it going to change in the internet on out, sarah ah, ah ah, in a meeting between russia and ukraine, foreign ministers is now underway in turkey. ah, i money. this is out there life from joe. so coming up. c russian, a strike on the maternity hope the fall in the besieged,

ukrainian city of modern poll, killing at least 3 people. this is ukrainian, continue to flee the violence as both sides of keys each other threatening monetary in cordele. and when you all came to america's largest, ukrainian community, where religious leaders are calling for p 3, we begin with the war in ukraine and the highest level talks to try an end, the fighting that is now in its 3rd week, russian and ukrainian foreign ministers all meeting as we speak in turkey, ukraine's foreign minister to meet your clever has previously said he doesn't have high expectations for the talks with russia's foreign minister, gay love rolls, but we'll push for a complete end to hostilities. we can go straight to our correspondence, jamal l. sheil who is my for us at those talks in until here in southern techie

jamal we are expecting press conferences from both sides imminently. what are we expecting from these talks? well there will be 2 separate press conferences and i think that is indicative of how little progress has made from those talks. that won't be a joint press conference between the ukrainians and the russians. the russians will have their own one, and then there will be a ukrainian one that may possibly be included also the kitchen fives. nobody prior to these folks expected that they were going to bring an immediate halt to the invasion, not immediate, and through the war. however, what the turks are hoping is that it is the beginning of a process that this is the highest level of representation from both countries since the war began. and this could possibly be

a way to find some common ground between the 2 sides. obviously the demands from the ukrainians are quite simple, that russia must see sits, innovation must retreats, must stop forming those cities and the russians have their own demands of changing the russian constitutional demilitarize and the country, as far as turkey is concerned, obviously has a lot of stand to benefit from this to appear as a regional power hop that is able to about these 2 sides around the table to forage a pos towards some sorts of sensation in the war. how likely that is obviously, is still debatable. what has been said in those meetings, we're not quite sure we'll wait to hear from the press conferences that are given by both foreign ministers. but there is some hope at least the discussions are taking place all be as while the shelling bombing and envision, continues jamal, give us a bit more detail about turkeys, role in all this of course tacky,

and nathan member, it has close ties with both russia and ukraine. how could it facilitate some sort of agreement here? well, that's the, i mean, sorry, if you find yourself in a very unique position, as you mentioned, is the 2nd largest military in nato. but at the same time, i have several advanced weaponry that it's bought from the russians. it has very strong commercial business, economic ties with key of as well as with russia. but the same time it finds itself opposed to russia, for example, in syria, in libya and in other places. that kind of positioning as far as ankara is concerned, it believe that can use this to its advantage in trying to use that leverage. so both sides, however, when you speak to analyst, suffolk, yes,

turkey enjoys those strong relationships with both countries, but in terms of actual leverage that it can use to pressure either side. that is where maybe there is a lack of clarity because how much does russia depend on chart? he, ukraine. yes. maybe depends a lot more. we've seen with the drones with the virus sar, drones that have been very significant since. well, it's obviously the economic ties between them. maybe between russia and sark, it's more of a mutual respect over specific files. maybe you can look at maybe doing deals with russia of the ukraine by agreeing to do certain things with regards to syria, with regard to libya and so forth. possibly. and the end of the, the chart is very keen to show that the mediation can take place through. it's obviously geographically as well. we have to mention the significance in terms of the power it has over the waterways and where it's positioned geopolitically as

well. but turkey, as far as that's concerned, why least celebrate the photo ops that will come out of this will push for it to be a possible mediator. presidents are the ones spoke about the from the very beginning. he said that he was willing to divert all the diplomatic resources at his disposal to try and find an end to the solution. but we'll wait and see whether it has enough to take it over the line, at least for now. it says proven that it is a place that can kick start some sort of a dialogue which will at least provide some sorts of hope that there is a possibility for diplomatic attract. so and this, this was okay for now jamal l sheil, there for us in antalya and we are as, as we've been saying, we are expecting that press conference the in on talia from the russian foreign ministry and also from the ukrainian foreign minister. as soon as that starts,

we will of course bring it to you while ahead of those talks in turkey, 3 hospitals in ukraine was struck by russian asteroids. one of them was the children's hospital and maternity ward in the proceeds 50. if not a whole 3 people were killed that including a child. russia says ukraine was using the hospital to set up firing positions. just a warning, some viewers may find the images and need bankers report distressing. the the close to block because 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, he was with serious injuries stretching through

a shattered building. the elderly, the young lady to the mom. this is the indifference of war. the an explosion so powerful the crater will be to sleep. so hoarding you, i says give a hug when it gets school today, russian 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 often the nearest thing to hell on earth. now look at it. what are the they are the defining image is a flat image hooton's war. and there's

a new urgency to the ukranian leadership desperate plea for more help. the ball came out just they were or ukraine's president says, the strike his father proof of the no fly zone must be imposed by nato. a hasty mobile ball in the 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? what's happening in ukraine is a genocide. people of europe, you can see what's happening again, you must put pressure on russia, so they stop this one straw city and the war was ok. let's turn to join the hall here lie for us in the city of lavelle joiner with these attacks on merrier poll. hospital and the white a pitch of destruction emerging from that pole. tell us why this city is so important in the russian war efforts. my revolt is absolutely key as a strategic goal,

an objective of the rational war effort for a whole variety of reasons. not only is it an important port on the black sea and important center of industry close to those to break away regions in the east. but it actually falls within the constitutional boundaries of one of those regions, darnedest province that has been recognized in its entirety as independent by applied to be put in just days before this war. even though mario pole and surrounding territory was never in fact taken by the separatist back in 2014. so rather not car keys in new guns province, there was always likely to be a scramble to try and gain territory up to that constitutional border in the 1st and early days of this war. as well as that mario pole is the biggest city currently holding out, and preventing russia from completing its attempt to build a land bridge between crimea next in 2014. and those breakaway regions, essentially, trying to take territory all away from crime yet crimea through to the russian

border, including much of ukraine's black sea coast. again that russia would be unlikely to seed in future negotiations. but as much as all of that, it is likely the fact that matter you paul, is still holding out is still defending itself, is refusing to surrender despite 10 days of dreadful siege. more than a 1000 reported civilian depths. mass graves dug on wednesday. the i c, r c has cold conditions in the city apocalyptic, and yet still it refuses to surrender. and that probably in the immediate term is the reason for these increasingly ferocious attacks by the russians. and then what is the latest you can tell us about the humanitarian situation. there were number humanitarian card was implemented yesterday. can we see something similar today? ukrainian side is reporting that once again, it is trying to open and keep open up to 7 humanitarian corridors out of

a variety of cities including su, me in the northeast, bowling of ease you me. and indeed mary poll itself. although already there are reports of shelling on roots out of the city, 35000 people, according to the presidency, were able to leave a variety of cities under siege on wednesday. they're trying to do it again. look, that is an absolute fraction of the vast numbers of people currently sheltering in basements in a pool and conditions lacking basic needs. hundreds of thousands of people in a number of precedes cities, 200000 people in mario poll alone. desperate to leave, just 2 or 3000 are reported to of left maria poll on wednesday. okay, many thanks for the update and the whole there for us in the with okay, let's take a look at how things stand on the ground on de 15 of russia's war on ukraine. let's bring up the map. you can see the russian forces have make gains in the areas shown

on the map in read. the safe routes agreed for the evacuation of civilians have so far, only been partially successful civilians from ahold, her husband evacuating to russia. and those in modern poll. what's expected to go that, but so far, evacuation attempts from there have failed elsewhere. an escape route has been established between volney vodka and poker. all the while in the concave region people from is you are expected to go to las over. and the evacuation efforts have also continued from sumi to pull tava, corridors from towns around keith have also been greed in all kinds. president says 35000 people were evacuated from cities on wednesday. now, russia's defense ministry says nearly 3000 military sites have been destroyed in ukraine. so fall and says the army is in control of

a number of neighborhoods in the city of modern polls. ukraine of keys is russia of deliberately targeting residential and civilian sites across the country. the u. s. house of representatives has passed to government spending bill that includes $13600000000.00 in aid for ukraine. now portion will cover the costs to send troops and weapons to eastern europe. the other is for humanitarian aid, which will go to refugees. and bill still has to pass the votes in the senate, which could take several days. still ahead on algebra. when is when i hope sanctioned can be lifted out of the us look old tentative supplies off to finding russian oil. the india is whirling. b j p. make big gains in the legs. ah

hello. i'm please say we got some slightly quiet weather coming. it was straight away with the next couple of days, but more of that later for the time being like the shower was there across southeast asia, particularly into the philippines that look flush of storms to just rolling into the south trying to season. this'll grassy make his way into southern parts of vietnam as we go through friday and on into were sassed. i could see a little bit, a localized flooding here elsewhere. crossing the china. it is la sheet rice and dry weather to just coming across sir malay peninsula lobby shouts from much of malaysia, some lively showers still in place there. across a good part of indonesia, java smart to sing some heavy downpours from time to time. so let's take a look at australia. as i said, we have still got some showers in place at the moment, but it is turning quiet as we go one through the next few days. i am pleased to say those shouts will tend to just, he's a little further north,

which is we go one through the next day. also the friday. the wet weather, just pushing up across the sunshine coast, heading back up towards northern parts of queensland for the south. still a few showers, as you can see, just affecting new south wells for a time, much of australia to see dr. hanging onto the heat over towards the west perth, still getting up around a 30 degree mark it basically by sunday we will see wet weather for the sealant the ah, with some of the world largest present here provides much of the uranium, the fuel, your nuclear power plant walk cause people in power followed uranium trails from the mediterranean and investigate the devastating effects on the planet and all those healing habit industry.

you am on al jazeera. oh, the me you're watching out as a reminder, stories this out or and benefits from the ukraine, russian turkey holding tubes in. and tanya is the highest level meeting since the began 3 previous rounds between ukraine and russia failed to make a breakthrough. we're expecting the foreign ministers to be speaking to the media shortly. you can see the live shot in antalya. we're not going to have a rush strike has destroyed a children's hospital and maternity in the disease. ukrainian city medical reports

believe 3 people killed and 17 injured. russia says ukraine was using the hospital to set up barring position and civilians leaving the city of to me for the day. tens of thousands have left through 7 humanitarian corridor with across the country . both sides accusing each other breaching the agreement now 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 find alternatives to russian oil or latin american edison to see and human reports who sterile godliness. 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 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 was largest oil reserves, but its industry and its economy had been crippled by horseshoe, a 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, held in a threat. yes, he told top military and political leaders that talks with the u. s. would continue adding to 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 wayllace 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 is 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 she 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 one. that doesn't mean that washington is

close to recognizing moodle. 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 about 150000 ukrainians. the largest community in the u. s. religious leaders of different faith have come together and dorothy calling for peace. gabriel alexander is 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 interface prayer service of its kind in new york since russia invaded ukraine. this was a way to come together with other people trade together be and sell it. there was

a lot. everybody is together and the saying innocent people cannot be mercilessly murdered then except according to all faith traditions, if you have no faith traditions in human, it's indecent. it's immoral to russian orthodox church, patriarch, creal, and ally of vladimir putin has justified the invasion during his sermons saying it is a struggle against sin. religious leaders here flatly reject that will lead to leaders of russia and especially a peer to justify this invasion in this bloodshed. this is acceptable and i think the russian people deserve bus and leadership, both political and religious for some of the religious leaders. they say this mass was just the beginning,

and if they hope in 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 hit new york. let's take a look at some of the nice now south korea as close this as a presidential election has been won by conservative challenges union, so keel. ethan will take over from the liberal lead moon j in his 5 year term ends in may. robert bride report, since the start of this bruising campaign, conservative challenger had remained neck and neck with a liberal rival, 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 is when i am deeply grateful to all of you and the people who have supported

a beginner to this point, a political newcomer. he 1st came to prominence as the lead prosecutor in the imprisonment of disgraced former president parky and 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 present new york 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 in the prime minister in the movies party, the b j. p is set to retain control of the most popular state of pradesh. but being counted in 5 states, the results put the b j p ahead in 4 of them the congress party is expected to lose power in punjab to the a p. the results and seen as an important test, the head of national elections in 2024. to bet, i'm sorry. as a journalist on a political analyst in new delhi, he says the race is on, among opposition parties to see who is the most credible competition to the b j. p . the armored me party will certainly like a much bigger role. it's always viewed itself for some kind of an right to wing alternative to the b g p. not the kind of sick last left or sent alternative that the congress, the term will congress and the, and the political parties, the space that the of the political parties of occupied winning fun job, a full flip state all on its own. this huge majority will,

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 be jiffy. but what, there is no one party in the country which can, which alone can take on the b g p. a watch majority of india is position, need to call is along the need to come together to defeat the beach. if you need a party, which will be the fall come earlier, it used to be the founder. but given the fact that it's footprint has really receded and imaginatively across the country, they don't seem to be in the position. and the contest is now within the amongst the opposition parties, one who, which will emerge as the main opposition parties. i don't, which all the other smaller parties can call this. a former criminal investigator in shall lanka, is claiming the governments brought trumped up charges against him over the 2019

east to bombings shawnee base. the car has made the allegations against sherlock can intelligence officials. in 290270 people were killed in more than 500 injured by 7 suicide bombers. and l fernandez reports from colombo, the pharmacy id. director shawnee obviously has made some explosive claim. it's fundamental rights petition asking the court to prevent what he says. i'll move to arrest him and implicate him in the sub bombing attacks. now as you can see, there's also a group of people that have come out to defend the for my investigator. this been a read. let us not allow the government to hom shawnee. let us protect. shawnee and similar banners have come up. let's save his life. let's ensure that no one places a hand on johnny. so there is concern among human rights defenders that this senior investigator who has a missing track record of success in his investigation is somehow being

so sort of set up if you like, in terms of the latest case and latest attempts to see that he is incarcerated. or arrested saving chinese life is about one of our main dos. so we came to stand and fish on the i'll be due and consider the government to god will not allow you reproach shawnee. and if anything happens to me, the president the difference. i got 300 even the minister should ready to bad and responsible. i'm people wondering how much we're asking everyone to defend shawnee because it's only if he gets justice. we will get justice among those claims that he has made in this fundamental rights. petition is a fact that the military intelligence and the state intelligence had colluded to mislead criminal investigators. before several months before the easter attacks.

what he says is they had been wilfully with all the information they had been planting evidence to mislead the investigation. so all of these things have sent a lot of concern. there's been a lot of claims and kind of claims out there. but this petition from one of the lead investigations kind of concrete eyes of those concerns. gunman half killed 19 security personnel and an attack in the northwest, nigerian stage of cabby. it happened late on tuesday in the village of con. you the attack came a se off at least 57 members of a self defense group were killed. my so called found it in the same area. active as took to the streets of guatemala city and wednesday, to protest against new laws, punishing abortion with up to 25 years. in prison, and banning same sex marriage law. they want the new legislation would mean the persecution criminalization and murder

of women and minority, great in the central american country. a law for the protection of life and the family was unexpectedly approved by a large majority in the countries congress. the body of the cricket legend shane warne is on its way to his home town if melvin or died last friday age 52 was on holiday in the movie in china and she was suspected home attack and congenital disease. one is considered one of the greatest boulders of all time. he is the 2nd highest. we could take it in test history, with 708 r g. this is al jazeera, these are your top stories, foreign ministers from ukraine, russian turkey holding talks in antalya. it is the highest level meeting since the war began. 3 previous rounds between ukraine and russia, failed to make

a breakthrough. jamal a child has moved from untidy and turkey. turkey has.