now more than ever the world needs w.h.o. making the healthy a world for you. everyone. south africa finds no safety concerns in johnson and johnson's covert 19 vaccine joins other countries imposing its rollout. nora kyla says al jazeera live from doha also coming up and now it is time to bring our forces home. after war stretching 2 decades americans top diplomat says the

u.s. and nato will leave afghanistan together a formal announcement is expected later. as well as president signs a controversial law to extend his term by 2 years despite threats of international sanctions. plus a defense witness and derek hovind trial testifies the use of force against george foid was justified. south africa's says a local study on the johnson and johnson cove in 1000 vaccine showed no major self safety concerns and yet it has decided to suspend its use over concerns raised in the us that it could be linked to blood clots the single dose vaccine was the only one being administered but it does have one other does have other doses on order from pfizer professor helen reason is a member of south africa's mystery advisory committee on covert 19 and its vaccines

she says the pause is done out of an abundance of caution. in the south african setting where we live in this 300000 doses we haven't seen this rare condition but because this has been seen in the united states and they're evaluating it now it was thought wise that we just put a temporary hold while the u.s. has more investigation we don't know globally nobody can say at the moment whether this is what's called called causal i.e. is it the vaccine that's causing this rare condition or is it other factors that pertain to the individual that might contributed to this condition such as smoking for example now we're going to be rolling it up to millions of people and if you see a rare side effect it might be real it might be associated with vaccine but it might just be that once you're also exact to billions of people such conditions will occur that's life and that's nature and that's people's health so you need to be

able to differentiate whether this is just a coincidence and not causal or whether it really is associated with the vaccine so that's what's being looked at at the moment but i think that what the f.d.a. has said is that they're being ultra cautious i think many regulators i'm i'm i chair the regulator the richie here in south africa as well we're being very cautious about safety signals and evaluating them that's good news that is reassuring for the public on the other hand that is confusing for the public because we say go go go no go that is confusing we need to be able to be sure that . india has announced another record daily high of new cases of covert 19 just short of 185000 registered in the past day that's around twice as many as brazil and the u.s. the 2 other west had countries the epicenter has been maharashtra where new restrictions are coming into effect western state includes financial capital mom by

and accounts for around a quarter of new infections there's a problem has more. so from wednesday evening until the rest of the month people of modest will not be allowed to go out on this to go to work or to get essential supplies groceries medicines are going to the bank and only essential services will be allowed to operate the state leader has said that this is the cause he said coded cases in modest regrowing at what he called a horrifying pace it does account for the daily rise in cases they account for about a 3rd of all the cases in the country there are at least 60000 cases there on tuesday they tried to stem the rise with a weekend. night curfews but that hasn't made a difference. for struggling because of those cases with a lack of hospital beds with a shortage of health care workers and also critically

a shortage of oxygen supply we have focused on maharashtra last throughout the past year because the worst affected but over the past week we are seeing a similar situation to what's happening in modest a war only being played out now in other parts of the country as well most recently in the state of goods ross we've seen videos of a very long line of and prudence is waiting outside because the mine hospital carrying patients a lot of them who are on oxygen supply waiting for beds reports of the official death toll both in the state of gujarat and muddier pradesh not adding to the number of bodies which are being carried out because at hospitals of that. being cremated as well. the 2 decade war in afghanistan is set to and president biden is due to announce that he will withdraw all remaining troops by september the 11th that means pushing back by pushing back a deadline set by his predecessor and speaking at a meeting with nato allies in brussels u.s.

extras and the blinken hinted that other countries in the alliance will follow suit . together we have achieved the goals that we we set out to achieve and now it is time to bring our forces home we will work very closely together in the weeks and months ahead on a safe deliberate and coordinated withdrawal of our forces from afghanistan but even as we do that. our commitment to afghanistan to its future will remain mike hanna has more from washington. it's been america's longest running war u.s. troops were 1st deployed in afghanistan 20 years ago following the attacks on september the 11th now it will be set as a date by which the withdrawal will be concluded the president has been consistent in his view that there is not a military solution to afghanistan that we have been there for far too long that

has been his view for some time this means president biden is pushing back that deadline of the 1st of may set by is pretty to say donald trump last year says it's a timeline which a number of pentagon officials up believed to have argued against reaction in congress has been mixed the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell describing the withdrawal as a grave mistake of you shit in the statement by the ranking member of the house on services committee mike rogers who says i am concerned that the president is so desperate to get a deal done that he's willing to capitulate rather than insist u.s. strategic objectives are met success but there's also significant support for the withdrawal the senate foreign relations committee member chris murphy issued the statement. after 20 years it's clear that our continued military presence will not deliver political stability to the country and the afghan people must decide their

own future in coordination with our allies and partners as vice president joe biden argued strongly against the u.s. military presence in afghanistan but was overruled them by barack obama but now as president he'll have his way a complete withdrawal of u.s. forces with no conditions attached mike hanna al-jazeera washington. and other dairy is a senior member of the afghan peace negotiation team and he says afghanistan's forces can maintain security on their own. there's been war for too long people have suffered so much and it has been a war against international terrorism and that's why our international partners were here to join hands it's a time now that everybody wants to see a peaceful end to this war and of these full subtle it requires a genuine and think fully engaged in finding the way useful work in the past at

least 2 years it has been our national security and defense forces that has been fighting on the front line there's been specially since february this weekend 0. international force on ground yes they did provide us with a military with that with the air support that certainly of the air support is gone that certainly makes the job of the forces a little bit difficult but we shall also need to point to the fact that our air forces are. greedy day of their carrying out a lot of it strikes themselves our special forces are conducting operations independently their wish for the taliban. once the international forces would drop they would be able to big over and take over the government in kabul would be diminished once they they see the forces well will leave but they could not they

will not be able to to take over taylor trees or to. expect a collapse of the government. so long as president has extended his term in office for 2 more here is president mohamed up till he signed a law a bill into law and despite opposition from some members of parliament his mandate ended end february sparking protests and calls for him to step down presidential and parliamentary elections were due to take place this year catherine soy has this update from nairobi kenya. a lot of somalis are saying that what the president has done is problematic on so many levels so he signed this motion into the last night but ideally what's supposed to happen according to the law is that once the lower house passes such a motion they have to forward it to the upper house the senate for approval or rejection so that stage has been skipped we also have had from the speaker of the senate of the upper house who said that they would have rejected this motion anyway

because it was unconstitutional there's also a lot of reactions from different quarters we've had from a coalition of opposition presidential candidates and some leaders of the federal states particularly jubal land end point land all of them saying that they reject this decision they reject any extension of the presidential term saying that president from joe just wants to clean on to power we've also had from somalia is key donors the e.u. the u.s. and the u.k. all of them speaking on this in the same tone very strongly worded statements basically saying mr president if you continue with this we are going to rethink how we do business with you it will be business as usual talking about perhaps saget it sat targeted sanctions on some individual states to be stumbling blocks still had her on al-jazeera

a long road to recovery about the bleak forecast for people living in the shadow of a caribbean volcano eruption. and 100 days to go until the opening ceremony bullets hit here and then big games go ahead as planned with the rising coronavirus kay says. it's time for the perfect gentleman the weather sponsored point qatar airways we're seeing the spring rains develop nicely the last lost gone through japan but the tail of it all is in charge and that's where a significant rain is developing drifting south into quandong across for g.m. towards taiwan now much of the rest assured you might expect a few quiet but there is this cold air coming out of active will system running through beijing this is on thursday celebrities thunderstorms it will turn the air

and then it goes across the yellow sea and picks up more momentum and it's quite significant across but across both north and south korea that includes seoul now the snow will stay a long way know also saw won't get snow but said he will be sherry's temperatures down about 14 degrees and wind around for a couple of days at least a little bit unsettled for this part of spring and the rains coming north through india from the bay of bengal from the arabian sea really moving up towards go up as basics to here in the south here is a possibility once again in the north because this west the disturbance is giving rain or snow to afghanistan the focus of pakistan is light to this since all thing in new delhi in other words thunderstorms an increase in the breeze across what is otherwise rather a hot north and plain across most arabia turkey and iran now things are largely quiet unsettled. sponsored paul qatar airways frank assessments there are a lot of poison but the government needs to watch why exactly how and what measures

are now taking for a situation like i'm not to believe you could ever get informed opinions is the us with thinking the military positioning of the middle east wasn't just a simple act of reorganizing ministry assets this is a message to the region the united states years rethinking its military posture in-depth analysis of the day school ople headlines inside story on al-jazeera. is there as a reminder of our top stories this hour south africa says a local saudi on the johnson and johnson $1000.00 vaccine showed no major safety concerns however it has decided to suspend its usage over concerns raised in the

u.s. as it could be linked to a close. allies will coordinate a withdrawal of forces from afghanistan. to announce that he will pull out all remaining u.s. troops by september the 11th that means pushing back a deadline set by his predecessor. and small is present he has extended his time in office for 2 more years his mandate ran out in february sparking protests want to step down but there's been no agreement about how to hold elections. the 1st day of defense testimony in the trial of derek. a former police officer who said shavings use of force was justified he is accused of kneeling on george foy's neck for more than 9 minutes during his arrest john hendren is in minneapolis.

minnesota thank you the defense opened its case by putting george floyd on trial for turning the court's attention from former police officer derrick shoulder to the man he's accused of murder 'd. the defense theory is that floyd died of heart trouble in a drug overdose to support that children's lawyers called a police officer and a paramedic who testified that floyd took opioid pills when he was arrested in a separate 2019 encounter prosecutor aaron eldridge fired back mr floyd dropped dead while you were traffic correct. no. the floyd family calls the attacks on him character assassination of a dead man police officer of killing us and we have been murdered at a rate that i never thought i could imagine if the time. and that time is now media apple you are ok sweep this under the rug anymore. and we will

fight for justice but is family hoping to link the 2 arrests the defense then showed police body camera footage from the fateful day of may 25th want to hill was in the car with floyd when police 1st arrived. much of day 12 was spent on the defense's star witness of the day a police expert who said that only one george floyd's neck for 9 and a half minutes there and show did absolutely nothing wrong. in your opinion was this the use of deadly force it was not. i felt that the showbiz interactions of mr floyd were following his training. following current practices in policing and were objective a reasonable prosecutor steve slicer pushed back noting children held floyd down long after he had not only stopped resisting but was apparently dead did you hear

at some point in your review officer king say that he couldn't find a pos yes. all of this would have been known to a reasonable officer in the defendant's the session correct yes and the defendant's position is and was and remains as we see here at this moment at this time in this clip on top of mr floyd on the street isn't that right yes. i have nothing further with the defense expected to wrap up its testimony this week one big unanswered question is whether show than himself will take the stand john hendren al-jazeera minneapolis police officer who fatally shot a black man in the u.s. state of minnesota has resigned dantes right dante writes a shooting has sparked protests in the minneapolis suburb when the incident happened despite the officers resignation and that's of the police chief demonstrations again on the streets ignoring a cuff you unofficial reports from broken santa.

i thought night of protest hundreds of people on the streets of brooklyn center their anger clear and draw as the clock ticked towards curfew time the police declared the gathering an unlawful assembly and pulled people to clear the streets . to run. off with some of. the fire tear gas and moved in in large numbers all in riot gear they were met with water bottles fireworks and contempt. that been a peaceful vigil for done to right the 20 year old shot dead on sunday more than $600.00 gathered some travelling a long distance to be there the hundreds here say this is no longer just about going to write other cases like this is about a demand for fundamental change to the way the police operate in the united states needs to be changed when it was based on racism in the 1st place and so once he

will understand that and no doubt we need a different form of policing that is when real change happens a lot of the things are mental health we need more mental health workers in our communities and on our streets that's what we need here we don't need more militarization of our police forces. the authorities hope the resignation of the police chief and the officer who fired the fatal short would lure the emotional temperature on a freezing night the departures announced earlier in the day by the mayor. we have received a resignation letter from our 2nd quarter. in addition to that we have also received a letter for the resignation from the police chief can porter a veteran of the force was the officer who fired the fatal shot she know faces possible months later charges the family of george floyd took a break from the derek chauvin trial in minneapolis to offer support to the right

family and is just. something i could not. bear to many apple miss minnesota. a suburb. for where this show will try regarding george floor. where it's taken place there of a police officer. who was sure 6. the police say the shooting was a tragic mistake that intended to kill a teenager but she drew her gun and state it's not the story the family is buying how many times in training over the course of 25 years has this officer pulled. and shot her firearm in practice so don't tell us it's an accident.

because it undermines the tragic loss of life that this family has experience the protesters see the people back again on wednesday and every night it takes until d.c. justice alan fischer i'll just read a brooklyn center minnesota. us says it's going ahead with a set of $23000000000.00 worth of weapons to the united arab emirates by demonstration confirm the deal it includes advance f. $35.00 joints and other equipment to spite the president for using the trump green mint one week into his tenure democrats overwhelmingly voted against it when it was 1st raise of affairs it would feel a saudi let military campaign in yemen. iran plans to soften which in uranium to 60 percent purity from next week be the most significant breach of the 2015 nuclear deal in osman follows accusations by tehran and israel that israel sabotaged

nuclear plant a setback reports. a united front iran and russia a long time allies both say they want u.s. sanctions against iran lifted talks between the remaining members of the 2015 nuclear deal iran china france germany russia and the united kingdom are set to resume in vienna on thursday but there was a warning from foreign minister divides the reef. we will talk in vienna to restore the rights of our people in but these talks have a limited time europeans and americans opportunity to return to their commitments under the jail is very limited and if they lose this opportunity they will face unfavorable conditions. russia called on all parties to return to the deal particularly because we understand our partners in tehran are ready to move forward immediately on this issue provided the us takes the appropriate steps we support the ongoing negotiations in vienna and condemn any attempts to undermine these

important talks an attack on iran's main nuclear facility in the city of attends on sunday that left it blacked out has increased tensions both inside and outside the country and are expected to affect the talks conservative politicians in iran never supported the 2015 nuclear deal in the 1st place many are now calling on president has undergone in any goshi actions following sunday's incident to ron's main nuclear facility this adds to the pressure for the negotiating team and set a time frame in the current government leaving office in august russia condemned what it said were attempts to undermine the negotiations the extent of the damage at the natanz nuclear facility is becoming more apparent at the event that happened on sunday relating to an electricity grid destroyed a great deal of our enrichment capabilities several 1000 centrifuges are now out of service the government blamed israel for what it called sabotage and issued this warning i know we will retaliate for the attack on the towns at all levels at the

proper time with similar magnitude we won't allow our enemies to reach their political objectives. iran says it will now enrich uranium to 60 percent that's 40 percent higher than it already is and around 56 percent higher than permitted in the nuclear deal but all eyes are on vienna with many sides hoping that despite the incident at natanz. it can still be a breakthrough as a big. iran. here's an occasion including 2 deputy secretaries of state has arrived in taiwan taiwan on a visit has angered beijing u.s. president joe biden has sent former senator chris dodd and deputy sen secretaries of state richard armitage and james steinberg to meet taiwan's leaders aging regards taiwan as a breakaway province. the prime minister vincent has told down to 0 volcanic activity on the caribbean island could go on for months eruptions have

blanketed the country and ash and are threatening water and food supplies $16000.00 residents have been forced from their homes and gallagher reports. for decades less of free air remain dormant but late last week huge eruption sent gas and rocks spewing from its summit probably 50 kilometers. above the summit no the initial impact led to evacuation orders 416000 residents on monday a big a volcanic explosion made a dire situation worse those that didn't evacuate to dealing with increasing amounts of choking ash and water shortages and fear that more eruptions may come i'm not telling a lie and right now i think. because we don't know if you ever get back. now with the suffering look aid from neighboring countries is slowly making its way to this island of 100000 people but the prime minister told al jazeera the road to recovery will be hard we can see we might dramatically decision

how long it's going to last but this is a long haul we need to be in this condition before bob's or more but it's going to take much longer time to react and we do intend to reconstruct so far there were no reports of deaths or serious injuries from the multiple eruptions those that live close to the volcano were evacuated to scientists or signs of activity in 1000 no to an estimated 1600 people died during a violent a ruction those that remember the last eruption in 1989 and say this is worse if you looked up. there is this huge. in this. deadly drug only once and now within minutes. it would just feel a change in the mood in the town the volcano sits on the northern part of the

island away for most of the population but the threat to crops water supplies and the health of those still on the island is critical and vincent's prime minister says normal life doesn't exist and may not for some time and to gallica al-jazeera . and ships have impounded the container ship canal last month the ever given was stuck for nearly a week disrupting billions of dollars in global trade ahead of the suez canal so the vessel won't be released into those japanese owners settles a claim for compensation reported to be around $900000000.00 but they care lympics are $100.00 days away and the international olympic committee says it has no doubt that the take it games will take place the host city has raised its coronavirus level and the vaccine rollout in the country is still in its early stages international firms have already been told they won't be allowed to attend the games which is taking place a year late due to the global pandemic and we spoke to the associated press sports

writer stephen waite who's intake here he says there's reason for alarm despite the positivity oh i would inform mr coates that today we had 4000 new cases in japan the highest since january osaka no one over 1100 its highest ever a new cases the head of the tokyo medical association today said it would be difficult to hold the games if these viruses continue to spread like this even with no spectators so i think mr coates of course is putting on a strong face that's his job to represent the i.o.c. to be confident but there are still a lot of doubts this virus is not going away in japan difficult to imagine the days of be called off and there's a reason for that the i.o.c. earn 75 percent of its income for television rights they cannot afford to have these games cancelled japan has invested $15000000000.00 officially perhaps twice

that much. in terms of saving face japan absolutely has to have the games to go forward and prime minister sugo who perhaps is premiership his prime ministership depends on them going forward they have to succeed so it's almost impossible to see them being called off but there are some warning signs on the horizon. is down to 0 these are our top stories in south africa says a local study on the johnson and johnson cave in 1000 vaccine showed no you may just safety concerns however it has decided to suspend its use over concerns raised in the us that it could be linked to blood clots a 2 decade u.s. war in afghanistan is set to end president biden is due to announce that he will withdraw troops by september 11th that means pushing back a deadline set by his predecessor and speaking at a meeting with nato allies in brussels.