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back that people actually have more fields. why is the u. k, so hostile to transfer the mysteries to all of us? join me if i take on the live dismantled misconceptions and meet the contradiction, carmen get up front and al jazeera ah, residential blocks are hit again. and key vest, 3 european leaders had towards the capital and a show of support for ukraine's leaders. ah, you're watching al jazeera life from a headquarters in south i'm day obligated also coming up ukraine on russia announced 9 new humanitarian corridors, including a roots from the besieged city of mario pole. warning of a hurricane of hunger. the un secretary general says the war in ukraine threatens
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the world's food supply. and australian chord overturns a landmark ruling, requiring the government to protect children from climate change. hello, the leaders of poland, sylvania and the czech republic are on their way to the ukrainian capital to show their support for president zalinski and the ukrainian people. there are a surprise visit comes as keep continues to be bombarded by russia on the 20th day of the war. at least 2 people have been killed by recent strikes in the city firefighters. there have been tackling a blaze at a multi story apartment block. a negotiator is from ukraine on russia are holding more talks on the conflicts. that's good at live updates right now with iran con, who's joining us from keith iran. first on the reports off the 3 european leaders who are heading to ukraine, what more do we know what we know?
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it's the prime minister, paul, and the deputy prime minister and at the prime minister of slovenia. it's a very high level visit the highest level visit of people physically within. ah, the capital keith. since the war began 20 days ago. this, these people are representing the european council. it's a show of support to vladimir zalinski, the we meeting him, the ukrainian or prime minister, and there also be a meeting where the did the deputy leda as well. when that meeting takes place, we don't know scheduled for to day, but obviously they're not giving us a details of exactly when and where it might take place. but once again, it is a big shot support from europe to not only the leader of mccain, but to the people of this country as well. they're likely to be discussing a humanitarian aid. poland is a very important country to get you voluntary, an aide. it has a rail link down to levine. from there,
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you can get supplies into cave and on to other areas that need them. so it's likely that that's going to be top of the agenda. this comes as the talks between russia and ukraine. also go into a 2nd date is the 4th round of talks that they are having that there was some optimism that they may be able to come out with a joint statement that didn't happen on monday whether it happens today. let's, let's see exactly what's going to go on in those talks, but those talks also on going around or we can certainly see the aftermath of explosions that have taken place in keith. tell us or where you are and do what the scene is like, who are in a residential neighborhood, just north of keep them and get out of the way and just show you exactly what you can see. now this doesn't look like it was a direct hit of an artillery shell on this building. however, it fell very, very close to this, not just this building in this area. this is like a,
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an estate of a several high story blocks of flats as damage on the other side as well. there are people clearing out the debris, trying to patch things up as best that they can. what you can see from here is some of the residents perhaps, and we may be able to show you one of them. they're just wandering around their, their apartment buildings. just wondering how the gonna clean this mess up, whether uh they'll be able to move back anytime soon. probably not reconstructs is going to take a while is thought worthy. so, but, but, but just take a look. once again, this happened at 5 am in the morning of the attack yesterday on another residential building on monday was also at 5 am though a for tax, in total though full, a separate tax in total one against the metro station as well. so it's likely that the russians are using this to try and put pressure on the ukrainians during these
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talks. that a going ahead, but obviously that's not confirmed, but it is something that we've seen before in other places. all right, thank you so much. i am on con, reporting from keith. well, let's take a closer look at the situation on the ground. so the areas in reds are under russian control. as you heard, keith has been hit by several strikes as russian forces edged closer to the city. while over and on yet rushing back, separate to say at least 20 people died in a missile strike by ukrainian forces on monday, ukraine denies launching the massage. ukraine says 9 humanitarian corridors. have been agreed for tuesday, including the besieged city of mario poll residence. there are running out of food and water while after several failed attempts around $4000.00 civilians did manage to flee. maria pull on monday. it was the 1st convoy civilian convoy that is to leave since it came under siege. natasha butler has more from the vive.
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this is what life has become in mary, awful and existence, punctuated by the sound of russian plains and shelling and by fear and grief. people hoping it won't be them. next, do i want the us? we have no information at all. we know nothing. it's as if we are living in a dark forest. russian forces continued to attack the southern ukrainian port city . more than 400000 people are trapped in what the mayor calls an apocalypse. water and electricity supplies a cut food and medicine scarce. some people manage to evacuate on monday, but not very many. oh, in a make shift hospital in the city, a baby girl is born into a world. her mother could never have imagined moments that should be filled only
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with joy. are overshadowed by fear. warner pediasure. she survived after maternity hospital. number 3 was bombed and ruined. she was brought here all birth mothers. how lived through so many thanks. maternity hospital number 3 was destroyed by russian shelling on wednesday. marianna also survived. she's named her baby. veronica. are the british without much longer. we were lying in wards when gloss frames, windows and walls few apart that we don't know how it happened. we were in our wards and some had time to cover themselves. and some didn't. emergency workers had rescued this woman after the attack, but doctors were unable to save her or her baby. in the eastern city of cram a task, people are picking through what's left of their homes. the 4th round of talks between russian and ukrainian negotiators was paused, but he said to resume yet just enough, but of a water noodle, c, as part of
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a negotiation effort to endless war. as soon as possible with a fair peace. our delegation is also worked on negotiations with the russian party . it went fairly well as i was told, lacy russian forces continue to target western parts of the country. this tv tower in the city of or even a, was hit by missiles and in the city of las eve, another night of a sirens ended bringing another day of uncertainty. since the beginning of the invasion, the vive is being considered. that's something of a safe haven, but with a growing number of attacks in western ukraine. some people here are really starting to feel that the war is closing in. people in the city are preparing for the worst. today we completed and have any safety. location on region in our country and so it was predictable because one of the 1st time see that russian troops killed on the main streets of hard gifts, gave my 2 children,
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they bonsa children, hospitals, so they can use ever since you receive the visa feel safer. than his home city of key for now, but he knows that could change. i don't understand what happened in this world. 3 weeks ago were russian army. i talked our citrus our people's, our children's. and i don't understand how the brother can go to another brother and kill him. i don't understand. across ukraine, people have no choice and to put one foot in front of the other to keep living despite the chaos and cruelty of war, clinging onto the hope that to morrow could be different. it's ashley butler. i'll just 0. western ukraine as big as an eastern ukraine and he has more on the evacuations. from merrier poll is conway of 160 private cars that managed to leave
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that with the city that strategically important port city. we believe that they arrived a size of hey, rich, around 2 am local time. you understand that people were cold, hungry, and very, very tired. it's quite quite a journey from there because they have to go to russian control city and then make their way to ukrainian controlled city. so the 1st people that have been evacuated have arrived just early. i was of this morning but agency that describing the situation in maryville as apocalyptic. in fact, the international committee for the red cross, the said that people are terrified and traumatized temperatures drop well below 0 at night, and people are sheltering in basements that are not heated. so the situation continues to be very, very difficult for the $400000.00 and the so residents of the city. now we also heard yesterday that the number of dead red residents is now 2500, but the city is still under ukrainian control, or vail, the have been images,
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the russian tanks on the streets. but the russians still don't have full control of marable, but this still attempt by the ukrainians to try and get 8 into that city now. they've been trying for the last week and a half the haven't managed to do it yesterday. an 8 convoy again attempt it and they didn't make it again. they're going to try today. but the russians have said that 450 tons of humanitarian aid has been delivered to that 50. and again, there are 2 different narratives here, both sides blaming each other for the lack of humanitarian aid. getting in the death toll from a strike on a t v tower and ukraine's northern region of revenue has now risen to 19 i'll 0 how much food has more on the fighting in that area? we are now besides the broadcasting tow it? oh, if ne t v and radio station, which was bombed to day in the morning by the russian and using 2 missiles at this. so bumping caused
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a huge damage for the administration. little building that though were, was not affected by that transmission had stopped. from the moment of the bumbling rescue personnel have been trying to search for survivors and retrieve the bodies from under the rubble. while the parents are waiting to take out the relatives, it's reported that the military guards have been protecting this building since the bumbling of give t v tower as the beginning of the russian o korean war has m s o l g 0 or evening. the european union has announced more sanctions against russia. they include banning all transactions with a number of state owned enterprises. the block also is expanding the list of targeted sanctions against people connected with russian defense industry. and the you will also block new investments in russia's energy sector and expand trade restrictions on iron, steel, and luxury goods. ukrainian media is reporting that power has been restored to the
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chernobyl nuclear plant. it had been relying on electricity from diesel generators after external power lines were damaged on sunday. chernobyl was seized by russian forces almost 3 weeks ago. on the un secretary general has warned that the prospect of a nuclear conflict is within reach. further escalation of the war, whether by accident thought of design, citizens, all of humanity, raising the alert of russian nuclear forces is a bone chilling developments. the prospect of nuclear costly once unsinkable, is not back within the realm of possibility. the security and safety of nuclear facilities must also be preserved still had on out there on the worst financial crisis in a decade were live in sir lank as capital. as for testers, take to the streets to rally against the worsening economy, and peruse congress green lights and impeachment trial. as president pedro castillo
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faces allegations of corruption. ah, it's virtually impossible to spot landmass for long without a shower falling somewhere in southeast asia. but there are areas where they're concentrating, and it's going to be likely java western side of borneo and sumatra, possibly peninsula malaysia, but as everywhere else, you still like to get those shares. the worst weather is actually out over the water. the moment in the southern indian ocean to some degree, the means is take you where the impetus from the shower that had been over australia, in the tropics. there are a few the openings and these ones that are running through south australia, new south wales, a c t in victoria, and not really touching queens and they are locally quite heavy showers. might be
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some flash, letting them, but it's no top up the still flooding areas around sidney unless around brisbin still on shore, breeze light showers, with nothing worse than that purse sitting at $27.00 back where it should be really for take you to thursday. there's a concentration, a shout, the middle of victorian. a c t in southern new south was now becoming a little bit bigger. but it's not widespread rein in new zealand. awesome mormon oakland, despite the southerly breeze, had got 27 degrees or so. but as a line of cloud and sherry, weather, running up from denito not through christ church to gibbon attempts, is here a little bit lower than average. ah, this feels like representation of who i am and what i want people to remember me by boxing is my get out ticket is, is not even just my thing is the people around like got away. i'm telling the story
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about my, my bill. it's going to take 50 future to do a don't so bad will need to do the can you licks you deep awards with your documentary witness on out his era? ah ah, hello again. the top stories on al jazeera this hour as russian bombs fall on ukrainian cities. the leaders of poland, slovenia on the check republic, have announced plans to visit the capital later on tuesday, the striking chief killed at least 2 people earlier. ukraine and russia have agreed to open 9 humanitarian corridors. that includes the perceived city of mario full.
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4000 civilians managed to leave and the 1st successful evacuation on monday. the european union has announced further sanctions against russia. they include expanded restrictions on the defense energy and industry sectors. there is also a ban on all transactions with certain state owns companies. the one is warning, the one ukraine could lead to a global food catastrophe. half of the grain used by the world food program comes from ukraine. the u. n says 821000000 people around the world suffer from hunger. russia and ukraine combined provide nearly a 3rd of the world's wheat and barley exports. we prices have jumped by 55 percent since the week before the invasion and russia has put a temporary bag on exporting grain and sugar shuts. i'm going to be as a communications officer at the world food program, she says the war is having a significant knock on effect on global food supplies. i think the main challenge
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at the moment or the infrastructure, the supply chain systems that are falling apart. i mean, the systems are supposed to be feeding millions of people that are trapped in the context and ukraine and some of them are completely decimated. so we're talking about a truck and trades that are being destroyed, rigid, falling apart. supermarkets that are being wiped out and we're having to build this operation from the ground. and, you know, to build such an operation is going to take a lot of time, which is unfortunately not on our side, but our priorities to focus on repairing those infrastructures. and supply chains them and creating the supply chain light flying into so that we could facilitate the transportation of humanitarian assistance, not just food, but on behalf of the humanitarian community, but also the position to the shocks in areas where we feel the conflicts made 0. there's so many countries and regions that depend on exports from ukraine. for
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example, the men region is one that's going to be impacted. you've got lebanon, they, or 50 percent. they import 50 percent of their weight from ukraine to initiate 42 percent in yemen. 22 percent, so it's definitely going to have a ripple effect. in moscow, a journalist has been arrested after protesting against the war during a live news program. marina of us yet cova interrupted the bulletin on state television by holding up a sign reading stop the war behind the presenter. the task news agencies reporting channel is undertaking an internal review into the incident. while the women who works as an editor at the channel, one new station released this pre recorded message about her protests. dispositions, please, who did the discipline see what is currently happening in ukraine as crime? russia is a country dresser, or responsibility for this aggression lies on the conscience of one person. let me
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putin, my father's ukrainian. my mother is russian. they will never enemies. this necklace around my neck signifies that russia should immediately stop this fratricidal war. you cannot, brotherly nations can still reconcile. unfortunately, for the last several years, i worked the channel one promoting criminal propaganda that i am very ashamed right now. i am ashamed that i allowed lies to be told from tv screen that i allowed russian people to be zombified. we stayed quiet when all of this was just getting started in 2014. we didn't come out to protest when the criminal poisoned the volney. we simply continued watching in silence this inhumane regime. now the whole world turned away from us. 10 generations of our descendants won't be able to wash away the shame of this fratricide oval. there was a meeting taking place in moscow between the russian foreign minister sake alive rove and his counterpart, the iranian counterpart that is saying,
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i me at the la yon and what they're talking about is the iranian nuclear deal. lavern of has been quoted as saying that the j. c. p o, a is on the finishing straits or we're keeping an eye out on that meeting, taking place in moscow, and will bring you all the latest lines. as when we get them must bring you some of the days. other news now and honest, really and court has overturned a landmark ruling mandating the country's environment minister to protect children against climate change. the original class action was brought by a group of teenage students and none tried to block a coal mine in new south wales, sarah clark reports the key. the federal court ruling was unanimous. 3 judges on the full bench agreed that while the evidence of climate change was undisputed, as well as the danger to the world and humanity, the environment minister should not be held personally accountable to protecting
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children against its impact. as to the post the u. k. before code is unanimous in the view that the duties should not be part of the minister. the 3 judgements of the court have different emphasis as to why this conclusion should be reached at side the court. there were tis and anger, the group of teenagers who took the original class action to stop the expansion of a coal mine side. i devastated by the decision but it will not deter off in a fight for a sake feature climate. an action has devastating consequences for young people, and we will continue to demand that there is in power fight for doris, who emerged in my last year. this group of young climate activists made headlines around the world. when a judge ruled that the environment minister had a duty of care to protect children when assessing fossil fuel projects, the group said they took the matter to court on behalf of all australian children.
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and while they filed to stop the expansion of a coal mine in new south wales, it was a landmark when they would open an avenue for legal challenges to the government's future decisions on coal projects. this case was young people stepping up, while the judgment didn't go away today. this case demonstrates that young people are determined to be heard on this issue, whether by school strike, social media or through our legal system. we are proud of the arguments that we put forward and for representing old young people in australia is running. government currently lists around $120.00 major coal and gas projects under development. not everyone will be given the go ahead, but it's an indication that fossil fuel development continues. despite the government committing to 0. net emissions by 2050 are growing cold for the federal government to do more to address climate change with parts of the country's east coast deluge by floods this month. and bush vas which ravaged the country 2 years ago. these climate activists haven't given up and
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a considering an appeal in the high court. sarah clark, audi 0 brisbin, australia, a ban on his jobs in some indian classrooms has been upheld by the high court. the court said wearing head scars is not an essential religious practice of islam. the original band by schools in turn to talk a state parked a wave of protests which forth colleges to close for 3 days in february, india, muslim minority says it violates their religious rights. elizabeth per item is a new deli. she says there are concerns. this might set a precedent they came to this decision after 11 hearings off the students in the district, the district of canada called people challenging this. and this issue arose when just one principal and one college and it would be awesome. working students not way has scarves, but that was followed soon by other colleges and to be and then colleges in more
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districts income masika. now the students were arguing that there was no law in india, which prohibits them from wearing heads. skulls and in fact the indian constitution which allowed religious freedom that they have right to where it is protected. but the cut not the government was arguing that educational institution have the right to make up these rules. and today come now to advocate general. that is, the state's lawyer said that the judgment shows that institutional discipline has prevailed over individual choice, the local administration, and has asked people not to protest the high court decision, but also not to calibration. and the students, lawyers have said that they will be taking this, they will be challenging this judgment by going to in the top course, the supreme court here in new delhi, there are concerns, of course, that the judgment sets a precedent,
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especially in other states which are governed by the hindu nationalist about the jump, the party likes cut nashika cut, narcissist advocate general, said after the decision that it is a paradigm shift in the interpretation of the article of the constitution. article $25.00, which pertains to religious freedom. the right religious treat is really forces have killed another young palestinian and wounded several others during a raid. the man in his twenties was shot in the head in the columbia refugee camp south of from a law in an earlier incident shot. another refugee camp is really forces shot and killed a 16 year old after cautious broke out during an arrest. 1900 palestinians have been killed in similar circumstances. and the occupied west bank since the start of the year. the son of turkmenistan strong line president will succeed his father after a landslide election. when sir dar birdie. how much? how much of 173 percent of the vote and sundays ballot. the gastric?
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central asian nation has been under the rule of his father since 2006. there is no meaningful political opposition in the country whose precedence is rapidly losing support, often just 7 months in office. the opposition lead. congress passed a motion to impeach petrocca theo, amend allegations of corruption. it's the 2nd time has political opponents. i've tried to oust him. marianna sanchez report from the capital lima congress company. they always, you know, k b, we're from the loose, political opposition is making another attempt to oust a precedent. castillo, she's been in less than 8 months, but opponents our train again to impeach him despite the field motion in december. there now feeling confident, one or more feeling about $76.00 votes more than we expected, a good sign, a good start of the will of legislators, the no more, you know, but it may not be got to remove guster you're from office, the political position needs 87 votes,
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and for that they need members of your own political party to turn against him. for now, that seems unlikely. well, over many movements or discontent, 63 percent of the country disapproves of his government, overshadowed by allegations of corruption at the highest level, including castillo himself. but the president refutes these allegations ahead of impeachment proceedings, the fee you requested to speak to lawmakers, my dad, i think tomorrow i'll be at the parliament to the 1st power of the states to tell them what we've come to do, what we're doing and what we will do for this country or delivering them having re shuffled it's cabinet 4 times since taking office. the government has gone from one crisis to another gas to use allies, blame opponents for the political instability, and propose it all the purpose from day one has been to bring done. castillo all roads lead to the impeachment. they lost the elections. they are very hurt and want
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to regain last ground ball or ask us to use the fence or the president himself prepared to face him. beach meant proceedings in 2 weeks. legislators now waste to secure enough boats one seat him, but many peruvians. angry at the news, political class said they prefer the precedent and legislators replaced monday in the center, suggesting that may be to a former militia leader. and the central african republic has been handed over to the international criminal court. and they have not seen jeff, roy mo, come go. walker, a suspected of crimes against humanity in 2013, and 2014. that's when he headed the anti bella to rebel group. he went on to become minister for disarmament and demobilization in 2019 he suspected of murder, torture and listing child soldiers and enforcing disappearances. the number of covered 1900 infections in china has doubled on tuesday as it faces its biggest
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outbreak. since the start of the pandemic health authorities reported more than $5000.00 cases in the past 24 hours. under china, 0 tolerance policy authorities have been the 24000000 people living in jeanine province from leaving the region or even traveling to other cities. a ship from the same evergreen company that block the suez canal has run aground in the united states. ever forward. stop moving on sunday at peak bay and the state of maryland efforts are underway to reflow the $1000.00 foot vessel. ah hello again. the headlines on al jazeera, the leader is a poland, slovenia, and a check republic are on their way to the ukrainian capital to show their support for president. full of them are zalinski and the ukrainian people.
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