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go one step closer to the place they call home the distant barking of dogs. a witness documentary on al jazeera. ah, russian artillery hits a residential building and key visits forces move closer to the ukrainian capital aah! watching l 0, like from headquarters in south hines, adding abigail also coming up ukraine's president warns europe it could be next after russia. bombs, a military training base near the polish border a new attempt to help civilians escape the russian bombardments. ukraine says 10 humanitarian corridors. are being opened on monday,
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also had violent scenes on the french island of corsica as protest. her react to an attack on a jailed nationalist leader. hello ross and artillery has had a 9 story apartment block in ukraine's capital as it forces as its forces edge, closer to the heart of cheve emergency services, say at least one person was killed and a dozen injured. several survivors were pulled out in the area has been evacuated. a large fire has been put out. the attack comes, as russia insists it's targeting military sites. your mon con is outside the residential building. that was shelled in chief who is just after 5 in the morning will not hillary shell hit the entrance of that building. we think it's got hillary shell. now that's the entrance of a residential building here in the north of keith. when you take
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a look at the damage, you can still actually smell the burning. now rescue efforts are still continued and see her. the fire engine there with the ladder going up. they still came through the building to see if there are any more bodies inside. we are hearing that at least one person has been killed, have been a number of injuries as well. this is a residential building or and that was the entrance that building making people like make amiability. people get out in moist, impossible. i mean, just take a look, it's an incredible amount though is all the way through and on the other side of this building as well. now shelling has taken place ah, in areas near here in p and in butcher. but this is inside keith, this is all keith and the neighboring suburb of air pin ukrainian affair. so say they're doing everything they can to reclaim met from russian forces. the mayor says most civilians have fled, but
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a large number are staying. their city has come under heavy shelling in the last week with people cut off from electricity gas, and the internet's parts of european are now under russian control. but authorities say they won't surrender was the then for a bliss, no thought 10000 people may be less, are staying in your pin and don't want to leave our city. 70 percent of our city is now ukrainian territory with ukrainians. living there. 30 percent is controlled by russian occupiers, that we are doing everything to liberate 100 percent of our city, said oakley. i'll deserves up the lazy. muhammad isn't our pin with more on the fighting. ha lithia toyota via g. we are in the heart of a pin city. the front line with the ukranian army is engaged in fierce fighting with the russians. glenda crenshaw, see you try to advance towards downtown that it seems that the russians made it before us. the ukrainian troops are shooting in all directions, lp by saying russian snipers are stationed on rooftops to prevent the civilians
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from leaving the city of new york. dozens of residents was seen leaving from this area as well as the eastern side of arkin county. the ukrainian said they managed to fend off the russians this morning. can you conceive ukrainian armies frontline, they are trying to force the russians back. lena? dorothy, to my right, also a fierce exchange of gunfire. it seems the russians are advancing for more than one direction. i la and have a machine guns, an anti aircraft guns fired they are firing into the air. it seems like a drone is hovering above in this spot. and a few minutes before we arrived, dozens of residents had left. the city lea claim the russian forces granted them
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only a 15 minute window to leave the area before roads were closed for the additional crowd. many of the residents who were stranded in the eastern suburbs of appeal to manage to leave. lesson ukrainian troops say they are committed to force the russians back. since thousands of civilians should remain track or northern and eastern city where ukraine's president vollmer zalinski is urging talks of rushes vladimir putin to meet with him directly. but says he hasn't heard back from the kremlin, but lower level delegations are meeting for virtual talks. lensky is also issued a warning for europe after russia hit a ukrainian military base near the polish border on sunday. not sure who desert you've been doing this. this is the war of our lives for ukraine, for independence. last year of warning, the leaders of the world that if they don't have preventive sanctions against russia, russia will assault them. a saying that they have the weapons and they'll hit the whole of europe. and today i'm saying it again, if you do not close the sky, it's
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a matter of time when russian rockets will land on the territory of nato countries and kill the people of nato countries. let's bring in journal hall, he's joining us from live eve. so john, with a war widening to include targets in the west, what hope of progress is there in the latest talks well, apart from the sort of incremental and clearly very violent battle is taking place on the north and west and that's good. so the capital key of that is still the assessment of western military intelligence and the, the general staff of the ukranian army that russia is not making major gains on the ground at all. those you said he's able still to project force of a very large area is widening at the scope of its attacks on sunday to include here the west of ukraine when it hit a military training academy just 20 kilometers. also from the border with poland and e. u. nato border, of course, killing 35 people that so you know,
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putting in jeopardy, not just supply routes, military and humanitarian, but also key evacuation routes, routes for people fleeing this country. and it is in that context that a 4th round of talks takes place due to have begun half an hour ago. they should be underway. now these are being held on a video conference format. the previous 3 were in person, of course, on the border with ukraine and barrows. it is the same level of negotiators that administer and deputy minister level, though not as high as the foreign ministers who met in ontario, turkey last week. and we are told that these let these online video conference talks have maintained contact daily. so really an ongoing line of communication between the 2 sides. a 4th round of talks up to now they have been focused on humanitarian corridors, the evacuation of civilians and getting aid to people who need the most up to now
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they've not, frankly achieved very much, but a measure of optimism. it has to be said around the latest round of talks emerging in comments being made over the weekend. and early on monday morning. mccardle pod all yack, an adviser to president landscape saying that russia is beginning to talk constructively, suggesting a move away from the sort of straightforward ultimatum approach up to now and he believes that they may in a matter of days be verifiable. results. they entered slotskum, he speaks for the russian side, reported talking to russian media saying significant progress has been made with the possibility that a draft deal or agreements could be reached very soon. what they don't tell us what those deals or agreements might include, as i say, they're likely to be more to do with humanitarian efforts than actually ending the war. but on that note, and you mentioned president zelinski a little earlier. he says the relay behind all of these talks and contacts is
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ultimately to do everything possible to arrange a meeting between the 2 presidents and that he may, uprooting himself noted on friday, a positive shift in talks. ok, thank you so much. john hall is reporting from levine, while ukraine's deputy prime minister has announced plans for 10 humanitarian corridors, and they are expected to include the port city of mario pole, which is surrounded by russian forces. the local council says the last reserves of food and water are running out as a city in jersey near constant bombardment. more than 2000 civilians have been killed so far for more on the humanitarian quarter as let's check in with us the big he's joining us from the pro in eastern ukraine. so as i talk yet again, of establishing these humanitarian corridors, what more are you learning on the ground? well, yes, there is. talk of this humanitarian car does, in fact tend to maintain corridor some from the region of keith to get aid in and
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also help evacuate people also from eastern ukraine as some of those areas here in eastern ukraine are controlled by russians and separatists. but they are still pockets of resistance from ukrainians from ukraine. and what you ukraine wants is to create documented co does to get sheer communitarian 8 in and evacuate those that want to leave. of course, the people of mary uphold that. besieged as teaching port, city or in the south of the country here. and those who maintain co corridors in theory may or may make sense. but under reality and a ground is something very different over the last week and a half, there's been attempts to get aid to marry a pole and they have been turned away. there's been allegations that the russians have shocked and shelled, or those russians did. neither of course, again, yesterday we heard there was another attempt to try to get aid to marry a pole that wasn't successful. and today there's another attempt to try and get aid to that city. now what we're hearing from inside there is that the situation is dia,
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the international committee for the red cross. i said that people are terrified, traumatized, and have nowhere to go. people sheltering in, unheated basements, and right now the temperatures here are well below freezing. the international committee for the red cross is also said that they're running out of food and watch and people are, are risking the lives going out into the open and trying to get that food. not the latest figures that we have for those that have been killed. the residence is $2500.00 and thus, according to the local authorities there. now that's up by just over 300 since yesterday. so yes, the situation mary pulled, it is very difficult and intense, but this news of humanitarian cra, corridors, if it works, would be a vital relief for those stuck in those cities and towns in the region. thank you so much as a beg reporting from denise pro though you case defense ministry has warned russia, navy has effectively shut ukraine's maritime border. it says
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a system blockade has close ukraine, access to the black sea, and rushes navies conducting missile strikes across the country. it also says russia has carried out fabulous landing and the sea of as all vans could conduct more. meanwhile, power has, has been restored to a damage supply line at ukraine's turnover nuclear plants, which is under russian control. the site lost all external power on wednesday, sparking international concerns about the radioactive materials stored there. but there are new concerns for the safety of staff at the plant. hundreds of workers are suffering, physical, and mental exhaustion. that's according to the un nuclear body, australia and the netherlands are taking joint legal action against russia over the downing of a malaysian passenger plane in ukraine. 8 years ago. flight m 8. 17 was shot down in 2014 with 298 people on board. including $38.00 australians international investigators have since said a russian made missile was responsible,
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which the kremlin denies. australia as foreign ministers as moscow's invasion of ukraine is a painful reminder for the families of those on boards. we can't take away the grace. the stagen government is committed to pursuing every, every new to ensure that these terrific tragedy is not repeated. and we will continue tirelessly in our efforts with costs partners to hold russia to account for its violations of international law, including its threats to ukraine's sovereignty and a spice a we are taking you to moscow. these are the latest pictures there are talks happening right now. as you can see between the russian foreign minister survey lateral, there he is, and the cutter re foreign minister mohammed been updated a man and fanny and these talks are, are set to discuss both the conflict and ukraine as well as the iran nuclear deal. they are expected to hold a press conference in an about an hour's time,
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which will we will carry life for you right here on al jazeera. still ahead on the program, we take an exclusive look inside the battle for me and mar and me, the young people behind the resistance. colombians choose a new congress and a poll that could launch political change months before a presidential vote. ah, that's how to pick any particular area from the philippines down towards java where it's like to be potentially flooded because the forecast shows up potential everywhere. the always taught showers suggest the heavier ones in there in sumatra . java bornea typically we some heavy dan, pause recently and but it's in malaysia and in thailand and there's
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a lot you can follow up there to nolan talent. maybe we're big, damp or seem quite likely in australia. it's rather more settled that it was, it's going to be the tropics for the heaviest rain, like to be seen in frequent showers, but equally south australia, increasing the new south wales may be able to queens and victoria all the shares could be very big. there are warnings out of severe weather for all these states, and i haven't even wanted to that for the west. pers is cool down to 27 can often says 2 bits of fatty steady temperature regime of the last day or so. this little band of shells will move slowly eastwards and show themselves in victoria and a city come wednesday with light a shout on the still flooded ground, which is in new south wales lester. now in queensland asked the new zealand. it's a southerly breeze. getting a bit cooler might like in christ church. they in oakland, it's still warmer than the average. ah,
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young women with the space i used to dream about working with a small step, the science giantly, the women kind in kind of a scheduled time to satellite with women make science. if a school episode 5 on al jazeera oh a fellow, we're going to top stories on al jazeera, an apartment block and ukraine's capital has been hit on damage killing at least
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one person emergency services called several survivors from the building in the oval long school district in virtual talk between ukrainian or russian negotiators are believed to be underway with the war now into it's 900. say, ukraine says it was. amanda sees fire on the withdrawal of russian troops. ukraine's deputy prime minister has announced plans for 10 managerial court orders . they're expected to include the siege for city variable. the local council says the last reserves of food or water are running out decrease foreign minister says he spoken to the u. s. secretary said anthony, blinking about further american support with the biden administration under pressure to do more. its officials took to the sunday political shows to lay out their next steps. particle hame reports the attack in the cranium bass will likely not slow the flow of foreign military equipment being sent by the u. s. and others . the pentagon has repeatedly said it has several routes in and officials insist
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aide continues to make its way and daily. meanwhile, the ukrainian foreign minister went on american television to ask for more. what we are asking is simple thing. we say our ukraine, and we will do the rest us all the weapons necessary and we will fight for our own land as he was specifically asking for fighter jets, which the u. s. has ruled out for now. senior defense officials tell us that right now, part of the problem is that russia has the abilities shoot down fighter jets pretty much over all of ukraine's airspace. so they are looking at providing ukraine more sophisticated missile systems than they have thus far in hopes of keeping the airspace contested. another big concern for us officials fear that russia could use chemical weapons. but the pentagon spokesman made an important point on sunday morning. it is of the russian play book that, that which they accuse you of their planning to do. now. again,
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we haven't seen anything indic. it did indicate some sort of imminent chemical, chemical, biological tack right now, but we're watching this very, very closely. on monday, the national security advisor, jake sullivan, will be meeting china's top diplomat in rome. he gave a preview of what he'll have to say. we have made it clear to not just be jing, but every country in the world that if they think that they can basically bail russia out, they can give russia a work around to the sanctions that we've imposed. they should have another thing coming because we will ensure that neither china, nor anyone else can compensate russia for these losses. a continued push to isolate russia, heard its economy an arm ukraine, in hopes it is eventually enough to change russian president vladimir putin plants, and possibly put an end to the daily destruction in ukraine. going al jazeera washington. the chinese foreign minister is denied claims by us officials that
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russia has asked a shing for logistical support and ukraine and ministry spokesperson said the american assertions were disinformation. and as you heard, representatives from washington, i'm beijing. we'll be meeting in room later. allan fisher has more as this meeting has been planned for some time, it evolved out all the summit that was held between president by the president she back in november. there was always the intention to have several of these meetings . it comes, of course, against the backdrop of ukraine, and as you've heard, jake sullivan's intention is to express in the strongest possible terms that china should not seek to gain a strategic advantage out of helping russia in all of this. what they won't see publicly. but what is clear from the biden white house is there is an element of frustration with the chinese. the believe that while the world has condemned what has happened, china while calling for a cease fire hasn't been as strong as the americans and other members of the international community would like. and that in some way is giving support to
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vladimir putin so they would like the chinese to be a lot stronger. as i say, this meeting has been planned for some time. we're not expecting anything, anything significant to come from it. but it's important that it's happening now and certainly gives both sides the chance 1st of all, to discuss what's going on in ukraine. and to give the american say, the chance to express that what they see is their frustration at the chinese in ability to be openly, are more critical of letting me put in to other news now. and china is facing multiple outbreaks of corona virus and dozens of cities driven by the so called stove on the ground variance. a total of $17000000.00 people were put under lockdown on sunday. cases have doubled nationwide to nearly 3400 the worse outbreak into years. china has long maintained a 0 covert policy enforced by swift locked downs, travel restrictions and mass testing. when clusters have emerged. well, frances,
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lifting most of it covered 19 restrictions, including mandatory vaccine passes, as well as the need to wear masks and schools. shops and offices masts will still be needed on public transport. and hospitals move comes to spite arise and infection numbers from says also rolling out a 4th dose with a vaccine for those aged 80 and above. dozens of people have been injured during a violent confrontation between police on professors, on the french island of corsica. demonstrations haven't taken place for days after prominent nationalist figure was attacked in prison. laura burton manly reports a show of force in corsica, capital a. jack theo, the target of their anger government building a court health, a bank, and the police here responding with tear gas violence started off to jailed corsica nationalists. yvonne colonna was beaten into a coma by a fellow inmate,
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took worth of you know, to film and on. you have to be violent to be hurt. it's not normal. when you're afraid of the confrontations then the state gives in. it's unfortunate that it has come to this and you have to wait until a man is in a coma to re at once. france is most wanted man. yvonne colander is serving a life sentence in southern france for killing an official in 1998. his demand for transferred to corsica had been ignored until tuesday, under immense pressure from protesters. prime minister john castelow law allowed the order that after the attack. many here blame the french government of the thought back and say the transfer order came too late. sophisticated basil playing long. what happened is very serious, the assassination attempt on even calona is very, very serious. and so i think that many people on the continent are not aware of what really happened and of the expectations of the course. a can people. days of
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protests of spread across the cities of a jack seo calbee and beth's caea, the anger is not new to the island where protests and calls for nationalism have been a mainstay for decades. but in recent years, more people have opted for autonomy over independence. oh, on you soon and one week the young people have obtained what no one no elected official has obtained for 7 years, the cask and people on the street. that's how it is and the actions must continue. for many here say the only way of making change is on the street. laura, about a manly al jazeera in northwest me and mar, there has been fighting between the army and an armed resistance group called the people's defense force. since it was formed last year, the group was launched. attacks against security forces al jazeera gains exclusive access to its camp. in my way,
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region for safety reasons were not revealing the identities of the people and florence louis reports. in the camp in central myanmar, a former policeman gives his full concentration to his task. he's making a gun, something he learned by watching videos online. although the other on the plus point about making our own weapons is we don't have to spend a lot of money buying guns, but it takes a lot of time. we have to be extremely careful. it can be dangerous for us if we're care on an em up. he's part of an armed resistance group known as the people's defense force or p d f. it's made up of people from all walks of life, united in one goal, fighting the gender. they've given up jobs and left their homes and families behind to live in camps like this. here they train plan and carry out counter attacks on security forces. they say they're aware of the risks and know they are outgunned by
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a military force that's used artillery fire and air strikes on civilians. but the fight is no, they can count on the support of many people in monmouth, the oil, and i feel like they are our strengths during our struggle. they protect us from army dogs, magenta forces, torch villages, even though there aren't any on fighters. there are no ring or resistance groups have also stepped in to provide services disrupted by the fighting wonder, a nurse who quit her job in a military hospital to join the civil disobedience movement. last year. conduct basic health checks on people from villages more than a year after the coo, in february 2021 resistance against the military government is still strong. small protests like this one in a village, a neighboring cigar region. take place from time to time. they may not be enough to overturn the military government, but the message of a senate is loud and clear. florence louis al jazeera,
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the leaders of turkey and greece have held rare face to face talks. the turkish presidential on september to one hosted the greek prime minister in istanbul, the neighbor as our nato allies, but relations have been strained because of the recent migrant crisis and energy exploration rights in the eastern mediterranean, the turkish government says there increased corporation could have benefits for the region in light of the war in ukraine. in columbia, the lester's candidate had gustavo petro has won sundays presidential primary. petro is now the potential front runner, had a fin election in may, which could make him the country's 1st left his president, rightly candidates also won nominations from their coalitions. alessandra and petty reports from the capital bo gotta. colombians came out in mass to choose the countries congressional lawmakers and presidential candidates on sunday in a vote that indicated a significant political shift in this historically conservative country discontent
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and anger against traditional parties in their neal liberal economic policies. boosted, progressive and independent candidates in the senate and the house of representatives . many most grown or nicer area. we've had some rough times in the last few years, so i hope that the selection will bring some positive results and our country will change anything on when ready to look at. okay, la him, i think people are absolutely done tired and worn out that the expectations as citizens never materialized. unfortunately, our old political class has always played us as leftists centuries and right wing coalitions tallied votes in their respective primaries. the night's clear winner was gustavo paid through a lefty senator in former gib media who received more than double the votes of his closest rival. right, when candidate fed that he gutierrez, we saw contraction of the right wing and our growth,
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both from the centrist parties and mo, significantly from the left. but what this means is that there will be no single t or no single, a political block with a majority in congress for the next 4 years. but it also opens the possibility that a leftist could win the presidency for the 1st time in history. something that has right wing voters on edge a there, fuzzy honey. i'm worried we need to send democracy on top of everything. we can't allow a leftist in power. that's not convenient for the country. doesn't know how to govern and is not transparent. i fear entrepreneurs will lose the ability to hire people will not be able to afford to hold it, fearing the possibility of fraud and political violence. more than 2500 national and international observers were deployed across the country. while voting was mostly peaceful to soldiers died in bomb attacks in rural areas where voters were
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called to choose special representatives among victims of the countries long civil conflict. what's clear is that this is a night to remember for the supporters of gustavo theater and his left, the school correlation and historic result that confirms that he will be the candidate to be in the upcoming presidential elections in may. and he said with jesse and i will look ah, hello again. the headlines on al jazeera, an apartment block, and ukraine's capital has been hit and damaged killing. at least one person. emergency services pulled, several survivors from the building and the over lansky district in chief, iran con is at the scene. and keith, it was just after 5 in the morning will not hillary show, hit the entrance of the building. we think it's got hillary. so.

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