castro leaders most prominently i'll handle castro spain why to i bring up his name there handle castro. then lieutenant colonel back in 2014 was the main person who negotiated the normalization of relations between the united states and cuba he also organized the visit of vladimir putin in that same time period and today colonel castro he's part of the ministry of the interior continues to be an important force dissin so describing him as the one who's pulling the strings in cuba now roll castro even though he's stepping down will still have i believe a veto over what takes place in the country for some time whoever replaces him as the head of the communist party of the last name isn't castro will have to respond to both role and alejandro castro in what is actually done let me bring in ambassador for a quick come back on that particular on the point ambassador this is seems to be the widespread assumption among some at least that at all castro will continue to pull the strings behind only some strings behind the scene. i think he will turn into the elder person to be consulted on very

almost 5 years after fidel castro died the last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman it's unlikely to mean the end of 89 year old role castro's influence at least in the immediate future to see a newman al-jazeera. there are calls for calm in chicago after police released footage of an officer shooting a 13 year old boy dad. was killed last month then what police called an armed confrontation but the video shows he was unarmed when he was chased down an alley incident comes a difficult time with protests in the city of minneapolis as well over the death of unarmed black man dante wright sharing a routine traffic stop. when u.s. president joe biden is saying his country must act against gun violence off to another mass shooting claimed a lives the late night incident unfolded at a logistics in indianapolis christensen a miracle it's. another corner of america the scene of yet another mass shooting this time at a fed ex facility in indianapolis a gunman opening fire late on thursday night killi

almost 5 years after fidel castro died the last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman it's unlikely to mean the end of 89 year old role castro's influence at least in the immediate future. you see in human al-jazeera. my face is al jazeera and these are the headlines for democracy activists in hong kong have been sentenced for taking part in antigovernment protests in 2019 former politician martin lee was given a suspended sentence of 11 months and media tycoon jimmy lie received 2 separate jail terms.

castro al-jazeera. plenty more coming up on the news hour including opponents but if he didn't form a national unity government aimed at restoring democracy. a dire situation unfolding and most aid agencies want of severe ferry shortages. and of sports a disastrous day for red bull and the 2nd formula one race the season said it will be here with that story later. it's the end of an era and cuba after 6 decades cubans will finally have a leader who is not a castro or raul castro the brother of the late for the castro is stepping down the leadership of the old powerful communist party is passing to a younger generation and little else is unlikely to change america at a time and reports. from his seuss navarro and his wife haven't missed an episode of the series conquering a dream a special state t.v. production about the cuban communist party. it's part of the lead up to the end of the castro era window castro renounce is his last and most powerful position for a moment by the secretary general of the on

almost 5 years after fidel castro died than last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman it's unlikely to mean the end of 89 year old road castro's influence at least in the immediate future and the sierras and joins us now so you say that the last of the castro brothers now stepping down who is poised to replace him. well everything seems to be going according to plan so far unless there is a a deviation from the original script to me the espana who is currently the president who replaced. astral 5 years ago will also take over the 1st the position of the secretary general of the communist party and he will hold both positions just as fellow cast of the did and just as up to bill passed and didn't before him that seems to be the tradition but i can tell you about b.s. crime and he is 60 years old and tricks him young by communist party standards and killed part of a new generation as they call it that was born with the revolution and so he is. not put. kitty charismatic but he likes music rock'n

castro al-jazeera. and in minnesota a former police officer who killed a black motorist has been charged with 2nd degree manslaughter dante writes was so soft he was stopped for minor traffic violation al-jazeera spoke to a witness who says police did not give an immediate medical care. reports from brooklyn minnesota. brooklyn center police have only released a few seconds of body count footage from just one of the officers involved in the shooting of 20 year old dante write the criminal complaint against officer kim says she fired one round into the left side of the victim the victim then stated that he shot me and the vehicle sped away for a short distance before crashing into another vehicle and coming to a stop the victim was pronounced dead at the scene off to medical intervention was unsuccessful. carolyn hanson lives opposite the crime scene she rushed out of the house when she heard what was happening and she was quoted in media accounts discussing the oft amount for example in this article in

the 1st time in decades cuba's communist party will not be led by a castro role castro the brother of the late fidel castro is stepping down as the party's 1st secretary his successor will be voted in at the end of a 4 day party congress. and there will be rallies in chicago in support of a teenage boy who was shot dead by the police on thursday bodycount footage was really showing an officer chasing 13 year old adam toledo and then shooting him even though he had appeared to surround. the gunman who shot and killed 8 people at a fed ex plant in the u.s. had previously been interviewed by the f.b.i. after his mother flagged up his mental health concerns officials also revealed 19 year old brandon hole was a former employee at the indianapolis center having lost work in late 2020 president joe biden issued a statement describing gun violence as a stain on the country his christian salumi. another corner of america the scene of yet another mass shooting this time at a fed ex facility in indianapolis a gunman opening fire late on thursday night killing workers outside in the car park bef

almost 5 years after fidel castro died the last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman it's unlikely to mean the end of 89 year old role castro's influence at least in the immediate future to see a newman al-jazeera. or has found while address raul castro valid he'll always be prepared to defend his country and the communist party now that guy it's yours. nothing compels me to make this decision but i fervently believe in the strength and the value of example and the understanding of my compatriots and let's know in delegates that as long as i live i will be ready with my foot on the steerable to defend the country the revolution and socialism with more force than ever lets out long live a free cuba long live fidel home and or death. or is written extensively on cuba u.s. relations he joins us now from washington is there a sense of anxiety and you think inside cuber about what the future holds for the country i think there is there it's different for a good ordinary cuban and no leadership lea

the 1st time in decades cuba's communist party will not be led by a castro role castro the brother of the late fidel castro is stepping down as the party's 1st secretary his successor will be voted in at the end of a 4 day party congress. will be rallies in chicago in support of a teenage boy who was shot dead by the police on thursday body count footage was released showing an officer chasing 13 year old adam toledo and then shooting him even though he didn't appear to have surrendered. the ukrainian president a lot of me as a lenski has pressed for 4 way peace negotiations to ease tensions following the build up of russian forces along their shared border during a visit to paris mr selenski help talks with the french president emanuel and the german chancellor angela merkel charles stratford reports now from kiev. emergency talks in paris an effort to deescalate a military situation with russia that many ukrainians fear could spiral into war. germany's chancellor joined her french and ukrainian counterpart on line russia's recent deployment to what's estimated to be 100000 troops al

own castro ended perhaps for the last time with the slogan point about his brother fidel. fatherland or death as cuba's communist party prepares to face an uncertain future without a castro at the helm and seeing human al-jazeera. religious institutions in haiti are denouncing the kidnapping of at least 10 people by gang members the catholic church there has condemned the government's failure to take action and stop the rising violence to rise above has more. a mass to demand the release of 10 hostages taken by gangs in choir they were just outside port au prince. among those have ducted or 7 clerics 2 of them are french people here say they're increasingly concerned over the rising kidnappings in the past year. when you know there are many people who have been kidnapped they got right and tortured many of them have never. return to normal we ask ourselves when will this internet country. during the service protesters took over the church denouncing what they call a lack of democracy in the country and blaming the government over rising violence . the police fired tear gas

it is the end of an era in cuba roll castro the brother of the late for del castro is stepping down as the head of the communist party it and 6 decades of leadership by himself and his older brother fidel and his farewell address the former 1st secretary valves he will always be prepared to defend his country and the communist party. now that you're really a guy you're nothing compels me to make this decision but i fervently believe in the strength and the value of example and the understanding of my compatriots and let's no one doubted that as long as i live i will be ready with my foot on the steerable to defend the country the revolution and socialism with more force than ever let's shout long live the free cuba long live fidel homeland or death it or histon is in havana with more. i think for many people in cuba the retirement means that for the 1st time in most people's life the revolution will not be led by somebody whose name is castro. love them or hate them fidel and raul castro. did ensure that this country is sovereign and people who recognize that so 959 cuba was effectivel

in cuba president miguel diaz canal is pick to head the ruling communist party taking over from raul castro. after 3 weeks of testimony in the murder trial of a former minneapolis police officer the case has been handed over to the jury derek chauvinism cuse of killing george floyd often eating on his neck for more than 9 and a half minutes shaven is facing 2 murder charges and manslaughter john hendren is covering the trial in minneapolis. otherwise we are in recess until we hear from the jury in their final words on the most highly charged us civil rights case in decades prosecutors told jurors to trust their eyes but for the defendant's actions pushing him down. george later died that day. drugs he just. a drug overdose in that time. maybe it was the tail pipe maybe it was in large part maybe not use your common sense. use your common sense believe your eyes what you saw you saw what the jury saw it was the same 9 and a half minutes the world saw then minneapolis police officer derrick show been kneeling on george floyd's neck until paramedics carried off his lifeless body in a case that

the 1st time in decades cuba's communist party want to be led by a castro. and an important scientific advance for the stuff of nightmares researches create the 1st embryo from human and monkey itself. relations between the u.s. and russia have hit the lowest point in the use moscow has retaliated to u.s. sanctions by expelling 10 diplomats and banning former and current officials from entering the country it came a day after the u.s. imposed similar measures accusing russia of election interference in cyber attacks but it's what has more from moscow. the russian government says its response to u.s. sanctions is to the top 10 u.s. diplomats will have to leave and a senior current and former administration officials a bomb from entering russia that includes former national security adviser susan rice for a min. says he could go further still. if for exchanges of niceties continue we will ask the americans to bring the number of their diplomats who deal with bilateral relations with russia in accordance with the number of our employees working in the embassy a

canal succes raul castro as communist party chief the most powerful position in cuba. u.s. space agencies ingenuity helicopter has made a historic flight on mars it was transported to the red planet aboard the perseverance rover in february money has more. permit our data. on. the excitement from these nasa scientists and engineers was clear as they made space flight history these still images from our show ingenuity the 1st how to cope to ever to fly on the not the planets and then came the video it's granted at 1st and then shows us covering our 3 meters above the arson surface and then touching back it's amazing brilliant we do that i think you can make a difference if you ask your creator mars is not yet over isn't just a 1st reply. congratulations take a moment on how to best your poker work and more calls the president. ingenuity took off from the dusty red surface of mars is does sarah crater. early on monday but the data took several hours to reach a milestone for space flight that nasa scientists compared to the 1st flight on earth by the wright brothers in 19

an image that is supposed to signal the end of the castro era. not quite when your own. comrades are all for legitimacy and because cuba needs him will be consulted on the most important strategic decisions for the destiny of the nation. while billboard's hailed the communist party as the soul of the revolution its 8 congress transpired behind closed doors cubans waited to hear if a much promised generational change would finally take place. we expect positive changes because the younger generation is more modern in accordance with our times and open to changes that we need especially in the economy. but when the names of the new politburo were finally announced on state media 4 of the 14 members were 77 years old and the rest between 50 and 60 fidel castro was 33 and old 29 when they took power more than 6 decades ago by neural role like role castile the u.s. can and will also hold the position of president of cuba at a challenging time was. funny is collapsing and dissent increasing opponent medea fayyad says the communist party will change the most barbecue and famili

the 1st time in decades the castro family will not be in charge of cuba raul castro is stepping down. and a collapsing lebanese economy makes this year's ramadan celebrations a somber affair. hundreds of people have rallied in chicago in support of a teenage boy who was shot dead by police as outraged over the shooting of a young black man by police near minneapolis during a traffic stop have been several incidents during the past month which have heightened tensions across the united states over issues of policing and racial injustice she had her town say has this report. hundreds gathered in chicago a day after police released video from the march 29th killing of 13 year old adam toledo by a police officer. in the off tomorrow if the police should said that the boy had died all md confrontation you have the video shows 2 later complying with the instruction to put his hands up he's done shot dead an investigation is on to work for her health the video about him to later his death was released as the trial of police officer. in minneapolis i was protests continue here in brooklyn fol

castro is stepping down. with russian troops building up its eastern border ukraine's president goes to paris for emergency talks. but. how i once again we have got a developing time food making good progress towards the philippines i'm pleased to say it should stay off shore but you can clearly see the distinct on i on that storm they're very powerful one this in a will be equivalent to catch the 4 hurricane by the time we get to the middle part of the way thankfully it should stay to the east of the philippines but we are still going to see some big way some strong winds along the eastern side of the country some wet weather coming into eastern areas there as we go on through sunday and push on into monday it will continue to just make its way little further north was as i said it should not make landfall in the coming days so we're not too concerned about that side of things but some very strong winds some very choppy waters and some big ceases results with that little further west we got quite a rash of s

marks the end of 6 decades of rule by castro and his brother fidel. the head of european football's governing body has condemned plans for a rival super league calling them a spit in the face for president alexander says players involved will be banned from competing for their national team's world cups and european championships the body of german leader angela merkel has backed. the conservative candidate for the chancellor september's elections it follows a week long power struggle with rival mark a soldier from the sister c.s.u. party lines is under pressure to agree on a candidate after its popularity plummeted and former u.s. vice president and liberal icon walter mondale has died at the age of 93. unsuccessfully ran against ronald reagan for the white house becoming the 1st nominee for a major party to pick a woman as his running mate. headlines the news continues after. the last allowed to film a group within the thing a 2nd. most of them had to. have been. how the. how different i thought one of. the. but up when i got the story on who wanted

and cuba gets its 1st known castro party leader in 6 decades but it's the transfer of power likely to be more symbolic than revolutionary. bus and train stations in new delhi have been overwhelmed by thousands of migrant workers flinging this city is a long covert 1000 locked down goes into effect it's a reminder of a similar exodus during a nationwide lockdown last year it is reported more than 200000 new cases for the 6th consecutive day and in tuesday and reported a record number of deaths from the virus more than 7800. i'm leaving because a look down has been imposed nobody house is in lockdown not the government and definitely not the rented house owner but we have to pay everyone we are far from home and we are here to work hard and for our family back home and this situation will end up doing the opposite so we have to go home elizabeth anonymous in new delhi and she says the government's being asked to provide welfare from migrant workers. delhi's government announced on monday that from monday night for one week that it was imposing what it called a curfew but one of the rest

still ahead here on al-jazeera cuba turns the page on the castro era and chooses a new communist party president to meet the country. and why parents are behind the push to reopen schools in argentina despite a write in coronavirus. it's time for the perfect channel the weather sponsored by qatar airways hello there the weather's looking fine and try across a good part of eastern asia subtle weather there across. the korean peninsula japan said their warm sunshine here $26.00 celsius in tokyo which is day afternoon is a 234 so warm enough hazy sunshine there in beijing and around $25.00 degrees this area cloud just pushing across central parts of china make its way further eastwards over toward shanghai towards the u.s. sub china sea butting up towards the yellow sea but ahead of that it stays fine dry settled and sunny dry fine too down towards the south hong kong around $28.00 celsius but it's not looking too far to dry for the philippines over the next couple of days we have got a super typhoon making its way further north and some places say it's backed off a little in terms of the

for the 1st time in decades cuba's communist party will not be led by a castro role castro the brother of the late fidel castro presidency is stepping down as the party's 1st secretary. there have been rallies in chicago in support of a teenaged latino boy who was shot by the police on thursday bodycount footage was really showing an officer chasing 13 year old adam toledo and then shooting him even though he had appeared to surrender. there's a rage too over the shooting of a young black american by the police during a traffic stop gone to wright's friends and relatives gathered in minneapolis the day after the officer who shot him appeared in court she's been charged with 2nd degree manslaughter she says she mistakenly drew her gun instead of drawing a taser right smothers says the charges aren't strong enough just this is definitely what we want but i'm never going to get. justice would be bringing my son home to me just this would have been my son driving to the car washing coming home after that i'm not going to get that but 2nd degree manslaughter is not ok i'm not ok with that t

cuba's governing communist party has elected me again to succeed road castro as its 1st secretary the as has already served this president since 2018 and now takes on the most powerful position in the country the succession marks the end of 6 decades of rule by the castro brothers. who led cuba's 1959 revolution the cuban government is currently under increasing pressure especially from younger generations to make reforms to see a new man has more now from the chilean capital something that will. information about what transpired in the closing session of the cuban communist party's 8 congress is beginning to trickle down now raul castro confirmed that president begins the espana who is 60 years old will take over as the 1st secretary of the all powerful party castro said that this was not the result of something that was improvised but rather of a careful selection of what he called young revolutionaries who had shown that they had the characteristics needed to be promoted to higher positions in the party the politburo will be made up of many of the same names as before the defense m

for the 1st time in decades the castro family will not be in charge of cuba raul castro is stepping down. and space x. gets the go ahead to develop a new land finance sponsor plan to take astronauts to the moon again by 2025. hundreds of people have rallied in chicago in support of a teenage boy who was shot dead by police there's outrage too about the shooting of a young black man by police near minneapolis during a traffic stop have been several incidents during the past month which have heightened tensions across the u.s. about issues of policing and racial injustice she advertise he has to support. groups gathered in chicago a day after police released video from the most 29th killing of the 13 year old adam to lead a bible. in the off tomorrow the police had said that the boy had died in the confrontation the video shows 2 later complying with an instruction to put his hands up he's then shot dead an investigation is underway for help the video about him to later his death was released as the trial of a police officer. in minneapolis i was protests continue here in brooklyn followin

role castro the brother of the late fidel castro is stepping down as the party's 1st secretary they have been rallies in chicago in support of a teenage latino boy who was shot dead by a policeman on thursday bodycount footage was released showing an officer chasing 13 year old adam toledo and then shooting him even though he did appear to surrender. to over the shooting of a young black american man by the police during a traffic stop gone to rights friends and relatives gathered in minneapolis the day after the officer who shot him appeared in court she's been charged with 2nd degree manslaughter she says she mistakenly drew her gun instead of a taser writes mother says the charges are not strong enough just this is definitely what we want but i'm never going to get. justice would be bringing my son home to me justice would have been my son driving to the car washing coming home after that i'm not going to get that but 2nd degree manslaughter is not ok i'm not ok with that that's not right she murdered my son my son is never going to come home brazil is calling on women to delay b

as he presided over his final communist party congress on friday castro has handed over to a younger generation and in 6 decades of rule by himself and lane's older brother fidel and it's been 60 years since the botched u.s. invasion of cuba which was intended to overthrow fidel castro's governments shortly after the revolution the cia began training a force of cuban exiles to invade their homelands and set up a democratic alternative to castro's governments a small army was assembled in guatemala 1400 men trained for a nighttime surprise attack but the secret got sides a months ahead of time when the force landed in cuba's bay of pigs they came under heavy fire the mission failed. and more than a 1000 sex cells were captured what many call it the bay of pigs invasion but cubans refer to it as a player you don't this is the story over a fellow gonzales leiva who for instance who defends the cuban revolution pairs who wrote fired will ferrell. my name is his seuss rafael gonzales oliva i'm 78 years old and i fought imply i don't i joined in 1960 the anti aircraft artillery unit in the

2018 the succession marks the end of 6 decades of rule by castro and his late brother fidel who led cuba's revolution in 1959 the united nations says major indicators in impacts of climate change worsened in 2020 its latest report finds last year was one of the 3 warmest ever recorded millions more people were displaced by extreme weather and the effects on the global food supply chain was further impacted by covert 900 restrictions. all right up to date with the headlines small news coming up here and out 0 right after people in power often. on counting the cost of 0 to $1.00 versus the markets with the turkish economy already on the brink will the president's unconventional economics take haven't yet plus mozambique huge gas reserves big investors and an insurgency that could do you really don't. count in the costs on al-jazeera. italy 2020 as the covert 19 pandemic is breaking we'll still make a jump should know to dottie to document life in the loft in his native iran the result was an intimate portraits of isolation in one of the world's least understood countries one year old

for the 1st time in decades cuba's communist party won't be led by a castro role castro the brother of the late for the el castro stepping down as the party's 1st secretary his successor will be voted in at the end of a 4 day party congress. several european leaders urging russia to reverse a troop buildup on its border with ukraine the ukrainian president of autumn is a linsky is calling for a summit with that amir putin and european powers his statement follows a video conference with the leaders of germany france and ukraine. the u.s. president and japanese prime minister sable continue to work together to meet challenges posed by china. is the 1st world leader to visit the white house under the biden administration to leave is also discussed the state of the world economy but it was geopolitics that dominated the discussion. politicians opposed to the mian ma military have formed a national unity government that includes asked of members of the parliament young leaders of anti cool protests and ethnic minorities meanwhile has been gripped by political turmoil and blood shit after a

i think the major changes that there's not going to be a castro a somebody whose name is castro is the most powerful person in cuba for the 1st time in 6 decades which is a phenomenal symbolic phenomenon and one last must remember that love them or hate them both feet castro and to a lesser extent kustra have enormous political capital on the island because they successfully kicked out. u.s. backed dictator who ran the country and cahoots with the mafia opening hotels like anyone who's ever seen the godfather part 2 will have seen reference to successfully repelled us invasion by the pigs anniversary which took place 2 days ago that's coincided with this handover of power which is the only time in history ever in which a lot of american army has repelled a u.s. planned invasion a new one ever so that speedo and raul castro's legacy and it's understood as such on cuba in cuba may go disco is younger doesn't have the charisma of his older brother doesn't have the reputation of role so really that's it it means that for the 1st time a song without the cachet of a castro is ruling the coun

still ahead here on al-jazeera cuba turns the page on the castro here and choose a new communist party president to lead the country. and a foreign and south african landmark is under control we look at how much destruction it's caused. how there the weather looks very unsettled across florida at the moment we got some very heavy rains sliding across the deep south through the panhandle states pretty wet here for a time the mcgrath you see things are quite a dance this area of high pressure starts to have an effect further north we've got this cold front that's sinking its way further south with cold northerly waynes arctic winds pushing some snow yes know into central parts of the u.s. across the plains just 7 celsius there for kansas city 3 degrees in chicago to the east of that is fine warm and sunny 23 in d.c. a 20 for new york not too bad we'll see that so when she makes started to push its way towards the northeast as we go on into a wet and stay dry down towards the southeast i'm pleased to say i love the drive across central pasts and it is temperatures starting to recover kans

cuba has marked the end of the castro area with the transfer of power to a new leader the ground b.s. canal succeeds raul castro the communist party chief the most powerful position in cuba has been a has been president since 2018 the succession marks the end of 6 decades of rule by raul castro and his brother fidel who led cuba's 959 revolution. the united nations says major indicators and impacts of climate change worsened in the year 2020 c. latest report says last year was one of the 3 warmest ever recorded millions more people were displaced by extreme weather and the effect on the global food supply chain was further impacted by covert 19 restrictions. european union has announced a new sanctions on members amid bars of military is new evidence of the gintas brutality emerges the e.u. top diplomat says the sanctions will hit 10 individuals and 2 corporations belonging to the military it comes as a political prisoner monitoring group in manama appeals to stronger international action the head of european football's governing body has condemned plans for a rival super league calli

role castro the brother of the late fidel castro is stepping down as the policies for secretary his successor will be voted in at the end of a 4 day party congress. really a guy he says you. nothing compels me to make this decision but i fervently believe in the strength in the value of example and the understanding of my compatriots and let no one doubt it that as long as i live i will be ready with my foot on the steerable to defend the country the revolution and socialism with more force than ever let's shout long live a free cuba long live fidel homeland or death 13 rallies in chicago in support of a teenage latino boy who was shot dead by the police on thursday the body cam footage was really showing an officer chasing 13 year old adam toledo and then shooting him even though he appeared to surrender there's a rage too over the shooting of a young black american man by the police during a traffic stop don't see rights friends and relatives gathered in minneapolis the day after the officer who shot him appeared in court she's been charged with 2nd degree manslaughter she says sh

and for the 1st time in decades the castro family will not be in charge of cuba raul castro is stepping down and i'm lee harding with sports major league soccer has started its new season a mean for a financial comeback after losing close to a $1000000000.00 during the pandemic. we begin this news with the coronavirus pandemic which is now cost at least $3000000.00 lives around the world that figure compiled by johns hopkins university is still rising quickly with deepening crises in countries like him. india brazil and france the true number is almost certainly significant be higher while vaccination campaigns are rolling out quickly in some countries most of suffering repeated setbacks there are predictions that asia will become the new epicenter of the pandemic we'll speak to tony change shortly and bank top bangkok but 1st rory chalons who's in london a 3rd of the global covert 19 deaths are there in europe rory you're still dealing with this 3rd wave the various preventative restrictions that are in place and a slow vaccine rollout. yeah and as you would imagine with a continent th

an image that is supposed to signal the end of the castro era though not quite. one year ago that camaraderie all for legitimacy and because cuba needs him will be consulted on the most important strategic decisions for the destiny of the nation. while billboard's hailed the communist party as the soul of the revolution its 8 congress transpired behind closed doors cubans waited to hear if a much promised generational change would finally take place. we expect positive changes because the younger generation is more modern in accordance with our times and open to changes that we need especially in the economy. but when the names of the new politburo were finally announced on state media 4 of the 14 members were 77 years old and the rest between 50 and 60 fidel castro was 33 and the old 29 when they took power more than 6 decades ago by neural like troll castile the us can and will also hold the position of president of cuba at a challenging time was. to me is collapsing and dissent increasing opponent medea fiat says that hominess party will change the most barbec

era with the transfer of power to leader of the canal it succeeds raul castro communist party chief the most powerful position in cuba 2 years canel has been president since 2018 the succession marks the end of 6 decades a room by raul castro and his late brother fidel who led cuba's 959 revolution the party of german leader angler merkel has backed so i'm going to lash it to succeed her as the conservative candidate for a chance to september's elections the christian democrat leader was supported by more than 3 quarters of senior party members in a secret ballot it follows a week home power struggle with a rival a marcus a soda from a sister c s u party steps they were headlines more news coming up here announcer right after one of one east. on counting the cost of 0 to $1.00 versus the markets for the turkish economy already on the brink the president on the conventional economics tag. reserves big investors in an insurgency. counting the costs on al-jazeera. in pakistan a battle for one of the last necessities plays out under the cover of documents but that was his number one is

almost 5 years after fidel castro died the last remaining castro brother is stepping down whether he remains in the communist party in a lesser capacity or as an elder statesman it's unlikely to mean the end of 89 year old role castro's influence at least in the immediate future you see in human al-jazeera. this is al jazeera and these are the headlines for democracy activists in hong kong have been sentenced for taking part in antigovernment protests 2019 former politician martin lee was given a suspended sentence of 11 months and media tycoon jimmy lie received 2 separate jail terms. u.s. officials have released body cam video of a chicago police officer fatally shooting a 13 year old boy last month at once a leader who appeared to raise his hands just before shots were fired. members of myanmar as i said political parties ethnic leaders and anti to protest as a forms what they are calling a national unity government until operate in exile as part of resistance to the ruling generals exiled politician dr sassa has been appointed the government's envoy to the un he says this the mov

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marks the end of 6 decades of rule by castro and his brother fidel and that cuba's 959 revolution. russian opposition need to. be moved to a prison hospital and talked to says he could be near death when authorities say his condition is satisfactory the kremlin critic is on a hunger strike over what he says the lack of medical treatment. russian state media reporting moscow plans to block parts of the black sea of foreign ships for 6 months u.s. says russia could restrict access to ukrainian ports in the sea of as of to the north and that it marks another attempt by moscow to destabilize the country the party of german leader angela merkel has backed to succeed her as the conservative candidate for chancellor september's elections it was a weeklong power struggle with rival marcus soda from the sisters c.s.u. party alliance is under pressure to agree on a candidate after his popularity plummeted during a pandemic. and the head of european football's governing body has condemned plans for a rival super league calling them a spit in the face if a present alexander sufferance says pla

marks the end of 6 decades of rule by castro and his brother. former u.s. vice president a liberal icon award died at the age of 93 in those days before he ran against ronald reagan for the white house becoming the 1st nominee for a major party to pick a woman as his running mates. of state now with all the headlines on the back with more news on al jazeera after counting the costs stay with us. they came from the countryside to cairo and became part of a life. they say just as different from be in the former al-jazeera world meets the man who's been keeping a close eye on residential life in the big cities for decades but who may now be passing into history. see for movie he wasn't born but he's now managed by a security company the doman of egypt on al-jazeera. hello i'm kemal santa maria this is counting the cost on al-jazeera weekly look at the world of business and economics this week turkey versus the markets from unconventional economics to the firing of central bank governors it's all on sessile the international investors look at whethe

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of power to a new leader as canelo that succeeds raul castro's communist party chief the most powerful position cuba has been on has been president since 2018 the succession marks the end of 6 decades rule by role castro and his late brother fidel who led cuba's 159 revolution. the party of german leader anglo-american has but i'm going to succeed her as the conservative candidate for chants of the times elections the christian democrat leader was supported by more than 3 quarters of syria party members in a secret ballot and follows a weeklong power struggle with rival marcos soda from the system c s a new party the alliance is under pressure to agree on account of its off his popularity plummeted during the pandemic chad's army says it has repelled an attack by a rebel group in its northern region it comes a week after presidential elections were held president addressed that he is poised to win a 6th term opposition leaders in the capital of call for a cease fire and for thought little to resolve the situation here morgan has more now from meeting. this is what chaps government says

era with the transfer of power to a new leader president miguel diaz canal takes over from raul castro as communist party chief and most powerful position in cuba that succession marks the end of 6 decades of rule by castro and his brother fidel. a russian opposition leader has been moved to a prison hospital his doctor says he could be near death while full walsall for his condition is satisfactory a kremlin critic is on a hunger strike over what he says is a lack of medical treatment. russian state media reporting moscow's plans to block parts of the black sea to foreign ships for 6 months the u.s. says russia could restrict access to ukrainian ports in the sea of as of and that's at marks another attempt by moscow to destabilize the country united nations as major indicators and impacts of climate change worsened in 2020 is the latest report its latest report says last year was one of the 3 warmest ever recorded. former u.s. vice president and liberal icon walter mondale has died at the age of 93 he served alongside president jimmy carter our state now with all that back with more n

castro will still be involved on important decisions. of these investigations underway after 2 men died in a car crash in the state of texas on saturday they would have to in a tesla vehicle which was believed to be operating without anyone in the driver's seat those are the headlines coming up next on al-jazeera it's the stream go by. not only having to deal with. the office but also. we detailed coverage called the voice recording is now. in the hands of people. from around the world experts say that the government of national unity is the case that. will keep his job. ok this week on the string we are covering at climate crisis al jazeera is teaming up with a consortium core covering climate now whole group of journalists and organizations have a look here on my laptop covering climate now dot org we are going to be focusing on the science not the politics so we can bring new climate change and the climate emergency as an emergency that it really is the biggest story of our life's right now in a new study by actually would actually. f