oh, the me ah, ah, early morning air raid sirens and he's out the full. yes. now the russian humanitarians feed on day 14 of the war against the crane and more devastation off the latest selling of ukraine's 2nd largest city. ah. and i owe money by this is out there, a lie from coming up to 1000000, i'm counting ukrainians. continue to escape the violence in what is developing into

the worlds fastest refugee crisis. this is a step that we're taking to inflict further pain on for president joe biden bounds . the import of oil from russia was the decision will come with a call the there's a new push to get people out of the staged ukrainian cities. families living on the outskirts of keep happened moving to safety as the fighting intensifiers, just hours ago, air raid sirens were heard, and here as washing forces move ever closer to the capital. let's take a look at the map area is shaded and read, that all controlled by russia and allied separatists. moscow is concentrated more forces on the outskirts. the keys in the sound of the country. russia has taken control of the area, the surroundings, parisha, the nuclear power plant,

the plant separations still under the control of a team of ukrainians. rushes also taken control of casts on a port city on the black sea. another port city merrier pole has been on the stage now for days with a shortage of food, water, and electricity. that boston isn't key. if she says the city is eerily quiet. everyone here is very well aware that this capital is the main prize in this war that russia is waging now on ukraine. and it's been a very eerie silence. people basically who have left, we're still in the city, holding their breath for what's coming next. and this island has been interrupted. now in the last hour or so by artillery fire in the north east, coming from the north east of the city. we know at the north west is happy fighting as well as if it is a bridge. if this bridge falls in the hands of russian troops,

then the next stop will be the capital. everyone is very much aware of this. you can feel the tension really high in the air. the fear distress people who are still here. they are clearly here to defend the city. they all have put a barricade with whatever they could find. there are checkpoints everywhere. so people are really holding debra. there are, of course, we know that the advances to the capital was stalled for maybe the last week, but there are now this information that this advance to the capital and even a very happy bombardment on key if could happen in the next few days. civilian evacuations from ukraine's the seas 53 or continuing for a 2nd day. all the 5000 people have been evacuated since tuesday. 6 evacuation roots happened, agreed with russia. previous attempts to bring civilians to safe ground when mon, by cease for violations. equations deputy prime ministers urging moscow to abide by

the sea. yes, but i do receive cli for that. i see i addressed the russian federation of you have taken upon yourself the public obligation to stop firing at 9 am on march. the 9th . we've had negative experiences in the past. this did not work in mary polls parisha and also vulnerable residents that asking me to make sure this promise by russia to stop firing is finally fulfilled so that people are able to leave the places they're hiding in the places suffering from rushing, shelling the killing civilians let's go to natasha, but lowe's in the western city of nevada. she's lived for a span now that's actually a new push to get people out of many of these besieged ukrainian cities. what are we expecting today? well, you know, there's a lot of conflicting information about the implementation of humanitarian cory doors in ukraine. so what we do know is the ukranian authorities have confirmed

that there is a humanitarian corridor that's been set up from the city of su me in the north. that is to the east of the capital key, not to the city of about a quarter of a 1000000 people on tuesday. people already began to be evacuated from that city. around 5000 people were able to leave. we understand they then headed south and then they are able to go where they wish you'd imagine on the west and or perhaps to border in countries like poland, hungry, or romania in terms of that city. we know that it has been a really, really desperate situation. that there has been very intense shelling in recent days. 21 civilians were killed overnight. monday to tuesday, including children. parts of the city really rubble, residential areas case. even though the criminal continues to say that it is not targeting civilians. but as we have seen in the past 2 weeks, the reality on the ground really tells

a very different story from residence. and soon me coming out even saying that they had to melt snow in order to be able to have any water to drink. because the water supplies had run out, had been cut. so a desperate situation, but those people all able to leave, we understand. but in terms of l, wherever in the country now, ukraine's deputy prime minister has suggested that ukrainian forces could put in place a ceasefire. today that would allow civilians to leave 6 other cities including the cap. so keep, however, whether or not the russians agree to a sci fi and whether or not that actually happens in the fighting stops is another matter. indeed. all we know the time being is the russian official did earlier make an offer of putting in place humanitarian corey doors. but so for those offers and they been repeated over the last days, have meant that people could flee not to western ukraine or to a neighboring u country. but in fact, of russia and better or worse than that is something that ukrainian authorities,

in fact, of the day, someone from the ukraine's defense ministry said would be genocidal. okay, natasha butler, there for us in the western ukrainian city living update or people are desperate to leave besieged cities as natasha was referring to that city's like modern pole with food and water running low. but as charles trusted reports civilians, the onset and what to do, and a warning to some view as you might find the images in his reported. distressing. the buses itself towards mary on the latest attempt to evacuate sounds of people trapped in the besieged port city. on the opposite, see mary, elbow has suffered some of the worst fights in recent days. the russian army and russian banks, separatists fighters, have reportedly surrounded the city of the dead bodies lying in the streets.

when we don't have electricity, we don't have anything to eat. we don't have medicine, we've got nothing. one of them ever since his mind, the roots of town are being shelled, says the policeman at the moment negotiations about leaving which security have failed to trust me. i have family at home and i am also worried about them. he says, unfortunately, the best security for us all is to be inside the city on the ground and in shelters . approximately 200 kilometers north. in the town of ot cave, the buses meant to rescue the people of mariel and stopped. russian army positions are only 10 kilometers from here. drivers, some which family in mariel told us they'd heard reports of fighting on the root is lamps because there has been no connection with the city for days. i haven't been able to get in touch with my wife and sister for 5 days. we've tried to get to

murray up or twice already. this is asked her team to. we don't know if it will happen. after a moment to wait, the convoy coordinator ordered the drivers to get on the buses. lee. so the boss is now turning round this off. according to the coordinator of the coal more, there are reports of heavy fighting on the initially planned route to mary opal. a group of drivers struggle to start one of the vehicles. one told us he didn't want to die this way because it's been shelling they were go through all the checkpoint. let us go further because of the showing. we don't know where we're going. now, the convoy headed down to vote to keep moving. ne, another attempted evacuating thousands of tracks and terrified people in mary. oh, paul had failed. all stuff al jazeera or a cave eastern ukraine,

or the u. k. as unveiled a raft of tough new sanctions against russia's asian industry, the country will now have the power to detain any washing croft and ban exports of ation or space related goods. it will also be a criminal offense for russian aircraft to fly or land in the united kingdom. that includes those owned operated all charted by anyone connected with most of us president joe biden has imposed a ban on russian oil and gas in response to the invasion of ukraine. u. k. will phase out russian oil by the end of the year, while the european union is aiming to con gas and ports on to this year. and a g is russia's biggest source of income, but the move will make inflation was a white house correspondent, company how could explain it's a major escalation of us economic sanctions against russia for its invasion of

ukraine. on tuesday, us president joe biden went after president latimer putin's most lucrative industry, for banning all imports of russian oil and gas in energy and means russian oil no longer be acceptable. let us port to the american people will deal another powerful blow to the war machine. the decision by president biden, to bad russian energy imports into the united states, follows pressure by the us congress. and please, by ukrainian president vladimir lensky biden. acknowledge the latest sanction could cause a spike in us gas praises consumers are already paying on average more than $4.00 a gallon up from $2.77 just a year ago, due to high inflation. as the economy recovers from, the cobra pandemic says prudent began, as military build up and ukrainian borders just since then. the price of the gas,

the pumping american up $0.75. and with this actually is going to go up further. the white house is directing the release of some of the u. s. strategic petroleum reserves to contain prices and compensate for loss supply. but the white house maintains high gas prices might also encourage us consumers to switch to green energy and electric vehicles. but this analyst says the united states is nowhere near ready. the biggest user of oil in any country is transportation and transportation depends on having things like electric vehicles and hybrids vehicle those vehicles represent a relatively small part of the fleet. the fleet turned over slowly. so the 3 year, that's why these latest us economic sanctions against russia may be symbolic, designed to hurt putin financially. but mostly politically,

president biden is sending his vice president comma la harris to poland and romania this week to reinforce support for ukraine. but also to reassure nervous allies, careful that russia could turn its aggression on them. next. kimberly health hit al jazeera, the white house fell head on al jazeera, big mac to go. mcdonald, announced the golden arches, the closing or russian. i'm picking a new president can south korea's next leader in the country? tiffany: can ah hello more live the showers across south east asia, particularly straddling the equator. we see some wet weather. they're just around the philippines to see some heavy rain too. recently, into thailand, nearly

a 100 millimeters of rain coming down here in the past 24 hours. little dry here as we go on through the next couple of days. i share with you had around the philippines punch in their way out into the south trying to see more showers just rolling in behind that system as it makes its way towards southern parts of indo china. well, the possibility of seeing some lobby shares, and in fact the usual rafter showers right across much of malaysia. still seeing some lobby down pause. they're heavy in sundry showers. there for parts of indonesia. well, sundry showers to around the east side of australia. i'm afraid the little clutch of storms lurking here, just to the north of brisbin and that southeast corner of queen that northwestern northeast and part of new south wales will still see further heavy showers as we go on through the next couple of days. government on the brink of making a declaring a state of emergency here, there we go. more showers say just up towards the sunshine coast. running up towards northern parts of australia shall be coming a little more widespread as we go one through friday,

just around the northeast corner of new south wales was running slowly towards the sealant. the the important thing if you were walking around in beirut was noticed to be in the line of fire from the holiday. paula, we heard gunshots. i was the 1st one to flee the hotel. the battle lasted 3 days and 3 nights and there were no prisoners at the control holiday inn and you controller the region around. and that's why it is such a bloody battle. an icon of conflict at the heart of the lebanese civil war, bay route holiday in war house on al jazeera lou. the me

watching out their minds, top stories, the air raid sirens have been heard in the cranium council. keep out for russia, announced another humanitarian. previous attempts happened molla polygon, nations, authorities in ukraine say russian war plains have struck residential areas in eastern and central areas. apartment building up and hit mother shelling in the 2nd load if he called us president joe biden has imposed a ban on russian oil and gas in response to the invasion of u. k. will phase out russian oil by the end of the year while the european union is aiming to con, get to this year? well, the u. s. is now looking at possible oil deals with venezuela, iran and saudi arabia to help curb rising fuel prices. but that would mean easing

some of the sanctions against caracas and to hon. a. latin america and salisia newman reports now from santiago. very few may be benefiting from the prices in the ukraine, but been as well as president nicholas my buddha li, just to be one of them in a televised address. he said that the venezuela is crippled state oil company. the base i was able to get back to normal, it would be in a position to turn out as much as $3000000.00 barrels of crude a day. he says that this would be a contribution to peace and to quote the stabilization of the global situation right now. and that's where what had been a secret meeting between a high level white house delegation and the president of venezuela over the weekend . come when the president said that the meeting was held in his office and quote that the 2 lovely flags of the united states and venezuela stood side by side united. they always should be mobile. we had

a meeting that i would describe as respectful, cordial and very diplomatic between the delegation of the government of the united states and the government of venezuela. i preside on our side, was doctor george rodriguez. well, you know, of dialogue and my wife celia. they witnessed everything discussed of mutual interest. it was an ample agenda at the heart of that meeting and that was the subject of oil president. moodle is asking that denied and states return says go a subsidiary of the venezuelan state oil company based in the united states. which had been one of its biggest money earners until the united states flapped harsh economic sanctions on the south, which is the state oil company base, both inventory whale and abroad. my buddha is also asking that the united states relax or eliminate all the sanctions that would be placed on anyone else who trades with venezuela in exchange. the united states is asking for guarantees of

democratic and transparent presidential elections in 2024 in venezuela. now, the president, my ludo continues to be the biggest and most important ally of president putin, of russia in the americas. and his rhetoric continues to be very, very supportive. but he is a practical man. and we understand that these talks with the united states, delegates and the president and his whaler are expected to continue very shortly. mcdonalds is one of several big u. s. companies pulling out of russia. it comes with pressure grows on western firms to sever ties because of the invasion of ukraine. gabriel is on the reports from new york. you know, the mcdonalds sold its 1st big back in what was been the soviet union 32 years ago yesterday. depakote in the mcdonald's in the iconic american fast food chain has opened around $150.00 stores in russia. but on tuesday,

the company announced it would temporarily close its russian operations. and it was followed just hours later by other us giants, starbucks, coca cola and pepsi all in response to vladimir putin decision to invade ukraine limbs of caraway. it's a domino effect that has already seen a raft of companies like young brands, which owns the fast food stores, can see taco bell and pizza hut and apple make similar moves in russia. on tuesday, the firms actions got the backing of us president joe biden over the weekend. visa, mastercard, american express, they all suspended their services in russia, all joining a growing list of american global companies. companies are having to play a balancing act on one side. there's a ican on calculus of doing business in russia. on the other side, there's consumers that are increasingly demanding that companies take a stand against the war. sometimes like in this case,

the pressure becomes overwhelming. a research team at yale university has been keeping track of the hundreds of western companies that have pulled out of rushes since the invasion and also highlights those that remain. the man behind the list explained its importance. those that don't like the category they're in. it, it helps foot the ceo show that to their board. so look how we're being classified and this is not good for the reputation of the company. most analysts say american brands leaving russia won't have a major impact on putin's calculations regarding the war and ukraine. but it's a statement they hope will resonate. gabriel sancho al jazeera new york or russia central bank has tightened foreign currency restrictions happening with dollars at $10000.00. people receive roubles above that amount. banks have been told to stop selling hot currency. people in moscow key to a cm's into the early hours. let's take

a look at some of the news now. a texas man has been convicted of storming the u. s . capital with a hand gun in a holster. during the rise in washington, dc in january of last year, guy wesley rel fit was also convicted of obstruction and interfering with police officers and frightening his children if they reported him for law enforcement. it is the 1st child connected to last year's attack on capitol hill. hundreds more. schedule politicians in peru have launched an impeachment process against president petro kasteel. it is the 2nd formal attempt by members of the congress to remove the leader. they say castillo is morally unfit for office. a congress also approve the cabinet named by prime minister about the tortoise. it took office last month body on a sanchez has more from lima. well, congress gave the vote of confidence the approval to the newly appointed cabinet with a very small margin with $64.00 volts in favor. $58.00 against and only 2 abstention

among the lawmakers, harshest critics. there were strong words against the government, calling it corrupt, saying they were a gang of robbers. there's been a lot of frustration in the country. the government has only been 7 months in office and it's on its 4th cabinet. nearly 30 ministers has been replaced in this period of time. prime minister annual service has knowledge. the government must make urgent reforms in the policies, but he called on all parties, all members of congress to unite in favor of the country. let us you think that in the face of the divergences, i'm tensions, consensus does not know our understandable differences, but it does some enough to put dialog before building consensus for all people will . just as the session was starting, alexander pose of the government clashed with police outside the congress and

congressional opponents. in the meantime, took the opportunity to present a motion of vacancy of president pedro castillo. we're far from listening to this call for unity from the prime minister. political opponents are more focused on removing president castillo from office. if the motion is presented is approved. discussions to impeach the president could begin as early as this week. hold the closing in south korea as presidential election with the 2 leading candidates, running neck and neck. money, voters divided over economic policies. troubled relations with north korea. rob mcbride reports from south korea's capital. so with a record 3rd of people having already cast their ballots in early voting, this is shaping up to be one of the most hotly contested election ever going to the pose, the 2 front runners, the jame young from the ruling liberal democratic party. and this conservative

rival appeal from the people power party. after weeks of campaigning, often mobbed by personal scandals and mud slinging this contest could be decided by the younger generation. normally inclined to vote progressive. many young people have been put off by the failure of the ruling liberals to tackle wealth and equality and the high cost of home ownership. therefore too hot on them by rather than saying those in the 20s have become conservative. i think that they have moved away from progressive tendencies. job seeker, kim, so hand is being kicked it out for an upcoming interview and a suit rental scheme that's paid for by sol metropolitan government. it's one of a number of measures to help young people cope in the city. so single. i think it would be difficult to live in sol without this kind of support. finding a job and making a living is very difficult. i thought i was 90 my liberal candidate. lee is hoping

to win over the disillusioned young with his own rags to riches story rising from an impoverished rural background to become governor of south korea most populous province. one issue that doesn't feature prominently with young voters is the state of relations with north korea, which in spite of several years of diplomatic engagement by the outgoing liberal president moon j and once again back in the deep freeze. but north korea is more important with older voters who it seems, have been waiting for this chance to punish the liberals at the ballot box. can do money. north korea has been quite provocative. south korea's reaction has been incompetent to congo. if you can't gain anything from conciliatory gestures and i don't think it's working for me, they say the best way to keep the paces to be ready for war. and i think that's

true. conservative candidate hewn as promised a much tough line with the north. if he wins, ensuring this election could have implications way beyond the korean peninsula. robert bride al jazeera, so australia has declared a national emergency. all the large parts of the case were flooded. tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate from their homes. these 22 people have died as a result of the extreme weather that prime minister scott morrison said was linked to climate change. there was no spot been that has occurred in this part of the strider like this in any one's living or recorded memory. and that is a profound statement. you know, mike, those things like, but i'm advised it to one and 500 year flood. thousands of women took to the streets in latin america to mark international women's day. on tuesday. they rallied against gender related violence on the killing. if women also known as from

the side, teresa by reports from what is areas. yeah, we want to stay alive, chanted thousands of women in argentina capital. they come here every year on march 8 to remind authority that a woman is killed in gender related violence every 30 hours. i mean by phone says authorities me to do much more. they have to stop the killing. we are a generation of rights being on the streets is what makes us demand change and we will continue coming here. and so we feel protected by the state in 2015 that not one less feminine movement started in argentina. the main objective was to denounce the right family size in the country, but their movement help achieve much more women, right to say that they have won several battles in their fight for equality in latin america in the past years. argentine i legalized abortion in 2021. i'm

calling to criminalize the practice earlier this year, but those pro just thing here today that was texting women remains a challenge in the region. the movement has no spread throughout latin america. on tuesday, demonstrations happened all across the region from the southern cone all the way to mexico, where women rise from the now the fact that 10 women and girls are killed every day . the human rights groups, amnesty international reported that in 2020 over 900 women were killed because of their gender. and many families are forced to carry out their own investigations to find out what happened to their loved ones. and that's one of the reasons why women across the region took to the streets to say they're tired of being afraid of fun. yeah, we are here in the streets. we come, year after year to fight for the same rights to be equal women to men, to be able to get rid of that fear the affects us all. every time we go out to walk,

to work, to meet friends, it's the fear of not coming back of not seeing someone we love. and that shouldn't have to be like that. family side has become a common word in latin america as feminine groups in the region. try to raise awareness of a problem that these women say has been kept silent for too long. various i will as a cedar when aside if ok, we're hearing now from the russian foreign ministry. women muddy at that, addressing the media on the ongoing, again from ukraine. let's go live to mock and having them on the alarm and yeah, our to mit la min was out at the.