the biggest source event on the planet is coming to the middle east for the 1st find, trying to find out who your scene will be playing. will be live from go home and across the globe. the special coverage of the fee for world cup draw. join us on april the 1st on al jazeera ah ukrainian and russia negotiates is to hold virtual talks days off to moscow, said it was reducing military operations in north and ukraine. ah, oliver mc clark. this is out 0 life from dough also coming up. you as president j by noticed the largest release of emergency oil reserves to bring down soaring fuel prices. european bies of russian gas face a deadline to stop paying in roubles. germany is carliette blackmail. plus i'm john

100 and alabama release. striking mine workers who've been on the picket lines for a year, still hoping for a contract, still hoping to get their jobs back. so russia and ukraine set to hold any round of virtual talks aimed at ending the war comes as ukrainian forces say they've made gains around the capital. cavan, russia says it will focus on liberating the eastern don bass region negotiations for macey in turkey on tuesday. the 2 sides of held several rounds so far they've been no clear results. and the red cross is leading efforts to get residents out of mario poll. the convoy left on thursday, but the man's office as it's still too dangerous for people to leave around a 170000 people, remain trapped. ukraine says russian troops had left the chernobyl nucleus site. that they seized at the beginning of the invasion in the war and ukraine,

instead of a global battle for petrol and gas. and the e. u faces, a deadline set by president vladimir putin to stop paying for gas in rubles, he's threatened to cancel contracts otherwise. are i? let's get the very late to says same as robbie jones is not from nev. it's a zane 1st up. tell us more about the situation in mary paul. i'm efforts to get people out were waiting on hearing from the red cross and from the ukrainian government, specifically about the 45 buses that were of that were sent excuse me, sent in yesterday. a specifically to evacuate people from mario poll. now the deputy prime minister, the latest information we have from her, with regards to the humanitarian quarter for mario pal, is that 45 buses were sent in, but russian forces did stop them from getting where they needed to be to get those people out. there were stopped at the entrance to bert yonce and many are still waiting there to go and to try to evacuate. people were waiting on updates on that

information now, but we know that 1500 people from around the conflict zone did evacuate. they were able to get out and they were brought out over the course of the last 24 hours. now president zalinski has been speaking in his recent statement with regards to russian activity. he said that russia is regrouping in the south in the east, where it is doing better, where it has not been beaten back yet by ukrainian forces. but he says that they are consolidating power, not necessarily pulling back their forces as they would say. and that seems to no surprise go along with what we've been hearing of from ukraine's western allies from the intelligence agency agencies of western allies that have been monitoring russian activity on the ground. but again, we are a hearing reports that those 45 buses remain waiting for people from mario poll and once they're allowed access will hoping to receive reports later today about their progress in terms of evacuating the citizens are i and that talks due to resume. i

made a lot of speculation about russia's intentions. that's exactly what we saw. the talks in istanbul round down was no clear concrete way forward. but we do know more talks are going to be happening starting today. they will be virtual talks held by a video conference following those istanbul talks, and there are some reports that in coming days and weeks, if the talks move a briskly forward, we may see more senior level talks happening amongst the ukrainian or russian negotiators. some report suggesting there may be even a possibility of foreign ministers meeting, but again, we're still a long way away from anything like that happening. but we, what we have seen is that any talk from the russians, following those negotiations in istanbul about ratcheting down their activities in cheve and turn it even other areas of those have been contradicted by activity on the ground by russian forces launching attacks elsewhere by not necessarily moving

back, but simply moving around and we keep hearing reports from ukrainian leaders on the ground that attacks on those areas that they said they would pull back from. have kept pace, have moved in some ways, but they aren't seeing any noticeable difference in terms of a rush and pull out there just seeing russians regrouping and taking their forces elsewhere are resigned. thanks for that same bench robbie, speaking is that from live what nato says that russian forces are not scaling back their invasion that but regrouping to fight in these in ukraine, the battle to control. ca, keith is all going. i one, yes, official says russia is not a making any major gains. russian say the humanitarian crisis here is getting worse . except this report now from us, it beg, which contains distressing images from the stop there's only death here. bodies of young russian soldiers lying unclaimed, apparent victims of port tactics or so the ukrainians tell us you're watching,

considering for you for the day it was very intensify and our guys had high morale . a special operation was plan together with a 92nd brigade. they flanked his position and then cleared the russians had poured defensive position, say the enemy's exposing them to ukrainian artillery. this was the russian defensive line. all the long hair. you have what's left over of this intense battle burnt out. tanks, weapons left behind grenades. they didn't even have time to take some of their dead. we everywhere we look, there are signs of battle. why and fear of chemical attack? ukrainian soldiers salvage what's left? the village of mother rowan is back under ukrainian control,

but the cost has been high. a fierce battle pushed the russians away from the gates of hurricane portia tussock to glare. with a 21 year old jenny has been awarded, ukraine's highest honor for destroying 5 tanks and other heroics during battle of the law. he tells us it's the 1st time he's come across the use of phosphorus, the highly flammable chemical force from bug, but rosabelle m as we 3. but it, it, with my 1st experience with phosphorus, air strikes were not as scary as the phosphorus. first they used the air strikes, then the phosphorus below my eyes were burning. i couldn't breathe through my nose . it was like really difficult to brute those. but the equipment was burning just gate was bad and below not the current in dependent key verify its use. this is one of the main streets in this village. i was completely destroyed every building, every window. everything that you see had had some sort of damage. the bullet

holes in the doors, the windows have been blown at the bricks all over the place. and we've been told that we can only stick to the main road because everywhere around hasn't been completely de mind, because the fear is that the russians have left mines and booby traps behind for the ukrainian soldiers taking this place. but as you see, there's not much left. i said vague algebra outside huck if president joe biden has announced the largest release of us oil reserves in history to ease domestic and global prices. it is the 3rd time in 6 months at biden, has drawn on the stockpiles of crude oil. 1000000 barrels a day will be added into international market. my kind of reports from the white house us consumers had been warned. they would pay the price for sanctions against russia. and so they are, the price of gas at the pumps is increased by nearly a dollar some 20 percent since the russian invasion of ukraine. it's risen 47

percent in the past year. and president biden has announced a series of measures to bring some relief to the u. s. consumer, including a release of 1000000 barrels a day from the strategic petroleum reserve. this is a war time bridge to increase oil supplier to production ramps up later this year. and it is by far the largest release varnette national reserve in our history and provide historic amount of supply for historic amount of time, a 6 months bridge to the fall. more republicans dismissed the move as politically motivated. the reserve is supposed to exist for jot unforeseen crises, such as a war between great power is not there so that the energy, politicians whose policies have res gas prices, can try to hide that from the public. this is just one of

a multi pronged approach to easing the oil crisis. the president is also invoking the defense production act to ease supply chain issues that have hindered the drive to promoting clean energy. for example, removing the bottleneck and the supply of components like lithium, essential to the development of electric vehicles. the president also had harsh words with some oil companies that he says of seeking to profit from the crisis for us, all companies that are recording their. 1 largest profits in years. they have a choice, one, they can, but those profits to productive use by producing more orals, restarting idle wells are producing on the sites. they already are leasing, giving the american people a break by passing some of the savings on their customers. and lowering the price of the pump or they can, as some of them are doing, exploit the situation. and in a controversial move, he is called on congress to penalize companies at least federal land,

but are not drilling on it. president biden says the us has a history of seeking opportunity in crisis, and the long term aim is to make the country oil independent by increasing traditional production. and by further developing clean energy resources. the political reality is that to achieve the long term aim, the president's party would have to retain control of congress. and that is likely to be determined by whether the short term aim of producing gas prices. by the time of mid term elections in november is achieved by keta jazeera washington, an all day period. the russian to, to belgrade on the border with ukraine is on fire. it's governance says to workers have been injured in some areas of being evacuated, blamed ukrainian military helicopters for the attack. keith has not claimed responsibility. and i munition, dep neil boat near belgrade caught fire on wednesday. well,

the sporting fall out from the crane war has continued at a meeting of footballs. well, governing body for ukraine insist that russet should be thrown out a fee for. well, russia se says that the country is being unfairly treated. and richardson was at the fif of congress here in cotton. russia's national teams may be banned from all competitions. the countries football union was at the annual congress of the sports world governing body fif. 50, says it count, suspend footballing federation actions taken by political leaders. a view not shared by ukraine representative at the meeting in qatar. do you think it's right that the russian football federation is sitting just a few yards away from you? i think that they have to be expelled from this body since they have perpetrated the crimes they committed to general be violated all the norms of the in this town,

the ukrainian football team play it this year as well. is it possible? well, it's difficult for me to say you see the situation and if the urgency petition that our so we'll be happy to do that yet, a few properties of them. in fact, you know, the other members of football family, the other, the head of the ukrainian football association, sense of video message from keith, thanking the global football community for it supports a community that 4 years ago had been gathering in russia for the world cup a great success sporting lee and culturally but obviously it did not solve the problems of the world. it did not even solve the problems in the region. the man who headed up russia's well kept organizing committee in 2018, says the ban on his country's football teams is unjust. you have a case going to the court of arbitration to support. do you think you have

a good case or to overturn the pantheon national teams? yes, we you. we did go to costco. we indeed think that our players and our football fans above deserve it. and our team should have had the right to continue the qualifications. we certainly would not welcome this decision, but to deploy at this moment, it is what it is faithful will now sentence attention to the drawer for the group stages of the catalog world cup a competition that russia insists. it's been unfairly expelled from ukraine durham any consumption for a place at the finals that play off against scotland has been delayed until at least june. and the richardson al jazeera, doha. as to lead her announcer voting to stand together, amazon staff in new york, like they'll be the 1st from the retail john to join you for all teens around the world find out on friday who they will play the group status of the work.

oh hello. there now, just last week, much of here it was basking and glorious sunshine and spring light conditions. while that for change, we're seeing a wintery weather effect, those central areas, and it's going to get more unsettled in the south, thanks to low pressure. that's bringing some really wet and windy conditions to the mediterranean, but 1st to the northwest corner for britain, m eileen, we have seen wintry showers with snow sweet down parts of england that hopes across the channel. we have got warnings out for snow across france and the low countries that order that pushing out to the east some heavy snow for the alps over the weekend scandinavia it's largely clear, but colder. here we've got temperatures well below the average for places like norway and sweden and we are going to see more wintry weather sweep into northern

areas. this heavy snow for northern norway. now down in the south. well look at that. we've got some nasty weather on the way for the balkans. we've got warnings out here. we could see some flooding in places like bosnia and herzegovina, as well as wind warnings to southern parts of it. city. we could see flooding across those central areas. thanks to the heavy, rain, heavy snow as well for northern areas of spain. but look at that. athens staying sunny at $22.00 degrees, south 5th. ah . amid the ongoing ukraine, russia will some neighboring countries in a rush to talk on that soil. you take that as a serious possibility of, of russia. i think there are serious possibilities. absolute certainty is for food mark to do its own and deputy foreign minister about your plans. he talks, challenges, era. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the world.

so no matter how you take it will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you. oh, wow. ah. other day you're watching out 0 reminder about top stories this hour and ukrainian and russian negotiators shoot a whole another round of virtual talks as follows. keith's claims of making gains on the ground at moscow saying it is reducing operations in the north. a buses heading to the besieged port city of mary, poland, southern ukraine to evacuate trap residence. keith is accused. russian forces blocking the convoy on thursday, despite announced in local cease fire. europe faces at gaster roubles deadline set

by russia's president. vladimir putin threatened to cancel contracts, otherwise, you leaders are pushing back in the cold, yet blackmail. no rushes for a minister. that's like a lever of he's in new delhi for talks with his indian counterpart. india is one of the few countries that has increased business with moscow since the invasion of ukraine. and as a long term ally, it's refused to condemn russia's actions and has abstained from un resolutions. and let's join the atlas with her enemy joins from new delhi. so liz, what's likely to be on the agenda of levels? does it hello, nick. well, interestingly, just like for the chinese foreign ministers visit last week, the indian government hasn't released a schedule nor have they said what the 2 foreign ministers will be talking about. but we know that sergei lab robin subdomain m j shanker will have a lot to discuss. experts say that the talks will love that they'll focus on the

increase their in indian increase of imports of oil from russia. also, the russian military equipment that india buys and of course, the situation in ukraine. now, oil imports from russia last month will 4 times the amount compared to march last year. and that's because with the u. s. and other western nations, mostly western nations, imposing sanctions on russia. we have seen moscow offering oil and other commodities to india at low prices. and india has defended the increase in those imports, saying that when fuel prices go up, that it's natural for nations to look for good deals for their people. and that only about one percent of its energy supplies come from russia. they'll also need to discuss indian payments to russian banks, which are affected by us sanctions. india will be looking for assurances from russia that the war and ukraine will not be disrupting the delivery of military

equipment to india. russia is india's biggest arm supplier liz, india has not condemned russia's action has been stay neutral, that kiva, as i said earlier, is it under any pressure to be more supportive of the western position? that's right. now we have seen india abstain at every single voter. the united nations, whether it's said the general assembly or at the security council on russia and ukraine, and that is the cause of india's old historic. ty is close ties with russia. and also because russia is india's biggest and supplier. but india also looks to russia to use its influence with china when it comes to india's ongoing tensions with china over there, disputed himalayan border. and where as of the start of the russian invasion of ukraine, we heard from countries like the u. s. and u. k. saying things like they'd like to see india take

a tougher stand against russia. they said that the whole world was watching, where countries stood on this issue, whether they stood on what they call the right side of history. we have seen the messaging from at least those countries soften somewhat lately. the u. k. foreign secretary las trust. she was in new delhi on thursday. when she said that india is a sovereign nation and the u. k. won't be telling india what to do. she was talking about the increase and the imports of russian oil to india. we also had the u. s. state department spokesperson ned prize. he was saying that washington is not looking to india, asking india to change its relationship with moscow that they would urge continue to urge all their partners and allies to use whatever influence they have to call for an end to, you know, the russian aggression and the war but they were much harsher words from the u. s. sam, deputy national security adviser for international economics. de leon sing. he was in new delhi on thursday,

and he's seen as one of the chief architects of the u. s. sanctions against russia . and he said that they would be very severe consequences for anyone who tries to circumvent the us sanctions on russian, russian banks. and also that he described russia as being the very junior partner in the china, russia relationship. and that anyone would be foolish to think that russia would come running to india's aid if there were any war. and he said, if china reached the border between india and china again or elizabeth met, thanks very much. and if that update that needs any, thank you. members of parliament in pakistan have been debating emotion of no confidence in the prime minister. run con. vote is expected to take place on sunday . con is under pressure to resign. after coalition partner switch sides, the prime minister says he won't step down is on page of 8 reports, not from islamabad. another day of high political drama in pakistan,

prime minister in mankind, is defined that he still has the numbers that he can remain the prime minister of focus on the head of a vote of no confidence on sunday. the prime minister destination saying that he is going to remain the prime minister on sunday. there is going to be a competition of good and evil if he was, were to put it plainly in wrong. hon is now facing a very difficult situation in the parliament where the opposition did bring about at least a 172 members to the parliament session today, which is the numbers required to bring down enron hahn in a vote of no confidence. and the opposition says it has not just those 172 members, but it has a lot more than that. it has the support of the coalition partners that enhance funds around funds government had. and it also has the support of disgruntled and bees off to pakistan to reconcile iran cons party. and now we've been speaking to his party members as well, who say that this is a conspiracy against him? the people who are changing their loyalties and the coalition partners will leaving

them, are because of the bribes that are being offered to them at monetary incentives and incentive for a new set up i being given to them and the opposition at rubbish to all of these came seeing that no money has exchanged hands and if i'm wrong, hon and his government has any proof they had shared with the wider world. coming back to the conspiracy that imminent han was talking about, he saying that there is an international effort to try and defeat emron hon. he pointed out towards the u. s. a. in the united states of august and the ambassador being given a warning of sorts that if im around hon, stays in power, it will not good for pakistan. all of this remains in the balance until the vote, which is expected on sunday. but enron hahn's fate is going to be sealed as either the prime minister, who is going to remain to continue 5 years in power. or he will go home in alabama, the longest strike of the u. s. states history shows little sign of being resolved,

members of the coal mine as union walked off the job in april last year. they wants better wages, john, 100 as this. this is a portrait of patience. these miners have spent a year picketing to get their jobs back, but warrior met coal has yet to offer them even what they earned before they went on strike. a way to just get back good. 5 years ago, i think i think a lot of gas would be happy with it. that's $365.00 days without regular pay. the longest strike in alabama history with 1100 miners living off a union strike fund. and i had plans to go to houser, to move on with my life. all that money's gone every day. they want non union replacement workers drive to their old jobs. that's led to some confrontations by replacement workers. and by striking minors, prompting a judge to temporarily ban picketing when the strikers return chris brew, baker says there'll be some harsh words for those who crossed the line. i'm sure

you got me a lot of things said in the bath house. they're probably sitting beside on, out in paulding descending more than 600 meters beneath the earth for scraps of coal is a dangerous job. in 2001, my number 5 exploded, killing 13 miners. a year after the strike began. these mine workers are still out here, drawing attention to their cause, occasionally getting a hunk of support from passers by. we as warrior met cold for comment, but they didn't respond my last day and reason where they become a cause celeb drawing support from nationally known activists like rage against the machine guitar as tom morello. and by taking their cars on the road to new york, i heard about, through the miners picketed in front of black rock. a major investor and warrior met cold. the alabama miners are hoping to take part in a comeback of sorts for unions in the us. even here in the anti union south than a so called rank to work state that bands unions from collecting dues from any

worker who doesn't volunteer them. the desire for workers who heretofore have had to give concessions at every bargaining table. discovering that they are a commodity and they are forced to be reckoned with. after $365.00 days these minor said they're not going anywhere. we're not gonna bite down. way. we're not back down. we're, we're not gonna turn around. and it was one day, longer, one day strong, even if it takes another year. john henderson, al jazeera brookwood, alabama. teams who qualified for the fee for weld common cancer. this november we'll find out on friday who they will play in the group stages. it is a big moment for the country national team and for the region. thank and i as this report, boys day dreams kicked around on the streets of their childhood. are now the pride and pressures of men. soon to be measured in gold scored and shot saved by cutters,

national football team. when these 23 players take to the pitch in november, they know many might view them as a long shot. the other agent, cut timbers aside, going to be of all the tombs to when it gets us, it's will be hard for them when we make it difficult for them. this will be the team's introduction to the world cup. as host katara will be a top seed tv, this is the 1st time footballs. premier competition has been held in the middle east, and only the 3rd time it's been held outside europe and the america. it is not a misconception about a region. it's time to, to bring people are closer to each other. i think a sported and definitely full dilemma. and even more like a wilco can do so ha ha. since 2010 cutter one. the bid to host the 2022 world cup . the country has been in a perpetual state of construction,

millions of migrant workers in the last 12 years have transformed desert into the stadiums, roads, hotels, and metro system that will make the world cup a legacy for cutter. but amnesty international says thousands of workers have died due to unsafe conditions and many were exploited by employers. country officials say 3 people have died on the job for world cup related projects. and reforms have been implemented that if improved workers rights greatly, this country of 2800000 people has never hosted an event on this scale. if attendance estimates, pan out, cut hours, population will swell by more than a 3rd. during the world come to assist with security. the turkish government is sending a team of 3250 people. it includes riot police, special operations forces, bomb experts and bomb sniffing dogs. it's also training about 700 countries,

security personnel, no matter the outcome on game day cutters. national team has already logged several entries in world cup history and become the embodiment of the football aspirations of this country and region. natasha name al jazeera, doha. and later on this friday we'll have a special program falling. the welcome draw as it happens, life indo. ah . so this is al jazeera, these are the top stories and ukrainian, and russian negotiators are holding another round of virtual talks. it follows keith's claims of making gains on the ground and moscow, se, it's reducing operations in the north. simba's robbie has more now from living now the deputy prime minister, the latest information we have from her, with regards to the humanitarian quarter for mario pal, is that.