i believe visitors every day is really no way that they go to this is going without food. or has the governments are not a drug strategy lead to unnecessary suffering. frontline mexico the fighting. on al-jazeera. the arab the at the in. yemen's who are the rebels the smiths the new saudi initiative to end the 6 year war saying there is nothing new in the offer. hello i'm barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up the e.u. u.k. us and canada impose sanctions on chinese officials over rights abuses against the weekers a massive fire sweeps through a rethink

a refugee camp in bangladesh killing several people and destroying thousands of homes and early results from republic of congo's election showed the president winning almost 100 percent in several districts hours after his main rival died of cold it. almost 6 years to the day since it intervened in yemen and helped create the world's worst humanitarian crisis saudi arabia is now offering up a plan for peace the saudi foreign minister has outlined the proposal for a nationwide ceasefire following followed by a resumption of political talks to try to end the war charlotte bellis reports. you know and i limit here from riyadh and saudi arabia's political and military elite came a proposal they want to in the war in yemen and they had some carrots for the who

thinks we will do all we can to put the necessary pressure on the who are these to accept and to come to the negotiating table and to lay down arms because we believe that a stop to the fighting and a focus on a political solution is the only way forward. this is her day to port held by the who theses but under blockade by the saudi coalition meaning most fuel and food imports are not getting through. this is santa international airport held by the who thinks but has not seen regular commercial flights since 2015 the saudi government is proposing to ease the blockade on her data port and allow some flights to resume at santa airport add to that new political negotiations and a nationwide un supervised cease fire. the romberg who these quickly rejected the proposal stating the opening of ports and airports is a humanitarian right and not a bargaining chip on. what is demanded is 1st to lift the blockade and allow the

entry of oil derivatives that's when we'll begin to talk about a cease fire we're ready for that and we've offered several initiatives to stop the war aggression and sending drones and ballistic missiles into saudi arabia these are the moms. u.s. president joe biden has rescinded support for saudi arabia in yemen and reversed a decision to label the who thinks as terrorists he pointed to the leader king as a special envoy to yemen to renew talks with stakeholders the u.s. proposed a cease fire last week which the who these rejected saying riyadh must 1st lift its see any a blockade of american will to in the conflict is high and yet it seems the prospect of peace may be fueling the war we have seen. c.b.s. the illusions. are also going to be so it knows us that it seems that both options are weird that they're coming to be or might be coming to an end

soon and they're trying to. have the better on the ground in order to have negotiations but. no 6 years into the war neither side wants to lose and here it is they fight to win yemenis are dying every day succumbing to war to disease to famine shelob ellis al-jazeera the european union united states and other western governments are imposing sanctions on china for human rights abuses against the weaker minority activists and un rights experts say that at least 1000000 mostly muslim week oras are detained in camps in synch and province the e.u. is targeting 4 senior officials that they say are responsible china in me immediately hit back with its own broader sanctions on 10 european politicians rather than changes policies an address our legitimate concern and china is against

turned a blind eye and these measures are reticle and acts unacceptable there will be no change in the european union determination to defend human rights and to respond to syria for you later than abuses as he said the respective where they are committed. the foreign ministers of australia canada new zealand then the united kingdom and the u.s. secretary of state released the following joint statement today we have taken coordinated action on measures and parallel to measures by the european union that send a clear message about the human rights violations and the bew says in seen channel we are united in calling for china at the end its repressive practices against weaker muslims and members of other ethnic and religious minority groups since in jan and to release those arbitrarily detained for more on this let's cross to

gabriel is on though with the latest for us in washington d.c. so why do you think we're seeing this coordinated approach now. well from washington's perspective they think that any time is a good time to punish officials in any country where there are alleged human rights abuses in this case though it's different because there are some underlying currents here primarily because it was just last week that the united states had their 1st high level meeting under the biden ministration with their counterparts from china in very contentious meetings that were held in the u.s. state of alaska however officials at the white house say that these new sanctions they were announced on monday have nothing to do with the contentious meetings in alaska and that these are a totally separate issue but the timing is certainly interesting because it really shows how there is

a much more multilateral approach to china when it comes to human rights now under this president joe biden than there was previously under former president donald trump it's no coincidence and no no no no surprise if you will in some regards that it was 1st the european union on monday morning announcing these sanctions of 4 chinese officials travel ban and also freezing of assets and then it was later on monday that it came out the news of the u.s. canada and britain and others announcing also more sanctions as well so i think it's really a message to china to china particularly beijing if you will that they will now be dealing with quote unquote western powers as a whole when it comes to human rights issues and not necessarily dealing with individual countries gabrielle is on the with the latest on that story from washington d.c. gate thank you. the european union has also announced sanctions on 11 military

officials in myanmar including the leader of the military joint up it's in response to the co-executor 7 weeks ago and the violent crackdown on the mass protests that have been taking place there ever since the crash a partner has for hundreds of people protested in the coastal city of die away in myanmar as demonstrations continued in parts of the country against the fabric and the joint is increasingly brutal crackdown the demonstrations came as e.u. foreign ministers in brussels announced sanctions on 11 military officials in myanmar linked to the coup and ongoing violence in the country among them gentle leader men on crime all direct financial support from our development assistance to the government reform programs is great held some rights campaigners said the impact of the sanctions would be limited it cannot make a difference for simple reasons that the you know 11 or so general of the

individuals that have been a single out for a targeted sanctions they keep their assets in places like china or singable banks and you know in southeast asia and you know the so therefore if we really want to have any impact on the military and its behavior the e.u. should seriously look at you know the recognizing military attash across as european union countries. the sanctions against the military officials in myanmar clearly won't be enough to end the violence but after weeks of only condemning the coup and calling for democracy the use decision to finally act since a powerful message. al-jazeera paris. a massive fire has swept through a ring of refugee camp in bangladesh the strength thousands of huts and tents

several people are still to have died officials say health centers distribution points and other facilities were also affected at the balotelli camp in cox's bazaar the camp was home to 5000 families officials believe that the fire started by a cooking gas cylinder more than a 1000000 live in camps in southern bangladesh the vast majority fled me and mar in 2017 from a military led crackdown that un investigator said was executed with genocidal intent me and denies the charges. and i don't have any idea where my children and wife are my children and wife i'm alone now i was unable to salvage anything from my home. it's been. maybe more than a 1000 still visibly burnt down many people have died 2 elderly people were able to get half the silkiness elderly people suffered the most well tanveer choudhry is

following this for us from dhaka and says the fire is under control but thousands of refugees have nowhere to go. there is no government built shelter per se where this refugees can stay overnight they probably have to use the triple r.c. camp which is a camp office or they have to use probably some of the family places now a lot of the danger comes from the cooking cylinder they use that which is called l.p.g. gas cylinder because each family gets one cylinder for cooking this is to have white cutting odes in the nearby forest wide and by mental distraction this is also posing danger because many times these fires started from this gas cylinder that are highly combustible and also displaying the hard time made out of cane and gambles and toppling which is a clear danger to save the children saying that at least in a statement just brought out today that at least 80000 people could be adversely

affected by this fire in the area where they lead in balad cully a lot of the children's learning center are damaged many of the schools that are temporary schools rather jolly and the children are traumatized by this incident it's here how do you tackle this sort of situation in the coming days the government has also shifted about 13000 get a gift to an island removed island current passion charge they want to take about 100000 clearly to decongest the camp for security reasons as well as the condition region but the safety concern in one of the largest camp in the world and densely populated is a major issue. still to come in this half hour leaked photos to show the crowded conditions in a us government shelter holding a child migrants in texas and mission to clean up space the revolutionary litter picker that could be bringing home billions of dollars worth of high tech junk.

well the worst of the flooding might yet be to come in new south wales it's still raining and i think the rain is going to get heavier for about 24 hours as a typical scene the western side of sydney is not just sydney affected or low and there is the north to the gulf coast and increasingly later on tuesday further south as well will be heavy rain but that could be the end of the rain this is tuesday probably still the worst from the point of view what comes of the sky we've seen evacuations about be a few more the waves are still big and the some coastal erosion from that the winds are strong along the coast has been some damage but it's widespread flooding it's a continuing version of extreme weather this eastern side of new south wales but i said to save the end of it here is wednesday there was a coastline there's

a rain going offshore this should be the end of any significant rain the floods will still be day admittedly they'll take a long time to go down but the skies will be blue and the sun should be asked. which is much the case in east asia to be honest now coming into spring the nice to see the southwest the breezy and light there with his attention are rising the worst is gong out of honshu on her card a couple days of rain and snow and tempest slowly rising in this spring sunshine but a significant rain down in for. her . to make a change. change your life whole the path of a country challenge the accepted truths if you want to create something you push to break it continually mold it up to turn the status quo and fight injustice all months to death. we'll just.

witness personal documentaries not alter deception on al-jazeera. the. the the at. the at. welcome back here's a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera saudi arabia has offered up a plan for peace in yemen which has been racked by 6 years of fighting the initiative includes a nationwide ceasefire but who the rebels say the plan doesn't go far enough the european union u.k. u.s. and canada are imposing sanctions on chinese officials for human rights abuses against the weaker minority china immediately hit back at the e.u.

with its own broader sanctions on 10 european politicians and a massive fire swept through a rethink of refugee camp in bangladesh killing several people and destroying thousands of shelters it's thought to have been started by a cooking gas cylinder. the leading opposition candidate in the republic of congo has died the day after the presidential election he braced for a fake call ls was being transferred to france for treatment for covert 90 but its supporters claim that he was poisoned there suspicious of president then he says yes so who who is expected to extend his 36 year rule from brazzaville malcolm webb reports. supporters of the breeze half a colossal don't believe that he died of coded that many here outside his party headquarters think he was poisoned. they were expecting him to win the republic of

congo's presidential elections so. we need change and nor topsy they must do an autopsy to know if you really died from covert 19. kill us had travelled to paris for medical treatment his death was announced early on monday for a lot of the people living in a neighborhood that is favored really seem like a distant reality they watch the news it seems like it's something that affects all the people in richer countries plus there's a mistrust of the government and that hasn't been helped by things that have happened to former opposition candidates and by things that people from the ruling party have said. during the election campaigns the prime minister campaign for president any sense who. is ruled for most of the last 40 years. he made what were widely understood to be threats to kill us what we call the likening him to a child who plays with fire or tries to fight his father

a mole suffer for it but what of what the hope. this man john marie michel macaco ran in the last election 5 years ago challenge the results along with another opposition candidate they were both accused of threatening state security and sentenced to 20 years forced labor. and so many people here think there is no way. he will leave power whatever happens in elections devoted as colossus was being medically evacuated. he may be evacuated to paris to die and the government has taken measures to that effect we wish him a good recovery. since a video from a hospital bed saying he was fighting with death since the announcement officials from his party trying to work out what to do next. exultant also the political bureau asks on congolese people to be calm and meditative while listening for our

directive and the direction of the party of. the constitution says in some circumstances if a candidate dies the election should be cancelled but for some color supporters their hopes of change have already been shattered malcolm webb al jazeera brazzaville republic of congo. critics of senegal's government say the president is using the courts to eliminate opponents several members of the opposition have appeared in court some of them the taint on public the star. if they're found guilty the opposition has promised more protests from the senegalese capital nicolas such reports. so. that's when it comes to living in a country of fear and terror rap senegalese artist defense didn't the police are supposed to protect us today they're the ones killing us you can't stop us from

protesting because you sold your country to france he says accusing president mikey self of protecting french corporations instead of the people it's up to us young people to change things we can't wait for leaders to do things for us we have to wake up and fight for the future of our country to the front. 3 set a goal is around the song turns it into an ambulance for many young people here like unemployed carpenter in door who after the burning and looting of the french supermarket pick through the remains for food by the promise of work and moved to the capital after sales reelection 2 years ago saul started major infrastructure projects but then once booming economy is now stalling since the coronavirus pandemic mean. the one thing i voted for must be solved so i thought he would move us forward but he's moving backwards some say it's turning into a dictatorship and i need to protect our democracy it belongs to the people not to the politicians. critics of the government accuse the president of using the courts

to eliminate opponents protests broke out after opposition leader was arrested accused of rape in february yes since been released but several politicians civil society actors and trade unionists have been arrested local media estimates 600 people were detained some are now awaiting trial. while the protests have stopped for now and the anger has not subsided for rights groups and the opposition those detained inside this are political prisoners that need to be freed immediately for the courts and the government there are criminals that are involved in public disturbance and the looting of private property for. the. dore says he is not a looter but just a man trying to get by in a country where many of the younger are fed up with waiting for the change they were promised because hawke al-jazeera the car.

astra zeneca is corona virus vaccine has received a boost after data from a large us trial showed it safe and effective while than 30000 people from the u.s. chile and peru participated meanwhile the head of the world health organization has warned that vaccine inequality is growing the gap between the number of vaccines in rich countries and the number of vaccines. is growing every single day. and becoming more grotesque every day countries that are no vaccinating younger held the people. of disease are doing so at the cost of the lives of field workers all the people and other risk groups in other countries.

venezuela's president has announced 2 weeks of what he's calling a radical quarantine including the cancellation of easter celebrations nicolas maduro had previously announced that there would be flexibility over the holiday period but festivities have been called off for the detection of a corona virus strain blamed for soaring infections in brazil. who speaking of brazil hundreds of brazilian business leaders have called on president jalal sanabel to change his approach to the coronavirus pandemic another 1383 deaths have just been announced in an open letter they've reprimanded the government for ignoring science and encouraging crowds last week it was brazil's deadliest yet with more than 15000 deaths recorded also not at all the crowd of supporters outside his residence on sunday that he'll keep fighting the

restrictions imposed by brazil's mayors and governors. if anyone thinks that one day he will give up our freedoms the new mistaken some torrents of taken away many of your freedoms you can count on our armed forces for democracy for freedom i would do anything for my people the by the administration is struggling to cope with a surge of unaccompanied children arriving at the southern u.s. border a democratic congressman has released photos from inside that the tension facility in texas revealing the overcrowded conditions the children have fled violence and poverty in central america to seek asylum in the u.s. how the show castro has more. the u.s. government claims these are not detention centers but photos taken from inside u.s. border patrol facilities have stirred and outcry thousands of teenagers and younger children crowded into pens and sleeping on floors held in these conditions for more

than 5 days in violation of a court order requiring they be moved to more child friendly shelters within 72 hours but was at the national center so i guess they are. they are guarded by. officers the u.s. homeland security secretary and a contingent of senators toured a border patrol facility holding children friday media were barred from entering officials said due to covert concerns but we are safely processing the children who do come to our border we strongly urge in the message is clear not to do so now under the trump administration thousands of migrant children who arrived at the u.s. border had been expelled to mexico without seeing an immigration judge president joe biden ended the practice calling it inhumane but not right now immigration

officials report more than 9000 unaccompanied children entering the u.s. in february and since then it's been an average of 500 more a day children presenting at our border who are fleeing violence or fleeing prosecution who are fleeing terrible situations is not a crisis. in an effort to expedite moving the miners to better conditions the biden administration has deployed fema the government agency that handles disasters to turn the dallas convention center into an emergency shelter for 2000 children 3 other temporary shelters are in operation or being planned they. they're migrant children wait and nother 30 some days but with access to school and recreation until the government places them with the u.s. sponsor a process of waiting for sponsorship should be short you know more resources

they're going to also along the way they should be put in place in care of nonprofits and faith based organizations and i'm by no means whatever they have come up before district the white house says it's sending messages to central american countries for their youth not to come that include $17000.00 ads on the radio social media and television it's unclear how many children are listening in their home countries what's obvious is that their numbers at the u.s. border continue to grow hi joe castro al-jazeera washington. a former canadian diplomat held in china on espionage charges for more than 2 years is awaiting his court verdict after he was tried behind closed doors and it's not known when michael covert will hear that verdict 28 diplomats from more than 20 countries rallied outside the court in a show of solidarity covert was arrested in the summer of 2018 along with canadian

businessman michael spatafore who stood trial in a closed courtroom on friday that arrests are seen as a retaliation for canada's the citizen to detain while ways a chief financial officer on a u.s. warrant. despite. the international agreement to china has signed under the vienna convention that would allow. consular officers access to hearings for their citizens we are being denied that access we've made we've requested access to michael equal rights hearing repeated repeatedly but that access didn't deny. as you know. michael covert has been detained for more than 2 years now. he's been arbitrarily detained and now we see that the process itself is not transparent

choosier least it was actual hush money and canada has brought together some other countries diplomats in china and point fingers at china's handling of individual cases that is interference in china's judicial sovereignty we reject that and will by no means accept such interference michael kovar again michael spade or are suspected of in danger in china's national security and china's judicial organs will handle the cases and guarantee their rights and interests. a british mission to show how space junk can be removed from the earth's orbit has blasted into space on board of russian rocket the soyuz rockets cargo includes the newly developed else of the satellite that captures they breed and another satellite which will act as a dummy piece of space junk now if the experiment is successful that it's hoped to run it as a commercial salvage venture where than 2 and a half 1000 this use the satellites are still in orbit representing billions of

dollars worth of scrap that's also a hazard to other space missions we're expecting about $10000.00 satellites or more to be launched in the next decade so that's a huge growth in the amount of traffic and congestion that we're expecting scene space which. it's going to mean that satellite operators are going to have to deal with potential potential conjunctions potential collisions and also you know increasing amount of space debris that is going to be talking up those highways. a reminder now of the top stories on al-jazeera saudi arabia has offered up a plan for peace in yemen which has been racked by 6 years of fighting the initiative includes a nationwide cease fire and the resumption of talks to try to end the war sunnah airport would reopen and fuel and food imports would be allowed through the port of her day the.