step outside the main street shift the focus covering the way the news discovered the listening posts on a. if you want to help save the world. the . hundreds of people are rescued from a hotel in mozambique but the military says that dozens more were killed in the scenes. alone barbara starr you're watching al-jazeera live from london also coming up work continues to try to dislodge the container ship in the suez canal as the lays mount the risk concern about the impact on global oil and gas supplies fleeing

a military campaign in venezuela steady stream of people continues across the border into colombia and suicide bombers target a palm sunday mass on the indonesian island of so that we see. the government in mozambique says dozens of people have been killed in an attack in the northern town of palma and that number includes at least 7 civilians it were killed when their convoy was ambushed as they tried to escape the hotel they had been hiding in after being trapped for days hundreds of people locals as well as foreigners have now been rescued had a has more. survivors from the siege in parma arrived in the port city of pinback just along the coast but many others weren't as fortunate defense officials say dozens of others were killed trying to escape the fighting and some of them

were ambushed as they tried to leave by road in a convoy one of the courage to call. the defense and security forces regret this loss of human lives in a drive that they continue to develop at this moment concerted actions of pursuit with the aim of eliminating some pockets of resistance since wednesday when an armed group lost its attack on parma communications have been down and many families are still waiting to hear what's happened to be loved ones you going to need 3 it's been the situation of losing someone it's hard he don't know where this person is he can't reach them or know what condition they're in this is horrible and it's destabilize humanity it's really not fair. this is the only footage that has emerged from inside the hotel where up to 200 people have reportedly taken refuge hundreds of others have attempted to flee the town running into forests and nearby villages. and we don't know how we will get out of here if we can get to the

sea or if we will be rescued by whom there are helicopters flying over the hotel they checking to see if we can reach the beach to get a boat out but as you can hear we don't know if it's possible the situation is critical we have no food just water we're in god's hands no. gun battles have been going on for days between the armed group that calls itself al-shabaab and government forces trying to take back control of the coastal town. there's been fighting in northern missouri and beak mainly in kabul delgado province since 2017 this is a region major gas discoveries have been made in recent years but the town of parma has been relatively safe for foreigners working on africa's largest liquefied natural gas project until this week the french in the g. giant hotel has now evacuated 1000 of its workers that suspended its operations it

was due to restart a 20000000000 dollar project after stopping work in january because of security concerns that's now on hold. on. we're. trying to. project the. region more than 2500 people have been killed and half a 1000000 forced to leave their homes during years of fighting in the province it's really a toxic mix of various issues it is programmed the northernmost province or is marginalized people feel frustrated they have been people who don't know if they live. mining activities they ruby mines specifically amnesty international blame several parties for war crimes it has accused armed groups and a government backed private south african military firm of being responsible for

the deaths of hundreds of civilians it also says government troops have made arrests without reason tortured detainees and carried out extrajudicial killings security forces say fighting is still ongoing with army officials are trying to eliminate pockets of resistance humanitarian workers say it could be days before the actual number of dead is known and they warn they'll be even more internal displacement as people try to escape the fighting. out either. well a little earlier i spoke to dr alex vines the head of chatham house africa program who says the conflict in mozambique is also a threat to the region this is a watershed moment it's a step further in deterioration of what's been happening in kabul the gutters since 2017 to be honest the situation where he deteriorated in the province certainly the northern districts of kabul there gado at the beginning of last year and although

the early this year things seem to have the pace of conflict seem to have slowed down and it looked as if the government was getting a bit of a better grip on the security situation clearly that was just temporary the united states government a couple of weeks ago labeled al shabaab a foreign terrorist organization f t o but interestingly the one name that they named in it what the one named person is a tanzanian and so i think viewers of algae serious should see this not just as a mozambican problem but regional one it involves tanzania and there are some connections with the eastern congo but fundamentally the issues that are at the heart at the core of this are local ones in mozambique this is about inequality disenfranchisement local level corruption all of those things are fed into this as well as radicalized islam.

the operation to dislodge a container ship in the suez canal has been suspended for the night crews are under pressure to remove the ship as soon as possible because the canal is a crucial trade relied on by countries all over the world one of the ships caught up in the suez is an oil tanker destined for syria the government there has now had to begin rationing fuel supplies in iraq on reports. 6 days old and the fear is that the other givens blocking the sue is canal will lead to global shortages of all gas and goods but it's not just what's on the vessel itself although that's significant given it's one of the largest container ships in the world but it's what's on the other $300.00 or so vessels treading water at the entrances and exits of the canal as well as those stuck in the middle syria's already feeling the pinch the authorities announced fuel rationing supplies from iran are stuck in the news

coming out of syria is deeply deeply worrying the country was already heating crisis point with cannot make collapse hitting syria and the daily lives of syrians and now these delays to fuel shipments will make an really bad situation worse. and as tankers queue oil prices are rising the blockage is another blow to global trade already disrupted by cope with 19 around about 70 percent of the world's oil trade goes through the series canal and it can't i need any ship has the choice of taking the longer route round the south of africa takes around 2 weeks longer obviously cost more because the additional i'm shipping cost so ships are having to make their decision do they whites are in that queue of $300.00 or do they take the long trip there are 2 main strategies in play. to dislodge the ever given they are currently using tug boats to push and widen the canal by using

diggers on land at the stern end of the vessel that seems to be working the 2nd is lightening the load by removing containers that's seen as time consuming dangerous and untested either way this has never happened in the history of shipping before enron current odds are. up to 5000 venezuelans of sought refuge in neighboring colombia because the fighting between the military and the illegal armed groups hundreds of refugees arriving each day in the town of our own peter as well as other border towns now some of the people arriving have accused the venezuelan military of abuses including extrajudicial killings they say the military is targeting members of the band that far rebel group which was previously engaged in an armed conflict with the colombian government let's cross live now to al-jazeera sunroom pity was that a shelter for displaced venezuelans another key thing colombia which is on the

border of the countries lots of people behind you there on the sound there are some tense as well what are they telling you. yes barbara we're in one of 18 shelters that have been set up to receive the people fleeing from venezuela and most of them are telling horror stories of the violence they had to endure from the venezuelan government during this operation to rid this area of. rebels the groups that are operating in that region even at times talking about extrajudicial killing. illegal arrests of people that according to the. venezuelan military is accusing of being part of these rebel groups or supporting them these are stories

that we used to hear here in colombia during the many decades of the internal conflict in this country but this is the 1st time that we hear these stories happening in venezuela which is quite surprising even if it is long been accused now for many years of harboring. groups. territory but what we're seeing now is that something is happening in that relationship and sparked the clashes that we have seen in the past and they have now produced the influx of so many refugees in this part of colombia i mean they obviously i keep on driving by the hundreds is there any realistic cause of them being able to go back home. for the colombian government today with u.n. refugee services and other international organizations have actually set up.

control or come and post to deal with the situation more aid has arrived on saturday to assist the people close much needed food and other basic elements to deal with these people necessity and what they're telling us is that they are planning to keep these shelters open for a least 2 weeks while the situation calms down in venezuela the venezuelan government however saturday and again on sunday has insisted that the situation is now under control and people could go back to but most of the people we have talked to are saying that the guarantees for them to go back are not in place that they are afraid of what could happen if they go back in that they don't trust their government so their finitely this situation will probably continue to go on for many days and earlier today we heard more explosions coming from the other side of

the border. with the latest from the border town of. thank you. well still to come in this half hour it is i saw come back here's the armed group maybe slowly rebuilding in the deserts of syria last. john hendren in minneapolis where opening arguments begin in the trial of derek children and man accused of killing george florida. the weather is much quieter now in australia particularly so in new south wales it is very typical to see this town the front systems come out cross the bite tasmania tasman sea towards these you know what they're doing that which apart from passing showers means in most places they're enjoying the sunshine rising temperatures in

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time now for a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera mozambique's the fence and security spokesman says that dozens of people have been killed in an attack in the northern town of palma that includes 7 civilians were ambushed as they left a hotel they were hiding in hundreds more have been rescued from the town. the block suez canal is having a devastating effect on an already oil strapped syria it has started rationing its distribution of fuel to ensure the continued hospitals bakeries and other essential businesses up to $5000.00 venezuelans of sought refuge in neighboring colombia because of fighting between the military and illegal armed groups hundreds of refugees are arriving each day in and in the town of as well as other border towns . 2 suicide bombers have blown themselves up outside a packed. people were attending

a palm sunday mass at least 19 people were injured in the attack on the island of the president is urging everyone to work together to fight what he called terrorism jessica washington reports from jakarta. right at the beginning of easter week on indonesia's soon away sea island catholics in the city of mecca saad gathered to mark palm sunday on a way to bombers were awaiting the pair try to enter the cathedral through the main gate but it was stopped. political the attacker was trying to enter our church and one of our staff soared and got suspicious he then stood by the gate and that's when the bomb exploded police cordoned off the area to dive the fire so far all police units are here including the forensic team and also the police chief the president said all people in indonesia have the right to her ship in peace. i strongly condemn this act of terrorism and i have given instructions to the police

chief to investigate the networks of the perpetrators to take down that network to the root believe only 2000 bomb attacks in engineers are more frequent and killed many people but in recent years authorities have increased their crackdown on active network us experts say the threat has decreased but not disappeared. the security apparatus has actually created maximum deterrence but we know that these terror groups are always finding new ways to avoid security in recent months police have made more arrests and authorities are investigating whether the attack might have been a retaliation against their operations just to washington al-jazeera jakarta. 3000 people for me and lies karen state her fled across the border to thailand and many spent the night sheltered in the jungle after the military launched airstrikes targeting the korean national liberation army the our investment group is one of

the dozens fighting me and lars central government earlier on saturday they said they had overrun and seize the military outpost. meanwhile dozens of funerals are being held in myanmar for some of the 114 people killed on saturday it was the bloodiest day since the military seized power almost 2 months ago the killings have been condemned by the international community tony chang reports from bangkok the day after the killings and the funerals begin the coffin of 13 year old so i want you and treat to the flag of the national league for democracy or in the on sunday. well there were no protests where he lived in yangon the security forces still open fire on people as but as monks lead the funeral rites friends and family express their grief.

why are you leaving me behind crisis mother inconsolable can't you hear me she says how can i live without you my son. was in iraq and the protesters continue to march here in the city of daraa way in southern myanmar people took to the streets with the now familiar chance for the military to step down. and there is no doubt now about the reception that awaits them the security services part with no restraint on saturday rubber bullets and live rounds from automatic rifles the pretense of protecting life and liberty has been stripped away and despite condemnation from around the globe little to make myanmar military . your authority of steps in the world can change but they need to take these steps and all the condemnation is not going to matter very much the people of me anymore if they can't see the wall standing up and acting as well as speaking out and we

have. attitudes a hardening among the protesters today and man today they took their rifles to the barricades on saturday hardly a match for the weapons of war they face but now they know this is a fight to the death and more destruction after a fire raged in p.g. dogon township overnight people living there but kept away by security forces returned to find 60 homes burned to the ground now all they can do is pick through the ashes trying to save anything from the military's policy of scorched earth tony chang al jazeera. mexico's covert 900 death toll is likely 60 percent higher than previously thought that's according to the country's health ministry the government says the number of coronavirus that's is now above 321000 not the 201008 had previously reported it's believed many people who contracted the

virus died at home without being tested the country already had the 3rd highest confirmed death toll before this revision syrian kurdish forces in control of syria's northeast have launched a sweeping anti eisel security operation they've arrested more than 30 people at the whole camp many of its 62000 residents are foreigners or are believed to have ties to eisele there have been dozens of murders and i'll hold this year at the camp is expected to take about 10 dance. or meanwhile the u.n. special envoy to syria has told al-jazeera there are worrying signs that eisel is trying to regroup in the desert or diplomatic editor james frey's 'd reports from the united nations. they create diffract state. of syria and iraq and read the most brutal way justifying their actions with their

own interpretation of islam. 2 years ago president trump declared eisele had been defeated. after a long military operation some of it human rights campaigners say also carried out in a brutal manner involving kurdish fighters the iraqi military american special forces and u.s. bombardment from the air. now their former capital racker lies in ruins but experts say eisel may be slowly rebuilding themselves in the deserts of syria and what we've witnessed in central syria in particular is a robust and growing isis campaign that is applying pressure on the military and oil infrastructure that is actually forcing the russians the regime and the iranians to respond and try to figure out how to stabilize the security situation is such talk alarmist not according to the u.n.

special envoy for syria pederson you should or should be worried about what you see as increased the harsh activity is in the desert and in certain areas in syria and i have never before as you know the members of the security council now we need a collaborative effort to fight the terrorists that are still active in syria and rid of the american i'm afraid to be. on top of this there's another problem related to isolate the world is not confronting there are thousands of prisoners some of them foreign fighters but mainly women and children being held in camps in northeast syria in the largest camp i'll hold there are nearly 30000 children the conditions a grim they risk being alienated and further radicalized james pays out his era at the united nations. opening arguments in the trial of a former minneapolis police officer accused of killing george floyd will begin on

monday there it could face decades in prison if he's convicted the case will center on the question of what caused floyd's death was on floyd's neck as the prosecution contends or was it a combination of drugs floyd's heart condition and covert 19 as that the fence insists john hendren has the story. ah. you know george floyd's death reignited the us civil rights movement and set off a racial revolution in american streets. it energized the black lives matter movement in harden the country's racial divide now the trial of the police officer accused of floyd's murder could either close a bitter chapter in american history. or rekindle the arson fueled riots of the summer of 2020 across the united states and i think will be similar to what took

place when this happened you know we felt it all the way in chicago. you know people angry and. venting their frustrations will say they know how the murder trial of fired police officer derrick children is perhaps the most anticipated civil rights case here in the u.s. in the 21st century it will mark a test case of racial justice in 2021 in the case of a black man who died beneath the knee of a white police officer who held him there for 8 minutes in 46 seconds. that jury will see show than in this disturbing video as floyd cries out for his life at the bridge. these are the images we don't take anything for granted we have to keep our eyes on the prize to make sure that he doesn't get away with murder as so many other police officers have done to people of carla in america not since the racially charged trial of the white police officers charged in the 1991 beating of

rodney king has one legal case so captured a moment in american racial history. 'd when a largely white suburban jury found the defendants not guilty the streets of los angeles a rock did in violent fury in black america police are now often seen in the darkest light now people are not viewing the police as a welcome to me or another. as an unwelcome presence as it's been referred to over the years and that you pine orse. as minneapolis anxiously boards up for new demonstrations many fear what could happen if children is allowed to walk free people gonna be outraged because it again has proven that the system is not protected and so i think people gonna be out of say and all right we have 15 this time a racially diverse jury of $12.00 and $3.00 alternates 9 white 4 black into mixed

race will decide the fate of another white police officer. and that could set the direction of the american civil rights movement for years to come john hendren al-jazeera minneapolis. trial beginning. now the chinese martial art of taichi is gaining popularity in iran particularly among women those enjoying the sport say it's helping change views on gender segregation as a big reports from tehran. a well known chinese martial art the past few years has seen it growing popularity in iran especially among women. it's a way to release energy that's trapped in the body the sport requires a lot of patience usually women have more harmony and from the perspective of physical ability i think they deal better with the sport it's not common to see this kind of performance in public spaces in iran. in

a country where women practicing sports is usually held behind closed doors tightly seems to be the exception it's also not segregated like other sporting activities. this couple met at a thai chief festival. straight out of the image of for the good we practice together outdoors at home whenever there's an opportunity the sport doesn't require a lot of space neither in. the impact of tight she i can tell you it has reduced her periods of anger and maybe arguments and within a few minutes iran has a national team and an annual championship. i can tell you some 70 percent of people who engage in this activity in iran are women many people like it and practice it in many parts of the country in this competition for those taking part were aged between 8 and 63 some have competed internationally man s.s.l. said. this is the 3rd year i'm attending the national championship last year i got

a gold and 2 silvers and i received an invitation to the national team. but it's in public places like this that the sport is getting most attention inspiring others to join in while some simply appreciate the art form a side big al-jazeera the. well you can get the latest on everything that we've been covering here on al-jazeera on our web site al jazeera dot com. the in. the at. the top stories on al-jazeera the mozambique government has confirmed dozens of people have been killed in an attack in the northern town of palma including at least 7 civilians they were killed when their convoy of cars was ambushed.