a sweeping association of islam with violence leaves european muslims facing the stark reality of being ostracized by the very communities in which they now learn and moon the tragic loss of life twice a victim on al-jazeera. you're watching al-jazeera i'm so robin and these are all top news stories venezuela's opposition leader who has accused national security forces loyal to president nicolas maduro of threatening his family is the latest sign of rising tensions following the decision of the united states to back him for the presidency you see in human house wolf in caracas yet in the. south but famed interim president hung wide all had finished presenting a planter national recovery and then israel a central university when he made a personal announcement at this hour a special forces agents are at my home asking for my wife. accompanied by diplomats opposition leaders and the media he rushed home residents told us the police agents on two motorcycles had been there but had already left over the years i ordered a soldier so this country not to intimidate us or poles has remained fir

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a sweeping association of islam with violence leaves european muslims facing the stock reality of being ostracized by the very communities in which they live love and moon the tragic loss of life twice evict and on al-jazeera. as politicians in washington the fights are over a border wall we talked to the people at the center of the story many of then just said oh no it's very dangerous since the money comes out and it's not it's a very safe place migrants smugglers and people who live along the border. are all just zero. venezuela's nicolas maduro rejects calls for early presidential elections on the day of mass rallies for and against his presidency. well you're watching al-jazeera rheims the whole raman live in doha coming up in the next half hour the central african republic the government and several armed groups reach a deal after years of fighting. also to washington pulls out of a cold war era nuclear weapons treaty russian dollars suit plus chilling rhetoric from a group accused of bombing a cathedral in the southern philippines al jazeera speaks exclusively to find to. welcome

a sweeping association of islam with violence leaves european muslims facing the stark reality of being ostracized by the very communities in which they live love and moon the tragic loss of life twice evict and on al-jazeera. they want their own civil rahman and all these are all top news stories venezuela's opposition leader is showing no sign of backing down from a political standoff with the president duo. declared himself interim president has rejected an offer of mediation by mexico and europe why he's backed by several latin american and western countries including the united states. of america disillusion you haven't sat down with one guy dough for an exclusive interview she began by asking him about the possibility of u.s. military intervention. washington says that all options are on the table would you support u.s. military intervention if all else fails. we will do everything possible so that in the shortest time possible with the least social cost that we can generate stability ungovernability in the country to attend the humanitarian emergency to reactivate production in t

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a sweeping association of islam with violence leaves european muslims facing the stark reality of being ostracized by the very communities in which they live. and moon the tragic loss of life twice a victim on al-jazeera. again you were there as reminder of all top stories this hour venezuela's president is calling on the armed forces to allow in aid to ease chronic food and medicine. has received more backing with many european and american countries recognizing him as interim leader. jordan is hosting mutual's on a possible deal to exchange the fifteen thousand prisoners of war in the yemen government delegate some of the rebel leaders have we conveyed in after that last meeting in sweden. two men to the deaths and submerged many homes in eastern australia by mr scott morrison has been to townsville in queensland to comfort the victims of the world weather forecasters are describing as once in a sentry brain. the u.s. special envoy on north korea will travel to pyongyang on wednesday to prepare for a second summit between president and kim jong even begun is expected to meet his north

a sweeping association of islam with violence leaves european muslims facing the stark reality of being ostracized by the very communities in which they live love and moon the tragic loss of life twice a victim on al-jazeera. yemen's warring sides hold talks to try to salvage a fragile ceasefire and a strategic port city. you're watching all just zero life from headquarters and i'm dating up against all . so ahead israel begins construction on a new gaza barrier the prime minister says it's designed to keep out what he calls terrorists. venezuela's president nicolas maduro proposes parliamentary elections as rival protesters call for him to leave and to stay. we meet the families being failed by romania's crumbling health system the government hasn't built a new pulse what's all in three decades. hello yemen's warring sides are holding talks aboard a boat on the red sea in the red sea right now they're trying to save the whole day the truce that meeting between the so the u.a.e. backed government and hold the rebels is being chaired by the un's outgoing monitor retired general patrick t

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a sweeping association of islam with violence leaves erupt in muslims facing the stock reality of being ostracized by the very communities in which they live love and moon the tragic loss of life twice a victim and on al-jazeera. and monday put it well on. u.s. and british companies have announced the biggest discovery of natural gas in west africa but what to do with these untapped natural resources is already a source of heated debate nothing much has changed they still spend most of their days looking forward to for the dry riverbed like this one five years on the syrians still feel battered or even those who managed to escape their country have been truly unable to escape the war. we're heading to the place so deep in the true vein amazon it's taken us two days on this boat just to get there from the search current dangerous macaws techno look at what is being done to protect one of the region's most iconic creatures cars are disappearing because. legal pet trade with booming researchers wanted to see if reintroduction of narcotics was a viable option to save some of these populatio

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a sweeping association of islam with violence leaves european muslims facing the stark reality of being ostracized by the very communities in which they live. and moon the tragic loss of life twice a victim on al-jazeera. again you're watching idea of mind of our top stories this hour the u.s. president is predicting victory over i saw as early as next week donald trump says the coalition is close to reclaiming all the territory previously held by the group in syria. a united nations humanitarian aid convoy has arrived at a remote refugee camp on the border with jordan it is the largest ever to reach the rock band camp since the start of syria's war. the u.n. says warned as well against using aid as a political pawn in venezuela u.s. officials say trucks carrying supplies and bound for the country have arrived in colombia opposition leader why don't we quested the assistance he declared himself interim president last month. of violence between rival gangs and security forces in mexico has been blamed for some forty thousand missing people more than a thousand graves have already been di

a sweeping association of islam with violence leaves european muslims facing the stark reality of being ostracized by the very communities in which they lived loved and moon the tragic loss of life twice a victim on al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching all this is a reminder of our top stories tens of thousands of people have been rallying in venezuela for and against the government of nicolas maduro opposition leader one again called on the military to switch sides just after an air force general became the highest ranking military defector. also a peace deal has been reached between the central african republic government and more than a dozen armed groups the agreement was struck after a week of talks in sudan's capital khartoum and russia says it's withdrawing from the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty a day after the u.s. said it would stop observing the arms control pact washington is accusing moscow of violating the agreement. a member of an armed group accused of carrying out last week's twin bombings in the southern philippines as spoken exclusively to al jazeera i s

a sweeping association of islam with violence leaves erupt in muslims facing the stark reality of being ostracized by the very communities in which they live love and moon the tragic loss of life twice evict and on al-jazeera. the news hour here at al-jazeera and these are our top stories the united states is withdrawing from one of its main nuclear weapons agreements with russia saying the nine hundred eighty seven intermediate range nuclear forces treaty has been consistently violated its former president the wrong backbones been released by the international criminal court two weeks after being acquitted of crimes against humanity. and as well as the one by those who has rejected of mexican and europe one proposal to maybe a tween him and president nicolas maduro the opposition leader has declared an interim president is backed by several western and latin american countries. we have seen some dramatic new video of the moment of a deadly dam collapse in a modern mine in brazil last week the disaster unleashed this wave of sludge and mud in the southeastern state of mean us get eyes.

is sweeping association of islam with violence leaves european muslims facing the stock reality of being ostracized by the very communities in which they live. and moon the tragic loss of life. on al-jazeera. and what challenges there has reminder of our top stories this hour the u.s. is expected to announce it will stop observing a decade's old need to miss out using russia of violating it the kremlin denies the allegation. senior figures and routing policy have met the un investigators are looking into the murder of the saudi dentist in the office of g.e. and advised its of the turkish president says the u.n. will listen to what you have recordings of the ken lay. and thousands of iranians have gathered to mark the fortieth anniversary of the islamic republic and its hollow amazed from exile revolution was followed by weeks of confrontation and rest . venezuela's opposition leader has warned national security forces loyal to present a clear majority stay away from his family. queues the showing up at his apartment off his baby daughter was at home last america and he said newman report

a sweeping association of islam with violence leaves erupt in muslims facing the stock reality of being ostracized by the very communities in which they live love and moon the tragic loss of life twice evict and on al-jazeera. welcome back you're with al-jazeera my name's peter dhabi these are your headlines the u.s. president donald trump has called for political unity in his annual state of the union in a wide ranging speech he sold republicans and democrats they must join forces to confront what he's calling a security crisis on the border with mexico mr trump also confirmed a second summit with the north korean leader at the end of this month this time in vietnam a two day meeting with kim jong il and beginning on february twenty seventh aims to build on denuclearization talks started in singapore last june. venezuela's opposition is accusing the military of blocking a bridge on the border with colombia itself the president on bordeaux has appealed to venezuela's armed forces to allow deliveries of much required food medicine and other essentials. some residents in australia's north

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a sweeping association of islam with violence leaves european muslims facing the stark reality of being ostracized by the very communities in which they live love and moon the tragic loss of life twice a victim on al-jazeera. at them or a calendar all the top stories here on al-jazeera several major e.u. countries are set to recognize venice weight as opposition leader. as interim president as after a deadline passed for president nicolas maduro to call new presidential elections has offered to hold congressional polls instead. as president donald trump has told a u.s. t.v. network that stand sending the military develop while it is an option you know says that he's turned down a meeting with my door. well here's requested a meeting and i turned it down because we're very far along in the process you have a young and energetic gentleman but you have other people within the same group that have been very very. if you talk about democracy or democracy in action pope francis has arrived in abu dhabi it's the first ever pulp of his it's the arabian peninsula roman catholic leader will be in

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a sweeping association of islam with violence leaves erupt in muslims facing the stark reality of beingostracized by the very communities in which they live and love and moon the tragic loss of life twice a victim on al-jazeera. the top stories on there are tens of thousands of people have been rallying in venezuela for and against the government of president nicolas maduro he's showing no signs of backing down from a standoff with the opposition leader why don't despite two more defections from the military all that's in america and it's a lucy in human reports from caracas. it looked and sounded like a carnival. that is wayland's for as far as the eye could see answer an opposition leader call to increase pressure to force president nicolas maduro out well get out anyone else any other alternative is better than this government they've been in power for twenty years and done nothing but starve us. after years of frustrated attempts they feel changes in the air. this time is different because we have to help before the country's carnage. this is the last march we have to go to. where y

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of the foreign press association. the head of m16 has warned that so—called islamic state still poses a significant threat, and is regroupingsing much of its territory in the middle east. in a rare public briefing, alex younger says he's deeply concerned about jihadists returning to europe, who've acquired "skills and connections" making them potentially very dangerous. he was speaking after the east london teenager shamima begum, said she wanted to return to the uk, after running away to become a jihadi bride four years ago. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford has the story. inside this camp in northern syria, and the women and children who fled from the fighting in one of the last strongholds of the islamic state group. filmed earlier this month, this is where the former bethnal green schoolgirl shamima begum is staying, along with other british women who've been with is for four years 01’ more. today alex younger, the head of the secret intelligence service, m16, said, experience tells us that once someone has put themselves in that sort of position, they are likely to have acquired the skills or connections

president of the muslim association of cordoba he's concerned that the far right fox party now has twelve seats in parliament. people don't want to acknowledge the magnificent legacy that islam has left here. these are the ruins of the caliphate city of medina as a heart of which was listed as a unesco world heritage site last year. excavation and restoration continue here but they are costly the director alberto is trying to raise funds in arab states. but i. do know there's a real reference for the arab world we're in contact with the embassies of arab states and we're trying to explore what form of support they could offer our work with the i feel. far right extremists are angry about this but nobody would say this in front of the camera we asked some of the vox parties sympathizers what they thought. madi valley had a lot of fears that spain is becoming dependent on rich arabs. they're invading europe they don't want to accept defeat and we're just watching that annoys me. on the one hand we say this is spain europe and on the other we're just accepting the border to shift at the pier a nice. lovely meet day we don't hear. this all about the money if you were told the. p

banging the drum about you know the muslim if occasion of birth and about islam that's not why i got into politics and i didn't want to be associated with. setting no as an independent member of the european parliament you seem to sense a political opportunity if the prime minister tries to delay but exit and then those who are european parliament elections in the u.k. who have nigel for us is form day breaks at party and you said this week that you'll be one of its. yes absolutely but i don't i don't think it's a political opportunity as such because that makes it sound almost like it's something that we want to do and it's a way of is keeping ourselves in a job and keeping ourselves as politicians but we said all along we were only in this to get a result and the reason why nigel and of a people as well have. begun to to form they spread designators breaks it is that we took we had so we don't want to have to use it it's almost like you've got a nuclear bomb but you don't actually want to use it you're hoping that the threat of the bomb is enough to get you warm and the brakes are parties there to try and show that the brakes it

somebody is asking me a question about islam and i say, "well, first of all, i'm a christian," i kind of feel like that's me saying, like, oh, i don't want you to associateuldn't mind. i would be more than proud to be associated with any religion. but, i think... ‘cause your fiancee is, infact, muslim. she's muslim, yeah. you know, in lebanon, we've killed each other for so long. and nobody won anything. and i think we realised that it's not working. so there is also a harmony... nobody cares anymore. it's not about what religion you are, it's about who you are. you know, your religion doesn't define you. it's what you do as a religious person or not that defines you. so, that realisation comes to me naturally. it's just when you say you want to promote greater understanding and you have said arabs have not been able to export our culture effectively... our culture, no, we haven't. ..to the west, but so much of that arab culture in so many people's minds now, both in the arab world and outside, has a lot to do with islam, hasn't it? well, it does. but i think the beauty of arab culture doesn't have to do with religion. i think religion is a reflection of

of the foreign press association. the family of shamima begum — the teenager from east london who ran off to syria four years ago to join the jihadi group that calls itself islamicovernment to help bring her back to the uk. earlier this week, she was interviewed saying she wanted to return to the uk for the sake of her unborn baby. but in the interview she claimed she was unrepentant aboutjoining i.s. in a statement issued this evening, herfamily said: they added: they said she deserved to be dealt with by british justice and would welcome an investigation into her activites in syria. and they went on: inside the al—hawl camp in northern syria, and the women and children who fled from the fighting in one of the last strongholds of the islamic state group. filmed earlier this month, this is where the former bethnal green schoolgirl shamima begum is staying, along with other british women who've been with is for four years or more. today, alex younger, the head of the secret intelligence service, mi6, said... some 850 people left the uk tojoin is, and around half have already returned. but this morning the home secretary, sajid javid, said... we have to be clear t

>>> a convoy of trucks carrying hundreds of civilians, men, women, and children left the enclave held by islamic state militants in eastern syria. the associated reports in the area there were at least 17 such trucks. it's not clear if these militants are also on board. some isis fighters are believed to be holed up in the on clock. the u.s. backed militia in serious that it will launch a military operation against the isis fighters if they don't surrender. >>> vladimir putin says that russia will respond to any u.s. deployment of intermediate- range nuclear missiles in europe by targeting not only the countries where they are stationed but the u.s. itself. the state, president putin says russia wants friendly relations with the u.s. remains open for arms control talks in washington. he said that russia would not be the first to deploy new intermediate-range missiles in europe in response to president trump decision this month to pull out of the 1987 arms-control treaty. he wants russia would be retaliating if the u.s. puts such missiles in europe. >>> organizes at pope francis a summit preventing clergy sex abuse. the survivors will not be ad

of the islamic state's caliphate, later in the program. venezuela's president nicolas maduro says his government has held secret talks with.s., even as washington seeks his ouster. heade the claim to the associatedss in caracas, and said he willing to meet with president trump. >> ( transled ): i can tell you that we have had two meetings already with mr. elliott abrams-- t u.s. special envoy to venezuela-- in new york. our chancellor has met twice with elliott abrams. i invited elliott abrams to come to venezue, in private, in public, or in secret. or if he wants to meet, let himn say how, where, and i will be there. >> woodruff: the u.s. has publicly rognized opposition leader juan guaido as venezuela's rightful leader. back in this country, the u.s. supreme court will hear aarguments about includin citizenship question on the 2020 census. the court today scheduled the case for late april. the commerce department wants to add the citizenship question for the first time since 1950. opponents say it would cause undercounts of hispanics. justice ruth bader ginsburg returned to work at the high court today. she had been working from homee siving lung cancer surgery in december. ginsburg turns 86 i

associate editor of the nikkei asian review the weather update thanks to an al-jazeera then showing off its military firepower iran unveils a long range ballistic missile as a clock forty years since the islamic revolution will be live in tampa. hello again welcome back to your international weather forecast where here across the western part of europe watching several weather systems making their way through now some of these are colleagues and very big problems in terms of the winds right now we have one pushing across parts of scandinavia and then into the northwestern part of russia over the next few days we then have another one coming in off the atlantic and this is going to bring some very gusty winds across parts of the u.k. as well as into eilidh notices when streams are here coming in from the southwest and that is means we could even see some power outages because of this very gusty winds rain along with that with london at about eleven degrees and then as we go towards saturday that makes its way more towards the north into parts of sweden here across much of the south though it is going to be cloudy down towards madrid. we do expect to see a cloudy day for you with the temps are

associate with the dream of the revolution in 1979? yes. they had it in their chants. they said independence, freedom and the islamic republic. and today they say they haven‘t got that and that is why so many of them say they are disheartened. we have seen some pictures of big crowds. presumably it is almost impossible to judge true public sentiment because no one in iran is allowed to talk about it. exactly, so as long as the opposition... the leaders of the oppositions, both of them are under house arrest and they have been for several years. they are not allowed to hold any demonstrations and today there were a lot of free goods, free services. soldiers, government employees, students, those people who some of them have to join. certain people were just there to find out what was going on and it was very festive. people were in costumes. so it is very difficult to say who is actually there to support the islamic republic, who is just there to have a day of fun. we have no idea how big the opposition is as long as they are not allowed to show, or express their opinion. i must ask you, when i saw some of the material coming