so the association of southeast asian nations often gets criticized because it has a policy of not interference in each other's internal affairs that it gets things done by agreeing by consensus which is why a lot of times they can't really agree on substantive things so they face a lot of criticism over that but here they are now facing what is perhaps the biggest crisis in this group's history and it really is not just an internal matter especially the situation really the to raise even further where you could see massive refugees numbers of refugees into other countries in terms of it could affect how people invest from around the world not only in myanmar but across regions now now they're dealing with a situation that they haven't had to deal with before prior to this meeting we've seen stronger statements coming from malaysia singapore indonesia and philippines and then from some of the other countries going on but but here today for opposition to show that it has any meaning the low bar for the state any face is to get those who is a leader to not only agree but some vile follow through

the world manaus military gentles say it would positively consider suggestions from the association of southeast asian nations over how to end the country's crisis the proposals emerged from a special weekend meeting with south east asian leaders but activists say the summits mediation efforts help legitimize the job to. below is full of the family of a black man killed by police in the us state of north carolina have seen a video clip of his death they say it shows andrew brown had his hands on his cost hearing wheel when he was shot in the back of the head protesters are demanding that the body camera footage be made public. the u.s. has launched a spy satellite into space from california the satellite lifted off monday often in from vandenberg air force base on a delta 4 heavy rockets the national reconnaissance office would use the classified payload for intimidation it's gathering a group of them were good. and now to germany way and initially slow vaccine is picking up pace chancellor angela merkel says she expects that from june anyone who wants to make an appointment for a jab will be ab

it is of course a setback for diplomatic efforts, particularly those with the association of southeastations to try to end this. last weekend, they had talks with the head of the army, saying here to try to end violence with the civilians. the military said it would consider a plan to resolve the conflict and prioritize morbid order. skeptical of commitmen made, is the former ambassador, they said they cannot dinner as the military moves to walk back even the limited agreement reached on saturday. asational pressure continues to mount, what difference does it making? they have written an open letter to the military, asking to commit to end violence. he says he has doubts that they would. >> the risk was, we all knew going in. that this was going to be simply a propaganda employed. to make the leader look like he was at a state meeting with the other head of states. that is preposterous, that legitimacy is seeking, done through playacting. that is what he was trying to do. that was theisk, it was tempting, everybody believes having the stake among the countries of the world to try to pu

but china doesn't seem to have an interest in doing that they haven't shown that yet the association of southeast asian nations which is me m.r. is a member of they could they could have some real impact here they generally have a policy of noninterference in each other's internal affairs but lately we're seeing stronger statements coming out of members such as singapore indonesia philippines malaysia thailand but they're going to have to really do more and they going to have to step up the pressure politically soon if it's going to make a difference. from kuala lumpur malaysia thank you very much for this as mine. let's take a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world today because in hong kong has convicted 7 leading activists and politicians for taking part in anti-government protests they include veteran pro-democracy politician martin lee and media tycoon jimmy lai they face up to 5 years in prison the verdict is another blow to the flagging democracy movement or. pope francis has begun celebrating the christian holy week of easter b.'s a letter mass and sent pe

during the two hour emergency summit, members of the association of southeast asian nations demanded o civilian killings and the release of political detainees. myanmar's coup leader and senior general did not commit to those terms. several independent monitoring groups report that security forces in myanmar have killed more than 700 people since demonstrations against the coup began in february. a four-person astronaut team onboard spacex's crew dragon capsule successfully docked at the international space station this morning. representing the u.s., france and japan, the team became the first ever to be propelled into orbit by a rocket booster recycled from a previous flight. after 23 hours, they were greeted by the seven-member crew already aboa the space station. the new arrivals will spend six months at the space station. four astronauts from the seven- person team are scheduled to return to earth on wednesday. the mission marks the second launch by nasa aboard a spacex capsule since human space flights resumed om american soil last year, following a nine-year hiatus. for more na

association of southeast asian nations but we're not seeing that we're just seeing a very divided regional body here that's not really prepared to go forward in unity to pressure the government in myanmar relieve there for the time being but thank you so much for joining us from robertson from human rights watch thank you now the military's violent crackdown against protesters is forcing many to seek shelter with ethnic groups and have been for us fighting the army groups such as the cattle mesh the liberation army base in southeastern states on the border with thailand. the f. mcadam like many other ethnic groups in the country have been for years fighting the military for some form of self government they are now proving life savers for those fleeing the military's crackdown on democracy it may not look like much but this rule forest campese become a sanctuary for me in march terrified protesters who although we had been protesting peacefully we had to run away because of the violent crackdown and we knew that if we were to get arrested this acutely forces would not let us live our momen

and that summit takes place on saturday it is the meeting of the association of southeast asian nations or as the un has been widespread criticism internationally off their decision to invite me and mas military leader the coup and the brutal crackdown there followed are on top of the agenda tony chain reports now from bangkok. buddhist monks marched through the city of mandalay holding up signs supporting the national unity government the shadow civilian government was formed to reverse any acceptance of the military genter at home and abroad the protesters have been outraged in the past week i asked jens decision to invite senior general min on lie to the leaders' summit. for those pushing neighboring governments to take a stand against the coup and the crackdown that followed it's a grave disappointment we are very very upset and sorry what is happening. is. welcoming. gender which is killing its own people the chaos that's been seen on the streets of myanmar over the past 3 months has been disturbing for many within r.c.m. individually countries like singapore indonesia and malaysia

confirming on mas gentle leader men on the line will be attending the upcoming as ian summit the association of southeast asian nations brings together its 10 members annually to discuss regional issues this year is being held in indonesia as in has already called for ousted leader aung sun suu cheez release from prison. still ahead on al-jazeera the 1st time in decades the castro family will not be in charge of cuba raul castro is stepping down. with russian troops building up its eastern border ukraine's president goes to paris for emergency talks. but. how i once again we have got a developing time food making good progress towards the philippines i'm pleased to say it should stay off shore but you can clearly see the distinct on i on that storm they're very powerful one this in a will be equivalent to catch the 4 hurricane by the time we get to the middle part of the way thankfully it should stay to the east of the philippines but we are still going to see some big way some strong winds along the eastern side of the country some wet weather coming into eastern areas there as we go on through sunday a

ministry is confirming min hung will attend next week's regional summit 10 members of the association of southeast asian nations come together annually to discuss regional issues this year it's being held in indonesia assy and has already called for our city to unsung see cheese release from prison. brazil is asking for millions of dollars in exchange for stopping the deforestation of the amazon days before world leaders hold a climate summit brazil's president has repeated his call for a to protect the crucial ecosystem charitable scenario has infuriated environmentalists with policies which have led to mass transit to many trees being cut down an area 14 times the size of new york city has been destroyed during his tenure the amazon rainforest is home to millions of plants and animals. on a recount the headline stories this hour now on 3000000 people are known to have died of covert 19 around the world though experts say the true number of deaths is likely much higher south asia is fast becoming the global center of the pandemic with a deadlier.

world today myanmar's military junta says it would positively consider suggestions from the association of southeast asian nations over how to end the country's crisis the proposals emerged from a special weekend meeting with southeast asian leaders but activists say the summit yes an offense helped legitimize the junta. lawyers for the family of a black man killed by police in the us state of north carolina seen a video clip of his death they say it shows andrew brown had his hands on his car steering wheel when he was shot in the back of the head protesters are demanding that the police officers body chamar footage be made public. the u.s. has launched a spy satellite into space from colorful satellite the last monday afternoon from vandenberg air force base on a delta 4 heavy rocket the national const office will use the classified payload for intelligence go. still to come major transfer movement in the bundesliga as buying munich the point coach ilya norris month from our. world that's later in the show but 1st a clash of cultures is emerging in the austrian capital vienna it's home to a close

ministry is confirming to leader min online will be attending the upcoming xeon summit the association of southeast asian nations brings together 10 members annually to discuss regional issues this year it's being held in tunisia as ian has already called for ousted leader aung sun suu cheez release from prison the united nations security council has approved the deployment of 60 ceasefire monitors to libya is calling on the new unity government to prepare for free fair and inclusive elections in december our diplomatic editor james bays has more from the u.n. in new york. the unanimous vote of the security council means the united nations can now deploy peace monitors to libya they'll be about 60 of them initially they'll be unarmed and they won't be wearing military uniforms i'm told the 1st of them will go to the capital tripoli to set up their headquarters but the majority will be deployed around certain about was the front line of the conflict until the ceasefire which came into force almost 6 months ago this is a big achievement of the united nations building on top of the national unity gove

700 people killed since the coup began 2 months ago officials from all 10 members of the association of southeast asian nations will attend the summit in the indonesian capital jakarta. voters in palestine will head to the polls to vote in legislative elections next month for the 1st time in 15 years the vote paves the way for the resumption of a national unity government for palestinian one instead of 2 governments representing the occupied west bank and the gaza strip but as that tasha go name reports there are already doubts that the election will take place. the last time palestinians voted in a legislative election facebook and twitter were months away from being launched globally the year was 2006 they couldn't have known then they would spend the next 15 years with a divided government and chance to elect a new one. that isn't about 15 years without an election and we're facing a miserable situation as a mother i wish it will happen and things change for the better. an election for the palestinian legislative council is scheduled for may but already there is widespread expectation palestin

minister describing it as a success that went beyond expectations the meeting held by the association of southeast asian nations or asio and was the 1st coordinated international effort to ease the crisis in me and the hundreds of unarmed protesters have been killed by the security forces since the army seized power from the democratically elected government singapore's prime minister says the gentle leader did not oppose having an assay on delegation visit me among all members on the block agreed on a proposal to defuse the conflict it includes starting a dialogue allowing aid into the country releasing political prisoners and appointing a special envoy to me in law. outside the summit venue protesters denounced the presence of the general they said inviting him to the summit legitimize the coup and they condemn the months of violence security forces of carried out in myanmar against unarmed demonstrators at least $700.00 people have been killed since february those human rights activists say the actual death toll is likely to be much higher protesters across me and also took to the streets on sa

it might, | but the so-called association but the so—called association of southeast asian nations, aseannt in burma. so, yes, if they did something, it might make a difference. so far, they have done nothing and of course china is in fact supporting the military leaders in burma, so, you know, that leaves the western countries that might impose some sanctions but we don't do a lot of trade with burma. ~ , ,., , don't do a lot of trade with burma. , , ., burma. absolutely fascinating, thank ou burma. absolutely fascinating, thank you very _ burma. absolutely fascinating, thank you very much _ burma. absolutely fascinating, thank you very much for - burma. absolutely fascinating, | thank you very much for coming on. . ~' thank you very much for coming on. . ~ , ., police in belgium have dispersed a crowd of several thousand young people, who'd turned out for a non—existent concert. tanya dendrinos has the details. it started as a joke on social media but this april fools' prank quickly gained traction, striking a nerve with a young crowd demanding freedom. all chant. translation: too many

has confirmed manama's jump to leader min online will attend the upcoming assy on summit is associate of southeast asian nations bring together its 10 members and this year it's hosted by indonesia as the us call for being ousted leader aung san suu kyi to be released from prison. it is good to have you with us hello adrian finnegan here in doha the headlines on al-jazeera former italian interior minister and deputy prime minister matteo salvini has been ordered to stand trial the right wing league party leader has been charged with kidnapping in a case involving a ship carrying refugees migrants in 2019 lori chalons reports from london the open on the ship the spanish angio ship that's the one where the judge has said that yes this is if there is a case for selvi to onset and that this should go to war 2 trial a week ago in the other one the great already a prosecutor a state prosecutor said actually no there isn't a case to answer and it shouldn't go towards trial that has yet to be ruled on by a judge to decide whether it will not go to trial and that will happen in a few weeks time now salvia

but china doesn't seem to have an interest in doing that they haven't shown that yet the association of southeast asian nations which is me m.r. is a member of they could they could have some real impact here they generally have a policy of mana difference in each other's internal affairs the lately we're seeing stronger statements coming out of members such as singapore indonesia philippines malaysia thailand but they're going to have to really do more and they're going to have to step up the pressure politically soon if it's going to make a difference. in malaysia thank you very much for this assessment. and the u.s. president joe biden has unveiled a 2 trillion dollar infrastructure plan called a day once in a generation investment that would allow the united states to outstrip china as the world's economic power. 50 years people can say this was. the. future. is one time company roughly 2 trillion dollars in the future spread largely over 8 years. generated store job growth historic an economic growth businesses to compete create more revenues well. well this stimulus package will modernize 3

but china doesn't seem to have an interest in doing that they haven't shown that yet the association of southeast asian nations which to me m.r. is a member of they could they could have some real impact here they've generally had a policy of noninterference in each other's internal affairs but lately we're seeing stronger statements coming out of members such as singapore indonesia philippines malaysia thailand but they're going to have to really do more and they going to have to step up the pressure politically soon if it's going to make a difference. from kuala lumpur malaysia thank you very much for this as mine. a court in hong kong has convicted 7 prominent pro-democracy activists and politicians for their role in anti-government protests in 2019 sentencing of the group will take place at a later date but they could face up to 5 years in prison 2 other defendants had previously pleaded guilty. well those convicted on thursday include the man known as hong kong's father of democracy martin lee he is the 82 year old co-founder of the democratic party also 73 year old media tycoon jimmy lie he

association of southeast asian nations but we're not seeing that we're just seeing a very divided regional body here that's not really prepared to go forward in unity to pressure the government in myanmar relieve it there for the time being but thank you so much for joining us from robertson from human rights watch thank you by the military's violent crackdown against protesters is forcing many to seek shelter with ethnic groups that have been for years fighting the army groups such as the cattle methadone liberation army based in southeastern states on the border with thailand. the earth mcadam like many other ethnic groups in the country have been for years fighting the military for some form of self government they are now proving life savers for those fleeing the military's crackdown on democracy it may not look like much but this rule forest camp has become a sanctuary for me in march terrified protesters. although we had been protesting peacefully we had to run away because of the violent crackdown we knew that if we were to get arrested the security forces would not let us live he w

the world on mars military juntas says it would positively consider suggestions from the association of southeast asian nations over how to end the country's crisis the proposals emerged from a special weekend meeting with south southeast asian leaders but activists say the summits mediation efforts legitimize into. lawyers for the family of a black man killed by police in the us state of north carolina have seen a video clip of his death they say it shows andrew brown had his hands on his car staring real when he was shot in the back of the head protesters are demanding that the police offices body camera footage be made public. us vice president carla harris has announced a $310000000000.00 aid package to central america after a virtual meeting with the president of guatemala the country's foreign minister pitt regrow said the 2 nations will create a joint task force to control migration and help unite unaccompanied children with their parents. the u.s. has launched a spy satellite into space from california the satellite lifted off monday afternoon from vandenberg air force base on a delta for

. >>> now, the association of southeast asian nations, or asean, is holding a special leaders meeting in indonesia. they're hoping to find a pathway out of the crisis in myanmar. our paula hancocks is tracking all of this for us, joins us now from bangkok. tell us what's expected and also how much pressure is on asean leaders to reject the junta or, you know, push strongly for them to change direction. >> reporter: well, michael, the very fact that this summit is happening is fairly unprecedented for asean. they don't usually get involved in a member state's political situation. but clearly what is happening in myanmar is such a degeneration that they have been pushed by the u.n. and by others to get involved. now, the most controversial part of this is the fact that that junta leader, min aung hlaing, who instigated this february 1st coup and is really the face of this bloody crackdown against people in myanmar has attended or will be attending the summit. he has landed in jakarta, in indonesia, and was greeted on the tarmac there. it has caused controversy. activists are saying he s

detained civilian leaders head off an important regional summit and that saturday's meeting of association of southeast asian nations or as c.n. there's been widespread criticism internationally of their decision to invite me on miles military leader the coup and the brutal crackdown that followed are on top of the agenda tony chang reports from bangkok. buddhist monks marched through the city of mandalay holding up signs supporting the national unity government the shadow civilian government was formed to reverse any acceptance of the military genter at home and abroad the protesters have been outraged in the past week i asked jens decision to invite senior general min online to the leaders' summit. for those pushing neighboring governments to take a stand against the coup and the crackdown that followed it's a grave disappointment we are very very upset and sorry what is happening. is. welcoming. gender which is killing its own people the chaos that's been seen on the streets of myanmar over the past 3 months has been disturbing for many within r.c.m. individually countries like singapore indonesia a

myanmar's jones and these are men and then will be attending the upcoming asean summit the association of southeast asian nations brings together its 10 members annually to discuss regional issues this year it's being held in indonesia asean has already called for isolator on sensitive g.'s release from prison. hundreds of people have rallied in chicago in support of a teenage boy who was shot dead by police as i rage to about shooting of a young black man by police near minneapolis during a traffic stop 15 several incidents during the past month which have heightened tensions across the u.s. but issues of policing and racial injustice she reports. hundreds gathered in chicago a day after police released video from the march 29th killing of 13 year old adam to later by a police officer. in the off tomorrow the police had said that the boy had died in an all md confrontation you have the video shows to later complying with an instruction to put his hands up he's been shot dead an investigation is underway. the video about him to later his death was released as the trial of a police officer. in minne

association of southeast asian nations but we're not seeing that we're just seeing a very divided regional body here that's not really prepared to go forward and unity to pressure the government in myanmar reliever there for the time being but thank you so much for joining us from robertson from human rights watch thank you by the military's violent crackdown against protesters is forcing many to seek shelter with groups that have been for us fighting the army groups such as the cattle methadone liberation army based in southeastern states on the border with thailand the ethnic kadam like many other ethnic groups in the country have been for years fighting the military for some form of government they are now proving lifesavers for those fleeing the military's crackdown on democracy. it may not look like much but this rule forest campese become a sanctuary for me in march terrified protesters who although we had been protesting peacefully we had to run away because of the violent crackdown we knew that if we were to get arrested the security forces would not let us live he would kill us. t

was gentle men on lung will attend next week's asean regional summit the 10 members of the association of southeast asian nations come together to discuss regional issues this year it's being held in indonesia asio has already called for the ousted leader unsung suchi to be released from prison joining us now by skype as human rights activist monk zani has the co-founder of campaign forces for a new oil for southeast asia so 1st of all should the gentle leader be permitted to attend the assy and summit well it would just be another member of the talk received going to the club and so you know i was wasn't surprised at all that he he was invited and he has a sceptic to go in there or so it is a form of regional recognition if not international but you have to remember us it is largely. you know it regional clock otoh crowds really dorji authoritarian leaders and you know absolute monarchy with the exception of indonesia and malaysia the rest of them are really dorji authoritarian regimes you are not surprised at all how can the foreign governments pressure the regime and me and mom because as we hea

that man mas jones a leader men on line will be attending the upcoming assy and so it is associate of southeast asian nations brings together its 10 members annually to discuss regional issues this year it's being held in indonesia siennas already called for ousted leader aung san suu cheese release from prison. israel says that its conducted a strike against targets inside the gaza strip its military says that it hit a hamas training facility and anti aircraft missile launcher post it's in response to a rocket fired from gaza which landed in southern israel on friday night no group has claimed responsibility for that attack. rights groups are using palestinian prisoners days demand the release of people held in violation of international law the prisoner support and human rights association says that all over all around 4 to half 1000 palestinians either imprisoned or detained in israel $140.00 of them the children and $440.00 of so-called administrative detainees who could be held indefinitely without charge or trial and an estimated $550.00 prisoners a sicko have long term health conditions

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of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1083. a bill to require a strategy for engagement with southeast asia and the association of southeast asian nations, asean. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from texas, mr. castro, and the gentlewoman from missouri, mrs. wagner, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. castro: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 1083. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. castro: and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. castro: thank you, madam speaker. i rise in support of the bipartisan southeast asia strategy act of which i'm a proud democratic lead on the bill. in 2017 congresswoman wagner and i co-founded the congressional caucus on asean to strengthen our nation's relationships in southeast asia. asean and its member nations are of critical importance to the united states. enduring organizations like asean will be key to maintaining a free and open indo-pac

considers suggestions from the association of south east asian nations of how to end the country's crisis the proposals emerged from a special weekend meeting with southeast asian leaders but activists say that the summits mediation if it's helped legitimize the judges. and lawyers for the family of a black man killed by police in the u.s. state of north carolina have seen a video clip of his state they say it shows andrew brown had his hands on his costs to reveal when he was shot in the back of the head now protests as of demanding that the body camera footage be made public. u.s. vice president camila harris has announced a $310000000.00 aid package to central america off to a virtual meeting with the president of guatemala the country's foreign minister petrol berlioz safety nations or the 2 nations rather would create a joint tossed force to control my gratian and help unite unaccompanied children with their parents. and the u.s. has a spy satellite into space from california the session i can if you don't mind monday afternoon. from vandenberg if will space on a delta 4 heavy rocket the national reconnaissance office will use the classified payload

politics in care of than esky associate professor of sociology at the national university of kiev more cademy and. these and a professor of international relations at the university of southeast norway welcome to the show if i could start with mikhail oh so why did the cease fire collapse in eastern ukraine. well i think that that's a question perhaps too. to those that have been baited the gun tree in that program more a question of to the russians but the russians i've been provoking this the. various types of escalation the no negotiation cease fires none of these fires last 7 years the reality is that ukraine in 2014 lost a grand total of 7 percent of the fairy story so they actually not very much 7 percent being lost including the crimea so in other words this is not exactly a huge amount of territory but nevertheless it is a thorn in in ukraine tight cunt because territory has been lost and it's been lost due to aggression from the russians but so why are the why why are these continuing to to to to attack where the continuing to try to move forward after there have been i mean the clinton side and the new president the left he has actually come out but it is very simpl

worked on a number of initiatives here in our city and also been a former commissioner of the southeast community associate commission. i would like to recommend and highly hold up gwendolyn brown for seat 10, laticia erving

worked on a number of initiatives here in our city and also been a former commissioner of the southeast community associate commission. i would like to recommend and highly hold up gwendolyn brown for seat 10, laticia erving for seat 14 or 15. they are hard-working. i've worked with them on a number of issues and community projects. i want to hold them up and please consider these young women as they work on reparations and work on our community benefits. thank you so much. >> chair peskin, i would like to note that merchandise gray was an applicant. >> i did note that and she was an applicant for seat 5. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i was born and raised in san francisco, a black african-american. housing rights activist. a human rights activist. i want to thank you for putting together this committee. we need to do more in-depth exploration on how this money is going to be allocated. being on the committee, my major concern is the mental health and well-being of our city and how we're going to turn it around and get folks prepared to be homeowners and business owners and property owners. so i

worked on a number of initiatives here in our city and also been a former commissioner of the southeast community associate commission. i would like to recommend and highly hold up gwendolyn brown for seat 10, laticia erving for seat 14 or 15. they are hard-working. i've worked with them on a number of issues and community projects. i want to hold them up and please consider these young women as they work on reparations and work on our community benefits. thank you so much. >> chair peskin, i would like to note that merchandise gray was an applicant. >> i did note that and she was an applicant for seat 5. next speaker, please. >> good afternoon. i was born and raised in san francisco, a black african-american. housing rights activist. a human rights activist. i want to thank you for putting together this committee. we need to do more in-depth exploration on how this money is going to be allocated. being on the committee, my major concern is the mental health and well-being of our city and how we're going to turn it around and get folks prepared to be homeowners and business owners and property owners. so i

associations. public policy committee where we advocate for additional resources for child care, and i also stayed on the southeast community commission as a member working to improve social and economic outcomes for citizens of our community. very connected to our city. i'm running for c.a.c. because there is more work that needs to be done. and, as an individual deeply involved in my community, i won't have time -- you know, i won't take too much time playing catch-up if appointed. i will be immediately be able to meet the needs of our community and get to work. right now, our city of san francisco is in dyer need of two representations. every day, we have more families become ineligible with less child care spots available in the city. if you remember, prop c ruling is, working with the community in the office of early education to see how spending happens from those dollars. and, if appointed, i will do everything in my power to expand c.a.c. involvement as well as the impact across this great city. one of the things i wanted to mention and i know there's a rule around out of residency, but i want the body to know that in 2000, i was gentrified out of san francisco with my three sons but since then, and f