soon therefore london will likely be looking for a new ambassador in washington jonah how al-jazeera. yes president has talked up what he calls his environmental leadership in a speech at the white house says the environment is a top priority for us administration even as it rolls back protections alan fischer reports from washington. one of the an unusually strong summer storm blew through washington donald trump talked about his stewardship of the environment my administration has made it a top priority to ensure that america has among the very cleanest air and cleanest water on the planet before he became president he refused to accept overwhelming scientific evidence about climate change

a hoax he called it created by the chinese to harm the u.s. economy once elected one of the 1st things he did on the environment withdraw the u.s. from the 2016 paris climate agreement an international initiative to limit global temperature rises he says the u.s. the world's 2nd biggest polluter is doing a remarkable job all on its own every single one of the signatories to the paris climate accord lags behind america in overall emissions reductions even as he started revoking environmental protection laws he insisted he couldn't get in the way of a strong economy but data from his own environmental protection agency shows the number of bad air days jumped 20 percent in 2017 the 1st year of terms presidency report by the state of global air that's backed by several u.s. universities ranks the u.s. is the best in the world in terms of particle pollution something linked to tens of thousands of premature deaths each year and under trump's presidency more than 80

environmental rules and regulations have been repealed with drawn or weakened most of them into reducing pollution and emissions this speech this event didn't lay out any new plans or proposals by don't or trump for the environment which is surprising given that climate is likely to be one of the hot topics in the next presidential election some environmental. see donald trump's actions are actually increasing greenhouse gas emissions and damaging the environment it's really clear from this president is he doesn't understand the impact of fossil fuels on our climate or doesn't care frankly and doesn't understand that the energy future is a clean energy future and several u.s. government agencies have warned the long term impact is a threat to u.s. strategic interests. for example 3 of the 5 most expensive hurricane have hit the u.s. in the past 2 years a cost of billions of dollars to the u.s. economy and the pattern likely to be repeated especially as a new report suggests

a majority of americans now believe that climate change is affecting their local area and the 3rd see it's affecting them passionately alan fischer the white house opposition parties in albania have launched a new anti-government protests after boycotting last month's local elections. protestors accuse the government of links to organized crime and they want the prime minister in iran now to leave office but he denies the accusations and the main time the albanian parliament voted for a commission to investigate the president who tried to cancel i mean the simple elections because of the boycott central chile is enduring its worst drought in 60 years that includes the capital santiago home to nearly half the country's population of 18000000 people experts say water shortages will become permanent because of climate change and pressure from agriculture a lot america to see a new one house more from chile. 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 we does d b 7 metres of water it was enough to irrigate my plans. now it's totally dry. and so is the nearby. 4 years ago it looked like this. a farmer who was born and bred here is raising cattle now on what was the main source of water for this agricultural 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 are 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 truda 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 and 80 percent these mountains now look as though they just had a little bit of salt sprinkled on the top. chilies populated capital 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 reservoir. before having to resort to large scale to sell

a nice ation of chile's long pacific ocean coastline water expert philip in my 15 says there's a severe infrastructure deficit. there woman but unfortunately a reservoir takes 17 to 20 years to build while the hospital takes maybe for yes a new hospital but if it's 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 a little who instead of growing and selling vegetables is now cycling off to clean houses to make a living to see a new and i just see that chilly. headlines

now on al-jazeera after weeks of mass rallies hong kong's leader has described a controversial extradition bill as dead but allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland china protest organizers want to shore insist though that the bill will be completely withdraw and rob mcbride has more from hong kong. it has been rejected a pretty much out of hand by the organizers of these large demonstrations they have a number of demands which simply haven't been addressed they already called for a general amnesty for a number of people arrested during these protests the government didn't give into that. also that the government look at withdrawing completely this bill they wanted to hear the words withdraw but the government they believe is just simply playing with words china's foreign ministry is calling on the united states to mediately cancel a potential sale of arms to taiwan the u.s. state department approved the sale of over $100.00 tanks $250.00 anti-aircraft

missiles and related equipment the deal would be worth around $2000000000.00 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 are insisting they remain committed to the saudi u.a.e. coalition which has been fighting here the rebels since 2015 turkey has ordered the arrest of 176 military officers accusing them of having links to a turkish political figure living in exile and the u.s. ankara says patil a goal and was behind the 2016 failed coup attempt so far 77000 people have been arrested and jailed turkish media say arrest warrants have been issued for the latest round up officers so the headlines keep it here on al-jazeera the cure visited us next every week brings a series of breaking stories joined the listening post as we tend the cameras on

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