this is al jazeera. hello again i'm peter wu watching the news live from our headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes. gunshots in baghdad and an attack on the house of an influential cleric tensions rise in iraq after a night of violence. iran sets free an american student in return for scientists in a rare prisoner swap between the 2 countries. thousands of afghans are forced to return from iran as u.s. sanctions by forcing the cost of living up. for and you has that

waiting 20 kilograms heavier than his title rival and just what saudi arabia is getting ready to host the middle east and the heavyweight championship fight. ok we begin in iraq where there's been a dramatic escalation of violence in what's already been a chaotic 2 months of anti-government unrest an attack by unidentified gunmen on protesters in baghdad killed at least $23.00 people raising new security concerns they stormed one of the main protest sites in killarney square on friday night less than 24 hours after that attack gunfire has again been heard in the capital on saturday sending people running for cover and what appears to be a related event sources close to the prominent shia cleric. say a drone has dropped a bomb on his home in jaffa his party says he wasn't there at the time he has been

a backer of the anti-government protests which have swept across the country. let's get more now from correspondent dosage of body he joins us from baghdad door so as to what happened to those home what else do we know well we know that this drone was armed and that attacks this compound in that province in the early hours of the morning now we believe this is in response to how the souther campaign responded to the call by the demonstrators late last night when they came under attack by unknown gunmen the protesters have been speaking to us they said that they want to protection from these armed men but nobody was helping them so that is when there are southers camp try to and sent in their armed wing and that's when this gunfire ensued between the 2 sides we've been told that this battle took

place over 45 minutes just north of there here square and claimed already over 20 lives but this attack on the souther compound in the province is being seen as a retaliation for that response that the federal souther campaign had to the demonstrations and the protection they were trying to provide them and is this feeding into existing tensions on the ground. yes certainly this is not going to be helping the situation any further along it's going the going to make things worse this is exactly what the highest shia cleric in iraq grand are told society had warned against just on friday saying that the demonstrators cannot let divisions make things worse that they shouldn't besides within the people's voice who are trying to demand change within their government system they don't want just new elections or a new prime minister but they want

a complete overhaul of the country's electoral process and the other point that we need to mention is that the current grand ayatollah also pointed to the fact that there can be no foreign interference in the process that's going to be unfolding in iraq there has to be a process that is only about the iraqi people for the iraqi people and by the iraqi people hinting at the fact that the americans and the iranians presence in this country is not helping the situation thanks very much ok we'll stay with her story and we'll drill down into it a little more over the next couple of minutes let's talk. he's a researcher at the university of exeter he joins us on skype from london. who do you think who would want to launch a drone attack on such a prominent cleric. i think early indications suggest that it's a perhaps an alliance of the other. factions who are more closely linked to iran that's not to say that most of the souther isn't going to get on probably i think

currently there right now however these factions often have kind of intro family familial conflict and if we go back to for example the early 2000 there was an operation in basra designed to force the mehdi army out as called operation charge of the knights the mehdi army being knocked to the sudden as militia in basra the time they were forced out and that was an internal conflict so between these rival parties there they each control their own militias and they each have arms coming in from the iranian islamic revolutionary guard corps and sometimes that forces for example major general us and so they may need to step in and force them to come to the table and to calm down so i think it's likely to be another i.r.g.c. proxy that set up this attack ok let's talk about the deaths last night and overnight who was responsible for that do we think. well i mean from what i've seen

been a number of attacks and the perpetrators were carrying flags for the popular mobilisation forces. the shabby this probably means that again these are closely aligned to the prevailing system in iraq a political system of the human heart as of the compression isn't and also the way that the system is currently run now so these are vested interests in making sure that the protesters demands go unmet and it's worth bearing in mind as well that the vast majority of those protesting are actually from the arab demography so that demographic itself was a core supporter and you know kind of the electorate electoral base of these she has not just parties who are linked to iran many of them so it's very very dangerous situation right now and it's clear that something has to be done to ensure the safety of protester lives and i don't think that the recent u.s. sanctions against senior iraqi shia militia figures go far enough to do that ok if

the situation is dangerous is it more dangerous than it was say 36 hours ago because of the perpetrators of the gun killings last night when the government to do a u. turn the government's already taken the 1st step will certainly the prime minister has taken the 1st tentative step towards giving the protesters what they've been asking for for weeks and weeks because he tended his resignation. well you had that is ready resignation but i mean as your reporter pointed out the main issues not just one politician or another taking the position of prime minister it's about reforming groups and branch the entire iraqi political system which is based on you know and there's a lot of nepotism there's a lot of corruption there's a lot of foreign interference as ayatollah sistani said from both the united states but predominantly from iran so these concerns are always going to remain the

protesters know that if they go home now then it's unlikely that they're going to achieve anything further so the kind of you know how can i say is going to kind of an olive branch i suppose from the authorities isn't being taken seriously the resignation of the prime minister wasn't taken seriously which is why they're staying in the protest sites and which is why they've not escalate the violence against them so what i believe is going to happen here if this continues it could actually cause a civil war and this is something which is you know it's going to be unbelievably bloody and on par in terms of the loss of life with the war against eisel just a couple of years ago this is something that needs to be avoided and that's why these political issues need to be addressed ok we must leave it. in london thank you. the u.s. and iran have exchanged prisoners in a swap facilitated by the government of switzerland the iranian government has released a chinese american g u r who faced spying charges after being detained in 2016 now in exchange the u.s.

has released an iranian scientists must sued the money who flew back to iran with foreign minister mohammad javad zarif that's a big is live for us here on the news in tehran with more on this evolving story or horse the backstory to how we got to where we are with this prisoner swap. well from into divides reve has been talking about a possible swap for a while back in september he had said they had offered an exchange of prisoners but it had to be for an iranian he said that as foreign minister he couldn't just go to the courts here in iran and ask for the release of sure where want that it had to be for an iranian that uranian was the stem cell research of prominence themselves a researcher mohammed so the money that he was detained last year in october at a u.s. airport and accused of violating u.s. sanctions and seeking to transfer a growth hormone to iran without

a license not sure one was a student he's a student american citizen and he was detained back in 2016 accused of espionage found guilty in 2017 and sentenced to 10 years here in iran now at princeton university where she where one is a researcher his wife and the u.s. government maintains that he was here for research purposes here to study the dynasty now why has this happened now well this comes at a time of increased tensions with iran the united states and its allies there's been protests here in iran we don't know how many people have been killed human rights organizations say it's over 200 united states president on a trance that is thousands and also there's sanctions the u.s. sanctions that have been hitting the iranian economy hard and that this could be a way of iran showing the world that they are willing to negotiate and talk but they have to be treated with respect and met halfway and that's exactly what's happened here foreign minister divides reeve tweeted out that he was glad that both men would be reunited with their families and the white house protest statement

saying thanking the swiss but also saying that they're flying american citizens is of the utmost importance and vital importance to donald trump's administration ok so this is being seen by the authorities into iran as something of an olive branch so i guess the the obvious key next step is will it be seen as an olive branch on the part of the u.s. government and the trumpet ministration in washington. well that's a difficult one because the united states has not treated iran with much respect from the iranian perspective they pulled out of the nuclear deal unilaterally put out the 2015 nuclear deal in pole sanctions on iran they want iran to curb back on his ballistic missile program but also the europeans have also country united nations accusing iran of violating a u.n. resolution and saying that they've been listed missile tests tests violated those resolutions so iran is in a difficult position they but they want to stick to their guns they want to

negotiate with the united states but on the condition that those sanctions are lifted so what they are saying to the united states now is look we've released this prisoner because you've met us halfway and iran is willing to do the same terms of negotiations but if the united states removes those sanctions against iran. thanks very much. ground still to cover for you here on the news hour including education under occupation is really for sue's move against students in the occupied west bank. force officer training at a u.s. naval base shoots dead 3 classmates. and in the sports news we'll hear from formula one world champion lewis hamilton who's just got his hands on this trophy for a 6th time.

syrian coast guards have intercepted another boat carrying migrants and refugees a surge of people are making their way along the so-called western route to europe 64 died when their boat capsized on weapons day 80 managed to swim to shore. i'm a doll joins us live now from the mauritanian coast mohammed so another boat cept to tell us more about that and how the situation is being handled where you are. yes that boat was intercepted yesterday in a location that's about 200 kilometers from where i stand now it's called in and it is north of the cops on the workshop 192 migrants were on board that boat they included 11 women and 2 children all of them safe and in good health. medical tests have been run there by the authorities those people have been holes in that location until this morning and they have been moved so the cops don't like

such a long with those who are also escaped from the disaster of the last couple of days near this place all of them have been moved by buses to the cops on the rocks out and they're going to be sent back to their countries senegal and gambia later today according to the sources that told us this this morning foreign media is being denied access to the migrants is that perceived as being slightly unusual any was the understanding as to the reasoning behind that. that's right we have been trying to access the migrants and the facilities and the accommodation and everything that has been taking place during the last couple of days and the authorities denied access we understand and some people here are so. i understand that this is unusual never been like this before this is a humanitarian story and every side wants to show how much care and how much

importance they give to these sunned what kind of help is provided i.o.m. the united nations organizations are here the local authorities. the understanding is that probably because this is a this has been one of the biggest incidents here in the in this area for the mauritanian authorities they have been overwhelmed suddenly and the response to that has been a bit problematic to them and they don't want to be exposed to the media some people speculate about probably the facilities where not to deep to host these people but also some sources said no they have been well hosted by the organizations in coordination with the mauritanians however this is unusual and people here i mean it's it gave it gave. it gave rise to some moments about something being hidden by the authorities particularly the fact that these migrants those who died have been buried very hastily in the city often people who are

expected to be those people expected to be sent back to their countries to be buried there but didn't top and mohamed thanks very much. at least 7 kenyan police officers have been killed after the bus was attacks close the border with somalia the kenyan president says gunman from the group al shabaab stopped the vehicle on remove crude but in the tons of wood and monday in june 8 police officers were killed in a similar attack in one county. to syria now where at least 10 civilians have been killed in russian and syrian government air strikes they targeted 2 villages in the province of idlib is the last remaining rebel held area in syria around 25000 syrians have fled the province in the past week alone due to an escalation in regime airstrikes the taliban and u.s. negotiators have resumed talks aimed at ending the war in afghanistan the u.s. delegation said renewed discussions in qatar will focus on the quote reduction of

violence that leads to intra afghan negotiations and a cease fire in september donald trump abruptly stopped talks just as both sides did appear close to signing a new deal well thousands of afghan workers and refugees are leaving iran every week because of a dire economic situation there caused by u.s. sanctions for some afghans the desperation to work now outweighs the dangers they once ran away from tony burke he reports now from the islam colored border crossing between iran and afghanistan. getting a job in iran provided a lifeline for many afghans crossing the border was both and a skate from fighting between taliban and government forces as well as from u.s. airstrikes. but the afghans couldn't escape the u.s. sanctions which are crippled the iranian economy many have left because of hyperinflation. prices for food have doubled and it's hard for us to find the jobs it's hard living in iran because our wages lost so much value in the

price of basic things increased a lot and it's difficult to survive here. at the iran afghanistan border crossing point at islam color really 500000 afghans are returned so far this year adding further to the overstretched resources of aid organizations coping with the country's internally displaced at one point it was an estimated $3000000.00 afghans in iran half of them illegally those who are caught without identification documents are deported even unaccompanied children. said and i think. attention for your family isn't for you have is the fact they did 40 of. them in our area and you are an example of this child. those without papers could be treated harshly. the police hit me with an electric rod and i fell into a ditch i was not able to move my leg but there are no jobs in afghanistan so i

will try and go back when my leg is better can ali is one of the desperate he is heading to iran even though times there are hard but he is the sole breadwinner for 12 family members and something is better than nothing. i know it is expensive in iran but if i understand there is hardly any job and those that it's only a few dollars a day that's not enough you can't family. afghans are having to make stark and often life changing choices. afghans may have been suffering economically but at least they were safe in iran they're now returning to a country that is dangerous and highly unpredictable and once again their futures are far from certain tony berkeley out a 0 islam karla border crossing between iran and afghanistan. to india and a rape victim who was doused in petrol and set on fire has died b. 23 year old was attacked on thursday whilst on her way to court to give evidence against her alleged assailants she told police 5 men beat and stabbed her before

setting her on fire in the northern state of pradesh families demanding similar treatment for her attacker as the accused in the hyderabad rape case all 4 suspects accused in that case was shot dead by the police on friday accords directed the police to preserve the bodies in order to properly investigate the killings the police shooting is being condemned by human rights activists but praised by many in india until for a sense the lease is cases of rape have intensified frustrations across the country . even a very angry there are several protests that have been organized in several cities across the country have you seen the similar anger similar protests back in december 2012 when a girl was raped in a bus and then later she died of her injuries then the government had made the law more stringent but now the people are demanding an even more stringent law and even the family of the girl is saying that all the accused must be hanged and that must be done quickly that reflects how people have sort of lost faith in the justice

system there been many delays back then the government has said that many fast track courts would be set up that justice is done quickly somewhere but not as many as promised and certainly not as many were needed the scary part is that the conversation has moved from following the legal procedure to obtain justice to justice anyhow and there comes in the killings of the 4 accused in hyderabad by the policemen. the people including even the family of the girl who died last night the family from with the police there say that either you hang their cues and do it quickly or even if the police shoot them down that's fine with us and that is what is worrying many human rights activists because once that starts once that is public sanction for police to go out and kill people then where does that stop thousands of probe aging protesters have rallied in hong kong calling for an investigation into recent elections where pro-democracy parties won an outright majority sarah clarke has been at that rally in hong kong where people are

expressing support for the city's police this by china rally in central hong kong is according to carry land there also condemning the quote about the protests which are now in a 6 month they're also calling for an investigation into the recent district council elections where the pro-democracy movement and the lawmakers secured a majority in the 17 of the 18 district councils they're also here to show their support to the police i think the whole home is where you can. chill and patient. doing the right thing this gathering comes on the eve of the pro-democracy rally which will march from victoria park through to central home this organization called the civil human rights front has been given approval by the police to go ahead with this rally it's the 1st time they've got approval since all this the civil rights policy organization behind the mass rallies in the past including one and 2000000 people attending that rally hoping to similar numbers at sunday's assembly. the israeli army is accusing the occupied west bank most prestigious

university be a seat being a recruitment center for what it calls terrorism dozens of students are currently in israeli jails the university denies the accusations but has told al-jazeera it fears there are more raids to come imran khan has that story from the occupied west bank. at 1st glance at present university looks like an ordinary campus that could be anywhere in the world that's because it is the university in the occupied west bank goes about its daily business but the israeli army says it's far from ordinary and that this campus is a recruitment center for what it calls a terrorism and incitement to violence according to his latest video. since the beginning of $2964.00 students have been arrested in total 80 students are in jail the vast majority have yet to be convicted this video from march 2018 shows israeli special forces arresting a student on campus at gunpoint the students currently awaiting trial on charges of

activities relating to the hamas islamic bloc which is the student wing of the political party the university fairs more israeli incursions and more students arrests from our long. experience with israeli occupation whenever they launch a campaign. of this information out of the university it means that they are preparing for a campaign awful pressure and increasing going to stick sions on the education process in the palestinian territories especially visit university. because it does pride itself in encouraging students to take part in political life and fight the occupation by israel using legal means. because a university has been subject to harassment and raids by the israeli army for decades now because of the occupation is very difficult they are visiting lecturer as they come and give classes here and the faculties own staff have been subject to harassment and arrest also however it's the students that bear the brunt of the

israeli army's actions abdulrahman hamdan is a student here he's been arrested 4 times serving a total of 3 years in prison he was only charged twice for being a member of the hamas islamic bloc the other times he was held without charge for a total of 10 months. i was supposed to have graduated 3 years ago but i keep getting arrested for political activity i've had to change my major from engineering to accountancy because i lost so much time it was impossible to keep up with something as difficult as engineering. membership of the mass shooting political block is not illegal under palestinian law nor does it contravene university policy but palestinians in the occupied west bank come under israeli military rule and israel considers the group a terrorist organization but it's not just how my students when that's in the sights of the israeli army students have been arrested for membership of a variety of groups and for terrorism financing according to the israelis the

israeli army video is being seen as a warning here and once again students and start bracing themselves for more raids and more arrests in iran can out as a result university the occupied west bank the democratic led house of representatives has passed a resolution backing you need 2 state solution for israel and palestine voted along party lines to pass the largely symbolic measure the house reaffirmed longstanding u.s. policy against settlement expansion that was reversed last month by the trumpet ministration . the king of saudi arabia has offered his condolences to the victims of a shooting at a naval base in the united states a saudi air force officer on a training course killed 3 fellow students in florida before he was shot dead by sheriff's detectives are investigating the motive mike hanna reports from washington. naval air station pensacola was immediately placed in a state of lockdown as were the surrounding neighborhoods where many of the 16000 personnel at the base live along with some 7000 civilians who work there each day.

and maybe spokesman confirmed it was a saudi national training at the base who opened fire in a classroom we have the international training syllabus we have students from from several different countries that come here they learned aviation they become naval aviators while they're here laura does governor was quickly on the scene and while briefing president trump on the phone raise the question of reparations one of the things that i talk to the president about is given that this was a foreign national in the employ of a foreign service is you know be time to do this but obviously the government of saudi arabia needs to to make make things better for these victims and i think that they they are going to owe a debt here the saudi king contacted president trump to express his nation's condolences thinking that the saudi people have made me angry by the actions of the shooter and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the

saudi people who love the american people so much the base is very much part of the local community which is not beginning to come to terms with the loss of their grieving mothers and fathers today who will never recover from this day the f.b.i. is assisting local law enforcement officials in the investigation the primary toss to establish an exact motive and to find out how the saudi national got through the extensive vetting process that all foreign nationals attending training undergo mike hanna al-jazeera washington. ok time for the weather here's everton with an update on the flooding in east africa the hour for the still plenty going on the page and not same side of things coming down as we would like to say at this particular time of the year actually a final warning was issued for a tropical cycle power made its way into somalia as around 18 hours ago or so so the way in surveys down that's good for the still plenty more rain to come they're

having said that just looking beyond that ash the into the arabian sea that clutches storms that we see him may well philip into another yet another tropical slightly as because for the next few days i'm keeping a close eye on that you can see it already beginning to gather together showers continuing on around the horn of africa there spreading the way a little further westward since you parts of ethiopia and down the rift valley the heavy showers that we've seen recently the flooding rains we've had around kenya into uganda there containing little clutch of storms here as well as you can see running down through and into burundi northern parts of tanzania this is the same in northwestern uganda where we have seen widespread flooding southwest of course you can have also seen some flooding rains as well in those heavy showers along the spells of rain they do look set to continuously go on through the coming days further south the showers continue the eastern parts of south africa and then of course because signs of flooding for northern madagascar peter ellerton thank you

very much still to come here in the news out the british prime minister and the main opposition leader face off in their final t.v. debate before next week's general election plus. i'm catherine sawyer the home of the royal drums of i'll be telling you about a culture that has been far from true. and in the schools news an american skier is airlifted to hospital after this for a tunnel of venting canada santa is here with that story when we come back. our planet is warming as never before with profound consequences for all life on earth but the world's leading scientists say there is still time to act planet s.o.s. sets out the facts on the science behind the issues affecting our planet. and brings you what people across the globe doing to turn the crisis around. on al-jazeera.

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welcome back you're watching the al-jazeera news hour reminder of your headline is more gunshots have been heard in baghdad after $23.00 people were killed overnight and in another escalation there are reports month i'll start as home was hit by a drone strike but influential terek is said to be in a way at the time. the u.s. and iran have exchanged prisoners in a swap helped by the swiss government to run for least an american held on spying charges or the u.s. released a scientist accused of violating trade sanctions. taliban and u.s. negotiators have resumed talks in doha aimed at ending the war in afghanistan in september the us president donald trump ended negotiations. the leaders of the u.k.'s 2 main parties have had a face off in the final televised debate before the election on thursday bracks it and the u.k.'s n.h.s. the national health service were among the key issues discussed paul brennan was there. a week from today one of these 2 men will be britain's new prime minister

a month since the campaign began and with just days until it finishes this t.v. debate was the last chance for voters to compare and contrast these 2 leaders side by side predictably dominated the early exchanges mr johnson will spend at least 7 years ago shaping the usa on access to our public services on the price of medicines in britain on the access to our national health service and so what he will do is walk out of a relationship with the go into a relationship with nobody everybody on the labor front bench is campaigning to remain apart from mr goldman who's who is neutral on the matter who is going to secure this deal how can you get a deal a new deal from brussels for bret's it if you don't actually believe in it it was a fast paced encounter skipping swiftly from their rival plans for the national health service how the parties intend to pay for their election promises and even a question about socialism vs capitalism johnson tackle corbin on labour's alleged

anti semitism problem corp in challenge johnson on fake news and misleading slogans on campaign busses and at the end both men addressed the audience directly. the future really is ours to make together we can tackle the climate emergency and child poverty and properly fund our national health service on thursday you can choose hope and vote for real change we can get threats done get out of neutral and get a parliament that works for you and on your priorities the n.h.s. the cost of living $20000.00 more police more cash for our schools let's get it done on the basis of this t.v. debate though with just 5 campaigning days left before polling day there are no signs of a shift in gear from either of the 2 main parties on labor got a vast offering and cold in the mix supposedly is relatively popular so it's definitely important for labor to try and branch out but the conservatives it is all about getting back to the government minister. and

a shadow minister argument there in the spin room here backstage at the t.v. debate and it's indicative i think of just how divisive this election campaign has been the t.v. debate really only serving to emphasize the stark choices the voters face when they go to the polling booths next thursday britain is a divided country polarized by political tribalism and these 2 main contenders for prime minister both have very different ideas about how to address that. al-jazeera mayster. well staying with the opinion polls and elections are jiri has held its 1st and only televised presidential debate before the elections there next week thursday as well earlier tens of thousands of people held their last friday protest before the vote which they are rejecting as being meaningless many demonstrators say they won't vote until the old ruling elite is removed his opponent smith.

5 men lined up for a television 1st in algeria i did beg between candidates in next week's presidential election all of them have either supported or served in the government of president abdelaziz bouteflika before he was forced to resign in april when confronted by mass protests this have occurred at the sort of hear all former constitutions in algeria have served the heads of state but the constitution must serve the old european peoples was why i will start an inclusive debate and seek help from constitutional experts from all political classes that will result in a national referendum that will lead us to a constitution would be of the algerian people. were aware libyan if it were the constitution is the mother of. the 1st step and change the algeria people have demanded change we all demand change and change will not happen without the law and 1st and foremost the amendment of the constitution. but all of them seem to

represent algeria's old guard is what's leading calls for a boycott of the polls. thousands of protestors were out again in towns and cities across the country earlier for the 42nd successive friday protest many of them say the election is pointless and they won't vote analysts predict a voter turnout of just 12 to 15 percent i don't think there will be an open in of for political system what is happening in a double mint is some sort of inertia it gives the impression that something is happening that so many multi-party system exists or look presidential elections will take place next as the and so on and so forth but in the unity not being changes i the army says thursday's election is the only way to end the standoff with the opposition was amnesty international says algeria security forces have escalated

a crackdown on the protests ahead of the december 12 election the human rights group says there's been a wave of arbitrary arrests and imprisonment of dozens of peaceful act states burn it's made out as it. barricades have been set on fire near the u.s. embassy in haiti. protesters in port-au prince accuse the u.s. a propping up what they say is the corrupt government of president john l. noisey he's resisted 2 months of demands for his resignation as fuel and food shortages intensify in horses the u.s. and hemispheres poorest country. football players in mexico city have been ordered an awareness course about violence against women after they were caught making fun of a new feminist protest song. little boys with anger after a video emerged of the club america under 17 team dancing and laughing to the song called a rapist in your path female activists denounced the team for being grossly disrespectful

club america so disciplinary action has been taken against what are called machismo behavior. and in argentina hundreds of women have taken part in a flash mob for performance highlighting the same feminist anthem it's also popular in brazil and venezuela it calls for justice for gender based crimes as well as action against sexism and impunity from prosecution. governments in southeast asia and say more regional cooperation is required to tackle a growing drug problem much of the methamphetamine and opium comes from me and mark where armed groups use drugs money to fund their wars against the government however as wayne hay reports one of those army says it's anti drugs and is stepping up its fight against addiction. in this part of me and armed rebels are in control and they make the rules if you're addicted to drugs and get caught you're detained

and put to work even those who aren't from this area are subject to the arbitrary laws of the top national liberation army. t.l.a. have checkpoints and they stop people who pass through their territory they tested by your own and i didn't pass then they brought me here i didn't have a chance to defend myself when they ordered me to come here i had to follow. the t.l.a. is a relatively small but active rebel army based in shan state which is one of me and miles main drag growing in manufacturing areas it's involved in regular fights with the me and my ability. and other ethnic minority militias that are allied with government forces the say they don't want independence but autonomy they also say they're not involved in the drug trade but like other rebel groups they've been accused of human rights abuses including kidnapping and forcing people to join their ranks critics say the drug rehabilitation centers are also illegal addicts

are taken to remote secret locations with are held for 3 months the methods often result in injuries but the t.n.l. a say they work and they're essential to combat the growing use of methamphetamine and heroin. when the army road villages the addicts run away and hide and i don't arrest anyone so we worry that people who live here will become drug addicts little destroy the future for the tongue people so we arrest all addicts and dealers regardless of where they come from there are many legacies of me and miles long running civil wars and almost 50 years of military rule areas like this have been left behind through a lack of development and opportunity which is help to provide space for armed groups to operate with impunity wayne hey al jazeera. several bushfires in australia have combined into a single so-called mega fire strong winds to stoking the blaze north of sydney more than 100 fires are burning in the states of new south wales. the gulf of maine

on the u.s. east coast is warming faster than the rest of the world's oceans and the hoffa $1000000000.00 local fishing industry is struggling to adapt to the loss of some species such as say shrimp christensen let me reports now from port clyde in maine . justin libby is what's known as a ground fisherman just like his father before him but in his home base in port clyde maine he could be one of a dying breed declining fish stocks and tougher regulations are making it harder for ground fishermen to make a living traditionally boat like this would go around fishing for the summer months usually. mangy to november then you do is state water scollop being. november december and if you go shrimping from december to. may it's not really surprising but regulators have made what little shrimp are left

in these coastal areas off limits to fishermen taking away libby's winter catch they blame warming waters for shrimps decline here the gulf of maine has warmed faster than just about any other place in the ocean over the last 30 years we've warned it 4 times the global ocean average it's not a coincidence that we started seeing signs of stress in the shrimp population right around 2012 which was the marine heat wave year that we had here in the gulf i mean we had temperatures that were 3 degrees celsius above normal main seafood is a half $1000000000.00 industry not only is it crucial to the state's economy it's part of its cultural identity for fishermen who live in villages like this it's a way of life that's getting harder and harder to sustain. justin has seen shrimp go from about 40 percent of his business to 0. scientists predict that other ground fish species he catches like cod and had it will also see substantial declines i've

been for. the younger and i can do something else for a lot of the older generation there isn't really any option for them they've invested their whole lives their money. and while worming waters have been a boon for other species like lobster. even maine's most lucrative seafood could eventually suffer if warming trends continue there's going to be opportunity that comes with climate change we just need to be able to understand it and we need to be able to mitigate for it and we need to be taking steps to slow it and adjust and adapt. the main coastal fishermen's association is calling for more and better data to better prepare for what could be a sea change and preserve a bedrock of the state's economy. christian salumi al-jazeera. what will soon be 5 years of war has displaced millions of yemenis many live in camps or abandoned buildings with no electricity fuel imports are restricted or banned making the hardship worse as mohammed other top reports now from many

attending to solar power to try to ease their suffering. and his family fled their home in the coastal city of her data to scale the fighting and there is strikes me this hour the year we can we have be living in an abandoned house on the outskirts of the capital. there is no electricity but jimmy is hoping this solar panel will help brighten up their dark nights. i could hardly earn a living to provide enough food to feed my family a boat the solar panel because we have lived for months in darkness. jimmy you son general is delighted with his father's a persian base but would have liked a more powerful system. i'm happy but i hope one day we can watch t.v. like any kids around the world. it's not just families like the more shirts that

are improving conversations for themselves with the help of solar power farmers too are reaping the benefits but as with so many things in yemen restrictions on imports mean set backs are never far away but lennon and. because of the saudi intimate ban on fuel and the current brutal war we've been forced to buy solar panels now we have been told importers can't bring such alternative sources of power we wonder if it might be a direct war against us who are not affiliated to any group. will carry molly relies on our electric wheelchair to get around but has found it difficult to keep it formally charged now he has the answer carol gave again and the only breadwinner for might be family before i installed the solar panel i used to stay for hours at some of the shops to recharge my welchers battery the situation is better for me now. even has now become one of the largest importers of

solar panels the environmentally friendly power system providing some comfort for families devastated by years of fighting between the saudi you. and the theories. prior to our technology can't bring isn't and to the war which most yemenis rant be on everything else my. son our programs the burundi have been considered sacred and the symbol of unity for many years no young children are being taught a ritual dance to keep their heritage alive catherine so has that story from shura . these are some of these best dramas they'll even get home to the famous royal drums and a culture of drumming that dates back centuries the ritual of the royal drugs is

now in the can last call heritage list. leads drama he tells us this compound in the heart are entering a significant wound is ancient king came here seeking refuge when belgian colonizers wanted to kill him at the time of the 19th century he later surrendered but the drumming he loved stayed on to mark the bravery of those who helped him. when people heard he was here they brought him a gift of. he slaughtered them for a feast and used to make 2 roll drums which exist to date in this century. this is a special hardware the most important drums are kept including this too we are told there are about 100 years or conserving the culture is important to everyone here. every time the drums beat shara the whole neighborhood comes out this surgery is

one of the country's main tourist attractions and a source of livelihood for most people here. says she once has the tradition women are not allowed to be dramas. every thursday after school my son comes here to learn from the older drama teaching the young generation will keep the culture alive. so twice every week young boys come here for training sessions lining the arts. affecting their moves. i started drumming when i was very little my father and grandfather were drummers i'm hoping one day i'll be able to transcend other countries and. royal drumming is now only allowed in official functions the government says this is to avoid commercializing the culture the showstoppers in functions like this

presidential events are often the children brood his future dramas catherine's. al-jazeera. still ahead on al-jazeera the boxer hoping his tactic of scaling down will boost his chances of regaining in the heavyweight world title. i thought this conviction that everyone has a deep reservoir of tonic military and if you can give them the opportunity wonderful things start to happen sometimes the simplest solutions are the most impact from. the main things that sets out 0 apart from other news organizations is that a lot of our reporting is about real people not about ideas or politicians or what they may want to do but how policy and how events affect real people it's ok it's ok ok. a little more complicated operations happen if this is not

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a huge 128 kilograms ahead of saturday's fight inside. arabia is the 2nd highest grades in heavyweight championship history in contrast joshua is at his lightest weight since 2014 who is pulled off one of the biggest upsets in recent books in history when he beat joshua in june to claim his title belt. and acknowledged the way you lose more weight because we're exploiting the heartache and so it's good for you to be the better boy. oh boy you cannot stand to be in the way they gave you to get out. of the clash of the june. being cold is the 1st ever world heavyweight title fight to be held in the middle east $15000.00 fans will be watching the fight and today are at a temporary venue built for the bout only 3 times in the 127 year history of this

championship but has a fight a regain the belt in a direct rematch while both fighters are 30 years of age the mexican is the stroll to of the 2 at 1.87 meters compared to the britons the heights of 1.98 meters who is a junior has a 33 wins to his name and knocking out 22 of his opponents and both men have only been defeated once in their career joshua's last coming against the man he faces all saturday. all british boxing writer gareth a davis says another win for us will send a draw into boxing and fill in. he needs to do nothing of the reason he's fulfilled what he wants to do everything he does for me is about us people expects and city joshua so where if he loses on saturday night there's no big 7000000 pound fights for him coming up in the future east back on the heap

fighting the list is rebuilding his career with everyone saying you got beaten by the chubby little fat kid as and you just called himself he passed away with this for redemption his trainer saying it is promoted to save ysaye inside his head because believe he lost the 1st hour and it was a mystery in many ways something was rights but he probably didn't skate and see ruiz seriously enough 1st floyd's he's had 6 months to think about this going if he can put it right if he could show that he has the boxing capability the now the fighting i.q. to defeat this guy all is forgiven. well the stadium that hosted this is a well the athletic set championships and qatar will also stage the final of football's club but will cup later this month though has international stadium that will be the venue for liverpool semifinal on the 18th of december as well as the

title decider 3 days later the own new education city ground i had been due to host those games but it's opening has been delayed 1st says the education city stadium is finished but there isn't time for it to have the required test events. chris smalling and. put on a show of solidarity before and after their latest game in italy's top football league the pair have hit out at italian newspaper. a supporter who described the match between into milan a roman as black friday the game itself finished a n o l draw with into still leading in the title race said the headline that was fueling racism smalling is on a loan at roma from mad to see knighted and the manager also slammed the newspaper . when you see you see the paper you say wow really it's not possible it's.

it's the worst. i've ever seen to be a force we've been in touch with chris. just so he knows that we all will back him and we support him and would roam the room as well. but you know it's i don't work in your line of business but while the bron james an anti dave is that combined for 70 points in the latest window for the l.a. lakers the lakers beating the portland trail blazers 136113 as the team's 11th straight win on the road davis scored 39 points while the bronx finished with 31. formula one world champion lewis hamilton has described 2019 as the best season of his life hamilton collected the winner's trophy for the 6th time in a ceremony in paris on friday the britain says his rivals have a work to do if they are to close the gap on his mercy this team. is dominant it's

a strong force and. i think it's taken us time to build that you know to build the strength in depth from within and have the consistency with it's not something that just come overnight and the other teams currently don't have the elements that we have an american skier was airlifted to hospital after suffering a heavy fall during a women's downhill event in canada competitors were having to deal with heavy snowfall during the race in lake louise teenager a.j. her took crushed out just 15 seconds into the her run the 19 year old was taken to calgary for treatment. and that's it for me peta so many things more news on the web site algae eater dot com is the address you need to we are back on the other side of this short break with 30 minutes of al-jazeera we'll use will see that.

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this is not like good fascist. triumphal march. dreams of conquest and love global try. this is very very uneventful glide towards the precipice without resistance we are past the danger just already happened. it was then just 10 years ago. now this is it. the shocking treatment of disabled people in eastern european state run caverns in these cages you cannot have access to toilets or water and the bureaucratic indifference to their plight she has his hands and his fates tied to the bed 5 years after fast highlighting such abuses people in power returns with a 2 part investigation to continuing mistreatment and neglect europe's recurring

shame hard won on al-jazeera. more gunshots in baghdad and an attack on the house of an influential cleric tension to rise in iraq after a night of violence. will come on peter toby you're watching al-jazeera live from doha also coming up iran sets free and american students in return for a scientist in a rare prisoner swap between the 2 countries i. protested.