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ah. hello and welcome to the program we begin this news hour with the latest is railey escalation for the 2nd night in a row. israeli forces half stormed islam st. 3rd holiest site, the alex m mosque during pres, several palestinian worshippers were injured off to israeli forces fide tear gas and stung grenades. natasha game reports now from occupied east jerusalem. ah, wednesday began and ended with violence inside his slams. 3rd holiest site, police say as worshippers were praying in the evening, dozens of young people through fireworks and stones into alex a mosque. then they try to barricade themselves inside israeli police evacuated the worshippers and forced their way in throwing stun grenades, tear gas,

and firing rubber bullets. ah, several palestinians were wounded. eye witnesses, se some. paramedics were barred from reaching that palestinian say this morning is really police far, young people from praying inside the mars looked for dawson publish religion. they said they will allow us in the end. they didn't allow it. they said only people 40 years and older can enter. that began to throw stung grenades while we were standing. not doing anything. is really police dispute that account and say people, young and old, were allowed inside the mask to pray. tension intensified elsewhere on the streets of occupied east. jerusalem ah, a 15 year old boy was shot in the shoulder inside the old city. witnesses say he was attacked by an israeli settler elisa, the boy is being investigated for attacking the elderly man with

a stick with them 1st. oh wow. in northern israel, police confronted palestinian protestors condemning the violence inside l. oxer mark. a post symbol for all palestinians living under israeli occupation. maybe this is exactly what this is really government once they want to distract attention from the antenna division for them from the demonstrations that are taking place inside israel and is this government. and they want to drag the horn region into a total total explosion. this late a cycle of violence began early wednesday morning. israeli police emptied out l ox a mosque before jews were expected to visit the compound on passover. the palestinian president office the arab league and did your damien. foreign ministry have condemned the violence. there are international efforts to de escalate the

situation with the ramadan passover and easter holidays overlapping this weekend. the united nations security council will hold an emergency session on thursday. natasha name l. jazeera, occupied east, jerusalem. and in the coming hours, the un security council will hold an emergency meeting to discuss the events al axa . he's our diplomatic editor james base. this last minute meeting of the security council will take place behind closed doors that will be briefed by the un special coordinator for the middle east peace process toward when insolent. and he'll explain in his view what happened at alex, so mosque. the meeting was called for by china and the current arab member of the security council, the united arab emirates earlier, the palestinian ambassador, united nations flanked by all the arab and basses, spoke to reporters. it is violation of international law and international

humanitarian law. and it is violation of the historic status go, which is an understanding that no one has the authority to regulate the security situation inside of oxygen was accept a walk with slimy run by the hashemite kingdom of jordan. meanwhile, the un secretary general is use some of the toughest language yet to describe the israeli police actions. he says he was appalled and disturbed. james bays al jazeera of the united nations. meanwhile, pensions also running high in gaza from where more rockets were fired to wed sullen israel al jazeera. as you me now said, is there a lot so most has always been a very sensitive issue to palestinians in particular, in most lives, in general. and it has only sparked and flared up light of escalations in the past . i. e is specially previous from,

dawns at this here because our passover coincides with ramadan, detentions are very high. there is a very high sense of worry here in the gaza strip of any tension escalating, especially that the people who gaza will tell you that they associate from a dotted they connected with a lot of war memories where many wars had been and escalations have always erupted in ramadan because of that escalated and violence that happens in ok. so mosque in the storming of these really forces to an ok. so mosque which really provo kate's on the the feelings of the palestinians, and the palestinian fractions. and there is always an escalation erupting because of that french president emanuel macro, always urging china, as using ping to reason with russia to help bring an end to the warn ukraine. the

leaders are meeting in beijing right now with european commission present, or sullivan. de leon expected to join them shortly, and talks expected to set the tone for the ease future relationship with its largest trading partner. let's go live to our senior asia correspond. rob mcbride is in sold for us. so these meetings have been underway now room for an hour, so i believe have we learned anything from their initial remarks? yeah, this is a very important meeting, given china's unique position. it's relationship with russia and the influence that it is able to exert over moscow. in fact, emmanuel macross, in his meeting, we see jim paying his chinese counterpart made a direct appeal saying, only you, he says, can bring russia to it. sense is saying that it's a china is able to bring the different parties to the negotiating table. china has put forward a roadmap, possible solution to the ukraine,

was the calling for cease fire and then leading then to talk. now it is it roadmap that has been widely criticized by many in the west, including a president, mac kroll saying that the criticism being that it gives too much to brush your. it allows russia control over vast sections of ukrainian territory that ukraine would never agree to it. but mcroy seen as one of the more conciliatory voices of the nato leaders that possibly there is some ground there to work with china. i think there is a, i hope, at least between the chinese and french leaders that their relationship may be able to find some kind of breakthrough where others have failed. this is what she, jim paying had to say, don, you should. yeah. that you need the world today is undergoing profound historical changes as permanent members of the un security council and major countries with a tradition of independence. and is staunch promotions of multi polarization of the

world and the democratization of international relations. china and france have the ability and responsibility to train st. differences and shackles adhered to the general direction of china, france, comprehensive, strategic partnership that is stable. reciprocal, pioneering and progressive practice. true multilateralism and maintain world peace, stability, and prosperity. probably as you say, micron, clearly taking on the more conciliatory tone here to what extent are the commission president and president of france mc chrome on the same page when it comes to what they want to achieve from this for that it is an interesting combination. they of the europeans are very much trying to show that they are united coming here as a united front. but there are differences between macro and the land. and the land

has been very critical of china's neutrality. the fact that china still has not condemned the russian invasion, but so there are definitely differences there, but they will be a trilateral session later thursday between between and the land and the french and chinese leaders. and i think there is an acceptance that at least any kind of exchange during gauge meant as got to be got to be welcomed as possibly leading somewhere from you've outlined what europe wants out of this meeting. what is it the china is looking to get out of this jamita, observe your very much wants, at the very least her to be able to deter china. because a given the strength and the depth of the trade relationship between the e. u and china, to, to make sure that china does not get tempted to provide li, filleted, munitions, and weapons to russia really wants to avoid that. china,

for its part. it is looking to recover from the 3 years of the pandemic. it is looking to deepen its trade relationship with the you, especially as trade relations or with united states have been damaged, especially when it comes to things like sensitive a transfers of a technology. but on a diplomatic sense. it also wants to illustrate to the world its diplomatic way to, especially to the united states are which with which relations have soured very badly. recently. he wants to show that it still has very important relations, specifically in europe. okay, thank you for that rot. mcbride are senior asia correspondent, earth speaking as that from soul. now while those meetings are carney and wayne, beijing, china has sent an aircraft, carrier war shapes and case gone vessels to waters around taiwan. beijing says they will carry up patrols and inspections. the islands,

defense minister says the timing of the operation is suspicious, and the government has lodged a strong protest. amelia pug eat homer. you are on this occasion, the maneuver by the shan dong aircraft carrier is different because although it's been on the open sea many times, this is its 1st time in the south china sea. this is also part of training. that's how we see it. but as this is a quite sensitive period, there is a reason for that. our military is also doing its research. we may have plans, but i won't be going more into that. or while the 3 day chinese operation was launch, soon after a symbolic meeting between taiwan is president sighing when an u. s. house speaker kevin mccarthy, in los angeles, china claims taiwan as its own territory and had warned it would retaliate the talks to place the meeting was the fust of its kind on american soil. since the u. s. ended its official relationship with taiwan in 1979. the persons

and i'm wavering, support reassure, the people of taiwan that we are not isolated as we are not the friendship between the people of taiwan and america as a matter of profound important to the free world. and it is critical to maintain you could make freedom peace and regional stability. i speak to wendy song. he is a specialist on china. taiwan relations from the australian national universities, taiwan studies program. he joins us now from taipei. thank you for your time, sir. why do you think that house speaker, kevin mccarthy met with the taiwanese president on us soil rather than in taiwan like the previous speak and nancy pelosi i think it's a decision that us entire likely made together as a way to show that they are considered about the concerns of other friends upon

this, around the world. first and foremost, europe and other western actors. i think there's a feeling that awareness that some europe has already shipping a lot of resources on to helping on ukraine war, as well as with their own. we do a post called economic recovery if you will. so they sort of don't one time state to be blowing out any time soon. they were rather the tension that became under control. so us into one likely understand that and want to show that they don't want to go awhile on foreign policies, points going all the time. instead, rather than having my coffee, the entire one, like nancy pelosi, the last year this year they decided to meet my coffee and present time on us. so instead, a lot less politically sensitive location. and i think us and how likely have in mind that given that they're already showing, understanding towards your pm friends and our choosing less sensitive option. if

china still totally escalates to nearly to the same extent as to the last year after below to be that a type one us in town will probably sight that to tell your opinion. friends, something along the lines of the you can work with china, no matter how much you can, the to them no matter how much you might try to be sensitive toward their concerns . they're going to retaliate at a slight this proceed slight. yeah. carefully, right? no, it's interesting that you say that, i mean what, what do you make of china's with balance to this? i mean, it does seem rather muted when you compare it to the policy visits it. why do you think that is jeff in china has a number of considerations in mind. the plant is res, about not wanting to appear overly escalator all the time, and therefore, alien, they are the french nor international and all that concern. one other factor is

that from this price, and i'm a chrome i saw as a depressant that you at the moment now visiting china, a larger center consider to message if china right now, escal and charlie is going to make life very difficult from a crowd for shore and also gonna make life difficult for europe's china engages more broadly speaking. so i think china has made it pretty clear this year that repairing ties with europe is one of its leading priorities. and it shouldn't be trying to go oh, out at this point. out of consideration for its own foreign policy interest there from a more domestic point of view. how notable is it that while citing when is causing us friendship in the us, the former taiwanese president, my, you, you from the opposition is currently touring china. yeah, i mean that's, that's definitely a pull that domestic politics consideration a work there as well. town ones having a presidential campaign, season and present,

visiting china, this juncture is going to a senate very come see a tree message to what aging for sure. and be this going to make it a lot easier, i think for his comrades in the opposition came the party. whoever wants to stand the more comp injury no tours paging at the enter into presidential election will find the live a lot easier and whatever to do will look a lot more moderate as centrist in comparison with this one thing a half century gesture of coffee lation the ex president taiwan my enjoy did by visiting china the structure and that's one more reason. oh so why china may not want to me. totally escalate way too much. otherwise it will be blowing up this when debbie have a century of charity president to china. right, trying to send a company you guys should message that is when he song, very good to get your perspective on this specialist on china. taiwan relations

from the australian national university taiwan studies program, speaking to a staff from time pe. thank you. thank you. well, john is also playing a bigger role elsewhere on the geo political stage of saudi arabia and iran have agreed to resume flights between the 2 countries and facilitate visas for citizens . all part of a chinese media to deal and follows talks between saudi and iranian foreign ministers in beijing. the fuss, such meeting in 7 years to hon and re out and now working to reactivate tre deals and re open embassies. let's get more in this. we can speak to a boss a slot. he's a senior research fellow at the center for middle east strategic studies. he joins now from ron. thank you for joining us. i want to start with the significance of this china broke, that china broke this deal, not the u. s. who traditionally have been at the forefront of middle east peace

negotiations. how does that illustrate that? the regional order of things is changing. marlene business quite significant and could be milestone given that the run and so the re be having rivals for the past decades. and the so the rate that being considered as an out of the united states on the wrong being in good terms with eastern powers. they have reached an agreement. this has been brokers by china, and this is something get a bigger context, the united states versus china. this could have, let's say, implications for regional security. and any change in the region can make can impact on global geo politics. this is something which can be seen in a broader prospect because the agreements if implemented in a way that that has been expect that it can bring

a new chapter to so these are diversifying the relations and the region in iran is getting closer to let the ally of the united states as the us has been shifting from the middle east to east asia in order to contain americans, china is gaining, puts hold in the region. this is somehow minimizing and weakening the traditional interests of the united states in the region. that's why this is quite significant, i think and could be milestone. as i said, if let's say they can walk the talk as they have said so far. yeah. walk the talk. i mean, how far do you think this reproach meant between saudi arabian iran will actually go given the 2 countries have spent decades in competition, sometimes violent leadership in the middle east, on the board of la mac world? well as far as they can recognise that the, the rivalry and the sanctions can not,

let's say, limit this fear of their influence in the region as if that have been the case for the past decade. i think they can focus on common grounds after bilateral level. they can work on economic let's say culture as well as security is fear. they have been referring to to, let's say 99 a to agreement as well as the one in 2001. this can go further, most importantly, including some cases in the region, which is yemen, war iraq, syria, as well as lebanon, the one that so these have been mostly focusing on has been the war in yemen. it seems that both countries, once and the conflict, it seems that the war in german has reached a equity librium. so that's time for both sides to end the conflict. so it seems that the momentum is bare. and the, if you look at other developments in the region, including theora, fleischmann between syria and other countries. it means it seems that these

developments can contribute to each other in order to, let's say, to push this process ahead of china is expecting as we are down to run as well. how will the us be watching all this? is this the end u. s. influence in the region you know, as i said, this is somehow china versus the united states. i think this development can. 2 trades on this published new trends and mccann isms in the region because china is trying to establish its own security architecture in addition to its previous economic approach to the middle east. on the one side, we are seeing the united states that has the concern of, let's say, containing china. but on the other side, when it's looking to the east,

china has come to the region, finding new friends and tracing the appliances you saw that. so these expressing tendency to join the sean cooperation organization that iran is also seeing the blog. so these things can create a new great game in the region which can be seen in a global perspective as well. we have the warning ukraine. so these, let's say a parallel development can make an impact on each other. it seems that chinese have easier, let's say solutions to the problems in the region. ok, but things can seem a bit more complicated for the united states. about the funny good to get your perspective senior research fellow at the center family strategic studies. plenty more had all the news out, including brazil's ex president is questioned over claims. he tried to illegally

import and multi $1000000.00 set of jewelry gifted to him by saudi arabia and support the reigning champion while the crowd ahead of his title defense, the 1st major golf tournament. ah. okay. now for our latest, for more investigation into a large scale, money laundering operations, spawning southern africa on the middle east, the al jazeera investigative unit has uncovered evidence implicating high ranking diplomats in zimbabwe. and some of south africa's top banks, gold mafia, invited undercover reporters to visit the headquarters in to buy or rival gangs loaned a vast amounts of money. alexander james has his report. communist putney isn't

a tourist, go dealer. he lost his money using go, but he sells in dubai. he shows on the cover of horses earnings from one store. does the cash? yes. this is us dollar. rival gangs are competing to clean up what journalists posing as chinese gangsters say is $1200000000.00 of dirty cash for every day coming here everyday. the vision and you know, like buying putney once the report is to join his existing money laundering setup or is it not like, you know, somebody can question then it becomes too much for that is the longer finished luxuries. like to know, then you can invest in what you want to buy had set themselves up for being the middle of the gold trade. the key to being a money laundering haven is you have to have the financial infrastructure and they

have blacks laws and no enforcement. allister matthias is also based in dubai. he uses gold to clean money for corrupt politicians. oh, is there any current? only included anyone who is much the one where we're looking for the most part. he plans to clean the dirty cash through his gold refinery allies. hell, by the way, we can do or can you you literally you can pay through that fine. well, play with the paper, i'll make it look like gold. you bet. angel is as in bob when ambassador, who is offered to launder money through gold, again lex blog. and he recently spoke to international delegates in dubai about investing in zimbabwe, free from corruption. i was

in my office with no russian math. angel is asking for $200000.00 to arrange a meeting between zimbabwe. president emerson, man, and gaga, and out there is under cover team. that guy doesn't take bribes or no one is a big difference in appreciating something and bribe, you know, he does live. okay. good. on greg novak there is somebody saying, i think the way within that you are doing for us and it and then it in big difference. angel says president, man and gaga can help put the money laundering for a fee. i think he's in trouble with good. and this is my, you know somebody was nothing but his money. so and somebody with the money to spend on hold and play. yeah. do you give him 1000000 is like is living with cam

nash? putney denied involvement in any form of money laundering and said that he had offered to deal with funds he knew originated from illegal sources. allison matthias said that he had never laundered money or gold, nor offered to do such things. he said he had never owned any refineries in due by the other parties featured did not respond to our inquiries. alex, on the james out of era and alexander is in london for us now. good to see your legs. and so you fed piece into this investigation is about to go out on al jazeera . what can we expect from this installment? when this installment of the series, we follow the evidence to do by and we find all the goals, matthew at work that and it's the destination for the don't the money. but it's also a destination for the gold, and it's where the gold goes to get to to gold that has association with sanctions will comes from other dubious origins. it needs to be refined in need to be melted

down again and turns into a product that is easy to sell on the international markets. and that's what happens here. and we find that the gold, matthew really controlling both sides of the supply chain. they control the exporters in southern africa and they control the importers in dubai. and this allows them to discuss very easily what is going on in the process and makes it very hard for your, for a teeth to ask questions about what is really going on to say the gold that they're expecting. that needs to be turned into market product. it's sold to the refineries in dubai and with a stamp of the bi refinery. it's a product of design. it's no longer associated with the sanctions. so that face sim, bob with leaders or the issues facing the country that it's come from a during a pace like this must be quite challenging. we're going to show some pictures in

a moment. i mean, can you talk us through exactly what they involved? sure. so all the color reporters were actually invited to do by, by one of the boxes of the gold leaf, matthew himself, comments patty. and he gave him to cover a port is a tool of his operations back of his businesses, not just the gold, but diamond traders secures he traders, international travel agencies and presented all of these businesses as a way to launch the money or way to invest the money, so really given an insider's view of his, his ability to operate, i think it will say shows how safe the gold mass. all that you, he was able to operate freely, is able to operate fredy and showed on the cover courses ground offices that he has

in the, in the center of the commodity trading zone. so it's really unique insights into the gold matthews presence in dubai. and just how safe they are for right now, it appears as a result of your journalism. as a result of you investigation, there's and bob way government has said that they are investigating several individuals in the gold mafia. how does that make you feel? well, it appears that that going off to some of the mid level facilitators in the laundry with the smuggling operations. i mean the, what our investigation shows and what the evidence shows is that the goals, marcia exist, that brought with the patronage from, from the very top that's of the gold. matthew are protected by the ruling establishment in symbolic way. and what's being said,

clearly doesn't indicate that they're going off to the gold, matthew bosses themselves. esau and the, the youth clip that, or the ambassador. you've at angel talking about this $200000.00 payment. that was going to give the got the president's blessing for the money laundering operation that's under cover reports as well. we're suggesting that the investor very clear to describe that says and appreciation it's, it's not a bribe because the president has so much money that does that. $2200000.00, barely scratches the stuff. so when you, when you've got to individual that's going to invest in excess of 200000000 in the own election campaign own money. i think you've got a question. the ability of the state institutions to affect be, go off the corruption where there is that level of individual control in the

government process that tar investigation and the evidence. we presented showing fascinating stuff. alexander james, good to speak to speaking to a style of water on that investigation. speaking to a staff from london. thank you. was in by ways minister information says the authorities all committed to upholding local and international laws relating to financial transactions. the trade of gold, precious minerals. this is a, in a little bit to get in this involved with good option for all info crime. with on you can watch the 3rd of the full paul series and the al jazeera investigation,

gold mafia el dorado on thursday at 8 g m t. hey on out to sarah. now, as the u. s. battles an opioid crisis will look at why mexico is asking china to help it's fight against fentanyl. uninstalled majesty, you know, i said continue that post to qualify for next to his lee county will be here with us. ah. hello there. we've seen some really nasty weather across southern parts of europe, but things are going to improve over the next few days as that weather system skirts its way further east. we are seeing temperature pick up across more northern areas, but still some bits and pieces of wintry and wet weather to be found over the next

few days. will start in the north west because we've got bursts of rain moving into britain and the island of island on thursday. but it is an improving picture as we go into the eastern holiday weekend with more in the way of sunshine, sunshine across scandinavia, as well as the winter conditions, ease temperatures, picking up and places like also 10 degrees celsius on friday. wester, farther south of this wintery weather, moving in across most central areas, but further to the southwest, lots of sunshine, to be found. a little bit of a brisk, a wind blowing in across southern parts of spain, but lots of sunshine to be found here. and it is looking quietly across central parts of mediterranean for large areas of. it's just a few showers coming into the south there on thursday wet though for greece. you can see that system pulling its way across a turkey for the north of this. suddenly looking at wintry from eastern parts of europe, we will see more in the way of sunshine. however, for the se, athens seeing that sunshine on sunday, ah,

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a reason all hailed a planet episode 3 on al jazeera o. a. welcome back and watch out their mind stories. the hour is ready for it has stormed alex, i'm off for a 2nd noise in the road. several palestinian worshippers were injured. any attention could lead to move on in, during ramadan, on the jewish holiday of china has sent an aircraft carrier and worship into his around taiwan. the operator was launched off the highly symbolic meeting between taiwan present when the us house speaker kevin mccarthy, french president in manju mac hong is urging china's using paying to reason with

russia to help bring an end. the ukraine. european commission president was on the land is set to join the talk in let's take a closer look at relations between the e. u and china. beijing says it wants to mediate between keith and moscow in the war ukraine. it's presented a 12 point piece plan that you lead as a concerned. it may supply russia with weapons. they also want to work with china on trade investments and climate change. but the blog is cautious in areas like technology. its top 3 bodies recently bounced off from using chinese and take tone over cybersecurity concerns. nicholas beckoning is a visiting fellow. yay, a law schools, poor sy, china center. you joins us from new haven in the united states. thank you for joining the program. sir. president micron as of all delay and represent 2 fairly different strands of european thinking on china with nicole inviting the european

commission president to come with him to china. what message is he sending to china? well, you are absolutely right. there are 2 messages coming from europe at the moment. one that is conciliatory, that tries to see china has the economy partner of that it has been for the last few decades. and as an invisible, inevitable, excuse me, a superpower of, of to morrow. and therefore, one that has to be somehow accommodated, and then there is a much harder line that is currently incarnated by a you commission president from the lion that sees china as a strategic rival and a danger for the world order. and one that has to be contained and having these 2 leaders in beijing at the same time and is quite confusing. and i think that china

is sort of waiting to see, you know, what line will prevail, the background of this, of course, the super power rivalry between china and the u. s. it's never been as acute. the stakes for the world's couldn't be higher. we have the 2 largest economies, the 2 biggest militaries, the 2 most formidable political system. and now they have both indicated that they see each other as the enemy. and the stage for this confrontation is the entire world, right? so europe has a will to play in this, but is really a secondary actor in the larger picture. and when it comes to the war in ukraine, or getting china to play a part, or you use its influence on russia when it comes to the war ukraine, we've seen previously macro also try to engage with putin in talks,

which ended up proving fruitless. why does he think china will be any difference? is he being unrealistic? eve being unrealistic, if you look at the situation today, china has clearly indicated that it sees russia at the partner as an in this principal partner. precisely because of this confrontation with us, china can not afford not to have russia on the side. but micro is also writes that ultimately the resolution of the ukraine crisis will have to go through aging. paging is the only country that has very significant leverage on russia. and it also has the economy haft to help the rebuilding and the reconstruction of ukraine . so in that sense, micro is right, that china needs to be engaged,

but whatever phase, whatever china say is about a possible piece planned or the needs to negotiate an agreement has to be taken seriously. and that's what is trying to, to do. i think the americans and most of the west have been very dismissive of china, the initiative, even though beijing has made some important statements such as the fact that russia should not use a nuclear weapon or should or that both parties into conflict should not target civilians all that grain from ukraine as should be able to flow freely towards the rest of the world. so china definitely doesn't have a completely negative role. but of course, it remains very much tied to russia in terms of global joe politics. good to talk to nicholas back, lynn visiting fellow at yale law schools, poolside china center. thank now tens of

thousands of people have been riling across france for now the day of strikes and mask protests against pension reforms. it comes off to talk between the prime minister and labor unions fail to break a stalemate. union chief say they will continue fighting the pension overhaul, which includes raising the retirement age. from 62 to 60 full president pneumonia macro insist the changes are necessary to sustain francis pension system. meanwhile, french police have been accused of indiscriminately targeting protest as during demonstrations which began in january, natasha, but last month ah french ride police charge at a pension reform protest in paris and no command to the ground. elsewhere, some officers beat people with boss homes and fire tear gas rights groups in france . say the police are increasingly using excessive force against demonstrators and

intimidate re tactics including arbitrary arrests. oh, we did nothing. a legal we were carrying nothing, a legal, the arrest and detention was really aggressive and totally unjustified. i was arrested and i wasn't even taking part in the protests. i was just in the street nearby last week, thousands of people gathered in the city to demand change. these people have come hair to demonstrate against what they say is growing police violence in the demonstrations. there was so much police violence sharing the elevate movement, and then things seem to get better. but now it's really bad. again, they just want to stop with protesting. welcome. but this is the sort of violence that the police say they face. a minority of troublemakers who infiltrate some protests and often target officers like this one, carried away unconscious by a colleague of to being hit in the head by

a paving stone. did him over the good, easy, these radicalized elements from the ultra laughter trying to hold trade, union demonstrations hostage. they come to break, hurt and kill police officers and john, dom suited their goals, have nothing to do with the pension reform. i found the booklets, but some say it's the government's approach to policing. that's part of the problem later. it's as if the french day doesn't know what to do other than to respond to violence with more bottles. this police union spokesman says there's also a lack of training in parts of the force along over just report the problem is with training both at the start in school and then during korea. unfortunately, it's not very good. and france, milford awful smell, was my trade union said that people should be able to protest without fear of violence, and that police should focus on the trouble makers, not peaceful demonstrators. so father,

there is no sign that police methods will change all that the pension reform protests will end a volatile situation. the could get worse. natasha butler, al jazeera paris. mexico's president has risen to the chinese leaders using, paying, urging him to help control shipments of the synthetic opioid fentanyl. the u. s. has called on its southern neighbor to do more to hold the trafficking for substance. john holeman has moved from mexico city. its been a rib button issue in the us for the last few years. fenton knew the synthetic hope you it up to 50 times, stronger than heroin, with the overdose rate to match. and some republican lawmakers had been ratcheting up the pressure met scope to stop getting into the states. led by senator lindsey graham fentenol is a killer and the people killing you. americans reside out in the open in mexico. we're going to designate these group he's trying to introduce legislation to

designate, met cartels as international terrorist organizations and potentially authorize the us military to head into the country to stop them. my city, the mexico is not happy plugged them into. so these proposals are in themselves a lack of respect in a threat to our sovereignty on funding for my young president. nope. is over the door was speaking in his tuesday morning press conference and that he was addressing the us, but actually reading aloud from a letter he just sent to the president of china. why not? because some fentanyl comes from china, intimates can put either a separate ingredients ready fully produced and is in process and smuggled into the us. lopez over the doors letter of his chinese counterpart cheese him paying for help in stopping that. but only off the several paragraphs of denouncing the demands of the us politicians. it's just the latest and what's been largely political theater said it's a graham's proposal to send us troops into mexico was never going to get off the

ground. likewise, president jean pink of china is highly unlikely to intervene and still fence no precursors from getting into mexico. but it does give everyone the chance to beat that drum just before election season. meanwhile, there is a real problem may, can cartels all doing big business. we offend to know and the u. s. government is talking with met coke about how to stop them. the problem is that you can't store one drug on it. so without reforming a whole lot or the system security, unless falco burns to actually make a demons in chrome, groups are capacity to operate in mexico. you would have to fix very deeply rooted problems. and that includes getting corruption, collusion out of the digital and the policing system and also the out of the forces . and so there simply is no such thing as magic bullets to solve the situation. so

the outcome of all the talk likely some saber rattling until the political expediency is gone. meanwhile, the laws of supply and demand keep the river of drugs running from mexico into the u. s. john holman, i just either met her city still ahead on al jazeera. this baseball style has made more major league history, but all the wrong reasons and they will have a story in ah

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times the sport here than the thank you so much molly or hot shirt from carrying benjamin secured a famous win for ra, madrid over their face. rivals balsa lona a for neil. victory at the camp. now, sending rail on their way to the final, the spanish cup, route, whence into the 2nd leg of this time, go down until you see moosehead distant 2nd behind, often, spanish, please take a look at the 3 2nd talk goes from benjamin. i gave you a full one. i would get when it was the front strike is 2nd. you're going as many games after a similar efforts in the league you can provide the late last sunday. i will also, sooner in the final and may, the thick celebrations afterwards. bends me the 1st row planned to score hatcher cut off the stadium since france push cast it 60 years ago. call on shore 15. i'm a realistic shot at winning 2 more trophies. this seems invested in the champions league for the quarter final and chelsea coming up and they could now secure the capital title in 9 nice. now franklin pod should be back as chelsea's

manager in town for that champions. they tie with way out. he said to mike, a temporary returns the club, the fight and manager just over 2 years ago. i'm part previously spent over a decade at chelsea as a player still but record goal scorer. the club is looking to hire a permanent replacement, the grand potter who was sacked on sunday chelsea in the bottom half the premier league despite spending more than half a $1000000000.00 on new players. this season. manchester united states and new castle picked up important winds in the premier league on wednesday. they are looking to qualify cation for next season, champions league united. happy to brent for the more new at old trafford. thanks for mark. as rush gold, it's over. let's unite into full place. the head of the game more hopeful will qualify for the champions league huggins and we show personality and character, but away, oh, we got always been on the pits. so we have to work on the team here because it's

the truth. i don't run away from the truth and also the team has to do it. you can so also less than 3 points with this. big trevor west ham. tell him wilson johnson with a couple of goals each. they will finally warn you. cancel, sitting in 3rd place level points with the united states, but that they have a better golden. no title holders without casablanca faced tons and inside simba, in the quarter finals of the african champions league. the last they drew has been made in cairo without have made it to the stage of the competition 8 years in a row. now, lastly, the most successful club in the history of this tournament with 10 titles, they'll take on another concealment, roger, casablanca, to be a good game, and would respect so much weight it. we've been to morocco play to roger, but we respect so much as well. a did a good team,

one of the best in african simba, equally, we have played johns in africa. we knocked janice in africa who believes going to be a very good game. an all new africa super league for the continent sets hop clubs is due to launch later. this year's yet be confirmed for a run alongside to replace the existing champions league. the plan has the support to stay for president johnny and francine with at least a $100000000.00 available is prize money. confederation of african football president, patrice meant sappy, says he hopes the competition will help close the financial gap on the european leagues. up to 24 teams could take parts with a super bowl like final pencil in for 2024 bots. precise start, date is still to be announced. we've been talking to but will writes a mom is all he about how this new league may or may not work. i think it's easy to really, you know, criticize anything that has

a super league label and fair enough because i think people don't really like the anti competitive nature of how it was revealed in europe. but in africa when i spoke to some of the players and just books, some of the administrators, they were saying that chip is weak in its current state is broken because travel is so difficult in africa. it can be very, very pricey to playing a champion. they can, the prize money is not, you know, very rewarding. so in a group, the single group stage, for example, here is back, remember in your inside had to travel 35000 kilometers. and each match can cost anywhere from $30.00 to $50000.00 when you consider accommodation and everything like that. so many sides, many clubs are participating this competition and are losing money every time they're participating in it. so. so for the rebranding, and if that's going to be more sponsors and more money and regional qualifiers, which makes more sense than you know, playing qualifies for, we'd have to like thousands of kilometers. i think they would want that. so as long

as there's no anti competitive nature, as long as it's not a close super league, i think it could actually be welcome in africa. now, the 1st major goal for them, it's the gets underway in a couple of hours time. the u. s. masters about to see off out of guster, defending champion scott scheffler in the dark blue shirts on the right to wyoming, the crowns in georgia, with a hole in wolf during a tall 3 concepts on wednesday. chef for the world. number one. this is the only major, totally worn during his career so far. i thought was pretty fun. i mean we're trying to make what all day and just i guess the slam dunk there at the end is definitely very fun and news. the guys were pretty focused, watching their shots. i didn't see it quite go. and they just heard the noise. i was like yeah, that was when it was and japanese baseball style show. hey, tony made some fall in fortunate major league history, the los angeles angels player called the clock violations on both the plate on the mounds, making him the 1st plan to break the new rules by flatter and pitcher the rules

were brought in the season to speed up games and make the more exciting spite that set back. tony's angel seemed going on to win this game against i believe so brash won't even close to be in a position to throw the baseball either. well, he doesn't have to be better. okay, that is how you'll ra sport is looking financing. thanks that andy allen. this asset for me, marlene fired for this is our family's a damn coming right outside of us. ah. with

jump into the street 10 percent of the population globally is responsible for about 15 percent of carbon emissions joined the debate. people have already lost their life. people. how close to that culture of people, how close conditions have your say, want to broaden this conversation by bringing more voices into it, live on you to people commenting. i want the whole world to know that jackie are not headed strategies over through this with the powers that be this gene on al jazeera. in the 19 fifties and sixties african countries gained independence from the colonizers and increased efforts to reclaim the cultural heritage and 6000 body . this story, yes, it's very hard. a documentary series reveals how european countries refused their request and even exhibited human remains in their museums, restitution africa stove, enough episode to return on al jazeera,

whatever has been done before, it can be done even better as long as a human being is doing it. you can do it, no matter how possibly it looks it's you to put in the effort to put in the lock and you will have to be patient with me. i am the captain a silence. and me a so continued kenya and then was, or the assistant which we are the only i soccer team in is 10 central africa. we as the i sounds like focusing pretty well. we had managed to play in some international games. then when koby gimme the ice rink was closed and it's the only ice rink in the country ah for the 2nd night in a row is ready, falls is stone. they are logs a mosque injuring palestinian worship is.