union has joined in by poking fun at u.k.'s post breaks it passports european parliament the all member countries will now also have a dark blue passport making the british redesign a lot less symbolic person is changing the color of its passport from burgundy to blue the prime minister to resign may calling it an expression of independence and sovereignty off the brakes it has never stopped member state and member countries from designing their own hospitals a. quick look at the top stories now hospitals and gaza are struggling to cope with an influx of palestinians injured during fighting with israeli troops nearly fifteen hundred people have reportedly been injured since landay protests turned violent along the gaza israel border on friday doctors say they are running out of medicine and supplies to treat patients many of whom were injured by live ammunition. away. from day one of the protests the strategic stock at the hospitals especially sheaffer hospital have been running out of because of that we're calling on donors t

chocolate billionaire versus the comedy king russia would be watching the second round closely as will the european union ukraine is stuck in the middle geographically divided by conflict its economy in the doldrums and anticorruption reforms failing to take hold neither candidate has ready answers. back at h.q. in this matter the finance minister alexander downer look could provide the experience the candidate lacks something like an act of blind faith isn't it to support a man with no political background or experience going to why should people do it. well that's a good question right or just maybe because they trust him more than the alternatives that's it. and they. blindly bluntly actually saying that we don't want. a continuation of cutting forces you know with what we don't want people don't trust running the country so this is the shiny new look i'll take in ukraine and younger voters in particular will surely many hard to like the five of them is immense his promise to trade everything even if he's so far later in the fray his suggestions about how he plans to do that will have to change

union's democratic principles on monday the hungary and parliament granted prime minister viktor orban sweeping emergency powers to rule by decree without any time limits in brussels on tuesday the european commission president underlaying expressed grave concern in a statement read out by his spokesman any emergency measures must be limited to what is necessary and strictly proportionate the most not last indefinitely moreover governments must make sure that such measures are subject to regular scrutiny coronaviruses change what might be considered normal there is nothing normal about europe streets being deserted about shops being closed about millions staying at home but one day tourists will return to the tourist a fresh array and enjoy the panorama across paris of the eiffel tower for now though the disinfecting squads barely glance at the view in the effort to combat the virus there is no such time to waste paul brennan al-jazeera a nurse in spain has taken to facebook to express her frustration she says the number of infected is nuts higher than the government is willing to ackn

union has weighed in with a new initiative to support short time working and avoid layoffs and redundancies in the e.u.'s hardest hit economies millions of people cannot go to work but they still have to buy groceries and pay the bills companies are paying salaries to their employees even if right now they're not making money europe is now coming to their support with a new initiative. it is called shore. medical priority those finding enough beds and equipment to treat the ever growing numbers falling ill latest figures from france saw a new record of 509 new fatalities and the authorities are transferring patients between regions to spread the pressure more evenly paris's hospitals are now fall and 38 critically ill coronavirus patients were transferred by high speed train to the city of ren on wednesday in spain where yet another record of 864 new deaths were recorded in the previous 24 hours the temporary hospital creates what this madrid conference center has been restocked with fresh supplies every bed can save a life in this crisis every minute matters paul brennan al-jazeera of the

yeah there is something of a crisis now on both economic and political level inside the european union as an institution on the political level this week hungary which is deeply euro skeptic in the 1st place the parliament passed a law allowing viktor orban the prime minister to rule by decree there is no parliament now in hungary the there won't be elections until further notice you can get put in jail for 5 years now folk won't spreading false rumors whatever that means now you know the army not only does the idea of suspending democracy slowly fly right in the face of any sort of idea about what the your opinion supposed to be about clearly there is no reason anybody else can see as to why you would need to suspend parliamentary democracy to try to fight the virus in hungary they haven't been that many cases and so the european commission is deeply worried about this the former italian prime minister matter renzi has said $100.00 should be expelled from the european union if it carries on so that's a big problem equally on the economic level is a huge round now between northern euro

union. it's the new northern island where tourists come from across the world to take selfies in an avenue of beech trees because it features in the hit t.v. series game of thrones. once upon a time in the city about northern ireland scenery talent affordability and yes even its divisive history make for a booming film industry. but none of this could have happened without peace says this busy location manager i've had discussions about for jobs in the last week in northern ireland significant jobs. we are so so busy there are huge companies coming here and that you would never have dreamed twenty years ago companies the otherwise would never ever have dreamed of common to what was considered to be a war zone so it's night and the change in the last twenty years is night and. the troubles the pitches grady these days but in northern ireland of places in the past ever be a foreign country central belfast is transformed nobody comes into the city fearing that they'll get caught up in a bomb at

union step privacy standards that are pretty strict that they're going to apply to every facebook user across the globe in the near future and that they're going to work with foundations and academics to study exactly how social media impacts elections so basic message today in this testimony that was released ahead of his visit is that he is sorry that he should have done better the company should have done better and they will in the future still probably not be enough to keep him from getting some pretty tough questions when he sits down with members of the u.s. house and senate. he wants to come on the program independent monitors question the fairness of it to organs and lexan victory in hungary plus. a volunteer restaurant because it's the dumbest table for thousands of struggling. hello there is dry unsettled for most of us across australia at the moment the satellite picture is picking up a little bit of cloud in the south making things rather grey and at times rather damp across the tasmania but ahead of it is staying fine but it's also staying very hot adelaide they're up at

union to all of its users worldwide allowing research into the effects of social media on elections and increasing security staff privacy advocates say that won't be enough i think it's frankly absurd that people are assuming that the company that cause these problems is going to fix these problems this is precisely why we need democratic out ability we need public oversight for these companies zuckerberg performance on the hill could have a big impact on whether there is new oversight and accountability and whether a growing number of people continue to unfriend the site to call hane al-jazeera washington. a new report by the nonprofit web browser mazola has revealed the biggest dangers posed by the internet today it warns that privacy and competition are being undermined by the consolidation of big technology companies like facebook google amazon and that fake news has reached epidemic proportions around the world mostly because of online advertising that particular type of economy the economy that is for awards abuse fraud and misinformation is also calling for people's privacy t

union step privacy standards that are pretty strict that they're going to apply to every facebook user across the globe in the near future and that they're going to work with foundations and academics to study exactly how social media impacts elections so basic message terms are covered today in this testimony that was released ahead of his visit is that he is sorry that he should have done better the company should have done better and they will in the future still probably not be enough to keep him from getting some pretty tough questions when he sits down with members of the u.s. house and senate still ahead of al-jazeera. israeli interrogators accused of taunting jailed palestinian teen activist ahead to me plus. getting to grips with turbulent times while military cooperation a major talking point between capitalism in and the u.s. secretary of defense. by the sky and i mean the ancient harbor or off the coast of the italian riviera. and over the clouds are gathering for us in parts of china now you can see a few are not choose day a little bit some pieces of cloud there but it re

union to all of its users worldwide allowing research into the effects of social media on elections and increasing security staff privacy advocates say that won't be enough i think it's frankly absurd that people are soong that the company that cause these problems is going to fix these problems this is precisely why we need democratic how to believe we need public oversight for these companies zuckerberg performance on the hill could have a big impact on whether there is new oversight and accountability and whether a growing number of people continue to unfriend the site pedicle hain al-jazeera washington. this is out of syria it's time to take a look at the headlines the u.s. president says all options are on the table including military action in response to a suspected chemical attack in syria on saturday britain and france have echoed similar sentiments saying acid's government and its backers must be held to account president dog trump has canceled his upcoming trip to latin america to focus on the syria crisis he was scheduled to attend the summit of the americas in peru and

union to all of its users worldwide allowing research into the effects of social media on elections and increasing security staff privacy advocates say that won't be enough i think it's frankly absurd that people are assuming that the company that cause these problems is going to fix these problems this is precisely why we need democratic how to believe we need public oversight for these companies zuckerberg performance on the hill could have a big impact on whether there is new oversight and accountability and whether a growing number of people continue to unfriend the site pedicle hain al-jazeera washington. at least twenty seven children were killed when their school bus skidded off a mountain road in india the crash happened in the northern state of emotional pradesh initial reports suggest the driver was speeding when he lost control and the bus plunged about sixty metres the children were on their way home. french police have used tear gas and stun grenades in a dorm raid to clear out environmental activists from the site of an abandoned airport project about two and a half th

union to all of its users worldwide allowing research into the effects of social media on elections and increasing security staff privacy advocates say that won't be enough i think it's frankly absurd that people are soon going that the company that cause these problems is going to fix these problems this is precisely why we need democratic out ability we need public oversight for these companies zuckerberg performance on the hill could have a big impact on whether there is new oversight and accountability and whether a growing number of people continue to unfriend the site to call hane al-jazeera washington. thirty one palestinians are now confirmed dead in gaza after the israeli army opened fire on demonstrations that began ten days ago gaza's health ministry says a forty five year old man died on monday from wounds he sustained during protests on friday tens of thousands of people have travelled to the border with israel demanding a right of return for palestinian refugees more than two thousand four hundred been injured most of them by live ammunition from israeli army gunfire.

union to all of its users worldwide allowing research into the effects of social media on elections and increasing security staff privacy advocates say that won't be enough i think it's frankly absurd that people are soon ing that the company that cause these problems is going to fix these problems this is precisely why we need democratic how to billet we need public oversight for these companies zuckerberg performance on the hill could have a big impact on whether there is new oversight and accountability and whether a growing number of people continue to unfriend the site. al-jazeera washington or let's get more from alan fischer our correspondent in washington d.c. and not on this is a pretty big moment to talk about and facebook. it really is mark zuckerberg has never appeared before a senate or house committee before when we had all the problems with facebook and russian influence during the presidential election he sent aides number two tenants people to speak to congress then this is going to be a big hearing for him it's a joint senate committee forty four senators that's al

s decision to leave the european union to be phillips's in belfast for us covering events to mark the occasion this anniversary being marked by a ceremony here at queen's university in belfast and visits by some of the keep us now these who help the good friday agreement and former president bill clinton former prime minister tony blair but what does twenty years of peace means in northern ireland i've been travelling around belfast and the surrounding countryside to find out. it's the new northern island where tourists come from across the world to take selfies in an avenue of beech trees because it features in the hit t.v. series game of thrones. once upon a time in the city of northern ireland scenery talent affordability and yes even its divisive history make for a booming film industry. but none of this could have happened without peace says this busy location manager i've had discussions about for jobs in the last week in northern ireland significant jobs. we are so so busy there are huge companies coming here and that he would never have dreamed twenty years ago companies thoug

out of the european union with no deal. becomes a vis richmond's and you're likely to get the opposite view here very many regard opposition to bracks it's as a form of treachery. this richmond is every bit as pretty as the other one that was voted the best place to live in britain yet the mood here can be venomous towards both the e.u. and the british governments they dismiss entirely the idea that bracks it is some kind of mythical creature as their opponents claim. britain they say is being led like a lamb to the slaughter democracy is dying i think the longer it goes on the more extensions the more of the power. the pave over by parliament. reminders and we will not get brecht's it is simple as that i think it's delaying tactics so i can reverse the decision of the people we had the people we don't need in our people we should leave on our roads and that's it it goes without saying that syriza may is now being pulled apart by both of these forces in parliament it will inevitably be her downfall abandon braxton revoke ti

union leaders ahead of a an emergency summit in brussels on wednesday the reason may held talks with french president emmanuel and germany's angela merkel hoping to convince the two to back her request to delay breaks it until june the thirtieth but leaders have shown resistance to a short delay you know today with headlines on stay with us radicalize youth is coming right up by from. africa's most populous nation a blog just economy has a youth unemployment problem in a bid to control the internet of the future some sad kind of digital. folding we bring you the stories to the shaping the economic world we live in. counting the cost on the era.

to remain in the european union for another year with the option of leaving early if the deal is ratified britain's prime minister has met key e.u. leaders ahead of an emergency summit in brussels on wednesday without the approval of the block the u.k. will crash out on friday really challenge reports. can anything save britain from its bricks in misery the government's withdrawal agreement has sunk beneath the waves in a compromise talks with the opposition labor party show few signs of compromise where heads continue the discussion somewhere looking forward to hearing what the government has to say those calling for a second referendum or increasing the hope with surprising new faces are joining their ranks like hugh merriman a conservative m.p. who wants bricks it and the people's vote that was my message in the whole that i wasn't preaching to the choir was he they want a people's vote because they want to go the complete opposite way that i do my message so the almost two hundred m.p.'s who voted for the deal concert three times like i have is that if you want this thing through you'

to stay in the european union for another year i didn't notice the summit in brussels on wednesday on tuesday britain's prime minister to resign held talks with the french president and german chancellor to try to persuade them to back her request to delay brags that until june thirtieth but the european council president doesn't believe may will succeed in getting a deal approved in westminster by that time without the approval of the block the u.k. will crash out on friday well one of the major sticking points in reaching a deal on briggs it has been the irish backstop close to reason agreed with the e.u. to prevent a hard border on the island of ireland. reports people in belfast are feeling far from reassured single mom did recalls and has been unemployed for more than two years she plays with one of her two children in a park close to their home in western belfast. she says she's experienced years of financial insecurity and uncertainty over brakes it makes her afraid everybody is worried he really knows what's going to happen and people are worried about the border you know and

but it's not enough for several stricken european states italy has long argued for wealthier countries to guarantee the debt of the poorer ones which this deal does not i because the impact of the lockdown across southern europe is clear in spain the beaches are empty with no prospect of this changing anytime soon on any normal good friday afternoon you could expect this area of central berlin to be packed with tourists and berliners alike all enjoying the sunshine and yet corona means they can't those who are here doing the exercise there are allowed to do that many of the shops around here are shut down even the most iconic hotel in berlin and very low occupancy at the outline right now all because of corona which is why the staff inside have taken to baking easter themed cakes to provide to the homeless of the city but such gestures alone cannot bring anything but a temporary or spite in a pandemic that shows no sign of stopping dominic came al-jazeera burleson. well turkey has ordered a 48 hour curfew in 31 cities starting midnight on friday more than a 1000 people have died from c

european union finance ministers have agreed to $590000000000.00 rescue package aimed at propping up economies devastated by the coronavirus crisis it includes short term employment . prevent millions of cars from losing their jobs will also be made available in the states which need help with health care. prevention costs. could not agree on. how to fund long term economic recovery dominic cain joins us now live via skype from. basically a case of northern european countries saying. picking up the bill of the south. that pretty much yes sammy the point here is that the german government the austrian government the dutch and that since really baulked at the idea of doing what you just said of affectively allowing that taxpayers their economies to become the ultimate guarantee of italian spanish debt and indeed other countries to perhaps the portuguese as well they really fall to the idea that they don't want to do that for weeks now german governments preferred plan has been to persuade other e.u. countries to follow their example and so the elements that you are laying out in your i

union has agreed to make more than one trillion dollars available to member states under lockdown fighting the coronavirus france's finance minister has described the economic plan as the most important in the block's history south korean president has cast his ballot ahead of next week's parliamentary elections it's the 1st major country to hold a general election amid the cold in 1000 crisis south korea reported 27 you cases over the past 24 hours the fewest in about 7 weeks. those are the headlines on al-jazeera coming up next here it's a story. talk to al-jazeera we want your force with when you saw that document a story we listen to after the war saying you're europeans go build united states of you but we would not be with you we meet with global news makers and talk about the stories that matter on al-jazeera. ok and your in the stream today a respectful representation why disability is so destructive for the community take a look at a viral twitter thread that explores the impact that some common tropes have on people with disabilities and this is an important conversation we want

union has agreed to make more than one trillion dollars available to member states under lockdown fighting the coronavirus as finance minister has described the economic plan as the most important in the box history. and britain's prime minister is out of intensive care 2 weeks after testing positive focal they've 19 after 3 days in i.c.u. boys johnson is now back on a hospital ward and is said to be an extremely good spirits they're up to date with the headlines on al-jazeera more news on al-jazeera dot com as always coming up next it's a program vaults of shame. when a prime minister takes a lump of coal into his own column and that call means a lot to the country's fortunes we bring you the stories and developments that are rapidly changing the world we live in get breaks it does not was a slogan that whatever the problem is of course jokes and counting the cost on al-jazeera. in 2002 the israeli palestinian conflict was further inflame as a contentious supporter was cast in concrete. the following film 1st aired 5 years after construction began on what israel describes as a separation

european union finance ministers have agreed to a $590000000000.00 rescue package aimed at propping up economies devastated by the coronavirus crisis it includes a short term employment scheme which aims to prevent millions of workers from losing their jobs funds will also be made available in loans to member states which need help with health care virus cure and prevention cause but the ministers couldn't agree on shared borrowing and perspiring tomes on how to fund long term economic recovery dominic cain has been following developments from berlin and he says the e.u. deal may have been agreed i'm alone in principle but the details are still being put and. it's really it's by i really want to see the e.u. front up with guarantees full then debts called euro vons all in the current crisis corona bombs effectively having the germans and other northern european countries guaranteeing that debts so that they then can concentrate their economies on fights in corona that has not happened and in some ways it was probably never going to happen right now because there is resistance from the

s decision to leave the european union as was all questions about identity and economics back to the fore bonamy phillips reports from belfast. the class of ninety eight told their reunion at queen's university belfast the men and women who made peace a day to celebrate the dramatic reduction in violence that good friday agreement brought to northern ireland to what else the devolved government that was an essential component of the agreement has not function did over a year where. one key player insisted peace is not at risk institutions will be back in place the good friday agreement remains the accord which is going to guide politics on the side and on or isn't in those items and relationships in the and to the for future so i think the future is very bright from the opposite side of northern ireland's divided not a key player said britain's withdrawal from the e.u. should not damage the agreement perhaps it is one thing. if we're completely different there is no interaction between them all but what is happening at the moment is some people are trying to use protection to the agr

union in may the question is what will those protections be afforded to all facebook customers it had been thought that so the outside the u.s. and canada they would be these regulations or your facebook users because they through the process in our language will be governed by these rules of first talk about so yes u.s. users will also get these protections burned twenty minutes later when he was pushed really everything identical protections in the u.s. as there will be no the e.u. he said weakly he vacillated again so we don't really care about that and that's kind of hope is treating this woman at saying definitely we've learned our lessons we're going to protect our consumers in the next but then you get a bit more a little bit more of a sort of all right thank you very much amber tansey with the latest on the a comeback hearing there on capitol hill. sentenced seven soldiers to ten years in prison each for their involvement in the killing of ten men during a military crackdown on wrangel muslims the military says the soldiers joined police in that but just villages in carrying o

union a turning a blind eye to egypt's violate. as of human rights prime minister modi is seeking a second time with a campaign dominated by talk of a cash man pakistan will he succeed an exclusive look at the goals behind russian's common foreign policy explained by some of the insiders who helped shape the kremlin's ideology a pro on al-jazeera. and friends can tell a story without uttering a single. conventionality of life. witnessed through the lens of the. on out is the era. where no. no. no. no no. i wish i carry in their hobbies are the top stories on al-jazeera their opinion has allowed the u.k. to extend by accident oct thirty first at the latest u.k. prime minister theresa may had wanted to move the date from friday to the end of june could still leave sooner of parliament passes her withdrawal deal ok will continue its cooperation as a full member state with all its rights and as a close friend and trust that in the future let me finish there's a lesson to our british friends. this extension of flexible as expected. and

union but it seems that need that one of the evil factions on the ground is listening to the international calls but generally speaking this situation is collation it seems to be dealing with the peace talks need their general national conference which was due to be held on the fourteenth of this month in the city of adama's sudan's president as under increasing pressure as. western nations are calling for a serious response to protesters demand for political change on tuesday protesters held a fifth straight day of a sit in outside the army headquarters that continued into the night stands information minister says eleven people were killed during a security incidents in the capitol hill mohammad reports. determined to make their voices heard sudanese protesters continue to come out in their numbers chanting outside army headquarters in the capital khartoum for another day one of the us dollar being under this president we have been displaced because of him they do to us as they please we ask for the killer to be ousted. but on monday and tuesday security force personnel opened fire on de

union but it seems that neither one of the evil factions on the ground is listening to the international calls but generally speaking this situation is collation it seems to be dealing with the peace talks need that general national conference which was due to be held on the fourteenth of this month in the city over the dams. weather is next but still ahead on al-jazeera a strangely as prime minister announced as the days of the general election we'll look ahead to the key issues and a former president's party stages a comeback in the democratic republic of congo but supporters of the current president on keen to urge. hello there are winter storm is battering parts of north america or at the moment if you take a look at the satellite picture we can see the cloud here as it makes its way across the rockies and then really begins to pull itself together keeping an awful lot of heavy snow some places could see up to sixty centimeters of snow from this system and it gradually is working its way up into eastern parts of canada by the time we get to friday so eastern canada them will see the

and i'm astounded with the headlines on al-jazeera the european union and the u.k. have agreed to extend it until october thirty first that means the u.k. will not crash out of the e.u. on friday the bloc will review progress in june it says the extension is flexible and the u.k. could leave sooner ok we'll continue to see a corporation as a full member state with all its rights and as a close friend and trusted ally in the future let me finish. lesage to do our british friends. this extension this flexible as expected. so a little bit shorter expected but it's still enough to find the first full solution police. to a stiff start sued on state television is reporting the army will make an important announcement soon president omar al bashir has been under increasing pressure from protesters demanding political change on wednesday demonstrations how the sit in for a fifth straight day outside the army headquarters. venezuelan president nicolas maduro says he's reached a deal with the red cross to bring humanitarian aid into the country he also accused u.s. vice presi

union an emergency summit of e.u. leaders agreed to the six month extension that warning britain's politicians not to waste the extra time to finally thrash out or prove to be impossible for them one of the main breaks at sticking points is what happens on the divided island of ireland the possible result of checkpoints between the irish republican northern ireland is a major concern not just on trade but the peace process too that's especially true in the second largest city in the north which is but at the forefront of decades of sectarian conflict stratford reports now from all of the very. the union flag know down which country the approximately four hundred people who live in this neighborhood identify with they describe fountain as the last protestant on play when the predominately catholic west side of londonderry the house is a caged in by what people call a peace wall and everywhere you look there are references to the u.k. the neighborhood used to be a recruiting ground for protestant paramilitary groups dur

union but it seems that neither one of the evil factions on the ground is listening to the international calls but generally speaking this situation is collation it seems to be dealing with the peace talks need their general national conference which was due to be held on the fifteenth of this month in the city of of them it's. generals have been held on wednesday for children killed in a residential area of yemen's who they control capital salah saudi moronic coalition airstrikes on sunday destroyed a nearby school killing fourteen children entering ninety five others. has more was they are carrying the coffins of yemen's young the girls many of whom are under the age of nine caught in the blast while sitting in class was while some children are in hospital fighting for survival others are being laid to rest their families saying their final goodbyes was good the good made the sole of my sister rest in peace who was the nation whatever discipline stances are any disallowed will take to avenge the children have done nothing wrong with our lot of them where are the rights of yemeni childr

union an emergency summit of e.u. leaders agreed to the six month extension there warning britain's politicians not to waste the extra time to finally thrash out what is so far proved to be impossible for them. i continue to believe we need to leave the e.u. with a deal as soon as possible and finally the e.u. have agreed that the extension can be terminated when the withdrawal agreement has been ratified which is my key request of my fellow leaders for example this means that if we are able to pass a deal in the first three weeks of may we will not have to take part in european elections and will officially leave the e.u. on saturday the first of june i will be making a statement to the house of commons further talks will also take place between the government and the opposition to seek a way forward ok we'll continue to see a corporation as a full member state with all its rights and as a close friend and trusted ally in the future let me finish with a lesson to our british friends. this extension as flexible as exp