and new documentary follows his non violent campaign to bring down to corrupt regime astonishing outcome with revolution. i am not alone, arminius, velvet revolution. coming soon on al jazeera, ah, this is al jazeera, ah, hello, i am, sam is a dan. this is the news. our live from dell, her coming up in the next 60 minutes after a decade of preparations, the world can't draw, takes place here in doha, will have reaction from around the world. a 2 month truce announced in the yemen, both the host, the rebels and the emily government agreed to the deal. ukraine denies carrying out

across the board, a helicopter attack in the russian city of bel got all their po was set on fire and damaged and deserted. moscow is seen withdrawing more of its forces from areas nor for the ukrainian capital. oh it's been a huge day for world for ball here in carter where the draw for this year's world cup is taking place. we have correspondence with reaction from around the world. nicholas huck is in decker in senegal poll. reese is in paris in france. teresa bow is in bon as iris, and of course we'll have the latest from here in doha with. peter stared it at 1st. gemini has all the details of the draw. yes,

and the 8 groups of 4 cats are 2022 have been drawn. so let's take a closer look. i'll start with group a house and debutantes. cat will open at the world cup against ecuador. they also have 3 time runners up netherlands, an african champion, senegal, england's opening game in group b as against iran. that will be the 1st time they've played each other. intimacies argentina in groups see defending champions. france, well, they're going to be pretty happy with their dra, aren't they? they're in group d with denmark gina's here, and the playoff winner between south america and asia. now, at any wild cup, there is always a stand out group and for this torment, well you have to say it is group e with 2010 champions. spain drawn with 4 time when, as germany, belgium, or in group f and the tournaments most successful side, brazil are in group g with soviet switzerland and cameron, and in group 8 she christiana, nowadays a portugal and uruguay will be the favorites to progress. so just the 3

a playoff places is still to be decided then. and then attention will turn to the big kickoff november 21st, at our weight stadium here in qatar. i speak now live to peter stem. it he was at the draw. so the drawer is down, teams, the group, one of the matches to look out for peter. ah, good evening, sammy i, and i think jim actually hit the nail on the head, the spain versus june. i think that's the blockbuster fixture of the 2022 world cup . you've got spain of one the world cup before. there are also 2 time at european champions, and he got germany who have one tournament for times. however, the germans haven't really been in the base the form in recent times. they want to walk up in 2014, but then they bombed out of the most recent tournament 2018 in russia and they didn't have a very good day. europe and championships last year, either when they lost in the last 16 to england. i want to just talk a little bit about england not themselves,

but the group that they find themselves in. you talk about a politically charged fixture. i don't think it's going to get any bigger and the united states of america versus iran. now these 2 teens have actually played each other before. there's a little bit of history as well as the world cup goes between these 2 sides, france 98 iran, one that matched to know. i'm happy to tell you that it was played in very good spirits. the teams will promoting piece off to the fixture, and hopefully that'll be something that we'll see again in 2022 are we are endow has. so he got to ask, you know, back grouping for the host nation. it looks pretty tough. what's the feeling there? yeah, it's not as easy as may be, they would have liked, but look at is what it is. and if you're gonna progress at the walk up, you've got to beat so high quality teams along the way and cut out. i've got ecuador for company in the group, that'll be the opening match of the entire tournament. and you know what, the ecuadorian, what do we know about the finished 3rd in south american qualifying? but they usually only go as far as the last 16. sometimes they lose in the groups

age, that's me. history. so catherine will be looking at that, but then you talk about of not being easy, or we've got synagogue in that group that single of the most recent african champions, the one the african, approximately 2 months ago. and he also have the netherlands who are in that group . now you might look at that and say, gee, was the dutch, that's going to be really, really tough. but we look at a recent history. this is not the netherlands of 974978 or 2010, where they got to the final. this is the netherlands that didn't qualify for the most recent woke up 2018 in russia and they didn't qualify for the last 2 european championships either. so who knows what to expect there. all right, great software. thanks pizza. let's continue this now bring in today's bow, she joins us live from, want to science to get. there must be above then. this could be want leah. now my see, last world come. people planning on the heading over the color for that one. let me tell you that for the past 2 hours we've been watching television radio station website. everyone is talking about the walls comp on the possibility of these being

the last 2 world cup. arden kinds are in love with the argentine team. they're in love with the owners messy. they're in love with a coach. so lots of people here are very, very excited about the world cup in katara. well, being able to travel is a big question. argentina is in the middle of a big crisis. there is a storing inflation where it's difficult for our times to buy us dollars to be able to travel and the flight for carter is 17 hours. so that's going to make it a bit difficult for most arguing times. however, it is important to know that among the top 10 countries who got ticket, well, argentine you are among them. so it is expected that many are going to make it all the way to cut the heart. all right, thanks so much to raise about. busy we gotta talk about price of goals, toll race is then joins us live from there. so pull, you know, retaining the title. they think they can do it now. it's clear who they're up

against, at least in the group. well, i think so me what infringed funds will have seen that teams are up against those groups. that if thought, well, let's say the word that it will be quite an easy passage through to the knockout, said denmark, perhaps the most dangerous team, but for them got a very good record against them. none of the teams you could still qualify australia, peru, or the united our, our beverage with all respect to them should oppose many pro. so a team of such great power as friends who have perhaps the best player in the world . succeeding leonor messy. and he mentioned earlier in kelly, an embassy, and another strike o just never gets old carrying bens emma. and but the other team in the group shanicea is the one that lay keep the national sports newspaper at, picked out as the most favourable team that friends could possibly have faced in that group. and that's the warning sign i think because last year friends in the

last 16 of the european championships, faced switzerland went $31.00 up and ended up losing and being knocked out of the european championships. the consensus was they got to comfortable. so i think that was a wake up call for them and they'll be on that toes as they try and retain that woke up title incatel. all right, thanks so much pool. let's go over that. and nicholas huck. these life are awesome in dachau. so how confident is senegal? you know, we've seen africans do really well in european leagues and teams, but africans, african teams don't always do so well in well cops. right? yeah. but at least for now there's an air here or a thing that anything, especially for senate golf courses, every with unique rocco and got all of them are counted, then i got this one, the african culture of nation did what?

he thought o. r did. why ever here? and it starts right here with people. what are they doing? they're playing football. it's more that the support option here in it on the here or i really sorry. they're obviously having a few audio glitches. they're too bad. we'll try and come back to nicholas huck. jodie vance has more now from vancouver, where the national team recently qualified for the world cup for the 1st time in 36 years. the excitement surrounding soccer in canada just continues to grow. we are

with soccer analyst, scott rental and scott, the canadian women's national team has brought so much to canadian fans. and now we're on this epic journey. tickets are 2022. what is at the center of that? in your view? while there's a lot of things in your right, this country's been following our women for the past 2 decades with one of the greatest, if not the greatest female football are ever born onto this planet, christine sinclair, leading the way to that gold metal last summer. but on the heels of that, john herdman moved from the women's side to the men's side, which was seen as a chance by him at the time and a chance by the national mans program. and he created beliefs. he created momentum and fulfillment within this group. he got players to come play for this country that in the past probably would have chosen a different path and may have tried to play for another nation. but this site is very representative of what canada is. it's a very diverse side. it's a deep side. it is the most talented group we have ever seen in our country's history, and it is off to a world cup for the 1st time and 36 years. let's speak about some of those players

and the depth and diversity that we find there. and it begins with one who was even on the pitch when this team qualified, you're right, alfonso davies, in world football terms, is a household name. he is one of the best left back on the planet. and he hasn't even been present with canada for the past. 6 matches, and yet canada, $14.00 of those matches in leading its way to the top of the table in conk, a cap qualifying kyle layer and the lead conk a cap in goal scoring the likes of jonathan david had massive moments. tasia buchanan is now a household name in canada. richie lorraine, i can go on and on with the like a junior a hoya b like boy, and is such a leader on the line. stopping everything that comes his way, seemingly canada only conceited. one goal, no more in any of the matches during the course of these 14 leading to guitar. 2022 . it's your right. it's a very deep side. it's a fun side. and it's a side that plays with joy. and we haven't really seen that in candidate history on the pitch. i'll, kimberly has been following the draw with polish fans in warsaw polish fans.

pretty excited about group see because there is a lot of optimism that they will be able to make it to the 2nd round in this group . there is a feeling that if they can achieve that, that the match between poland and argentina is one that will be worth watching. this will be a match between 2 of the world star strikers massey as well as love and dow sky. and it is levin dowdy that allowed poland to get to this draw and that they believe will allow them to propel even further. given the fact that the politics right now with russia's invasion of ukraine on poland doorstep, this is a welcome respite from some of the headlines and politics that exist in poland right now. a lot of high hopes in poland, riding on living down skis, number 9, or i'm joining me now here in the studio is i shall come geisha an african football

journalist. lovely to have you here with us. so the groupings have come together. what do they served? up for african teams. do you reckon when you look at her and i go, i think they go to a fair deal. i mean, you have katara, you have no lens. i feel that that is a group that they can come out of tenicia on the other hand, is going to be very tough for them and morocco. but these are also the north african teams which have already acclimatize themselves with playing here in katara . we're here at the for broke up in, in december. and so they have also a good number of friends that live here in gotta forgotten it's going to be very interesting. they have you gray louis shows. if he makes it to the team, that would be very interesting. if you go back to what happened in 2010 with the handball and a missed opportunity. obviously for some more john, his since retired. you know, from the team. he's no longer part of the selection, but that should be interesting for cameron. i think that we go about you have the live experience playing the woke up as well. he's now the coach summer at the

federation president, i think they'll go so much into the preparations and do a good job. it sounds like the house africa are still on senegal then. right. that's what it sounds like. you're saying? yeah. when you look at, you know, the teams on paper synagogue have, you know, top players that are doing an incredible job in their teams, into top leagues across the walls. you have to had mindy with chelsea said your money, have kelly decree, but yet not fully doing a great job and that sort of experience also with the manager. lucy say he's been together with this plan since 2015 that i think for them was 20 reasons. be optimistic. what are the chances of african teams make? it's the 2nd round. unlike what happened in the last world cup. there is a small chance, especially for it's only a small one. yeah. it is a small, a small one, but that small one is with synagogue synagogue for me. come moon. yes for that. there's a chance to do i on for the news, you're going to be very tough. do you think african champions,

senegal have the best chance to make it right through? i mean, how far, in other words do you think we can? i think they could go to the quarter finals. ok, let's this out and wish them well. yeah. do you think african teams might find it perhaps easier to deal with some of the conditions and does that, you know, than some of the other teams? is there any reason to, you know, yeah, i mean tenicia and morocco have funds here already, but also it's very easy for them to fly from north africa. obviously, you know, i always also has direct flights coming in here. but also the weather. the weather is kind of like what we have back home in south africa. it's about 242322 degrees centre grid. and you know in that part of the year. so it should be very easy for them. i know if it's going to be easy for the african teams because they used to breaking the season to go and play at the after a couple of lie. right. all right, let's see. it's going to be interesting,

faster isn't it was from 5 to thank you. so much for coming in, haven't i? ukraine haven't secured their place at the world comp. they need to beat scotland and then wales in the playoff to make it concert. 2022 that match again, scotland has been delayed until at least june, freaking out the annual fee for congress. janet and tina cold them will lead us bring an end to the war in ukraine. my police to all of those will have some power in this world to all of those who are in important political positions in the world, please, please stop conflicts and was please what our children, what our future the president of the ukrainian football association was unable to attend the fee for congress. instead, he sent a video message, but,

and i just watched auto ludo since february 24. we have not had the opportunity to develop our beloved game for over a month. you know, we've been defending our country and resisting the military aggression of the russian federation. during this period, we regularly received sad news about the deaths of ukrainian football representatives and basra avi is in ukraine. a country that a decade ago was co hosting the european championship. this empty football stadium tells a story 10 years ago was one of the venues for the european championship arena levine . with a seating capacity of nearly 35000 people hosted the group stage games for euro 2012. but since the russian invasion of ukraine, parts of the complex are being used as a coordination hub to organize humanitarian aid and temporarily hands internally displaced people. flynn warsaw to east of the country when the war began more than

a month ago, the ukrainian men's national team asked to postpone. it's 2022 world cup qualifier against scotland. coach alexander patrick off saying at the time that participating in a football game was unthinkable as long as his people were dying. ukraine versus scotland is now set for june, but that matches also in doubt if the war continues competing for the coveted world cup. in 2022 is perhaps one more thing that russia has taken from the ukranian people. ah, but take you through some other news now and those to be a 2 month pause and fighting in yemen. it comes after the hoof. he rebels agreed to a un broke, a truce comes into effect on saturday. it allows for the reopening of santa airport as well as the port in her data, the saudi, that coalition already announced the lateral one month sees fight to mark ramadan.

the war is now in its 8th year. the truce we chairs the possibility of renewal, coincides with the start of the holy month of ramadan. it opens the door to addressing gaiman's urgent humidity in economic needs and creates a gentleman opportunity to restart yeoman's political process. these truce must be a 1st step to ending yet men's devastating war. bahama la tab joins us now from santa. so a bit of good news at the beginning of ramadan for people there in yemen. how important is this for people have been suffering for so long under a warfare? yes, it means a lot to him, and he's in case such a declaration of truce is being committed by worrying sides. especially the, along the 18,

nearly 18 oil tankers to go to go into the sea of data, which of the many people have the, specially though those who are under the control of the host, these they are suffering from dia, crisis of fuel. so the, the is a serious fuel cra, crisis of fuel. so many people been waiting for this moment. and also the other important issue that has been declared by the you an invoice that those are the reopening of the sun i international airport, which has been closed or banned from international and commercial flights since 2016 while it was closed or banned by the saudi lit kuala sion on the 9th of of the 9th of august 2016. so it's been a long time for him and he's not being able to travel abroad,

especially from the areas under the control of these. there are, according to the number of international organizations, lee, at least 30000 people died because there an ability to travel abroad for treatments . so we, p m e 's are receiving good news with the advent of the holy month from many who this this, this declaration will be fulfilled, especially with. busy with just within the coming now to 20 hours, people are hoping and also waiting for will be v pull up, putting an end to the conflict that has father to, to the way the humanitarian crisis. the international organization puts the number . busy people who are in dire need for, for a relief. 20000000 yemen, the so the 2 thirds of the, the population. well being close to the bronco fireman. alright, thanks so much for the laptop. now, poisonous gases killed

a coal. mine isn't injured. others in southern serbia, the methane gas was released when a mine shaft collapse, trapping work is underground. is the latest in several accidents. the state owned mine, delicate bargaining. really awesome. so there's huge, grief, 8 miles of the so called mind died even in the early morning. they suffocated so there was no explosion of any kind know anything else that happened or simply the concentration of meeting was so high that the suffocated a present my condolences as onto the bodies on the way to nist, their top seas will be performed. the investigative teens will do their job. now work is that amazon voted to form the company's 1st union employees at the warehouse in new york secured a majority by hundreds of votes for the when the online retailer has been accused of poor working conditions. i spent the last 11 months. the folks behind me spent

the last 11 months as well. inside, outside the building at the bus stop or in a trusted is work is building relationships, raising money, creating go from me for people that was 5 people that was homeless, people liberally shelters paying bills, cable bills, phone bills, feeding china's largest city. shanghai is shutting down, as the authorities look to bring down numbers of covey. 19 infections. a locked down in the western half of the city begins on friday. an existing lockdown in the east has been extended. public transport has been cancelled. an old, non essential business is closed on this better news in malaysia, the travel industry is back in business. borders are being reopened. foreign st. louis has more from column pool. why 0? why a from are booked up after 2 long years of border closures. malaysia is welcoming

back tourists from abroad. your quarantine requirements for fully vaccinated travelers are lifted from friday during 3 earth. impossible to come here. impossible. and suddenly very good eddie. open again. so i'm here for the 1st day and very happy to be here. melissa. again. visitors still have to show a negative cov 19 test result before they leave their home nations and undergo another test on arrival. foreigners must also have travel insurance with a minimum value of $20000.00. travel agencies like this one have already seen a surge in the number of malaysians traveling overseas. after the government lifted a travel band last october. they're now hoping they'll also be a boom and visitors from abroad request are there, but i think we have to wait a couple of more months to see uh whether or not they do materialize. and i think i think part of it is that the government still has ah, restriction imposed. so unless is removed,

i don't think tourism would really go back to prevent them in time as foss us and we expect to be. the tourism industry was badly hit when malaysia shut its borders in 2020, and domestic tourism was also affected when interstate travel was banned for much of last year. salacious transition to prepare for an endemic phase of corn. a virus also means other restrictions are being lifted. press and religious activities can now be held without physical distancing requirements, which means most like this one here can be filled to capacity once again, is different when this is contained in, during pad is different. it feels different when he even knows congregational well, but this space in between your a huge difference is not saying you stand so volleyball. the soda solo, malaysia reported a daily average of more than 18000 new kona virus cases in the last week. but most to a mild or without symptoms, the government has indicated it's prepared to ease more restrictions over time. as

the world learns to normalize life. with corona virus, florence li, algebra cologne port are still ahead of al jazeera. ah, i mean support today's and for re election congress by the nist of our faces office in years. ah hello, there will start in southern africa and things are looking a lot cooler in the very south of south africa with cape town. seen a temperature below average for this time of year to be cloudy through the weekend . a lot funnier for johannesburg, but the wet weather arrives from monday. we're seeing some of the heavier rain effect coolant. that's how province stretching into s, we're teeny,

and that band of rain runs all the way up through namibia and, and go with some of the heavier falls in cameroon. and gabon as we go into sunday, now was a move to north africa. it is a lot dwyer along the coast of algeria than it has been recently as that unsettled whether it moves across for the east in the mediterranean. we are seeing some pretty wet and windy weather roll into the canary islands. by the time we get into sunday, but across much of the continent, it is a very hot and dry picture, with temperatures in egypt picking up well above the average in places like cairo. now as we move across to the middle east, it is a warming picture here, some heat coming through for iraq. if we have a look at the 3 day in baghdad, well will be well above average. by the time we get into sunday, nearly 10 degrees with lots of hot and dry conditions, continuing that to weather update ah,

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wow, ah, allow your watching al jazeera time to recap those headlines now. after a decade of preparations the world comp drawers taken place here and go home. it'll be the 1st time the competition is being hosted in the middle east. a 2 month truce is stopping in the eman. the un negotiated the seas 5 between the government and hope the rebels begins on saturday. so i asked paul to reopen, as well as the fulton for day, the chinese largest city shine shutting down as the thought these look to bring down numbers of covered 19 infections. public transport has been cancelled and all

non essential business is closed. ukraine has denied accusations by russia that is carried out across board a helicopter attack of fuel deco on fire video appears to show to attack helicopters flying over the russian city early on friday than the 5 began among storage tanks. hush him. i had a bottle, has more from moscow. what authority is there a thing the kremlin said the president put in was informed on the attack and that there were decisions made to ensure that his no disruption of fuel supplies to the region. the kremlin also said that this attack is not going to create favorable conditions for the peace talks which resumed online. at a day. on those talks, we had 2 statements, one from the top, russia negotiator, vladimir medeski, saying that the russian position on crimea and the eastern provinces of

a ganske antoniette remains the same. the since the start of the conflict, the russia has been saying that you, once ukraine to recognize crimea as part of russia and also look ganske entered. he asked as independent states earlier today, foreign minister, sir gay lover of said that there is progress in the talks and that russia's position on both republics plesk crimea are, are not changing. but at the same time, he hinted that this could be something that will take time because of the very nature of the sticking point. now the equations have been talking about security guarantees. something similar to the nature as collective defense mechanism. we don't, we have to wait and see whether how many countries will be on board and the guarantors will, whether they will be really willing to step in and present themselves as gallant us in those security arrangements. so i think it will boil down to pinning down those

details before there is this comprehensive political settlement that will also be conducive to assist. fire rushes, defense ministry says it's killed, 40 ukrainian soldiers after firing a mis are at the headquarters of the countries armed forces. it comes as key of says russian soldiers continue to partially withdraw from the north of the capital to the bell. russian border ra mcbride has the latest on the fighting from live friday at 1st light just beyond ukraine's northern border with russia. fire fighters tackling a blazer to fuel depot in the russian city of belgrade. the governor there has accused ukraine of sending helicopters to attack the oil storage tanks, under the cover of darkness. security camera and other footage on social media seems to confirm some kind of attack by helicopters and the firing of missiles. if the russian claims are true. this would be the 1st attack by ukrainian

forces on russian soil since the war began. ukraine's foreign minister said he could neither confirm nor deny responsibility. but the kremlin says the suspected as strike doesn't help the prospect of ongoing peace talks. ukraine's top security official later denied his country was behind the attack. russia has continued to withdraw units from towns and cities north of the capital. keep being la chickies girl with the big, the partial withdrawal of units of the russian occupation forces from the north of g. every japanese towards the state border with the republic of bella. ruin continued, she getting drunk. one of those battlefields has been the airport and military base at hosta mel to the north west of keefe. drone footage shows the air base heavily damaged, but the russians gone. russian forces had seized the base in the opening hours of the war, but were forced back by ukrainian counter attack. before recapturing it again later

. the ukrainians accused the russians of indiscriminate shelling to cover their withdrawal and launching multiple miss. i'll attacks them. going to be my mainstream or what does it means killing down? come, but actions in give, intern him direction of it does. it means that there will be $100.00 drug, instead of $100.00 truck, about launch and give or something else. on the southern front, following long and complex negotiations between the 2 warring sides and the international committee of the red cross, a convoy of buses was sent to the besieged city of mary paul in the hope of evacuating trapped residence from the i need. we are currently on the move from what it looks like you're in order to ensure safe passage for this video desperately wants to see the cities. the i c r. c is also looking to bring much needed humanitarian aid into the city. robert bride al jazeera levine. i've

got more now from him. ron kahn, he's in the capital k for us. so what are you hearing? was the situation about those reports of a russian pullback from here? what does it look like now in bron well, i can tell you that the ukrainians are actually in celebratory mood when it comes to the know the new cities. i'll take you through those 1st house to mel airport, a very key strategic position for the russians. if that had taken the airport, it would have been crucial for any further advance into the capital care like these other cities i'll tell you about as well. the ukrainians have actually taken that back. the met a voucher that i city neighboring house to well also says march 31st will be liberation day for boots and we've beat back on the russian forces. now in both of those towns, russian forces were actually encircled for a number of days. but now the ukrainian saying they force them all out or pin is

now clear as well as well as my carry of. now the reason for those towns being so important is a, there are quite close to each other. but if the russians had taken it, that would have been a staging ground for them to be able to come in to the city of keep itself. now bravery in the south as it also has been now liberated from a russian forces according to the ukrainians. the man was also very confident that the towns and villages that had been attacked outside of the city of bravery. also, we're completely clear now of russian soldiers. now this is likely to do with the fact that a, the russian soldiers have been defeated by the ukrainian army, but also to do with the withdrawal that is taking place. and the fact that they have now been pushed back into the boat is near to by the route and to other areas within russia itself. and the reason for that is vary depending on who you speak to yen stone bag. the secretary general of nato suggests that he's not

a russian withdrawal, that he's witnessing more, a regrouping, a repositioning, and a re supply of russian forces, perhaps for renewed offensive in the east, in the dumbass region, ukrainian se, we'll actually know what we've done is we force them back in this bodes well for any talks they're going to come in the future. and we've got to talk about mario, paul evacuations. the how are they proceeding? well, mario was a completely different case. sammy, you've seen the pictures come out. you've heard the stories from residents who have left there. you've seen the reporting from our colleagues who i've been in side that city the destruction is ne, total is a 150000 people who are trapped in that city. the international committee of the red cross tried to get a humanitarian corridors open today they weren't able to do so. the mayor of variable has been speaking. he says that they weren't able to mount or mount the

operation to get the humanitarian corridor open. they can get people out. the only way people can leave is if they actually getting cars on their own private cars and actually go any type of mass evacuation using buses has become incredibly difficult . ukrainians of blaming the russians saying the russians are reneging on any kind of agreement. the russians keep. keep up the prussia of attack on mary paul. the mer variable is very blunt, is all the saying we need you monetary in a to actually come into the city using those corridors. my citizens and as a 150000 people left in, maria pol still are only getting 3 meals a week. all right, thanks so much im ron con i smith has more now on the efforts of people to escape mario for most people who've left mary awful had to make their own way out. pavel says he's used to the walking. he's a shepherd, was in love that that says raptures warden. we've got 35 kilometers to go. he says

he and his wife yana. a. heading to their village. away from the fighting. they hope around a 140000 people have escaped mario pole in the 5 weeks since the start of what russia calls its special military operation. but not every one made it to safety. those that do find themselves in reception centers in russia or schools like this in don yet that that would usually within year. well, why did we come here? you? because it became too hard. we were exhausted. i took julia who she hasn't been outside at all for a month because she was scared, very scared. and we went on foot a group in a column until we reached the edge of the city and a shooting and bombing, but we made it. thank god. hello. the people al jazeera spoke to said they're here either because the only route they could find out of mary apple brought them this

way or because they relatives in russia finished them, which to them when, of course i want to go home because i have a flat there so i went to return to my beloved city where i was born or my daughter remains and all my friends and relatives, all my life was spent in mary apple. oh, you both went on holiday to mary awful. when she was 18 years old, there she tells us. she fell in love. i got married and has lived for 50 years. it was a perfect city. she says, oh luna needy sir and he is it. we must make peace with each other. we learn these words grads, machine, guns, women, children, why do they need to know those words? it is better to learn other words, those of pace love respect towards each other, but not machine guns. when your flight is on fire or the car, that's not real pain. the real pain is that we're being torn apart. from the

reception centers, people will go either to relatives in russia or temporary accommodation that can be hundreds of kilometers away. no one knows when they'll be able to go back home to mario and the red cross as asked the russian government for permission to open an office here in raw st. off and on to service easton, ukraine. we're about a 90 minute drive from the border. an indication perhaps that this won't be a short term conflict. bernard smith, al jazeera roster fonda india is under pressure from the united states and its allies not to continue doing business with russia. leaders are being warned of consequences if they are seen to help the kremlin evade western sanctions. elizabeth foreign num reports from new delhi sir, gala fraud receives of rail. welcome. on the international stage, the russian foreign minister came to india after a visit to moscow's ally, china. neither india nor china have condemned to russia's invasion of ukraine with

india, abstaining from all votes on the war at the united nations. lev, rob said russia appreciates india's independent foreign policy. and along with china, they're working to bypass sanctions by using different currencies. many years ago we started looking at, you know, religious was in do was showing there was many other countries for amusing dollar euros to more and more use of national guards on the this, the circumstances of this dread, i believe, will be though safari with riches natural gamble on the eve of lab, rob's visit, the indian government defended its decision to substantially increase all imports from russia. when oil prices go up, i think it's natural for countries to go out into the market and look for what are good deals for their people. but i am pretty sure if he wait 2 or 3 months and actually look at who are the big bios of russian gas and oil. i suspect

the list won't be very different from what it used to be. and i suspect we won't be the top 10 of that mr. anger era say india is putting it's on mash, our interests 1st like any other country or what i think is upsetting the western nations. that is the fact that the russians are willing to come into india with a huge discount and order of almost $35.00. so that, of course, the western nations would like to be great to profiteering. but i would imagine that that is what any consumers do when they go to the supermarket. if they find there is a sale or something they want to buy, they will utilize it. indeed, as russia is also the biggest arm supplier and love for all said the lauren, ukraine won't disrupt that. india is walking

a tightrope as it tries to keep good relations with russia and the he with america's deputy national security advisor for international economic felipe sing visited indian officials earlier this week. and the government has said o pressure from western nations to take a stand against russia. the latest comment come from the architectural us sanctions against those who warned on his visit the new delhi on thursday that they will be consequences for country circumvent. elizabeth moran. i'm al jazeera, you daddy. well, the war in ukraine is front and center of talks between china and the european union. brussels is pressing beijing for assurances. it will neither supply russia with arms, nor help moscow circumvent western sanctions. the virtual summit is also aimed at diffusing growing tensions between the 2 sides. it's election weekend in hungary across the board of from ukraine, prime minister vic, to olden faces,

an opposition keen to highlight his close ties to vladimir putin. under simmons has more from the capital, budapest, the biggest political battle for more than a decade is playing out on hungary streets. victor alba has been closed the vladimir putin for many years, and that gives opposition parties their best chance yet of defeating him. among the messaging putin's been your friend for 12 years, tell him to stop killing. ukraine's war has made o'beirne a marked man, just 3 weeks ahead of the russian invasion. he was in the kremlin for talks with putin signing a deal on gas supplies, while also representing the european union. the most out of the home is my. so my visit is partly a peacekeeping mission. he said to me, senior and threatening to men, develop close bonds over the years, putin needs the ear of any you leader oberon wants it. both ways influence in

europe and business with russia. oh, controlling the media is something else they have in common. what sort of an, as our hero, the was emily. this is a rarity in hungary journalists in the mediterranean conference that's not influenced by the government. telexes, an independent online newspaper set up by journalists who would resign from a news outlets in protest of government pressure. the majority of the hungarian media outlets are owned by businessman, who have strong connections to the politician. business, particularly in the energy sector, is the biggest tie between o'bannon puts in russian oil and gas or burn is walking a political tight rope. on one side of the me, you member, he's supporting sanctions against russia. on the other side, as putin's friend, he's refusing to stop buying oil from russia. quite the contrary, his plan is to buy even more. and on top of all that,

he's refusing point blank to give any military aid whatsoever to ukraine. but not everyone agrees that all bands friendship with putin is as damaging as some might think. in times of crisis in war times, you know, people think stability. the hungarian prime minister always likes to position himself as, as, as a very strong leader who can defend hungary and who can defend hungarians or bands . ukrainian neighbor says hungary should be helping their fight. ultimately, victor, listen, victor, do you know what's happening in maria? pol mothers and children dying like going look at the shoes on the key side of the danube. zalinski is referring to this memorial in budapest, thousands of jewish families were lined up and shot by fascist during the 2nd world war. their bodies falling into the river danube. their shoes left behind. andrew

simmons, al jazeera, budapest. hope frances has apologize to candice indigenous peoples following decades of child abuse and church run schools. 150000 indigenous children were taken from their families and forcibly sent to the residential schools mostly run by the catholic church. the canadian governments aim was to assimilate 1st nations in you it and my children into mainstream society. from 831 until the 990 s. at least 3200 children died in schools. they are forbidden from speaking their native languages, sexual abuse, violence and neglect were also common hebrew, one kid that going. yeah. i feel sorrow and shame to the rolled a number of catholics, particularly those with educational responsibilities. had in all these things that wounded you in the abuses you suffered. and in the lack of respect, shown,

feel identity, your culture, and even your spiritual values. all this is contrary to the gospel of jesus. i ask forgiveness from god. and i'd like to tell you from the bottom of my heart, that i am very pained and i joined my brother bishops from canada, in apologizing to adam wright, a has more from vatican city. we saw the delegation come out right after that apology, and they expressed a sense of accomplishment. i wouldn't caught necessarily joy, but they were happy with what they achieved the people we spoke to. and in fact, i'm joined by a member of the delegation. now tanya stump, she's from the nod, live with 10 1st nation in western canada. thank you for joining us, tanya. i was going to ask you, after when you were in the room, when pope frances made that apology, what was your reaction? how did you feel? a lot of next feeling. oh, lots of lots of different emotions. it's been a long time coming. a lot of our people have been wanting this for

a long time. some don't want to accept it at all. and for me, it was more about the acknowledgement, the acknowledgement is huge. it's interesting, you say some people in your community and perhaps other 1st nation groups and other indigenous communities across canada perhaps aren't interested in an apology. could you take us a little further with that? there was a lot of intergenerational impacts, a lot of by healing that needs to be done. a lot of destruction that happened so many people feel that an apology is not good enough. i'm at what would they want? i'm more than an apology. i think i'm the fact that ty, he has said that he'll come to canada is another really good positive step and acknowledging the wrongs that were done and your community in western canada and british columbia had a school that was an operation for decades. tell me about perhaps members of your community who went to that school only closed in 1976. they had faced

a lot of trauma. so we still deal with intergenerational impacts to this day. we're still in the real brunt of it. are there open cases, investigations going on still in that community? oh yes, absolutely. and what else would you and your community want more from the church other than this apology taking place here in the vatican city? what else are you asking for the church? and for pope francis to do one of the things that is very important to our community is getting documentation back records, back artifacts, back to our, our territory that belong there. it doesn't, doesn't belong here. thank you for sharing that. that's just one of the many delegates who is here tanya. stump from the not live with 10 1st nation. she was in the room when poach for pope frances apologize. and that was her feeling on that. she and others are hoping pope francis travels to canada soon and makes the apology there as well. all right, for fans,

it's catch up on the game with jemma. thank you, sammy today. well, all about the fif, wild, comfortable. we now know the 8th groups for the tournament, and catherine, later this year, my colleague pizza stem it without the event in doha. whenever the draw for a fee for woke up is made $1.00 of the fixtures fans most look forward to is the opening match. and in 2022 host nation covered will be up against ecuador, the south americans are finished. 3rd in the world cup, qualifying campaign. now also in that group african champion synagogue, as well as the netherlands. now, it's difficult to know what to expect from the dutch cutter might say, well, in 1974, 1978, and 25. the dutch reached the woke up final, but at the same time, in 2018 in russia, the netherlands would even they didn't qualify and they didn't qualify 420162020 either. as far as the european championships are concerned. and speaking of fixtures, we can also look for to a block vast the match. when spain take on germany,

the germans have won the world cup 4 times spain of one at once as well. in the past, these 2 teams have had some really good matches in the past. so that's something to look forward to. talk about a group of beth, well, maybe argentina, mexico and poland might be that group of it. other than that, there's not really a group where you would say, well, this team is probably not going to make it because the other 2 teams are just too difficult. that's obviously outside of the memos. now, i want to talk about a politically charged fixture. iran and the united states of america probably doesn't get any bigger than that. in terms of politics. well, these 2 teams are got a little bit of history. they paid each other at france, $98.00, and iran, one medication. the teams promoted piece in the aftermath of the fixture. but something else you talk about politics is the fact the ukraine could so qualify for . this woke up there one of 3 teams that haven't yet secured, they place at the tournament. and if they do qualify for the woke up by beating scotland and by beating whales, they will take their place alongside iran and the united states of america. by the

way, england also in that group after months of qualifying matches, this was the moment football fans around the world. we're waiting for to find out who that country would play in the opening games of this is weld cup and cattle was keen to show fans what they could expect. at the 1st edition of this tournament to be held in the middle east. a shoulder for home was sad. i feel proud and happy from this moment and beyond. the world will see cotter as we promised her. we shall provide an extraordinary addition of the world complement but pupils governing body has faced a turbulent build up to this draw, excluding the russian team over its countries. invasion of ukraine. faith is president using this occasion to call for peace. since we know that hundreds of millions of people are watching this draw and many leaders of the world are also watching our plea. the plea of the wall football community to every one,

to all the leaders sent all the people of the world. this stop the conflicts and the wars please got back. houses. katara will face ecuador in the opening game in the final space. and the draw threw together some tricky ties with 2 of the last 3 champions due to face each other at the group stage. germany ha, ha ha. spain and germany were drawn in group e full time. it is only for the next few days, all those matches will be poured over in detail by the teams who are qualified, and the fans who follow them. so we do now that the grades have been drawn out. there's a real sense of excitement here in doha, that after 12 years of preparation and build up the 1st middle east, well cup is getting very real indeed. trying to get your oscar al jazeera there. huh. let's take a look now at how the african seems fed his andy richard said in our wild cut

studia. sorry, the world cup drawer is now complete as function a little bit. and what's happened to the 5 african teams that are going to be here in catholic schools, right. which congregation is with me now? where are the stand out from the draw as far as you're concerned? well, obviously you have think about the african champion synagogue. i think that they have a federal not just because in the same group we've gotta, but i think when you think about, you know, quinn and netherlands, it's a bit of a fair deal for them as compared to what they had at the 2018 edition in russia just been thinking about the rest of it guy now with your guy and portugal and south korea. that's very tough for ghana, but i do, i trust him to do a good job. i think his one that we've seen, you know, through the qualifiers, introduce a couple of young faces and maybe if i had some adore and lump to decide to play for ghana that could give them a good dimension as a team. now, of course, no teams in 2018 from africa made it into that to the knockout stages. who do you

think from the teams here? going to do that this time around? i think center have a good chance festival. but then i also think that jack cameroon, could come out of that group if they get good results against switzerland. and let's see what they can do against those 2 teams are not really teams that come in and should be scared of. obviously it's a bit tough to have the number one rock team enough in the world right now. brazil will also have a lot of pedigree, but we go by song i think has his work cut out those 3. yes, tunisia have never come out of the group stages. well kept. so i don't think this is going to be the 1st time. it's a very tough for them. when you look at the drew that they've been given at moral co, it's tough. they have kind of belgium and croatia, karnicia the you know, finally from 2018. of course a lot has changed between now and in belgium have been number one ranked in a couple of the last years and maybe a guess kind of,

they can do something. and that ssl is full of now more reaction to the welcome drill from me a little bit later. thanks so much jama. well, that's it for me, sammy's a bad for this news. amber. the good news is it's over to my mom. the next in london. show, stay with us. ah . in 20 a journalist lead 40 days of civic action against the armenian government, and president, soc is yann's grip home power. i'm going to live with is where

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russian troops is seen withdrawing from the north and the areas around the capitol . and the stage is set for the cast off football while.