here in doha has the regime really gone away. no of course i think the day you miss sylvia and i think the devious shit and the counter you know devolution is in full fledged there is no question about that hymn it on out of the the sheet of men actually that is and let's not forget actually dispy full actually that i would of done what you call the high super committee which she i mean security committee which was established by bush if they just replace bush it because bush you for them was a liability actually a head to the head of a political ambitions and then when they removed him and they took power and they supported actually that moment of revolution which of us actually could i would buy the danish people a peaceful demonstrators but this took forget that you know if there is any doubt with that is that his people are not going to get action in their demands and aspiration for a democratic transformation civilian rule actually yesterday there was a clear answer to anyone who doubted that allen you mentioned the internet

peace envoy right here in doha. this week is the 7th round of talks how do you feel about the progress between yourselves and the taliban so far very good been the best round so far can you put a percentage number on the progress you've made this week i rather not do that. i would rather say we have made substantial progress on all 4 elements that make the framework that we have agreed to a peace agreement which is as you know assurances on counterterrorism that's important for the united states on the war. would draw all of foreign troops which is important for the taleban. negotiations including a dialogue and an agreement on a road map for the political future of afghanistan and a complete comprehensive permanent cease fire. for the 1st time i can say we have had substantial progress on all 4 if you find out that the taliban policing some of these armed groups and that potentially al qaeda is still operating inside afghanistan what can you do at that point they know that. redline then to stand and. they will sati

to the battlefields and what we also don't know is if those people negotiating for the taliban in doha are truly representative of those commandos on the ground to might have different ideas we still don't know you know how close the connection is between the political office of the taliban and doha and those winds really fighting on the ground and the foot soldiers so would you make of these talks happening now in doha i mean this has been a 1st a 1st time that. meant representatives though in a private capacity and taliban were sitting at one table exchanging stories of grief accusing each other listening to each other sometimes it was really really heated tears were shed we were told by those once where they are so this is all a 1st but we must remember that we are at the very very beginning the u.s. had 2 decades of conflict yes that is if we count the international intervention us left only starting off to september 11th attacks but in the whole we have to look at 4 decades of conflict and what we haven't seen yet is top afghan officials meaning the president the c.e.o. of the gov

by british bandaging welcome to news asia it's good to have you with us we begin in cut the capital doha which is playing host to 2 important meetings that could determine the future of afghanistan meetings between the united states and the taliban and the founded bomb of gone officials both meetings hope to work towards one goal peace in afghanistan but how that can happen is still an open question on sunday at least 60 of representing civil society women and politicians met in talks organized by germany and other. voices from those who attended. i think the americans understand they cannot win in afghanistan by beating and bombing the country. so they want peace and they're convinced of that. country if it isn't for sizing on the ceasefire 1st of all cease fire or. reduction of. civilian. killings and also it's not a small community at the front of the discussion talk of a cease fire but on the ground in afghanistan there was no sign a fit of these are scenes from the does the city in center of the on sunday the taliban detonated a car bomb at a government office during sunday's rush.

between the united states and the taliban over a possible feasted in afghanistan ended last week in doha. it was the 7th round of talks between the 2 sides u.s. special representatives. called them the most productive session to date but what they mean for women's rights in the country remains unclear in fact just days after those talks a radio station in the central province of cousin e had to shut down after receiving threats from the taliban which object to 2 women working there the incident highlights the daily struggles afghan women face as they seek to make their place in a primarily patriarchal society but one woman politician in the north of the country is reading of redefining gender roles. he is the governor of chalk district in the troubled north of afghanistan and she's one of only a few female district chiefs in the country but that doesn't faze her the taliban poses a constant threat here but misery says that doesn't really bother her either. i'm not afraid now. not of losing everything to the taliban. we don't have time to worry about such things. until recently her distri

from doha i'm hala is in but the al-jazeera news are coming up in the next 60 minutes very good this has been the best round so far the u.s. envoy leading the go see ations with the afghan taliban tells i'll just see arrest substantial progress has been made at the meeting between rival afghan groups into . the french president says he is trying to find a way to resume international dialogue with a wand as to iran warns it's ready for higher ukrainian enrichments. a refugee rescue ship defies it to these governments are rich ports its passengers initially who walks from getting off our night on dry land. and birth to brazilian pioneer of the bossanova style of music has died at the age of 88. the u.s. envoy for afghanistan says the current round of negotiations with the taliban have been the most productive so far sami has been speaking to al jazeera during the 7th round of talks in doha in that ending the 18 year war in afghanistan on sunday taliban delegates will meet rival afghans dozens of high profile figures and activists. attending the talks but none of them are officially rep

oh it's a home run when you're watching al-jazeera live my headquarters here in doha also coming up a last minute phone call between the french and the iranian president as iran prepares to step further back from the nuclear deal. also a refugee rescue ship defies italy's government to reach port its passengers initially blocked from getting off and now i'm dry land. and the guards and women making opportunities for themselves in a bleak job market. to the program the current round of the go she ations with the taliban has been the most productive so far that's the assessment of u.s. special envoy for afghanistan zalmay khalilzad after the 7th round of talks in doha aimed at ending 18 years of fall they transcend the taliban delegates will meet rival afghan groups none though fishley represent the government which the taliban is refusing to deal with directly charlotte ballasts sat down with the u.s. peace envoy and asked him about how things have gone. this week is the 7th round of talks how do you feel about the progress between yourselves and the taliban so far very good been the b

and came up with a declaration and that is a new thing that's the quality of these 2 day talks in doha to be continued obviously. so at these all afghan talks as we understand it really all parties of afghan society had a stake at that table we know women were represented as well we had to tear a picture of what the role of women will be in a peaceful afghanistan a new afghanistan i mean if we look at the 2 page declaration and it was really a rango to get there 13 hours i was told it it took to get here and if you look at article 6 it says here like that had to supply our assuring women's rights in political social economic acute cultural affairs s power within the islamic framework of islamic values now who gets to define that and that as i think we're in the future caviar lies this needs to be continued it was the very 1st time the afghan delegation from kabul did include 11 women. the taliban delegation obviously did not include any women so where does it take us in the future remains to be seen as think as for the taliban they still invision an islamic emirate and we all know judg

hello i'm down in jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the u.s. imposes new stronger sanctions against me and my top military leaders accused of the mass killing of wrecking the muslims plus. impeaching. trop.

hello from doha everyone on come on santa maria and this is the news hour for. escort service counts day and. guilty of sexual slavery as a worker the former congo warlord boss going to go on there is convicted by the international criminal court for directing the rape and murder of thousands of people also in the news the un's human rights chief says she is appalled by the conditions at u.s. detention centers along the mexico border one step closer to peace in afghanistan as taliban and afghan leaders promise to reduce.

afghan politicians and taliban representative sit down face story talks in doha while on the ground violence continues and then in school find out if host nation brazil is celebrating title success at south america's biggest international football tournament. opposition leader. says he has a strong mandate to change greece following a snap election his new democracy party appears to want to sweeping victory the results are still being tallied but with 73 percent of the votes counted it's attack is has a commanding lead of 39.6 percent while the ritz a party of prime minister alexis tsipras is currently on 31.6 percent he has conceded defeat and funnest attack is to congratulate him. brings us the reaction now from the greek capital. the leader of the new democracy party got 40 years to pull not just a majority but an outright one that allows the conservatives to rule on their own for the 1st time in 50 years to the others we took ickes says it will allow him to implement an ambitious reform program unhindered by coalition partners at least in ascii close but this wasn't just an expression of

talks between the taliban and afghan leaders have ended here in doha with a promise to reduce civilian casualties in afghanistan to 0 the 2 day event is expected to lead to more formal binding discussions between the 2 sides. un's human rights chief says she's appalled by the conditions migrants and refugees face in u.s. detention facilities near its southern border michelle bachelet says children stopped by border agents should never be held in detention centers or separated from their families 5 children have died in border patrol custody since december. she has made it very clear that several un human rights bodies have found that the detention of migrant children may constitute cruel inhuman or degrading treatment that's prohibited by international law and she also made it clear that any deprivation of liberty of adult migrants and refugees should be a measure of last resort. he has more from washington d.c. . we no longer have to rely on the testimony of activists and whistleblowers to understand what the high commissioner is referring to we have the inspector general of the depar

and the taliban also in doha have been put on hold while the afghan talks on how to . they say they are close to agreement on the withdrawal of foreign troops and the policing of armed groups such as il qaeda in afghanistan the aim is now persuading the afghan government and the taliban to accept formal talks but this is off one on our on the process this is the afghan for themself to decide their future we are just helping them so we managed today to bring them we want them to stay by themselves to the side without any kind of influence from anybody there is hope that these groups can turn 2 days of talks into a unified future shall of ballasts his era. now the parents of an israeli teenagers shot and killed by an off duty policeman are calling for widespread police reforms but death of solomon taken haifa last sunday provoked riots in other israeli cities both smith reports from the family home. these people are in law as jewish as anyone else who has the right to move to israel and claim citizenship but many of them will tell you that their skin color means they don

celsius in kabul getting up to 34 in karate it's hotter than that across the reagan peninsula here in doha not quite as hot as it has been recently but hot enough 41 celsius maybe 42 over the next couple of days quite keen shamar wind blowing in so we may see some little dust and sand a fair amount of cloud down towards the pass out of amman wanted to spots of right a possibility just around salada as a result of that southern parts of south africa could catch wanted to share a little bit of cloud just draped across the southern cape at the moment that will clear through brighter skies do come back in 16 celsius in cape town as a 22 in durban further north korea's 5 and sunny 24 degrees. jordan's native tribes concert here to roughly half the population in a country with more refugees per capita than any other nation. with an ailing economy and concerns over the trumpet administration's anticipated plans for the region tensions are running high. people in power investigates increasing calls for reform as the state endeavors to control political dissent within the hashemite kingdom jordan's

hello and welcome to al-jazeera live from our headquarters in doha minutes but the problem also ahead perceives the 1st shipment of russian made 400 missiles at the center of concern from its nato allies. south korea proposes a u.n. investigation of japan's claims that it shipped restricted material to north korea violating u.n. sanctions plus. a single currency for all of west africa is now closer than ever with it some of the challenges it's facing. more than 120 soldiers and rebel fighters have been killed in syria in the past 48 hours as government forces backed by russia continue their push into rebel held

here in doha the top stories on al-jazeera iran will begin enriching uranium to higher levels in the next few hours and pass limits set on the 2050 nuclear deal the increased level still falls short of the amount required to create nuclear weapons and says there will be a further scaling down of commitments to the deal every 60 days but it's still open to talks with european countries also has more from tehran we heard from the deputy foreign minister who said that diplomacy is not being abandoned the iranians are only enacting certain clause within this nuclear deal because they feel that the remaining signatories are not abiding by their and the bargain they are saying they are giving them another 60 days in the meantime they have said that as of tomorrow morning we i.a.e.a. inspectors that are in the country on a regular basis will find that iran will have exceeded the 3.67 percent of enriched uranium that they have agreed to the protesters have returned to the streets of hong kong in their fight to have a controversial extradition bill scrapped tens of thousands marched towards t

he said i'll be here in doha with the top stories from al jazeera china's foreign ministry is demanding the united states immediately counsels a potential sale of arms to taiwan the u.s. state department approve the deal worth more than $2000000000.00 beijing does not accept taiwan's independence and argues it's a breakaway province move on to the us selling of arms to taiwan is a serious violation of international law and the norms of international relations it seriously breaches the one china principle and the rules of the 3 joints in the u.s. communiques it is a crude interference in china's internal affairs and harms china's sovereignty and security interests china is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed to the us has already made stern representation is to the u.s. side when a has more from beijing. we're not surprisingly there was a very strong response from the government here in beijing following the announcement of the potential sale another potential sale of arms by the united states to taiwan the condemnation came in a daily ministry of foreign affairs briefing the spokes

the old shower over the next day or 2 showers diminishing as we go on into monday elsewhere here in doha we're getting up to 42 degrees celsius with more hot sunshine coming through sunshine a little more pleasant across southern parts of africa but we have got a fair bit of cloud just around the southern cape for a time on sunday that will just sink a little further south which is be going into monday further north it's pretty much wall to wall sunshine all the way. the weather sponsored by cattle and ways. they watch us. they gather evidence but so can we. and american cyber activists develops and used in brazil to monitor police. we have more cameras than they do because one of the people a bigger brother. rebel beaks. are not just. talk about your watching old was there with the whole robin to remind of all top stories the u.s. special envoy for afghanistan says the current round of negotiations with the taliban have been the most productive so far he made the comments in qatar where afghan political figures and the taliban are due to hold talks aimed at ending the civil war. also th

and the taliban also in doha have been put on hold while the afghan talks on how it . they say they are close to agreement on the withdrawal of foreign troops and the policing of armed groups such as il qaida in afghanistan and the aim is now persuading the afghan government and the taliban to accept formal talks this is off on on off on the process this is that of all for themself to decide their future we are just helping them so we relish today to bring them we want them to stay by themselves to the side without any kind of influence from anybody there is hope that these groups can turn 2 days of talks into a unified future shall about lists his era. police in haiti have opened fire on mourners on protesters at the funeral of a journalist shot dead last month will speed up its young was investigating the government's corruption is killing by gunmen in port au prince last month sparked street protests a month and the resignation of president maurice but that sarah mill is an economist and professor at king's care university in port of prince says there are underlying

in doha and the taliban they paused for these 2 days of the in traffic and dialogue and we're assuming today i think there are a compound in each other i think this declaration really can also influence on what is going to be debated further today between the americans and the title because taliban because really what we're looking at is a broader framework that could pave the wrote to peace but we have to under. stand that it is only long road and we will potentially see much more violence as we did see tonight there was an ass trike. hitting civilians there was a raid on a hospital so that all is ongoing and we might see in the course of this week maybe american saying we are going to withdraw our troops and you would give us a commitment that you would stay away from terror that you would break away from that and then we can basically get to where we really need to be having afghans talk with afghans on a very high level ok the center of it is mine thank you very much for that. sports news now and a massive law enforcement bust coordinated by agencies around the world has led to the

and the taliban also in doha have been put on hold while the afghan talks and how they say they are close to agreement on the withdrawal of foreign troops and the policing of armed groups such as in afghanistan and the aim is now persuading the afghan government and the taliban to accept formal talks this is off on on on the process and this is the afghan for themself to decide for the future we are just helping them so we relish the day to bring them we want them to stay by themselves to the side without any kind of influence from anybody there is hope that these groups can turn 2 days of talks into a unified future shalah ballasts. the. army and police are on high alert in sri lanka as thousands of buddhist monks held their 1st big assembly since the easter sunday bombings there are fears the meeting in kandy which aimed to decide who to back in december the presidential election could end up triggering violence the region has seen a spate of anti muslim riots in recent weeks then al philander's brings us the latest now from that meeting in candy. what started in pretty much measured to

watching the news live from our headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 60 minutes reports that the united arab emirates is to reduce its military involvement in the war in yemen. china is demanding the u.s. council's a $2000000000.00 arms deal with taiwan saying the proposed sale would undermine beijing security. talks between afghan leaders and the taliban and with a promise to reduce violence and what's being called a 1st step towards peace. also ahead will be a me occupied west bank for 15 years on a separation wall that's creating those terms and blighting thousands of lives. and in sport is knocked out of the african nations heartbreak for fans of the 4 time champions lose to miss out on how to end the 6. appears to be withdrawing some of its forces from yemen that's according to media reports quoting senior iraqi officials there describing it as a quote redeployment and insist they remain committed to the saudi led coalition fighting the rebels since 2015 the rebels are calling for a full withdrawal. i mean activist and nobel peace prize winner to walk all common says the

hello and welcome to al-jazeera live from my headquarters in doha with millions of applaud and also ahead round 2 democratic presidential candidates go head to head in detroit. one year on since the bubble outbreak can do ya see you will look at what's being done to combat the deadly epidemic plus. i'm in normandy where the demolition of this dam spoke to buchtel between 2 opposing environmental visions.

city a dry day for you at about 45 now speaking of humidity has been a dry day on saturday here and doha but unfortunately that is not going to last we're now getting into that seas with the middy is a big problem we're going to be dropping down to about $38.00 but the minute he is going to be on the rise it is going to be very uncomfortable here on sunday as well as into monday temperatures are still staying below 40 but it's the high humanity that we are going to be watching with scott some clouds coming into play there at $33.00 degrees and down here towards the law we do expect to see $27.00 few and very quickly across parts of southern africa we are going to be seeing very dry conditions across much of the area but in terms of temperature for durban expect about $25.00 degrees and johannesburg at 19. a conflict that is now considered to be the world's worst humanitarian crisis you know how limited. after diving the disc stocks disperses all are really for sale an investigation into how billions of euros are made from supplying arms to saudi arabia a leader of the coalition fighting

out of the bit by thursday slightly warmer in doha with the high over 43 southern africa we've got some clouds skirting those southern shores it's a warm day and been on a wednesday with a high of 27 just 17 in johannesburg that's pretty much to the average for this time of year 16 degrees in capetown there is that cloud discussion by the south coast and what we do need of course is the rain but it doesn't look as if we're going to get any rain the full cause for the next couple of days maybe just a chance of a indicate tom and a very warm day and 28 degrees out 6 degrees above the average. the weather sponsored by qatar and. education is struggling to keep pace often failing to prepare children for today's world. but some schools are changing the rules are good to have hope that they can and how are they getting in with but still missing results. last evening like. they have it both are in. rebel education early learning mexico on al-jazeera. this is al-jazeera quit trying to off the top stories this hour the u.s. house of representatives has voted to condemn president donald trump for

cloggs the whole robin you're watching al-jazeera life my headquarters here in doha also coming up a last minute phone call between the french and iranian president signs of rob has to step further back from the nuclear deal. also great start voting in an election that polls predict well and 4 years of leftist rule. and a refugee rest. you ship defies italy's government to reach port it's passengers initially blocked now getting off and on dry land. welcome to the program the current round of negotiations with the taliban has been the most productive so far that's the assessment of us but for afghanistan's other made to the 7th round of talks in doha aimed at ending 18 years of war later on sunday taliban delegates will meet rival afghan groups none the fishley represent the government which the taliban is refusing to deal with directly charlotte bella sat down with the u.s. peace envoy last him about how things have gone. this week is the 7th round of talks how do you feel about the progress between yourselves and the taliban so far very good been the best round so far can you put a

m how he'd seen in doha the top stories on al-jazeera the un human rights chief has condemned what shecalls international indifference to the rising death toll in syria's rebel held it live province michelle bashfully says those targeting civilians should be charged with war crimes in the past 10 days more than 100 civilians have been killed in air strikes well we're definitely seeing a military escalation in general but particularly from the government forces and their allies over the past 3 months or so just in the past 2 weeks i would say it's escalated even further with daily attacks and multiple attacks daily when over and above what we were talking about this morning we were hearing of more abstract last night and some early today as well so it's ongoing it's relentless and the people suffering most of all are not the fighters. al-jazeera has obtained a copy of a draft u.n. report on child casualties in conflict zones saudi arabia has been criticized for its ruling yemen but the report says it's trying to reduce casualties israel has been laughed off a blacklist despite killing $

and the taliban also in doha have been put on hold while the afghan talks on how it . they say they are close to agreement on the withdrawal of foreign troops and the policing of armed groups such as il qaida in afghanistan the aim is now persuading the afghan government and the taliban to accept formal talks but this is off on on on the process this is the afghan for themself to decide the future we are just helping them so we manage today to bring them we want them to stay by themselves to the side without any kind of influence from anybody there is hope that these groups can turn 2 days of talks into a unified future shalah ballasts. georgia's tourism industry is facing a difficult summer with a russian ban on flights coming into effect on monday russian state media is reporting president vladimir putin made the decision because of math and the russian demonstrations in tbilisi and forrester walker reports now from the georgian mountain resort of gadhafi. russians will no longer be able to fly direct to georgia from july the 8th. that could take the wind out of the

follow on down join the sound as they are live from doha also coming up a 2nd about the death of a congolese border city brings new fears about the spread of the disease. second of all. i wrote the. tempers flare during debates between democrats vying for the u.s. presidential nomination. and 6 years after a billionaire's promise what's happened in the koran was answer to the panama canal . schools across the bow have been closed indefinitely after more student protests this is the opposition and the military still trying to piece together a transitional government well the students are angry at the killing of at least 6 demonstrators and. on monday during a rally over the price of bread and fuel 2 weeks ago the opposition i am the jinn to sign the deal on power sharing but they're still trying to work out the details but the military has been in charge since april when then president omar al bashir was overthrown in a coup more now from even more with an ethiopian. for this 3rd consecutive days student protests as took to the streets not just in the capital for some but various other cities

here in doha has the regime really gone away. no of course i think the beginning to sylvia and i think the devious state and the counter you know devolution is in full fledged there is no question about that hymn it out of the the sheet of men actually that is. and let's not forget actually just people actually that i would of that what you call the high supreme committee which she i mean security committee which was established by bush if they just replace bush it because you for them was a liability actually a head to the head of a political ambitions and then when they removed him and they took power and they supported actually that moment of revolution which of us actually could i would buy the danish people i'm peaceful demonstrators but this that forget that you know if there is any doubt that this is that his people are not going to get action of their demands an aspiration for a democratic transformation a civilian rule actually yes that there was a clear answer to anyone who doubted that alan you mentioned the internet h

here in doha now they were only meant to last 3 days but they were extended and i was down there every day they would start at 10 o'clock in the morning sometimes they finished at midnight they would break into small groups they would gather again into big groups they would go back to the leadership in washington with the taliban leadership in afghanistan trying to push through every day they were optimistic and every day they say when you leave year on an agreement in the 2 things that we're really pushing for is a troop withdrawal they say we nearly beer on the how that would play our numbers and what kind of timeframe and the other thing is that the taliban want. to use afghan soil to stage for an attack so those are the 2 things that been negotiating israel's they're very optimistic as is the taliban but still they won't be drawn i just spoke to a few minutes ago and he said that that he wouldn't be drawn on a number as to how or for how close they are to or an agreement but very positive and they going to meet again after these 2 day thank you very much for that. now more women th

richelle carey this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up as the internet is switched back on in sudan the world finally sees what really happened during the military crackdown on the protest camp. where in chad were a national emergency has been declared as the country scrambles to contain a missile is outbreak. and turkey rejects accusations by greece and the european union that its gas and oil drilling off cyprus is illegitimate. and a move likely to further raise tensions between the united states and iran washington is trying to put together a military coalition to patrol waters off the iranian coast that the u.s. says it wants to protect the crucial shipping route near iran and yemen donald trump's administration blames tehran for recent talks on oil tankers in the gulf iran denies. that european powers meanwhile are focusing on saving the 2015 nuclear deal french president's top advisor is meeting with iranian officials urging tehran to stop pulling back from its commitments to that agreement president rouhani insists that its uranium enrichment is still within the framewo

i'm home i had seen in doha the top stories on al-jazeera for democratic congresswoman in the u.s. congress sponsored sharply to attacks by president donald trump on their patriotism and citizenship they are among the highest profile members of the democrat controlled house of representatives we re in on a mandate to advocate for and to represent those ignored left out and left behind our squad is big our squad includes any person committed to building a more equitable and just world and that is the work that we want to get back to and given the size of this squad and this great nation we cannot we will not be silenced. as we all know the recent tweets and words from the president are simply a continuation of his races ina phobic playbook we cannot allow these hateful actions by the president to distract us from the critical work to hold this administration accountable to the inhumane conditions at the border that is separating children from their loved ones and caging them up and the legal horrific conditions mexico and guatemala have rejected new u.s. measures aimed at stopping m

and the taliban going on in doha the war in yemen the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi let's bring in our diplomatic editor james bays he joins us live from that white house there so we saw the emir go in just moments ago in the white house and as i said they got plenty to talk about haven't they james. absolutely as you say the emir of qatar has been here several times story during donald trump's term as president of course it started very badly for qatar because in the early months of donald trump's presidency that block a and the suggestion that there were some in the inner circle of the trumpet ministration possibly the truth of the president himself who greenlighted that blockade of qatar now although i think we're in a much stronger position partly because of events partly because i think there's been some shrewd diplomatic footwork among those things of course is is the taliban talks you're talking about yes no breakthrough yet but we are closer i think to a deal the diplomacy is gone further that at any point in what is the u.s. is the longest war in the american poin

and the taliban also in doha have been put on hold while the afghan talks on how it . they say they are close to agreement on the withdrawal of foreign troops and the policing of armed groups such as il qaeda in afghanistan the aim is now persuading the afghan government and the taliban to accept talks this is up on up on the process this is the afghan for them so off to the side to the future we are just helping them so we managed today to bring them we want them to stay by themselves to the side without any kind of influence from anybody there is hope that these groups can turn 2 days of talks into a unified future shallot ballasts. at least 5 people have died in russia's region in southern siberia in heavy flooding more than 1100 people have been moved from the affected areas due to a storm president vladimir putin visited the region on saturday and urged emergency teams to speed up their work. india's southern coastal city of china is facing an ongoing water crisis despite the arrival of the monsoon rains residents are being forced to queue in the blistering heat f

and the taliban also in doha have been put on hold while the afghan talks on how to . they say they are close to agreement on the withdrawal of foreign troops and the policing of armed groups such as ill qaida in afghanistan the aim is no up assuaging the afghan government and the taliban to accept formal talks but this is off on or off on the process this is that of all for themself to decide for the future we are just hoping for them so we relish the day to bring them we want them to stay by themselves to decide without any kind of influence from anybody there is hope that these groups can turn 2 days of talks into a unified future shalah ballasts 0. u.s. authorities are anticipating a significant drop in arrests along the southern border with mexico as a result of increased enforcement but many migrants trying to get to america say they're still willing to risk their lives to make the illegal crossing through the rio grande a river run iraq but our reports now from pandarus negra us and mexico. on the banks of the leo down the mexican 1st responders are searching fo

and the taliban also in doha have been put on hold while the afghan talks on how it .hey say they are close to agreement on the withdrawal of foreign troops and the policing of armed groups such as il qaeda in afghanistan the aim is now persuading the afghan government and the taliban to accept formal talks this is off on on up on the process this is the afghan for themself to decide the future we are just helping them so we managed today to bring them we want them to stay by themselves to the side without any kind of influence from anybody there is hope that these groups can turn 2 days of talks into a unified future shall of ballasts. the parents of an israeli teenagers shot and killed while off duty policeman are calling for widespread police reforms the death of solomon taken in haifa last sunday provoked riots in other israeli cities but of smith reports the family how. these people are in law as jewish as anyone else who has the right to move to israel and claim citizenship but many of them will tell you that their skin color means they don't get equal treatment

hello i'm in doha with the headlines on al-jazeera iran is warning of consequences if the u.k. doesn't release a supertanker seized by british troops last week that's according to iranian media which quoted spokesman of us mousavi on thursday police in gibraltar arrested the the tank his chief officer and captain more than 100 fighters have been killed in the past 48 hours and syria as government forces backed by russia continue their push into rebel held territory in the northwest that's according to the syrian observatory for human rights they were fighting for control of her money at a village which is now back under a regime control it's part of a wider offensive to retake it live province that began in april and has already resulted in the deaths of around $500.00 civilians sudan's transitional military council says it's foiled an attempted coup the council says it was carried out by a group of 7 and retired officers and that 16 people are being held african union needed to have announced progress and talks between the military and a pro-democracy coalition. the political

has its largest military presence in the middle east at the airbase which is north of doha and it's also the home to the regional offices of central command that's the part of the u.s. military that is responsible for activities across the middle east and the president underscored that the u.s. very much appreciates the qataris for hospitality in having more than $10000.00 u.s. forces at this base north of downtown doha it's also really important to note from a diplomatic standpoint sammy that whatever the ongoing complications are across the middle east and particularly in the gulf that the u.s. does see that there is a role for qatar to play in trying to mediate these issues in numerous times in the past several years doha has been the place where u.s. officials have met with taliban representatives looking to try to push ahead some sort of the bench will peace accord for afghanistan we have seen that the u.s. is also interested in whatever can bring to the table in terms of trying to relieve tensions between the united states and iran which of course is the trumpet. perhaps a top fore

i'm back in doha back to my life working in a fast paced newsroom and teaching yoga. and. i've come to realize that there are as many yoga is in the world as there are people when i see the diversity of yoga today and all the fascinating people i've spoken to even those i disagree with i can't help but feel proud that this ancient indian science of the soul is relevant and apply even now no matter where i am in the world i think by virtue or connecting your breasts with your body i think is a profoundly powerful activity it sounds so simple but i do try and live my life or see the world through ok guys. and i kind of feel like my own life could be a metaphor for what's happening to yoga indian but not indian spiritual but not religious and on that point i feel that yoga has become a more spiritual undertaking for me more so than before but i'm coming to realize that my yoga journey is just beginning and that journey is unique to me. i'm victoria my childhood was not always easy my mother was suffering from c.v.r. depression through making this film i hope to understand my.

well talks are underway here in doha the doors behind me there are 17 members of the taliban and more than 60 people have been flown in from afghanistan members of the government opposition civil society all meeting here in their personal capacity not professional capacity this is very much seen as an icebreaker where they get to know each other what their priorities are what their red lines are then they can move forward hopefully if things go well over the next 2 days into more formal negotiations with the afghan government and the taliban as part of almost a one year kind of peace process that the u.s. has started with the taliban they are primarily focused on a troop withdrawal and guarantees from the taliban that afghan soil will not be used by groups such as to plan or execute attacks of war smalling it's been very positive watching kind of members of the taliban and afghan delegation having coffee together tea sometimes laughing trying to find common ground on how to move forward now that is in stark contrast to what we have see. this morning to the military factions of the afg

hello and welcome to al-jazeera live from my headquarters in doha but me it is a problem also. go ahead as ron prepares to step up your brain even richmond the un's nuclear watchdog jools a special meeting on the head on its nuclear program. grays prepares for sunday's snap elections the country emerges from a deep financial crisis and the far right activists gather in the u.s. capital to demand free speech as a counter protest is planned to take them on. today is all of more talks aimed at ending the war in afghanistan are due to start here and cut the on sunday dozens of afghan delegates arriving following the ports and other discussions which were also in doha negotiators have met the u.s. special envoy zalmay how do you who says that progress is being made. we have made substantial progress on all 4 elements that make the framework that we have agreed to a peace agreement which is as you know assurances on counterterrorism that's important for the united states on the war. would draw all of foreign troops which is important for the taleban interact can negotiate causing a d

joining us from doha, qatar, is matt bradley matt, what's the latest there? >> reporter: well, marlie, the very latest this morning the british government is huddling in london in their so-called cobra meeting of senior security officials. we're going to hear more coming up in the next several hours what the british government is planning on doing. it's ait very see moment for them they're kind of caught between the u.s. and iran. all of these tensions between the u.k. and iran, of course, are unfolding as the trump administration really turns the screws on the iranian regime as well remember, the trump administration backed down off the iranian nuclear deal t obama administration entered a fw weekyears ago. what happens next is a big issue o looke this is starting t like tit-for-tat reciprocation as you just mention the. both sides have their own thshi. e british in angie brawl tgibra. the grace 1 waheaded for syria. noe thimperial is headed by the iranians it is looking more like a dangerous face off that could imperil a lot of different countries in the re

inside story i'm dennis thank you again for watching for me and the whole team here in doha it's life and. i. in the year 1271 a day a gunman italian agent set out on an extraordinary journey having travelled the fed as reaches of the mum glen by marco polo his world view is radically altered to beijing the city established by cooper the cotton is still today china's strong each ox now and china is again a superpower we reflect on how the relationship between east and west has changed. mako policy on al-jazeera. i really felt liberated as a journalist was all about getting to the truth as i would say that's what this job . the story goes that the statue of an ancient greek god he beat the waves for millenia. until a palestinian fisherman on earth the priceless relic. the story continues that as the world's attention was drawn to gaza mysteriously the day it disappeared once again. the apolo of gaza. on al jazeera. hello i'm on team tennis in doha and these are the top stories here it out iran says it's looking at legal measures to free an oil tanker seized by the u.k. of gibraltar bri