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plans to demolish homes that ah, hello again, i missed the attain, this is out of there at life. and also coming up, bodies are still being recovered from the rubble a day after a suicide attack ripped through a mosque in pakistan, killing more than a 100 people. ah, the drums of discontent and france nationwide strikes and protests are called against the government plan to increase the retirement age. and to pilgrim with peace, process and box on the landmark visit. the democratic republic of congo, africa, largest, mostly catholic nation. ah . the shrinking horizon of hope for palestinians which needs to change.

that's the message of the u. s. secretary of state antony blinking, who visited the occupies westbank just a short while ago and nibbling can met palestinian present muffled, abbas where he called for de escalation of tensions. with these railways, he said that the u. s. will provide an additional $50000000.00 for the u. n. refugee service for palestinians and announced an agreement to provide for gee, telecom services, palestinians, and israelis. wife are experiencing a growing growing view. all communities in their places were when the person we believe is important to pay the story. saw a more pop. what we're, what we're seeing now. city is a 301. and that 2,

we believe are the top usa plots visit comes as palestinians protest and occupied east jerusalem against planned as really demolitions of homes of suspected attackers. on tuesday, the israeli parliament moved closer to passing a bill to revoke israeli citizenship or residency status from palestinians involved and attacks tensions that have been rising in the occupied palestinian territories since israel's deadly rate on the jenin refugee camp last week. and which 10 palestinians were killed. oh, have more on those protests from wrestle, sadder and just a moment. he is in trouble, macabre an occupied east jerusalem, where those demolitions are expected. but 1st let's go to bernard smith, who will speak to us about mr. ben can meeting with the palestinian leadership, but we've been saying really quite the timing for a visit from anthony lincoln right now. yanna says anthony, blinking arrived in the occupy the west bank in ramallah the time when the prospect

for any sort of peace between israel and palestinians as never seemed more remote more bleak violence is rising. 35 palestinians killed this month alone. you heard there what antony blinking, i had to say after his meeting with matt mood, abbas. it wasn't an enormous amount of anything, particularly concrete, really apart from those commitments to try and reduce violence. the palestinians, a totally reliant on the americans to put it to put pressure on israel. the palestinians can't. and the palestinians want israel to be pressure eyes to sort of rain in some the worst excesses of what is the most extreme right wing government in israeli. his in israeli history in the palestinians will tell you it's no coincidence that the increase in debts of palestinians and the increase in violence and tension in the west bank is because of the view of this new a right wing israeli government namak mood, abbas he did say that israel's actions are being ignored. he's that he's not being

held accountable when it comes to settlement killings when it comes to the desecration of alex, a compound is referring to israeli politicians visiting that compound. he says is not being held accountable when israel with holes palestinian funds is withholding tens of millions of dollars from the palestinians and is not being held accountable for what he calls ethnic cleansing operations. israel's actions he says, a being ignored. there is no word from antony blakeman, blink blink. and in that press briefing he gave after his me to his mahmoud abbas about israel's actions. interesting, also before the meeting, the jordanian and egyptian heads of intelligence met with mac mood, a bass. that's unusual before a meeting with blake, an unusual before a meeting like this unusual. the 2 of them is about at the same time and we understand that they were asked mahmoud abbas not to take too strong a line with antony blinking station. very interesting,

bernard smith there for us in ramallah and the occupied westbank will also be hearing from antony berlin can we believe at later the sour be across that for you here on out 0. and for now there, let's pete to wrestle soda. he is in job on the cover and occupied east through islam where they have been expecting those demolitions that i was referring to earlier wrestle earlier. you were telling me about confrontations that you saw this morning at what else has been going on through the early in the morning that i did some clashes to confrontations between palestine in protest as andy is rally bore their police here. so 15 palestinians were injured by israeli forces, starting from early lawn palestinian residence off gemini cabbage. i have gathered in several parts of the district and trying to blog the rose by the garbage trucks by locks and also setting fire on tires erecting the barricades. and all these are fours were to pu randy's valley border pulleys and the bulldozers gathered into the area. because the earlier this week,

the israeli cast security cabinet has announced some of the draconian punitive measures which many of the human rights group say that up. some of them are costa, trutina did. they did their collective punishment, and read off that these decisions made by this very security cabinet, many palestinians, in jebel, in the cabinet, have received calls from the regulatory team that they have been told there, that the houses are going to be demolished. so observed that the moms locally moms here to the mas, they have made announcements and asking people for the seniors and gibbon mc everett to join a general strike and to join the protest, and also to belong the roads to prevent these valuable deserves getting into the city, so to the, into this district today, early, early today i have met a and palestinian family of 10 members. so yesterday they've received a quote from his randall dorothy that they have been told that the house is going

to be demolished, so the family immediately evict, created the house. they removed the furniture and now it's cold. it's rainy here, it's winter and ask them where they will go. they said, well, we do not know yet, so it's quite dramatic year. it's packed a small area here in the in occupied east jerusalem. and 20000 pedo seniors are living here. so we can see that the moon is quite past here among the palestinians because they feared that the home could be the next, have cost wrestle faded out on the ground for us in occupied eastern iceland accent . tressel well, at least a 101 people have now been killed in monday, suicide bomb attack at a mosque and northwestern pakistan. the attack happened inside a highly secure police compound in the shower. an inquiry committee has been tossed to look into the security lapse and what's being described as negligence. i said back reports, this is all that remains of the mosque and the police compound in the shower,

investigate to say a suicide bomber blew himself up during often, pres, hundreds of worshippers were inside. the mosque is in a highly fortified red zone, which includes a police headquarters and a counter terrorism unit, raising concerns about a major security breach. own work yourself voted off of what you're sure of. it is a matter of great condemnation that terrorists can enter a government department if the government department don't have security. what safety can they provide us? does a fraction of the her iq italy bond pakistan? the buck is the only 30 bon claimed responsibility saying it's the 4th suicide attack in retaliation for the killing of khalid horizontally. one of its senior leaders in afghanistan last year. but the groups leadership has since distance itself from the bombing sink. holy places should not be targeted. prime minister shabazz sharif has condemned the attack and promised stern action. he says, terrorism is a country's biggest security challenge. the book,

the only daily bon has threatened and talked to security forces in recent weeks with what is your her visual to be glad with the little guy her order. this is not the 1st time this kind of bombing has happened since 2006, the thousands of people have lost their lives. and we have had enough of terrorism here who took here in november, the group and did the cease fire with the pakistani government yet. and heard yet this month released this video, a fight as training, promising more attacks and declaring its intention to impose a hard line interpretation of his slammed claw. the group has been waging a war against a boxed on a government for more than a decade. last year it carried out at least $150.00 attacks, killing dozens of people. analysts say the group has been emboldened since the 30 bonds return to power in of placed on in august of 2021. it's evident that reagan valuable on is target in security forces, once again, even in places of worship, as had beg, i'll g 0

o small hydro reports now from the science of the explosion of the shower. i'm standing on. what was the roof of the mosque? it was afternoon prayer, the suicide bomber had placed himself in the front row of the congregational prayer, and i did renew detonator, did your wife? although demand rescue and relief and recovery effort and now over, you can still find the rescue teams here in order to ensure that nobody is still under the rubble and unaccounted fall. this had been a difficult operation guided out in the dead of the night. but it had also left difficult questions for the old tartar deed, what, what they're doing when they knew that they were the security. today, the intelligence agencies had dordy or daughter deans, that suicide bombers had penetrated into the studio for shaw. that they were the tent of an eminent attack, but they took it lightly. they did

a sense of complacency. people have go on. so for what happened here? how did the suicide bomber get into such a sensitive place? answered are needed by the people who are angry, yet asking difficult questions, but the administration under your tartar did, except for, for to all. but junior deeds will tell you that there isn't a fight against that day to day. what the people wanted to go to dig hundreds of policemen were brendan care, dead or 4 soldiers to ensure peace and security in this country. but they are now the most vulnerable. and we have seen an increase in spite of our dogs against a policeman who have been complaining that they don't have sophisticated equipment . they don't have black jacket, they don't have the kind of sophisticated weapons that they're getting to say using people in by august on have rendered great sacrifice. and over the past few years or what 80000 people have laid down their lives in this country. and i've got the big question now raised and the administration able to. busy cope with the new

challenge, people that asking difficult questions. the test is very high. the enemy ordered grocery is really quick and also committed. and it will be a huge challenge in order to condense that new spike and violence, the dig a dollar bond, bugger thought i'd been able to bring and sophisticated weapons from one it on. they are now trying to gain a for gordon budget on. and it will be a huge challenge for that security apparatus in order to ensure that the sacrifices of the people of budget on do not go in rain. ukrainian troops say they're ready to fight off any military advance over their 1000 kilometers on board with galleries. just a few clubs is north of where they've been training russian and bell. russian forces are continuing major air exercises and talks about them at ukrainian troops on the border in 0 me a province butcher loaded in ideals. weaving through

a pine and silver birch forest ukrainian forces on a training exercise near the border with ben roofs brought me practice maneuvers to repel the enemy. ukrainian troops have been full to find that offences along the border for months. if moscow tries to launch a new offensive from the north, the soldiers said they're prepared with doggie her proposals. 3 of them were york were totally ready to meet them. whoever brings the sold will full while the sword will ready mentally and physically. so we're wait term of this for an underground bunker office, warmth and a place to rest. the border is just a few kilometers away over there in that direction. and on the other side of thousands of russian and bellow, received troops or carrying out joint military exercises. minsk says the exercises are defensive, but keith's not taking any chances. it was nearly a year ago that russian troops and fe did ukraine from paris and from russia. some

military experts say the drills could be a diversion tactic to low ukrainian forces away from the front lines in the east and the south. number 3 can, which are that they should, we are not wasting time to think about what may or may not happen. we spend time preparing for everything for different scenarios. column attacks sabotaged groups attacks from all sides and even from the sky. g people here expected this war and no one protest what moscow is planning next, but they're watching closely and say they're ready. natasha butler, i'll just 0 on the ukraine, better was border. well, meanwhile, the u. s. is hoping to buy up to $100000.00 artillery shells from south korea, so it can gives them to ukraine. us defense secretary lloyd austin is in sol now for talk. some estimates suggest that ukraine saw me is using the shells at twice the rate that the u. s. and you can produce of south korea that has

a policy of not selling weapons to countries that are all from 5 reports from the global search for 155 millimeters shells for ukraine's guns has now turned to south korea, which doesn't want to antagonize russia because of its influence over north korea. right now, ukraine is getting through about $90000.00 shells per month. that's double the rate of which they're being produced by both the us and europe combined. the u. s. has reserves here, and it's buying more than 100000 shells from south korea to replenish stocks being sent to ukraine. that way sol can help its western allies without contributing directly to the war effort. osceola had here on al jazeera, not so gloomy. international monetary fund raises its global economic outlook for the 1st time in a year. 3 emergency responders a fact. they're not providing medical aid to

a black man who died in the hands of police in the u. s. ah hello, that will start in south asia and from the satellite image, you can see a depression in the bay of bengal moving its way west. it's going to bring some very heavy rain to eastern areas of sure lanka we are expecting flooding from that system. it then starts to work its way across into southern india. we've got some watches out for tom and nadia as well as carola for strong winds. storms with possible lightning. and of course heavy rain for the north of this much dry a picture. those fall conditions have ease slightly up in the north, wet and winter weather shifted away. but look at that. it starts to come back on thursday with some snow pulling into afghanistan as well as pakistan and mountainous regions of india that was removed to east asia. the winter weather

continues to effect japan. we are expecting more heavy snow to push into her kind as well as blizzards that's likely to bring some disruption to transport here. temperatures. however, still clinging on toward the mid teens in tokyo and osaka. behind that though, we are going to see things cool down beijing hitting 2 degrees soul. one degrees celsius maximum high on thursday, as that wintery weather starts to blow. and you can see that coming in to the west . shanghai staying cloudy at 7 degrees celsius on thursday that to weather update. ah, a with

blue ah, ah, welcome back, watching al jazeera anastasio tango. let's remind you about top stories here. u. s . secretary of state, anthony blink and warns that are shrinking horizon of hope for palestinians needs to change. he's met palestinian president what, what abbas way he called the d escalation of tensions with israelis. the u. s. has promised an additional $50000000.00 to the un refugee agency for palestinians in

mar, palestinians in occupied east jerusalem, protesting against planned is ready demolitions of homes of suspected attackers. on tuesday, the israeli parliament moved closer to passing a bill to revoke is ready citizenship or residency status and palestinians involved in attack. the number of dead in a suicide attack and pakistan has risen to 101 rescue teams of worked through the night to recover bodies from a mosque and a heavily fortified area. for shala, mass funerals have been health. all right, now a nationwide strike is underway and france with hundreds of thousands of people that protesting against pension reforms, more than 200 demonstrations, have taken place already across the country. president emanuel mack on the government wants to raise the retirement age by 2 years to 64. it's the 2nd nationwide protest against the reforms this month. be watching live pictures now from ren. these strikes have disrupted public transport and also forced schools to close. jonah, how is it some of those other demonstrations in the capital, paris,

joanna, we've been seeing extraordinary crowds of people. huge numbers. can you give us a sense of the mood that you say? it's the 2nd time this month. the work has groups and unions have got together on the streets of cities and towns across the country in protests, as well as striking against pension reforms and hearing pirates. this crowd is just beginning now to make a move to march across the capital from the city where i am now to let an believe and noisy, they are an opposition to these french and reforms as the government plans to raise the retirement age. here from 60 to 64, also to raise the number of years that work has got to contribute across their working lifetime to the pension part in order to qualify for full state pension. and even so, france would be the country among the main european economies with the lowest retirement age at 64 years. german in italy, at 67 spain, at 65,

the u. k. at $66.00, the russian, all the government says the government says it's very clear that just aren't enough workers contributing to the pension over time to be able to fund the pensions of retirees as the french population or leave it there for now. because there are also protests in belgium, where more than 10000 health workers are rallying against staff shortages. they have gathered and brussels demanding better working conditions and also more pay. and the countries hospitals have been hard hit since the coven 19 pandemic. the government has acknowledged the problems, but is yet to come up with a plan where the international monetary fund says that the world economy is in a better state than it was back in october. it's latest update, revises the global economic growth forecast for this yet slightly up to 2.9 percent . the i'm f says the increase is due to unexpected spending in the us and in europe,

the reopening of china's economy and a lower energy costs. it also says that inflation will start to decline in about 84 percent of nations as high interest rates take effect news and the calls encouraging. but there are still risks. the i m f has warned that china's recovery could stall if there's another major covert 19 outbreak. our board has had the view of the i'm of outlook from both china and india. here is katrina you fast from beijing. i miss china will be a major driver of global growth this year due to pent up demand after 3 years of strict course, 19 locked down. we've already seen a bounce in the chinese economy. during the leukemia period, there was an increase in consumption by 12.2 percent compared to the same period last year. but economists say we're not likely to see the same surgeon inflation that we have seen in other major economies. one reason is that while chinese households have been saving big household income has also taken a significant hit due to repeated lockdown this as well as fears of possible future

coven waves, means people won't be so quick to empty. their bank accounts, especially on big ticket items, also affecting consumer confidence is china's ailing property sector. while the government is raising to ease a real estate slump, recovery will take time. china's state planet meanwhile says it's when working to stabilize the prices of every day. goods such as grain and vegetables through the costs of some items, including pork and fruits has been rising. the i know predicts that china will hit a gdp of 5.2 percent for 2023. and while that may be good news for many here, experts say that rapid growth in china could lead to a spike in global prices. the food and energy india is a bright spot at a time of global economic slowdown. those are projections from the international monetary fund. it projects the engine economy will grow at about 6 point one percent. now, while that is lower than last year, it is expecting the engine economy to rebound in 2024. now interfaces various

global challenges like the ongoing war in ukraine and high inflation. domestically . unemployment is the biggest concern. the only one in 12 indians is out of work. the finance minister will be announcing the budget on wednesday and economist hope it will prioritize increasing wages, creating jobs, and reducing inequality at a time of great global uncertainty. or 3 emergency medical responders have been fired in the u. s. city of memphis. following the death of an unarmed black man at the hands of police there a warning you may find some of the following images disturbing. they've been accused of failing to conduct a proper medical assessment of tyree nichols after he was beaten by officers during a traffic stop. 5 officers had been dismissed. the 29 year old at night 3 days later of his injuries. hey, francis has arrived in democratic republic of congo africa, the largest and most catholic nation. the leader of the roman catholic church was

welcomed in the capital kinshasa after a 7 hour flight. he's on a 6th, a visit to the d. c. house. you don aiming to bring a message of peace to 2 of the wild, forgotten conflicts. well, let's speak to malcolm when he's on the ground 1st following the visit in can shasta, now continue talking through some of the big talking points here. the issues that we expect python says to focus on me is to both democrat republic of congo on south dawn will be made as a pilgrim of peace in reference to the complex both of those countries are going to stand aside. so we can take a look around where we are at the moment is he still king's room, the main road that leads. busy from the international apple to the president. so you understand is going to be paid from his 1st stuff and that's where he'll speak to connelly, president felix difficulty. he's be along the right side is lined with school

children. one of the many catholic church run go here in congo. catholic church runs about 60 percent of the health care and education services in a country where the government doesn't really provide much of those kinds of services. it's still not one of the reason that the catholic church is so popular and so influential here is where people tend to get an education health care as well. now folks expected to get a message that you asked about the expecting. here is one of peace, but it's normally very diplomatic on these trips. but the lead is the catholic church here in con, guys are really quite outspoken, more so than in most of the african countries. the catholic church is paid have a good role ever since the 1970s in holding congos rulers, to account and campaigning for democracy. and just the recent weeks,

the cardinal law of democratic republic of congo been very critical of the government saying that it's abandoned people here in kinshasa, in the east of the country. whether been escalating conflicts in recent years in particular, d. n. 23 widely understood the back by neighboring rwanda. these ways of territory from the government in recent months for one to denies, back in the group. just one of the complex that it's been getting. what is that? what we're expecting from bronze is, for the few days that he's going to be hearing kinshasa is a message of a web the following that trip for us on the ground. in contrast that thanks so much . awesome. well, there's been more rain in new zealand, largest city after reco downfall already over the last 4 days. people in oakland are cleaning us off the flash floods and land slides that were triggered by the

heavy rain full people have already died up to $200.00 structures, including homes and businesses have been damaged. prime minister chris hipkins blames climate change. while across the peasant, in australia, the such as on small radioactive capsule, full of hazardous cesium, 137, mining company, rear genta was apologized for losing the capsule. which is believe to a form of a truck on its way to a storage facility. a search party is now coming, the rather large area. health officials warn that it can cause radiation bands or thickness if it's handled. now argentina, captain little matthew says his wild cup when and catherine means he's now achieved everything he wants and football. the 35 year old has been speaking in depth about the crowning achievement of his career. messy finally won the well title and his 5th wild cup tournament appearance, cause a door when you have achieved everything with the national team that i ever dreamt of achieved everything in my career at boss alone or on

a personal level to winning the world cup was closing my career in a unique way. when i started with all this, i never imagined that it would be this way that all of this would happen to me. and i think that reaching that moments in cattle was the best. said that her 3rd. yeah, it's over, it's over. that's what i felt the welcome trophy was saying to me after the final come and grab me. now you can touch me. that's it. i was finally able to do all that. i saw that the trophy was shining, that it was sparkling in that beautiful stadium. and i didn't think about it. i just went over and kissed it. go back to mexico for about 2 months. i think the group match with mexico was the most difficult gang because of all the risk that was involved in the last to saudi arabia, the, on the results. i think it was the game when we played the word because we had to win. no matter what and that sometimes makes you play differently. i was confident that we were going to do well and that things were going to work out for us. i think that if we didn't have the group of plays that we have.