ah ah well lead as condemn russia's invasion of ukraine labeling. it's the gravest threat to regional security in decades. ah. oh, i'm sorry, i'm noisy in london. you're watching al jazeera, also coming up on the program as the war marks a month of fighting, at least 6 people die in the latest attack on har keith. while ukraine says it struck a russian ship in the sea of, of a sissy bunch and besieged more than 2700 people are evacuated from mary apple. but

many more may trapped inside. also coming up with a program on the eve of our expected reelection, a prominent somali opposition politician is killed in a suicide bombing along with thousands of on ah, welcome to the program. well, it's been a month since russia invaded ukraine and the leaders of nato, the european union on the group of 7 nations of mac, this state, by meeting in brussels on thursday and condemning russia's actions. 30 nato allies had rushes aggression against ukraine was the gravest threat to your atlantic, security and decades. the g 7 describe russia's move as unjustifiable unprovoked in illegal and warned against the use of chemical biological and nuclear weapons in the country. while you, as president announced additional sanctions against russia,

tune was banking on, nate. obey split my early conversations that in december and early january was clear to me. he didn't think we could sustain this cohesion. nato has never, never been more united than it is today. prudent is getting exactly the opposite, what he intended to have as a consequence of going into ukraine. we've built that same unity with our european in the european union, and with the leading democracies of the g 7. allow, i ask husband, can they, how care has been following nice to that? him? it's from brussels president from the beginning has wanted to make sure that there is unity among the nato partners and allies. this is a foundation of his foreign policy. this is something that he has coordinated since prior to the russian ovation, and he really believes in this face to face diplomacy. so this series of meetings that have been held today in brussels, 3 of them starting with nato,

them the g 7. now finishing up here at the european council, these are all to try and keep that cohesion in unity together and really push back on what they say is russian aggression. now, to that end, their number of things that have been discussed. security of course, is a big part of it, making sure that there is that deterrence posture, not just to deal with ukraine, but also in the future. given the fact that russia they say, is now more bold, more aggressive. and they've see this in the foreseeable future. but also dealing with the humanitarian crisis that exists right now. the u. s. president making headlines saying that he is going to likely travel to poland on friday, possibly even visiting one of the refugee camps. he is not disclosed to precise location for security reasons, but this certainly was not in his schedule, a bit of a surprise. but the u. s. president saying that he believes there's an obligation

to really for the international community to engage this humanitarian crisis and to ease the suffering and pain, he feels as the world's leader of the free world, that he really has to set an example there. so the u. s. president, already heading to pull him for meeting on saturday with the polish president duda . now we know going to see some of the crisis 1st hand those millions that are playing ukraine as a result of latimer pollutants invasion of ukraine. when his diplomatic efforts continue there in brussels, more towns and cities in ukraine are coming under attack. president clinton is lensky says. there is a real threat that moscow used chemical weapons as the war drags on. same best ravi reports now from the western city of live each one months is russia's invasion, ukrainian forces are fighting back and gaining some ground on thursday, ukraine's ministry of defense said it's sank a russian warship in the as of see near bird. yes. in the south but also

in the south, the people of maria pull, struggle to cope with the devastation left behind by rushes bombing campaign. continuing to take stock of the destruction of their city. the worst hit so far with some are managing to trickle out. isn't it help is beginning to trickle in well, it's shallow has been receiving communion, daren 8, already the what are some bread depots for the kids? we receive an old meal bully till baby and we just found out that they are handing out 8 and came here. you dont always know and when you come, it's due late firefighters in the town of vessel key near the capital spent the day trying to put out a warehouse fire caused by showing the victims have yet to be identified. the city of china, he is northeast of keys, like so many places. one month after the start of this war is unrecognizable,

said morgan, 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 you know us does 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 that are online, your lawn that was in, i think. and she we need war to be. oh are you? i'm to go back home with 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 the are charlie's begging you, please father, save me. i haven't to leave and live like that for a 2 weeks. he decided to live by ourselves. nobody could help us. nobody could reach us and help us to create because all the time aeroplanes were flying over our heads. it was mary's camera. silly sunny volara 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? his english ravi o g levine meanwhile, has been more shelling in ukraine 2nd bigger city of her cave, which lies just 25 kilometers from the russian border. 6 people were killed when

artillery hit the road in front of a postal center where people were thought to be queuing for humanitarian aid. in the 1st week of war, the regional administration building was bombed, and it's still unclear how many died in that attack. as that bag is in cock even was given access to the recovery operation. in the rubble of this building, the search continues not for life, but for the dead. bombs ripped through the hockey administration building on march 1st, leaving only debrief, twisted metal, and dust. one bomb came through the roof, others fell outside, leaving a crater and destruction for all to seek with a balance of, as i'm sure of astonished. we catch to workers on a break. they tell us of the last few days they found 4 bodies.

day after day they returned near the la maya, this garage falco says tim, on the good stuff. yesterday. i think many here faced such a large number of victims among civilians for the 1st time. as they say, one death is a tragedy, but a 1000 deaths are a statistic. unfortunately, it's the truth of the citizens that is to go there under constant threat of further strikes with regard to a group through long since we don't have time for feelings now we put them aside, but we'll have to deal with them later. not. it's not an easy process. now we have work to do. we focus on it. this was the kitchen to the cafe next door. everything has been destroyed and called cafe pictures on the wall.

but there's one thing that does stand out and is quite striking. you can smell the fact that there's still dead bodies. there's remains still here. we're standing on 5th floor here. ah, most most fill faucet. most military guys are just we just received. we been we met jania in the ruins of the building. it was like he had just finished his morning briefing, gwen and bought a t. m. first stroke. it came and hits near this building. all windows were a crest 1st injurious and 10 minutes later i was, i went darlin on such floor and 2nd, rockets attacks this building right there. and everybody who was standing on each floor on that's on the corner and everybody died so far. he hasn't been face

to face with his enemy. this war which is wars world rocket. first the wall and most of our victims also use sealant new to victims are. mm hm. so they, it's, it's, so the symptoms is because of rockets of bomb been of air attacks are here at tech or, or rocket tech. you just like it's like a lottery. it's like because in all in all you can we not, you can lose. i'm alive. my guys for my, for, for my team, the alive because real life, all the while to search continue a month into this war. the still pulling out body on a daily basis. and work with her have told us that that proved tossed will continue until they've been through the entire building. and slowly the body characterizes

rescue workers provide whatever dignity they can to their fallen countrymen. a salt bagel, al jazeera had keefe ladder. the international committee of the red cross is saying that it's difficult to get a to people caught caught up in the fighting in ukraine. peter morrow is speaking at a news conference with russia's pharmacy soccer lover of in the russian capital. nascar bernard smith has more or less or peter morrow's just spent 5 days in ukraine. so he comes to moscow after that trip was one of the main jobs of the i. c, r, c's, to make sure in times of conflict that the rules of the geneva convention are observed, which means humane treatment of prisoners of war. it means you humane treatment of non combatants as well civilians caught up in the conflict and for example, the ability to return the bodies of those killed in combat to their home countries . now p, tamara says he's not actually been given the yet to see any prisoners of war being held by either side in this conflict by the ukrainians or the russians. but he says

he hopes they'll get it. they'll get access soon and they'll be able to start large scale visits soon as well. now peter mar also says he's asked the russians for permission to build a large distribution, all logistic center and rust off on dom us a big russian city near the border with ukraine. he wants to do that to be able to deliver aid in to ukraine. no response from the russian. specifically on that question. although survey love, rob did say that he was interested in lifting artificial barriers to resolving humanitarian issues. you're watching al jazeera ly from london. still at these people have never held a weapon before. they are civilians and are going to be joining the fight, but they want to know how to, if it comes to that, and stephanie decker in the vital port city of death. and we'll have that story coming up and history in the making cont,

angie brown. jackson is one step closer to the coming 1st black woman to serve on the supreme court. oh hello. they will stop down under, in australia, and it's gonna get wet in the east. but we'll also see some of that wet weather creeping into the west. but much of the rain is going to fall in the new south wales, that southeast corner seen some of the heavy rain thunderstorms for sidney on friday . and that rain is likely to continue through saturday. it's not going to help areas that are already flooded. now once we get into saturday, we'll see some of that rain pick up for queensland up in the north. in particular, some of those thunderstorms popping off across the top and well, central and southern areas. however, it is a fine, dry and quiet picture, and that extends to the west. however, we are going to see things turn while the wet and windy for puff. that's the fight

clone charlotte. it's lingering off the coast there, but it is gonna bring some rain to perth. we have a look at the 3 day. that's also going to knock the temperature down to $26.00 degrees by sunday. so it is going to get cooler, and it is cool across the north island of new zealand, thanks to this area of low pressure that stubbornly hanging on. but time to get to saturday. it'll scott, off east. it's going to look more settled with spells of sunshine now for se asia spelled with some sunshine and showers. here it's going to warm up for indo china in particular for thailand, with lots of sunshine for bangkok that should weather update awe every day in the pool, at least 3 mothers died while giving birth in remote areas. one 0, one east meets the bright medics and pilots, saving the lives of mothers. and then you build on out to 0. frank assessments.

what are the political risks banning works more of a guest for western leaders. will sanctions on russian energy exports? that's a recipe for social in depth analysis of the days headlines inside story on al jazeera lou. ah, welcome back. a look at the main stories were following now. the leaders of nato, the european union, in the group of 7 nations, of a meeting in brussels, a condemn brushes, actions in ukraine. 30 nato ally said that it is the gravest threat to your atlantic, security and decades. while the g 7 want against the use of chemical biological and

nuclear weapons. meanwhile, inside ukraine, the government is saying that it's sancho of russian warship and the sea of oz of and also marched hit occupied won't, facilities and guardians. but towns and cities are facing increasing attack. the city of mario full is on the siege and bombardment of a 2 and a half 1000 people were evacuated from the city on thursday, but many more is still inside. elsewhere there's been more shelling on the frontlines as he of her key which lies just 25 kilometers from the russian border. 6 people were killed there and 15 wounded when artillery fire hit the road in front of a postal center. what people thought to be doing for humanitarian aid. now the ukrainian military is saying that several rockets will fly towards odessa on thursday, but all of the missed that targets the city is ukraine's largest and most strategic c port is from been preparing for an all out attack for weeks. now, the anticipation of this has local residents taking matters into their own hands.

stephanie decker now reports. ah, we will lay down our souls and bodies for our freedom. the words of the ukrainian national anthem wait much heavier now. no one expected to find themselves here. in an undisclosed location on the outskirts of the city of odessa. oh, so i will always treat the gun as if it were loaded. they had to the basics of how to use a weapon to cooper, who did cause the g. this course takes place every day. there are no days off, and we really don't know how much time we have before our russian attack on odessa . so we are trying to use all time that we have to do as much as possible for our people. we don't teach military tactics, just how to operate a gun and how to do that safely. these people have never held a weapon before. they're not going to be joining the territorial army or civil defense forces as they're known, but they want to know how to be able to operate

a weapon to be able to protect our homes, to protect our city. if it gets to that point for many here, it's not something that comes naturally and never before. if we bonds and though no, i am totally not in the up that i have to protect my house. oh, legs, wife and daughter are in romania. now. i cannot explain for my daughter, 6 years old, it she is crying and asking why we cannot stay together why we cannot stay m o home . and it's really hurt. really hurt. what what to do? what to do? rosa the cities been shelled, anti aircraft offenses can be heard firing every day. most people here believe it's simply a matter of time before russia turns its full attention to ukraine's largest c port . all goes a lawyer and this is all new for her to have you ever used a weapon before? never, never. i you, shelly,

i was afraid of for women. you ever imagined that this would be happening? never. no, not. oh, i have a very civil live, a hobby. i dense tom go. oh yes i. i don't. refused to to 5 to something else. no, no, no. it's not for me. i'm just a woman. but now every thorson in ukraine, a woman or man and doesn't matter, we are fight. we need to fight despite fear and anxiety. here, there is strength from all being united, we're told it. ah, standing together in these, unprecedented and extraordinary times. oh, stephanie decker, al jazeera in odessa, southwestern ukraine, with a holocaust survivor killed and russian shelling and ukraine has been buried or is roman. shanker, died last week when his apartment building was struck. 96 year old ukrainian

survived 3 different not see one concentration camps during world war 2 was also sent to a baltic sea island to work as a force laborer. on the v 2 rocket program, which was not fit to leave high cave, we were able to take him away and he himself was stubbornly refusing to leave. we kept inviting him, kept coming up to the bombardment, started, brought him food categorically refused to leave. and he would not be able to, he could barely walk on if you're, if his government is saying it will observe a truce of rebels integra to allow aid into the water and region. the u. n. is saying more than 90 percent of people of any food and medicine, but only a small amounts getting through to grow latest, central regional authorities for preventing the deliveries. the government is saying it's the fighters that are blocking the main route. a member of parliament

is among at least 48 people killed into suicide bombings in somalia. the tax happened in the central state of hush about north of the capital market issue. police say a former politician was also killed, more than a 100. others were injured, mach web has more for market issue. the 1st suicide attacker destination a bomb just outside the local government headquarters in the city of bela doing, killing several people including 2 candidates. the parliament who is seeking reappointment is small, is ongoing and delayed process to select new leaders. just as if people were being taken from the into the hospital. the 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 me to be with a permanent government critic and rights activists. she was 34 years old, the member of the last 2 parliaments in the political opposition. she said she was dedicated to ending somali as conflicts. most tamales 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 is meant to a next month, but he's already been delayed by more than a year. now north korea, as launch for it says a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile state media is saying it flew for more than a 1000 kilometers, reported that leader kim jong and saying that north korea was preparing for what he called a long confrontation with us imperialism. the south korean and japanese governments criticize the launch calling it a clear violation of un security council resolutions, victoria gates and be reports an emergency meeting of south korea. national

security council held hours after pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile icbm. it's the 1st such missile test in more than 4 years to learn to can you. the government urges north korea to immediately stop actions that raise tensions on the korean peninsula and cause regional instability and returned to diplomatic solutions as soon as possible. people who previous icbm launched by new career have been tipped with super large heavy warheads capable of striking the united states. japan says this latest has shows north korea, as 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 before video. 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 newcrest 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 the result. north korea has continued to launch short range ballistic missiles, facing an economic crisis because of international sanctions in the pandemic. and let's 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, um, 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 indo pacific and are launched the series of missile tests. ah, 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. now the french mediterranean island of course, occurs on maximum right after the death of corsica nationalist yvonne colona on monday. cloner will be buried in corsica on friday, 48 hours after his body was returned home. he died after being attacked in prison, which sparks protest demonstrates that accused government of being responsible for this close was joe for assassinating a regional official in 1998. at some course can see him as a hero in the struggle for independence. now congressional hearing for the 1st black woman to be nominated for the u. s. supreme court have wrapped up on capitol

hill guitar g brown. jackson is expected to be confirmed by the senate next month, chaper towns. he reports now from washington, constitutional and import, final day of contemporary brown jackson's confirmation hearings. even opponents with norman nation to the supreme court were agreed on one thing, i think you should make no mistake. that group, she is highly qualified judges are supposed to be over 4 days. republicans attempted to portray jackson a soft on crime as a former public defender allow her to finish, please, and soft on terrorism due to a work for the chinese at one time a bay. even though the right to legal counsel is constitutionally protected. the constitution does not get suspended in times of emergency. there was a particular focus on cases involving child pornography, but as sentencing record is in keeping with the majority of other judges in the u. s. gave him every month. my question is, do you regret it or not, senator what i regret is

that in the hearing about my qualifications to b, a justice on the supreme court, we spent a lot of time focusing on this small subset of my sentences. democrats on the committee chose to focus on the history being made with judge jackson's nomination. you are here and i know what it's taken for you to sit in that seat. i see my ancestors and yours for some court watches. this was a confirmation hearing, filled with conflicting emotions from anger to pride, her having to sit there and be that me and and me to little when this woman really has more and select more qualifications to really be quite honest in the crescent. 9 justices that when the badge jackson pledge to quote stay in her lane, that is only interpret law from the bench and not create new law through her

judgments. and it was clear she was well aware of the symbolism of her nomination. i do consider myself having been born in 1970 to be the 1st generation to benefit from the civil rights movement from the legacy of all of the work of so many people that went into changing the laws in this country. so that people like me could have an opportunity to be sitting here before you to day . the summer to the free committee will vote on jackson's nomination on april. the 4th, if been confirmed by the full senate, she will make history as the 1st african american woman associate justice. but she weren't all to the ideological bounce off the supreme court. she everytime see, i'll da 0 washington. and just enough times tell you about these ukrainian ballet dancers cause they've been forced to leave the country because of the war,

but they are now being given the chance to train with the berlin state ballet and germany. about $200.00 of them. refugee jock dances have been well can very, including some from russia, oppose the government. dances are hoping to find new employment with companies across europe. initiative was organized by a ukranian prima ballerina who is also herself a member of the berlin state ballet. ah, ah, just want to take his re, the main developments were following this hour and the leaders of nato, the european union, and the group of 7 nations of all, been meeting in brussels. they condemned russia's actions in ukraine with 30 nato allies sang. it's the gravest threat to your atlantic security and decades, while the g 7 war against the use of chemical biological and nuclear weapons. the u . s. president has announced additional sanctions against russia and also promised a bill.