president joe biden is really trying to do is rewrite the security architecture. it's your personal united states if you're, if you go to walking through gum at the same time, you're weekly, pay on us politics and society. that's the bottom line with . c grief and global condemnation as a rush. nice. try and destroy the maternity hospital on the besieged, ukrainian city of marble, ukrainians, wisc at all, to flee the violence as both sides, the keys each other. a threatening, fragile humanitarian car doors. ah, my money inside this down is there lying from doha. also coming up where in new

york home to america's largest ukranian community where the various religious leaders, the calling for peace and ideas rooting. b j. p. makes big gains in states elections. there is hope of a new position for the a p policy wave. the punjab state russia and ukraine are set to hold their highest level talk since the invasion of ukraine began nearly 2 weeks ago. bought as the foreign ministers and you to gather in turkey. that's up rule after 3 separate hospitals in ukraine were reportedly struck by russian strikes. one of them struck a maternity hospital in the besieged city of mario poll. so far, no death have been reported, but survivors of fearing that they all people buried under the rubble. russia says ukraine was using the hospital to set up foreign positions. the bunker has more and

a warning. some viewers may find the images in his report. distressing. the close to block echoes across the city of mary awful. but this isn't a military target. it's a maternity ward and children's hospital one of the other victim heavily pregnant women with serious injuries stretching through a shattered building. the elderly. the young lady, the this is the indifference of war.

the, an explosion so powerful the crater will be to sleep. so horny. i says give a hug. when it gets to day rush invaders committed a grave crime, said this official women and children were wounded. somebody is a war crime without any justification. he said, after days without supplies, heating or electricity ukrainians will or the calling mary or for the nearest thing to hello nor. now look at it. what are the, they are the defining images of, let me putins war and there's a new urgency to the ukranian leaderships, desperate plea for more help. the falcon, i'll just say we're well ukraine's president says, the strike is further proof that a no fly zone must be imposed by nato or mumbled voluntarily, car new russian bombs landed on a children's and maternity hospital. you the building is destroyed. actually,

we're still going through the rubble. what sort of threat did i posed to the russian federation or what's happening in ukraine is a genocide or people of europe. you can see what's happening with the and you must put pressure on russia. so they stop this one straw city and the war. what is go to natasha butler, he was life rest of the very touch, incredibly disturbing images. lensky cooling the attack on that children's hospital . mary paul, a war crime. what more can you tell us about the situation today? yeah, the ukranian president, calling it a war crime. and in that address that he put out, he spoke in part of it in russian, appealing directly to the russian people to say, look, we ukrainians are not doing. they sort of thing. we are not attacking civilian viet what we have seen over the past 2 weeks. again and again, our russian attacks on civilian targets, schools, buildings, now, children,

hospitals, the maternity ward, even though the criminal continues to deny that it is targeting civilians. what we know is there are still many people injured, emergency workers looking for people in the rob, amongst some of the injured women were told who were in labor at the time, just really horrific. horrendous, a scene in mario cole, this city that has been relentlessly under attack one of the worst effect there is by fighting in this war, the man has called the things in his city, catastrophic apocalyptic. he says that the 400000 people in the city are being held hostage because they are unable to leave. now, when that attack took place, it was in the middle of what was supposed to be a b 5. but of course, obviously that did not hold that will be fresh with him. we understand today to try and put in place as a monetary and corey door to allow people to leave. because more than a week now they've had no water. they've had no electricity. it is extremely cold,

it's very hard to imagine how they are managing to survive day by day food, supplies running out and water running out as well. as i said, very difficult situation in mario for natasha. stay with us. i'm going to come back to you and 2nd, because as we mentioned, the ukrainian or russian foreign ministers are due to hold talks in turkey. they will be the highest level talk since the war began. to be honest, i'm reserved with my optimism. i do not have high expectations, but of course we will be pressing for the maximum. i will demand a ceasefire to liberate our territories and of course, to resolve the humanitarian issues or other catastrophes created by the russian military. owing to the actions of the ukrainian armed forces, as well as the coordinated actions with partners regarding sanctions, i am going to these negotiations in a strong position. the tacit just coming back to you,

what are the expectations for these talks in turkey? well, the cranium, foreign minister said the expectation from his point of view will know, but some people are saying, the fact that you have the foreign ministers of russia and ukraine meeting a tool is only something, it is a positive sign. and perhaps it means that both could talk about their red lines, what they will and will not accept. could there be any room for those lines to shift? we'll have to see, but what we know is, in the past 2 weeks, we've had 3 sets of talks between ukrainian and rush negotiators. they've been at a much lower level. these are much higher level talks taking place in turkey, but that have been no major breakthroughs. in those 3 other sets of talks so far, so let's see what comes out of the talks today. what we can say is the turkey certainly been repeatedly offering to our, to as

a mediator in this crisis. we know that the circus president has good relations with a lot of my food and the hold of a friend in the past. turkey is also a friend of ukraine, so there is a sense that i'm cra, has good relations with russia. both ukraine, it can be a mediator. turkey is also of course, a member of nato. it has given some military hardware including jones to ukraine, but it is also not back to russian function. so it is placing himself, i should say the took precedence, placed himself in a position in which possibly he can try to mediate in this crisis. of course, any form of opportunity to move closer to an end to this conflict would be welcome . thank you for that update and touch butler, that for us in the 5th. let's take a look at how things stand on the ground on day 15 of russia's war on ukraine. ok,

so russian forces have made gains in the areas shown on the map in red se fruits agreed for the evacuation of civilians have only been partially successful. so for civilians from end, the holder are evacuating twos of those. in modern poll, we're also expected to go that but so far, evacuation attempts from that have failed elsewhere. an escape route has been established between vold novak and poker broke. while in the car, key region people from is you. i expected to go to low silva and evacuation. efforts have continued from to me to pull tava card was from towns around. keith have also been agreed in all week readings. president says 35000 people were evacuated from the cities on wednesday. jane hall has more from nev if the day of relative calm along temporary avenues of

escape war came suddenly to the people of ukraine getting away from it is much harder from cities like sumi in the north where residential buildings were struck over night. and from an godaddy in the east, for many civilians, still trapped in the ruins of their cities. there is no respite, nor for medical teams in hospitals where the injured arrived daily was up. how are you little volva? the doctor asks. i am fine, replies the boy, following surgery to remove a bullet from the base of his skull. message eligible approach. we have operated on 4 children inside the one little girl who died in an arc of smaller towns close to the capital. key of the great escape continues on foot, much of it here from places like butcher and her pin can't bear to let go.

father. stay behind the descend, the town oh, and from hoster mouth and my courage, where 13 people died on sunday, queuing for bread was, there was in. those are, was just the, in the friends. these are a very difficult times for your brain. so i was on, but if you then it appears, holds the defenders in the they've managed to get not to safety, so much as the comfort of the capital, the still standing symbol of what it once meant to live in his sovereign country. ah, and what they're determined, it will mean again as the keys symphony orchestra plays a concert for peace. not far away is too noble a symbol of something much darker nuclear catastrophe. now in russian hands, a power cut to the plants, defunct reactors, and radioactive waste facilities,

signaled ukrainian alarm the u. n's. atomic agency though says there's no critical impact on safety. satellite images show the concentration of russian forces on the outskirts of the capital. there can be little doubt that at some point, fortified and resupplied, they may try to overrun these outer suburbs. this is a moment as president zalinski described it, of maximum strength, john vince neville, and getting ready to counter it. of these training fighters who, what seems like only yesterday, we're film students or i t workers, they are old lives now on hold. russia may have superiority in terms of numbers, but ukraine has the reserves men between the ages of 18 and 60, who've been told they must remain in the country in case they're needed to fight.

but 1st, they must be taught how me, max is 20, a musician and music journalist, whose band echoes british prog, rock legends like meridian and king crimson. i was born here and i knew protect this. so i hope all of my friends will be safe. and in the end, after the, after the war, we will meet again, have a beer, just have fun and relax. daniel over the cinema philosophy takes a special kind of optimism to believe those carefree days. will soon be back. jonah, how al jazeera sylvia. the us house of representatives has passed a government spending bill that includes $13600000000.00. an aid for ukraine. one portion will cover the cost to send troops and weapons to eastern europe. the other is for humanitarian aid, for refugees. bell still has to pass a vote in the senate,

which could take several days. still ahead on al jazeera, venezuela. hope sanctions can be listed as the u. s. looks full, tentative supplies, also finding russian oil also ahead. conservative units appeal winds south korea's election, taking the presidency with a margin of ah hello, we got more lovely weather into central parts. if you are not quite lovely over towards the west, but at least it's on the mall side, cloud and right. putting in from the atlantic pumping into our area, high pressure so it will grasp the week. but there will still be some rain coming in across odd and northern and pushing its about western side of scotland macy feeding across western parts of england through wiles, further east. we got some lively storms that just around the black sea. more winter

weather coming for is cold temperatures in cave. now high, the ram minus one celsius. heavy snow is going to be across the turkish mountains, over the next couple. they slowly moving a little further away. so you see that the drag of coal normally winds gonna feel better by the stage kiva, top temperature minus one celsius. this is where the warm this 12131415 degrees i was western pass in the cloud and the right as where the sunshine is across central air is all the way down across central parts of the met. it's ready towards the northeast. that cold air sliding out of east in europe will affect the far north of africa, one or 2 showers across northern parts of morocco, there, plenty of showers across central areas of africa to go on through the next couple of days, just pushing across into the tropics. and some heavy showers for the south. the frank assessments for china will benefit from the 0 call the strategy if the rest

of the world to get informed opinions at all costs market sunday's enough, right. it's critical debate. why would be the claims that need to come do an interest in your threat to russia? but it's precisely, he's actually that created the insecurity in the region in depth analysis of the danes global headlines inside story on al jazeera o. a. he wants to remind the story our roughness roy has destroyed a maternity hospital and the besieged ukrainians. 50 of not

a whole 70 people reported to have been injured. russia says ukraine was using the hospitals set up following positions. foreign ministers from ukraine, russia on turkey effect to hold talks in antalya is the highest level meeting who began 3 previous rounds between ukraine and russia, failed to make any for extra credit. president says 35000 people were evacuated. cities on wednesday, military part was set up all around the country. i saw the keys in each other breaching the agreement but as well as government has released to us prisoners, it's seen as a small but potentially important step. as the u. s. government looks to filled the void of russian oil. the fee and human reports who stutter got enough. second from the left is one of 6. executives of cit, go the u. s. based affiliate of venezuela state on oil company sentence 2 between 9

and 15 years in prison in caracas, his release and that of cuban american horse albert fernandez, accused of terrorism for flying a drone in venezuela of the 1st tangible results of a secret meeting last weekend between venezuela, president nicole asthma, rudo, and 3 white house on boys the us applause, the men's release, and hopes another southern american prisoners will soon follow. but it concedes the meeting had another key objective. and it's also true that we have an interest globally in maintaining a steady, steady supply of energy, including through our diplomatic effort. so all of these things come to bear when it comes to to venezuela. venezuela has the world's largest oil reserves, but its industry and its economy had been crippled by how she was sanctions aimed at forcing our president, my rudo, whom washington labels a dictator. my buddha is also russian president vladimir putin staunchest regional

allied. he thought helena thought, and yet he told top military and political leaders that talks with the u. s. would continue adding the spoken to fellow opec members about increasing been as well in oil production that would require the us to ease or eliminate oil sanctions. de la han, you said, but i thought with the southern medical petro later, we have always lead initiative to stabilize the market, the gas market, and the energy market. once we have recovered moderately, we are prepared to produce up to 3000000 barrels for the stability of the world for peace, for everything. for the last 3 years, washington has recognized opposition leader one why law as been his whalers transition president. but the ukraine crisis and the sky rocketing price of fuel seemed to be setting the stage for a more preg magic approach to us venezuela relations. if you do not impress, you know, there's an extraordinary correlation between major will producing countries and

autocratic rules. the u. s. doesn't want to buy russian or running or venezuela oil . the saudis don't answer the phone. so if you button, you don't have the luxury right now to choose who you buy from the capital prices down. you have to pick the lesser evil from the one that doesn't mean that washington is close to recognizing my lou dot. one thing is business and another politics. there is, after all, along history of commercial ties between countries that don't have diplomatic relations to see. and human al jazeera, new york has home to about a 150000 ukrainians. the largest community in the u. s. religious leaders of various faith have come together and hello, darcy calling for peace. gabriel, amazon. there's more they came to pray for peace. there was a rabbi and an archbishop and followers of other religions all gathered in the ukrainian orthodox cathedral to offer support to the ukrainian faithful and to call

for one thing an end to the war. it was the largest inter faith prayer service of its kind in new york since russia invaded ukraine. this was the way to come together with other people trade together b and sell a. there was a lot. everybody is together and the saying innocent people cannot be mercilessly murdered then as i'm acceptable. according to all faith traditions, if you have no faith traditions, it's in human, it's indecent. it's immoral. the russian orthodox church patriarch, creal, and ally of vladimir putin has justified the invasion during his sermons saying it is a struggle again. sin religious leaders here flatly reject that religious leaders of russia and especially patriarch curious to justify this invasion in this bloodshed. this is acceptable and i think that i

should people deserve better leadership, both political and religious for some of the religious leaders. they say this mass was just the beginning. and if they hope and the coming days and weeks they can travel to the region themselves to offer prayers and support in person to those that needed the most. gabriel dondo, i'll just say to new york, let's take a look at some of the news now. indian prime minister, the render modi's party, the b j. p is set to retain control of most popular states, pradesh. bates all being counted in a total of 5 states early results. put the b j p ahead in 4 of them. the congress policy is expected to lose power in punjab to the a a p, the results, the seen as a crucial test ahead of national elections which take place in 2024. let's go live to elizabeth per on them. who's in luck know the capital of to protect the state. elizabeth, good to see you talk us through these latest numbers. what did they tell us

or not in the early results of very much indicating what the exit polls suggested, which is a big, big, big win for 5 minutes on the morning. part of the jump. the party here in india is largest state. and you can see the calibration going on behind vehicles have very, very now here now the b j p is look also look like it's leading in the state of money that was expected of the northern states and whatnot. and the haven't stated it is a company party in all of those 3 states. you mentioned the b party which looked like a one to win by and live in the state of punjab. but even that last for the b j. p because they weren't empowered there at the main, in the main office parties. the congress looks like it's going to lose, pun job, which means that the party in the independent and the found the mom,

i got the job i had not left with only remains and pallet and only in the 28th day. that means that the b j. p with this huge you know, boost when she goes into the next general election to get the big expensive victory in that direction with no strong national opposition party. the b j t is a posse which is winning regardless of states that the countries in the economy is not doing well. most of will tell you that this struggling with unemployment is probably the rising cost of living. the b j people know happening on the 900 pandemic. and yet people tell us probation in many that they vote for the b j. b. say like here with the for this, the hindu mom to leave the state, you'll get this get awesome. they'd like somebody in the morning, one of the re striking, chanting attendance, logan the us of him, the paraphernalia everywhere, almost not like

a religious valley as much as up to the valley from. and it's in the morning and managed to galvanize to vote off the majority in the population of the country. now the hollywood party is trying to promote ideas of a more secular india and most of the other regional pos empower date. but the question is they be able to for the credible, strong, national opposition ahead of the next general election take on the b. j. b juggle no vision of in the money. thanks for that. elizabeth per on the 1st in luck. no. let's get a bit more analysis on this. we can bring in on, sorry, the journalist on a political out unless he georgia from new delhi. and i want to pick you up on that point that elizabeth for on the made about the b j. p. why is it doing so well, despite all the many criticisms that the government has faced and had of it over the last few years, most particularly cove, it when it's

a combination of fishes prime minister, movies, leadership, robust nationalism, majority them undertones of hendo superiors, supremacy. and of course, i had a mix of benefit as a all this combined with the fact that the opposition has not been able to broad basic social alliances not been able to put to or to portray. and you are leading as an alternative order in order to region this has given the prime minister and mr. you'll get not. are there not much needed edge in the dish to come to be g. p cannot be funded for seeing it as a validation off of the policy, some of them controversial, but nonetheless, the majority community sees it and dos is these policies and therefore the b g. p

continues to ride. well, what are right up short over the rest of the opposition not just didn't know to produce, but in and for the 5 states that went to the boards. ok, so talking about the opposition. what do you make the result in putting job where a p, the party that rules delhi has trounced the congress? does that give you much hope for, for them taking on a bigger position in, in the opposition? well, the armored me party will certainly like a much bigger role. it's always viewed itself for some kind of an right doing alternative to the b g p. not the kind of cyclists left a cent alternative that the congress, that there are no more congress and the, and the political parties, the space that they have, the political parties of occupied, winning, pun, job, a full flit state all on its own. this huge majority will not just allow it to enlarge, it footprint across the country, but also bunny such credentials as one of the likely content is to take on the b g

. but what, there is no one party in the country which can, which alone can take on to be g, p a, a watch majority of and as a position, need to call this alone. the oper, our need to come together to defeat the b, j. b. they need a party, which will be the fall come earlier. it used to be the congress. but given the fact that it's footprint has receded unimaginably across the country, they don't seem to be in the position. and the contest is now that didn't be amongst the opposition parties. one who ritual emerge as the main opposition parties on which all the smaller parties can correlate. it'll be interesting to see how things develop in the next 2 years before the national election. thank you for analysis of it on sorry, speaking to a staff from new delhi. thank you. south korea, as close as ever presidential election has been won by the conservative challenger

unit. the old in will take over the current liberal president, moon j, in who's single 5 year term comes to an end in may. rob mcbride report since the start of this bruising campaign, conservative challenger units that had remained neck and neck with a liberal rival, the jameel exit polls put them within a percentage points of each other. and so began a sleepless night for many in south korea following local broadcasters, animated depiction of this epic struggle until you emerged as when i am deeply grateful to all over you and the people who have supported a beginner to this point, a political newcomer. he 1st came to prominent the lead prosecutor and the imprisonment of disgraced former president park un, hey, following her impeachment for corruption 5 years ago. you comes into this job

having held no political office, but presenting himself as a force of change politically and socially conservative. he is in stark contrast to 5 years of liberal rule. he's also promised a much tougher line with north korea, but many question, how much of that campaign rhetoric? i think a prison unit is going to choose very pragmatic. warren and national security policy, at least for a while, it comes after an increase in missile testing by the north, with the threat of launching longer range missiles of the kind that have brought the korean peninsula to the brink of conflict in the past. rub mcbride, elgin's era, so ah, is out there are these, your top stories a russian ass roy accounts destroyed a maternity hospital in the.