and bury the dead, the $10.00. we understand the differences, similarity of cultures across the world. no matter what. i'll just bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you. or i the u. s. c's is 33 media websites from link with links for yvonne in a sign of renew tension between the country. ah, you watching al jazeera and live for my world headquarters and fully back people also coming out. police in hong kong arrest the columnist for the pro democracy

apple daily newspaper, increasing its pressure on the indian government. a new cove in 1900, very and has been detected in 3 states and orders testing to be that tom and republicans in the u. s. tenants rank, i knew that would have made it easier for more americans evolves. ah, thank you very much for joining us. the us has seized control of 33 websites linked to yvonne saying they violated sanctions against iran. this is a message greeting people trying to look at iran, english language press tv website. the channel has, i'll change its domain address so users can gain access. the us justice department has accused media is connected to launch revolutionary god of spreading disinformation mass linked policy and website has also been blocked. my can, has more from washington. 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 iranian controlled website. 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 deal

with iran concluded. now the u. s. 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 the any chance of resuscitating resuscitating those negotiations. but as 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, tang kong now where police have arrested the chief columnists of the pro democracy newspaper, apple daily, the right hand known by his pen name leaping is the 6 staff member detained this month and of aging national security law. last week, 5 executives were arrested in a police raid for me on this. let's go to dvd palin, who's outside the newspapers headquarters in hong kong, devious or another arrest at the apple daily newspaper after last week's crack down

. bring us up to speed with the latest and what happened that side, the 55 year old man was arrested in the early hours from his home. he said to be quite a prolific columnist and has written pieces that are we seem to be critical of china . in fact, in the latest p t road, it's touched on academic freedoms in china. but what's more worrying is that it's sending a chilling effect across the journalistic community here, due to the fact that it is now people who have to who are journalists bonafide journalists for now coming under scrutiny. we also heard from a columnist that another newspaper, another high profile call the confirm to us that he will stop writing politic commentaries says more concerned as the police. why then their investigation, particularly add apples daily, that more arrests of journalists will be made. now it's worth noting that this is seen as an extension of a raid on

a thursday. were 5 executives from apple daily were arrested. this is also part of a wider investigation and the pro democracy publication, which is owned by jimmy and founded by jimmy lie the media mogul, very high profile here, and very socially pro democracy and was very vocal until his read also under the national security law. now, in an unprecedented move, after his arrest, all his assets have been frozen and also what's, what's happened, which also has not been done before year. all the assets of next digital media, which is the parent company. apple daily have also been frozen, which means that this, the publication will struggle to pay it stop and continue operations and daily is warning, but closure is eminent and a big test in court today, d v f for hong kong national security law.

that's right. so this is the 1st national security law case to go to trial and involve the 24 year old man who's accused of driving into a group of policemen. during july, 1 protest in 2020, and holding a flag with the word liberate hong kong revolution of our times. the prosecution opened the phrase saying that that indicates a separation from china and later, the trial continued. they showed video of the events of that day. now what is particularly poignant is that had this act been done 24 hours before july 1st tong. key who is the young man who is on trial probably would have gotten off with assault on police are perhaps lighter, much lighter charge. but now wanted national security law. he's facing a lifetime and prison because on july 1st 2020 on the day of the action was when

the national security law came into place. not everyone will be watching this closely, particularly the legal community to see how this plays out in hong kong court at the scene, a somewhat undermining hong kong court rule of law at the done in parallel to the common law system. here, for instance, there isn't going to be a jury at this court, and during this trial, were normally during criminal cases, it is decided by a jury. and on top of that, the 3 judges who will be fighting this case have all been appointed by the chief executive. thank you very much for that. deviate go. palin lie for us. in hong kong. in no more than 20 cases, every highly infectious covered 900 strain have been found in 3 indian states. it's closely related to the delta vary and 1st detected in the country of official. see

the new delta plus mutation is a very deaf concern. eliza random has more from new delhi. they've identified 3 characteristics of the delta plus one for the 1st is increased transmitter bullets . the 2nd is that it is binds more to the receptor of lung cells, receptors of long cells. and also there's the potential reduction in antibody response as well. now they've said that, you know, there are only 22 cases so far, but it is really important to get on top of this. that's why they've told the 3 states where the cases have been found. that some had astra multiplication and catalogue that they have to put strict containment measures in place immediately. that includes preventing crowds, preventing people socializing, increase testing from contact tracing and vaccines on a priority basis. they've said that the delta plus has been found in 9 countries,

including india, that include the u. s. u k, portugal, to japan, they, paul, russia and china as well. and again, been trying to get on top of this before it has the kind of devastation that delta both here and abroad. the white house chief medical advisor anthony found, she said on tuesday, that the delta, the original delta variant, is the biggest threat to america getting the coven 1900 pandemic under control. that 20 percent of all the new cases in the us. the delta, very significant increase from nearly 10 percent 2 weeks ago. organizes of next month. so kill lympics having veiled tough new vol for spectators, including a ban on alcohol. they say the usual festive mood at the event will have to be suppressed to make sure it's safe and secure. the decision to go ahead with the olympics is highly controversial, but organizes insist all necessary precautions will be taken body. sir. lama is in tokyo, and he says the alcohol band adds to

a growing list of restrictions for domestic spectators. the spectators, they have to wear them off all the time. they have to inform the organizing committee, transport the waste from their homes and lodging locations to the venue was so last office sections on the spectators. above that, there is a limit on the number of spectators. it's now up to $10000.00 each event or 50 percent of the capacity in all of the venue is one day. so as you can see, although we are just one month away from the mix. but there are still so many challenges to holding in vix and the phone that as an international and celebration of an international games in the world that we're not going to see actually in many of the many of the events, especially the culture events that we're hoping to see,

during the limbic that all cancelled athletes. they have to stay in their big village. they cannot go out there. they have to report every day and they have to get there to take this daily. so lots of challenges from month away from me and more people's leader and find some cheese facing a new trial on wednesday. she is charged with violating the colonial era official secrets act, which carries a heavy jail time of up to 14 years. the military is already brought a series of criminal charges against her in taking power on funds, which she has been detained since the call in february live to florence louis, who's in quite a long, poor forest monitoring the situation in the mar. so i'm trying to chill ready facing a raft of charges, as we know, tell us more about this new try. and while this trial of breaking the official secrets is one of the more serious charge against

her. because the maximum punishment is 14 years in prison. she's found guilty and she's given the maximum term. she's effectively given life in prison, and now she's been charged along with 4 others, including australian economic advisor, shawn to know who was arrested to several days after the coup. the case is being heard in the supreme court. now when it was announced that the supreme court was, would be hearing the case. lawyer said, there was no explanation given as to why this case is being her directly in the supreme court. that's the highest court in which means that it's voted cannot be appealed. but we also understand that there will be arguments heard as to whether a district court may be more suitable for him for this hearing. in the 1st instance, the few people out on san suji will get a fair trial because they've already already been irregularities before. and during the hearings, for example, a lawyers have had difficulty getting access to her. the charges against her were

announced days, weeks and some even months after she had been arrested fell in the corruption case against her even before shipping charged. the military at a televised news conference at video testimony by a former young gone chief minister, who said he had given her bribes several times. now, not only that, the hearings are not public journalists bought from the proceedings. so there is a lack of transparency in these cases. now, meanwhile, violence and unrest continues indiana and appears to be spreading down opposition. tommy will had initially been peaceful, but it's become increasingly violent with bombings and killings of student. her appointed local officials fighting has been mostly confined to smaller towns and in the more rural areas. but on tuesday, that was heavy fighting between security forces and an anti june to militia group.

and the members of this group say that this is just the beginning of an urban guerrilla uprising. throwing suite in calling for thank you for that update. i still ahead on al jazeera, dozens of fighters in the democratic republic of congo to render their weapon leading to hope that many more will follow and violence between indigenous protesters and police and forces congress to suspend the session will have that ah, ah, how i got the burning heat continuing across eastern parts of europe, clear skies here. so temperature is getting well up into the thirty's for that western side of rush. a very different story farther west. we got cloud and rain coming through, but at least temperature is just nothing up in the right direction. i am pleased to

say last dry for the pretty charles as we go on 3. whether they wet weather will slide across ireland into western parts of wells, west pulse of scotland. have you right there, continuing his central and southern parts of france joining us in what weather that we have across the paradise and pushing a little further east. we'll see some showers just breaking out in poland just around the baltic. states stood a few showers there just around the black sea a more of the same as you go on through thursday. notice by thursday signs of some wet weather coming into the north west. germany looking pretty unsettled with some sundry downpours further south. it warms up madrid, getting up to 26 celsius as a bit more like it. fine and dry, cross much of southern europe, and dry to cross northern africa. very often, tripoli, 45 degrees celsius, very wet surround the gulf of guinea. see some very heavy rain that just around cameron pushing across a good part of nigeria, the shower say yes, then very much of west africa popping up for liberia and also sierra leon.

the frank assessments and arguments suggesting that by stations actually playing a long game, it's very much of a warm embrace of the iran nuclear deal because of us domestic politics informed opinions, schools, and shelters of been reduced to rubble. how do you think this shapes a generation and their politics then their life has been shape? why vitamin the in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on our jazeera? ah ah,

you're watching al jazeera alive from my reminder of the us has these control and of 33 websites linked to yvonne saying they violated sanctions against the iran. the justice department has accused media outlets connected to launch revolutionary god of spreading this information. police in hong kong have arrested the chief columnist of the pro democracy newspaper. apple daily leaping is a 6 member detain this month. they're accused of colluding with 4 enforcements and accused under the national security. and more than 20 cases, every highly infectious called the 1900 train have been found in 3 indian state. it's closely related to the delta, the very 1st detected band alpha official say, it's a very tough concern. us president joe biden says he'll keep up the fight to overhaul the electoral system after the senate republicans brought to bail to begin debating the proposals. 3 fifths of the senators duly chosen, and sworn not having voted in the affirmative. the motion is not agreed to,

it fell short of the 60 votes required. democrats say the reform package will counteract laws passed in republican that states which restricts voting axis. we probably can argue the reform package infringes on states rights. and his aim that tilting elections in favor of the democrats now because it is an associate professor of political science at howard university. she explains why it's more effective date for voting rights at the state level. i think the fight will continue at the federal level. i mean, if you 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 be georgia or texas or other ones that you will be a lot more litigation around some of this to haul 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 motor id law. namely reinstating the necessary sections of the voting rights act to prevent the activity that have really crept up the passage of the shelby the holder decision. but it still is the case that you have a spin it, that it stops leopold at least on the republican $5.00 to $80.00 measure. so the likelihood that anything's going to happen at the federal level, it's lynn to none, but this particular split in a thin it's really going to take some new blood in the 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. they are new fears about growing instability and i've got this done after the taliban recent military gains. it's 5 to capture the

main border crossing with gp start on tuesday. and the you and envoy for afghan is done phase the groups taking control of more than 50 districts in the past month. i'll just here is diplomatic editor james space has this report. the security 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 over straight 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 conduce city looks at risk of being surrounded. special representative lions said the un believes this may be a deliberate strategy. more than 50 dana stand. $370.00 districts have fallen since the beginning of may. most districts have been that have been

taken from the provincial capitals suggesting that the taliban are positioning themselves to try and take these capital one for since i've fully withdrawn the taliban, deny they were responsible for many of the recent attacks. but african astonished foreign minister heath at ma 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 west fire to signing especially by the open troops withdrawal. the massacre middle school in west cobb racks and they just over the address on file

and select the 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 and doha, with the peace conference and it's done 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 for saudi's involved in the killing of journalist yamaha shoji received prior military training in the united states without the citizen with murdered in the kingdom consulate in the sample. 3 years ago, the new york times says a security company based in arkansas, provided the training in 2017 and the contract was approved by the state department

. he's really, israel is forcibly expelling supporters of palestinian families in the occupied these through the neighbourhood of shad gerra. it was a continuing crackdown on protests against the forces basement of dozens of palestinian families from their homes to make way for israeli settlers. stephanie deca, let's say this tiny street in the neighbourhood of schafer at our in occupied east jerusalem really is a microcosm of what is happening on the ground here when it comes to the expansion of settlements of israeli settlers. jewish settlers taking over areas of policy ins want, for example, this, this is occupied easters, and this is internationally recognized as occupied. this is a place that policy in want and then as a capital of any future state. now this is a house, it's already been taken, taken over by israeli settlers. and just on the other side of the street, you have a house that is a palestinian home, but that is already being share. so you have a one part time thing and one part where and is ready, sad to live. often you have is ready. police guarding the settler is one of the

main complaints here for the palestinians is that they are not allowed to have any one visit down the street that doesn't live here. it's very different for when it comes to those who want to visit the israeli settlers. and also they say that the police really protect the sufferers when it comes to the really tension we've seen on the ground here on and off for weeks on end. they are preventing us from here at all. so you're saying that only the member of the cabinet is allowed to come in. but all the others are not allowed to see that we're talking about women of people know nothing here is dangerous or nothing. you got anything to do with security and this is your phone and without in general, so them according to their low. it's an area which is not occupied. you should be able to pass. but you see, when we are dealing with that in your community becomes occupied, what needs you should become open. if there's anything closer our price out, this is the 4th time at the heart of the issue also is the fact that is really law

protects and actually allows for these kinds of things to happen. so basically, you look at them the galaxy of why these houses have been taken over. it's because it's been rules that this land was owned by a jewish tossed over a 100 years ago. but it didn't say is they don't have the right to the same kind of legal recourse. the people that live here had to leave their homes in 1948 when the state of israel were established and now with them facing eviction. they say that they don't have the same legal recourse to be able to claim what they say is rightly there people in the field living in ethiopia, a gray region, say fighting has flared up in recent days, north of the regional capital mckelly. they say fighters, loyal to the former regional party, entered several towns, including the guy where people were said to be celebrating until a few p and in every tree and soldiers arrived. the philippine military has denied the re horse calling them fabrications. it comes a day after elections took place in last part of the year,

but no date has been set for poles in. take great more than $100.00 fighters in democratic republic of congo have laid down their weapon vents, render to the authorities. the 1st to do so, since president relics juice. katy imposed a martial law last month to stop escalating violence in 2 eastern provinces. victoria gates and b has details 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 in the rebellion was to steal a, destroy the peace among the people. this is why we, the leaders of the bush group decided to leave the bush to bring our children out of the bush to embrace a better life of the provinces of north keyvi. and i tore in the east of d,

o. c were placed under military rule last month to stop escalating violence between armed groups, president felix cheese to 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 my c. m. i think the clean up operation is already effective with several religious recovered. we will continue to hunt down. these are groups wherever they go. violence is played these eastern provinces for years, with more than $100.00 armed groups operating in 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 of 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 impose the so called state of siege was prompted by the suffering of those living in north keyvi. and i, tory critics, was the security forces could easily abuse their mandate. but supporters say military rule is already making a difference. victoria gay to be al jazeera in brazil violent confrontations between indigenous protesters and police have forced congress to suspend the session. politicians are debating a bill that would pave the way for commercial farming and mining in protected indigenous lands on k and every for some reposition air. oh, started as a peaceful printer to stop a controversial bill. one that will open protected indigenous lamps to commercial farming and mining. but it ended in a battle in the heart of brazil's capital security forces fired stun

bernice tear gas and temper straight against indigenous protesters who were marching to the congress building. the several demonstrators were injured and hospital. wall 3, policemen were also wounded by indigenous arrows with the boma, 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. in the smoke and tear gas entered 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 resume on wednesday with the governor got. there's a lot of pressure from agricultural businessman, he wants to cut down

a forest and who had the support of president both an arrow. the bill would also allow the government to reduce indigenous territories which have already been fema catered, and can stop us from climbing more lines. the battle is far from over. several 100 indigenous leaders continued 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 sera, we edition narrow. ah, the headlines on al jazeera, karen has condemned the u. s. seizure, 3 pro iranian websites, calling it a breach of freedom of speech to us as a sign violates sanctions against iran. the justice department has accused media outlets connected to the radian revolutionary god of spreading this information,

hong kong pro democracy newspaper. apple daily has confirmed it will close by saturday at the latest.