me and my we could see flooding here, the if you want to help save the world, leads into your elbow. in the this is al jazeera. ah, hello, i'm barbara sarah. this is the al jazeera news, our live from london. thank you for joining us. coming up in the next 60 minutes, united states is back, and democracies of the world are standing together to tackle the toughest challenges. joe biden arrives in the u. k. on his 1st foreign troops as us president taking in the g 7 summit and talks with the mere proof in this as

a moscow court, the outlaws groups founded by jailed kremlin critic, i like st. around me preventing his allies from running from parliament. the un warns that people in me and mar, face a massive loss of life from starvation and disease. following fighting in the east . and new zealand handling of the coven pandemic pushes all clinton top place in the ranking on most livable cities. and timely harding and doe, how with sports tokyo olympic organizers release more details about their covert 19 protocols. they've confirmed that all participating athletes and media will be tracked by gps. ah, you as president joe biden has arrived in the u. k to begin his 1st official trip

abroad. a trip that he says is about america rallying the world's democracies. the 8 day visit to europe will take in g 7 and nato from it's as well as talks with russian president vladimir putin in switzerland. it's a chance for biden to show other world leaders that the u. s. values, its partners and allies. after for rocky years under donald trump, allen fisher reports from washington dc. 8 days, 3 countries, 4 summits. your bite has a busy agenda for his 1st trip as us president, a trip which will mark, can you faith in the crew in a virus pandemic? and us relations with the rest of the world. ah, landing at any for space, primarily used to support us. your operations, the president lined what he hoped, the trip would deliver. this my 1st overseas trip is tracy united states. i'm

heading to the g 7 then to the nato minister and then to meet with mr. to let him know what i want him to know. yeah, if you see the virtual meetings, the heads of the leading 7 global economies will meet face to face in the u. k. and this time there will be a us president who is less deliberately disruptive. donald trump repeatedly confronted other wild leaders of a trade climate change and even the prospect of bringing russia back into the g 7 group. what happened under the trump administration is that it really shook a lot of countries. views of the united states as a partner, as an ally and part of biden's job is trying to restore those ties, restore that image of the united states in the eyes of those countries. preston biden will also meet with nato leaders and aligns donald trump talked about leaving . the argued he was ready to push aside traditions and fellow leaders to deliver on

his agenda. trump spent 4 years tearing down nato criticizing other countries in europe, suggesting the united states would be better off without it. why are we tied down here, et cetera, etc. and so i think biden sees this as an early opportunity in an early public opportunity to demonstrate his personal diplomatic skills. the trump presidency questions challenged and up ended. many traditional american political and military positions. joe biden might be able to smooth over the cracks, but he can't guarantee that things will be that way after the next election. that relationships that were taken for granted will continue as they always have. biden's biggest challenge will be his summit with russian president vladimir putin . a man, he suggested, is a killer, a man. he believes that behind recent cyber attacks on the us. a man who says america should prepare for some uncomfortable truths at the summit. there are no illusions about the state of the us,

russia relationships. so the number one priority will be to these, put this on a stable and predictable track. need to show that there are real costs and that this is an administration that will stand up to russia's d, stabilizing behavior, or leaders, hope they're gathering will send a message. things are getting back to normal job and believes he has to send the same message after 4 years of donald trump. island fisher, i'll do it at the white house where you are. the media says the biden administration is buying 500000000 doses of the pfizer buy or take vaccine to distribute to other countries this year. and next by didn't is huge to make a formal announcement of the g 7 summit this we can do a diplomat, skaters, or james base joins me now from truro, in cornwall, where that's some it is taking place. james, obviously the situation isn't quite as critical now as it was this time last year when it comes to the pandemic. certainly for the g 7 nations, but it could still expect it to dominate the agenda. i

think its issue number one barbara cove is and what to do about cobit and the economic effects of cove. it you have a situation in the world, there are some places and the u. k. the host of this summit is one. the u. s. president biden's leadership of the u. s. now showing a situation in both those countries where many people and now vaccinated that is not the situation all round the world. many parts of the world do not have a high level of vaccination. and the problem is that cobit 19 is going to continue until it's eradicated everywhere. and it's going to continue to mutate and potentially one of those mutations could be the vaccine. so coded very, very important, top of the agenda. remember that there's been not a criticism of world leaders, we're going it alone during the coven period. now they will be talking face to face . at this summit, climate will be

a big issue. and then i think the other things they'll be talking about is how do these g 7 countries deal with some of the other powerful countries in the world, which they perhaps have different opinions on major issues with, for example, russia and china. yeah. will. speaking of russia, of course there is that meeting with me putting, coming up next week, can joe biden very much even before he left the united states. and certainly the speech that he gave as he landed in the u. k. very much emphasizing that the western alliance stands together. yes, absolutely. what you're seeing on this trip is really joe button on his very 1st foreign ship showing in practice his foreign policy. because his foreign policy is pretty clear. it's to rebuild relationships with his closest allies. you're going to see that the g 7 going to sit with nato. you're going to see it then with the european union work together with chris's show that democracies are not

something that it is in the past. the democracy is the future of the world. and then work out what to do with those countries disagree with most notably china and russia. and that's why the meeting with them posted will be a big test for any us president. a meeting with president putin who's been in our office for over 20 is one of the most challenging things you can do. i know that president biden and his advisors have been working very, very hard on this. you've heard, certainly president biden saying he doesn't want a confrontation with russia, but he does want to stand up for democracy. james raised the latest air from cornwall, where that g 7 summit is due to start on friday for the moment. james, thank you. meanwhile, a russian court has outlawed political organizations linked to jail, but position leader likes and of only labeling them as extremist. it means nevada.

these allies are banned from running in rushes, parliamentary elections later this year. the case was brought by moscow's top prosecutor, who's accused of me and the supporters of trying to launch a revolution. the kremlin critic is currently serving a 2 and a half year prison sentence for parole violations related to an embezzlement conviction. brendan smith has more now on what this means for nevada. these opposition movement. this was a mammoth all day long court session. 13 hours almost in the end, an indication that the authorities were determined to have the court deliver. it's ruling in one hearing in one day in the hearing, and it means effectively the really the final blow for lexi nevada. these organization of political organization who spent years building up to try and counter flood the mayor puts in. it now means that anyone with

a leadership role in this organization can face up to 10 years in prison. anyone who found this organization could face up to 8 years in prison, it puts navarro. and these organizations in the same category here in russia, al qaeda, as far as far rights groups and even the jehovah is witnesses. what the russian government for the may putins government essentially doing has been using the courts and parliament to block off every avenue that the house beat in russia to legitimate opposition to the ruling government. vladimir putin has elections his party that parliamentary elections. robert, give out here in no, in september, vladimir putin himself remains popular. but as united russia party is not so popular, and there were concerns that it would lose seats, this is another attempt to head off any threat to them. and to just cut off vocal opposition. coming up on this news hour from london,

potential presidential candidates arrested in nicaragua, release pre filmed videos, encouraging their supporters not to give up hope. human rights watch wants police brutality and columbia is systemic. and not the fault of individual ro, golf asserts, plus in sports tennis action from the french open israel, and the dial aim for title number 14. ah, the un is warning that people in me and mar are facing a massive loss of life from disease and starvation. following fighting in the east of the country, weeks of protests against the military seizing power led to a violent military crackdown, which rights groups say has already killed at least $849.00 people, most of them civilians. some protesters then joined the villagers informing local

defense forces, many armed only with home made guns, catapults and crossbows. the military has responded to these uprisings with artillery and there strikes what conflicts have also flared in the borderlands, where some 2 dozen ethnic armies have been fighting the state for decades. the un says 100000 people have fled their homes to escape the fighting and your state alone, often hiding in nearby forests. laura burton manley has our report. pony lo hopes. the small underground bunker will shelter her from the expected air strikes. when the military moved in with bombs and artillery far in march, hospital schools and public buildings were attacked more than 100000 people for me and must kay in state, fled their homes, many escaping to nearby forests. now they're working to protect

themselves against what they expect to be more bloodshed. i get down below that without burn or like soldiers are going over the line using too much secret people live comfortably and safely. but right now, we have to leave our homes and hide from the world. these people from keynes internally displaced camp it to have tar tried to find a way along the banks of the soul when river to safety and thailand neighboring kaya is one of several regions where armed groups of fighting back against february's crew. when elected leader on foot, sushi was deposed, we believe that there blockading this area. this is again something they do on a regular basis. they will deny humanitarian assistance to any area where they believe there is resistance to their rule. so, you know, food is not getting through the potable water medicine,

other things that people need. the un envoy says mass deaths could occur from starvation, disease, and exposure. the hunter is blocking roach that could provide to 8 organizations and those who are trying to get to them access to these people. and i've also heard a report, a credible report to just to day. but landmines are being laid on the road leading to the forest, where these desperate people are with the wet season about to begin malaria and dang. a fever could also spread quickly. 30 to the want to nip it out as well. law l, middle, some of the women are pregnant and we're closer labor which makes it hard for them to travel. some have newborn babies that need a lot of supplies, that p u to poor has been in a to talk camp for 15 years and knows what it's like to face hunger and the

constant threats from the military. our to new or new order. but he saw every day i had to follow the news and what the soldiers were doing and how they were going to come in. so we'd know all the moves for now. people have no choice but the barricade themselves into what a very flimsy shelters, and hope they'll be enough to keep them safe from the next air strike, laur by the manly out 0. let's bring in care when the executive director of the firm a human rights network, he joins us via skype from london. sir, thank you for joining us here and al jazeera, the situation just seems to keep on getting worse in me in line. now what we're getting is this report basically an estimate and under a 1000 people been displaced by new fighting. how do you assess the situation in that country right now? thanks for having me today. it is so many tavian get this trophies on its way. as

you see, not only during the stay around the country, you gotta be the because for some really rootless operation, they are several really 900 people had been cancelled by including children and women. and people are not desperate to just to, to defend themselves. and unfortunately, you see the international community be afraid of me, especially un, un, it's, you know, failing to protect the people obama from the root re key. and what's also happening is that a lot of the deals that are working there are being prevented from doing their jobs to doctors without borders. m. s s has just been told effectively that they have to stop their activity in the south, southeastern city of a di way. so that's going to have an enormous impact there and the red cross. so in fairness is actually trying to think they had a meeting with the junk there. but how key are these n g o the in trying to alleviate the suffering of the people in me and you see the

good, the good didn't them the fit, the fisher military, you know, they are not carrying into national law the breaching, be leading all international law and norms, and this is very important, think that international community that the neighboring countries and of young and you to be in union us and you all should stand up against that can of any who main rootless brutality. because in 21st century we cannot allow, this can happen because you see that the, the thousands of h i v patients are under the control look at the care of myself and then dad, that the future is very big, you know, and there are 1000. so you know, disabled people, pregnant women and these people, the children, dad, dad, health issue is totally at risk. and also you are, you see that the hundreds of thousands of people are not li to the jungle. their safety security is totally in at risk. now,

we're several months into this, so the june had a coup at the beginning of february and obviously tried to suppress all kinds of protests against that. since then, the thing that me and mom is now effectively heading into a full blown a civil war. the bummer has been and a civil war since several became, but now it is become the full blown in many parts. right now in the fall for all 5 states, the media will is going on and change state between state the going to region and creamy in korean state. and then these funk state has produced hundreds of thousands of b, b s. and their safety and security is totally, you know, there is no plan. there is no, any pressure on the military. there is no any, you know, accountability because the crime against humanity is repeatedly happening in burma general side of this military has committed general site in 2017 against the people and the same military, not committing a crime against humanity. where does the accountability, you know,

what is the reaction? you know, international accountability will take time, but at the same time, you know, to keep going, the crimes they're committing that, keep going on killing the people and destroying human life. bishop, we stop some in some way. there must be some way to stop that. and i think that the international either you and it's mainly failing and they are pulling all the buckets on the head of the albion, which is not light, which is not good. and you see up in is already divided and, and can fee it in the like from blank and like tile. and they also have the issue. they're under the pressure from the china, from russia, as you see, the vietnam has, you know, requested acted on the interest of the russia for the regarding arms and bubble cloth in the, in the, in the u. n. g, a delusion. so that kind of behavior is affecting burma people and allowing them to call to continue the crime against humanity in burma. so when the executive director of the burma human rights network, sir,

thank you so much for having been with us. thank you. thank you. my pleasure. gunman in northern afghanistan have killed at least 10 local workers employed to clear landmines by a british charity. when they say that they scaled the walls of the com in baghlan province and gathered the workers together before opening fire. 60 more being treated for their injuries, the government is blaming the taliban, but its spokesman has denied responsibility. the victims that worked for the halo trust, mind clearing organization. we were enough going on long before 911. we've been going in afghanistan since 988. we've worked 3 different regimes, different phases of african history, and we are determined to carry on our work. we will carry on. we are humanitarian organization, our duty to save life and restore livelihoods. and laura to the nato mission ends, we can still be there because the vast majority of people in afghanistan,

welcome our work. and we have scale. you know, when something like this happens, we can simply move to a different district where we are better received. the iraqi army says a military base had baghdad. international airport has been hit by at least one rocket. the base near the capital is used by us military aircraft in a separate attack. military officials say that at least 3 rockets hit ballard. the air base where us contractors are housed, no casualties have been reported at either site. doctors without borders says 10 of its members are being held by an armed group in northern molly. it's the same region where a french journalist was kidnapped 2 months ago. this as the head of eco waltz says that he's been assure that there will be a return to civilian rule. in molly, a delegation from the block of 15 west african countries has visited molly following the countries. second qu, in 9 months, military leader as see me going,

i was sworn in as transitional presidents on monday. that's after he'd deposed the country. civilian leaders late last month's going to has promised to hold elections in february, next year. demonstrations are being held in columbia capital left, a process leader is called on people to take over bogo tab unrest began after president even do quit proposed tax reforms back in april. now this was later withdrawn, but protests have widened to cause the end. the columbia is deep rooted inequalities . well, human rights watch has released a report on the police response. the anti government protests in columbia thing abuses are not, is isolated incidents, but part of systemic failings. the right screw says it's confirmed $34.00 deaths connected to the demonstrations. the government says 21 people were killed. the report says 20 people were likely killed by police. 16 of them were protest. there is or bystanders shot dead by police with live ammunition. and 15 of those killings

are believed to have been intentional. at least one person was beat him to death by police and 3 others were killed following excessive use of tear gas and flashbanc cartridges. it also documented sexual abuse and arbitrary the tensions. well, alexander m p a t is live for us in bo goes to us. we're just explaining some of the backdrop there. but tell us what's happening where you are now. yes, barbara, we are in downtown boca where hundreds of protesters are out despite the rain in front of the hotels picking them up. we're the leaders of these protests are meeting as we speak with the delegation of the inter americans commission on human rights. this is an independent arm of the organization of american states,

and they are here to investigate many abuses. they have received a report from other countries on, with man saying that at least 58 people have been killed in the country since the beginning of these anti government demonstrations were now more than 40 days into the demonstration set up at times to become quite violent most of the work of this commission will focus on the alleged abuses on part the police. besides the killing, they are investigating more than $400.00 cases of human rights abuses, including at times sexual abuse that they're going to be here meeting with the leaders of the protest. they already met with it with the government, other institutions in the, in the country. and are also traveling to kelly columbia, the 3rd largest city that has been the center of the growth is and also that due to

the input to other cities that have been at the center of violence lashes between the police and the processors that are left people and we just reading some of the highlights of that human rights was to report on police abuse war. can you tell us also as it calls the any kind of reaction among protesters themselves. other professors are very happy and have great expectations for both the report from human rights watch and the work that the commission on human rights is doing during these faith. they feel that there hasn't been any political real on part of residency and do add to truly investigate the cases. they believed that the

problems with the police here have been a systemic from that systematic. and the way they operate in the way they are trained the president event in the last few days as the presented a 1st a plan to reform in part the the police. but protesters here don't believe that that will be enough that they are demanding that the police abuses and need to be judged by civilian court. as of now, policemen that are accused of crimes go to a military court that is usually faster by their peers. so, impunity has been the norm for many years. so that's one thing that the protesters are asking, and they're hoping that the recommendations that will come from the work of the don't make information or human rights that will push the government to make changes in that direction. now the government is expected to comply with the

request mandation of this commission. if that doesn't happen, they could then open a political case against columbia, india, again, the station of american states. and this in time could reach an international tribunal on human rights of which columbia is assigned to the story. so there's great sick patients of what's happening here in this sense. and the hope is that both the human rights watch report and the work of the commission will help, but the pressure, the columbia and government to increase the guarantees for a safe demonstrations in the country. lesson learned pity with the later staff from mobile. allison still more to come in this news hour, including plague by gang violence, a political crisis, and now a surge in coven cases. fears that the outbreak in haiti could prove catastrophic

albania parliament in peaches and discharges. president elliot met for violating the constitution and in sport health experts warn against holding the corporate america in brazil details coming up with leah. ah hello there. it's a warm and wet picture, weather wise toward the end of the week for europe. we've got the heat continuing to build across western areas, but sensually and to the east. it's a wet and cooler picture. we've got the threat of thunderstorms continuing across the balcony. we'll see those thunder re downpours affecting severe nia, serbia, and north macedonia. grease as well thing, some weather weather, with funder storms in athens and southern parts of italy. we'll see some sundry

down ports and some showers hungry as well as going to see the wet weather as the south eastern areas of germany. we've got some flood alerts there and there's a flood warning for east in areas of france where those down pools are going to be particularly heavy. but things change on friday and things start to dry up the sunshine back. and let's look at the temperature empowers. we're going to be touching 30 by the time we get into the saturday for the british isles. it's a pretty similar picture, cloudy on thursday, but the sunshine come through on friday, but the he really is on for the iberian peninsula look at those temperatures. 34 in madrid with a few showers affecting northern areas and as we had to north africa, it's a hot and dry picture across the north. the the demand for low price clover is accelerating at high speed. that's absolutely

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