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amount of the top stories in office here us president joe biden has announced a series of measures to tackle gun violence calling the situation an epidemic and an international embarrassment biden says he'll restrict the use of self assembled weapons as well as arm braces that effectively turn some pistols into rifles and he's called on congress to help them pass even tougher measures. whether congress acts or not i'm going to use all the resources in my disposal present to keep the american people safe from gun violence but there's much more in the congress can do to help that effort and they can do it right now they've offered plenty of thoughts and prayers members of congress but they passed not a single new federal law to reduce gun violence. enough prayers time for some action. just hours after biden made that announcement news of another shooting broke in bryan texas one person has been confirmed dead and 4 people are in hospital the gunman is believed to be an employee at the cabinet business where the shooting took place. a critical care doctor says george floyd died from a la

president joe biden says it's time for deescalation for the 2 countries to work together. also coming up. from privilege to. their children the former police officer accused of killing cold floyd says he's chosen.

a jury had to render this verdict it would seem because of the 9 minutes 29 seconds even joe biden he went back to god yeah one of them are vast majority of police officers are fine it's just a few bad apples and that i think is the real concern is that yes police officers can see this is terrible behavior perhaps. but then we're back to is this exceptional i think the question we often hear activists ask is how many george floyds have there been who survived an encounter like that who were knelt on who were effectively not in a half minutes but they survived so then they were arrested and put in jail and they have a criminal record now full some misdemeanor perhaps i mean these are there are so many questions and so that's always that fight for activists that do to make sure that this isn't seen just as a few bad apples or just because we happen to have caught this one on camera we can have police forces and police officers say this is terrible that even i can see that this is terrible we're not looking at the entire system but again we do see the. systemic issues are certainly that

biden is warning that infections are still increasing with new a variance spreading quickly of those new cases after just a handful of states. the virus is spreading because we have too many people who see the end in sight i think we're at the finish line already let me be deadly earnest with you we aren't at the finish line we still have a lot of work to do we're still in a life and death race against these fires until we get more people vaccinated we need everyone to wash their hands socially distance and mask up in a recommended mask from the c.d.c. and for sale as recorded more than 4000 coronavirus deaths in a single day only the us and perhaps reach that threshold and 833-7000 people have died since the start of the pandemic those are the headlines want to stop next they with us. april on al-jazeera from a cold wave to the vaccine roll out we'll bring you the latest developments from around the world a year into the coronavirus pandemic $100.00 skeins rare behind the scenes access into the secretive world of japanese sumo a good president into stable secure a 6 time in power jo

president joe biden into the white house facing multiple crises including the coronavirus pandemic and a divided america 3 months on has he managed to follow through on campaign promises to fix the country stay with this bespectacled coverage of biden's 1st 100 days in office on al jazeera. the. these people barely know each other. separated a lifetime ago they don't speak the same language but their families together at last. thousands of children were removed from east timor during the indonesian military occupation. raised as indonesians or abandoned far from harlem and their east timor was lost generation. some way to break a family break a person and break a society by taking their most beloved members. decades later reconciliation begins. the children are coming home. 2 1 o one east investigates a favorite union can heal the wounds of a generation. will . history. without total. silence. there. this. lisi me a putra has lived in wisc java for most of his life but the seas in his homeland. fee was taken from war torn east timor as a child 977 by an indonesian soldier. i write. a.

biden is warning that covered 19 infections are still increasing with new a very in spreading quickly half of those cases from just a handful of states meanwhile the white house says hold out imposing any form of coronavirus vaccine passports in the u.s. but private business is a still free to explore the idea so-called vaccine passports which show if someone's been inoculated have been touted around the world as a way to safely real and travel. the type of restraints used by the police officer charged with killing george floyd has come under scrutiny in a u.s. court the 7th day of the trial in minneapolis focus on derrick chill vanes use of force and how officers should deescalate crisis situations really died last may after they knelt on his neck for more than 9 minutes to 10 and johnny mercer was questioned about how shelving handled floyd is this. trained neck restraint notes or. has there ever been documented neck restraint or. is this a authorized restraint technique. would be something that does happen he supports that is an authoress and under what circumstances would that thr

president joe biden has reportedly decided to withdraw all remaining american troops from afghanistan by september the 11th that means the u.s. will miss the may the 1st outlined such by the trumpet ministration the president has been consistent in his view that there is not a military solution to afghanistan that we have been there for far too long that has been his view for some time well documented well reported on he believes that and he remains committed to supporting negotiations between the parties which many of you may be following are resuming next week and he also believes we need to focus our resources on fighting the threats we face today 20 years almost 20 years after the war began like um a house full of washington d.c. . their reaction is somewhat mixed particularly from congress there the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell has described the decision as a grave mistake this is a sentiment shared by a ranking member of the powerful house armed services committee mike rogers who says that this could impact on the u.s. national interests and its security some democrats

president joe biden says it's time for american soldiers to return home we cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in afghanistan hoping to create ideal conditions i'm now the 4th united states president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan to republicans to democrats. i will pass this responsibility on to a 5th the withdrawal of u.s. forces begins may 1st and ends by september 11th the 20th anniversary of the attacks on new york's twin towers and the pentagon the u.s. invaded afghanistan in 2001 attacking al qaeda training camps where osama bin laden coordinated the attacks but biden says since then security threats have evolved osama bin laden was gone that was 10 years ago and my direction my team is refining our national strategy to monitor and disrupt significant terrorist threats not only in afghanistan but anywhere there. and they're in africa europe the middle east and elsewhere the united states has roughly 2500 soldiers in afghanistan as part of the nato alliance currently we have speaking from brussels the nato secretary

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stay straight to the us president joe biden is making remarks on russia let's listen. i was candid respectful conversation was candid and respectful 2 great powers with significant responsibility for global stability and president putin i have had a significant responsibility to steward that relationship i take that responsibility very seriously as i'm sure he does russia and americans are both proud and patriotic people and i believe the russian people like the american people are invested in a peaceful and secure future of our world during the campaign for the for the presidency and i was unequivocal that if i was elected president i would respond to any attempt to influence our elections to the last election and because elections are sacred are sovereign undertakings and are expression of the will of the american people and we cannot allow foreign power to interfere in our dramatic democratic process with impunity and i told them if it turned out that the investor as i thought that there was engaged in in our elections that i would respond later during the transitio

president joe biden promising to raise a limit on the number of refugees allowed into the united states he's backtracked on a decision to maintain a cap of $15000.00 per year imposed by his predecessor donald trump. the un's nuclear watchdog says iran is enriching uranium at 60 percent purity confirming earlier statements from tehran it comes as members of the 2015 nuclear deal continue efforts to revive the agreement in vienna which the former u.s. president all pulled out of those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after al-jazeera investigations i will see you very soon. for 3 years oh jews here is been investigating the pro gun lobby yesterday. filming with hidden cameras inside america's national rifle association. the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy. got a good night and trenching a political party from a stranger as they seek millions of dollars from the u.s. come i'll be right 3 and a $1000000.00 a week when he actually washed up on the stage of the senate. in secretly recorded meetings the one nation political party promises to rev

president joe biden hails the verdict as a step forward but says more work is needed to reform the system. at 1 o'clock this is out 0 life and also coming up. 6 6 family and friends of ford unite to herald the budget but say the fight is not over. relief and celebration outside the colts the crowds vowed to stay on the streets until all 4 officers involved in floyd's arrest convict. so much as a celebration underway across the united states following the conviction of the former police officer charged over the death of george for a jury found during shaven guilty on all 3 charges including 2nd degree murder. on hearing the verdict demonstrators cheered in the streets outside the court and at the intersection where he was arrested face to fight on till the 3 other policemen involved have been convicted floyd died off the shaven knelt on his neck for almost 9 and a half minutes here's how the judge delivered the verdict on tuesday we the jury in the above entitled matter as to count one unintentional 2nd degree murder while committing a felony by the defendant guilty as verdict agreed to th

president joe biden he says the u.s. will now aim to cut emissions by 50 to 52 percent of 2005 levels by the end of this decade that's nearly double the previous target while chinese president xi jinping vowed to phase down coal consumption by 2030 china has committed to move from carbon peak to carbon neutrality in a much shorter time span than what might take many developed countries and that requires extraordinary harder for its from china support has been given to encourage peaking pioneers from localities sectors in companies we were strictly controlled coal fired power generation projects we go strictly limit the increase in coal consumption over the 405 year plan period and phase it down in the 15th 5 year plan period brazil's president says his country will reach its goals on climate neutrality by 2050 significantly earlier than expected he says that will be helped by the ending of illegal deforestation clearing of the amazon has soared underboss a narrow hitting a 12 year high last year. our white house correspo

biden has become the 1st us president to formally recognize the mass killings of armenians during the ottoman empire as an act of genocide biden said his intention is not to cast blame but to ensure it never happens again turkey is rejecting biden's statement summoned the u.s. ambassador to encourage in protest armenian prime minister nicole passion and says it's a powerful step towards justice. there's been a night of violence near the a locks a mosque compound in occupied east jerusalem. restrictions on gatherings during the most and fasting month of ramadan syria's oil ministry is blaming israel for an attack on a rainy an oil tanker the incident sponsored log file which is now being put out israel declined to comment its al-jazeera investigations now stay with us. i. in episode 2 with how to sell a massacre polina hanson's one nation party is in america it's. called. the will sure if. they're in search of millions of dollars from the us come they'll be the sort of number you guys seem to think i'm to get 10 obs one. they want the cash to buy control of democracy in a strange. chai

president joe biden says he's declaring the entire state the disaster zone. there is hope sustained temperatures above freezing beginning saturday. rob matheson and doha hear the top stories on al-jazeera the u.s. president joe biden has told congress he is turning power all into possibility after the devastation of the coronavirus pandemic in speaking on the eve of his 100th day in office saying america is back on the rise he has laid out plans to fix challenges including trillions of dollars of investment in jobs infrastructure and education 100 days since i took the oath of office and left in my hand off our family bible and heritage nation we all did it was in crisis the worst pandemic of the century the worst economic crisis since the great depression the worst attack on our democracy since the civil war now after just 100 days i can report to the nation america is on the move again. republican senator tim scott gave his party's response attacking biden for what he calls empty words and broken promises he says the by the ministration has divided the coun

home that they won't be attending so that's a problem for unity that joe biden is trying to sort of bring the country together that some republicans are choosing not to even attend now also what will be different this year is the fact that the 1st lady typically would have special guests that reflect the president's policy sitting alongside her not this time well dr jill biden will be in attendance but we know is that in fact she had a special reception to honor those who would typically be seated beside her so those are some of the things that will be different in terms of what we'll be watching for well only watching for what we sometimes call the antics you'll remember last year nancy pelosi when donald trump was speaking at the end of the speech she tore up a speech i don't think should be doing that this year because she certainly supports the president's policies but we'll be watching to see what other kind of antics could take place you'll remember perhaps for those that watched barack obama's 2009 speech one republican shouted you lie in the middle of the speech so we don't

president joe biden has visited the state of georgia to promote his economic plan as the marks 100 days in office has attended a drive in rally in duluth where he pitched his vision to help grow the economy including investing trillions in jobs infrastructure and education. the kremlin's most high profile critic alexina vonnie has lost an appeal against a conviction for defaming a world war 2 veteran that came during his 1st court appearance since ending a 3 week hunger strike he denounced president vladimir putin as a thieving emperor with no clothes there was the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after all does it a world. there are stories about the arab immigration in many countries in the world people leave their homelands for many reasons some conflict and persecution others follow educational opportunities while others seek a different life in their country. dr hassan of carries a story is about a small palestinian boy rescued from danger who later became a rescuer himself a doctor and humanitarian he's now a leading international figure in the red cross and red cre

in my view but we kept hearing from speaker of the speaker this morning was do something joe biden you all know in power you have both houses of congress you said you would be different to the other to the other parties the republicans you haven't done anything do something get on a plane for us don't get down here is not talking to people we don't need you to cry on the shoulder of another black family who's lost a family member when one person said we needed to actually do something so this idea of biden's empathetic presidency wasn't going down terribly well here this morning because they were saying well yeah all right that's all very well but do something. with the latest with several protesters who have gathered outside the courthouse she has she had for the moment thank you and just a reminder for the viewers tuning in right now we have heard that the jury in the direction of in trial for the killing of george floyd have reached a verdict so we are expecting them to appear in court any time and now really we're told about 2030 g.m.t. so any time now we are expecting the jury to

president joe biden and an invitation to world leaders to combat climate change collectively signs are on mistakes science is undeniable and the cost of an action which keeps mounting united states is awaiting where resolving to take action. biden announced the u.s. would cut fossil fuel emissions by up to 52 percent by 2030 the earth day pledge renews america's commitment following 4 years of inaction by predecessor donald trump it more than doubles america's target under the 2015 paris climate agreement that trump withdrew from and that biden rejoined when he took office. 40 world leaders participated including american adversaries russia and china china is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases president xi jinping pledged to achieve carbon neutrality by $26.00 to adding this jab at the united states china has committed to move from carbon peak to carbon neutrality in a much shorter time span than what might take many countries just weeks after the u.s. and russia leveled sanctions against one another ask elating tensions russian leader vladimir putin said he takes internat

president joe biden has formally recognized the mass killings of armenians under the ultimate empire during world war one as an act of genocide armenia's prime minister has welcomed the announcement but it was rejected by turkey's government which said it is not supported by any evidence. now reports and a warning some of the images are disturbing. it's a story more than 100 years old for turkey it's a chapter that's turned but for the united states and other members of the international community turkey must apologize for the events that started in 1915 that was when ottoman turks deported hundreds or thousands of armenians from eastern and atoll year to the syrian desert but what happened and how many were then killed remains disputed many historians say more than a 1000000 armenians lost their lives turkish officials deny any systematic killings took place saying it was a time of war and the death toll has been exaggerated turkey has always been angered by government describing the event that began in 1915 during the ottoman empire as a genocide the armenian genocide remembrance d

president joe biden formally recognized the mass killing of amin's during the osce when empire genocide i mean is a prime minister has resigned the move will set the stage for snap elections on june the 20th. and had been under pressure for his handling of last year's war with as advised john and today's u.s. military chief has confirmed search teams have found a submarine that was missing and all 53 people on board have died the vessel was declared sunk on saturday 4 days after it disappeared. there's been a 3rd night of violence in the outback some mosque compound in occupied east jerusalem israeli security forces fired stun grenades and water cannon at palestinian protesters that angry at restrictions on gatherings during the month of ramadan. australia new zealand have held services to want to soldiers who served in the 1st world all. $915.00 can begin north in turkey where thousands of soldiers from australia and new zealand were killed it also commemorates service members killed in all conflicts so it's. more news coming up here and i'm sure right off to al-jazeera will continue b

biden and primus and that engine modi promising u.s. assistance is not clear how many doses will be diverted to india. a rebel group in manaus says it's captured and burned down an army base near the thai a border the outpost lies in an area controlled by the kid in the national union fighting between the rebels and the military has increased since february screw scotland has more from bangkok. song province is the area in thailand it's just across a very small river from where this attack on a myanmar army outpost took place it started pre-dawn hours and kind of carried on for a couple of hours can you saying that they now hold occupy that territory they burn down the outpost now this is part of what we've seen over the last several weeks that there's been kind of a stepped up conflict between the can you the korean national unions armed factions and of the tatmadaw that's the myanmar army and this is kind of been really kind of turned up since the coup back in february 1st and what's interesting about this one though is these images w

president joe biden has announced measures to tackle gun violence which he says is an international embarrassment for the us they include in order targeting guns that are self assembled and untraceable but the changes are relatively minor and biden will need to support of congress to achieve tighter restrictions. nothing nothing i'm about to recommend in any way impinges on the 2nd amendment or phony arguments suggestive these are 2nd amendment rights at stake from what we're talking about. but no member no member to the constitution is absolute gun violence in this country is an epidemic we say it again gun violence in this country is an epidemic and it's an international embarrassment. votes being counted in the 1st ever push to unionize as an amazon warehouse in the u.s. state of alabama final results may not come out until friday but so far the numbers indicate workers have rejected forming a union amazon has been accused of unsafe working conditions and union busting which the company denies. the u.k. is allowing me and mas ousted ambassador to stay on and burson. was knocked out of the emba

i know i'm maryam namazie and london with a quick look at our main stories now president joe biden has reportedly decided to withdraw all american troops from afghanistan by september 11th speaking anonymously u.s. officials have told the reuters news agency the decision will be announced formally on wednesday when it would miss the may 1st deadline for the withdrawal equate with the taliban by the trumpet ministration september the 11th this year is the 20th anniversary of the 911 attacks by al qaeda which that the u.s. invasion of afghanistan and america's longest war can really help it has more on this now from the white house. in terms of this withdrawal it has been a generation since that war began ad and as a result americans have grown weary in a pandemic they feel this is no longer a price tag couldn't they can afford and so 2 there are about 2500 remaining troops we know according to the white house that the pullout could begin right away but should be complete by september 11th of this year now we should also let you know that this is being criticized here in the united state

president joe biden is due to announce that he will withdraw all remaining troops from afghanistan by september 11th that means pushing back a deadline set by his predecessor and speaking at a meeting with nato allies in brussels u.s. sector state and lincoln hinted that other countries in the alliance school followed suit together we have achieved the goals that we we set out to achieve and now it is time to bring our forces home we will work very closely together in the weeks and months ahead on a safe deliberate and coordinated withdrawal of our forces from afghanistan but even as we do that. our commitment to afghanistan to its future will remain the u.s. says it's going ahead with the sale of $23000000000.00 worth of weapons to the united arab emirates by administration confirm the deal that includes advanced f. 35 aircraft drones and other equipment that's despite the president freezing the trump era agreements one week into his tenure democrats overwhelmingly voted against it when it was 1st raised over fears that would fuel the saudi led military campaign in yemen somalia's pr

president joe biden says it's time for american soldiers to return home we cannot continue the cycle of extending or expanding our military presence in afghanistan hoping to create ideal conditions i'm now the 4th united states president to preside over american troop presence in afghanistan to republicans to democrats. i will pass this responsibility on to a 5th the withdrawal of u.s. forces begins may 1st and ends by september 11th the 20th anniversary of the attacks on new york's twin towers and the pentagon the u.s. invaded afghanistan in 2001 attacking al qaeda training camps where osama bin laden coordinated the attacks but biden says since then security threats have evolved osama bin laden was gone that was 10 years ago and my direction my team is refining our national strategy to monitor and disrupt significant terrorist threats not only in afghanistan but anywhere there. and there in africa europe the middle east and elsewhere the united states has roughly 2500 soldiers in afghanistan as part of the nato alliance currently we have speaking from brussels the nato secretary ge

president joe biden has called on russia to deescalate tensions after him personally sins against moscow for alleged election interference and cyber attacks biden insists there is still room for the 2 countries to work together china has released record economic growth figures g.d.p. gross domestic product grew by 18.3 percent in the 1st quarter of this year as compared to the same period for last year the international monetary fund says china will drive global economic growth for at least the next 5 years that's while the rest of the world recovers from the pandemic a group of pro-democracy activists in hong kong will be sentenced for taking part in antigovernment protests in 2019 among them is a veteran campaigner martin lee who helped to launch the city's largest opposition party in the 1990 s. a media tycoon already behind bars in connection with another case a separate case is also going to be sentenced today the 21000 protests were spurred by beijing's tightening squeeze on freedoms in hong kong. as more from outside the courtroom. this is a magistrate's court which means the maxi

biden has been briefed on what has happened we're expecting a statement from him shortly he left the white house about 4 hours ago heading to camp david for the easter weekend here arrived there just after 1 o'clock just as this was unfolding jen psaki who is his press secretary she was in the pressure room giving her excuse me her daily briefing and only found out about it just at the end of the briefing when someone asked if there was any comment it was always lean used to her simply because she'd taken the podium before this is even begun to happen on capitol hill and said she was sure that the president would be informed this soon as possible merrick garland who is the attorney general he has to fight to control of the f.b.i. he. has been monitoring the situation as well and we know the f.b.i. field agents are on the scene they are investigating reports certainly local media is naming the possible attacker who became a victim by being shot by the police we won't give the name because we can't confirm the self but if it is the person that we're hearing about he's a 25 year old ori

president joe biden says his country must act against gun violence after another mass shooting claimed 8 lives a late night incident unfolded at a facility run by the logistics firm fed-ex near the airport in the city of indianapolis the city's deputy police chief says the assailant took his own life after the shooting which lasted only a few minutes as the headlines this hour of the more news in about 25 minutes time from doha but now it's time for counting the cost. of this soon as the sun goes down the shouting that russia is a very challenging place to work probably going to live even though the authorities here say you can do it it's not allowed to be a field you figure always pushing the boundaries part of the sands of moscow is under lockdown people are being detained for peacefully march here for the city council we are there while traveling the extra mile where are the media go we go we go there and we give them a chance to tell their story. hello i'm kemal son summary of this is counting the cost on al-jazeera weekly look at the world of business and economics this week turke

president joe biden is promising to raise the limit on the number of refugees a load into the u.s. he's backtracking on a decision to maintain a cap of $15000.00 per year as imposed by his predecessor donald trump the un's nuclear watchdog says iran is enriching uranium at 60 percent purity confirming earlier statements from tehran it comes as members of the 2050 nuclear deal continue efforts to revive the agreement in vienna was the former u.s. president mr trump pulled out of the e.u. and russia negotiators are positive about progress the head of the iranian delegations as talks are on the right track ukraine's expelling a russian diplomat after a ukrainian diplomat was detained instant petersburg russia accuses the diplomat of trying to obtain classified information ukraine rejects the allegations russian troops have been massing along the border with ukraine and you are right up to date with all the top stories so far today here on al-jazeera up next counting the cost more news in 30 minutes. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world. so no mat

biden has become the 1st us president to formally recognize the mass killings of armenians during the ottoman empire as an act of genocide by his intention is not to cast blame but to ensure it never happens again turkey's rejecting biden statement summoned the u.s. ambassador in ankara in protest armenian prime minister nicole question the answer is it's a powerful step towards justice india has set yet another goal global record for new cases of covert reporting 346000 infections in 24 hours many people being admitted to hospitals because of a lack of oxygen and beds the white house has expressed deep concern over the situation and plans to urgently deploy additional support. it's counting the cost now. is being jeopardized by just realized the culture uncontrolled grazing to resupply takes you want to jump into the national to explore what's been done to protect nature some of those determined to get. to just in the feet. hello i'm doubting obligated this is counting the cost on al-jazeera your look at the world of business and economics this week the climate emergency the price of

system so it was the feeling that given the fact that joe biden has made it a priority of his administration to call out and speak truth to power to recognize human rights abuses where they exist this was consistent with that platform the feeling that it was necessary to do this something we should point out has been applauded by both democrats members of the president's own party and conservatives who typically are very critical of the biden administration so this is something that is being recognized as something that was appropriate and even though it is a marker now of where the relations stand between turkey and the united states recognizing that those relations have deteriorated are continuing to be strained this is something they felt was necessary for the path forward in other words that the path forward now between these 2 countries will be one that perhaps will be transactional at best so this is being watched closely in washington as well as for future reaction but for now not an unexpected move in terms of the baidu ministration where things stand many thanks for that can be home

president joe biden is set to address congress ahead of his 100th day in office he is expected to deliver a message of hope and the country's recovery despite facing the pandemic and severe economic and political crises our white house correspondent kimberly halkett has more from washington what we're expecting is that the u.s. president is going to make the argument that big government does have a role in people's lives it brings about optimism and future and that's exactly what has does america out of the pandemic woes and pains that it was feeling so far and that he really inherited so this is sort of the overarching message that the u.s. president is going to deliver when he speaks in the coming hours people in india rushing to register for a mass vaccination drive set to begin this weekend this corona virus infection spiral out of control it's another world record with the highest number of daily infections the official death toll has surged past 200000 but the real figure is believed to be much higher. the f.b.i. has raided an apartment an office belonging to rudy giuliani the perso

a recount of the headlines now president joe biden has to side to to withdraw all remaining american troops from afghanistan by september eleven's a u.s. official says biden will announce the move on wednesday his decision would miss the may 1st deadline for withdrawal equate with the taliban by the trump administration september 11th the serious the 20th anniversary of the 911 attacks by al qaida which led to the u.s. invasion of afghanistan and america's longest war. it has more on this now from the white house in terms of this withdrawal it has been a generation since that war began and as a result americans have grown weary in a pandemic they feel this is no longer a price tag kinda they can afford and so 2 there are about $2500.00 remaining troops we know according to the white house that the pullout could begin right away but should be complete by september 11th of this year now we should also let you know that this is being criticized here in the united states in fact the top republican in the u.s. senate mitch mcconnell saying just moments ago that the new reporting suggestin

president joe biden announced all troops in afghanistan will be withdrawn by september the 11th. protesters and police are facing off in the u.s. state of minnesota for a 4th night over the fatal police shooting of dante wright and a curfew is now in effect in brooklyn center earlier the officer kim potter was charged with manslaughter she had her 10 c. is there. minnesota has done is they've drafted in thousands of troops from around the state under a plan that was originally organized for the deryck schreuder. when the police officer killed they simply moved out the plan for the entire city of minneapolis and put it into action on this. against the wishes of the local community who are the ones grieving the loss of another 20 year old much. of the police completely are necessarily due to. their meeting protests about escalation with more escalation we're just waiting to see what they do whether they realize. many of these protests but a very stoic the protests will stay calm but you know. 'd also in minnesota the defense continued to make its case in the murder trial of the for

president joe biden has called on russia to deescalate tensions after him post sanctions against moscow for alleged election interference and cyber attacks biden insists there's still room for the 2 countries to work together i was clear with president putin that we could have gone further but i chose not to do so to be i chose to be proportionate united states is not looking to kick off a cycle of escalation and conflict with russia we want a stable predictable relationship russia continues interfere with our democracy i'm prepared to take further actions to respond it is more responsibility as president states to do so. the former policeman accused of murdering george floyd has decided not to testify at his trial their children invoked the 5th amendment the right to remain silent as the defense rested its case. officials have released body cam footage of a chicago police officer fatally shooting a 13 year old boy last month it shows an officer running after adam to later in an alleyway the teenager appeared to raise his hands right before shots were fired. probably grabbed the. car pa

president joe biden called for strengthening u.s. manufacturing capacity as a matter of national economic security top administration officials are meeting with leading chip manufacturers in the meantime reaching out to our allies semiconductor companies and others in the supply chain to ramp up production help us resolve the bomb next to face an increasing ship capacity will take time and it won't be cheap a single semiconductor plant can cost $20000000000.00 to construct robert oulds al jazeera los angeles. this is al-jazeera these are your top stories russia's foreign minister sergei lavrov says he lost 10 u.s. diplomats to leave the country mirroring the expulsions of russians from the u.s. washington they've also announced an array of new sanctions against the kremlin lover of says russia is looking at imposing painful measures on u.s. businesses police in the u.s. city of indianapolis says it's still too early to know the motive behind those days shooting a gunman killed 8 people and injured several others at a fed ex facility

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biden says he's willing to risk the deal that was abandoned 3 years ago by his previous as a donald trump that is if iran comes into compliance with the deal there's now been 2 attacks against in the times nuclear facility in the space of a year and israel has also been blamed for the assassination of iran's nuclear scientist and that's week's attack against in the rain the ship in the red sea this latest incident has get again raised questions about the country's ability to protect its facilities iran has always boasted about its nuclear cheeseman some capabilities leverage it wants to use in negotiations. just days ago state television aired a music video promoting its nuclear program but for now it's unclear how much damage has been inflicted and how far back the program has been set aside big for inside story iran was top of the agenda during the u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin's visit to israel where he met prime minister benjamin netanyahu circuitry we both know the horrors of war. we both understand the importance of early war and we both agree that iran must never posses

president joe biden those reportedly decided to withdraw all remaining american troops from afghanistan by september the 11th it means the u.s. will miss the may the 1st deadline set by the trumpet ministration mike hanna has more from washington d.c. . the reaction is somewhat mixed particularly from congress there the senate minority leader mitch mcconnell has described the decision as a grave mistake this is a sentiment shared by a ranking member of the powerful house armed services committee mike rogers who says that this could impact on the u.s. national interests and its security some democrats who have expressed reservations but generally there's been overwhelming support from that side of the house for president biden's decision. the use of force expert has testified don't show verne was justified in putting george floyd to the ground because there was frantic resistance it contradicts the testimonies of top police officials who said cho when used excessive unjustified force the minnesota police officer who fatally shot a 20 year old unarmed black man has resigned along with the

biden plans to withdraw all u.s. troops from afghanistan by september the 11th that's exactly 20 is after the invasion was ordered by george w. bush following the attacks on new york city and the pentagon the planned withdrawal will miss a may 1st deadline for a pullout that the trumpet ministration agreed with the taliban last year the u.s. has some $2500.00 soldiers in afghanistan as part of a nato mission it spends trillions of dollars on the conflicts and lost more than 2007 members since 2000 and. one washington says it will reposition its troops in the region to keep an eye on afghanistan but some u.s. officials have criticized the decision they say is a grave mistake that could embolden the taliban and lead to more violence senate republican leader mitch mcconnell said foreign terrorists will not leave the u.s. alone simply because our politicians have grown tired of taking the fight to them the president he says needs to explain to the american people how abandoning our partners and retreating in the face of

and nato say they're ending their military campaign in afghanistan after 20 years president joe biden announced all troops in afghanistan will be withdrawn by september the 11. nato has around 10000 troops stationed there quarter of those are american but testers and police have been facing in the u.s. state of minnesota for a 4th night of the fatal police shooting of dante writes and when i curfew is now in place in brooklyn center the officer importer has been charged with manslaughter and a nearby minneapolis the defense has been making its case in the murder of former police officer derek show ven i was charged before just testified george ford died of multiple factors including preexisting heart conditions and the u.s. and china are the world's 2 biggest polluters requirement for john kerry is in shanghai to mates chinese leaders this it is to make the environment an area of course or cooperation its 1st trip to china a high ranking identity ministration official with us up to date keep it here on al-jazeera inside story is next. al-jazeera is news that the biggest stories of the

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president joe biden has called on russia to deescalate tensions after him post sanctions against moscow for alleged election into ferentz and cyber attacks biden insists there's still room for the 2 countries to work together i was clear with president putin that we could have gone further but i chose not to do so to be i chose to be proportionate united states is not looking to kick off a cycle works. in conflict with russia we want a stable predictable relationship russia continues interfere with our democracy i'm prepared to take further actions to respond it is my responsibility as pretty united states to do so. the former policeman accused of murdering george floyd has decided not to testify at his trial there are children invoke the 5th amendment the right to remain silent as the defense rested its case closing arguments and jury deliberation are expected on monday a policewoman her face in the shot a young black man in minnesota has appeared in court for the 1st time 20 year old stone tehran was shot on sunday after being stopped for a traffic violation police say officer composi

president joe biden and russian president vladimir putin to secure a u.s. desire for a predictable relation. ship the united states announced surprise russia sanctions we cannot allow a foreign power to interfere in our direct democratic process with impunity more than 30 russian entities are being targeted at least 10 russian diplomats will be expelled from the united states and some tech firms are being punished for allegedly providing support to russian intelligence the sanctions also put in place rules banning some financial dealings involving russia's sovereign debt to choke off lending and inflict economic harm we want a stable predictable relationship and russia continues interfere with our democracy i'm prepared to take further actions to respond. the white house says the sanctions are retaliation for russia's alleged aggressive actions including the occupation of crimea interference in u.s. presidential elections and last year solar winds hack that infiltrated the computers of thousands of u.s. businesses and government agencies. the sanctions also