of one of ecuador, tropical jungles. there was a lot of misinformation about the animals that we have here. and now they're probably allergens, become ambassadors of conservation, in their communities. out there a journey's deeper into the rain forest to follow a scientist and her team's effort to save the flora and fauna. so precious in the region. women make science ecuador hidden treasure on al jazeera. ah. ready more deadly violence across the occupied west bank. a palestinian man is killed off a to is when he's suck. it's a shop it. ah, hello, i'm darn jordan. this is al jazeera live from dough. so coming a

migrant tragedy of italy's coast dozens drown, including children off their overloaded boat breaks up in rough scenes. plus i not jerome's waiting hope has results begin to trickle enough to a crucial presidential election marked by delays. i anger and mexico thousands protest against the government's proposed election. ah, to his ready settlers had been killed in the occupied west bank, her some of them responded by burning down palestinian homes. one palestinian man was also killed in the violence. al jazeera, sarah hired reports from western loosely this is where the attack happened in the town of hawaii in the occupied was bank 2 brothers from

a nearby legal israeli settlements with shots while driving in a call is ready forces say they're looking for palestinians suspects. authorities immediately set up temporary checkpoints and close existing ones in the area just south of nobliss. unfortunately, that though we've completely got that innocent israeli, we will not be silent. we will do everything in our power to put that out to do them. we would make sure that the grading would be able to lead safely, even the end of isabel shortly after the shooting. israeli settlers in nearby areas burned down several palestinian homes. many have been injured since that bottle was that israel's new fall, right? government has approve the expansion of thousands of new legal settler homes. it says in response to this year's attacks. sunday shooting happened while the u. s. broke hood meeting was being held in jordan between israel and the palestinian authority along with egypt and jordanian officials. he concluded with their commitment to deescalate intentions by preserving the status quo alex,

almost compound, and both sides stopping one sided measures for several months, including israel's building of new illegal settlements in the occupied west bank. but just hours later, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu denied the freezing of any settlement construction. during sunday's cabinet meeting is re leaders promised to fast track a bill that will allow the courts impose the death penalty for offenses, including attacks on his radio to me. one of many exploited measures being brought in by israel's far right government. it is showing no sign of working towards the 2 state solution with the palestinians so high that al jazeera west jerusalem were myself a bogu t, as the secretary general of the palestinian national initiative. he says, israeli settlers are behaving like armed gangs and i had the backing of these really government no. the whole town tawana. we had at least $110.00 people and just so far somewhere stabbed some workshop out there

somewhere. i mean beaten and those several homes were, were burnt. a fire so i was still going or not on the city. i don't the town and sergeant. and it's like, so vicious fashion back. the only way i can describe this is the behavior of fascist gags who are really said protected by this is something we've never seen before. and it is clear now that the settlers themselves are sitting in the most important positions and the government, including small rituals, settler, who has become now in charge of the bank and the army here. as well as within, via who has been classified as an artist. and he is now the minister in charge of bodies, so that in the hands of the assembly shooting

attack and we will lift on light and they are loose completely, the army is doing nothing to stop them. and even after the meeting, we have no statements. and you know, the prime minister, and they will not respect what was agreed upon. well, the us broker talks in jordan that sarah mentioned there when her reports have been opposed by several palestinian factions. how much says the meeting would only help israel to cover up its crimes in the occupied territory. i will not change anything . the palestinians think of which we strongly condemn the palestinian authorities participation in the secure he meeting with the zionist occupation kaba. this meeting aims to curb the intifada when the revolution of our palestinian people in the west bank and jerusalem. this participation means that the security coordination between the occupation and the palestinian authority is very strong and is not suspended. like the authority announced. this meeting is against

national unity and a represent, lisa, powerful leadership in the palestinian authority. what is required is to hold a regional arab summit to support our people and the resistance of the nita abraham explains why on groups like i'm so gaining popularity. it's hard to miss growing palestinian supports for i'm group that this example was seen thousands demonstrated across the occupied west bank at midnight. responding to a call by the line them on the 11 palestinians were killed in an israeli on the city of napa on wednesday. some were fighters from the palace towing depends on international aid and the large sum of the money it gets goes to the security forces. moved graduates from this military academy and up joining the ranks of palestinian authority security forces. even though it has fluctuated support for the security

establishment hasn't stopped, wouldn't say such heavy international investment in the security forces. this empowers palestinians and many question coordination between the palestinian authority and israel on security. nearly 30 percent of international aid to the palestinian authority goes towards security. on the balcony and authority was established, the main goal of international aid was to keep the peace process go away. but this has changed over the years and many see that the goal now is to ensure stability. while many world leaders are calling for de escalation intention, palestinian said they're missing the obvious problem, israel's military occupation. and without addressing that, they say any other discussions will only prolong, get me deborah him and just eda the occupied west. then senior. our politicians

have held meetings with syrian president bashar al assad and damascus. the talks are aimed at bringing syria back into the arab league. sir, it was suspended from a group in 2011 after us had conducted a crackdown on mass protests against his rule that quickly descended into a civil war. moves to any serious isolation have intensified since it was hit by earthquakes earlier this month. at least $59.00 migrants including 12 children have died in a shipwreck of the coast of southern italy. more than 80 people had been rescued. official say, the boat was traveling to italy from turkey. here, there was on board return to his europe through the mediterranean and in baba reports the aftermath of a tragedy as they retrieved the dirt. this video shows some of the dozens of bodies which washed up on the eastern coast of calabria. this is what remains of the boat they were on. more bodies were spotted at sea. the coast guards continued looking for survivors on sunday. it was night time when the vessel found it during rough

weather on a rocky reef near the result of the council. they could throw it was reportedly carrying as many as 150 people. many of them with an afghan itself, among the dead women and children, including at least one baby. scores of people have been rescued their being treated for physical injuries and trauma. in his weekly addressing vatican city, pope francis spoke about the victims. but he will put a, you know, the lord, i pray for each of them for the missing even put out of migrants who survived. i think those who are helping them and giving them a system on the virgin, mary help these brothers live on the lie in president of the european commission says she deeply saddened. i think that you, nations must quote, redouble our efforts to coordinate on migration and asylum, critic se suggestions for a common asylum system and legal migration rates have gone nowhere for years. italy's prime minister at georgia maloney has expressed her deep sorry for the debts, blaming human traffickers and promising to block migrant c departures to prevent

more disasters. charities involved in c rescues say that may be wishful thinking. people and when you say people is not a man, it's women and children. and this for the recalls, not again because children suddenly died today. and people departs northwest shallow. will they be rescued or not? the united nations is recorded more than 17000 deaths and disappearances. in the central mediterranean since 2014, in the absence of europe white co operation, it's likely more will lose their lives trying to reach the shores of italy. the dean bava al jazeera and under federal cheese from the institute of international affairs, he says, smugglers will continue taking advantage of desperate migrants. what happened today along the coast of calabria? is it faddie the which has been caused by both c conditions, weather conditions, but also the condition of the feet?

carrying something like been under the 50 bristles, most of them coming from probably pakistan in iraq. i'm afraid it's just not going to be the only tardy of the salt in these. flor maga. we continue along with it to rayna room. we have to control the boulders in a case or a country like italy was on board as mos maritime borders. you can also violate them in the rules of the law to see which of the fact that you have to see people that are in need of be saved in the seas. repair creation is another huge problem which can be dealt with better. it's organized, at least at the level, but he's not being the case. so far, lander is abroad. them all fair. these 2 mutual migrants among member of the union and i mean by migrant. not only asylum seekers by the goals and try to come to our

countries because you know me, my goals, we will the one to leave in better condition than the one very in their own countries. a lot in very difficult, very complicated to agree on the common line because unfortunately, it's a nominal as because very political sensitive in most of our countries, even beyond the real dimension on all the fact which is the, the $200.00 that we countries of europe need migrations where we wouldn't be got migration better manage migrations. the results of nigerian presidential election are beginning to trickle in valid southern counted what's become the tightest race a decades. voting was extended by an todd day in parts of one province. after people in polling stations face long delays, natasha reports from a new group in the southeast. or there is cautious optimism across nigeria, as people wait for the final official election results. that are voting took place

in a few parts of the country on sunday. with technical glitches and isolated cases of violence, disruptive pulls the day before some of those who voted, hope results will be announced soon. we should be kept. we'll take a look, gets the teams to make the lucian free fe. i'm faster. so got everybody. so let me on hold on get to think talk to the needs of 50, that is mentally flip our wheel for it. that the mental society nigeria election process was marked by a late start here. any new grew in the south east and other regions. 18 presidential candidates want to lead africa's most populous nation, but only 3 are seen as having any chances of winning. poor latino view of the governing or progresses congress, former vice president, a to club rebecca, of the main opposition. people, democratic party and former number of state governor peter o. b of the smaller labor party. but when the presidency will have a lot of challenges to deal with, turning around is running economy of attacks,

my arm groups in some regions, cash shortages as well as the high cost of living. good. oh, nigerians also voted for parliamentarians to represent them for the next 4 years. if these electrons don't go well, you have a situation where we become de boating for donations will become a destination for 80 destination for help. what am play are parts in joining jew contributions development? nigeria is also struggling with a separatist movement, kidnappings for ransom conflict between headers and farmers, corruption, poverty, and unemployment issues. people here went to dressed urgently. 5 had him a tosser, al jazeera, indigo nigeria, and a group of our men stormed to vote counting, sent a, posing as election officials and nigeria is biggest city lagos. they attacked party agents with knives and sticks, but was soon overpowered by soldiers that were isolated incidents of violence during saturday's vote, though not on the scale seen. and previous elections was not said to come here now

to 0, including we have the latest on the russian advanced towards the besieged, ukrainian city of buck moved on the plight of the displaced and earthquake, devastated turkey as house rents. if the roof or not stay ah hello, there's a possibility, some brady, the forecast around the gulf over the next couple of days. little more cloud, just letting with us here. even here carter, you might just see a spot or 2 off, right. but i suspect wet weather will be a little further north, northeast parts of saudi arabia, rookie wait, and across the other side of the gulf. some showers, say, just easing pumping up a little bit as they go across a good part of iran. maybe a little bit of snow over the high ground further north. it's generally dry. up

towards the levant syria, generally troy temperature started to pick up now. and the similar pitcher to across a good part of to care temperatures picking up across the northeast of africa, 27 celsius in kara, and rising, came suddenly wind across this side of the continent. just pushing up into the marriage riding. thus rocco, when one or 2 showers there just around the north west of africa and a few showers just around the gulf coast. now heavy showers continue to be a problem. just a round mozambique at present. this massive cloud contains what is the remote remains the remnants of a tropical cyclone freddie that's pushing some examples in, across central and southern parts of mozambique. and as for teeny inter consuming the tal, so whether they're lingering across symbolic way and more of the same all the way into midweek. ah,

county state control information. moscow is wanting to stay within the world and has incredible facial recognition technology. how did the narrative public opinion? no, wasn't on how ethan generally can we flaming the video spread like wildfire? they do know the prayer in ukraine. the listen close. dissect the media. we don't cover the news. we cover the way the news is covered. ah. blue ah, welcome back. i could provide about top stories here this our palestinian mans been killed and some palestinian homes torched in another day of balance across the

occupied west bank. latest where what happened in the town of how water it followed the killing of 2 is ready. settlers is ready for to say they're searching for palestinian suspects. additional troops have been deployed on security checks of his desktop. at least $59.00 migrants have died in a shipwreck off the coast of southern italy. 12 children are among the dead. officials say the boat traveled to italy from takia that was on board or trying to reach europe through the mediterranean. ah, no russian forces are continuing their advance in easton ukraine. the moscow back wagner mercenary group, says it's fight as of captured the village of your head. now that's north of back. moot fighting has been focused around the city for weeks a summer been ga reports. now, from the russian capital a town in ruins, while ease of gunfire becoming closer to the center of buffalo fighters from

russia's wagner group said they have stepped up their attacks from the north and the south of the town of in here is more symbolic than strategic for russian forces, who have been fighting for months a. so units of wagner completely captured the village of your head. now in the north of buck motes, nice to me about that. as russian forces take more positions and slowly move deeper into east in ukraine, western powers have imposed more sanctions in a move to 0 in on those who help russia to withstand sanctions. the european union has brought in its 10th round of sanctions, which target $87.00 individuals and 30 for commercial and legal entities. that's in addition to the latest u. s. export restrictions and sanctions. for russia, the conflict has become an existential issue. because the sheer lucius there on another abuse where globally, when all leading nato countries of declared the aim to inflict

a strategic defeat on ourselves, how can we not consider that nuclear capabilities under these circumstances? usually they have one goal to divide the former soviet union and the russian federation. and then maybe they will accept us into the so called family of civilized nations. but only separately piece by piece. the rhetoric cars grew just a didn't bring this rounds of sanctions against moscow have not achieved the desired results. as russia has been able to find new allies and markets. and as the rhetoric from both sides of the conflict gets more intense, piece becomes than ever distant possibility. some of enjoy that the 0 muslim min or russian president vladimir putin says he can't ignore the nuclear weapons of european powers. as nato seeking to undermine rush. you do, she said on another, when all the leading nato countries have declared their main goal is inflicting a strategic defeat on us, make our people suffer as they say. now, how can we ignore their nuclear capabilities under these conditions?

especially if they are sending tens of billions of dollars and weapons to ukraine. and this is participation to a certain extent. why? because this is a military technological partnership between nato countries and ukraine. they don't get money for it, but you, you pay and in your leaders will hold talks in london on monday to finalize a new deal for northern items, post briggs at trading arrangements. european commission president slough on the lion and u. k. prime minister reach sumac will discuss the northern ireland protocol. it requires the region to follow some u laws. so that goods can flow freely into the republic of ireland without checks of some northern ireland political groups say this undermines the regions connection to the rest of the u. k. ah, in it's nearly 3 weeks since earthquakes destroyed thousands of homes in southern and northern syria, more than 50000 people died in the disaster and millions of fled the devastation to 0 theresa by report. so i'm going to do he in southern turkey,

which was one of the cities hit hardest by the quakes. while people here are still trying to cope with a magnitude on what happened in this part of the country we're hearing. it's just about an hour away from a major city which is wherever you look there, hundreds of thousands of tents just like the one that you can see right behind me where people are leaving, trying to continue with their lives after losing their home. some homes were destroyed, others were badly damaged and they cannot go back to the united nations estimates that 1500000 people in this country were left homeless because of the earthquakes. so here people are telling us that they have some food, they have some water and now they have parents. my being still don't know when are they going to be able to have a home back? that government has sets up around 300000 tens, across the country in a setting up some 130 locations where they're going to set up containers,

cities for them to leave. but we would like to know when they'll be able to pull not home. once again, we're trying also to show very fast we saw foreseeing lots of rabo being removed from the buildings being demolished, as you can see. why here, where we are right now, right next to this 10 city, where we are right now when it has launched an investigation of around 600 people who are being investigated for what they call a corrupt building practices. when you come all the way through here, it's very common 15 grand new buildings that are badly damaged, so completely destroyed. they were supposed to be able to handle or to tolerate a nurse. well, that didn't happen and the government has the pain around 180 people because of the practices among them. construction directors of construction company, property owners, among many others, including the mayor of this city who is from the president's party,

was also retained. and when you talk to people here, many, they less that they celebrate that this investigations are being carried out. they celebrate. but they want to know what happened, why they lost their homes, why they had saved money to buy a building that was supposed to protect them from when earthquake. and that did not happen. and what they would like to know right now is, as i said before, when they'll be able to have a plan when they'll be able to know and when they'll be able to have a normal life. once again, for several 1000000 people. our thoughts of left the affected areas, presenting the turkish government with a huge challenge of a shifting population out to 0 rama bride. as more on that from the city of nurse, in a 2 hour drive west along the coast from the earthquake zone, the big port of murchison was the 1st stop. for many people fleeing the disaster in southern turkey. a nice thing is very different from other cities because it's the

closest safe city to the desert via in the 1st space. it was quite frightening. he saw people all around the city with nowhere to go with the airbags and with their p . m. i was on who last director is an academic and community organizer who has been helping the influx of new commerce with aid packages and centers and dormitories throughout the city. people are in temporary accommodation with most saying they want to go back to their provinces and despite their ordeal, janish and if our house is rebuilt, we'll definitely go back. we can't give up on our hometown. it's estimated the 2000000 population of the city has suddenly grown by around a quarter who shared with them that city is nurse and is suffering from this. but after the tending and tiny cities completed in the earthquake zone, i believe that the people were turned to their home towns. but some reports say rents have more than doubled, making it harder for existing residence to get homes. and more demands are being

taught on schools and hospitals. as many people it seems are choosing to stay as a major hub. mercy has experienced influx is of newcomers over time. but there are concerns about how it will cope with this latest surge. most of them won't go back . i mean, this is not the, it's not the 1st time that the city nice and experienced this cities and made it very calm, the pretty. and there are a lot of chances of economic survival. when you don't have a says to share, there will be conflicts, they will be very best struggles among the peoples. the problems facing merson it seems likely to be faced nationally. it's reckoned several 1000000 people who lost their livelihoods, and homes in the disaster have left the earthquake affected area for new lives throughout turkey, even after the recovery. it's questionable just how many of them will ever go back . rob mcbride, al jazeera marsen turkey mino, football fans,

and turkey had thrown toys down on to the pitch during a match in istanbul. ah, it was for the children affected by the reason of blake's toys rained down after 4 minutes. 17 seconds into the game to mount the exact time when the 1st earthquake shook the region 3 weeks ago. holding to the you and at least 7000000 children have been affected. serious civil defense group, the white helmet saw warning of the growing threat of cholera in rebels held areas as a result of those earthquakes. the group says the damage to the infrastructure and sanitation has been massive and that could be real catastrophe. thousands of people gathered in cities across mexico to protest against the government's plans to cut the budget of the country's elections watchdog. opponent say the changes could threaten democracy and accusation. the president vigorously denies out there was money. rapid reports now from mexico city,

a massive demonstration in mexico city. the discontent is directed toward mexican president under this manuel lopez all but others, recent overhaul of the countries independent electoral authority or some other kind . and we're here to defend the i ne, sorted. it's not modified that they wanted to return to the days when the electoral system was controlled by the government located. we do not want that. i need to be cancelled or modified if you want to continue. so there can be democratic progress in mexico. last week, congress approved a set of sweeping reforms to the critic said these changes severely cut the agencies budget and also limit its autonomy restricting the ability to hold political candidates who break electoral laws, accountable political experts say that these reforms. so the national electoral institute represent an erosion of democracy in mexico, arguing that it was this electoral body that help to end decades of single party

rule in mexico. and helped to usher in a new era of democracy for the country in the 21st century. for his part president lopez over there, the insists of reforms to the unit are aimed at cutting costs and increasing transparencies. he's also accused the agency of being corrupt and favoring his political opponents in the, near the making the news. one of the costless electro seizures in the world, and also one of the most anti mach attic. so national elections in mexico are still a year away. and to mexican presidents are only allowed to serve a single 6 year term activists say future elections in the country now run the risk of being marred by distrust and corruption as they were in the years before the creation of the national electoral institute, monroe ended up a little al jazeera mexico city in papua new guinea and australian archaeologist and 2 local researches were held for a week by nom group been released. there were on a field trip in a remote village,

and they were kidnapped earlier in february. officials admit her ransom was paid, though they say it was far less than what the captain said demanded. the kidnappers fled into the bush after the hanover. now, have you ever fancied a latte with a lizard, or perhaps a snack with a snake? well, a cafe in malaysia's capital calling them poor is giving customers a chance to get up close with a wide variety of reptiles. diners can watch the animals in the comfort of their tables, while the more daring can get hands on with the cold blooded creatures. the cafe santa says he wants to show people the more lovable side of a often maligned animals. ah, a picture of the headlines here this morning. a palestinian man has been killed and some palestinian homes tossed in another day of violence. new york died west bank latest flare up happened in the town of how warm it followed the killing of 2 israeli settlers ready forces say they're searching for.