similarities of cultures across the world, no matter why you call out to 0, will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to use. oh, i more than 30 iran linked websites go offline, the us justice department says it sees control of them for voting sanctions for violating sanction. ah, what you all did there and like my headquarters here also coming up as that back to the full us voting rights. republicans and the senate block. what would have been a major overhaul of the electoral system?

on the 1st person in hong kong, charged under the national security law, goes on trial for driving his motorcycle into police officers and council and separate his leaders jail for declaring independence and sparking a political crisis a set to be freed. after being part, i welcome to the program, $33.00 websites linked to iran, or offline. after the u. s. c's control of them, the justice department says it blocked them because they violate sanctions. now this is the message greeting anyone trying to look at iran's english language press t, v science or the arabic alarm channel. the u. s. as accused media outlets connected to runs, revolution regard of spreading disinformation. my kind of has more from washington d. c. the justice department says that the iranian television and radio union had

been designated a special entity back in october last year because of what it alleged was election interference. this requires all of its bodies to get special permission to operate in the united states, which the justice department said it did not do so. as a result, some 33 entities have been shut down. all the websites have been shut down by the department of justice. and now that is the situation there. but at the same time, what you have is these entities moving almost immediately within a matter of hours to radio controlled websites. so they are now continuing to operate, but the timing as well. there are some questions about that. it's only a few days since iran elected a new president. and importantly to it's only a few days since the 7th round of negotiations about restoring the nuclear view with iran concluded. now the us and iran are not taking part to face to face in

those negotiations that happening through intermediaries. but certainly this action now with these websites being shut down is going to have potentially a massive impact on any chance of resuscitating resuscitating those negotiations. but us department of justice says, this is something that has been a long time in the coming. the department of justice has confirmed that these websites were impact owned by american companies, although obviously being used by the iranian entities. now, bill that would have led to the largest overall of the u. s. electrical system in the generation has failed. republican senators blocked the voting rights legislation put forward by the democrats. 3 fifths of the senators, duly chosen, and sworn. not having voted in the affirmative. the motion is not agreed to the short of the 60, those required to have a debate on the legislation. democrats argue the full package will counteract. laws passed and republican that states which restrict boating access. man,

because it is an associate professor of political science at howard university and she explains why it's more effective to improve voting rights at the state level. i think the fight will continue at the federal level. i mean there's, he's still the john blue voter advancement act that's still sort of languishing right now in the senate. but there's also movement that can be had at the state level. i mean, certainly, i think there will be lots of legal challenges to these these policies in the faith, whether it be georgia or texas or other one that you will be a lot more litigation around some of this to halt the introduction of these law into practice i think everyone who sort of concerned about this federal legislation has been trying to chip away at some of the sort of legal basis for these kinds of order id law. namely reinstating the necessary sections of the voting rights act to prevent these activities that have really crept up the passage of the shelby

beholder decision. but it still is the case that you have a spin it that it stops. we oppose relief from the republican $5.00 to $80.00, that measure the likelihood that anything's going to happen at the federal level. it's lynn to none, but this particular split in the city. and it's really going to take some new blood in the, in it to go to change the outcome. i think at least federally where election law concern. but i think it's 2, i think short sighted to only focus on the federal level. the state is really important year. the 1st person in hong kong to be charged and debasing, sweeping, national security law is on trial. the government has denied the defendant agirri, citing concerns over the safety of the jurors. tonguing kid is accused of terrorism and inciting session. the driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers while flying a protest flag last july. let's get more in this more correspond to be a good pollen. he's outside the court in hong kong college. if you have been

a big day really in court to test how strong or legitimate hong kong new security will be in cracking down on descent. this is definitely seen as a landmark case here and set the tone and many are watching. it's for clues on how national security cases will be conducted going forward. there's already concern that this case will undermine the very wanted and respected rule of law in hong kong. as you sat there for one thing, there is no jury in this court criminal cases. discourse customarily have a jury and also court and concern is the fact that the 3 judges overseeing this case have all been appointed by hong kong chief executive phone. kid is only 24 years old. he is accused of robbing his motorcycle into a group of policemen. and carrying a flag which had the words liberates hong kong revolution of our times,

which is now seen as the secessionist phrase. and on that basis, he has been accused of violating the national security law on for to session on charges of the session. and the alternate charges of terrorism. what makes this so much more poignant? had he done the same actions 24 hours before? it's worth noting that on the day was the july 1st protest that was the 1st day the national security law had come into place. had he done this before, he would have been charged with a whole thing, please, officers and dangerous driving and a much, much lesser charge. but now he's facing life in prison. and of course, on a related story developing story as well the guarding the apple daily, which has been in the headlines the last few weeks. we believe as something gave my to that's right, we're hearing that a 55 year old columnist. i thought newspaper, which is hong kong, last sounding on the democratic newspaper,

has been arrested. he's known for his critical columns and writing on china. now he's just the latest to be arrested since a raise on that paper. on thursday, when a number of executives and editors were arrested, please said, are still continuing their investigation prompting fears within the media outlets that more of the frontline journalists are due to take place. now that paper apple daily is owned and founded by jimmy lie. he's the media mogul and gillian. i was currently in jail. he is facing charges under the national security law, among other things for collusion with foreign forces. and at 1st the government has frozen all of his assets and subsequently prose, all the assets of next digital, which he own, which also is the parent company of apple daily. which means the closure of that paper is now eminence because the paper is rapidly running out of resources to pay

itself and to keep operating problems even more pearson concerns that's critical activists say of a calm down on hong kong, 3 press. okay, we'll continue to check in with you through the day as a court case continues and of course more development mother has to be a good hollingforrest and hong kong. now there are new fears about growing instability and has gone on to a string of recent military gains by the taliban. fighters captured the main border closely with 2 g cast on earlier on tuesday. and the envoy for going to san says the groups take control of more than 50 districts in the past month. now this kind of violence has increased significantly since the us announced plans to withdraw its troops. by september, the 11th there was diplomatic added to james bay's has this report the secure situation in afghanistan has been deteriorating for years. but what the security council heard in this virtual session was the most grim briefing. yet i

cannot restate to the counsel my concern regarding the present situation in afghanistan. in recent weeks, taliban activity has been focused on a number of key provinces. these pictures from conduce in northern afghanistan, where the provincial capital can do city looks at risk of being surrounded. special representative lions said the un believes this may be a deliberate strategy. more than 50 about the dentist and $370.00 districts have fallen since the beginning of may. most districts have been that have been taken from round provincial capitals, suggesting that the taliban are positioning themselves to try and take these capital one courses. i fully withdrawn the taliban, deny they were responsible for many of the recent attacks, but african astonished foreign minister heath at mar, told the council they are behind them. and it's

a clear breach of that deal with the u. s. under the international energy. our only the wes fireman, case since the signing by the united states troops withdrawal the massacre school in west cobble reps. and they just over the us address on file and select them. associates off the president biden announced to pull out of us troops in april. his secretary of state antony blinkin came up with a plan to build on the talks in doha, with the peace conference in san bull. so the taliban and african government could work together. that plan now lies in tatters. and most analysts believe the african

people who suffered for decades of war and now lightly to face an intensified conflict. un experts preparing for a major humanitarian emergency. james bays al jazeera us media reporting that falls out. he's involved in the killing agenda, jamal ca, shoji have received power murder, power, military training in the united states shoji and saudi sentences that citizen was murdered in the kingdom councillor office and a stumble. 3 years ago, the new york times claimed a security company based in arkansas, provided the training in 2017 and that the contract was approved by the state department. oh glen carl is a former deputy national intelligence officer for trans national france at the central intelligence agency. he says that this suggestion of us involvement in casualties. murder, but the report isn't a good look for washington. i think it has importance because to the average listener or viewer,

it will associate by one step. remove that all the united states government with the thugs who assassinate, that's not a good thing. however, the training that occurred is a kind of training that, that so the united states and other countries provide to allies to have closer relations to increase the standards and the skills of the other nations. and i know that the united states does not, does not condone or teach assassination techniques. so politically it's, it's unfortunate association, it's something that's happened for decades by many nations. and the u. s. did not teach them to do a focus assassination. and her with the war on terror increase in funding. this kind of activity with private corporation says increase quite a bit. what they train can be could range widely,

but it will be how do you protect someone establish a security perimeter for important person such as mal howard and solomon? what, how, what skills do you have in, in the martial arts and in the weapons control? and in securing a, an area that the are in the i p will travel to things like that. still had him on alger. there are dozens of fighters in the democratic republic of congo. surrender that weapons leading to hope that many more will follow clashes between indigenous protest as i'm police in brazil holds congress to suspend the session. will have those details straight after the break. so to stay with the hit onto the org i. it's time for the journey with sponsored by cut on airways,

i was looking pretty good across the middle east. swell thing to say good is looking very hot, dry and sunny, but the winds not quite as strong as they have been recently. so the shamal has east 40 celsius here in doha. not too bad enough. it back them q weight and 4748 grease just want to shout into central parts of but nothing must speak of a challenge. one or 2, she was tuned to northern parts of mom. once again, notice the temperature in most got as down to around $34.00 celsius with the winds . coming in for more south westlake direction, wanted to shout was just around the gulf of aid and wanted to shout to just around the c o. p. and heil is over the next couple of days. if we could catch an old show brace just needing a few showers into southern pass of somalia, but she was popping up around the p o p in highlands, easily ways driving plenty of showers over towards the gulf of guinea. cameroon, in particular sinks and big down paws will see the heavy rain also extending its

way across southern parts of nigeria could see some flooding here for southern parts of africa. one of these generally drive, we got a few showers into the far south of south africa, around the western cape, the southern cape had on shore brace, also feeding a few showers into eastern parts of towns. and there were some showers, but kenya sponsor cut on airways. be part of the debate is self defeating the end because it in the us or in the u. k. because it will just come back again when no topic is off the table. what we wanted to talk about where the white man impacting our lives years where a global audience become a global community. jumping to the comment, fraction, and part of those discussion. there are like kinetic efforts to silence fell opinions on the online pace on al jazeera. ah,

ah ah, i like watching on there with lisa whole rom reminder of all top stories. the u. s . government says it sees control of 33 websites thing to iran, citing violations of american sanctions. now this is the message greeting is trying to look at the wrong english language. press p, v side. all the arabic alarm channel. the senate democrats have seen the key voting rights been blocked by republicans say the election reform package contained measures to counteract laws passed in republican lead states, which was strict voting access. and the 1st test in hong kong to be charged and the aging sweeping, national security law has gone on trial. government has denied a tonguing kit to jury fighting safety concern. became the fafsa government

says at least 11 police officers have been killed in an ambush for others are missing. it happened on monday in the town of years ago in the san tra nord region . in the country's conflict at north and officials as the officers were attacked, while on the relief mission. no one has claimed responsibility. while the 100 finances in the democratic republic of congo, lay down their weapons and surrender to the authorities. now the 1st to do so, since president felix tisha, katy announced martial law last month to sub escalating violence into eastern provinces. rhetoric a and b has more on finances in the democratic republic of congo, north key b province take part in a ceremony, following best surrender to government forces around 70 weapons. mostly rifles were also handed in the work and rebellion was the steel destroy the peace among the people. this is why we,

the leaders of the bush troops decided to leave the bush to bring our children out of the bush to embrace a better life. the provinces of north keyvi and i tore in the east of d, o. c were placed under military rule last month to start escalating violence between armed groups president felix cheese. katy put the army and police in charge of administrative court and policing affairs. and 2 generals were appointed as governors replacing those who were elected as much as if it might be the clean up operation is already effective with several religious recovered. we will continue to hunt dantes on the groups wherever they go. the violence is played. these eastern provinces, the years with more than $100.00 armed groups operating in the dense forests and attacks on civilians. his surge recently killing thousands of congolese and displacing more than 5000000. so many support the president's actions. as you go

for son, i feel very happy, really happy to see our cousins, brothers and uncles who are once fighters surrender. since the military governor has been in office, we see that the activism of the group is on the decline. now they're starting to surrender without gunfire. president, she, katie says his decision to him posed to so called stated siege was prompted by the suffering of those living in north keyvi. and i tore critics worn, the security forces could easily abuse their mandate. but supporters say military rule is already making a difference. victoria gate and b al jazeera stains, prime minister has part 9 jail counseling, separatist leaders, that they were convicted of sedition in 2019, for their role in the regions failed at 2017 independence. but the pardon is a controversial move and opposition party se they'll challenge it in court. so new k g a has more a tentative olive branch loaded with consequences. the spanish prime minister has

been pushing hard to revive talks with catalog separatists and hoping that a pardon for the movement 9 imprison leaders can open the way for dialogue. we are responding to mother, so the spanish government has taken this decision because it's the best of catalonia and the best for spain and correspondence to the spirit of hominy and co existence in the spanish constitution. yeah, it's not without opposition. sanchez finds himself in the middle of a storm outside of colonial. it is deeply unpopular, more than 60 percent of the country against the move and parties from the center to the hard right. have capitalized on that discontent. but the procession is movement . the pardon do not go far enough. the cattle and lita said only an amnesty would be acceptable as he could call to continue the fight for independence. but 1st

water the lemony thea. it's time for an amnesty on the right to self determination . it's time to agree on the referendum. it's time for a solution to achieve more internal consensus. yeah, the illegal independence referendum in 2017 triggered the biggest political crisis of the country had seen in decades. the 9 succession as leaders was sentenced in 2019 for their roles and the vote, including catalonia, the vice premier, spain supreme court, which oversaw the trial has also rejected the pardons. as it says, those sentence have shown no remorse. while the ruling is non binding, it could be cited a possible future legal challenges in the constitutional court, which could send the 9 back to prison. the difficulty for the process session is to argument is that while it is very vocal, it is still in the minority in catalonia, big part of spain is still just about the preferred option that mr. sanchez's

dilemma is that he is leading a minority government and can ill afford to squander further support in the parliament. he also needs the support of catalan nationalists parties. their leaders know that this piece offering won't be extended by the prime minister's opponents. it is an enormous gamble, yet those determined to move on say the pardon are the only way to repair the deep divisions that still linger between the 2 sides. so did i ever go out there or? no. that's exactly one month before the start of the turkey olympic games, which were delayed by a year for the current virus pandemic. the president of the game says alcohol will be banned to make sure they're safe and secure. the decision to go ahead with the games is highly controversial, that organizes insist all the necessary precautions will be taken to ensure they run smoothly. robert bride has more with one month to go before the game

starts. this with the rehearsal for the opening ceremony with bus loads of stuff playing the part of l. m p and but the organizes are still unable to predict a sure how this lympics will play out before the closing ceremony. also being put on show for the media, the athletes village, which will be home to $11000.00 participants. it was originally planned for many of them to eat together in vast dining halls. but instead, competitors will be asked to eat alone with extensive precautions in place. the organizes are insisting these games will be safe. after these are the i stayed in the athletes villages for total of 11 times 7 times as an athlete and 4 times as a team leader. but we started out this village is by far the they'll be restrictions on when and where spectators concerto sing and their numbers will be

kept at 50 percent, which may be further restricted. by the time the games get underway, what small spectators from overseas or band dealing a big blow to businesses like no motive to knock a sports bar in downtown tokyo, already struggling with business down 2 thirds during the pandemic. when we then, when we were hoping the gaines would give us a boost. but i'm torn because having more customers can cause a coven cluster. equally torn it seems, is public opinion in japan about going ahead with these gains? you don't lucky people are asked to make sacrifices and put up with the restrictions, but the government wants to hold the games with spectators. i don't understand them came we've waited a year and we should just go ahead with a stadium full of spectators and there's not enough information about people coming from outside japan and if they've been vaccinated, i'm concerned the virus will spread further than i,

as official olympic posters are veiled, there are still so many and answered questions. but finally, the biggest one is now seemingly resolved. the games will go on. mcbride al jazeera . now some of the facts and countries which relied heavily on chinese made jobs are experiencing a resurgence in cave in 1900 infections, a report by the new york times, just that countries that out paste the u. s. and vaccination rates such as bahrain chile, among earlier rank among the top 10 worst outbreaks the world. and that's where it's concerns about how effective the jobs are with the career of iris variance. the us will likely miss present jo biden's target to give 70 percent of adults at least one days of the cave in 1900 job. by the 4th of july, the white house made the admission saying it may take a few more weeks to reach that goal. due to the hesitancy has taught me hesitancy. clunky will teeth and amongst young americans, nearly 2 thirds of adults have has at least one days, while more than half

a fully vaccinated. there are demographic groups and sometimes populations where it's more difficult to reach. we've seen that, and we've talked about that as it related to early onto hesitancy. we were seeing and communities of color are more conservative communities, and we've seen it's been a great deal more difficult to get to get young people between the ages of 18 and 26 vaccinated than adults who are older than that. hence, we're redoubling our efforts. cooper's health ministry has released details of its 2nd self developed code 19 vaccine and it says it's 90. 2 percent effective of darla is a 3 shot vaccine and has proved highly effective in its late stage clinical trials . cuba is facing, it's one stop braces and start of the pandemic with a record number of daily infections. and the kremlin has warned the people who haven't been vaccinated are faced with limited options for work and could be discriminated against. russia reported another 546 deaths on tuesday. it's highly,

it's highest death rate since february, and it's vaccine roland has been slow of the $18000000.00 of its population of $144000000.00 have received at least one dose. now the government tons of lucky roles to attract people to get the job and said, those who don't may get salary cuts or even be fired. in brazil, violent confrontations between indigenous protests and police falls. the congress to suspend fashion legislators are debating a bill that would pay the way for commercial farming and mining and protected indigenous lands. monica has more from we're just narrow o o, o started as a peaceful protest to stop a controversial building. one that will open protected indigenous lance to commercial farming and mining. but it ended in a battle in the heart of brazil's capital security forces fired,

stunned for needs, tear gas and temper straight against indigenous protesters who were marching to the congress building. several demonstrators were injured and hospital wall 3 policemen, world wounded by indigenous arrows, boomers. but the use of police force was disproportionate. 11 indigenous protesters were hit by rubber bullets. some of our elders fell during the stampede, and some of our women fainted to smoke and tear gas to enter the congress building, forcing legislators out or congressmen who defend the indigenous cause, negotiated with security forces and sported the protesters away. they said the voting would be soon on wednesday, i went to assist you with the i got there's a lot of pressure from agricultural businessman who wants to cut down

a forest and who had the support of president both scenarios. the bill would also allow the government to reduce indigenous territories, which have already been pima catered, and can stop us from climbing more lines. the battle is far from over. several 100 indigenous leaders continue to camp outside of congress because they say they're fighting for their survival. and they're running out of time, monica, and i'll give, i'll just 0. we addition narrow. i want you on there with me. so robert, reminder of our top stories, the us department of justice, has, sees control of 33 websites linked to iran, fighting a violation of sanctions. now this is the message greeting anyone trying to look at around the english language press tv side. all the arabic al alarm channel, the us as a.