and making this country the greatest places all over britain as to how much it is delayed by how long followed the drama of bricks it on al-jazeera. we've now declared that settlements are not per se illegal under international law . the u.s. abandons its long time stance on jewish settlements drawing praise from israelis and outrage from palestinians. hello and welcome to al-jazeera live from doha i'm also coming up in the program hong kong's lead police to take a humane approach to dealing with protests who holed up inside a university campus. south korea confirms 2 of 3 vessels by yemeni

rebels in the red sea a very as. and as west africa's largest mosque opens in senegal find out about the powerful religious group behind it. that the u.s. is a band and its decades old position on israeli settlements in the occupied west bank saying it will no longer consider them illegal this latest pro israel move puts the u.s. at olds with most of the international community and the u.n. security council resolution reports from washington. for 41 years the u.s. has called israeli settlements built in the occupied west bank illegal under international law that u.s. policy changed on monday calling the establish of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law hasn't worked it hasn't invents the cause of peace this is

a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians pump ales announcement is the latest in a string of controversial fight house moves designed to support israel recognizing jerusalem as israel's official capital moving the u.s. . see there from tel aviv in 2018 and forcing the palestinians to close their office in washington leaving them no diplomatic presence in the u.s. apart from at the united nations pompei o. said the policy change had nothing to do with benny gantz afeard to form a new israeli government so the timing of this was not tied to anything that had to do with domestic politics anywhere in israel or otherwise this was about we were done we finished we conducted our review and this was the appropriate time to move forward the current israeli government was thrilled to see this is a historic day and another great achievement after president trump recognized

jerusalem as the capital of recognize all sovereignty over golan heights and now put an end to the lie that settlements are illegal condemnation from jordan and from hamas we warned against dangerous consequences of the us change of position a continuation of u.s. policy to support occupation from the palestinian leadership not just anger but also a call to action that's pro is that i was a compassion pro israel war crimes and this is a constituent a major threat to international peace and security and this is turning international community from the holders of international law that all wars of solving conflicts by facebook means into the horrors of the jungle the european union and many other countries saying the settlements violate the law and security council resolutions and undermine the chances of a 2 state solution but even with what the u.s. says are the hopes of renewed peace talks the embassy has issued a security warning knowing some could target american interests in israel and the

occupied territories in protest rosalyn jordan al-jazeera washington. hong kong leader kerry lamb is urging the protesters who are still holed up inside a university campus to leave peacefully and for police to treat them humanely carol lam says about 600 have left so far after sunday night's violence led to the standoff officers have surrounded the campus and arresting anyone who emerges but those under 18 are being released to their parents we will use whatever means to continue to persuade to enter arranged for the remaining protesters to leave the campus as soon as possible so that this whole operation could be able to end in a peaceful manner and laid a basis for the subsequent work by the police to stop violence in hong kong.

all right let's go live now to our correspondent sara clark she is outside the university in question and is there any sign sara that this demonstration inside the university campus is about to fizzle out carol suggesting there's only about $100.00 of the protesters there. there are about 100 remaining according to carry land we've seen about 50 or so a merge in the last hour you might never see them behind me they've been covered by the space blankets to keep them warm but there are surrendering to police we've spoken to a number of them and they said they're tired they're hungry they're also scared of what will come next and they were scared of the police hence why they've emerged from our polytechnic university campus here this morning in hong kong now they've got a number been structured as well and been taken put in the ambulance and sent away for health checks and simply because they've been holed up in this campus for days now now carol lam also mentioned on in that press conference earlier that she believes a number of the protesters who were holed up inside on this campus at polytechnic

university they weren't actually students so they'll be doing identity checks checking the names and as you mentioned those under 18 i'm not being arrested their families have been lining up in front of us and they've been taking those under 18 home but the ones who are over 18 they will be arrested and charged down the track and then what sort of what possible fate awaits them if they're charged with the rioting for instance what kind of sentence if found guilty that they could expect. well if they are charged with rioting they could face up to 10 years in jail it's certainly a heavy sentence and that's what some of these protesters have been afraid of and now it's been a number of calls by this protest movement the anti-government movement to not refer to these protests and demonstrations as right simply because it incurs a heavier penalty but they'll be no doubt intensive questioning on these are these protesters who have emerged but as i said if there are 50 or so that we've seen come out the last hour there must still be some hardcore protesters who are mine holed up inside all right for now sara thank you well meanwhile china's

parliament has weighed in on a hong kong cool ruling that overturned the ban on protests as wearing face masks the national people's congress in beijing says the territories courts have no power to consider such matters andrew thomas has more from beijing. well this is beijing looking down at what's happening in hong kong and saying we are in charge and what the courts say should be the case in hong kong doesn't mean it is the case in hong kong if we say so this is the statement from a spokesperson for the standing committee of the national people's congress essentially beijing china talking and he has said that whether the laws of the hong kong special administrative region complied with the basic law of hong kong essentially as many constitution can only be judged and decided by the standing committee of the national people's congress by beijing by the communist party here in beijing essentially what they're doing is saying that courts in hong kong have

no rights or to overturn the laws in hong kong and the laws in hong kong have their license from here in beijing this is where this whole 2 country 2 systems one country comes crashing down really because this is all about whether the courts in hong kong have authority over the executive as is the case in many democracies including in hong kong or so people thought or whether the executive whether it's carry laminate to hong kong or where she gets her power from here in beijing is all powerful and that is essentially what the party here in beijing is saying and they've made a very very clear mistake this very rare statement for this committee to put anything out it's all to put something out that's quite so strong really tells you how seriously they take it and it's been double down on because the home for the macau office as well they've also put out a statement talking about the negative the serious negative social impact of that court ruling on the ban on face off so all of these things coming together it's

really about beijing saying while all this chaos is running in hong kong the legislative side of it. south korea has confirmed that 2 of its vessels have been seized by yemen to see rebels in the red sea seoul is now asking the u.s. and saudi arabia to cooperate and help to recover them there who they say they've also taken custody of a 3rd ship which is saudi owned all 3 are being held near her day there the saudi government has described the incident as a terrorist operation earlier the official told our jazeera they will release the ships once they're sure they belong to south korea. who killed at least 7 people and injured more than 30 others in southern areas of libya's capital according to government sources the warlord who leave a half dollars drones targeted a factory where the victims were working they were mostly from bangladesh with some from african countries more than

a 1000 people have been killed since have to began his tripoli offensive in april. bolivia's interim government says it's doing its best to get around blockades that have left cities critically short of food and fuel still queues along and prices a spiraling supporters of former president ever more alyssa behind the blockages protesting against what they say was a coup today's a burger reports now from. the. race has been waiting for hours to buy chicken she came very early in the morning with her 2 children 2 but 5 hours later she continues to wait for those of us there shortages of everything we've been here since 7 o'clock this morning for one chicken what are we going to do we buy it here because everything has become so expensive that i can't buy it anywhere else this is not alone hundreds of people in the past are lining up to do the same as the political crisis here starts to have an impact on people's daily life protests are

all going around the country against the interim government and that has made it difficult for some basic food items to reach the capital the prices of chicken beef and eggs have soared and that's why the local government is trying to distribute it at a price this battle in a louder is a doctor she says roadblocks need to end. the case that those who are blocking roads please stop because continue like this there is no gas no there are children here they want to make us look like venezuela. protesters here are hoping to shut down the pass and force the resignation of interim president anyone yes who stepped in after ever more or less left the country. more or less was exiled in mexico has been saying he wants to return while the racine was once able moralists lawyer when he was a coca leaf grower but now he thinks bolivia needs to recover after his time in

office was ordered to salute him or throw now it was proven that he committed fraud through one body. that he brought by yvonne morales and i thought that he would get away with it but it was so gross that there was no option and that made him resign some of his strongest supporters asked him to leave. iraq says the only way out of the crisis is through negotiation. the current government should only be seen as transitional it needs to call for clean elections and if you want to clean process you need to run as party we need mediation because they are trying to destabilize the country. but more of his supporters say the problem is much deeper they say they do not trust in the interim president jennie 9 yes. we did trust that woman she doesn't respect us the indigenous women that west she wants to take everything away the rights that we got with this. and that's why they vow to continue protesting they say they want to make sure the future generations won't

suffer the discrimination they faced ever again. and. we've got a lot more to come here about his era including find out what happened in georgia after the government rejected proposals for electoral reform. hello there we've got gale force warnings in effect through the eastern coastal areas of the united states these storms rolling out the eastern seaboard and another system working its way towards that same area meanwhile we've got that cold air in place to the north fairly mild in seattle but to the east of there for the mountain ranges we have got snow piling in on tuesday not too bad out towards the west how much is 16 celsius in san francisco and not as cold as it was across so

these areas of canada so 3 celsius in toronto still hovering around freezing in also a. and then by wednesday we will actually see the temperatures climb up a little bit but we've got to conditions particularly through the central plains in the u.s. it does kick quite nicely away from the southeast 18 celsius in atlanta feeling good some good sunshine but then look at this we have got rain pushing down into california across into nevada and again some snow into the mountain tops across the caribbean and central america we have some areas of rain but not as heavy as we have seen mostly drive through mexico the yucatan peninsula some nice sunshine that calls another 25 on tuesday and also some pretty good conditions 3 much of cuba and up through the bahamas more a working its way through jamaica on towards haiti similar story on wednesday and as you can see not a bad day with a high of 26. capturing

a moment in time. snapshots of how the line. of the stories. provided the temps into someone else's when. they. do the. inspiring documentaries from impassioned filmmakers. witness on al-jazeera. but this is a look at the top stories here it is here this morning the u.s. is abandoned its longstanding position on the israeli settlements in the occupied west bank saying it will no longer consider them illegal palestinians presence

condemned the move is going well. by israel's prime minister who says its rights historical role. hong kong chief executive caroline the 100 or so protests is still holed up in the university campus to leave peacefully she said around 600 have already left the area following sunday night's violent standoff with police. south korea says 2 of its vessels have been seized by yemen's whose's in the red sea the rebels say they're holding 3 ships one of which is owned by saudi arabia saudi government has called the incident a terrorist operation. out of the u.s. and donald trump has tweeted that he likes the idea of testifying it is only impeachment inquiry while insisting that he's done nothing wrong in car is examining whether the u.s. president leverage military aid to ukraine to pressure its government to

investigate political rival joe biden his white house correspondent kimberly halkett talking about the which. we never in modern history has a sitting u.s. president testified before a congressional inquiry but president donald trump says he might. in a monday tweet trump said i like the idea and will in order to get congress focused again strongly consider it congress is looking into whether or not the president committed impeachable offenses when he withheld military aid to ukraine he's in office. way over his head and trump's tweet is a direct response to this challenge on sunday from his democratic political rival house speaker nancy pelosi the president could come back before the committee and talk all the truth that he wanted he don't expect and if he wants to take the oath of office where he could do in writing it's unlikely trump would appear in person

and would offer only written witness testimony trouble went to great lengths to avoid in person testimony during the last investigation of his presidency looking into whether his 2016 campaign for the white house colluded with russia after months of discussions trouble eventually submitted only written witness testimony to the department of justice only chairmanship those are the whistleblowers we don't at last week's public hearings republicans repeatedly criticize witness testimony as hearsay given none had directly heard the president withhold military aid to ukraine to secure a political investigation against his rival former vice president joe biden that's when a democratic congressman quit i'd be glad to have the person who started it all come in and testify present trump is welcome to take a seat right there maybe that laughter from the tory asli thinskinned president that his profit trying to up the ante dangling his potential testimony in front of

the impeachment committees as congress prepares for another week of testimony new polling shows 70 percent of americans believe president trump did something wrong regarding ukraine but only half of americans believe he should be impeached kimberly healthy at al-jazeera the white house. now the pacific island nation of samoa has closed all its schools and banned public gatherings as it struggles to contain a maze it was epidemic so far 6 people have died hundreds are in hospital and doctors say only 2 thirds of local people are vaccinated victoria gaze and the reports schools in samoan capital apia normally full of students at this time of year but since the government declared a state of emergency on saturday public gatherings are banned instead parents are being told to urgently vaccinate their children to protect them from a measles epidemic that's sweeping the pacific island nation so far more than

$700.00 cases of measles have been reported out of the population of 200000. plus we really. have it's improved because. there's been a resurgence of measles around the world cases more than doubled between 20172018 the world health organization blames the spread of misinformation on social media about vaccines health officials in samoa say only 66 percent of the population is immunized against measles that figure needs to increase to 95 percent to ensure herd immunity and to prevent the deaths of any more children victoria gate and be al jazeera that mali's army says $24.00 soldiers and 17 fighters have been killed in an attack on an army patrol it happened in the northeastern town of caught during a joint military operation livni share. and west african leaders meeting in senegal

are calling on the u.n. to allow a more proactive approach by peacekeepers in june the un security council renewed their mission in mali for a year but their leaders say the current model has failed to counter violence by fighters linked to eisele and al qaeda. or from the united nations must reform itself not only in terms of training the permanent members of the security council but also in its peacekeeping policy which is not in line with today's terrorism challenges is certain. one thing is certain groups will take advantage of our weaknesses lack of coordination or an adequate ses in terms of resources commitment or training as soon as they can we must therefore not give them any chats any control. police in georgia have detained 18 people after clearing antigovernment protests as camped outside parliament last week governing party legislators rejected

a bill that would have reformed the electoral system from the capital tbilisi robin for a say walker reports. police were under orders to clean the streets outside parliament from protest is ok. and anyone else who happens to be in the way journalists included the police have responded very quickly it's been listen 24 hours since the blockade started around the parliament now they simply moving down the street clearing people away some of the things actually sitting down in the hope that the slogan was. it didn't take long to remove the makeshift camp last week the government has rejected an appeal on 3 proportional voting it would have made it easier for opposition parties to lead in more seats in elections next year or so protesters declared parliament now they accuse the governing party's chairman. of breaking his promise to reform it is electric code

opposition leaders say even if it is an unelected oligarch with too much control over the country we have another example of course so you would. have voted for it was a great comfort for those people with. the problems of the very unfortunate. to make government officials say the opposition is deliberately trying to stop the rest not steal my. part of the opposition has unfortunately again misled its supporters and what we have seen during the past 2 days beyond peaceful protests in particular i am talking about the pickets of parliament and other state institutions and those activities that were taking place. there were hopes electoral reform would have defused tensions instead a broken promise. to use political crisis. group influenced you.

to be. the president of catalonia is regional government has appeared in the spanish court on charges of disobedience came daughter was ordered by spain's electoral committee to remove pro independence symbols from catalan government buildings but he refused and prosecutors now want to block him from public office for up to 2 years sonia reports from barcelona. accompanied by his family applauded by his supporters this was kim torres day in court the catalan leader may be the latest regional politician caught up in the crisis this time an act of disobedience for failing to remove pro independence symbols from catalan government buildings during the 29000 election campaigns. is president of the catalan government fulfilled my juicy which is to defend the

rights and freedoms of my fellow citizens. maybe the 3rd consecutive catalan leader to have fallen foul of spain's laws but that hasn't led him to backing down from his view that the region should have the right to self-determination even the threat of being barred from office for up to 2 years didn't stop him from displaying the pro separatist images on government buildings. for the 1st session this yellow ribbon became a symbol of their support for the cats are lies. politicians who were jailed for sedition last month over their role in the $27000.00 illegal referendum however electional board placing those yellow ribbons on public offices became according to them a tool of political propaganda. the regional leader has been a figure who hasn't shied away from voicing his pro secession convictions which is led to criticism that he is only representing one section of catalan society. what

he is doing which is not playing as president but playing as an activist is legitimate for at least half of the population in catalonia which is like playing this role of pushing the borders pushing the limits of the state and not really behaving as the president. but as the leader of the process. if found guilty daughter will likely appeal to spain's highest court the supreme court in madrid the wider cash crisis there is yet little sign that there is any resolution in the offing or a leadership that is able to reconcile both the procession ist and the pro unionists anytime soon so. fast learner. the usa to california is suing ease cigarette maker jewel saying it's guilty of deceptive marketing practices that target minors the lawsuit alleges jewel failed to verify the age of

its customers and sent advertising e-mails to be to be age of $21.00 jewel says it's never marketed to children the company accounts from 64 percent of cigarette sold in the u.s. . the powerful religious group in senegal has inaugurated west africa's largest mosque at a cost of $50000000.00 it adds to the considerable political and economic influence of the movie the brotherhood that's already felt in his life nicholas hogg reports . for loving jello this is a special cup of coffee it's called tuba brewed sweet makes with herb this 100 year old secret recipe has its origins within a local soofi islamic group called the merida brotherhood so not only the it's good for your health if you drink it every morning you'll be placed by the brotherhood's leader and you won't get ill this is syrian too bad the leader of the mori brotherhood behind to have a coffee next to him is senegal's president mikey and on the other side his

political rival former president up july wad a rare moment of unity orchestrated by the influential group outside millions of people gathered for the you know gratian of west africa's largest mosque. we're going to turn from what i want this is a gift for us the marines to have such a big mosque here in africa it's not an easy task but with sacrifice we did it. in a country where nearly half of the population lives on less than $2.00 a day the murray brotherhood raised $15000000.00 to build this mosque the group's holding include a sprawling business empire ranging from a t.v. station and transport to real estate and i recall church most of it supported by donations but rights groups including human rights watch accused some members of the marine brotherhood of forcing children to beg for money in order to enrich the more eats the group's policy adviser denies the allegations from the group.

however if our leader has a plan for people in need to raise funds and everybody needs to contribute they'd be the minute children. the movement started by the beginning of the 19th century right here in tuba then colonial power france forced him into exile to gain control of the merida farmland see the brotherhood as a threat now france considers the breed's as an ally against armed groups like isis and al-qaeda affiliates in this are held region of west africa who are trying to gain supporters among young senegalese for the 4000000 followers of the brotherhood this isn't just a holy city it's the spiritual capital of senegal because important economic social and political decisions for this country are taken away from the official copy of the car and right here in tube. and so the brotherhood is a powerful institution in senegal influencing all aspects of life including the cup

of coffee that people drink because hawke al-jazeera tooba senegal. entirely and police have broken up a criminal gang they say had been smuggling millions of dollars worth of ancient artifacts video from police train showed illegal excavations in the southern region of calabria their actions on earth were being sold around the world. let's have a look at the top stories here it is here this morning the u.s. has abandoned its longstanding position on israeli settlements in the occupied west bank saying it will no longer consider them a legal secretary of state might prompt says the construction of civilian settlements is not inconsistent with international law. presidents condemned the move but has been welcomed by israel's prime minister who says it writes and historical wrong mr pompei says he will leave the status of the west bank to

israelis and palestinians to negotiate. calling the establish of civilian settlements inconsistent with international law hasn't worked it hasn't invents the cause of peace the hard truth is there will never be a judicial resolution to the conflict in arguments about who is right or wrong as a matter of international law will not bring peace this is a complex political problem that can only be solved by negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians. hong kong's leader kerry lyon has urged the protesters who are still holed up inside a university campus to leave peacefully she says 600 have left so far after sunday night's violence that led to the standoff officers have surrounded the campus and are arresting anyone who emerges but those under 18 are being released to their parents we will use whatever means to continue to persuade and arrange for

the remaining protesters to leave the campus as soon as possible so that this whole operation could be able to end in a peaceful manner and laid a basis for the subsequent work by the police to stop violence in hong kong. south korea says 2 of its vessels have been seized by yemen zeus's in the red sea the rebels say they're holding 3 ships one of which is saudi and airstrikes have killed at least 7 people and injured more than 30 in southern areas of libya's capital according to government sources warlow to leave or have to drones targeted a factory where the victims were working right up to date those are the headlines with this is next. talk to notice there are we know they don't believe in the 2 state solution the do you still believe in the 2 state solution we listen what i said was that pakistan would never start

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