how much money does a richer get those people put. in germany and the new germans on our 0. this is al jazeera. hello and welcome i'm peter dobby you're watching the news our live from our global headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes still clearing the streets after beirut's port blast but mass protests against lebanon's government are just hours away. stepping up their spat over hong kong china labels u.s. sanctions against carry police chief says ridiculous and barbarous. a plane bringing stranded indians home skids off

a hilltop runway at least 18 people are killed as it splits into pieces. fears for close knit communities the challenges facing papua new guinea as it starts to feel the affects of coronavirus. and. becomes the 1st player from china to lead a golf major at the halfway stage of the p.g.a. championship. clean up of lebanon's damaged capital could soon give way to a new show of anger a mass protest against the government and the ruling political classes is due to begin in the center of beirut in just a few hours time search teams are still looking for 60 people reportedly missing after tuesday's port blast which killed $157.00 people and injured now we know $6000.00 it's thought there are still people buried under tons of. rubble the blast

was so powerful it damaged buildings kilometers away leaving 300000 people homeless the residents of beirut are still working to clean up the area and there is anger at the government's response aid is coming in from around the world and france will host a donor conference on sunday with world leaders including the u.s. president donald trump he will attend via video link joining us now is bernard smith correspondent so bernard what's the latest on the recovery and the cleanup operation. or peter there are still hopes that there are some people possibly alive under the rubble over my shoulder there is the silo the grain silo the explosions on the other side of that it's possible rescuers say that there might be some people trapped in a pocket underneath so we know there's a search operation going on over there i'm actually speaking to you from the naval dockyard and this side of beirut was essentially protected from the worst of the

blast by that silo but if you look at the beirut skyline it might but every building you see along there every skyscraper you see along there you'd be lucky to find warm intact pane of glass the destruction is total along there when or 3 kilometers inside inside lebanon inside beirut so there is a search operation still ongoing and a massive cleanup operation and of course that is going to take a very long time not weeks not one months but years peter and as far as the investigation is concerned that's going on in beirut over your shoulder but it's also going on under the water line literally in the sea there. yes because they have to one of the boats that was involved was. float was knocked over by the force of the blast so there is

a search going on all around not just on land but around in the water as well and as part of that investigation of course 19 people have been arrested and that includes the head of customs in beirut but the challenge for investigators is this when you get to that level of war foresty everyone who has a job like that has got the job because of who they know and this is going to be the problem of the investigation in beirut there will be attempts to pass on blame and people are trying to use their contacts to make sure that the blame doesn't fall on them it's why emanuel macron and others have called for an international investigation but it's why people in beirut certainly suggest that the lebanese president has resisted the idea of an international investigation he wants the lebanese to do it but many people we've been speaking to in beirut do not trust the government to investigate itself stay close will come back to you in the next hour or so i'm sure in the meantime thank you very much ben smith our correspondent there in beirut well it's estimated the blast caused $10.00 to $15000000000.00

worth of damage in an already bankrupt country with rising unemployment and poverty many are worried about their survival human agencies are warning the explosion could cause a humanitarian crisis save the children says half a 1000000 young people were already going hungry in the area of beirut and around beirut the world food program is increasing its efforts to alleviate concerns by half the population about not having enough to eat the pandemics cause prices a staple products to double on top of that lebanon is looking after one and a half 1000000 syrian refugees plus another 300000 from palestine most of them struggle to make ends meet long before the latest disaster hit beirut. so he is executive manager of the lebanese food bank she joins us on skype from beirut so how is a to what is the key priority when it comes to making sure the people are ok from this state forward. today will have

a lot of problems we're facing other than the explosion that happened here in the oven and we have the covered 19 and the day the big problem for the volunteers on the ground working we we know that everyone is want to help but there is the there is the economic situation that is facing us that the covered 19 plus this miserable explosion that happened here in lebanon we're trying as much as we can to help. in this so many ways deeper that they lost their homes they lost even people that lost their lives we're trying our best. to have them with food to make sure that this basic need is supported by for everyone how much aid has the city received and how much aid do you actually need. as you know with

a lot of the nations from all around the world. lebanese people inside levanon outside never known abroad. only old country is offensive with lebanon and send. i am receiving corps protocols from all a countries that are sending a plane for the do with food a food items diaper is meant for babies everything that the any family needs to survive but the thing is we need support to tea but. we need to mentor we need glasses we need an opinion we need everything good things that to me that should be provided for everyone to go back to their houses safely with their doors with their wooden those. xcept as i mentioned before there is

a lot of donations food donations would trying to do our best to make to cover these. these needs are working on short term projects and long term. we are in august and i know i would be in winter season and all this people should go back to their houses safely so i think they can live a proper conditions so they can continue their life be rationed so. is it happening because of the gulf or is it happening despite the government. unfortunately not. receiving. today. always and you always are defeating health from everyone from all around the world as i mentioned. because. everyone doesn't trust the government

not. it's not since it's nothing to problem that acute today is the problem but very few years ago it's not it's not the future have been with us since they see is and we are still. living in this problem that the government has caused so the saying is over the nations that if by the lebanese population are because of the people because of the and you working on the ground in the absence of the government ok we must leave it there so he's a true thank you very much for joining us from beirut thank you. lots more still to come for you here on the news hour including the u.s. speaks out in support of a former saudi intelligence agent at the center of an alleged assassination plot by the crown prince. help but last but kenyans have lost their livelihoods because of coronavirus question of why it's taken so long. manchester city advance to the

champion's league quarterfinals peter we'll tell you how they did it in the sports bulletin in about 30 minutes. the chinese government is vowing it won't be intimidated by the u.s. imposing new sanctions on the leadership of hong kong china's top representatives says the sanctions are ridiculous quotes cloning actions chief executive carol lam and the current and former police chiefs are among 11 officials whose u.s. assets are being frozen that follows president donald trump stripping hong kong of its special status last month the territories government says the sanctions are shameless and despicable representing blatant and barbaric interference in china's internal affairs now the rhetoric follows international condemnation of china for imposing a new national security law in hong kong which critics say ends democracy there.

from hong kong secretary for commerce and economic development saying the measures will put a strain on u.s. hong kong relations. on the hong kong is the reasonable up area and i think the long run it will inflict ruin to us u.s. interest income to as you have seen well i don't fight any sort of reason for this blatant if you're in. a fast 5 own country i don't think this is necessary or a civilized manner to do so and looking at the wide interest between hong kong and us such imposition of a reasonable set of measures would send a very wrong signal to u.s. investment in hong kong and i think ultimately i think that the toll will get back to us and of course it will definitely hurt us relations. said o'clock our correspondent says live for us here on the news hour in hong kong so sara what's been the response from the government there. well looking into the 1st to

respond it was actually beijing's top official in hong kong he was the 1st to condemn these sanctions you mentioned some of the quotes mentioned by him in a statement earlier he also said it reveals the unscrupulous intentions of the american politicians to support anti chinese coyotes and the likes of hong kong as you mention he declared it ridiculous and said that he has no assets in the united states and therefore it was a waste of time and effort on behalf of president trump and with regards to the governments i carried am released a statement long after this she said it's shameless and despicable unreasonable and savage a blatant interference in hong kong's domestic and political affairs and she also noted on her facebook page that she still has a valid u.s. visa but she said she will voluntarily give up that these are now we talked to you heard it would yeah here's the commerce and economic development secretary he looked at the financial implications that the senate this sanctions will send the

wrong signal for u.s. investors in hong kong so the national security law it was introduced in july 1st in spain as you mentioned international condemnation from another number of countries including the united states u.k. and australia and clearly the united states is following up on this and of course it's ongoing condemnation of these laws saying it's gagging the critics gagging political dissidents and of course it's undermining the one country 2 systems policy but curry lamb is ongoing her defense has been constant saying their constitutional law full and reasonable and it's crucial to restore order in a city that's been rocked by months of protests over the last year or so in theory how damaging of these sanctions. well looking at the implications of the city the financial repercussions the whole can government hasn't ruled out reciprocating no sanctions on american companies or individuals operating here this could still happen and has happened with this tit for tat kind of scenario with regards to hong kong was that china and the us in the american

chamber of commerce is noted that there are about 1200 u.s. companies operating here in hong kong and about a 100 of them they regional or the the my headquarters of the head offices based here the american chamber of commerce has in the past expressed concern about a number of companies already packing up for fear of working with or working under these new national security laws some companies my ceased to exist as a result but clearly these sections of the be introduced by the u.s. of the last 24 hours it's a study of dramatic escalation in the tensions between not just china and the united states but now hong kong and the united states as well ok sara thanks for that sarah clarke our correspondent there reporting live for us this out of hong kong with us to share some of the latest live coming to us out of kabul the afghan capital the loya jirgah into its 2nd day of meeting with showing those pictures because the loya jirga which is the country's highest consultative body has now recommended we understand that the government do release $400.00 taliban prisoners

but it says they should only be freed if they promise not to return to fighting we understand it's not technically up to the president ashraf ghani to make the final decision we think that could come as early as sunday an agreement between the united states and taliban negotiators in february here in trance are in the country capital doha called for 5000 taliban prisoners to be released as a precondition for talks direct talks between the armed group the taliban and the government in kabul that story still developing as soon as we get you more details we'll bring it to you live here on to on the news hour let's go back to that. laurie that we were just discussing with sarah clarke sanctions being imposed on 11 people who work for the government the legislature in hong kong let's bring in professor steve young he's director of the china institute at so us in the university of london he joins us from nottingham in the u.k.

steve thanks for talking to us welcome back to the news are these sanctions how much impact coming have not so much on the individuals but on the political process of hong kong itself. probably not very much in the immediate term each chinese government would be very deterministic sure that even half of the u.s. sanctions would be minimal minimized or indeed to be presented as minimal in terms of its impact so i don't even think would be changing their policy anytime soon so is this all about symbolism. it is mainly about symbolism but this symbolisms dust matter and he still is true no country spalling the us example now carry a lamp example is a u.k. citizen and her husband i think lives in london a long term so we have united kingdom should be in polish similar sanctions on her

then you will really hurt her case i don't mean that much in terms of the us meester ok when we talk about the imposition of these sanctions by the trumpet ministration is this the trumpet ministration implicitly accepting what some countries around the world have never really got to grips with and it's the chinese it's the beijing attitude towards hong kong which even pretty $97.00 their attitude kind of off the radar almost but their attitude always was look hong kong is china it is part of china and it has always been and it will always be part of china. i think we have to separate 2 things one is that assume say the chinese government even before shipping have always taken the route that hong kong is part of china and ultimately they will do whatever they want in hong kong but having said that the chinese government before she jim bring me a commitment and they largely all know that commitment is to allow hong kong to

enjoy a high degree of autonomy now that has changed with the passing of the national security law in hong kong so we are genuinely seeing a major change in hong kong. the practice of hong kong i suspect will minister give region for over 20 minutes are you anticipating a tit for tat reaction and if you are what do you think it might be i think the chinese response will be. worse in the backing dent in the fighting because ultimately if they sanctions the u.s. companies or us if we choose although hong kong they are not they will end up being . hong kong's economy we need to be able to continue to engage with the outside world including the united states so i don't think they're likely to inflict stepped level damage on themselves but they might try to include specific us

politicians and say that they would not now be welcomed in ok we'll leave it there steve in nottingham in the u.k. many thanks. the u.s. state department has spoken in support of a former top saudi intelligence agent who was reportedly targeted in the foil attempted assassination it describes saad our job as a valued partner filed a lawsuit in washington on thursday accusing the saudi crown prince mohammed bin solomon of sending a hit squad to canada to try to kill him mike hanna has more on patrick leahy was one of 4 senators who sent a letter to the white house last month in the letter the senators express their concern about what they call the abduction in saudi arabia of sardar jobbery son and daughter. in his court filing our job re said his children now aged 20 and 21

were being held as what he called human bait to lure him out of hiding the state department has now responded to the senator's concerns in a letter to senator leahy it describes jobbery as a valued partner to the u.s. government working closely with the u.s. to ensure the safety of americans and saudis it also states that any persecution of family members is unacceptable adding that it has made repeated requests to the saudi government about the status of his son and daughter. he was an adviser to the previous crown prince mohammed bin nayef here but in his court filing he says he left saudi arabia because he feared what would happen if and when muhammad been summoned took over the state department says it's concerned about the alleged activities that resulted in exile to canada it says that any accusations

of wrongdoing against him must be and i quote address through established legal channels with full transparency and respect for the rule of law interpol rejected the request for algebra arrest saying it was rooted in political and not criminal grounds president trampas continued to express his support for the saudi crown prince despite the repeated allegations of human rights violations describing him as an ally and friend. but increasingly this is very much at odds with the prevailing view in congress my kind of al-jazeera washington. let's get more on the story for you george is the c.e.o. of gulf state and of the ticks a washington based risk consultancy group he says the accusations attesting the relationship between the u.s. and saudi arabia i think this statement underscores how the u.s.

diplomatic establishment is increasingly troubled by the ways in which mohammad been some is using his power while president trump has bent over backwards to give m.b.'s the benefit of the doubt throughout trump's presidency more and more diplomatic officials elites in the washington d.c. foreign policy scene have been criticizing trump for being too soft on mohammed bin so much is they see it and i think this is just going to you know add to those perceptions you know right now the crown prince is obviously working with an american president to give him the benefit of the doubt but if the trump presidency ends either in 2021 or 2025 there could be a different kind of white house that is going to keep this file and so many other

issues in mind and possibly have a quite different sort of relationship with mohamed bin some on. flight data recorders have been recovered from the wreckage of a boeing 737 which crash landed in dia both pilots were among 18 people in kind of poor and perilous states around 150 passengers and crew were injured as the workers repatriation flight from dubai plunged off the end of the runway said capt reports . on a gloomy wet saturday morning cory code points clouds gather at the site of friday evenings cross their india express flights plowed of the end of the hilltop runway and down the slope the fuselage split into 2. $190.00 passengers and crew on board the boeing 737 flight from dubai it's to the pilots who were both killed in the crash and twice tried to land the plane during a monsoon storm that's overshot the runway which is notorious for being difficult

to land on during heavy rain conditions you have to get out in the weather conditions were unfavorable reduce the monsoon it seems a pilot is a tabletop airport try to bring the flight to the end of the runway but you to slippery conditions this mishap to place there is a drop of 35 feet where it fell and immediately the rescue workers are 5 or gate ambulances reach that and locals also helped. crash investigators have recovered the black box flight data recorders. now the inspection then various other things going on. as part of the rescue operations they had to break old saw some of the parts of the aircraft. c some of the injured in hospital praised the pilots and. the pilot tried a lot to land us safely in the rain it was cloudy and around $730.00 we crash landed it was difficult to land he really tried to loss during the 2nd landing at

the time skidded on the left side there was a ship it was over 36 feet then there was a sudden bright everyone on board was wearing seat belts we keep their hands on the safe in front of us to protect ourselves but the plane fell into the ditch and broke into 2 houses. carol the state is trying to a large number of indians working in the gulf is the 2nd plane crash in 10 years involving an express flight from dubai 158 people were killed when their plane skidded off the runway in mangalore ruin crashed down the hill in 2010. friday's flight this child to by the indian government's repatriate can stranded by the pandemic for months and who are eager to return home some never made it to the long awaited reunion with their families so high that. a suicide bomber in somalia has killed at least 8 soldiers outside

a military base 14 others were injured by the blast in the capital mogadishu. monsoon flooding covers a 3rd of bangladesh local media is reporting $161.00 deaths in the past month millions have been forced from their homes a district close to the capital dhaka is among the many areas submerged by rivers bursting their banks the agriculture ministry said they are the longest lasting floods for more than 20 years. ok we're going to stay in that part of asia south asia his rope with your weather forecast you know i've been reporting on the amount of rain in the last month it seems in the northeast of india then driving down to bangladesh but there has been a refocus in the last few days it went from buying fish down to the west and gas of the western side of india which must have been wondering where an awful the rain a go on but of course as is the case this season there's a lot of rain there was flooding as you know there was a fatal landslide in kerala and there are still floods on the ground as you can see several 100 millimeters of rain fell in that all western side of india the western

gets towards mumbai and this is the forecast the rest of the day you can see quite clearly the blue line that goes all the way at this present site india goes beyond and into the science of pakistan where has been significant rain in the last 24 hours as well now the forecast from mumbai still gives you rain it's nice and wordy this what i know but it's raining for the next 3 days which is what you might expect the south has also to do it did produce flooding in mumbai start the season it's just come back again this is 100 in karachi the last couple days nearly 140 millimeters of rain doesn't sound a lot in comparison pakistan is a pretty dry country and the average for karachi is 61 so it's borton twice the average forecast wise there's a bit more to come for pakistan even for karachi i think in a couple days time which is unusual peter many thanks will talk to very soon and still to come here on the news out. stepping on the

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missing 157 confirmed dead at least 6000 injured anger is growing amid the accusations that the authorities ignored warnings about explosives being stored at the port. china's top representative in hong kong says u.s. sanctions on the territories leaders are ridiculous and barbarous any u.s. assets held by the chief executive can rely on are being frozen similarly for police chiefs and other officials as well. breaking news afghanistan's highest consultative body the loya jirga has recommended that the government releases $400.00 taliban prisoners but it says they should only be freed if they promise not to return to fighting is now up to president ashraf ghani to make the final decision that could come as early as tomorrow. we'll get more on that developing story for you in just a moment but 1st a court in the thai capital has granted bail to to protest leaders arrested on friday night dozens of supporters gathered outside the court in bangkok demanding

their release they were held in connection with pro-democracy protests let's go live now to bangkok and our correspondent wayne hey so wayne why did the court make this decision on the bail. well it is an interesting decision from the court they have been charged with sedition they were granted by a law on the condition that they do not basically bring them over again and then in terms of coming to any of these anti-government protests again and in fact leading them what we've seen in recent weeks is quite a few protests breaking out not just in the capital city but other parts of the country led mainly by students they have been relatively small in size in terms of the numbers but they are significant effect i think it's fair to say that this is the most significant protest movement that would seen since the military coup in 2014 there's a fairly broad set of demands from these protesters they want this government gone they want you election call and they want to rewrite all of the military drafted constitution. they basically feel that nothing has changed in thailand since day 2

in 24 days despite the fact that we had an election last year about the same people who live there too but now still running the country today to these 2 individuals simply go back and join the pro-democracy movement or are they being told you cannot even think about going near of it. well that's what the court has said it remains to be seen i guess whether or not done those particular 2 leaders will come and join this protest here on saturday evening for example it should be said there's also a list that is being distributed in social media by some of the protest leaders reportedly from the movie a long list of at least 30 names of other proteins leaders that are facing arrest warrants on similar charges on the same issue which carries a very lengthy jail if found guilty and the moment that doesn't seem to be putting off these protesters they're still coming out in force here this afternoon i don't think we'll see any trouble here today in the police side here in numbers as well

they are not trying to disperse this crowd even though it is an illegal gathering of the protest leaders are saying look let's gather today but they save ourselves for another very big rally which they say will be held next 7. ok when many things weigh in hey our correspondent there in bangkok. protests have been held across colombia after the supreme court put the former president. under house arrest as supporters have been rallying in their cause across the country's major cities with the tension deepening political divisions there. the reports from the capital. they came out in force in the 4 wheeled protest to abide by current restrictions but the only thing. they're stanch supporters of former colombian president. who for them will always be the country savior no matter what. needle and upper class conservatives forever grateful to an ex-president who

improved security in a nation battered by a long and bloody civil conflict one go to quote america we disagree with this and just don't remember we couldn't leave the house with the current who gave us freedom. for damn this supreme court decision to detain on witness tampering and fraud charges this week is an outrage when thousands of former fighters have gone free tanks 282016 peace deal no i don't it's not fair that they keep him like a vile criminal when those guerrilla fighters are sitting in the senate it's not fair not fair. but to others here who is the criminal a man with alleged ties to drug traffickers and paramilitary groups with no regard to human rights whose war against marxist insurgents left thousands of innocent civilians dead. position against

a hard fought peace deal with fired rebels that his predecessor a one man way to santa is achieved leaving the country split into. now even tension promises to defend these divisions further threatening the possibility of requests to be asian in an already deeply. we do best party in this political protests share current president have attacked the courts the citizen even calling for an overhaul of the justice system and a change to the constitution. for many political commentators the current crisis is this testing the country's institutions in society one of the basic questions here is whether or not the political structure can hold this attack that it's being done against its legitimacy against dorothy for better or for worse. dominated colombia's political landscape for decades and will likely continue to do

so as a symbol of a deeply polarized country still trying to reconcile itself with its past alice and impunity. the venezuelan government is being accused of punishing people who break quarantine rules but after weeks of lockdown many can't afford to stay at home anymore or a burden mentally explains. to sit in the sun on star exercises and even public beatings. soldiers in venezuela's capital caracas are accused of taking these punishing measures against people violating quarantine rules turning a copper how do you know. i was buying corn meal for my children i removed my face mask to clean my face and i put it back on their soul just stop me there this is crazy there are many people here. for the 1st case of coronavirus hit the country in mid march to cut the spread the government imposed a knock down

a mistreated movement across the country since then security forces have roamed the streets in force in strict mass wearing and curfews moves the many say difficult to follow. but i leave my house at 11 am to work and get food for the day and they won't let us work they grab a sin city there it is easy for the soldiers because they have food but what do poor people do the food box given by the government is not enough for family the government has to understand that we go out on the streets to look for work if i don't go to work i can't find food for my kids rights groups in the published video online which is said to show more punitive measures taken into a state in western venezuela president nicolas maduro has accused rights groups of receiving money from the cia and supporting what he calls donald trump security

forces. he's thanked the military back in court in 1000 but it's also a country that counts of food for the bars the bride there are some far more than 23000 confirmed cases of corona virus and just over 200 deaf. with the health care system on its knees following the is infrastructure decay shortages of medication and whines the u.n. is calling the government to let in outside help to deal with the crisis of opposition lawmakers and rights groups they mature is using the pandemic as an excuse to further militarize the country. with the police and judicial handling of the pandemic there will be a higher rate of infection a lower capacity for care and cases will be complicated then the population will not only be afraid of the virus but also of the police handling of the pandemic people sleep on the floor they mistreat you they arrest people for having

a virus that is all over the world with many venezuelans and with this with choice look forward to feed their families and face the consequences lure those money. ok so if you're just joining us here on the news hour we have got that developing story coming to us out of the afghan capital kabul going to show you some a latest pictures of a thing called the loya jirga it is afghanistan's highest consultative body since we've been on air well pretty much since we're on air maybe 40 minutes ago now the loya jirga is calling on the government to definitely release 400 taliban prisoners the nuanced choreography around this seems to be saying it is going to happen but after 2 days of the loya jirga it will be down to the president ashraf ghani to make the final decision and therefore the final announcement we are thinking about will happen as early as sunday let's bring in michael semple he's an expert on afghanistan and professor at the institute for global peace security and justice at

queen's in belfast michael great to have you here on the news hour again what does this mean. this means that president ghani will be able to go back to his u.s. counterpart and tell him that i may be able to get these prisoners released but he's going to have to decide whether he does it conditionally or unconditionally so the conditions or the main condition is we will release them but they mustn't return to being taliban fighters. yes and quite how and how that gets implemented is a is a major issue it has supposedly that condition apply 8 to 30 here out will last for a half 1000 prisoners who've already been released but in reality most of them have gone back to being fighters is this a win for the afghan government. well i think the only real win for

the afghan government and the afghan people will be if they make concrete progress towards peace i'm sure that the president will be confident that this straight from his heart and as he tries to set the conditions for the negotiations which will eventually start to each other understand towards peace so yes it will strengthen the president's heart so this may be doesn't mean you know when we talk about the choreography and what happens next this maybe doesn't mean any time soon direct face to face talks between the taliban and the afghan government but it does mean that we're maybe half a step closer to that. well i mean there were some people of course who thought that they could get the unconditional release of these prisoners and that there would be negotiations starting next week for anybody who thought that this may be a disappointment but if you have to have a show all see how the afghan people rule at least speaking at the favorite

negotiations at the peace process and the afghan president empowered to try to take for us maybe it's maybe it's inched us in steps toward this but i mean as ever you know we're all kept in suspense as to when and if they the negotiations will actually stop who's holding all the cards here is that the afghan government or the taliban. it's well hey you know it really depends on how you see it there the taliban to be fairly at least with what they've achieved so far this year through negotiations promise of u.s. withdrawal our reduction of u.s. air pressure on their forces fighting it out on a stand release of all these prisoners major boost to their army's morale let under-served degree of legitimacy around their country but the one thing they haven't done is either stop the war or actually make progress towards winning it

absolut the afghan government holds quite a few cards in that silly its military military off a lot stronger than the taliban in the sense that you know they're incumbents and they and also i think they're getting the sense that the population is really tired of this war and they don't quite understand why the taliban are still fighting it given that the taliban are done a deal with the americans that say there's no occupation so they know the cars are pretty evenly distributed actually some of this just over the past what 46 weeks has been driven by we're just looking at pictures of him now the u.s. secretary of state mike pompei o 2 points point number one when i strive danny presumably picks up the phone to him today or 1st thing tomorrow morning because of the time difference what kind of response will he get from mr pompei o and point number 2 how much of this and forgive me if this sounds overly cynical how much of this is driven by we're 12 weeks away from a u.s. election and the trumpet ministration needs some sort of victory and clearly the

trumpet ministration has been signaling for 2 years we want to withdraw from all these hot spots around afghanistan the middle east. i think that secretary pompei o has to be quite careful in what he says to the president gandhi because clearly he president clearly secretary on peo hour will emphasize that he wants negotiations started as soon as possible and he wants concrete progress towards peace and that i think you'll be reluctant to be calling directly for the release of prisoners who be responsible for killing many many americans as well as afghans out so when president ghani tells us you know i think i now have the scope to move forward on this ultimately pay will say ok do it quickly then sir please we're all waiting in terms of what they trumpet administration count at deliver to the u.s. population i sort of yeah i suspect that we're close to as good as it gets

because they can announce that they have withdrawn almost all troops from afghanistan on the how a plan to get the rest home as well and they can say that they be there responsibly trying to get a peace process in afghanistan which will ensure that the other countries that he said doesn't provide a further threats the united states i suspect that dots as good as it gets for the truck that ministration but of course they. are there envoy is trying to deliver civil war ok we must leave it there michael great to get your thoughts on this developing story here on the news on michael semple there from queens in belfast most welcome. many kenyans who lost their jobs because of khirbet 19 accuse the governments of misusing foreign aid to help them they say they are yet to receive any money catherine soy has this from nairobi. antonio chen has just received his

weekly $10.00 payment from the government the money is a lifeline to him and thousands of other kenyans in auburn areas who have lost their jobs because of coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown measures. a chain is a casual labor in the western town of kisumu and has 3 children. on the front if we use 500 shillings for a banana hoping business we then use the other 500 to buy food and other basic things. in another part of the town has a callow tells us this is a fast time she's receiving food since march when the 1st case of the disease was confirmed an advance i'm in now messire gawain i have only heard about the government money i have not seen it i've just received this food store from well wishers. national treasury has so far dispatched about a $100000000.00 with more on the way the money adds to an existing welfare program

that helps the elderly oftens and the disabled while the $300000.00 people have lost their jobs because of the pandemic government money is helping the poorest but the fans are limited the number of those who made it is growing and some analysts are concerned about the lack of transparency on how it's being distributed i. worry about. the lack of transparency. or corruption and you've already started. and we don't want to. continue or too. much about. their reports here that say much of the money sent to different government offices is being mismanaged through fraudulent procurement processes and inflated costs of medical equipment. put this concerns to the treasury cabinet secretary giving money to those 'd 2 issues that. even demanded. and how that

money is if you know the cost. you know. 'd this will be enormously the treasury secretary is expected to release an additional $500000000.00 soon to provide father assistance to those who need it many like her cattle who are struggling to survive i hope in the money we'll get to them this time kathy soliah al-jazeera nairobi. well coronavirus covered 19 has left the pacific island nations relatively untouched but an increase in infections in papua new guinea is straining the already fragile health system that is nicolas cage. outside a sports stadium in port moresby people white to be tested at 19 inside a makeshift hospital has been set up to treat

a rising number of paypal with the coronavirus until now pup when you get he has avoided a large scale outbreak but in recent weeks it has spread to new provinces forcing the closure of a massive copper and gold mine and many health workers are testing positive protective medical equipment is being distributed and international health teams flowing in but there are concerns the already fragile health system won't cope for all we know there are some great things going on behind the scenes the communication between government health department and then down to the people that hasn't happened the government has brought down measures including closing its border with indonesia but in many areas social distancing is a challenge and with huge numbers living below the poverty line access to clean water for hand washing is limited what we can do is find ways to overcome

challenges whether it's washing hands. in a creek washing hands and they are. using salt which my stable have is a means by which to wash their hands while few cases have been recorded in other pacific island nations then now facing economic devastation due to the collapse of trade and tourism and countries like some a student reeling from recent deadly measles outbreak so many of the nations in the rage and relied on tourism people coming to visit to really sustain their economies and i just don't have that capacity now so a huge economic impact for those island nations right across the region that's going to last for years. the asian development bank says the number of people living in extreme poverty in the region could increase by up to 40 percent in the short term many pacific island nations who need help to keep their economies afloat

. al-jazeera still ahead here on the news i will have the sport for you lewis hamilton will look to convert pace to pole ahead of the 70th anniversary grand prix pretends the details next. my. in russia mixed martial i didn't force. it to bring fame fortune and how i felt when i went to investigate on al-jazeera. it is here abducted and forced into sexual slavery by the japanese imperial army. for the so-called comfort women of the 2nd world war decades have passed but the trauma lives on. witness follows the story of the women who campaigned with unwavering resolve for an official apology for this morning chapter in history. the

apology on al-jazeera. al-jazeera. every. time to pause for sport with peter thank you so much peter trying to play a song will go into very 3 of gold's p.g.a. championship with a 2 stroke advantage over his rivals no other male player from china has ever made

a major golf tournament before i go to rob school reports are leaked how tang has been on the verge of a golfing breakthrough for years and on friday the 25 year old finally got one around $65.00 at the p.g.a. championship at the chinese player at the top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage is the 1st time a player from his country has led a major which is come as much of a surprise to him as to anyone. yeah the anyone saw i can play this this way especially like you said again no content again no expectation. as you know lots of humans are. doing nothing. just follow here have fun. leads by 2 from a group of players that include 2 time defending champion brooks kepcher who struggled with a painful hit through the 2nd round englishman tommy fleetwood who has been a major runner up twice in the last 2 seasons is also in

a tie for 2nd. further back as rory mcilroy the world number 3 spent much of his round battling with the rough and he sits even par. and a shot behind his tiger woods who's putting let him down on friday it briefly looked like the 15 time major champion would miss the cut but a birdie on the 16th put him through to the weekend 8 shots back in what is a crowded field of former major champions joined al jazeera 5 months after being hold to by the coronavirus pandemic the u.s. the champions league returned on friday and 13 times champions real madrid are out they were beaten $21.00 by manchester city who also won the 1st leg back in march to 1 so he now heads to the quarter finals which will be staged in portugal leon will be city's opponents in the quarter finals in lisbon that's despite a 21 defeat at u. ventas cristiana rinaldo scoring both for uva who are eliminated on away goals of

the leon won the 1st leg at home one mill. on saturday barcelona host napoli in the long delayed 2nd leg from the round of 16 napoli had expressed concerns about travelling to spain where there has been a recent coronavirus cases but also insists they are doing all they can to make it safe. away for a workable i want to thank you a for for letting us host it's our right to be able to play the 2nd leg here we played the 1st leg amid the pandemic at napoli stadium and we now want to create a 2nd leg at home stadium like other teams are doing we're doing this with the support of the way for as well as the local health authorities here in catalonia so we can guarantee that here in the city of parsimony or the situation is under control the n.f.l. and its players association have further tweaked the coronavirus protocols a day after the deadline passed for players to notify their teams whether they would be playing or not the season the latest the maidment means that if someone

tests positive but is asymptomatic the player or staff member can return to work after returning to negative tests within the 24 hour period in total $66.00 players have opted out of the season. in the n.b.a. the brooklyn nets of confirmed their place in the playoffs after 119106 win over the sacramento kings on friday jarrett allen's called 17 points and contributed 11 rebounds for a double double while joe harris was on form from outside the paint with $53.00 pointers from 7 attempts for brooklyn the kings can still reach the playoffs but time is running out with only 3 games left to play meanwhile the philadelphia 76 is made of 3 wins from 3 things 28108101 win over the orlando magic tobias harris contributing 23 points and 15 rebounds for the delphia both these teams are assured of a playoff spot. an oakland athletics bench coach has apologized after raising his arm

in a nazi style salutes while celebrating a win ryan christensen 2nd from the right here forgetting about the coronavirus protocols and attempting a high 5 after a 64 win over the texas rangers the club have also apologized for the offensive gesture. meanwhile the miami marlins had some good news on friday francisco severely homerun helping them to a 43 win over the new york mets it's a 6 straight win for miami who had 10 games cancelled since m.l. be returned because of a coronavirus outbreak. lewis hamilton will be hoping to convert practice pace into pole later for the 70th anniversary grand prix at silverstone the championship leader topped the time sheets in friday's 2nd session is miss a steam at all terry bought us for 2nd practice. i'll be here again later for most sports news peter peter many thanks so hale is here from 11 g he'll have the latest out of kabul another news hour for you. hopefully see that.

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hero the world needs. washing. her. bacon dish will deal to free hundreds of taliban prisoners in afghanistan but it still needs approval from the president. of the whole robin your jobs or life my headquarters here in doha also coming up clearing the streets after beirut ports blast but must protest against lebanon's government just hours away. and stepping up the spat over hong kong china mobile's u.s. sanctions against gary graham and police chiefs as ridiculous and barbarous. also help at.