suicide bombers targets a cathedral in indonesia silly ways the island at the start of easter week at least 14 people are injured. so rob marciano is there a line from our headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes at least 60 houses a damaged in a fire in me and miles latest crackdown against anti cooper testers a day after 114 people were killed also a cry for help nearly 200 foreign workers are trapped in a hotel in north in mozambique after a remote town was attacked by an armed group. energy from the east howard ancient chinese martial art is finding its way into iran's public space since. back into the program at least 14 people have been injured in a suicide bomb attack on a cathedral in indonesia it was carried out in the city of macassar on the island of sicily ways a as a congregation was gathering for the 1st day of easter week police say the attackers tried to enter the building on a motorcycle but was stopped at the gate before the bomb went off a fact that got it but again. it happened during the shift change of prayer the attacker was trying to enter a c

of tempo one of indonesia's leading news and politics magazines he says many of indonesia's bomb makers are trained in afghanistan and syria. because it happened again so many years and then it happened quite often maybe 20 or so years ago. and then after that there has been quite a bit of better security but now it's happening again. which is a bit worrying for us because. it happened a lot during that time when we have afghan war and a lot of indonesian were trained in afghan war about bombing but after the end of the then war there was should be ok but now it's start again so we award it later because of what happened in the. one instance might be. connected to that pressure is building on me and miles military joined condemnation grows over its crackdown on anti coup protesters in the bloodiest day since the army seized power nearly 2 months ago and supported at least 114 people were killed on saturday military chiefs from the u.s. and many of its allies issued a rather joint statement denouncing me about security forces saying they should be protecting and not harming the people. i

indonesia's president condemns a suspected suicide attack outside the cathedral which injured 19 people celebrating an easter mass. balance the rommany watching of 0 life my headquarters here in doha also coming up global condemnation of the a man's military a day after 114 protesters were killed the u.s. says the gingers reign of terror must stand to. a cry for help nearly 200 foreign workers a trance and a hotel in northernmost and big after remote town is attacked by an armed group also. says. it's a test case of $5000.00 fans go to a spanish rock concert in an experiment on the spread of a covert 90. welcome to the program 2 suicide bombers have blown themselves up outside a packed cathedral in indonesia where people were celebrating an easter mass police say the attackers tried to enter the building on the island a silly way see on motorbikes present djoko were due to house condemned the violence just scribing it as an act of terrorism and saying anyone should be able to worship freely without fear. on the terrorism act at the entrance gate of the cathedral church in markets are to

suicide bombers target a packed cathedral in indonesia as easter services get underway go live to jakarta for the latest. and a giant relic of the cold war salvage from the bottom of the sea one of the last of its kind the caspian sea monster is going on display. and a warm welcome to our viewers around the world i'm michael we begin in miran mar where anti-government protesters are back on the streets a day after security forces killed dozens it was the deadliest crackdown since pro-democracy demonstrations began when the army seized power to cool last month world leaders have condemned the bloodshed the united nations says the military is committing mass murder against its own people opponents of the junta are demanding the return of the ousted civilian government. reporter has been covering events from more for us she joins us now from neighboring bangkok may i imagine yesterday's massacre was a turning point what are you hearing about the mood there. so after yesterday's killings a lot of people in the streets as well as people who have been supporting the civil disobedience movement

you are right, indonesia has had a lot ofl right, indonesia has had a lot of success, but the past decadents of church bombings in indonesia. the most recent one took place in 2018. it is one of the biggest one that has taken place in one of the biggest cities in indonesia where 28 people died from three church bombings in a day. because of those instances police have been sending out hundreds, even hundreds of thousands of police personnel to guard churches across the country. however, it usually takes place in a religious holiday or big holidays like easter and on christmas. unfortunately, this morning when the suicide bomb to place, there were no such protection. suicide bomb to place, there were no such protection-— such protection. thank you very much. back to coronavirus — and here in the uk the culture secretary oliver dowden says the country is on track to deliver the roll—out of the vaccine and the easing of lockdown measures. speaking to andrew marr, mr dowden said that the aim of the current road map to ease curbs was that it is "irreversible". for more i'm nowjoined by our pol

indonesia their security was quite well because. it's not only happening in celebrity but also happening in joe island orange and also as a matter which is the what happens and who takes responsibility for this for the moment mr howe to marty thanks so much for joining us from jakarta all of your life thank you. the pressure is building on me and miles military jointer global condemnation grows over its crackdown on protesters follows the bloodiest day since the army seized power nearly 2 months ago media is saying at least 114 people were killed in the latest reaction military chiefs from the u.s. and nearly a dozen allies issued a rare joint statement denouncing the emasculating forces saying they should be protecting and not harming the public tony chain is across the border in bangkok ern joins us live is monitoring events for us a tony you know it's the day after the bloodiest crackdown on to q. protesters and the realisation for those on the ground that it's not over in the urban or rural areas of the country. absolutely not a

as a member of the grouping and other countries such as indonesia and singapore on now making their voices. in the grip of an wrist the military coup on february 1st unleashed a wave of protest across the country and a chorus of international condemnation now there's a growing expectation. myanmar be reined in by its neighbors. united kingdom supports the role of regional organizations in particular. in resolving the crisis the of this is a view shared by washington and beijing but just how much leverage does ozzy and have the association of southeast asian nations over its $54.00 you history has kept each other's politics off limits well. very often you would see us and countries sort of very carefully imagining it. not really interfering if each other a mistake affairs. but there are signs the coup and the crackdown on protesters is shaking vet tradition. and ozzy and meeting just this month heard blunt criticism of me a muslim military most notably from indonesia there's no doubt see democracy we must pursue the restoration of democracy. that rose. indonesia underlines that the will of

suicide bombers target a cathedral in indonesia worshippers but attending a service to mark the start of the easter week. and a full moon and high tide raised hopes but efforts to dislodge the ship blocking the suez canal are on hold until another tugboats arrives on monday. now a 5 day siege on a town in northern mozambique has left dozens dead according to the military that among the victims are 7 civilians who were ambushed as they tried to escape the hotel by road the attacks began on wednesday hours after the french energy company to tao announced that it would resume work at its natural gas project near the town of palma foreigners are among those caught up in the violence there are metasearch reports. survivors from the siege in parma arrived in the port city of pinback just along the coast but many others weren't as fortunate defense officials say dozens of others were killed trying to escape the fighting and some of them were ambushed as they tried to leave by road in a convoy one of the current song. the defense and security forces regret this loss of human lives and a drive

and meeting just this month blunt criticism of mia miles military most notably from indonesia. but i just thought us the democracy we must pursue the restoration of democracy. indonesia underlines that the will of the interest and the voices of the people of myanmar must be respected. indonesia has taken a leading role in the regional response foreign minister written i must suit he was the 1st to hold face to face talks with the junta top diplomat in a meeting at bangkok's airport but beyond calling for restraint and members have shown little appetite for sanctions against the military. question is what can make a difference to them and if you do impose sanctions who will hurt and it will not be the military or the generals who will hurt it would be the myanmar population who were. men mari's proving a test for as young as regional diplomacy and any peaceful solution comes of the dilemma and we can gauge meum us generals without condoning the coup. and for more i'm joined by michael vick your vatican autos he's issued the director of the center for humanitarian dialogue and is

as a member of this 10 nation grouping and other countries such as indonesia and singapore on now making their voices. in the grip of an wrist the military coup on february 1st unleashed a wave of protest across the country and a chorus of international condemnation now there's a growing expectation that when my. be reined in by its neighbors. 7 united kingdom supports the role of regional organizations in particular as in resolving the crisis the of this so forth it's a view shared by washington and beijing but just how much leverage does ozzy and have the association of southeast asian nations over its 54 years 3 has kept each other's politics off limits well they very often use the us and countries sort of very carefully imagining each other not really interfering if they charge them as the fs. but there are signs the coup and the crackdown on protesters is shaking vet tradition. and ozzy and meeting just this month heard blunt criticism of me a muslim military most notably from indonesia. there's no doubt see democracy we must pursue the restoration of democracy. indonesia underlines

suicide bombers target a cathedral in indonesia is always the island at the start of the easter week at least 14 people are injured. a cry for help nearly 200 foreign workers are trapped in a hotel in northern mozambique after a town is attacked by an armed group. the national day of action protesters across the u.s. demand an end to prejudice and violence against asian americans. and it will be a sport including controversy in the world cup qualifiers kristie is not happy after being denied what looked like a clear goal for portugal action coming up later. egypt's president has ordered port authorities to prepare to lighten the load of the cargo ship which has blocked the souse canal for 6 days is causing widespread delays to the global shipping network syria's been forced to ration fuel it has a tanker waiting in the traffic jam along with around 300 other vessels steps are being taken to guarantee supplies for hospitals and bakeries and water stations yemen and lebanon are also considering rationing feel so as can all authorities are waiting for more tugboats to help free this shi

bullied and tightest by teachers at use ations of dress code intolerance in indonesia. now a big political reshuffle is on the cards in tanzania after the death of its president john legere foully has died at the age of 61 the government says he died from heart disease but there have been weeks of speculation about his health and whether he had the coronavirus vice president some years who has sung is the most likely successor until the next to action 2025 she made the official announcement of maggots for his death as andrew chappelle reports. thank you for the good job the last time john paul the was seen in public he was carrying out official duties and not wearing a mask not long into his 2nd term in office he suddenly vanished from public sight after 3 weeks of speculation came the announcement from vice president sam yourself on state television. we lost our leader president of the republic of tanzania the owner. he parted this life from heart complications in hospital in dar es salaam. rumors have been swirling that magnificently had sought treatment for covert 19

indonesia's religious affairs minister says there is no reason to infringe upon the freedom of another person in the name of religion indonesia's national motto is unity in diversity but human rights observers say they're concerned about rising religious intolerance and its presence in schools the report says the impact on female students who experienced trauma diety and depression as a result of this intolerance must be taken seriously. in the region of chamas in west java we win says her teachers threatened to fail her if she didn't oblige and wear a headscarf her family is part of a religious minority called sun the we would. people of all religion should be able to go to school without being forced to wear it it's a poster right. human rights watch says it's not only religious minorities experiencing the scrutiny but muslim girls too. just atheist says teachers and some students pressured her every day was upset but the more the more they said you have to think if your parents they have paid for your schooling your life then you feel sorry that they will suffer later in the afterli

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top stories on al-jazeera 2 suicide bombers have blown themselves up outside a packed cathedral in indonesia where people were celebrating easter mass at least 19 people were injured in the city of and sort of wasting. on the terrorism act at the entrance gate of the cathedral church in markets are today i strongly condemn the terrorism act and i have given the instruction to the police chief to take down the terrorist network to the route jessica washington has more from jakarta. well what we've learned just in recent hours is that at least 19 people were injured in the attack both of the 2 bombers are now deceased one male and one female we still do not know which specific network was responsible for this attack and we don't yet know the motivation for this attack authorities are looking into the prospect of whether this attack was retaliation in light of the recent arrests that have been made against some of these violent groups in indonesia and what we do know about the group. they do have a history of these attacks involving spouses involving families so this group in particular will be

at the beginning of easter week on indonesia's soon away sea island catholics in the city of mock assad gathered to mark palm sunday on a winter 2 bombers were waiting the pair tried to enter the cathedral through the main gate but it was stopped. for the attacker was trying to enter our church and one of our staff soared and got suspicious he then stood by the gate and that's when the bomb exploded police cordoned off the area today for the 1st time that all police units are here including the forensic team and also the police chief the president said all people in indonesia have the right to worship in peace so. i strongly condemn this act of terrorism and i have given instructions to the police chief to investigate the networks of the perpetrators to take down that network to the root in the early 2000 bomb attacks in engineers that were more frequent and killed many people but in recent years authorities have increased their crackdown on active network us experts say the threat has decreased but not disappeared yeah bunch of guy going to. the security apparatus has actually created

places of worship in indonesia have been targeted be fall police are investigating if this attack is linked to religious extremism the majority muslim country has a history of islamist attacks indonesia has been on high alert in recent months following the arrests of the prominent leader of an extremist group counter-terrorism squads have arrested dozens of suspects across the country including in mecca. for the latest i'm joined by the correspondent preacher because from a poetry in jakarta welcome preacher what more do we know as to who was behind the attack and why it was carried out. yeah nation our police spokesman sack of the tories for not a good week who was behind the attack everything is under investigation right now but the order to minister for political legal and security affairs confirmed that chooses fact. suspects are dead and that many people are injured the militant islamists have attacked churches in the past that nobody can see yet said he was behind the bomb but the ontario university. set that it was likely that the perpetrators. he in from jemaah he is a radica

many cases the fatality is limited to the bombers themselves and that is really recognition of indonesia's progress but of course the individuals in that cathedral today must be traumatized and and really fearful of what they experienced today in the indonesian government says it is committed to protecting indonesians to protecting the freedom to worship in indonesia and will increase security around these places of worship in the coming days jessica those very much indeed those jurors are washington talking to us from jakarta. well one day after a brutal violence and me and mother killed 114 people protesters have turned out again across the country determined to continue their fight against the military coup earlier security forces fired on locals trying to put out a fire in mandalay at least 60 homes were destroyed in the blaze overnight military chiefs from the us and many of its allies were issued a rare joint statement denouncing nehemiah security forces saying they should be protecting and not harming the people dozens of funerals are being held across the country on sunday meanwhil

their places of worship in indonesia have been targeted before police are investigating if this attack is linked to religious extremism the majority muslim country has a history of islamists to tie. axe indonesia has been on high alert in recent months following the arrests of the prominent leader of an extremist group counter-terrorism squads have arrested dozens of suspects across the country including in. thousands of people have been evacuated from a gas rich town seized by militants in mozambique survivors of what authorities are calling an islamised attack ever arrived in the provincial capital pemba they were evacuated from power by land and sea militants are keeping the town under siege french energy group hotel is building a multi-billion dollar gas project there. our correspondent adrian krishna was in mozambique before the latest fighting began and is following these events from cape town what more do we know about the attack at this point. michael and us than that 5 things that are still ongoing but at the same time if equation plans are with roads a vessel taking about 200

of our car their places of worship in indonesia have been targeted before police are investigating if this attack is linked to religious extremism the majority muslim country has a history of islamist attacks indonesia has been on high alert in recent months following the arrests of the prominent leader of an extremist group counter-terrorism squads have arrested dozens of suspects across the country including in morocco. now thousands of people have been evacuated from a town seized by an armed group in mozambique survivors of one authorities are calling an islamist attack have arrived in the provincial capital pemba and they were moved from palau by land and sea militants are in control of the town french energy company total is building a multi-billion dollar gas facility that. correspondent agent krish was in mozambique before the latest fighting began and is following those developments from cape town so what more do you know about this attack and is the government giving up control of its territory well as far as we know fights are still ongoing as evacuation attempts as you men

the president said all people in indonesia have the right to be in peace so. i strongly condemn this act of terrorism and i have given instructions to the police chief to investigate the networks of the perpetrators to take down that network to the root the only 2000 bomb attacks in tunisia were more frequent and killed many people but in recent years authorities have increased their crackdown on active network us experts say the threat has decreased but not disappeared. the security apparatus has actually created maximum deterrence but we know that these terror groups are always finding new ways to avoid security. in recent months police have made more arrests and authorities are investigating whether the attack might have been a retaliation against their operations just to washington al-jazeera jakarta judith jacobs a southeast asia security and political risk analyst she says clambers time groups in indonesia are repeatedly targeted churches in recent years. there has been no immediate claim of responsibility and i guess we're going to have to wait for a de

the talks were held virtually and behind closed doors indonesia is the largest democracy in southeast asia and has been at the forefront of the push to help resolve the crisis in me and indonesia's foreign minister acknowledges that while noninterference isn't shunned to be as the on charter so too is a commitment to peace stability and good got the. indonesian foreign minister said her country is very concerned about the violence in man. it's worrisome because an increasing number of civilians have lost their lives or injured. singapore's prime minister joined those calling for the release of man was a democratically elected leader has to i rest go on songs flukey yes well as a minister and the president. charged them with a. walkie talkie or francis and things like that i don't think that's going to help solve the problem malaysia's foreign ministry said the resolution to what it called a political deadlock must be a domestic led process. experts say on theone must come up with a plan rather than reflecting on whether it should or should not be part of the solution. must. blame. the

victims will fall the safety and prosperity of the people must become the top priority indonesia also urges dialogue and that reconciliation must be done in order to restore democracy peace and stability in myanmar and scotland has more from buying call in neighboring thailand. we saw a bit of a standoff with protesters and police and security forces what had happened is we've been seeing a lot more around the country particular where there are bigger cities the protesters are building these barricades and that's where they kind of usually have a face off with the security forces tear gas is fired and then it escalates usually to live rounds and that's what we saw in this central command mar city of on what happened is that it seems as though while the police were trying to take down the barricades the protesters approached and then that's when this violence took place and at least 8 people there were killed there were some smaller protests again around as well we know at least in one case in the northwest one person was killed when there's a confrontation with security forces as well

according to the government statistics agency the number of unemployed people in indonesia is at least 10000000 the highest in more than a decade single mother hi ya she was an administration assistant at a factory but she says she never had a formal contract she lost her job when the pandemic began and is now trying to sell homemade snacks unning around $2.00 a week. financially it has been very hard for me i have to rely on my neighbors for food the majority of indonesia's working age population informal workers with no contracts no fixed salaries and no employment rights the official data doesn't account for the informal on registered workers who have had their hour was reduced entirely most were already on low wages to begin with and now they face even greater financial hardship. experts say the statistic of 10000000 unemployed only tells part of the story we have on that employment of what could have been up to 15000000 and then your course almost cut the 1000000 but been affected by the gulf and i get. millions of indonesians are classified as me a poor all living below the pover

unemployment in indonesia has risen to its highest level in more than a decade with millions of people are to work analysts say the economic impact of covert 19 is disproportionately affecting poor communities many still haven't received the social a they were promised more than a year ago jessica washington reports from jakarta. in the indonesian capital this travelling band goes from village to village. they perform because they love music but also out of necessity. a lot of the campaign is going to get i really want to go back to look at what's available as a woman i cannot rely on street performing for too long there is a lot of risk. like millions of indonesians she lost her job last year. according to the government statistics agency the number of unemployed people in indonesia is at least 10000000 the highest in more than a decade single mother was an administration assistant at a factory but she says she never had a formal contract she lost her job when the pandemic began and is now trying to sell homemade snacks unning around $2.00 a week. financially it has been very hard for

and struggling to survive we look at why unemployment in indonesia is at its worst level in more than a decade and. hello there we got something of a mixed bag and i wear the still across europe it's slushy settled and dry across central pasta we have got that wintry mix down towards the southeast that key northerly wind blowing in here with some snow and it will turn colder up tools the north west got a cold front that blue line that will make its way in for the weekend in the showers say will time wintry at the moment those showers are generally of rain we've got temperatures of around 12 celsius in london starting to cool down in glasgow would be getting up to double figures here over the last couple of days 7 celsius for friday notice something of a wintry mix coming on as we go on through the course of friday some rain there into were positive fronts of course northern areas of spain fought in trying to central parts for the most part and there's that so wintry mix and snow there on the side of the black say that will tend to ease away as we go on into sas day process guys coming

indonesia's mount cinnabon has been spewing volcanic ash as high as 5000 meters into the sky activities increased over the last week but there have been no new evacuation orders it was dormant for for centuries before erupting in 2010 previous directions of killed dozens of people. now this is the image that almost landed 3 l. g.b.t. activists in jail for 2 years it depicts the virgin mary with a rainbow halo and bt activists hung the image of polish church in 2019 today a court found him not guilty of offending religious beliefs heal the verdict would have meant up to 2 years in prison but the judge ruled that they had intended not to offend but to fight for equal rights for poland's l g b t community the case was seen as a test of freedom of speech in poland 100 deeply conservative government. is one of those activists and joins us now from warsaw welcome to day w. you must be very pleased. hello thank you for inviting us yes we are pleased it's a big relief although it is not the end of the battle of course the more that the prosecutor already sat he did appeal to seconds instance. i

, and will increase connectivity for the central and eastern provinces of indonesia.e cables called echo, which is being built in connection with an asian telecom firm and should be completed by 2023. they have failed to reveal how much any of this will cost but they will need regular tory approval and indonesia is a crucial market for facebook, one of its top five markets globally. one of its top five markets aloball . ~ one of its top five markets globally-— one of its top five markets aloball . ~ , . ., . , globally. we shall watch this s - ace. globally. we shall watch this space- good _ globally. we shall watch this space. good to _ globally. we shall watch this space. good to see - globally. we shall watch this space. good to see you, - space. good to see you, sharanjit. with borders still largely closed and flights limited, how do we get international business moving again? press the flesh and clinch those multi—million dollar deals? singapore thinks it may have the answer in the form of a new facility tailored to business travellers — who will not need to quar

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suicide bombers target a cathedral in indonesia as easter services get underway. and the mighty oak trees being cut down to make buf roof beams for the not to dam cathedral of paris 2 years on from the devastating fire restoration works are underway. i. am really mohammed thanks for joining us the united nations has accused the military regime and me and maher of committing mass murder against its own people security forces killed more than 100 civilians in the bloodiest crackdown since the army seized power last month anti-government protesters are back on this on to the streets and thousands have now fled into neighboring thailand. to. the funeral of a 13 year old boy he died when security forces opened fire though there were no protests in the area neighbors say according to witnesses at least 6 children between the ages of $10.16 died during saturday's bloodbath. well of calls maybe of the killing not only the people believe that killing that and all you have to kill in the design the people the killing the people who love it and even become a speaks well in t

at least 20 people have been injured in a suicide bombing outside a catholic cathedral indonesia the wounded were attending mass to mark the start of easter police say the bombers have links to the so-called islamic state. this is the moment attackers believe themselves up outside the church. the explosion was so like there were 2 explosions i was shocked i ran outside i asked my friends to come and see what happened. when we got there is he so injured people on both sides of the room which he and. forensic examiners began identifying the suicide bombers analyzing body parts scattered at the scene miraculously they were the only fatalities injured people were quickly transferred to nearby hospitals their families recounting their drug deals with a. mass of just spanish 3 of them are waiting for a taxi when it happened they suffered injuries to their arms hands and legs. you know. the attack in recess if macca sar follows the arrest of dozens of militant suspected of planning terror acts this one could have been so much worse. when they were trying to enter the church compound right a

the ft points out that indonesia has also made _ points out that indonesia has also made the — points has done and the european governments are doing. there are a lot of— governments are doing. there are a lot of countries outside the eu who are also— lot of countries outside the eu who are also trying to get there vaccine roll-outs _ are also trying to get there vaccine roll—outs under the weight, the astrazeneca vaccine is cheaper than some _ astrazeneca vaccine is cheaper than some alternatives, it's easier to store _ some alternatives, it's easier to store and — some alternatives, it's easier to store and transport. european governments may be making the calculation they can wait for the other— calculation they can wait for the other vaccines, that they feel their population— other vaccines, that they feel their population would feel more safe taking — population would feel more safe taking. but that has a real impact on other— taking. but that has a real impact on other countries so it's a hugely irresponsible decision, and the word baffling _ irresponsible decision, and the word

suicide bombers targeted a cathedral in indonesia. at the start of easter week at least 14 people are injured. so rob marciano is there a line from our headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes at least 60 houses are damaged in a fire. crackdown against. a day after 100.

out of their whole place in indonesia have discovered explosives related to sunday's suicide attack on a cathedral in the city of macassar officers carried out raids are several occasions including the home of the 2 suicide bombers 1000 people injured in that blast just to washington has more now from the indonesian capital jakarta. we know now that the 2 bombers were in fact a married couple who only been married for 6 months before they carried out this attack on a cathedral in the city of mecca we also know that these 2 individuals belonged to the local chapter of a militant organization known as j 80. dollars love that is a militant organization in indonesia that has a violent history of targeting churches and also police stations it's the same organization that was responsible for the church bombings in the philippines in 2019 and also church bombings in sort of buying into misa in $28.00 this is an organization which has launched these small scale attacks and the style of yesterday's attack in terms of involving 2 spouses is quite characteristic of this organization now in terms

it's a process that's not uncommon in indonesia that has one of the worst aviation records in asia.jessica washington al-jazeera jakarta. now in japan, cherry trees are a familiar side and people enjoy their bloom during the warm spring. but this year the bloom is prompting. concern explains japan's cherry blossoms are a national favorite, historically blooming at the start of spring. a perfect way to begin a new school year. crowds flock to tokyo parks in the 1st half of april to watch them grow. after state of emergency, under the pandemic was lifted in the capital and neighboring prefectures. last year i couldn't come here due to the state of emergency this year. i wanted to come again. so here i am. i've been job hunting online while attending classes online. i've stayed inside my house freely long. it has been such a long time since last time i went out with my friend watching cherry blossoms together with my friend is so refreshing. the problem is, it's too early for this to happen and most blossoms will be gone before classes begin. of course, and i thought when i was a high

recent hours in the aftermath of the attack on this cathedral in marcus' hour we've heard from indonesia's national agency for counterterrorism and they've described the attack as a terrorist attack we've also heard from the indonesian council on churches which said the attack was a cruel act on the day of palm sunday when christians begin their easter celebrations we also recently heard from the indonesian minister for religious affairs now he said that whatever the motivation for the attack and that is still trying to be established by authorities whatever that motivation is they can be no justification military chiefs from the u.s. or nearly a dozen other countries of issued a rare joint statement denouncing me and security forces saying they should protect citizens not harm them after at least 114 people were killed on saturday. the french energy giant total halted operations in mozambique following over time on a remote northern town really 200 people including foreign nationals are trapped in a hotel in parma now the military has launched an operation against us the linked fighters w

that's going to come in just the next couple of hours now this is being fronted that primarily by indonesia the internees and foreign minister actually came up here to bangkok last week met with her counterpart here in thailand as well as the foreign military appointed foreign minister from e.m.r. he came over as well so this is more a more official meeting if you go for those 10 members and that it be done via video conference now you know it speaking to a lot of experts and having a lot of experience with ossie on meetings this one is obviously amid a crisis. is barely slow in the way they move and talking to a lot of people who have years and years of experience on the inside with us on that is that almost by design because most of the time when the on hold meetings it's after there's already been negotiation and this whatever issue has already been worked through that is not the case today so will be interesting to see how the dynamics work coming out of this what's interesting that we're already starting to see indonesia and singapore singaporean foreign minister has already said a cou

to spring thames go up and down quite a lot and we're also covers the end of the rainy season for indonesia the still widespread showers are not quite as heavy as they have been recently but still there and there's another west wave producing snow now afghanistan on the far north of pakistan that will keep wandering eastward and will disturb the air in the north of india as well new delhi's going to forecast a pretty windy weather on saturday with a small chance for some storm then maybe rain comes in by monday none of which i think will increase or improve the air quality that much for most of india is quiet few showers down in the far southwest. qatar airways. al jazeera has investigative unit take she wants the comfort of course but if you had actual victims who had survived torture detention and feign this was the cause of my arrest revealing the illegal dealings of the surveillance industry here in france if. all you're doing these are the nuclear weapons of to 21st century al jazeera investigation is. going to top stories on al jazeera this hour high level talks between china and the

pretty dusty in same time showers are becoming lighter still widespread throughout malaysia and indonesia are coming to the end of the significant rainy season so it's no surprise to see that another westerly disturbances are way through afghanistan and northern pakistan that will show itself eventually even in places like the whole but certainly islamabad the forecast is pretty stormy actually thunderstorms the next 3 days. sponsored by qatar airways. for a goalkeeper from one is a. home world cup was what dreams were made of. late sunday into a nightmare of a russian soldier man argentina's military jump. in the 1st of a new season footballing legend eric cantor down introduces cloud your tambourine one of a special view stood up for their beliefs whatever that cost. football rebels on al-jazeera. george you notice here in one of our top stories this hour the 1st u.s. china talks under the biden administration have got off to a strange start american officials accuse china of threatening the international order beijing wanted washington to stay out of its internal affairs. the afghan go

and southern parts of the philippines not a cloud showing up here some very wet weather too into indonesia 75 millimeters of rain in jakarta in the past 24 hours the average for the month of march is around $100.00 millimeters so a lot of rainfall here a lot of wet weather there across parts of indonesia and a lot of wet weather there as you can see just coming into central areas of the philippines fight in try meanwhile across much of india china so some settle weather here pleasant sunshine bangkok getting up to 35 degrees celsius so my conditions as we go on through saturday notice the wet weather will continue across much of the philippines started to see some showers just coming into luzon good scattering the showers across malaysia and then that wet weather will continue through much of indonesia so further flooding concerns into words as a result of that heavy showers continue across northern parts of australia and we see some very lively storms just around paris been recently in fact we had a staggering amount of rainfall here over the past 24 hours so still some showers in play he

asia the worst of which are across some possible asia into indonesia dying at surat 107 millimeters of rain in the past 24 hours the heaviest showers look like it is just not a little further into borneo and notice some other weather there it's a central and southern parts of the philippines over the next couple of days what it says showers still in place across southern parts of vietnam into thailand particular around the gulf of thailand having a showers there will be across border and continuing through much of indonesia with the prospect of flooding as we go on through wednesday and thursday then the showers join up with the wet weather that we have across the far north of australia again some sundry downpours here and you can see this this trough this black one which one of the chop there into central parts of australia this band of clouds will produce further outbreaks of rain as we go on through the next couple of days and some of those showers will be on the lively side so some wetter weather just around northern territory around the top and so on prosequi and then seeing so

burst of rain affecting parts of the philippines easing across into a vietnam further south into indonesia has seen some very heavy rain just over towards the pop unique any heavy showers continuing here as we go on through the next couple of days but looking further north you can see we will see some western weather coming into northern parts of luzon in particular as that spread of showers there across vietnam through laos pushing across into thailand so some rather wet weather in the forecast over the next couple of days little wetter than it has been recently heavy showers continue to into borneo and heavy showers continue across a good part of indonesia some pretty wet weather to affect in the northeast of australia we've got a little circulation here which has now developed into a tropical cycle and this is called me around here we go this is the location of the storm and it'll just bring some very heavy rains towards can sinking little further south which of these is as we go on through the next couple of days we have seen around 102200 millimeters afraid impasse with some very stro