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or bass 3. the 1st school for china is new space station and ivory coast prepares for the homecoming. a former president, no home by bo, 10 years was rested for fines against germanic. ah, the 1st face to face meeting between joe biden as president and his russian count, dr. mary, put in has ended with both leaders, calling the talks positive and constructive. before our meeting in geneva covered several issues, the 2 leaders agreed on resuming talks on arms control. they also agreed to send their ambassadors back to each other's capitals, us and russia. the us and russia have committed to further discussions on cyber security after biden demanded moscow. frank down on ransomware tax, but there was no hiding some differences on human rights. biden has warned on davis

of want of devastating consequences for russia if jailed criminal critic, alexi, nevada, died in prison. atocha butler has moved from geneva, an elegant 18th century villa overlooking lake geneva. with the setting for the high stakes meeting. russian leader vladimir putin arrived 1st. he was greeted by the swift president who then welcome joe biden. the 2 men looked 10th as they stood for their 1st official photo handshake. bailey broke the ice relations between washington and moscow at the lowest point in decades. the face to face talks were aimed at improving them. as i said outside, i was always better off to several hours behind closed doors. there was some agreements pledges to repose. some buses extend an arms control treaty and disgust . cybersecurity both said the meeting was positive, but there was little progress on other issues, including the conflict and ukraine and human rights. who to dismiss biden's

concerns about the leg siena volley calling the rush. opposition leader, a lawbreaker. ignoring the rules of law, this person went abroad for medical treatment. he arrived back in russia deliberately trying to be arrested. he knew what he wanted to fight and was clearly unimpressed by putin's attempt to compare russia, treatment of opposition activists to the u. s. capital right, i response is kind of when i communicated, i think that's that's ridiculous comparison. it's one thing for literally criminals to break through, couldn't go into the capital, kill a police officer and be held accountable. and that is for people objected marching on a capital one said you are not allowing me to speak freely. there were no major breakthroughs in this summit. and clearly, little common ground to put the return of us from russian. i'm buses to that is

clearly a step through reopening communication between moscow and washington supervision. this was a moment back on the world stage. likely to play out well is home for fight and it was an opportunity to put down red line and distance himself from his predecessor donald trump's approach. often accused of being soft on russia, why didn't may be closer to the more stable relationship. he said he wants with moscow, but he's still unlikely to be a predictable one. natasha butler. jazeera geneva. well, joe biden. 4 of europe was his 1st overseas strip is prize, invented so him tackle covered 19, and climate change, or g 7 salvage in the u. k. before re establishing relations with nato, just here is diplomatic editor james space has warned that from london the, from the moment he touch down in the u. k. on this, his 1st international trip president biden was laying out his central message.

we're going to make it clear that united states is back and democracies of the world are standing together to tackle the toughest challenges and the issues that matter most to our future that we're committed to leading was strength, defending our values, and delivery for our people. at the g 7 meeting in coma, a range of issues were discussed from cobit 19 to climate change. but what was most noticeable was the tone after 4 years of tweets and tantrums, in brussels, at nato. and that the you, other nations were appreciative. they no longer had to 2nd guess what their most powerful ally would do next. when mr. president, joe? yes, so please, to western europe in brussels. you have back in a very much on the global seen the scenes of unity

a so very different from the trump era would have been watched very closely in moscow in beijing. no one has gotten more satisfaction out of all the disharmony that donald trump has sold in the united states than the leaders of russia and china. so i think that they kind of view this as a, as a precarious point. and they do need to be mindful about kind of democratic regimes standing up to some of their kind of increasingly authoritarian impulses if president putin is. and he wasn't showing it when he met the u. s. leader for nearly 4 as of talks. there were no concrete outcomes from both sides, said was a constructive meeting, just a commitment to try and work together in the future. among the u. s. is closest allies here in the u. k. and in europe, there's a real sense of relief. after the trump is, does now predictability and stability in the trans atlantic alliance. of course,

there are differences among the allies about how to deal with russia and china. but those differences will now be dealt with diplomatically and away from the cameras. james bay's out just era london in the world news, hong kong police have arrested 5 executives that the apple daily newspaper in an early morning raid. among them is the editor in chief of the pro democracy tabloid . hong kong media is reporting they've been detained under the national security law imposed on the territory by china. it's the 2nd time the newspapers been targeted. last august. police arrested its founder, media, mobile, jimmy ly, who's not serving a 20 months jail. adrian brown has moved from hong kong 5 directors full men and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of collusion with a foreign power. they were arrested at their respective homes, around 7 30 am local time and local media. say that more than 200 police were

involved in this operation. now shares in next media. that's the media company. owned by jimmy lie, i have now been suspended. now the apple data, of course, is made know phones, not where simple things lie here in hong kong, it was a cheerleader of the protest movement. it is who the sanctions to be imposed on hong kong by the united states and other countries that a cause has happened and jimmy, like the owner. next media is of course, currently serving time in jail, ought to be convicted of taking part in 3 unauthorized assembly. he's also being charged on the new national security law facing 3 charges under that last i think it's fair to assume that jimmy lie could quite possibly spend the rest of his life in jail. the big question of course, is what is going to happen to the full daily newspaper? it has plenty of money, but the move that the mood him in on kong, certainly, as far as the hong kong government is concerned, is that this is

a paper that should be shot down at least i spoke to former chief executive c by lucas said he says that this paper is guilty of subversion and says the paper should be the 1st call to be sent to china. he space station is on its way the the sand to 12 mission blasted off one launch center. it's taking 3 men for a 3 month stay in the floating lab 11 missions are planned over the next year and a half. katrina, you event correspondent in beijing joint just now lies. so katrina, a big day for china. space ambitions tell us how it all paid out. while according to china space agency, it all went to plan at once smoothly from about 6, about 6.5 hours off to lift off. they're expected to land on that space station. and this crew consists of 3 men, including 56 year old, near hi, sean,

which is who is and that turn astronaut here in china and who view the oldest chinese astronaut to go to phase. now the tasks that they will be performing once they arrive, there will be very practical. they'll be performing maintenance tasks, some checks and making sure the space station itself run smoothly, and they're expected to be there for about 3 months. but once they're done, it's expected that astronauts will complete 6 months stance in that space station. so these men are really setting up house for their colleagues. now they'll be living a poor be can her, which is the cool module of the space station which itself only went into orbit about 2 months ago. this is very significant for china space exploration. this is the 1st time a man or woman has been sent up into space by china for 5 years, and it will be the longest mand crew who are going to be in space from china previously. it was 30 days that the longest mission that was in space. now,

china has big plans for it, space ambitions. this space station will be completed next year. there are still about 7 missions expected to take place before it can be finished. but after that, china is planning more the very ambitious missions, including a space station in on the moon, learn a space station that there and talks with russia to complete some time in the future. and they've also invested billions into completing the other projects including landing rover on laws just in may. and also before that, they became the 1st country to land a robot. on the fall side of the moon. now nasa blocked china from complete being a part of the international space station. and because a security and legal consent and that's when china really launched its plans to build its own space station. and it aims to become an international space power in its own right. by about 2030 katrina you in beijing. thank you

to columbia. now where a con bomb inside a military base has injured 36 people leading 3 in critical condition. the government suspects the country's largest aunt who was behind the attack. it happened in cocoa to town bordering venezuela and waste. several criminal groups operate drunk trafficking roads. alexander on p a. t re, for sort of a time. the. this is the moment the 2nd to car bomb explosions, detonated at a colombian military base in google on the border with venezuela being a cloud of dense black smoke in the sky. at least 36 people were injured. on wednesday, one, colombian soldier remained in a serious condition in an intensive care unit to united states military personnel, part of a team of 11, assisting columbia. the military in anti drug trafficking operations also sustained light injuries. colombian president, the van dukes visited the base,

calling the attack cowardly. he said, the f. b, i is participating in the investigation phase. personal now to compensate union, a reward for a $135000.00 has been offered for the authors and persons responsible. so this is a criminal search group has been created to investigate and trace things. and i would like to thank our country's national beliefs for the special support they have provided the f. b, i of the united states in this person lives special investigation llc. and i this video shows the moment the suspected car bombed, entered the base to the main door without much security screening the driver with able to get out and detected before the explosion. outdoor, it does say the national liberation army, or elaine columbia. the largest remaining rebel group, was likely behind the attack, but then exclude the participation of other fun group. some of the former reject reproduce this vial in terrorist act which sought to attack the soldiers of

columbia. the initial hypothesis is that the e l. n, is behind this demented and via the involvement of fog dissidence is also being investigated. to them in the city of cuckoo as located in an area where several armed groups are active fighting for control of tens of thousands of actors of coca planes. as well as control of an important smuggling route to venezuela. he stalks with a yell and were suspended back in 2019 when a car bomb killed to 21. police cadets here in the capital vulgar. but the government a month ago announced a restart of an exploratory dialogue with the group. but if elaine is indeed behind this late, there's that tack, it's unlikely that those stocks will continue less than that. i'm get it. i'll just see what the still ahead on al jazeera. the bill is

recognizing generations of pain and suffering in black communities. the u. s. congress holds to commemorate the end of slavery by making june t a federal holiday. india is some state is on an eviction drive victim say they're being targeted for the hello. we've got some dangerous heats toward the us west. you know, 50000000 americans are under excessive heat warnings. phoenix on wednesday, you tide record temperature at 46. we'll nudge up to 47 on thursday and we've got some what weather moving across the plain sward, the midwest. but the big story is, as we go to the bay of can, peachy, we could see some tropical development here swing through the gulf of mexico. we'll go in for a closer look right now because it looks like this. wet weather is going to steer

rate into louisiana state that has been dealing with flash flooding. yes, certainly don't need this. and also parts of mississippi and alabama as well. ok now off to south america top and we'll look for, you know, our continuous rain falling through the amazon basin, but some heavier pockets toward the southeast to venezuela and southern parts of certain arm and french. gonna take you to panic oni right now. and you know, temperatures pretty well where they should be porter arenas for degrees. if we look a little further north santiago, your temperature is average month of dale. ok. where a few degrees, hello, average share. and in terms of precipitation, rio de janeiro could get striped with some showers on thursday. nothing major. and it's going to be a cloudy day for. so paulo on thursday, the when the shots came from the holiday and we heard cracks, we heard some noise which was known as my finale is one of the most dangerous

intersections and sought able didn't come in through the front entrance. that was what happens to people who were shot. they came into the wrong entrance, the nightly pyrotechnics of the funny to turn to the camera man. so that's good. they'll out of here. sorry, a vo holiday and we'll hold on our era. oh, the me you're watching al jazeera live from a reminder of our time stories. us right and joe biden and russian leader may have found what they call it positive and constructive meeting. they agreed to resume

talks on arms control and cybersecurity, but still disagree on some issues. police in hong kong have arrested 5 executives at the daily newspaper in an early morning rate. local media reporting they've been detained under the national security law. impose on the territory by china the, the 1st who to be sent to china us base station has taken off on both ends and 12 mission. it's taking 3 men for a 3 months stay in the floating. now the united states will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery. congress has voted to make june 13th though june 19th, a national holiday amongst when the last and slaves african americans learned they were free. what i see here today is racial divide, crumbling, being crushed this day under a momentous vote. that brings together people who understand the value of freedom.

and that is what your team is all about. it is a journey, a pain brutality separation and the races, hand of people held in bondage. while i speak to ottawa, he may about this. he's a policy analyst at the center for line social policy and he's joining via skype from washington d. c. i did want a very good to have you with us on al jazeera, so june teams now a federal holiday just how significant is this recognition in your view and why has it taken such a long time? yes, happy to be here too. it is very significant on me in june t commemorate the day of june 19th, 1865. when slave black people in galveston, texas were told the dead we been free nearly 3 years after president abraham lincoln had issued emancipation proclamation. on 1980 actually june teen had became

a texas de holiday and a decade sent every state. but south dakota came to officially commemorate june, teen only a handful of state observing as a paid holiday, why it's taking so long. and why is it has important now than ever? i think also it gives credence to some of the recent racial relations that happened with the past, the murder of george floyd, as well as some of the protests that happened last year. right? representative sheila jackson lee talked about the racial divide crumbling as a result of the vote. but is it the case though? i mean when, when they're still divisions in america on police reform? when teaching about critical race theory in american schools is still so controversial when voting rights are being restricted in some states can, can you really celebrate emancipation while also enabling vogis oppression?

yeah, that's great question. i think that recognizes that federal holiday is something that's been long overdue, but it needs to be followed up with actually even more so as so many states are trying to remove discussions about the institutionalized racism and race relations with school curriculums for american school. christian school, children and whitewash the history of slavery within us. i think that we recognized as an important day to reflect, not only the past but on our future. and if we do not learn smart past history, we're likely doing repeated night on. it's important that we follow this moment with actual action that will not only uplift the lives of people of color black people in particular, but also make sure that there are sustainable vehicles that will ensure that we can try to address the racist history with the united states, right, so,

so be on the symbolism not. then what does recognizing this holiday achieve realistically, are they, you can make implications for creating this holiday i believe. so. i believe that once again followed by action on something, even symbolic can be very powerful on. it's something even there is value in even just addressing the history that or the past in which we've come from. i think that the economic implication now, given many private sector employers have the choice of providing a paid holiday for their workers on june. 13th is only a federal holiday, meaning that government workers have that paid holiday, but not everyone. i think that workers deserve time us. i think that it also provides really great platform to talk about how on the united states need more vacation time. they need more paid holidays. they need to mandate that just like

they do in many other european countries. i think the european union 9093 at tablets or poor of at least 4 weeks or 20 working days. a paid holidays are paid vacation. i think that centering workers well being as opposed to labor is really important in the united states. and i think that particularly for our workers are earning low ages. and in this case, workers of color, they do deserve that. and they do deserve to have that pat history reflected on. thank you. interesting talk to you about this. thank you very much. i do, i may from the center for law and social policy in washington. thank you for your time. thank you. at 10 years after he was arrested for crimes against humanity, ivory coast, his former president hung back boys set to return home on thursday. the national criminal court acquitted him of those charges which date back to 2011. that's when he refused to step down. after losing the presidential election sparking months of

violence, algae here is i'm, i did 3 reports from abby john in the predominately provide district of your call. activists opposed to the former president are working on ways to frustrate his return. they want him held accountable for stocking. what they say was an unnecessary conflict that killed 3000 people and thousands more but i gave them a noodle. we don't want him to receive here as welcome because he sanction killian's in this country. if anything he can come home like any other boy, but support to say he is no ordinary i've already and, and he's coming home here. once we don't like people want to use our pin i what i walk back to your pan within a little can petri to monday predict in for a particular reason for that. those want to manipulate. there are no we, we cannot come up, but will you not pan from? because by boat,

if he struck up defeat wireless and whatever the current president elections 20 years ago, there was a full month stand off that sparked a wave of violence. med. i'm pretty cool. you body kareem says his leg was blown off at close range by government soldiers under the former president in the post election crisis. glamour about us for reconciliation to happen. the truth must be told. there must also be reparations. my little girl keeps asking me what happened to my missing leg. that hurts. it's hard to forgive. this man must be held accountable to the ivory nation. the government is restoring certain privileges. a former president you entitled to. these include a decent all and personal security bubble and an 8 to trial of the international criminal court for the late row in the post election violence which included murder, rape, and persecution. there were cleared of crimes against humanity 2 years ago by allowing

loring by vote to return. the government is taking a huge gamble. the former president is popular among many i borders. and if he decides to join active politics that could fall to charge a volatile political scene by the government says, because of the existing divisions in the country, not worth or risk. some political analysts have little doubt. the former president can have a positive effect with an opportunity his coming back is also good for reconciling, not only the country, but his divided party backbone is a politician. that's what he knows best. he could run in 2025, he's eligible. but was, i've already and popular front party is in need of reification after the formation of a break or reflection during his abscess lessons, government and civil society for 10 years, try to unite dave audience and field. what about was return? we'll have the reconciliation effort to divide it further remains to be seen. army

degrees al jazeera abbey, john moslin, spanish tinian activists have continued firing incendiary balloons across the guys border injuries route for the 2nd day in a row. at least 4 new fires have broken out on the really side. israel's army carried on strikes on the gaza strip. early on wednesday. the indians, fate of our farm is on an eviction drive. clearing government land of what it calls encroaches over a 100 families, have lost their homes in the past month. most of them muslim psalms, hindu nationalist government says it's protecting from illegal migrants from neighboring bangladesh. but many of the families say they're indian citizens being targeted for their face and is in front of the story. as it is then and his daughter amena, pick up the pieces of the tin shack that was the whole him until 10 days ago. they collect the bags of ginger, which he used to farm on a small piece of land,

as it then takes a moment to reflect before leaving the shack, an indian ne, in our farm state. his family is now staying and ta, poland, tense with others whose hands were demolished by government, bulldozers, museum, and dinner. why? so we have been here for so long all these years. i made my living working here, grew up here. my father died here. now i have grown old why this happened. i have no clue. since our psalms newly reelected hindu nationalist government was sworn and may, it's carried out its promise to clear government, land of water cools and coaches other than and more than a 100 other families have been forced from their homes. that despite a high court order batting, any demolitions or evictions during the pandemic, the government says the fact that most of the families are muslim is a coal incidence. we don't want that this fall since all the goal, my lance, all the diverse new areas to be and course vent free because of that this

government, all this government and the previous legal meant it. we considered to be over prime duty to ebitda and could just be the old witness that going to be in 100919 percent are migrated most things. so we have nothing to say. the bought a p a jump, the party o b j, p has long promised to rid our som, of what it calls illegal immigrants from neighboring bangladesh. but other than showed al jazeera his identity documents proving, he's an indian citizen of the halleck from the opposition congress party says the b j. p is targeting muslims. we are thing if you want. we want every, all, are there been selected people and number handy? there are a lot of people who become homeless shelter, less every year, bite from choice and devastating floods in displace thousands of people every year of the carly axes, evictions without providing alternative accommodation will only lead to more people

living in legally on government land as it than and has family of lying on a local charity to provide them with basic necessities. now that he can no longer farm ginger, he says, the only hope is for the government to recognize its own document, stating they are indian citizens. and to help them. elizabeth moran and al jazeera new daddy. ah, ah, so again, i'm fully back people with the headlines on al jazeera us price and joe biden and russian leader vladimir 14 have held what they call a positive and constructive meeting. they've agreed to resume talks on arms control and cyber security, but both disagree on human rights. washington and moscow will return ambassadors to each other's capital. the president put in, i had a share unique responsibility to manage their.