now a jew 0. 000. 00 s. . india's government faces tough questions from desperate clinics who say they haven't received the international aid that's been delivered case numbers surge across the border in nepal hospitals are overwhelmed and their warnings of a catastrophe. i'm fully back to go you're watching al-jazeera live from doha also coming up. in brazil calls for an investigation after $25.00 people were killed in a police drug sting rights groups say it amounts to a massacre and an attack on democracy the mall dece president announces an

explosion in the capital which injured his predecessor. the air thank you for joining us india's government is facing tough questions over the whereabouts of millions of dollars worth of foreign aid sent to combat it spiraling coronavirus outbreak planeloads of emergency equipment and medicines have been flown in over the last week but some states say they're still waiting for supplies to reach their hospitals it comes as the health ministry reports another record daily rise in coffee 1000 cases let's bring in our correspondent in new delhi elizabeth ranum saw some tough questions for the indian government about where the aid has gone what's it saying. absolutely fairly so we heard from the indian government late on thursday night they released

a statement saying that up until 2 days ago that all of the international a that's been arriving in india since it began 2 of the 25th of april the hundreds of tons of aid has been allocated and has been dispatched and that this is an ongoing process now earlier this week a local investigation showed that 6 states including delhi where all of the international aid is arriving hadn't received any and another investigation by another newspaper quoting health ministry sources said that until the 2nd of may a week after the aid started arriving the 2nd of may is when the government formed the standard operating procedure is to distribute the aid to states and the government has said that the procedures may have been formed on the 2nd of may but that it started allocating distributing it straight away and these questions are being asked not only because it's so much an aid coming from at least 40 countries

$100000000.00 worth of aid coming from the u.s. but because people are still dying in india because of a lack of oxygen when so much oxygen supply is being flown into the country ended meanwhile another daily rise in cases and deaths sneeze. yes and warring li the virus is spreading to just more and more areas up until a couple of weeks ago it was in maharashtra the western states and delhi now the south is a real concern all of the southern states are seeing record high numbers of cases delhi in fact has taken the step of imposing an institutional quarantine of 2 weeks from anyone coming from the southern states of and of the asian telling ghana that's after reports of a new variant of the virus there are scientists there have said that that variant is not more virulent but delhi will not take any chances given that its health care

system is not coping with the surge in cases and interestingly all 4 states which went to the polls and april that's cattle and common lot in the south west bengal in our somme are all seeing the highest number of cases carola and also the states of rajastan and mother you are there are the latest in the country to impose a complete lockdown on their population thank you for that elizabeth run in line for a stair in new delhi. meanwhile the number of infections in nepal is surging in their fierce case numbers could reach the same level as neighboring india nepal has 57 times more cases than it had a month ago it's reporting about 20 new infections a day for every 100000 people that's roughly equal to india 2 weeks ago a lockdown has been extended in the capital kathmandu and nearly 3500 people have died as ring in our correspondent in katmandu limbo rami at the situation seems to

be worsening day by day there. yes things don't look that great it is pretty dire yesterday those 140. 1000 or more than a 1000 new infections which is at risk for falling only earlier a similar number and as you mentioned more than 100 people have died yesterday alone more than our. debts. given our fragile health system it has been a challenge or it is going to be a huge challenge for the health structural to try to deal with this we are the 2nd we wouldn't. be effecting a lot of children and younger people. and more so all because we bought it in india we share. the border with india and many of our might well there are returning from

indian cities where the 2 were up and probably in the border areas so that's another challenge. to base and how's the government's responding to the crisis. well the government basically hers there's a lockdown in place as you mentioned not on starting it will 29 it's been extended of for another week. but other than that. i don't think the government was when we speak to health experts government was actually prepared and in the india i guess to deal with such a we were expected such a we so we are being overwhelmed at the moment the hospitals lack of oxygen and our lack of. not to see that it's as bad as what we're hearing from india from the news that we read it but i'm but it could. spiral out

of control in a couple of days or weeks and i think we will call us you know of our guide and maybe kind of maintaining or controlling the incoming. virus from the border site early on to be a major major challenge i'd spoken to the health authorities earlier and even say they were going to visit the border areas and try to manage the people coming in across the border by handing out masks sanitizers doing checks on their temperatures but you must understand this a huge numbers huge waves of people coming in and we don't have. the required number of people on that ballot human resources that are prepared or ready to deal with this i don't think

a lot of the resources and i do know that there's a public effort from the public side to appeal to the international community it would never be a developing country you know we don't. just you know to supporters by giving us more but. situation certainly thank you very much from the atalanta live there in kathmandu. and germany's chancellor angela merkel is pushing back against growing demands to suspend peyton so-called $1000.00 vaccines the european union is expected to discuss the issue at a summit on friday the us canada and spain are among those supporting the plan saying it will ease supply issues for poorer nations but germany which is home to vaccine producer biotech says the problems are down to production capacity nimitz and not peyton to protections that's a concern echoed by some of the drug companies real bottleneck is not the past tense it's the 6 kind of knowledge experience technology

equipment know how training a person now that you need to manufacture these that scene's i think they will continue to do you know to argue in favor of montagne and act in system as it is now because it's ultimately good for us meant of scientific research and as a result it's good for the overall health of you know the world's population in general . but poor countries continue to push for the waiver with some saying it could be a game changer in their fight against a pandemic many rely on the kovacs scheme which aims to ensure vaccines are shared fairly among all nations but the program has faced setbacks india is its main supplier but its cut export says demand rises at home. in other world news at least 25 people have been killed in a police operation targeting drug traffickers in the brazilian city of rio de janeiro police say those killed in

a northern slum included leaders of the city's biggest criminal gangs but human rights activists have called it an unjustifiable massacre accusing officers of carrying out summary executions there is a ball reports. it was the deadliest operation in rio de janeiro in years the police entered the 5. allegedly to fight the recruitment of children and teenagers by a criminal organization suspects try to escape across rooftops as police entered the slum in our more vehicles and helicopters flew over the area the intense fire fight left at least 25 people dead among them up elise officer rio has suffered for years from drug related violence and attempts by different administrations have failed to control. policing the senior was one of the bases of command over to the most powerful drug trafficking group in the country. they say among the dead were leaders of the gang that dominated life in the slum at least 10 suspects were

arrested. all the protocols their wish by the federal supreme court were complied with without exception all protocols were complied with unfortunately there were many clashes in the community we should not celebrate the outcome due to the number of people who died there is no way to console ourselves of the death of a policeman but human rights groups say the operation was mounted to avenge the deaths of 4 police officers a few days. the supreme court has banned security operations in rio slums because of the abuses and killings denounced by residents in the city's poorest areas the institute of public security says almost 500 people have been killed so far this year at the hands of the police. some of the residents around me they say the police committed a massacre and are demanding an investigation joy you said is a human rights lawyer in rio. the end to do the same dynamic to 5 or 6

houses houses destroyed shootings executions there was an execution one man died sitting on a chair from a chair nobody shoot barbaric this has no solution. senor is one of the poorest communities in rio most residents here are caught in the middle of a conflict between criminal organizations and the police that he said will. cut off foreign minister says no one is above the law following your arrests of the country's finance minister ali sharif ali mahdi the qatar news agency says just u 2 suspected misuse of public money and abuse of power has been removed from his position pending further investigation. the action taken so far has to do with the finance ministers public office other institutions and companies observe clear and solid policies of governance and they're subject to checks and balances rules and regular order and therefore they are doing business as usual simply because an

office cannot be impacted by the absence of a particular officers officials come and go and public institutions are up and running in the same fashion they were originally built to function. foreign minister as also reveals more details about mediation efforts which led to somalia resuming diplomatic relations with kenya suspended ties in december over what it called political meddling somebody accused kenya of interfering in the electoral process in one of its semi autonomous states which is close to dispute it offshore oil and gas deposits nakata what each of the very positive steps have been taken 1st is night in the prime minister to oversee the election process and related security measures this is welcomed by all the political parties there in addition extensive and inclusive talks were initiated between the on voice rules of provence is the candidates and other political parties if it was centered on encouraging them to maintain the dialogue and revisit the previous agreements among them or has

. still ahead on al-jazeera back in camo waters british and french patrol ships return to port tapped a dispute over post breaks it fishing rights. and taiwan's indigenous community awaits a court ruling that could be 10 in the scope of their hunting license. hello you know we've been talking about the heat in the love that but we're now starting to see it go into the gulf so kuwait 42 degrees on friday also getting some readings across saudi in the forty's so medina 40 mecca pretty close at 39 we've also got high temperatures for the eastern mediterranean on cypress really right across turkey is stamboul 25 degrees and we look at the next 3 days where is

this is this average no it is above average we should be 18 where 25 we do have a rain risk though as we head toward saturday ticket to africa now and we're dealing with some heavy rains toward areas of coastal areas of kenya into southern somalia but we can also find heavy pockets of rain towards south sudan uganda into the democratic republic of the congo but if we go a bit further south into the western cape we've got this disturbance it's given us some rough seas wind gusts about 50 kilometers per hour in cape town not drenching rain certainly not as bad as we thought but unsettled conditions there and that continues on friday is was this system just sort of is wobbling in and around so cape town 1000 on friday johannesburg though plenty of sunshine with a high of 22. hero

and humanitarian. will traitor and will criminal. the bush you know me general who defended sarajevo against attack by serb forces. al-jazeera world looks back at the life of the late you find gideon. sally a for my not. just syria. my . the and they're watching al-jazeera a reminder of our top stories india's government is facing tough questions over the

whereabouts of millions of dollars worth of foreign aid sent to combat aids spiralling coronavirus outbreak some states say they're still waiting for surprise to reach out hospitals a number of infections in the pot is surging in their fears case numbers could reach the same level as neighboring india nepal has 57 times more cases than i had a month ago a lockdown has been extended in the capital katmandu and at least $25.00 people have been killed in a police operation targeting drug traffickers in the brazilian city of rio de janeiro human rights activists have called it a massacre accusing officers of carrying out summary executions. now the news the president of the maldives has described an explosion that injured his predecessor as an attack on democracy mohamed nasheed who is a karen speaker of parliament is in hospital following the blast near his home in the capital money they. tell us. mamet machine had just left home or

was about to get into his car when a bomb attached to a motorbike exploded the former president was injured in the blast in the capital mali the sheet he's the current speaker of parliament is being treated in hospital for shrapnel wounds his spokesman says he's in a stable condition this is a very significant. target that you have a former president still a very prominent political secure. great prominent democratic leader in a region that's now are very strong in art like national and so soon were prominent figures out a pretty big deal the president of the abraham mohammed soulé was seen leaving the hospital after visiting his friend and ally in 2008 the she became the 1st. democratically elected president of the mole deaves but he was ousted in a coup in 2012 led by abdullah get me in. the mold. of political turmoil and do you mean he systematically silenced opposition voices

including the sheet he was convicted on terrorism charges human rights watch said during it means presidency criminal gangs and what it called religious extremists enjoyed political protection and she'd was granted asylum in the u.k. in 20162 years later so they ran for president promising change and took 2 thirds of the vote an investigation is underway into the blast no group has so far claimed responsibility it could be some type of political motivation political rivalry that's always a possibility but there is a year history a modest history islamised no one can see you know there have been several attacks over the last 2 years including one or 2 that have been claimed by b. isis organization the maldives is heavily dependent on tourism analysts say it's relatively stable compared to other countries in the region and the hope is this is

an isolated incident but for some the explosion on thursday is a violent reminder of the chaos and uncertainty of the past in a country best known for its tranquil beaches victoria gate and be al jazeera. 5 european nations are urging israel to stop building settlements in the occupied west bank a u.k. france germany italy and spain made the call in a joint statement in particular they are just out to seize construction of more than 500 apartments in the area they say the expansion will further damage prospects for a viable palestinian state and israel supreme court will hear challenges next week to the eviction of palestinians from their homes in part of occupied east jerusalem human rights groups say if jewish settlers claims to the properties are upheld it will set a dangerous precedent and as a decision nums of violence between pro palestinian protesters and police is

increasing harry fawcett reports. this has become a nightly scene in the east jerusalem neighborhood of shakespeare or. vigils and protests aggressively broken up by israeli security forces at stake the homes of hundreds of palestinians long subject to live action campaign the current tensions were sparked partly by this viral video in which local woman could confront a jewish settler. marry her. it was the dollar judgment of just how close minnes family and 3 others are to being forced out they've lodged a final appeal with israel supreme court which is now saying it will hold another session on monday with his father now bill who's already had one house seized by settlers fears what could happen if the court rules against the. civilians will be in the streets because all of us like me we're old people we don't work we don't have incomes and the cheapest rent around here is $2000.00 how can we afford the

homes we built the palestinian refugees in an arrangement between the united nations and jordan during the period of jordanian rule after 948 a jewish settler organization says the land was owned by jews before 948 and should be. turned in light of israel's seizure of east jerusalem in 1967 the lawyer representing the palestinian families says their counter claims of ownership have not been properly assessed by the courts we are dealing with a domestic legal. system that. rejects and denies international humanitarian law and international law. should be applied and is jerusalem the family's legal battle has been constrained by the limits of israeli law which israel seeks to apply here in occupied east jerusalem but there is another legal argument based on international law and israel's obligations as an occupying power an argument that requires political pressure somehow has come from

campaign groups and diplomats in recent weeks britain's mission to the palestinians tweeting out this video statement the restitution and planning rules here and their implementation aren't there and they breach israel's obligations as an occupying power since the start of the holy month of ramadan tensions in east jerusalem have been unusually high from gaza hamas is military wing is warning of a high price for israeli actions in shape. the consequences of a massive action here could be felt well beyond the families under threat of losing their homes. are a force that al-jazeera occupied east jerusalem. french and british naval ships have left water is near the island of jersey after a major dispute over fishing rights escalated rapidly and it's mostly due to bracks it at issue are new licenses that the island which is part of the british isles imposed last week french fishermen say the rules make it harder for them to operate

in waters they have worked in for generations. has been a. night time in the normandy ports of cattle and off to some final preparations camel a.q. high and his crew leave the harbor and head to some not for a fishing trip but to protest. fisherman on france's northern coast are angry they say all 40 is on the channel island of jersey are ignoring the post brags that trade deal and unfairly limiting access to jersey's waters by restricting boat licenses or adding extra rules if you are quite a committed are no longer allowed to fish all it so well in jersey seas even though i've been fishing in these waters since 2009 it happened just like that overnight suddenly i received a letter saying you're not allowed that's it. can you says he's lost nearly 40 percent of his business some colleagues much more as day breaks the scale of the

protest of jersey's coast is clear oh you've been charging for more than 4 hours the sun has finally come up and you can see around 60 french fishing vessel going to go across the bottom and then the back in the distance is a british naval ship. britain and france both sent to naval ships a sign of the escalating round over jersey the u.k. dependency has frustrations run high some french boats prickly into the pool to. prompting jersey officials to agree to meet the fisherman although they were unwilling to shift their position fishing in the channel islands gold. continuities so what you did before you can continue doing but there's one major difference you of what's important to us is that joe's in manages it waddles jameel attended the meeting turning his boat back to france he was visibly disappointed it escape of

but they say they can't do everything they want that london is behind them london talks of brussels before it's all to them it doesn't look like things will change because ok. but these fishermen a trade that they've known all their lives seems to have changed overnight and now they're worried for their futures saying they caught in the middle of a wave of u.k. and e.u. bureaucracy that has left them behind. al-jazeera the channel islands. the u.s. says it will stand with ukraine in its defense against what it calls russian aggression secretary of state antony blinken made the pledge showing talks with ukrainian president voted me as a linsky tensions escalated between the neighboring states last month when russia started massing troops at the border. we look to russia to see reckless and aggressive actions will continue to strengthen our security part in close cooperation with you to make sure that ukraine can defend itself against against

aggression we're aware that russia is withdrawing some forces from the border of ukraine but we also see that significant forces remain remain there significant remains there for monitoring the situation very very closely. taiwan's indigenous communities are set to find out if they won a court battle involving one of their last remaining traditions hunting for years they've lobbied against restrictions they say are discriminatory and unconstitutional hire out as a story. guided by moonlight put on tribe head into the mountains as most of tejan city sleeps. hundreds of them are taking part in the mother who died in festival issue ting ceremony an annual celebration honoring both hunter and wild game. for centuries their own sisters hunted for food. they

no longer need to but is desperate to keep what's left of their traditions and culture alive or miniature houses that we used to live high up in the mountains and needed to hunt to survive but the government over time moved us down and out of the mountains we still hunt because that's what our ancestors have been doing all along while hunting is no longer for survival the indigenous people of taiwan a battling against government impose hunting imitations including only being allowed to use homemade guns and the need for prior hunting approvals. on friday taiwan's constitutional court will decide if these limitations are discriminatory and unconstitutional the less is achieved as a result we hope the courts will finally legalize hunting rifles which are safer than forcing us to use antique homemade muskets it's not the animals that will get hurt it's us the aboriginal hunters. in 2013 tell me tell who was jailed for 3 and a half years on weapon and poaching charges the sentence and get his put on tribe

one of 16 official recognize indigenous groups in taiwan and for thousands of years they hunted and fished with little interference but colonialism and modernization pushed them off their lands today there are little over a half a 1000000 indigenous people in taiwan and that's 2 percent of the un is mostly ethnic han chinese population. in 2016 president saying when formally apologized to the indigenous groups for centuries of pain and mistreatment. an unprecedented move is a self-governed territory which is claimed by china because its own identity away from the mainland despite that economic and social marginalization created an indigenous rights movement especially among the youth which in. my grandfather and father taught me what i know i watched and learned they taught me knowledge and wisdom but i fear many of those will not be passed on and will disappear. the activists say

the quotes are common how gun control and wildlife conservation should be balance could have major implications for indigenous rights in taiwan the they say they hope game hunting will be recognized as a culture and not a crime it's out of sight out of his or. this is our just there and these are our top stories india's government is facing tough questions over the whereabouts of millions of dollars worth of foreign aid sent to combat it spiraling coronavirus outbreak some states say they're still waiting for supplies to reach shore hospitals and is it random has more from new delhi on the response from the government.