and discrimination injustice. this is i thought site in 21st century jerusalem, a rock and a hard place analogy 0. there is no channel that covers the world news like we do, we revisit places the state are really invest in that. and that's the privilege, as a journalist, ah, this is al jazeera, ah, hello there, i missed the hand. this is the news line from our headquarters here and are coming up in the next 60 minutes to present. my agenda is not against russia or anyone else. it's for the american people, the u. s. and russian president wrap up their summit in geneva, describing it as positive and constructive more incendiary balloons are sent across

the gaza border after the 1st israeli strikes since last month, the fine. a bumble off target, the military base and the colombian city of coca and drink 36 people. the government has blaming a rebel pretty and one of india's top tourist attractions is back in business, even though the country is still battling a 2nd wave of curve at 19 i'm devin asked with this for the fight garcia, missing a penalty wild beat turkey for the 1st, when a few or 2020 pounds planning to limit the number of home spectators at the olympics at 10000. ah, well, it has just gone $1800.00 gmc that would be 8 pm in geneva, where a high fake summit by the us and russian presidents is just wrapped up on a launch. the positive numbers are, as you can see,

they were handshakes and smiles when that person thanked joe biden for initiating the closed door meeting. they had differing opinions on human rights and political activism, but do seem to have made progress on subjects from cybersecurity to the return of diplomat fusion. describe the talks as constructive. well, joe biden said he came, he did what he came to do. i told president my agenda is not against russia or anyone else. it's for the american people. i made it clear that we will not tolerate attempts to violate our democratic sovereignty or to stabilize our democratic elections and we would respond. the bottom line is, i told president that we need to have some basic rules of the road that we can all abide by. all those talks were held against a backdrop of frosty relations, as well as warnings of low expectations from both sides. but fusion says he saw a glimpse of hope about mutual trust during the several hours of negotiations.

natasha fisher prescribed you. there has been no hospitality on the contrary, our meeting to placing a constructive spirit. indeed, we have varied assessment on a number of issues, but both sides express the intention to understand each other and seek common grounds. talks were quite constructive, homelessness being white house correspondent, kennedy. how could she's been following all of this for us in geneva, whether it's talks have been taking place? kimberly, we've been hearing fully different tones from the 2 men box president biden who spoke most recently, really trying to draw some boundaries around us values. did you hear the cars behind me that is joe biden's motorcade passing by as he leaves that summit where. a the 2 sat down and really establish a framework of what they believe can be the starting point of future discussions. the us president think this isn't about trust. this is about cooperation. it's very clear that they were able to establish those 2 areas of cooperation,

at least when it comes to cyber security. and also in making sure that the arms control is not a continued fear, that this could become a less safe or planet. so those are really the 2 areas that they talked about, but with respect to the relations moving forward. of course there have been in recent months very tests, relations and the fact that the diplomats in their respective countries had been removed. given the fact that there had been very tough allegations against either side, there seems to be some progress made in that area is well, in fact, it appears now that those diplomats may be returning to their respective posts in russia and in the united states. and that timeline still to be worked out, take a listen to what vladimir putin had to say about the agreement that was reached. mr . woodson, with regards to the return of our ambassadors to their workplaces, the return of the american ambassador to moscow. an armed basset, or to washington,

we agreed that they would return to their duties as for the timeline tomorrow or the day after that's a technicality. we agree that our foreign services will start consultations on a number of issues and there's a lot to talk about on diplomatic cooperation. a lot of questions have filed up, i believe that both parties seek to find common ground. and kimberly, aside from what's been agreed about the different labs, we also got a little bit more detail from president biden about just what's being agreed between the 2 sides going forward. i'm not sure which, which topic you're referring to, but i can tell you that what they went into with regard to these talk for that they were looking for a framework. and so it was spelled up very clearly by joe biden. they were looking for areas of cooperation communication directly and laying out the priorities and values into that, and that's where there actually seem to be some differences between the 2 leaders.

when the usaa and joe biden was very clear on this, he said it's in the american dna and it's an american ideal to defend human rights . this was something that was really seized upon by a lot of reproved in his own press conference. in fact, pushing back. so the united states is really in no position to criticize, given the fact that it has had its own troubles and struggles. whether it be the protests on the u. s. capital in january 6, where there are now people in jail as a result of their actions for that, or whether it be the black live matter movement that has at times been violent. he really seemed to be saying that the united states can criticize the struggle and the crackdown on election of only the russian. 6 opposition leader. fact, joe biden discussed all of this and called it a ridiculous comparison that was made by vladimir putin so they don't see eye to eye on everything. and that was certainly the glaring example of where the 2 men. oh cool,

although cordial and respectful do not agree in terms of their perspective on the not only the benchmark for human rights, but how those human rights should be upheld. white house correspondent, kimberly how could there add those talks for us in geneva? thank so much. kimberly, well, it's not bringing out different magic editor james base. he's been across all of this for us from london. james's, we've been saying this real balancing act that was required of joe biden today. did he managed to succeed? and in that regard, i think so this was a summit which has not really got any concrete outcome in terms of any major agreement. but what it has done, i think, is diffuse some of the tension and potentially create for the dialogue. moving forward, present bite and making it quite clear though, in his words, the proof of the pudding is in the eating and he says it'll be 3 to 6 months to see whether any of these working groups they're going to set up on the nuclear security

and also on cyber going to actually achieve and the thing he was very keen though to say that the, that the thing that in his view is important here with regard to russia is russia's reputation. and russia does not once have a bad reputation in the international community. and this is an interesting subject, because certainly there have been times in recent years. for example, when russia was accused by numerous groups, including the un of bombing hospitals. i remember diplomat telling me russia really has no shame. it doesn't care what other people think or say about it. that's one side of it. on the other side of it, president putin does like being a major player. he does like being a permanent member of the security council. he does like attending big meetings. he does like springs sitting, sitting down for like this, where effectively he seated down as a as an equivalent to president biden. so i think that might be something in that.

and certainly in this forum, present, push him as, as talked about this meeting and it appears in the meeting if you listen to present biden's account in a very constructive way. so i think the americans will be pleased on that. but they know the history of recent years. they know that president putin has been in power for 20 years. president biden knows it better than anyone else. he's dealt with president putin before. he remembers the, the attempt to reset with russia at the beginning of the bomber administration when he was the vice president of course, relate since have got better at times. but they've also got much worse than we have in recent years. been living in one of those low points. james is we've also been saying this is a very different press conference that we saw today from the, to press conferences from the 2 men from that remarkable press conference in helsinki, which you covered between trump and pearson. i'm curious as to how you think the dynamic is going between biden and push it off to what you saw today. well, certainly, we know what the president putin said. he said that a president biden is inexperienced statesman. he's very different from president

trump. now, in many ways, president putin got lots of benefit out of the trump years up. the russians do not like nato, they do not like the western presence and what they fear is their feel is best fear of influence. and they got disunity among the nato allies. that's good news for russia. but the same time i think that they also need someone they can talk to. and it's clear that he felt that this was a constructive to the point meeting. and we've seen the way that president can trump conducts his business just as news conferences. it's not always done in a very orderly fashion. i think the russians may, may be pleased that in that sense anyway, traditional diplomacy is back on the table and the russians. so they can tell you from my day to day life working at the un, the russians do value,

even if they disagree with other people, they do value the diplomatic forums and the diplomatic way of working dramatic. james, based with losses force from london. thanks very much, james. well, let's now bring in charles cook chan. he's a senior fellow at the council on foreign relations and also a senior, a former senior director for european affairs to the national security council under the obama administration. he now joins us from los angeles and charles, we've been hearing about this bilateral strategic stability dialogue. do we have a sense of where the discussions between the us and russia might go from here? well, i think you know, that the summer went according to plan both and bite and besides the positive more than the negative. and yeah, one of the issues that vitamin focused on is stablish in a working group. you're talking about strategic stability. it's important to keep in mind that soon after he arrived in the oval office binding called to them, they decided to agree to one to extend one of the big nuclear arms control

agreements. but the intermediate range arms control agreement has collapsed. there are other arms control issues out there. so one of the things that buy it and then we'll be talking about in the next 3 to 6 months to present in buying. that is, can we figure out a way to get more strategic stability? not less. we don't know, it's a good sign that the conversation is beginning. well, it was interesting because one of the things by them said was that this wasn't about trust. it was about verifiable, self interest. i'm curious about the phrasing of that because he also said he's made it clear to person that the u. s. would take action if russia violated international norm, sir, did we get a sense of what i might look point? we didn't, you know, when i sort of say what area did i find most troubling and that would be on the cyber because one of the things that most concerned president biden as well as many americans because we just suffered to shut down,

meet plans to shut down the pipeline is hacking, sometimes from the russian government, sometimes from criminal gang operating inside russia is response to this concern with, well, i don't know what he's talking about. we don't do that. and if you're not, even at a point where there's an engagement on the core set of facts, there's going to be trouble ahead. but the silver lining is that the issue was, well, the cyber issue, the russian and american president decided to establish a working group. it's a small step, but it is a step in the right direction. sure, well, there was all this discussion as well about mutual interest. right. and i see that biden has also said that person has offered to help on iran and security in afghan stone. is that something that we will see in the immediate future and what might that look like? well, as i said, i thought the positive got more air time the negative and present in by and clearly

laid out an agenda, including syria, including afghanistan, including cyber, where the 2 sides can work together. the key is, is the car, the meeting today a platform? is it something that started that the basis for more dialogue and more cooperation, and interestingly vitally said in passing something because my years to pick up and that was china that he think that missed you might be getting more uncomfortable with china over time. because if it's growing waste and ambition, i think the, in the back of mr. biting mind was an effort to perhaps exploit growing russian discomfort with china as a way of trying to pull russia westward and weaken to some extent that beijing influence that comes from the russian beijing alliance. very interesting dynamics there. indeed, thank you so much for joining us. here are now,

are there always great to get your thoughts? ah, well that's when you're some other near now. and her mouth linked palestinian activists have continued firing incendiary balloons across the gaza, bought into israel for the 2nd day in a row. now, at least 4 new fires broken out on the israeli side, and the resumption of the balloon attacks trigger israeli as strikes early on wednesday. well, those are the fast strikes on god. since a sci fi came into effect less than 4 weeks ago. these railey military says will times attacked her must target that south of gaza city and, and con eunice human aside as following developments for us from gather the israel military carried out great in the south. think of this trip mainly and the governor at different locations in areas including agriculture, causing

a lot of material damage. this was violating the fire place the 3 weeks ago after the recent war and already prior to the fire that has been already violated. israeli military set, the strike house come in response to the instant gary balloon that had blanched yesterday from the gaza strip. also in response to the flag march. that's what's taking place in jerusalem. that was provoking a flag more tooth palestinians yesterday. also, according to how much officials and israeli media should mediators had very much pressured, her mastery train. it's falling through the flag march. it was all up to only the incendiary balloons and the confusion activities that took place across the borders of the gods district yesterday. while israeli fire fighters have said those

incendiary balloons, of course around $25.00. and the military is added that it's prepared for any scenario, including a resumption of hostilities hurry forth. it has worn out from western this government seems to be continuing the fairly tough security policy into israeli terms, at least of its predecessor. this is a fairly major response to in century balloons being flown into israeli territory and something that's happened before that the use of these balloon. they set fire to some 20 different locations in southern israel. in the past they have gone not exactly an onset or perhaps not answered with these kinds of air strikes. however, on the other hand, these nothing like sorts of air strikes that we saw during the conflict in may. they were largely empty areas, training grounds versus things being targeted without casualties that we've said

that we've heard of it in any way. so i think it is a signal that both in terms of hamas, it's response to the flag march was not rockets as it could have been in terms of israel's response. there is a relative sort of limitation to it. and so i think it's a signal that both sides a pretty key not to go back to the kind of military exchanges that we were seeing just a few weeks ago in terms of the flag march itself. again, that was something that has been inherited from a decision by benjamin netanyahu to revive those plans after they were initially scotched by police. last week, it's something that the new government of natalie bennett had to i the approval rejected, decided to approve it. but at the same time, yeah, the new foreign minister is distancing himself and the government from the kind of racist language that was use. death to arabs, bernard, villages, that kind of thing. while people were brandishing the israeli flag in occupied east jerusalem on tuesday, while meanwhile, the un secretary general has called on both israelis and palestinians to respect

last month's seas. fine. the secretary general expresses concern over the most recent round of violence and calls for the full respect of the cease fire agreed on the 20th of may. he would like to see the cessation of hostilities be maintained and solidified in order to give space with the relevant parties to work out arrangements to stabilize the situation. un, special coordinated toward venice land is continuing his diplomatic engagements with all sides towards that aim home. meanwhile, a palestinian woman has been killed after an alleged attack on israeli soldiers in the occupied westbank. israel military says the 29 year old trying to drive her car into a group of soldiers near the village of his mother. she was shot by soldiers after getting out of the car while holding a knife. the red crescent says israeli forces prevented their teams from treating her. now moving on and a 3rd candidate has now dropped out of iran presidential race on the final day of campaigning. conservative canada and also form and you can negotiate. i. e,

g d is the laces to bow out, and the board of the front runner, abraham racy, dasa jabari has left us now from tara. i'm a change with a final pushed by the highest authority in the country supreme leader. i think how many made one last attempt to rally the masses to the polling stations on friday, jose him out of don't. the election is about the nation of the people at the support of the people can the future of the country in all aspects. economists, security politics, it is related to what you, the people of iran is due on friday. of this for his comments came on the same day . the only reform is candidate most and many of these are there dropped out of the race in a letter to the interior minister, mirror alleys, other told of his decision, but without stating the reason or whether he would now be backing another candidate . don't jangle in a statement form or nuclear negotiate or say julie also left the race,

endorsing conservative candidate, and the current head of her on stood this sherry abraham racy. another conservative candidate, a member of parliament i. li, razzles. connie from home is also out. he says he believes abraham bracy is more suitable candidate to become iran's 8th president. dora during his weekly cabinet meeting on wednesday, the president has sandra honey laid out the realities of this election with that about last year. ours is hello. yeah, there have been some injustices during the campaign. let's get it, but we should all oblige ourselves and make up for them. if we can, we might want some individuals who are not among the candidate, but we have to choose the ones closest to who we want him to. the masses don't participate, neither the country or the people will benefit voter. turnout continues to be a major concern for officials here due to cope restrictions and voter apathy. non official poll suggested election could see the lowest voter turnout since the

revolution of 1979. the remaining candidates have been sending out text messages to the public, urging them to vote despite 3 rounds of live debates on state tv. there's been very little campaigning on the streets here. a high voter turnout is important because it is directly associated with the approval of the establishment doors such a party, l 0 to her on police and the rocky city of bathroom se they're dealing with a new drugs crisis. officers say they don't have the resources to deal with the problem and people suffering from addiction has few places to seek treatment. natasha name reports, not from bathroom to pills, were enough to get hooked. this 22 year old we'll call hussein says 4 years ago. his friend offered him a pain killer called tramadol to help him get through his exhausting days of working as a blacksmith. when i was taking drugs, i felt like i lost my mind was in another world. i could fly away from dislike him

. instead, he sank into addiction. he says he spent money, his family relied on in pursuit of his next tie and almost overdosed. on a number of occasions, he risked getting arrested. his friend and former dealer is now in prison. hussein is now learning how to live without having to numb himself with pain killer. when we met him, he had been detoxing for 11 days. at the boswell rehabilitation center for drug addiction, pamela de chon, for i came to the clinic, i didn't feel anything. when i came here, i started to be more aware, it has meet a big difference. no, this is the only inpatient drug rehabilitation hospital in basra. methamphetamine and tramadol are the primary drugs of choice among attic and employment of a potential and exposed to

occupation. and during the time of the patient, in many civilian, many people died. buster has the largest port in iraq and is near the borders of iran and kuwait. it's become a market place for illegal drugs. in 2017 iraq declared victory over the armed group. i sold and a relative. com began to settle over the country, but since then, the drug problem has grown. the bus or a police department says in the last 4 years, drug rest and seizure has steadily increased. yet one commander we spoke to says the drug unit lacks the resources and training to fully confront the problem. the unit doesn't have unmarked police vehicle, forcing undercover officers to take taxis. they don't have money to pay confidential information. so the commander we spoke to says office pays them out of

his own pocket wisdom ellerby, which they were as simple society. we don't have public awareness about drugs and suddenly drugs entered iraq in a forceful way we were unprepared to confront the police in basra recently launched a major drug operation with for southern provinces. there are also calls for the rocky government to launch a national anti drug campaign and build more clinics for addicts, so that young men like hussein don't end up dead or in prison. natasha name al jazeera, basra, iraq and colombia is defense. ministry is blaming dissident members. of arms groups for an explosion at a military base. 36 people were injured when not kaba, went off in cocoa. tar. that's near the border with venezuela, and similar attack in march to 40 people injured and count province. and sandra and petty has worn out from columbia capital during the afternoon of tuesday afternoon

through the person. the address as public officials managed to drive a wife toyota. this all according to me as minister of defense inside a military base in the city of cuckoo down the border with venezuela minutes after there were 2 explosions. the 1st one and then a 2nd one. follow that 2 minutes later and at least 36 soldiers soldiers. i've been injured and we have there that the 3 of them are in serious conditions. are critical conditions in the hospital, in the city of cooper at the minister of defense. and president duke it flew to the area. they describe this as a terrorist attack. they are using one of many arm groups that operate in what remains a very volatile area on the border with venezuela. the 2nd area with the largest

amount of coca feels the main ingredient for cocaine and that area. and this is a major one of the major attacks that happened in columbia least since 2019 while there's still plenty more ahead for you. this news are including one of in his top tourist attractions, back in business, even though the countries filibustering a 2nd wave as clever at 19 together at last. how public and get help to unite the family. they can file straight and this is something that rarely happens to roger federal. i'll tell you all about that. they said a the hello nice a fear we do have some temperatures pushing that 50 degree threshold in the middle

east. so let me show you. we find this toward q weight, 50.5, so we round that up to 51 degrees. here's what it's looking like across the middle east as we head towards thursday, temperatures a bit lower than where they have been, for example, in riyadh. but the big story is really that shamal a blow and down the golf and we'll see, wink, us potentially up to 70 kilometers per hours. so that swirls around sand and dust. and that does impact our visibility off to turkey. and we will seen improvement in conditions by and large across most of the country, but we'll keep the risk in there for some scattered showers and is stumble with a hive. 25 degrees and antalya sunshine in 26. but this is below average, the tropics of africa, look like this, some heavier pockets of rain, central african republic. so that's pretty usual where we can expect that bulk of the activity to bubble up towards the south. temperatures are above average in botswana habit are only $26.00 degrees and then took 20 to cape town just a bit of drizzle will be dealing with on thursday. 17 degrees per if i show you the

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what it's like to work with. every breath is precious, with fear is not an option, but we're not most people. oh, a again, i'm just talking that remind you about the story of care of the salad. high stakes summit between the u. s. and russian presidents has wrapped up on a largely positive note. as you can see, that is air force one the about to leave geneva, us present, biding just addressing the media and.