and behind the front lines cost him his life his body was riddled with an exclusive documentary syria the last assignments on al-jazeera. gunshots ring out across iraq's capital following a night of long island which saw gunmen opened fire on protesters. well again i'm sorry to us and this is al jazeera long way from london also coming our iran really says an american student in return for a scientist in a rare prisoner swap between the 2 countries. several saudi nationals are detained for questioning in the u.s. and for a deadly shooting at a florida naval base. the demonstrations in india

against violence towards women after the deaths of 2 rape victims. at least $23.00 people have been killed in an attack by unidentified gunmen on protesters in baghdad's they stormed one of the main protest signs in the square on friday nights and 24 hours after that attack a gun fire has again been had in the capital and there are reports the home of shia leader tother al sabah was hit by a drone strike dosage of our reports from baghdad. panic among the crowds of protesters as gunfire echoes from central baghdad. moments earlier gunmen pulled up in cars and trucks at the building where protesters have faced themselves since the latest series of anti-government rallies began in october. medics struggled to

treat the dozens injured this is what is left behind after what survivors are describing as a massacre. they were wearing civilian clothes this is the bullets they stole to people i don't know what kind of islam this is these people believe in i don't even know where they took the dead bodies the. 60 to 70 men came asking us to leave this area they showed us their knives and guns and walked us out i heard screams and saw them killing people throwing them over the building they told me their gangs. sources tell al jazeera the call from these demonstrators for protection was answered by volunteers from soraya al salam which is part of the southern us party the shia muslim group is led by cleric my father also other hours before the shooting the united states imposed sanctions on 3 of the group's leaders early on saturday in a district of not just province south of baghdad and an identified armed drone attack the souther family compound the cleric wasn't home at the time of the attack

the threat of attacks on protesters in baghdad has been a concern supporters of the ring in fact paramilitary coalition arrived in their thousands in fact as they're here square on thursday carrying pictures of iraq's leading shiite cleric grand ayatollah ali sistani during friday prayers says danny's representatives read a letter from the highest shia cleric in iraq calling on iraqi security to protect the peaceful protests and he stressed the need to form a new government without foreign interference more than 400 iraqis have been killed and thousands injured in the past 2 months. demonstrators in cities across the country have been demanding more jobs less corruption and sectarianism changes in the electoral laws and an overhaul of the entire political system prime minister he resigned last week but remains as a carrot taker his replacement is yet to be announced as tensions increase here

protesters keep asking the same question where other government forces which are supposed to protect them a question that is becoming increasingly difficult to answer as the political and sectarian allegiances continue to create further division between iraqis or such a party al-jazeera backed out. so mona filtering reports from baghdad on the government's response to the shooting. well the ministry of interior has said it has begun an investigation into last night's attack attacks but as of now it's still uncertain who is responsible president barham saleh issued a statement just a few hours ago blaming the attack on criminal gangs and outlaws so it's still unclear at this point who exactly is responsible the protesters themselves have blamed militia as well as parties for this attack but this is something that hasn't been confirmed at the moment the parliament has also called for an extraordinary

session tomorrow morning several military commanders to try to better understand this situation but for now the slower the response of the government has been very slow and has raised concerns among protesters that as this violence really risks escalating even more the government should take a much stronger stand and push for a fast investigation to really bring those responsible to account. the u.s. president will trump postpone to round for very fan negotiations led to a prisoner swap between the 2 countries shijiazhuang a u.s. citizen sentenced to 10 years in prison in iran on spying charges was released in exchange for iranian scientists in miami he's been held in the u.s. since last year for violating u.s. trade sanctions so the money was brought back to iran by foreign minister mohammed is our job. as a fake is intact around he says the prisoner swap has been under negotiation for

some time. barman's to divulge reeve has been talking about a possible swap for a while back in september he said that he had offered an exchange of prisoners but it had to be for an iranian he said that a 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 not that terrain and 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 now she will want 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 princeton university where she where one is a researcher his wife and the u.s. government maintains that it was here for research purposes here to study the

culture of tennessee. at least 19 people have been killed in syria in as strikes carried out by russia and the assad regime they targeted 2 villages in the province of the last remaining rebel held areas in syria activists say 8 children are among the dead around $25000.00 syrians have fled the province in the past week alone after an escalation and strikes mowing callen is the director of policy analysis at the arab center for research and policy studies he says despite the violence the syrian government and russia actually being more restrained in it. there are 4000000 syrians who are already in it and i believe the russians are very careful actually not to stage an all out onslaught against the province this is on one hand on the other hand

because that would indeed provoke an hour to create by the internet an article by the international community on the about a. future of is very much related right now to the understanding between the russians the turks who have already signed 2 agreements concerning the future of the latest one actually it was last september when the 2 countries tried actually to revive the suci agreement in which the agreed to establish something like a nor a demilitarized zone but i think the syrian regime and its national allies are trying right now in fact to gain control of the main roads between. and also between the talkie and the lower body out of mainly interested in beginning control of the m 4 and the m 5. investigators in florida are questioning 10 saudi nationals in connection with the deadly shooting

at a u.s. naval base on friday mohammad saeed. was taking part in a u.s. navy training program at the base in pensacola he killed 3 of his fellow students and injured at least 8 before he was shot dead by sheriff's speaking at an event in california the u.s. secretary of defense mark esper was asked if he could confirm the shooting was a terrorist incident course we extend our condolences to all the families affected by it and touched by it and our military community. but no i can't say it's terrorism at this time i think we need to let the investigators the f.b.i. do its work tell us give us the facts and we'll move out from there. well for more on the set go now to mike hanna in washington d.c. mike it is obviously saying it's not confirmed that it's a terrorist attack but what more do we know about this investigation well it's very early days in the investigation being carried out all headed by the f.b.i.

both in the u.s. and also f.b.i. agents sent to riyadh to cooperate with saudi intelligence authorities there but certainly the latest news that at least 10 saudi nationals have been detained on the base indication of the possibility of a wider conspiracy and not just the act of an individual equally that individual the gunman who carried out the attack his reports about a twitter feed that he had indicated an alert allegiance to an alliance with the sama bin laden as well as intense criticism of u.s. policy in the middle east in particular relating to jerusalem another indication of some kind of outside involvement was an associated press report that one of the saudi nationals detained on the naval base filmed the entire attack while it was taking place inside a classroom complex on the base but still as we heard from the secretary of defense investigators nowhere near any firm conclusion they will continue to do their work

in a step wishing what the real motive was behind this attack relations between the u.s. a saudi leaders always been very good has this had that strain on that relations. well it's very significant the speed with which saudi arabia reacted to this attack king solomon phoned president trump within a matter of an hour and a half to express saudi arabia's condolences and to repudiate the actions of the gunman it's significant too that it was the saudi king who carried out this phone call or not the crown prince whom protocol would dictate would do that type of contact so certainly saudi arabia deeply concerned about its relationship with the united states it has offered every assistance it can in the investigation as i said going to be if be i agents to work with its investigators in riyadh to look at the background of the gunman but the reports of the arrest of at least 10 of the saudi

nationals of great concern to saudi arabia certainly as it views its relationship with the united states could you tell what you might like how that speaking to us from washington d.c. on that attack in florida to india where a rape victim who was doused in pecial and set on fire has done and of her injuries the 23 year old was attacked on thursday in the state of pradesh while she was on her way to court to give evidence against her alleged assailants she don't place 5 men beats and stamps before setting carol fire meanwhile 4 suspects accused of rape and murder in hyderabad was shot dead by case on friday a court has directed the police to preserve the bodies in order to properly investigate the killings the police shooting is being condemned by rights activists praised by many in india and china for her says the latest cases of rape have intensified frustration is across the country. people are very angry there are

several protests that have been organized in several cities across the country we've seen the similar 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 most stringent about 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 to justice is done quickly somewhere but not as many as promised and certainly not as many would need it the scary part is that the conversation has moved from following the legal procedure to obtain justice to justice anyhow and that comes in the killings of the 4 accused in hyderabad by the police many people including even the family of the girl who died last night the family from with the police there say that either you hang the accused and do it

quickly all even if the police shoot them down that line with us and that is what is worrying many human rights activists because once that starts once to this public sanction for police to go out and kill people then where does that stop and the death of the 2 women has caused outrage in new delhi. dozens of blind phone your people have taken part in a flash mob in the capital they chanted protest songs against rape culture in solidarity with the victims. still to come the evidence growing movement against sexual harassment thousands march in the capital beirut and a u.n. report reveals running temperatures are starving the oceans of oxygen scientists describe it as the ultimate wakeup call for humanity.

hello there we've had a bit of a brief respite in weather conditions in and around sydney new south wales continue to the winds have been a little bit lighter you can see there is some weather around but really not anything in the way of rain that we need of course across much of the eastern half of the country 26 celsius sunday in sydney 25 across in perth which is the outside chance of a shower here but look at this 38 celsius in adelaide that's on sunday there's a system working its way towards adelaide it does really bring those temperatures down on monday but it warms up ahead of that system into mild and so 38 degrees celsius and even warm down to the south in hobart with a high of 29 and as i really no rain in the forecast there is some rain in the south island of new zealand where we call then on sunday 24 degrees celsius maybe some showers all no way to you in o'loghlin but once that report is into the north island away from the south it's clear but it's also cool 18 celsius at best for you

in christ church we managing to hold on to those that double figures just about across central areas of japan so 12 in tokyo on sunday the rain is well to the east we have got more snow pushing across minus 4 on sunday not quite as cold on monday but crisp and dry in seoul with a high the over 7. education is the beacon that might see the future and if in any society but even those who live in amanda neatly since getting an education takes inspiration and determination to be able to ensure you know who to live in the remote areas don't have electricity t.v. or computers. to short films show how a love of learning finds a way to be a. welcome

back reminder of the top stories here on al-jazeera while gunshots have been heard in baghdad to 23 people were killed on friday nights by unidentified gunmen iranian scientists the money has arrived back in teheran he was released from a u.s. prison as part of the prisoner swap deal changing one was released from an iranian prison after being sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying. investigators in florida are questioning 10 saudi nationals in connection with the deadly shooting at a u.s. naval base on friday mohammad saeed al shamrock on

a kill 3 of his fellow students before he was shot and. fighters loyal to libya's u.n. recognized government say they shot down a fighter jet belonging to warlord khalifa haftar the incident reportedly happened in the south of tripoli in the western coastal city of zawiya have to his forces have been fighting to take the capital from the internationally recognized government of national accord a 3rd successive day of a nationwide strike in france is causing weekend travel chaos public transport flights and hospitals are all disrupted again protesters are angry at the president and manual plans for pension reforms the government insists the strikes won't stop the changes happening. the un's migration agency says a boat carrying up to 101000 migrants was intercepted by the mauritanian coast guard on friday it was discovered in the same waters where at least $63.00 people

including children drowned near the city of new one just 2 days ago the un's international organization for migration in mauritania say both by boat left from gambia although there were at least 6 senegalese survivors on the boat that capsized on wednesday the boats were headed to spain's canary islands this migrant route is dangerous and poorly monitored some 158 people are known to have died trying to reach the canary islands and so far this year up from 43 last year but it's becoming more popular as authorities clamp down on mediterranean crossings to europe particularly from libya but unlike previous cases foreign media have been denied access to the migrants mohamed vall is in no idea who on mauritania's coast and says there's been a lot of speculation as to why that is. the mauritania authorities have in the past been very cooperative with the media they even invited the international media and

the local media to see how they treated the migrants oversaw the n.g.o.s the u.n. agencies of every interest in showing that they are dealing in a very good way with these migrants they that situation now the new situation the reason and the lack of access for the media has given rise to some speculations about why this time around this issue is and has been blocked from the eyes of the international public speculations talked about but that perhaps the facilities were not up to standards when those people suddenly. showed up on the shore but also the authorities here and the ngos are saying that does not the case other speculations you know also given rise to because these are the people who died were buried very quickly with coordination between the 3 countries mauritania senegal and the gambia they were buried outside the city in

a matter of they are even less than that. not clear why this time around they are being secretive about it. thousands of probating protesters have rallied in hong kong one china districts calling for an investigation into recent local elections where pro-democracy protests won and general say tensions in the region have been high since june when pro-democracy protests began over an extradition bell they've since turned into a wind that anti government and and t. china and mint. and in lebanon thousands of women have marched in the capital beirut to protest against sexual harassment women are fighting to change a system they say has been unjust to them and they know how the reports from beirut the protest movement has also given them a new platform to raise their voices again sectarian politics. well they are speaking out in solidarity with those who recently gathered the courage to

do so a flash mob was organized by lebanese women to support others who have been sexually abused and harassed dozens have broken their silence in the past few weeks since the start of the so-called october revolution in a society where the victim and not the rapist is condemned this is a challenge to the norms the servant is giving strength to many many many women in the in our coaching of the women speak up including ourselves about the mobile atrocities that are happening to us that the government is not taking into consideration even. an anti-establishment movement against the ruling elite has given these women a new platform like other lebanese they are calling for an end to corruption unemployment better living conditions and an overhaul of the political system there are so many discriminatory laws against women and i'm going to just state the main source of the problem it's the fact that we have no civil courts for personal

status so basically there are religious courts that's run our and fairs lebanon is home to many religious sects whose leaders preside over personal domestic issues such as marriage and divorce women have. been vocal role in the protest movement against their leaders they have taken part in protests a blocked roads led reconciliation initiatives by crossing frontlines in order to preserve national unity for many of them this is their chance to bring down the sectarian political system that human rights groups say make them victims. activists say one in every 4 lebanese women have been assaulted yet there are no laws that criminalize sexual abuse and harassment women also have little protection from violent partners custody of children more often than. not is granted to fathers and the list goes on bringing about change will be. the greatest things are

cheap to small steps. so i will i would always encourage to just take that slow because all we need is patience if we want to peaceful protest if you want to peaceful revolution we're going to have to give it its type women who have been challenging the system for years are no longer alone in calling for a secular state the uprising may have divided society but these women believe there is already a new beginning for their beirut. the u.s. house judiciary committee has released a report outlining the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of president donald trump it follows top democrat nancy pelosi is announcing her party is moving forward with drafting formal articles of impeachment she in the committee allege that the president tried to use military aid to ukraine as leverage for political gain the committee will hold a public hearing on monday to consider evidence gathered in the inquiry. a new report presented at the climate summit in madrid says the world's oceans are under

threat due to the loss of oxygen caused by climate change and pollution the report says the increase in carbon emissions has led to ocean water warming which means it can carry less oxygen ocean regions with low oxygen concentrations are expanding with around $700.00 sites worldwide now up from only $45.00 in the 1960 s. scientists say the ocean is expected to lose up to 4 percent of its oxygen by the year 2100 fish such as tuna marlin and sharks are particularly susceptible because of the large sunless and energy demands scientists are calling this the ultimate wake up call to humanity being at sea is the director of the global marine and polar program of the international union for conservation of nature she says the changes will be harmful to biodiversity and natural habitats. what we're seeing what we've seen is actually a decline in 2 percent of the global oxygen level they have been reduced by 2

percent and it doesn't sound like a lot but just these 2 small changes will have enormous implications and but within that is actually mass a lot of regional differences so we can take an example south southeast coast of the fornia into deeper waters we've seen a decline in 30 percent oxygen level in the last 25 years so how does this all effects you know life in the ocean and ultimately us and because we're dependent on it for the regulatory system so deal qsa generation will have an impact on biodiversity on biomass of commercially important species and vulnerable species or rare species but also habitats so those oxygen rich and which are favorable conditions as to some species will shrink these are shrinking these habitats but also we are altering the energy and biochemical cycles within the ocean and that

means these systems which are absolutely crucial to sustain these fisheries that's bringing the new term rich water up into the surface areas so we are seeing that species are migrating because of this. the issue of rising sea levels is a major concern for millions of people living in low lying coastal communities entrepreneurs and architects in the netherlands are drawing on age old technology to explore solutions including the possibility of life on the water natasha reports from amsterdam. i'm still dam is a city defined by water tool homes line it's famous canals but in this neighborhood people don't just live near water they live on it these houses are built on fleeting foundations and innovative solution for the city's growing population pool volk runs architectural tools of the area he says living on water comes naturally to the dutch because the netherlands is one of the world's lowest lying countries

for almost a 1000 years we build dikes and create land it's in our d.n.a. to live with the water and with all technical possibilities nowadays and the climate change we find new ways to make neighbors on the water because of climate change global sea levels are rising a quarter of the population in the netherlands lives below sea level so these homes are laporte tree for the future figure who thinks floating home is an enticing haven of shimmering light he helped design it after coming up with a plan for sustainable community with friends a decade ago the world needs to change we can't keep doing the same thing to grouping doing the last 100 years. and we wanted to make a statement and showed it is. floating houses may seem like a luxury but all it takes a the floating structures can be adapted according to budgets need so low cost homes schools hospitals even entire cities could $1.00 day be built on water in

rotterdam support there's a floating farm powered by solar energy farms like this could be replicated in poorer parts of the world that are susceptible to rising waters when you are on a floating farm you go up and out with the flooding or as we do here in the port we go up and down with the tide. and still go on with food production no matter how hard water level is current altos has does. signed floating apartment blocks ports and cities and hundreds of homes one of the world's leading experts in flitting architecture he says climate change creates a sense of urgency and we have to work on this kind of technology and ideas in architecture for last 15 years but really finger this is just momentum now because climate change is bigger than ever as asians begin to over and we think that water can be a solution because of space of course flexibility and it's quite sustainable building

on water that doesn't tackle the root causes of climate change but it can provide a creative and sustainable solution to one of the greatest challenges of our time natasha buckler i'm still the netherlands. just time for a quick recap of the top stories here on al-jazeera more gunshots have been had in baghdad after 23 people were killed on friday night i am done unidentified gunmen and there are reports from either our solders home was hit by a drone strike the influential cleric is said to have been away at the time simona fault and has more on the response to friday's attack in baghdad well the ministry of interior has said it has begun an investigation into last night's attack i have a tax but as of now it's still uncertain who is responsible president barham salih

issued a statement just a few hours ago blaming the attack on criminal gangs and outlaws so it's still unclear at this point who exactly is responsible the protesters themselves have blamed militia as well as parties for this attack but this is something that hasn't been confirmed at the moment the parliament has also called for an extraordinary session tomorrow morning several military commanders to try to better understand this situation. iranian scientists must sued soleimani as a running back into her it was released from a u.s. facility as part of a prisoner swap deal she was released from an iranian prison after being sentenced to 10 years for spying u.s. president donald trump tweeted his thanks to around for a very fair think of shia action investigators in florida are questioning 10 saudi

nationals in connection with the deadly shooting at a u.s. naval base on friday mohammad saeed killed 3 of his fellow students before he was shot dead in india a rape victim who was doused in petrol and set on fire has died of her injuries she was on her way to court to give evidence against her alleged assailants death comes after 4 suspects accused of rape and murder in hyderabad were killed by police on friday at least 19 people have been killed in syria in airstrikes carried out by russia and the assad regime they targeted 2 villages in italy province the last remaining syrian rebel held area activists say 8 children were among the dead as the top stories stay with us a.j. so lexus to show documents is celebrating the fall of education. we understand the differences and the similarities of cultures across the world. so

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