Donald trumps demands that schools reopened in september as coronavirus cases sought in several u. S. States. And were not going to going to put our children in a place with their health is in danger. And a pressure socialize accused of sex trafficking is due to appear as a new york federal court. Now china is accusing the United States of trying to stir up trouble in the South China Sea thats off the secretary of states mike from payors said beijings claims to the region are completely under lawful china claims almost the entire area but thats disputed by several other Southeast Asian countries when he reports from bangkok. In several areas of the South China Sea islands at holes in reefs have been transformed china claims almost the entire area and for years has been militarizing the islands constructing remote outposts taiwan also claims parts of the South China Sea along with several Southeast Asian countries including vietnam which is mounted the strongest challenge to beijing last month a vietnamese Prime Minister opened the latest Southeast AsianLeaders Summit with a strong statement on the issue without mentioning china. While the entire world is mobilizing its full force to fight against the pandemic responsible and violations of International Laws are still taking place affecting the environment of security and stability in several regions including ours a statement from u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o came a year after the Permanent Court of arbitration in the hague ruled that chinas claims were invalid the case was taken by the philippines but the verdict did nothing to slow chinas assertiveness tensions between china and the United States have been increasing over trade coronavirus taiwan hong kong and now the South China Sea in recent weeks both militaries conducted exercises in the area with the us saying repeatedly it wants to ensure freedom of navigation beijing suspects otherwise they have. The us statement neglects the history and facts about the issues about the South China Sea it breaches the us governments open commitment to not take any position on the sovereignty of the South China Sea it violates an distorts International Law it is stirring up territorial disputes in the South China Sea which is very irresponsible. Not only is there Strategic Value in the South China Sea but its one of the worlds busiest shipping lanes and is believed to hold large exploitable Natural Resources china has continued to develop parts of the region largely unopposed militarily while the us. Doesnt necessarily signal a change in that regard it does signal a stronger stance against beijing and will increase tension during these unstable times when hey al jazeera bangkok. Lets get more on this now with katrina you whos in the Chinese Capital katrina chinas always been very sensitive about this how is beijing taking compares comments. Well theyre not happy about it we heard in that package Chinese ForeignMinistry Spokesperson jen addressed the statement saying it was a distortion of facts he then went on to say that china had no intention of conducting a maritime expansion that its always behaved as a responsible multilateral player unlike the u. S. Which has not even itself signed the Un Convention on the law of the sea he then went on to accuse washington of being being the bully that it as a referred to china as in the region inciting confrontations undermining stability and so on discord between china and its neighbors he also brought up the ruling that was bought by the philippines to the hague in the International Court saying that this ruling was not based on facts and that china has and will always reject this ruling and so that china will continue to try to build peace and stability among its neighbors mind gauging in negotiations and dialogue to resolve disagreements he then encourage the u. S. To sensually bus out of the region saying that this was. An affair for china and its neighbors and also mentioned japan there has been a government want paper released which a cure is china of upsetting the status quo in the east and South China Sea we had very similar words from jolly gen criticizing japan for that report saying that it was also not based in fact most peaking of disagreements katrina i do want you to stay with me because i want to ask you about another source of tension for beijing also at the moment china is accusing democracy activists in hong kong of trying to launch a revolution and described campaigning for recent primaries there as a serious provocation which may have breached a tough new security law that its imposed on the city more than 600000 people turned out over the weekend to choose candidates for septembers legislative elections in Hong Kong Katrina this is a suggestion that the hoff a 1000000 people could have broken this law what could happen though. Well time is Authorities Say they are investigating exactly what took place on the weekend theyve released a statement on monday evening quite a strongly worded statement that they imply that it wouldnt be the voters who attended on the weekend that would be held responsible but the organizers they called the entire election essentially a sham they said that this was an unofficial and illegal election that it was jeopardizing the fairness of the official election which is due to take place later this year in september the statement also in particular took aim at one of the core organizers of the vote denny tie now binney tie is quite a prominent prodemocracy figure in hong kong hes a law professor he also was quite instrumental in spearheading the 2014 Umbrella Movement in hong kong now the statement of a quite a few words to be any type of saying that essentially how dare he hold this this election against the governments wishes and saying also that it was quite likely that he was influenced or directed by external forces in doing this now benito of course has denied this youve called the election where 600000 plus people turned up hes called this a a miracle and a success and says that people like him and and people who support this election will not back down in the face of this National Security law of course this will ban subversion secession and collusion with Foreign Forces but the government are also investigating apparently any alleged breaches into privacy which some say took place on the weekend as well. There are all the latest from beijing thanks very much katrina now a man accused of torturing women and destroying ancient monuments and timbuktu is going on trial at the International Criminal court in the hague. Is charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity nicholas hack reports from dakar in senegal. In the city of timbuktu. Forces call on crowds to witness the killing of a man this footage secretly shot by aljazeera in 2012 has never been broadcast the man in a green turban is a former villager veterinarian turned a leading figure of the religious police during the occupation of northern mali by an al qaeda affiliate this man was long for stealing food from a shop this woman without any explanation on the orders of all. Hes now at the International Criminal court accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes including the torture rape and sexual slavery of women and girls forcing them into marriage with alqaeda linked fighters in an interview with al jazeera at the time he said that he was only applying islamic law in defending muslims his men were also ordered to desecrate and destroy 700 year old shrines of the saints synagogues black Civilization Museum director calls the destruction despicable crimes that also needs to be punished. It is more than a crime against humanity it is a crime against faith he destroyed monuments that are important to to move to before or harvard were imagined timbuktu was the center of learning students from europe persia and the middle east would come to listen to lectures from black muslim teachers on subjects such as science chemistry and medicine in this museum are just a few artifacts from that time this room is dedicated to black civilization and religion but look at it. Its almost empty because a proportion of it was stolen during colonial times and can be found in museums in france and in the u. K. France just returned this sward belonging to religious leader omar told in this quran belonging to his son there is still a substantial part of Islamic Heritage and history that can be found right here in west africa in the ancient city of timbuktu were a few are trying to preserve and protect this important chapter of both islamic and african history. While all her sons religious police bird 4000 agent manuscripts dating from the 13th century the people of timbuktu many of them women here that are smuggled out over 300000 of these historical manage scripts in a bid to protect the citys history and to defy those who take it over the cliff harton out of iraq. All cos of us president has sent 30 is being questioned for a 2nd day at a special court also in the hague over war crimes hes accused of murder and torture during cause of his fight for independence from serbia in the late ninetys that he denies the allegations and says he stands for truth reconciliation and peace but he announced he will resign if the Court Decides he must face trial. Well now its been more than 3 years since for arab states and posed a land and sea embargo on cata its legal bit to remove the air blockade now hinges on a ruling by the International Court of justice due to be issued later on tuesday has some expense. For qatar is this has been a long battle or many fronts the International Court of justice is to issue its verdict on a dispute over space riots its begun in june 2017 when saudi arabia u. A. E. And egypt serve their ties with qatar and imposed a sea blockade. Qatar took the case to the un calling on the International CivilAviation Authority to declare the blockade illegal as part of the dispute the blockade in countries have barred qatari aircraft from entering their space which qatar says violates the convention on International Civil aviation referred to as the Chicago Convention of locating countries challenge the qatari move saying the u. N. Agency doesnt have jurisdiction to handle the case but into a 1018 the International CivilAviation Authority reject of that claim insisting that it does have jurisdiction the mast own but we are not there yet in terms of qatars progress because while qatar will move a step closer into regaining airspace access that they like the rest of the world are entitled to fly over actually i k i have never dealt with anything quite like this in over their 70 years of existence then you can expect running in parallel to this a separate case that will be seeking compensation this isnt the 1st legal fight between qatar and its neighbors in 2018 the qatari government took legal action against the u. A. E. At the hague based court accusing it of a series of measures targeting qatari nationals those measures broke up families denied qatari students access to universities and medical facilities in the u. A. E. The Court Ordered the u. A. E. To allow families to be reunited and qatari students to be given the chance to complete their education in the emirates but i think thats part of the structure. Or is there a sense to Group Doctors that. You need to have a solid legal basis for saying that the blockade was was our law or the consequences or the blockade results in a legitimate legal action being taken International Efforts to mend fences between qatar and the blockade in countries have so far failed and the International Community has long been concerned that the blockade of qatar has undermined stability in the region. Still ahead here on aljazeera play longer on the same wavelength by the u. K. s long relationship with chinese tech giant huawei may soon be over. How it continues to look very much unlike summer in northern parts of europe with clouds streaming down for the northeast and yet that doesnt feel particularly good and if you call this a cold front in the area and it is cold youd be right to think that were in the twentys but only just is rather less than scandinavia the real heat of a couple of weeks ago that well the high thirtys is now just pushed out of North Western russia is in moscow is going to just give you up to 20 and this barrier front here gets heavy rain for better roosts crowd wind and rain and not unusual for this particular july suddenly rip hold on to some heat madrid 33 italys just into the thirtys greece and turkey are doing that badly but increasingly you get a frontal system going through temperature drop back again blue is rain in the breeze a follows is particularly the wall this is still the relatively warm bit in Eastern Europe and vienna represents a change 27 is the average temperature july down to 21 or 22 for thursday and friday is a breeze comes in. For north africa things are rather more markets for them to be the showers are come a long way north right into sale re seen rain all the way from the gulf of guinea up towards the gambia recently the day off but there are more heavy showers in that area. And jump into the stream and julian on Global Community this generation will have to create its own democracy with social media on an on line be part of the debate let me put some you tube comments to you when no topic is off the table is taking on all the systemic violence that people of color have suffered not only now but for decades we are going to need to transform lives the way tickets human way to a business if were going to adapt to climate break down this street on out is there. Woohoo. Hello there youre watching aljazeera thats remind you of our top stories here this hour the United States has toughened its stance on chinas disputed claims to offshore resources and most of the South China Sea completely on north pole the Chinese Embassy in washington has accused the u. S. Of trying to stir up trouble in the region and chinas accusing democracy activists in hong kong are trying to launch a revolution and says campaigning for recent primaries that may have breached a new security door its imposed on the territory more than 600000 people turned out over the weekend to vote. And the man accused of torturing women and destroying ancient monuments in timbuktu is going on trial at the International Criminal court in the hague. Charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. And the World Health Organization fears too many nations are heading in the wrong direction coronavirus cases tops that teen 1000000 worldwide the director general says there will be no return to the old normal in the foreseeable future or the number of covered 1000 related deaths in latin america now exceeds those in north america and the worlds 2nd west hit region nearly 145000 people have died and 3300000 are infected and face coverings will become compulsory for shoppers in england from july 24th those courts not wearing one could be fined as much as 125. 00 and in the United States californias governor is a re imposing restrictions on businesses and public spaces hes ordered indoor restaurants bars and cinemas to close the state records a 20 percent rise in infections in the past 2 weeks Patty Culhane has more. The latest fight for a president whos determined to keep america. School should be up and kids want to go to school youre losing a lot of lives by keeping things closed. Hes warned states open schools or lose federal money the answer from some states so far just know were not going to use our children. As a litmus test them were not going to going to put our children in a place with their health is endangered its that simple the 2 Largest School systems in california will not reopen the Trump Administration has been trying to convince parents itll be safe but the World Health Organization disagrees our understanding of transmission in children is Still Limited and we know that overall they tend to have more mild disease but in some situations they can have severe disease and we have seen children that have died just like the schools the Trump Administration moved to reopen the economy quickly and the states that did are now seeing the virus seemingly spread out of control officials deny that theres a connection but the nations top Infectious Disease expert disagrees all you needed to do was look at the films on t. V. Of people in some states who went from shutdown to complete throwing caution to the winds bars that were crowded people without masks and some states are reversing course california closing bars and indoor restaurants and in many places churches and gyms as well a sign that while some might want to see the countrys economy reopen the virus has the final say political hay aljazeera america. Well brazils president says hes feeling well and will return to work if he tests negative for the current virus so ableson r. O. Is seen feeding emus outside his official residence where he has been isolating since testing positive last week he is due to be tested again on tuesday also narrow has repeatedly dismissed the dangers of the virus and has criticised containment measures ordered by state governance while kazakhstan by contrast is extending its 2nd lockdown by 2 weeks and response to a surge in cases there and pneumonia at least 42 medical workers have died since the start of the outbreak the Central Asian republic has reported more than 61000 infections and 375 deaths its Health Care System is struggling to keep up with the rising to mond not other news and a former british socialized and long time friend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will face a judge in new york on tuesday maxwell has been charged for her involvement in the alleged sex trafficking operation her defense is expected to try to get her out of jail where shes on suicide watch gabriel is on the reports from brooklyn. The metropolitan Detention Center in brooklyn has a troubled history last year the entire prison was without power for more than a week leaving inmates without heat during winter last month the detainee died after being pepper sprayed by a guard now several inmates have tested positive for corona virus this jail is now home for good Lorraine Maxwell the british socialite arrested earlier this month on charges she lured girls as young as 14 into sex with her longtime associate and boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein epstein was arrested last year while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges he was found dead in his jail cell in another new york prison it was ruled a suicide prison officials dont want the same to happen to maxwell theyve reportedly taken away her bed sheets or anything else that she could use to harm herself or that could be used by other inmates that want to harm her according to a lawyer that represents 6 of maxwell and epsteins alleged victims such precautions are necessary there are a number reasons why i dont think miss knox will leave prison alive 1st and foremost because of the information that she knows but secondly. I think that. When forced to reflect on her lifes activities and what she has done in the past it may catch up with her and whether she decides to take her own life or whether and i guess ill be set this way you know prisoners are not friendly to child abusers at maxwells arraignment and bail hearing on tuesday prosecutors will point to the 1000000. 00 home she was living in at the time of her arrest as proof she has access to funds and is a flight risk if she is granted bail its expected prosecutors will push maxwell to reveal all she knows in exchange for avoiding a trial possibly getting a lighter sentence but for this to happen she has to remain alive. How does it brooklyn. Now 2 decades on partnership between the u. K. And its biggest my about operation could sing the ova Prime Minister johnson is set to ban chinese pham qua way from involvement and britains 5 g. Network has been under pressure from the us which says the company is a Security Risk and in baba reports from london. Its part of britains telecoms landscape but the involvement of huawei in the countrys 3 g. And 4 g. Mobile networks has already proved controversial in a Virtual Meeting with members of the u. K. Parliament the chinese firm recently stressed that it poses no threat we are the most probably the most inspected. Company in the world in the u. K. And there is no nations. Doors in. Products despite years or true. But in the west way is widely seen as being compliant with the Chinese Government and for these experts who are always involvement in 5 g. Was always going to be problematic in 10 years time the changes that having that back to access would pose once were driving Autonomous Car to the top to traffic lights once weve got people who are experts in their field on the other side of the the world doing remote controlled surgery because of the lower latency in the connection those are when were going to have problems britains rethink follows political pressure from the u. S. And american sanctions which have locked out walk away from key components but some u. K. Telecoms firms have warned that replacing quote way equipment could cost huge sums and delay the full 5 g. Rollout by several years the British Government like others in europe and beyond has faced a dilemma for years now how to make the most of emerging technologies without compromising National Security and that dilemma remains. I dont think that actually the bite is quite as bad as the park charly part and spent many years representing the u. K. In china and hes not overly concerned about beijings warning that theyll be consequences for him trade will continue regardless and he advocates a Firm Approach we wish to make maximize good relations with china theres many things that we we want to get on well with china with trade with investment whether its its health you know problems Pollution Climate Change their development there are many areas where we should be cooperating fully with china and but there are certain areas where we must prioritize our own National Security interests and values the chinese response and how tough it will be hard to predict but many countries are doubtless watching carefully as they to weigh up the future of Chinese Technology in their vital infrastructure nadine barber al jazeera london. Malias Prime Minister says at least 11 people have been killed more than 100 injured since protests started there on friday demonstrators are demanding president abraham back occasion resigns sarkar and has this report. In the aftermath of some of malis worst civil unrest in years since friday several people have been killed and Dozens Injured heavily Armed Security forces are now patrolling much of the capital bamako but not this street. Its being manned by antigovernment protesters theyve set up barricades vent Security Forces from arresting mahmoud saeco out of the Opposition Coalition after his home hes been leading the protests started on friday calling for president cater to resign so. What i wish is that we can calm the situation after all molly belongs to us all we shouldnt destroy our country because were angry i truly believe people must return to reason we must talk even if we dont agree with one another by doing so we might even come to an agreement. The current his supporters insist on the need for big reforms theyre on hand to the president s handling of a long running on conflict and in a comic crisis theyve rejected president kate as concessions of this years disputed parliamentary election really trying to make them feel ok we want profound change our fight is not just about the dissolution of the assembly but our fight is for president kate his departure once and for all and for a new market we are determined to go all the way if he wants to use tear gas im ready to take my share of bullets to join my creator but mali has to be what we wanted to be. Mohamed says this is where Security Forces through to gas the protesters and fired lawyers bullets he as he was almost killed as a bullet grazed his arm. I guess weve been here for 4 days now but the police are making. Arrests theyve arrested members of the m 5 movement and those from the moral authority is under him and vehicle present kato whos been in power since 2013 has already made several attempts to calm the tensions including a promise to dissolve the constitutional courts involved in this years disputed parliamentary election and free several detained opposition figures in a place where you think. I wasnt arrested or was kidnapped you see they came here to my house at 11 pm banging on the door and disguised themselves as part of the family they came in they dragged me out of my living almost naked and took me away so for 2 days i started on so that you washroom with no food no contact with total isolation so for me it was an assassination attempt i made all this video of the president s son carrying policy on the yachts went viral on social media hes now resigned from his parliamentary role. Its not clear whether kates a can appease the protesters but the United NationsEuropean Union and African Union are all calling for talks and have condemned the use of lethal force by Security Forces. So to quote aljazeera. Theres been an outcry from environmentalists over the sacking of an official at brazils space agency just days after new data showed an increase in deforestation maybe of in your sled at the observation institute which monitors the amazon rain forest and is not clear if a dismissal is linked to the release of data showing record levels of destruction. But again this is al jazeera and these are the headlines china says the u. S. Is a trouble maker undermining peace and stability in the South China Sea region thats after secretary of state mike compares said beijings claims to the area are completely unlawful china claims almost the entire area but thats disputed by several other Southeast Asian countries from asian katrina you has more on that briefing from chinas Foreign Ministry he then went on to say that china had no intention of conducting a maritime expansion that its always behaved as a responsible multilateral player unlike the u. S. Which has not even itself signed the Un Convention on the law of the sea he then went on to accuse washington of being being the bully that it as a referred to china as the region inciting confrontations of undermining stability and sowing discord between china and its neighbors when china is also accusing democracy activists in hong kong of trying to launch a revolution its described campaigning for recent primaries as a serious provocation which may have breached a tough new security law its imposed on the territory more than 600000 people turned out over the weekend to voters the World Health Organization is warning too many nations are heading in the wrong direction as coronavirus cases top that team 1000000 worldwide and says theyll be no return to the old normal for the foreseeable future. The number of covered 1000 deaths in latin america now exceeds those in north america its the wilds 2nd the west head region almost one 145000 people have died 3300000 are infected and face coverings will become compulsory for shoppers in england from july 24th those courts not wearing one could be fined as much as 125. 00 in kazakhstan is extending its 2nd lockdown by 2 weeks and response to assads and private 19 cases and ammonia at least 42 medical workers have died since the start of the outbreak the Central Asian republic has reported more than 61000 and factions and 300 and 75. 00 deaths well those are the headlines next up its the stream. Is there are we are this is the government not to take the necessary action to really address some of the structural issues we listen i still think that travel is the safest mode of travel and to spend that we meet with global newsmakers and talk about the stories that matter which is their own. 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