as on it's israel's 4th election in 2 years after the unity government's failure to pass a national budget up front smog lamont hill culture through the headlines the challenge conventional wisdom. march on al-jazeera. protesters and 7 girl continue to demand the release of an opposition leader will spawn sancho's lawyers say that he's the victim of a state conspiracy. clubs around the watching of several lives my headquarters here in doha also coming up security forces are accused of issuing death threats to protestors on tech talk the video sharing app says it's removing coulter that incites violence. a call for

tolerance in iraq pope francis on his victims of one of the worst attacks on christians as he becomes the 1st pontiff to visit the country also the only way to play. their way into the i don't know is going to happen by the end of going to flight an emergency meeting in south america on a threat that could delay qualifiers for a catchall the football world cup. welcome to the program all supporters of senegal's opposition leader have been killed in protests 4 have now died in 3 days demonstrations against all smiles on closed attention after those nicholas haq has been in the thick of the protests in the capital dhaka. a march the government tried to ban protesters chant this is our society be brave and strong protect our senegal not

just a message to the security forces but for a government the queues of stifling dissent thousands indycar in other cities have been demonstrating after police detained opposition leader who spun song go accusing him of both rape and public disturbance to believe. the young people have toyed of the way with being governed we need to free him some code was everything to us. police fire rounds of tear gas to disperse the crowd the military has been deployed to help security forces stop the looting banks gas stations and supermarkets have been attacked so go has repeatedly accused president mikey cell of helping french companies profit from senegal spore. in the distance behind me police are firing water cannons to try to disperse the crowds they're trying to protect a french gas station and supermarket there now so much of this protest is less

about the opposition leader response unquote more about this feeling shared among many senegalese that they're not getting a fair share of this country's wealth among those protesting or trader mo he's jumps employees yes come out to assess the damage job sees a failure of the state to care for its youth but this is about this is. this is this is not something i'm really proud of my homeland this is terrible and i know. kids angry they model how. that's why they're breaking the shops stealing to take home children not going to school properly you know sort of not being looked after properly among those arrested are many teenagers. the government is restricting access to certain social media sites they say to stop this information and public gatherings but so far all attempts to bring calm have failed and the

demonstrations continue to spread because harkey al-jazeera the car at least 10 people are being killed in an explosion near a popular restaurant in somalia's capital that happened close to mogadishu central prison on friday night investigators believe a rickshaw loaded with explosives was detonated another 30 people have been wounded near a building collapsed during rescue efforts the al qaeda linked group has claimed responsibility for that attack earlier at least 2 people were killed and 3 wounded in a separate attack on a prison in the city of. welcome the targets a stark evidence of how the terrorists don't want any joy or safety for the residents of the capital and the somalis in general who conduct investigations into the circumstances of the blast and inform you of the final results. another protester has been handed me in math united nations and boy urged divided security council to take swift action against the military's brutal crackdown christine is

fret about and says that she received thousands of messages every day from people in myanmar pleading for help are diplomatic editor james bass reports now from u.n. headquarters in new york. in the last week the u.n. estimates around 50 people have been killed by the military in myanmar the u.n. special envoy christine seana bergner believes that after the coup people were looking to the united nations for help the envoy said that the people of myanmar including committed civil servants or the real heroes and protectors of the nation's democratic progress but she wore in the hope that they have place in the united nations and its membership is waning special envoy shriner bergen or made those comments during a closed session of the security council she also told ambassadors there's an urgency for collective action how much more can we allow the myanmar military to get away with we must be clear previous and current crimes will not go unpunished.

at the end of the meeting the u.k. ambassador briefed reporters as diplomats continue to work on a new statement on the situation the committee that represents the detained politicians including and son suchi has said they want targeted repast sanctions on a total arms embargo why are you not considering those measures rather than just more words the u.k. has taken by lateral sanctions on individuals on trade and we have reviewed our aid but as you know from the u.n. point of view any further measures would agree. would require agreement from all council members the ambassador of the european union to the un told me that even if the security council can't agree sanctions there will be mounting international pressure on the military you know they might survive isolation for for some time but in the end judgment will come there will be accountability especially for

people who go against their own population shooting innocent you know women and their you know shot bullets it's just it's not it's not sustainable and i think they know it at heart negotiations continue among diplomats trying to come up with a security council statement what's not clear is whether 2 permanent members of the council russia and china are prepared to support a much harsher condemnation of the military james out 0 at the united nations. chinese video showing up tick tock says it's removed videos of apparent death threats against anti q. protesters from members of me in mass military digital rights groups miramar i.c.t. for development has found more than $800.00 such clips on social media since a military coup last month some video show our men aiming rifles of cameras telling protestors be shot in the head. now the head of the catholic church has called the tolerance and unity during his trip to iraq pope francis is the 1st pontiff to

visit the country which is one nor has one of the world's oldest christian communities but in recent years hundreds of thousands of fled because of persecution on saturday hilmi grand ayatollah ali al sistani the highest religious authority for iraq's shia muslims medical team has more from the capital baghdad. a historic trip to a historic land pope francis' long held wish to set foot in the homeland of this ancient christian community became reality his visit aims to boost morale among iraq's christian minority which has dwindled in recent years as a result of war and persecution and he wants to encourage religious coexistence between muslims christians and other religious minorities. and the politicians need to promote the spirit of fraternal solidarity there is corruption abuse of power that's not the way at the same time you need to think of

justice transparency to strengthen certain values that's how credibility can grow so everyone especially the young people can have hope for the future. this is the 1st time the head of the roman catholic church has visited iraq a country long mired in political economic and security crises most recently the war against eisel and attacks by iranian backed armed groups the iraqi president hopes the pope's visit could mark the beginning of a new chapter. this is a historic chance to have this visit be a cornerstone in building peace increasing corporation increasing the tolerance and understanding among all sides of society. president barham saleh mentioned that the pope's visit is a great message for coexistence he applauded him for having come here for having made this journey despite the many challenges that the country is going for not just the pandemic but also the many security challenges that iraq is facing.

the pope visited the our lady of salvation church in baghdad to commemorate the victims and honor to survivors of a 2010 al qaida attack which claimed more than 50 lives and accel aerated the exodus of christians from iraq but can his words make any difference politically or stop but it klein in iraq's christian population no i don't think so because. i mean bad the appearance on the situation good good vision and security is that really 3 jobs services and this is the you know the. the task of the iraqi government to create a good more sphere. be able to come back that would be reining in armed groups and strengthening the rule of law and the respect for human rights issues that many would argue lay at the root of iraq's current problems seem awful to

al-jazeera but that. christopher lamb is rome correspondent for the tablet the catholic news weekly now he explains why the pope insisted on taking the trip. so far the pope's visits to muslim countries have been lost to sunni majority countries and he has made a lot of steps forward in building bridges across the islamic world you may remember that during the pontificate of benedict 16th relations was strange following a controversial speech that benedict gave in regensburg about is lat linking islam to violence francis has really shifted the relationship between the church and. and so far he has built bridges with the islamic countries of the sunni majority this is the 1st to a shia majority country what he is trying to do is is build relationships with muslim leaders through that on this idea of human fatality

a very important document was signed between the pope and the grand scheme of all his art in abu dhabi in 2019 that has then led to other initiatives i think we could see further initiatives in the back of this trip the meeting with ayatollah sistani using incredibly important is the 1st time a pope has ever met the leader of course of his time he rarely receives foreign dignitaries so this is a trip or this is a visit i should say that it's been a long time in the making and i think we also should point out that the pope is going to be taking part into religious gathering in or the birthplace of abraham that's a powerfully symbolic encounter given the day perhaps is the father of monotheistic all monotheistic faiths. well still ahead here on al-jazeera they called reversal on a case of witness tampering charges against colombia's former president could be dropped

and a small but significant step will tell you more about the trademarks left on the bed planted those stories after the break. it's time for the perfect gentleman. sponsored point qatar airways wrote temperatures rose in the rain fell time to change things about it by the time you get to end of saturday in tokyo feel that 20 is lovely but he's not going to last in fact you'll notice the temperatures throughout the whole of the north the child in the korean peninsula have come down a little bit out of our socks minus 70 again but when the wind drops the sun comes to work and we're seeing rising temperatures beijing's up to 8 turkeys going down to 12 there's a bit of a tipping point here but the forecast for tokyo shows it once you're at 12 you stay at 12 was right maybe returning by tuesday that's not true for china the rain is on

its way out here and it's dry most of the philippines to most of southeast asia where the rainy season continuing particularly in indonesia was daytime shows becoming fairly big in java sumatra puffier new guinea i suspect over the next day or so there aren't that many showers in south asia there are a few running into sri lanka there are a few ball forming in the northeast of india and the far northwest of india more especially afghanistan and northern pakistan that might briefly improve the air quality which is pretty poor in new delhi but it won't do much of our nasa which isn't suffering too badly temped is there are on the rise a bit above average not a lot but up to 36 by monday. sponsored by qatar airways. 9 years ago al-jazeera was the 1st major network to find evidence of genocide in me.

when the tragedy of the ruling god was mostly unknown. own. it in genocide on al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching officer with me so robin a reminder of our top stories another 2 supporters of something else opposition leader of swansong have been killed in protests on friday but that takes the total to full in 3 days of confrontations with police in the capital dhaka other demonstrating against song caus arrest by the police. united

nations special envoys calling for swift action from the security council against me about military it follows the killing of another at a huge protest wrong friday during a march in the city of mandalay. on the head of the catholic church has called for tolerance and unity joining a historic trip that francis is the 1st pontiff to visit iraq were just one of the world's oldest christian communities. a battle over extending federal jobless benefits in the u.s. is delaying president joe biden's massive credit virus relief bill in the senate the $1.00 trillion dollars package would go towards vaccines a budget c. payments and help for the unemployed it now only passed its 1st hurdle of those date nights but senators and johnston over competing proposals without

a rescue plan these games are going to follow we can't afford one step forward 2 steps backward we need to beat the virus provide essential reliever and below that inclusively our people need the help in less than 2 weeks and have the unemployment benefit to be going to expire for the 11 1000000 people and least 7 1000000 kids don't have enough food to eat on a regular basis 13 1000000 people are behind in their rent and the rescue plan is absolutely essential for turning this around. and the gal who is monitoring events for us from miami andy where are we now in terms of where the debate is in the senate. well for the democrats it's still very slow and very painful remember the u.s. senate is made up of 50 republicans and 50 democrats and the republicans are introducing amendments and dragging this whole thing out because they think the $1.00 trillion dollars aid package is too expensive and not targeted enough now all

that means that the democrats who want to get this bill passed as soon as possible have had to compromise one of the highlights of that as senator from vermont bernie sanders was introducing a $15.00 minimum wage that was struck down essentially failed with 7 democrats voting against that and the other compromise is that the extension and unemployment payments which run out in the next few days hence the need to get this going have been reduced from $400.00 a week to $300.00 a week another has been some good news on the job market about 380000 people found employment since a lot last jobs report 9500000 people remain out of work that's why president biden really wants to get this thing through and it looks like he will eventually it is expected that his american rescue package will hit his desk at some point in the next few days but for right now the republicans are dragging this out as much as

they possibly can for the update thanks very much to galahad force there in miami i . know it's time to the happiest place on earth and this will make disneyland fans smile the theme park is the u.s. state of california and it's set to reopen next month after being closed for more than a year because of coronavirus restrictions health officials revealed from april 1st measures will be eased allowing theme parks and stadiums to welcome visitors have a capacity will be capped at 30 percent the changes mean fans can also return to major league baseball games. and the new york senators have reopened after being closed for a year restrictions have taken a heavy toll on the industry with more than half of the theaters still closed across the united states. now the head of the world health organization is urging drug companies to waive peyton's on vaccines drugs and technologies during the pandemic it also says production needs to be ramped up many countries with 5

vaccine manufacturing capacity can start producing their own vaccines by waiving intellectual property rights as provided for in the 3 percent agreement those provisions are there for use in emergencies if now is not the time to use them then when this is unprecedented times and we believe and i believe to believes that this is the time to trigger that provision and with patent droughts we turned south africa and india for their proposal to the world trade organization to waive patent on medical products will give 19 until the end of this unprecedented pandemic calibers health regulator has approved the johnson and johnson krone virus

vaccine is the 4th job to be cleared for use prime minister justin trudeau says the government has signed up for 10000000 doses it's also awarded millions of shots from pfizer and astra zeneca but trudeau's says so has promised to get enough doses to vaccinate all canadians by september. health workers in south africa say the government's vaccine rollout isn't happening fast enough about $5000.00 people are being evacuated each day as part of a study with johnson and johnson but that's all short of what's needed to beat the national target of vaccinating 2 thirds of the population by the end of the year for me to miller has more from johannesburg. south africa is government began vaccinating its health workers in mid february with 80000 receiving the jab so far for some like dr faisal saleman the rollouts been slower than expected he runs a private practice in promise you outside durban he says has registered to be vaccinated but his appointments been cancelled it has been tough working it's not

easy working in a closed environment being having people you know all day we do our own swapping here we've been treating patients directly and telephonically so it has been produced stressful particularly when you go home and pass this thing on to your family which i've done there more than 67000 health care workers in puzzle natal province alone of which fewer than 2000 have been vaccinated fearing the problem here. maybe our location because we were given something like 10000 but i nor that they are here. practitioners especially doctors who are in there we're looking at it as lot but since been rescheduled i didn't you there's been a learning process but many health care workers are still waiting as they continue to work in high risk environments scientists say it's important to vaccinate people as quickly as possible but johnson and johnson's donation of its vaccines in

batches of 80000 doses every 2 weeks has worried critics will also questioning if this is indeed a rollout or nothing more than a clinical trial by the us pharmaceutical giant the government says it's part of an early access and monitoring program and it has to investigate how we. effective the johnson and johnson vaccine is against the new more contagious strain identified here in south africa latest by end of may we must have vaccinated 1200000 health care workers now if that is the case then it means then that lorillard that we are doing now is really small we should be vaccinating 80002100000 people a day instead of about 5000 through whatever 10000 millions more doses from other companies like pfizer are expected to arrive possibly from april to expand the rollout well south africa is now at the end of

a 2nd wave of infections there are concerns of another wave as soon as april and a slow rollout and the winter months ahead have experts worried for me tamala al-jazeera johannesburg south africa. prosecutors in colombia all moving to drop charges of witness time bringing former president alvaro uribe has always denied accusations that he bribed a witness to withdraw allegations linking him to paramilitary groups colombia's public prosecutor is not asking a judge to end criminal proceedings there's no evidence the former president committed a crime. he has more from bogota. that only general's office had until friday to decide if he was going to formally charge former president. in a case that has deeply divided the colombians this decision now to request to shelve their investigation could be the and that of a case that started back in 2018 at the time the country supreme court was

investigating even placing him under house arrest for 2 months that is until they decided to resign is senate seats forcing the case to be moved to the attorney general's office under colombian law. for months what do you miss critics had alleged that would have favored duty versus the attorney general is a close ally of current president and would be the british the chief prosecutor in the case said in a statement on friday that after a comprehensive evaluation of the evidence there was no proof that oliva had committed any crime or who had insisted he is innocent tweeted thank god for this positive step but left the senator events of bear who are falsely accused of being behind a conspiracy to connect him to paramilitary groups said that he together with the lawyers of the witnesses in the case will appeal the decision and sue the lead prosecutor for malfeasance accusing him of invalidating evidence and this missing

the investigation of the supreme court it's. morning we witnessed the most shameful spectacle ever in the history of the attorney general's office the surrender of a. criminal investigation under a broken unscrupulous power. the announcement of risk further tarnishing colombia's view at their legal system which many see as the bias in favor of the powerful a judge will have to decide if the case willing the be shelved in coming weeks in a public hearing the promises to keep colombians on edge. now the u.s. on the european union have agreed to a 4 month suspension of terrorists linked to a long running dispute over airplane subsidies now it's been seen as a breakthrough towards ending the roué over state aid for europe's airbursts and the u.s. based boeing the dispute has led to the u.s. and the e.u. imposing billions of punitive tariffs on each other's goods over the last 16 years

. and a 6 and a half meter journey might not seem like much to write home about but it's a different story when the journey is on mars nasa has released photographs of the perseverance rovers 1st drive on the red planet it took 30 minutes for the vehicle to cover the distance at a maximum speed of 0.2 kilometers an hour perseverance also undersell that arms for the 1st time to make sure its instruments and cameras are working rob runnels has more from los angeles. well some pretty fascinating images handsome information out of this briefing 2 weeks after the mars rover perseverance landed on the red planet we saw for the 1st time the upper the bear and cracks on the martian surface see that the practice in the dust there are. very very clear images the rover is not exactly in a race car but the scientists in charge say everything is working perfectly all the

hardware is going. and working as expected at its top speed the rover will be able to cover 2200 meters per martian day martian day is $24.00 and a half hours are very similar to what we have here on earth. face of president johnny infantino will hold a virtual meeting with south american football cheats on saturday and the players not being allowed to return to the world cup qualifying games manchester city manager pep guardiola won't let his task because of crowd of virus and quarantine concerns south american countries have to qualify as coming up at the end of the month english bass players face 10 days of quarantine on their return means the start of games ahead of cattle 2022 they will be postponed there's no sense to go in there enough to be 10 days no training session be our home 10 more days one

more week when we play we play for the leak it just in case jazzing case rules through for chambers league quarter final chambers league it we're not play we displace the enter into play who into illinois is going to happen but they're not going to fly for short football writer gavin hamilton says he understands the club's concerns. the big issue is is the issue of corn seeding players when they return from world cup qualifiers and clubs are rightly worried that some of their best players will miss crucial games at a crucial stage of the season the champions league quarter finals 1st leg kick off a week after these international matches so players could conceivably miss some of the most important games of the club season they'll have to be some sort of compromise there may be a compensation deal will be offered by fee for and combo but i think clubs want to restrict their players playing for their countries and i think what will happen is that come up all have to reschedule the games and some stage that's going to prove difficult because come

a ball of already delayed and canceled games in their merit and world cup qualifying schedule each country has to pay $18.00 games over the course of the campaign so there will be the schedule be squeezed even more now have to find some sort of time in this schedule over the next year to fulfill the qualification fixture that i think they'll manage to get them there in the end it will take some arguments some some very heated discussions between the federal confederations and the federation and the clubs but i think the schedule it will have to be restructured in some way friendly matches will go by the wayside i would think and countries will have to find a way to fill the fixture list. with me so rob a reminder of our top stories another 2 supporters of senegal's opposition leader or swan song have been killed in protests on friday that takes the total to 4 in 3 days.