it's the difference between knowing what's in the headlines and understanding how they got there. and this is to take pod cast where we bring you the context and the characters behind the stories that matter subscribe and start listening today. we the jury in the above entitled matter as to help one unintentional 2nd degree murder while committing a felony find the defendant guilty. a jury in minneapolis convicts a former police officer on all 3 counts for the death of george florey. i'm sam is a band this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up india records more than 2000 coronavirus deaths in 24 hours for the 1st time as oxygen supplies run low in

new delhi's hospitals. 2 prominent allies of alexina valmy are arrested ahead of planned protests and the state of the union address by president putin. oh no to all the fancy poor who sit with reports football disruption of cultural past 40 years protests turned to celebrations after all 6 english clubs withdraw from the european superbly. a landmark ruling in one of america's most important racial justice cases in decades minneapolis jury has found the form of police officer derek show of and guilty of the murder and manslaughter of george floyd shove in the was filmed

kneeling on the black man's neck for more than 9 minutes during a botched arrest last may shorten faces up to 40 years in prison when he's sentenced in june but he may appeal arguing the jury was prejudiced by media coverage john hendren has been following the trial in minneapolis. the verdict was swift and decisive the case that became a national referendum on racial justice still held the power to surprise guilty guilty guilty verdict the jury found former minneapolis police officer derrick show . and guilty in the racially charged killing of george floyd on all counts 2nd degree murder 3rd degree murder and 2nd degree manslaughter today you have to count . all around the world to see if so what happened some of. you know the most imputes in the world scene has been extinguished and i could do

method but what's. especially in a court room over and over and over again and my brother was murdered there's no comparison i can't embed that and there's no word actually to compare that. to this because we got justice we got just as we want we're ok we want you he may not be here. but we won it was shelved and expressionless in court who was on trial but it was floyd who became a symbol of racial justice for black americans who felt targeted and abused by police for generations we always maintained the moral high ground knowing that we were on the right side of history. the verdict resonated in the white house where president joe biden called floyd's family we hadn't seen since the civil rights era in the sixty's protests that unified people of every race and generation and

peace and with purpose to say enough is enough enough of the senseless killings today. today's verdict is the. legal system had to operate behind. troops in a city that business isn't closed schools in anticipation of a ruling that ended months of demonstrations with celebration. the case that began with a fake $20.00 bill and ended with a nationwide movement might have gone unnoticed if it hadn't been for a viral video taken by a 17 year old girl is excruciating to watch as it was to re watch over and over again throughout the trial of a man treated with dignity speaking his final words the. crowds of man the streets of minneapolis and the nation since floyd died on may

25th as they leave the courthouse square he insists the movement will continue john hendren al jazeera minneapolis. marches and vigils have been held across the united states following the conviction from the steps of the courthouse to the capital demonstrate his return to the streets promising to keep up their fight for racial equality habitants the reports from minneapolis. huddled around their phones outside the courthouse the news spread among the crowds of the found guilty on all 3 counts there was a lation but no illusion among many of those gathered. satisfied with just this is just one step and. it's been way too long.

and. i'm glad. i'm a private eye. there was disbelief but also belief that the evidence of george lloyd's murder was incontrovertibly. at the site of his death an area now named george floyd square emotions were particularly roll in other cities similar seen marchers in atlanta. and. in new york satisfaction at what the black lives matter movement has achieved despite the naysayers all of the folks who were nonbelievers for the last 5 years they came out into the streets for what was right and they got a victory we should make no mistake the protest as we've been hearing from do not agree with the prosecution case that we heard that this was not the minneapolis police department on trial what we keep on hearing from them is it is the

minneapolis police department not only that it's the police departments across the country that were on trial and this verdict may have brought relief at justice finally. he served but there was also the recognition that the law would not bring drop floyd back she had returned see al-jazeera really apples. or just as the verdict was being announced police shot and killed the black teenage girl in columbus ohio police have released body cam video showing an officer shooting the girl as she appeared to try to stab another girl with a knife protesters took to the streets expressing outrage at her death the city's mayor says an independent investigation is underway. india's health system is battling as the country reports almost 300000 new cases a more than 2000 deaths in one day these are both record numbers crim of torreon is

are struggling to cope with demand as the death toll continues to climb local media reports are accusing the government of understating the number of fatalities hospitals in new delhi are warning of a severe oxygen shortage meanwhile emergency supplies were brought in late on tuesday following warnings from hospitals their stocks were about to run out and migrant workers continue to crowd bus and train stations in several parts of the country as they flee anticipated lockdowns prime minister narendra modi's described the new wave as a storm but he still states to avoid complete shutdowns i've used friends in today's situation we have to save the country from a lock down i appeal to states to avoid lock downs and use them as a last resort we have to make the most efforts to avoid lockdowns and only focus on

making micro containment zones elizabeth random is in new delhi she says the government's under scrutiny for its management of oxygen supply as. we have heard from 4 of delhi's biggest hospitals which is that they have now received oxygen supply one of delhi's biggest private hospitals have told us that they've got enough supplies to last them 1st a morning and they're expecting more today so they do have enough to tide them over for another day but they need more delis local leaders have been pleading with the central government to make sure that the supply makes it to the capital of the delhi high court has called the situation the health care capacity in the capital it said that it is at the stage of imminent collapse that's the situation in the capital the shortage of oxygen has been. a big issue in the worst affected states for many weeks now and elsewhere in the country we are seeing more and more reports of people dying because they can't make it they can't get to

a hospital bed where they can't get oxygen supply and it's just come to light that over the past year india exported double the amount of oxygen that it had the previous year and did this during the pandemic including in january of this year the nationwide lockdown last year had wreaked havoc on people's these people's lives 100000000 migrant workers india has a very large population of people who work in different states to where they from lost their jobs and returned home millions of them walked hundreds died on the journey india had its worst economic figures and 5 decades and it's because of that honesty that in the movie doesn't want to impose a nationwide lockdown. research specializing in bioethics and global health policy he joins us now from new good to have you with us if we could start with the situation with the oxygen supplies was it

a mistake to allow exports so walks of june last is that what it comes down to. thank you so i think you know when the knocks in supply of us plan plan last year this was probably keeping in mind the local game on the local demand has really be over the last few weeks and i think what we're seeing now is perhaps not enough focus thing of that kind of a need you know we have an acute situation now in many states and that also means that within the country that is anybody to be able to provide oxygen to is because almost every state is now clamoring for more supply so perhaps a better forecasting they would have started more manufacturing as well as if needed importing oxygen and i think it's pinching a lot of. hospitals and health systems now that acute shortage is leading to a lot of patients being in distress what led to the lack of forecasting then. i think you know we went through almost 2 to 3 months of cases going down you know

we had a lucky break in that sense but given global experience i think there was always the chance that we would again see a resurgence and that is urgent that it has been much more sharper than last year so unfortunately it seems to be the case that the lessons from last to perhaps were not registered adequately the recognition that those who need admission certainly need oxygen and if that number of cases will work at mit that would increase exponentially as we are seeing right now that there would be a possibility of shortage of oxygen this would have been something that policymakers and health systems officials should have thought through unfortunately seems to be the case that not enough was done in advance and now we are again in a situation where it's almost on a day to day basis that planning for oxygen supply has been done meanwhile the prime minister is urging states not to impose lock downs all lockdowns the solution . lock downs are never the solution in isolation and lockdowns can only be useful

if purposefully used for helping enhance health systems. capacities and also in charting that you reduce the number of social interactions to bring down an acute rise in the number of cases but i think we have a mix expedients last with that extended out lock down as well as being there for 2 in the report and there is a lot of reluctance to go down either with a nation national lockdown or statewide lockdown that having been said many governments have already started that process they might not want to lock down that sometimes quite a curfew etc but there is a recognition that there is a huge amount of strain on the health system in many parts of india and we need to bring down the number of cases otherwise it could reach breaking point can the vaccinations ever catch up with this sort of right of infection now now that we have these new infectious strains. next edition is going to be certainly one of our key strategies and with from me but they have

a lot of anyone about 18 to get vaccinated that having been said the benefits of vaccination are going to be more downstream right now we have a situation with is an exponential increase in the number of cases the numbers we've not heard of before in india and vaccination will help us do better maybe in the weeks ahead but right now what we need is to get a grip on the situation reduce the number of cases reduce new infections and ensure that the health system get somebody's thing space because right now it's mainly daily troubling reading about in some kind of situations. and you know our basic getting from hospitals all right thanks so much for your thoughts on that thank you . russian police have detained 2 prominent allies of jailed opposition leader likes in the valley ahead of planned protests those demonstrations could overshadow president vladimir putin's annual state of the nation address that's taking place right now the nationwide protests are in support of the who's been on hunger strike

for weeks and these dangerously ill the kremlin critic was jailed in february for parole violation which he says is politically motivated. still ahead of al jazeera the transitional military council takes power in chad after the death of the president. in the south korean called rejects compensation claims against tokyo for wartime sexual slavery. typhoon sort of which we've been watching for a while now his close the philippines has come about as close as it's going to to luzon more or less and now it's very in a way out into the open water now on his left hand flank is west of like it has

produce a pretty high seas 9 meter winds could well be battering the shores of luzon but as you can see is disappearing and take in the rain with it this is the general sees no rain now across the central philippines towards southeast asia down to of sumatra as well which means much in today's you're seeing far fewer showers now kalimantan is going to scattering the same is true in sort of way z. but if you're in java you can enjoy quite a lot of sunshine and the seasons obviously changed now in australia is cold enough at night now to get near frost level certainly up in the mountains it east in victoria and these are fronts coming up to the bite so it's a cold wind but it's still reza the warm sun so you got 17 in melbourne where you see the sun still $23.00 in sydney significant rain seems like to continue in sundry outbreaks in tropical queens and it's been a bit of flooding from this that could be a bit more as well west australia is sunny still quite warm 27 in perth the situation doesn't change very much into friday that's the new zealand back to normal

a lot of rain in south around on the west. i like of hours in the south of india to find out a tiny. brought an extensive mining operation to a standstill coronavirus had he wept across the world with devastating impact and it's widely believed to be connected to illegal wildlife trade here in vietnam we did the rescue center for some of the world's most threatened animals and joined a call for an end to the global wildlife. earthrise on al-jazeera.

back you're watching al-jazeera time to recap our headlines former police officer derek chauvinists been found guilty on all 3 charges including 2nd degree murder for the killing of george floyd shawn is due to be sentenced in 8 weeks and faces up to 40 years in prison. major hospitals in india's capital are warning bell ran out of oxygen in less than 24 hours india has reported almost 300000 new cases and more than 2000 deaths both recalled daily numbers. russian police have detained 2 prominent allies of jailed opposition leader alex in the valley ahead of planned protests those demonstrations could overshadow president vladimir putin's and will save the nation address that's taking place now. china's military is promised an 18 month transition to free elections after the death of president. the army says

he was killed while leading soldiers fighting rebels in the north there we had just won reelection his son general mahomet's will take on the role of in through head of state. left it is security the defense and security forces are not seeking to seize power and would like to reassure that the members of the transitional military council will hand over power to a civilian government after free and democratic elections within 18 months. and many of chad's allies have paid tribute today his death could have wider implications for security in the. chad contributes one of the highest number of troops to the fight against armed groups in the region i mean it is wrings reports from nigeria's capital idriss deby presented himself as a strong leader and that's what he wants for his allies in the west and in africa. this is him on the battlefront chat last year when his troops food and eventually

expelled. and i said i feel he hated group he's death on another battlefront is a huge blow to our allies and the fight against armed groups and there's a hell and elsewhere in africa that are concerned with security challenges increasing and who the country may limit or even reduce its participation in external conflict it was reported 3 years ago that debbie before he died was moving units that he had deployed to mali and news year back to chad to help defend the capital these are some of his best units so if the current interim government has to keep those units in chad for security purposes. then that would disrupt at least in the short term france's and the broader g. 5. counterterrorism efforts in. those ripples remain a threat of further deterioration of security in charge could trigger the withdrawal of its troops from regional to bolster security at home this will in

turn leave many countries in the same hell and lectured regions more vulnerable. played a significant role in stopping armed groups from overturning many communities. charged that a country with a history of cool civil war and tribal conflict is battling various rebel groups the latest being the one in which president lost his life b. the group was until a year ago based in libya and was fighting alongside mercenaries and how do you have to ironically one of the reasons that they're coming back into chad right now is because of the peace agreement that was forged under the united nations auspices in libya requiring all foreign armies to leave the country and so they're doing just that they're bringing with them the training and the arms that they gained inside of libya and they're bringing them to chat with the region awash with heavy and small weapons from libya conflict experts say child and the entire region could see an uptick in violence by rebels in armed groups in coming months western powers

considered as a dependable ally and one child in forces to continue to play the torch to the new military government having so much to deal with right now that are no guarantees but chardin troops will continue to fight those battles while there is trouble. i'm with you trees and you see the. 2 years ago nearly a 1000000 syrians were forced to flee their homes in no one home and saw the need lead during a military assault by government and russian forces on our rights groups say their homes and land of being on lawfully confiscated and given to government supporters saying the holder has more. mohammad and his family used to live a comfortable life until a syrian and russian military offensive in northwest syria forced them to leave their home 2 years ago they moved further north to areas controlled by the opposition and lip muhammad is not only unable to return to his hometown in the

hama countryside because of security concerns the government confiscated his land or the lock out autumn illusion of a security committee in hama province decided not to allow what they called terrorists from returning to the lanes when government documents were issued formally confiscating my land along with the land of at least 100 others who they consider opponents imagine they also confiscated land belonging to my relatives as well this is why mohammad still hides his identity he fears for their punishment against those who stayed behind human rights groups say 44000 hectares of agricultural land have been unlawfully seized since the government captured northern hama and southern live from the opposition the syrian government has not announced the auction or reached out to the individual. they did not provide them with an opportunity to challenge the decision and did not provide the nation when they took over the land millions have been displaced from across the country in the 10 years of war and it's not the 1st time authorities have retrospectively punished

their opponents existing laws make it hard for those who can't or won't return to government controlled territory to hold on to their properties. we can return to our homes because of the presence of this criminal regime i will try through human rights groups to legally challenge the regime god willing i'll get my land back in any way possible peacefully or even through war. the government has placed many refugees and internally displaced people on a list of what it calls terrorists to justify the land grabs in a move rights groups describe a systematic repression. many it's not just about material losses. i'll give you an example my father was killed in a regime jail when i used to visit his house i used to see his spirit everywhere his laughter his smile we lost our memories they also lost their only source of livelihood forced to leave their past behind them for their beirut. a

south korean court has rejected a compensation claim by women forced into sex slavery by the japanese military during world war 2 it ruled the japanese government enjoyed sovereign immunity from civil jurisdiction under international law in a separate case in january the same court ruled japan should compensate 12 surviving victims from a bribe isn't solved with the latest reaction on the ruling. this was a setback for the comfort women and their supporters who believe that decades on they are still waiting for justice these were women young girls who were forced to work in brothels run by the japanese military during world war 2 now the case was brought by 20 plaintiffs these are either surviving victims or families of their victims but the case has been thrown out by the court ruling that it goes against this principle of sovereign immunity this is the internationally accepted norm that

a government is shielded from the action civil actions being taken in the courts of other countries it does go run counter to a decision which was seen as something of a landmark back in january which ruled in another case involving 12 plaintive saying that japan should be held liable and in fact ordering that each of the plaintiffs in that case should actually receive around $90000.00 u.s. dollars that was seen as something of a landmark case so this runs exactly counter to that not surprisingly japan has been opposed to these court cases saying that the principle of sovereign immunity should be upheld calling on south korea to uphold international law and saying that in any case all of these cases pertaining to these so-called comfort women have been settled by various agreements most recently an agreement in 2015 but going all the way back to when relations were 1st normalized between the 2 countries in the 1960 s. and all of these cases are simply dredging up the past the chief of men miles

jointer will attend an emergency meeting of southeast asian leaders to discuss the crisis in the country. and talks will be held in jakarta this weekend at least 6 people were reportedly killed by the germans the security forces on tuesday protesters in the southern city of die away held a candle the vigil for more than 700 people have been killed since the coup on february the 1st. china's leader xi jinping will attend a u.s. led climate change summit on thursday in his 1st virtual meeting with president joe biden since he took office she is one of 40 world leaders biden biden invited to the event after officially returning to the 2015 paris agreement washington beijing relations of intense as a result of china's crackdown on dissent in hong kong and its treatment of muslim week is engine jang football's controversial european super league is on the verge

of collapse just 2 days after it was announced all 6 english clubs have pulled out after a backlash from supporters players and politicians the founder of the breakaway lee chairman of italian club the event has and i've nearly now says that he can no longer go ahead david stokes reports. the moment chelsea fans got what they wanted less than 48 hours after the club announced it was joining the breakaway european super league the backlash been so fish they decided to pull out that's the best news i've ever heard as a chelsea fan and i was in munich when they won the champions league and this is better than that and i've never seen so much joy and. i'm so happy with a very the premier league and with saving english. it didn't take long for the other rebel english teams to follow fellow london clubs arsenal and tottenham

announced they would draw from the super league along with manchester city manchester united who c.e.o. ed woodward has resigned and liverpool 20100 paul jones to all the fancy poor recent report football club in the disruption caused to the past 48 hours goes without saying should be so. the project put forward was never going to stand without the support of the fans it followed 2 days of protest from angry fans on field demonstrations from premier league players even the captains of the teams involved in the breakaway declared they were against it and the managers clearly weren't sold on the idea either it is not a sport when the relation between their effort and the success the effort and reward doesn't exist don't exist so is not a sport the british prime minister burst jumps and also spoke out how can it be right to have a situation in which you create a kind of cartel that stops clubs competing against each other playing against each

other properly the super league's remaining members now say they will reconsider ways to reshape the project but the english team exodus means the so-called dirty dozen have now been reduced to just 6 barcelona real madrid and athletico in spain and in italy it's the 2 milan clubs and eventis the event is president andrei and yell a is the vice president of the super league and says the project is 100 percent going ahead he claims that fee for a new wafers threats to kick teams and players out of their major competitions is illegal the super league has written letters to both governing bodies to open negotiations david stokes al-jazeera. and let's take you through some of the headlines here and al-jazeera now former police officer during shaaban has been found guilty on all 3 charges including 2nd degree.