tensions so-called separatism laws we look back at the history of muslim immigration in france in a. sense of france episode one. on al-jazeera really understand the differences in the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter what we use in the calendar for that matter to you. primitive breaking point as india is in gulf bite 2nd wave of curb it. on your in total this is our aziru live from london also coming up people in the u.s. who've been vaccinated are told they no longer have to wear masks outdoors. at least 5 people dead in chad after protests against the military and the late president's

son taking power. and why the 1st palestinian elections in 15 years except be delayed yet again. below the staggering spike in corona virus infections and deaths across india shows no sign of abating when half the world's new cases each day were recorded in india or tuesday it reported more than 323000 new cases and another 2700 deaths that lifts the total number of people killed by covert there to almost 198000 their experts believe the real figure is much higher according to the reuters news agency one person is dying every 4 minutes in the capital new delhi the world health organization says the situation is being exacerbated by people going to hospital unnecessarily it's also blaming low vaccination rates more contagious variant and

mass gatherings despite that tens of thousands of people marked the end of a hindu festival by bathing in the river ganges and event prime minister narendra modi. refused to call off and as both grown and reports from new delhi. mass cremations and burials have become the norm in a country where the bodies of corona virus are victims are piling up credit organs and burial grounds are working day and night and even burning bodies in parks and car parks the families of the dead mourn for their loved ones who succumbed not just to the virus but to the shortages of beds and oxygen the country i'm feeling really bad i have money i have everything but i can't give my sister. got me no did nothing nothing baghdad no god not forget no very good we can do good we can go.

international aid has started arriving but family members of the sick still lining up to find wherever they can they say the government should have been better prepared they were going up when they. were being bored and they were going to completely on election day leave then all go to school so it's hardly going we're. going there you go but the world health organization said no way is the situation worse than in india india is really heartbreaking as the director general has said in the in the exponential growth that we've seen in case numbers is really truly astonishing we have seen similar trajectories of increases in transmission in a number of countries has not been at the same scale and it has not had the same level of impact and burden on the health care system that we've seen in india. the world health organization also said math gatherings contributed to india's surge in cases but despite the rapid spread of the virus in the pilgrims gathered again in

the northern town of for the cool male a festival the government has been criticized for allowing large religious and political gatherings to go ahead and both the central and daddy governments have been. houston tentative a-t. to people suffering add blatant inequality and setting their priorities as people continue to die because of a lack of hospital beds and oxygen bellies government is planning to convert 100 rooms in this 5 star hotel to set up a covert mine health facility for staff at the delhi high court and their families a controversial move that was forced to scrap one criticism from the public and the high court itself elizabeth brannon al-jazeera you daddy brazil's senate has begun an inquiry into the bo's'n our government's handling of the pandemic the country has just reported more than 3000 new deaths and 72000 cases in the last day more

people have died of covert 19 since the start of this year than died in all of last year in brazil the senate is investigating whether federal or state governments were criminally negligent or corrupt and their response to the virus accusations surround president diables now as downplaying of the pandemic the delay in buying vaccines and his opposition to mask use and corona virus restrictions people in the u.s. can now socialize outside without a mask if they've been fully vaccinated there are signs the vaccination rate is dropping off more than half of american adults have had at least one dose and more than a 3rd of fully vaccinated an increasing number skipping the 2nd dose john hendren has more from chicago this beautiful afternoon in a sign of pandemic progress the united states is lowering mask restrictions starting today. if you're fully vaccinated and you're outdoors you need and not a big crowd you no longer need to wear a mask the new guidance from the u.s.

centers for disease control says that even unvaccinated americans may now go without masks outdoors or while dining outside with friends but that does not extend to indoor events or crowded outdoor events such as concerts even when you're talking about variants indoors out do is get vaccinated and you will certainly have a degree of protection but there are also troubling signs of covert complacency super sites in ohio texas and florida are closing louisiana is asking for fewer vaccine shipments counties in iowa and kansas are rejecting them and across the u.s. a growing number of americans have missed their 2nd vaccinations call it vaccine hesitancy new data from the c.d.c. as of april finds that 8 percent of americans have not taken their 2nd vaccine from fives or a maternity that's up from 3.4 percent earlier this year to me it would be

a note thank you the c.d.c. now recommends that college students be able to get their 2nd dose even if it's at home in another state one dose is partially effective after just one pills we know that you have reasonably good protection 80 percent according to the real world data what we don't know however is is the duration of the protection that's why the 2nd dose is crucial we know after that they can build that build in a body it lasts for at least 6 months possibly longer the white house is urging americans who are not getting the one shot johnson and johnson vaccine to take that double dose the 2nd dose is critical to getting the maximum level of protection not to mention that 2nd dose is critical and bringing the united states to herd immunity and that would stop the spread of the virus john hendren al-jazeera chicago. at least 5 people are being killed in chad and dozens wounded during protests

against a new military transition council the opposition coalition has called for handover to civilians the army announced president interested as the country's leader last week after his father was killed during fighting with rebels from the capital in germany i'm sure there is a military support. for chart's new military government this was of the stock they were hoping. after. the streets. and blocking was. the head of this protest is an opposition to military takeover. on if. we had tired of monarchy in chad just one province to free us from this problem. the response of the security forces to a swift and harsh. military ruler general

idris. appeared to national television to deliver what seemed to be a speech prepared to calm local and international concerns about the military pension in chad. these values so did to our late president to be demonstrated and in shrine and in the framework of an inclusive national dialogue that will be organized this transition period i will be the guarantor of this dialogue which will not shy away from any subject of national interest according to a precise timetable that the government will be called upon to reveal also say a child needs international support to defeat groups trying to destabilize the country. came a week after the military takeover was given some support by allies but has now put france in a position after the crackdown on demonstrators bicycle. the french president mccormack was attendance the late president idriss deby funeral was criticizes them

of the military's take over condemned the use of force on demonstrators. let me be very clear i gave my support to the integrity and the stability of chad very clearly and to mina i support peaceful democratic inclusive transition i do not support a plan of succession and france will never be on the side of those who formed this plan for now the streets of germany are calm but there are a few years it would remain that way for the opposition vowed to keep up its cabrini against the military regime. germany. and its 3 people have died and 4 missing in booking a fast so after an armed group attacked a convoy in the country's east 2 spanish journalists and an irish national were killed in the ambush on an anti poaching patrol in an eastern region the government confirmed that of the 4 people missing 3 of foreigners and one is a book national and photos of bodies have been circulating online but the authorities say they haven't been formally identified so far no one has claimed

responsibility for the attack. somalia's prime minister has signaled he does not support a proposed 2 year extension of the president's turn the heads of 2 regional states who've been store travelers of the president also rejected the move now certainty has led to clashes in the somali capital mogadishu prompting some to flee as catherine saw reports. this is a neighborhood in mogadishu where people are leaving their homes trouble started on sunday when pro-government and opposition security forces clashed during protests against the extension of president mohammad apply for my just amin office by another 2 yeahs had expired in february but talks to hold a new election have failed. so mali's who are getting out say they're wary and want these problems too and. we are feeling because of the war we are leaving behind our houses have not slept for 2 days because of the clashes to stop fighting so we can

return home opposition forces including some soldiers who left frontline positions in house in the south of the country have taken control of several neighborhoods erecting barricades stones and mounds of soil as well as digging trenches the government says it's fighting armed groups brought to the city by opposition political leaders to cause chaos. and dices may hide among their force we have information that armed men are going into people's also used to harass them who do not want to use force and cause confrontation the government will always take that responsibility of protecting citizens diplomats and clan elders a sage to be trying to broker talks between the warring groups to deescalate tensions some analysts say the president is running out of options. for him to go back to the negotiating table within the framework and that's look every

member of the international community is. certainly does not do that alternative. confrontation which will certainly lead to conflict and for her watching and no one can win and earn warfare when militias experience 3 major urban workers these are dangerous times in a fragile country somalia is dealing with threats from the armed group al-shabaab drought and a struggling economy and people are now even more worried about what they see as the politicize ation of the military and police force which appears to be increasingly fragmented along political lines cathy zoi al-jazeera. still to come this half hour a $60000000.00 a week plan to reunite child migrants in the u.s. with their families. and fighting a conflict his country hasn't joined why this georgian and dozens more of our

military on the front line in ukraine. hello there some of that what weather that's been hanging around northern territory of australia tropical queensland is well look at that those showers are now starting to push away so we'll get back into the sunshine certainly some good news but you know an area that has been dry in australia it's western australia let's now put this into thursday or watch a band of precipitation some rain start to pivot into the western portion of perth your temperatures are coming down but your forecast will also be increasingly unsettled as we head toward the next few days certainly has been unsettled for parts of southern china with some of these heavier downpours of rain moving through

it's impacted hong kong and we'll start to see this band of precipitation move toward taiwan heavier rain to be expected here but i now want to take it out to thursday because we have increasingly heavy rains moving up into japan so when you start to see some of these yellows as a big concern and because those are heavy pockets of rain setting up over top of japan wringing out all of that moisture osaka thursday 18 degrees and it's also day for tokyo on thursday with a high of 20. 1 3rd of all the foot produced is wasted with tens of thousands of put out that tower in sus korea has been transformed from what still founder if a global leader in for recycling either reporting on how new technology is making this possible. in kenya i mean the promise and sundays what he thought

the livelihoods depend on the wall and a new place a phrase or. amount of the top stories are now to 0 trauma tourism czar breaking point in india as a country struggles with its worst health crisis in modern history when half the new coronavirus cases recorded worldwide in the past day were in india. u.s. president joe biden says people can are socialize outside without a mask if they've been fully vaccinated but face coverings are still being urged for crowded outdoor events. and at least 5 people have been killed in charge during

protests against the new military transition council demonstrators want to return to civilian rule after the army took charge in the wake of president idriss deby death. palestinians are due to hold their 1st elections in 15 years next month but i was there has learned that president mahmoud abbas will delay the long awaited vote citing israeli restrictions in occupied east jerusalem that's despite israel saying it's not interfering with the ballot and as harry forsett reports candidates have been struggling to counter skepticism from voters. in occupied east jerusalem this is defined as palestinian political activity the kind that can result in a rest and in recent days has but on this day there are no israeli security forces to be seen no crowd either just 10 prospective candidates for the palestinian legislative council trying to infuse a population that hasn't voted for 15 years and doesn't expect to now it's all or

all to convince them and to be with you in being in there too in your hole for in you is this. is always very certain i hope so yes i hope so. but if residents of occupied east jerusalem have a shared such i hope it's been fast evaporating what elections sorry i'm asking what elections are you talking about when you are excited about the prospect of taking no because i know that is that there isn't one now yeah i can expect that is that to tell you the truth. between going to elections as a palestinian to show that i'm not. with a state or with my people to go to the election of that i believe that it's a it's a mess it's a game for the on the political level that they might cancel it in 2006 elections did take place in occupied east jerusalem as in gaza and the west bank is right allowing the voting under last minute u.s.

pressure now the palestinian authority has reportedly given israel a deadline of thursday to answer its demand for a similar guarantee and israeli official told us that so far israel has given no response and. without jerusalem and without the participation of our people in the city of jerusalem without the ability to campaign as in other areas in the occupied palestinian territories there will be no elections al-jazeera understands that the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has already decided to postpone the polls with the official announcement to come at a factional meeting on thursday. one thing we heard again and again on the streets of east jerusalem was that if the palestinian authority wanted to hold an election it shouldn't allow an israeli know let alone the sheer lack of an israeli response be the reason not to do so the suspicion being expressed is that the real reason is internal and political the palestinian could newspaper reports of the decision to postpone followed intense pressure from the united states and arab countries

concerned about the consequences of a strong result for the armed group hamas which controls gaza rather than a democratic renewal most know of betting on another round of behind the scenes horsetrading between palestinian factions a chance to vote put off once more indefinitely are a force that al-jazeera occupied east jerusalem palestinian leaders have welcomed a report accusing israel of crimes against humanity human rights watch says israel is practicing policies of apartheid and persecution against palestinians the report says restrictions on palestinian movement and the seizure of land for jewish settlements are examples of this israel has dismissed the report as biased and baseless the u.s. navy says it's fired warning shots it's from the iranian revolutionary guard while on patrol in the gulf it says they were fired after iran's vessels came close to american ships in a statement the u.s. military says british to bridge radio and loud hailer devices were used but iranian

vessels continued they call their close range maneuvers. the u.s. is ordering its non-essential embassy staff out of afghanistan as the military steps up the withdrawal of us troops only personnel who have to be in kabul physically for their jobs will remain meanwhile the u.s. special representative for afghanistan work and reconciliation has been testifying before a senate committee about the pull out in front of some skeptical senators alan fisher has more from washington d.c. . some are concerned others think it is a very bad idea you remember that was just april the 14th when joe biden unknowns that all u.s. troops would be out of afghanistan by september that will mark 20 years since they moved in after the attacks on 911 here in the united states in new york and washington though the trump administration had already said it was intending to pull all the troops out by me that timeline has been pushed back by joe biden talks

continue brokered by the khatami's with the taliban and other representatives of the afghan government certainly we had from bob menendez who is the chairman a democrat on the foreign relations committee he said that he was worried that there was still some form of antiterrorism operation available to the united states in the area people have been talking about possibly setting up some sort of forward base in india he also said it was important that they didn't take their eyes off afghanistan after the withdrawal of course many people believe that after the russians left the u.s. stopped funding the fighters there they didn't want to pay any attention and certainly no put any more money into afghanistan and that red led to the rise of the taliban and subsequently the rise of a some of bin laden from james ray sure is the republican leader on the committee he said that this was simply a mistake that he thought in a few months time the taliban would be strong militarily and they would move into kabul overthrowing the government there and the u.s.

would have another problem right in the middle of the place that caused them so much difficulty 20 years ago. the bad news ministration is opening new shelters for unaccompanied children who've crossed the us mexico border and spending about $60000000.00 a week on the cat the aim is to reunite the children with their parents for grenell reports on one new shelter in southern california that's now receiving child migrants. in the city of long beach just south of los angeles a sprawling convention center has been transformed into a shelter for up to 1000 migrant children seeking asylum in the united states inside there are toys games recreation facilities and school classes all meant to provide humane care and lessen the trauma children feel after making the long dangerous journey to the u.s. border the mission of this center here in long beach is quick family

reunification. the reifications should be done as fast as possible and we also know that the space that we are in is temporary is it incredibly important that in this moment we treat every single child with compassion with kindness and with love the bike did ministration has been under intense political pressure to deal effectively with the large numbers of unaccompanied children mostly from central america crossing the border the numbers have leveled all from a peak of around 20000 miners in custody in march but officials are pushing hard for the children to be released to their parents or other family quickly immigrant rights advocates were allowed to examine the facilities what we saw with this center is that number one when they will walk in and all have a sense of welcome to reunite with their child parents must show documentation and

give a d.n.a. sample after release the child will have a hearing scheduled on their application for asylum most of those parents are also on documented but the biden ministration pledges it will drop target them for deportation if they come forward to claim their children that's in sharp contrast with the previous administration's attitude toward migrant families on during the trumpet ministration the policy of that administration was if parents came forward and they were undocumented maybe a week or 2 weeks later immigration authorities would be at their doorstep so that created a great level of anxiety and then advocates say ultimately developmental aid to impoverished central american countries and an overhaul of u.s. immigration laws are the keys to stabilizing the situation so that in the future no child should have to cross the border

a lone rob reynolds 0 long beach california. a black man killed by police in the u.s. last week was shot 5 times as he tried to drive away as according to an independent autopsy lawyers for andrew brown genius family in north carolina say the fatal bullet struck him in the head they described it as a kill shot officers were trying to arrest brown on drug related charges but his family says he represented no threat to them as he tried to get away. ukrainian president saddam is a lenski has urged his troops on the eastern border to stay alert despite russia's ongoing troop withdraw russia began pulling back its troops on friday after weeks of military buildup in the region despite the deescalation russia has warned it will do whatever is necessary to ensure security on its borders fighting between the ukrainian army and russian backed separatists in eastern ukraine has escalated this year since the conflict on the ukrainian border began 7 years ago foreign

volunteers have traveled to the region to fight on both sides many georgians supporting the ukrainian cause seeing parallels with russia's actions against them more than a decade ago charles stratford reports from the ukrainian frontline ridge of chirac in a where he met a veteran fighter from georgia gold is a georgian war veteran in eastern ukraine the conflict is something he recognizes because russia has also supported separatists in 2 breakaway regions of georgia. in 2008 the russian army invaded to support their independence bid. the sound of shells exploding reverberates across the fields. got just says russian bank separatists farrant ukrainian army positions near here almost every day. you do hear that he says they're foreign $120.00 millimeter caliber weapons he

takes us to the frontline village of. every building was either damaged or completely destroyed during fighting in 2015. russia did many bad things to us in georgia they occupied our territory as they have done here in ukraine i'm not against the russian nation or people but their politics is a very dirty game. georgian volunteers like god just started coming to you crave to russian back separatists at the start of the conflict in 20142 years later the self-styled georgian national legion was incorporated into the ukrainian army analysts say russia has encouraged and supported territorial disputes in ukraine as it did in georgia to hinder the 2 countries from joining nato me at the ball with your preference we georgians know what it means when your dignity and liberty is taken the ukrainians helped us and now it's our turn to help them they told us

during our war that if we didn't start russia and georgia then we would eventually have to stop them in ukraine they predicted this would happen and they were right. the sound of gunshots could be heard every few minutes. the building started shelling and now they are trying to provoke us to shoot back and find out our positions this ukrainian soldier tells us there are around 50 georgians that are working with the ukrainian army right the way along the front line the army here the smalling very nervous they want to allow us to progress any further up this road because in the last half an hour or so we've heard what they describe as i profile targeting a position very close to here. both sides accuse each other of violating the 2015 cease fire agreement who most every day got chick leaves his weapon before going back to his checkpoint he says defending ukraine he's jussi that he won't be

returning to georgia maybe times charles strafford i'll just erupt shirakawa eastern ukraine and a reminder that you can catch up with all the stories we are reporting on by checking out our web site address that is dot com and you can also watch us live by clicking on the orange lime icon al-jazeera dot com. and one of the top stories on our jazeera trinitarians art breaking point in india as the country grapples with its worst health crisis in modern history when half the new krenov arse cases recorded worldwide in the past day were in india on tuesday more than 323000 new infections were reported with another 2700 deaths

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