also known as havana syndrome. the by didn't ministration says these cases have spurred it to find the cause. when you sit down with, with our people in here, ah, what's happened to them? how they been affected? ah, it's very, very power. and it only reinforces in me the absolute conviction that we need to do everything possible for our people to care for them to protect them, to get to the bottom of what happ the assumption the officials are being attacked with weapons that use lasers or microwaves instead of bullets, similar to what's being demonstrated here. the injuries have turned up in vienna in bogota and guam, joe, and in hanoi, just before vice president comalla harris's visit in august. some speculate russia is behind the attacks, a charge the kremlin denies. still, cia director bill burns recently warned moscow there would be pay back if true the trumpet ministration also blamed cuba expelling some of their diplomats in 2017 mark palmer, romulus and his lawyer believe the government should tell the publi

powering possibilities. >> >>> the streets of havana largely quiet tonight after the cuban government protests over the weekend, state security and government supporters surrounded the home of junior garcia he is an artist who's emerged as one of the country's leading activists. this video shows him hanging a sign that reads, in spanish, my home is blocked. human rights groups report police have blocked off the homes of other activists cuban officials are trying to avoid a repeat of scenes like these. this is from last summer thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of the island they are demanding an end to decades-long dictatorship and protesting the lack of food and covid vaccines nbc's ed augusten is live in havana for us tonight. ed, government crackdown on dissent. what are dem onstrators telling you? >> reporter: well, we haven't seen in cuba today demonstrations anywhere near the scale of the amazing scenes, frankly, that we saw four months ago on the 11th of july. we have seen smatterings of protest, people dressed in white, the color of this pro-democracy movement who

ed augusta joins me now from havana. you spoke to the lead organizer.e freedom of expression, expanded political rights, expanded civil rights. the release of what he calls political prisoners after the protest in july and the d-award, democracy. he says it's not a democracy, not heaven, not hell, but certainly in his view not a democracy and that's what him and other young activists are hoping to achieve. it's worth pointing out that cuba at the moment is tense and it's tense because these protests in july were unprecedented. nobody ever imagined tens of thousands of people, marching to havana, across the country, out on the streets, demanding change. they wanted medicine, they wanted food, they're fed up with power cuts. and it's worth pointing out that the economic situation has really deteriorated. material conditions have nose-dived over the last two or three years. there's primary causes to that. one, the sanctions that the trump administration slapped on the island. 200 potent sanctions, each one of which was aimed at cutting revenue for the cuba

a number of arrests were made at the protests themselves, while havana's communist regime also preventeds surrounded by police. artists and cultural figures have played a major role in the protests and have been targeted by the authorities as a result. cuba's president miguel diaz—canel blamed foreign influence for the unrest. translation: we condemn you who have gathered. _ translation: we condemn you who have gathered, the _ translation: we condemn you who have gathered, the campaign - translation: we condemn you who have gathered, the campaign is - have gathered, the campaign is to subvert the internal order, the media campaigns against cuba, against cuba's piece and/or against the blockade. huber will live in peace and living in peaceful perfect ourselves. manuel cuesta morua is an organiser for the coalition for democratic transition, and joins me from havana. thank you very much for your time. there were arrests today, as we understand it. i believe demonstrations have been called on monday. are you still going to go ahead with that? yes. on monday. are you still going to go ahead

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your rewards. >>> the street of s of havana is quite quiet tonight. video shows him hanging a sign that reads in spanish, my home is blocked. home rights group reported that police blocked off the homes of other activists. cuban officials trying to avoid scenes like this they are demanning an end to protesting a lack of food and covid vaccines >> nbc's ed augustin is live for us tonight >> we have not seen in cuba today and demonstrations of anyone near the scale and the amazing screen that we saw on the 11th of july we see smashing of protests and a few people come out dressing in white the color of the movement who's been arrested by state security people just to give you an idea of a scale, i spoke to a 22 earlier law student earlier. she says she spent over an hour walking through downtown havana, trying to find a protest to latch on and failed. the dpgroup that organized at least three of the protests organize are in prison many more have been in-house arrest >> it's a main mechanism to smother the protest. >> how will that impact things? >> it s

andy is at a rally in little havana in miami. andy: it may be quiet on the streets of cuba, but miami, home to a million cuban-americans, has a very vocal crowd who are supporting protesters on the island. this entire community watched with concern at the unprecedented protests in july this year, and they see hope. they see an island no longer ruled by the castro's, potentially a new generation that are not going on the street to complain about food shortages or the housing crisis, but actually trying to change things. in florida, an extremely important state with a deep relationship with cuba, there is both republican and democratic support for what these people are doing. they are campaigning for what they always campaign for -- freedom and democracy for an island they care deeply about where many have family and friends living. >> thousands of people have rallied in the georgian capital in support of the jailed former president who was arrested last month after returning from exile. he had been sentenced to six years in prison

a number of arrests were made at the protests themselves, while havana's communist regime also preventedoreign ministers will meet later in brussels to talk about the windings actions that make winding's actions that make sanctions against belarus. poland has accused the ruse of helping migrants cross into its territory by force. thousands of people are at a makeshift camp on the border of belarus and poland in during freezing conditions. our correspondent has been to the polish side of the border and her report contains images that you may find distressing from the start. in the freezing darkness of a polish forest, the human cost of the political deadlock. woman groans in pain. this woman is severely hypothermic and, we are told, pregnant. groaning. she had made it across the borderfrom belarus. it's ok, it's ok. volunteers, then border guards, found her here with her husband and five children. they're in police custody, she's in hospital, and two other men who were with them were reportedly pushed back into belarus. there were five kids among them... piotr, who was there and gave us t

he's also met with some of the officials who have been impacted by havana syndrome.recently, on his trip to colombia. just last month. and he said that when you meet with these officials, you can't help but be personally affected by what they are going through. citing the physical and psychological impacts that these incidents have had on u.s. diplomats. headaches, depression, and the like. citing some of those specific things that he has heard from diplomats. now, when it comes to the investigation as to what is causing these mysterious illnesses, the secretary committed that the biden administration is not going to spare any resources when it comes to their investigation. that they are going to continue pursuing what is causing these incidents, and who is to blame for these incidents. and we heard just earlier-this week from adam schiff -- that's the top democrat on the house intelligence committee -- and he said that the u.s. is marginally closer to finding out the answers to those questions. but still, a lot of questions about what is causing these incidents. kyl

cnn's patrick oppman joins us now in havana.uban government is handling these expected demonstrations. it sounds like tensions are already ramping up. >> absolutely, jim. tensions are as high as i can ever really remember in the ten years i lived here. after those unprecedented widespread protests we saw in july, people calling for better economic conditions and freedom, a group of opposition activists tried something never been done before. they requested the right to protest in cities across this island. they were denied in every one of those petitions by the cuban government the right to protest. still people say that they will go out tomorrow on the 15th of november and exercise what they say is their right to peacefully protest. it does not appear the government is going to let that happen. they, as they always do, call people who think differently than the communist government. they say those people are mercenaries and traitors. we've already seen one opposition activist, a man who i just interviewed, who was against the u

meeting to accuse the united states had been behind the protest. washington's representatives in havana were not invited and this video ad on state television accuses una garcia of working with the u. s. authorities, an anti cuban organization's claims he strongly denies. ah, the plan march is on monday, coincide with cuba, reopening its doors to foreign tourism close for 20 months because of the coven. 19 pandemic restaurants on the colors. marquez says the return of tourism will help the countries battery economy. he called the opposition demonstration, a distraction, a play. so although i'm sure it won't happen short shore shore from the moment they started planning it. it was a crazy idea. tens of thousands of cubans think otherwise. they belong to archipelago and movement organized on social media. he grounds a protestant july which took we'll thirties by surprise due to this size and spontaneity. hundreds were arrested ah, growing dissent is being expressed in other ways to this video by musician. we're berto caucus, this is quote, no one can stop me acted than he has triana these

and galaxy is that a rally in little havana in miami it may be quiet on the streets of cuba, but here in miami, home to around a 1000000 cuban americans, there is a very vocal crowd here who are supporting protesters on the island. this entire community watch with deep concern at those unprecedented protests in july this year . and what they see is hope they see an island no longer ruled by the castros weather is potentially ado generation that aren't just going out on the streets to complain about food shortages or housing crisis. but actually trying to change things, reform on the island. and here in florida and extremely important state with a deep relationship with here, whether it's both republican and democratic support to let these people are doing. and they are campaigning for. they've always campaign for freedom. democracy for an island, they care deeply about where many people still have family and friends. living. thousands of people have rallied in the george and capital in support of jail. former president mikasa gosh, really. he was arrested last month after returning fr

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but for the caribbean, it's looking a lot finer and dryer with lots of sunshine, the temperature in havana at $26.00 degrees. that sure update. ah. war in afghanistan, and now it will non color bon figures. make up for that american own within the telephone with inside story park. a frank assessment of the days headlines. subscribe now. however, you listen to vodka. oh, this is al jazeera. ah, it is $1300.00 gmc hello. i'm kim all santa maria. welcome to the news our on al jazeera, the world health organization is holding an emergency meeting about a new corona virus barrier that signed to say, could make vaccines less effective. also in the news from mike and crisis to a war on words war off words, france cancels talks with the u. k. of how to deal with those. trying to cross the english channel target stands govern.

like to hear from you on the department's response to the so-called anomalous health incidents or havana syndrome. for years, no action was taken. they stigmatized those who reported incidents and failed to get those affected prompt treatment. i appreciate that you and the secretary have prioritized this issue and i know you're committed to protecting our personnel. the department's response continues to fall short of what we owe our personnel and their families and we look forward to hearing specifics. so it's a broad agenda. that's the nature of the undertaking that you have. with that, mr. secretary, let me turn things over to the ranking member for his statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you secretary mckeon for being here today. it's been nearly 20 years since congress passed an authorization for the state department. over that time, the department's need for reform of its operations and management has grown enormously. as such, i spent the past 2 1/2 years working with the chairman on a much-needed state department authorization bill. partly on my watch and partly on his w

que los periodistas entremos la única manera para entrar a cuba fue desde españa de new york a la havanas esténahí preocupación yo tenía mi móvil escondido no hay policías en todas partessssssssspppppppppppppppppp pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp todo el mundo se acercaba a nosotros y quería hablar con nosotros el miedo se les está quitando >> estuviste con gente que está en el movimiento san isidro cómo viven la vigilancia en el país >> en estos momentos más de 500 personas están en prisión o en arresto domiciliario otras personas no sabemos dónde están en esos clips intenté hablar con una activista que lleva más de 200 días encerrada en su casa al día siguiente de hablar con ella la arrestaron muestra la manera que el gobierno trata de controlar su gente >> le deseamos vida y libertad a cbua gracias por la información paola >> gracias felicidad al regresar de la pausa tenemos estas historias en noticias telemundo mediodía cruzar la frontera sur es una pesadilla para los que no tienen el certificado de vacunación del coronavirus (covid-19) y julieta venegas habla de violencia a las muje

director bill burns told russia earlier this month they will face consequences if they're behind the havanayndrome this comes as the fbi acknowledged today that some of the agents may have symptoms of the mysterious condition now promising to offer medical care to its employees suffering from it. in a statement to nbc news an fbi official wrote while the agency does not have the authority to provide direct medical treatment, we have a process to guide to inner agency medical treatment and evaluation options that are available to them symptoms range from brain injuries to headaches. there's still no definitive cause that's been identified some experts suggest it's a hypersonic weapon. others believe it's just mass hysteria >>> nine people in san francisco facing felony charges for the smash and grabs we told you about earlier this week. the city's district attorney says five of the people were arrested in connection with a mob that robbed a louis vuitton store there on friday. witnesses say a pack of people stormed the store and essentially emptied it out the d.a. says the robberies aren't j

russia is insisting it's had no involvement with the so-called“ havana syndrome” that's been affeing. diplomats overseas. the kremlin's denial followed a "washington post" report that c.i.a. director william burns has warned moscow of potential consequences. u.s. officials and family members have reported unexplained brain injuries, hearing loss and other ailments, with the first starting in havana, cuba, back in 2016. a fire inside a coal mine in russian siberia triggered a major tragedy today. the "tass" news agency reports 52 people were killed. emergency crews arrived in snowy conditions, to try to reach those trapped underground, but three of the rescuers died, and operations were halted. there was no word on the cause of the fire. in sudan, thousands of protesters marched today, renewing their demands for a full civilian government. they rallied in khartoum, opposing a deal with military leaders that let prime minister abdallah hamdok return to office. instead, they demanded a complete end to military rule. >> ( translated ): hamdok came back without any power and without any d

actually, i'm talking to you and behind me is the airplane in which we planned to go to havana.st made the last call, the last request for permits 20 minutes ago and the authorities just said it's denied. when we asked for a reason, they say, they say we cannot disclose, but it is denied. and it's obvious just the fear that the cuban regime has to their own people. it's obvious that this threat with a very aggressive way of violence is taking place already. and that's why they don't want new eyes on the field. that's why they denied the enter to our entire delegation that was formed also by several neps, members of the parliament that were heading to havana just to observe the protests, as impartial watchers, that we need, because we need that kind of solidarity. we need all eyes on cuba right now. >> and one of the key organizers of this movement who was planning to walk outside, dressed in white, with a white rose, not allowed to leave his house. can you describe what this is all about? i mean, they brought a bus load of people, people who have been outside his house, screamin

this was the scene in havana a few hours ago — all calm.. yunior garcia appeared at the window with a sign saying "my home is being blockaded". some of his neighbours who support the government then started hanging the cuban national flags to block his view. and then, they found an even biggerflag. mr garcia posted the following message online. translation: my house is under sieae. the translation: my house is under siege. the entire _ translation: my house is under siege. the entire building - translation: my house is under siege. the entire building is - siege. the entire building is surrounded by agents of the state dressed in civilian clothes passing off as a residence as they usually do. this does not surprise any cuban. there are cars on all corners and groups of the blood of my building and stands. last time cuba saw protests was back injuly — police responded by arresting more than a thousand people. 650 of them are still being detained. today's protests was called to demand their release, and to demand more political freedoms. cuba

the communist regime in havana faced its biggest protests in decades leading to a harsh crack down left by seneca angelique campbell. the government talks about the external embargo a great deal, but there's an even worse internal one home. it says the government sees is agricultural production and distributes food as it deems fit. you cannot vote for the president. there are only certain types of businesses you can be licensed to do . there is no democracy, then there are people who disappear, have been killed. to get to greece louder, and pedro flew to moscow where cubans can travel without a visa. from there, they flew to bel grade, also visa free, then walked most of the way through sober and north macedonia, into greece. their goal was to reach spain or italy. they ended up on the greek island of zac infos, where they planned to catch a flight to milan in northern italy. but about a 130 other cubans had the same idea on the same day. this is what happened when police tried to arrest them. oh. c 7 no, so the benevolent india it seems that this flight was oversold and when the police

she says the assault took place in havana when she was 16 and he was around 40. the argentine ministry of justice is investigating her allegations of trafficking against the former entourage of my rodonna who died last year over i says her family only allowed a relationship to happen because of married on it's friendship with the late cuban president, fidel castro. no representatives for marijuana or the cuban government have responded. as i said, on the menial settle num, hannah, you go from being a girl to being a woman all at once. so only my innocence was stolen from me. it's hard to be in argentina, his country to see that he is everywhere. he's an idol. and at the same time everything i remember about him as a person feels ugly. i plan to pursue this case to help old women all victims of trafficking to help them in whatever way i can get maybe to them. the karone of our situation in germany has already played a part in buying munich domestic campaign, and has left them short of players again in the champions league on tuesday by and have a 5 plays in quaran

around the world in support and against cuba. government after benz an opposition demonstration in havana. ah, or the european union is stepping up its sanctions on belarus. president alexander lucas shanker, is accused of allowing migrants to illegally cross into poland as retaliation against earlier e u sanctions. they were in last year after the bell, russian government crackdown on the opposition. the new sanctions will target travel agencies and airlines, or agencies from travel agencies from the middle east are accused of working with minced to offer migrants passage to the e u border where they're now stranded. in freezing temperatures of a 1000 strapped to the border are caught in the middle of a diplomatic spac. poland says they have been more than $5000.00 attempt to crossings from bella is so far in november, compared to a $120.00 all of last year. steadfast and reports from the polish bell russian border. the cleaning on to hope at the gates of europe exhausted, cold and at the mercy of border guard elevation stay tv shows thousands of asylum seekers and migrant strapped at th

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protest and on several roads, instead of capital we speak to one of the victims of what's known as the havana syndrome. a mystery illness that's targeted. hundreds of us officials in sports and football, referee in portugal, is forced to abandon a lean batch optic coven nines and outbreak details. coming up with j. ah hello. we will gradually see an improvement to the weather across north western parts. if europe has storm our wind continues to weaken as it drifts down across germany, through the low countries into that east side of process the position of the storm at present. but we're still dragging in that cold normally wind across a highland. so the british isles, we are looking at some very a wintry weather persisting here, then is that wind drifts in from an or so more snow ice a concern for a time. but it will gradually improve was to go on through the dice, got the same pace, pitch the snow for a while and the drill down across england. pushing dense parts of wowza dusting. but certainly i see. and you can see the temperature struggling to get to around 4 or 5 degrees celsius. what a

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hear from you for the departments so-called, anonymous health incidents, or what some of us call havana syndrome. for years, the department did not take this seriously, they did not take the reported instance and failed to take -- appreciate that you and the secretary have part has this issue. i know that you are committed to protecting our personal for the departments response falls short -- and we look forward to hearing the specifics. it is a broad agenda. with that, mister secretary, we're going to take this to the ranking member for his perspective. >> thank you mister chairman. thank you secretary macewan for being here today. it is been nearly 20 years since congress has passed -- over that time, the departments need for management has grown enormously, as such, as spent the last two and a half years working with chairman on a much needed state department authorization bill. partly on my watch and partly on his watch. we have not been successful to date, obviously. if we want to exercise full -- which is, the charge in this committee, we must regularly and consistently regulate t

we speak to one of the 1st victims of havana syndrome. i'm devin asked with sport lino, messy and spies. paris. i was a matter of come back when, but there was a worrying looking injury. the name are and man just a cities match with west ham, becomes a spot the ball competition as heavy snow hits the english premier league within those id from with the new and potentially more transmissible. variant of corona virus has continued to spread with cases now found in more than 10 countries, health officials around the world. se omicron which has been called a variant of concern, is likely to be even more prevalent than that. and in the past few hours, the president of south africa, where it was 1st identified says it could be linked to a stark rise in infections and criticize the imposition of travel bands. we are deeply disappointed by the decision of several countries to prohibit travel from a member of sodom, african countries including our own following the identification of the on the corn variant. this is a clear and completely unjustifi