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hello, i'm cyril than yeah, it's great to have you with us. this is the news our live from do a major escalation of violence in sudan. the army is locked in a fierce battle with the rapid support forces, power, military group. her air force just target multiple positions in the capitalist fighting shuts down the cities. international airports will be live from cartoon. and in other news, the warring sides in yemen, conflict release more detainees as part of a major prisoner exchange. also, german campaigners celebrates the countries last nuclear power station shuts down. ah. is just past 1500 gmc, that's 1700 local in sedan nation in turmoil. and let's take

a look at life pictures from the capital. now cartoon where the military is fighting the country's largest paramilitary group, the rapids support forces or r s f. both sides accused the other of starting the violence. at least 3 civilians have been killed. several or injured. smoke has been rising from several locations across the city since early morning, but there's still no clear picture of who controls what. of the fighting is so far concentrated in the sydney's capital, the rapid support forces have taken control of the headquarters of the state tv network. heavy gunfire has also been reported at the presidential palace and at the international airport. victoria got me, has this update. awe heavy fighting spreads through, call to him, his tensions between the sydney's army and a powerful, ter, military force spill over into the streets. i'm out of the army says it's defending itself from attacks by the rapid support forces across the

capitol. it's now designating the force as a rebel group on come under complicated interino yourself is trying to a so many critical positions. our forces are deployed and discharging their duties, defending those positions. fighting has been underway since this morning until this moment. this is a battle for our national dignity, but the rapid support forces say that bases were attacked by the army. i yo, this battle will pave the way to a peaceful solution. all those criminals will stand trials. i cannot give a time limit to the fighting. however, we are adamant to end it with the least of losses. ah, all flights have been cancelled at call team international airport. we're armed, men are on the tarmac and rapid support forces of taking control of state television service, sudan, t v r. i had to san one of them. no. this was the moment the stations broadcast was caught. i tensions between the army and the rapid support forces emerged

months after a military takeover in 2021. and they heightened when talks to integrate the r s f into the army stoled, i really feel very sad and very angry. actually, i'm in rage and i, he, i see a 2 bed. most of them share when you both of you, you have been in kosky all this grid devolution and ah, you already committed an incentive. speaking of viet nam, us secretary of state antony blinking said washington would continue to support sedans, transition to a civilian lead government. it's a fragile situation. there are other actors that may be pushing against that, that progress. but this is a real opportunity to finally carry for the civilian la transition. and one that we and, and other countries are trying to,

to bolster people across to dan, up racing themselves. so move, fighting a new crisis and an uncertain future. victoria gay to be al jazeera. let's go to him. morgan, she's in khartoum. how about what is happening right now? while there is a lot of confusion among civilians here and the capital to me as well as other cities across the country. we can still hear gunfire between the 2 sides and from the vicinity of the presidential palace. that seems to have died down so it means either the rapids support forces or the sudanese army is in control, but we're not sure yet. who is in control of the presidential palace? both 5, with the later statement from both sides say they're in control. it's not clear yet who is taking control of the presidential palace. but that is symbolic. the, the, the republican palace or presidential palace, wherever control that will have

a symbolic, again, not an actual military game because that's not where the head of the, our staff or the head of the army reside. they both reside near each other. i be, are near the army headquarters in the capital to me and the southern part of the capital tube. now we also know that they're still fighting around the vicinity of the state television and redo wild 4th from the rapids rapids for 4th of our implied, the army is still outside and there's a flash of going on between the 2 sides. so the rest of the still love how full control of the state television. but fighting is also escalating and other parts of the country. their battle over the control of airports in south star for and fashion airport in the north star 4 and then south in west could defend and northward to find different parts of the country. thing more and more escalation between the 2 pipes and more fighting. what are the 2 sides saying about why this broke out both are accusing each other. we heard from the

commander of the rapid ward, 4th of accusing the army of attacking his forces in sober near the city in sober. but we also heard an estate, went to jesse or from the commander of the forces general had been put on thing in the early hours of saturday morning. around 9 am local time. the recept attacked his residence at the army headquarters, and that's when things got out of time between the 2 sides. both sides just out before this happened said they wanted to de escalate the situation. but they don't want to leave the country to civil war. and that they want to use a common sense of over my military mind to try to resolve their differences because to them is that across the road, that was what we heard from mediators who spoke to both i just, i was before this unfolded, but now we're seeing both by using each other hoping the 1st to start the battle. and i think if the other does not withdraw,

then they will continue fighting each other. until recently, the rapid support forces in the army were officially allies. do we know what happened? why that's no longer the case. well, there are many reasons why there are attentions between the rapid support forces and now they've before the battle between them. there's the issue of how the country was run following the military take up to the 21st of october 2021. the hours have described bad takeover as the mistake and that it has been put into a further political ceremonial. while the head of the army described as something that was necessary to avoid dan from slipping further into prices. so both sides had different views on, on how the the, the government should have been following that military takeover. and they both had different views of the outcome of that over, but then it came down to the issue of integration of the forces. again, both are, are strong forces. they have troops around the country, they have their different command sets, and they have their weaponry. they are both powerful and nobody,

none of them is not. the earth is not ready to fall under the command of the army, and the army is not ready to fall under the command of the rapids support for this aspect of the talks. the security factory forms the iris have should fall under the control of the army, but how that should happen has widened the gap between the 2 sides, and now let a full on confrontation between the military and the rapid support forces. hibbon morgan reporting from cartoon, thank you very much. so what is sedans are assess rapid support forces? well, the unit was formed in 2013 to 5 arm groups in the door for region. it was later used in crackdowns on anti government protests. the rapid support forces led the suppression of rallies in khartoum in june 29 team in which a 123 people were killed and hundreds injured. and just last month talks between the param, paramilitary unit and the army failed to reach an agreement on when it would be integrated into the armed forces. rapid support forces say,

the transition should take 10 years. the army wants it to be only 2. all right, al jazeera, muhammad vall has covered sudan extensively love it. thank you for coming on, said to shine a light on what's going on, it appears to be then a question of control and power and how much power the r s f will be allowed to retain in the future. a sudan, right? sort of a mini we mentioned here, you just mentioned that this force was created in 2013 and asked, thus that, that's correct. but the per degree goes much longer in here in the history of to then in the last couple of decades since 2003 actually. and before that, tribal forces in that for were utilized individuals they are utilized to, you know, and clear to results in the country as a dues on tribes or ethnic groups and so on. and since the beginning of the civil war and our for some type of forces we were created and they were called locally

called done to lead, they have another name. it's a part of military created by this within his army during the time of former president omar bashir and had done douglas committee, but was the head of that of that force. so it has its history for 2013. and it's a force that's basically a tribal force. most of the elements in that, in that force are illiterate. but it all centers around what you said, it's personal power and domination. omar bashir, the former president, he wanted, thinks to be in control in the air force, or he used a tribal force against another ethnic group in the, in the area. and that has led us to what is going on. now. also, when the court took place in 2019 this force deleted. and the lion with the under the table han was the head of the sovereignty council. and the 2 men were aware fighting enough or to get us or they know each other allies. yeah, yes,

we're allies, one representing the army. the other want to present to you upon a militia that i talked about. so they know each other, and they know that it is a power sharing, a power sharing to the detriment of the people of sudan because the people of sudan from the very beginning, they refused this. they said we don't need the military in law anymore. and there have been demonstrations and people be killed, the swiss of cartoon. and every one of these was clear to everyone that it is not about the future of sudan. i'm incident, is he talking? this is not about to dance future. this is about 2 men who want power, who are and why are hungry for power entity it is playing out now very clearly to day since the beginning of this or of this fighting there have been attempts by both sides to, to eliminate other site. i mean, the residence there is, is, of the 2 men are now be, you know, s at the center of this fighting. so 2 men are trying to eliminate each other. each one of them is trying to take hold of the, of the entire country. and the political forces and the people of sudan,

they don't think this battle is theirs. they don't think they are concerned, but they are concerned only about the civilian casualties. they don't care if the this journal and destroy each other. actually, they think that this is not the battle of the people. most of them and 3 civilians have been killed earth to day, already, according to the doctor's committee. so these 2 rival military forces co existed as he told us for 2 decades. and now that the country is in this, in this difficult rocky transition to civilian government from military rule to civilian government, they are trying to fold all the armed forces into one and that appears to have triggered this fighting. yes, exactly, both sides is trying to absorb the other side, the, and it is the strength because the so then his army supposedly should be the side that is absorbing the meg. nominally that would make that us what they have been talking about. the negotiations were about that the, that the transition or it did in which the,

the rapid support forces could be integrated in the army. but i mean, the problem is that we have 2 men who have become in a to a self center, then too large in their own views in a i can't be under you. you can't. so on the one hand, on the one side, the head of the armed forces general over hon. and on the other, you mentioned his name, he's referred, i made him and had done douglas also called the committee. so meeting now has grown larger, bigger, more powerful. he has it, he has the support of some outside powers. he has money coming from the e. u. in the name of fighting against her trafficking in the desert and illegal migration and so on. he has his own gold mines in sight. so then he has a lot of money and a lot of weapons. he has more than 100000 men armed men, a 100 his oh, yes and aren't and they are. they are situated in cotton. he has his headquarters next to the army headquarters. so in a way, it's a state within the state, and he,

it reached a level for him that he will not. he is no longer, no longer at believing that he, that he should be under the, the, the, that his army should be just absolved and integrated in. it's 10 years, 10 years of transition before his felicia could be absorbed or integrated in the army and that, and that is even longer than the political position that sudan has been trying to achieve. right? absolutely. because they were looking at a 3 year transition towards civilian rule. you're right to point, okay. or is another thing we need a full decade before. we can be subsumed into the, into, into the army or the, the size of the, of the military power that you just described is quite striking. and that would suggest, and i'll speak to a military expert in a minute. but that would suggest that this could be a protracted conflict. of course, it's very clear that i mean, he announced it. he said we are going to eliminate the criminal elements in the army. and we want the army to come to us. we want the, the,

the good portion of the army, the national, he described them as the national elements in the army defect, to the, to join him. he said, we want them to come and join the people by which he means his own force or the our self. and we know that the al serra is a tribal force. it's coming from the west of sudan. it's not, i mean, we asked as to the news, i told you these are alien people. we don't know them. they are coming from being one or 2. yeah. yeah. people have got home and then off. they talk about the iris f as alien people, people from one particular region and probably one particular type and, and they don't think that they should have been allowed in captain. and they shouldn't have been given this all this big share of poll mom and, well, thank you so much for your insights. estimates of the relative fighting strengths of sedans, army and the rapid support force, very widely. we're just touching on that. but the cia is world fact book estimates that the army has 10225000 troops that break them down to 10 infantry divisions

alongside mechanized armored and special forces unit. the ca says the rapid support forces have 324-0000 personnel broken into 10 power military brigades as you hear that difference from our estimate. but there is no detail on the types of individual units. mohammed al, i mean, i met is a conflict analyst. he joins us from car to mom and can you shed some light on based on your knowledge of, from a military standpoint on who is more powerful? the r s f for the army? yes. actually this competition on the ground. i mean, this full scale of war that's going on as if been ongoing. actually you cannot say that the woman, but what happened actually that did, they did the upper hand in the beginning, in the fed as hours of the war. it was for the artist because they did actually take an different over of the airport of,

of the decision. and they were about even to taken over the house of the head of the military himself. but i do believe that the intervention of the army by the air striking has ex, was actually very crucial in this regard. and now the counter, the attack and the is starting to contain the situation. and now the military is, you can, because like 4 hours ago, you cannot see military beacon industries. it was day. but now the meat is determined, but after the striking is strongly and now they are balancing the walls in front of the city. and does they have any air power

they don't have the if i have actually leg betty big number of fighters and they actually they are for full point is on the ground buttons. so this is. busy the army is intensively today using the strike and it was the plan of the f to attempt of neutralizing the did it in the capacity of the army of the air force. and this is why be honest, if has actually controlled the matter, we air force, but actually did it in the air force, which are the russian air forces, the airplanes of the so who am made has this have a strongly actually hit did did. did they did it did the basis of the if inside army hit what on outside the water in different parts of food. and

so this is why now the military is returning back in income to outside. the button is out of state on going, the artist is also try and now to control the air base of the army, a job, but only in the 1000. and in fact, you have in there as well. and there are, i witness witnesses that they so clashes around these areas as the out of 5 to control. okay, so you're explaining that the recess wants to ground the armies planes because they know it gives the army a strategic military advantage. is that right? a tactical advantage. exactly, this is, this is, this is what they are trying to do. they are trying to neutralize the, the, the fire of the arm is it plays so they can bully them. they can drag them to the deed fighting and the ground. but inside of the 50,

and this is, this can be, this can give the out of an advantage in front of the army because they have long experience in fighting in similar to the war in that full and other places of the world. so then as well, you know, the can also limit the fire of the army when they, when they, that them to inside the neighborhoods of, of, to. so this is why they did the out of it is time by all means to stop or to new, neutralize the fire of their spikes by the national right mohammed, let me now. thanks for your insights today. we've got plenty more ahead on this news our aah! japan's prime minister escapes on horn down through an explosion at a campaign event. i'm for meet them alone in maku to mozambique where they are

growing concerns of the impact of changing weather patterns. falling one of the longest lasting tropical storms quoted history. ah. the warring side and the conflict in yemen have released more detainees on the 2nd day of a major prisoner exchange. this is the latest group of healthy prisoners to arrive in santa the red cross says more than a 100 detainees from both sides of the conflict are due to be released by monday. the exchange is part of a broader diplomatic effort to end of the 9 year conflict. let's take a look at the main players in this conflict. the saudi u. e coalition has been fighting the iranian back to thies. since 2014 the who these have controlled the capitol center and most provinces in the west. the presidential leadership council is backed by saudi arabia. that is the internationally recognized government, but it has a strong hold in only 2 provinces. the u. e backed southern transitional council

holds much more territory than the government. it is in mostly sparsely populated areas. several years ago its forces took over the city of aidan, which had been serving as the temporary capitol. it's territory essentially follows the borders of the former state of south yemen, which existed from 967 to 1990. well, he shamela macy is a prominent jamini activist and former political detainee. he says civilians have suffered a great deal 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. the clean water, we need a job. i need to be able to put bread of the table. that's all i care about. so 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. 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 shapes yet. a 24 year old man has been arrested after an apparent attack aimed against japan's prime minister from yoke is shita to political rally. the incident has shocked japan coming just 9 months after the assassination of

former prime minister. sins obey robin bright reports from cory's, our japan. the attack happened as prime minister fumey oak. a sheeta was about to speak in support of a candidate in an upcoming bi election. there was commotion when some one through what appeared to be a smoke bomb from the crowd. a suspect was quickly wrestled to the ground as casita was hurried away by his security. for every one in japan, this attack recalled last july's assassination of former prime minister sions obey again at a public event as he was campaigning. i know this is yolanda people thought it was the same when it happened with former prime minister available. i was shot this something like this happened again lexa. look on as soon as you can let alison we're seeing similar incidents and given that this case with to she does follows on

from what happened to abbe i think people are reassessing the idea of campaign speeches. but anyway, i'm glad that cuz she days, fine casita has continued his campaigning, saying the democratic process must go on it. singular, michigan can go nasa will dowdy election to the foundation of democracy and violence like this cannot be tolerated during elections. i also instructed the national police agency books to ensure thorough protection of dignity or to g o dash. this attack comes as japan prepares to host foreign ministers of the g 7 countries. in the mountain resort, town of cairo was our, which is now under tight security. in recent times, acts of violence have become extremely rare in japanese politics. and after harvey's assassination, an investigation found that been serious flaws in the security provided for him. it's led to much greater protection for prime minister casita. it's tight on

security, that's much more in evidence as he continues to campaign. robert bride al jazeera carol was our japan. a germany is pulling a plug on its 3 remaining nuclear power plants. oh, ah. anti nuclear campaigner is counted down as the nick, our vis time plant came off. the grid decision was made by then chancellor angler merkel after the fukushima nuclear accident in japan in 2011. the closure was due to happen at the end of last year, but was delayed because of germany's energy crisis step vast and has more from nec, harvest time, in southern germany. it's an end of an era here in germany after decades of protest by anti nuclear activists. the last 3 remaining nuclear plants will be taken off. great like this one here in that go west time, which has me providing electricity for this region for nearly 50 years, for these activists here with some of them who have been taken to the street for

decades. it's a great relief and they're celebrated right now. as we do the talk is one up. this is a wonderful day. we have fought for this for 50 years. at the same time. we have also been campaigning for renewables and this is now the time renewables are making a headway rec long. but the decision has also led to controversy and isn't fighting the country until this very moment. a recent survey shows that more than 60 percent of the people here in germany thing during an energy crisis. it's not the right time to take these nuclear plants off. great. and scientists say they're worried that there will be more c o 2 emissions because the government will needs more fossil fuels like cold to provide for his energy. and he also worried that the energy prices will go up and then might even the shortest opposition. politicians at golden is irrational decision. and i got date for germany. ha, but a government just, everything will be a right. there will be enough energy to nobody needs to worry. step awesome elsie's

era in macro west high home. the still ahead on al jazeera republican u. s. presidential hopefuls addressed thousands at a convention for america's biggest gun lobby. and calling time on tick tock. why politicians in one us state of cost a bill banning the chinese owned out ah hello, we do still have some really heavy showers across the western side of the amazon pushing across peru and to ecuador, in fact, into central pre. recently we have had reports of a land slide, the heavy showers never really too far away. where to where the just nothing a little further north, which as we go through sas day, were made recess day going on into sunday. where to weather, just coming in to that western side of brazil, but plenty a shower still rumbling away, their foundry down,

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ah, thing else 0 reminder of our headlines this, our smoke has been rising over the sidney's capital as the army fights against the nation's largest paramilitary group, both sides accused the other a starting the violence. at least 3 civilians have been killed. several are injured . the fighting is concentrated in cartoon. the rapid support forces of taking control of the headquarters of the state tv network, both sides claiming to control the presidential palace and the international airport. so take a closer look at how we got here. the most recent bout of instability in sudan began in 2019. that's when the military ousted a long time leader omar, the sheer after months of mass protests. then the army moved against the protesters

. but under international pressure, it was forced to sign a power sharing agreement with civilian groups. elections were set for 2023, but in october 2021. yet another military takeover unseated prime minister of della ham doc, a civilian was seen as the face of the transition to democracy on december 5th, last year, military leaders signed another deal with political groups promising to pave the way for fair elections and a return to civilian rule and then just 2 weeks ago, sedan was said to take the next step, but disputes about how to integrate the rapid support forces, the r s f into the army. got in the way, solomon baldo is the director of sudan, transparency and policy tracker. he joins us from new york, slaymen, did you see this coming? we were really concerned that this was indeed coming to our front and confrontation between the 2, down our forces and that i could support forces this in the worst case scenario is

unfortunately happening. and it's happening across should, on how to them, but also in the north, on the city of merrill, the 2nd largest, a down air force is happening in a little by you do. there is also a station of the air force in the civilian airport there in a fashion fighting in the hour or 2 down. again with the sort of bits of forces trying to neutralize the assets of the should on air force, which they see the most. you know, a lot of the threat to their force in the 2 largest fighting forces in the country are now going head to head. so how can this end this is a like a little power between the top commanders of the odd me on, on the record. so force has reached out of creation of the sudan is on. ready let's not forget that,

but it has to be one of their own or did you get an ambition there on economic buyers and financial corporate them it to ask that they are writing for supremacy in the new political dispensation. the political opposition has each in agreement with the establishment to get it back in december, as you pointed out to hand over power to civilians and the military establishment. you know, to do so, you know, to stay out of politics. however, we the, in the military notified establishment there was dispute or what would be the overall commander in the army going on, commander over, you know, in parity with the commander that it was someone forces and they sit down. the line was for this station that now are, you know, outside conflict on the competing and missions and economic interest of the 2 parties. does the army need to make concessions to the r s f?

bring them perhaps give them a larger slice of power, more control, more autonomy within the unified armed forces of what the of the future sedan ladies. yet our political interests that are engaged. you know, of course, because the behind the hospitalization of the army calling for an ip integration over 2 years, maximum of the, you know, that, but i mean it up to support forces in the army. we suspect that there are, you know, the loyalist of the phone, i'm going to machinery who feel more comfortable working behind the army. over the years infantry in the senior amount of down 40 not pointed members of the islamist movement to the amount of the army. and it is, it allows you believe this to them, that this is the form of a human loyalist using their indians within the higher amount of the army. do you

know to any of the said confrontation with support forces the loyalist of this year? do not see as a form they can do. on the contrary, they see the 1st was responsible for the pollution from out of this year. so this fact they are data safe spot is now claiming this little credibility that is supporting the transform ation. dana saddam, to democratic transition, and they had a situation of civilian the one in the country, but in fact, no one is about that he and want to missions of both agencies and their commander, which is competition over the source and over power control issue that i sent him about the director of the sudan transparency and policy tracker. thank you for coming on the program. thank you for having. ready orthodox christians are celebrating the holy fire east to ritual in occupied east jerusalem. but worshippers have been angered by restrictions imposed by the israeli police. other

bill hm. it has more. holy saturday is the most important day in the calendar for the orthodox and eastern churches. now they celebrate the holy fire to the mass held inside the holy simple current church. once you go down this alley here, and according to the religious tradition, well a miraculous fire ignite on this day inside the church, and that flame gets on past to the worshippers and eventually travels overseas. people here have been waiting since the early. busy morning many won't be able to reach the church at the moment, it only allowing christian palestinians from jerusalem to enter. and the rest of the people are not happy. all this because of access restrictions imposed by disraeli police about the right to worship should be guaranteed to every wall they impose restrictions to erase our existence. the lead up did as they has been marked

with tension. the church leadership accusing israeli police of infringing on the basic rights of worshippers. that's because the police has actually for the 2nd year in a row, kept the number of worshipers allowed inside the holy separate church to 1800. now, palestinians were allowed to get it from another gate, the new gate, and the foreigners, the pilgrims who made their way to jerusalem on this day, specifically to attend the mass where they were told to come here near the jaffa gate. and we spoke to some of them and so far, just that trickle was allowed in, we traveled, we had limited time and we came specifically for this. we wanted to see the beauty of the charge and the far just $1700.00 christian palestinians from god. there were

also not given permission to attend to holy fire as celebrate. now this all comes at the back of height intentions on another part of the old city. in the l x m must compound. well, the church leadership says that the pressure christians are coming on there are very similar to the pressure muslim worshippers are coming on there. and they say that the aim of this really is to alienate palestinians from the old city. those who are not allowed in. so the majority of the people waited patiently for the fire to come to them outside the gates of the old city and of that hamid al jazeera in occupy these jerusalem. america's national rifle association is holding its annual convention with some high profile names that include former president, donald trump. john henderson reports from indianapolis. despite a recent surge of mass shootings, the world's biggest gun lobby is more defiant than ever. and are

a member flight like held for freedom and get more of it. and when over and over and over again, just weeks after school shooting in nashville in days after a louisville workplace massacre. the national rifle association is holding its annual conference with speeches by every major contender for the 2024 republican presidential nomination. we saved our 2nd amendment and we're going to save it for a long time to come. it's under siege, but we're going to save it for a long time to come forever. but we don't need gun control. we need crime control outside a dozen or so. protesters including 2 graduates of michigan state university side of a mass shooting in february called for a ban on assault rifles, the weapon of choice of mass shooters. i think that's no reason for them, and i really would love to get rid of all of them deliver ation guns to thought raises the enter a has fallen on hard times in recent years, it's lost a 1000000 of what was 5000000 members in 2018 and it's being sued by the new york

state attorney general for violating state laws with lavish spending on its leaders . after successfully pushing as a senator for a ban on assault weapons that expired in 2004, president biden has called for that band to be renewed band, or saul weapons vow val. wonderful. but that's not likely to happen in a divided congress where the n r is influence remains strong enough to block any major changes in u. s. gun laws on the state level legislatures are actually easing gun laws. last year, indiana joined $21.00 other states in eliminating permits, allowing gun owners to carry their weapons in public without certification or a background check, leaving more guns on the street in a nation that already has more of them than any other. john henderson, al jazeera indianapolis, and the us state of montana has moved another step closer towards totally banning

video sharing app tick tock. the state house of representatives voted to approve the ban bill needs to be signed into law by the governor. tick tock says it is an attempt to censor american voices. many states and the federal government for that matter have banned the app on government own devices because of concerns about chinese spying. a member of the u. s. air force, national guard accused of leaking top secret military intelligence record has appeared in port 21 year old jack to shera is accused of unlawfully copying and transmitting classified material. the documents revealed at the depths of us spying on its adversaries and allies. it's one of the largest leaks of classified information. since edward snowden leaked until intelligence documents appear to confirm the presence of the russian wagner mercenary group in brooklyn of far. so it comes at a time when the military hunter is calling for a national mobilization and the face of attacks from armed groups linked to al qaeda, an eyesore nicholas hack report. information from the u. s. leaks has spread fast

around the world and even to the streets for kenneth's capital. what do they referred to as possible? linked to the russian mercenary force. wagner got what's not, what does that lie for? kina also is a free and independent country. it can choose to cooperate with whoever it wants to . al jazeera has gain access to the documents 1st reported by british media outlet turn this. they say the russian private military company wagner could use its presence in molly in bertina far so to destabilize ivory coast. according to communication, intercepted from an ivory insecurity official, it's no surprise. you know, they wagner has had a voice in burkina faso for well over a year. there was some of the source reporting yesterday about a possible camp in burkina faso, but we're hearing it was 1550 people. so it's relatively small presence. we met russian fighters from the wagner group in 2018 in the central african republic.

their operations have since spread from mozambique sudan to malia. now burkina faso . the 2 countries used to rely on their former colonial power, france to help them fight armed groups linked to iso and 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. establish a foot whole for, for russia, displaced the influence of the west. buchanan foster's military. genta says 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 akin also some in men and women above the age of 18. to fight on the front line. your crockett, the indices are selector, bhaskar, luggage, 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 drop course. the u. s. intelligence leaks suggests burkina may have the support of russian fighters but countries neighboring this a how are worried about wagner's presence and any instability it might bring nicholas hawk al jazeera. we're going to take very short break, but when we come back on al jazeera on a new milestone and kenya's budding space economy, the african nation sends its 1st satellite into space and sons out guns out why? mexico's stepping up security at one of its biggest tourist hotspots. ah, it's the holy month of ramadan. madonna keystone, that the it's look is changing the she says to duty from new zealand to iceland.

we explore how muslim minorities cope with the shortest and longest fasting hours on the planet. was it to be quite difficult? i did. she play 3 pizza water with some dates, and i will have to add those base to way past. after rub ramadan north and south on al jazeera, what happens the in new york has implications all around the world. it's the home of the united nations. it's a center of international finance, international culture to make these stories resonate requires talking to everyday people to normal people, not just power brokers, and that's where al jazeera is different. the mayor of the city announced that he was doing the way with the curfew. that was supposed to get everybody off. it's international perspective with the human touch zooming way in and then pulling back out again. lou

ah, cargo operations have been temporarily suspended at a major crossing on the us mexico border. hundreds of trucks so lined up at the bridge, linking seed at horace with el paso in texas. the restrictions have been imposed to allow us border agency staff to help process undocumented migrants. and mexico's government has deployed more than 8000 soldiers to guard beaches and tourism hotspots and follows a number of killings of popular holiday destinations. but as john homan reports from can coon, there may not be an easy fix. the c sand and semi automatic rifles. it's the new reality permit crews top beach destination, the caribbean resort of conclude a hotspot for spring breaking americans and european holiday makers. but one in

which marines now guard the beaches for he, for a reason, can tune 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, as 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, what were you thinking? yeah. for a strange site. i thought that was going to be an altercation or there was something here or throughout something. the reason that uh, maybe preventative measures. i definitely cautious and we were definitely like we were looking around at other people's reactions and seeing if anybody else is react in elementary. if 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. no,

they have to protect the tourist trade to do cos. 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, meanwhile, those living here are facing daily battles. if i'm opening a new business in concur, what's the probability that i'm going to be extorted? i'm gonna be luck. 5050. i think a man in the us provide home and sell farm stores and any 5 percent of the business 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, will bear the police, say that getting to grips with things for the rest of the rigid restaurants and its 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're 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 holman, how does he to conclude brazil, former president j or both scenario has been ordered to testify about his alleged

role in the storming of government buildings by his supporters. a judge has given him 10 days to appear before federal police on january, 8th, and support is invaded and vandalized brazil congress week out 30 successor took office. also, nora denied and citing the rights india will soon become the world's most populous nation, but for at least a year the country won't know how many people it has. it's once in a decade sentence was due in 2021, but it was delayed by the pandemic, and that is depriving those who should be eligible for government food rations of critical help. michael, apple reports megan rose value i you know, having her children try and learn on an empty stomach is one of this mothers greatest crowded together in their home. in his lemon south daily. she scrapes together what little she can to keep her family fit for me. baby debby is a domestic worker earning $50.00 a month. she applied for

a ration called 2 years ago, but she's one of nearly 300000 applicants who haven't heard back from me. today about the whole day, if we start getting russians will be able to save some money, my children will be able to eat properly. they'll be able to continue to study. this is the difficulty that we face. we need a ration so that my kids do not sleep hungry. you can see the impact of inflation in the food rations are issued using figures, last updated in 2011. god. this activist says the indian government's policy to tackle this problem won't be effective unless the true population size is known. the only way of ration cards can be in hand. under the national security act can be in taking place. the census doesn't say that is no way that you want to

connect the names of people that is no matter that big thoughts on doesn't as opposed to nearly 70 percent of indians or 813000000 people are meant to receive a food subsidy allocated to different states on a quite a basis. as the n g o population foundation of india points out, it's a quarter that simply hasn't kept pace with the numbers. selecting the benefits, the photo range of things is done on the basis of sensors. and if you don't have senses, you're planning can go wrong, your budget allocations can go wrong, but most importantly, people who deserve and need the social services do not. many are likely to not be included in the net for debbie, it's an unsure future. she tries to raise the next generation on an empty belly. mike lebel, al jazeera,

nearly 2 thirds of mozambique population rely on farming or fishing for income. but experts are concerned. many people may struggle to feed their families due to changing weather patterns. more than a 1000000 people in the region have been affected by last month cycle. and freddy, for me to miller has more from the pluto macias and bonnie is working her way through did crops off the site loan pretty devastated this farm and more on bus in southern mozambique, heavy flooding after the cycle and destroyed much of the maze, tomatoes, and cucumbers grown here. now she has to start from scratch. go do it up, let me arming is what i do for a living. we also have to hire people to work the land. when flooding happens, we lose our crops. we still have to pay the workers and also treat the land. so it's loss after loss. experts are worried about the worsening effects of climate change and what it means for food production in

a country with 2 thirds of the population relies on agriculture and fishing. this is the coastal city of bay route 4 years ago. off to psycho new diet. it was one of the was tropical psych loans in the southern hemisphere. it affected millions of people across mozambique malawi and zimbabwe. experts say this region of the engine ocean as the highest average increase in surface temperature of all tropical oceans . pi, a, temperatures mean more energy to supercharge, wither systems, which they say i increasingly developing into psych loans. so when most recently psycho freddy was the longest surviving tropical storm in recorded history. regaining strength, 6 times over. many flood plains and low coastal areas make muslim be vulnerable to flooding. b. concerning for to read things. first, they have had the vin bigger and more frequent. and that's concerning because

we're going to and it's not just a lot of times we focus on the psych loans because they are very and flooding. it's very dramatic. it is very visually shocking. but we have other impacts like droughts, the routing, the eighty's and ninety's killed over a $100000.00 people, but was every month people dying over long period time, it doesn't catch the media attention. so the climate is scary in, not only in all aspects in floods, the droughts, the it is, it's really and if we really struggle with what's now and this is the beginning, it can get worse. and the last decade moves and beaks been hit by several high intensity tropical cyclone healing many destroying bowlings, and costing the economy billions of dollars. an expert say it should prepare for more. for me to mila al jazeera, my put to me was a big kenya is 1st operational satellite designed to collect agricultural data, has blasted off in a space. x rockets. with off a transporter's hand go,

falcon go, transporter kenya sat light launched from the bend and burg space center in the state of california. it will collect data on food production and the consequences of climate change authorities. healthy information gathered will help them combat food related crises. so that that's it. from me. several venues, however, i am back in a moment when more of the basis ah ah

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percent of the population globally is responsible for about 15 percent of carbon emission joined the debate. people have already lost their life. people, how close to that culture people, how close about 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 traffic is for not headed directly to always resist with the power that they have. this stream on the al jazeera holding the powerful to account as we examined, the u. s. is role in the world on al jazeera. ah cartoon chaos as.