Continents and cleanup operations underway in the philippines as authorities work to get a clear picture of typhoon come aris impact. The battle against drug crime in mexico has taken a deadly turn for the worse the countrys just not stopped the most homicides in a single day since records began in 1997 after 127 people were killed on december 1st many are questioning the president s strategy of hugs more bullets and tackling Drug Cartel Violence alan fischer reports from mexico city. It will take a while to repair the damage to be in your own city hall the memories of what happened here will last much longer to a saturday afternoon a convoy of vehicles called. In the initials of a local drug cartel c d n drove into town and began fighting this the authorities believe was sending a message to the Regional Government to. Security forces surrounded the turn 60 kilometers south of the texas border by the time the gun battles ended on sunday 22 were dead 16 gunman 4 Police Officers 2 civilians pictures of local politicians were riddled with bullets locals had to literally run for the lives you mustnt ground up after yellow plastic thank you we were arriving at the plaza without children many began to shoot at us from the hill and we had to run in another direction the attack in quite ended on the day its no been confirmed was the deadliest since mexico began keeping records 127 people were killed on december 1st the day that marked the 1st stone a vessel of president Andres ManuelLopez Obrador taking office he had promised a new approach to tackling mexicos violence and it is morning News Conference claimed the incident quite realize it was unusual its de castle this case is lets say unusual it is not something that happens in quite well every day we have a plan for the National Guard we need 140000 guards but we only have 70000. Later in the did the president met members of the love boat and family 9 of them were killed in a Cartel Ambush near the u. S. Border in early november we were updated on the investigation into the murders 4 people have been arrested didnt speak after the meeting. Poses took to the streets on sunday to protest against the president s 1st unit office one of the largest groups demanding you do more to curb the violence yes President Donald Trump says hes begun the process to designate mexicos drug cartels as terrorist organizations mexico opposes that idea but it may find itself under increasing pressure to do something about the moderate especially if theres another day as bloody as the same for the 1st 21000. 00 alan fischer aljazeera mexico city. Well Madeleine Penman is a regional the searcher for the americas that on the Sea International i spoke with the earlier and i asked her why no leader has been able to tackle the issue of drug cartels effectively what is missing is our strategy to strengthen policing institutions so right now mexico as has been relying over decades on the me and the maybe who are not trained to do no most a 1000000000 policing functions as fortunately the voters of the presidency did was extinguished the federal police have very little plans to strengthen. The the capabilities of policing institutions and so relying on an institution that is trained really to be in war like situation the not trying to protect this is a key issue the other solution is cracking inequality which is a huge driver of violence in the huge driver of young people going into the ranks of organized crime however like ago has. For programs and has increased the minimum wage which we heard to have some effect in terms of protecting the core. Police in the democratic republic of congo say 4 people have been killed during the protests against un peacekeepers demonstrations started in the city of beni last month over what people see as a lack of u. N. Protection from rebel groups so hideouts has the latest. The Congolese Military has been reinforcing in the eastern town of benny but the protests and the shooting continue. Carney gave this graphic updates of the chaos. Gunshots around the city of. Protestors not discouraged him but. You have killed a Police Officer and his body was even supported by the protesters. On the. Big challenge for soldiers right now kristie. These people are marching on a u. N. Peacekeepers base furious at what they see is the failure of u. N. Forces to protect them against attacks by rival groups including the socalled aligned Democratic Forces determined to keep the mission outs protestors have already damaged a number of u. N. Building since process started a little over a week ago the Congolese Army has been sent to end the violence but has failed to stop the a. D. F. Killing more than 100 people in the last month and more than 1500. 00 in the last 5 years now theyre ordering the public off the street. They in the un are on their side so. Were calling on the population all members of society in north kivu province to start working with our enemies the population should not forget about the real enemy the police is not the enemy soldiers are not in general the un is not the enemy the real enemy is the a. T. F. But on monday alone for protesters and a policeman died the violence in bennys now hampering efforts to contain an Ebola Outbreak thats key. More than 2000 people in the democratic republic of congo since august the militarization of the medical response and this ruling trees distrust in an area were Government Troops and sometimes these keepers are not always seen as well as do courses by everyone and now the World Health Organization has been forced to scale down operations in the area so to hide out aljazeera well adam day is the head of programs at the u. N. University center for policy research and was previously a Senior Advisor to the un on this school he says that a large factor in the u. S. Failure to achieve peace has been the lack of contacts with the allied Democratic Forces one of the main rebel groups they are one of the most secretive and difficult to contact groups when i was living there we had lines of communication open id say with every other major group except the a. D. F. And they have really kept themselves sequestered from contact which makes obviously a nonmilitary approach more difficult the 2nd aspect is that the a. D. F. Is not just a military group but theyre deeply embedded in the social fabric of much of the beni area they participate in some of the land and Natural Resources disputes some of them wear many hats and theyre difficult to discern as as you heard from the the spokesperson mentioning that they were within the population thats very much the case and certainly during my time there we never opened a line of political communication with their leadership it was never a real option and thats one of the real difficulties with this group but one which i think can be dealt with by looking more at the communities and at the Community Level and less at targeting them just militarily but seeing if you can address the underlying disputes that may be generating some of the communities going to the a. D. F. For support. Former u. S. President jimmy carter has been readmitted to hospital is being treated for a urinary tract infection at a facility in georgia the 95 year old was discharged last week from another hospital after undergoing a procedure following a recent fall carter is the countrys oldest living former president s were u. S. President dont trump is intensifying 2 fronts in his tariff battles one in france and another on steel and aluminum imports from argentina and brazil where shortly after arriving in london for a nato summit he threatens more than 2000000000. 00 in new levies so on french exports the move is in retaliation for a new digital tax air in france that will hits u. S. Tech companies where Rosslyn Georgian is in washington d. C. She tells us what happens next. The u. S. Trade Representatives Office said on monday that it is considering levying a 100 percent tax or sensually doubling the price of certain french goods intended for the u. S. Market this is because the trade representative has determined that a new Digital Services tax and acted by the french government earlier this year essentially is punishing Us Digital Companies that want to do Business Inside france so these new tariffs would be a form of economic punishment now the goods that would be targeted would include dairy would include champagne and would include make up skincare and personal law products such as handbags this is also a situation where the u. S. Is only having a very short period for Public Comment a hearing will be held here in washington an early january and after written and Public Comments have been made the u. S. Trade representative says it hopes to make a determination very quickly it says that these new Digital Services tax is harming u. S. Businesses and that frances government needs to be held to account its likely that the french government will react and. Just serious reasonable has more now from when a series. Of brazilian an argentine steel and Aluminum Industries were the latest targets of the United States tirades on monday trump tweeted the main reason for the change in policy was the massive devaluation of the currencies in brazil and argentina which does not benefit u. S. Farmers out of your life you were really going to be one that were going to be guys are going to be very very hard because we are about to get a big breakout account for you that are going to be very uncertain out. Various in brazil which is slowly recovering from a recession the news came as a shock and the Steel Industry which accounts for more than 2000000000 in exports to the u. S. Talked about retaliation precedent. Trumps main ally in south america believes the situation can be worked out. For good if necessary ill talk to trump about that but were not backing off. The lead out meanwhile in argentina with its struggling economy the announcement did not go unnoticed you would carry it on feet and i will not only add up to the end certainty that already exists in this country in one week argentina will have a new president ill bet a fair amount of it and he will have to deal with a double digit inflation rate currency unfold and the possibility of by default on the following debt argentinas government has been battling devaluation for months as people are turning to the u. S. Dollar to protect their savings. Argentinas central bank has spent more than 5000000000. 00 to bolster the basal says the primary elections in august which triggered a collapse in the value of the currency trump now says that the. Valuations were intentional for many the latest u. S. Measures is also a consequence of the increase in commercial activities between china brazil and argentina in the middle of a trade war these are some of the unforeseen consequences of u. S. Policy investors have been moving from emerging markets to the United States and to developed economies and that you know in argentina its one of the reasons behind the countrys currency crisis in 28 major devaluation and which of course has made its its its primary exports more competitive so in some ways you know over the trumpet ministration is now reacting to something that helped create competitive exports which in part are heading to china argentinas president. And jade also natural have experienced a warm relation with donald trump since taking office but for many dealing with china these days is enough to put the best of friends at odds there is a war when osiris. Argentinas Vice President elects Cristina Fernandez secure center her superiors in chords just days before shes due to be sworn in shes being investigated for alleged corruption during her time in office from 2007 to 2015 to kirschner is accused of awards in Construction Projects to firms that paid bribes to get to government officials well she says shes being unfairly persecuted by the justice system. And the Center National says more than 4000000 People Living with disabilities in yemen like access to basic care needs the Rights Group Says disabled people are most at risk because of the current war its latest report highlights their inability to pay for adequate care or move freely to hospitals a sody ury coalition that backs the un recognized governments has been fighting hutu rebels since 2015 the cleanup operations have begun in parts of the philippines after a powerful toll food made landfall in the countrys largest and most populous island boats authorities are still working to understand the full extent of the storms impact. Is in all the province in southeastern lose all across the city of the gas these have become familiar scenes Police Officers and other members of the local government rushing to call iraq the free to pave the way for help to get to those who need it most weve spoken to the mayor. Says hes quite happy that the city has achieved it theyre all casualties target which is something that has been going on for the last 18 years more than 100000 people were evacuated over the last few days and more will the same for areas but this byplay ghastly being stable not much is known for other outlying islands like pick out worry hours and up or up all these areas remain cut off there is still no news what weve been told that some of the areas there communities have been severely battered and aid needs to get there as soon as possible. Still to come on aljazeera no sign of progress in lebanon have protesters are using messages of defiance to showcase their message. And nato leaders gather in london to celebrate the Alliance Even as questions for its future. Hello when its getting colder in turkey now the cloud of this nothing is so if it contains booze rain and snow falling out of it the temperatures behind it all coming down in stages this is the picture for tuesdays cloudy in turkey and chris about 8 its hard temperature 15. But this guy here is rain or snow in azerbaijan or more especially in iran and down towards kuwait having had a wednesday in iraq the sun is now out baghdad at 90 degrees tear on of course down to about 10 and then a whole lot news in this direction tails off the sun back out in iran is carved up in turkey. In the forecast for wednesday on the high ground turkey for my 6 as a high i was definitely in code but its like up to 21 on shore breeze your night is not given whats happening in iran theres always a hint of a shot destroying itself towards bahrain or qatar that is likely but that breeze coming down from the north probably top attempt is a 28. 00 and has been cooler today in doha on wednesday 26. 00 cloudy along the coast of amman and yemen rather more active cloud is showing itself in Southern Africa was significant right in the eastern cape ready for it to cross around the tower once again and eventually hitting joburg coding things down. Ill just. Let the mideast. Successful careers in other parts of the world. The lebanese kind of call the just turned on to brazil. And the occupy and the norwegian of the industry. Unusual journeys leading to unexpected places. The doctor and the oil man on aljazeera. This is al jazeera quick to mind on the headlines for you and i mexicos homicide rate hit historic levels with 127 deaths reported on sunday thats the highest number in a single day since records began in 1970 it comes as president under us Manuel Lopez Obrador completes his 1st year in Office Police and democratic republic of congo say 4 people were killed during the process in beni on monday demonstrators are upset about what they say is a lack of u. N. Protection from on tribal groups and u. S. President donald trump is stepping up tariffs directed against 3 allies trump threatens more than 2000000000. 00 in new levies on french exports and also honest plans to be imposing new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from argentina and brazil. A lebanon remains in a stalemates with no progress on the formation of a new governments the Popular Uprising against the political elites began in october and the deadlock is worsening Economic Conditions but opponents of those in power say they wont give up saying harder has more from beiruts. P. R. Aboud came home from dubai to design the sculpture made from recyclable materials it is a way of crediting lebanons women for being at the forefront of the socalled october revolution this artwork stands in beiruts Martyrs Square which has been taken over by opponents of the governing elite who have been demanding change the corruption that is in this country want us to be violent they are dragging us to be violent but then the woman comes calling down guys im going to deal with those people we are nice women have been on the frontlines visiting strongholds of the mainly sectarian Political Parties reaching out to their. Supporters who have attacked Peaceful Protesters they say they are trying to keep the country united and the void to return to the days of the civil war there have been violent incidents but the protest movement has remained largely peaceful but there is also fear of a financial collapse banks are imposing controls on access to cash there is a shortage of dollars which resulted in the National Currency lira losing nearly 40 percent of its value on the black market. A political crisis is preventing the formation of a government that is needed to implement Economic Reforms and those changes are required for International Assistance to start flowing in what we all have as one main goal and that is an independent government from all the Political Parties as long as we all Stay Together and thats why were just trying to keep a strong front on the ground with the same demands. Theyll just theyre going to be forced to listen sooner or later so far the governing alliance is refusing to give up political power despite almost 2 months of protests instead they have tried to intimidate those in the streets thugs were literally out on the streets smashing property terrorizing coming down to the present to the protest sides pulling down. And yet peoples response was were not going to you know this is the this is. This was not going to become sectarian protesters used what was left of the burned tents to build this statue the phoenix a symbol of renewal and resistance the message that they will continue the struggle that began on october the 17th. Beirut. The International Court of justice in the netherlands has held public hearings on an appeal that was made in connection to the book case of qatar after the saudi arabia egypt and bahrain closed their airspace to national air. And qatar says airspace restrictions by saudi arabia and the u. A. E. Violates International Law so has made some number of claims to the courts after the gulf states and pools the land air and simple case wasnt 2 years ago well from the hague here. On the arguments and defense of the blockade in nations the 1st day of hearings here at the International Court of justice centered on the blockade in countries egypt saudi arabia the United Arab Emirates rein essentially explaining to the courts why they believe an earlier decision by ike how that is the International CivilAviation Organization which ruled that the arab located on qatar contravened International Agreements why they believe that this should be overturned essentially the blockade in countries are asking that the i. C. J. Or overturn this decision and their argument seems to be a bit strange because on the one hand they say that i can help by taking a stance in favor of qataris essentially politicizing the organization and its taking a political stand but on the other hand they were complaining in their statements made at the courthouse behind me that the reason why the blockading countries took the decision to close their airspace was because of political decisions and were complaining that i coul never took that into consideration. Saudi arabia is urging the group of Oil Exporting Countries opec to reduce production as it prepares to list its state owned oil firm on the Stock Exchange sources have told the Reuters News Agency that the plan would see another 400000. 00 Barrels Per Day added to existing cuts of 1200000. 00 if we keep all prices high enough during a run cause initial Share Offering but a number of countries are well are producing oil well above their quarters now in libya an airstrike has cared at least 5 people in the capital tripoli and jets targeted in neighborhoods in southern tripoli on sunday military sources say the attack was carried out by forces linked to the warlord holy for have their yes President Donald Trump has landed in london ahead of a nato meeting to mark the 70th anniversary of its formation the talks are meant to cover Security Issues and explore ways the military alliance can adapt to current and future challenges but as our diplomatic answer james bays reports it comes against the backdrop of growing tension within the organization. For the next couple of days this is the man in the hot seat secretary general yens stoltenberg has the un enviable task of chairing a meeting of nato leaders at a time the alliance faces big challenges this gathering in london is supposed to mark natos 70th birthday its 1st headquarters were actually here in the british capital in an area that now houses embassies there are 3 main things those souring the mood 1st the trump factor the u. S. Leader arriving here at london stands today airport doesnt like summits and he has a particular dislike of nato summit repeatedly claiming other members arent paying their way. He has particular gripes against nato he feels despite increased spending on defense that other countries are not doing enough and he has this soft spot in his heart for russia and so you know very much i think we will see at this summit all of the worst instincts of trump come out and to be exacerbated by the current political conditions to be exacerbated by his rough relations with other allies then theres the growing tension between france and germany in an interview the french president emmanuel mccrone told the economist that nato was brain dead this infuriated the german chancellor Angela Merkel and exposed a growing rift between the 2 countries last but not least the mounting doubts other nato members have about turkey not about the words of president but his actions by the s 400 Missile System from russia and carrying out its recent incursion into Northern Syria i covered the last nato summit that was held in london here at lancaster house 29 years ago that was just months after the fall of the bowl in war and the end of the cold war and then there were questions about natos future but the alliance then expanded taking in the countries from the east before creating new roles for itself in the balkans and afghanistan. Almost 3 decades later natos internal differences this time are even more public being expressed by leaders themselves and therefore a potentially much more damaging james pays out 0 london vigil has been held in the u. Case capital for the 2 People Killed in a stabbing attack on friday jack merits and saskia jones was stabbed to death near London Bridge by a man convicted of terrorism offenses paul brennan was at the fictional. This was a brief but very dignified ceremony the v. I. P. s over there in front of the guild hall observing a moments silence and short speeches from the bishop of london before they went into this art gallery here a condolence book has been opened and theyve been signing that in privacy away from the media away from this place though the political wrangling continues both labor and the conservatives the 2 main parties locked in battle for the upcoming election arguing over who exactly is to blame for the fact that the kill it was man can was released only halfway through a prison sentence for a previous terrorist offense into that fray the father of the victim Jack Marriott has weighed it with a social media post on twitter in which he said the following dont use my sons death to promote your vile propaganda jack stood against everything you stand for hatred division and ignorance and its important to say that mr merrett wasnt referring to those man cans propaganda or his hatred he was referring to the politicians ramping up the rhetoric around the response to these kind of incidents and using ever more stronger and hardline type of policies in order to reference them and respond to them mr merrett clearly not happy about that bearing in mind his son and the other fatal victim saskia jones were very much in intent on rehabilitation as a response to the crimes. This is al jazeera and these are the headlines mexicos homicide rates hit historic levels with 127 deaths reported on sunday thats the highest number in a single day since records began back in 1970 it comes as president andras mother Lopez Obrador completes his 1st year in office and fisher has more from mexico city. The president has said that there has to be a whole change in attitude he believes in hugs not bullets as you say he needs to address the social problems that lead to the economic power of the cartels and hes saying that hes changing what has been done over several administrations know in mexico so its not going to happen overnight though hes also been saying that while he doesnt think what happened in the weekend was exceptional there are people who would argue with that what he intends to do over the next few weeks is published a report which shows the people who arent doing their job police and democratic republic of congo say 4 people were killed in process and benny on monday demonstrators are upset about what they say is a lack of u. N. Protection from armed rebel groups u. S. President donald trump is stepping up tariffs directed against 3 allies trump threatens more than 2000000000. 00 in new levies on french exports he also announced plans to reimpose new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from argentina and brazil. A new report from Amnesty International says millions of People Living with disabilities in yemen like access to basic fundamentals and care the Rights Group Says people with disabilities are among the most at risk since civil war broke out 5 years ago the report says disabled individuals in the war torn country cannot finance adequate care or move freely to hospitals cleanup operations have begun in some parts of the philippines after a powerful typhoon made landfall in the countrys east prior as i said 8 provinces and authorities are still trying to determine the full extent of the damage. And citing a rabia is urging the group of Oil Exporting Countries opec to reduce production as it prepares to list its state owned oil from on the Stock Exchange sources have told reuters that the plan would see another 400000. 00 Barrels Per Day cuts this would Keep Oil Prices high enough generally because initial Share Offering those the headlines said is now just their currency the cost is up next. I. Hello im come on santa maria this is counting the cost on aljazeera bill weekly look at the world of business and economics this week equitable it took a multibillion dollar loan from the i. M. F. But while the corporations got tax forgiveness the poor got austerity and i wonder at all the same 2 months of protests we look at how the government of lending what i know seemingly got it so wrong also this week shinzo a novel longest serving Prime Minister japans ever seen and that is quite the achievement