is doing in terms of their foreign policy and yemen. it does make a huge difference it is an important step to top of the. american support of the. saudi coalition but to the question is is it in enough step usually when it comes to a conflict. people who broker peace deals all of the parties involved. between the choices off doing the right thing or doing that it's a city think and this is stage i think the biden administration is at the stage of the necessity thing but what i'm concerned about is that they're doing the necessary thing. in the not to their right to a so for example but evoking the. designation as a terrorist organization it is the necessary thing considering the humanitarian access and consequences of such a nation that. constrained humanitarian aid. giving the host this revoking without putting any pressure on them at least to have to give full access for the international organizations to deliver aid. is considered by so many a many days as they by that administration given that he is a green light and that is what h

. —— and the war in yemen.asked my middle east team to ensure our support for the united nations led initiative to impose a ceasefire, open humanitarian channels and restore long dormant peace talks. the us and britain vowed to take action after a bbc investigation revealed harrowing accounts of uighur women in chinese camps being tortured and raped. the us congresswoman marjorie taylor greene is stripped of her high—profile posts following several controversial remarks. and we visit the uk street where having a baby is becoming something of a lockdown trend. we begin in the us, where president biden has pledged to rebuild america's alliances and re—engage with the world, in his first major foreign policy speech. it's a markedly different tone to the "america first" approach of the trump administration. mr biden said solutions to problems such as armed conflicts and climate change could be solved only by working with other nations. we are stepping up our diplomacy to end the war in yemen, a war that has created

the war in yemen is a rox end. the war in yemen is a proxy war _ end. a proxy war and _ end. the war in yemen is a proxy war and the - end. the war in yemen is a | proxy war and the saudi-led proxy war and the saudi—led coalition, as he said, backing the officially recognised government, and iran backing the houthi rebels, what reaction is this un's announcement going to have? it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. president biden said, even on the campaign trail last year, that he was going to take this step if he were a lack did and so it was anticipated —— elected. and the secretary, in his confirmation hearings in the senate reiterated that the united states would take steps to end its support for the saudi military intervention —— secretary blinken. so that is something we expect to and the fact that he took the step todayis fact that he took the step today is not a surprise stop by the state department has also announced a new us envoy to yemen, a very experienced diplomat. what you make of that? of the two parts of the announcement, the cut—off fo

role in the war on yemen.as victories go, there have been far and few between but this is probably the most significant victory if you want to call it that that we have had over six years because finally we have a president who acknowledged this devastating war that is frankly caused by u.s. participation and is committing to and -- at least in some form, the war on yemen. the significance is important but as we are going to talk, there are some details that we need to be clear about. amy: talk about those details. what are you most concerned about right now? folks in his speech, biden said he is ending offensive operations in yemen but he went on to commit to defending saudi borders. this is concerning to me because i still remember the statement the white house putut when obama initially entered the war in march of 2015, that was the exact same claiming, they were defending saudi territory from the houthis. this is what led us here six years of war, 250,000 people start to death of not more. the entire count

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ends its support for offensive operations in saudi arabia's war in yemen. the u.s. house of representatives prepares to vote on stripping a conspiracy theorist of her powers in congress. ex-pat community in thailand showing solidarity for their families back home after a military coup. u.s. president joe biden has laid out his vision for america's foreign policy is promising to restore u.s. leadership on the world stage and repair alliances that were fractured during donald trump's time in office for the president directly address the coup in me and ma russia's treatment of political opposition figures and the u.s. rivalry with china america is back america is back diplomacy is back at the center of our foreign policy. as i said i'm are not going to address we will repair our alliances in gage's with the world once again not to meet yesterday's challenges but today's and tomorrow's american leadership must meet this new moment in advance and authoritarianism including a growing ambitions of china to rival the united states in the determination of russia to damage an

diplomat says he supports biden's action on yemen the u.s. going to be at that considerably to that war now the u.s. is saying i will no longer continue to this war i will not she will it with weapons shipments year i would like you all the big followers and the regional powers to do the same and that was something new the other part of biden's foreign policy agenda repairing an agency that lost hundreds of experienced employees and suffered considerable budget cuts during the previous administration morale had crashed especially during the tenure of former secretary of state mike pompei o who many diplomats believed used the agency to boost his political ambitions in a separate speech to state employees biden said things will be different america is back diplomacy is back you are the center. all that i tend to do you are the heart of it we're going to rebuild our alliances to really gauge the world and take on the enormous challenges we face the new administration's promise to try to restore the u.s. his reputation both at home and around th

what has the impact of that war - bent on yemen? we have the shorthand hrases to bent on yemen?scribe _ bent on yemen? we have the shorthand phrases to describe a _ bent on yemen? we have the shorthand phrases to describe a conflict _ bent on yemen? we have the shorthand phrases to describe a conflict and - phrases to describe a conflict and give me for the last two years, and evenin give me for the last two years, and even in the midst of this global pandemic is described as the worlds worst military in crisis. —— the war in gimmick. you cannot exaggerate the extent of the crisis. i have never seen children so emaciated and so many emaciated skeletal children as you do and yemen. never seen so much suffering among the people in yemen. this is a country which more great percentage of yemenis depend to survive on hand—outs from the united nations, which is why there has been concern to him about what one of the last acts of the trump administration was, to designate the houthi organisation as a terrorist organisation which has complicated an ever more complex operation simply to

dozens are killed in yemen's marib province as the rebel scale up their offensive to capture the northern stronghold of the internationally recognized government. in the race tomorrow by the red planet has become the focus of multiple space missions. but we begin in myanmar where there are fears of a violent crackdown 2 weeks after the military seized power in a coup the u.n. secretary general antonio terra's says he's concerned about the increasing use of force and reports of armored vehicles on the streets of major cities earlier a convoy of tanks was seen in the commercial capital yangon for what's believed to be the 1st time since the coup the u.s. is warning its citizens that a stay at home and there are reports of the internet has once again been shut down across much of the country well at one demonstration on sunday security forces of 5 shots to disperse a crowd which had gathered outside a power plant. well good avoid was. thanks as unclear and the footage that was live streamed on facebook whether or not they used rubber bullets or live ammunition there's been growing defiance a

special envoy to yemen. riyadh, welcome to newshour.tary blincon said today houthi acts are not the action of a group that claims to want peace. how can you negotiate a settlement if one of the sides does not want peace? >> i think certainly we see the houthis in a pretty aggressive stance right now. if you look at just even the last couple of days they are cross-border attacks on saudi arabia, and the defenses that they are apparently launching on a northern town in yemen and also has oil platforms that's been fairly aggressive. there are movements on bot of these fronts and i think we're going to have to test the fro position. they have sent messages indicating that they are prepared to do the heavy lifting for peace. certainly what we have seen in the last couple of days nt doesn't auger well. >> schifrin: does i it matter if there is public messaging or ongoing attacks? >> we have multiple ways of sending messages to organizations and in the yemen context we do want to keep the various channels open. they're going to be very importa

pushing for peace in yemen the u.s. calls on who the rebels to suspend their offensive on the city of myra and return to negotiations. hello there i missed on the attire this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up . the president's counterpart is on the white house says president joe biden will deal directly with king sound as the u.s. seeks to reset relations with saudi arabia. and protest as a bloc railway lines and as the military says its takeover of power was legal. last resignations and apologies and crude following revelations that senior ministers secretly received coronavirus vaccinations. the u.s. has called on yemen's who to halt their advance on the northern city of marriage the special envoy for yemen acknowledged using back channels to talk to the who these to get them to return to international negotiations to try to end the 6 year war this comes on the day that the group was officially removed from the u.s. terror list reversing one of donald trump's final decisions in office and another dramatic ch

, the capital of yemen.nd the world, but here the city markets are still full of people. >> (speaking arabic): >> al-maghafi: when this was filmed, other countries were already under lockdown. >> (conversing in arabic): >> al-maghafi: they're selling qat, a stimulant. chewing the leaves is a national addiction. >> (speaking arabic): >> al-maghafi: the city seems to be in denial. >> (conversing in arabic): (man coughing) ♪ ♪ >> al-maghafi: three mths later, i'm heading to sanaa. i'm originally from yemen, and for the past six years i've been covering the devastating war re. this time i've come to see how the virus is impacting the dire situation, especially here in the north, which is controlled by the houthis, a rebel group backed by iran. >> (chanting in arabic): >> al-maghafi: there've been widespread reports of thousands of covid deaths in areas where the internationally recognized government is in control, but here in the north the houthis insist there have only been four cases. even before i arrive, doc

footprint on the ground if there is one in yemen anyway. well currently the united states has been offering not just intelligence support but also weapons sales something that has been pushed back on by the u.s. congress but this is something that into the trumpet ministration was overridden and so now we see joe biden as he intimated on the campaign trail signaling a very different approach when it comes to not just support of the saudi led conflict there but also the hand that the united states has played in this role in that support so what we're getting from the national security adviser jake sullivan as he spoke in the briefing room a short time ago is that eminently joe biden the current u.s. president will make the announcement from the state department in the coming hours that the united states will now be ending all support for the saudi led conflict in yemen that of course the united nations has called a humanitarian crisis we also expect that during this speech that will be made at the state department that joe biden will also be

lyse: shorthand, it is a complicated war in yemen.di-led coalition launch the war in 2015 and bear in mind, president obama gave the green light for the coalition to move against the houthi, who are involved with iran and haken large swaths of territory. it was promised this campaign would last a matter of weeks. nearly six years on, yemen is described as the worst humanitarian crisis and also one of the most destructive wars. the reason why president obama gave the green light nearly six years ago was because they need you there saud -- they knew their saudi ally was really upset over the iran nuclear deal. now, the saudis no that this -- the saudis know that this isn't winning, they want to rejoin the nuclear deal president trump of the u.s. out of, but have to do it in such a way that they consult with allies. in fact, yemen is seen as one of the issues where there could possibly be movement on trying to deal with this huge fault line which runs through the region, and that is the saudi-iranian rivalry. so president biden has appnt

yemen's state troop last stand. houthi rebels close in on the government's last stronghold in the north of the country. anti-covid restrictions across the u.k.. residents returning from 33 read this country must isolate at their own cost in special quarantine hotels. hospital admissions in the u.k. are running at around 1600 a day, higher than the previous peak last april. this is live in paris. ♪ >> think you being with us. calls still to free the de facto president aung san suu kyi. tanks have been deployed to control protests in myanmar main city. in mentally two people were wounded when the police used rubber bullets -- in mentally. -- in mandalay. there is a near-total internet shutdown for the second night, which means that viewers will be unable to watch this report. >> protesters once again took to the streets on monday. though there was an uneasy feeling in the air as tanks and more soldiers were deployed to major cities across myanmar. it's prompted fears that the military is planning a crackdown on demons

envoy to yemen.yemen's new government cabinet arrived to fanfare six weeks ago, it was supposed to be a step toward ending the war. instead, a houthi rocket hit the tarmac. there was chaos and smoke. parts of the airport were pulverized. for six years, a saudi-led campaign tried to unseat the iranian-backed houthis from the capital sanaa. it failed. the houthis are currently attacking the internationally recognized government's final northern stronghold. and last month, the houthis hit another airport, in saudi arabia, and ripped a hole in a civilian airplane. but the campaign and houthi intransigence have succeeded in transforming the arab world's poorest country into a humanitarian catastrophe. the un warns yemen is in imminent danger of the worst famine in decades, and this year, 2 million children under 5 will suffer from acute malnutrition. last month, the trump administration labelled the houthis a global terrorist organization to try and cut off their funding and weapons, in part supplied by i

but dissipate in yemen. well you're right the u.s. president spoke just a moment ago to the diplomatic corps where he gave them a pep talk in essence he's now on the top floor of the state department where the secretary of state's office is meeting with tony blinken along with his vice president kamel harris who also spoke just a few moments ago near right there's an incredible shift that's taking place and that's why they spoke to the diplomatic corps signaling we appreciate your efforts in the last 4 years which many recognize we're trying but now we are going to have a significant shift in focus not only in foreign policy all around the world but in yemen as you point out and that is what we're watching for because following that meeting the u.s. president will be having a foreign policy speech where he will outline specifically what he plans to do we've had known for some time and some a controversy early and in contrast to the support of the u.s. congress or rather the lack of support the united states has continued to find in te

support for the war in yemen then that is very significant because the u.s. u.s. has been providing logistical and intelligence support for the saudi military it's worth saying that this is something that candidate joe biden had said he was going to do but he hasn't actually made a pronouncement on yemen for well over a year in the campaign yet to look back in the campaign for the last time we talked in any detail on foreign policy so i think everyone was wondering is he actually going to go through with this it's also worth knowing that he and his secretary of state have not spoken to the leaders of saudi arabia it's getting quite interesting the countries that the new administration have not spoken to at this stage also worth noting in case anyone forgets the war in yemen in terms of the intervention by the saudi led coalition was in 2015 so almost 5 years ago and remember that wasn't the trumpet ministration it was the obama administration where he was the vice president that originally reluctantly i think gave the green light for the saudis to do this they did

revoked the terror of designation of yemen's $23.00 rebels president joe biden the u.n. and aid groups all feel the listing would make yemen's humanitarian crisis even worse by preventing a deliveries to areas controlled by the rebels. and antic who protesters are out on the streets in myanmar for the 8th consecutive day they want the generals to release deposed leader on sense and she was under arrest friday saw the biggest demonstration against the june to since the coup on february 1st al-jazeera scott joins us live now from the thai capital bangkok scott so another day of protests in myanmar and the demonstration seems to be gaining traction what's been happening there. yes it has there and we're looking at what would probably be another big day large turnout like we saw on friday today on saturday shaping up in that direction people on the ground telling me right now they're gathering in the spot some of the spots that they have been over the last several days there's a part large intersection right near the university of yangon where they've been gathering that's u

now let's turn to the war in yemen.acked houthi rebels have welcomed joe biden�*s plans to end us support for the saudi—led coalition�*s offensive operations. saudi state media says riyadh has reaffirmed support for a political solution in yemen. this is what president biden had to say on the conflict: i've asked my middle east team to ensure our support for the united nations led initiative to impose a cease—fire, open humanitarian challenge and restore long dormant peace talks. a short time ago i spoke to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet who says the the fact that mr biden is taking deliberate steps to try and end the conflict shows that he's serious about it. i think what is different in his call to end the war is that he is taking specific steps to head in that direction but nobody has any illusions about how difficult it will be to end what is it very complicated war and to get those peace talks started and have them achieve something. but, yes, ending any kind of us support for offensive operation

you mentioned yemen there allan president biden saying he plans to end u.s. support for offensive operations in the country how will that work. well we knew that he was going to do this he talked about it on the campaign trail when congress in 2019 voted to stop selling weapons to the united arab emirates and also saudi arabia that would be used offensively in yemen joe biden was very much in favor of that so that's essentially what is going to happen the very 1st part of that will be that they will stop selling weapons to mainly so do arabia if they can be used offensively in yemen he talked about how the last 5 years that essentially brought a humanitarian and strategic catastrophe and therefore that had to be some way out of this that was negotiated in the u.s. would play a part in the how are they going to do that well they've appointed a man by name of 10 melinda king who's actually well known well respected in that area he spent a lot of time there as a career diplomat rather than someone who is a political appointee he has relationships in many of the

policy towards yemen.a rare glimpse inside the war-torn country, the efforts to bring about a cease-fire. ♪ laura: it is day one of the australian on tennis tournament, the most ambitious sporting competition there since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. the event is only happening because australia has been able to control the spread. reporter: after a three-week delay, and a dramatic and roversial buildup, the australian is finally underway. there is a real buzz around elburn, tennis fans and streaming in throughout the day, substrate to the courts, others enjoy the outdoors and watching on the big screen. it does feel different this year, with the covid safety measures in place around the park, from hand sanitizing, to encouraging people to cover their faces, and to social distance. the park has been divided into three zones. your ticket takes you to that specific place. that limits the number of people mixing and also helps with the contact tracing in case of an infection. ♪ laura: president j

special envoy for yemen is calling for a halt to who t.f. attacks on the city of mar of dozens of people have been killed in the intensified efforts to seize the government stronghold. of the. masses perseverance craft has touched down on mars it's the most advanced rover ever sent. a jury as president has dissolved parliament and called early elections in a televised address abdul majeed to boom said he will also carry out a reshuffle and pardon dozens of members of the protest movement that toppled his predecessor his government a struggle to stem renew protests flailing attempts of political and economic reform well william lawrence is a professor of international relations at american university he joins us now from washington d.c. by skype firstly can i start by asking you will these efforts go some way to appease the protesters. no the protesters want systemic change they want regime change they want the political class removed and they want new rules that are democratic about human rights and none of that being addressed by this inste

led peace efforts in yemen saying the war has to end. at least 247 people have been detained in me and maurice protest against monday's military could gather pace the u.n. has spoken out shop the against the move away from democracy. and the 1st shipment of the russian spotting vaccine is arrived in iran the country hardest hit by the crowd a virus pandemic in the middle east health but health care workers in the vulnerable are the 1st in line to receive jabs. now the house of representatives will vote soon on whether to exclude exclude controversial u.s. republican congresswoman marjorie taylor green from several official committees greene has expressed support for the killing on conspiracy theory and other extreme using cluing advocating violence against democrats al-jazeera shavar tansey is live for us from capitol hill and shout tell us more about the reaction within the republican party how much concern has that been about these remarks from marjorie taylor green. there was concern but then it seems off to kevin mccarthy the house r

the war between who the rebels and yemen is internationally recognized government is widely seen as a proxy conflict between saudi arabia and iran and now taking the coup thieves off the u.s. terror list could have wider political implications i think it's going to possibly upset the saudi u.a.e. led coalition on that same token it's going to help cool temperatures in yemen and possibly will temperatures tween the u.s. and iran while the war appears to be far from over people in yemen hope new policies will eventually lead to more concessions and peace agreements. up a civilian al-jazeera. the wild weather in a moment and then fronts holds off on its 3rd covered lockdown critics are warning that that might be a risky strategy and i jury's been plagued by oil spills but now a court ruling in the u.k. may have opened the door to legal redress. for the perfect janet. sponsored plan qatar airways however remains very cold across the good parts of central and northern europe but some changes underway will gradually see some milder air pushing into western passes a systems just squeeze thei

support for those operations in yemen how do you know it's going to impact the u.s. saudi relations and do you think biden is going to be successful in bringing the war in yemen to some sort of conclusion. no i mean he can declare you know that climate change is going to end you can declare covert is going to stop you can declare all you want to but that doesn't have any real impact in the world it's particularly ironic that he would be making yemen a focus of his firstborn spouses page and as i recall there was nothing significant mention about israel which is a great alley of ally of the united states in the middle east it is a strange situation saudi arabia is not perfect we all know that there was a murder that took place in europe europe that was sanctioned by some very high up saudi leaders nonetheless saudi arabia rabia has been has a working relationship with united states that is working relationship with israel it is an anti terrorist country and it would be odd that the president would be targeting. saudi arabia which has actually been supporting folks in

remember watching the hawks i rolled into an island and i made sure i bring up yemen today because it is kind of one of those tragic quagmires and tragic as they say humanitarian crisis that is kind of lost in the shuffle of all the other humanitarian crisis the world's been dealing with and i don't say that like i mean it's a little comic when you say but it's true we're dealing with so much but yemen is important because this is one of those kind of foreign policy so. to asians that is going to be hard on the ministration moving forward they've got a pull out they've got to do something to say we're not going to take part in this sort of you bring it up because it's not receiving the attention it should in major media but also because we've had a longstanding history of mistakes and human mistakes that have been very costly not only in terms of american dollars but also in terms of the lie of the people there and i think that you know it when we look at things from a geo political landscape in the new administration has brought in people who are supposed to kind of turn the tide fro

pushing for peace in yemen the u.s. calls on who the rebels to suspend their offensive on the city of merit and returns and against nations. come on down jordan this is out of iraq lawyer from doha also coming up former u.s. president donald trump launches a blistering attack on the republican party. the struggle to reach hundreds of bodies believed to be trapped in a boat that capsized in democratic republic of congo. and a new growth industry for australia as it starts tapping into the health and environmental benefits of seems. the u.s. has called on yemen's who the rebels to halt their advance on the northern city of merit that special envoy for yemen says they're very aggressively using back channels to get their huth is to return to international negotiations and as nora burden on reports it comes on the day the group was officially removed from the u.s. terrorist. yemeni soldiers push back with the advances on 2 fronts north of the city of marjah. battles like this one have intensified since the start of the mont

pushing for peace in yemen the u.s. calls on the rebels to suspend their offensive on the city of merit and return to negotiations. hello i'm daryn jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up former u.s. president donald trump launches a blistering attack on the top republican senator sign a deal in divisions in the republican party. inventive tactics being used by protesters and now on the 12th day of demonstrations against them if it comes. i'm elizabeth random in the indian himalayas when violent mentalists a large scale infrastructure projects are threatening the ecologically fragile region. the u.s. has called on yemen's who the rebels to hold their advance on the northern city of merit its special envoy to yemen says so-called back channels are being used very aggressively to get the who things to return to international negotiations and as laura burton money reports that's come on the day the group's official removed from the united states terror list. yemeni soldiers pushed back lutie advances on 2 f

warnings that a massive famine and an offensive by to see rebels threaten new opportunities to end yemen's war. facing renewed antigovernment protests sound cheery as president calls for the dissolution of parliament and early elections. but it. also says perseverance rover sends back its 1st images of mars moments after landing to look for signs of ancient life. the nations of the world are failing to meet their own climate change targets putting humanity's future at risk the u.n. secretary general has appealed to will leaders to make a renewed commitment to fight climate change and called for urgent global action. we need to make these coalition truly global and turns formative you for the opted by every county seat the financial institution and company around the world a global coalition for carbonneau that idea by 2050 can still prevent the worst the impacts of climate change but we cannot delay we are running out of time to meet temperature rise to $1.00 the cells use and build resilience to the impacts that come and they also need equal urgency and then bishan to address how we produ

yemen is about as grim as it gets these pictures from the aid agency save the children of 7 month old amir the u.n. says he's one among a staggering 400000 children under 5 years of age who are seriously malnourished and at risk of dying from starvation famines are very unusual well there has only been one in the last 20 years of a significant scale when a quarter 1000000 somalis lost their lives in 2011 what could happen in yemen over the next weeks and months is something the world hasn't seen for 40 years something literally i thought was unimaginable but it will happen unless different action is taken now the u.n. special envoy martin griffiths told the security council the situation on the ground in yemen is now the most tense he's seen since he took up the job 3 years ago i am certain i think the word is probably more than that to report that over the past month the conflict in yemen has taken a sharp escalatory turn. with the answer out of the most recent offensive at mar a government i have done this many times since early last year when this offensive operations started and i

warns yemen's who could still be hit with more sanctions as it prepares to revoke their terrorists blacklisting. more violence against people will only compound the illegitimacy of the cool of the culpability of its leaders united nations rights body adds to pressure on me and most generals and to keep protests well to their biggest days so far. and we'll speak to activists about what's behind a rise in violent crimes against asian americans in the u.s. . donald trump's 2nd impeachment trial is nearing its end with the u.s. senate's widely expected to acquit the former president as early as this weekend slow is wrapped up their defense they describe the trial as unconstitutional and said democrats pushing for trump's conviction were only seeking baseless revenge the team also suggested evidence against have been manipulated trump is accused of inciting a deadly riot on capitol hill last month. this unprecedented effort is not about democrats opposing political violence is about democrats trying to disqualify their political opposition it is constitutional cancel culture history will will will r

has called on yemen's rebels to halt their advance on the northern city.he special envoy for yemen acknowledged using back channels to talk to them to try and get them to return to negotiations, to end the six-year war. this all comes on the data group was officially removed from the u.s. terror list, reversing one of donald trump's final decisions that office. in another change to u.s. middle east policy, the white house says it is recalibrating its relationship with saudi arabia. joe biden will speak directly to the king and set of the crown prince. >> we have made clear from the beginning that we are going to recalibrate our relationship with saudi arabia. president biden, one of the questions there, to go back to the context, whether he would be speaking with mbs. part of that is going back to engagement, counterpart to counterpart. the president's counterpart is the king. i expect at the appropriate time, he would have a conversation with him. anchor: mike is an washington, d.c. for us. can you talk us through the implications of that? reporter: in th

pushing for peace in yemen the u.s. calls on the hoof the rebels to suspend their offensive on the city of merit and return to negotiations. a lot down in jordan this isn't just iraq lawyer from joe also coming up former u.s. president donald trump launches a blistering attack on the top top republican senator and a sign of deepening divisions in the republican party. unsecure protesters block rebel lines in 1000000 miles the military says its takeover of power was legal. and remembering the cost of freedom 10 years after the start of the revolution that toppled libya's longtime leader. the u.s.s. cole in yemen as who the rebels to hold their advance on the northern city of merit it special envoy to yemen says that very aggressively using back channels to get who these to return to international negotiations and as laura burden monday reports it comes on the day the group was officially removed from the u.s. terror list. yemeni soldiers pushed back with the advances on 2 fronts north of the city of marjah the. battles l

says it will remove yemen's with the rebels from a terrorist designation but warns it still could impose sanctions. pakistan is facing a shortage of white sugar some produce a government action isn't helping. and we'll speak to activists about the rise in violent crimes against asian americans in the u.s. . donald trump's 2nd impeachment trial is nearly finished with the u.s. senate expected to acquit him as early as this weekend lawyers for the former president wrapped up their defense describing the trial as unconstitutional they say democrats pushing for a conviction are only seeking revenge but trump is accused of inciting a deadly riot on capitol hill last month helen fisher reports the truck came to kill remarkably short time to wrap up its defense just under 4 hours it argued that the proceedings were unconstitutional were rushed and were driven by a hatred of donald trump this impeachment is completely divorced from the facts the evidence and the interests of the american people. the senate should promptly and decisively vote to reject it far from promoting insurrection against t

she was yemen's deputy minister for public works.ughts, any words, for the people who would carry out an action like this? yeah, i have... it's not only our family that lost a really beloved person. it's around... i don't know, each and every house definitely have someone they lost. i'm sure whoeverjust did this thing, i am sure also that he has lost someone in his family. so i'm just saying, let's talk. can the conflict be stopped? it's deeply embedded here and it's playing out against a backdrop of regional rivalries. the new us president, joe biden, is pushing for peace. he may need to be ready for the long haul. 0rla guerin, bbc news, aden. protests against the military coup in myanmar have spread across the country for a third day. they were largely peaceful though there peaceful though there were some clashes between the security forces. the commander—in—chief of the military has spoken out for the first time on television — justifying his actions. the bbc�*s nyein chan aye reports from yangon. chanting sending a message to the

bring saudi arabia in that kind of coalition in the in the war in yemen but you know that's going to be one of those things that you know what you say in a letter is different when you're suddenly in the driver seat and you've got saudi arabia this huge u.s. ally in the region saying what do you mean you're going to walk away from us over here what do you mean you're not going to help it's terrorism you know they'll always wave the flag but we've got several things that have happened you know that transpired between that letter and now when it comes to saudi arabia and one should be americans americans understanding of how we should pursue many levels of communication with them remember he wasn't murdered and mutilated at the time that letter was written it was really haven't seen saudi arabia actually have any level of penalty from the united states based on that alone and i think that we are in a different space now in the way that we view saudi arabia and knowing that you know when it comes to terrorist cells and certain other things they have been part and parcel of that there ha

what is worse is that. the uk is the pen holder for yemen at the un.. the snp has a fundamental deep disagreement with the uk government's position on yemen. and it really is impossible to pretend to be the humanitarian honest broker on one side while also simultaneously being the biggest arms dealer to the conflict. we are tackling the symptoms of a problem that the uk has done no small part to help to create. will the government follow the example of our ally and finally stop all arms sales supporting this horrific war, yes or no? minister. mr speaker, the united kingdom takes its arms export licensing responsibilities very seriously. we will not issue any export licenses for items where there is a clear risk that the items may be used in the commission of a serious violation of international humanitarian law. every licence application is rigorously assessed against the consolidated eu and national arms export licensing criteria. james cleverly. measures giving legal weight to the armed forces covenant for the first time have been called "disappointi