announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >> hello, i am miriam tomasi, this is the newshour live from london. warnings ourr worst fears are now coming true. >> the u.n. sounds the alarm in the idlib province. iran's foreign minister seeks support from china over u.s. sanctions, another senior iranian politician suggest talks.

and protesters remove most of the barricades as demanded by the military but insist the sit in will go on. >> and i am peter in doha. one of the world soccer players is kicked out of his team. they are sacked for posting homophobic messages on instagram. ♪ miriam: welcome to the program. we begin in syria where loud blasts have been heard across the capital, damascus, with state media reporting enemy targets coming from israel. it brought down many of the projectiles. not clear if there has been any casualties or damage to property. israel has not made any public comments on the accusation but has previously targeted sites inside syria which are connected to the president's close allies

iran and hezbollah. united nations is warning of a worsening humanitarian crisis in the idlib province after hospitals were bombed by russian backed government forces. at least 180,000 people have been forced from their homes in the last rebel held stronghold. ambassadorhe russian , under pressure in the security council, last year russia was one of two countries with turkey that guaranteed idlib as a saison. now it stands accused of unleashing with its syrian allies a campaign of bombardment. since april this escalation in violence has killed and injured over 100 civilians and further displaced 180,000. the aerial bombardment is alarming, including the use of barrel bombs unpopulated areas.

with 18 medical facilities and 17 schools destroyed or damaged in three weeks, there were even more powerful wordsfrom the u.n.'s most senior -- the words from the u.n.'s most senior humanitarian member. >> i thought this could result in the worst humanitarian tragedy of the 21st century. our warnings, our worst fears are now coming true. reporter: he revealed the u.n. shared the precise ordinance of the humanitarian policies with all parties so they would not be hit. the u.k. ambassador asked if it had been delivered to targeted just a liberally targeted. >> it would be grotesque if ngo's and health workers providing coordinates to a mechanism they believe is there to ensure their safety were finding themselves being the authors of their own destruction

because of deliberate targeting by the regime. reporter: when it was time for the russian ambassador to speak, he accused of double standards, ignoring civilian deaths during the u.s. bombardment of raqqa, but he denied the air force of russia was targeting medical facilities. rejectategorically accusations of violating international humanitarian law, neither the syrian army nor the russian space and air force is conducting hostilities against civilians or civilian infrastructure. >> are you bombing hospitals? reporter: no answer outside the chamber but in his speech, this syrian ambassador said military operations were being carried out against what he said were terrorists. they were operations which will continue. it seems this meeting has failed

to stop the devastating bombardment of idlib. james bays, al jazeera. miriam: a senior iranian politician is called for talks between tehran and washington. iran'shairman of national security and foreign policy commission and tweeted iranian and american senior diplomats rejected the option of war. he also described third parties rushing to destroy a large part of the world. he is calling for negotiations. donald trump has directed talks at rouhani to discuss his nuclear program but the white house officials say they have yet to get a response. al jazeera's reporters joins us from the iranian capital. it appears the u.s. has been attempting to provoke some sort

of response and negotiations with this u.s. government would be fruitless. where has this called for talks come from -- this fall -- this call for talks come from? member man is a senior of parliament. what he says carries some weight withe reflects the opinion what is portrayed in iran as a minority point of view. that was pushed home in the hours that followed his first tweet. the supreme national security council was issuing a statement saying the personal remarks being made do not speak for the policy of the state and only the supreme national security is the body empowered with the setting of more -- military and foreign policy. clearly the government headed by president rouhani is drawing a line in the sand illustrating to

the senior member of parliament that what he says, you should not be taken as someone is speaking for the state. a few hours ago he responded with a second tweet doubling down. he said with respect to the spokesperson of the national security council, that is responsible for making decisions on major policies with the country but are not permitted to make -- limit the making of comments. he went on to say i believe in action and the management potentials have allowed third-party actors to have a negative influence. there seems to be disagreement on dealing with recent tensions with the united states. the government has carried out a policy what the united states is doing in terms of economic policies and military buildup. this is psychological war and iran must continue to resist. but he is an outspoken member of the parliament. a year ago when the u.s. left the nuclear deal and economic

sanctions were hurting, she said iran should maintain its posture of negotiating and trump is not representative of all america. he has been spoken against the bacillus man in the past but last week he said even though we should maintain some kind of line with the united states with communication, trump is not the person to call. outspoken but still in line with the overarching policies of the supreme leader himself. but with minor details on how to execute the de-escalation of the current situation between iran and the united states, there seems to be some disagreement among senior members with different pieces of government. miriam: really the message from iran's leader is quite clear that there is not to be a wall but neither where they'll be -- there will be talks either.

the thing about this situation is the suggestion is the president is more willing to engage than his hawkish advisers. reporter: exactly. --iran there is a similar they do agree overall that nobody wants conflict. the member of parliament we spoke about, he is in agreement with the rest of the senior leadership of government and the rest of the country. nobody wants any sort of conflict with the united states great what they disagree on is how to go about achieving that. the supreme leader has pushed the point that we will not speak to the united states, we struck a deal with the 2015 nuclear deal that was that agreement and any talks under the current circumstances would be the same as surrender. when it comes to the current escalation with military buildup , the member of parliament that was speaking to flex a point of view that doesn't get a lot of play in iran -- speaking

reflects a point of view that doesn't get a lot of play in iran. we saw newspapers and magazines carrying off the suggestion that they sit down with the u.s. delays -- those newspapers were shut down. they are very sensitive. the supreme leader's word is the final word. he said there will be no negotiation. whether that means on the nuclear deal, or anything else, that remains to be seen. there is a worry that not talking to the u.s. in some corners of the iranian leadership, of the society here, people are worried not engaging will mean there is no other option but more conflict or more economic sanctions and more pressure from the united states building up. miriam: thank you very much. and of course he was mentioning the pressure that is building up on the country. the former minister has been in

china, looking to shore up support after the u.s. tightened sanctions on iran's oil industry. china helped broker the 2015 nuclear agreement and is the biggest buyer of iranian oil but ties between them are coming under pressure from washington. iran are china and involved in worsening disputes with the united states. for china it is trade. for iran, the threat of war. the iranian foreign minister was last year 12 months ago, just after the u.s. pulled out of the nuclear agreement china helped broker. it was grooving iran's nuclear ambitions in exchange for sections relief. china and other nations were allowed to keep buying iranian oil. the mostis one of important partners. it is our political partner, close economic partner and also one of the remaining members of the nuclear deal.

during this stage it is important to have close consultation with the chinese. this montharlier donald trump canceled exemptions that permitted such purchases good before raising tariffs on 200 billion dollars worth of chinese goods. this posed a dilemma for china's leaders. >> the relationship in china and iran has been affected by the sanctions from america, especially the recent escalating economic sanctions and military threat. and is a big challenge uncertainty in relations between china and iran. creating diplomatic pressure for china. china's leaders are in a bind. they appear committed to the iran nuclear deal and maintaining trade ties but as far as we know china has not imported any iranian oil since the beginning of may, a sign china is reluctantly going along with sanctions it publicly opposes.

so does china still have iran's back? >> no. not at this point. the reason is china is really not in a position to back iran. party thathe only can back iran is the europeans. they have 60 days to decide, but they probably have done everything they could. for china it is the best strategy to stay out and maybe voice some support quietly. has begun to pay a heavy price for its relationship with iran. the cfo of huawei is awaiting extradition from canada to the united states on charges of conspiring to violate u.s. sanctions on iran. two years ago another chinese telecommunications company paid the u.s. government a fine of more than $1 billion after admitting trading with iran.

the question now is whether china's leaders will be prepared to defy trump over iran and risk further diplomatic and economic fallout. given the state of that relationship, they may well feel they have nothing to lose. adrian brown, al jazeera, beijing. miriam: speaking of trade talks between the u.s. and china, there are reports those negotiations have stalled. president trump said they came close to an agreement before beijing backtracked. >> we actually had the deal and they broke it. i'm used to that, i have done it many times myself. they had a deal and they broke it. [indiscernible] have dinner, [indiscernible] want to trade with you, let's talk about it. they took out a lot of the i saidwe negotiated --

can't do that, sorry. you have been doing that too long. castro's live joe in washington. have these negotiations ground to a halt? there are reports they have heard -- >> there are reports president trump resorted to using president trump as a -- using china as a punching bag. the reality is there have been no movement on these trade talks since earlier this week when the u.s. took the midst of foot walkway, china's premier telecommunications giant, on a blacklist, banning their technology from the u.s., and it followed a more difficult week previously when the u.s. increased tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of chinese imports and china

retaliated on $60 billion of products from the u.s. now it remains to be seen whether beijing's invitation for the u.s. trade delegation to visit the capital, continue trade talks, whether it is a standing invitation or if it will be accepted. while all of this has happened on the u.s.-china front, the trump administration has moved and appears to upper to opening another front on the global trade war. today he decided to delay auto tariffs which would have significantly harmed the economies of europe and canada. he had threatened a 25% tariffs on another is a six-month delay while they consider a solution. also just announced a few hours ago, u.s. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from canada and mexico will be canceled

altogether. this was a widely expected move as the u.s. congress had a bipartisan demand that the administration drop those tariffs before he considered ratifying the u.s.-mexico-canada agreement which would replace nafta. a lot happening on the global trade front today along with the u.s. and its allies, seems to be the tensions have decreased. with china, the world's second-biggest economy, seems it has only escalated. miriam: thank you very much. heidi joe castro. news more -- medeiros government is accused of murder and remediation talks are ending in norway. andbritain's labour party brexit talks with ruling conservatives as both parties collapsed in the polls ahead of new elections. the king of clay is looking

regal in rome. we will have all of that action. ♪ miriam: tens of thousands have taken to the streets in algeria for the 13th friday in a row. security forces fired tear gas at them. they are demanding the removal leader.olitical they also want july elections to be scrapped. forcedmer president was to resign in april after saying he would run for another term. in sudan protesters have removed the roadblocks set up in the capital as demanded by the military for transition talks to resume but they are keeping up their protest. a mass sit in is still going on.

we have a report. reporter: under the scorching sun they gather for friday prayers and to keep their process alive. a special prayer for the dead who days before died for their movement. it has political messages as well and calls for the protesters to tone down anti-military rhetoric. it including -- the rapid support -- they are our partners in struggle for change. they projected us from the old regime when we needed their help. they are from our families. the loud chants begin as they are done with prayers. our marchers are not dead but right here with us, they chant. five people were killed and 200 injured when sudanese forces

fought the protesters earlier this week. >> when the protesters were killed, the military council came out and said they were upset commanders were not able to pass the checkpoints. people have died but they are more upset about access for their men. they don't care. >> we have achieved 60% of our goals. a revolution is ongoing. we will continue until we achieve our key objective, a civilian government and accountability for those who have committed crimes against humanity. reporter: the mood is far more conciliatory than before. the protesters have accepted some of the demands of the military council and lifted most of the barricades on the streets of the capital. the head of the transitional military council suspended talks until all barricades were removed. the protesters say the only barricades left so far are

around the square and are for their own protection. any attempts to remove that would be met with resistance. they say there is no one who can take them away from this square because abandoning revolution would be the death of sudan. least 15 people have died in flash floods in mali's capital. torrential rain hit the city overnight, damaging homes and shops. residents blame the government for not clearing out the rubbish. it blocked evacuation canals. ethiopia started rationing electricity after a drop in water levels at a hydroelectric dam caused power to decline by more than a third. now there are daily hour-long blackouts until july. ethiopia also suspended electricity exports to djibouti and suzanne.

it is exactly a decade since the end of sri lanka's civil war between the tigers and the government. let's take a closer look at what has been happening since then. in 2012 the government rejected a u.n. resolution allowing it to look at war crimes. a front -- one president was replaced. and then last year a constitutional crisis saw the prime minister replaced by a former president. the parliament was dissolved and snap elections were called. soon after the supreme court ruled against the dismissal of parliament and the former prime minister was reinstated, ending the crisis. in march the u.n. approved another extension to set up a credible war crimes investigation. people on all sides of the conflict are still trying to rebuild their lives but a struggling economy and rising unemployment made this difficult.

our reporter reports no from a northern town that was ravaged i the war. by the war. reporter: he has worked hard since the end of the war in 2009 to put the brutal conflict behind him. he is one of five doctors who treated civilians caught between government and tamil tiger fighters. >> mother and father, they brought two children. the one had a head injury. i said, going to die. the father brought the next one, and the next child had an injury on the neck. i said this one also going to die. they were crying, no. at least help one. reporter: arrested by the government, questioned and released, he quickly returned to his job. he now uses his spare time to teach young people how to make the best of their education.

10 years after the end of the programs like these will give students more opportunities to build a better future. it is an option that may have given just kept him from joining the tigers when he was 16. today his battle is to provide for his family after spending three years in prison. and got conditional bail had to sign in every three months. i have to attend court hearings. the three years i was in prison we got into a lot of debt. reporter: that is a common feature in many households here. many families struggle to meet -- make ends meet. war for many years, even the last 10 years they are still in economic crisis of sorts. we have yet to see how we are going to get them out of this. high rates of

unemployment have not helped through the aftermath of the war left households struggling to cope financially with little opportunities. many have lost family members or are waiting for news of those missing. government troops battled a 26 year war with the tamil tigers who fought to win their rights against what they described as extermination by the single ease majority -- singalese majority. this person won the war but many say he lost the feast and alienated the tamil people amid serious allegations of human rights violations. deathsernment and the were accused of war crimes but only the government has faced pressure to answer for it actions so far. a senior government official said the government could have done more. >> every right -- life counts and every life needs to be

answered for. without which we can't move forward with democracy. i am standing for that. reporter: he hopes of those pledges will be honored. until then he is concentrating on helping young tamils better their lives. more to come, australia preparing to vote in an election sixthould give their prime minister in six years. i wanttions in taipei as becomes the first country in asia to legalize same-sex marriage. why being multiple italian champions just isn't enough. peter has the news of a big-name departure. ♪

>> we have got quite a mixed bag of weather, lots of showers into central areas and even the east. it is quieter going through the next hour. we have a nice big area of high pressure saddling things down. a flabby area of high pressure toward the balkans, the black sea. wett weather in between around the baltic states and heavy showers. wet weather will gradually drive its way a little further west. we have some showers in southern parts of france, northern areas celsius forol 19 madrid. it will linger into the northeast quarter. temperatures picking up for london and paris back to 20, , t showerss -- never far away from the central parts. eastern n areas threatened.

of sunshine across northern parts of africa, 36 in cairo. generally getting into the mid to high 20 across parts of north africa, bits and pieces of fairweather clouds. a cloud across central africa producing a line of showers forr streretches from thehe gulf of guininea into the ethiopian highlands. ♪ ♪ miriam: welcome back. a quick look at headlines, the united nations is warning of a worsening humanitarian crisis in the idlib province after hospitals and refugee camps were bombed by a russian backed government force. a senior iranian politician is called for talks between -- has

called for talks between washington and iran. iranian andenior american diplomats have rejected the option of war. and protesters in sudan have removed many of the roadblocks they set up in the capital as demented by the military, but they are refusing to end the -in in khartoum. at least 17 people have been killed by mistake in an airstrike in the southern part of this country, during a battle television. a u.s. military spokesman described it as a telik -- tragic incident. afghan officials are investigating. a former director of venezuela's intelligence police are defected at the end of april and accused the government of killing his right-hand man -- jesus garcia

was found dead thursday. mediation talks have wrapped up in norway between government and the opposition. they were aimed at ending the five-month power struggles. representatives of juan guaido have left norway. the foreign minister of venezuela thanked norway for helping to build a dialogue with the opposition. our latin american editor has more. reporter: there is a tremendous amount of secrecy is running attempts to bring about a negotiated settlement to this ongoing conflict. conversations that took place with representatives of the government of nicolas maduro and juan guaido in oslo have ended. representatives have returned to the capital area we don't know whether those talks were stalled, ended or going to be resumed. nothing has been said. all we know is the foreign minister thanked norway for its efforts to mediate this dialogue

while one does -- juan guaido said there was only mediation. he is careful not to make it sound as though he is negotiating with the government. he is under pressure from some sectors, hard-line sectors of the opposition who say the time for talking is over, the only way to dislodge nicolas maduro would be to have some kind of international foreign military intervention. over here there are party talks -- opposition leader jeremy corbyn say discussions between the labour party and the ruling conservatives have gone as far as they can. parliament tried to agree on talks for the exit. britain was supposed to leave march 29 but it has been delayed until october 31. with all of this ongoing disarray, parties have had to turn attention to campaigns for the european elections.

this is a barometer of how much support there is for leaving the interview -- the e.u. parties are collapsing in the polls. our reporter looking at the fast changing political landscape. feelter: these people they are the defenders of democracy in the u.k. and would overturn brexit there is new party likes to encourage this fortress mentality and clearly many english people do. they are way ahead in the polls. >> it is a warning to parliament, not just conservative but labor as well. if they do not deliver breaks it in a meaningful form that actually is a brexit, we will contest the next general election and the mp's are -- then mp's are in trouble. reporter: the brexit party could win at least a third of the

election. some people really want to leave the european union with no plan and no deal. they are determined and they are organized, and their opponents are in disarray. with the conservatives and labor at war with themselves and each other, it has fallen to five of the party to fight off the exit. here is a new one called change u.k., pulling in the single digits. in the single digits. and here's another party, nowhere near as high as the brexit party, so why don't they stand together? but which one should we vote for? happier ifhave been the remain parties worked together. but is just the way it is. we are dealing with the reality, and it is clear from the polls people are getting political democrats. withter: and the greens their highest ever polling. they accepted their have been fighting in the remain parties.

not a good look when the aim is to defend the u.k. with the disaster of brexit. >> when you add up the votes for the brexit party and the remain party, they both come out to about a third. the people in the middle can make the difference very what we need to do is have a people's vote and see where the country is. that would come out for remain. reporter: so there is a choice between a note -- a new party with no choices but is focused, or several others who have coherent policies on almost everything but seem at odds with each other. the more it drags on, the more confusing it becomes. miriam: this is the fullest of parties competing in european elections in the southwest of england. -- the full list of parties competing in european elections in the southwest of england.

six weeks and drawing to a close , campaigning in india and did on friday. final voting on sunday. this one has been focused on prime minister rajoy modi -- narendra modi who is seeking a second term in office. the opposition accused him of hindu opted -- hindu exceptionalism. the incumbent scott morrison in australia is expected to lose. he has only been prime minister nine months and a man fit to replace him will put an end to the revolving door leadership. andrew thomas explains. reporter: if opinion polls are right, the man in the middle of this craft will be asked -- will be elected as australia's prime minister. he is popular with many young australians. he promises higher spending on schools and action to tackle climate change good many say it

is the chaotic leadership of the governing party that has helped the opposition. >> we have got to stop the chaos, take action on climate change periods we have got to talk of living. got to stop the chaos and take reelection to get wages moving. reporter: since being reelected, mds in the center rights have turned against their leader twice, dumping tony abbott, malcolm turnbull before throwing him out for the current prime minister scott morrison. mp's of the previous labour government also deposed their own leader twice. if this man is elected he will prime minister in six years. the change of prime minister through election would be a break from the recent past. there could be political stability, appeared with big policy reforms. on climate change it needs relatively ambitious targets for

emissions reductions, renewable energy and electric cars. the current government has failed to act over many years evolution has been rising the last four years. it has risen as a crucial thing. reporter: the government said it will hurt the economy. it also says labor's policies on refugees will lead to weaker borders. they are trying to deter refugees from australia and sent them to detention camps on remote islands in the pacific. as difficult as this is, if you change it or weaken it, show a lack of resolve, you invite on this country and the poor souls who would take the risk the worst of all possible outcomes. reporter: but labor has removed refugees as an issue by saying it will continue to policies. opinion poll can be wrong. but there is one certainty. turnout will be high.

in australia voting is compulsory with five -- fines for those who show up to vote. -- who fail to show up to vote. taiwan's parliament is the first in asia to legalize gay marriage. thousands of people celebrated the vote on the streets in the capital taipei. it recognizes same-sex couples and gives them protections like tax insurance and child custody. this follows a debate of over a year on marriage equality. >> actually when i started to learn about myself, the time i came out, i never thought i could get married in taiwan. i thought this would not happen in my time. i knew that they would come in taiwan but never thought it would be when i am still young but maybe when i am 50 or 60 years old. >> what is wrong with being the first in asia?

maybe this will be a source of pride. i am not ashamed. miriam: a u.s. judge has been hearing a challenge to president a national emergency to fund the border wall with mexico. organizations are seeking injunction and ask congress to approve more than $1 billion in funding, short of the demand of $6 billion. but get more on this from our reporter in san diego. what is the latest on the court case? the judge in this case has concluded that hearing for the day. the arguments have been heard in judge hayward gilliam is oakland, california says he will render a verdict or make his decision known next week. the 20 states and nonprofit

organizations, civil liberties groups and environmental organizations argued president trump acted unconstitutionally and illegally when he declared a state of emergency in order to obtain funds for building his border wall. they said congress did not appropriate the funds and that congress set a number which trump did not like and try to do a run around that legislative branch by declaring a state of emergency. they said based on his own comments several months ago, saying he would do this, that it -- they made it clear it was no state of emergency. for its part the government supporting trump's action argued the president was well within his rights, that he had a broad

latitude under a law from the of0's to declare a state national emergency. the money we are talking about would come from various accounts in the pentagon including roosevelt payment accounts and money to build weapons systems. that is the crux of the issue. when the judge makes his decision, we will find out whether the wall construction will be faulted at least temporarily. certainly that will not be the end of it, miriam. the losing side is certain to appeal and the case may go all the way to the supreme court in washington. miriam: what new developments are there along the border and the government's response? reporter: the number of migrants who are coming to the u.s. border from mexico, primarily

from central america, they consist of family groups and unaccompanied minors. groups,00,000 such individuals came last month, april. it is a heavy flow. we are hearing now a two-year-old boy from guatemala ,ied in a hospital in el paso texas after being taken into custody and released for medical treatment after he and his mother crossed the border. that is the fourth young child to die after crossing the border, all from guatemala. miriam: thank you for that. other developments, the u.s. treasury secretary has defied a request from congress requesting trump's tax returns. he says it lacks purpose. tosaid he is not authorized disclose.

it sets the stage for a lengthy court battle between politicians and the trump administration. world'ss of many of the biggest shipping companies are meeting in london to discuss how they can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. they moved 90% of the world's trade and have the same carbon footprint of the whole of germany, the fourth-largest economy. one cruise ship company in norway is leading the way to greener waters. nick clark went to their shipyard to find out more. reporter: the yards on the west course of norway weather has been a long history of shipbuilding but this is different. two ships are nearing completion and a step into the future. the real estate of the art expedition ships that will take paying passengers to remote parts of the world powered partly by battery. putting this together is a complex process. involving welders, carpenters and plumbers and electricians.

there is more than 750 kilometers of cabling saying nothing of the detailed wiring repairing this preparing by self generated electricity. the batteries are not in place, so what will be an what will we see? >> this one can fit 20 battery cells. it will be 1000 watts for each cell. with this behind us, we can reduce the consumption of the ship. >> the thrust will come from a combination of diesel and battery power. they will be constantly charged by the ship's engines as they run. this man will be capital -- this lady will be the captain. >> it is really important because we are going to remote areas. footprint to -- no [indiscernible]

only the green footprint. we supply our system with batteries. we are sailing but also when we do operation in antarctica. reporter: given the shipping industry is responsible for a proportion of the global climate problem, change cannot come soon enough. reducing and consumption is one thing, but even more interesting, the work that is now going in to fully electric shipping. we have seen some initiatives on that as well in norway, and that is an area where the norwegian shipping industry might get an advantage. batteries cantric already be seen in some of the world while others allow vessels to be plugged in so vessels can be switched off while docked.

these people are planning to convert several ships like the north cap you. organic waste. when the mega ships of the world are powered solely by renewable energy, that is still in the distant future. jazeera, norway. miriam: coming i had for you on the program. ♪ miriam: a film competing in cannes making political statements about life in bolsonaro's brazil. and there is spanish success in sports. ♪ ♪

♪ ♪ miriam: the strong brazilian presence at this year's cannes film festival. many of them represent political

statements about life under bolsonaro's hard-line government. we have more now. to the cast of this brazilian film, this is their moment to enjoy. it is also their moment to protect. extremetimes calls for cinema. though it was conceived 10 years ago some of the tale of repression feels like a bang up today critique of the current political climate. , impoverisheded village is forced to defend itself when being threatened with being wiped off the map. it shows the power of the community under prior. -- under fire and that is how the directors phil -- feel as the president cracks down on what he calls cultural marxism. , for somereme right reason they despise artists. it is very sinister in the way

it seems to function. now they have slashed all federal funding for culture basically and cinema and film. ♪ reporter: another distinctly brazilian film is sick, sick, favor of first love that becomes infected. it is a poetic first film from this director who shows brazil's youth liberal and free. >> it is somewhat a nice marriage, the face of brazilian society. is likeng of the film trying to get the intensity back, trying to get, i don't know, the love back because we are a society of haters.

reporter: it is unclear what help films like this will get from the government going forward. the president merged the ministry of culture with the ministry of citizenship. brazil brought seven films to cannes, a record and something to be celebrated. but for the filmmakers there is concern in brazil the clouds are gathering. the future artistic freedom could be under threat. charlie angela, al jazeera, cannes. miriam: time for sports with peter. peter: this australian rugby star says he is saddened his contract was terminated following homophobic comments he made on social media. he was sacked by rugby australia on friday after a panel found him guilty of breaching the team's code of conduct. he is an ultraconservative christian and posted on instagram last month hell awaited homosexuals and drunks

among other centers. the team said it was painful and will leave them without their best player for the world cup in japan. best want to stress the outcome is a painful situation for the game. rugby australia did not choose to be here, but rugby australia's position remains it left us with no choice. all professional players, make it clear we support the rights to [indiscernible] and nothing that has happened changes that. but when we are talking about inclusiveness in our game, we are talking about respecting differences as well. when we say rugby is a game for all, we mean that. quarterfinals, roger federer -- they both withdrew from their mattress for injury. no file nadal wasted little time -- rafael nadal wasted little

time against his opponent. the argentine could do some incredible shots in the 6-4, 6-2 victory in the semi's. in the women's event, the dream run of maria's the car he has continued. she is into the semi finals after the win over christina. she will face the fourth seed bliss, -- who had given grief to victoria azarenka. there was also a final set designer as johan a conta came through against -- she will face geeky burtons in the final and has the day off thanks to an injury withdrawal.

defending champion and overnight leader brooks kept up his extending his lead on golf's second major. he was 10 under par and is for shots layer of the field. former champion rory mcilroy struggles to just make the cut. he fell back after dropping five shots in his first five holes. he finished three over par. and jordan spieth made his move with a round of 66. he is now five under par. victory would give the career grand slam of the major tournament -- another winner is on four under par. this person will leave at the end of the season having 15 titles in succession. -- having won five titles in succession. two champions league final since arriving in 2014 but the club hasn't won a major trophy in europe in 23 years.

speculation about his replacement has begun. but this man says it is not him. he also had comforting words for the arrivals, whether they will be stumping big to sign antoine griezmann. buy antoine to griezmann. we cannot afford it. so we are not interested with him. peter: he said he will become the first team to do the domestic travel in england if they beat watford. the captain is hoping the weight of history on their shoulders will help his team's chances at wembley. >> they won't lose a game. everyone has witnesses. we are not naive enough to think we can turn off and beat them. they are a great team, one of the best in terms of this

generation of footballing teens. we show them the respect they deserve but it is a one up game, anything can happen. peter: this is the man to catch after the seventh stage of cycling in italy. by 185 meter track was won this spaniard. he made his move in the closing stages to hold off the challenges from the pack very but this italian maintains the lead and holds an advantage of one minute 32 seconds. and that is all the sports for now. miriam: that is lovely. here is a story you will like. online cat lovers, if you are in to that, many of them are mourning the viral sensation grumpy cat who has died at the age of seven. the cat whose name was tartar famed for her

permanently grumpy appearance. grumpy cat had more than n 12 millllion followers on autism ad made a a million for her owners. they quit -- the woman quit her job to become a full-time cat manager. see you in a couple of minutes with more news. ♪