A little more than a decade. Top story Chinas Foreign Ministry is asking the u. S. To immediately cancel a potential sale of arms to taiwan the u. S. State Department Approved the sale of over 100. 00 tanks 250. 00 missiles and related equipment the deal will be worth around 2000000000. 00 wainaina from beijing. Taiwans military is built on equipment from the United States its main supply of arms announcements from washington of sales are always met by an angry response from china and this was no difference its a crude interference in chinas internal affairs and a harms chinas servant and a security interest china is strong least dissensions far and thoroughly opposed to this and has already made a stern representations to the u. S. Side and. China regards taiwan as a breakaway province that it will one day retake that threat is why taipei feels the need to regularly upgrade its weaponry this deal may be viewed by beijing as particularly provocative if its approved by the United States congress at 2200000000. 00 it would be the largest since donald trump took over as president taiwan in the u. S. Continue to consolidate our Security Partnership together will guard the democracy and freedom of the Taiwan Strait and stability in the indopacific region the type of equipment included in the deal is likely to further anger china in a bid to modernize its defenses taiwan will by missiles and battle tanks the timing of this deal is also likely to be viewed as provocative by beijing it comes amid a truce in a trade war between china and the United States with negotiations possibly restarting next week the u. S. And china have imposed tariffs on each others goods over the past year but the 2 president s agreed to pause hostilities when they met at the g 20 summit in japan last month you they also reiterated their close personal friendship which may be put to the test again if this latest oms deal goes through. Beijing. The u. S. Appears to be withdrawing some of his forces from yemen thats according to media reports quoting senior iraqi officials are describing it as a redeployment and insists they remain committed to the coalition fight. When you see rebel since 2015 the rebels are calling for a full withdrawal jamal explains. After 4 years of fighting reports say the emirates are reducing their troop numbers to pave the way for what theyre calling a strategic redeployment plan in yemen the 4th using those opposed to the u. A. E. Saudi war say its a withdrawal a sign that the 2 countries are losing the war in reality its difficult to know the exact reason behind the troop withdrawal 4 years since the war began what started off as an International Coalition of arab and muslim countries led by saudi arabia to restore the un backed government in yemen has turned into a coalition of true saudi and the u. A. E. Bombing yemen and transforming it into the worst humanitarian catastrophe on earth according to the United Nations 4 years ago there was almost daily briefings by the Saudi Led Coalition troop numbers were given together with military targets but since Human Rights Violations have emerged and accusations of war crimes have been leveled against the saudis and the emeritus information has been much less forthcoming. Activists have filed court cases in the United Kingdom petitioning the government to stop selling british weapons to the gulf countries targets in yemen particularly saudi arabia last month the u. K. Supreme court ruled that on sales to saudi arabia were unlawful a decision the u. K. Government is appealing. In the United States members of both the house and the senate are demanding that on sale stop true and that according to nobel prize recipients and rights activists who are called carmen is the main reason for the u. A. E. Withdrawing troops had to have been in agony and there this is a partial withdrawal intended to improve the u. A. E. Is image in front of the International Community this withdrawal has come as a result of the emirates failure in yemen im certain that the u. A. E. And saudi arabia will retreat in shame from yemen after they fail completely there was real pressure from the u. K. On the emirates that forced them to withdraw in order to repair their Public Relations image another important reason is the iranian threat if tension in the region continues the u. A. E. Would be a prime target. Its not Just International pressure thats been applied on the emirates the north u. S. Backed by iran have proven to be a formidable enemy taking the war to the u. A. E. They claimed responsibility for an attack on International Airport last year when an unmanned drone was able to reach its target without being intercepted while debates will continue over the reasons behind the reduction in forces many will be asking after 4 years of death and destruction what exactly has been achieved the un recognized government remains on able to govern the kuwaitis maintain control over yemen the only difference is more yemeni men women and children have been killed or had their livelihoods destroyed. A military spokesman for the who 3 says they have new weapons to strike targets inside saudi Arabia Aljazeera cant independently verify the images showed in his presentation i have on. It is a recognition drone that can fly over the skies of saudi arabia with a depth of over 500 kilometers as you can see on the screen it is the recognition wrote some odd one you can reach into a very deep areas in Enemy Territory and it is a huge achievement you can transmit everything it recognizes and all the information it collects directly from the operation theater mohamed our tom has more who see announcement from the yemeni capital sanaa the significance of such a press by the houthi military spokesperson he wants to send a strong masseurs thats hope these have become stronger that they can produce their own drones and also miss iles he mentioned the 3. Drone which is capable to reach 1100 kilometers he put in there the vital economic targets of saudi arabia and its allies and the fire range of such missiles and drones he mentioned also that the. Courts the messiah which is named. As what he said and mentioned that the in and the movements support of the Palestinian Quds also. Can reach also long distances its weighing missile he mentioned also that the these have become able also to produce their own. Need for a munitions snipers along with other kinds of weapons. Turkeys ordered the arrest of 176 military officers accusing them of involvement in attempted coups in 2016 as for 2 the glen a turkish political figure living in exile in the u. S. Was behind the field when prosecutors say the military officers they want to wrest it have links to him so far 77000 people have been jailed. The us president has for a 2nd day running attack to the british Prime Minister to resign may and her washington on twitter after the publication of leaked diplomatic cables which sharply criticized the white house donald trump branded mrs may felician called british diplomats to kim derek a very stupid and wacky guy trump says his officials will no longer deal with derek after he called the white house dysfunctional and inept in confidential correspondence to resume a has defended the diplomat an investigation to find out the source of the leak to a u. K. Newspaper is now under way emma hayward has the latest on the road shes live for us in london this hour emma just get us right up to speed whats mr trump been saying. Well i think downing street would have been hoping that this would just go away quietly but donald trump no intention of that tweeting earlier calling him dark wacky a wacky ambassador a pompous fool than a very stupid guy and he didnt just leave it there he then had a real pop at the u. K. Prime minister of course he criticized the yesterday as well describing her foolish way of dealing with bricks it calling it a disaster you know this is extremely on diplomatic language isnt it for the president of the United States to not only christen criticize the u. K. Ambassador in washington but also in a burton way well not really in a burton we are direct criticism of theresa may and her bricks it handling and the u. S. President to what do you refusing to engage with the reality which is the washington ambassador was actually doing what he is paid to do i mean he is paid a monthly salary to report back to london his opinion on the u. S. President ial administration whatever the political hue of that administration you know republican or democrat the fact of the matter is the issue is the leak is not the this is not the content of the leak. Well some people might describe dont have it and dont trumps reaction as being a little bit playground because them bastards his job is to give an honest account of what he sees as happening in washington and whether donald trump like start or not that is what the ambassador is there to do on behalf of the u. K. Now downing street have thrown their full weight behind him dark and at the moment he is Standing Firm in his position but of course he was disinvited to a dinner last night so if he is not able to do his job because the White House White wont engage with him then you have to ask yourself how long will he be able to stay in that position as u. K. Ambassador. Thank you. Russias parliament recommending the imposition of economic sanctions on its neighboring country georgia but in moscow Vladimir Putin is against the move its in response to weeks of mass protests in georgia against russian influence in the government there right police were deployed on monday to prevent violence in council rallies in tbilisi step busson is in moscow. Some contradictory statements coming from moscow towards georgia today the state duma had a strong statement and then a miss lee asking for economic sanctions but president putin says he doesnt want any sanctions he sas people who are inciting these anti russian sentiments in georgia they dont know their history and he doesnt want to hurt by lateral relations this all comes after a heated protests for a couple of weeks already in georgia it started when a russian the legislator visited the d. C. And he held a speech in the chair of the speaker of parliament and this of course angered a lot of people in georgia they went to onto the streets and a lot of anti russian slogans were heard then president putin slammed the travel ban on to georgia no flights are allowed to leave moscow heading to georgia starting on monday and then now in this we kind of present for Georgia Television insulted president putin very badly and this has angered a lot of people here in russia so thats why this they do ask for these economic sanctions it would basically basically be wine and water and mineral water and also money transfers going to georgia but the president sat again that he doesnt want these sanctions at this moment the ministry of Foreign Affairs said that its not only about what georgia has been saying in the anti russian sentiment but also the fact that the authorities have not been able to control the situation the new cabinet in greece has been sworn in today 2 days after the conservative party if you took your course mr talk has won the elections on sunday mr tucker says he plans to get work right away he wants his m. P. s to skip the summer break is called a parliamentary session for next week some of his main priorities are tax cuts and reducing crime. Still to come for you here on aljazeera well have an exclusive report on patrol with the Mexican Security force as questions are being raised about human rights. Hello again its good to have you back or have seen plenty of rain across parts of southeastern china and for jim province the rain has been quite heavy bring flooding across some communities there unfortunately the rain is going to continue across much of that area as you can see here on our wednesday map very dark greens indicating anywhere between 200 and possibly 300 millimeters of rain still on that very saturated soil up to the north though its going to be quite dry were going to see one with plenty of sun and shanghai is going to be off and on in the rain with the tempter there of about 29. 00 degrees where here across parts of india we have been watching northern india and northeast india very very carefully and notice the clouds right there those very intense white clouds that is what we have seen very heavy rain over the last few days unfortunate that rain is going to continue in the same locations were still a little behind on the progression of our monsoon it should be a little bit more towards the west as you can see in new delhi though its going to be a little bit dry a few at 34. 00 degrees here on wednesday they beginning to about 35. 00 by the time we get towards thursday and then here across the gulf it is still going to be quite windy at least for the next few days but by the time we get towards thursday our temperatures expected to come up to about 46. 00 degrees here over towards abu dhabi about 39. 00 but a little cooler towards a lower the temperature of 28. 00. Every armed attack. Creates fear and division amongst its citizens. Stories of loss no one tome. A sweeping association of islam with the violence easier in muslims facing the stark reality of being ostracized by the very communities in which they live love and moon the tragic loss of life. Twice a victim on aljazeera. Youre watching aljazeera a reminder of our top stories this hour Chinas Foreign Ministry is calling on the u. S. To immediately cancel a potential sale of arms to taiwan the u. S. State Department Approved the sale of over 100 tanks 250 anti aircraft missiles and related equipment. The United Arab Emirates appears to be withdrawing forces from yemen thats according to media reports quoting senior iraqi officials there describing it as a redeployment and theyre insisting they remain committed to the saudi u. A. E. Coalition which has been fighting to see rebels since 2015. And the u. S. President has for a 2nd day running attacks the british Prime Minister and her washington ambassador on twitter after the publication of leaked diplomatic cables which lp criticized the Trump White House as the trump branded to resume a foolish and cold british diplomat kim derek a very stupid and wacky guy. Palestinians say theyre being imprisoned in their own neighborhoods by israels expanding. Separation Wall International court of justice for all the wall illegal exactly 15 years ago the Israeli Government began building the separation wall in 2002 saying it was required to prevent attacks the 1st sections extended for 175 kilometers in and around the occupied west bank other segments run to the north and south of jerusalem since then the barrier has expanded to more than 700 kilometers dividing palestinian communities keeping them from their farmland and separating them from illegal israeli settlement blocks which have expanded thanks to the Walls Construction more than 620000 Israeli Settlers now live in the occupied west bank. Reports from one palestinian town which has felt the devastating effects of the wall the town of be in a bell and northeast of jerusalem has been living in the shadow for 15 years. Its economy was booming in the 1990 s. When the town in jerusalem to many cities in the occupied west bank. It looks more like a ghost town now. Says the Israeli Government ordered the building of the separation 12002 the wall has blocked the towns main road limiting access to people and products hundreds of shops have closed their doors and thousands of townspeople have left. Carpenter is one of a few who decided to keep his business open but its very different to when he entered the workshop in the year 2009. No the only carpenters there are him and his partner like the towns economy their business has been cut right back. This is one of the most vivid areas and were a few meters away from an israeli Industrial Area this area was bustling with businesses and people going back and forth now we rely on a few customers the contrast between the 2 sides of the wall can be seen vividly here and also heard on the israeli side there is the loud noise of Construction Works on the palestinian side that sides. As palestinians are being pushed out on their side of the wall because of land confiscation more israelis are taking advantage such as a. In the north of the occupied west bank. And is really military order confiscated palestinian lands there for building the wall israelis build a stable on it palestinian fears have increased since israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans to annex parts of the west bank. The main goal in the israeli agenda is to. Push more people out especially those living in East Jerusalem the wall helps israel build more settlements extending existing ones and consolidate them in the palestinian territory around 65 percent of the israeli separation wall is complete their rest is under construction and when its finished is expected to take up to 10 percent of all land in the occupied west bank many palestinians say the main purpose of israels policy is to make life so im bearable they have no option but to leave. The occupied west bank. The separation wall. This is what an area administered by the Palestinian Authority and every building here has been built with a permit but in a legal 1st Israel Supreme Court has decided that these 2 buildings behind me and 14 others can be demolished because the military says that too close to the separation barrier the military has been in one of those buildings today measuring up for the demolition work and the people who live in them or own them will be given the bill for that demolition work more than it is that the people who live here will be thrown into the streets they dont have anywhere else to go because they invested all their savings into their homes the separation wall barrier cuts through communities across the occupied west bank here in what they are almost if relatives on that side of the fence want to visit family over here and they have to go on a long securitas walk to avoid the fence now the palestinians fear is that the Supreme Court ruling gives the israeli or fortys the legal cover to demolish palestinian properties anywhere in the occupied west bank and some people murals all right messages on israels separation wall to express their opinions but others refused to do that arguing it should remain an unappealing symbol of a party its sharing their view as an artist from the occupied west bank. My name is allah i live in a refugee camp in ramallah im originally from the lead area. Yeah. The wall is a scary racist symbol its a massive structure meant to display dominance i find it a natural human standing there you cant but have feelings of hate and discussed. Manner when all of it stands between me and the land stands between me and the dream of the other place the limits i should be able to cross naturally it doesnt only separate the geography it also limits our vision it blocks the scene behind it and. Although for us its about apartheid for the other its a symbol of protection and that shows in how the wall is manifested from what i see the wall from the israeli side is designed with mosaic its lit differently simply made to reflect how they want to show it. On a personal level i think the wall needs to stay grey and ugly it needs to be maintained that its a symbol of apartheid nothing more if we paint on it we would redefine it. I find it provoking that the wall provides a public space one that provides great exposure for artists especially with Prominent International artists leaving their work there im not in a position to judge i cant deny their messages were loud but as a palestinian i see the wall differently it is present in our subconscious its there standing between us and the rest of palestine at least the one that shapes our national identity. Regional security and the strengthening of economic ties will be on the agenda during a meeting between the u. S. President and. The emir held talks with the u. S. Defense secretary on monday at the pentagon this white house meeting with donald trump comes to run a difficult time in the gulf with tensions soaring between iran and the United States. Mexico has deployed thousands of security personnel around the country as part of a new National Guard theyre supposed to provide extra security and fight crime in the most violent areas the force is controversial because of its militarized nature so the government has promised it will get special training in human rights but as john holeman reports from. Doesnt appear to be happening. Because new police force the National Guard it looks militarized thats be. Because it is made up mainly of soldiers and marines and commanded by gen the government hopes it will tackle myths because recall boylans many worried that in doing that it could trump lova civilians rights looked on as much as lint those worries were at least calm down april 9th when the government made a deal with the United Nations that the un would help give human rights training to the new force it was seen as a big moment is this room. More important than this is a really important x. I could say historical in a quid in the killing field mammal him with the agreement shows our shared interest in a paradigm shift which puts human rights at the center of Public Security forces actions. The United Nations sources have told out his ear at that 3 months on from that deal not one member of the National Guard has got the training despite they say un efforts to get the program kick started the fire and meanwhile the governments already sent thousands of new National Guardsman to deal with a particularly vulnerable population Central American migrants heading through mexico. We talked to a dozen guards at checkpoints and patrolling the suit the river which marks the border with guatemala all of them said they had been given some internal human rights training but they know theyll need to learn more on the job. They told us how to treat the c. B. D. Population and we have to respect everyones human rights but its a very short time for training where he did with our eyes closed and were just hoping now well have to see what happens. In a written statement 12 to 0 the minutes come for a Ministry Said the governments been working on how to update the National Guard members existing human rights training and on how to implement the un agreements but its not just the un training that this force is missing there. Rolling out the National Guard has definitely been a bit odd hawk most of those weve seen here dont even have their new uniforms they still wearing their Armed Forces Gear and some of the countrys federal Police Officers who were due to be drafted into the new force instead went on strike against what they worried would be cuts to their salary and benefits. And every corner of the car is only going to bring more questions about the governments great hope to tie a misquote Security Problems john home and. Up to. Central chile is ensuring its worst drought in 60 years that includes the capital santiago home to nearly half the countrys population of 18000000 experts say water shortages will become permanent because of Climate Change and pressure from agriculture latin america editor to see a new man has more intially. Things have i said very little use to run a successful Small Business growing and selling tomatoes on this plot of land. But a long drought in Central Chile has dried up her livelihood as well as her plants. This was my band aid we does deep 7 metres of water which was enough to irrigate my plans twice now its totally dry. And so is the nearby. 4 years ago it looked like this. Piece of farmer who was born and bred here is raising cattle now on what was the main source of water for the shagger cultural region. Theres no water im raising a few animals but its becoming too expensive to truck in the water its a disaster. Hes not wrong farmers all over being forced to sell their livestock and their land. To drought which is now in its 10th year is a phenomena thats here to stay quoting to experts in a new report issued by the university of chile it blames the growing demand for. Increasingly scarce Water Resources on large truda exporters but above all on Climate Change this drought is just as visible above ground than on the surface and underneath at this time of year the angles mountains should have been covered with snow which in turn in the spring melts and fills the rivers and the lagoon but with the deficit of rain now and 80 percent these mountains now look as old and just had a little bit of salt sprinkled on the top. Chilies populated capital santiago as well as the bad but i use the region could be left without Drinking Water by 2030 according to the report but there are ways to avoid disaster one of them is to stop losing water that flows from these rivers straight into the Pacific Ocean that would require dams just as a gent is the need to build more reservoirs before having to resort to large scale dissatisfies ation of chiles long Pacific Ocean coastline water expert philip in my 15 says theres a severe infrastructure deficit. There women but unfortunately a reservoir takes 17 to 20 years to build while the hospital takes maybe for yes a new hospital benefits those who are sick today but we arent seeing the illness that the country as a whole could suffer from the lack of investment in infrastructure. The government has in fact announced it will build at least 20 new reservoirs. It wont be soon enough though for a little who instead of growing and selling vegetables is now cycling off to clean houses to make a living to see a newman i just see that chile. This is al jazeera these are the top stories Chinas Foreign Ministry is calling on the u. S. To immediately cancel a potential sale of arms to taiwan the u. S. State Department Approved the deal worth more than 2000000000 dollars. If the us selling of arms to taiwan is a serious violation of International Law and the norms of International Relations it seriously breaches the one china principle and the rules of the 3 joints in the u. S. Communiques it is a crude interference in chinas internal affairs and harms chinas sovereignty and security interests china is strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposed to the us has already made stern representation to the u. S. Side the United Arab Emirates appears to be withdrawing its forces from yemen thats according to media reports quoting senior officials there insisting they remain committed to the coalition which has been fighting the rebels since 2015. A military spokesman for the thing says they have new weapons to strike targets inside saudi arabia i have on. It is a recognition that can fly over the skies of saudi arabia with a depth of over 500 kilometers as you can see on the screen it is the recognition of one you can reach into a very deep areas in Enemy Territory and it is a huge achievement you can transmit everything it recognizes and all the information it collects directly from the operation theater. Turkeys ordered the arrests of 176 military officers accusing them of being involved in the failed coup back in 2016 prosecutors say they have links to the exiled politician for to the glenn hes accused of having been behind the failed coup. Emir of cats i mean been hammered all funny will meet the u. S. President donald trump in a few hours time in mere held talks with the acting u. S. Defense secretary on monday at the pentagon as white house meeting with donald trump comes during a difficult time in the gulf tension soaring between iran and the United States. And the u. S. President has for a 2nd day running attack the british Prime Minister and her ambassador to washington on twitter after the publication of leaked diplomatic cables which sharply criticized the Trump White House mr trump branded mrs may foolish and call the british diplomat kim derek a very stupid and quacky guy. Up next its the stream sam here from 15 but she then talked to al jazeera. Problems and besides the instability is corruption we listen. Are pushing the United States and President Trump into conflict we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter how does iraq. Ok and your in the stream a path to democracy could now exist in sudan after a power sharing agreement was reached last week between the Transitional Military Council and opposition leaders but some prodemocracy activists remain skeptical drawing comparisons to the fall out of the 2011 egyptian uprising imo they could be say we speak with sudanese an egyptian activist to break down their respective revolutions what do you think tweet us that e. J. Stream or leave a comment in our you tube channel but 1st have a look at this report filed by our. Brian
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