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the ah ah i neighborhood saying gods are, are evacuated, and then bombed by a very forces as the diplomatic efforts to the bonnets intensify, the german foreign ministers in israel. i was before you in general assembly made ah,
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come out santa maria here in doug, how with the world news from al jazeera hope stop fighting for any survivors after a bond thinks in a fight clone in india, least 90 people to death. the protest in columbia for major changes from the government now unpopular help reforms of been ditched. ah, me starting in garza where people living into crowded residential areas have been targeted by ongoing israeli. a strikes the japan. the refugee camp in northern garza has been hit up with of 900000 people live there. the other area target it is suff tale people living in the area were warned to leave by forces shortly before that strike. now look at the live shot of gaza just off the mid day now and the
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smoke pouring out from this is really a strike. that's a lot even by comparison with previous strikes. and that's been going for at least the last 20 minutes. still working to find out exactly what had been hit in gaza, but a lot coming out from that particular strike. one person killed this morning that we can confirm and dozens of injuries as well. that's always expected to arrive. this is the hospital way more been brought in one unit with a 230 pounds of things, including 65 children have been killed since the conflict began 11 days ago. we were in the living room when the rocket hit our house. everything was filled with light smoke and we couldn't see anything. may mean many la, monica, we were sleeping, they didn't learn of anything. we suddenly heard a blast, everything through everywhere. we thought it hit us but realized it hit our neighbor's house who works here and sheep a hospital. he is not a militant or anything of the sort. neither a we, i don't know why they do this to a, what is their goal? we are exhausted. what we demand is no sci fi or anything. we either all die or all
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live. that's it. we showed you that picture from japan, the refugee camp earlier saw what color is there and sent us this report. in the last couple of days there is something new we, we don't know, we're not sure if this is a new strategy or no promotion. and there is a really bank of targets because they said they have updated their bank of target. they have been warning in higher residential areas believe. and this is something new in god. i have been traveling lots of war and invasions and guys and the last 20 years. this is the british time that the israelis was the whole area to leave or the vacuum. normally they ask one family, 2 families to live and then for safety. like, you know, they were the navy and then they leave. evacuate in this area and also on stuff. so we area for one of the most crowded areas and halfway between jamalia refugee
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camp in the north and got the city in the center. so alter the area people. there were very much panicking. some they were asking. so either we stayed or leave because they have a civil war news. during the day they received a warning in the morning, the evacuation area. and then and the afternoon, derek is another call to go back because their area will be bombarded later. so didn't know either to stay or go back and i'm still working. yeah. because this, this area has not been bonded yet. there was, it was buy one ticket, it hit the main street that links between stuff though we are on the road or in the hopefully between jamalia and, and gaza on the road. that was one. but it is one of the most important roads duct
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had been bombarded and got in addition to the main roads that were over destroyed. and the last 11 days of escalation. well, in the past 24 hours palestinian factions of launched at least 70 rockets from garzo into israel. just neither bought up the tanks and troops remained gathered and on alert 12 people in israel been killed and the conflict including 2 children . the warning sirens have inquired since just past midnight local time. they are also growing but tentative hopes for a cease fire in the coming days. more with harry force it on that. i mean clearly no thought right now. judging by that, he plume of smoke with the coming out of garza, but one of these hopes based upon that's right. yeah. and there's also been more rocket fire out of gaza in the last couple of hours and an anti tank missiles used on israeli troop carrying bus injuring one is where the soldier who was close by it. so yes, the, the military strikes in the rocket fi continue, but at
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a somewhat reduced level to what we've seen in recent days. and there are these indications that there is greater pressure on the israelis coming from the u. s. president biden said he wanted to see a significant de escalation today. first day. as you say, the german foreign minister. hey, commerce is now in the country. he's been greeted by the foreign secretary here. gabby, i cannot see. his suggestion is for hamas 1st to stop firing rockets and then the israelis reciprocate and there will be a sci fi that way. the egyptians, of course, are at the very heart of this. as far as the israelis are concerned, there is no public messaging talking about a sci fi still been continuing to talk about continuing the operation and continuing to degrade how master's capabilities and prove to it that it does not have immunity for firing rockets on jerusalem. the monday before last, however,
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there is an interesting report in y. net and it's very new service, which suggests a leak from the is where the military intelligence analysis center assessing what they have done. saying that they have really struck all of the main central targets that they've been researching and carrying out and drawing up plans for, for many years now. so that reduces some of the military cover that he has for this . it really does put a lot of bonus on his own political decision making as to when to bring this to a close. ok. thank you. harry. force it in western slim. the pictures we've been looking at while speaking to harry lives from gaza. the smoke from that israeli a strike and pouring out for about the last half hour or so. i've been to speak to a team on the ground and find out exactly what has been hit there. but there seem that slightly brighter shop. there's a lot of smoke still coming up from that one. well, they're on international call with the fire, and they are gaining momentum. we've got the united nations general assembly
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holding a special session on thursday. kristen salumi is that here. tell us what to expect . foreign ministers from a number of countries frustrated by the lack of international response to the ongoing crisis in the middle east, or on their way to new york to attend the special session of the general assembly. the security council has held several meetings on the subject, but has been unable to speak with one voice as a result of objections from the united states. france is the most recent country to propose security council action in this case, and the form of a resolution calling for a cease fire, but with no agreement in sight. the arab group here at the united nations, but along with the organization of islamic cooperation called for the special session, hoping to keep the spotlight on the problem. they, along with the secretary general of the un, have called for an immediate cease fire, as well as respect for international law onto other news for now. and there's been
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fighting along morocco's border with the spanish enclave of states which lives on africa, north west coast. the broken security forces tried to prevent people from crossing over into the spanish territory. at least ties and border controls. after more than 8000 migrants managed to the theater early this week, some of them swam around the coast to reach the 8th. columbia politicians have voted on contentious health care reforms, handing protests and other victory after weeks of often violent demonstrations government opponents on backing down, though they're planning another week on the streets. alessandra ramirez reports from boca time. the nationwide protest against the government in columbia entered there for a week. they show no signs of abating, but they seem to be getting more creative in color for union students. indigenous groups and others continue to march and dance for change. oh,
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only because demonstrations were marred by vandalism and violence, police response step killed dozens, the people having back down we continued demanding guarantees to process safely and that the government respect columbia as youth who are demonstrating in the streets because they want a new government model, a new system that will respond to the needs of the poor and the marginalized and columbia. the demonstrations originally called against and now cancel tax plan have expanded to include domains like a basic living income and police reform. protests leaders have begun discussing their demands with the government the formal negotiations of yet to start, while deadly confrontations with the police continue at night in a number of cities. the government once roadblocks that have paralyzed the country's economy to be lifted before negotiating in return, they are promised make some concessions. help to form
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a post by demonstrators which shelled by congress on wednesday before the prob, faster speeds when confessions, while the importance are for substitutes for the deep structure changes, they're hoping to achieve some fun in the sun during the rallies for the 1st time and wednesday they say they were compelled by the violent police response to the demonstration. the government's not listening to the people who are asking for better health that education for the younger, for our kids, or we see is repression. and this hurts us all. it makes a heartache. you negotiate legal and political annalee, say the level of repression has help unify and strengthen the resolve of a diverse group of demonstrators. and so the goal, the protest now have the upper hand on the government. they have the upper hand in terms of the narrative. they are the upper hand in terms of the street, and now the government is trying to find ways it can be escalate, the protest,
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reduce intensity, and this way blockades from continuing. unfortunately, the government is not presenting a viable dialogue alternative to the protestors. emo's alleys through c on is a complex tangled to him. ravel for a colombian president that appears to be increasingly isolated in week as demonstrators bow to carry on. i listen that i'm just gotta in the news ahead suite sit down with the president of democratic republic of congo . reveal a new push to mediation the dispute of make a dam project in japan. more calls for the tokyo olympic games to be scrunch. ah,
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hello there, let's get you up to speed 1st things 1st with where the remnants of took a are there really hanging out toward northern portions of india through the himalayas, but also some heavy rain into nepal, cap, and do looking at about 20 to 30 millimeters of rain on friday, give you a wider look at india because we do have heavy pulses of rain for caroline and turn . that's a car. and this is rain that we do not need because these areas just saw 102-0300 millimeters of rain as took to graze the western coast of india. ok off to australia right now in high pressure, really anchored and in charge here. so not a whole lot going on, but we do have just the slight chance that we could be swiped with some showers into new south wales, sidney 21 degrees. i'll put it out about a 40 percent probability of precipitation pop that we could just see a light shower into sidney. ok. off we go to new zealand rate now, and this looks a bit more threatening. it is some heavy rain as we head toward the southern elves,
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but really just a weak wave of showers that we could get clipped by. i do think that christ church, you're going to stay dry on friday with a high of 18 degrees aqua, plenty of sun for you, with a high of 19 in store on friday. the covert 19 has compounded the homelessness crisis in l. a. abandoned impoverished families of forcing radical james, he decided to say, hey, we're going to stand up. housing is what you mean right? by claiming property left vacant by the state. the 1st thing i did was i change my duty and my daughter's faith. that means breaking the law that i'm willing to do that for one shelter in place and a fight for housing owner to 0. ah,
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the me with al jazeera and these are the top stories. israel continuing to bomb areas across the gulf strip to crowded districts in japan and south tower. we have been targeted across the enclave. 230 people have been killed in the past. 11 out of sidney factions of launched at least 70 rocket garza into israel in the last 24 hours. 12 people in israel have been killed, including 2 children. an international goals for sci fi are growing ahead of the un general assembly meeting later. excuse me, this is journey the farm and the hit them up as a television voicing his support for israel was calling for a 6 at these 90 people have died after
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a powerful fight clone hit india's western coast in the navy office is $37.00 bodies have been found from an oil barge that sank off the coast during cycle and if it's still under way to find more workers in crew who are missing dozens more are known to have been killed in goods out, the cycling was the most powerful to bass of the area in to decade, an update with positive itala new jelly, we were talking about these ships a couple of days ago. and the news not good now. yes, come on as we speak, a search and rescue operation is still under way off the coast of moon by india rubin. c, 2 located at least 3 dozen people who've been missing these people who are on a barge and accommodation budge that was used by people who worked in the oil rigs over there. now the rescue, the people involved that the navy and because scott said they have recovered at
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least 37 bodies, but also rescued at least 188 people who were on that barge separately. over the last few days, they have also rescued. hundreds of other people who will on 3 the vessels and an oil rig that went adrift when you hit. now this has been a very challenging rescue operation because you know, the part of the storm was so powerful that the wind was so strong and the waters with so choppy. and these people have been out there for 4 days. so it's been a big challenge. the cycle has also left a trade of devastation on land as well. you know, the state of goods off where it made landfall on tuesday on monday night actually at least 53 people have died and hundreds of homes have been destroyed. 100, the roads have been blocked and along the other states along india, west coast have all reported, at least it doesn't. that's not for the say this in assessing the damages from the
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psych loan. but it has also complicated matters in terms of the pandemic. several of the states like her not to call carola marashi and of course good shots are in the middle of a surgery. 1 search in cobra cases and as we speak now, the met department is saying that another cycle, another storm is headed towards in just a score. so states like ody shot and western goals are expected to receive is to be in the eye of the storm in the next couple of days. thank you for that update poverty. we have a new demi democratic republic of congress, presidents as he will mediate between the leaders of sudan, if you can. egypt who are in a dispute of ethiopia brand. renee, sounds dam. felix, just get it. is currently the chair of the african union. he sat down with a talk about le, in paris, to discuss the progress on those negotiations, and other issues in africa. it was, it was the 3 heads of state meant and they spoke in formerly,
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without mediators. we're also looking ahead to june. i plan to organize a summit intern shutter, i think, and i have a lot of hope that we will find an agreement. because when i visited the 3 countries, we've made significant progress. i want to ask you about an interview that the rwandan president paul cook. i'm a gave to french press. this week he deny the want of troops were implicated in crimes and atrocities during the off these 2 wars. what's your reaction to that interview? live up? oh, there was a report about this issue written by u. n. x. it wasn't written by congress, please. i continue to believe that justice must be done for our victim, because the time has come to prioritize, peace and security in our region. you've been stored in one month military administration in the northeastern cave when it are because of growing violence, mainly from the again to nom group a yes, compiler says that it will share intelligence with kinshasa. would you envisage,
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though, come paula, sending troops to help combat the adf? no, my mouse, it up. it's not planned. we want to take these on groups in a pinch movement on the simply speaking, the adf are used to struggling our borders. so we must avoid misunderstandings. and abuses that could threaten cooperation without you can to neighbors. the adf says that he has links to i school to the islamic state. do you think that those links mean the violence will grow in the region you saw still in an embryonic state in congo. and it's still possible to snuff them out and eradicate them completely. that's why i'm calling for the collaboration of all countries in the region. in mozambique we're saying similar situation armed groups who say they have links to isolate. if i make state violence is growing there. do you think they could be
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some form of regional military response? because at the moment the president mozambique is saying that he doesn't want any intervention from the outside of the country, is it creek on my understanding that these terrorist groups have links with the adf? so they are starting to coalesce, it could become an international coalition of evil. we must not neglect the contribution that can be made by other countries. the to top diplomat from the us and russia have struck an optimistic turn off to the 1st face to face meeting. and the blinking and psychological spoke on the side down to the arctic council summit in iceland, us secretaries, that repeated warnings against what he called a aggressive russian actions. russians, foreign minister said there were many log jammed with ties that will be difficult to work through thought they both talked up the benefits of working together no secret that we have our differences and when it comes to those differences as
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president biden is also shared with president putin, if russia acts aggressively against us, our partners or our allies bill will respond and present via has demonstrated that in, in both word indeed not for purposes of escalation, not to seek conflict, but to defend our interests. but having said that, there are many areas where our interests intersect and overlap, and we believe that we can work together and indeed build on those interests and get them up so that she is opposition is clear. we're prepared to discuss all the issues on the table with understanding that our discussions will be honest, factual. and with mutual respect, the slow case people who are still with topics such as the korean peninsula, the iran nuclear issue. i've gone on all the subjects where our representative already interacting with each other. i hope that today will have a review of old as issues with the wealth climate crisis and exploitation of
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natural resources are at the top of the gender at that bi annual arctic account for summit, delegates from the 8 countries at board of the arctic as well as representatives of indigenous groups of meeting in iceland, the new us administration, represented as we saw by secretary state antony blinking is expected to shift the us focus from energy climate change, our environment at it and the clock looks at what's at stake. blink, his visit comes with the oxy region in the grip of change, a warming climate opening out this remote in pristine wilderness bringing with a significant risks and challenges. look at what's happened in just 40 years. this animation is from nasa and it shows the extent of the summer sea ice disappearing since $979.00. opening up the northwest passage as a potentially viable ship route through the canadian arctic and into the pacific cargo ships have already made the trip prove yet can be done. but there are affairs
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of the potential for accident and environmental disaster from oil spills in this remote region. the geo politics of the fragile arctic frauds as well powers, both it's mineral resources and its strategic position chinese. and now the international mining companies have been pushing for rights to exploit ref, minerals in greenland, which has some of the world's richest on tat deposits. in 2007, russia symbolically flagged its claim to billions of dollars worth of oil and gas reserves. and this was 4 kilometers beneath the north pole. and the growing concerns about the militarization of the arctic with a russian build up of bases and defense capabilities. just as the u. s. and nature increased troop movements and equipment. the russians, though they're on equivocal about what they do in their territory, simply questionable illinois. yes nor still. it has been absolutely clear for everyone for a long time that this is our territory. it is our land,
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and we are responsible for our arctic coast to be safe and everything that our country does. there is absolutely legitimate. well, with all, this is a backdrop. it's thought the 2nd state will attempt to seek out common ground with its russian counterpart particularly on regulating shipping and environmental protection. one thing is for sure it will all be fall, cried from the previous administration, which famously proposed to by greenland. there's some good news. those are report on conservation, the united nations environmental program says the world's met one of its targets, which was that a decade ago. to protect against buying diversity loss about a 6th of the planet land and fresh water area now lives within protected or conservation areas. though the report did stress the need for better recognition of those conserved areas, it says a 3rd of the land doesn't have sufficient management and enforcement. protection in
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elim pick organizes are trying to reinstate, reassure people they will deliver a safe tokyo again, despite concerns the event will trigger an increase in current a virus cases. international olympic committee wants to send in hundreds of doctors and nurses ahead of the event, which is due stop and just have a 2 months. japan's reported more than 11 and a half 1000 debt, some coven, 19. and so far, only 3.7 percent of the population, which is a $126000000.00 have received at least one shot. but the i see boss is confident the situation will improve there. i can inform you that at this moment, already as many as 75 percent of the residents of the limbic village ah, already vaccinated or have secured vaccination in time before the olympic games. but our efforts do not stop there. we have good
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reasons to believe that this figure will be well above 80 percent for the olympic and paralympic games. but even with that reassurance, a group representing more than 100000 japanese doctors and dentists is expressing concern congress must lifting the state of emergency at the end of this month is impossible. which means the state of emergency will need to be extended 2 or 3 weeks. and with that, japan would be a society under a state of emergency until the very last minute. when the olympic starts in july, i have to say the japanese government can't declare to the entire world as they can hold a safe and secure games. but for the 1st time since the start of the pandemic, a significant number of fans have been allowed back into a stadium in italy with 4000 watching events when its 14th italian cup, as joanna gotcha, raska reports the return was just as important as the result for so many of the
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fence and all that a year, the fans have been shut out of football in italy. but with restrictions easing in the country and limited number of events in atlanta, supporters were able to make a welcome return for the corporate italian final for america. it's a beautiful feeling. i haven't been to the stadium for over a year. i had a season ticket and to come back now it's really nice. i'm very happy like all the other fan. so we're here today. so now i'm, i cancel that probably cool. it's not with will without an audience. it's not the same. it will be great when everyone can come back to the stadium. we won't have these de masters anymore and we won't be afraid of the virus. we want to go back to our test life. them a pay stadium in the city of red. your media was only allowed to 20 percent capacity for the game with the now all to familiar checks on the way in italy is registered more than 820000 koby deaths. the 2nd highest hole in europe,
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but with the euro's beginning on june 11th in rome and fans expected to attend or overseas needed to start opening up what the funds lacked in number. they made up for noise. when you went to school, the 1st go through j gent. yep. ski on atlanta equalized just before the break. thank you, melinda. the but a winner from fed that he cookies. i gave you vintage to one victory. as well as the 14th copper italia and a firm trophy, he bent his head coach. andrea paid a little hard to, to not the whole day was exciting. it was a good result for the day, it was important to return to the stadium, the atmosphere, the 2 goals, the victory was the icing on the cake. it was returned to normality. well not quite
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the pri cobra normality is the local government ordered an overnight curfew. cutting the party short but a step in the right direction. as far as football fans in italy concerned, join against raska al jazeera, funny, china's release, the 1st images from it's you wrong martian rover pictures which show you the craft on the red planet, bast flatlands known as utopia. pan tia touched on last weekend, china. now the 2nd country after the united states to successfully land rover on, ah, how about the and these other top stories, israel continues to bomb areas across the gallons, a strip to crowded districts in japan. and so far we have been targeted across the enclave to 130 people have been killed in the past 11 days or from stuff. what
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catholic who is in about? yeah, we are like this morning to.

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