Into the Demilitarized Zone. New u. S. Sanctions are now in effect targeting any person or entity that supports the Syrian Government. The way to stop my brother took. It that way black people i truly believe in america also this off the brother of george ford appealing to the Uns Human Rights Council to investigate the actions of Police Across the u. S. We begin with the border crisis between india and china both sides have agreed to restart talks to ease tensions after a longstanding dispute led to violence earlier this week 20 indian soldiers were killed in the worst fighting in the disputed himalayan region in decades now the dispute centers on the gal one valley region catch a lopez for the young as more. In the remote western himalayas there is little evidence of what indian and chinese soldiers to the worst of violence in decades both sides gave different versions of the violence and how it unfolded. Amid a call for deescalation the body of a soldier is laid to rest indias army said there were casualties on both sides with no shots fired according to media reports most soldiers drowned allegedly punched and shoved on to rocks and eventually falling into a river with severe head injuries. Chinese military drills like this one have become more common both sides have increased their military presence in recent months with tension rising over who owns what land. The border has been disputed since india and china went to war in 1062. 00 the line in yellow is the socalled line of actual control but there are several disputed areas on either side one of the main ones is excite chain its claimed by india that administered by china. China says their shared interests are stronger than their conflicts cut it also has a warning which we want 2nd ask india to act on our consensus and strictly disciplined us troops not to cross the lawn to provide it and not to take unilateral action that might complicate the situation. Prime minister Narendra Modi says india wants peace but is ready to defend itself. I want to assure the nation that the sec refined our soldiers have made will not stories waste for us the integrity of india and our sovereignty is the most important thing and nobody can stop us from protecting them. From families its a time of mourning this father says he cant leave his son a colonel is dead set on a new or under deep shock after hearing about my sons misfortune i never expected. That Indian Officials have rejected accusations they calls this escalation furious protesters say china must be punished the debate over this border isnt new but beijing strained relationship with the u. S. May have fueled mistrust and its true that india has to do several steps in recent times. To have a closer military relationship with the United States. A political divide now raising the stakes for beijing and new delhi over where their vast frontier begins and ends. Up a simple yawn aljazeera. Elizabeth there on a mass this update from new delhi. Both foreign ministries have released statements saying that they are going to deescalate the situation on the border as soon as possible that follows a phone conversation between the Foreign Ministers but whats really interesting is that they continue to blame each other for what happened for the violence in the strongest possible terms both sides maintaining that it was the other that trespassed on their territory started the violence and also that it was the other that broke the june 6th agreement to deescalate here and the other government is under pressure to both explain how 20 soldiers were killed along the border for the 1st time in 45 years and also to take action against what happened because for the past 10 days the government had been assuring people that any border disputes could be solved through dialogue and wall many defense experts were accusing china of encroaching on n. D. S. Territory the government said that the situation was under control now we are seeing those protests will be as small in many cities around and here with the burning of chinese flags but weve also got reports of Residents Welfare associations asking people to throw out their chinese products and weve seen videos of people doing so as well as that we also have a heightened nationalist media and who are blaming china for what happened and theyve also joined the chorus here of asking the Indian Government what its going to do to retaliate to respond to the deaths of the 20 soldiers katrina use in beijing but the Authorities Say efforts are underway to diffuse the tensions with india. China says its in close communication with india by both diplomatic and military channels Foreign Ministry spokesperson jolly gen spoke to the media today on wednesday and said that both sides were intent on resolving this dispute through peaceful dialogue and that china did not want to see any further clashes at the same time jolly gen laid the blame for the deadly brawl on monday so we at the feet of india according to beijing the truce lives actually reached a consensus on the border dispute on june 6th but indian troops violated this consensus and he said they provoked and attacked chinese personnel he also went on to urge the Indian Military to discipline its troops he went on to say further that the location where this altercation took place the Golden Valley he said that this was and has always been chinese territory something thats heavily disputed by india and he said that clearly it was clear about who was on the right in the wrong side of this clash that resulted in the deaths of those soldiers on monday now according to indian media there were chinese casualties as well but the Chinese Government is yet to release any numbers and there is some speculation that they may never release these numbers a state media here are saying that this is in fact a sign of goodwill from beijing an example of beijing wanting to pursue peace with india and not wanting to spark any confrontational sentiment that may lead to all out conflict. To the Korean Peninsula or a war of words is further escalating a dispute there north korea is warning it will redeploy troops close to the border and resume military exercises but seoul says it will no longer tolerate what it calls pyongyangs unreasonable behavior bribe reports now from part 2 in south korea. Making its message clear and unequivocal the destruction of the joint Liaison Office has been widely broadcast by north korean state run media accompanied by warnings that it will increase its military presence along the border separating the 2 koreas. Guard posts that had been removed to deescalate tensions will now be restored while military exercises on the northern side of the border will be resumed bringing this unusually strong response from the south. Such moves thought to the efforts and achievements made by the 2 koreas to maintain peace and the north will surely pay if these measures are put into action the north has blamed the south for allowing defectors to release propaganda balloons into its territory but north Korean Leader kim jong un is also frustrated at his failure to get more concessions in summits with the south korean president moon j. N. And with u. S. President donald trump the north seeming to conclude the current path of diplomacy has run its course trump just doesnt its just not that interested anymore and moon is very constrained by sanctions i mean thats why this thing is sort of been frozen for a year now have im just not sure that much can change in the next 6 months or 8 months a jew on the Southern Side of the border relatives of people abducted during the korean war hold a simple ceremony. Many events are being staged with the coming 70th anniversary of the start of the conflict least sango was a baby when his father was abducted to the north for him and others still. Living with the wars consequences this latest attempt at reconciliation has achieved little condoned when kim jong un wouldnt recognize this. And the south korean or the ministration couldnt put the issue on the table during the summit in any case this section of the border is where rail and road links were meant to be connected if the Current Initiative had been a success it was planned that you would become one of the main crossing points between north and south in what would be a new era of peaceful coexistence on the peninsula they are hopes that for the time being at least seeing dashed once more Robert Bright aljazeera to south korea the United States has imposed sanctions against the syrian president Bashar Al Assad and 39. 00 others including his wife under new legislation its known as the cesar act the measure came into effect on wednesday with the aim of increasing the economic isolation of assads government by restricting its ability to trade and to get money from abroad the sanctions will target his supporters with the threat of arrest and travel bans that includes politicians military personnel or anyone in business or banking as well as the oil and gas industry the new law also affects those seeking to do business with the Syrian Government including hezbollah in lebanon iran russia some gulf states and allies in eastern europe. Nearly a decade of violence has left syria with a collapsing economy and sanctions are expected to derail president Bashar Al Assads postwar recovery plans reports from beirut warning the u. S. May find some images disturbing. Theyre known as caesars photographs named after a military defector who documented torture and killings in Syrian Government jails his testimonies to the u. S. Congress was part of a campaign to hold the regime responsible for what have been described as war crimes it led to the passing and now the implementation of a bill in the u. S. The socalled caesar act in any country in the world theres a company individual. 50 thats providing acknowledge the financial support. And military support. Are all liable for things and under the caesar bill these sanctions go further than existing ones are aimed at preventing International Engagement with Bashar Assads government partnering or fighting on its side will also be punishable the Syrian Government calls the legislation economic terrorism but proponents of the law point to exemptions that minimize any impact on civilians the federal government is allowed to buy medicine they want but they dont want to spend. 4050 on that they want to fund their war machine they want to pump the militia human Rights Groups have accused the Syrian Government of using aid to fund its atrocities benefit those loyal to it and punish opponents by confiscating their properties plans to move to a postwar phase in syria will now be difficult. Its already faced with a collapsing economy and currency there is unprecedented poverty some say it hasnt been this vulnerable at any time during the 9 year war. It kind of shuts the door fully closed. In terms of there being any light at the end of the tunnel for the Syrian Regime so i think politically and diplomatically that will have an impact but it adds to the already terrible effects of the syrian economic crisis assad has faced pressure in the past but has never agreed to making political concessions he since the clear victory in the war in syria and while he may have won militarily winning the peace may prove harder the new legislation means the fight for damascus as the seat of assads power and legitimacy has still to be fought then heard there are people out of french court has found the uncle of Bashar Al Assad guilty of International Fraud referred to was accuse of using syrian state funds for personal gain the court in paris sentenced him to 4 years in prison but also ordered the seizure of millions of dollars worth of property in france and also in london. Still ahead here on Aljazeera Network already a very ordinary anger in paris after a video emerges showing French Police mistreating a nurse during a protest. Also ahead Flight Cancellations and School Closures b. G. Clamps down to home to news a rapidly spreading corona virus outbreak. The weather still looks pretty disturbed across central parts of china you can see this long line of cloud the seasonal rise the maya by front that still snaking its way across the region through south korea southern parts of japan is that a rope of cloud you can imagine that were just getting dragged across the area was heavy and flooding rains is going to be persistent rain many parts saying the wrang going on for hour after hour at best part of a day for some south korea looking pretty wet will see some positive panels as seeing some rather heavy rain in this we go on into friday are ripe of cloud that sinks a little further south which so it does brighten up a little some heavy showers at this station is pulling in the way into tokyo insists eastern cause of honda she still looking rather wet into central parts of china but the rains just started to not a little further southwards to the south of that is the usual raft of showers across much of Southeast Asia some rather lively downpours for a time coming into the philippines now in borneo seeing some rather heavy rain and pushing up towards thailand and indochina the west while it joins up with a wet weather that we have just around the eastern side of the but have been go we see some heavy rain pushing into myanmar into bangladesh to the northeast of india and very wet up western gas. They say to really know someone you must walk a mile in their shoes follow in their footsteps as they forge their way in the world. Aljazeera shares these personal journeys. Inspiring stories of people persevering on their chosen path. Witness documentaries on aljazeera. War. War with. The big. Welcome back lets update your top stories for you so far this half hour india and china say theyre working to calm tensions after a deadly brawl over a border dispute in the himalayas 20 indian soldiers died in the fight both sides blame the other for trespassing into their territory. North korea is threatening to send its military swards the Demilitarized Zone a day after it blew up a Liaison Office shared with south korea seoul says it will no longer tolerate pyongyangs behavior. The u. S. Has imposed a raft of sanctions on syria on the use of caesar act that designed to economically and politically isolate president bashar assad until he ends the war against his own people. Footage has emerged showing what some are describing as mistreatment of a group of Police Officers during a protest in paris on tuesday the woman can be seen here throwing looks like projectiles at the protests on tuesday then in another video she surrounded by a group of french officers grabbing her by the head of the Health Care ProtestNatasha Butler has more from paris. This woman was taking part in a protest. Health workers are protesting for better pay on tuesday in paris she did throw projectiles of the police shes admitted that to the police while in custody and later she was then arrested by police but whats interesting is these 2 videos have really sparked a huge debate here in france because the 1st video that most people saw was one of the 1st being arrested surrounded by these armed Police Officers a woman big hair with blood on their faces shes been a schoolteacher way and then off to is this other one of her throwing the story to the police but what many campaigners say is her actions really justify her treatment or seemingly quite rough treatment at the hands of the Police Officers now the police say ok so. The police say they will look at the video of her trying to project. A stark conditions that they have to deal with and this is this is just a question of reasonable force for somebody who took part in a protest but this debate is really swirling here in france because of course it also comes in the midst of another debate generally a wider one on Police Violence or Police Brutality in france after the recent anti racism protests and then of course we had those yellow vest protests last year. A delegation of high ranking turkish officials have been meeting libyas internationally recognized government took his foreign minister and chief of intelligence made a surprise trip to tripoli turkey is the tripoli administrations main backer and has been instrumental in stopping the advance of the warlord after the foreign minister from turkey mr cover so news visit follows an agreement with russia which backs to push for a cease fire. At least 12 soldiers have been killed in an attack in northern afghanistan that took place at an army post in jaws jaan province some of the 5 soldiers have been held hostage the taliban who claimed responsibility for the attack says the death toll is higher turkey has launched another military offensive against armed kurdish separatists in Northern Iraq ankara deployed troops in the hof turn in region close to the border to fight the p. K. K. Or planes have also been targeting the groups positions around 3000. 00 fighters are believed to be in Northern I