i do child study by saul the city has shown just how much life has been transformed . if you want to help save the world. the u.s. targets more saudi officials over the killing of journalists. and calls for the elite unit behind his murder to be disbanded. american tale of this is our jazeera live from london also coming up yemen's death sentence the un disappointed with international donations which crissy the country forced into famine. former french president nicolas sarkozy faces jail after being

convicted of corruption. and beaten repeatedly to drive away evil spirits a mother is charged over her daughter's exorcism deaths. i know the united states has urged saudi arabia to disband its rapid intervention force the elite unit behind the 2018 murder of dissident journalist. a u.s. intelligence report implicated saudi crown prince mohammed bin sandman in the killing but the state department will not say if he's among the 76 saudi officials it with visa restrictions because of their connections to the motor. we have urged saudi arabia to disband this group and then adopt institutional systemic reforms and controls to ensure that our anti dissident activities and operations cease and cease completely we have made crystal clear and will continue to do so that the

brutal killing of jamal khashoggi current 28 months ago remains an acceptable conduct at the same time our relationship with saudi arabia is important it's important to u.s. interests and it requires continued progress in reforms to ensure that this important partnership rests on strong fundamentals and continues to advance our shared objectives in the middle east mike hanna joins us now from washington d.c. is so some of what it was heard in that briefing was expected but how do the new measures go. well lauren the details that were given were in fact given in writing by state department last friday but this is the 1st time that they've actually fleshed out some of these moves on camera with the state department spokesman appearing officially but one new factor has come in and that is the united states calling on saudi arabia to disband what is called that

rapid intervention force which a cia report and a report made public by the department of national intelligence indicates is nothing more than a hit squad so certainly these details are being fished out $76.00 individuals have been served with sanctions by the u.s. government but significantly and very importantly it does not appear that the name of the crown prince mohammed bin solomon is on that list of those who have been served with sanctions the state department was asked specifically where the u.s. would consider a waiver this is something that would allow the crown prince to travel to the united states for diplomatic reasons the state department spokesman would not be drawn on that particular subject but the indications are that the crown prince is not on the list now this is going back to president biden's campaign in which he made very clear that everybody involved in the murder of jamal khashoggi must be held accountable but the biden and ministration appearing to backtrack on this

particular point and there were numerous questions asked by reporters in that news conference about why the biden administration is not taking steps to hold the crown prince individually responsible as the cia and the department of national information report has actually found once again the state department spokesman basically skirting around that particular issue saying that the u.s. still values saudi arabia as an important partner and it does appear that no action is going to be taken with regard to the crown prince himself and this is going to cause a massive blowback certainly in congress where the. peter calls for some action to be taken against the crown prince mohammed bin salman but the biden administration appears to be sticking to its guns although they used a press spokesman did say in a briefing in the course of the day that it reserves the right to take action against muhammad bin solomon should it choose to do so in the future so

a number of questions still being asked but that particular question not being onset lawrence mike hanna thank you very much indeed the national secretary general has warned of a death sentence for yemen after a disappointing outcome to a global donor conference and tony the terrorist says the event raised roughly 1700000000 us dollars less than half of the $3850000000.00 the u.n. is asking for on diplomatic editor james bays reports from u.n. headquarters in new york for weeks the u.n. has been warning that yemen's dawn humanitarian situation is on the verge of becoming the worst time in any way in decades to date i mean is bearing down on yemen. the race he's on if we want to prevent handgun and starvation from thinking millions of lives to avert humanitarian disaster the secretary general convened a pledging conference to raise almost $4000000000.00 but while big donors did give

money in most cases they actually reduced their contributions from a year earlier in the past the countries fighting as part of the coalition in yemen saudi arabia and the united arab emirates gave the most this year their contributions were down to the head of the world food program warned that out of the $385000000000.00 the u.n. wanted there was an absolute bare minimum needed to stop a famine but point $9000000000.00 just over there if you do the math that's about $100000000.00 per month to have 4 kids but in the end instead of $1900000000.00 they got $1670000000.00 the un's emergency relief coordinator read out a statement from the secretary general showing his frustration the best that can be said about today is that it represents a downpayment i thank those who did pledge generously and i ask others to consider

again what they can do to help stave off the worst famine the well to seen in decades. the message from the un to donor countries is pretty clear thank you for your money but it's not enough and we're going to come back to you to ask for more otherwise there's going to be a massive famine in yemen. 0 of the united nations. the former french president nicolas sarkozy has been found guilty of corruption and influence peddling sarkozy was sentenced to 3 years in jail although 2 were suspended if the conviction is upheld on appeal he may serve his sentence under house arrest it all but ends his hopes of a political comeback the reports from paris. nicolas sarkozy arrived at caught in

paris for the verdict in his trial a judge found the former french president guilty of corruption and influence peddling he was given a 3 year jail sentence with 2 years suspended he left the call to the al comment but is now is later said that he would appeal so cozy was convicted of trying to influence a magistrate in 2014 to obtain information about another legal case against him during the trial he denied the accusations but the judge said that sarkozy and his 2 kohak used knew exactly what they would doing the judge told the court he took advantage of his status and the relationships he had made since being voted out of office and 2012 sarkozy has sought a political comeback even ran for the presidency again in 27 saying but the guilty verdict in this trial is likely to deal a devastating blow to his ambitions some in france's conservative party had hoped

that sarkozy would run in next year's election a lot of his face will within his own party remain hopeful that he could stage a comeback today that is over and that is over particularly because even if party faithful will still adore nicolas sarkozy is that the kind of charismatic political leader that commands this kind of control within the country there's no way you can have a president with such a educational case behind him as president sarkozy projected an image of a tough talking conservative with a taste for luxury now he's become the 1st former french president to be handed a jail term and with at least 2 more corruption trial is expected it's clear the sarkozy's legal problems are far from over. al-jazeera powerless armenia's prime minister says he is ready to call a snap election to end the continued political crisis it has been rather. in his

supporters in the capital yerevan just hours earlier protesters who want him to resign stormed the government building they have been demonstrations ever since his government ceded land to azerbaijan to end fighting in the disputed nagorno-karabakh region a correspondent robin forest you walk is in your van as says those calling for the prime minister to resign will continue their protests well actually they have said that they will remain outside the parliament where they have been camping with their tents for several days now and that they are going to keep the haven't you closed at the center of the central area where the government is based here in get about until may call question you know actually resides which is something that he will have to do if this snap election is to go ahead it's a complicated constitutional setup that the armenian system is whereby he resigns and then there's an opportunity for parliament to elect another prime minister but

since it's his bloc that has the majority that looks like it it's a process it will have to take place you cannot simply step down so it's going to take place over a few weeks and we might expect an election if it is going to happen later in in the year in our nation's human rights experts are calling for an international investigation into the poisoning of russian opposition leader of ali noorani was poisoned with the north chalk nerve agent in august he was later arrested and jailed for violating his parole because he went to germany for emergency treatment un experts and yes kind of man irene khan believes the russian government may have been responsible and the domestic investigation went on kind of the truth. for ease our conclusion that trust ease response to both hold the attention to be tree keeping of me still number and time of me still there on the spot you was under intense you'll be almost by russian intelligence you just try it in the fact of the

earth in the face of the fact that people are other than those money caring is a marine who could have introduced to them said in the uk at home we've got a highly dangerous poison and our new way and how to handle meat in the ok home so as to poison me still never and nigerian officials say they are close to rescuing 317 girls kidnapped from a school in the north west in statism fara it's given their families hope after the rage in the early hours of friday how many days has more from now. it's difficult says 317 goals like taken from a boarding school and joined. in some sort of stage now abortions are underway to recover them on the orders of nigeria's president that they will face should be secured a 100 townhome safe and sound right behind it is a top law that he's on a surveillance mission that our 2 helicopters are to be deployed for this mission

they are something the force and they sent them identify the location why these guns and they would want to make sure that they have not been moved so that what happened of course is in the whatever attitude but needed to be taken is taken successfully we only have to take what the commissioner of police in tougher stated we said they are going to utmost best to cover this to. suspects fully aware and good to all the parties involved. and we. progress to got topless to talk and put specific temps at the point where now that we can assure you we're going to show the nation that well top of the situation. still to come this half hour a deadly raid on an opposition leader's home in china and it's to protests and internet disruptions in the run up to date for elections. and public keeps demanding democracy just a day off to 18 protests this weekend. how

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there across the rest of australia really getting up to 18 celsius in melbourne so all the cold side 26 celsius the adelaide i will crash to make its way further east which is because you the next couple weeks i change in temperatures here something of a change in the temperatures across japan over the next day or so 19 celsius in a southerly if it's ok but you can see what's coming lots of very heavy rain rolling through snow on the other side of the mountains pushing up into how kata that will sweep through it will freshen up a top temperature of wednesday the 30. make a change. change your life for the part of the country challenge the accepted truth if you want to create something you 1st break it and then you remove turn the status quo and fight injustice found out all must be to get.

our. witness personal documentaries out alter our perception on al-jazeera. for. our money the top stories. the united states has urged saudi arabia to disband its rapid intervention force the elite unit behind the 2018 murder of dissident journalist. a u.s. intelligence report implicated saudi crown prince mohammed bin so man in the killing the state department will not say if he's among the 7 to 6 saudi officials it with reason restrictions because of their connections to the matter. during

chief antonio tears as warned of a death sentence on water in yemen after a donor conference yielded pledges worth only $1700000000.00 the terror says more than twice that amount is needed to fight famine in the country. and for french president nicolas sarkozy has been found guilty of corruption and influence peddling he was sentenced to 3 years in jail for 2 years was suspended. phone lines and internet have been cut off in chad's capital. security forces stormed the home of opposition leader and presidential candidate yeah i do know is elderly mother and son were killed in the raid several candidates say it tasted these government is intimidating them in the run up to the collection of correspondent nicholas hack has more. defiant and no longer afraid supporters of opposition leader yeah do you know attempt to block a tank from the presidential guard from moving closer to his home says elite forces

killed his elderly mother an 11 year old son in an attempt to arrest him on sunday he spoke to his supporters from his home police officers game without a warrant and fired on my relatives killing my mother and others it shows the nature of president davies regime we need to continue our movement sort of we can get a democracy and justice chaldeans deserve i will not be intimidated after this declaration deal though a candidate in april's presidential election escaped from his house undetected despite the heavy security presence in 2005 dealer mounted a failed arm rebellion against president idriss deby who has been in power for the last 31 years and is running for a 6th term in office last april published this video where you queues is debbie's family of corruption and miss appropriation of public money a case was filed against which prompted this operation.

i mean you know some looking went in and turned it off so they. were told you have to do more to promote human rights in china and to respect the child. and international. child part and. despite the accusations of rights violation france has been backing debby's government since 990 and germany is home to a major french military base with charging troops providing support in the fight against armed groups in this a hell regional stability is important but opposition protestors say so is the call for freedom from the increasing voices of dissent nicholas harkey al-jazeera. u.s. president joe biden and his mexican counterpart andrus manuel lopez obrador have been holding a top level meeting via video link and they were planning to discuss border policy

and covert 19 vaccines among other topics that speak to matter in mexico city so i know that lives are just starting to drop but why is this conversation so important for the mexican president. so this is not the 1st time that president lopez of what i thought and president biden meet they had a bilateral virtual meeting back in january nevertheless there are a lot of topics that are going to be addressed on the agenda of the meeting taking place on monday between the 2 world leaders not least of which has been this question that really sparked many rumors on the internet about the possibility of the united states sharing its stockpile of covert 19 vaccines with mexico we of course know now that the answer to that question is no we heard from the white house press secretary jen psaki say that the number one focus and priority of the biden ministration is to make sure that every u.s. american is guaranteed access to the vaccine and once that is accomplished then the

quote unquote next steps can be discussed but this request from the mexican president hu hu confirmed that during his morning press conference on monday that this was something that was asked of the united states if the united states would be willing to share their stockpile of vaccine is very consistent with what we've been hearing from the mexican president since the start of the year regarding the an equal access that developing nations have around the world specifically here in latin america to access to the copan $1000.00 vaccine mexico's foreign minister went before the united nations as well on that topic and talking about the unequal access that developing nations have around the world to the existing stockpiles of of the vaccine and we should know that mexico was the 1st country in latin america to roll out a vaccination program but those efforts have stalled and they've stalled largely because of the short of shortages in the vaccine supply around the world which is part of the reason that we're hearing mexican leaders sort of becoming the

unofficial spokes people for other countries in the region many of which have not yet even started their own vaccination programs. what about immigration that's a hot topic for them as well isn't it. immigration is certainly a spotlight topic of the meeting that's taking place on monday along with trade along a long with economic issues and bilateral cooperation on crime but on the question of migration we know that the bided ministration has since day one been working on dismantling many of those policies that were put in place by joe biden's predecessor donald trump policies that resulted in mexico becoming a quote unquote safe 3rd country policies that the bided mr asian hopes are overturned by putting a stronger focus on addressing the root causes of migration specifically in countries like solved or and guatemala where a majority of the people that we're seeing fleeing violence political instability

widespread poverty in the same countries heading through mexico making their way to the southern border of the united states these are the countries that a majority of these folks are originating from what we haven't heard up until this point is what strategic role mexico is going to play so we're hoping those of us that are following in these changing migration policies both in the united states and mexico we're hoping that the meeting taking place between lopez obrador and joe biden will shine a light give us a bit of insight as to where these policies are going to lead as this new relationship unfolds my new record thank you very much indeed. the e.u. all this month unveiled plans for a digital vaccine passport e.u. commission president of the funding line says draft legislation will be ready soon and digital system to confirm a person's vaccination status could be essential to lifting travel restrictions within the region member states including greece and cyprus have already created a travel bubble by recognizing each other as difficult it's. 2 women

have been charged over the exorcism deaths of a 9 year old girl in sri lanka the suspects on the girl's mother and the woman who performed the exorcism of police said the mother believed her daughter had been possessed by a demon she took her to the home of the exist so that she could drive the spiritual way it's alleged that the woman poured oil on the girl then repeatedly beat her with a cane she lost consciousness and was taken to hospital where she died right out maybe another told her to have a manic ritual performed that when she took it to have the ritual performed to perform a hit to using came this attack to she attacked her until the child suffocated that sort of thing tones i don't know anything else so we're going to hear in the release of warn people against such rituals saying the girl is not the 1st to die. exactly a month after the military coup in myanmar prosecutors have filed 2 new criminal charges against deposed civilian need a young son suchi

a court appearance by video link was the 1st time she's been seen in public since her arrest protesters have been back on the streets day off to 18 were killed in a major escalation of the military crackdown scott hyla has more. messages for general men online the morning after his security forces gunned down protesters on the streets of yangon sunday was the bloodiest day since the february 1st coup in myanmar and the weeks of protests that have followed. but that did not keep them inside on monday. the police and military forces quickly advancing in yangon firing tear gas at the gathering protesters sending them running. in the early hours of the coup last month civilian leader aung sang suu kyi she was detained in naperville along with most of the elected leadership of her governing and the party . for the 1st time since then she appeared in a video in this courthouse during a hearing for the charges against her according to her lawyer she appeared to be in

good health. 2 additional criminal charges against on song suchi were added on monday on top of the 2 existing ones the next hearing is in 2 weeks. as international pressure builds against the jungle and its increasingly violent crackdown against protesters some feel it might prompt the military to dig in deeper the worse case scenario is when you try to put a very very hot place here on this group of military persons you know sometimes the outcome is not what you expect they may. get matt and instead south. followed a way that international community stand out once they do the opposite thing he went on to say the best approach with the military is a regional one with nations myanmar's 3000000 with n. views as allies that process is to start on tuesday when the regional bloc of southeast asian nations you know is due to start talks on the end mark scott hardly al-jazeera. hundreds of people in bangladesh have protested for the 4th day against

the death of a writer inside a high security prison on monday people rallied near the home ministry in the capital dhaka calling for an investigation time to chadri has more. there is widespread anger and condemn a nation across bangladesh these protesters want to know why a 52 year old writer and dissident die while in detention moshtarak ahmed was arrested last year under the controversial digital security act which critics say stifles freedom of speech ahmed died on thursday in a high security jail in god before district because of his death was not immediately clear rights groups say mushtaq ahmed and cartoonist ahmed copied the show with talk shot by police while in custody or not yet let me go back to look i don't use writers and cartoonists are unable to express themselves and the independence of all media is sisterly curtailed now by siphoning the free expression of people is in a way an effort to destroy

a nation i was the writers that has led to violent scenes like these in the past several days as police attempt to break up the opposition and that protests dozens of people have been injured including officers police have arrested several protesters. to tell us what's tying the digital security he's not making citizens any more secure rather it's designed to stop all free expression of the people who supply law has to be abolished and all those who were convicted and arrested on additional including a cartoonist will have to be freed. rights groups and other organizations are concerned international law goes right along with ambassadors from 13 countries have demanded an investigation into that that. he was arrested for his comment on a social media criticizing the government's response but call it 19 and other issues bangladesh is prime minister sheikh hasina has dismissed accusations our

government is not doing enough to protect human rights. no death is desired nor is it desired that unrest will be created focusing it. what can be done if someone full 2nd dies. on friday the home minister outside there is a man can ordered an investigation people are scared of expressing their opinion and this opinion if you look at the platforms you know our country beneath limited political activities left in our country in the last couple of years so because of these people resorting to express their opinion in the social networking site. u.k. based rights group article 19 ses as many as 457 people off all professions were prosecuted under the digital security act of this figure 75 were journalist while the rest included teachers students folk musicians and cultural artists among others while many still remain in jail the protesters say they will soon announce

what they intend to do next. dhaka bangladesh. experts say a huge meteorite that lit up u.k. skies has probably dropped pieces into the ground thousands of people across the country witnessed a slow moving on sunday night it's been described by the u.k. network as a fog all and research a site likely began as an asteroid. armaan of the top stories on our jazeera the united states has urged saudi arabia to disband its rapid intervention force the elite unit behind the 2018 murder of dissident journalist jamal khashoggi a u.s. intelligence report implicated saudi crown prince mohammed bin sound man in the king.