the movement from the. foreign policy decreasing one's ball good news for the northern plains of india again nichols is a bit of a problem but the winds picking up soon should improve. oh i maryam namazie are watching the news hour live from london coming up in the next 60 minutes jordan's government accuses the canes brother prince hands of being involved in a malicious plot to destabilize the country. at least 49 people are dead after to rancho rain causes flash floods and landslides in indonesia. the exit polls just

fall gary is prime minister will struggle to hold on to power after anger over corruption gives protest parties an election boost. any individual push and now i'm mad at the system george freud's uncle tells al-jazeera he hopes the system can be fixed after the trial of former police officer terry show and i'm german ash with the sport at the french open tennis could be postponed for the 2nd year running because of that 19 the grand slam tournament is scheduled for may 17th but the french government is talking to organizers about delaying it. slow welcome to the news hour we begin in jordan the country says it's prevented what it calls the militias by a top government by top officials and pleading king abdullah's half brother to destabilize the country the deputy prime minister said. security forces intercepted

communications between the former crown prince hamza and foreign parties who are planning to undermine jordan's security at least 14 people have been arrested so far for exams and says he's been placed under house arrest and is accusing jordan's leaders of corruption and incompetence he is popular inside the country as a favorite son of the late king hussein his mother queen noor has described the allegations against him as wicked slander but leaders around the middle east have voiced their support for king abdullah with his saudi and moroccan counterparts calling him to express their solidarity how the abdul hamid has our report. it was talk about the 0 hour to government said that prompted jordan's king abdullah to give the green light for the arrest of more than a dozen people including bessemer would allow a former head of the royal court and finance minister he then became part of the inner circle of prince hamza bin hasin the harvard of the king who was also crown

prince until he was removed from the role in 2004 jordan's deputy prime minister a minister said for he said that beyond a doubt the inner circle of prince hamza were coordinating with foreign parties and opposition abroad a plot to destabilize the country with. the state intelligence with already has been closely monitoring activity from his highness homs a surely for some bizarre some of the lower than others whose movements were aimed at undermining our stability and security the surveillance intercepted movements including communication with foreign sides on a so-called 0 hour to trigger measures aimed at undermining else to belittle shortly after the arrests prince hamza appeared in the video saying he had been put under house arrest for bit in from communicating with the outside world a claim later denied by jordan chief of staff the prince also took the president did move of publicly criticizing the leadership of the country. i am not the person

responsible for the breakdown in governance for the corruption and for the incompetence that has been prevalent in. our governing structure for the last 15 to 20 years and has been getting worse by the year i'm not responsible for the lack of faith that people have in their institutions their response the former crown prince had been sidelined since his removal from power but he is said to have been forging ties with this quintal tribesman and the loosely organized opposition known as head arc that has been calling for mass protests so far the government hasn't revealed the scope of the alleged plot but some say it's unlikely it was aimed at directly overthrowing king abdullah you can't have a coup or lesser security people involved so i don't think and you know this whole idea of a plot there is just not true there is clearly. an internal

issue that has come out in the public and i think in a way it has turned out not in the favor of some of the people who began this process of a rests it's not clear what will happen to the former crown prince king abdullah said to favor an amicable solution for the sake of the royal family and the stability of the country there are still many questions that remain and answers the government says it will reveal all details in due course but if anything recent events reveal deep divisions within the royal family of a country considered a beacon of stability within a turbulent middle east but at that hamid al-jazeera. well our other top story at least 49 people have died in indonesia's east flores and neighboring east timor regions after flash flooding and landslides rescue workers say they might not be able to reach the remote areas for some time yet and as jessica washington reports

there is also a warning of more extreme weather and french all rain to come. east flora's in tunisia flash flooding and landslides have killed dozens of people in at least 7 villages and the death toll is expected to rise many families say their loved ones are still missing. as the scale of the disaster unfolds communities are in mourning . this man's body was pulled from the debris people in the video say he was a teacher. thousands of houses are likely to have been buried under mud after the landslides at least 5 bridges were destroyed and most roads blocked hampering access for search and rescue workers or. we need to work on giving the logistics because this is extreme weather we have to use both we're looking into planes or helicopters we will support the needs of the people their power and communication lines are down making it difficult for authorities to know the extent of the

disaster authorities say they're trying to get food masks and other essentials to evacuation centers from. our challenge to military action we will try to find other ways to access the area to deliver essentials in neighboring east timor this boarding home for students was one of many buildings destroyed in the floods witnesses say a 2 year old is among the dead indonesia's weather bureau warns of further to ensure rains strong winds and powerful waves just go washington al-jazeera jakarta . meanwhile the indonesian authorities said at least 2 fishermen have been killed after their boat capsized following a collision with a cargo ship in the java sea 32 people were on board the fishing boat 15 of them still missing local fisherman the navy and divers are all scouring the water no reason has been given for that collision was also been another boat syncopation this time in central bangladesh rescue is there a searching for survivors after

a small ferry with up to 50 passengers on board sank off to hitting another boat vessel went down in the shitter like scout river it had left the industrial city of not a younger age and was heading for the nearby machine gun district 11 people were pulled from the water but rescue efforts are being hampered right now by a powerful storm. at least 22 members of the indian security forces have been killed in a firefight with maoist fighters this was the deadliest battle between the 2 sides since 2017 elite police units had launched an operation against the left wing fighters in chad to scar state when they came up against heavily armed opposition for brennan reports. the security personnel included paramilitary officers from the central reserve police forces elite cobra unit special forces police who were supposed to be well equipped to tackle the maoist fighters known as next else instead their intelligence led raid on a naxalite hideout in the dry brush and sparse forests rapidly escalated to 24 hour

firefight of extraordinary ferocity i'm going to open the chief of operations in the region described how the rebels used rocket launchers and hand grenades against the security forces he denied that the police tactics had been at fault the casualties were unfortunate he said but the rebels also suffered numerous losses the extent of those rebel losses on not clear but the police casualties were abundantly obvious as they arrived at hospital in right for more than 20 elite police officers were killed and more than 30 others wounded including several left in a critical condition born or god our security personnel have been killed i pay tribute to them and i want to assure their families and the country that the blood they have sacrificed will not be in vain a fight will continue with more strength and firmness we will continue our battle against the maoists and we will take this to a conclusion. security forces have been fighting the merest rebels for decades the

rebels fighting they say for the rights of poor farmers and landless laborous active across a wide swathe of central and eastern india the scale of this latest bloodshed though has some calling for a dramatic rethink of police tactics and political strategy this is insurgency a low intensity conflict that's been going on more than 3 decades and in this behavior about 15000 people have been killed so that to give you an idea about the scale of what we are dealing with so i think the indian state would have to go back to the drawing board to see what could be done better. certainly what happened in chat is gar could scarcely have gone much worse paul brennan al-jazeera. at least 3 anti-military protestors have been killed by security forces in the latest demonstrations in. well

the spike in military crackdown thousands of people turned out in cities right across the country on easter sunday in the biggest city young gone young people handed out eggs many of them decorated with the 3 finger salute to the slogan spring revolution military leaders have now announced arrest warrants for nearly 60 celebrities known for their opposition to the coup. because i think you know that a lot of parents used to not let their children go out but the young people are determined to fight they have a strong will to get 3 don't now some parents are letting them go out and join the strike with them. we go to bulgaria now the country could be heading for a political crisis despite months of anti-government protests and surging cases of covert exit polls in sunday's parliamentary elections put the prime minister boyko porus off in 1st place by he could struggle to form a coalition and secure a 4th term for himself or resolve the party is projected to win 25.7 percent of the vote but that fall short of

a majority the main opposition socialist party is expected to finish on 17.6 percent and then the party led by t.v. hosts luvvie treffen of is look is going to finish probably in 3rd place with 15.2 percent but driven off as already said that he opposes any coalition with mainstream parties raising the possibility of a deadlocked parliament and the democratic bill garia party boosted by last year's protests is projected to win 10.4 percent from the capital sofia bernard smith now reports. but the books were taken to self isolating voters in bulgaria's general election but even with this on the precedent of its has been typically low for just over 40 percent. i cast my vote hoping for change we can live better than these up to now nothing good has happened gary's prime minister didn't invite cameras when he. his vote this video is from his public relations team or

cobar as soft as avoided the press since widespread corruption protests last summer relying instead on social media this is the most corrupt country in the e.u. according to transparency international both jerk party and the main opposition socialists have lost votes to anti establishment parties that emerged from those protests. in the current situation it seems it would be hard to make good government too many parts of the problem are. on the edge of the e.u. bulgaria is a former satellite of the soviet union today it's in the middle of a fight for influence between brussels and moscow 6 russian diplomats were recently expelled from severe accusations of spying there is i think our russian intelligence activities in the country are ordered to swing. in their perception from the west that this can no appeared at the time when there is waning

international legitimacy in the sense that both areas american and european partners to begin to down to its pro western credentials one recent poll suggested 45 percent of bulgarians are in favor of a strongman style of leadership the didn't have to bother with elections. the party will be the largest in parliament but faces tricky coalition talks because this new . party says it will refuse to share power with the prime minister and any delay in forming a government could affect how record $59000000000.00 of e.u. funding is allocated here that's more money than bulgaria's had so far and it's 14 years of e.u. membership bernard smith al-jazeera sophia. from cos of the parliament various appointed will sell us money as the nation's new president he's 38 years old and

a law professor has been acting president now since the predecessor. resigned in november up at his upcoming war crimes trial in the netherlands as money ran as a candidate for the winning of endo ship party in february elections. with the news hour live from london still ahead forced to give birth alone by the side of a road survivors of the brutal attack on palma in northern mozambique described their ordeal. also pope francis denounces the armed conflict still raging on the pandemic as another year of subdued easter celebrations takes place. on the half marathon world record has been broken in istanbul general have all those details in sports. the in. ethiopia saying that every trained troops have started leaving the northern region following increasing international pressure of atrocities that multiple reports

accuse eritrean forces of massacres sexual violence and looting the soldiers supported the ethiopian army during a one month war november against the great people's liberation front which ruled the region after initially denying the presence of eritrean troops for months the prime minister but then their presence for the 1st time last week. i want to go to mozambique now because so why was of the assault by an armed group on the town of palma in the northern part of the country have now been speaking out about their ordeal one woman says that she ended up giving birth alone on the side of a road as she fled the fighting in her hometown victoria gate and be reports. safe and sound in a hotel room this baby boy and his mother survived a traumatic birth during a raid by armed men on their hometown fatto abdullah as he was separated from her husband and 3 other children as they try to escape fighting in palmer she delivered

her baby alone without medical treatment on the side of a road you see i was tired while i was running and i was left behind by the group i was with then it got dark and i felt really sick and i couldn't go on i knew it was time to go into labor i slipped right where i was and gave birth alone armed groups stormed palm a nearly 2 weeks ago killing dozens of people some of those displaced have arrived in the city of pemba the provincial capital of kabul delgado province of ontario where this is what's happened in parma the armed men were there for 15 hours the population fled people died on the boat in the water others hid in the bush thought armed men were looking for people to kill. aid workers say while tens of thousands of people fled the attack only a small proportion have arrived in pemba and other safe places even so the authorities in pemba say they're struggling to cope with the influx. the

infrastructure in pemba will not support the number of inhabitants the city was prepared to accommodate a certain number of people but now we have a lot more they are exposed to cold 19 plus the amount of crime will increase. leaders from neighboring countries held talks in zimbabwe's capital on thursday and move about the violence in no the maze and be jewel to be held next week these displaced people say they're desperate to return home but only when it's safe to do say victoria gates and be al jazeera let's get more on the situation there now from . the world food program who's in pemba mozambique and so we've been reporting on the dozens of people killed and the thousands who've been displaced after that brutal attack and palmer what have we learned about the situation in side the town are there people still trapped there. i think very much

the lead time they're still there i'm sorry if i remember which i know and given to 2 dogs and people who are still in the finale area and i'm going to be and should. be humanitarian answer that when you belong in your back to a true flight sim 24 to march and you've been able to evacuate through the if you can pull 76 percent to do with the women and children so let's quickly get into a member of the gentleman and did your point it's quite likely there are a few members i mean does he expect more blankets really. cool treacherous journey 24 hours on the ferry a digital communications center yesterday the 2nd government the things people have been has arrived and just remember that they have witnesses because he may

have the gunshots. or may do as a mother of 24 children could do to her and the school to is 2 months pregnant she likely canaria she said she wanted to see which was rising because she was been sort of chased by somebody with a gun and the people who had made to live. just into the star jail for what they have been they made a difference priority for us as well as other u.n. agencies with to make sure that they got the basics got enough food for the next 15 gangs that they're having hot meals breakfast lunch and dinner. and food as well that could be gone there would be had the highest number on it one minute or so and so for i guess for my children it's the priority. yes of course children the priority and really thousands or tens of thousands of people have been affected by

this crisis in palmer i know that some of your operations would disrupted because of security issues do you have access to help people now can you tell us more about the assistance that you are offering them and whether you have the the resources to meet the needs. the because it will be due to the security situation the only decision on friday. for the time being content pulled back to a shoot like form of pemba. still supporting other. operations through our off lights and the. people we live with like to. be on foot with the school the. people. operation it's. good for the attack.

we require in the heart of the dollars a month provide assistance says this is something that you know we are planning to reach 750000 people. who have been displaced plus remember the people have gone and. gone they will miss ally something is going to be sent to someone that's gone to stay with their family to see households with probably gone from 6 people to 1020 people in the house schools today would say the boat what about the medium to long term problems resulting from this in the analysis is that it's a real turning point in the crisis al-shabaab to have the sophistication to stage an attack like this you have people have left their lands and livelihoods their homes and harvest and actually the number that have fled 7 times higher than a year ago in early 2020 so this sort of malnutrition and food insecurity is going

to get worse in the years ahead. you can drive your own food because we've all been gone by the pandemic. good luck. because you no longer just a domino effect. and probably shouldn't be too soon with the young due to down. who are to kill. us. and they're facing the end of hunger. and that to me that people are going to bed early that people didn't think. it will be and then you just need to remember that to make sure that we have another and emergency supplies for those who mostly.

thank you very much shelly sacral joining us there from the wealth program. now the trial of former police officer derek shoving of the death of george freud history here on monday in the u.s. it has minneapolis emotional and potentially damning witness accounts along the 1st week of the trial many of freud's relatives of travel from across the country to attend his uncle spoke to al-jazeera as gabriel ellis on their. the 1st week of the trial saw some emotional testimony that was hard to listen to particularly for some of george floyd's family members who are here like selwyn jones his uncle who i had a chance to speak to and this is a little bit of what he had to say what is it like to be here in that courtroom. this is all a lot i've had tree. you say somebody that you've loved and cherished

4546 years and one day he's gone because they're just power and control this is this is what. justice for florida. we got to have justice for forward we've got to have justice for all is it hard to relive floyd's death through this trial this week. i have been. sad it's just like somebody sticks to hang your chest and rip your heart out because you see a good dude. human everybody has mistakes but you see a good dude if you seen the video before he was in a store that's us laugh and dance in a you don't say in and to know that he got killed murdered for $19.10 pennies. you know so i'm not mad at any individual person now i'm

mad at the system so if we can get this done and come to come to a good conclusion to see if we can fix the system because we have an opportunity for the 1st time ever to fix a system because of the death of my nephew the drug use how do you as a as his uncle. how does that make you feel when that comes in by the defense bringing up drug use a. is something that we live with you know there's people with death people with so many addictions in this world and it's something that my man was fighting you know what i'm saying. you should not be issued a death sentence because you're how. simple there's been plenty of people in this world has been high before and they didn't get murdered the new mill the street like the dogs so you know they're trying to assassinate his character. but it's

a proven fact you know he had issues he had you know he had demons but his demons did not. put him in a situation to be killed because he wasn't quite he wasn't arguing he wasn't doing any of the things that you would. coincide with being murdered do you feel confident that you'll get a guilty verdict now after one week not put in heart for the car i'm not putting the cart before the horse will say i can say in a way you are because. i believe in longer of now will nothing surprises me so. i'll go no wait and hope that things come out the way it was supposed to jones is one of several of floyd's family members that are here they say they'll stay for as long as the trial takes which could be up to another 3 weeks.

nature reserves in the u.s. state of florida are being threatened by a radioactive water leak from a massive storage like state of emergency has been declared in manatee county county just north of the city of president and the break in the wall of the night was 1st detected on friday and it can continue to get worse lake holes 2000000000 liters of water polluted by radioactive waste products from old fertilizer factory 300 homes have now been evacuated. and you at the news hour live from london still ahead why the number of people accused of practicing witchcraft in northern uganda has risen enjoying the coronavirus pandemic. mike lee said a presidential candidates who are failing to impress voters after a year of political and social turmoil in peru and then a chance for well free by the japanese so he secured a place at the tokyo in place after coming from leukemia.

well just as the flowers bloom is going to be a bit of a shock for most people in europe may not see very much but look at the speed at which that line of cloud is coming down on us affectively much colder and much windier weather is coming right the way down across the plain of europe we're currently we're sitting in these high pressure which means quiet weather cold at night relatively warm by day though it's taken a tumble recently but look at this this is and all the gales to the north sea bringing snow shows yes i said snow showers to the coast of the netherlands to germany and ahead of it the frontal system will bring widespread there temporary snow all the dancers the countries of central europe that it's ok in spain portugal it's quiet and sunny here and ahead of it is quite warm with the rain hovering around turkey the bosphorus area and this is going to be a dramatic change for example in prague we go from 11 degrees which is about

average on monday down through the breezy almost set to windy weather and snow quite likely by wednesday big changes i said as it won the science it's going to sit somewhere over the balkans the line up through ukraine and not move much further so in sarajevo you've got several days of cold weather with snow to start was and then the sun comes out over the top. from the al-jazeera london broke. to people in thoughtful conversation i got me. when i was at the university of oxford it was really scared me because i was like these people are going to be in positions of power with no host and no limitations empire is the reason that we live in a multicultural society part 2 of his shaheen and adam rather fit studio unscripted on his era most people will never know what's beyond this still.

deafening silence this 100000 volumes how it feels to touch danger british. most people will never know what it's like to work with every breath is precious. with here is not an option. but when know most people. welcome back maine stories now jordan's former crown prince has been accused of

involvement in a plot to destabilize the country with foreign assistance at least 14 people have been detained prince homs a says he's under house arrest heavy rain has triggered flash floods and landslides in indonesia's east far as in neighboring east timor at least 49 people have been killed and thousands more displaced dozens of homes were swept away or buried by modern devery. and counting is on the way bulgaria's parliamentary elections with a tight result expected exit polls indicate the prime minister boyko bars off could struggle to form a coalition and secure a 4th term in office. now india's richest state maharashtra will impose strict code 19 restrictions from monday on the words mall cinemas and restaurants will be forced to close with a complete lockdown on weekends india has experienced a rapid rise in cases with daily infections surging to a 6 month high of more than $93000.00 on sunday by russia accounted for more than

half of the new cases. reported in the last 24 hours is a lot of concern and it could turn into a house or 2 situation almost 15 days ago there were about 23000 cases where now it is 4 times that amount if the cases continue to increase at this rate the impact of the prime demick will be as dreadful as last year. meanwhile turkey is recorded at 2nd highest single day tally of new coronavirus cases since the pandemic began the country reported almost 42000 factions and 185 deaths on sunday cases have soared since measures to curb the pandemic eased in early march government has announced the return of weekend lockdowns for the month of ramadan starting in the middle of april and then some peter's square which is usually filled with tens of thousands of pilgrims on easter sunday was a very different scene this year it was empty with a crowd of maurice restrictions having prevented traditional celebrations from

taking place at the vatican for now the 2nd year in a row pope francis held easter mass in a scaled back service using his address to urge people not to give up hope he also denounce the conflicts that continue to rage around the world. were these to missy's does not offer you already feel a magic formula does not point to any escape from the difficult situation we are experiencing the pandemic is still spreading well the social and economic crisis remains severe especially for the poor but nonetheless the scandalous conflicts of not indeed the military arsenals have been strengthened. as the services were also reduced to capacity in soldiery to a spike in infections across south korea only church members were able to attend sunday mass on the current anti covert restrictions that south korea's daily increase in crime to virus infections exceeded 500 for the 5th day in a row on sunday countries being want to prepare for what could be its 4th wave of

code of it. in brazil a special mass was broadcast live from the foot of rio de janeiro's christ the redeemer statue juta krajina virus restrictions brazil as part of the global epicenter of the pandemic forcing many parts of the country to impose war measures in recent weeks it's just reported another 1240 deaths and more than 31000 new cases. well in the philippines millions of people have been unable to celebrate easter traditionally there for the 2nd year in a row as well off the government imposed a strict lockdown more than 90 percent of the population a christian general allen reports now on how they've been marking the occasion the maria dolores mercado has been coming to the churches around in the capital manila since she was a little girl on the holiest day of the christian calendar this is

a star as she's allowed to go as in many countries places of worship are seen as potential hubs for spreading coronavirus so for now attending mass is different. for me this isn't a for now that i am able to hear mass outside the church his words give me strength my faith is my god that search has long been the refuge for the faithful who come from the poorest sector of society but public gatherings have been restricted for a 2nd consecutive year raising concerns from many catholics here that the pandemic may have permanently altered the ways of worship. the philippines has seen a steep rise in corona virus cases since february prompting the government to impose another round of lockdown in manila and nearby provinces but in recent days at least one out of 4 filipinos who have been tested have turned out positive with

coronavirus. so this priest has been left with no choice but to preach in an empty church although it could be watched online he calls for a moment of silence to remember the thousands who have died from the pandemic sending a message of comfort to those who are grieving so much more in another part of manila father flavia begin with a runs a center for the poor and homeless he talks about redemption in the critical role the church complete in society. especially when society fails to respond appropriately competently and justly to the needs of the people the church cannot remain silent it will always serve as a cog sions of those brazen people the church will always remain as a light to those dampened by their hopes kneeling before a homeless man or reformed drug user a lawyer and

a journalist for their flabby says they represent those so persecuted by the government he offers a message of hope. but for many here the shadow of death still lingers though the faithful say they remain fervent in their prayers christ they say has been resurrected and the hope filipinos will soon rise from their sufferings to. doug and manila. 3 years communities in gone as far northern region have banished people they accuse of practicing witchcraft neighboring region set up camps to help those who've been forced out but as ever at a book or reports from bug or even more people and now being sent away because of the virus zakaria you'll possy is blind and this health is failing he wants to go home to live on his final decent but not so mighty to happen. he was banished from his village years ago by those who once called his family on us

friends and they want to take him back a boy died in the community and the accused me of killing him by witchcraft they choose to be out of the community and i ended up here. many people in this camp have similar stories now at least 6 so-called which comes likeness in northen gonna pass on people who are accused of witchcraft and chased from their homes or dishes that make a challenge. all gallus but in the way this is a hero sleep every night and day and then if you were in the way to. get out i looked over. here and there off a shelf here see the cover of 1000 pandemic maybe one reason why more people now arrive and seeking refuge and yet gonna was the 1st country in the well not to receive cover does us another kovacs program and hearing a 12 hour drive north of the capital of. many people simply don't believe in the

facts and instead they believe in which costs. we do all of this stuff the government and non-government agencies are run in cobbett education campaigns and hold the finest doesn't make matters west. people understand why a strong young man wakes up gets corvids have difficulty in briefing have difficulty in been in all the body certainly young man voters in all communities and not in goma. it will be accepted they were have to find out why and the legal to do love war trees too was more. good to do with dr be sure. it would be a shitty feast and given a good old friend on nuns and their souls slowly with fewer than 4000 college cases have been reported in gonna snow but officials fear the actual number is far higher

and keep rising. they also have taken refuge in becomes feel rejected and long forgotten but small are rival each day and that's increasing concern about the spread of the koran of our old us they are forced to share a smaller space the risk becomes a so much greater foreign ministers from egypt ethiopia and sudan have been meeting in the democratic republic of congo for talks on ethiopia's dam on the blue nile the 3 day meeting is being hosted by president felix to shake a day in the new african union chad the negotiations have been ongoing for a decade now egypt and sudan which are both downstream from the dam say they want a binding agreement to secure their water supply before any work is carried out about morgan sanchez this report from neighboring sudan where many people are worried that a deal could lead to water shortages. this what a treatment plant called el manara is the 2nd largest in sudan's capital ha tomb

supplying between 1.2 to 1500000 people it relies on water from the nile to operate and while it's just a little more than 10 years old operators are worried about how it will function in the coming months and years last july away have a we all for we all grow up in full of action movies pharaoh's over the years here because of the fluctuation of the everybody. is just one of several stations that was affected by the filling of the grand if you can remember on stem last year the dam which is based on strutting on the blue nile the source of more than 70 percent of the river water is is near completion for nearly a decade if you pan and downstream countries sudan and egypt have been holding talks about the project and it's filling and operation. 4.9000000000 cubic meters of water was stored in the grand renaissance them during the 1st filling in july last year so that means authorities say the resulting drop in the level of the nile

reduced or cuts of water from more than 5000000 people in some districts the lack of water lasted for a week this year the dam is expected to go up to 13500000000 cubic meters and they are concerns about its impact on the millions of sudanese living on the banks of the mile and beyond. sudan's government says at least 20000000 people could be affected if as expected what are levels drop from april to september some like omaha might who relies on water for living are concerned about the days ahead after seeing the impact of the 1st filling. we know water is life and we needed to drink and cook but for people like when the water goes off it means no work no work means no income. living water is life for us in every way possible to dance called for expanding the talks about the dam to include more mediators in addition to the current mediator of the african union a call egypt has backed but if you appeal has rejected the few people government says the dam is crucial to lifting tens of millions of its citizens out of poverty

by providing electricity and wants the african union to remain in charge of the talks but those talks were halted since january and the sudanese government is concerned about if you're an ounce meant of a 2nd failing we are seeing that nor are more agreement. from formation was a little serious then during the population living along. which is approximately half of the sudanese population is nearly through executive back of the plant operators say it will be hard to prepare for the future without clear information about the filling of the dam in the high lands upstream people morgan al-jazeera. a group of retired turkish admirals is warning that a treaty governing the use of turkey's waterways might be under threat they say a project to build a $9000000000.00 canal on the edge of istanbul could undermine the montreaux accord

which guarantees the free passage of civilian vessels through the bosphorus strait for the government says the istanbul canal will help to ease shipping traffic. taiwan's transport minister has resigned after friday's deadly train accident at least 50 people were killed in the crash but officials say that number could probably still rise teams have been working around the clock to remove the wreckage so they can search for more bodies the express train was carrying almost 500 passengers and crew when it slammed into a truck that had rolled on to the tracks the owner of the truck has been detained he wrote out a statement apologizing before police led him away. so then i would like to make a statement i have cause a serious accident to taiwan railway on the new straits and start our coal train number of full 08 during the tumble sweeping holiday desir disclosed people to be wounded and i deeply regret the days i also expressed my most sincere apologies old

do all i can to cooperate with the list gaiters and take on the responsibilities i have now in a week's time peruvians will vote for a new president after 5 years of political upheaval that seen 4 different leaders but with the covert 1000 pandemic hitting the country hard many of question whether the election should be happening atoll and is there is marianna sanchez reports from the capital lima the list of candidates isn't exactly inspiring the voters. those worried about getting this oxygen tank filled for her mother and sister who are ill or tome with covert 19 days before polls open over s.s.s. her family is facing the raging pandemic alone and the elections are not all that important now on the phone with ian the candidates aren't doing anything for us they don't stick to their promises it's only words unfortunate it's a great disappointment over blank because they are all the same recent opinion

polls say nearly 30 percent of peruvians may vote blank or not because they can't find anyone who represents them many peruvians are worried about some candidates on the ballot of the 18 presidential candidates the front runner is a former congressman who was once suspended for sexual harassment. another a respected economist relies on advice from a comedian. and there's a religious ultra conservative businessman who holds the treasury millions and openly insult anyone he dislikes on the campaign trail none of the presidential candidates have more than a 13 percent approval rating analysts say the elections couldn't be held at a worse time using beans ok it's as if the tonic was going down and someone said let's choose a new captain but everyone's looking for life but the political scene is so weak i'm limited that there's no large group of voters who perceives any of the candidates as a good option. the last presidential term was rocked by political instability with

3 presidents unseated during that period a congress to solve a congressional coupe and violent protests and interim leader was finally sworn in last november. after 5 years of political upheaval the impact of the pandemic has pushed deeper into political and economic ails and many believe the elections will not guarantee political stability. with 18 candidates and 20 political parties competing the next congress will likely be fragmented. for. the elections will be useless. nothing is solved the honor vaccines are in for straighted not knowing when this crisis will stop there are no jobs it's sad so many people we love are dying and we have no support it's very sad but with a vote so divided there will be a ballot it's and that could be that the next president could be

a lame duck from day one innocent just. so ahead for you on the program and have all the latest force news the future of leon l.s.e. remains a big talking point we'll hear from the bus line a coach on his staff strike out with gemma and then the museum that's a new home of egypt's prize royal mommies opens its doors to the public a day after their grand parade through the capital cairo. april on al-jazeera from a food wave to the vaccine roll out we'll bring you the latest developments from around the world a year into the coronavirus pandemic one on one east skeins rare behind the scenes access into the secretive world of japanese sumo. good president interested be secure a 6th time in power join us on april 11th for the child election. the award winning our choice returns stories of those striving to reduce or negative impact on the

planet has president joe biden kept his campaign promises we'll have special coverage and in-depth analysis of his 1st $100.00 days in the oval office april on al-jazeera. frank assessments should we be following because ultimately it will be sovereigns and governments who are buying this and in-depth analysis of the dates global headlines the inside story is iraq. ok she is jama has all this for now thank you mariam we start with tennis and it's

possible the french open it will be postponed for the 2nd year running because of covert 19 fronts and a 3rd nationwide lockdown on saturday with the country not expected to reopen until mid may the grand slam tournament is scheduled for may 17th but the french government is talking to organize as about the legate last year it was postponed for 4 months and played in front of a limited number of fans in florida poland's home but who catches one his 2nd title of the year at the miami if'n he was up against his occasional doubles partner yannick cena in the final the 1000 euro to tie and it was 65 up and serving for the 1st set the whole catch broke him and went on to take it on its high break he then won the 2nd set 64 to win his 3rd career title and the victory will move him into the world's top 20 for the 1st time kenyan run a recent check to get it has smashed the world a half marathon record she won the istanbul half marathon completing the 21

kilometers at a time of one hour 4 minutes and 2 seconds saving 29 seconds off the previous record the 26 year old it won the marathon at the water that is championships in doha a couple of years ago and she's now targeting the gold medal at the take your olympics in july. another big name competing in tokyo will be japanese swimming start because she's only back competing for 8 months after recovering from leukemia but she secured her place in the games by winning the $100.00 metres butterfly at the national championships incredible story that the so doubt is hanging over the olympics with $110.00 days to go organizers are going to hold crisis talks with swimming's governing body faina which reportedly wants to cancel the diving world cup in tokyo if the safety concerns it would be a major setback as the tournament is also a test event for 19 protocols is game on in the spanish title race with leaders athletic a madrid losing away a severe to fend marcos scored the only go with 20 minutes to go to give sivia the

win athletic they remain 3 points ahead of ramadan at but they no longer have a game in hand while that result means barcelona commute to within a point of athletico if they beat route via delayed on monday messi you know messi is expected to play that one despite being one booking away from suspension which would route him out of saturday's out classico against israel which it is loss of future though still a big talking point head coach one of cumin they remains determined to keep him at the club beyond the summer. it's a very important matter because we want to do our maximum so leo can stay at this club for many more use but i think this isn't the moment to speak about the year to come this moment is about the game on monday we have to put our interest in our thoughts and the things about the future or things with the president to deal with in the english premier league manchester united came from behind to win 21 against brighton in a big boost to their hopes of qualifying for the champions league but tottenham and

missed the chance to move into the top 4 after a 2 all draw with relegation threatened newcastle newcastle took the lead through joe linton before 2 hurricane goals in 4 minutes for spurs in front but with just 5 minutes to go on loan arsenal player joe willett equalized for newcastle. is a vote result. i'm not being used for food we. think that the match is a match to him so the result is not. is that one the 1st go for major of the year the mostest gets underway on thursday and the 2015 winner jordan spaeth has hit form at just the right time he has just in the last few minutes one of the texas open in front of a home crowd for his 1st title since the 2017 open championship it's an incredible resurgence for him is just 2 months ago he was about to fall out of the world's top $100.00. french quarter all right ended the 1st lap of the doha moto g.p.

in 9th place but he came through the failed to win rookie of jorge martinez started on paul in the lead for most of the race but with 5 laps to go a quarter right over took him to win it for yamaha this 2nd victory at the sale circuit in a week for the frenchman as your arms are was 2nd with his ducati from a teammate off team in. it was the closest top 15 in the sport's history with less the 9 seconds between the riders now you may remember on saturday we showed you a huge crash the extremely racing series in saudi arabia all the same drive a cloud of her going and i should say has crashed again on sunday this time it was another racer that drive into the path of a car as you can see that big impact but thankfully both of them were ok. this was the 1st race of the extreme electric series which aims to promote sustainability in areas affected by climate change the team that won is owned by exponent of one champ in the care rosberg it was hamilton jenson button also have to fix and

finally to arguably the most famous rowing event in the world the boat race which was won by cambridge for the 3rd time running this annual contest between students from oxford and cambridge university it was moved from the usual course along the river thames in london to the great issues in cambridge for the 1st time since world war 2 this was due to the creative arts pandemic and concerns over social distancing as well as one of the bridges along the original course being on safe cambridge a-b. talks had by less than a length to win the $166.00 edition of the race the women's race was won by cambridge as well so very good day for them good day for them they continue to dominate. gemma. actually we have one of the stories bring you egypt's museum of national civilisation has opened its doors to the public with many hoping that it will help rescue the country's beleaguered tourism industry museum in the ancient capital of south of the capital cairo has been under construction now for several

years but the pandemic has given it even more importance it's hoped that foreign terrorists will flock to see the world's largest collection of egyptian antiquities after travel restrictions are lifted massive publicity has surrounded the opening on saturday a spectacular procession transputer transported 22 mummies to museum from central car they're due to go on display later this month. well and the photo in the credit lot of them the museums uniqueness shows in a completely different way with display p.r.t. funks where deflecting all of civilizations that have passed through egypt across different ages we're telling stories about how we trips and succeeded in fabulous sectors the links between all of these egypt and civilizations and we reflect base and use technology to inform the visitors. all right so there's always a website al-jazeera dot com you can watch us on life streaming there as well our top story developments in jordan i will be back with

a full bullets and of all the latest on the a wave of arrests and that country actually. a unique endangered biodiversity lives in the heart of one of ecuador's tropical jungles there was a lot of misinformation about the animals of a half year and now the probability is becoming but others of conservation their communities al-jazeera journeys deep into the rain forest to follow a scientist untouched teams efforts to save the flora and fauna so precious in the

region women make science ecuador's hidden treasure on al-jazeera. a footballer from space traded battling opponents on the pitch for fighting fascism at home on the brule. footballing legend at accountant introduces sup the name on the bottle. of water. his beloved game to help himself and others some by the horrors of the nazi concentration camp. on al-jazeera. the river flows through the coldest reaches of kyrgyzstan the temperatures here could drop to 20 degrees below 0 this time of year for the driving snow and bitter winter conditions enough to keep these men from working on the ice and in the freezing water because the rhythm already contains gold men from villages along the

river been panning for gold in the same area for centuries the best time of year to do it is the winter because the river is lower than sure in the summer months these tiny little yellow flakes you can see them on don't look much like they were around $50.00 a gram. jordan's government accuses the king's half brother prince hamza of being involved him in a malicious fought to destabilize the country. and i know i marianna was he and london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up on the program at least 49 people a day off to to run children causes flash floods and landslides in indonesia. exit polls suggest.