at the top of the agenda, america can handle multiple challenges on multiple fronts. we need to go back to school. the bottom line on al jazeera lou, a relationship recently tested, but in their 1st face to face meeting, the u. s. and french presidents appear to turn over a new page. ah, hello barbara sarah, this is al jazeera alive from london, also coming up. the climate emergency dominates the agenda, the g 20 summit. but the un chief warns that many environmental pledges may fall short. we meet some of the migrant families whose embarked on

a desperate journey to the u. s. southern border and caught up in an escalating dispute. the u. k. in france continued to trade threats over fishing lights. ah thank you for joining us. we begin the program in a row more the u. s. and french presidents have met in person for the 1st time since there are countries most the serious diplomatic dispute in years. joe biden acknowledge the handling of a recent security agreement with australia and the u. k. was clumsy, he says he was under the mistaken belief that france had been informed about the deal before it was announced. that agreement forced the cancellation of australia's multi $1000000000.00 deal to buy french submarines. the leaders are in rome for the g 20 summit. then they're going to had to glasgow for the un climate conference. we

have no older or no more loyal. distant ally in france. it's been with us from the beginning. reason car we came we did was clumsy. was done with a lot of grace. i was under the impression, certain things that happened that had but i mean to clear french read through, you know, what's important is precisely to be sure that such a situation will not be possible for all future congo coordinations tonka cooperation. but for me, what's important is that we built during the past week, some very concrete actions in order to strengthen a bother. she fell this clarification between what european defense means and how this is completely compatible with nato. what's your been sovereignty means and

how it is important for global security? well, our white house correspondent, kimberly how kit has more now from rob. this was really long anticipated meeting, given the fact that just weeks ago the united states announced the creation of the security alliance between the united kingdom, australia. and of course, the us and in part this arrangement included the sale of nuclear technology at least to power submarines to australia. well, this caused quite a rift between the united states and france for a number of reasons. number one, because france was left in the dark about this deal and it cost the money. they had their own deal in place with australia to supply diesel powered submarines. so this was certainly an embarrassment domestically for a manual macro, and also an outrage that he had not been notified about this nor had he been

informed that this security partnership or was taking place. so as a result, he pulled his ambassadors from not only australia, but also the united states. they had since been restored. and now this was the 1st face to face meeting for these leaders. although they did have a very brief phone call to discuss the issue, and as you heard there the u. s. president, once again, underscoring that it was a clumsy error on the part of the united states to really insulted ally as such as france an important ally. and you heard there from emanuel macro, the sort of moving forward. and acknowledging that there is an important relationship despite these mistakes and what matters is what happens in the coming weeks. months and years earlier, you as president biden visited, pope francis at the vatican to discuss the climate crisis and waste the end. the corona virus pandemic, after the 2 day g 20 meeting by didn't,

will had to glasgow for the cult 26. you when climate summit james base reports from room president biden with the pope, a deeply personal and spiritual moment for the u. s. is 2nd ever catholic president, but also a chance to discuss the most pressing issues at the top of the list, the climate emergency, the biden administration and hope by now to have passed its massive spending legislation, giving the president the ability to match his words on climate with action, but there's been no breakthrough. as the u. s. president toward rome with his motorcade of 85 vehicles, the un secretary general said all roads to success at the climate conference in glasgow in just a few days passed through rome. what is the minimum g 20 countries must deliver at this summit? for there to be a chance of success at cop $26.00 in glasgow. we asked you above what the scientists tell us that are the levels of emission

that should be needed in 20, said he, and in 2050. and it is clear that he leads nowhere. if developed countries will try to blame emerging economies and the emerging economies will try to blame developed countries. these is the moment for everybody to the maximum g. 20 leaders have been arriving in the italian capital, including some like the australian prime minister, scott morrison, and the brazilian president jebel scenario, who faced the most criticism from climate campaign as a senior un sources told me that the priest summit negotiations conducted by the leaders envoys known sherpas have been extremely difficult. there's been some positive movement on the global distribution of coby 19 vaccinations, but on the key issue, the climate emergency has been absolutely no progress. another issue complicating

things is the fact that some leaders, notably rushes president putin and china's president. she will not be traveling to rome or glasgow and will be attending this g 20 remotely. james bayes al jazeera rome global protests are being held in 26 countries to demonstrate against the use of fossil fuels. swedish activists, greater to whom burg joined the demonstration in london. there was a chaotic crowd around her as she arrived. demonstrators are working between the major banks in what's been described as the largest climate finance protests in history aren't crowns, also formed in pelham eaves, robina square, the student organization called the green courses leading the marches, along with several environmental bodies. and in paris, protests was denounced the financial funding of french multinational oil company total. the firm has been accused of downplaying, the climate risk from fossil fuels for decades.

ah. now it's been almost a week since a large group of migrants set off from the mexican city of tampa, tula aiming to reach the us, but one mexican authorities have stopped previous caravans. they're allowing people to now walk through the country, hoping that it becomes too much for them. john. homer has more now from southern mexico. oh, it's a tough awakening for the group of more than 3000 people who are moving through met comfort, trying to get to the u. s. after another night spent sleeping on the street. there's a lot of children here. the 7 in the martinez family is struggling already on the phone and some of them were tired, but the children, even more cell one is ill. she's got source,

they've all got irritated skin. it must be the sun and the change in the temperature. like most people in the caravan, the martinez is have come from central america honduras, in their case 15 people, 3 generations of their family have fled later they'll tell us why. like many of this, they arrived quickly at the mexican city of tampa, tula, hoping to then travel through the country to the states, but a forest. he's confined them there for months. now they've managed to get out. we will little they can carry these bags, contain all of elvin martinez, is his wife and free children's possessions perched on a rickety buggy elk ass thou. i might want them. i reckon the wheels might give out at some point today during the walk. i'm right now this is everything that you have in the world. pretty much. no ali test all look it in. in soon enough. it's time to head off the group started before dawn to avoid the south

metzger. he's the only sound a little chatter and the children who can't take it anymore. and despite long lines of calls and taxes to the side of them, no one's going to give them a ride. the mexican government plan this time round seems to be to let people have bots, but only on foot. and they've set up checkpoints like this one daily ahead of the caravan to make sure the cars buses, taxes aren't picking my grants up. and that way round the migrants in the caravan quickly getting worn down and they still a couple of months walked from mexico city, the caravans officials stopping point 6 months at their current rate from the us. where many want to eventually get to the martinez family are already on the verge of giving up. but one thing stops them on that we have nothing back home. we sold

everything and what's more, we can't go back here. we're putting to my husband had problems with extortion because he's a taxi driver and my son to because he didn't want to join the gangs. and those that don't join can be killed. one, it led anna leslie to other memories of his son. she says was so precious by the gangs to join that he took his own life and leant him him at firing gang of my son killed himself when he was 20. i mean, it looks like you're out of your life back home is tough. but so as this journey, even earlier that night we left the family sleeping in a leaky warehouse in another village. only a tiny bit further on the long walk north. and we can speak to john live. he is, and i kept wire in mexico for us. and john,

you really showed us in that report how difficult our heartbreaking this journey is for everyone, especially people with families there and how many of them are stark. i'm just wondering, are any of them either changing their mind or thoughtful of what their steps might be next? yeah, there's quite a big development, i suppose here. barbara behind the she just seeing the aftermath of a meeting that the caravan has just had with the organizes basically the mexican government put a deal on the table. they said ok, we're going to give be of some sort or another regularize everyone in the car of the thousands of people. but you have to split this up. there's 6 states that we're going to send people to. and then we're going to give you the visa so that you can work and so that you can live and this will be backed up by the organization. the un that basically got part of its organization here and they'll be sort of monitoring that process. now the leaders of the organ of the car of out of just

presented the option to the people. i have to say they present it in quite a cursory sort of fashion. and in the end there was a boat that was taken. that seems to be that instead of doing that, the caravans going to carry on going. now what we've seen in the past, from the mexican government toward the caravans or the last 2 years, is that they stop the brute force. they put lots of national guardsmen in the when basically they don't get them through this caravan. as you saw, an up piece has been different. they've let the wall capone on foot and then they seem to provide some sort of of a solution. and at the beginning, what people actually wanted was to break up a chula, the city in which mexican authorities and facing the confined them for months. they finally managed to do that. they managed to get here. and in the morning when we talked to a lot of families, they said that they were keen on the government sofa that at least ment. okay, we're out of top of, you know, we can now at least live work in mexico and plan for whatever comes next for us. now, it seems that this meeting means that the offer hasn't been accepted. and we have

to see now what the mexican government does next. when these people keep marching after say it's where it wasn't everyone here at this meeting, it was mostly men where you see behind that camera, there's quite a lot of families that didn't attend john home with the latest that there you are in mexico. jones. thank you. says to come here and al jazeera pakistan's government prepared to face down a band religious group determined to march on the cap. mm ah. that atlantic weather is really polish in that western you're bringing a lot of rain, persistent rain, this line of clad ease that rain slow moving it 1st is accelerating now and still sold storm system that ones cost so much flooding, so much trouble in sicily,

southern italy and in malta, so 1st of all the incoming rain. now although the fed risk is declining in scottish borders and still flooding on the ground in coverage is, is part northwest and sassy. looks fine. the next bell to rains, mood east. what's in this more to come through all and now head of this rain, it's been inducing, had been a warm and subtly breeze. so for denmark and sweden rep into the low teens one school course, the rate of pay to that to some degree and rain, proper swings through they fairly quickly during sunday, still over certain areas. if you follow a line sas, remember that satellite picture goes through france towards spain and portugal. now during saturday, that means rain for central space heading southwards is true for pasco, sort of a few cooler. the storm system still circulate is becoming smaller. now the warnings will go from submits lee and sicily. during saturday, they'd be gone for sunday, sunday itself. and again, you look further west and that next summer,

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back his reminder of the top stories on al jazeera, the u. s. and french presidents have met in person for the 1st time since the country's most serious diplomatic dispute in years. joe biden said a recent security agreement with australia and the u. k. that cost france on major contract could have been handled better by that is in rome for the g $20.00 leaders conference. he med pope francis before the today summit, which will discuss among other matters, global distribution of coven vaccines, and climate concerns. leaders then go on to glasgow for the comp $26.00 conference . and global protests have been held in 26 countries to demonstrate against the use of fossil fuels. swedish activist greater tom berg joined the demonstration in london. the u. k is threatening greater checks on all e u vessels fishing in its waters. if france goes ahead with

a series of proposed the sanctions, the escalating dispute is linked to a post bricks and fishing agreement. paris is threatening sanctions of the u. k. doesn't grant more licenses the french fishermen, the british government says if those actions are implemented, it would put the you in breach of a trade agreement. alexia bryan has more from paris. the british captain has been summoned to appear in court in august next year. he's accused of fishing and french waters without a license. he had on board about 2 toms of scholars when his boat was checked and seized, taken to the french port of the half earlier this week. now those checks were part of this escalating route between the u. k and france over the rights to fission british waters and particularly waters around the island of jersey. a u. k. crown dependency that lies just 22 kilometers of the french coast. francis wasn't given the licenses it deserves, and that is expected under the post bricks at trade deal. and that has got it

incredibly frustrated. so on tuesday is, is it, it will unveil what its calling targeted measures. if it doesn't get the license, it licenses it wants, it said that it will stop british vessels from docking and french ports that it will stay pop chicks, time consuming health and a health and safety checks on trucks going in and out of the u. k. and that could have an impact on shots like the one behind me, because france is the gateway to europe for all of those british fishing vessels and the fish that they try to sell it to the continent. there are lots of measures underway to try and prevent that happening, including possibly looking called a brush, half meeting in rome. the sunday on the sidelines at the g. 20 meeting between president emmanuel mccall and the u. k. prime minister at boris johnson. now both sides are being accused of ramping up the tension to play to a domestic audience. president michael will be standing for re election in april next year. and the votes from those c side towns where fishing is

a lifeline could be crucial to his reelection. whether it's the view from france, paul brennan has been following developments from london, potential continues and it's kind of spreading as well. there's also, i detect some red faces on the british side and explain why. basically this english british scallop dredge was stopped by the french authorities because it was said that it didn't have the proper paperwork to be fishing in the area that it was the operator of the boat at mcduff shellfish said that this was the concern. they thought they did have the right paperwork. george eustace, the environment secretary, the, the government minister said in the commons in the parliament on thursday that he did believe it had the right paperwork and it had a license, but they were reported. it subsequently been removed from the list of approved batch and today like the shellfish the operator, the boat. now seem to be admitting that the vessel slipped off the list of approved

boat to be fishing in that area because of a clerical error on the u. k. side, now apparently deaf for the departments involved is frantically trying to get to the bottom of this, but it could appear that it's actually the case problem. and that's why this boat has been impounded by the french because of a clerical error by the british. nevertheless, the british crying foul because they believed that the 0 tolerance enforcement that the friendships have begun as a result of the escalation of tensions, of over fishing rights around jersey and the u. k. channel islands, the 0 tolerance is in itself and intimidates, re tactic by the french. how this is all going to calm down is not clear yet. the military chief ins sedan ignored the direct warning from the united states not to interfere with the civilian government just hours before launching a qu, protests against the military take over the capitol car to have been ongoing since monday. according to us media,

washington's envoy for the region visited cartoon for talks just before sedans, military seized our and dissolved, the government. jeffrey feltman, reportedly told the general abdel father albert and i'm to de escalate the domestic situation. and in a recent interview with p b. s in the u. s. felt when said that washington isn't the only one opposing the military takeover in sudan. he says opposition has been met domestically with protests and criticism from sedans, neighbors for when goes on to say that general boron will discover that it's not so easy to turn back the clock. well, the reason creasing international pressure on sedans, military to release detained, civilian leaders, general boron is in ruling out a return for the ousted prime minister of the landmark. so we will elect a prime minister from among independent figures and negotiations are already underway. as we speak, we have not given up on ham duck. we sent delegates to negotiate with him to resume

his duties. we believe what happened has released him from pressures he once had. we told him that we have cleared the field for you and no one would lay obstacles on your way from this day forward. and also you have the liberty to form the government as you may wish. we will not interfere in any decision by any official. we bring along pakistan's prime minister as held the security meeting to discuss violent protests by a band political party. several police officers were killed and at least $25.00 other people were wounded during a terika le bike rally on wednesday. thousands of their members are marching on the capital of slum about demanding action against france. over the 2017 charlie had do cartoon control oversee come hider is in islamabad, where the marchers are heading. the dead eager la bank vargas on had refused to call off its long march toward the lama bod, after spending a night in the industrial down of goodrow,

while they're now moving toward the bar where they will be confronted by the 1st major off digger. the river jer knob. there was a meeting of the national security committee of the cabinet, the prime minister calling a harder military and civilian chief to discuss the strategy forward of god. the government will be trying to ensure. busy that the margins are not able to cross that major barrier which ever jer knob that decision has already been taken. but even if they are able to cross that barrier, they will be confronted by yet another river, which are in a jail. so the progress dani about military forces now have been authorized to use force. when necessary. so far, the police has been using maximum restrain. and the minister also say that while the government determined or stopped the march, they wanted to send a message, a garage to say that if the march stopped the leadership of the de la bag budgets

on really big relief. however, there will be no compromise on the issue of the exposure of the french ambassador or debating this in parliament. saudi arabia has anal stayed stopping all lebanese imports, crossing its borders. this cause is the lebanese ambassador has been told to leave the country within 48 hours, and the saudi ambassador has also been recalled then a hodder has worn this from the old. a few days ago, a video circulated on line in which the information minister was criticizing the saudi a lead military campaign in yemen, in fact, calling saudi arabia the external aggressors. now, this of course angered saudi arabia and the information minister said that his statements were made before he was appointed in the new government. they were made back in august and disclosed his personal opinion. but that was just not enough for

saudi arabia, even the lebanese government tried to distance itself, the prime minister, the president. they tried to distance themselves from the statements made by the information minister saying that it did not reflect lebanese government policy. but clearly with saudi arabia's decision to recall it some back for consultations and demanding that the investor in saudi arabia leave the country within 48 hours. it is just, this is just not enough. now this is going to, this is definitely a blow to the new government ever since the prime minister matthew took office, he has been talking about, you know, trying to restore relations with the gulf corporation council states. because as of late, really, the relationship between lebanon and gulf arab states has been at an all time low. in fact, especially saudi arabia believes that iran through it's local ally,

has the law now controls the country. and this is why saudi arabia really has been staying on the sidelines. so the traditional partners of lebanon, the gulf are countries, the political and economic partners. they have been on the side line as of yet. so this new incident definitely is going to further further strain the relationship and you also mentioned the economy. all of lebanon's imports will now be be banned . the prime minister of haiti has condemned the gangs responsible for a wave of kidnappings in his country in a public address saying that they will be brought to justice. this comes nearly 2 weeks after a gang abducted 17 members of a u. s. missionary group. they're demanding a $1000000.00 for each person's release. it's the highest profile in a series of kidnappings. in recent months, reynolds spoke to one victim in the capital portrait, france, and a warning. some viewers may find his report disturbing. she is

a 15 year old girl. the only child of a family that is far from wealthy, but that didn't stuff kidnappers from grabbing her off the street last month. on her way home from school. she asked us not to show her face or use her real name, will damper. they took me and blindfolded me and put me in a car. i don't know where they took me. then they raped me. i was crying and calling out for my mom, and i could hear other children crying to met her mother who also asked us to conceal her identity, sold all her possessions, and scraped together the equivalent of 2000 us dollars to pay her daughters ransom went visiting artesia, i feel good because they didn't kill ha! i was glad i could see her and get her back at them. my dad and mother and daughter are now destitute, living in a safe house run by a private organization that helps battered and abused women and girls. a near total

breakdown of law and order has left many haitians at the mercy of criminal groups who use kidnapping to make easy money. women and girls are particularly vulnerable . honestly, there's no place that i can quite like thick your place in haiti right now. everywhere is unsecure, thought in gas, old woman aid workers say some victims die in captivity and there remains are never found. others are too deeply traumatized to go on. i had some case that human all girls that had it has been kicked out. they killed themself. few, if any of these crimes are ever solved according to a haitian human rights research organization, nearly 800 people have been kidnapped since the beginning of this year. mary is now receiving medical and psychological treatment. oh, we need security in the country. a lot of young women and men are being kidnapping

. yeah. she is one of many victims in the country, living in fear, rob reynolds algae, 0 port or prince. and you can find out much more on that story and everything else . the we have been covering, including of course, the g. 20 meeting going on in rome right now on the website, al jazeera dot com. ah, and now reminder of the top stories on al jazeera, the u. s. in french presidents have met in person for the 1st time since there are countries most serious diplomatic dispute in years. so by the like, knowledge the handling of a recent security agreement with australia and the u. k.