a roadside device exploded as he tried to defuse it always aware of the danger of seeing friends wounded while working on mines i wasn't scared to lose an arm or a leg is to sacrifice we have to mike to serve this country. no breakthrough but warring parties in libya's conflict agree on a draft deal for an unconditional cease fire. hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up. this is a very difficult journey for those who are trying to flee. or in the philippines where tens of thousands are on the run from a volcanic eruption. increasingly hostile conditions refugees and asylum seekers

are facing in their desperate journey from greece into central europe we have a special report. and we take a look at the devastating toll the australian bushfires have had on the country's wildlife. clout welcome to the program talks on a permanent ceasefire in libya and then on monday without a breakthrough all of holy faffed asked to have until choose day morning to consider whether to sign a formal feel he's in moscow for negotiations along with the head of libya's un recognized government prime minister pfizer siraj but the 2 did not meet directly a fragile truce brokered by russia and turkey came into force on sunday russia's foreign minister says good progress is being made on an unconditional and open ended cease fire through marshall after mr have towers played a role in these talks in the speaker of the parliament has also seen the document

and they have asked to add some item so it can be signed and for it to be a positive decision that has been approved also with the attendance of the turkish and russian sides in order to complete such a document and agreement. to do with this document put to the duration of the regarding the situation in libya called into the proposals made by mr. marshall. so raj this document has been approved. from our side we received a copy of the document said by mr. marshall after. to morrow to see the whole situation probably he would sign the. document to morrow morning. hostin joins us live now from the russian capital what is the response there in moscow now that there is still no deal

well or still there optimism here in moscow that the this truth agreement will be signed on tuesday morning but of course they would be much happier if it would have been signed already there so there is this disappointment then there's also this question of how much control russia can actually have or for khalifa haftar because the russian have russian mercenaries have been fighting on the side of have time for a couple of months in libya making basically the whole power agreement or the power situation in libya different which put to russia basically in the seat of this a power broker agreement that has been discussed here in moscow today but now have initially actually rejected a cease fire agreement last week already and now he's also reluctant to sign it immediately even after seracini already signed it there's also of course some questions about how much pressure moscow can actually put on him but yes there is

still this optimism. was a positive reaction from a half hour about this draft agreement that they negotiated over more than 7 hours so let's see if the signature will be there tomorrow morning why is libya so important for russia. well russia has quietly backing been backing half hour since 2016 actually money for his informal government was printed here in moscow and the world's logistical support but only from september russia has basically increased its backing to have to with actually with weapons and also with mercenaries sending in from moscow so that basically of course moscow in this powerful. broker a situation and that's important for flooded with unless of course positioned himself very strongly in syria but also now in libya but they're also these

economic interests at stake that both turkey and russia power for both fighting on different sides but they're all also aiming for the oil and gas resources in the country step mawson in moscow thank you. french president emanuel is hosting leaders of 5 west african nations to discuss the future of france's military presence in the sahil region top level meeting is taking place in the southwestern french city of po 4 and a half 1000 french soldiers are deployed in the sahil but anti french sentiment is rising as the security situation there is getting worse and has president sacks the army chief after 89 of their soldiers were killed in the latest attack well it was so health south of the sahara desert stretches from coast to coast across africa it's difficult to police and several armed groups are known to operate there

including some affiliated to i still and to al qaeda soldiers from bikini chad mali mauritania and new jet make up the sahil g 5 joint force currently helped by those french troops which are following events force and have any sort of understanding. well the president saw $55.00 sile countries are still locked in talks with the french president we are expecting those talks to end soon and to have some sort of statement a little bit earlier those leaders pay tribute to 13 french soldiers who were killed in a helicopter crash in mali in december now those soldiers were from a barracks in the southwestern city of poor which is why this summit is taking place here and those deaths of those french soldiers really through the spotlight for many people in france on just how violent and dangerous the silence coming of course violence is surging there and people in france who are asking perhaps why

france continues to be involved in the region that's put extra pressure on him to justify the reasons to the french public but at the same time he is also saying that he is frustrated with what he sees as growing anti french sentiment in the soil region as the casualties mount as there are more attacks on all know the military and on civilians many people are frustrated not just with regional leaders but with france a former colonial power and many people are saying that perhaps the french should no longer be in the region so you know mark wants the g. 5 so all presidents to clarify whether or not they still want france's presence in their countries or not and so then one of the leaders of those 5 west african countries hoping for. well they're probably likely to recommit in a way to france working alongside their troops and they are hoping really to

improve the security situation because of the upsurge of violence there in recent months of course is a very difficult region to work with it's vast desert arid land you're looking those threats from several armed groups from people and weapons smugglers also the problems of poverty and climate change and what those leaders say is the international community particularly european nations need to do more to help with farms just stakes training of the military thank you very much with the latest on those talks. now the philippines government is on full alert as a volcano near the capital gushed out red hot lava in a sudden eruption of ash and steam. about 70 kilometers south of manila and has forced the evacuation of 16000 people living near the crater scientists say could erupt at any time potentially triggering a tsunami from a tangos province jamila undergoing reports. there is fear and anxiety here thousands of people are fleeing their homes and looking for

a safe place to go everything happened in an instant isle volcano in the northern philippines spewed ashes steam and lava on sunday a violent activity not seen for decades and raising the threat not just to those living in the provinces of but on the us and to the day but even in the capital manila where many people also woke up to a city covered in ash driving to but down this was a difficult journey we came across people desperate to flee gathering their families together and not bringing anything else except the clothes on their backs the only real being asked to leave and we had nowhere to go. and there are still people we left behind it isn't easy the roads are bad and we are constantly

reminded that we are in a danger zone while speaking to some of the residents we felt another earthquake ok we're feeling. there is an earthquake mild we were told this is because of the volcanoes constant activity basically which is trying to say is that they are trying to make their way out of here so they can go to the next possible town hoping to be able to commute and get to the nearest relative in the next province. the philippine government says it is doing the best it can but admits resources are already stretched thousands of people have already been moved to different evacuation sites unsure when they will be able to return home. you know the situation here is difficult there is no electricity and water the roads are muddy making it difficult to people here even our trucks are struggling

powerless one of the world's smallest active volcanoes it sits in the middle of a lake just a few hours from manila a popular tourist destination known for its unique landscape for people who have lived around the lake all the lives there are always a volcano they were raised to love not one they thought they would be here one day jim duggan al-jazeera. northern philippines. u.s. attorney general and deputy director of the f.b.i. to announce their findings of their investigation into december his deadly shooting at a naval station in pensacola florida from all. from the department of justice and washington have we learned anything yet patty. we have attorney general william barres just started something from their investigation right now what he's saying is in december the 1st week of december at this navy base in pensacola

florida that a saudi pilot whose name was muhammad. he opened fire we believe 100. at this training facility in pensacola 3 americans were killed 8 others were injured and that brought the pentagon and the u.s. government. the program the training saudi military about 900 officers in the u.s. receiving training so that they could do an investigation. that this is in fact a terrorist act and that they believe that. had posted what they call it messages 911 of this past year he. has begun in about a couple weeks before the shooting. and that he posted extremist messages. so they're calling this an act of terrorism what's going to come from

this there are reports that we have not yet been able to confirm. a dozen saudi officers are going to be kicked out of the country because they helped plan or carry out the attack. reports that saudi. troops that they took the aftermath and work with officials so right now. we believe that he acted alone but these officials are likely to be kicked out of the country on reports of they were found with extremist messages or child pornography. thank you very much with the latest from washington on that story patty ca and thank you patty you are with al jazeera live from london much more still ahead and bring you all the latest on canada's investigation into the shooting down of the ukraine international passenger jet we are live in very shortly and then after a 3 year impasse on an island assembly gets back to work while schools wait on

urgent funding. hello there still some fairly calm quiet conditions across much of central europe meanwhile through the eastern and the mediterranean seeing some rain but also some snow not just to greece but also to cyprus in fact a pretty good amount of that into the mountains everybody enjoying that it is carrying well out of the picture century or 3 choose a but look at this mass on its way yet again into the u.k. monday is the day for this a windstorm brenden and then hot on its heels is this mass some very strong winds again gale force winds heavy amounts of rain we could be seeing 50 millimeters picking up into parts close to plymouth up into wales northern england and the snow this again from northern england up into scotland anywhere really from about 4

centimeters to $34.00 centimeters and whilst all that is going on as a safe elec want to cross into europe this is wednesday so it is about a picture generally across much of the u.k. and ireland those rain showers what their way study across into northern mainland europe but again nothing particularly heavy on time which is for the most part actually fairly mild now northern sections of africa we've got a few shows more than a few reach these coastal areas of libya and they tend to work their way quite a ways south was then as we head off into wednesday a few more showers on this coast i was pushing east was an ash want to 2 showers on their way towards cari but woman 24. 0 to 0 explores prominent figures of the 20th century and how valuable research influenced the course of history beginning with the giants of the struggle for civil war it's not. going to just be the most overworked. group of

oppressed people have a look at me and continue to keep the negroes to be different that's what they mean by brown welcome x. and martin luther king face to face. the on the the in. a combat just a quick look at headlines now talks on a permanent ceasefire in libya and on monday without a breakthrough all of us to have until cheese day morning to consider whether to sign a formal deal a fragile truce brokered by russia and turkey came into force on sunday tried to present a man you might call in is hosting the leaders of 5 west african nations to discuss france's military presence in the social region 4 and

a half 1000 french troops are deployed there and the french sentiment is rising as the security situation worsens. in a volcanic eruption the philippines is forcing the emergency evacuation of tens of thousands of people. in. about 70 kilometers south of the capital manila started spewing ash and lava on sunday. the u.k. prime minister has been urged to deliver upon a multi-billion dollar funding windfall to help prop up the government in northern ireland the main unionist and republican parties were persuaded to come together and get the devolved government running again after a 3 impasse for brennan reports years of political promises as created a funding crisis across the public sector. restoring the northern ireland assembly has been a political imperative for prime minister boris johnson not least because his brics it plans need a functioning government here at stormont so the pm came to belfast keen to talk up the opportunities presented by the new power sharing deal we. in the u.k.

government work with this week by government. to ensure that we deliver on that potential. but away from storm on to 3 years of political paralysis have left northern ireland's public sector in crisis there is considerable public cynicism about political promises we have holes in the race. we have lakes everywhere the floors are splitting apart malone integrated college is a remarkable school a beacon of integration between catholic and protestant communities but its buildings are falling to pieces and the symptoms of underfunding are all around it will take more than just political will to reverse the years of neglect here everything is just falling apart falling apart. this time and it's very very dangerous for these kids and this just in and we have. to meet demand over the last

number of years but nobody should have to work. like this it's not fair on these kids they deserve that in july of last year a parliamentary committee back in london conceded that northern ireland education system was facing manageable pressures that stagnant funding was having a devastating impact and that the problems had mounted to the point where they had become a crisis and that is the situation now demanding urgent resolution from storm. in december northern ireland's nurses began strike action in protest of the health system a breaking point nurses here are paid $800.00 less than their counterparts in the u.k. mainland nearly $3000.00 vacancies remain unfilled hospital and. council treatment waiting lists are the worst in the u.k. the power sharing deal office renewed hope but mercy unions want to see the color of the money and the nurses do not have a formal commitment made to them by the health minister this week it needs to be

done this week we will be back out on the picket lines again on monday wednesday and thursday of next week because nurses offended many many promises those promises might take the converted into action it's estimated that northern ireland needs $2600000000.00 to address the various crises and there is serious concern that the governments won't say whether they will fund that amount this power sharing deal in itself may not mean a quick end to the public sector storm paul brennan al-jazeera belfast well bring in more on a story of been covering very closely 57 canadian citizens died in that ukrainian passenger jet when it was shot down by an iranian missile last week also big story than alack is live for us now in toronto where he is following a news conference on canada's role in the investigation what have you been hearing . well 1st of all we have to say that canadian investigators are joining the investigation and they will be arriving shortly in tehran if they're not there

already just a 2 of them will be going to the crash site in tehran another couple will probably be deployed in ankara to do special duties to do with the analyzing the cockpit recorders and that sort of thing the other thing is that the inspectors of the canadian transportation safety board who made the announcement in ottawa that there are people were on the way or possibly even they are now said that iran was being extremely cooperative that the international convention on civil aviation requires any countries whose nationals are killed or affected by an air crash to be involved in some way in an investigation but it's not a an extensive role but iran has indicated a willingness to canada according to the news conference that it can also participate in downloading and analyzing cockpit and flight data recorders that's why the other experts are going to be deployed to ankara in turkey to do that canada's going to go to the crash site the 2 inspectors that are there right now as soon as they get to tehran or perhaps the 1st thing the next morning that wasn't

made clear the inspectors will also be not making any public announcements that's what they said in ottawa that it's up to iran to inform the public about what's going on in the investigation overall a fairly positive tone given that just a week ago we were not hearing of any sort of cooperation with this crash investigation just after the crash last week consular officials from canada are also on the way so it looks for the moment that the families the grieving families here in canada have a tiny bit of good news to think about that canada may be able to shed some light on what happened to their loved ones thank you very much with the latest from toronto daniel. the u.s. led coalition against isis opened up its military air base in iraq to the media after being attacked by iran last week large craters were left in the ground after terrified of of missiles at the base on wednesday atack was in retaliation for the u.s. drone strike that killed iran's top military commander are some sort of money iran's

attack on u.s. interests in iraq raised fears of a war in the region but both sides have since indicated they don't want conflict meanwhile for iraqi soldiers have been injured when a rocket attack struck balad air base just north of baghdad the facility also hosts american forces iraqi parliament is calling for all foreign troops to be expelled from the country but in the kurdish region of northern iraq there are fears any withdrawal could lead to a resurgence of i sell as hard to abdel-hamid now reports these rugged and barren moncton to have become a hub for i still sleeper cells about 250 fighters are estimated to be hiding here including some foreign fighters who crossed back from syria very strongly you know after. what happened here in venice should you have too many for your friends but for that. we are. needed. once under control of a natural protective boundary that overlooks

a vast area tree claimed by both iraq and the kurds reasons the kurdish peshmerga. fighters. the mountain ridge is a territory for sleeper cells to lay low kurdish officials say the fighters have dug a network of tunnels to connect some of them and they are taking advantage of a security vacuum. i saw as a terrorist organization is not finished but it's changing its way of operating at last territory and now it's organized in small cells on the move in 2018 there were 456 attacks and 1242 killed 290238 attacks and 1058 casualties and it continues they happen mainly induced so-called disputed territories of vulnerable belt along the borders of the kurdish

region the kurds are against the withdrawal of foreign troops they have boycotted the non-binding vote held by iraq's parliament currently. we think this decision was one of a motion rather than logic it was hastily taken there are realities on the ground there are financial and security issues that have to be taken into account i don't think pressure from sears and political parties in iraq or the killing of qassam soleimani and. hundreds were strong enough reason for the vote to take place joint operations are key to prevent from regrouping here one carried out into have remount is near kirkuk days before the assassination of qassam soliman the forces under his command have also played a key role in the fight against. sincerely manny's death the fight against eisel continues but at a slower pace kurds and those living in places like. old fear that i still could

take advantage to strengthen its foothold on the area once again. in northern iraq. 3 teachers have been killed and one has been kidnapped in an attack by a fight as an east in kenya right happened it can move primary school in the county which borders somalia it tack is the latest in a string of assaults off to cross border raids and kidnappings lead to kenya sending troops into somalia in 2011 a pakistani high court has overturned the death sentence handed to the country's former president after declaring the legal process unconstitutional pervez musharraf was sentenced to death in absentia by a special court last month on treason charges indictments were over his decision to impose a state of emergency in 2007 as part of a bid to extend his tenure as president musharraf a challenge the formation of a special court soley for trying him for treason with the whole high court ruling in his favor one of the 4 suspects on trial for the murder of

a slovak investigative journalist has admitted in court to killing him former soldier maher check was charged with killing young could siac and his fiance outside their home near the capital bratislava in 2018 the shooting calls mass protests that led to the resignation of the prime minister rabbit feature prosecutors accuse prominent businessman my own culture of ordering the after he was the subject of coach the x. reporting into fraud and political corruption maintains he is innocent australia's government has pledged $35000000.00 to safeguard several species threatened by the ongoing bushfire crisis the situation has been described as an ecological disaster some estimates suggest up to a 1000000000 animals have died causing widespread and irreparable damage in the process jessica washington from the most reports now from logo in the worst hit state of new south wales flee from the flames this possum is just one of many

animals around australia seeing its habitat go up in smoke. a surely as native fauna and flora are accustomed to bush fires but this season has been unprecedented landscapes usually left unscathed have been decimated. on the new south wales south coast this native bird has been brought in for treatment at the local wildlife park it's called a car along and its wings are singed and broken people presume it's going to be ok because they just sort of floor off where would they fly to and what is going to be area just about everything that sort of is a ground well or of some description would really struggle because it you don't have a look around there is no wonder story to the to the bush in the surrounding area so i don't think there was a space is there was exempt field teams are going into the bush looking for injured animals and assessing the areas affected by the fire is as surely as fame to plants

and animals are strong part of the country's identity many of its species of found nowhere else in the world and the extent of the damage isn't clear yet this bushfires season has been through millions of hecht as of land destroying the habitats of many native animals some of these forests will take decades to regenerate and others may never recover some plants like eucalyptus trees have adapted to survive fires but the combination of drought and extreme temperatures raises concerns about even those species. before they fawaz we were already in severe drought so populations of many different species would have been declawed and already at low levels prior to the fall is these baby kangaroos joeys orphans then now in care but for many animals who do make it out of the 5 is they soon face all the problems that. they come into roadside and to have it had some

glass eluded to eat. cats and dogs and and the car crash for those who do survive it's a long and painful road to recovery jessica washington al-jazeera mogo a stray. well as more and everything right here al jazeera dot com is the address. recap of the headlines now talks on a permanent ceasefire in libya and on monday without a breakthrough or a lot hafer have to rise us to have until choose day morning now to consider whether he'll sign a formal deal is in moscow for negotiations along with the head of libya's un recognized gallant prime is a pfizer but the 2 have not met directly a fragile truce did come into effect on sunday and what shal. mr have tars played a role in these talks in the speaker of the parliament has also seen the document

and they have asked to add some item so it can be signed and for it to be a positive decision that has been approved also with the attendance of the turkish and russian sides in order to complete such a document and agreement french president and his hosting leaders a 5 west african nations to discuss france's military presence in the sawhill 4 and a half 1000 troops are deployed there an anti french sentiment is rising as the security situation worsens but in a joint statement in the past few minutes it has expressed a desire for france to continue military engagement in the region. the u.s. led coalition against isis has opened up its military air base in iraq to the media after being attacked by iran last week as were left in the ground went to iran fight a barge of missiles at the base on wednesday it tackles in retaliation for the u.s. drone strike that killed iran's top military commander. the u.s. attorney general says the shooting of florida naval base last month was an act of terrorism william boss said saudi arabia supported the investigation into the

shooting by a saudi national 3 u.s. sailors were killed in the attack. of ok no eruption the philippines is forcing the emergency evacuation of tens of thousands of people tumble canaille about 70 kilometers south of the capital manila started spewing ash and lava on sunday 8000 people have already been evacuated and off to a 3 and pastoral the island's assembly has returned to work 3 years of the years of political paralysis created a funding crisis across the public sector is thought an injection of more than 2000000000 dollars is needed to address this the stream is coming up next on al-jazeera focusing on how the current situation is making iranian americans feel increasingly vulnerable so that's coming up very shortly afterwards .

i femi ok the u.s. and iran have been trading military threats for weeks on these and truce is holding for now but many iranian americans can't help worrying about the future have you been affected by the tension between the 2 countries if you have twitter so that i live you chief and we may be out to get your comments your experiences right into today's episode of the strain. off the u.s. killed a top iranian general in an airstrike this month it didn't take long for iranian americans to fill the impact of the past few weeks.