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a 2 state solution as he wraps up a visit to the middle east. ah, hello, i'm mary. i'm noisy in london, you're watching al jazeera also coming up on the program. there's of a security breach as the death toll from a suicide bombing at a mosque in a fish. our police compound reaches a 100 ah raptures welcome to pope frances has kicked off a trip to the democratic republic of congo denouncing the poison. agreed that stoke in conflict there and huge crowds, marsher cities across france on a 2nd day of nationwide strikes of plans to raise the retirement age to 64. ah,

you are secretary state antony blinkin has worn to israel and the palestinians that the united states oppose as anything that puts a 2 state solution further out of reach. but he stopped short of making any concrete pleasures. lincoln is now concluded his trip to the region aft, holding talks with the palestinian president map of the bass. he says some members of his team are going to stay behind to try and calm tensions and mid some of the was violent seen in the occupied west bank and east jerusalem for years. bernard smith has our report now from ramallah. in his meeting with the palestinian president, b u. s. secretary of state sticks with the line, but washington remains committed to a palestinian state alongside israel. but antony blinking knows it's a diminishing prospect. we have been clear and consistent. neither side should take any, you know, or actions that right now potentially would, would add fuel to a fire and over the medium to long term would make out the prospects of achieving 2

states even more distant than, than they currently are. so far, $35.00 palestinians have been killed this year in confrontations with israeli security forces. benjamin netanyahu returned to power in december and appointed far right. politicians and religious nationalists in senior cabinet posts, one of them national security minister at my bank via has promised to give more gum permits to his railey citizens and expand illegal settlements in the occupied west bank. and as a very high risk of escalation, the, this new israeli government is very fast as far right on. it's very intent on committing inflicting violence upon palestinians. and in fact, you know, they're, they're political mandates are where, where premised on that. so i think in the weeks, in the months to come, we're going to see a cooler regime of occupation inflicted upon the palestinian people. mahmoud abbas,

and the palestinian authority are reliant on international pressure to make sure israel honors its commitments when it comes to the occupation of east jerusalem in the west bank. we want a complete cessation of all unilateral is really actions that undermine all signed agreements. it is the main way back to re engage politically and end the occupation for the heads of the jordanian and egyptian intelligence agencies sat down with a bass, had his meeting with blinking an indication of the concern in the region about the security situation here. it's understood, they asked the palestinian president to adopt a flexible position with the americans. the palestinian authority wasn't expecting much reminds me of lincoln's visit, certainly not a commitment to re engage on the peace process with israel. the us is concentrated on the war in ukraine threats from iran and its relationship with china. the certainly no evidence of any real pressure to stop a slide into

a wider conflict here. the palestinians are on their own. bernard smith, al jazeera ramallah, a lot is really thought of intensify demolitions in occupied east jerusalem after the cabinets and outs, punitive measures against palestinians earlier this week. palestinians in jabal macomber closed streets and poured oil on the roads to prevent israeli forces from demolishing their homes. at least 15 palisades were injured during confrontations on tuesday. i so so there has more from occupied east jerusalem palestinians have lived in gibbon were kept better for decades. but israel wants many of them gone early on tuesday patina risdon staged a protest and blocked major roads. the desperate measures aimed to prevent israeli bulldozers an army vehicles from answering their neighbourhood and demolishing their homes. holly and what have you locked with of ammonium? we are now protesting in solidarity with the people who have their homes threatened

by the militia and occupational forces demolished. 3 houses and to day the ruthless he shouted the molly's and although we are simple people living here, see how can a human live without houses? ellen said, will it houses for our families and children not to protect them from called on brain at all? was hard. since sunday palestinian residence in german, macabre have received repeated phone calls from his read or taught. it is informing them that their homes would be demolished. the admission is one of them. he left as quickly as he could to protect his family. that i'm number, colin berg, i saw that we been why the law. we received a call yesterday at noon saying that we must evacuate the house because they're coming to demolish my home at 5 o'clock in the morning. they threaten us so that if i didn't evacuate my home, they would not only demolish it, but they would make me pay for the de malisha cost around $30000.00. so i had to move the furniture and all the other things with my own hands, from the increase in demolitions is happening at the time of grove in passion. last

church, the israeli forces kill tempered athenians in the jenin refugee camp. a palestinian gunmen killed 7, his road is also the synagogue the next day. since then is that has some more tools to the occupied areas and faster. the issue of weapons promised to thousands of israel disobedience. it has also revoked national insurance rights, identity cards, and residents to all of the attackers. family members, however, other palestinians on connected to violence have had their homes destroyed. human rights groups say it constitutes collective punishment. gibbon mckay bit locate the southeast of occupied east jerusalem is home to 30000 palestinians. for now they managed to keep israeli bulldozers every, however, they are prepared for israel polish and vehicles to return. the diminution of palestinian homes is not new last year is rebel. those at least $300.00 houses belonging to palestine, families, but the peace of the demolitions has increased cc, 30 cabinet,

and also punitive measures. and palestinians are increasingly on ad feeling the home could be last. christmas elder. i'll just iraq. germany kabir, it occupied east, jerusalem. ah, at least under one people have been confirmed dead after monday, suicide bombing at a mosque in north west pakistan. most of them police at least a $170.00 people, also injured in the blast. i, i, security compound, in the city of the shower. the bombing caused the roof of the mos to collapse, and rescue is hard to remove mounds of danbury to recover many of the bodies. an inquiry committee has been tasked with looking into the security lapse and what's been described as negligence. come on, i do a foot since i to the splashing in the shower. i'm standing on what was the roof of damage?

it was afternoon prayer. the suicide bomber had placed himself in the front row of the congregational prayer, and i did renew detonator, did the 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 on the concord fall. this had been a difficult operation, get it 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 threat. intelligence agencies had daughter, your daughter deans, that suicide bombers had penetrated into the studio for shaw. that they were the tent of an imminent attack, but they took it lately. 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? on 3rd are needed by the people who are angry, that asking difficult questions,

but the administration and your tartar did except for, for to all. but junior deeds will tell you that there isn't a fight against a day to day. what the people warned their security gate. hundreds of policemen were brendan dare dare to fort soldiers who in short peace and security in this country. but they're not the most vulnerable. and we have seen an increasing spirit of our dogs against a policeman who have been complaining that they don't have sophisticated equipment . they don't have flag jacket, they don't have the kind of sophisticated weapons that they're getting to say using people and bogus don have rendered great sacrifice over the past few years. or what 80000 people have laid down their lives in this country. and i've got a big question nowadays, and dad ministries, unable to cope with the new challenge. people are asking difficult questions. the test is very high. the enemy ordered grocery, it really equipped and also committed. and it will be

a huge challenge in order to condense this new spike and violence that any good dollar bon buggers donna been able to bring and sophisticated weapons from of one it's dawn. they are now trying to gain a fort gordon by august on. and it will be a huge challenge for that security apparatus in order to ensure that the sacrifice end of the people of august on do not go in rain. the death toll from a boating accident on a lake and north west pakistan is also reason to $51.00, an overcrowded bow kind religious school students and teachers capsized intended, dumb and kind of a pontoon quote, province on sunday. understood most of the victims of pupils aged between 7 and 13 years old. pakistan's military, st. divers and local emergencies of his work. as it did, it managed to rescue 5 people or pope francis says the democratic republic of congo is suffering a forgotten genocide. the head of the roman catholic church received

a rapturous welcome the arrived in the capital can charter at the start of the 6th day trip. with speaking of the presidential palace, he denounced what he described as a poison of greed, that stoking conflict in the country. the pope will also visit sal sedan as aiming to bring a message of peace to 2 of the worlds forgotten conflicts, even with the poison of greed has made its diamonds with blood. this is a tragedy to which the economically more advanced world often closes its eyes, ears and mouth. yet this country and this continent deserve to be respected and listened to you. they deserved to find space and receive attention. hands off the democratic republic of the congo label hands off africa, stop choking africa. it's not a mind to be stripped or terrain to be plundered. my effort could be the protagonist of its objects to me. around half the population of d r. c,

which is estimated to be around $100000000.00. a catholic church plays an essential role in a society that's been racked by poverty and conflict. church runs about 40 percent of the country's health facilities. it also runs a 3rd of the darcy's public schools educating some $6000000.00 children out there. as malcolm webb has more from kinshasa, after he landed the international, therefore, he drove through the city, greeted by tens of thousands of cheering followers, went straight to the presidential palace, not very many hungry lease president ceiling to kitty and other congress politicians where he said these things, and he said that political exploitation here in democratic republic of congo giving way to economy colonialism which he describes is fully slaving. so that sounds like a reference in the 1st is a colonial pass. belgian

u haul. and i was now the democratic republic of congo, and it was the belgian color that brought catholicism here 130 years ago. but what we possibly even stronger was what pope francis said about politics hearing. and he said that the must be credible elections. us justice department says for more men has been charged with criminal offenses in connection with the assassination of haiti's president of anatomy. louise man have been transferred to american custody after being detained in haiti. ways was assassinated in his own home in july 2021 prime minister ariel on re took over the country the same month since then. gang violence has been escalating, leading to rise and can nothings and killings and a major humanitarian crisis. so let's get one out from mike hannah, who's in washington d. c. what do we know about these new challenges, mike? well, these 4 men who have now been removed into custody in the united states were arrested

shortly after that assassination among them as a man called christina and sonata, according to the charge sheet, who had political ambitions that he said he hoped to replace president boise. and he then switch to support the allegation reads to a former haitian supreme court judge. now that judge is not named in the indictment, but apparently according to the charges, he provided this group with a letter asking for assistance as well as promising them immunity at ease for were among a group who then planned the attack. so long himself employed some at twin t colombian, former military soldiers, according to the charge sheet. they then travelled back to haiti and stage the attack on president voices home in july 2021. now in total, there are 7 people in the us who been arrested in connection with the assassination

. these for the latest ones to be moved to custody in the u. s. will appear in court for the 1st time in miami wednesday. and tell us more about why they're being charged in the us when it does appear according to the charge sheet that these fall in particular under the leadership of christine salon planned the whole operation while in south florida. and in addition to non himself arranged for the transportation of bullet proof jackets of various weapons including rifles from the us into haiti in preparation for this assassination. so the charge sheet maintains that this entire assassination was planned in south florida. therefore, the haitian authorities are handing these 4 over as they did with the previous 3. so all 7 will stand trial within the united states because the assassination,

according to the charge sheet, was planned in the united states. thank you very much for washington. mike hannah with al jazeera life in london, also to bring you on the program. 2 years of trauma, how me and mars military who has left children in kaya state, struggling for food and education, living in fear of air strikes. and the i m f says the global economy has strengthened slightly. boyd by rising gross forecast the india and china. ah hello yet more heavy showers coming in across a northern parts of australia. rush a storm said just around the northern territory, pushing across into queensland further flooding, concerns rolling through here and the front can says extend their way down into new zealand as well. weather will be further spells of wet weather as we go through the

next couple of days. that's where does this picture mo, showers longest bells. a fright course, a good part of new zealand. pushing for the southwards and a westwards in the process. troy where the back into the southeast of australia, south australia, father drives to light heat across the way perth, getting up into the mid thirties over the next couple of days. me repeat performance as we go through thursday. so some heavy showers through the northern territory nor the pos, the queens dancing the bulk of the heaviest storms at this stage. still some very wet and windy weather down toward sir, that southeast corner of australia pushing for a victoria at this stage, passing through port fairy easing over towards melbourne. and notice wet weather, they're still in to new zealand. it'll gradually make his way little further south and west was as we go on through the weekend. dry weather, try to push in for next week. dry weather for the korean peninsula. dry weather for good part of china to but yet more snow there. and so good parts of japan, particularly in the west and up to wilson, north ah,

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i'll come back, look at the main stories this hour. now. you are secretary of state entity blinkin has concluded a 2 day visit to israel and palestine warning that the u. s. suppose is anything that puts a 2 state solution further out of reach. are we stopped short of making any concrete pleasures of holding talks with the palestinian president? at least a 100 people have now been confirmed dead after monday, suicide bombing at a mosque in a police compound in north west pakistan. an inquiry committee has been tasked with looking into that security lapse. and pope frances as the democratic republic of congo is suffering a forgotten genocide. the head of the roman catholic church is in the capital kinshasa at the start of his 6th day visit to the d. r c and at south sudan way. now the news, the un special rapids her on human rights and me and ma has denounced the ruling gent, his plans for an election this year in a press conference tamadrius called the vote, a shot which shouldn't be recognised. he made the comments on the eve of the 2nd

anniversary of men miles military coups, which so unsung sushi, jailed and had democratically elected government ousted. you cannot, has a free and fair election when the opposition is arrested, detained, tortured, and executed. you cannot have a free and fair election when journalists are prohibited from doing their job. you cannot have a free and fair election when it is illegal. to criticize the hunter, a criminal act to criticize the hunt. these are not the conditions for a free and fair election. these are conditions for a fraud or living conditions for people and near mars. kaya stay continues to deteriorate. 2 years after february, 1st, military cur, nearly one and a half 1000000 people are now thought till fled their homes. and basic services across the country have collapsed. al jazeera,

tony chang reports from kaya state on the impact. the violence has had particularly on children who've been largely cut off from education and health care for these children. this was the highlight of a difficult 2022. and this year shows little sign of improvement. most have been forced from their homes for fear of air strokes and artillery attacks. but as the gifts are handed out, the smiles return bags of snacks and cake. a rare indulgence in difficult times. a dig, i've seen children with trauma because of the sounds of war, plains and artillery. they won't speak to strangers because they're so scared when they draw. i see pictures of gums and abandoned homes. the parents are too busy trying to earn a living and can't take care of them. these 8 handouts are all funded from donations within myanmar. international organizations can't operate because of fighting and restrictions put in place by mere mars military. you're clear, i see malnutrition amongst the children. there are grown ups and outlay people who

aren't getting enough to 8. and they have problems maintaining their personal hygiene because they've been forced out of the homes. in another camp close to the city of da, most of women do their laundry and the pools above a waterfall. an estimate at 75 percent of the people in the state have been forced from their homes by fighting basic facilities like running water and electricity has stopped working. even the journey to school is now and a bunch of these high school students must run across a river in a dog canoe just to get to class. english lessons in the jungle clearing was teenagers, study for future jobs in the service industry. but it's hard to concentrate on these makeshift classrooms and teachers don't even have the basic educational tools submitted. aw, do tim air hard? we want to open up higher education, but getting access to the internet and books for the library is still difficult. we're trying to solve this for most children in this area. even

a basic education and plans for the future seem a long way all the best. they can hope for a hot meal and they're lucky. a full stomach, tony cheng elders, are the international monetary fonts as the global economy has strengthened slightly since october. the i'm f attributed it to surprisingly resilient demand in the u. s. in europe and the easing of energy costs and china reopening off to coven . its latest date raises the global economic for, for cost, for 2023. from 2.7 percent growth to 2.9 percent. still weak by historical standards, though the average for the 1st 20 years of the century was 3.8 percent. there is also slightly better news on inflation banks as it will start to decline in about 84 percent of nations. as higher interest rates take effect, the i'm f raise growth rates into asian pow houses is at india's growth will remain at 6 point one percent in 2023,

and rebound to 6.8 percent next year. while china can now expect 5.2 percent growth of having its rate slash due to beijing 0 cove, it policy. but the shop is turn around was predicted for russia, despite severe western sanctions of projected 2.3 percent contraction has risen. 2.3 percent, same basra v reports now for anyone who began the year worried about a global recession, it may be time to breathe more easily. the international monetary fund is highlighted activity in india and china as fuel for a world economy on the men. more growth, less inflation, cheaper energy, and an inching back to pre pandemic markets. all the indications are that we are witnessing a rapid reopening of the economy. and so here, when we think about the reopening of the chinese economy, it's going to have an impact on the supply side. because we can anticipate that once the economy fully reopened,

we have less supply chain disruptions that we have witnessed in 2022 when they were locked downs and confinements. so we're going to get an expansion in production coming from that side. chinese household activity returning to normal and people traveling once again, are expected to drive the countries recover and ripple through the global economy. we've got an estimate for every one percentage point that china goes back to the rest of the world corresponds to my point 3. so this is definitely a positive development with cobra, 1900 restrictions lifted. chinese growth is forecast at 5.9 percent double previous estimates. but beyond asia, the picture is less bright. western economies, the u. s. in europe are only expected to grow about one percent. while the u. k. economy is set to worse than raising interest rates makes borrowing in the us more expensive, but whether the world's largest economy can avoid a recession, remains an open question. and in the majority of low income countries,

the risk of economic distress remains real, if not already a reality. while the baseline forecast is positive, the i m f warns there is still likely to be a slow down this year just not as extreme. and an escalation of the war in ukraine or another pandemic could turn the tide again. then basra v o to 0. a 2nd nationwide strike against panter reform has taken place in france, disrupting public transport and forcing schools to close. more than a 1000000 people march through cities across the country to denounce president manuel microns new legislation. as government wants to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. new strike dates have also been announced on february 7th and 11th journal reports now from paris. for a 2nd time this month, french workers and unions took to the streets across the country in their hundreds of thousands against planned pension reforms. and public sector strikes, tore into the economy, affecting the energy grid, transport, education,

and health services. there were minus scuffles between some protesters and police, and tension is likely to grow with more days of protests like this ahead. as the government tries to raise the pension age from 62 to 64, and to increase the period of compulsory workplace contributions to compensate for a population that is living longer, it was unfair and unnecessary unfair because it's actually acting, waiting much efforts on the poorest because they're the ones that are going to have to work more. and then they're the ones who for the life expectancy. and it's unnecessary because it just didn't that the governing flaming. it's justifying the basic 3 phone on, you know, the temporary. and you could just tack google or french video, well, actually like the, it's just a political choice. reform of france, his social welfare system, including pensions, is a signature policy of the 2nd manual, macro presidency. it could be that

a signature feature becomes public protests, like the yellow vest demonstrations against rising fuel prices, the light microns 1st term. we are thinking about this future taking part in this boat just because the bigger the numbers, the more likely things can change. at the that's what we were thinking about, our parents, we don't want me to work for longer, they have already broken their backs, and after 64 years is intolerable. the government says pension reform is not just necessary, but inevitable. and as these policies make their way through the national assembly in february, the central minority government will likely prevail with the help of the conservative right. will be probably not with president microns popularity and tax . jonah how al jazeera paris u. k prime minister says it's not practical to supply ukraine with fighter jets where she soon acts office had training ukrainian forces on extremely sophisticated

british made war planes would take time. keith has been pushing his western allies to provide the fighter jets. the u. s. in germany also declined to send jets, the france has indicated it's open to providing them. ukraine's military is set to receive more than a 120 battle tanks from its allies to help fight russian forces. there are also reports. the u. s. is preparing a $2200000000.00 weapons package that includes longer range rockets for the 1st time. now often more than half a century, boeing is bidding farewell to its iconic 747 jet otherwise known as the queen of the skies. thousands of boeing employees gathered near the apple to watch the final plane being delivered to it's un atlas at 747 was the world's 1st twin i'll jetliner and help spring affordable health affordable travel to millions of passengers. but after 5 decades, customer demand for the 747 eroded as boeing develop more fuel efficient plains.