[000:00:00;00] i in united states is back and democracies of the world are standing together. joe biden begins a tour of europe and mending ties following donald trump's presidency. ah, hello, i'm down, jordan, this is down to the or a lie from. also coming up, russia is condemned to banning political groups linked to the opposition leader election of albany for the court. classifying them as extremist. el salvador becomes the 1st country in the world to make bitcoin

a legal and valid form of payment for everyday use. and the u. s. revokes the ban on tick tock and we chat dropping. donald trump's order outlawing the chinese and apps. ah yes, president joe biden has arrived in the u. k to begin his 1st overseas trip of his turn. a visit he says is about america rallying the world democracies. the day visit to europe will take in g 7, a nature so much as well as talks with the russian president vladimir putin in switzerland. it's a chance for biden to show other world leaders that the u. s. values its partners with allies after 4 turbulent years under donald trump. allen fisher reports from washington, d. c. 8, a 3 countries. for summit, your bite has a busy agenda for his 1st trip as us president a trip which will mark and you faith in the crew and 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, i lined what he hoped. the trip would deliver. this my 1st overseas trip is tracy united states. i am 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 are. after you see the virtual meetings, the heads of the leading 7 global economies will meet face to face in the u. k. at this time, there will be a us president who his life 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 trumpet ministration 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 and the eyes of those countries. president biden will also meet with nato leaders and alliance. donald trump talked about leaving, the argued he was ready to purchase a 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, et cetera. 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 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 relationship. 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. i was for sure, i'll just see it at the white house for john kirk and from the university of toronto. he says biden and other g 7 leaders have set ambitious goals for vaccine diplomacy or johnson has already identified a few days as though you said you're going out all the other g. 7 leaders to agree that they will docks and

a everyone everywhere on the planet by the end of next year. and that is a big task already at things from the graphs that they've agreed to come up with. $1000000000.00 goes over the next year. but that's a big down payment. there's still a long way to go. i have been reminiscing the whole war, china with its own vaccines and giving them away for poor desperate countries in the world. are the russians to know what they are so called the white one. but if the west offers its own and sure they'll be the one that will be chosen because they're the only fully fav, fully effective, fully transparently tested one biden, wisely designed is

a tour to go there with the full strength and support of the bigger, broader g 7, now with india and australia and korea behind them and then the nato summit. so it's not super power so much, you know, president versus president. it's the president of the united states with all of the g 7, all of the democratic at 10 and all of nato back at his side. so mr. brewton, i think we'll be duly impressed with that. a russian court has outlawed political organizations linked to jailed opposition, lead alex and valley labeling them as extremist. and that puts them in the same official category as groups such as al qaeda. it means that these allies abandon from running in parliamentary elections this year. but it's me, that's more for me, with russian president vladimir putin main rival, alexia valley in jail. and his anti corruption foundation,

now declared an extremist organisation hooton's administration as effectively closed all, almost all avenues of legitimate opposition to his government to say, to welcome all was bad in the trial. we couldn't even talk about any sort of adversarial system. we quality because we filed some 25 petitions and all of them were rejected. the judge didn't want to hear us though we made mincemeat of all the so called evidence both by the prosecution and the authorities now have the full power to jail activist and freezer assets, navarro, and his allies had already disbanded the groups in anticipation of this rule. another opposition politician dmitri good coff has gone to ukraine after being warmed by people close to the kremlin that he'd be arrested if he stayed in russia . most prominent anti government activists now, either in jail, on the house arrest or have fled the country, minneapolis my milk. my aunt is under trouble restriction that they gave me a hint that they would put her in jail at any moment. she 60 and not ready for

anything like this. this is andre, of, of our, of the director of the now defunct open russia, an opposition group linked to exiled oil, ty, cood and crumbling critic may car hold a cough sky. in the kremlin, everyone knew i was going to run for parliament. he said after being taken off a flight last week that was about to take off a poland from st. petersburg. he suspected of violating legislation on undesirable organizations. the court ruling bounds election voluntary allies from parliamentary elections late to this year, leaving few options for those wanting to take on putins, united russia party. they look like the final blow to a political network built up over years by alexa and the valley to challenge. lot him in the position politicians supported, they'll still try to use tactical voting to undermine support for the pro kremlin united russia party. but it's miss al jazeera,

moscow to palestinian intelligence officers have been killed by israeli forces. it happened during an in person in the city of jeanine and a 3rd anthony and was injured. mazda posed civilian lita ang suji has been charged with corruption. she faces 15 years in jail. soon she's being accused of misusing land for a charitable foundation, as well as accepting money and gold, and military has already brought a series of criminal charges against her since taking power. she's been detained since her government was overthrown and last february. meanwhile, united nations is wanting of a major loss of life and eastern being if no immediate action is taken. if accusing security forces of indiscriminate s trucks against civilians, more than a 100000 people are fled to fight and kaya state, nor burton, money resource. who de la 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 from me and must pay in state fled their homes, many escaped to nearby, for now they are working to protect themselves against what they expect to be more bloodshed. i get on board that without burn or like soldiers are going over the line using my secret people live comfortably and safely. but right now, we have to leave our homes and hide from these people from canes, internally displaced camp it to have tar tried to fight away along the banks of the solving river to safety. in thailand,

the neighboring kaya is one of several regions where all of the groups are fighting back against february's clues. when elected leader on san su cheap 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 dark, 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 the aid 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 forests, where these desperate people are with the wet season about to begin malaria and dank,

a fever could also spread quickly the redo the wondering if those were law. oh middle, some of the women are pregnant and were closer labor which make it hard for them to travel. some have new born baby that need a lot of supplies. beautiful has been in a tooth to come to 15 years and lose what it's like to face hunger and the conscious threats from the military to new or new order. he saw every day i had to follow the news and what the bernie 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 hoped to be enough to keep them safe from the next air strike lore upon manly al jazeera lots more. so to come here. now just there, including how us supreme court ruling and india is giving hope to people facing additional charges and a p o p s trips up troop deployments,

merits massive dam project, raising tension with egypt. and so that the i, it's time for the journey to with sponsored by capital airways. hello. there. things are looking rather hot and dry across the middle east. rather settled too though we do have a shamar when that's a northwesterly wind kicking down from iraq blowing some pretty strong gusts of wind. we could see a sandstorm or 2, and while the dust is rather unpleasant, it brings a lot of hazy sunshine and some beautiful sunsets. he has a picture i took earlier of the dough. his skyline for the south things are looking a little bit cooler temperatures in oman, nestling in the mid thirties and temperatures in doha, and in riyadh little bit below. what we do expect the heat does come in from mecca,

the $48.00 degrees. by the time we get to friday, and it's a pretty, pretty settled picture across central areas of africa. very quiet across the tropics. if there is any rain, it's across the central african republic. a few storms bubbling over the gulf of guinea with cameroon. seeing some of that wet weather as we go into the weekend, looking down south and all things are looking dry and settled temperatures in both swan is slightly lower than we expect for this time of year. the weather coming through for mozambique, but further south looking fine and dry, with lots of sunshine for johannesburg. sponsored cattle airways. it's one of the biggest clubs in south america. but its greatest rival is just a few blocks away. a mutual dislike between fans formed from

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a band running in september's parliamentary connections and members deposed emily the unsung since she has been charged with corruption, she face of 15 years in jail. she's been detained since government was overturned. in february, india's supreme court has thrown out a citizen case against a senior journalist giving hope to many charges under the colonial era law. a recent survey found additional cases of written nearly 30 percent every year since prime minister neurons remote, he came to power in 2014 little the problem reports. now from new delhi, this, it's been a month since the gang rape and killing of a 19 year old girl and the state of probation. like many journalists, so the cup and was trying to report on the incident to the district of hopper us when he was arrested and held in jail, accused of sedition. his family and the state of carolus a couple. who's the general secretary of

a union of journalists was only doing his job in like 1100 divided by the membership by carillo. it's our 1900 wedding anniversary in july. i've known him for a long time. now. i very well know what kind of person he is. the only mistake he made was to travel with a member of his land, mister organization, and the son. as the author for the government faced mountain criticism for its handling of the case, police charged coppin, and $21.00 others under a or from the british colonial era researches say sedition is meant to be used only against those who try to overthrow the government by force but there's been a reported 28 percent increase in the use of the charge. every year since prime minister in ramadi came to power in 2014. the minister of state for home affairs has previously said this cases under the law and not unique to the government of millions, morty, and their numbers along. most of those charged, protested students, academic journalists, and opposition,

politicians. and government doesn't like anyone disagree with the district. i think that it's measure that needs to come down on that with a very heavy form rather than engaging in of any piece of dialogue with someone with them one senior lawyer has been petitioning the supreme court to get rid of the law. there's not justification for this larger demand in the stat your books because incitement to violence. i didn't say that i don't fences in any case, under different sections of the, in the or so this is totally done. this law was brought by the british government to prevent any of the british government by the indian subjects, but on the other times. so it has no illusions today. those campaigning against

misuse of the law were recently given some halt by india's top court. last week, the supreme court throughout a case against the senior journalist who criticized the government, saying, disapproval doesn't amount to submission. the judgement is being seen as the court pushing back against the high number of cases being brought on to that charge. the boy that i met says she hope this means cup and will be released from jail soon. elizabeth moran, i'm al jazeera, new delhi el salvador has become the 1st country in the world to adopt a crypto currency as legal, tender. it's congress approved the law allowing bit going to be used for everyday transactions on iraq. the. this is a soon to know locally as bitcoin beach. this small salvador and tours town is home to variety of small business owners. all have one thing in common crypto currency to do this, i think, and i think they were tourists who didn't bring cash, would come and say they wanted to eat something and they asked if they could pain

bitcoin. i said to myself, this is a good strategy. i'm going to use. i'm going to start collecting. i downloaded the app. i started selling a lot more with the success of the bitcoin beach project has boosted the popularity of crypto currency and salvador. and on wednesday, the government announced bit point would become legal tender therefore, the law of the coin is approved. supporters of the measure say the new law represents a vote of confidence in using block chain technology to bring in formal sector workers into a 21st century economy. not just the lisa and the banks are not necessarily what people are not the important thing with their many salvadorans in this country. they cannot use a bank because they're thousands of requirements. el salvador now becomes the 1st country in the world to formally legalize the digital currency. the initiative was led by all salvatore's president. now you bu kelly. on twitter,

he called the passing of the big coin law historic. in the short term, this will generate jobs and help provide financial inclusion, 20001000, the formal economy and in the medium and long term, we hope that this is small decision can help us push humanity at least a tiny bit into the right direction. there are also critics, one of the risks of bitcoin price fluctuation, momento, the moment bitcoin becomes a legal currency problems appear, including in its most basic use which is a form of exchange. and this is related to the volatility of the price of coin. while some also ward that legalizing and decentralize digital currency could be wielded as a tool for corruption, big coin, believers in uncertainty and across of salvatore. say the new law will only increase financial inclusion and has the potential to spur economic development. manuel rap, hello al jazeera. what christine wade is a professor political science at

a washington college. she says other countries will be watching closely. well, all of this is down to follow doors, young tech friendly or tech savvy, millennial president kelly, who kelly really believe, or it was the claims which the coin is one to do when actually clue gen, investment, tourism etc. but he's also increasingly been under a lot of pressure from the united states, lately for authoritarian tendency, including scrapping the supreme court firing the attorney general and demo demolishing the country's anti corruption. dr. bitcoin could alleviate fresher war, be tele, from the i say on, including for the in the country as well for us. and of course, tax evasion is already a really big problem in our fall. the door also has an incredibly regressive tax

system. and both of the taxes are paid, invite by the for through a value added tax, which is applied to all good. so one big concern is adopting a crypted currency. absent in the other economic policy is will this encourage taxes nation? i think it's entirely possible that it's part of a larger trend, particularly for small economies that perhaps want to free themselves from the us dollar. and i suspect that most small economy, particularly in the region, will be looking to see how effective this is followed or, and doing exactly what we want. if he has increased security near its renaissance dam project, as tension rises with neighboring sedan and egypt, it says it's ready to start the 2nd phase of filling the reservoir, head of heavy rainfall expected next month. one of the dough reports from about 10 years of the construction began water slowly beginning to rise in. if you appears flagship infrastructure project,

the ground re missiles dumb which is built on the blue nile, is that the power london country of $115000000.00 people more than half of whom off the grid. but as if you appear prepared for the 2nd phase of filling next month, countries downstream, a once again protesting. but if you are beneficial to assist the plan is not unilateral. pre countries have agreed on the schedule of billing. let's say they have reached consensus. you know, their scientists, 15 of them, 5 from each of the countries in 2008 in design formula to defeating schedule. it will just following that feeling schedule. this is not unilaterally developed as developed by the 3 countries, experts of the 3 countries. and you find that schedule in the draft agreements are done in the draft agreement of the new job. douglas, if you do in all documents it is 0. it gyptian answer. denise officials say that

agreement was never signed and therefore not legally binding in this kite, on cartoon called for the united states, the united nations on the european union to help bridge a legally binding deal of the an african union mediated process. fail to reach an agreement. the deal will spell how the dam is operated, unfilled, based on international law and mom's governing cross border. it was it just relies on the mile for more than 90 percent of its water supplies. in much egypt, the president of the, for the hell says it won't, his country's shelf, and my waters was untouchable. and there will be stability in the region in europe . you feel that is of without an intimacy agreement, if he appears, saves the 5000000000 dam is essential and that the vast majority of its population lacks electricity and darkness. you know,

60 percent of our job accessible. and doors who have access to electricity is, are in a very small distribution, very small power. death was to his house and really very much in need of developing the country. just in addition, you know, out of one thing because you need to harass it is so that, you know, this power would be, you know, as women of supporting either processing you know, other developmental needs. and it's about say, security, the dom husband stepped up on the air force is actively protecting their face. alright. the announcement follows resent military exercises, but general steward and his forces. egypt has also signed military cooperation park with if you have neighbors, kenya, and liberty, the robot, if your dom hard security implication for the entire region. if you,

if you are q the to done on the rug in there fit constantly over the issue of filling up the dumb something it said both countries knew would be inevitable one day. but the, all just the other, several base you demonstrations have been held in columbia as capital after protest leaders pools and people to take over book gotta unrest began up the president even do k proposed tax reforms. in april, the plan was withdrawn, but protest continue and have turned into a cool and deep rooted inequalities. human rights watch has criticized police response to the rallies. after at least 20 protests were killed. for you as president, has revoked trump era executive orders which sought to ban the popular chinese own apps, tick tock and we chat. biden's administration says it will conduct its own review of several foreign controlled apps to determine if they pose a danger to americans. for president donald trump and he should be able to citing national security concerns rather than jordan has more from washington d. c. well,

this was signaled back in february when the administration 1st indicated that it was not going to try to pressure the sale of tick talk to while u. s. companies or us owners, instead of having it owned by the chinese, that is what the previous administration had wanted. this revocation is now in effect. and the ministration is now ordering the commerce department which deals with all matters that are fine commercial, not just the financial part of the economy to actually look at how all these applications owned by other countries, including those owned by chinese interests are actually managed. how they actually handle people's personal law information sensitive information, and then try to devise a set of policies to make certain that americans personal information is not

inadvertently used or more important abused by these apps are owned by foreign interests. this does not mean, however, that we chat and the app tick tock, which is very popular here in the u. s. are off the hook as it were. a review could determine that these apps are not respecting privacy, norms and laws of the united states, and they could still then be permanently banned from use in the united states. but for right now, they are continuing to be available. while the u. s. government conducts this review. mongolia as former prime minister, now corrosive, has been voted in as the countries 6 democratically elected president. analysts say this will consolidate the power of the ruling mongolian people's party. corrosive was forced to resign early this year. the following protests, he comfortably beat his rival from the democratic party. incumbent president was stopped from seeking

a 2nd term after controversial changes to the constitution. now microscopic worm has come back to life after being frozen for 24000 years. inside barrier scientists dug up the creature from the store of a river. in the northern russian region of the year. the organism is able to withstand extreme cold ah, temper quick check of the headlines here on al jazeera us president joe biden is in the u. k. on his 1st official trip abroad since taking office during the day visit to europe biden will take part in g 7 and native summit's. it also meet the russian president vladimir putin. i'm going to communicate that there are consequences rely,