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yeah and here at u.n. headquarters in new york they're watching extremely closely what's going on in switzerland this libyan political dialogue forum and this is the conclusive moment of this what they're doing is they brought together a representative group of libyans they say who are now the voters and you're seeing these people going up to the front and putting their votes in they had before them a list of a number of different slates to form the presidency council in libya for different posts that they're looking for including a chairman of that council and a prime minister we had a 1st round and now we're down to a 2nd round of voting which will be the final round and at the end of this they will then decide which slate becomes the temporary interim government i need to stress that talking about a government that's going to govern libya to lead the country to elections and it's

an ambitious timeline planning elections by the end of the year everyone here at the u.n. i think is optimistic but not trying to be too publicly optimistic because remember kemal we've been here before remember there was an interim government 5 years ago and 2015 and it just added to the other rival power blocs in libya and really just led to more confusion and eventually to more violence and i think there's still a big question marks over this procedure there's a cease fire in place which is very good news will lack continue to hold throughout the year what about general hurley for half who from benghazi tried to take the whole country into try to take tripoli while he apparently says he's on board with this process but some are wondering what he'll do in the intervening months and then of course there's the other big problem with the ceasefire which is the foreign forces who are there in libya will they withdraw and what will happen with

the fall. an interference in libya because various different countries have been just sling for power knowing how potentially rich this oil rich country could be trying to get influence in libya all of those are potentially stuck stumbling blocks despite all that we shouldn't. should shouldn't deviate us from the fact that this is a very important potentially moment for libya and this could be a step to peace could be could be a james bays diplomatic editor thank you for that malik trainer now in tripoli as james points out we've been here before and we must exercise caution however what sort of a will how is it all being greeted in libya. well i mean the various shareholders in libya have seemed to want to accept the results of this these political talks and the outcome of this vote yesterday the tripoli based

parliament the speaker of the tripoli based parliament said that they would respect the results of the vote in geneva and that they would then that that he would then call a session for them to certify this new government now of course we will see between the 2 lists that are currently in a runoff vote there are some some subtle some differences we have one vote one list where the speaker of the eastern based parliament argue who is a firm supporter of warlords khalifa haftar as the as the head of the presidential council and we also have. who is the current jian a minister of interior he's also the person who signed the security and maritime agreement with the church which helped the g.n.a.t. force back. forces outside of tripoli and and for the last few months we've seen

a stalemate and that's allowed these political talks to to happen i think libyans for the most part everybody here wants to see elections take place there are some critics of these talks they say that the u.n. sort of overstepped their boundaries and handpicked these participants in the talks but supporters say that the the parliament and the high state council which are sort of the legislative branches have had 6 years and they haven't come up with a solution so this variety of libyans from various regions and from very with various ideologies can come up with a solution and and we're going to have to wait and see what kind of reaction we're going to see especially. from from you know from those with weapons here in western libya and in eastern libya whether or not they're going to be able to explain whether they're going to be able going to accept the results and when and where this government will actually take power like traina in tripoli thank you for all

of that the pictures we're looking at live from switzerland at the moment as the u.n. led process for peace in libya goes on casting votes for the new interim government as malik was just telling us an important step as libya tries to move forward to elections later in the year and maybe to some sort of pace to so many years of conflict we'll keep an eye on the story as it goes in course bring you the results when we get. on to other news and for 4 years under donald trump the u.s. of course withdrew from the international stage adopting its america 1st approach but now president joe biden's unveiled a new foreign policy strategy promising to restore u.s. leadership and repair alliances in his 1st major speech on his international priorities but an address the detention of the russian opposition leader alexina valmy talked about rejoining the paris climate accords and importantly announced an

end to american support for the saudi led war in yemen from our state department correspondent resident jordan. u.s. president joe biden delivered his 1st foreign policy speech at the state department and made news on the long running war in yemen where saudi and rati forces have allegedly targeted civilians with u.s. made weapons this war has to end. and to underscore our commitment we are ending all american support for offensive operations in the war in yemen including relevant arms sales. and the coup in me and mark the mermaid's military should relinquish power they have seized release the advocates and activists and officials they have detained lift the restrictions on telecommunications and refrain from violence. and on russia's imprisonment of the political activist alexei novelli he

should be released immediately and without condition biden's speech which also touched on china and on reversing the trumpet ministrations dismantling of u.s. refugee policy was short but specific a reflection of the years he spent leading the senate foreign relations committee a former u.s. diplomat says he supports biden's action on yemen the u.s. going to be considerably to that war now the u.s. is saying i will no longer can simply add to this war i will not feel it with weapons shipments year i would like you all the big followers and the regional powers to do the same and that was something you the other part of biden's foreign policy agenda repairing an agency that lost hundreds of experienced employees and suffered considerable budget cuts during the previous administration morale had crashed especially during the tenure of former secretary of state mike pompei

o who many diplomats believed used the agency to boost his political ambitions in a separate speech to state employees biden said things will be different america is back diplomacy is back you are the center. all that i tend to do you are the heart of it we're going to rebuild our alliances are going to really gauge the world and take on the enormous challenges we face the new administration's promise to try to restore the u.s. is reputation both at home and around the world rosalynn jordan al-jazeera washington so there's a biden's foreign policy priorities now what he's hoping to do at home about the economy like most countries around the world the u.s. has taken a hit during the coronavirus pandemic and one way we track the situation and how

it's maybe improving is their job let's claims the numbers are just out kimberly health that is in washington you were telling us about these come out last hour what have you got. yeah well they came back a little bit but not nearly as much as economists had hoped the economy adding 49000 jobs that sounds like a lot but it's really not when you have millions of unemployed americans $22000000.00 jobs lost back in march only half of those roughly have recovered so a long way to go plus $49000.00 is certainly not going to cut it so that is a little bit discouraging and this is why the white house is pushing so hard for this coded relief package on capitol hill it made its 1st sort of step towards doing just that by essentially cutting out republicans in their objections to the bill overnight in fact kamel a harris the vice president casting a tie breaking vote at 5 30 in the morning local time so now we know that there will be discussions at the white house today with democratic leaders on how to get

this package together what it includes $1400.00 in stimulus checks for americans also for unemployment insurance about $400.00 a week until september and a raising of the federal minimum wage to 15 dollars an hour now what's really important about these stimulus checks that everybody's been talking about these $4800.00 is remember that on the campaign trail joe biden was promising 2000 well the numbers go down a little bit that's making some people unhappy and the other thing that's making people unhappy is the fact that the last round of stimulus checks went to people savings accounts not into the economy and there's fear that could happen again and so these jobs numbers are concerning the package is getting some criticism that it may not do what is intended to do so white house on a bit of a defense i'm going to be defending in fact his argument for this package it's coming in a few hours joe biden will be talking about his build back better plan and of

course we'll be watching we will thank you kimberly how it could in washington. just days after he was jailed russian opposition leader alexei no valleys appearing in court again this time accused of defaming a world war 2 veteran who appeared in a video promoting russians constitutional referendum and they described a number of people in the video as quote corrupt hacks the european union's foreign policy chief has appealed for his release in a meeting with russia's foreign minister in moscow just met this is the 1st high level you visit to russia since 2017 borel says the pair had intense frank talks about their relationship which had been marked by a lack of trust my this is going to charge with the rest of the sentencing of the legacy. and rest of the most rigorous. like you can expect to have conveyed to minister of rough our deep concern and great to rated

have appealed to his release on the launch of any investigation of the. little girl you hear repeatedly said this no doctors have found the russian nor german civilian doctors have found the thing that was allegedly seen into his body the nerve agent nova chuck was only discovered by german military doctors which says a lot. in the news ahead. i another show of resistance against the coup in me and maher is a senior party figure and loyal supporter of unsung suchi is arrested and a new covert 19 test is being rolled out in indonesia we wonder how accurate is it a report from the counters on the way.

how are we going to have a round of snow coming into japan over the next couple days that fanned out it is actually going to be warming up we have got winds coming in from all of a westerly direction for the time being high pressure very close by but as we go on through the next day or so we will see rain pulling out of the way perhaps one or 2 snow flurries there into all caught and then signs of clear weather across the korean peninsula and bunch of japan's push on into the 2nd half of the weekend there we go with a few snow showers into western areas of honshu and also into quite a keen drift on the wind here this stays but said other side of the mountains tokyo will get up here around 18 celsius so some decent warmth coming through here but you know the china again fine and dry central areas a little more cloudy here was a chance of some spotty right but down towards the south hong kong present sunshine but temperatures getting up to around $26.00 degrees a lot of sunshine supercross much of in the air we have got

a few showers running towards the next day also up towards the far north of india was seeing this westley disturbance now feeding a few showers across the pool over to wolf blitzer snow over the high ground but it will continue to drift further east was bright skies coming back in behind the temperatures lifting in new delhi to 23 degrees. welcome to down from every one of us. even those working quietly behind the scenes . so you can relax and enjoy the perfect breaking news. and when you leave with a smile we know our day's work is done qatar airways welcome to our home.

here with al jazeera these are the top stories this hour delegates in libya's a transition it talks in switzerland voting to select a new interim government's candidates have been narrowed down to 2 lists each representing key provinces running for prime minister and roles in a new presidency council. u.s. president joe biden is ending american support for the saudi led war in yemen and that will include a ban on the sale of specific weapons saudi arabia has responded by saying it supports a political solution and the european union's foreign policy chief has appealed for russia's opposition leader alexei no valley to be released in a meeting with his counterpart in moscow just

a barrel met circuit lavrov the 1st high level in you visit to russia since 27 and . hundreds of people in pakistan administered kashmir have been out on the streets marking kashmir solidarity day. protesters gathered to show support for those on the other side of the line control both india and pakistan claim the region as their own and tension has been even higher since new delhi revoked the autonomy of indian administered kashmir in august of 29 teams all have been protests in the pakistani capital islamabad as well kemal explains the day significance for the demonstrators. very brave brave there day of dollar data day where the people of kashmir across august on in all the provinces where that in the south jordan on paper left come out in large numbers to show their solidarity for the people of kashmir a does now is doomed new importance because of the ongoing tensions red india after

the indian government revoked article 3 seventy's board countries have come close to conflict on several locations and that today that day could be another round of what delayed gates did important or north said this is a day where everybody comes out all start to set aside their political differences the buggers on the prime minister address to rally and gordon lee north fall from the line of control of the jet stream frequented by while asians there's also the dividing line between indian and pakistani administered kashmir the buckets on the political leadership is in progress on the administered kashmir day where did the opposition all the ruling party the opposition is also holding a large rally in the provincial capper journalists were joining results robot dodges the administrative capital of the pakistani administered kashmir the

politicians maybe there was a days but this is one called bridge or night everybody aired in progress gone under dead to have said the sides are different they are sure that there always are night days when it comes to the called of course me today pakistanis and just need these are all good english if we follow it down to 3 day across trouble would decide to india is a purple would mean showing a rag red rag to a bull india must know one day inshallah lack of media will find a way to get to dead the town so despite the differences between the government and the opposition. this affected important cause all of. the board. or all out war.

and all go on. hong kong is imposing sweeping new rules for schools children as young as 6 will be taught about the controversial national security law the one opposed by mainland china students will also learn about tough penalties for antigovernment offenses they'll be taught how to sing china's national anthem on the learn about the police and the people's liberation army there are protests across and neighboring countries as demonstrators continue to push back against the military coup this is after one of the close aides of deposed leader was arrested when 10 is a senior party figure and a former political prisoner who spent decades campaigning against military rule. civil disobedience campaign that doesn't appear to be going anywhere this time teaches university students youth groups medical workers are all part of a growing movement of protests against the military will. a palestinian man has

been shot dead near an illegal settlement in the occupied west bank the israeli army says the man tried to break into a home close to there are around 250 illegal settlements on the hill tops off the west bank. also the number of violent deaths in palestinian israeli communities is been rising steadily for years in fact this is despite government promises to tackle the problem activists blame a mixture of well armed and organized criminal gangs and a lack of action from police harri force that with more now from northern israel. as most of israel focuses on the covert crisis the palestinian israelis a different issue dominates daily life gun violence this what it was captured in january in the northern town of omar farm in the moments after its latest killing 21 year old mohammed was shot dead on his doorstep he just returned from a protest against violent crime he was the 4th member of his extended family to be

killed in just 18 months the family say they don't know why they've been targeted muhammad's cousin and anti-crime activist says it's up to the police to provide the answers. in their c.c.t.v. there is d.n.a. i don't need to teach them their job even if they can find all the evidence 50 percent will be there search and ask and investigate this is your job not mine it's a long running accusation by palestinian israelis that negligent law enforcement allows crime gangs freedom to operate in their towns and villages 2020 was the deadliest year for many with $96.00 violent deaths in our communities there is general agreement about one thing an epidemic of violent crime is sweeping palestinian israeli society not for the 1st time your forty's a promising more engagement and more enforcement. israeli prime minister who unusually has been campaigning for palestinian israeli votes in next month's election has pledged an overhaul of policing an investigation promising to target

the violence in the same way as terrorism. says previous such promises have failed to make a difference. i mean that unfortunately the israeli police treat us as enemies not isms of the state just last friday there was a peaceful protest by the youth in front of the police station and the police attacked with extraordinary equipment and force undercover officers it's unacceptable an investigation by the r it's newspaper in november found that only a 5th of murders in palestinian israeli communities resulted in charges compared to more than half in jewish areas. we face obstacles in the arab society most importantly we need to make clear that cleaning the crime scene hiding the weapon organizing testimonies not cooperating not informing the police all of these form an obvious barrier to solving murders meanwhile the violence continues thousands took to the streets in the town of tama to mourn the death of another

young man. was a 23 year old nursing student a bystander killed in crossfire as israeli police in gauged in a gun battle with a gang who was shooting into a nearby house another young life ended in another neighborhood turned into a crime scene ari force at al-jazeera northern israel. looking at indonesia this hour which is rolling out a new breath test for covert 19 passengers at train stations and bus terminals are being screened with the results issued in minutes though some health health experts doubt its accuracy jessica washington reports in jakarta. this is the early morning rush hour search san juan of dakotas busiest stations these passengers are among the 1st to try indonesia's new covert 900 breathalyzers to get nothing.

compared to the antigen rapid test in the p.c.r. test this test is a lot cheaper and more simple. the scientists behind the genoese device say it can smell cold 19 on the breath in just 2 minutes without getting a negative result these passengers can't board the train the devices will be used at public sites around the country but scientists warn it shouldn't replace p.c.r. testing because this is your site and this is geno's a screening tool if someone has a positive result should be confirmed with the p.c.r. if they test negative there's no need to the test costs around $1.00 us dollar much cheaper than a p.c.r. test which can cost up to $100.00 at some hospitals but some epidemiologists say this is yet another misguided step by indonesian authorities some health experts are critical of this new method of testing they say in tunisia health care is in crisis and the country's start in a relentless 1st wave of covert 19 cases they recommend the government focuses on

increasing the c.r. testing rather than rolling out cheaper and less accurate options we have to. create the capacity for out they still are if not just just to prove the capacity for a peterson case. indonesia conducts around $40000.00 tests each day and has a test positivity rate of almost 30 percent last week the country supposed a 1000000 confirmed cases but experts fear the real number is much higher more than a year into the pandemic some health workers feel the government has let them down on 2 fronts by failing to invest in more testing and by not having strict code 900 restrictions in place for what i thought but now i don't really know why the testing is still lacking in indonesia it's so important and we're still seeing

people travelling and gathering at the stations if it continues this way covered 1000 will stay here even next year. 10 of dr patients have died and she fears the situation will worsen as overwhelmed hospitals are forced to reject patients the health ministry did not respond to a serious request for an interview just a washington al-jazeera jakarta. people have been camping out sometimes to several nights in a row to secure orks a gym for sick relatives supplies are running low as the country grapples with a 2nd wave of infections many peruvian families say relatives died because they just couldn't get oxygen refills or couldn't afford them some resellers to increase the price 6 falls. from febreze 15 people travelling to the u.k. from so-called red list countries will have to quarantine in a hotel for 10 days the government's asking hotels near sea and airports to join the scheme there are concerns about capacity and preparedness for the barber has

more from london. there has been a time like and just in the last few hours the head of a major london hotel group has said 10 days is not going to be enough time to bring in the safety requirements needed under this scheme it's not clear which hotels are going to be taking part we understand that all u.k. residents flying in from countries on a so-called red list more than 30 of them are largely in south america southern africa places which possibly might be bringing in travelers with that mutation of the corona virus found in brazil and in south africa they will have to pay for their own stay for $10.00 days under $10.00 a night roughly but there will be security guards chaperoning them they will get free meals and so on for the hotels though the details are still being thrashed out

and the industry has basically been saying they've been left in the dark and they could have been given more of a heads up over the last week it's clear that the government is scrambling to convince the hotel industry to get on board it's understood they want up to $30000.00 rooms look booked so the hotels that are not being used for other customers right now they'll be at places like heathrow at the airports around the u.k. as well as some seaports so this is a major logistical challenge and it's not a moment too soon as some people say. how fast the hour on al jazeera these are the headlines votes have been cast stands in fact counted all counting right now by libyan delegates and switzerland taking part in a special un led forum to decide on a new libyan interim government.