more deaths more arrests made in mass security forces defy international condemnation and crack down harder on protesters a humanitarian crisis on the time border gets worse thousands of civilians displaced after new fighting between the military and rebel groups. this is live from coming up.

tributes pouring in from around the world for prince philip britain's longest serving royal console chinese regulators e-commerce giant alley barber with a rock called fine and the devastating impact of syria's decade of war on its women and children. now we begin in details are emerging of a very violent crackdown by security forces in. that's about 100 kilometers northeast of the commercial capital yangon gone. there are reports of at least 60 people being killed in a raid that happened on friday hundreds of people have fled the area the military has imposed a series of restrictions on the internet which is making it harder to confirm incidents of violence. all right groups say security forces have killed at least

618 people since the coup on february the 1st and the region to has sentenced 19 people to death they're accused of killing an associate of an army captain it's the 1st time death sentences have been announced in myanmar since the military seize power. and the humanitarian crisis is continuing to unfold in areas bordering min mar and thailand thousands of people have recently fled from airstrikes in korean state on wednesday fighting was reported between the army and fighters from the qur'an national liberation army they have been opposing the jointer let's go live now to tony chang he's monitoring developments live from bangkok for us so reports are increasing of clashes between armed groups and the military take us through that 1st tony. there and didn't

in the last couple of hours we've actually heard of an attack being reported in shan state on a police station by 3 of those ethnic groups local media is saying between 10 and 14 policemen have been killed in those attacks if so it would be significant because while we've seen in the last couple of weeks talk of a broad alliance between these ethnic armed groups that operate along myanmar's borders both on the thai side and on the on the side of india we've actually seen very little evidence of that this would be the 1st time they have worked and worked together. that i think is something that the military don't. is very concerned about and if we look in the broader sense of their tactics in the last week it would suggest that that is what they are now operating against we've seen in the early part of this week a very bitter 3 day campaign waged in the town of charolais. close to the border

with india close to chin state again where a lot of those insurgent groups operate. in the last 48 hours we've seen this crackdown in bongo which accesses qur'an stayed in the cell and shan state up to the north so it would seem that the military are trying to forestall attempts from those ethnic groups to organize and to move against them the fact that they may have already started to do that will be disturbing for them for them but will also be very disturbing for people all across me and maher who are seeing this conflict divert from street protests now to what many people believe is heading towards the north civil war in their sense we've got tens of thousands of people who fled to the urban centers back to their home villages many have fled close to border areas where they feel more secure under the auspices of some of the . these ethnic groups but we've also seen the miramar army hitting some of those

targets particularly in korean state with air strikes and we understand with artillery strikes in the last couple of days that push tens of thousands of people towards the border particularly with thailand in the last week the thais have had a rather flexible attitude to some of those people those who've been heavily wounded they've allowed to come across the borders we understand that tens of thousands more. in sort of no man's land between the 2 countries in some cases the thai authorities have allowed supplies to go across the border but we understand the time media reporting that as many as 2 and a half 1000 people still stuck in these very heavily jungle highly inaccessible areas many of them elderly many of them children and some of them are quickly running out of food and medical supplies tony we also talk about those reports coming in of all up to 60 people being killed in barghouti what do we know about

what happened there. d. that's what's being reported by radio free asia me i'm on now to the media organizations that said they've got that figure from contacts on the ground it is very difficult to communicate with anyone inside particularly since the internet shutdowns and we understand now that the army have imposed a curfew in bug from 10 am to 6 33 pm local but yesterday we have footage of the battle raging before dawn the crack of rifle fire we've also seen lots of evidence of other armaments being used rifle fire grenades r.p.g. these were reported to be used one of the reasons it's been so difficult for people to get a definite number of the casualties and the fate tell it is that apparently the military were taking bodies off the streets storing them in

a local local school so it's been very difficult for anybody who's missing family or friends to find them because the bodies have gone missing what is being said today is that people have been going out to try to find those who are missing those who were lost in the crackdown yesterday they're not finding bodies but what they're finding instead on the streets is just large large dried pools of blood. or of thanks so much tony. now on friday the un security council heard pleas from the people of myanmar for action to stop the crackdown it came at an unofficial meeting of council members are diplomatic editor james bays reports. as the military continues its crackdown on peaceful pro-democracy protesters there also now reneging on their own promises a spokesman for the jointer says although at the time of the coup they pledged to

hold elections in a year they now won't take place for 2 years at the u.n. in new york a meeting was held to give security council ambassadors a picture of the deteriorating situation now most people feel that they are left alone to freeze the brutal regime armed to its feet start from by the same international actors who preventing action the military nord are condemnations a test for the security council with the council well council where over language in yet another statement are we apt to save the lives of the people myanmar's u.n. ambassador who opposes the generals called for a no fly zone an arms embargo and targeted sanctions leave the the state action. this meeting was organized by the u.k. all security council members were invited but it wasn't a formal security council meeting both china and russia which object to an official

open meeting only sent low level diplomats not surprisingly both countries seem opposed to any sanctions on the generals we share the same the main thrust of recent diplomacy has been in the region here earlier this week the indonesian foreign minister meeting her u.k. counterpart i'm told a meeting of the leaders of the 10 countries in the regional as the only group is likely in indonesia in the next 2 weeks but how do you persuade the generals to talk and to give ground the un special envoy christine sharana bergen has had her permission to visit myanmar denied i'm told there are some countries that are contemplating the idea of appeasing the generals and giving them a future role in the governance of the country something that would appall human rights activists and those protesting on the streets james al-jazeera at the united nations. prince philip will be honored with

a $41.00 gun salute to locations across the u.k. on saturday after his death at the age of $99.00 on friday british naval ships around the world will also take part donna his legacy as a combat veteran queen elizabeth's husband was at her side for more than 70 years has been praised for supporting the monarchy as it began reinventing itself in the 21st century paul brennan reports. the official notice of prince philip's death was posted at the gates of buckingham palace the prince had died peacefully on friday morning at windsor castle it concluded the royal family joined with people around the world in mourning his loss the prime minister was among the 1st to pay tribute to prince philip earned the affection of generations here in the united kingdom across the commonwealth and around the world like the expert carriage driver that he was he helped to steer the royal family and

the monarchy so that remains an institution indisputably vital to the balance and happiness of our national life. the duke of edinburgh witnessed 1st hand as britain's global empire was replaced in the 20th century by the current commonwealth of nations and now statements of condolence have come from across the continent he was a heck of a guy. you know. his life to observers you know any kid who grew up with this ability but in truth small. india's narendra modi praised the prince's distinguished career in the military and his many community service initiatives and the zimbabwean president amazon and god sent his deepest condolences prince philip will be remembered as a champion for young people a decorated naval officer a dedicated philanthropist and a constant in the life of queen elizabeth the 2nd. after more than 70 years at the queen side prince philip was the longest serving broiled consulate in

british history from the moment they got married he support the queen he was one step behind and this was a man who could have had an absolutely stellar career in the navy gave up that job and supported the queen for the next more than 70 years in the streets of the british capital the news of his death was greeted with genuine sadness and respect the queen had been married for even 70 is the n.c.c. sister grady sat my man you know we know he'd been the off the file long time any history the sad the prince's body will lie in rest at the role residence windsor castle in the funeral service will also be healthy in st george's chapel in accordance with the prince's wishes it will not be a state funeral with a military procession but a much more private and intimate occasion a fitting ceremony for a man who spent so many years in a supporting role largely avoiding the limelight and attention that the british royals attract over an al-jazeera. there are protesters in northern

ireland rammed the burning car into police vans in another life of street violence british loyalists have been rioting every night for a week but leaders of the community say they want to maintain calm out of respect for prince philip but still tense in belfast especially at the dividing line between loyalists people who identify more strongly with ireland tensions had been simmering over break the trade issues under simmons explains. the situation is tense nothing like it has been on wednesday and thursday not at this stage but this can be the loyalists saying that they want to have a calm out of respect but this problem still persists there is a whole round of speculation about some sort of suspension but they are ignoring calls from the assembly the northern all of the somebody to stop this whole protest movement by saying there can't be any peace right now because the brics it because

of the situation they're in over imports exports the the whole bureaucracy of of the ports and goods from britain this place being really a part of the european union now with the border in the hours so the brics it is meant to be the central issue but there are other complications like always in northern ireland there's more behind the story there's a situation where the funeral a year ago was to place a prominent ira member bobby story at that funeral something like 2000 a shin fein supporters gathered and at the end of it all the unions said this was in breach of covert regulations and prosecution says it should be made across the board particularly at the senior shin fein leadership there that didn't take place all all in foster has now called for the resignation of the chief constable and

that has no as you can see everyone's reliance on the security forces but right now they're under fire from the politicians themselves so it's by no means a secure situation here. chinese regulators have find the alibaba group nearly $3000000000.00 for violating anti monopoly rules the world's biggest e-commerce platform has been penalized for reportedly abusing its dominant market position alibaba billionaire founder jack marr has been under scrutiny from chinese authorities after he criticized the country's regulatory system. dogman is the co-host of the pod cast china tech investor he says the future of ali barber in china may lie in how much a company can distance itself from jack ma. practices of you know ali baba are not that much different than the anti-competitive practices of say facebook or amazon but what's different is that usually in the west they'll just

slap him with a fine and they'll move on in this situation we see it at ali baba and jack ma business empire in particular really seems to be in the not in the good graces of beijing will say and what this and that ends up happening often is that it leads to the sort of reputational damage where a lot of companies don't want to do business with companies or individuals that are not in good with aging and i think that's the big risk for ali baba going forward i think i'm a big question for ali baba's future is about how much they can separate themselves from jack ma another story that hasn't been as widely reported at this find is that over the past week jack my executive business school has stopped taking on new enrollment by order of the government essentially what the government is saying in this situation is that they do not want jack ma to have influence or power in china

under huge imprint that jack ma thought and she jumping thought are not in this and not compatible with one another and i think that the future for alibaba really lies in what they what can they do with out jack ma they need to shed jackpot if they are to succeed. still ahead on al jazeera campaigning wraps up in beni insolation where the president's opponents say it hasn't been a fact contest. agree crime journalist is gunned down in athens police believe it was a professional heads. it's time for the perfect gentleman. sponsored point qatar airways hello there the heat wave across northern parts of europe of a couple of weeks ago very much a distant memory nabby got more cold air flooding in from the arctic that spike

ling of shower cloud rolling in then there will be some wintry flowers coming in across the british isles as we go on through the next couple days particularly to scotland northern england and across a good part of olen some wintry florist's standing back into scandinavia can see this line of cloud all the way from the western side of russia through the baltic states across northern germany through the low countries northern areas of france at sat cold front so to the north of that that's where it's really cold will see that wintry weather filtering in as we go on through the next couple days south of that should we say less cold cold enough mind you down to the southeastern corner of europe to produce quite a few wintry flurries meanwhile the the rain that will continue across western parts of the mediterranean sea a fair bit of rain once again coming into the western side of the med effect in the valley erik's fady across the eastern side of spain what is to those showers lapping on suv well northern parts of north africa and you know there is america to

see some shops i was with some thunder a summer showers also stayed in the way across more palace of algeria but fine and dry for the east. qatar airways when freedom of the press is under threat demonstrators and journalists are dealing with internet outages police intimidation and charges of said dish and the state line becomes the default media namely looking for images that leak out if the these guys are just how did he create a nuisance makes it hard for people to know what's real and what's not step outside the mainstream shift the focus covering the way the news discovered the listening posts on a. buck

a back yard watching i'll just hear a time to recap the headlines now there are reports from man that at least 10 policeman in charlotte state were killed by an alliance of ethnic armed groups a police station was attacked early in the morning by fighters who opposed the military coup and the jones's crackdown on protesters also reports of more than 60 people being killed by security forces in myanmar they targeted demonstrators in the southern city. hundreds of people have fled the city prince philip will be honored with a $41.00 gun salute across the u.k. after his death at the age of $99.00 on friday the prince was married to queen elizabeth for 73 years the royal family has entered an official period of mourning .

pfizer and by own tech have applied for emergency approval to use their coded 19 vaccine on 12 to 15 year olds in the u.s. they say phase 3 trials for younger teenagers have been effective a plan to make similar requests around the world in the coming days for now the vaccine is being used on americans above the age of 16 new coronavirus infections in india have hit a record high for the 4th day more than 145000 cases were reported on saturday colombia's capital bogota is being put under a strict 3 day lockdown the city of 8000000 is facing complete restrictions on mobility and the ban on all alcohol sales the number of new infections in doubling over the last month i see use are rapidly approaching capacity in a number of cities haiti is yet to receive

a single coronavirus vaccine that's this by many countries across latin america and the caribbean receiving jobs under the kovacs scheme 5 weeks ago has been delayed after the country missed deadlines for essential paperwork failure to apply for early pilot programs about 200 rebel fighters have been killed by security forces in the central african republic according to the president's security advisor valerie zahar of witnesses tell al-jazeera government troops and russian forces surrounded the town of near manned the tacts rebel bases the rebels have been fighting the government of president force in charge to a dentist since his reelection in december djibouti as president is my alarm to gather has been reelected for a 5th term. he's won almost 99 percent of the vote face just one challenger a little known businessman and political newcomer. main opposition parties had

boycotted friday's. campaigning has ended in been in the head of sunday's presidential election president but 3 star is facing a weakened opposition in a vote he's expected to win by a landslide most of his rivals have been silenced or forced into exile i mean his research reports from between commercial council contineu. in the final hours of campaigning president patrice is leaving nothing to charles he's back on the road again in a last ditch effort to go on approach recent opposition protests which are rain beneath concern for the governing party suggesting that the president's reelection may not be as easy as they see after all. president want voters against hunting the country to an opposition he says have no plan to move the country forward promising to build on what he calls an era of power or development for been.

what we did in 5 years was not done in 50 years in the history of the country what we've done is just to warm up the best is yet to come. his supporters almost sutton about his reelection chances they have the money and the organization to reach voters his challenges couldn't become law because it was able to. stand for the president as much to have access to services and also signed. the law but given the president on his watch it. runs pretty hard to say this right on the ticket is because it's because there's a place in the last year. the opposition is under a man's pressure 2 days before the election one of the candidates is threatening to pull out due to violence and intimidation of his supporters by government.

ok now that the country is passing through a crisis of confidence and distrust look around everyone here is scared even local chiefs were sacrificed ourselves to save this country at the violence continues against the opposition will have no alternative than to pull out from the race attaining power isn't worth the blood of any citizen because. the president and his supporters may be upbeat about just chose us but for ordinary citizens lives getting harder as unemployment is on the rise the economy has slowed from an impressive growth of 6 point one percent in 29000 to 2.3 percent last year mainly because of the cup at 19 and nigeria's closing of its borders for 18 months . heating cross border trade significantly. many voters are still unsure if they will turn out to vote but for those who say they will want to ever win the election

to widen the political space create jobs and reunite of people set apart by politics with recent al-jazeera. a prominent greek journalist has been shot dead outside his home in athens. was attacked by 2 gunmen on a motorbike he was one of the country's best known crime reporters on television and online police say the murder was a professional hit. police haven't said anything officially yet about the murder but local reports which are gleaned from things that the police have said on officially report that at least 2 men approached the crime reporter your skydivers as he parked his car and walks to his house in the southern suburbs of athens they 2 men emptied a magazine into him from an automatic weapon police are said to have found at least

16 bullet casings at the crime scene and believe that 5 or 6 of those bullets hit the victim causing instantaneous death your scrivens had just been. on in a major network talking about his beach the police beat and he had clocked off work and had gone home so it is highly likely that the perpetrators had watched him live and then expected him at that time to be arriving at the house it's not known whether. it was investigating any sensitive stories that night of disturbed organized criminals or other people who would have wanted him removed it's not known also whether he had received death threats or had asked for any police protection and such crimes really are very rare in greece the last such match your style killing of

a journalist was in 2010 when another reporter spoke about his god was summoned to the entrance of the building where he lived. now while jury and are back in the streets protesting against the country's political and military leaders . the friday rallies resumed in march after stopping due to the pandemic they want an end to the old political system and for the army to quit politics the pro-democracy rallies 1st began 2 years ago but was suspended temporarily due to the pandemic in northern syria areas under rebel control say they need more humanitarian aid some of the most vulnerable people including women and children are struggling after more than 10 years of war layer harding reports. these women share a common thread each one has lost her husband after

a decade of fighting this camp is the place they call home but for these survivors of war making ends meet is tough. we are a group of widows and i am one of them and the situation is difficult life is difficult i have 2 sick kids i want to give the medicine tens of thousands of women living here have no source of income and rely on aid from humanitarian organizations these widows say women without children have it worse and find it harder to get support but even with some child support life is hard. the month of ramadan is also approaching i want to be able to give them something new a shirt or pants to make them feel happy but we are not getting any aid widows are not getting any aid we don't see anything outside of aleppo in the city of this department a family council in cooperation with international organizations is trying to help . as a caseworker and says the pandemic is making things worse problem. as many call it

all and i prefer to call in a crisis were active in giving psychological support and guidance to the families of the orphans and widows. but now it is limited because of covert the number of widows in syria is increasing as fighting continues in parts of the country even after 10 years of war they're struggling to patch up their lives leo harding al-jazeera. let's take you through some of the headlines now there are reports from in ma that at least 10 policemen in shan state have been killed by an alliance of ethnic armed groups a police station and was attacked early in the morning by faith as opposed to the trick.