hello i'm maryam namazie in london here's a quick look at the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump is accepted an invitation from north korean leader kim jong un for a face to face meeting if the men have agreed to hold the unprecedented talks before the end of may it's been brokered by south korea and is being hailed as a major breakthrough after months of the two men trading insults on the bride has more from young chang. this fast moving diplomatic saga has seen many extraordinary twists and turns then the announcement to beat them all south korea's special envoy emerged from a meeting with the u.s. president to reveal trump says yes to kim president trump appreciated the briefing and said he would meet kim jong un by made sure to haunt the new priority. seizing the moment south korea's president in has been quick to credit both north korean and u.s. leaders or the trumpeter to human denuclearization m. peace on the korean peninsula a beginning to be realized i believe the lympics and paralympics as well as our endeavors for peace will help create a new gl

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hello i'm maryam namazie in london here's a quick look at the top stories on al-jazeera syrian state media says the army has now completely surrounded the town of duma in eastern guta that means the rebel held area is cut into amid intense as strikes pro-government forces broke through rubble lines to establish a corridor through the enclave meeting up in the town of madera one is an activist say over a thousand people have been killed since the government ramped up its offensive to take back the area over three weeks ago. alan fisher has more from the turkey syria border. but what has happened in dumas happened elsewhere in syria we've seen it before where first of all the split the area as they did in eastern guta on saturday and there's no surrounded one time in the syrian government forces and but by the russians then tend to use their military advantage to try again a political advantage by saying to the fighters maybe you should leave him move to another part of syria as a see that has happened before in this conflict meanwhile in a free and we are hearing that the wipe e.g. th

zero i maryam namazie in london here your headlines on al-jazeera a u.n. aid convoy taking humanitarian aid into a besieged rebel held area in syria has cut short its mission amid shelling according to the united nations the convoy was in demur the main town in eastern good for about nine hours but nine of the forty six trucks left without being unloaded continuing syrian and russian air attacks have killed seventy two people in the past twenty four hours an estimated four hundred thousand civilians remain trapped there former italian prime minister mattel renzi has resigned as leader of the democratic party following a disappointing showing in sunday's election a hung parliament is likely with no party winning enough of the vote to form a government the far right of populous parties including the five star movement were the big winners after previously insisting his party would never enter a coalition the five star movement leader is now striking a different tone. responsibility that he got over the knowledge value we feel responsible and we can give a go

although i maryam namazie in london here the top stories on al-jazeera u.s. president donald trump has signed new trade measures against china a direct shot in a growing trade war between the world's two largest economies trump says the u.s. deficit with beijing is out of control and that although china is a friend he wants reciprocal trade arrangements measures will effect sixty billion dollars in beijing's exports and makes good on a campaign promise to crack down on his country's staggering trade deficit with china some people call it a mirror a tariff or a mere attacks just use the word reciprocal if they charge us we charge them the same thing that's so it's got to be that's not the way it is for many many years for many decades it has not been that way. and i will say the people we're negotiating with smilingly they really agree with us i really believe they cannot believe they've gotten away with this for so long. trump also accused china of stealing american intellectual property has more from washington the concern about china's theft of intellectual

hello i'm maryam namazie this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next sixty minutes president trump agrees to make can john earn but the white house insists it needs concrete action from north korea first more aid has been to have rockets landing in pyongyang whether acting out of fear or seeing an opportunity much credit will go to south korea special envoys went to pyongyang on a mission of hope bringing back a landmark agreement and seoul exploited its good fortune in hosting the winter olympics just when the world needed a path to peace it's still early days but this is being seen as a major diplomatic achievement for south korean president moon jay in building on the goodwill of the winter olympics two remarkable effect as the paralympics get underway south korea will be hoping these games continue to work their magic. as it did in the winter olympics north korea is sending a team of paralympians sport and politics mixing it seems with a beneficial outcome at least dialing less talking to each other then i think sport playing their part in nor putting the door from then o

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i know i'm maryam namazie in london here are the top stories on al-jazeera the u.s. has announced sanctions against russia targeting more than a dozen individuals and groups including russian intelligence services are trying to influence the twenty sixteen presidential election and it's one that more sanctions will follow against government individuals white house press secretary sara huckabee sound as says the u.s. will keep up the pressure.

hello i'm maryam namazie in london here are the top stories on al-jazeera in iten nation security council is still holding an emergency session on the diplomatic crisis provoked by the poisoning of a former russian double agent and his daughter in a british town buying by the u.k. on russia the british deputy ambassador to the u.n. called on the security council to take a united stance towards russia which. we have already heard the attacks and threats that russia has made over the past few days we know that there will be more to come this is how russia has acted in every other case where it is being caught flouting international law denial destruction and threats it is what russia does but we will not let such threats deter us we will not weaken our resolve we will stand firm confident in our democracy our rule of law and the freedom of our people we will stand by the values which is shared by the overwhelming majority of those in this council in this united nations and we are skewed today to stand by us or you are still awaiting the russian response in that meeting the let's now go to q

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hello i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up aid has reached east and continued as strong air raids prevent its distribution to syrians in need sri lanka declares a nationwide state of emergency after riots target and the country's muslim minority. and a cold war style mystery unfolds as a former russian double agent his wife and my six lies critically ill in a british hospital. hopes a building for a breakthrough in peace talks on the korean peninsula after a successful meeting between the north korean leader and a delegation from the south a high level talks on the escalation took place in pyongyang and a joint summit set to take place next month but president trump's cautioned against what he's called false hope the talks bribe reports. the delegation arrived back in seoul clearly delighted the mission how to achieve all its objectives and more most importantly an apparent commitment from north korea to denuclearize under the right conditions that. north korea made it clear that there will be no reason to possess nuclear capabilities if there is no m

along the line maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera a coming out syrian rebels leave eastern guta as a cease fire deal as agreed with the united nations to stop civilian suffering by chariot closes all boarding schools in a book are on the hot spot over fears of more mass kidnapping and destruction in france's teaches rail workers an ad traffic controllers walked off the job in anger of president micron's reforms. stocks are plunging over fears of an all out trade war between the united states and china this follows president donald trump decision to impose tariffs of up to sixty billion dollars on chinese imports warning the u.s. deficit with beijing is out of control china now says it's for pairing a range of responses and is determined to stand against protectionism though it still holds out hope for dialogue i want house correspondent kimberly reports the chinese president xi jinping welcomed u.s. president donald trump to china in november with an elaborate ceremony. within hours the two had signed more than a dozen business deals to showcase their economic partnership i

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up a russian as strike kills twenty two people most of them children as they leave a school in syria's italy a province. facebook shares slide for a third day with mark zuckerberg yet to break his silence over the misuse of its users data. the suspect in a series of bombings that terrorized austin texas blows himself up as police move into a rest him and african leaders sign a deal to set up a free trade area allowing unrestricted movement of people and goods across fifty five countries. most of one hundred ten schoolgirls who were abducted a month ago in northeast nigeria and reunited with their families on one goals were released to their hometown of datu by book around fighters a handful are still missing nigerian government says it agreed a temporary pause in fighting with the armed group to secure their release some avenge of aid has the latest. it's difficult to hold back after would be good to have been through these are some of the hundred children who were kidnapped last month. just took them from their

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hello i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up polls close in colombia's election but a government mishap is so distrust. that lead to full life teaching strengthens his position off to china's people's congress abolishes term limits for the president. and the national gallery party leader marine le pen proposes a new united front says far right party. two key offensives that could define the future of syria are reaching a critical stage in the south of the country syrian state media says government forces have surrounded the town of duma it's part of their attempt to overrun eastern guta a damascus suburb that still in rebel hands pro-government forces have managed to cut the rebel held area into to establish a chordal to assist the offensive the government has been told she repeated as strikes rebels accuse them of using barrel bombs phosphorus napalm and chlorine gas in a separate offensive in northern syria turkish forces here have surrounded the town of our friend which is under the control of the kurdish y.p. gee now the white b.g. says civilians wil

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera and so coming up syria's ally shrinking a rebel and eastern the area second largest group of fighters agrees to a surrender deal. stock markets fall across the world over fears of a trade war triggered by donald trump's move to impose tariffs on chinese goods. and we're in somalia where things are getting a little more expensive but the government insists it's for the greater good. in france where police have shot dead a man who carried out a shooting spree and took people hostage inside a supermarket the twenty six year old attacker killed three people several others are reported to have been wounded this is how we understand events unfold it these suspects hijacked a car and shooting dead the driver he then fired six shots at police officers who were out jogging in the city he then went to a supermarket in the town of treb it's about a twenty minute drive away he shot dead two people left and then took a number of others hostage let's now go to paul brennan he's in paris and so paul much more about the identity of the att

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up south africa's former president jacob zuma to stand trial for fraud and corruption over an arms deal and we think it overwhelmingly likely that it was his this is. the kremlin denounces britain's claim that russia's president ordered the poisoning of a former spy as shocking and inexcusable. this is bush police launch a murder investigation into the death this week of a russian businessman in london. and the kenyan children on a mission to change their neighborhood by becoming superheroes. as strikes in syria have killed more than one hundred people as civilians continue to stream out of two besieged and claves a russian air raid killed seventy people in a market in the rebel held town of kufa in eastern guta which has suffered relentless bombardment for almost a month and then further north turkish shelling in as strikes killed at least twenty civilians in the town of afrin where the u.n. says forty eight thousand people have been displaced alan fischer reports now from the turkey syria border. its ability of stark

a low i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up. of. china removes term limits for its leader from the constitution paying to become president for life. and seeks to shore up the national front flagging fortunes by rebranding at the national gathering. colombians vote for a new congress which will include members of the former fox rebels. syrian state media says the army has now completely surrounded the town of duma in eastern guta that means the rebel held area is cut into amid intense as strikes pro-government forces broke through rebel lines to establish a corridor through the enclave state t.v. has been broadcasting inside the town of mid-air where the army units joined up and activists say over a thousand people have been killed since the government ramped up its offensive to take back the area over three weeks ago when the rebels last stronghold near the capital damascus the orange stripes here show how much of it they held on february eighteenth when the government stepped up its offensive three weeks of heavy bombardment later

and though i maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up the u.n. imagery which shows the bombardment of eastern ghouta is getting worse despite a so-called cease fire ordered russia. troops to its border with bangladesh triggering fears it plans to expel thousands of refugees living in no man's land and the british prime minister treason may have met saying pay won't get everything it wants when it comes to bracks it. is to begin a fast so where is twenty eight people have been killed in coordinated attacks on the military headquarters and the french embassy in the capital work at duke who witnesses say the mosque attackers used guns and explosives during the assault. has mall. plumes of smoke rising above booking a fast says capital the third major assault on a walker dugu in two years. this latest attack conducted by islamic extremist fighters according to the book government coordinated and well planned the targets the army headquarters and the french embassy. seven soldiers were killed at that when a tree h.q. several of those wounded eight att

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up at least fifty people are killed after a bangladeshi airliner crashes it appalls katmandu airport the syrian army's hold on eastern booted rose as a rebel group reaches a deal with russia to evacuate civilians. and after weeks of student protest the white house announces its plans to deal with gun violence in the united states . the british prime minister treason may says it's highly likely that russia was behind the attempted murder of a former spy and his daughter earlier this month sergei and eunice cripple us still critically ill in hospital after they were poisoned with a nerve agent that the prime minister says was developed in soviet times on a b. phillips has the story. the british police and military are still combing all over the town of salt but they and the government now believe they have some monsters that surrogates create paul and his daughter yulia were poisoned with a nerve agent developed by russia and that leads the prime minister to one of two conclusions either this was a direct act by th

hello i'm maryam namazie and on the near the top stories on al-jazeera a night a nation security council is still holding an emergency session on the diplomatic crisis provoked by the poisoning of a former russian double agent and his daughter in a british town buying by the u.k. on russia the british deputy ambassador to the u.n. called on the.

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up a russian asteroid kills twenty two people most of them children as they leave a school in syria's a province facebook shares rally but only slightly with mark zuckerberg yet to break his silence over the misuse of its users data. and the suspect in a series of bombings which terrorized austin texas and blows himself up as police move in to arrest him. come to the program our top story most of the one hundred ten school girls who were abducted a month ago in northeast nigeria have been reunited with their families one hundred one girls were released to their hometown of by a car on fighters but a handful is still missing nigeria's government says it equated temporary pause in fighting with the armed group to secure their release a solid binge of aid has the latest. it's difficult to hold back their tears after would these girls have been through these are some of the hundred and children who were kidnapped last month. just took them from their school inductee town in northeastern nigeria the girls say five of

oh i'm maryam namazie in london here's a quick roundup of the top stories on al-jazeera britain's prime minister treason may says it's highly likely that moscow was responsible for the poisoning of a russian double agent sergei script and his daughter junia were found unconscious in the southern english town of solsbury last sunday.

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up trumps new tariffs on steel in alimony i'm imports i'm making waves the e.u. says it's not afraid to retaliate. the u.n. warns more than two million children are at risk of dying of malnutrition in the democratic republic of congo. and britain is to sell another forty eight fighter jets to saudi arabia despite concerns over civilian casualties in. the us president donald trump has accepted an invitation from north korean leader kim jong un for a face to face meeting the two men have agreed to hold the unprecedented talks before the end of may it's been brokered by south korea is being hailed as a major breakthrough off the months of the two men trading insults right has more from young child. this fast moving diplomatic saga has seen many extraordinary twists and turns then the announcement to beat them all south korea's special envoy emerged from a meeting with the u.s. president to reveal trump says yes to kim the president tried. reefing and said he would meet kim jong un by mail order to haunt the new priori

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up. troops to its border with bangladesh triggering fears it plans to expel thousands of refugees living in no man's land. british prime minister to resign may admits the u.k. won't get everything it wants when it comes to practice it. and donald trump's tough talk on trade triggers a global backlash but he's not backing down insisting trade was a good. we begin in became a fast so well there are reports that twenty eight people have been killed and fifty others wounded in an attack on the military headquarters in the capital walk that walk into the two paramilitary gendarmes were also killed defending the french embassy and what the french prime minister is calling a terrorist attack at least eight of the attackers were killed in the resulting security operation and others and now said to be on the run. you know we did you know there were a lot of shots fired in terms of everywhere. by the army headquarters at least four people were inside a car before and there was an explosion we saw a

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up the syrian army's hold on eastern ghouta grows as a rebel group reaches a deal with russia to evacuate civilians. at least fifty killed after a bangladeshi airliner crashes at the poles katmandu airport. we report from the pristine continent of antarctica on the threat tourism is is to its wildlife. we begin here in london where the british prime minister has told parliament that it was highly likely that last go was behind the poisoning of a russian double agent sergei script ball and his daughter junia have been in hospital in a critical condition since march fourth when they were found unconscious outside a shopping center in the southern english cathedral city of souls bree tourism a told lawmakers that either the russian state was directly responsible for the poisoning or had allowed a nerve agent to get into the hands of others russia has denied any involvement in the attack it is now clear that mr script and his daughter were poisoned with a military grade nerve agent of the type developed by russia thi

you know i maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up a rebel stronghold that's getting smaller by the day hundreds more fighters and their families leave eastern goods in syria. countdown to a water crisis we're in afghanistan to find out why this wonder of nature and giver of life may soon turn off its times. it's two hundred fifty years since the founding of the modern circus or the city of birmingham but like sick would. come to the program our top story for my cats one president has pushed him on to his waiting to hear if he'll face extradition to spain after being arrested in germany but demand has been living in exile in belgium since catalonia declared independence last october he's wanted in spain on rebellion charges stemming from the secession vote which was declared illegal by the government in the trid for brennan has the latest. since fleeing spain nearly five months ago before my catalan president has been able to move relatively freely thanks to europe's lack of internal borders but shortly after crossing this border from denmark into germany on s

and oh i maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up bombed into submission the second largest rebel group strikes a deal to leave the syrian enclave of eastern ghouta zimbabwe's former first lady grace mugabe is implicated in an illegal ivory smuggling ring china responds to president drums terrorists by threatening to impose three billion dollars worth of their own on u.s. imports as the trade will escalates. at least three people have been killed and sixteen others injured in a series of attacks in southern france the suspect hijacked a car and shot at police offices before taking hostages in a supermarket in the town of treb i still says the gunman who's been identified as twenty six year old red wine electing him a pledged allegiance to the group a woman has also been arrested and has the report. as police investigated the scene in the town of type in southwest france a clearer picture began to emerge of the man who had killed three people and wounded more than a dozen others in a shooting rampage in three locations before he was killed by police the paris p

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming out. saudi arabia says it shot down seven missiles fired by hoofy rebels in yemen targeting its app or it's. turnout is low and slow in egypt's presidential election where the incumbent abdel fatah sisi is certain to return to office. at least sixty four people are dead and dozens remain missing after a fire at a shopping center in siberia. the united states and fourteen e.u. nations have expelled more than one hundred russian diplomats this is in a coordinated response to the nerve agent attack on form a double agent sergey scrip all in the united kingdom earlier this month u.s. president trump ordered sixty russian diplomats to leave including twelve attached to the united nations and he's also close the russian consulate in seattle russia says it will respond in kind what more than sixty russian officials will be kicked out of europe france germany and poland each expelling four diplomats ukraine which is not in a new member state is also taking action they are expelling thirteen russia

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up version france the u.s. and germany join together to condemn russia for the nerve agent attack in the u.k. . a serious civil war and it's a year thousands of civilians flee from eastern guta. and one of the world's best known toy stores is shutting up shop with the rise of online shopping apparently to blame. the united states has announced sanctions on russia targeting nine hundred individuals and five entities for trying to influence the two thousand and sixteen presidential election the drug administration says it will keep tough policies in place against russia until last go changes its behavior but both republican and democratic politicians say president trump needs to do more our white house correspondent kimberly hellcat reports. last july the g. twenty summit when u.s. president donald. met with vladimir putin he said it was an honor to meet the russian president the yeas are ninety eight and in august when the u.s. congress passed legislation to sanction russia iran and north korea trunk grudgingly

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up the syrian army's hold on the eastern ghouta grows as a rebel group reaches a deal with russia to evacuate civilians. a land grab in myanmar amnesty international accuses the military of deliberately building on areas home to the rain. and at least fifty people have died after a bangladeshi ally in a crashed at the polls katmandu at port. we begin here in london where the british prime minister is due to make a statement in parliament on the nerve agent attack against a russian double agent so i guess cripple and his daughter yulia were found unconscious in southern england last sunday to reason may has warned that if russia is responsible for the alleged attack britain will respond robustly we'll have the challenge in the russian capital moscow in just a moment let's join barnaby phillips outside the british parliament in central london bonna b. trees a maze update to the house of commons was jus to get underway roughly about half an hour ago with the have been proceedings taking place in the parliament just

a low i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up. china removes term limits for its leader from the constitution allowing paying to become president ally. marine le pen seeks to shore up the national front flagging fortunes by rebranding it the national gathering. of people to wash their clothes and possessions if they visited a restaurant in pog in the english city where a russian former spy and his daughter were poisoned. we begin in northern syria where codes are reported to be mobilizing to form a human shield around the town of freeness turkish forces advance turkish troops and free syrian army fighters have surrounded a friend and a warning that the tree is imminent kurdish y.p. g. forces say civilians are volunteered to protect the town and are on their way to form a human shield around it elsewhere in syria state media are saying the army has now completely surrounded the town of duma in eastern guta that leaves the main area still held by the rebels cut into a made intense as strikes pro-government forces broke through rebel

hello i'm maryam namazie this is al jazeera live from london also coming up a seventeen minute walk out to remember the seventeen killed in parkland florida tens of thousands of students across the u.s. make a stand against gun violence. a brilliant mind an extraordinary life we remember while renowned physicist stephen hawking has died at age seventy six. and how one t.v. reports his eye roll stole the show it china's tightly orchestrated annual parliament session. we begin in new york where the diplomatic standoff between the u.k. and russia over the poisoning of a former russian spy and his daughter has moved to the u.n. the u.k. requested an emergency meeting just hours after the british prime minister to resign may announce the expulsion of twenty three russian diplomats and suspended high level contacts with russia christianson aimee's at un headquarters in new york and joins us now the british government is looking for international support at the moment did they get it from the security council today. they did get it from many members prime minister theresa may in her letter to

hello i maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up syrian rebels leave eastern gustaf to surrendering the town of harassed to the government . nigeria closes all boarding schools in a book hotspot over fears of more mass kidnapping. and destruction in france's teachers rail workers and add traffic controllers all walked off the job in anger president backgrounds reforms. u.s. president donald trump has signed new trade measures against china a direct shot in a growing trade war between the world's two. largest economies trama says the u.s. deficit with beijing is out of control and that although china is a friend he wants reciprocal trade arrangements the measures will affect sixty billion dollars in beijing's exports and makes good on a campaign promise to crack down on his country's staggering trade deficit with china you also accuse china of stealing american intellectual property some people call it a mere a tariff or a mere attacks just use the word reciprocal if they charge us we charge them the same thing that's so it's got to be that's not the way it is

a low i maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up. turkish forces say they've captured the syrian town of afraid off to ousting kurdish fighters. president assad meets syrian troops in eastern goods where they've now we've taken eighty percent of the enclave. trumper news is attack on the special council investigating the us presidential election publicans warned him not to sack. the residents of cape town may be forced to turn off the taps by july . now polls have officially closed in russia's presidential election which is widely being viewed as a foregone conclusion with an overwhelming victory for incumbent president but in a putin is the latest on the exit polls with first two percent of the vote counted goosen is projected to take seventy three percent of the vote is nearest rival is communist counted it in who's sitting on eleven point two percent gruden in is a multimillionaire tycoon who's been critical of the government but not to send just behind him on six point seven percent is ultra nationalists vladimir zhirinovsky form

i know i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up evacuations underway hundreds more rebel fighters and their families leave the shrinking enclave of eastern in syria. countdown to a water crisis we're in afghanistan to find out why this wonder of nature may soon run dry. and the young basketball players aiming to overcome poverty and conflicts to become south sudan's next forcing see the stands. for mccaskill and president carter is waiting to hear if he'll face extradition to spain after being arrested in germany but has been living in exile in belgium since catalonia declared independence last october is wanted in spain on rebellion charges stemming from the secession vote which was declared illegal by the government in madrid or brennan as the latest. since fleeing spain nearly five months ago the former president has been able to move relatively freely thanks to europe's lack of internal borders but shortly after crossing this border from denmark into germany on sunday. was identified by motorway police and detained. after initial inquiries at the motorway p

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up as syrian army pushes further into eastern as a rebel group there reaches a deal with russia to get people out. at least fifty killed after a bangladeshi ally no crashes at the polls katmandu ought. tens of thousands of farmers march into india's financial capital demanding aid and debt relief. i'm a clock reporting on the multiple threats to wildlife here and on top to go from climate change to tears. or we begin here in london where the british prime minister is due to make a statement in parliament on the nerve agent attack against a russian double agent to reason if russia is behind the attack and bersin will respond robustly. and his daughter yulia been in hospital in a critical condition since march fourth when they were found unconscious outside a shopping center in the southern english cathedral city of souls bree russia has denied any involvement in the attack. bonamy phillips is following everything from westminster and gonna be what are we expecting to hear from tourism a when she speaks. well we'll fin

no i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up. syrian rebels deny russian claims they've agreed to evacuate the last opposition held enclave in eastern guta russia's foreign ministry summons western ambassadors to tell them how many diplomats it's expelling. under unhindered in the u.s. state of indiana where they're trying to do something about the dwindling number of young farmers. welcome to the program our top story at least fifteen people have been killed more than a thousand have been injured in violence between the israeli army and palestinian protesters in gaza the fighting took place during demonstrations tomorrow landay which commemorates the killing of six palestinians protesting against a land grab by. israel in one nine hundred seventy six are the abdel-hamid reports from northern israel. the it was supposed to be a peaceful day but as our protested march towards the border fence. israeli soldiers opened fire was sharpshooters were deployed but palestinians frustrated by the endless siege they live under undeterred. i

though i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up. turkey accuses france of getting it completely wrong over its backing for the kurdish y p g in northern syria. syrian rebels deny russian claims they've agreed to evacuate the last opposition held enclave in eastern guta. and we need the south korean robots that could be running the factories of the future. only began on the israeli gaza border where violent clashes between the israeli army and palestinian protesters have left fourteen people dead and thousands more injured the protesters were marking the forty second anniversary of land day which commemorates the one nine hundred seventy six killing of six palestinians by israeli forces the palestinian president mahmoud abbas has responded by declaring saturday a day of national mourning abdel-hamid reports from arab and northern israel. it was supposed to be a peaceful day but as our protested march towards the border fence. israeli soldiers opened fire. sharpshooters were deployed but palestinians frustrated by the endless siege to

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg plans to testify before congress over social networks privacy practices president trump's son in law jared kushner is back in the spotlight this time over loans for his family's business. and we look back at the life of linda brown who as a girl was at the center of an historic u.s. school segregation ruling sixty years ago. welcome to the program our top story five people have been charged over a fire in a shopping center in russia which killed sixty four people forty one of them children the russian president vladimir putin is visited the siberian city where it happened and blame the tragedy on criminal negligence it's far too rare protests on the streets demanding justice for the victims out moscow correspondent for a challenge reports. two different memorial events in moscow one tuesday evening two different aspects of a nation's grief first the official one beneath the walls of the kremlin with flowers and toys supplied by the city authorities later the people's g

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up after three weeks of heavy bombing five years of siege and seven years of war thousands of syrians stream out of eastern ghouta. the murder of a journalist and his fiance promise of vacuous prime minister to resign. and why bottled water might not be as good for you as you think. the united states has announced sanctions on russia targeting nineteen individuals and five entities including russian intelligence services for meddling in the two thousand and sixteen election they are the most significant steps that have been taken against moscow since president donald trump took office but the administration targeting only gods and government officials close to russia's president vladimir putin. well of course the other big development is that the u.s. has joined britain france and germany in blaming russia for the poisoning of a former double agent and his daughter here in the way they've released a joint statement saying there is no plausible alternative explanation for the attack on wednesday britain expelled tw

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up. snobs the u.k. parliament but says he will testify before the u.s. congress over the misuse of facebook's users data. president trump sonnen or jag cushion a back in the spotlight this time over loans for his family's business. and a mysterious train and v.o.i.p. motorcades spot speculation that north korea's leader paid a secret visit to beijing. five people have been charged over a fire in a shopping center in russia which killed sixty four people forty one of them children the russian president vladimir putin visited the siberian city where it happened and blame the tragedy on criminal negligence have been read protests on the streets demanding justice for the victims our moscow correspondent laurie chalons reports. will now be known as the sites of one of russia's worst far as since the breakup of the soviet union president vladimir putin who often stays away from domestic tragedies visited the siberian city on tuesday from this could be the whole country is born in review with the citizens they

hello i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming up south africa's former president jacob zuma to stand trial for fraud and corruption over an arms deal. and we think. that it was his this is. the kremlin denounces britain's claim that russia's president ordered the poisoning of a former spy is shocking and inexcusable. in sydney which this weekend posts a special as against some it's the australian part about the other group of southeast asian countries so why is the subject happening here. come to the program our top story as strikes in syria have killed more than one hundred people as civilians continue to stream out of two besieged enclaves a russian air raid killed seventy people in a market in the rebel held town of kufa eastern ghouta which has suffered relentless bombardment for almost a month and then further north kodesh fighters say turkish military shelling has hit the main hospital in africa and killing fifteen civilians this in addition to at least twenty other civilians killed by turkish air strikes earlier on friday in the offensive against kurdish fi

alone i'm maryam namazie in london you're watching al-jazeera also coming out syria's ever shrinking rebel enclave of eastern goods the area second largest group of fighters agrees to a surrender deal. stock markets for across the world over fears of a trade war triggered by donald trump's move to impose tariffs on chinese goods. congress except the president's resignation has been threatened with impeachment over a corruption scandal. we begin in france where police have shot dead a gunman responsible for killing three people in more authorities a calling a terrorist attack the twenty six year old man hijacked a car shot at police and took hostages as a supermarket in the south of france i still claim he was one of the soldiers paul brennan reports from paris. the first report suggested a drive by shooting targeting police officers pretty quickly escalated into something far bigger and more ominous at the super market on the outskirts of tribe there was a full blown hostage situation with an armed attacker claiming affiliation with ice still for nearby schools were put into lockdown

oh i'm maryam namazie in london here are the top stories on al-jazeera the u.s. has announced sanctions against russia targeting more than a dozen individuals and groups including russian intelligence services the trying to influence the chinese sixteen presidential election and it's one that more sanctions will follow against government individuals white house press secretary sara huckabee sound as says the u.s. will keep up the pressure on moscow. the president has also shown that he's been extremely tough on russia throughout his administration and i think particularly you saw that today and the russia sanctions that were put forward i think that's something that russia's going to have to make that determination they're going to have to decide whether or not they want to be a good actor or a bad actor i think you can see from the actions that we've taken up until this point we're going to be tough on russia until they decide to change their behavior . well the sanctions follow the release of a joint statement by the u.s. britain france and germany blaming russ

hello i'm maryam namazie in london here are the top stories on al-jazeera as strikes in syria have killed more than one hundred people as civilians continue to stream out of two besieged enclaves a russian air raid killed seventy people in a market in the town of kufa but in an east and guta further north turkish shelling very strikes killed at least twenty civilians in africa where the u.n. says forty eight thousand people have been displaced alan fischer reports from the tacky syrian border it's ability of stark brutal contrasts. with a line between life and death a sharp and arbitrary this is a fringe a city that's been shelled by the free syrian army backed by the talks. with a number of dead rises by the day with a pall of smoke from another attack hangs in the year no surrounded by the f.s.e. of the turkish military the final assault to take the city is underway civilians on the ground have expressed serious worries to us regarding their safety including as a result of fighters placing rocket launchers in residential areas. we're deeply concerned about the high risk of civilians who