u.n. security council and this party is not on police in belgium to step in to break up crowds after an april fools day prank gets out of hand. i'm sorry kelly walked into the program i was 48 people have been killed in a train crash in taiwan dozens more were injured in the accident in which the train derailed after emerging from a tunnel and colliding with a truck survivors were seen climbing out of windows and onto roofs to reach safety rescuers are still trying to reach passengers trapped in some of these carriages. william yang has been following the story for us he's joining us now from taiwan william what do you know at this hour. so like you mentioned at least $48.00 people have been confirmed dead and dozens more than 70 people have been hospitalized and the good news is no more passengers are still trapped inside the train so after hours helping in trying to rescue them out of the form the train carriage is inside the tunnel. able to remove everyone but there are still bodies there waiting to be transfer over to funeral homes we're looking at some dramatic images of the train and wi

u.n. security council they couldn't agree to have a meeting like this in the u.n. security council so this is an unofficial meeting something called an aria format the name refers to venezuelan ambassador who called a meeting like this during the bosnian war and the idea is that the security council meet members come together for a meeting but it's not a formal security council meeting so this one was organized by the united kingdom they're not the president of the security council this month supported by the u.s. and the other european members of the council and the idea is to get the testimony out there to get the real situation on the ground to security council members so they can hear it for themselves and in a closed session of the security council which is what all that they've had consensus to have until now you can't call people who are not from the u.n. system so an open meeting of the security council which achieve the same thing but we're top the whole behind the scenes that china russia and some others are opposed to the idea of having an open meeting so

u.n. security council has condemned the violence used against demonstrators but the junta shows no sign of stopping its lethal crackdown. and german tourists flock to the spanish island of mallorca for the easter holidays despite coronavirus travel warnings just how risky is this get away. i'm exposed or thanks for joining us. at least 48 people have been killed in a train crash in taiwan dozens more were injured in the accident which happened in eastern taiwan's while u.n. county the train derailed after emerging from a tunnel and colliding with a truck rescuers are still trying to reach people trapped in some of the carriages more than 350 passengers were on board. and correspondent william yang has the latest for us from taipei wm thanks for joining us dozens of death deaths already reported is that number expected to increase. yeah i think the next few hours will be critical at least the only good news so far is the no one is still trapped in the train which means that all passengers have been evacuated but the death toll could increase if those in critical condition now in the hospita

u.n. security council to act she wanted the country is at risk of falling into civil wall activists on the ground say the situation is dire we've this kind of oppression from the military and continuous effort from our forces it is very. civil war you know must try and i would like you know a few to the united nations to do something about it because we could see a lot of sanctions coming from the u.k. united states and japan and other european countries but they hasn't been any form sanctions coming from that un. oh many demonstrators now believe an alternative force is the only way to return democracy to myanmar several of the country's minority ethnic groups already have. as some have denounced saying they will protect their territories and protesters. that's going to look at some other stories making headlines u.s. president joe biden has held his 1st cabinet meeting at the white house biden used the gathering to promote his new 2 trillion dollar infrastructure plan the senate confirmed to the full cabinet last week biden has hailed it as the most diverse in u.s. history dutch prime mi

u.n. security council to act she wanted the country is at risk of falling into civil war activists on the ground say the situation is dire we've been kind of oppression from the military and continuous effort from our forces to this very. civil war you know must try and i i would like you know a few to the united nations to do something about it because we could see a lot of sanctions coming from that you carry them the united states and japan and other european 'd countries but they hasn't be any uniform sanctions coming from that you and. many demonstrators now believe an alternative force is the only way to return democracy to me and my several of the country's minority ethnic groups already have armed militias some have denounced the coup saying they will protect their territories and protesters. i'm now joined by tom andrews he's the un's special report on myanmar he joins us from washington tom the u.n. security council has strongly condemned the violence against peaceful protesters is that going to have any impact on the situation. well only if additional steps are taken words or c

u.n. security council has condemned the violence used against demonstrators but the junta shows no signs of stopping its lethal crackdown. i just store power hand over in the share as the country swears in its new president but alleged coup attempt 2 days ago triggers worries over his government stability. and german tourists flock to the spanish island of new york or for the easter holidays despite coronavirus travel warnings just how risky is this getaway. thanks for joining us. at least $54.00 people have been killed in a train crash in taiwan dozens more were injured in the accident which happened in eastern taiwan's while in county the train derailed in a tunnel after colliding with a truck it crashed during taiwan's annual tombs sweeping holiday with many travelers on their way to visit family. shuffling to safety one train carriage roof at a time. these passengers are being rescued from taiwan's deadliest railway disaster in decades. and all of a sudden i just fell from my seat to the ground i hit my head and sore it was bleeding. the train crowded with 350 people in a tunnel off to

u.n. security council and the mismanaged vaccine roll out in europe are risks prolonging the pandemic warns the w.h.o. will ask its european advisor what can be done to speed things up plus german tourists flocking to the spanish island of my norco for the easter holidays despite coronavirus travel warnings just how brisky is this trip to paradise. i'm sorry kelly welcome we begin with a developing story at least 36 people have been killed in a train crash in taiwan dozens more were injured in the accident in the church the train derailed after emerging from a tunnel and colliding with a truck survivors were saved climbing out of windows and on to rooftops to reach safety rescuers are still trying to reach passengers who are trapped in some of these carriages. william yang is on the story he's joining us now from taiwan william dozens of deaths of as we've heard have already been confirmed what more do we know. so unfortunately the death toll rises and 241 just a few minutes ago and at least 2 more passengers are still trapped in the train and they're still waiting for him back you ation fr

u.n. security council for a 4th time so we've we've essentially been on the security council every 20 years since we joined the u.n. and we see it as a really important part of our foreign policy it's an opportunity for our land to be a global voice for the things that we're passionate about international law multi-lateralism human rights the link between development and conflict peacekeeping so there are many areas where. irish values and an irish perspective of the world i hope can contribute positively to the often very partisan and difficult debate that we get on the security council in terms of the 30 or so files that the security council is dealing with and i hope that our land as a as a non-threatening relatively small country but a country that has big opinions will able to will be able to to facilitate and to support more consensus building within the security council of the us particularly in the last number of years has been terribly divided and at times very ineffective in terms of preventing conflict one of the most pressing issues right now in international diplomacy is iran's

u.n. security council. but in my opinion it is fragile it's the it's i mean the cease fire agreement has so many provisions within it and not all of it has i mean like opening the road the coastal road between the east and west it's been weeks now or maybe 2 months that they are trying to reach an agreement on this but the distance to the committee is responsible in this still didn't reach an agreement and beside you know stopping the actual military acts in the country nothing further has happened in this i. mean looting is excluded in this agreement so that's why in my opinion it is a for jives of are can be provoked any time nascar has. yeah i think i agree with with that it's so fragile but i also say through the negotiations into the g.n. you this new government of national unity that they were able to achieve that the libyan national army had about those forces that attacked tripoli were probably able to take out more through negotiations than they were to take out of the war they had a president or t

u.n. security council has been warned that mean mars on the verge of civil war and immediate action is needed u.n. special envoy christine traina burn a brief a security council on the increasingly bloody military crackdown since the general seized power in a coup 2 months ago the army has also launched an strikes against a rebel group raising fears of a return to ethnic conflict well ahead of the meeting the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said they cannot allow the violence to continue in myanmar which washington refers to as burma what the military is doing in burma to the people look to the people of burma the violence the attacks the killings of children their appalling and and they are unacceptable so we can't just. step back and allow this to happen we have to keep pushing forward we're doing the meeting china called for a democratic transition and me and ma but ruled out sanctions is a diplomatic editor james baker's. certainly you have some members of the security council russia china vietnam potentially who are not keen on any punitive action against the generals and if the security cou

u.n. security council has been warned that the outlaws on the verge of civil war in that immediate action is needed u.n. special envoy christine going to brief the security council on the increasingly bloody military crackdown since the general seized power in a coup 2 months ago the army is also lost as trikes against a rebel group raising fears of a return to ethnic conflicts well ahead of the meeting the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said that they count the violence in to continue in law which washington refers to as bamma. what the military is doing in burma to the people to the people of burma the violence the attacks the killings of children they're appalling and and they are unacceptable so we can't just. step back and allow this to happen we have to keep pushing forward. from want to play out to get a james bays who's at the united nations in the post the security council has released 2 statements about the situation in myanmar but the generals defied those words and there was further voluntas this time no statement the outgoing president of the security council for march the u.s. a

u.n. security council to act she wanted the country is at risk of falling into civil war activists on the ground say the situation is dire we've been crying of oppression from the military and continuous effort from our forces to this very. civil war you know must try and i i would like you know a few to the united nations to do something about it because we could see a lot of sanctions coming from the u.k. the united states and japan and other european countries but they haven't been any form sanctions coming from that you and. many demonstrators now believe an alternative force is the only way to return democracy to me and my several of the country's minority ethnic groups already have armed militias some have denounced the coup saying they will protect their territories and protesters. and joining us now for more insight on this from london is kaley long a researcher with an esteemed international is long the u.n. security council is condemning the are the army violence and britain is imposing sanctions on any company dealing with the military but it's not going to have any impact. wha

u.n. strongly condemns military violence in the. security council members say they are deeply concerned about the practically deteriorating situation the army continues to ramp up its deadly crackdown on i think the purchase also coming up dramatic footage emerges of young girls being drawn across the us mexico border by people smugglers it comes amid a spike in market arrivals particularly unaccompanied children. and this party is not police in belgium stampede to break up crowds after april fool's day to get out of. an athame held welcome we're going to and growing international concerns over the military's use of violence against peaceful protesters members of the u.n. security council have expressed deep concern about the rapidly deteriorating situation and i strongly condemn the deaths of hundreds of civilians including women and children of thousands of people have fled into neighboring thailand. after 2 months of daily street protests a symbolic act brings new hope to the cause protesters in cities around me on my bench the 2008 constitution

u.n. security council has been warned that the country is on the verge of civil war and immediate action is needed u.n. special envoy christine train a brief the security council on the increasingly violent military crackdown the army's also intensifying an offensive against rebel groups and diplomatic editor james baker is at the united nations. in the past the security council has released 2 statements about the situation in myanmar but the generals defied those words and there was further violence this time no statement the outgoing president of the security council for march the u.s. ambassador linda thomas greenfield spoke to reporters it's the credibility of the security council it's. i don't think our credibility is at stake i think what has to happen is we have to redouble our efforts what the military is doing in burma to the people or to the people of burma the violence the attacks the killings of children they are appalling and and they are unacceptable so we can't just. step back and allow this to happen we have to keep pushing forward in the close in the council was briefed by

u.n. special envoy for me on my has urged the un security council to act she wanted the country is at risk of falling into civil wall activists on the ground say the situation is dire with this kind of oppression from the military and continuous effort from our forces it is very. civil war you know must try and i i would like you know a few to the united nations to do something about it because we could see a lot of sanctions coming from the u.k. them united states and japan and other european countries but they hasn't be any form sanctions coming from that you and. many demonstrators now believe an alternative force is the only way to return democracy to me and my several of the country's minority ethnic groups already have militias some have denounced the coup saying they will protect their territories and protesters. and joining us now for more insight on this from london is caylee long a researcher with an esteemed international is long the u.n. security council is condemning the are the army violence and britain is imposing sanctions on any company dealing with the military but as i c

u.n. security council well you seem strong steps being pushed from western countries u.s. u.k. france but to other countries that have veto power russia and china have not allowed any strong actually come out of the u.n. security council would either of those countries do anything individually china could make a difference here china's got some leverage here but china doesn't seem to have an interest in doing that they haven't shown that yet you so see it in the southeast asian nations which is me m.r. is a member of they could they could have some real impact here they generally have a policy of noninterference in each other's internal affairs the lately we're seeing stronger statements coming out of members such as singapore indonesia philippines malaysia thailand but they're going to have to really do more and they going to have to step up the pressure politically soon if it's going to make a difference. from kuala lumpur in malaysia thank you very much for this as mine. a 2nd look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the world a court in hong kong has co

u.n. security council and others but they're calling for much more i think if they had their way they would see an invocation by the u.n. security council of the responsibility to protect doctrine and some sort of deployment by the international community into me and my but i don't think that's realistic and i don't think that's really in anybody's plans you know whether it be the u.s. you or elsewhere so you know the people i think are disappointed the international community hasn't come in as almost like the cavalry but they're determined to continue protesting they're angry at the military and they are quite clear that they do not want this myanmar military in any sort of future for myanmar and wonder talking for their own sort of also the e.u. member for the sanction officials and companies connected to the who. are going to be the 1st sanctions from the e.u. but is this going to help change the situation in any way. well it's a substantive step forward the european union has frankly been a bit slow in imposing target economic sanctions and now we're hearing that they're going to go aft

u.n. security council have expressed deep concern about the rapidly deteriorating situation and i strongly condemn the deaths of hundreds of civilians including women and children after thousands of people have fled to neighboring thailand. after 2 months of daily street protests a symbolic act brings new hope to the cause protesters in cities around me and the 2008 constitution a constitution that was designed by the military opponents of the one to have declared void and have written an alternative charter but with members of the democratically elected government detained finding a diplomatic resolution is becoming increasingly difficult elected later uncensored she now faces new charges if convicted she could be barred from ever holding office again. her lawyers have only been able to say her briefly via video link. did not i'm not able to say whether she is aware of what is happening in the country due to the circumstances yesterday and today a court she may know or not i can't guess. and it was good to see her today and yesterday by a conference saying she is healthy. the u.n. special

u.n. security council is expressing deep concern about the worsening situation in myanmar as worries spread of a potential civil war. i'm joined by tom andrews he is the un's special report on myanmar he joins us from washington tom the u.n. security council has strongly condemned the violence against peaceful protesters is that going to have any impact on the situation. well only if additional steps are taken words or course are important but action is even more important and that is exactly what the people of me and more now are calling for a course in critical to shut down the internet shut down we're also seeing is that the military but you are now deploying what charity work and rocket propelled grenades heavy machine guns and snipers. edition of heavy force now being deployed to kill innocent protest really action is what is holding. action you have said a few days ago what's needed is a unified and coordinated effort for sanctions do you see that coalition forming and do you see russia and china finally coming round. well i don't see it forming yet but it certainly needs to be had we

u.n. security council members and others has been held to discuss the situation in myanmar the meeting was intended as a platform for voices from inside the country to brief security council members on their view of developments since febreze coup. bassett's the u.n. spoke a few moments ago he called for urgent action against the military job. since very very 2021 more than 600 civilians have been killed mind the military if you will move. the military will move people with commit move act and world war 2 are move people. who again. take the strongest possible action without the delay who all means necessary and available we've also heard from the u.k. which organized facing its envoy laid out the extent of the violence seen since the start of february in the 2 months since the tatmadaw or late coup prevented the democratically elected assembly from forming on the 1st of february nearly 600 protesters have been killed and 3000 people detained the military's violence against peaceful protesters is becoming increasingly systematic lethal and widespread in the ethnic states there is renewed c

u.n. security council is calling for an investigation into human rights violations in ethiopia's to grow region the council says it's concerned about reports of sexual violence against women and girls there once unfettered access to provide aid about $130.00 migrants a believed to have drowned off the coast of libya after the rubber boat capsized a french rescue agency says it's responded to distress calls from several boats in the area russia is set to begin moving its troops away from its border with ukraine in the coming months moscow maintains it was a military exercise and says forces will return to their permanent bases but it says some equipment will be left behind for another drill they take this yeah you know it's there the headlines more news coming up here in our jazeera right after witness like now. 'd still. enormous 611000000 fold in ca i mean you can't explain. c c. f 30 the itself. to see the movie. see this you see my wife's face used to do i look silly. yeah. but. ok i found my how to fit so i have a family of 9 you remember was born in defending on the need for. our lord to g

u.n. security council has stopped it from using its vital security council resolutions and just blocked them blocked them to give a very old man said if i have the ability to wage a war and also has allies in the u.a.e. russia and france russia and france being 2 members of the u.n. security council the ability to continue that war undeterred facing no condemnation and i sanction i would go into what hell i was selling at iran which is that ultimately libya is battle is almost like the great game if you look at afghanistan over the 19th century this great game for a battle of influence interest and ideology some countries in libya and simple and short some are playing chess some are playing checkers checkers meaning that they have very binary options some coming for economic interests turkey russia certainly turkey when it comes to its economic and maritime an interest in libya trying to get oil and natural gas out of the east the mediterranean from the ocean and really rewriting the maritime boundaries between libya and turkey. egypt you could argue is also it was an aspect you could say th

u.n. security council but i'm told the u.n. monitors won't be involved in this the big goal is at the end of the year when the united nations hopes that libya will have general elections there slated for the 24th of december. a colorful election campaign is coming to a close in cape verde the tiny group of islands off the west coast of africa the incumbent president says his reelection would be quote good for the nation's oil and diamonds but his opponents are accusing him of mismanaging the economy as a sign of severe drought nicholas hart reports now from prior. playing a familiar tune prime minister will aisha's korea e.c.l. vice trying to win votes in his final rally on the island of saudi scenting using the slogan the safe path he tries to reassure the people of the small island nation that have suffered from the economic fallout of the covert pandemic he says he's the one that should be trusted to lead the country for the next 5 years of serbian s.o.v. said the feel of the grass is servicing the vast construction work of

u.n. security council but i'm told the u.n. monitors won't be involved in this the big goal is at the end of the year when the united nations hopes that libya will have general elections there slated for the 24th of december. there have been protests against somalia's president after he extended his own term in office demonstrators in mogadishu described the move by mohamed up to like it as a power grab the u.s. and its allies have condemned the act saying it could up end up 1st to establish a functioning state. britain will bid a final farewell to prince philip the duke of edinburgh the late husband of queen elizabeth who died last week at the age of 99 is funeral will take place at windsor castle just west of london later today. on friday the prince was on a memorial service in the british territory of the full condolence the prince made 2 visits to the falklands in 19571991 only 30 people will attend saturday's funeral because of covert funeral restriction. scientists have created the world's 1st embryos that are part human

u.n. security council has condemned the violence used against demonstrators but the junta shows no signs of stopping its lethal crackdown.

u.n. security council and others but they're calling for much more i think if they had their way they would see an invocation by the u.n. security council of the responsibility to protect doctrine and some sort of deployment by the international community into me and martin i don't think that's realistic and i don't think that's really in anybody's plans you know whether it be the u.s. you or elsewhere so you know the people i think are disappointed the international community hasn't come in as almost like the cavalry but they're determined to continue protesting they're angry at the military and they are quite clear that they do not want this myanmar military in any sort of future for myanmar and wonder talking for their own sort of also the e.u. member for the sanction officials and companies connected to the who. are going to be the 1st sanctions from the e.u. but is this going to help change the situation in any way. well it's a substantive step forward the european union has frankly been a bit slow in imposing target economic sanctions and now we're hearing that they're going to go aft

u.n. security council well you seem strong steps being pushed from western countries u.s. u.k. france but to other countries that have veto power russia and china have not allowed any strong actually come out of the u.n. security council would either of those countries do anything individually china could make a difference here china's got some leverage here but china doesn't seem to have an interest in doing that they haven't shown that yet the association of southeast asian nations which to me m.r. is a member of they could they could have some real impact here they've generally had a policy of noninterference in each other's internal affairs but lately we're seeing stronger statements coming out of members such as singapore indonesia philippines malaysia thailand but they're going to have to really do more and they going to have to step up the pressure politically soon if it's going to make a difference. from kuala lumpur malaysia thank you very much for this as mine. a court in hong kong has convicted 7 prominent pro-democracy activists and politicians for their role in ant

u.n. security council has stopped short of considering sanctions on myanmar because both china and russia are against it well earlier we spoke to political scientist if your heart sounds schneider and i asked him if these threats of sanctions is pushing me and mark closer to china i mean i might is in china's arms even without this military coup it would be closely connected to china but the problem is what else could we do we could condemn it equips to step of sanctions and this leads us to this old and familiar debate about sanctions sanctions do have effects but most of the time as we can see in russia and in many other cases they do not have the intended effects they had created for so i would have my doubts whether strong words from western countries even military economic sanctions would really show.

u.n. security council well you seem strong steps being pushed from western countries u.s. u.k. france but to other countries that have veto power russia and china have not allowed any strong action come out of the u.n. security council would either of those countries do anything individually china could make a difference here china's got some leverage here but china doesn't seem to have an interest in doing that they haven't shown that yet you so see it in the southeast asian nations which is me m.r. is a member of they could they could have some real impact here they've generally had a policy of noninterference in each other's internal affairs but lately we're seeing stronger statements coming out of members such as singapore indonesia philippines malaysia thailand but they're going to have to really do more and they're going to have to step up the pressure politically soon if it's going to make a difference. from kuala lumpur malaysia thank you very much for this assessment. time now to have a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world this hour in th

u.n. security council christine sharana berga said there is also a risk of civil war. and france will enter its 3rd national lockdown this weekend as it grapples with more than $30000.00 new coronavirus cases a day schools will be closed for 3 weeks domestic travel is banned for peace of month those are the headlines now let's get you back to al-jazeera investigations. the undercover team has already met a chinese trafficker who offered to supply us with a rhino horn. his name is kwan jiang. now he reveals he has high level contacts in official positions in china who can help smoke for. the same job. any job i think i know maybe a. kind of i think in his or her interests a kibbutz agenda he told him to come up in the bank i didn't allow mail to take up the sins of the government i want to just lock up the place i'm done with it i'll have to leave and. i'm going to get a. prison. guard from. which until i get something. you need me to get hold of the book i can get him i'm thinking. one stays in contacts using we chat the chinese messaging service to discuss the supply.

u.n. security council christine shauna bug and said that there's also a risk of civil war. the us border patrol has released a video showing children being literally dropped into the united states by smugglers in the infrared pictures an adult can be seen dangling and then dropping a child from the top of the fence along the us mexico border moments later they drop another what appear to hold supply as it's part of a surge of migrants coming to the u.s. in recent weeks and france will enter its the national lockdown this weekend as a grapples with more than $30000.00 new coronavirus cases a day schools will be closed for 3 weeks of domestic travel is banned for at least a month. when you see him on his iraq football rebels which is next. teaching. al-jazeera english streaming live among the channels played last thousands of our programs the winning documentaries and these reports. subscribe to you choose bullets law school al-jazeera english. has been going into. this from going. on the crossfire tonight schieffer. but you don't see. this that sled is a substitute. emotion

u.n. special envoy he's urging the security council to consider potentially significant action how likely is that. i mean that significant action should have been taken already to be honest with you there has been a clear writing on the wall that this situation is continuing to deteriorate the violation is that we've seen committed by the military since seizing power on february 1st and these are. crimes against humanity we've seen killings torture mass arrests indiscriminate killings extradition to extrajudicial killings of innocent civilians the u.n. security council has spent again this week and it's again failed to take that significant action the concerns i would say that if they and you know echoing the u.n. special envoys remarks that this situation does continue to threaten to escalate unless more significant action has been taken we've seen veto powers or you know vetoes haven't been forced yet within the security council what we are aware that china and russia are preventing a kind of consensus for a global arms embargo for example or unified international sanctions and other ac

u.n. security council christine sgrena bergen has said there's also a risk of civil war of course in hong kong is expected to issue a verdict on a group of pro-democracy activists charge for their role in the $29000.00 protests prosecutors say the demonstration was unauthorized those implicated include media tycoon jimmy law and former members of the legislative council critics say it's part of a crackdown on dissent which escalated after beijing impose a national security law in the territories last year on his way to court one of the accused leach of kyun said the case is strong but hong kong's court system has become uncertain. i don't think we can predict anything under such circumstances though of course we believe that our case is very strong that we should not be convicted because all we have done is only to help in this. but no one knows. what will happen so i have every expectation that i will go to jail not today even not today it would be sooner or later very soon. from national lockdown this weekend as it grapples with more than 30000 new coronavirus cases a day schools will b

condemnations pulsing a test for the security council with the council well council where over language in yet another statement are we apt to save the lives of the people myanmar's u.n. ambassador who opposes the generals called for a no fly zone an arms embargo and targeted sanctions leave the the state action. this meeting was organized by the u.k. all security council members were invited but it wasn't a formal security council meeting both china and russia which object to an official open meeting only sent low level diplomats not surprisingly both countries seem opposed to any sanctions on the generals we share the same ones the main thrust of recent diplomacy has been in the region here earlier this week the indonesian foreign minister meeting her u.k. counterpart i'm told a meeting of the leaders of the 10 countries in the regional as the only group is likely in indonesia in the next 2 weeks but how do you persuade the generals to talk and to give ground the un special envoy christine sharana bergen has had her permission to visit myanmar denied i'm told there are some countries that are contemplating the idea of appeasing the generals and giving them a few ch

u.n. security council, do african lives not matter as much as those experiencing conflict in other countries you were challenging them because of the systemic rape, the gang rapes, that are being carried out against young girls in tea , in tconflic i ethiopia and eritrea. it has been called ethnic cleansing by the united states. why haven't we heard from president biden and vice-president harris about this concern? what is the u.s. doing? >> well, i think you have heard from president biden because you've heard from me and you've heard from secretary blinken. president biden has engaged with the ethiopian government. secretary blinken has engaged with the ethiopian government. president biden sent senator coons to have discussions with the ethiopian government and lay out our concerns about the horrific situation in tea gray. and as the u.s. representative on the security council, i thought it was important that the security council's voice also be added to the voices of concern about the situation there. we had seen -- >> brennan: well, you're clearly saying what is being done is not enough

u.n. security council and others but they're calling for much more i think if they had their way they would see an invocation by the u.n. security council of the responsibility to protect doctrine and some sort of deployment by the international community into me and our but i don't think that's realistic and i don't think that's really in anybody's plans you know whether it be the u.s. your elsewhere so you know the people i think are disappointed the international community hasn't come in as almost like the cavalry but they're determined to continue protesting they're angry at the military and they are quite clear that they do not want this myanmar military in any sort of future for myanmar and wonder talking from their own sort of also the e.u. member for the sanction officials and companies connected to the who. are going to be the 1st sanctions from the e.u. but is this going to help change the situation in any way. well it's a substantive step forward the european union has frankly been a bit slow in imposing target economic sanctions and now we're hearing that they're going to go aft

u.n. security council has wants the nation is on the brink of civil war. thailand has issued its strongest statement since the crisis began scott hardly has more from bangkok. we've seen what's been going on in the streets across myanmar with the military and security forces have been doing a crackdown on the protesters but they have also started to engage in battling these ethnic armies that are peppered throughout mostly the north and in the border areas throughout myanmar and one of them is the qur'an qur'an area which is just across the border from thailand and over the weekend there are a couple of airstrikes there several airstrikes over several days that sensibilities over here into thailand. 7 pro-democracy activists in hong kong have been convicted for participating in an unauthorized protest 29 thanks to the media tycoon former legislators and a veteran democracy activist. we are sentenced to jail in the future for this case although many other cases that are following it is are back on. to be in jail for walking together with the people of hong

u.n. security council but i'm told the u.n. monitors won't be involved in this the big goal is at the end of the year when the united nations hopes that libya will have general elections there slated for the 24th of december. people in somalia have been protesting against the president's decision to extend his term in office by 2 years demonstrators in mogadishu same. from maggio's decision is a power grab the u.s. and its allies have also condemned the extension saying it could affect efforts to establish a functioning state. kiba will be without a castro at the helm for the 1st time in 60 years 89 year old castro has confirmed he's stepping down as the head of the communist party rah and his brother fidel began their leadership of cuba after the revelation of 1959 at a guest and is in havana with more reaction. what does raul castro's retirement mean for ordinary cubans all the sectors of the population are broadly supported by the government particularly those that lived through the huge improvements in health care education

u.n. security council has stopped short of considering sanctions on myanmar because both china and russia are against it earlier we spoke to political scientist. and i asked him if the threat of sanctions is pushing me and our closer to china i mean our money is in china's arms even without this military coup it would be closely connected to china but the problem is what else could we do we could condemn it equips to step through sanctions and this leads us to this old and familiar debate about sanctions sanctions do have effects yes but most of the time as we can see in russia and in many other cases they do not have the intended effects they are created for so i would have my doubts whether strong words from western countries even military economic sanctions would really change the behavior of this brutal military vision in the end it will be up to the people of myanmar they take the courage to do the streets they risk their lives they don't need only start strong words they would need anything else but this is what we do not try to have the i think. rhetorical support but that's it in

u.n. security council but i'm told the u.n. monitors won't be involved in this the big goal is at the end of the year when the united nations hopes that libya will have general elections there slated for the 24th of december. kiba will be without a castro at the helm for the 1st time in 60 years 89 year old raul is stepping down as the head of the communist party he and his brother fidel began after the revolution in 1959 last america at a set listen human as well now about not even the pandemic could prevent cuba's 8 communist party congress from proceeding exactly as planned but raul castro's confirmation that he was stepping down was nonetheless his story. my task as the 1st secretary of the central committee of the communist party of cuba concludes with the satisfaction of having done my duty and confidence in the future of the fatherland. nevertheless peculation that the master of the castro brothers to rule cuba might retire from politics entirely was quickly to rest. maybe doubt that i have reached the meditated convicti

u.n. security council and the regime would face sanctions obviously the europeans and americans will allow the israelis to get away with everything but this wasn't carried out by the israelis alone. in the past worked with. the cia and centcom and it is believed that by some that the some of the i.a.e.a. inspectors may have passed on information i think that ultimately the iranians will respond and they will respond in a big way for a number of things that the israelis have done but the iranians are patients and they're known for their patience but i think the last 20 years have shown that iran knows where to push things. bring some live pictures for you right now one fireman reportedly killed and 2 others seriously injured this of the venice of the north after a huge fire engulfed a historic factory building in the russian city of st petersburg roundest on iran 40 people had to be evacuated a huge team of firefighters is at the scene the plage the blaze i should say there was this raging over an area 4000 square meters due to the risk of collapse so it seems about the pullback from the bu