southern parts of west africa alone, the coastal fringes, and i think some areas of nigeria particular saying some fund re downpours, shutting up the seasonal range across the heart of africa, more heavy showers coming through here as per usual riff valley, some live you storms there into tans in there, but for south africa is lottie fine, and dry. with part of the central mazda was on good luck. we are the ones traveling the extra mile there are the media, don't go. we go deer, and we give them a chance to tell their story. ah ah, japan's prime minister escapes unharmed author an explosion of

a campaign event. police have arrested a suspect. ah, i'm sammy's a. then this is al jazeera alive from dell hall, so coming up mall, detainees expected to be released as part of a major prisoner exchange between yemen. warning sides 21 year old national guardsmen charge in the us federal court for leaking, highly classified military documents, plus sun, sand, and semi automatic rifles. why mexico is stepping off. security at one of the biggest tourist pulse of japan's prime minister for mucus sheeta has escaped unharmed after an explosion as a campaign event. the western city of what a yama. the blast went off as he was about to give

a speech. a 24 year old man has been arrested. no other injuries were reported. last year, former prime minister sions, or ave, was assassinated with a home made gun while campaigning for a parliamentary election. scotto rob mcbride, now, so as the detained suspect, cooperating with police. yeah, this is caused a widespread shock and alarm, the suspect has been identified as a 24 year old man by local media. and who also say that so far he has not given any information to the police. this happened late saturday morning in the city of walk, a yamma in the west of japan at a campaign event, her thereof upcoming by elections and prime minister kasheila. was there campaigning for his party? he was just about to speak at an event. when witnesses say, a man threw an object from the crowd, there was a loud explosion, a lot of smoke, so it does appear to be some sort of smoke bomb. kasheila was very quickly

evacuated from the scene by his security people, wildly, her suspect was overcome and detained. but cuz she has continued with his campaigning. he spoke later on in the city of walker jamar and has been quoted as saying that the elections must and should continue their despite to this attack. but it is very reminiscent for many people here in japan of the assassination of shin. so our bay at last july, there are a number of the parallels that again, was at a campaign rally, a suspect managed to get close enough to abbe a shoot him a sustaining injuries from which he later died. abbe was a contemporary of cas shita. casita had served as these a foreign minister. they were both political allies. since that attack, the acts of political, political violence are very rare in japan. they and the police investigated the protection provided to the office of prime minister and they discovered there were

many flaws in the protection for abbe. and since then, the protection has very much the been tightened up protection that we witness as cause. she that continues with his campaigning now. thanks so much, rob mcbride there. let's continue this now though with arial beside those, the journalist at japan forward news website joins us now from tokyo. good. have you ever so 1st of all, what do we know about this suspect? we know very little actually because as was just mentioned, the suspect is not cooperating with the authorities. but according to the document that was found on him and he gets because gigi came off from hugo. perfect. sure. which is region not too far in the cause. i region of japan, and this is about all we know and that he is 24 years old. so the motive and the background of the, of the, the crime and, you know, for example,

whether he acted alone is still being, it's still being searched and the police at this point has not announced any more details. and as we just mentioned, also the way that the crime was carried out, it's still unclear how it happened. i mean, it was mentioned that an object was thrown from the crowd. local media has speculated whether the object for the to sort of a pipe that was, that would then make them think those have been then thrown to the prime minister. but the details are still nike on the diesel of the group. and does it have implications for security coming just 9 months after the assassination? of course. so ave is security obviously is one of the 1st things that was mentioned by new local media. and that is causing a lot of concern amongst people in japan because everybody's remembering the scenes

of being shot and not as last year. it should be said that unlike the episode of the police was very quick at assuring the current prime minister away from the scene already at the point when the smoke seemed to be emanating from this object, the prime minister could not be seen in the footage that was shown by local media. so unlike the event of where there were 2 shots that were carried out and it was a time lag in between where the seem to be, the police didn't seem to be a bit in shock and nothing really happened. instead, in this time, it seems like the police was left quicker to act. it seems that there were a lot of these men present on the, on the scene of the crime as well. and in all previous rallies. cuz she was always surrounded by a lot of police and showing that the there were more steps that would be taken to

protect the current prime minister. however, there is some concern because especially this weekend in south put on, there was the meeting of the g 740 environment ministers and then tomorrow there's going to be g 7 for foreign ministers meeting. and you know, in the month that's going to be the g 7 summit in math. so there is some attention to this topic because of course, it's sort of minutes and about what happened last year. but there are also a lot of big political events that are happening on the japanese calendar. so there is definitely attention on. all right, thanks so much. thank you. japan has stressed the importance of unity among the group of 7 countries in the face of russia's invasion of ukraine. ministers from the block, a meeting on climate energy and environment in the northern japanese city of supporter. it literally a nuclear rushes invasion of ukraine has had a significant negative impact on the global environment and energy issues that we

are working on. the importance of cooperation among the g 7, which leads the incidental community is heightening again the governor of the eastern ukrainian city of slow vianza says at least 8 people have been killed in a russian missile strike. a 2 year old child was among them. please say the 2 top floors of a 5 story building collapsed after the strike. and the fire broke out near by rescue teams is searching through the rubble for survivors. yemen, hokey rebels and saudi arabia are holding a major prisoner exchange. you want seen as an important step towards ending the countries long running conflict. iranian back who the rebels and the saudi u. e. led coalition are expected to release hundreds of detainees over 3 days. the 1st to be freed were transported on flights between the host. he controlled capital, santa and aiden, where the internationally recognized government is based only chance reports

international airport in yemen, the men leaving this plain, returning to freedom. they're released as part of a prison, a swap between saudi arabia and the iran banks, who the rebels we are happy to return to the capital summer after we were in the presence of the enemy. he thank abdul malik l. c. the corporation on the kitchen. this asked of these prisons i it's a huge moment for them personally. but it's the realization of a political breakthrough to around $900.00 prisoners will be released in the exchange. it's part of a deal, reach in negotiations between the 2 sides, seeking an end to the near 9 year war mediated by a mom. the international committee for the red cross is over seeing the prisoner swaps look of defense saved now to look of happiness. exactly. what's all about? we are proud ideas that aren't going to agree with the heads of our colleagues of

the yemen. you're going to have much of the faith of this. that's the 1st day we have 2 days to come and hopefully things will go smooth. landing at the same time and aiden was a plane from so now this aircraft carried him and he government officials released by the who fees. they included emmons form a defense minister in the middle here, and the brother of the president's behind him. of course, it's yet a quiet to give it to step and it's he bidding the damage will lost between the legitimate government and haughty. i also picked the way to the beach. a plant in the human un broken 6 month truce officially ended in october, but still largely holds. the recent diplomatic push comes of the 2 main players and what is often called a proxy war had made peace last month. saudi arabia and iran agreed to when their 7 year diplomatic rift and re established diplomatic ties in

a deal broke by china. this is the 1st concrete result of not only whole my name, the the ation bod, the iran solid, the agreement which is beginning to bear fruit in yemen at least, if not yet elsewhere in the region. a significant moment. most definitely. however, finding common ground between saudi arabia and the hutus for a long lasting piece will take more work and more time will re talents. i'll just hear the war in yemen created while the united nations is called the world's worst humanitarian crisis. will began in 2014, when who the rebels captured the capital and demanded a new government. on the following year, a coalition led by saudi arabia and the united arab emirates, began the military campaign against the warring factions agreed to a 2 month seized. far,

warring policies did not agree to extend it. it's estimated around 375000 people have died in the conflict and millions have been displaced. shamela, my see is a prominent the, i'm in the activist and for political detainees. he says civilians have suffered a lot in yemen. yep. 84 percent of the population in need of some form of a 2 thirds of the population are foot insecure. people are sick. you go and ask any, any on the street these days and tell them, oh sure. when the war, who do you think should have the upper hand, who do you think should become the president of human? a lot of human is i will tell you, we no longer care. i just need electricity, clean water, we need a job. i need to be able to put bread on the table. that's all i care about. it's a, we're in this level of fatigue that we're really desperate to piece in which ever, whichever way it comes, a lot of people think the end of the war is going to happen within

a few weeks or few months. i would caution against that, although i'm optimistic, but it's a cautious optimism. it will take at least probably year or 2 years because the conflict is not just simply between the food is in the saudis. it's protracted, it's polarized, there are a whole lot more parties and factions inside yemen that need to be brought into the process. and it's an inclusive listed and comprehensive process, or the end of the war, or sustainable piece. right now, it does. it is not in that shape yet. i. let's bring you live pictures now coming in from the gum and a castle sun. i can see the plane there. we hold. it's bringing a 120 gemini's back to them, and they were prisoners of war. they've been released by saudi arabia. and they, how arriving back in the emily and for the full had

the, i mean i now, sedans day that the for the headboard, hon says he's prepared to take any steps to solve the standoff between the army and the military unit. the rapid support forces, the military had warned on thursday of possible confrontations after the group mobilized in the capital and other cities. the rapids support forces said that deployments are part of the normal duties. the 2 sides have disagreed on plans to integrate the power minute group into the sudanese army. following myth is from 9 out of nations have failed to reach an agreement on ending serious diplomatic isolation. the gathering was called by saudi arabia after a recent foreign relations with damascus, syria was suspended from the arab league in 2011 after president bush auto acids violent crack down on mass. protests also says the original reasons behind the suspension still stands still haven't al jazeera new

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you're watching al jazeera, a reminder now. all the top stories, japan's prime minister for mucus, she has escaped unharmed after an explosion, as the campaign event in the western city of what her yama, police have arrested, a suspect no injuries have been reported. and let's bring you in some light fixtures coming in from sunlight and see they're the arrival of a 120 yawning out to see detainees. this is part of the deal where the warring parties are engaging in the prisoner exchange. so see, there's an important ending, the conflict they're expected to release hundreds of detainees, sedans, leader general after the fact that had been hon, as indicated, he's prepared to take any steps to resolve a stand off with a powerful paramilitary group. the 2 sides disagree on how to integrate the rapid support forces into the army. a member of the u. s. air force national guard is

accused of leaking top secret military intelligence records. these appeared in court 21 year old jack to shera is accused of unlawfully copying and transmitting classified material. the documents revealed the depth of us spying on its adversary's now eyes. it's one of the largest classified information lakes since edward snowden. kimberly, how can reports from washington dc was very emotional moment in the courtroom, as jack to assure appeared before a federal judge. there were 3 of his family members in the court room, along with a crowded court room of spectators. we understand that he made eye contact and there were teary eyes by the family members, as they saw him appear before the judge. to hear those charges against him. we should point out that the federal bureau of investigation or f b i is still conducting an investigation, so there could be more charges. 4th, coming in. those charges that have been laid so far do carry half deep penalties.

now, there have been questions raised about how somebody so young could have access to such a serious a information. information that is classified information that contains a highly, highly sensitive intelligence and in we should explain that when it comes to top secret security clearances in the united states. it is not unusual for very low level members of the military, even in this case, a member of the air national guard. in the case of jack to shera, this is a volunteer position where someone would serve maybe once a month be called in cases of national emergency to have such a clearance. but it is not uncommon. however, it is something that is now under review in terms of whether or not that is still a good idea to handle these types of clearances on a, a sort of

a wide spectrum. moving forward, according to the attorney general merit garland, that the department of defense is leading an important effort now to evaluate and review the national security implications and most important to conduct a review of the methods of access to accountability and control procedures that the department has so that something like this can never happen again. we should point out that the u. s. president joe biden also the commander in chief of the u. s. military use praising law enforcement for their swift effort in apprehending the suspect jack to share. 6 with regard to this case, he is also pointing out that the white house is not confirming the validity of these documents that have appeared on line. also acknowledging that there could still be more that could be revealed as a result of the fact that so many were present in the public domain before they were detected. what we do know is right now,

some uncomfortable conversations are taking place with partners and allies. given the fact that some of that intelligence that's been exposed involves partner nations. we should also point out that well, this was the 1st hearing for jack to shera. there will be another hearing next week that's known as a detention hearing. that is where his bail will be sat and it is expected to be a very high price tag in terms of his bond. the leeks us intelligence documents appear to confirm the presence of the russian wagner mercenary group became a fossil. this comes at a time when the military gender is calling for national mobilization in the face of attacks from arm groups linked to al qaeda. and i saw the close hack reports information from the us, leaks has spread fast around the world and even to the streets of printer process capital work, or do they refer to beacon as possible links to the russian mercenary force. wagner . com? nope. nope, i took that empty light for keener fall, so is

a free and independent country can choose to cooperate with whoever it wants to do . al jazeera has gain access to the documents 1st reported by british media outlet, tortoise. they say the russian private military company wagner could use its presence in molly and bertina faso to destabilize i re coast according to communication, intercepted from an ivory insecurity. official is no surprise. i, you know, they wagner has had a voice in burkina faso for well over year. there was some open source reporting yesterday about a possible camp in burkina faso, but we're hearing it was from 15 and 50 people. so it's relatively small present. we met russian fighters from the wagner group in 2018 in the central african republic. their operations have since spread from mozambique, sudan to molly. and now burkina faso. the 2 countries used to rely on their former colonial power, france to help them fight arm groups linked to iceland in al qaeda. but that

military cooperation was brought to an end after the russian forces arrived. what wagner is doing in africa is an extension of moscow's policy in the region established a foot whole for, for russia, displaced the influence of the wes buchanan. fossils military agent as, as it has lost control of 40 percent of the national territory to armed groups on, on national television. a mass mobilization has been announced. the gent, i can now cease citizens, vehicles and properties. a can also some in men and women above the age of 18, to fight on the front line. the crockett sir, in this is our salutary bhaskar ludgate. want i salute the mission because the fight against terrorism is one. the concerns is all, and we are all suffering the consequences in this victory to come will profit the entire nation. lovek dropped. the u. s. intelligence leaks suggest burkina may have the support of russian fighters but countries neighboring this. a hell are worried

about wagner's presence and any instability it might bring. nicholas hawk al jazeera french president, emmanuel my calls controversial pension reform is now the law of the land. the retirement age has now officially been raised from 62 to 64 on friday, the constitutional counsel back the governments proposals. cargo operations have been temporarily suspended at major crossing on the us mexico border. hundreds of trucks are lined up at the bridge linking the city of waters with el paso in texas . restrictions will allow us quarter agency staff to help process undocumented migrants. mexico's government has deployed more than 8000 soldiers to guard beaches and tourism hot spots follows a number of killings at popular holiday destinations. as john harmon reports from can kuhn and may not be an easy fix. ah see,

sand and semi automatic rifles. it's the new reality for mexico's top beach destination, the caribbean resort of kang kuhn. a hot spot for spring breaking americans and european holiday makers. but one in which marines now god, the beaches. the here for a reason and can coon, over recent years, crime and violence have been on the rise. for people killed near the beach just before easter, the late his flash point. british holiday makers, sophie, kirsty, a soaking up the raises the security forces pass. you just seen all of the, the marines and the police come patrolling down the beach. what were you thinking? yeah. for a strange sight. i thought there was going to be an altercation or there was something here are throughout some same the reason that uh, maybe preventative measures are definitely cautious. and we were definitely like we

were looking around to other people's reactions and seeing if anybody else's reaction. and i'm a shave, other people were scared then we'd probably leave. but when you look around, it seems pretty normal. the presence of troops here has become normal. a battalion of the national guard is now stationed on this coast. authorities know they have to protect the tourist trade to do cause you think the images like this one would have put people off, but tourist keep arriving in cancun despite a real search in violence in this town over the last few years. ah me, well those living here are facing daily battles. if i am opening a new business in concur, what's the probability that i'm going to be extorted and it's gonna be like 5050. i think a man in the us provide home and sell farm stores and any 5 percent of the business man's race.

he should know he's already had a restaurant destroyed by gangsters. can coons become a juicy prize for the biggest cartels in the country? they demand the business owners allow them, so drugs on their premises will simply give them protection money from those hawking inflatables on the beach to the popular bars on the strip. nobody's too big or too small to get out of paying may well bear the police, say they're getting to grips with things and which address runs and businesses so that people feel that police are close to them. and they can come to us when there's an extortion call, then we can follow up in the street while the state attorney's office goes after the criminal organizations that only one person can tune has been tried and convicted for exclusion. and they are appealing and they're already close restaurants,

shots. that's an as yet incipient trend. this money maker for the mexican economy was stopped before the tourist decides, go elsewhere, john home and how does he to conclude kenya's 1st, operational fact life designed to collect agricultural data has blasted off in the space. thanks. rocket. it loans on the vandenberg face center in california order the satellite will collect dancer and food production, and the consequences of climate change is hope. the information gathers will help them combat food related crises that sits in the show. weather is up next week. everton, ben inside story will examine the crisis in sudan. ah,

how i will. it has been disappointedly cool. and dab across western parts of europe recently try a brighter and warmer weather will matching us as we go on for the next couple of days at the moment. we have an area of low pressure, just around the southwest approaches of england. best peninsula had a slide further east with some pretty strong winds for time met into western france some wet and windy weather too into central areas of europe. better and windy weather too. and some which weather just clearing away from the east of you, but it's all quite mobile. so everything is moving from west to waste to see the rain coming out of east and france pushing across germany as we go through. sat stale, rich apply pressure just coming back in behind the temperature. recovering 1415 celsius there in london and paris. the re making his way across. jeremy snow there into the alps. pretty wet weather there in 2 or italy for a time on saturday. that'll not a little further east was across sciatic into the balkans as we go on into sunday. but brighter skies come back in behind him. getting into the mid teens and for london for paris getting up to 25 there in, betrays block the sunshine co,

spain of portugal could do with rain. here. having said that, it is dry and fired across northern parts of africa, temperatures in kyra, picking up over the next couple of days 30 to celsius by sunday. and the shower was gathering quite nicely. now. of course, west africa. ah, al jazeera sets the stage 3 elephant here, 5 others. i have been deployed to thief, just one enemy, global experts in discussing the idea of video with any stamps in democracy. it was bound to explore in abundance of world class programming. with lisa lisa impacts designed to inform, motivate, and inspiring on now to sierra military players and sudan are turning against each other. they were partners in a qu, that into the short.