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hello, i am sammy's a dime. this is the news i live from. does her coming up in the next 60 minutes? russia and china's leaders call for responsible dialogue to solve the ukraine crisis. damning review of britain's largest police force, finds it institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic. we've left london is down and we flir arrow frontline day. and this report paints that vividly outrage and criticism after israel's finance minister states. there is no such thing as the palestinian and the cholera outbreak worsens in camps for people who escaped. conflicts in the democratic republic of congo, van is forward to pan, have defeated mexico to set up a well baseball classic title decider with the united states. a back and forth game ended with japan, claiming a 65 semi final. when in miami ah,

the leaders of russia and china calling for responsible dialogue to solve the crime crisis. she ging ping and vladimir putin signed the joint statement after 3 hours of talks in moscow. they called for a halt. 20 steps that could push fighting in ukraine into an uncontrollable phase. hi shemelle about our report. oh, they say it's an alliance without limits. china and russia are expanding trade and diplomatic corporation. the 2 countries insist their relations are far from being a military and political alliance. but she jumping and redeemer, put in, share a growing concern of what they perceive to be an american dominance across the globe

. for the chinese leader has secured an unprecedented 3rd term earlier this month. this trip could be the moment to establish his country as an international peacemaker. there her worship gowns under. we shall always respect and abide by the un charter. we will always promote peace and also promote negotiation and discussion. a stance is always based on fairness and justice. we will always be on the side of peace and we're always on the side of dialogue. we are always on the side of his dark fairness and justice, literally, with, with you see, but ending war in ukraine would, may not be an easy task. china is yet to elaborate on it's 12 point piece. blan merge tin bay gene has called on russia and ukraine to address their security concerns without mentioning russian troops withdrawl, it's a key demand for keith. the u. s. has dismissed the peace plan as a stalling tactic. in the mean time,

western nations are stepping up military assistance to ukraine. luis didn't glowing ministers for our per day. we learned that the minister of defense of the u. k declared, he would supply tanks to the ukraine, and also you reiney him in rich weapons to ukraine. i think that the west will now fight russia to the last ukranian chief facing growing international isolation. ladiva put in is turning to president. g. jumping and allies largely shaved, following russian invasion of ukraine last year. after the e, you imposed a ban on russian energy import. china stepped in, buying large quantities of cheap russian oil provide in cash strapped moscow with much needed revenue. the u. s. considers china the biggest threat to its national security and fears. bay g could be exploiting, rush as in battle, standing to expand it. geo political influence. hush about obama al jazeera.

let's take a look now. some of the other key lines in that joint statement it on the lines close relations between china and russia don't constitute a quote military political alliance. they've called on the united states to stop undermining global strategic stability. and they're expressing serious concern over a deal for the u. s. and u. k. to build nuclear submarines for a stray area. and they also agreed to support central asian nations to events, so called color revolutions of samuel romani is an associate fellow at the roll. united services institute and the author of the book, curtains war on ukraine. russia's campaign for global counter revolution joins us live now from pretoria. good to happy with us. so 1st of all, there is news about president about the chinese leader receiving an invitation to go to kiev. what's the likelihood we're going to see him head

there right after moscow is some diplomacy going on behind the scenes? do you think? was eugene paying is going to be speaking with vitamin lansky right after this trip to russia. but i think that is unlikely that he's probably going to hurt here in the near future. he has a lot of resistance inside ukraine to the chinese plant, which they believe attach break guarantees. russia and sandra jeremiah is russia. sanitation are the for ukrainian regents, cause i asked blan parisha. all right. and the joint statement between the leaders of russia and china point out that this is not a military political alliance, but in fact, is that is an alliance here emerging to counter western influence. i is extremely wary, obviously about extending line cindy entrance only triviality that it has started korea. so yes, in terms of capital terms is not in alliance in that if russia is attacked by the

west in some way, china and won't necessarily have an article by they don't have commitment to defend it. but it's very clear that china and russia coordinating at a variety of france, bridge the resistance to western sanctions, the resistance to the spread of liberal democracy, critically and central asia, as well as to military drills and through law coordination, information strategies towards the western global. so, you know, it might not be a, a joint defense military packed, but it does seem like china is walking something of a tight road between giving support to russia at the same time, looking after its interests with the west. right? absolutely. yeah. china has been now reticent about, obviously endorsing rushing beijing, the grand because support state sovereignty and argues that taiwan and sovereign part of china. so it can't really endorse russia fully, but also ignores many of the narratives. russia promotes about the war. in particular,

the narrative nato expansion with the ultimate cause of that and the u. s. and how provoked russia to day and spread that in the nations and your multi lateral diplomacy as well as once again in this trap between now and if we look at what's happening to chinese influence, are they emerging not only as a c, m, the senior partner in this alliance with russia, but as perhaps you could even say, the biggest, when the so far this whole conflict intention over you crime. well, certainly the power dynamic is definitely shifted. and it's a little, there are st. you russia because russia lost the western markets. now, right, and we see now with the revival, the power said ria to outside library questions that react to northwestern china, russia eventually becoming increasingly important energy supplier to the chinese. and the chinese able to approach that. she had a discount and russian companies and really had to play their chinese counterparts

to replace western counterparts and everything from car semiconductors. so certainly the chinese gotten the upper hand versus russia where the chinese actually won this war. it's a little bit shorter that you tell i didn't preferred outcome probably would have been at work russian victory that would have allowed them to basically see and isolated ukraine. muchly beller, is that they could have caesar were metals invested in. now they're worried about possible rushing to feet and it doesn't really go well for them. all right, thanks so much for your analysis of that. thank you very much. now in ukraine, president of them is that it is said these invited china talks on ukraine that followed president putin saying moscow would be forced to react. if nato sends ammunition supplies to crime that contain depleted uranium, bring all of us into the picture now with all correspondence, stephanie deck as she joins us live from kids. so let's start with that. invite, what are you hearing about that?

i just been as a join to recorded statement and by the 2 men following the day visit here, of the japanese prime minister japan is hosting the g 7 in may of this year as so this is an invitation extended to vladimir zalinski. you said he will be attending via video link as he often does in these kinds of conferences and the japanese prime minister toward keith today. paying respects to fallen soldiers also visiting boot chart, which is in the north, west, north west of key, which is a town that really has become synonymous. ah, with that potential, a very serious war. crimes carried out by russian soldiers during the course of this conflict. so it comes on a day's, you've been talking about also, when the chinese president on his 2nd visit a 2nd day of his 3 day visit to moscow. japan of course, on the opposite end of the political spectrum when it comes to the 2 camps. when it

comes to pro rocha ukraine or pro russia and japan, it is someone who's always a country that's always supported ukraine with humanitarian economic means. but not militarily because that goes against its pacifist charter. but certainly the message from japan here. first time, interestingly, that the prime minister visits any japanese prime minister visiting a country at war since the 2nd world war. but as one is solidarity and standing with ukraine as stephanie. oh, i was asking you, what do you know about this invitation being extended to the chinese leader to go to ukraine? can we give us some details on that for us for well, this is our new um valid ramirez. the lead ski has said for quite some time that they are very willing to speak to china under the igc. the knowledge that i don't think will be seeing the chinese president coming to keep. what we do know is that

there's been indications that from the chinese that are saying that there will be a call perhaps as your gas, as also was just telling you that following this 3 day summit that she doing paying will be making a called more than likely to the ukranian president where he'll be discussing whatever was discussed with the russian president. remember, china has been pushing itself as someone as a potential peace maker. when it comes to this conflict, it has a 12 point piece plan that it has put on the table. things like, you know, calling for a cease fire calling for the protection of nuclear facilities, calling for the protection of civilians. quoting for the sovereignty of all nations, this is very interesting because it doesn't specify what that means when it comes to ukrainian sovereignty from what we understand. it doesn't include russia withdrawing from areas like crimea, like parts of the don bass, which has had an x, which of course for ukraine would be something that is non negotiable. so this is something that we do know the ukranian leadership. i said it's more than willing to talk to china. i think almost reading between the lines a bit of a challenge. if you will, are to say, ok, china, you're talking to russia. well,

come and talk to us. if you are saying that you to be playing a piece making role and what are you going to bring her here to keep your eye, we've had reaction from the russian president himself to reports of weapons, uranium depleted weapons being sent to ukraine. why is this attracting so much concern? is it a bit of a game changer? her well, you know, there's a lot of rhetoric when it comes to politic sammy i, but certainly, moscow's always made it very clear that there against the increase of weaponry being sent from the vice. remember this is a conflict, not just between russia and ukraine. this is a geo political ah chess board, if you will, is one of our political unless called it recently. you have many different countries involved supplying ukraine with different types of weapons. a stepping it up recently. of course, all the talk ahead of a potential spring offensive by the ukranian army trying to push russia back and

recently, just yesterday in a written statement, the u. k. a defense minister admitting that part of the challenge are 2 tanks that the u. k. will be sending at some point here to keep are going to be including armor piercing ammunition that includes depleted uranium. so this is something that vladimir putin picked up on it something that serg our lab rob picked up on earlier today called calling it against humanitarian law. vladimir putin saying that if the west, the collect of west, as he calls it, is going to use weapons with a nuclear capability. they're going to have to go all the way. ah, it is rhetoric, but at the same time it's something that does need to be taken very seriously or because of the nuclear protection potential of anything. but again, it, it is in line with what moscow has always been warning about. pushing back to more and more military support from the west, which is actually really been gearing up if you will,

over the last couple of weeks in terms of pledges of what they will be sending to keep. all right, thanks so much stephanie. back of her and plenty more still ahead on the news hour, including umbrella fernandez in. she'll anchor where an i am. if bill out package is bringing home in the country's worst economic crisis, but with some people, conditions, and messy mania groups, one as iris as the football style return, swanson teeter, house coming up a total score ah, a spring year developing story coming out of afghanistan. now the us geological survey says the magnitude $6.00 earthquake has hit the nation. these are images from cobble where people were seen rushing outside their homes to take shelter. strong tremors were felt as far away as pakistan and parts of india including the

capital new delhi. there were no reports of damage or casualties so far. a damning report by an independent member of parliament in the u. k. is found london, metropolitan police forces, institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic luis. casey is called for comprehensive reform or false reports. this report was born of a crime that shocked him. sick and an equal measure. in march 2021, sarah everett was abducted tortured, raped, and killed by serving officer in the metropolitan police. wayne cousins was jailed for life. that case prompted another woman to come forward accusing. another officer, david carrick was convicted of more than 20 rapes of 12 victims spanning 17 years, match failure in his duty to that officers and protect women and children, central louise cases findings. rather than see one person or bad apple or a roman. what you should do in a situation like this is look at whether your entire system is copper bottomed,

to reach out the predators and not allow them in the 1st place in her report, she also finds that police protection for children and women is failing, saying an overworked, inexperienced workforce police's child protection rate and serious sexual offences . officers have to contend with overstuffed, dilapidated, or broken bridges, and freezes containing evidence, including the rape kit to victims. she points to bullying racism and sexism within the specialist, firearms unit, and calls the parliamentary and diplomatic protection unit where cousins and carried both worked a dark corner of the force. but the whole force, he said, was institutionally homophobic sojourn istic and racist. taken as a whole, this report is entirely condemning of this organization. it says the metropolitan police has lost public support and consent needs to wake up and engage in comprehensive wholesale reform. i accept diagnosis about the racism. so if i been the organization and also that we have these systemic fighting nicer fighting

cultural failings, i understand her use of the institutional is not. so i use myself. i'm a practical place officer. i have to use language that's an ambiguous and they say political campaign as though we're already worried that reforms won't go far enough . the subs, truth of the matter is that report off to report to the police space intensive individuals and that may conduct as well as the institutions to tom shells and collect dust. luis casey says, recommendations from specialists, sexual assault units, to new systems for dealing with misconduct. the bringing in external expertise ought to be picked from but to be implemented as a whole. otherwise, she says the course may need to be broken up. careful sit al jazeera, london, alice vinton is a former metropolitan police officer. she says the culture that does not help women drive the now please feel well, they've been

a full not being supported by the college that supported by seeing ages. i'm not have you know, it because of the very, very close to that has exist in the, in the met it. i think it's ever been a high level especially women of color been announced to thrive. really, women will discuss in terms of that because in terms of whether or not police officers will and that's just the kind of stuff. some people with all that. i know that the sergeant and things when the females that the company always just it's just jo, israel finance minister or spunk, the backlash off the saying, there's no such thing as the palestinian people at a conference in paris on sunday. as i love small trick described palestinians as an

invention of the past 100 years. there's no such thing as palestinian. there's no such thing as palestinian people, you know whose palestinian i am palestinian my late grandfather whose 13th generation of jerusalem night is the true palestinian. the palestinian people on an invention that is less than a 100 years old. israel is faced. it's worth domestic turmoil in years since the far right government came to power in december. the finance minister made the comments from behind the map depicting palestine and jordan. as part of israel, well, that's drawn sharp criticism from a man. the government is facing mounting pressure, as is right is hold major protests against his plans to limit the supreme court's power. group of reservists from his rouse intelligence agencies as well as air and

special forces, say they're refusing to be called off and protests against the reforms. and the unrest is being blamed for a slide in the value of these gravy shackle inside its lowest against the dollar. in 3 years, oh, gideon levy is an offer and the columnist for the israeli daily newspaper har, right, joins us live from tel aviv good have you with us. so let's start with the change in law that allows israeli settlements at least 4 of them to be restarted. how significant is this, given? the israel is constantly establishing, of course, illegal settlements in occupied territory in contravention of international law. it's mainly a symbolic significance because is really, is retreating from international commitment is early is denying the

seizure. it's own supreme court to return the land of those settlements to it's private. but it's still an owner's any of those so denies a law or the law of these a gauge meant which was accepted in 2005 when, when is a good out from garza, in other words, you can address any word of israel because if a commitment can be turned down like this with a new government then they, you know, partners spoke bottles of is a lot of them. so what does it mean to have a word signed word disease? what is what is turning everything back by the end of the day? it is a better which was decided to read the i mean one more set and it's all one list. settlement will not change much. the 2 state solution is then

a long time ago. so practically doesn't have much meaning, but symbolically, it has a lot of meaning. ok, and it seems, i guess it's not a surprise. you have a government that is full of fall writers and pro settlement parties. where if the idea now is grab as much as possible, if not everything of the palestinian territories, where does that leave the palestinians of israel is no longer interested in the i do the sharon era idea of disengagement. look good. but since i and there was position ever since $48.00, let's be frank about they are the vibe. did they like leadership? and they were forgotten. there goes. but i mean from these re the plan, what do you do with the people? right. i mean, if this guy wants to take the land, this still, a lot of people are going to remain this sort of subclass of occupied people with

no equal rights. so i mean, what do you do with the people? what you didn't get out 55 years, you create a regime in which they are people and they are those who have rides and those will go any rides. this is going on now for 56 years, and as long as people believe, i never believe it, but as long as people believe that this is a temporary situation, then it will somehow totally raised you now and you realize that this has no intention to convince and tension to change anything about those those people will continue totally events as, as their own and keeping the world without citizenship. all right, thank you so much for your thoughts on that. get in love that thank you

for lanka will receive an almost 3000000000 dollar bailout from the international monetary fun part of efforts to rescue its passive economy. colombo will receive the funds over the next 4 years for the installment of $330000000.00 is expected within the next 2 days. for lanka is facing its worst economic crisis in decades, mass protests against skyrocketing inflation and short use of basic goods. for the president from office last year in a televised national address. after the approval of a president runner, we kind of thing i said he's country will know was no longer a bankrupt nation. and all fernandez has moved from columbus. people have been waiting and waiting for months upon months to look for some form of respite. and they're hoping that this money that the law and approved by the i m f will make some kind of a difference to their lives. obviously, 330000000 to be of sort of transferred in the next 2 days. they hoped that as the

government says, a will kind of ease the pressure. now this means that the government is going to have this additional funding to secure, essential fear, supplies like the president on a vicar missing her or right after the approval speaking to the nation. today they said that sherlock is no longer bankrupt nation, that this 1st tranche of money will be used to secure medicines to help the tourism sector and things like that. so what people are hoping is that things like inflation that the sort of galloping exchange rate to the dollar a will be brought down and that we bring things to a slightly more affordable basis. but it's going to be a long road ahead. more than a 100000 people have been forced from their homes in the eastern democratic republic of congo. that's as the m $23.00 armed groups seizes territory and breaks agreements to withdraw. many people are now living an unsanitary camps around the city of goma. an outbreak of cholera there is affecting hundreds malcolm web

reports from the bullying go camp. irina ma sanjay is the 100 and 35th person to walk into this cholera treatment center today. it's run by the charity doctors without borders in a camp for this place. people in the city of coma. irina can barely walk or talk infections start with chronic diarrhea and if untreated, and end with death. it's already killed. 8 people in the camp. children are the most vulnerable to shabanni machines. manners, 3 children are infected young manion on the door. i saw that my children started vomiting and became very weak when we brought them here. we found that they were suffering from cholera. they're still very weak and the treatment is simple and effective. if it's provided in time. most patients only need re hydration and can

recover within days. all of these tens of fuel of patients and doctors without borders says it's putting up more. as the number of cases rapidly rises to missouri . we've seen a growing number of cases. we're not averaging over 15050. and the numbers between now here in this camp longo and also across the road initially dollar bill and go camping home to about 100000 people who fled the n 23 armed group. as it ceased, territory from congos, government forces in recent month and $23.00 widely understood to be backed by neighboring bewanda, one to deny that many of the people here say they run away when and $23.00 fights is executed, men and rapes women in their villages, in the sea, she territory m $23.00 denies committing atrocities and fights with the mounting evidence. entire communities fled then now struggling to get by and unsanitary

conditions. it's raining almost every day here at the moment the ground is wet and the sudden comes crumbs, the shelters is squeezed close together. this is one of few toilet facilities here . there's only one toilet for around. every 500 people sprang disinfectant can help to prevent infections for the medic say the cholera outbreak won't be stopped until the sanitation is improved. there's not nearly enough clean water for drinking. cooking and washing. humanitarian agencies installed from tabs, but it's only about assessing what needed rapidly growing population here. back at the treatment center doctor say they expect everyone here to survive. others he's fled to new comes that don't have medical facilities, may not. it's a health crisis that can easily be ended, if only there's enough help. but one that would never have happened. his people here hadn't been forced from their homes. malcolm web al jazeera lingo,

democratic republic of congo, or phil, i had now just sarah, an invasion without a plan. we look at the u. s. decision to disband the wrong saw me the impact it's had 2 decades on pins for there's a new role francis will comp star is came targets a 3rd europe in time. ah ah. hello there, let's up to the middle east. an event where we've seen some pretty unsettled weather effect. northern areas of the region, widespread heavy rain and thunderstorms, of course, flooding in turkey as well as syria and the occupied palestinian territories. this was a scene in gaza city and we still got a legacy of showers lingering around here and some blustery wins kicking in out of

the mediterranean. but much of the wet and wintry weather has moved its way across into iran and into afghanistan. it's still an unsettled picture, cross parts of the gulf, as those winds pick up wednesday into thursday. it is a windy story as well across the north of africa that thanks for the disturbance in the mediterranean, taking the strong wind the course much over libya and into egypt. we are likely to see some heavy rain here, close to cease and shower the course when the western sahara. but for the worst of the wet weather, we have to look to the gulf of guinea, got thunderstorms, rumbling their way east west of the heavy rain effecting coastal areas of tanzania and mozambique for the south of this mixed bag of sunshine and showers. we are set to see some severe, some thunderstorms roll into south africa, particularly affecting eastern areas by thursday. that should weather update, ah,

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want on al jazeera lou. ah, you're watching, i'll just hear a time. to recap our headlines now, president, she ging thing and vladimir putin of albert 1st formal talks in moscow. they discuss trade and gas exports to lead this describe the meeting is meaningful and frank but stopped short of mentioning ukraine. israel's finance minister response the back flash off the saying there's no such thing as the palestinian people at a conference in paris on sunday as a lot of sponsored described fallacy. as an invention of the past 100 years,

a damning report by an independent member of parliament in the u. k. is found london such policy, police force to be racist thanks and homophobic we, casey says the offices aren't properly vetted cold for comprehensive reform. and ukraine, president of all of them is the sky says he's invited china to talks on ukraine, spoke about the offer during a joint press conference with japan's prime minister from year to she made an unannounced visit to kiff is the 1st time since the 2nd world war that a japanese prime minister has visited a country during a conflict. casita is the last of a group of 7 leaders to visit the country. joining us from washington, d. c is david bowden, eurasia groups lead japan analysts good to have you with us. so 1st of all, why are we seeing the japanese lead a visit ukraine now, what prompted him and made it really important him to go personally to ukraine?

now thanks for having me. yes. so japan, this year is the host of the group of 7 meetings and partners. conchita will be heading that those meetings will be in may the summit meetings that is in here. and as you mentioned, he is the last member of the g 7 to be able to travel to your credit. he's wanting to do this for many, many months. so although somewhat of a surprise that happened now, it's been an open secret and took care of for quite a while that he's wanted to make this trip to ukraine to show his solidarity with ukraine and with the other members of the g 7 who had taken his top sanctions against russia. and what is this visit say about japanese policy? is it increasingly being forced to evolve away from its pacifist principles? that's a good point. i think what it is you mentioned, this is a store in japan. it's the 1st time since we're to that

a sitting japanese prime minister has visited a combat zone, but you should have been making history over the last year in february, last year when russia invaded ukraine, he joined with the g 7 countries for tough economic sciences, japan did not have a reputation for being tougher economic sanctions in the past. so we made history there. we made history in december by moving to double japan's defense budget, from one percent to 2 percent of gross domestic product. for years one percent had been the cap on spending of defense in japan. he's blowing the lid off that and now you have him visiting ukraine. so i think it shows that japan, i mean the stories about him, you know, japan being in ukraine. but right now, but the real story here is china and japan is doing, taking these steps because of china's aggressiveness in the region and indicating

a it's going to push back. ready i'm glad you mentioned china that because always seeing the global divide, deepening here the idea of axis forming. is it a coincidence that the japanese leader is in the ukraine at the same time as the chinese leaders in moscow? all we thing, you know, japan, ukraine, and the west line off as one access against china and russia. well, i see it is more of a coincidence that this happened. the events came together, but i think your point is fair, one about how we're seeing the line up happening. i mean, just think about this last week in japan, prime minister because, you know, met with the south korean president, president for them to put aside their differences that they've had for years. he met with german chancellor shoals to deepen the strength of economic and security ties. he's just come from india where he met with prime minister modi to deep in their ties. and now he is in ukraine. i think what you're saying is

a different japan, 1020 years ago. japan was willing to sit on the sidelines in the game of geo politics. but now it's saying, hey, no, i need to be in this game. and i want to have some influence in this game because the stakes are so high of japan. all right, thanks so much for your thoughts on that. thank you for having me. now both sides in the evans conflict have agreed to exchange detainees off the talks in switzerland. the u. n. and western countries have recently been increasing diplomatic pressure when the fighting. many analysts hope this still could help find a last thing piece. huh. jim, jim reports in geneva, a major announcement, warring sides in yelman's conflict, agreeing to free nearly 900 prisoners national can can we had great hopes to reach this number and we were also to terminal to reach this number 16. this is the result of talks between the internationally recognized government of yemen and who the rebels. i mean with assistance from the united nations in the international

committee of the red cross and l. a. la, toughen as dental little s s v agreement is excellent, and it is an essential step for the release of all prisoners and detainees when he did it him to remark for all those involved, the deal stands as an expression of hope. and then we will open, we have a level of trust to meet all the parties are involved in these release. ah, we have this unique partnership with the un in yemen. and i have no reason to believe that it won't be a success and a success which needs to happen as soon as possible. the prisoner swap is part of a you and mediated deal agreed upon in 2018 known as the stock home agreement. the exchange of around 15000 people detained during the conflict, has been under discussion as a major confidence building measure ever since. but progress hasn't come quickly. any resolution, any progress in establishing a comprehensive end to the conflict are really requires agreement among the emmys

themselves. a lot of people are looking at the saudi, iranian, or agreement. as of perhaps an important step. the conflict in yemen is widely seen as a proxy war between saudi arabia and iran. earlier this month and beijing both countries agreed to restore diplomatic relations. and while there's been no official confirmation that the prisoner swap was part of that deal. tensions between outside backers of the mean factions and yemen, have since lessened the hope now that a deal could boost broader efforts to end a conflict that has created what many call a humanitarian catastrophe. 8 years of fighting have left millions of people facing poverty and insecurity. and with food shortages wide spread malnutrition among children is soaring. while the you and broker truce last april has largely held it expired in october without the parties agreeing to extend it. leaving many to wonder if this latest step will help towards creating

a permanent piece or hammer. jim durham al jazeera, a french journalist, and the u. s. aid worker who were kidnapped by on groups in west africa, been released. journalist olivia dubois was taken hostage in molly in 2021. he landed in paris on tuesday, was greeted by family and president emmanuel. my call. american aid worker jeffrey wood, was also freed. he was abducted in night near more than 6 years ago. floods in the north western parts of syria have worsened the plies of thousands of people . false from their homes. sir, in opposition groups. a heavy rain is damaged, houses, and roads displaced. people have taken refuge in towns and schools. the appealing for humanitarian assistance. us climate envoy john kerry is visiting mexico to look at ways the country can speed up its transition to clean energy and mexico. the goal of energy independence is slowing,

move towards renewables. it's also fueling a rift with us. oil and gas produces money. our apollo has the details from mexico city. i mexico's president and it is manuel. nobody's over the board was his country to be energy independent of rob cima. in the coming year, we will, which is gasoline or over to, to fill his promise of energy self sufficiency, president lopez, or whatever has doubled down on investments in domestic oil and gas production favoring the countries estate owned producers over foreign, private enterprise. when it comes to mexico's energy sector, this protectionist energy policy expert say, has come at the expense of a trade dispute between mexico and its north, their neighbors book area, whatever the problem is, rooted in deals made, and the free trade agreement between the u. s. canada and mexico agreements specific to generating energy. critics,

to see mexico's energy policies have also flowed progress on renewable energy, undermining north american energy integration and competitiveness for his part mexican president and manuel lopez over that has pledged that 35 percent of all energy consumed in mexico will come from clean and renewable sources by the year 2024. earlier this year, president lopez over or announced the launch of a $1600000000.00 solar form in the city or in desert, the largest of its kind in latin america. the president has also announced plans for 10 new industrial parks that will harness wind energy along mexico's trends is mac corridor. while critic say president lopez over that seemingly contradictory attitude, some have even called it double speak when it comes to fossil fuels and renewable energy, has put the country at an energy crossroads policy. experts instead argue that pressure from the united states under the u. s. mexico, canada free trade agreement, or u. s. m. ca has force mexico to slowly open in stores to private investment unit.

all of this pressures under private companies and the potential sanctions that could derive from all of this have led mexico to change course. though current policies in mexico have prioritized energy independence nationally, experts warn that it's critical for mexico to look beyond its political disagreements with the u. s. in canada, for the sake of a more integrated north american energy market. one that can also meet the regions, long term goals for sustainability, miserable al jazeera, mexico city. to decades on many iraqis, a sil criticizing how the united states invaded the country without a plan. among what they say were failures was the decision to the stand, the iraqi army largest since changed, including the rise and fall of security forces. and the emergence of new threats should warn you. a 1000 debates report from baghdad contains disturbing images in the battle of iraq. the united states and our allies have prevailed. the iraqi army

essentially was dissolved either they were killed or they've gone back back to their homes. one of the 1st decisions the us led forces made after invading iraq was to defend the country military, which used to be one of the largest in the middle east. 20 years later, the country is still dealing with the repercussions. one former commander of the re constituted forces, viola, it was a calculated move. as for carol, a leader, it was the worst decision. it led to the destruction of a rock. we are paying its price until now. i think the decision was deliberate. a lack of force is enabled months of robbery. the rashid military camp was the biggest in the middle east and there was an estimated theft of 810000000 weapons such as the one that by model father reformed. in part of this us led coalition forces and demanded their withdrawal. sectarian fighting between cheers and sundays

was one of the results. it killed tens of thousands of people. the chaos lead to the rise of armed groups such as al, either an iso and the newly formed army fled when i sell fighters to mosul, iraq 2nd city. only to later unify, but she, a militias at the forefront to liberate almost 40 percent of the country now took on a la carte. they had been was tower. one of the biggest problems was the relation between security forces and citizens. now iraqi security forces sol, loyalty is for iraq and the military enterprise, regardless of their sectarian ethnic or tribal affiliation. these an international coalition comprising more than 18 nation, has helped it off to rebuild its forces. encountered threats from on groups. the international coalition which came together to fight against iso has taken a much smaller advisory role now, as they're asking for the confidence that they can defend their own homeland. but questions remain about the powerful militias and security and forces. 20 years on

the threats have evolved. don't check. and without any doubt, the biggest challenge in iraq is drugs were trying to eradicate the rising drug trade. then there's the challenge of electronic and organized crime. terrorism now comes 3rd or 4th after the development of our security forces on the retreat of the terrorist groups. what threats have changed and the forces protecting iraq have been rebuilt. but many people here say they still don't feel completely safe. some of the job without the 0 back that after the invasion of iraq or the holiday last baghdad and re settled in morsel rebuilt her life as a dairy farm owner is a story. i knew had a holiday where i was born in baghdad in 1991 and lived there until the fall of the city in 2003. we moved to hammer the near in mosul. we had a normal life. i got married to a farmer and got accustomed to the lifestyle despite originally being

a city girl. thank god, we lived peacefully after we left baghdad. as a christian minority, we feel we're always in the line of fire. then came 2014. i sal attacked ours and took my father. we fled to her bill and then lived there for 3 years. we felt we were dead and all my sisters have left a rack to live abroad. my mother travelled with my elder brother, she couldn't stand losing her lifelong companion. how could she live without him? we lost faith in iraq. i told my mother that i would return home, but if i saw that everything was destroyed, i would not stay. when i went back, i saw everything had been taken and my house had been burned down. i couldn't stand the situation. all i thought about was to leave with my husband and children. i just wanted to leave. i was afraid and it was not easy. i saw had already taken our house once as a housewife. how could i stay at home without my husband, who spends most of his time at the farm? we hardly see him now. how can i stay alone?

but step by step, i began to rebuild my life and make it successful. the farm and the cattle with millions of dollars were all gone. we had to start from 0. first. i bought cows. i started with food that increased to 30 in the last 2 years. there's been no rain, so we had to sell some cows to buy fodder. now, i've 7 a ton of forgeries, about $700.00 and only lasts 2 weeks. the food and agriculture organization of the united nation is supported me. it's encouraging they support rule women who are mostly voiceless in iraq. they supported and motivated ours and they're like one of us now. they taught us to produce a few types of cheese. they usually imported and now we're making them here. now i have my own dairy farm. i make a few dairy products. i'm thankful for the renewed hope which enabled us to return . there is no better place than your own homeland. i intended to leave, but now i have my own work place with 6 more women. they help me make the dairy products, and now deliver to baghdad and

a bill. some of my childhood friends saw me producing dairy products, and they were so happy about how i have changed my life. iraq has a bright future, but those empower, don't know how to lead the country. this is our rack. there is no other place like it. those who govern us don't do it in the right way. i'm optimistic about the future. god willing, i will see my own children. follow my success story. how still i had on al jazeera in small japan set up a world baseball classic final with the u. s. senate here with us story. ah

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ah, it's hard to catch up on all the sports news with summer. thank you very much, a sammy while japan have defeated mexico to set up a world baseball classic title decider with the united states. back and forth, the game ended with japan, claiming a 657 final. when in miami, mexico looked lightly winners for much of this contest that louisa or yes, hating 31 a home run in the 4th inning to pan star, player. sure he'll tani came up with the key play in the 9th inning. indeed, of double inspiring a lay to riley of homer his team. when he took off the motor, tommy then stepped up to deliver a 21 double that sent japan, 265 walk of victory to contact a winner. defense for face the reigning champion, team usa in the final later this tuesday. anytime you know,

you get to play, get the line up like they have a team that they have. it's going to draw a crowd, but for it's b, u. s. 8 or japan. and then, you know, obviously, you know, travelers so tiny i think i think that special is 2 countries that love baseball. they get it all to watch. and so we're looking forward to it. you know, it's, it's, you know, we got a resilient bind. so we, we just can't wait for that opportunity and they're getting ready to face if any champions in the euro. 2024 qualifiers. cash southgate side have held the training session without marcus flash for me to mount and nick folk who all pulls out through injury. the game against italy on friday will be their 1st month since their quarter woke up exit. they'll pay ukraine in another call. 53 days later england, the last it's leo and penalties when they met in the 2020 final at wembley. some good news for the football as of spain in georgia, they won't have to face early halla. and in the coming days,

the managed to city player has picked up a growing injury and is set to miss an always 2024 qualifies this week. had and that high school 21 goals in 23 appearances for his country. and he's already found the nets at $42.00 times at this season with him for city. it's been more than 2 decades since nowhere qualified for major tournament. of course down are now the appears determined to extend the his international korea article coat, robert to martinez insist he doesn't look at age and was happy to select the 38 year old for this round of qualifies. ronaldo left the page in tears when portugal were knocked out in the quarter finals of last year's woke up. he since joined saudi arabia club and get him back. he has been named as a new france to a captain, the succeeding hugo laura. laura retired from international football in january weeks after leaving for 2 seconds straight woke up final and back. he has 66 caps

for his country and the 24 year old p s. you strive to score the hat trick in that final defeat against argentina, from the netherlands in a year called file on friday. it all messes back with his argentina squads for the 1st time since winning because her 2022 woke up in december. se mania has a grip when a cyrus, that, with hundreds of fans trying to catch a glimpse of the world winning saw argentina getting ready to play panama and a friend the on thursday. and pulled up much in the moment in stadium in the capital for young men is said to remain kept in the south curious team on the new head coach yoga and clansman. it talk to him forward that will lead his country and friends against columbia on friday, and you guys next tuesday. so tom rog reward champions. new zealand have named the

new coaches called robertson is their choice, but he won't be taking over until after this years will cup. robertson has had the issue huge successor in the club rugby and his appointment. and the controversial selection process, which has been criticized by current head coach or a foster for so will lead the old black to the wolf cop in france, knowing he'll lose his job even if new zealand when the title for 4th time. heavily more mark when the group has here or to present it to right who can go through the presentation the end of your book or, or think, you know, while can view the game with different dwight of tried. the coach is going to be different in, you know, the game. what because of differences can be neutral. innovation with just a different ways. we look at the game also wanna recognize the

incumbent, all black coaching team and a and foster and all of his staff and the team as they look to he towards ragwall kept 2023 in france. they have 100 percent support. as i go into that tournament, and we're looking forward to working with him over the next 6 months to do everything we can to make sure that tournaments a huge success, the ocean race, a 7 stop a 60000 kilometer race around the world has reached the most isolated place on the planet. the 14th sailing created still competing, approaching a point in nemo. it is a spot in the south pacific ocean, 2680 kilometers from the nearest land. in fact, the closest signs of life are the astronauts on the international space station orbiting 400 kilometers above the sailors, the 6 month res concludes in genoa, italy there's no other place in the plenary get farther from

lynn. i think that really puts what we're doing in perspective right down here. that is very apparent. look at the chart and you talk about what you, what it represents. and that's all is well for me, we'll have more for you later on. but for now are hand you back to sammy, thanks so much santa. and that's it from me, sammy's 8. and to this new sound like the good news is, lauren taylor is back from london with another school show. so do stay with us here on al jazeera. ah aah.

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