our top stories: dozens of people are killed in north—east mozambique in an attack by islamist militants. thousands are forced to flee. the mexican government admits the true number of its coronavirus deaths is sixty per cent higher than previously reported. an outpouring of grief in myanmar — security forces are condemned after opening fire on mourners at the funeral of a protester. and the case that shook america and reverberated around the world — a special report as the man accused of george floyd's murder goes on trial. it is difficult to comprehend the horror that engulfed the north—eastern region of mozambique this weekend. islamist militants linked to islamic state began attacking the town of palma on wednesday — since then they have killed dozens, and thousands of people have been forced to flee. foreign staff working on a nearby natural gas project have also been caught up in the violence. survivors describe headless bodies strewn across the town. the bbc�*s africa correspondent, catherine byaruhanga reports. a desperate journey for many who had been trapped in the fa

the so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility for the attacks in mozambique dozens of people were killed and many of the survivors who worked for days to escape the violence in the coastal town of palma the area is a hub for international gas projects the team investigating the origins of the corona virus says it's extremely unlikely that it leaked out of a lab research has concluded that the virus may have passed to humans from a baths they visited the chinese city of who han where the virus was 1st detected well mexico has overtaken brazil as the country with the 2nd highest covert 19 death toll after the u.s. more than 323-210-0000 mexicans have died from the disease in the 2 thirds as many as previously thought and doctors are now saying that they're battling the crisis and it's like fighting a wall. the scale of the suffering caused by this pandemic it's almost too immense for the human mind to grasp hundreds have died in this mean this apology alone on the edge of mexico city each death the personal tragedy today pedre compiz family mourning him. for that. he was everyt

fierce fighting is reported in northern mozambique between islamists and government forces near major gas works. and work continues to refloat the giant container ship blocking egypt's suez canal, initial investigation suggests the vessel grounded due to strong winds. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. more than 100 people including children are reported to have been killed by security forces in myanmar, on the deadliest day since last month's military takeover. us, uk and eu officials have condemned the violence, with the british foreign secretary, dominic raab calling it a "new low". laura bicker reports. defiant, determined and undaunted, even when faced with bullets. they scream in protest, armed with sticks and slingshots. street battles sprung up in over a0 towns and cities across the country. protesters sheltered behind makeshift barriers in their neighbourhoods, but the gunfire at times two other cars here. attempts were made to save as many lives as possible. the applause here offering hope to these makeshift medics but casualties including ch

so ahead on al jazeera hundreds of thousands of people have fled violence in mozambique now they face some could be radicalized by. washington d.c. pushes to become the country's 50 states we'll look at how the state of debate is likely to play out in congress. now i'm not sure of the state of the cherry blossoms in japan after the wind the rain just gone through but i know that in china they are being enjoyed it's quite it's warming nice it's not been too windy for the most part however that wind direction is more southerly is warming things up for lying to warm up to 20 in beijing or to 40 in harbin and turkey will warm up nicely now in the sunshine now that last chance was gone through the flow of heavy rain possible in for jan and maybe even for the north later on wednesday and then the sun is back for almost all of china includes go right back into you know it was no more than the big cloud now is increasing like it is showers in vietnam that breeze is now full of moisture through the south china sea that might continue and an increasing likelihood of showers struck the philippin

and survivors of an attack on the town of palma in mozambique make their way to safety but there are warnings the death toll is likely to ryan's. when it was a death that sparked america's latest reckoning with racial injustice and ignited protests across the wild now the man charged with murdering george floyd has gone on trial in minneapolis minnesota and the opening arguments on monday the prosecution and the defense made differing narratives of the offense the events that led to floyd's arrest and his death john hendren begins our coverage now from minneapolis or firm under penalty of perjury the most watched civil rights trial in america opened with a stark accusation of murder mr barrett shaaban betrayed his badge when he used excessive and unreasonable force upon the body of mr george floyd. that he put his knees upon his neck and his back grinding and crushing him until the very breath no leisure gentleman until the very life. was squeezed out of them as opening arguments began in the trial of the police encounter that sparked a racial revolution in the streets the lawyer for

and hundreds of thousands of people flee the violence in mozambique and there are fears some could now be radicalized by eisel. almost 6 years to the day since saudi arabia intervened in yemen and helped create the world's worst humanitarian crisis but now suddenly raby is offering up a plan for peace the saudi foreign minister's outlined a proposal for a nationwide ceasefire followed by a resumption of political talks to end the war the details in this report from sean bell us. from riyadh in saudi arabia as political and military elite came a proposal they want to end the war in yemen and they had some carrots for the who thinks we will do all we can to put the necessary. pressure on the these to accept and to come to the negotiating table and to lay down arms because we believe that a stop to the fighting and a focus on a political solution is the only way forward. this is her day to pause held by the who theses but under blockade by the saudi coalition meaning most fuel and food imports are not getting through. this is santa international airport held by the who thinks but has not

and survivors of an attack on the town of palma and mozambique make their way to safety but there are warnings the death toll is likely to rise. now it was a death that sparked america's latest reckoning with racial injustice and ignited protests across the wilds and now the man charged with murdering george floyd has gone on trial in minneapolis minnesota and the opening arguments on monday the prosecution and the defense made differing narratives of the events that led to floyd's arrest and death john hendren begins our coverage from minneapolis her mother penalty of perjury the most watched civil rights trial in america opened with this stark accusation of murder mr gary sharman betrayed his badge when he used excessive and and reasonable force upon the body of mr george boy. that he put his knees upon his neck and his back grinding and crushing him. until the very breath no leisure gentlemen until the very life. were squeezed out of as opening arguments began in the trial of the police encounter that sparked a racial revolution in the streets the lawyer for the white former minnea

has designated the isis mozambique as eisel i should say mozambique as a terrorist organization it also great to deploy some of its its troops to train mozambique's military was that a tipping point in this. i think we must be clear about this it will not be a tipping point that designation of the of the insurgency is let me state laid all linked to i says a complete over simplification the insurgency is not being led by these men extend the designation has given the united states the frame they need to expand the influence in mozambique it has given them americans a mandate of self-justification and to fight the so-called find against the islamic state how convenient can it be the islamic state has taken not just of the insurgency we have seen 45 claims to create it the last one in your power since then silence but to bruce even saying this is islamic state is simply showing me a lack of missed understanding and a 2 month training period by that very race will make no difference in terms of what is needed in the security forces of mozambique how do you see the situation in mozambique i

can you give us a big picture perspective what exactly is happening in mozambique right now. so the local people that call the group al shabab although they have nothing to do with the group of the same name. they have basically started a very similar and then insurgency that we saw in northeastern nigeria with you have a poor area off the country one of the poorest areas within the country a lot of people were angry that the government is not investing anything and the government is not listening a few people are ready the response by the security forces is to crack down on them which radicalized even more people so that. out of control and where the government was downplaying things we have a situation that we see at the moment when we were there last month we had the most gruesome stories from civilians who were running away from from these areas villages who saw their neighbors decapitated in front of them children being kidnapped and there's so many of these stories it has been happening for months it is not clear what the group really once but it is likely that is more

since they saved our last months also coming out hundreds of thousands of driven from their homes in mozambique and suspected islam as militants seize a town that's home to a key energy project. class anger on the streets of istanbul thousands of women rallying against the turkish government's decision to pull out of a domestic violence treaty. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program and maher is facing condemnation from across the world after dozens of people were killed on saturday by security forces children are among the dead 12 nations released a joint statement denouncing the bloodshed which happened on man on forces holiday it was the deadliest day since pro-democracy protests began in early february more than 400 people have been killed since the army seized power from civilian later on sounds ficci. and with dave going around is following that story from kuala lumpur and joins me now and dave this is quite an alarming escalation of force the military clearly trying to deter those protesters through sheer if it will it work . this movement against a military coup is not going to sto

dozens of people have died in northern mozambique in an attack by islamist insurgents. a huge rescue effort has brought hundreds more to safety. more than 30 million people in the uk have now received their first covid vaccine dose, according to the latest government figures. taking to the streets, despite the danger. protests in myanmar continue as security forces reportedly open fire at a funeral. efforts continue to dislodge the ship blocking the suez canal. there are hopes an evening high tide might help to re—float the vessel. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. dozens of people have been killed in an islamist militant attack on the northern mozambique town of palma, including seven people who died when their convoy of cars was ambushed as they tried to escape. a large rescue effort has been under way to save civilians stranded in palma, and fleeing from the attack by is—linked militants. it's been reported that hundreds of people have reached safety. bbc africa correspondent catherine byaruhanga has more. there is really a sense

war in mozambique, the portuguese empire had collapsed. east and west forces were fighting. the reagan administration was already to anoint as recipients as military aid under the reagan doctrine. showing up in his typical fashion, interviews hundreds of refugees all along the border of mozambique from south africa on the south and near tanzania in the north. comes back and says, a bunch of murderers and rapists. no political plan whatsoever. they even know we are supporting another group where not only mozambique is not like the group we are supporting. coming home and briefs george and his office. very common to come back from sleeping in a sleeping bag in the field for weeks and weeks. scholz goes to reagan and the result of that is that the mozambique starts to wind down saving hundreds of thousands of lives as a result of one man. asking peasants and refugees what happened to them. putting it through the commodity trader/accountant/filter. not a liberal arts major. very much a mass mind with an interest in commodity prices, agricultur

under this caper 5 days seizure in northern mozambique but there are fears dozens of all those have been killed. in the begins to ease coronavirus restrictions but a 3rd wave gets worse amongst its continental neighbors. and it's for spain made a last minute goal to secure their 1st win in qualifying for next year's world cup in qatar a late strike can simply see completing a comeback victory against georgia but the 20 tensions. the container ship has blocked the su is canal for nearly a week has been partially refloated but it remains unclear why and the ever given will be able to continue its voyage the giant vessel ran aground in one of the world's busiest waterways it's been costing billions of dollars in trade every day alexey o'brien reports. she is of celebration in the so is canal and horns blaring . as the every given finally appears to make a move back in. a the days and despite a multinational rescue effort the vessel has hardly budged now finally it's been partially refloated. waged across the suez canal the scale of the problem has dwarfed the machinery seen as the solution

does this worsen mozambique's humanitarian situation? is an assessment from dell, arm of the southern africa director for human rights watch. you might retaliate a crisis that happens with thousands and they need to pay about which is a big question now into our living in camps across into neighboring countries or chaos and people are living in there and there is no security and it was a get over it is, it would come forward to go and see the jewels and billions in cup with the time is actually overdue for them to this know who would do more or less what these and also look, unfortunately the original community that african development community and african union craze is becoming more sophisticated and indeed there is no need for the international community to come together to ensure that this is brought through and other ways. there is a huge risk of the problems of the africa. big group next to nigeria's niger delta region from well, oil has brought the country great wealth for decades, but also devastating pollution. one of the worst

militants have killed dozens of civilians in northern mozambique an armed group is holding the town of paul munder siege it is a hub for international gas projects worth some $60000000000.00 the mozambique government says hundreds of local people and foreign workers have been rescued and the french energy group total has suspended work on a huge construction project. correspondent increase was in mozambique before the latest fighting began and is following developments from cape town she sent us this update about the situation and paula. a very poor part of the country actually the poorest part of the country a lot of people be that the government is not investing and the government is not listening to them then few of them reddick allies and the security forces respond with massive force also attacking their families and people who have nothing to do with those radical people and your people the whole thing spiraled out of control and although the government has been busy over the past months that they will everything is under control it is not it's basically just been quite successfu

i understand you have recently resentment of returned from mozambique. give us your understanding of what is happening here? who is behind these attacks and why? this happening here? who is behind these attacks and why?- these attacks and why? this is an insurgency _ these attacks and why? this is an insurgency that _ these attacks and why? this is an insurgency that is - these attacks and why? this is an insurgency that is basically| an insurgency that is basically snowballed in the period of 3— four years from something that was quite local in nature, where the attacking groups were sort of small groups of men, often with blunt instruments, into something that is much more serious. hundreds of fighters are very well equipped logistically and you know, seemingly very well—trained. the attack that happened on palma seems to also have been very well co—ordinated, planned, so this is definitely a higher order and probably the most significant attack in this insurgency over the last few years, given that there are now a number of foreigners who have r

more people are driven from their homes in mozambique as islamised militants seize a town that's home to a key energy project and still stop engineers struggle to refloat the huge container ship containing the suez blocking the suez canal they're hoping to free the vessel and the next few days. i'm michael ok welcome one day after security forces killed dozens and miramar protesters are back on the streets demanding a return to democracy from the military junta leaders are facing global condemnation for the crackdown which happened on mir and mars armed forces holiday it was the deadliest day since pro-democracy protests began in early february more than 400 people have been killed since the army seize power from civilian leader. journalist dave bomb is following the story from kuala lumpur and joins me now dave on top of all the deaths yesterday there are reports in local media of being shot in the head today while trying to help wounded people one impact does this have on the protest movement if at all. it just makes them even more determined to push back against this military coup

now thousands of people have been evacuated from a town seized by an armed group in mozambique survivors of one authorities are calling an islamist attack have arrived in the provincial capital pemba and they were moved from palau by land and sea militants are in control of the town french energy company total is building a multi-billion dollar gas facility that. correspondent agent krish was in mozambique before the latest fighting began and is following those developments from cape town so what more do you know about this attack and is the government giving up control of its territory well as far as we know fights are still ongoing as evacuation attempts as you mentioned today vessels arrived in penned by the provincial capital that took about 2000 people from the fighting area mainly stuff off the company to a towel of the oil company so a lot of people are still stuck in high line and the south african media reports that dozens were killed already doing the attacks and at least one south african as well on friday it appears that a lot of people tried to flee from a hotel in a convoy

andrew harding, bbc news in northern mozambique. thailand has delayed its roll—out of the astrazeneca vaccine following reports of blood clots in a small number of people who've had the jab. denmark, norway and iceland have already suspended its use as a precaution for the same reason, but the european medicines agency insists the vaccine is safe. paul hawkins reports. the ema's message is clear. there is no link between blood clots and the astrazeneca vaccine. the manufacturer says the drug's safety has been studied extensively in clinical trials. nevertheless, denmark, norway and iceland have temporarily suspended the roll—out of the vaccine after two women in europe died after getting the jab, one of them in denmark itself. translation: in denmark, more than 140,000 have i received the vaccine, so that alone would mean that there may be random things that would otherwise also happen, even if people had not been vaccinated. the suspensions are precautionary. the other death, also from the same batch, was in austria, one of six

now eisel is claiming responsibility for an attack on the town of palma and mozambique which left dozens of people dead and thousands still missing several witnesses say bodies are lying in the street many of them the headed the government says it's working to restore order. now safe in the port city of pittsburgh people who survived the attack on palmer say the unlucky to be alive anxious relatives and friends have been waiting for them to arrive fighting between mozambique's avi and an armed group that calls itself al-shabaab has been going on for days in palm. because missing there's no communication because i left because i live to combine trucks missions i don't know what i lived i came just in. south africa adrian was killed trying to escape the father of 3 was traveling in a convoy which was ambushed by the armed group his father and brother hid his body in the bush until they were able to make it to safety in pemba. and then they're very barren. that way. we were it's just such. a joy. to. work. on monday i still claimed responsibility for the attack on palma commodore got a prov

and the real questions as to why the mozambique forces weren't prepared to handle such an attack. but there are also questions for the international companies that do send workers to palma and villages and towns like this. there were questions about allies and countries that have citizens in this location, for example, south africa, the uk, zimbabwe, are they doing enough to make sure that the citizens are safe? right now, there are a lot of questions and a lot of anger. the headlines on bbc news... more than 100 people are reported to have been shot dead in myanmar on the bloodiest day of protests yet against the militaryjunta. lockdown eases in wales — the first uk nation to lift travel restrictions within its borders. in egypt, efforts have resumed to try to refloat the giant container ship blocking the suez canal — and a big slice of global trade. fourteen tug boats are involved in the operation to free the ever given, which has been stranded since tuesday. the chairman of the suez canal authority says some progress has been made in restoring the vessel's steering and prop

hundreds of people have been killed in a conflict in cabo delgado province in northern mozambique. government forces are fighting an armed group known locally as al shabaab more than half a 1000000 people have fled their homes many are now living in camps and the short of food rights group amnesty international says in a report that all the forces involved are responsible for widespread rights abuses against civilians including war crimes on the one side you have insurgents who are committing atrocities beheading people burning their villages looting their property abducting women and girls you have also the muslim you know government forces that are involved in extrajudicial killings and you have also a south african military company that is shooting indiscriminately from their. person rees from the dyke advisory group support the government forces with attack helicopters seen here leaving their air base in the city of pemba amnesty's report documents dozens of witnesses who say they fired machine guns and grenades indiscriminately into crowds of people the company's founder lione

sound since more people are driven from their homes in mozambique as islamised militants seize a town that's home to a key energy project and a giant relic of the cold war salvaged from the bottom of the sea one of the last of its kind the caspian sea monster is going on display. and a warm welcome to our viewers around the world. we begin in miran bar where one day after she curity forces killed dozens protesters are back on the streets demanding a return to democracy from the military junta cool leaders are facing global condemnation for the crackdown which happened on. forces holiday it was the deadliest day since pro-democracy protests began more than 400 people have been killed since the army seize power on february 1st. journalists is following the story from kuala lumpur and joins me now dave on top of all the deaths yesterday there are reports in local media of a nurse being shot in the head today while trying to help wounded people one impact does this have on the protest movement if at all. it just makes them even more determined to push back against this military coup this

a 1st to mozambique northern mozambique where militants have killed dozens of civilians an armed group is holding the town of palma under siege it's a hub for international gas projects worth some $60000000000.00 mozambique government says hundreds of local people and foreign workers have been rescued and the french energy group has suspended work on a huge construction project. correspondent adrian creech was in mozambique just before the latest fighting began and he's following developments from cape town he sent us this update about the situation in palm. a very poor part of the country actually the poorest part of the country a lot of people on edge be that the government is not investing and the government is not listening to them then few of them are ready to live and the security forces respond with massive force also taking their families and people who have nothing to do with those radical people and their ridiculous well people thought the whole thing spiraled out of control and although the government has been busy over the past months that they will everything is under cont

and survivors of the town of palma in mozambique make their way to safety but there are warnings that the death toll is likely to rise. it was a death that sparked america's latest reckoning with racial injustice and ignited protests across the world now the man charged with murdering george floyd has gone to trial in minneapolis minnesota in their opening arguments on monday the prosecution of defense lay differing narratives of the events that led to floyd's arrest and death john hendrick begins our coverage from minneapolis or firm under penalty of perjury the most watched civil rights trial in america opened with this stark accusation of murder mr barrett schama betrayed this badge when he used excessive and unreasonable force upon the body of mr george floyd. that he put his knees upon his neck and his back. grinding and crushing him. until the very breath no leisure gentleman until the very life. were squeezed out of as opening arguments began in the trial of the police encounter that sparked a racial revolution in the streets the lawyer for the white former minneapolis police o

survivors from a 5 day siege in northern mozambique but there she is dozens more have been killed while trying to escape. play watching al jazeera live from doha with me for the bad people also coming out . the pain of losing her 13 year old son dozens of funerals are held after the most violent day in on mars military crackdown thousands of people flee fighting in venezuela to cross the border into colombia and a full moon and high tide raise hopes but now there's another delay in moving the ship that's rocking the suez canal. mozambique's military says dozens of defenseless civilians have been killed in a 5 day siege among them 7 people ambushed as they tried to escape a hotel in the northern town of palma foreigners are among those caught up in the violence harm reports. survivors from the siege in parma arrived in the port city of pinback just along the coast but many others weren't as fortunate defense officials say dozens of others were killed trying to escape the fighting and some of them were ambushed as they tried to leave by road in a convoy one of the courage to call. the def

survivors from a 5 day siege in northern mozambique but their fears dozens more have been killed while trying to escape. them fully back to watching al-jazeera live from doha also ahead fleeing out of fear of air strikes to care and people caught up in myanmar's conflicts. thousands of people flee fighting in venezuela to cross the border into colombia. and pray is in calls for justice for george floyd before the policeman accused of killing him goes on trial. mozambique's military says dozens of defenseless civilians have been killed in a 5 day siege among friends 7 people ambushed as they try to escape a hotel in the northern town of palma foreigners are among those who were caught up in the violence tossed have reports. survivors from the siege in parma arrived in the port city of pinback just along the coast but many others weren't as fortunate defense officials say dozens of others were killed trying to escape the fighting and some of them were ambushed as they tried to leave by road in a convoy one of the courage to call. the defense and security forces regret this loss of human

to mozambique where soldiers have launched an offensive to find raided the northern town of palma this area was considered a safe haven but now around $70000.00 people have had to escape to other regions it's also the base for offshore gas exploration projects worth about $60000000000.00 on groups linked to sonic state have launched similar attacks in the region since 2017. well you know what you need to also call on the population to collaborate with the authorities denouncing ted it is an armed men for the utilization of the defense and security forces will do everything to ensure the well being of the population against inhumane acts perpetrated by terrorists while continuing to guarantee the protection of economic projects with us from london joseph hannon a visiting fellow at the london school of economics written numerous books on mozambique including a decade of mozambique politics economy and society mr hamdan thank you for your time i mentioned in the intro there that palma had been a relatively safe haven. what's changed is that the fact is that the lure of of energy riches i

fighting in mozambique is continuing between islamist militants and government forces near giant gas projects in the north of the country. the french news agency quotes security sources as saying the jihadists have seized the town of palma. the french energy group total has suspended plans to resume work at its nearby facility. catherine byaruhanga has this update. so, when the attack began, you had a group of foreign workers, and then even local residents in palma who were all congregated at the hotel. they had been trapped there for two days, and finally, on friday, they tried to make a break for it to try to get to the beach and hopefully onto boats that would take them to safety. now, what we understand from people on the ground is that this convoy came under attack twice, at least seven of the vehicles were hit. some of the people tried to run back to the hotel, others we understand did eventually manage to get out of palma. but right now, it is very hard to verify numbers. to russia now. the opposition politician alexei navalny says he's being woken up by a guard every hour dur

little further south was sweater weather just easing over towards southern parts of towns and their mozambique channel because this little circulation brewing up here we want to keep an eye on over the next couple of days ago some heavy right it's eastern parts of missouri and across a good parts of madagascar. 4 months ago financer up to an ivory coast after a disputed presidential election now it's time to choose members upon a man on march 6th vote is cast that ballots could devote revive the fortunes of the main opposition and how will this affect the region the ivory coast parliamentary election on al-jazeera a diplomatic feud between australia and china is threatening one of the asia pacific my sixpence right pocket. when i want to speak good fortune to me. when i'll just. go on. all the old. problem back a recap of our top stories on al-jazeera u.s. president joe biden has taken action targeting moscow for the 1st time imposing sanctions on russian officials and businesses related to the poisoning and jailing of alexina vonnie they were done in coordination with the e.u. who recently a

amnesty international says war crimes are being committed in mozambique's kabul delgado province in a new report the rice says hundreds of people have been killed since 2017 it's documented extrajudicial executions human rights violations and indiscriminate attacks the u.n. says the violence has forced more than 500000 people to leave their homes at the amnesty report says many parties are responsible for the killings fight is locally known as which is not linked to the group in somalia have beheaded civilians and burnt villages in the northern region state security forces also facing accusations of rights violations in an effort to crush the rebellion the report says government troops are betraying me arrested civilians tortured detainees and carried out extrajudicial killings it also says medicine areas from a south african security firm hired by mozambique's government have shot at civilians the company says it will look into the allegations let's speak some more about this not to. draw on who's a senior researcher and projects leader for southern africa at the institute for securi

soldiers in mozambique have launched an offensive after a fight has raided the northern town of palma the area was considered a safe haven but now around $70000.00 people have had to escape to other regions it's also the base for offshore gas exploration projects worth $60000000000.00 groups linked to i still have launched similar attacks in that region since 2017. well you know it was so easy to do what we also call on the population to collaborate with the authorities denouncing ted it is an armed men for the utilization of the defense and security forces will do everything to ensure the well being of the population against inhumane acts perpetrated by terrorists while continuing to get into the protection of economic projects spoke to joseph hannon earlier who is a visiting fellow at the london school of economics and has written many books on most a break including a decade of mozambique politics economy and society he explains what caused the fighters to launch such attacks well not so much the energy reaches as it is the one town in north east couple to go to they have not occup

a cry for help nearly 200 foreign workers are trapped in a hotel in northern mozambique after a remote town is attacked by an armed group. egypt's president has ordered port authorities to offload some of the cargo from the container ship which has blocked the su is canal for the 6 days there are huge delays to the global shipping network syria's been forced to ration fuel and has a tanker waiting in the traffic jam along with around 300 other vessels steps are being taken to guarantee supplies for hospitals and bakeries and water stations yemen and lebanon are considering rationing fuel suez canal authorities are waiting for more tug boats to help free the ship on saturday they said they successfully dug out the stern of the canal as one of the world's most important shipping lanes with trade valued at more than $9000000000.00 every day special welsh is the vice president of oil markets and dunn stream consulting at i.h.s. market he says the delays caused by the blockage are impacting multiple industries . this is around about 70 percent of the world's oil trade goes through the suez

hundreds of skate the 5 day siege in nor the mozambique but there are fears dozens of others have been killed. in the war of words over cotton heats up as china was foreign companies not to mix business and politics. welcome to the program the container ship has bought the service canal for nearly a week has been partially refloated but it remains unclear whether the ever given will be able to continue its voyage the giant vessel ran aground in one of the world's busiest waterways costing billions of dollars in trade every day alexey o'brien has the subtitle. she is of celebration in the so is canal and horns blaring. as the every given finally appears to make a move back your eyes are bad the days and despite a multinational rescue effort the vessel has hardly budged now finally it's been partially refloated. waged across the suez canal the scale of the problem has dwarfed the machinery seen as a solution. ages and degas have removed thousands of cubic metres of say into from underneath the giant container ship and a team of at least 10 tug boats has been trying to dislodge it for day

it looks alluring but below us, northern mozambique is now a place of terror. we are flying into palma, a small town under siege, although it is cut, the outskirts unnervingly empty. —— all roads cut. in town, we find traumatised families. these children have just fled the village on foot, seeking refuge here. translation: we village on foot, seeking refuge here. translation:— here. translation: we have nothina here. translation: we have nothing left — here. translation: we have nothing left now. _ here. translation: we have nothing left now. the - here. translation: we have nothing left now. the men - here. translation: we have| nothing left now. the men who attacked a village told us we kill as we please. we are al—shabaab. kill as we please. we are al-shabaab._ al-shabaab. and here is al-shabaab, a _ al—shabaab, a local islamist group with a taste for abductions and butchery. its fighters have swept through this region with bewildering speed. no wonder people in palma are close to panic. food supplies are running low. the situation here in palma

dozens of civilians are killed and thousands of actuated as islamist militants lay siege to a town in mozambique close to a vital gas project. and the formula one season starts also the back as world champion lewis hamilton and the challenger back for stop and battle it out in bahrain. i'm sumi so much kind of good to have you with us a massive container ship has been dislodged from the banks of the suez canal after a vast effort to free up the owner of the ever given says the 400 meter long vessel has been straightened out but it is not yet fully afloat the incidents cause a huge logjam of ships in the canal which is one of the world's busiest shipping routes. and yet sir. after nearly a week of being stuck in one of the world's most important waterways the ever given is now a step closer to being freed the 220000 ton ship became wedged diagonally across the suez canal last tuesday after heavy winds and a sandstorm that affected visibility. efforts to refloat the ship have made progress the suez canal authority says workers have managed to turn the ship 80 percent in the right direction. in an

people were killed also a cry for help nearly 200 foreign workers are trapped in a hotel in north in mozambique after a remote town was attacked by an armed group. energy from the east howard ancient chinese martial art is finding its way into iran's public space since. back into the program at least 14 people have been injured in a suicide bomb attack on a cathedral in indonesia it was carried out in the city of macassar on the island of sicily ways a as a congregation was gathering for the 1st day of easter week police say the attackers tried to enter the building on a motorcycle but was stopped at the gate before the bomb went off a fact that got it but again. it happened during the shift change of prayer the attacker was trying to enter a church and one of our stuff was suspicious when the attacker was trying to stand near the gate and later at the bomb exploded. just to washington joins us now from the capital jakarta eyewitness testimony there from the location but what are the authorities saying jessica about this attack. well so we have heard from indonesian authorities just in the rece

can you give us a big picture perspective what exactly is happening in mozambique right now. so the local people there call the group al shabab although they have nothing to do with a group of the same name so. they have basically started a very similar in an insurgency that we saw in northeastern nigeria with boko haram you have a poor area of the country one of the poorest areas within the country a lot of people were angry that the government is not investing anything and the government is not listening a few people are ready the response by the security forces is to crack down on them which radicalized even more people so that way things out of control and where the government was busy downplaying things we have a situation that we see at the moment when we were there last month we had the most gruesome stories from civilians who were running away from from these areas villages who saw their neighbors decapitated in front of them children being kidnapped and there's so many of these stories it has been happening for months it is not clear what the group really once but it

people in northern mozambique really do need urgent assistance. what i saw in one of the settlement settlements outside penda about 100 kilometers out there were children everywhere but these children many of them did not have parents it was hard of course to know exactly but certainly as i talk to the women with babies trying to feed them and younger children it was really an environment in which they were just trying to survive from one day to the next the key point is that this this a humanitarian crisis is expected to get even worse with a 1000000 displaced by by june so there's no expectation by these people that they will be going home. they long for the conflict to come to an end they don't understand it but they don't see any real prospect of going home which is why the need for support for them as they try to reestablish their lives so they've got dry dry shelter clothes food they need they need that simply to survive. well on tuesday israel will hold its 4th or lections in 2 years and the pollsters are expecting another inconclusive resu

dozens of people including 7 civilians have been killed in an attack in the town of palma in northern mozambique their convoy was ambushed as they tried to escape their hotel which had by then been under siege for days hundreds of locals and foreigners have since been evacuated some of them arrived in the port city of pemba dr alex vines is the managing director of the risk ethics and resilience for chatham house says africa program he says mozambique's problems are affecting the broader southern africa region. this is a watershed moment it's a step further in deterioration of what's been happening in couple decoders since 2017 to be honest the situation really deteriorated in the province of the northern districts of kabul to go. at the beginning of last year and although the early this year things seem to have the pace of conflict seem to have slowed down and it looked as if the government was getting a bit of a better grip on the security situation clearly that was just temporary the united states government a couple of weeks ago labeled al shabaab a foreign terrorist organization if t.o. but

it's just inconceivable so we are calling on all parties just stop the war on children whether it's mozambique or yemen or nigeria we must stop the war on children across the world having said that we do believe that peace is possible and peace is what will protect the children the mozambique in government has demonstrated in the past a willingness and ability to negotiate with enemies and with opponents sign peace deals and treaties and we believe that that should be possible in this conflict as well you also talk about how there's hardly enough resources available to support that is faced children how is that we are on that. well donor governments such as the german government can and should provide more resources to help address the needs of 670000 people who've been displaced and that's one 3rd of the province the population of the problems there's a tremendous need for food for shelter for schooling and even for just basic needs like female menstrual i jean and soap and toothpaste so there's a real need for funding and we believe that even with all the pressures of 19 that the world can a

this is being used to africa coming up on the program a strategic town under siege in mozambique fears grow over the fate of thousands of stranded residents in the town of tal ma is fighting between mozambique and government forces and jihadist medicines and says another day. and after decades of oil spills there's little progress in cleaning up my jerry's niger delta one of the most polluted places on.

and the victims of the ranging islamized insurgency in mozambique thousands have been displaced in the violence now a fresh reports on the conflict suggests the government forces are also guilty of committing war crimes against citizens. lest we meet the activists in the d r c trying to encourage the public to take all the 19 proportions many people they don't believe the virus exists. hello i'm christine it's good to have your company more than 200 schoolgirls abducted from a school in northwestern nigeria have been freed the government off some far states where the kidnap and happened ses it relied on so-called repentant bandits to secure the release of the girls while the gunmen seized the girls early on friday it was the latest series of mass kidnappings in the country. finally free after a terrifying ordeal just days ago at their boarding school these girls went to bed looking forward to the weekend but in the dead of the mate gunmen stormed their school seized them and forced them to walk a long distance. while we were walking they were hitting us with guns and the same time they

channel of the sort of the mozambique channel central parts of mozambique could see some very heavy rain as we go through chews day and that wetter weather just nothing a little further north was in the process that's pushed out into south africa where slushy fine dry sunny and warm. but. jump into this stream. there is a lot going on in this and julian and global community when i thought of all the misinformation i think we are more afraid than we are and aware be part of the debate don't ever take anybody's one word because there's always a difference when no topic is off the table we have been disconnected from our land we have been disconnected from who we are and would love to hear from you and be part of today's discussion this streamed on out is the era. this is al jazeera a quick reminder of the top stories for you this hour a court in france is found former presidents nicolas sarkozy guilty of corruption the judges handed him a 3 year prison sentence 2 of which are suspended is appealing the conviction i mean he is prime minister says he is ready to call a snap election to

fierce fighting is reported in northern mozambique between islamists and government forces near giant gas projects in the north of the country. thousands of women protest in turkey against president erdogan�*s decision to withdraw from a treaty on preventing gender—based violence. the lights on famous buildings around the world are switched off for an hour — as part of a campaign against climate change. we start with another day of bloodshed on the streets of myanmar. world leaders have expressed outrage at the killing of dozens of protestors, on what was the deadliest day since last month's military coup. the un secretary general antonio guterres said the violence was unacceptable and demanded a resolute international response. our correspondent laura bicker has this report from bangkok. defiant, determined and undaunted. armed with wooden sticks and slingshots. they scream in protest as the bullets continue to fly. street battles sprung up in over a0 towns and cities. some sheltered behind makeshift barriers in their neighbourhoods, but the gunfire at times appeared relentless

you're watching data 1000000000 years world stories is up next with more on the islamist insurgency in mozambique i'll be back with more news at the top of the hour and i think you can always get more news on our web site at state of money dot com and you can follow us on social media at date abilities i'm rebecca resonance thanks for watching. every did you come up with something for us and for our planet. global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation then. how do we make cities scream or how can we protect animals and their habitats on the way to the lower east. we can make a difference by choosing reforestation over deforestation recycling over disposable smart new solutions oberstein said you know we want to use the earth is truly unique and we know that uniqueness is what allows us to live and survive on a globe why do you oppose the an ornamental assumes to global 3000 on g.w. and online. this week on world stories. greece and home in corona stricken burgerman. fighting for the rights of people with disabilities in brussels much we begin in mozambique for the past 3 years and is

pharisee international says hundreds of civilians have been unlawfully killed in northern mozambique and reported documents violence by government security forces a private south african military company and the armed group named locally as al-shabaab amnesty says there have been reports of actually judicial executions and indiscriminate attacks have been displaced in mozambique's coverdale got a reach. phone lines and internet have been cut off in china capital men on sunday security forces stormed the home of opposition leader and presidential candidate you know they've been accused of killing his mother and son across one of nicholas berg as more. defiant and no longer afraid supporters of opposition leader yeah do you know attempt to block a tank from the presidential guard from moving closer to his home says elite forces killed his elderly mother an 11 year old son in an attempt to arrest him on sunday he spoke to his supporters from his home police officers came without a warrant and fired on my relatives killing my mother and others it shows the nature of president davey's reg

also on the show we take you to mozambique the country is on the verge of a natural gas food fight an ongoing insurgency has made food scarcity a grim reality for many. and living little are tiny holes of the future of housing. this is the business. on in berlin have the you can join us for a sense for the world cup and 2022 are in full swing in qatar but allegations of human rights abuses have dogged organizers with media reports claiming over $6500.00 migrant workers died in construction projects that's prompted one company which traditionally has supplied the pitch for big tournaments to boycott the event . grass grown in the netherlands is used in football stadiums around the world and organizers of the 2022 world cup hope to play on sod from hendrix could have sold him but the company has pulled out of negotiations pointing to the staggering number of fatalities among workers in the run up to the tournament. the reason a report in the guardian newspaper shows more than 6500 migrant workers have died in qatar over the last 10 years most of them from south asia but the death toll c

coming up cementing closer ties to iran and china signed a landmark 25 year cooperation agreements mozambique's military on high alert says an armed group plays cvs to a popular hotel dozens of people remain trapped homeless and heartbroken migrants pushed back from the u.s. border crave for help in mexico as american politicians blame each other for the crisis. hello it's the worst day of violence in me in mars since the military seize power nearly 2 months ago local media are reporting 114 people have been killed in the latest crackdown against anti cooper tester's saturday's bloodshed coincides with a military parade for the annual armed forces day with the leader of the ruling jintao pledged to safeguard democracy just a warning you may find some images in tony chang's report disturbing. well mark was. the inconsolable cry of a father who's dead son in his arms the 13 year old boy was shot at his home in central myanmar as the security forces moved in. just city yangon looked and sounded like a battle zone the soldiers and police roam the streets burning barricades firing stun grenades and

killed thousands displaced allegations of war crimes being committed against civilians in northern mozambique . hello thanks for joining us we begin with breaking news from nigeria that's where the government is saying 279 schoolgirls kidnapped in the northwestern zamfara states have been released gunmen took them from a state run school on friday straight to either degrees in the. forest what can you tell us about the release of the girls and the circumstances surrounding their release. well basically all the 279 go some been released the governor said no one is left in captivity and that all of them are safe no one was killed what we saw actually were girls limping because they had to walk when they were taken from the beds for 5 days ago and they had to walk long distances one girl was telling me that she walked more than 60 kilometers they spent the night and the 1st come. for 2 days and then moved to another camp from where negotiation process have taken place and i've also spoken to one of the people who was the intermediary between government as well as the bandits now the governor sai