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while north korea shoes, kim jong and inspecting miss how warheads ah, hello, i'm adrian for again. this is al jazeera life. also coming up, a former student shoots dead 6 people, including 3 children at a school in the u. s. city of nashville. israel as prime minister benjamin netanyahu suspends plans to weaken the powers of the judiciary. following mass protests at a popular crackdown that's blunted the power of gangs in el salvador, but has it come at a cost to human rights? ah, we begin itself, korea where the united states aircraft carrier, the u. s. s. limits has arrived a day off to north korea, 5 to short range ballistic missiles of its east coast. the u. s. has limits is now

on the puerto pusan. the nuclear power worship has been conducting military exercises with south korea. it international waters out to seal is what mcbride is aboard the carrier. this nimitz has arrived here tuesday. the major have been invited on board as a press conference going on at the moment from both the u. s. navy and south korean counterparts bring the pan the camera a little bit and give you a view of the light deck. here we are restricted to one area of the flight deck, but it really is a massive ship. one of the biggest war ships ever built it is the iconic nuclear powered aircraft carrier and getting on in years. it's something like 50 years old . now the name it say it been in service that long. it was assist to ship up the name. it's another limits class carrier that was last year that was last september when we had the ronald reagan visiting booths and, and that was the 1st carrier to be on exercise in south korean waters for around

5 years. so this is quite a significant return. this nimitz battle group has been on exercises the past few days of the southern korean island of j. u. it has been doing about the same time yesterday, monday it was doing across drills loads. you crossed off this flight deck, having them being returned again, or all part of these joint military exercises which are being very extensive at a resumption after a have tests of a few years to allow post partly for the cobit pandemic, but also to allow dialogue to happen with north korea, but the exercises have come back in scale this spring. we're having air exercises with some of the latest jets. we're also having cooperation with euclid capable bombers from the u. s. u. s. air force. we're all seeing life fire drills

with some of the ob, that's based here on the peninsula and tomorrow, wednesday we will be seeing and i'm phoebe, a standing drilled by the rain unit to show us that tape ability. so really off resuming and scale these large joints, military exercises between south korean and us forces. a heavily armed former student has killed 3 children and 3 staff at a school in the us. it happened that a private christian school in nashville, tennessee, and he said, appears to be a planned attack. and the suspect had detailed maps of the school. john hendrick reports another school shooting another community, terrorized at covenant school in nashville, shots fired, gunning down 3 children and 3 adult staffers. there is so many policemen and then the ambulances started moving away from this school. and that's what i had heard. it was as schools shooting minutes later in

a school lobby to arriving officers fire back. the officers engaged her. she was fatally shot by responding police officers. investigators were left, probing the car of the shooter, a 28 year old, identified as audrey elizabeth hale. and what drove hale to open fire on children. i was literally moved to tears to see bills and the key as, as they would be uttered out of the building. there was a door that was entered. all doors were locked, understanding and how exactly see got in at this point. so under investigation, the daughter of one covenant teacher was texting with her mother who said she was hiding with students in a closet and hearing gunshots close by. it's disgusting and i. yeah. i just, i have no words like i'm just trying to process it all. it's so terrible. so sad from president joe biden, there was more consolation with little hope of action,

gesture sick. you know, we're still gathering the facts. what happened and why police say the attacker, a former student, was armed with a pistol and to assault rifles, a style of weapon, the u. s. congress band in one t 94 before allowing the band to expire 10 years later. biden, again called for congress to renew the band. we have to do more to stop con violence. it's ripping our communities apart, repeating a sol, this nation, but on a divided capitol hill. he has no real chance of passing it or ending the decades long series of mass shootings in america. john henderson, alger 0. protest against the proposed judicial overhaul in israel at continuing to swipe prime minister benjamin netanyahu delaying plans to push through the legislation. public anger has led to a nationwide strike and seen tens of thousands of israelis takes the streets. critics accused netanyahu of a power grab saying the changes will give the governing coalition unchecked

authority. latasha game reports from west jerusalem in the face of protest growing by the day a reversal by a prime minister, not known for compromise. a national responsibility from the will to avoid the rift within the people are decided to suspend the 2nd and 3rd reading from the law. in this committee, tenure in order to give time to get to a broad consensus to pass the legislation during the next class. it mon benjamin netanyahu gave way as the country faced growing paralysis with a nationwide strike closing airport schools, banks and businesses. tens of thousands filled the streets to voice their frustration. fighting for this edition, for an attempt to overthrow the judiciary. and they controlled by the cohesion will be thrown away from the table. and we're also asking that benjamin at the now will

resign and take responsibility for what he has done to this country. but netanyahu's delay came with a price hard line. national security minister, m r bank of years we said his party only agree to the delay in exchange for the formation of the national guard. under the command of ben rivers office. there were divisions within the ruling coalition, some called for uniting behind netanyahu. oh, did you do so overhaul and diffused the crisis. others dug in saying they would not surrender to violent energy and the tyranny of the minority the far right governing coalition and supporters say they will not have a vote or the state stolen from that. i think it is a tremendous mistake to stop the reform. however, i can understand because of the heat of the moment and the fighting and is going on

. the asked to make a calculated decision. but, but that reform is an absolute necessity for this country to continue in a democratic that left unresolved, the post of defense minister, call it, it was netanyahu's firing of yo of galant on sunday that brought the crisis to a head ah, as of monday evening, the light had not received a formal dismissal letter. netanyahu has 48 hours to name a successor. it i took a name l 0, west jerusalem. opposition leader yale appeared, says he is ready for dialogue. if the delay is genuine, lemuel day, we've had a bad experience in the past. so 1st we'll make sure there are no tricks or bluffing here. we heard with concern yesterday reports that netanyahu told people close to him that he isn't really stopping just trying to calm the situation. here though, a pilots came by bangladesh to allow ro hang

a refugee is to go home to me and mar, appears to be under waived, hundreds of thousands became staplers in 2017 when they were driven out at inter neighboring bangladesh by the military rights campaigners are accusing the u. n. of a major breach of neutrality. after it transported a delegation of the military jointer in un boats to a meeting in bangladesh. our diplomatic editor james bass reports bangladesh says there about one point. 2000000 ringo refugees living in camps in the country, bangladesh. his foreign minister has told me that in recent days, a delegation from the military regime in myanmar met bangladesh. he officials to arrange a pilot scheme to start returning. some of them is the iliad, they come prom air, their pill. yeah, the little blue. okay. but if did go back, yes. if. if the garbage, they can help stabilizing the situation after all, they're man. but people. remarkably, it's emerged that when the myanmar delegation traveled to bangladesh,

that transport was provided by the united nations to un agencies, the world food program and you and hcr provided boats. the insignia were removed for the journey and is reported that there were weapons on board hidden under tarpaulins. when i spoke to the un special envoy for me and mar, about all of this, she restated the organisations longstanding position that no refugees should be sent back until there are conditions which are conducive to their voluntary dignified and safe return. and, oh, we are not satisfied that those conditions at their, at the spectacle. i tie the generals who carried out a cou. now seen 2, at least on one occasion, have a navy. and that navy is the united nations that must worry you. well, if they had consulted me, i would have stopped it. but nobody consulted me. myanmar pro democracy activists and human rights. campaigners say they are very concerned about recent events. the

use of un boats would appear to be a breach of the organizations neutrality. and they say the un shouldn't be doing anything to facilitate the return of refugees. because conditions remained to unsafe. james bay's al jazeera of the united nations. a delegation from miramar has visited the ringer, cox's bazaar refugee camp in bangladesh. it's part of a pilot plan to repatriate around a 1000 wrangler refugees, but has been met with skepticism with white sank to this, calling it nothing more than a public relations campaign from their child. re has more from the conscious bizarre refugee camp still far from their dreams of returning home. more than a 1000000 refugees are stuck in the hills of cocks. bizarre mohammed, bella lost everything when he left me and mar, and he doesn't believe it's military. leaders are serious about helping people like him to return laguna doesn't they have no real intention to take us. it's all

a show. we are appealing to the international community for justice. if justice prevails, only then will we go back. last week, a delegation of officials from the military, reggie met some ringer, considered eligible to return to me, unmarked as early as next month. but most row hanger are skeptical. i believe mean, my delegation that came recently does not have any real intent to take us back. they came here only for show to, to the increase in international pressure to previous attempts to repatriate refugees. since 2017 have failed and talks to attempt another have been suspended since the me on mar military stage, the coo, in 2021. many refugees believe the political situation in may on mar is too volatile for them to go back. now. la chandeliers, a little agenda licky. we faced many difficulties here, like limited rations on essential food items, lack of proper medical care, et cetera. so we do want to go back, but only when there is peace row. yes, in is

a row, hang a journalist who documents events in this camp. there are so many challenges. so we office in in the cable, right? no, like dal is lack of integration. this lack of like the old days or no abilities and president is for that who justice weapon so all of that he would use a want to go back home and with the dignified dumb sippy and security, me and martyr attends the sole authority to verify those who can return an issue, identity cards to them, based on evidence of past residence. ranga, do not have citizen shape in their home country, men mar and also and recognize as indigenous. they're only issued with so called national verification card, identifying them as bengali muslims. but most rowing, he left all their possessions behind or their homes were burned down or looted. so that cannot produce such proof of former residents and rights groups say, myanmar has done little to support writing of citizenship to instill confidence in

those wanting to return home. john richard, re al jazeera cox's bazaar kale sir opted in iraq's parliament on monday, after a controversial new election law was passed, the legislation moved the country to proportional representation, but independent and peace said the change is unfairly benefit. larger parties muffled upper wafford reports from baghdad. ah, he is in the iraqi parliament in the middest of a vote on amendments to the election law of the heated session that ran late on sunday night and into the early hours of one day. it was finally passed, the legislation means provincial and national government representatives will be chosen on the basis of proportional representation law. you can enlighten your quote or not. in our case, it will preserve the rights of the main components of iraqi society and prevent the instability created by the multiple constituency system in the last election. but

opposition. lawmakers say it favors larger, more established political parties at the expense of emerging blocks and independent m. p. 's with her the hallway protestant against that changes took place in several provinces as well as in the capital, baghdad, independent and peas and protest. her say, the previous election law was one of the major victories of their demonstrations in 2019. they feared these amendments were reversed, that gain and increase their political repression. there are already calls for a boycott or the dissolution of parliament. nora lynn with all the either nodded to her about him. we declare we will be boy, causing the elections and will not take part in any proceedings related to the amended law. if tensions escalate, as they have in the past, iraq would be on the verge of another prolonged politically standoff young scenario club. what a very possible scenario is the result of that. what united protest this time with

a sub this movement making a 2nd come back alongside the opposition. if that happens, we may see another political deadlock putting he iraq, his hopes for political and economic reform even further out of reach. would abdougla had al jazeera bud. so come on al jazeera trouble in the water. why some of the panama is beautiful islands, been inundated by rubbish washing up a large ah hello. there will have a look at africa in a moment. the 1st to the middle east and the unsettled weather continues to dominate across northern areas. not that heavy rain caused flooding in iraq, syria, as well as q weight is pushed across into iran now, but behind that we are seeing dryer conditions. we saw some of that rain creep

further south and some of the gulf countries like guitar. by the time we get to wednesday, we are set to see that intensify across coastal areas of a month. there is again to wednesday, the wind intensifies across the event, but it's really the wild weather in turkey that's causing a problem is going to dip the temperature down in ankara or rather dramatically and maximum height any 4 degrees on wednesday with the chance of snow. now cold isn't the story across the north of africa. in fact quite intense heat for the northwest corner patients like morocco is one of the canary islands. the temperature is sit about 5 degrees above the average for this time of year, and that heat extends further south. so wet or across that tropical band of africa with some intense thunderstorms rolling across the democratic republic of congo, tuesday into wednesday, wessa down to botswana, a line of rain drive up in south africa. it's going to be colder in cape town, only 19 degrees celsius on wednesday.

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the united states aircraft carrier, the u. s. s minutes. as arrived in south korea, a day off to north korea, 5 to short range ballistic missiles. it's been conducting military exercises with south korea in international waters. protests against a proposed judicial oklahoma, continuing it israel despite prime minister benjamin netanyahu. delaying plans to push through legislation. critics say the changes will give the governing coalition unchecked power. the least 6 people, including 3 children, have been killed in a school shooting the city of nashville. it happened that a private christian school police say they shot and killed the attack on. the un says it has evidence of violations committed by libyan state. security force isn't armed militia, which could constitute war crimes of crimes against humanity. un investigators documented cases of murder, rape, and slave mant, extrajudicial killings, and enforced disappearances. it also found crimes against migrants in official

detention center, some of which are funded by the european union. ukraine's president vladimir zalinski has met the head of the you ends atomic watchdog in zeppelin. as yet, raphael grossey is sent to visit the nuclear power plant near by in the coming days . it's come on the shelling and experienced power outages over the past. here, the facility is controlled by russian forces, but experts from the international atomic energy agency, a station there to monitor the risk of a nuclear disaster. the organization that makes the rules governing the world's oceans is discussing how to regulate deep sea mining ounces. here is the baka explains what's at stake of the international seabed authorities meeting in kingston, jamaica i, environmentalists or warning deep sea mining could cause extensive and irreversible damage to the planet. in a new report, wildlife charity floor and foreigner is cooling for

a full moratorium on harvesting the sea for precious metals of view ends international sea bed authority, the i say comes under increasing pressure to grant mining contracts. let's find out more. the sea floor is still a great unknown. 75 percent of it is not yet be mapped and less than one percent. that's actually been explored. much of its biodiversity is yet to be discovered. but companies want to mind the sea bad for poly metallic nodules, which are rich in the coal bolts, nickel, and manganese, using rechargeable batteries, still making and mobile phones. they are gary would be safer than mining on land, where levels are dwindling. until now, the i say has gone to just 33 mining exploration permit, but in 2020 want the pacific island of now re announced his plan to start deep sea mining using a loophole. that means the i s a has until july to come up with a full set of regulations. if not mining can in theory proceed anywhere. but some

countries are pushing back against the pressure to regulate. until now it's known how quickly the ocean floor and it species could recover from mining impacts. and while greenpeace international and indigenous activists have confronted a deep sea mining research ship, they scale buquet royal research vessel, which is returning to costa rica after a 7 week long expedition to a sites in the pacific ocean that's been earmarked for deep sea mining panama, maybe one of the walls 1st carbon negative countries, but it's indigenous communities are some of the most vulnerable to climate change. it's not just wising sea level. suppose a long term problem is also the growing issue of rubbish threatening the natural environment. cora leg reports from the good, a yellow islands in the caribbean sea. at 1st glance, these islands look like a secret paradise untouched by the outside world. but look closely and there's

trouble in the water mounds of rubbish pile up on the beaches. the guna indigenous people don't know what to do with it. many to live as their ancestors did and take pride in sharing their culture with visitors. that way, that's why we like to interact with the tourist to learn and share our culture. things like clothing, materials, no artistic expressions, i didn't resign, we like to learn about the the goon again, autonomy from panama nearly a century ago. and the community of about 30000 lives on 49 islands that are part of the san blas archipelago. they flag features the left facing swastika, not to be confused with a symbol associated with nazi germany, but rather the full points of the compass, the guide and increasing number of tourists here. these are some of the most remote . * islands in the world, but with the influx of tourism waste from visitors and passing ships from all over the globe and up on these shores. and that's an ever increasing problem to the

people that rely on this land for their livelihood. wow, there is some concessions to modern life, such as solar energy and motor boats, but largely the guna people stick to their ancestral trades with women earning a living by selling the embroidered. mueller cloths more and more their lifestyle is threatened by outside influences. and they struggle to dispose of the waste that washes up on their shores. we got a big appear water last last week, something laid up. we tried to draw. would it do resume with graham, with people. if you bring something from panama city, like that the, the cricket i'm about to one, marty, i think with the united nation says indigenous communities make up just 5 percent of the global population, but effectively protect nearly 80 percent of the planets,

bio diversity. and as the outside world continues to creep in, the threat to their environment lies in plain sight. car leg al jazeera, the green, or yellow islands. rescuers in ecuador searching for at least 46 people still missing entre landslide, on sunday night, at least 7 people unknown to have died. a mudslide in the city of osi was triggered by heavy rain, barbara and go for reports. but witnesses say they had tremors on the mountain before it gave way late sunday, as residence was sleeping, rescue work as a trying to reach this trapped in more than 100 houses buried under the earth survivor save if lost everything. did me anthem interest was the only thing i can say that i am so sad, so crushed her that i don't even know what to say. oh, i'm so sad about my mother and how she used to serve me food every time i came here . now there is nothing in the world but i'm another weeks of heavy rain before the

landslide swept roads and bridges away. president glamour, lasso declared a state of emergency in 14 provinces affected by extreme weather and an earthquake . earlier this month, he promised to visit allow sea to meet landslide survivors. if thou more, more, need oriental, a location. so we are monitoring what is happening with the weather there to try to visit them today. however, the government is fully active and focused on the tragedy in a lousy at the or equis dos rain season lasts another 2 months. people living in homes left standing in a lassie, a hope in what's left of this mountain won't collapse. barbara and copa al jazeera, our salvatore's government is keeping in place the emergency measures implemented a year ago as part of a crackdown on powerful gangs. the strategy is popular, but critics say the heavy handed tactics come at a cost to human rights. john holman reports ah,

if there was an image for of salvador across the last year, this would be about $65000.00 people. nearly 2 percent of the adult population thrown in prison. the country now has the highest incarceration rate in the world. uh huh. well, i 27th of march, much the anniversary of the state of emergency which started it. all police arrest in people or mass trying to break the grip of the countries too powerful gangs. the m. s. 13 and burial 18. they've been terrorizing communities across the country for years. the strategy has been unsophisticated. the flooding of gang controlled neighborhoods with police and army and the arrest. but most in el salvador, seemed to agree that it's worked, liberating communities lightly accompanied her, formerly a notorious gang stronghold. anyway, this is anna bilmar finally heading to a house in the neighbourhood that she bought 15 years ago,

but could never live in. yes, the umbrella, i have always prayed to god. lord, i want a house where i can live in england where no one will butter me and the lord has fulfilled. it is a man with homicides down. and gang members seemingly fleeing for the hills around 90 percent of the population prove or president knight kelly. the architect of the strategy is and he's doubled down on it, building a new maximum security prison to fill with more suspects, doll hastily and the roster only 2nd all these terrorist gang members who are being transferred to the terrorism confinement center. kimberly 4000 of them had never come to returned to the communities to the poverty neighborhoods and cities of our beloved el salvador. but at what cost does it come? due process has been repeatedly violated, say civil organizations. the majority of those in prison, yet to even face troll those arrested don't have the right to a lawyer or even to be told why they were detained. many have been sent to prison

of the mass hearings, often without evidence presented. it go, it law, not out. the government isn't using investigation or intelligence to rescue each and of just that from when acute to someone else and anonymous phone call, or that a policeman doesn't like the parents of a young person and the years capture people and take him away. the salvadoran authorities ramped her by the criticism with congress. they've just extended the emergency measures for another mom. nancy thomas say, we need to continue fighting the criminal structures. we need to give better service to the salvador and families to guarantee their lives and property will not be after years under the yoke of the gangs, many of the population will support them. but not those waiting outside of salvatore prisons, hoping the loved ones will be released. john holman, out to cedar. ah.