Timbuktu goes on trial at the International Criminal court a. Strong resistance to Donald Trumps demand that schools reopened in september coronavirus cases soar in several u. S. States. Were not going to put our children in a place with their health is in danger. And the British Government is expected to ban huawei from its 5 g. Network and another setback for the chinese tech giant. Now china is accusing the United States of trying to stir up trouble in the South China Sea thats secretary of state mike pompei are said beijings claims to the region are completely unlawful and china claims nearly the entire area but thats just future by several other Southeast Asian countries waiting. Reports from bangkok. In several areas of the South China Sea islands at ols and reefs have been transformed china claims almost the entire area and for years has been militarizing the islands constructing remote outposts taiwan also claims parts of the South China Sea along with several Southeast Asian countries including vietnam which is mounted the strongest challenge to beijing last month a vietnamese Prime Minister opened the latest Southeast AsianLeaders Summit with a strong statement on the issue without mentioning china. While the entire world is mobilizing its full force to fight against the pandemic responsible and violations of International Laws are still taking place affecting the environment of security and stability in several regions including ours the statement from u. S. Secretary of state mike pompei o came a year after the Permanent Court of arbitration in the hague ruled that chinas claims were invalid the case was taken by the philippines but the verdict did nothing to slow chinas assertiveness tensions between china and the United States have been increasing over trade coronavirus taiwan hong kong and now the South China Sea they have. The u. S. Statement neglects the history and facts about the issues about the South China Sea it breaches the u. S. Governments open commitment to not take any position on the sovereignty of the South China Sea it violates an distorts International Law it is stirring up territorial disputes in the South China Sea which is very irresponsible. In recent weeks both militaries conducted exercises in the area with the us saying repeatedly it wants to ensure freedom of navigation beijing suspects otherwise not only is their Strategic Value in the South China Sea but its one of the worlds busiest shipping lanes and is believed to hold large exploitable Natural Resources china has continued to develop parts of the region largely unopposed militarily while the us statement doesnt necessarily signal a change in that regard it does signal a stronger stance against beijing and will increase tension during these unstable times when hey aljazeera bangkok. Well as Tensions Mount between the u. S. And china japans government is warning of aggressive tactics from beijing japans new defense report says china is pushing harder to make territorial gains and claims in regional season is using the pandemic as an opportunity to expand its influence it also highlights the Governments Defense priorities and says china is posing a greater threat to japan in the region japans also backed the american rejection of most of chinas claims in the South China Sea. We understand that the announcement by the United States this time shows the unwavering commitment by the United States to the regions peace and stability amid the increasing severity of the regions security environment we want to support such a commitment by the United States and now a spokesman for the philippines president says china and the u. S. Must abide by the rule of law and paris as they escalate their rivalry. Yes into their side we will. Be sure that we will advance our National Interest and meanwhile we want parties involved we had very little particularly with the Un Convention and they dont have the sea and a malaysian government report says chinese coast guard and navy ships intruded into its waters in the South China Sea 89 times between 20162019 also says the chinese ships often remained in the area even after being turned away by the malaysian navy. Well lets remind you of the geopolitics han china claims about 90 percent of the South China Sea including ownership of the Spratly Islands which is disputed by the philippines and vietnam and upis. Is claimed by china and the philippines that disagreement escalation 18 years ago when the Philippine Navy apprehended 8 mainland chinese Fishing Vessels in the area well richard hadrian is a political scientist and author of asias new battlefield u. S. China and the struggle for the western pacific he says this is more than just an empty statement from the u. S. I think if you really look at the statement and compare it to previous statements not only from Trump Administration but from the obama and other American Administration i think this is a major departure in terms of american policy in the South China Sea and also has some very important not only legal but operation other i mean if you look at the language of the statement it does not only reject as unlawful trying to aggressive activities and its historic rights to much of the South China Sea and beyond all the way to north and to in the sea waters off the coast of indonesia but what it also does is that indirectly almost you know defacto affirms the territorial claim or Maritime Claims of other countries so for instance it mentions that china has no right to claim the scar borash role which is claimed by the philippines or diminish you free for this so i can tell muscle which it says is part of the philippine Continental Shelf so effectively its saying that those features belong to the philippines and the ramification is important for instance the u. S. Has a mutual defense treaty with the philippines so if its a said this Line Features do not belong to china and if some of these 9 features are already occupied by the philippines and if china the something aggressive or provocative against the philippines in those Line Features then if so facto it will put pressure on the pentagon to make interventions in behalf of the philippines oprah racial around the geishas not just empty rhetoric were talking about here. Well now china also says it will sanction u. S. Weapons manufacturing most in over its latest sales to taiwan a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign ministry made the announcement on tuesday if it did not give more details on what measures will be imposed Lockheed Martin is the main contractor for a 620000000. 00 upgrade to Taiwan Service to end the silence china all sales to taiwan and accuses the us of meddling with its internal affairs. A man accused of torturing women and destroying ancient monuments and mollies to dr a standing trial at the International Criminal court in the hague. Has charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity because hacker points. In the city of timbuktu alqaeda linked forces call on crowds to witness the killing of a man this footage secretly shot by aljazeera in 2012 has never been broadcast on the green turban is a former villager veterinarian turned a leading figure of the religious police during the occupation of northern mali al qaeda affiliate this man was logged for stealing food from a shop this woman without any explanation of the orders of all. Hes now at the International Criminal court accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes including the torture rape and sexual slavery of women and girls forcing them into marriage with Al Qaeda Linked fighters it interview with al jazeera at the time he said that he was only applying islamic law and defending muslims his men were also ordered to desecrate and destroy 700 year old shrines of soupy scenes so he goes black Civilization Museum director calls the destruction a despicable crime that also needs to be punished. It is more than a crime against humanity it is a crime against faith he destroyed monuments that are important to timbuktu before our harvard were imagined timbuktu was the center of learning students from europe persia and the middle east would come to listen to lectures from black muslim teachers on subjects such as science chemistry and medicine in this museum are just a few artifacts from that time this room is dedicated to black civilization and religion but look at it its almost empty because a proportion of it was stolen during colonial times and can be found in museums in france and in the u. K. France just returned this sward belonging to religious leader omar tall and this koran belonging to his son there is still a substantial part of Islamic Heritage and history that can be found right here in west africa in the ancient city of timbuktu were fewer trying to preserve and protect this important chapter of both islamic and african history. While all his sons religious police burned 4000 ancient manuscripts dating from the 13th century the people of timbuktu many of them women here that are smuggled out over 300000 of these historical manuscript in a bid to protect the citys history and to defy those who take it over Nicholas Hall aljazeera. Correspondent steadfast and has all the latest from the trial at the hague. Soon after a summary of the charges was scrapped the court went into a closed session because of the confidentiality of some of the details of this case and in that sense this case is seen as a long landmark case because its for the 1st time that the International Criminal court has decided that Sexual Violence is being used as a weapon of war so ill have a son has been accused of rape but also forced marriages and off putting women to sexual slavery so these charges are all very sensitive of course and in the later stages here in the hague probably in august also victims will come forward and its not clear in how will this be true video link or impressive they will come forward and tell about their horrific experiences during this period in 2012 in timbuktu when alhassan was seen as a leader of the religious police of a group linked to al qaeda. And mollys Prime Minister says at least 11 people have been killed and more than 100 injured since antigovernment protests started there on friday demonstrators are demanding the resignation of president abraham back acacia reports. In the aftermath of some of malis worst civil unrest in years since friday several people have been killed and Dozens Injured heavily Armed Security forces are now patrolling much of the capital bamako but not this street. Its being manned by antigovernment protesters theyve set up barricades vent Security Forces from arresting mahmoud saeco out of the Opposition Coalition after his home hes been leading the protests that started on friday calling for president cater to resign so. What i wish is that we can calm the situation after all mali belongs to us all we shouldnt destroy our country because were angry i truly believe people must return to reason we must talk even if we dont agree with one another by doing so we might even come to an agreement. D. Cohen his supporters insist on the need for big reforms there on how to the president s handling of a long running on conflict anaemic anomic crisis theyve rejected present cases concessions of this years disputed parliamentary election really trying to make him look we want profound change our fight is not just about the dissolution of the assembly but our fight is for president kate his departure once and for all and for a new market we are determined to go all the way if he wants to use tear gas im ready to take my share of bullets to join my creator but molly has to be what we wanted to be. Mohamed says this is where Security Forces 3 to gas the protesters and fired lawyers bullets he adds he was almost killed as a bullet grazed his arm. I said weve been here for 4 days now. But the police are making arbitrary arrests theyve arrested members of the m 5 movement and those from the moral authority is under him and vehicle present kato whos been in power since 2013 has already made several attempts to calm the tensions including a promise to dissolve the Constitutional Court involved in this years disputed parliamentary election and free several detained opposition figures and if i did what you think. I wasnt arrested or was kidnapped you see they came here to my house at 11 pm bang on the door and disguised themselves as part of the family they came and they dragged me out of my living room almost naked and took me away so for 2 days i stepped in and on so that you washroom with no food no contact with total isolation so for me it was an assassination attempt i made all this video of the president s son carrying policy on a yacht went viral on social media hes now resigned from his parliamentary role. Its not clear whether kates a can appease the protesters but the United NationsEuropean Union and African Union are all calling for talks and have condemned the use of lethal force by Security Forces. So to quote aljazeera. Hostile ahead here on aljazeera up in the air castles legal bid to remove an air blockade now hinges on a ruling by the International Court of justice. And wartime measures are being brought in to tackle chinas west floods in decades. How the rain is persistent still over the yangtze and that same system goes back through japan kills back sometimes back into the korean prince of the south korea in the immediate future so when stages the yangtze gets more of the heavy rain japan gets a few showers the northern shores on shore breeze means us where youre most proud of otherwise its rather a day help for fuel. But that rain is building once again and its like its going through catching season q should then maybe it will stay offshore to the reaches take here later on thursday and its helped a bit further north and will hon but still over the yangtze forecast for kardashian which is in in japan is rain for the next 3 days is very little wind but further north as you see its rise of the dry we see some pretty heavy rain recently in the northeast of india and around the pole and you can see from the satellite it looks as it should be ready during the monsoon season there is more heavy rain to come but is easing off a little bit maybe a bit more focused further west mumbai and science was the next couple of days it looks right to be dry in new delhi or a few showers around here and in northern pakistan in the middle east just catching the edge of that cloud is likely to be drizzly of course in salalah. But. Aljazeera meets paul remarkable both meaning surviving this after those closest to them were taken away never to return. Some of the 8000 muslim men and boys killed in the strip needs a massacre 25 years ago heartfelt accounts from those left behind trying to move on from the pain of the past women who refused to die on aljazeera. Woof. Or were. Hello again i understand here today and lets remind you of our top stories this hour china has called the u. S. A troublemaker undermining peace and stability in the South China Sea region thats after secretary of state might compare said beijings claims to the area went completely on north for. A man accused of torturing women and destroying ancient monuments in malis timbuktu is on trial at the International Criminal court in the hague us and our abilities as charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity. Also in the hague the International Court of justice is usual on counsels legal bed to remove the air blockade imposed by 4 arab states its now been more than 3 years since saudi arabia the u. A. E. Bahrain and egypt imposed a land sea and air embargo on cata. Explains. Folk ataris this has been a long battle for many friends in the International Court of justice is the issue its verdict