but so far before but never in a restaurant, asked to see this, this great earth rise feeding the billions on a jessica ah the leader of a haitian gang accused of kidnapping 17 missionaries threatens to kill them and vows to make the prime minister cry blood ah, your watching al jazeera life from headquarters in del. i'm getting abigail also coming up. tragedy on a film set in the u. s. one. crew member was killed and another injured after hollywood actor, alec baldwin fires a prop gun. new zealand unveils plans to ended. strict true virus lockdown,

but not before 90 percent of the population is fully vaccinated. content charges are filed against an ally of donald trump. the ban ins refused to cooperate with the probe into the capitol storming. ah, hello haiti is national police chief has resigned after protest against deteriorating security and gang violence. workers have been on a general strike since monday, following the abduction of a group of christian missionaries. a gang is suspected of kidnapping 16 americans and one canadian, it's leader, has threatened to kill them. if a ransom isn't paid. manuel rap hello reports from porto prince. another d of protest in puerto prince o protesters set up road blocks across the city, burning tires and other debris to prevent the free flow trap. oh,

protests in recent days have remained peaceful. tensions are clearly on the rise. demonstrators called for the resignation of the country's national police chief liam shawl. many claim haiti, security forces have allowed violent crime and hid nappies to reach unprecedented levels. i did the are a lot of church that come to haiti to help people that come to evangelize and under the direction of lee. oh, shall they get kidnapped? because lane shall, doesn't have the capacity in leadership to direct the police to public layer shall, has to resign. well, with the current insecurity, americans and canadians, and not speed from the kidnappers, doesn't matter which country you come from. you cannot live a normal life and haiti by thursday afternoon hades, national police chief resigned from his post assigned, perhaps of the fast changing strategy by haitian authorities. working a close collaboration with u. s. federal agents as they seek to secure the release of the 17 hostages. women decree. i'm tensions are high in the country. following

the release of the social media video posted by $400.00 mobiles of the criminal gang responsible for the abduction of 16 american citizens. and one canadian in the video, the gangs leader vowed retaliation after authorities shot and killed at least one member of the gang. on wednesday, protests and road blocks have become a daily occurrence here in court, a prince. but the anger from demonstrators has grown beyond the worsening security situation there. calling for accountability over widespread fuel shortages, higher prices on communication services, and a lack of leadership from government officials. the case of the 17 hostages has brought international attention to what summer, calling a kidnapping crisis more than 100 kidnappings had taken place. so for this month and more than $700.00 since the start of the year. and a recent report by unicef says there were significantly more abductions of women and children in the 1st 8 months of 2021, than in all of last year. maneuver up

a little al jazeera prince. kim ives isn't journalists who have the haiti liberty newspaper. she says much of the violence there is between criminal gangs and vigilante groups. there's really a war going on between different types of popular organizations. there are the criminal groups, gangs, if you will, that have been kidnapping, extorting small merchants, raping young women, sometimes doing many crimes. and yet there's another block of neighborhood organizations. what do you speak call vigilant brigades, which have been fighting against them and cut some hours over $400.00 now is, is really the epitome of the, a former group. and the other group is called the g 9 family, an allies which is really trying to stamp out crime stamp out kidnapping. and

ironically the 2 groups are conflated many times and i think this is a mistake. so the anger on the street really reflects the efforts of people every day people working class people middle class people to try to bring a state of order in the country. i think they are they, they've done it before and who knows? i'm not sure how this will play out. i know there's a lot of talk about military intervention in circles in the u. s. the washington post is pushing this so you know, this is a very fluid situation. it could go many ways. a cinematographer has been killed and a director injured oster actor, alec baldwin, fired a prop gun on

a film set in new mexico. police say an investigation is underway and that baldwin voluntarily went in for questioning. no charges had been found. victoria gate and b reports. the shooting happened here to popular filming location in santa fe and his re serious questions in hollywood about how something like this could possibly occur. police say a prop gum was fired during filming for the movie rust and 19th century weston in which alec baldwin placed the lead. they're investigating how it was fired and what project all came out of it. t people were hit helena hutchins, who was the cinematographer. she was air lifted to hospital, but pronounced dead. the director joe sousa was also injured and is being treated in hospital. the production company has said this was a scene being filmed with blanks in the prop gone. the police haven't confirmed that and haven't said it was an accident. please say that treating it as a shooting investigation,

but confirm it did happen during the filming of the scene. the company making the movie said they're providing counseling services to everyone connected with it. victoria gates and be al jazeera, at least 7 people had been killed at a ro hang a camp in bangladesh. the gunman attacked a religious school, cox's bazaar. one person has been arrested last month, a ruined leader. we'll have a lot was shot dead in the cam. new zealand prime ministers as strict code 19 lockdown measures will be lifted once 90 percent of the country is fully vaccinated . so far around 70 percent of eligible people about 2 jobs. the country's been grappling with an outbreak of the delta varian since august, when, hey, reports from tarango in new zealand. oakland is the economic center of new zealand . but for more than 2 months, it's been largely at a standstill following hughes. ellen's 1st outbreak of the delta, very into of coven 19 keeping it locked down much longer is unsustainable,

and the government has responded to growing calls for a plan to get back to normal. we cannot asphyxiated people to stay home for ever. so now we need a new playbook to reflect the population protected from covet. the prime minister announced a traffic light system. we'll be introduced with different alert levels to manage outbreaks of the virus using fewer restrictions and no more nationwide locked downs . it signals an end to the elimination strategy and an acknowledgement that ye zealand is, will need to learn to live with the virus provided the vaccination rate reaches 90 percent. the arrival of the delta vary into new zealand, changed everything and is proved impossible to eliminate. but it did force the government and the public to speed up vaccinations. 86 percent of now had at least one dose. but getting to that key figure of 90 percent may take some time. the government says it will review the situation at the end of november, which may be too far away for those wanting a quicker end to coven locked downs. australia 2nd largest city has reopened,

despite new infections. continuing to rise. melvin has been accumulated 262 days locked down since the start of the pandemic, more than any other in the world. my brain sort of separated from orator for so long as it's serv, enough to be back today. and it's a sunny day. so heavy, it's 6th and probably last lockdown was lifted as the vaccination rate, past 70 percent. wayne, hey, al jazeera toner, new zealand, the us house of representatives had voted to hold donald trump's former allies, the band and contempt of congress. the attorney general will now decide whether to prosecute, been in for refusing to cooperate with an investigation into the storming of the capital. in january, he's ignored a subpoena from the investigating committee. alan fisher has more from washington d. c. well, it's all about, as far as the 6 of january committee is concerned,

is getting to the bottom of what exactly happened, who knew what and when the democrats expected to win this, for they were pleasantly surprised that they managed to get 9 republicans to join them and voting for the contempt charge. 7 of them actually voted for. don't thompson peach min way back in january to of them? probably a bit of a surprise, but then in tight districts. and so they probably didn't want to be those people who supported undefended. steve band and given that that might alienate waters in the next couple of elections. so they were very careful about that thought that a federal has already been sent to the department of justice medic, garland who is the attorney general has said in the last day or so that they will look at the facts and they will look at the evidence and then we will make a decision steep and in was of course, a very close advisor to donald trump. he fell out with them,

but he was still friends with them and helped him up to the election in november last year. and in january the 1st, the day before the incident on capitol hill on his podcast, he said that all hell is going to break loose to morrow. just that phrase was enough for, for a less cheney a leading republican. and someone who's also on the 6th of january committee to tell congress that, and that alone means that steve bandy has questions to answer. the belgian prime minister has called on all you member states to work together to tackle the increase in migration. alexander the crew made the comments as leaders are gathering for the final day. if the you summit in brussels. thousands of people have been crossing into the european union from bella roofs over the polish border since august. it's a legend, the people are being pushed toward frontier in retaliation for european sanctions on the bella, russian government still ahead on al jazeera. i wanted to see

a time where our life will be better than leave. this man's already lost his leg in the fight for democracy and it's what tiny is sweating, excuse me. and now he says he is prepared to risk his life. the new school of thought we look at why students in hong kong will have to start taking part in chinese fly grazing ceremonies. ah, it's another beautiful sunny day at 35000 feet. the weather, sponsored by cattle airways voted world's best air line of 2021. hi there. welcome to your world weather update. we've had some powerful winds blast through western areas of europe. so in germany, berlin, we saw them crank up to 83 kilometers per hour, conditions like that, produced these scenes jackets flying all over the place,

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hello again, the top stories on al jazeera, the sour haiti's national police chief, has resigned after protest against deteriorating security and gang violence. workers have been on general strike since monday. following the abduction of a group of christian missionaries, a cinematographer has been killed on the director injured after actor. alec baldwin fired a prop gun on a film set in new mexico. no charges have been filed and an investigation is underway. the us house of representatives has voted to hold donald trump's former allies, the bannon and contempt of congress. the attorney general will now decide whether to prosecute him for refusing to cooperate with an investigation into january storming of the capitol pro democracy protests and s, what's he any had been banned as envoys from other south african countries begin mediation. people have been demonstrating against the countries monarchy since june . the delegation from the southern african development community met came so

wattsey. dozens of demonstrators have been injured or killed and the latest crackdown on protesters. natasha the name reports from the capital matlab who's abu, who not 8 recognized the police officer who shot him in the leg during our protest in june. he says the officer knew him too, because he has a long time community and h. i. v activist. inside the self employed father, a 5 is now an amputee, i m i t o. i wanted to see a time where our life will be better than leave when i am sitting. i feel like crying and victor destroying me because i know what happened to me. i mean i know if dad needs protesters in a sweat, teeny have been on the street since jew calling for democratic reforms in africa's last absolute monarchy. the accused king mis swati of living lavishly while ignoring the poverty in this country. a 1100000 people. amnesty international says

more than 80 people had been killed and more than a 1000 arrested, including children and 2 members of parliament who remain in jail. the government says 37 people have died. the deputy prime minister says the protests have caused $68000000.00 in damages and economic losses. people haven't been able to go to work. businesses have been shuttered. schools have been closed indefinitely. the government says it hasn't been able to deliver food to the needy or mental health services due to the unrest deputy prime minister assembled massuce, who says king, miss swati will have a dialogue with all sectors of society. once the violence ends. and cobit 19 is over, we ah, ready to it. but it is important to note an engagement

must be informed of, oh, come, you must be in an environment of peace. protestors including kootenay are showing no sign of ending their unprecedented push for democracy. 35 years after gaining independence, i will fight until it is possible. they cut another leg in naples to have him had them until they cut my i had to put that in the new house. don't leave me, will be the so i would most dope. the government says it will continue to restrict access to social media and ban protests. it sees as a security threat in order to restore the p patasha name l t 0. but bonnie, dozens of people have been injured during rival demonstrations and so don as a crisis over the countries transition to democracy deepens, police use tear gas. i live bullets to disperse crowds just outside the capital.

hard to have a morgan reports from harton. i recite patient of the national anthem before the chance on thursday, tens of thousands due to the streets, incidentally, capital cartoon, and other cities to mark 57 years since the country's 1st revolution against military rule. but that's not the only reason these people came out over with the in, on a day. and so i came here for one reason, not part of any group, but against military rule against the former ruling party. i came here to show that we want to civilian government. i came here to support a democratic civilian transition. we want older military away from power within you . the demonstrations were called by the forces of freedom and changed coalition. that's the coalition that signed a power sharing agreement with the military in 2019 following the ousting of longtime president, alma al machine. it led to the formation of a transitional government with the executive power given to civilians that place to

improve the economy and rebuild state institutions 2 years on some say many of the goals of the revolution haven't been achieved. because i don't know if it's not a complete civilian government yet. we want it to be a completely civilian government. and when we participated in the revolution, it wasn't because of food or fuel. it was because we wanted justice to live in peace. there are some achievements, but we want the military to hand over power and attempted coup in late september resulted in a rift between the 2 sides sharing power. it prompted the military to call for reforms within the forces of freedom and change. the forces of freedom and change wants to show it has a large support base among the population. it also wants to convey to military leaders despite the lack of political reforms and cannot make progress. many of me still prefer a civilian government. it's also a response to the sit in front of the presidential palace over the past week. supporters of a dissident coalition from the forces of freedom and change,

known as the national charter alliance, has called on the government to be dissolved and a technocrat government replace it. it's the 4th i have called for a military took over in the short term. i should not mind much of the countries being run by a few political parties while there are many other groups that are in the country. where are these other groups? we don't see any government. they are being marginalized. we want the military to take control until elections are held up. those in front of the presidential palace say they won't leave until the government is dissolved, while those who protested on fears, they say they won't allow for a dissolution to dance. prime minister says those who came out and says it's protest showed commitment to dance transition to civilian rule. but it's been some of you can assume you. today, you have proven your commitment to peacefulness and the path of freedom, democracy and civilian transition. the people have given their voice and pass the message that there will be no backing dam from the revolution. he has called for

dialogue, but each site is waiting for the other to compromise while to dance transition to democracy remains fragile court between them. he but morgan august 0 to me. the united nations is blaming south sedans, worst floods in 60 years on climate change. some areas are experiencing the 3rd straight year of extreme flooding, endangering livelihoods in the world's youngest nation. entire villages have been swept away. the you and refugee agencies has more than half a 1000000 people have been effective as units. yeah, we're seeing these as intensifying effects of climate change. so today has been very prone to cyclical jumps and floods, sometimes happening the same time in a year. and this is nothing but just the effects of changing climate. so structures like roads and bridges have been washed over, have been destroyed by the floods. and so we found ourselves in

a city where we have limited access to affected communities. which means that these affected communities and therefore cut off from vital humanitarian assistance. the ran secretary generals as carbon pollution in several countries is an alarming rates. he express concern ahead of the you and climate change summit in glasgow. the progress in the recent 2 weeks is not been enough. we are getting closer and closer. oh, i hope that's because we have key moments from now or to glasgow. the most important is a g 20 meeting. i hope that we, we are still on time to avoid a failure in glasgow, but time is running short and seems are getting more difficult. and that is why i am very, very what it, i am afraid segues might get drunk. at least 7 people have died after

a fire broke out in a russian factory. it happens that a chemical plant in the town are less noisy, 300 kilometers from moscow. several others have been injured. more than a 170 firefighters are at the sate searching for the 9 remaining missing people. now, libya is unity. government has stressed, its commitment to a cease fire and international conference in tripoli. it's looking for support ahead of nationwide election scheduled for december. malik train our reports from tripoli, delegates from over 30 countries and international organizations, including the un european union, and the arab league, gathered in the libyan capital for libya stabilization conference. high on the agenda, the upcoming general election unifying state institutions, and the expulsion of foreign fighters and mercenaries, libya stability conferences with no doubt a very important events and libya's history. as the libya didn't pause such

a big event where all the neighboring and friends countries are representing from the heart of the capital of libya, tripoli, and it shows that very bold statement that libya is going to work. the stability in a very strong and steady steps. also, it shows the solidarity of the international community to load libya. stability, previous conferences on libya were held in berlin, geneva, paris, and italy is the 1st time in over 10 years that an international meeting on libya is being held within the country. nationwide elections are scheduled in just over 2 months, but there are a few road blocks that macy's and postpone a constitutional framework to hold. elections has yet to be agreed upon, and there are an estimated $20000.00 foreign fighters and mercenaries in libya. a

comprehensive action plan to expel them out of the country is one of the main topics being discussed here. the government of national unity hopes this conference can build international support and pressure to expel foreign fighters out of the country. but it's not likely to happen before the elections here looking at a very pragmatic approach of in phases. we're starting to withdraw foreign fighters mercenaries and foreign forces. some of that can happen before the election. some of it would happen after the election. i think the important thing is to try to continue our efforts together to, to start that process. many people here believe this conference is a step in the right direction. but the telephone conference being held in libya and attended by so many countries is a sign that the international community are now convinced how important libya is for regional security and stability. the hope is that differences can be put aside, and consensus is made to move the country forward with political divisions emerging within the unity government. many libyans fear the elections would be postpone and

they see a return to the fighting. this show of international support may give some a glimmer of hope the country can move forward. now latrina al jazeera tripoli. chinese property giant ever ground has narrowly avoided a formal default on its text. the group reportedly wired funds to a trustee account on thursday for a bond interest payment days before a deadline. it miss payments during the past month. ever grounded, the world's most indebted property developer owing $300000000000.00. fools at hong kong have been told to play the chinese national anthem. it's part of an effort to forge closer ties with mainland china. but critics are arguing in mark, say further erosion of the territories freedom. rob mcbride has the surplus school life in hong kong has quickly come to reflect the change is taking place.

city wide from next year, schools will be required to hold national flag raising ceremonies like this one, at least once a week and play the chinese national anthem. and lessons about hong kong, national security law have become part of the curriculum with no one it seems too young to learn. what is national security aimed attending months of social unrest and riots? critic say the law has severely curbed free speech, but the probate gin camp says it's restored order and students must learn about it . you wonder to teach the younger generation to learn more about why we need the national security. i think every country they must have their national security law bigger, paul tapped their people, put out the country, sol, iving hong kong is not a sensor at the height of the protest,

some of the most violent clashes happened on college campuses and 40 percent of the people arrested were high school or college students. it means the cities classrooms are at the center of efforts to change how the youth think and act that the university of hong kong, one of the last memorials on chinese soil, to the 1989 tiana mon square crack down is under threat of being removed and most of the city student unions are no longer functioning. critics say teaching about national security is part of a wider effort to curb all forms of descent. i think the goal is to change the behavior of the people of hong kong and they're doing this through intimidation there during this through telling them what they should do. they want the behavior change 2 years ago during the protests curry lead a boycott of classes at her high school and says,

teaching the national security law will undermine critical thinking. first of all, i think this has a limited what, how well our thoughts are in learning and studying. i think we do not have any freedom of our thoughts, freedom of speech in a future. but this time she won't be taking any action to do so. could cost her her freedom. robert bride al jazeera, hong kong and britain's queen elizabeth has spent a night in hospital after cancelling a visit to northern ireland. this week. buckingham palace, as the queen went into hospital on wednesday afternoon for health checks after being advised to rest for a few days. the monarch returned to windsor castle on thursday and is said to be in good spirits. ah.