ah mm mm hm . this is al jazeera ah hello, i'm fully backbone with al jazeera is expensive coverage, one month linked to the war in ukraine. the city at the center of so much destruction. another blast in concave kills at least 6 people. ukraine says is struck russian occupied port facilities in bird dance. fighter jets, tang san on ty sheet weapons. ukraine's president appeals to nato leaders for more

military aid. a busy day of diplomacy in brussels and a show of support for ukraine from the u. s. president and other g 7 meters and also on this news our a baby born at the height of the conflict, joy tinged with tears for mom. during a much so much uncertainty. thank you very much for joining us. it is one month since the start of the war in ukraine, and there is increasing anxiety over what will happen next. you've seen the pictures coming out of their cities, destroyed millions of people losing their homes and desperate for a safe place to live. ukraine's president has repeatedly called on world beatrice for help against russia. forces the russian leader vladimir putin showing no sign of pulling back, leading to fears the war could escalate even further. now the talks to ended are

getting more and more urgent. we have christian fellow, me at the united nations for his white house correspondent, kimberly how kit and diplomatic editor james space both in brussels, where it's been a busy day of diplomacy. bennie smith has reaction from moscow. he's in russia's capital, of course, and then we have a team of correspondents across ukraine. we begin with aside, big who is in khaki for us, and more shelling and s reich's in car. keith today aside. tell us about what's been happening. well we were just there, the russians had been shelling for about 2 hours and not we understand is that was a residential area. people coming up outside the postal office for humanitarian aid . now a rocket, you understand, hit that 6 people are confirmed dead with 15. seriously. wounded now that number could go up. now i can tell you is that was through. are there, the shelling was on going now what you hear is

a loud bang from one side of the city than you here are a 3rd when that makes in that the impact hits and smoke rising up. and it was a vast area where the russians were hitting, we could see fires and a dark smoke rising on the skyline. and we're not sure what exactly they were targeting that a residential area or the russians are quite far out from there. but that continued . now we try to get as close as possible. there was a road in between where the shelves were flying across. we stopped at one point, but we were advised to pull back. now when we pulled back half an hour later, the exact position that we were in that we had stopped and were advised to pull residents to go to basements, bomb shelters, and the undergrad. because he says that the russians are targeting residential or buildings and people's lives under threat. because people don't know where the russians will hit and when they will hit you then in khaki. now i sat for a number of days. it tell us about what you've seen and how you know

a month on the city is coping well a month on this building behind me, the regional administration building was hit on the 1st of march. now i was inside to day with some of the rescue workers and they were pulling out dead bodies. we saw a dead body being pulled out, and they said that they are more there. and what's more striking is, was through there. we could smell the smell of dead bodies. they said that they're working, they're going to continue to work it well. the law is out behind this residential building is a shopping center of the over it was the heart of the city that's been ripped out by the russians that was hit by air strikes. and many memories here, many historical buildings taken out people's homes. taken out when we traveled around the city, we don't see many people now. we're told about one 3rd of the city's population, which is about 1400000 has left. it seems like many more have left because there's

not many people around the shops. everything seems to be close meant this, this square itself would have been full at this time of year at this, at this hour. but no one's coming out because people are afraid, but also does this constant sound of shelling this bangs than this thuds from yesterday. we were in a residential area and some times at the outskirts of the city. if seen buildings burning, we've seen people are not unable to leave some people that have i able to leave their left under the elderly of this like such as the elderly and vulnerable they cotton. if people are queuing for humanitarian aid, like to just getting warm soup and bread, and even at night, this is constant banging and thirds from the heavy artillery, outgoing an incoming. and i can tell you sometimes at 2 or 3 am in the morning, the entire building will shake because of the firing that's happening. the sky line is filled with constant bangs and sands. the animals, the dogs are constantly balking because they're afraid of those noises. now just

imagine what it's like for the people that are left behind. we've been to the underground station where people are taking shelter. they've been sleeping on the trains and on the platforms and taken shelter in nuclear bunkers from the soviet area. so it's a city that's terrified, but the same time, those that remain are still resilient. they feel that they could hold out against the russian forces, or the ukrainian military feels that they can hold the against russian forces. but it is a tragic case of many of the historic st historical sites have been destroyed, but people believe that they can come out of this victorious at a destruction and desperation in khaki. thank you very much for that. i said big ally for i say in concave lead checkin now with their emron can, who's in the capital key? you'll bring us up to speed with the fighting, of course, but i understand you that you've been speaking to the deputy prime minister of ukraine. him ran what he had to say. she had to sesa

well, it was an interview that was conducted on the immense as security as you can imagine . she's in the center of a key bearing a versak had some very strong words to say when it came to the humanitarian corridors. what she said that was that the russians simply weren't keeping up their side of the bargain. and she said this not just with anger, but with disappointment as well, that the russians would constantly agree to humanitarian cardoso like they've done over the last few weeks. but then when it came down to it, there would be shelling though, be shelling over the humanitarian corridors over people's heads as they were trying to leave. you says they, the russians are making life difficult when it comes to the nitty gritty of the negotiations as well. for example, getting people out and into ukrainian territory is what the ukrainians want. these are ukranian systems after all, russia insisting that actually they can leave the cities, but go into territories controlled by moscow. that was something that happened a few weeks ago. it's something that still acts the deputy pm,

so very strong words. they've also strong words for the international community as well. they simply wasn't doing enough. we were talking about not just the native, but nato's meeting at a day as well. she wasn't dismissive about nato's meeting, but she was certainly wondering whether nato, we're going to agree on anything concrete. busy for the people of ukraine, skeptical that they might even do that. so the interview that will, ag, just in a few hours time, i can define as being angry. and i can define has been disappointed, but also of concerns that russia simply isn't keeping up its end of the bargain. and what's the latest on the fighting home key, the fight for cave. and ron, what the fights a cave is still ongoing, but they have been a number of movements. now. everything is fluid, these counts are offensive. so i'll talk you through them right now by the

ukrainian forces acting in real time. so the information that we're getting changes by the hour of the right now, and i'll divide this up into the towns the in circle cave, where the russians have been fighting ukrainian forces. let's begin with marquee of marquis. it has actually been retaken by ukrainian forces ukrainians. are confident that they can keep hold of it, and then there's a pin or pin is a nother frontline town. they say that they've taken that as well, but is a much tougher fight than the fight for market now. moving slightly further south, but keeping in the north you have the towns of boucher and aust, amana boucher and asked about the ukrainian say they've encircled the russian forces. that the idea is that the game trying to grind them down and then eventually when they can't be re supplied, they'll allow them out or take them as prisoners of war, which is legal. they say under the geneva convention, indeed it is, but all of this is changing by the hour intelligence assessments are concluding

that what the ukrainians are telling us is actually true right now. but like i say it does keep changing. however, why are all these towns important worth the russians could link them up then that allows them to come in to keep okay, hasn't happened so far, but what we're also hearing is that the tactics are changing as well. right. changing tactics, thank you very much for bringing us up to speed and mankind and keep less cross over to the western city of live. now. and as zane bez radi zane a month on and a hot breaking humanitarian crisis is unfolding. that's exactly right. the latest we have on humanitarian corridors to start with is that the ukranian governor said that they have 40 buses ready to go to evacuate residence of mario poll. but russian forces there are simply not letting people out

and that tracks with what we've been hearing from the men and women, the children, everyone we've met, that has been that have been fleeing from war torn cities to the west of the country to levine. they've all been saying the same thing, rough fighting in one month. what humanitarian workers in country are telling us is that many of them are unlikely to go back home more than 3000000 of already fled to places outside of ukraine. and many of them are unlikely to go home, especially if they have nothing to go back to one month's stance, rushes invasion, ukrainian forces are fighting back and gaining ground on thursday, sinking a russian ship in the as off sea, near bird yonce in the south. one, but in mario pole, russian forces continue to pound residential areas. and residents there continue to take stock of the destruction of their city. the worst hit so far. mm hm. people are now managing to trickle out all it is and help is beginning to trickle in.

well, it's shallow. he's been receiving money down in 8 already. they bought us some bread depots for the keats. we've received oatmeal fully till baby and we just found out that they are heading out 8 and came here. you dont always know and when you come it's too late. the city of turnikey north east of keys like so many places, one month after the start of this war is unrecognizable. it breaks my heart hearts of all you grants and every free person on the planet. that's why i ask you to stand against the war. come from your offices, your homes, your schools and universities come in the name of peace, come with ukrainian symbols, to support your grain to support freedom, to support life. come to your squares, your streets, make yourselves winnable, and cured and appeal from ukraine's president. a global call to mobilize to stop

the war. levine, the city levine, the region key to ukraine's war effort. as a corridor for military assistance from allies in the west and as a place to help people. ra mine, you are 3 law. they would have been as a consumer, we need war to be. oh we're and to go back home today is my child's birthday and we are here. she is 10 years old. we really want to go home. let me just quickly, you know, that feeling when your child is begging you, please father, save me. i haven't to leave that live like that for a 2 weeks. he decided to leave by ourselves. nobody could help us. nobody could reach us and help us to recreate because all the time airplanes were flying over our heads. it was bears, carrots, anything. volota mere zalinski is war time. leadership has helped his popularity.

but will it hold if the war goes on and ukrainians continue to pay the highest price to defend their country? zane basra v o 0 levine and less than bring in a stephanie dec i wasn't in the port city of odessa, stephanie, we heard about bert yan skein in jane's report there. what more you hearing about, ah, this claim that the ukranian forces have attacked a russian ship there. yes, confirmations from the korean military. it seems to be corroborated by those pictures that they targeted. one of russia's landing vessel vessels in that port. city of bird yonce, which is just east of here, it is a very strategic port as well because it lies in between crimea, of course, which is russian held. and the devastatingly besieged city of mario paul,

russia uses this area to resupply its troops. also to bring in more a military hardware. so this is seen of course as a victory for the ukrainians to other vessels, according to the ukrainian military were damaged and also a fuel depot was set on fire. it is an active frontline folly, particularly this southern area. here we are in the port city of odessa, extremely strategic. the biggest port city of ukraine seen really by many military analysts as one of the main prizes for vladimir putin. the city has been preparing a for russian attack for a month now. it is of course, officially a month into this war. there is a low level conflict going on here. we do hear the constant on and off sound of thugs of shelling. we've seen the anti aircraft defenses in action here. this morning, the ukranian military confirming 5 rockets were fired by the russian fleet at the coast of odessa. but say it didn't hit its target,

so there is nervousness here. people are preparing, but everyone, we speak to here, very much steadfast, saying that the city has prepared, and that they say it will not full to the russians. stephanie, thank you very much for that. stephanie deca live fair in odessa. now ukraine has accused russia of deliberately targeting hospitals, moscow denies side, but it's, it's clear. increasing numbers of children are being caught up in the fighting. rob mcbride report, some live it in the frontline city of mich alive, the maternity hospital tries to operate as normally as the war will allow. tamara craft joke is close to giving birth the day before a different part of this hospital was hit by a shelf, but nobody was hurt. the very 1000000. over time, every day you get used to it more and more, especially when the explosions sound faraway themes of the i in another country in the western city of live. if another clinic, this one,

treating children with critical heart conditions. this unit has just been moved from the capital, keith, it's part of a national initiative to relocate essential services and companies away from the fighting in the east to the relative safety of the west. miss, beside would you say we are saving, kids have critical heart problem. those who would die without operations and of course each child is important. there are hundreds of them, very stressful, but living and other towns and cities in the west have been dealing with the surgeon. you come as since the start of the war. many more institutions and businesses are planning to make the same move west, like this hospital most say eventually they'll move back east again, just when no one can tell. back in the maternity unit to mich alive, tamara has given birth to a baby. daughter is ridiculous,

and i hope i will shield and won't see this crazy scenes and everything will be good. there is no other way. a few minutes old and delivered into a world her mother could not have imagined just a few weeks ago. melinda, robert pride al jazeera. vive ok. well, let's take a look at diplomacy now. and the head of the international committee of the red cross says it's difficult to get aged to people caught up in the fighting in ukraine. peter mauer was speaking at a news conference with russia's foreign minister figure lovegrove in moscow. mario paul is an it is a city which has high visibility and attention from the international community. but i also want to highlight that it is not the only place of concern. and i see or see, is trying to make efforts to see the whole frontline and challenges and to have

access cindy evacuation modalities agreed upon by the parties. we have always highlighted. it's not possible to think about access or at the very core of accusation, either in mario paul or another place. if we don't have solid agreement and detailed agreement between the militaries on the ground, you may previous the legal bonus to cross. we welcome the willingness of the red cross to use available resources to help people in need in ukraine. the jeanette's can the hands people's republics. and we also know that the red cross traditionally strive to serve as an impartial and independent intermediary within its mandate. unfortunately, we have no particular reason to rely on the faithful fulfillment by the ukrainian authorities of their obligations under international humanitarian law. a thing in bernard smith in moscow for his benefit, tell us more about the international red cross as concerns and how the russians have responded. peter morrow was in moscow having

already spent 5 days in ukraine and he's there because it's part of the i c r c's responsibilities to make sure the geneva conventions are observed. that access to prisoners of war that's making sure that the detainees treated properly, whether civilian or military is also to make sure that the bodies of the dead are returned to their home countries. now he actually said they've not had access to prisoners of war on either side so far, although he says that they'll be able to start large scale visits very soon he said, and also the i, c r c says it wants to build a large distribution sort of logistic center in ra stuff on dawn, that's a large city near the border with ukraine. and they want to use this sensor to deliver humanitarian aid into ukraine. now, no response on that specific request from the russians. so far,

although survey loved id say he was interested, he said in the lifting, artificial barriers to resolving humanitarian issues, an advantage that rushes defense minister hasn't been seen for almost 2 weeks now, but i understand that he's reappeared. yes, dmitri pasco was 1st asked about a survey sugar's, whereabouts and his regular press. b press briefing earlier on thursday, and he said, well, you know, he's very busy, he's got this war to manage. he's got a lot on his plate. so now really isn't the time for media appearances, but he did appear so gay show you a little bit later in the day in the regular scheduled security council briefing with vladimir putin. and he took part in that briefing, and he said he was discussing how the military was able to function under sanctions . and, but he's very close to vladimir putin as significant clip is significant. i've

vladimir putin so because he hadn't been seen for 12 days. the had been speculation as to his whereabouts, but those seem to been put to bed for the time being because there he was breathing the president at the security council meeting. thank you very much for that venice smith life. i stare in moscow now. leaders of the g 7 group of nations are meeting in brussels right now in the latest diplomatic efforts to punish russia for the war . it comes off the back of a nato leader sam it's held earlier in the city. the alliance has agreed to establish for new battle groups in ukraine. earlier, the ukranian president vladimir lensky, criticize nato leaders for not doing enough to help, most of which move it wasn't necessarily. ukraine never wanted to fight. we just want to survive. we are entitled to live like other countries. i am not blaming natal. it's not your missiles that are ruining our country. this morning, phosphorus bombs have been used, and adults and children have been killed. lines can still save our country by giving us those weapons. we never thought need to can be afraid of russia. i am

sure you understand. russia will not stop in ukraine and will go further against the eastern members of nato. the baltic state holland ukraine was just asking for one percent of fair tanks either to give us or to sell them to us. but we haven't had any response. this is the worst that can happen during a war. let's bring in our diplomatic editor, james space in brussels, very busy day of diplomacy in brussels today. james, let's start with the nato summit, which has ended g 7 meeting now and away. what further support is nato going to be providing ukraine? yeah that g 7 meeting we think is about it. come to a close shortly. and president macro and prime minister johnson from prompts in the u. k. were giving to separate news conferences, but yes, as you say, nato has come out with a statement. they've extended the term of the nato secretary general young stultz and berg because of the crisis for a year. they say they're going to provide some fresh support, additional support for ukraine. they say they're going to further strengthen to

make more permanent. those battle groups that they have on the east and flank of the nato alliance, protecting those nato trans countries that are closest to russia. but have they done what president zalinski wanted? i asked the nato secretary general about the specific demands he made in that speech. you had a clip from presidents zalinski when he addressed you recall the fact he 1st spoke to a month ago and he says he didn't get clear answers. so this time he asked you specifically for one percent of all your tanks, for one percent of all your aircraft, for multi launch rocket systems, anti ship weapons, and means of air defense, a very specific list. what is your clear answer? we all listen very carefully to press the answer and scan the men of the leaders in the room. ha ha ha. contracts with him over these weeks. i also spoke with him

under under the you can in defense, minns participates in our the fence minutes. the only thing or last week and we listened carefully on of course we took not to his very compassionate message to all an 8th or allies. ne darlise provide significant support to ukraine on the we provide also little weapons advanced systems and also systems that helped them to shoot down planes and are attacked a battle tanks with anti thank it. weapons and many other types over are of systems including air drones, the nato psycho to general, they're not giving an answer directly to that specific list of items that presidency. lensky has asked for nato, making it clear that out really want to talk too much detail of what's being provided at this stage because they don't want to give too much information to the

russians. but it's very clear that what they are providing is not quite what presidents lensky would like a clearly, he'd like a lot. james, thank you very much for that. james space in brussels and silly brussels, our house correspondents, kimberly hawkins, was falling present. joe biden sat trip present biden, attending that nato summit. also the g 7 meeting and later on he'll also be part of a meeting of a you leaders. what is the u. s. president company hoping to achieve on this european trick? l. their number of things, the u. s. president hopes to achieve when it comes to sanctions. the u. s. has been leading the way, but has been cor day is sanctioned effort as a wave, disabling the financial capabilities of lever hooton's to conduct his invasion of ukraine. and so what the us president hopes to do is really lean on european leaders to go further than they have already in terms of the sanctions they've put

in place thus far. and the reason there's been some reticence is because the european nations, in many cases rely heavily on russian energy. and so as a result need to find alternatives. so in the short term, it may not be possible, but in the media and long term, that is certainly something that the u. s. president is hoping to secure and what other fine point that he is hoping to try to curious to ensure that these nations are calling on china collectively to make sure that it is not assisting russia a or even enabling it so that it can evade the sanctions that are in place. so what else is the u. s. prepared to do to help you crane? i understand that they're prepared to welcome up to a 100000 refugees. it was right. this was one of many things. the united states is now saying they are also, in addition to being prepared to receive up 280-0000 ukrainian refugees supplying 1000000000 in humanitarian aid. in addition to the aid already supplied as well.

announcing an initiative of $320000000.00 to investigate human rights. this is so that there could be documentation of alleged war crimes. as you know, the u. s. president. last week calling lead. we've written a war criminal for the targeting of civilians. as a result of the invasion of ukraine. kimberly thank you very much for that. kimberly hawk, it's live in brussels. and over now to the united nations, christine salumi, who's at un headquarters join just now live on the news. our. the security council is meeting for a 2nd day christian to discuss a draft resolution on the humanitarian crisis in ukraine. way. where do things stand actually to the general assembly that's meeting today. it's very confusing because there have been 3 competing resolutions. the security council is done right up, submitted that one, it didn't pass. now we've got 2 resolutions in the general assembly and they're

about to go to a vote in. it's not clear exactly what is going to happen here. one, both of these resolutions are humanitarian and nature. one calls out russia specifically, and names rushes specifically and blame them for the humanitarian crisis. we heard from 70 countries yesterday and today 86 are sponsoring a draft that was written by mexico and france and supported by ukraine. that one name's russia specifically for the crisis in addition to calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities. but south africa much too. many's observers surprise submitted their own resolution, which doesn't name russia, and we just heard an impassioned speech from the south african ambassador saying that they don't believe politics should be part of the resolution that the humanitarian situation is so grave that the international community needs to come together and call for a cessation of hostilities and naming russia and the resolution they said would

polarize the what needed to be an a, an international response. so we are going through some procedural issues now, and i'm actually watching as via the votes are starting to come up here. and it looks like we're seeing a lot of green votes. we'll have to tally them up in a and give you the results once their final and what impact is the resolution likely to have on the ground. well, they're both humanitarian resolutions and they both call for an immediate cessation of hostilities. one calls for it, one demands it, but at the end of the day, they want the fighting to stop right away. and humanitarian access to get in. what's interesting is that humanitarian access is already spelled out under international law. and the reality as the u. n. is already beginning that work, they don't need a resolution to do that. a general assembly resolution doesn't have the force of

international law. the strength of it many would say is in the unity and certainly that's what the secretary general and his supposed person have been saying that the more unified a response is the, the stronger it is in the, in harder it is for countries to ignore it. and i'm just seeing now the ukranian resolution, it looks like has passed with $140.00 votes, 5 against $38.00 abstentions of it's similar to another general assembly, a resolution that actually called for russia to withdraw. i believe that as the ukrainian, i prefer draft that just sponsored and past resoundingly i, although the backers of that were hoping to get a few extra votes from their last vote to show more pressure against russia. there were still some key abstentions in that vote. there we'll have to study back more closely. great, thank you so much christian for that, that ukrainian resolution, as chris was saying on humanitarian, on the mentioned to tuition in ukraine has passed at the general assembly. the

resolution which was discuss at the security council yesterday was rejected. it's just gone bast, 1532 g m t and you're watching al jazeera news hour with continuing coverage of the war in ukraine. it's been one month since the russian invasion began. let's take a look at how things have unfolded. president putin recognize the separatist regions of new hon scan don't yet on february, the 21st paving the, for the invasion. 3 days later, 2 major cities have borne the brunt of the fighting, the se in port city of merrier pole has been besieged since to start. but he still held by ukraine and has been heavy bombardment of the 2nd largest city concave, near the separate sis. regions in the east. ukrainian forces are clinging onto a capital cave, with reports if pushed back russian fighters with counter offenses on the outskirts of the city. in red are the areas russia has captured, those are the areas in red,

they're the russian military advance has largely stalled. however, the un says more than 10000000 people are now displaced. that's about a quarter of ukraine's population and includes half of its children around $4000000.00 and now refugees in neighboring countries. now reports very on the number of soldiers killed on both sides of a conflict. estimates are in the thousands, the u. n says more than a 1000 civilians have died, including nearly 100 children that speak to lauren esperanza about this was a director of the trans atlantic defense and security program at the center for policy analysis. lauren is joining us from washington. very good to have you with us. as we have seen, the wes is currently faced with a delicate balance between influencing the course of the fighting the battle in ukraine and avoiding a dangerous escalation, being drawn into it. what is your assessment? first of all, of how president biden has handled this crisis so far

a month into this war. is there anything more that the u. s. and its allies skin do well, thanks for having me. i think the west, especially lead by president biden, has done a remarkable job so far, of maintaining unity in the face of russia is illegal and unprovoked invasion of ukraine. we've seen a lot of unity in terms of acting quickly and showing resolve and solidarity and putting things on russia and providing quick support to ukraine. and i think so far in the west has done a good job of using what they can. but the long last so that's what i'm always going to ask you, how long really unity last when we're already seeing within the you that some one more sanctions a fight on russia. but there are other countries that think that the you has done enough already in terms of functions. right, well, that is the,

the $1000000.00 question and belonging to where we design the more difficult it is to keep everyone on the same page. and i think while biden has had resolve in trying to maintain a policy of non escalation, if reps that continues to, to escalate the behavior or perhaps to, to do a chemical or or nuclear attack, it's going to be extremely difficult for us to maintain the policy going for rate and we're going to have to do more. yeah, there's been a lot of talk about chemical and biological weapons. and there are reports that special teams have been created in washington to deal with contingency plans. if russia were to use chemical or biological weapons in ukraine, and present by himself said there will be consequences. but what consequences are not talking about red lines just yet? that's right, i think purposely at the u. s. and it's important, they're trying to keep these pets until responses happening in class, find conversations behind closed doors because

a lot of the covert actions or plans that we might have taken have been discussed in the press and has limited our ability to actually execute them. and kind of risk operational security. so i think part of what came out of the nato summit today, was this discussion about what could those potential responses look like. and that's very much at the crux of the conversations about what we will do going forward. so what about the russian concerns about how this is all unfolding? is washington hearing any of that? is there any communication between the 2 sides? well, communication has been very limited. there is a lot of isolation going on and very high risk of miscommunication and miscalculation just because we don't have those panel the dialogue very being actively used right now. there is a hotline and there are folks answering the phone on the russian side from the reporting that i've seen. so there is an emergency line of communication,

but i think it's very high risk that we could have a situation where the west miss leads fresh and signaling or newton's intentions. and we could have an unintended escalation where the conflict does spillover potentially outside of ukraine. in the meantime, the humanitarian crisis is getting worse. do you think they can still be lauren, a diplomatic solution? what? what do you see as a possible outcomes here? so i think russia has shown that it is not interested in a diplomatic solution, and there is no, i grand concession that either side can make to make this all go away or, and neatly. unfortunately, it's only going to continue to get worse. and as we've heard, somehow i leaders saying at the summits earlier today, russia cannot win this war. this is a critical moment where we need as the west to reinforce democracy and stand up to autopsy. and we need to show russia that this action cannot stand,

and otherwise britain will be in bold to undertake these actions and other countries that are not necessarily members of the nato alliance. and that will have brave implications while beyond i just ukraine. so that are at the key question going. lauren, thank you so much for talking to a spot this. thank you for sharing of use. lauren speranza is from the center for european policy analysis in washington. thank you. thanks for our, let's turn our attention to some of the days avenues now. and north korea has carried out what neighboring states say is its 1st launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. since 2017 has been criticized by the government of south korea and japan, victoria gate in behalf of details. an emergency meeting of south korea is national security council. held out of to pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile will icbm. it's the 1st such missile test

a more than 4 years to look for coney, the government urges north korea to immediately stop actions that raise tensions on the korean peninsula and cause regional instability and return to diplomatic solutions. as soon as possible. people who previous icbm launched by north korea have been tipped with super large heavy warheads capable of striking the united states. japan says this latest here shows north korea's technology has advanced egypt and not dutch off in, nor alcorder, based on the fact that the missile this time flew higher than an altitude of 6000 kilometers and much higher than the launch of the intercontinental ballistic massage waste on 15 november of 2017, we think the launch this time involves a new model of an icbm class messiah capacity. for years, attempts to dismantle north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs have failed. in 2018, the leaders of south or north korea signed an agreement outlining steps to de

nuclei as the peninsula. but tensions persist. a year later, donald trump became the 1st city u. s. president, to set foot inside north korea and met its leader kim jong, earn their meetings were historic, but fail to produce a result. north korea has continued to launch short range, ballistic missiles, struggle facing an economic crisis because of international sanctions in the pandemic. unless say, the show of military muscle may be intended as a morale boost at home and to show the world it's a force to be reckoned with. it's clear that the joe biden administration is not willing to enter any negotiations with north korea on like president trump, and that's kind of antagonizing pyongyang. so pyongyang is responding in the, in the way that it knows how, which is to cause instability across the in the pacific and launched the series of missile tests. south korea responded by also firing missiles. it said it wanted to

demonstrate its strength and ability to punish victoria gate and be al jazeera. he appears government says ill observe a truce with rebels in tig rye in order to allow aid into the war torn state. they went says more than 90 percent of people that need food and medicine, but only a small amount has so far been made it in our to raise regional leaders blame authorities for blocking the age by the government. blame c. graham fighters for rocking the main road in the body of jailed corsican nationalists. yvonne coroner has been moved to the french island of corsica following his staff in hospital. earlier this week, coroner had been in a coma after being assaulted by another prisoner, the attack sponsor protests. with demonstrators accusing the government of being responsible colon i was jane, jailed in 1998 for assassinating original official. nicholas huck has more from majesty of the capital of corsica, or his been in

a prison away from this island in what people here called the mainland of france in a prison in marcell. it's really the circumstances of his death that really caused public outcry. he was killed inside a prison cell under a french, in, inside a french prison. and that is something that many people here feel it's a metaphor of how people feel towards france. they feel like the french authority have very much control over this island. and in his death, it has re ignited this popular nationalist feeling when we saw this spontaneous funeral commemoration. yesterday, when his body arrived, we saw young and old. we saw a grandmother with her grandchild. i spoke to her and i asked her, why were she here with her grandchildren? she said she has hatred in her heart towards not french people,

but towards the french state. we've seen protests in the run up to his dad because he was in a coma for 3 weeks. protest ignited by very by young people who are really re ignited reagan. i think this course it can feeling with people putting corsican of chanting corsican songs, putting court against corsican graffiti on, on french building. as a molly member of parliament is among at least 30 people killed in this suicide bombing. it happened in the town of bailey 20 inferential. he's shabby, state police say a former politician was also killed. malcolm wipe has more from some obvious capital mogadishu, the 1st suicide attacker, destination of bomb, just outside the local government headquarters in the city of bella when killing several people, including 2 candidates. the parliament who was seeking reappointment is small, is ongoing and delayed process to select new leaders. just as injured people were

being taken from that into the hospital. a car bomb exploded outside the hospital entrance, killing several more than a lot of people died here. the situation is still ongoing and we offer our condolences to those who have lost their lives. a suicide car bama and a suicide bomber exploded in 2 different places. the 2 parliamentary candidates were killed as they were bound to attend an election meeting. one of them, i mean i'm a how many dom d was a prominent government critic and rights activists. she was 34 years old. the member of the last 2 parliament in the political opposition. she away said she was dedicated to ending somali as conflicts. most families don't get to vote in the election process plan representatives. she's members of parliament members of parliament will get to to the next president. this is the latest act of violence in attend political process that meant to n next month, but he's already been delayed by more than a year. a 3 d sensor net has been cast in. the goal for pilots came by the u. s.

navy is using hundreds of unmanned surface and under water jones. observe the whole sea. both above the surface and below vast amounts of data are then crunched by artificial intelligence to identify attackers or smugglers alex caterpillar's report. these are men, surface drones make up a new sense in it already been crow, but the u. s. navy in the gulf and could prove a game changer. the net aims to provide total surveillance of what is going on under or in the skies over a vast area of the sea ocean. his her works. the sense in it is made up of more than a 100 unmanned surface drones supplemented by a man under water vehicles, an aerial drones that all form a 3 d sensor grid. they're linked to each other and the headquarters. the vast amount of data sent back is analyzed by artificial intelligence software that looks for unusual patterns of movement. the technology may be mostly american,

but the u. s. navy is involving its maritime partners. well, we think the equation to, to increase our deterrence over all throughout the region has 2 components, is a strengthening the partnerships, rugged region component, which we're working on quite virally. the 2nd part then, is increasing the technology and the innovation. this is where the unmanned surface buses, but the sensor net is in its infancy and not all the partners on or around the gulf corporate in the way they need to, to make the scheme effective problem that we have here is that the integration of all these different and platforms across the gcc and then with the americans is, is not something that is feasible because there is absolutely no data sharing at this point between g c. navies, does the navy's haven't really integrated? it's only integration on paper. and them sharing information is or is, is, doesn't seem to be a feasible thing. regardless of the challenges, the technology allows the u. s. military to have a far more detailed picture of an ever increasing area of sea or ocean. right now,

the united states navy would be using aerial senses, like the sky, guardian drawn scene behind me. the bulk of the array will be made up of a man surface, an underwater vehicles who provide all the information. giving the u. s. navy, a total surveillance picture of the gulf. and they say, this is just the beginning, alex topless out a 0. doha, the still ahead on the news. are we look at how the pandemic has helped the largest religious sites in the world. they cover a spiritual groups and in sort 2 more teams qualify for the fee for well cut, all the details coming out with beach after break, stay with ah .

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ah, welcome back. a top terry's attraction is emerging from the corner virus pandemic in better shape. millions of visitors have been unable to go to cambodia is uncall white temples for the past 2 years. there's been a positive side effect. as tony chang reports, tourists emerge from the ruins of being milly, is visitors slowly returned to the temples of am call. cambodian 12th century, temple complex is the largest religious site in the world. i'm one of the most visiting nearly 3000000 people used to come here every year. but that all changed in 2020. 0, the mongrel we'd known before covered people with disabilities could earn a living and support their children. but during the pandemic, to be honest, we can earn enough. there are

a lot of shortages and we cannot support our families layla morning. and many other associated businesses remain closed shops, restaurants, and hotels. the ticket holes to access the temples is still empty. despite most travel restrictions now being lifted, even agriculture, the provinces, other income provider has been hit. his work is returned to their homes, no longer at ground, up to go with not one clang. in the transition period, the coverage 19 pandemic was so severe that some neighborhoods were closed. and i think more than 500 to 600 institutions shut down. now the some relief and 30 percent of the hotels have reopened as of yet. but the cobit 19 closure has had some benefits. the temple complex which was being exploited for its commercial value has in part recovered some of its spiritual roots. and although foreign tourists are slow to return cambodians a coming in their droop,

even the ancient monuments themselves are getting a facelift at what a me and they said job, the town i'll go with. during the 2 year absence of tourists while covered, spread the temples benefited from preservation work and allowed us to do conservation, which required the use of machinery. and we could close the sites that needed to be fixed. got a unit that period and without bus loads of tourists, some of the ankles mystery has returned. one of the most amazing things about visiting yank or what temple complex this to walk through the ruins almost as if you are the very 1st person to discover them in the jungle. but in recent years, with tens of thousands of tourists coming every day, that's been virtually impossible. there's no doubt that we're going to break into that report and taking our life to brussels, where the german chancellor or laugh shawls is holding a news conference after a meeting of me till angie's 7 leaders leslie's there country as leading industrial

nations. we see it as our duty and obligation to host refugees from ukraine and protect them all g 7 states. see this duty and obligation want to live up to this. we call upon further a nation's to host or refugees of war russians. war against ukraine has mass of re, could repercussions on the availability and prices of raw materials. we all feel the effects when it comes to energy, but also food prices against the backdrop of the russian aggression. it is our aim to become zone week to, to make sure that we become less dependent on russia when it comes to energy supply . and we've been working on this and intensively for a long time. for example, we also need to make our energy supply resilient and sustainable, and we want to take further steps within the g 7. in order to achieve this rush us war has also dramatic repercussions and consequences for the global food supply way

beyond ukraine. and this is why we need to do everything, and the g 7 see this as their obligation. we need to do everything in our power to prevent a famine. the federal government is taking resolute measures and we provide further additional funds in a fight against hunger. and famine, a large chair is directed at the world food program of the united nations. that g 7 is part of a range of meetings that illustrate the solidarity with ukraine and showed that we stand united we as g 7 beer responsibility for development in this world, we are willing to live up to this responsibility. i witnessed the g 7 as a unity on all pressing an urgent question that and challenges that we need to tackle together. and we're going to continue and work at the summit of the heads of state

and government and the end of june and martin germany. and we will gather in this format. and of course, as we did today, should this become necessary we will meet earlier. thank you very much. marcus place, idea has a question. my question pertains to the meeting of nato, the ukrainian president, a hard, very tangible demands for weapons a supply he demanded tanks and anti ship weapons. did you discuss this and arg, are you going to supply other weapons as well, and not just the same ones? thank you for your question. indeed, a lot has happened. let me reiterate this many countries among the g 7, but not just among the g 7. have taken decisions and revise their decisions that they've taken for decades, and they decided to supply arms to

a war zone. germany has taken this decision as well. and this is why it is part and parcel to to make ukraine resilience. and it's resilient. resilience depends on a continued supply of weapons and ammunitions that it needs to resist. all countries have their own categories. there is no unified line if you will or common line, but it is indeed that a highly effective defensive weapons have been sent. and the sheer amount of weapons is going to be sent and will lender contribution to its resilience and resistance. we're talking about air defense and a weapons and grenades. a rocket propelled grenades and of course, every one is reviewing. and i think i'm not everyone is reviewing their

decisions against the backdrop of the situation and making fish off the deeper. all right, we've been listening there to the german chancellor. ola shoulds, who's been holding a news conference in brussels after a meeting of major leaders and g 7 leaders in the belgian capital, which is also need to headquarters. of course, all our show saying there needs to be a constant flow of weapons to ukraine. the conflict in ukraine now into a 2nd month. they've been one months since the russian invasion began. and leaders have been meeting in brussels today to try and shore up support for ukraine. the german chancellor saying that russian forces need to be withdrawn from ukraine. he says also that g 7 new nations believe is their duty to welcome refugees and added that they needed to be less dependent on russian energy. there's been

again, a nato meeting in brussels today, a g 7 meeting as well. and all our shows will also be part of the e. u. leaders gathering later this evening in brussels. an extraordinary summit of the european union, which the u. s. president joe biden will also be attending all these different meetings focusing, of course, on the war in ukraine. we will have plenty more on all of this when we speak to our diplomatic editor, change space in just a few minutes here on al jazeera. i'm fully back to the board to stay with us. 20 more world news coming up very shortly on a we town the untold story with we speak when others stud. ah, we cover all sides. no matter where it takes us. a fin, sir guy,

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