al-jazeera. looking back is a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera venezuela's opposition leader one why dole is calling on the international community to keep all options open after saturday's violent border clashes over american aid at least two people were killed in efforts to get supplies into the country failed pope francis has called for an all out battle against the abuse of minors the pope made the comments as on an unprecedented meeting of senior catholic clergy wrapped up at the vatican and observers say as many as thirty five people were killed in election violence in a saturday both are being counted in the closely for general election between president mohamed bihari and his main rival a tee up a back. the voting has wrapped up in senegal's presidential elections the president is seeking a second term and faces four main rivals to his bid since coming to office president saleh is developed infrastructure projects and the economy is said to be booming but opposition candidates say the ordinary people are still suffering because of poverty and high unemployment gave us this update

al-jazeera on our website the address on your screens right now al-jazeera dot com and of course a lot on the crisis at the venezuelan border. now reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera venezuela's opposition leader is calling on the international community to keep all options open following saturday's violent border clashes over american aid efforts to get supplies into the country descended into violence between forces loyal to president and opposition at least two people were killed in clashes in the end of this indian border and around three hundred others were injured around sixty of murderous troops also the fact that to the opposition and the venezuelan leader cut diplomatic ties with colombia. the u.n. says a record number of afghan civilians were killed in two thousand and eighteen due to an increase in suicide bombings and aerial attacks a report shows that three thousand eight hundred four civilians died in the conflict last year nine hundred twenty seven of them were children that's an eleven percent increase from two thousand and seventeen and more than at any time since they began keeping records the were in afghanistan has taken a terrible toll on civilians and tw

al-jazeera because it is such an international city they are very interested in that global perspective that al jazeera provides. our again undermine from the top stories here on al-jazeera venezuela's government says it will revive the lateral ties with several european nations who can dos the opposition leader won in one go i don't know as the country's interim president. or president nicolas maduro who's also lashed out at e.u. leaders in response saying the spanish prime minister petro sanchez will have blood on his hands if there's an intervention. says it's behind a car bomb that has killed at least twelve people in somalia's capital mogadishu gunmen from the off reporting so shocked at a multi-state he worked from ever aussie old port operator in print land. bank francis is once again condemned the war in yemen saying the consequences of the country's devastating civil war are before our eyes the catholic media has been speaking at a gathering of faith leaders in the united arab emirates one of the main coalition partners backing yemen's government in its fight against rebels on sunday hip ill for yemen's warring parties to observe a truce and let essential aid be delivered t

welcome back up your mind at the top stories here on al-jazeera venezuela's military has reaffirmed its milty from battled president nicolas maduro the defense minister vladimir but reno says the armed forces will remain in position along the border to prevent potential threats. down a prime minister imran khan is denying indian allegations that his country was involved in last week's bombing in the disputed kashmir region forty one indian soldiers were killed in a suicide blast india has dismissed khan's offer to cooperate in an investigation. and senior members of the trumpet ministration not being accused of pushing for nuclear technology sales to saudi arabia repeatedly ignoring legal objections democrats are launching an investigation after releasing a report based on testimony from whistleblowers. russia says it's opened to the humanitarian corridors in syria to allow people in the rock band refugee camp to return home the u.n. says most of the forty thousand people there are women and children who've been stranded in extremely harsh conditions for years well to come plies in the

al-jazeera. welcome back to remind of the top stories here on al-jazeera venezuela's border with brazil has been closed as president maduro steps up attempts to stop us aid from getting him to do or says he's considering closing the border with colombia as well. palestinians across the west bank are gathering to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of a massacre at a mosque in hebron twenty nine worshippers lost their lives in a far right american israeli settler opened fire in one thousand nine hundred four . day two of a meeting at the vatican looking at sexual abuse by priests will see more testimonies from victims some of them have already dismissed an action plan presented by the pope on thursday as not going far enough cardinals attending the four day meeting have called for a new culture of accountability in the catholic church. but it was a founding member of the advocacy group ending clergy abuse he too was disappointed with the pope's action plan. we are outraged and feel betrayed by these twenty one points back in august pope francis wrote a letter this was not comments on the bus or on

russia with interest ramblin back investments in venezuela are all about plus a report from santa dolls currency controversy counting the cost on al-jazeera. hello again undermines at the top stories on al-jazeera venezuela's president nicolas maduro has reportedly appealed to fellow oil producing nations to help the jury wrote a call skin for its support against u.s. sanctions shortly after they were imposed two weeks ago. a refugee footballer will arrive home in australia later off to rain drop his request to extradite him from thailand talking about a raby he fled to australia and twenty from scene was arrested on honeymoon. in the us the acting defense secretary has met afghanistan's president all a surprise visit to kabul patrick shanahan underlined the importance of the government being involved in peace talks with the top. president has done rouhani has addressed tens of thousands of people in terror on the final day of celebrations to mark forty years since the one nine hundred seventy nine islamic revolution he told the crowds in tahrir all the country will continue to expand its ballistic missile program said huldah reports the

al-jazeera world reveals how the manmade decline of one of history's most famed ancient environments is leaving its people struggling to survive iraq's dying rivers. welcome back reminder the top stories say on al-jazeera venezuela's self declared interim leader one guide to house call for the same passage of humanitarian aid during a meeting with the national assembly members in the capital caracas u.s. trucks carrying food and medical supplies have left bogota bound for the colombia venezuela border agents parliament is advancing plans to let abdel fattah el-sisi stay on as president well of beyond the end of his term the move is raising fears of increasing authoritarianism eight years after the overthrow of hosni mubarak a ceremony has been held in sudan to mark a peace deal between the government of central african republic and fourteen groups . the u.k.'s prime minister says she has an unshakable commitment to prevent a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland so is a may is visiting northern ireland when she's been trying to reassure residents about her breasts a plan but she says the controversial backstop mechanism which was meant to achieve a seamless border won't be accepted by th

al-jazeera. so the and london with the top stories on al-jazeera venezuela's self declared interim leader wang has been meeting national assembly members in the capital caracas he's calling for the safe passage of humanitarian aid into the country u.s. trucks carrying food and medical supplies have left bogota bound for the colombia venezuela border but delivering the aid would require the cooperation of the military which has remained loyal to him but and president nicolas maduro true isabeau has more from caracas who are here outside of a national assembly where you lawmakers with one while you go inside are discussing how to get humanitarian aid into the country we know that this week some medicines and food will start to arrive to the city of kabul that's right next to the border between colombia and venezuela what's not clear yet is how that aid is going to make it into the country the government of the kilometer would always said that that entering that date would be illegal and that's why why there has been appealing to the troops to the military to allow that aid inside the country saying

al-jazeera. on offer a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera venezuela's opposition leader one why bill is calling on the international community to keep all options open for saturday's violent border clashes over american aid at least two people were killed in efforts to get supplies into the country failed the un says a record number of afghan civilians were killed in two thousand and eighteen due to an increase in suicide bombings and aerial attacks three thousand eight hundred and four civilians died in the conflict last year nine hundred twenty seven of them children and senegal is voting for its next leader president sallies seeking a second term and faces four main rivals through his bid polls close in a couple of hours time. observers say as many as thirty five people thirty five people were killed in election violence in the area and saturday votes are being counted in the closely for general election it is expected to be a tight race between president mohamed bihari and his main rival. voters queued for hours into the night or polling stations and opened late because of violence or ballo

al-jazeera. top stories here on the al-jazeera venezuela's opposition leader is calling on the international community to keep all options open after running battles on saturday to get aid into the country. at least two people were killed in fighting along the border with brazil. voting is underway in senegal to choose the country's next leader president is banking on a booming economy to stay in office for. opposition candidates poverty and unemployment are rampant. and more civilians were killed in afghanistan last year than during any of the previous nine years figures from the un almost four thousand civilians were killed during twenty eighteen through to almost one thousand children blames the deaths on both an increase in attacks. by the u.s. led coalition. protest in sudan's capital have set tires on fire as they continue their calls for the president to step down a model bashir announced a state of emergency on friday and dissolved his government but just hours later he appointed six new ministers as part of a series of measures to counter weeks of nationwide. in the capital khartoum he said j

al-jazeera. hello barbara starr in london these are the top stories on al-jazeera venezuela's opposition leader one weibo is calling on the international community to keep all options open following saturday's violent clashes over american aid efforts to get supplies into the country descended into violence between forces loyal to president maduro and opposition activists at least two people were killed in clashes near the brazilian border in the center of the has the latest now from the go to with colombia where more venezuelans have had a confrontation with forces loyal to model. after a call morning clashes broke out again here here on the border between. on this bridge there you see behind me one of the main illegal crossings here when a group of men started to dismantle a truck by the forces to barricade the bridge they started to throw the piece is down to other people that they were hoping to steal and sell as a scrap metal they were confronted by even the forces that started throwing tear gas and also by armed civilians in support. of known as the people's collective in the face. of the rev

al-jazeera. presentation they are attempting. will not happen. venezuela's president nicolas maduro tells al-jazeera he won't let us aid into his country. and this is. also coming up india vows to isolate pakistan after an attack in indian administered kashmir that it blames on. any involvement. on the budget spain's prime minister calls a general election for the end of april and less than four years. the u.s. congress reaches a compromise to avoid a government shutdown president has to declare an emergency to get money for his mexico border war. in an interview with al jazeera venezuela's president has accused the united states of trying to destabilize his country nicolas maduro says the u.s. backed opposition's call to bring in aid on february the twenty third is nothing but political theater and that he won't accept it but you're also criticized european nations for supporting u.s. military intervention. i think that some europeans made a mistake when they supported the american war in iraq can you ask any of the coalition countries was it necessary to i

hello i'm mr hall with the top stories on al-jazeera venezuela has closed its border with brazil as president nicolas maduro steps up attempts to stop us aid from coming in opposition led volunteers are trying to get the fast in every and by saturday and brazil's vice president has told his country will help but won't cross the line we're not going to spend the border ok well what are we can do we can put supplies on the our border in a forgiving as well as one they can come and get it but it will work ok because as you see from rural. river it's almost a thousand kilometers and all these empty space in venezuela so there is not enough population there to come to brazil to to reach for poor supplies ok i think that the main points for jews humanitarian aid would be the ports and hours of the border with colombia ramadan jim has more from vista and brazil near the border with venezuela. now the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has closed venezuela's border with brazil the question is what exactly is brazil going to do next we've heard for the past forty eight hours that brazil is going forw

a comeback is a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera venezuela's opposition leader one why though is calling on the international community to keep all options open after saturday's violent border clashes over america today at least two people were killed in efforts to get surprising the country. but francis has called for our all out battle against the abuse of minors the pope made the comments as an unprecedented meeting of senior for g catholic clergy wrapped up at the vatican. and the polls have closed the senegal war president macky sal is seeking a second term after banning his main rivals from running. observers say as many as thirty five people were cuban election violence in nigeria on saturday votes are being counted in the closely fought general election it's expected to be a tight race between president mohamed to bill hari and his main rival a t cool car voters queued for hours into the night were polling stations had opened late because of violence or malfunctioning ballot machines a handful opened again on sunday to make up for the delays now the red carpet is being

al-jazeera. the stand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the. al-jazeera. i'm richelle carey and these are the top stories on al jazeera and an interview with al jazeera venezuela's president has accused the u.s. of trying to destabilize his country the. opposition's call to bring aid on february the twenty third is the thing about political theater anyone except it are also criticized european nations for supporting u.s. military intervention. i think that some europeans made a mistake when they supported the american war in iraq can you ask any of the coalition countries was it necessary to intervene militarily in iraq and divide it and kill millions of its people i think they also made a mistake when they bombed libya and killed more than one hundred thousand civilians can these areas be corrected i think they made mistakes in their destructive policy approach in syria and making more mistakes with venezuela. this does not happen and will not happen any material that comes from outside the country must be subject to certain conditions such as inspection and taxes as in all countries whether by. and then there will be no problems there for the trickle presentat

al-jazeera. he. was. right. hello i'm down join in doha with the top stories here on al-jazeera venezuela's opposition leader iscalling on his supporters to help trucks carrying u.s. aid to get into the country on saturday to gas has been fired on the streets of near the border with colombia is riot police face off with protesters president nicolas maduro has closed three crossings from colombia on the border with brazil to block the aid from getting into the on his way out while i was on the run petty's on the other side of the border in colombo.

because in an interview with al jazeera venezuela's president has accused the u.s. of trying to destabilize his country nicholas madeira says the u.s. backed opposition has called for bringing aid on its harbor a twenty third is nothing but political theater that he wanted sent it but there were also criticized european nations for supporting u.s. military intervention he says that the u.s. involvement in iraq and libya has achieved nothing but death and destruction. i think that some europeans made a mistake when they supported the american war in iraq can you ask any of the coalition countries was it necessary to intervene militarily in iraq and divide it and kill millions of its people i think they also made a mistake when they bombed libya and killed more than one hundred thousand civilian candies errors be corrected i think they made mistakes in their destructive policy approach in syria and are making more mistakes with venezuela. this does not happen and will not happen any material that comes from outside the country must be subject to certain conditions suc

so no matter where you call home al-jazeera will bring in the news and current affairs that matter to. al-jazeera. venezuela's self declared leader doesn't rule out u.s. military intervention during an interview with al-jazeera. had our oracle this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up for months on we look at how far the investigation has gone into the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi. new footage emerges of the moments after a dam burst in brazil last week. and cats are claimed their first major foothold toss all beating four times champion we won in the asian cup final. but as well as opposition leader is showing no signs of backing down from a political standoff with president nicolas maduro. is backed by several last american and western countries including the united states got pressure on maduro to step down or last in america as they see in human sat down with quite a few in the last fall that any battled president. overseeing military exercises intended to let opponents know that he has the means with which to crush venezuela's internal enemies not clearly not intimidate the man who i

sentiments when you call her and al-jazeera international bringing the news and current affairs that matter to you. al-jazeera. venezuela's opposition leader rallies his army of volunteers to distribute american a. down jordan azhar zero live from doha also coming up munich security conference exposes a growing rift between europe and the u.s. over iran. syria and russia agreed to open up humanitarian corridors to allow thousands of refugees to return home. and pro and anti bragg's it campaign as mr bring social media to the streets to make their case to the people in the u.k. . thousands of volunteers in venezuela have registered to travel to the colombian border to bring in u.s. aid they took an oath before the opposition leader one guy bill in the capital caracas more than two hundred tons of aid is arriving the colombian border food and medicines from the u.s. has become a key issue in the past juggle between president nicolas maduro and one why don't do it has refused to allow in aid from colombia he says is all part of the u.s. policy to remove him from power says venezuela is starving you know what i mean there was

al jazeera. and i'm down in jordan in doha with the top stories here on al-jazeera venezuela's opposition leader who is calling on his supporters to help trucks carrying u.s. aid to get into the country on saturday to gas has been fired on the streets of near the border with colombia is riot police face off with protesters president nicolas maduro has closed three crossings from colombia on the border with brazil to block the aid from getting into the on his way out while i was on the run petty's on the other side of the border in colombia he joins us from santa does bring us up to date what's been happening there. hi there and it's a very tense morning here on the border between colombe and venezuela as of innisfail on government this. temporary shutdown of the three main bridges the three main legal crossings between the two countries as the opposition is gearing up to do this action to try and move the aid sent by the united states and venezuela there have been two incidents so far the first one on the bridge getting into game business with. a couple of kilometers north from here as roughly s

al-jazeera. a violent showdown in a diplomatic standoff over foreign aid the crisis deepens further and venezuela. and we shall carry this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. business first widespread poverty and unemployment rival narratives on tests as senegal votes to elect a new leader. and north korea's leader heads for a second summon with u.s. president donald trump. and after years of violence we visit iraq's ancient sites which are in urgent need of restoration. opposition efforts to bring aid into venezuela have ended in scenes of violence death and destruction stopped trucks from crossing from colombia and security forces fired tear gas at protesters and during almost three hundred people there were also confrontations as the entry point with brazil and one border town at least two people were killed on me as defense minister says sixty members of the venezuelan armed forces have defected and crossed over president responded swiftly cutting off diplomatic ties with his neighbor a latin american to go see a numinous in san antonio on the venezuelan side of the border. opponents

al-jazeera. newsstand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world. al-jazeera. venezuela's opposition leader on accuses the police of intimidating his family while he was on veiling his plan for the country. i maryam namazie in london you know with al jazeera also coming out keeping the nuclear deal alive france germany and britain launch a new payment system with iran in order to bypass u.s. sanctions. the u.n. says at least twenty nine children a new borns have died in the last two months in a base in the cold camp in syria. and we meet cypriots who say they were tortured jury now struggle to end the british colonial rule in the one nine hundred fifty s. . and welcome to the program and as well as opposition leader is accused national security forces loyal to the president nicolas maduro of freshening his family after outlining his plan for the country it's an opposition event at a university in caracas he said agents from a special police unit had been to his apartment asking to see his wife. he urged all the security forces to get on the right side of history and made t

al jazeera nothing to france. i. try visiting to look at the top stories here at al-jazeera venezuela's president has warned of catastrophic consequences if all of its oil shipments are blocked by u.s. sanctions nicholas my daughter has refused to allow aid from the u.s. into his country. last night on the. on national sovereignty is made vulnerable with a show called humanitarian aid and peace is threatened by the government of mr donald trump who last sunday in a televised interview ratified his threat of a military invasion against venezuela in venezuela they have driven us to the point that libya was taken or that syria was taken to the point of beyond opposition they have attempted out who have not allowed them to and venezuela is a piece the deadline has balls for donald trump to decide whether he will impose sanctions on saudi officials over the murder of jamal khashoggi under the magnitsky act the president must outline what action he intends to take israeli forces say they've arrested a palestinian man in connection with the murder of a teenager ghanem was arrested during a raid at a mosque in the occupied west ba

al-jazeera. hello i'm a very unforgiving this is counting the cost on al-jazeera a weekly look at the world of business and economics this week we're focusing on venezuela hungry without access to medicine venezuelans are suffering as a political crisis unfolds we'll look at what it's like to live inside the world's worst economy where hyperinflation is a reality of one tenth of the population has left. ninety nine billion dollars in debt and much of it in default that as well is a country with many creditors but where did all the money go. plus confusion reigns in energy markets as the u.s. slap sanctions on venezuela where it hurts how the game of oil is playing out. in venezuela people don't have enough to eat at least one tenth of the population of economic refugees according to one official data is available infant mortality is soaring at a faster rate than in syria this economic crisis is a humanitarian crisis and we're in a new chapter on january twenty third the leader of the legislature one guy doe began a push to remove current president nicolas maduro the united states has imposed an embargo on venezuela's state oil company p d v s a the sanc

on al-jazeera. venezuela's opposition leader. the military the blocking aid is a crime against humanity. his rival president nicolas maduro appears with loyal soldiers warning they're ready for any threats from enemies. whole rahman you're watching al-jazeera live more headquarters here in doha coming up in the next thirty minutes with ice all squeezed out of syria we'll look at the threat it poses in afghanistan both on the battlefield and in the universities also warning that the world's insects are hurtling towards extinction threatening a global ecosystem catastrophe. welcome to the program russia and the u.s. have offered very different solutions to the crisis in venezuela both countries present a draft resolutions to the united nations security council washington back self declared interim president. its resolution calls for free and fair elections on the delivery of international aid moscow on the other hand it supports president nicolas maduro it's counterproposal criticizes any efforts to intervene in venezuela's domesti

al-jazeera sweden. hello i'm. with the headlines on al-jazeera venezuela has closed its border with brazil as president nicolas maduro steps up efforts to stop us aid from coming in opposition led volunteers are trying to get the first in every day and brazil's vice president has told al-jazeera his country will help but want to cross the line we're not going to pass the border. when. we can put supplies on the our border in a forgiving as well as one they can come and get it but i don't think this will work ok because as you see from. reaver it's almost a thousand kilometers and all the space in venezuela so there is not enough population there to come to brazil to reach for poor supplies ok i think that the main points for jews humanitarian aid would be the ports and the border. the u.s. has confirmed two hundred troops will remain in syria after the majority of them pullout in december president donald trump announced the withdrawal surprising u.s. allies and u.s. president on trump is set to meet china's vice premier on friday as part of efforts to end a seven month trade war you heard is leading talks in washing

al-jazeera. plans for these are the top stories on al-jazeera venezuela is trying to bring in aid across the border from colombia and face violent opposition from security forces at least two people were killed in clashes along the border with brazil as police tried to block the aid president nicolas maduro has closed numerous border crossings. three hundred model if i mean i hold the reins and i will continue and keep them in my hands and uphold the constitution as a pious and will govern and democratically freely for the well being of the majority of this nation this is my commitment to. the opposition leader who will meet with the u.s. vice president mike pence on monday in colombia foreign ministers from the lima group brock of latin american countries will be holding an emergency meeting to discuss the crisis in venezuela. you mature and his supporters a celebrating the massacre of a people you celebrate that today venezuelan hospitals do not receive humanitarian aid you celebrate the death of more venezuelans that is why the entire country has risen up. north korea's leader kim jong un is on

al-jazeera. thanks. for the in london with the top stories on al-jazeera venezuela's self declared interim leader has been meeting national assembly members in the capital caracas he's calling for the safe passage of humanitarian aid into the country u.s. trucks carrying food and medical supplies have left bogota bound for the colombia venezuela border but delivering the aid would require the cooperation of the military which has remained loyal to him backing president nicolas maduro term isabeau has more from caracas.

techno on al-jazeera. venezuela's opposition to why doa cues are the security security forces of threatening his family as he unveils his plan for the country. you know i'm maryam namazie and london you're with al-jazeera also coming up on the program france britain and germany announce a plan to keep the iran nuclear deal alive and bypass u.s. sanctions. the u.n. says at least twenty nine children and new borns have died in the last two months in a bitterly cold camp in syria. and reunited with her honduran mother after a month long ordeal one of the youngest victims of an immigration policy donald trump was supposed to end a. welcome to the program our top story venezuela's opposition leader why doe's accuse national security forces loyal to president nicolas maduro of threatening his family after outlining his plan for the country and event in the capital caracas he says agents from a special police unit had been to his home asking to see his wife. well after that he immediately went home and asked for diplomats to

use districts we want on al-jazeera. venezuela's president calls aid lined up at the border with colombia a fake spectacle while the opposition says blocking supplies could be a crime against humanity. this is al jazeera live from london also coming up. a new tragedy in brazil is a fire at the training center a major football club kills ten several of them youth players. thailand's king condemns his sister's shocked decision to enter the race to be prime minister calling it inappropriate. and amazon c.e.o. and washington post owner jeff bezos takes on the pro trump national enquirer accusing it of blackmail. and i venezuela's opposition has made a new appeal to the military to allow aid stuck on the colombian border to be let into the country trucks carrying food and medicine arrived in cougar town thursday but president nicolas maduro ordered his troops not to let the aide in the opposition has warned that blocking it could constitute a crime against humanity and a representative for the south declared president. as urged the armed

a plea for venezuela's military to lead to a call for president but at least one door exists that down. this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up ahead of a summit between the u.s. and north korea pyongyang is accused of moving forward with its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. tracing mexico's disappear the government unveils a plan to find out what happened to an estimated forty thousand people. and the grim warning about last year's in the himalayas melting could have disastrous consequences. as well as self-proclaimed president his calling on the military to allow humanitarian aid into the country. has received more backing with many european countries recognizing him as the interim leader but russia is accusing them of interference present a close my door has also pope francis to help resolve the crisis. and you see a new man has the latest from the capital. the self-proclaimed interim president chose the day that commemorates former president. one thousand nine hundred two failed coup attempt to send an impassioned message to venezuela's armed forces he asked them to allow international

and the shall carry this is al jazeera venezuela's opposition leader valley rallies rather his army of volunteers to distribute american aid. one strong allies now germany.

it is good to have you with us hello adrian from going to here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera venezuela's opposition leader one why go is asking the military to defy. president nicolas maduro told us that open a humanitarian corridor corridor or into the country quite of thanks european countries including britain france and spain who now recognize him as interim leader. are you going to deny your family's aid are you going to help open a humanitarian corridor or the moment is now patriotic soldier captain colonel navy officer general the moment is now if you have any doubts ask your families what is the right thing to do we have given you assurances of and that's the and we have also told you of the role you will play in the reconstruction of this country the u.s. special envoy on north korea said to visit pyongyang on wednesday this week to lay the groundwork for a second summit between president donald trump and kim jong il and a new u.n. report says that north korea is trying to protect its missiles from military strikes that contradicts its pledge to work toward still utilization. fi

low and down join in doha with the top stories here on al-jazeera venezuela's border with brazil has been closed as president maduro steps up attempts to stop u.s. aid from getting in but dura says he's considering closing the border with colombia as well opposition that volunteers are trying to get the first delivering to venezuela by saturday but the army is blocking them out as well as mama jam jr has been following events from brazil since the border with venezuela was shot and sent this report from burma vista. now the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has closed the venezuela's border with brazil the question is what exactly is brazil going to do next we've heard for the past forty eight hours that brazil is going forward with a plan in which aid comprised of medical supplies and food stuffs will be delivered to brazil's border with venezuela at which point a convoy from venezuela will cross into brazil we're told this would happen on saturday february twenty third would pick up that aid and within take it back into the for distribution now the question becomes is this proces

in an interview with al jazeera venezuela's president has accused the u.s. of trying to destabilize his country nicolas maduro says the u.s. backed opposition's call to bring in aid on february twenty third is political theater he wants except it also criticized european nations for supporting u.s. military intervention. i think that some europeans made a mistake when they supported the american war in iraq can you ask any of the coalition countries was it necessary to intervene militarily in iraq and divide it and kill millions of its people i think they also made a mistake when they bombed libya and killed more than one hundred thousand civilian candies errors be corrected i think they made mistakes in their destructive policy approach in syria and i make more mistakes with venezuela. this does not happen and will not happen any material that comes from outside the country must be subject to certain conditions such as inspection and taxi as in all countries whether by air sea or land and then there will be no problems there for the trickle presentation the

office solution it's very easy for us to have one hundred percent recycled material techno on al-jazeera. venezuela'sself declared leader reveals how he plans to get u.s. aid into the country in defiance of the government. and his rival president because maduro appears with a loyal soldiers warning that they're ready for any threats from enemies. i don't see how raman you're watching al-jazeera life my headquarters here in doha are also coming up with ice all squeezed out of syria we'll look at the threat it poses in afghanistan both on the battlefield and in universities also warning that the world's insects are hurtling towards extinction threatening a global ecosystem catastrophe. welcome to the program russia and the u.s. have offered a very different solutions to the crisis in venezuela now both countries present a draft resolutions to the united nations security council washington back self declared interim president one. its resolution calls for free and fair elections and the delivery of international aid. on the other hand supports president nicolas maduro its counterproposal criticizes any

often hear told by the people who live them undocumented and under attack this is zero on al-jazeera. venezuela's president valleys the troops as the opposition gets backing from brazil and calls for more protests to demand change. the royal watching al-jazeera live for i had courses in doha also ahead going home to australia thailand frees a refugee footballer who fought extradition to rain the acting u.s. defense secretary visits afghanistan trying to get the taliban and government leaders to talk to each other about ending the war. no backing down. down on iran's missile development defiance on display in tehran for the fortieth anniversary of the islamic revolution. we begin in venezuela the way it's being revealed that embattled president nicolas maduro has turned to fellow oil producing nations for help the reuters news agency is reporting that maduro to opec asking for support against u.s. sanctions shortly after they were imposed two weeks ago opec has yet to comment the u.s. is one of more than forty nations recognizing maduro's rival one guy joe as interim president while trade unions h

al-jazeera. welcome back a quick reminder the top stories here on the al-jazeera venezuela's border with brazil has been closed as president nicolas maduro steps up attempts to stop u.s. aid from getting in the door says he's considering closing the border with colombia as well. palestinians across the west bank are rallying to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of a massacre at a mosque in hebron twenty nine worshippers lost their lives in a far right american israeli settler opened fire and not enough for. a day to have a conference at the vatican looking at sexual abuse by priests will see more testimonies from victims some of them were dismissed an action plan presented by pope francis something as not going far enough. now the world's ability to produce enough food is under severe threat even as we face a growing global population the variety of plant and animal life crucial for crops and the amount of usable land is on the decline the warning has come from the f a o the un body charged with addressing global hunger it says climate change is behind a drop in the number of insects needed to poll

on al-jazeera. as venezuela is on the brink. with two men facing all for power. one of them self-proclaimed interim venezuelan leader. talks to al-jazeera. hello adrian finnegan here in doha the top stories on al-jazeera the united states says the time for dialogue with venezuela's president nicolas maduro is over it backs self declared interim leader one guy doe it is calling from a duro to hand power over and leave the country washington's also announced visa bans on members of the probe a constituent assembly as to discussions with dural negotiating with him on his departure is fine if we ever get to that negotiation obviously he may flee some day or he may seek to negotiate conditions but that's not what he's done in the past what he's done in the past is to use these negotiations to prolong his stay in power and to try to demonstrate his legitimacy and that were against nicolas maduro has launched a petition demanding the u.s. stay out of venezuela's affairs speaking at a rally in the capital he once again denied the existence of a humanitarian crisis. becaus

richelle carey let's recap the headlines now on al-jazeera venezuela's border with brazil has been closed as president nicolas maduro steps up attempts to stop the u.s. aid from getting in the torah says he is considering closing the border with colombia as well opposition led volunteers are trying to get the first delivery into venezuela by saturday but the army is blocking them. yes president donald trump has pulled back from plans for a complete withdrawal of troops from syria two hundred will remain on the ground forming what the white house described as a peacekeeping force and staying in syria at least twenty people were killed after an explosion at the market and village near it ours or there is held by the u.s. backed syrian democratic forces and as close to an oil field palestinians across the west bank will rally to mark the twenty fifth anniversary of the massacre at a mosque in hebron twenty nine worshippers lost their lives when an israeli settler opened fire in one thousand nine hundred. day two of a meeting at the vatican looking at sexual abuse by priests will see more tes

reminder of the top stories here on al-jazeera venezuela's opposition leader. of the international community to keep all options open after saturday's violent border clashes over american aid at least two people were killed in the efforts to get supplies into the country. but francis has called for an all out battle against the abuse of minors the pope made the comments as an unprecedented. catholic clergy wrapped up at the back. and the u.n. says a record number of afghan civilians were killed in two thousand and eighteen due to an increase in suicide bombings and aerial attacks three thousand eight hundred four civilians died in the conflict last year nine hundred twenty seven of them. now cubans have turned out in big numbers to vote in a new constitution for their country a final draft of the new constitution was adopted by the cuban parliament last december it makes modest changes recognizing the free market in limiting the president to two consecutive five year terms while still ensuring communism as the island's official political ideology let's go live

peace which is why the battle for influence and power in the pacific has begun after thomas al-jazeera. venezuela's opposition controlled congress is named new boards of directors to the state owned oil company opposition leader one of the appointments of directors or through the venezuelan subsidiary citgo petroleum the opposition is trying to gain control of the oil industry which various way to relies heavily on. meanwhile aid remains blogs from entering venezuela u.s. president says but they're making a terrible mistake by not allowing it in he repeated that all options are on the table to force the venezuelan president. and certainly were reports from. opposition leader one way door sounds confident that nothing will stop him from brings food and medical aid into than israel on for every twenty third from across the colombian and brazilian borders. but president nicolas maduro vows to use the army to block it calling the main the usaid an imperialist trojan horse. so what is plan b. in israel as army remains loyal to mother little. one suggestion from opposition coalition leader medea could yo

al-jazeera. supporters of venezuela's president take to the streets of caracas but his opponents hold their own demonstration and it's far larger. for the back to go you're watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters in doha also ahead a in spain the trial of twelve catalan separatist leaders threatens to reopen at divide that could tear the country apart. as strikes on a syrian village focus attention on i saw its last remaining pockets of territory. and as nigeria prepares to vote for a new government report from the northeast where security remains a major could say. the air. thousands of people are protesting in venezuela's capital backing opposing sides in the country's power struggle on one side are those who support opposition leader one who declared himself interim president last month and on the other side are supporters of president nicolas maduro holding their own rally elsewhere in caracas that is as venezuela's border there's a standoff going on there over tons of aid sent by the united states has ordered the military to block the convoys saying the much needed assistance is being used as a p

al-jazeera doha. your field is there a reminder of all the top stories venezuela's opus. told al-jazeera he's willing to do everything possible to put the country on the path to democracy and stability is in a political stunt. off with president madeira earlier he rejected an offer from mexico under you're required to mediate talks part of thing off again here they are not to conflict inside but all we have he said entire country to the ones changes and every tiny group that sustains itself with weapons stolen from the republic and with constant threats against the same army their sustained and a citizenship that is massacre i understand the very good intentions of mexico and you're away and i understand the ultimatum the european union has given maduro the opposition has been willing to negotiate we tried everything we have voted we have abstained we gun hunger strikes we have protested and they have killed us the united states is withdrawing from one of its main nuclear weapons agreements with russia washington says the nine hundred eighty seven intermediate range nuclea

al-jazeera. al-jazeera it's us swear every day. as venezuela is on the brink. with two men facing off for power. one of them self-proclaimed interim venezuelan leader. tools to al-jazeera. to stand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world. al-jazeera afghanistan has the best geology of all both mentally resources and i refer to why are they so poor the measuring you guys would finally form a government that we may have the toughest when essentially no where the more we would close down the more they push back we knew it was coming the question was do we sit back and wait or do we surprise them with a preemptive strike talking about oil and i'll just. and we shall carry in doha these are the top stories on out to sara the defeat of iceland syria and iraq is a minute that's the bold prediction from donald trump who says a formal announcement will come next week on the us president believes the armed group has been decimated and both countries military officials warn that thousands of eisel fighters remain in syria to get more now from mik

al-jazeera. supporters venezuela's president take to the streets of caracas but his opponents hold their own demonstration and it's are. fully back to boyer watching al-jazeera live from our headquarters in doha also ahead in spain the trial of twelve catalan separatist leaders threatens to reopen added.

darren: in an interview with al jazeera, venezuela's president has accused the u.s. of trying to destabilize his country. thelas maduro says that calls to deliver aid is nothing but political theater and he won't accept it. maduro has criticized eu nations for supporting u.s. military and for -- military intervention. he says u.s. actions in iraq and libya achieved nothing but death and destruction. translator: i think that some europeans made a mistake when they supported the american war in iraq. can you ask any of the coalition countries if it were necessary to intervene in iraq? i think they also made a mistake when they bombed libya and killed more than 100,000 civilians. i think they made mistakes in their destructive policy approach in syria and they are making more mistakes in venezuela. this has not happened and will not happen. any material that comes from outside the country is subject to certain conditions such as inspection. then there will be no problem. the theatrical presentation they were attempting on february 23 will not happen. translator: after c