wanted to spots of right a possibility just around salada as a result of that southern parts of south africa could catch wanted to share a little bit of cloud just draped across the southern cape at the moment that will clear through brighter skies do come back in 16 celsius in cape town as a 22 in durban further north korea's 5 and sunny 24 degrees. jordan's native tribes concert here to roughly half the population in a country with more refugees per capita than any other nation. with an ailing economy and concerns over the trumpet administration's anticipated plans for the region tensions are running high. people in power investigates increasing calls for reform as the state endeavors to control political dissent within the hashemite kingdom jordan's angry tribe on a jersey or a. refugee problem is something which is a geopolitical issue as for governments international institutions to manage under 1000 refugees don't have the right to walk freely on the other hand gord's can move freely as far and as much as they want it's a new multi-national colonialism this is a v another moment of the

the island of lampedusa is closer to north africa than italy but migrants welcome. last month italy's interior minister and deputy prime minister met there said vinie issued to korean posing heavy fines a migrant boats which trespass into italian waters. and you know yeah i am not reopening italian ports especially if you ask me to but as a german ship and then you take care of it or we put them all on a bus in front of the german embassy that's an awful and this applies to the french the dutch and to anyone who thinks anything can be done in italy. but just over a week ago after rescuing dozens of migrants the captain of a german rescue ship was arrested when she defied italian orders and docked in lampedusa an italian judge's since ordered corona rocketed to be freed from house arrest saying she'd been acting to save. the human rights group says 681 people have died while attempting to cross the mediterranean just this here but many continue to attempt the dangerous the crossing in search of a better life. and rescue crews say they'll continue to put the lives of

our story so with us today to remember what diane is abdellatif to here is a journalist with quartz africa based in nairobi who was a friend for duns welcome to talk to us about the 1st time that you matt. thank you much because i met done for the 1st time in 2014 at a creative storytelling workshop in the u.k. and one of the things that i really remember the struck me immediately was a sense credible sense of generosity vibrancy and it she there we should was very invested in not just story telling but also telling stories about somalia. you know in a country that is known for cultural creation and war and disasters she really emphasized the idea of integration right which was also the basis of you tube channel integration t.v. she spoke about collaboration she spoke. contemplation and i think she was very dedicated to the idea of using stories to shape the narrative slightly to tell not just positive stories but more nuanced abdi are looking integration t.v. riches the guardian thousands a subscriber best seasons hotel and here there were so many stories that you were thinking which one

but those are now dissipating at $31.00 degrees and then very quickly across cross parts of southern africa what we did see one system make its way across the southern area that brought some winds as well as some rains towards cape town that is moving towards port elizabeth as we go towards the next couple days but much quieter conditions as make a way towards tuesday and drier across the map durban at 20 degrees there but a cool day in johannesburg at about 14 degrees harare a nice day would play a sun at 25. the weather sponsored by cattle and always every reclaim news cycle brings a series of breaking stories is maximum jail term has jumped from 5 years to 175 years during their listening post as we turned the cameras on the media donald trump shouldn't be the one deciding who is a journalist and who isn't and focus on how they were caught on the stories that matter the most they moved closer and closer to the tire shut down both international and domestic news coverage on al-jazeera. what about the program out of the top stories here this hour saddam's health ministry says 7 people have

couple of days the temperatures by friday little bit lower 37 in abu dhabi and 41 in doha southern africa and you've had some very warm weather for the last couple of days and it will stay pretty well as we head into thursday no sign of any rain we could just see a bit of maybe a shower into cape town 16 degrees as your high on thursday and then by friday that's a cow scuffing by a little bit cooler 15 and 26 celsius in. whether sponsored by can tolerate this. i have been looking at your instagram account and reading apple's fault behind the scenes this is a dialogue when donald trump announce his candidacy for president after that everyone has a voice the best chance the democrats have to beat donald trump is to nominate an exciting inspirational callus mother nominee to join the global conversation on your part to get twitter and other new amount is iraq. this is al jazeera quick reminder of the top stories this hour the u.s. house of representatives has voted to blog some arms sales to saudi arabia politicians voiced concern over human rights abuses in the saudi led war against yemen p

and investigation south africa toxic city on al-jazeera. for the last 2 years these students have been collecting rubbish every day it's helped clean up the campus and helped build some of its facilities for every 2 killers of plastic waste they collect the school receives a brick made of plastic and cement. for some activists this may not be the most ecological way to eliminate the problems of plastic but this is seen as an immediate solution to the growing problems of landfills across the country waste can now be used to manufacture building materials. that could be the biggest land grab in history. as powerful nations lay claim to territories under the oceans $21.00 geologists are secretly plotting new borders. as the struggle for resources intensifies some of the world's most powerful scientists speak out. oceans monaca on a 0. to his ears 1st democratically elected president is dead benji. was taken to hospital winds and i. alone down in jordan this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up. governor resigns protesters say just the s

in africa collinet are mostly used in traditional ceremonies but also used to make drinks and pharmaceutical products so many here see their potential is huge trade isn't farmers say if their government could help them get a fixed price for their goods they would prosper and others would be encouraged to take up farming and that way they say their country would not only be the leading global producer of cocoa but of color that tool. al-jazeera i will feel i recall just. clear again i'm fully back to go with the headlines on al-jazeera protesters in hong kong along to a standoff with police after refusing to leave the streets thousands of people continued to defy a police ban driving in un long where least 45 people were injured in last week's attacks police have used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse the crowds farah clock has the latest among. a small group of protesters here and you alone are refusing to leave the streets this is an area on the outskirts of the city police of up or about a 100 or so placed our man on the street and they'll continue to pursue those protests as well heid

all the games that we are going to play the africa cup of nations regimes on wednesday with taking on nigeria in the playoffs meanwhile the same the nigerian knocks out cameroon have fired their close current sold off the defending champions are beaten 3 to 5 nigeria in the round of 16. and a reassuring reminder the not all sports stars are gifted across a range of discipline this has great basketball star younis and trying his hand to baseball under the guidance of the new york yankees didn't go particularly well the milwaukee bucks forward was folks it is the most valuable player in the n.b.a. last season they get a bit better is as time went on. ok that is how your sport is looking there's more from as i'm supposed to volunteer throughout the day thanks so much andy. well that said so from me for this news hour but i'll be back in a couple of minutes with another full bosomed of news will update you on the situation in iraq. recruited to win a war exploited to on the battlefield the call the new regime faced and different very unfair from the right you given your peers and then aba

and investigation south africa toxic city on al jazeera. al jazeera where every. i am fully back to bill with a look at our main stories here on al-jazeera the chinese government has reiterated its support for hong kong's leader carrier following weeks of mass protests beijing's top office on hong kong policy also called for the violence to stop after another night of street battles in the city in response pro-democracy groups are accusing government of not addressing the main issues on sunday night. and arrested dozens of protesters to clear them off the streets. we call on all the people in hong kong regardless of their social backgrounds to unequivocally oppose and boycott violence the recent developments especially the acts of violence by a small number of radical elements have seriously undermined the broad interests of hong kong for prosperity and stability they pose a serious challenge to the rule of law and public order in hong kong and to life and property of hong kong residents they've also crossed the red line of the principle of one country 2 systems a

south africa's former president jacob zuma says he received death threats after giving evidence at a public inquiry of corruption on monday mr zuma has also been at the 2nd day of the hearing in johannesburg on tuesday he's denying overseeing the mass looting of state funds and says he is the target of a conspiracy after 9 years as president zuma was forced from office last year or in various corruption scandals. staying in south africa the police in cape town are being accused of not being able to control gang violence the government sending in the army to help patrol crime hot spots more than 100 people have been killed in the city since the beginning of the year in fighting over territory for me to miller explains. for people living here the cape flats is a boy's own turf battles between feuding gangs means hundreds of lives are lost every year many of them bystanders unable to escape the bullets michael ware not using his real name belongs to a gang he says he can't survive outside it i live i don't know police in a situation. we should preclude all of the stuff goes through i've

at semifinals there at the africa cup of nations ago or the 1st 3rd through after they beat. so to go the team nicknamed the lions of toronto where they needed an own goal in extra time by dylan braun that was the only thing that could separate these 2 sides over a period of 120 minutes the senegalese have never won the strafing of a 2nd samy is still to come nigeria and algeria will face each other that one also taking place in cairo the algerians have a 100 percent winning record at this year's competition but only in the semifinals for the 1st time since $99.00 which is also the one and only time that they've won this tournament whereas my geria last won the trophy in 2013. bastille their 3rd of france belong to south africa's daryl impey he won stage 9 after the 170 kilometer trick hilly terrain to be you'd impi is the 1st south african to win a stage since 2007 frenchman julian alef elite retained the race leaders yellow jersey. then i'll have a lot more sport for you in the 2100 g.m.t. hour but that's all for now agree ok peter thank you for that update and thanks for w

the good hope south of africa coming back it may be i'm just guessing it way to avoid being tracked iran has reacted angrily to the seizure summoning the british ambassador to the foreign ministry in tehran and stuck in the middle of all of this is the grace want paul brennan al-jazeera. now here the rebels in yemen say they have again carried out drone attacks on. airports in saudi arabia the rebel group says all flights have been halted a saudi m.r.c. coalition spokesman says their forces intercepted and shot down a drone at airports in recent weeks there it is have escalated the pace of attacks inside saudi arabia and the 2 airports have been targeted multiple times. new details have emerged about the attack on a migrant attention center in libya the u.n. says it was hit by 2 strikes and there are reports that guards shops at people who are trying to escape the bombing although that account has been disputed the ministry of justice in tripoli says 60 people are known to have died in tuesday's strikes with 77 injured what other one had reports from the libyan capital but only meters aw

the university of tehran in london any of jeremiah she's the deputy head of the middle east and north africa program at the european council on foreign relations and in vienna via skype robert kelly he's a nuclear engineer top positions at the international atomic energy agency and at the u.s. department of energy's los alamos national lab welcome to you all robert i'd like to start with you explain the situation to all of us who wants nuclear energy experts this cap of 3.67 percent what does that actually mean the the exceeding off that 3 point $67.00 is a very low level consistent with nuclear power fuel is nothing to do with building a bomb it does indicate that they are capable of the rich in europe to a higher level going to find pursued is a very. small increase it's. well i would say it's it's proof that they are not working ramon because group of 3 groups accepted by his own . a very minor thing that they're doing the whole reason they're doing this is to get the attention of the u.s. mohammad marandi in tehran let me ask you is this all then just a symbolic gesture what will this po

campaign as the president of the african national congress and the head of elections here in south africa he says he needs to deal with the business at hand rather than being distracted by these allegations put forward by the public protector in pretoria thank you very much for that. still ahead on. attacks on a police station and a hospital in pakistan killing at least 8 people i mean just several of us a digital land is how kenya's loans are pushing many into debt. how the heat continues to build across the middle east's no great surprises lost a clear skies always a chance of want to. again up around the caucuses georgia minya to see wanted to shout a sliding out of the black sea world temperatures around 30 celsius there for beirut and also for jerusalem it is the heat as you can see 4647 a possibility around baghdad kuwait city over the next day or 2 no quite as hot as that into afghanistan in karate but plenty hot enough that he said in celsius 99 in found high he has abated slightly. 39 celsius if we go on through monday hopefully the winds just easing off a little bit but the wind

best still there the tour de france belongs to south africa's daryl impey he won stage 9 after the 170 kilometer track of a hilly terrain to believe you'd impi is the 1st south african to win a stage since 2007 frenchmen julian elephant in the race leader's yellow jersey that's all sport we have if an hour stay tuned for more later. and that is it for me david for the news hour but don't go away alamo idea is here with more of the day from you stay with us. every week brings a series of breaking stories this maximum jail term has jumped from 5 years to 175 years there listening post as we turn the cameras on the media donald trump shouldn't be the one deciding who is a journalist and who isn't and focus on how they would call it on the stories that matter the most they will closer and closer to a tire shut down both international and domestic news coverage on al-jazeera. in the year 127118 a gunman italian agent set out on an extraordinary journey i mean traveled the furthest reaches of the muslim marco polo as world feel radically altered beijing the city established by cooper the cop

and investigation south africa toxic city on al-jazeera. again you know watching odds is there a let me take you through our main stories this hour. because. there's been a shooting at a food festival in california at least 11 people have been reported injured and at least 2 seriously it happened at an event and gilroy south of san francisco. in nigeria as many as $65.00 people have been killed in suspected boko haram tax in the north east their way to pay. a funeral in borno state. and back in the u.s. president donald trump is once again being accused of racism following his online attack against a prominent african-american politician and the district he represents. the twitter tirade after baltimore congressman elijah cummings criticized his mexican border policy. airstrikes are intensifying and serious adlib province despite u.n. warnings that war crimes are being committed now on saturday 13 civilians including several children were killed in the raids the syrian government has been on a 3 month offensive to catch the last major rebel

this is a hub of financial technology in africa so firey com kenya's leading mobile network launched the 1st mobile phone based loan system in partnership with some banks 5 years ago since then more lenders have joined the easy access loans market do what it does it provides somebody who. wants to do business so the hostler segment able to take a loan and be able to extend the business it looks at what we call. the ladies you can go to the market or to the for that they take a loan at 4 am go to market buy products and services go to a construction site cook food sell it and actually be able to make a profit from the business and repay the loan but here is a problem many kenyans are often aware of heat and charges interest rates up to 200 percent and what it means if they don't trip. many people. borrow my. friends or. other students that use the money to place bets on sports events hoping to make a big play metered that they struggle to pay back their loans and end up being blacklisted by the country's credit crunch. comic conic joseph cohen jaros one of them he took out different l

south africa's president says he will ask for a judicial review of a report by the country's corruption watchdog on friday serum apostle was accused of deliberately misleading parliament about a campaign contribution the public protector said the president failed to tell the truth to parliament when he denied knowledge of a $35000.00 donation from him to miller has the latest from pretoria. president has responded to the report by the public protector's saying that it's fundamentally flawed and not based on fact and this is after he responded to some of our questions earlier this year and according to his statements he's released he says that it's unfortunate that she's decided to to issue the strip or to given that he had concerns around it he has said that he is now seeking an urgent judicial review and it will be up to the courts to decide if this report stands it's also worth remembering that the public protector has had a record of having some of the reports overturned by the courts given that there were issues around the legality and perhaps some of the foundations that these repo

come on al-jazeera race against time the battle to contain the rapid spread of measles in parts of africa. also with the rising above the average of what in iraq but it's slow going rebuilding an entire city. hello again it's good to have you back well here across parts of china we have been talking about the ongoing flooding situation that has been going on here i want to show the newest videos coming out of hunan as well as fujian province. already this year about 25000 people have had to be evacuated because of the flooding 77000 people have had to be relocated and as you can see with the newest images coming out it is still continuing across much of that area as we go towards thursday the rain is going to continue across the same provinces to the north though we're seeing some dry conditions normally though most of the heavy rain showers will have pushed more towards the north but unfortunately it has been quite dry up there we do expect to see more heavy rain though as we go towards thursday and into friday making its way towards the north well over here towards india we are looking

as the big karina and removing any big predators from an ecosystem is is disastrous and so i mean in africa we could rake remove elephants and lions and that has a knock on system for the health of the whole eco system and i think if her same is true of the oceans there is a role for large the large predators wait in the system and we do not need to why oh mate. and japan certainly doesn't and i doubt if this resumption of commercial whaling will increase consumption in japan anyway mark in bristol coming back to you on that point of scientific research what is the research that can only be carried out on a dead whale as opposed to the research that could be carried out on a living whale. well we've now moved beyond a point peter where japan is actually arguing in favor of its research whaling so this is in effect forgive the pun a dead issue but what they did argue was that there are things that they can only do with dead whales like examine the stomach contents and there are growth rings within a black sea earplug which would help to determine their age so they made arguments that they ne

let's head to south africa now where the former south african president jacob zuma is making a defiant appearance before a public inquiry saying there's a conspiracy against him as he faces questions about government corruption during his time in office the commission is looking into allegations that he oversaw the mass looting of state funds most of the accusations are linked to his relationship with the wealthy gupta family they're accused of using their links with zuma to influence government policy and when lucrative business contracts the inquiry is all part of current presence around the poses pledged to clear out corruption he replaced zuma last year when he was ousted from the ruling a.n.c. party so you are denies all the allegations against him. been a subject of. talk in this country for. more than dick. i've been vilified. cuban of. course about. how tossers our correspondent following events force in johannesburg already zuma has spoken and continues to speak he's coming out fighting. is putting up a fight is now time for the question and answer session lawyers are asking j

and obvious lower temperature but is much more humid now you expect to see nothing much in southern africa at this time of the year a good deal of sunshine occasional breaks of cold disappointing weather from the western cape east with well that's the picture for wednesday 23 in harare could be warm and 18 cape town oversea cold nights asked for rain precious little if any. good weather sponsored by count our. base is a dialogue meeting about it for money on international media and question stop it comes with skepticism because there's a lot of it on my everyone has a voice we are being taken advantage of just because we are small community without a network to seek help join the global conversation on our desire all they want to do is try to debate this in canada believe that we have here in st. welcome back a quick recap of the top stories at this hour the u.s. says it's trying to form a military coalition to protect shipping up the coast of iran and yemen. come on the iranians revolutionary guard issued new threats against u.s. military assets in the region. u.s. president donald trump

and eighty's their expertise has taken them to 55 countries including south africa syria iraq colombia and mexico where the attempt to help relatives find the remains of their loved ones they use genetic profiles drones infrared cameras to locate mass graves in the most remote locations but they would either says that's not the most important part of their investigations the main church will introduce us to incorporate a family members in the war usually medical forensics sister just take some information for their families. and their provider overboard bug. well so we do it in norway we have the farm it is the center of our work to reduce. emissions they are in for about the americas of families don't trust industry they come to us because they don't trust industry one and all optional that's why they played a crucial role in the investigation into the disappearance of the 43 students in argentina by mexico who were killed by a drug cartel with the complicity of the country's security forces the relatives wanted the team involved in the search and not mexican authorities in argentina

and investigation south africa toxic city on al jazeera. time for sports now has a whole list thank you very much for the pain boxing legend manny pacquiao as my history are becoming the oldest world wealth of all time the 40 year old one eye split decision against the previously undefeated american keith thurman in las vegas to win the. welterweight crown is also the 5th all this myal boxer so when a wild hartle in any division. you question is. what i'm going to retire but you know i can still fight i can give a good fight to the fans. this is this you know. ability that i should be. my own but god gives me the ability to do you make very powerful upward force and i believe that i'm here. by the people and he did just that victory clearly mean a lot to his fans in the philippines this is one of the many viewing parties in the capital manila more than a 1000 found watching the fight in this gymnasium many of them hoping that one can continue winning fights in the coming years and he wouldn't bet against them on his current form of saturday

towards friday we do expect to see about $23.00 degrees there and then here across the northern part of africa it is going to be the heat particular here across parts of tunis we do expect to see a high temp to few today of about 40 degrees there. the weather sponsored by countdown and. mexico's most loved so exposes the reality of more than life through fiction. still box reveals the drama behind the camera this week that produces focus on the difficulties facing indigenous women and the power superstition still holds over a large section of society. because 2 wells at his own 3 off soap box mexico on al-jazeera. watching al-jazeera let's recap the top stories right now after weeks of mass rallies hong kong's leader has described the controversial extradition bill as dead it would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland china protest organizers there one insurance as the bill will be completely withdrawn the united arab emirates appears to be withdrawing forces from yemen that is according to media reports quoting senior iranian officials are describing it as a redeploymen

coastal areas and once again at the time much it just nudging up to $44.00 degrees celsius so then africa some pretty calm conditions here for the last couple of days and the weekend promises to bring pretty much the same the challenges just scotians coastal areas so you could almost see have but a cloud with those sunny skies $23.00 and then on saturday the average for this time of year and then johannesburg senator mitchell both days with a high of 80. every weekly news cycle brings a series of breaking stories this maximum jail term has jumped from 5 years to 175 years during the listening post as we tend the cameras on the media donald trump shouldn't be the one deciding who is a journalist and who isn't and focus on how they would call it on the stories that matter the most they move closer and closer to the tire shut down both international and domestic news coverage on al-jazeera. al-jazeera where every new. every armed attack in europe creates fear and division amongst its citizens where stories of loss no one told. a sweeping association of islam with the violence easier in musli

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an african dyna as an alternative currency to the franc in francophone africa so this was a threat to french colonial worst. desires within the francophone countries. this reveals precisely how the refugees are linked to europe's economic crisis part from being some kind of a natural disaster as for or a flood it is europe's colonial behavior brought that forces them to make that dangerous journey. and gary a philosopher agnes heller has lived through a lot of european history including losing her father in auschwitz. she says the refugees challenge europe's core idea of itself in the 18th century already and of 1st constitution of france to our right to rights became lexx lot i've heard in the constitution the right of man don and the right of the citizen drug to sit so i am the program yes now does that add in a conflict situation in europe to do other men. and right would the basic goal of life just to think or doubt a future yes because they are indeed the man like us they are like us there are born with reason and conscience and he cut right to liberty and to free and to all kind

from nigeria beaten is the 3rd place play off at the africa cup of nations the super eagles winning it one nil oh deanna gallo getting the winner in just the 3rd minute the final of the tournament is on friday between algeria and senegal. north and south korea had been drawn together in the same qualifying group for the 2022 world cup in qatar the draw took place in poland part was overseen by australia's all time leading goalscorer tim cahill 40 teams are involved the qualifying tournament begins in september and for some countries will go on until june 2022. we are. going to blame. 2 games against north korea in the same way that we are going to play 2 games against the rest of the team to do it and. right. to win. 80 games that we are going to play spanish side athletico madrid has completed the signing of england right back here and trippier from tottenham the 28 year old how the spurs reached the final of the champions league for the 1st time in their history but lost to liverpool was also part of the england squad which reached the semifinals of the 2018 world cup new wimbledon c

right complete change of season place southern africa once again becomes trading on the western cape so that looks quiet at the moment coming into the western cape is another active system a frontal system that gives cape town 16 on tuesday. or wednesday. take the worst possible material you radiate the lead into dust comparable power and make a reliable and put it into a place where people live is a colossal event. as well and so many people are thinking this is the silent heat. but as it makes you feel nice you feel like a movie we have created an enormous and little mental disaster. and investigation south africa toxic city on al jazeera where there is water there is life but finding it that australia has arid deserts it is a skilled few still possess they took us to a small what spot in the sea in the desert and this was this is a very important place that i've been telling us about for the last 5 burns through training. and under orders against all odds an aging population is passing on its knowledge the rainmakers of the outback josie. good to have you with us on the al-jazeera

from the africa cup of nations we go to the golf course and it was a bad day at the office to some of the sport's biggest names at the open championship in northern ireland on friday tiger woods and rory mcilroy both missed the cuts mcelroy hit a 65 to give himself a chance at royal portrush but in the end both he and woods could not produce the goods to haiti into the weekend shane lowry all of the republic of ireland and j.b. holmes all the code only deals at 8. yes nice and. i think. look at all for me at the start there we go to take you know i don't know if song i'm very happy to be or am i really really enjoyed today like it was. if not too many days like that on the golf course occur on believe it's hard as it's going to be a tough one the get over probably rue the finish yesterday that you know dropping 5 shots in the last 3 holes. but i felt like i gave a good account of myself today and you know i can leave here with my head held high . dutch cyclist marianna force has spring to victory to win her 2nd title a 3 time world champion powered past australia's amanda spread in th

so to africa government leaders in south africa for reassuring people living in cape town but soldiers so to patrol the streets just temporarily troops are helping police tackle going crime and drugs doesn't murders a day in poor neighborhoods from either miller has bought. all too familiar scenes on the cape flats in cape town we communities are terrorized by gang violence and the. mobile phone footage shows opposing gangs in manenberg opening fire at point blank range in a field just across from high rise flats in another video a man who we are told is a gang member shoots across a parking lot and yet another taken in hanover park shots are fired in defiance of police as they arrive at the scene people in these communities say they live in fear and the police have lost control many welcome the government's decision to send soldiers to 10 areas they say being held hostage by gangs and violence. one of them is dawn peters who has lived in manenberg for 17 years her son trevor was shot dead a month ago as he walked to the shop to buy snacks for a football match gone things she ran for c

south africa's president. is rejecting accusations that he deliberately misled parliament the allegations center on a donation from a company to run opposes 27000 presidential campaign and to corruption watchdog says drum oppose a failed to report the 35000 dollars donation and denied any knowledge of the funds when asked about it in parliament last year. protesters have rallied outside the puerto rican governor's home for the 2nd day running demonstrators are demanding his resignation carter a zellers accused of corruption sexism and homophobia after messages between heaven has a. well those are the headlines on al-jazeera do stay with us talk to al-jazeera is coming up next thank you for watching. we understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring in the news and current affairs that matter to al-jazeera. the. hash tag trump is racist and past racist in chief just some of what's been trending on social media platforms after the

it and export their oil and the fact that they did not go through so as cairo and went around from africa around the good hope south of africa and coming back it may be just guessing it way to avoid being tracked iran has reacted angrily to the seizure summoning the british ambassador to the foreign ministry in tehran and stuck in the middle of all of this is the gray swan paul brennan al-jazeera also bar is our correspondent in tehran joins me now and also it seems the foreign ministry now reacting to this what are they saying. well so while they're saying that this is an act of piracy they are demanding the immediate release of this vessel and its contents they have foreign ministry spokesperson met with the british ambassador late last night and they are they provided documentation to the ambassador for him to take back to london the document documentation apparently pro proves that the iranians were acting illegally according to them and that the shipment was not illegal now the iranian position is that because these are sentient on syria they are they have not been indorsed by the un

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well right now there's a lot of public interest here in this hearing in south africa as jacob zuma is a former president some server can blame him for the corruption that happened under his watch all the money that was stolen and the poor state of the economy today it's not clear where the he's going to testify remember this is not a legal proceeding states are being quiet commission so basically he has a choice whether he testifies or not right now it's not clear he's or he has even arrived at the moment he had some concerns it took a while to get to this point he wanted 1st to be able to see the questions that he's going to be asked in the violence so you had time to prepare that was not allowed to happen given also wanted to be able to cross-examine some of the witnesses we're not yet clear whether he's going to be allowed to do that over the weekend he spoke to the media release it he really wants to have his say but he feels that this whole process is a political witch hunt and he says some people in the country are trying to tarnish his name. a string of public protests media re

naval chiefs are calling for more funding to find rising cases of piracy off the coast of west africa they're meeting in acro for a maritime defense conference leaders from 25 countries are also debating of the challenges facing the gulf of guinea the region is a hotspot for drug and human trafficking and illegal fishing which hinders regional development. all right nicholas hogg joins us now live from on bold the u.s. collison city in tampa hall but in akra good to have you with us 1st of all let's get into the high piracy rates what's driving them high up. well inequality just just to break it down very simply off nigeria's coast in the new shared delta are large reserves of oil and gas but the communities that are living down there are not getting any of that wealth and and so you have guessed that calls themself like the vikings or the icelandic going out at sea attacking tankers recently capturing. the crew members from around them there's 10 turkish men that are currently being held by these gangs so at the root of it is is this this notion that that the people living on the sho

was saying in south africa were communities in the city of cape town say police have lost control of gang violence where the 900 people have been killed in turf battles since the beginning of the year and the government's no preparing to deploy the army it's a clamp down on the arm rest for me to miller has the story. for people living here the cape flats is a war zone turf battles between feuding gangs that means hundreds of lives are lost every year many of them bystanders unable to escape the bullets michael ware not using his real name belongs to a gang he says he can't survive outside it only biden who will know police in the situation. he should picking through all of the stuff. you feel you are i've got a little ability i've got the skills but i think you know with dewey reaping the power will go i'll be removed to good never been starved but he just used to you would you be looking at the gangs make money by selling drugs the battle for territory means more customers and higher revenue 18 months ago the government set up the anti gang unit whose work is to root out gangs guns

we are going to be seeing a few clouds down along the coast but really for most of southern africa things are going to be dry and clear johannesburg is going to be a beautiful and chris day at 19 degrees durban at $22.00 but most about a guess what's going to be clear with the time to there about $25.00 degrees feel. rich a problem is something which is a geopolitical issue that's for governments international institutions to manage refugees don't have the right to walk freely on the other boards can move freely as far and as much as they want it's a huge multinational colonialism this is a v i'm not and over the democratic process these companies they just want the money europe's forbidden colony episode one on al-jazeera. they were all right and i could. see it in your face and. you know better than those i knew you don't. remember you know you're going to be. i don't i don't i don't. want to. sit on your clothes or here. hong kong's chief executive says a controversial bill that sparked mass protests is dead but some demonstrators are not satisfied. i'm richelle carey this is al jazeer

africa will be one big white house for hoarding goods ok i respect you for that update. thousands of protesters are marched and me and maurice yang on after a true year old girl was raped in may a campaign calling for justice ramped up this week after the girl's father spoke to local media angry about the inquiry's progress one man has been charged with the attack but there's public doubt over whether all thorough these have the right person child rights acts. it's a child rape is very common in me and maher but most cases go unreported. police in hong kong are preparing for another weekend of demonstrations over the proposed extradition bill the suicide deaths of several protest stars are being linked to the ongoing struggle 2 of them were former and current students from the same university which has held a memorial service robin wright has what. you yand was 21 years old and the 1st year student in creative arts at this campus this time last week she took her own life jumping from the 24th floor of a building just before doing so door being on the wall that she was ta

the africa cup of nations resumes on wednesday with tunisia taking on nigeria in the 3rd place playoff in cairo meanwhile the team that nigeria knocks out cameroon have fired her coach terence defending champions will be to 32 by nigeria in the round of 16 the dutchman who is the only man so form the european champions league with 3 clubs was appointed back in 28. a money pack euros management team have rejected claims that the $53.00 sets it's a con britain's i'm a car lights are on this year former light welterweight world champion can claim seem paki have signed a deal to fight in saudi arabia in november and meantime pack airways sets a fight keith thurman for the w.p.a. super world title on saturday next i'm going to be back in saudi arabia again is going to be in riyadh this time. and it's going to be a hopefully it could be the money we have both signed and i've got the finest bone saw just past this fight on the weekend then we're going to fight if not they'll be all the backup plans now to a reassuring reminder that not all sports stars are gifted across a range of disciplines

well the group stages conclude later on tuesday the africa cup of nations algeria made it 3 wins from 3 thrashing tanzania 3 nil all as a and impressive win over one of the favorites senegal in their last game senegal beating kenya by the same scoreline there also wins on monday for morocco and ivory coast and the baseball world has been paying tribute to the los angeles angels pitcher its highly skaggs who died on monday the 27 year old was found in his hotel room just hours before the team was due to play a major league game with the texas rangers police say there are no suspicious circumstances the angels game with the ranges was possible for one gene sequence it was moments where you're just coming. to life. you know i personally are just tremendous things about him and. you know everybody spoke very highly of him and just a really sad situation obviously. you know of our go out and worry that we're thinking about him or think about his family. sports throughout the day rafael nadal serena williams roger federer just some of the players in action at wimbledon as the day progressed

the island of lampedusa is closer to north africa than italy but migrants aren't welcome. last month italy's interior minister and deputy prime minister met they are said vinie issued to korean posing heavy fines a migrant boats which trespass into italian waters. you know yeah i am not reopening italian ports especially if you ask me to there is a german ship and then you take care of it or we put them all on a bus in front of the german embassy that's enough and this applies to the french the dutch and to anyone who thinks anything can be done in italy. but just over a week ago. after rescuing dozens of migrants the captain of a german rescue ship was arrested when she defied italian orders and docked in lampedusa and italian judges since ordered karoly rocketed to be freed from house arrest saying she'd been acting to save. the human rights group says 681 people have died while attempting to cross the mediterranean just this year but many continue to attempt the dangerous the crossing in search of a better life. and rescue crews say they'll continue to put the lives of

blair came to south africa specifically to lobby the b. the british weapons manufacturers one the biggest contract on our arms deal. and the option that they presented was 2 and a half times more expensive than the plane that the south african air force actually wanted to be a the system's real performance real advantage. as monday was about to step down from public life his successor tabel and becky made the decision to spend around $10000000000.00 or took quite scarce public resources on this weaponry that we didn't need. rather than provide lifesaving me. cation for the almost 6000000 south africans who were then living with hiv or aids . the primary reason for those deals was that around $300000000.00 in bribes were paid to senior politicians. and sadly to the african national congress the a.n.c. my own party. i was called in by a senior member of the n.c.s. national executive council he said to me look at hundreds this is a battle you cannot win because this money the bribes we used to fund our 999 election. and almost immediately i'm

dhabi $41.00 degrees as well there and then as we make our way down here towards the southern parts of africa we are going to see some coastal clouds that across cape town as another system comes in but relatively quiet across much of the interior of the next few days temperatures though are going to be warming up for cape town winds are coming out of the north with the temps there about 70 degrees durban at about $26.00 degrees and plenty of sun in the forecast for johannesburg with a temperature of 22 degrees for you. 0101 list investigates how illegal loggers a plundering some of cambodia's long stream aiming song is marking 2 years since the start of myanmar's military campaign that's close hundreds of thousands of muslims into exile how you look in countries and billions of euros. used to leave them it resulting in the world's worst humanitarian crisis the bid to preserve multilateralism within a group of the 7 most advanced economies will cohesion prevail and with challenges for the g 7 faces drawing on a decade of al-jazeera documentary began please visit our cause to find out how the

generated by the strength of the sun but the wind direction so a different effect again through north africa we've seen temperatures in tunisia and sardinia of course crupper to the low forty's it's much colder now in tunis. burford you problem is something which is a geopolitical issue that's for governments international institutions to manage under $1000.00 refugees don't have the right to walk freely on the other hand gord's can will freely as far and as much as they want it's a multinational colonialism this is a v i'm not and over the democratic process these companies they just want the mum europe's forbidden colony episode one on al-jazeera. the latest news as it breaks as more people moved here for opportunity space get flooded. with details coverage with fevola say that they've been without electricity and water for some of those day. from around the world although they did over 30 years ago i get this area remains one of the most heavily following in the world. welcome back as a reminder of the top stories on al-jazeera the u.s. president has again attacked the british prime minis

nigeria beeton is the 3rd place play off of the africa cup of nations the super eagles winning its one nil odia gallo getting the winner in just the 3rd minute the final of the tournaments is on friday between algeria and senegal. north and south korea had been drawn together in the same qualifying group for the 2022 world cup in qatar the draw took place in poland part was overseen by australia's all time leading goalscorer tim cahill 40 teams are involved the qualifying tournament begins in september and for some countries will go on until june 2022. we are. going to play. 2 games against north korea in the same way that we are going to be 2 games against the rest of the teams indignant and. right. to win. 80 games that we are going to play spanish side athletico madrid has completed the signing of england right back here and trip here from tottenham the 28 year old how the spurs reached the final of the champions league for the 1st time in their history but lost to liverpool was also part of the england squad which reached the semifinals of the 2018 world cup. a new wimbledon champi

have decided to escalate our security approach in dealing with these attacks and violence so that's africa union will come in and take charge. this way the cell region will be safer and all the flashpoints can be contained in the solved by africans themselves. leaders from at least $53.00 of the continents $65.00 countries are due here to ratify the deal that could be implemented as early as next year. the african continental free trade agreement is expected to create the walls the largest single market in the continent is home to one and a quarter 1000000000 africans leaders hope that the free trade agreement will help create jobs and striking a growth but it's not clear whether investors will overlook the internal strife in many african countries and bring in the much needed capital to boost production of goods and services. african entrepreneurs say the agreement could be the answer to the continent's many problems and the truth is we do have change by the know where you get the kind of returns on investment that you get in so you are confident the investors will come and come to visit

to nazir and senegal meet in the africa cup of nations semifinals in cairo on sunday both sides are hoping to book a spot in the final but for different reasons the 2 new zealand's have not won the tournament since 2004 when they were the host nation they only reached the knockout stages of this year's event after 3 draws in the group stage games but have kicked on since then so is it will have opponents who need no additional motivation though sinegal have never won the tournament. nigeria and algeria busy will contest the 2nd semifinal also to be held in cairo the algerians have a 100 percent winning record at this year's competition they're in the semifinals for the 1st time since 9990 though they won the tournament back then where is nigeria suffered a surprised defeat to madagascar in this year's group stages they won it as recently as 2013 when it was held in south africa. there's a new leader on the tour de france after saturday's 8 stage belgian ryder thomas of the lotto team crossed the line 1st of the 220 kilometer track to send it in french german julian alef elite as regain the

ring cynical as the country gears up for the africa cup of nations final against algeria. hello iranian state television has released a video which it says shows a u.s. warship filmed by a drone the iranians say that proves the drone was not shot down by the american military the iranian revolutionary guard says this is tangible proof the. unmanned aircraft returned to its base on thursday president donald trump said the worship the u.s.s. boxer downs an iranian drone in the strait of hormuz trump called a defensive action because it came within 900 metres of the vessel and ignored multiple calls to stand down. has more from to her on. iran's revolutionary guards aerospace the vision has released the footage that shows the surveillance drone over the strait of hormuz and over at the u.s.s. boxer vessel apparently the revolutionary guards say it is standard procedure for them to send out these surveillance drones once any vessels enters the strait of hormuz and that is exactly what happened on thursday morning the revolutionary guard drone it went out on a reconnaissance mi