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and the flow of goods and connect these together. it office builds does profits that are easy to make and hard to ignore. perhaps it means that all of us should be a little more vigilant about what we put on our plates. ah, russia accuses ukrainian soldiers of killing troops said captured near the capital of king. ah, hello mccloud. this is al jazeera, like from to hall, also coming up new us sanctions talk at the russian, a president's daughters and other top political figures. just a's into a seat far in the yemen war. now there's a big change in leadership. new research shows how tiny
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a particles of plastic are finding the way into people's all good. so new reports of brutality from both sides are coming out of ukraine. war video appears to show you crating troops, killing captured russian soldiers that happened near keefe but ukraine says it's getting more evidence of what it said. saw atrocities committed by the russians on the outskirts of the capital, including open and future, which is the town about 5 kilometers further to the northwest. and in the town of bodhi, anchor about 30 kilometers from where we begin. our coverage in boucher and a warning viewers may find the pictures and im run cons report disturbing. left to rot. we don't know how long the body of this man has been in these woods. so just tell us, he may well have been on a morning walk. his fingers have been eaten by stray dogs as ukrainian soldiers fan
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through these words are not any looking for mines, but every time they come across a body, they'll search at 1st for any potential booby traps. before looking for any form of id that might be able to identify the body. the search of this area of boucher is only just beginning and there may be more bodies to find. this is the children summer camp friendships were forged. his memories made the v marks the russian military takeover. it's now a place of nightmares when butcher was retaken. on the 31st of march, 5 bodies were discovered in the basement of the compound. those who found them say they were allegedly tied up and executed, pulls of blood remain the only sign of what happened. her bushy, tatiana was in her home when the russians arrived, to say, some ali debrel, the russians took everything, they could,
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it's horrible. it's horrible. i never thought this could happen to us. other people suffered a lot. and this is the sri she lives on. ukrainian authorities are surveying, the damage butcher is now under ukrainian military control. everywhere you look, soldiers are patrolling while evidence is gathered for any potential war crimes investigations. emron caught out a 0 voucher for the new video appearing to show countered russian soldiers being killed, happened a few close to southwest to boucher. the verified footage was shot outside the village of the minute trip on march 30th in it. soldiers wearing ukrainian flag patches and blue bands chant glory to ukraine. a soldier full to be russian has a jacket, pulled over his head and a shot 3 times. the bodies of 3 other suspected russian soldiers, a scene nearby. jonathan leader may not as a lecturer in international politics at king's college london, and he says,
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evidence shows that the war is becoming more brutal. well, we have, i think, slightly different dynamics on the 2 sides. so on the russian side, we've seen some pretty alarming developments in the last few days. obviously increasing evidence not just the kind of indiscriminate shalon that we were seeing in places like america. but actually targeted killings of civilians in large groups on the ground that's been accompanied by kind of a growth of genocidal rhetoric back in russia and russian politics on state back media and so on. so we call a, sorry connect both to it's not obvious that atrocities on the ground on the russian side, necessarily being driven by genocidal sentiments. will do anything as a reasonable chance that they are more evidence will tell on the credit. inside the picture is somewhat different. we haven't seen, i mean, someone surprisingly, given the ukrainians, fighting in territory hadn't seen bonds. 1000000000 with where we have seen is some
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of these reports much more limited over all ukrainian violations against russian prisoners of war. there. i think that's much more about radicalization and what is clearly about i'm polarized conflicts probably combined with some limits and ukrainian come on a control in a context of this kind. so i think there's somewhat different dynamics going on on the, on the 2 sides of the side, these are really quite different patterns of bonds that we're seeing from the residue have begun returning to the northern ukrainian city of cheney have, which has been all but destroyed janelle was besieged by russian forces for 5 weeks . those who stayed have been without fresh water, electricity, heating, and aid. about $285000.00 people lived there, but at least half the population fled the invasion. oppose, you know, it was the roof and damaged buildings can be restored, but it's hard to overcome. the mental shock there are neighbors standing there. a poor woman still can't go outside the basement, although it's relatively calm here. i don't know how much time will pass until my
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mother will get bitter psychologically. i can't talk about it without breaking into tears. more than 5000 people have been killed to marry paul. that's the latest tally from the mer. since the city came under heavy russian bombardment, tens of thousands of people remained stranded in the port city. they've been without much food, water, or electricity for weeks. the european union stopped it from that, says mary paul has become another aleppo, a reference to the syrian city which russian forces help destroy. 6 years ago, she met her, your boy as a label. maddie, one of our lip of europe and the gwinnett gov. you clean eagle, you and martyred city that are destroyed and claims in the civilian population. what claims we'll take out of that, we'll do what we can to help me ukrainians, and to put pressure on russia. the head of nato has warned the war in ukraine could last months or even years. in stoughton bergs as foreign ministers meeting brussels will discuss the delivery of more weapons to ukraine. we have seen no indication
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that the president putin has so changed his ambition to control or the whole of ukraine. ah, and also to rewrite 30 national order. so we need to be prepared for a long haul. we need to support ukraine, sustained our sanctions on strengthening our her defenses on the our to turns. because these can last for long time on we need to be prepared for that. the united states is imposing more sanctions on russian banks and president vladimir putin. adult daughters, president joe biden says moscow is paying a severe and immediate price for its alleged trustees and future white house correspondent, company how could reports know from washington? dr. what it is, the latest u. s. escalation against russia in lockstep with e. u and g 7 nations new sanctions targeting russian financial institutions and
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kremlin officials. the u. s. president also introduced an executive order banning all american investment in russia. this ran on investments, going to make sure that new money can't come in to rush you to replace what's left . some of those sanction now include russian president vladimir putin's 2 adult daughters and foreign minister survey. laugh rob his wife and daughter. on wednesday, the justice department announcing actions against russian oligarchy, constantine malice, have for sanctions violations. and the seizure of a yacht docked in spain earlier this week, owned by another russian oligarchy, victor vac cell burke. it does not matter how far you sail your yacht. it does not matter how well you conceal your assets. the justice department will use every available tool to find you disrupt your plots and hold you accountable. the justice
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department working with the f. b, i also announced it had disrupted a malicious computer network infecting us. small businesses operated by russian military intelligence. the sanctions were accelerated following. the images emerging of civilians killed in boucher scattered in the streets some with their hands bound behind their backs. the attorney general would not confirm his assembling and nuremberg style investigation, but did go out of his way to constitute the killings as atrocities the world sees. what is happening in ukraine. the justice department sees what is happening in ukraine. the white house is warning nations like india and china, against aligning with russia to ease the impact of sanctions. but china accuses the us of exacerbating the conflict they were were. if the u. s. is serious about easing the situation in ukraine. it should stop adding fuel to the fire,
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stop imposing sanctions, india stop, course of words and deeds, and truly commit to promote peace talk syndrome that the white house says that sanctions already in place are having an impact. the russian economy is set to contract in 2022 by as much as 15 percent and inflation in russia is up by as much as 200 percent. kimberly hell can al jazeera washington, ukraine's president says the new sanctions are still not enough. liberal, dds, not bullish nor bucket will sanction prove that. i see if there is no painful package of sanctions against russia. and if there is no real supply of necessary weapons that we've asked for many times, it felt in russia, we'll see it as the permission to go further to attack, to launch new bloodshed in the dawn bus c bucket movie a day. this package of sanctions looks impressive, but it's not enough. it can't be called commensurate to the evil the world saw in
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boucher meal to the evil that continues in mary uncles to the shelling of hercules will to rush, attempting to launch a loo, large scale bloody offensive from the dead bus, which i didn't know a movie on there's a big political shake up in yemen just days after the start of a 2 months. he's far with who the rebels president of the romance or heidi has fired his deputy and has formed a leadership council. 30 ravia is urging the new assembly to start negotiations with the who thes plans to give yemen $3000000000.00 to boost its economy. william laurence as a professor of political science at the american university. and he explains how the presidential council is likely to have been formed. it seems to have a lot more to do with local evolutions on the ground. the successful work of the un and u. s. mediator to bring about the truth. and then the truth allowed space for the saudis to negotiate a reconfiguration of the heavy government, which itself would solve certain, you know,
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disputes between the southern partners in the internationally recognized government abroad being for example, this council to loop, they call it 7 vice president, one of them is the head of the southern transitional council, which is a separate group of the south. so a lot of good things are happening all at once. and it has a lot to do with internal dynamics. fact that the both, both the saudis in the iranians welcome to true, simultaneously as a rare feat when it comes to the conflict and the fact that, you know, both are all the players. all the stakeholders are happy with this reconfiguration of the government is very important. don't forget, had he was vice president since 994 and elected president in 2012, but spent most of his time in saudi arabia because of the instability. and yet been, so it's a chance for everybody to turn the page and we've had a year last year of protest across yemen because of that overlapping economic crises and the continuing world worst humanitarian crisis. so just the fact that
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we're turning the page on the past and the past fall additions, and all these groups are coming together at the same time, a plus that saudi endorsement and investment that you mentioned means that you know, the stars are aligning little bit on yet, but hope it bears fruit to lead here. now 0 the race for the presidency and from titans. it's very it's is worry more about that one. it's the time before the in the hunt for them. when an orchestra has managed to reunite within great aah! with back or spring is a transitional state, so we still got wintery weather running through the high ground of turkey, georgia,
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and summery weather to the south of that, which includes almost all the middle east and they re be in peninsula attempts, is reflected best of all i suppose vans at 12, but that higher up in the mountains, you got snow falling, but there is warm, some very obvious walls with the winds picking up the dust cuz it's generally dry picture. now. there was a 36 for q 841 also say let me take you to friday. doha could see its 1st 40 degree day, the winds pick up the temperatures drop in, for example, jerusalem. but almost all of iran from and from here at south was enough constant down towards the south coast where we've at 6 degrees above average. not quite so high in the rain, but it's being c. temperatures are on the high side, and they've got a carrier going up, or course that sees nor rains in africa. range far and wide. we've got, they're showing up in like victoria, up to, to wonder dear congo, of course, and some in kenya and tanzania. but they're very patchy in nature as you can see, but it has left a good path of botswana in south africa. now much dryer. and the terms in cape town
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could be called disappointing, a southerly breeze figure 18 degrees, but it does rise to $21.00 on friday. ah. on the bombardment a seat on the road. now is there any premium determined to stay? they will not surrender. just like to fight the she had a train 2 days ago, the show me how that works and to defend the barricades you documentary shows the bringing witnesses to walk from the front lines, despair and defiance voices from ukraine on al jazeera. ah
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ah, i forgot what you out 0 reminder. road top stories is our and new video appears to show captured russian soldiers been killed outside the village of key to retrieve the footage highs at men wearing ukrainian army fatigues. shoot you in, man. while the bodies of 3 other suspected russian soldiers lined there by ukraine says more victims of torture and execution of being found every day in boucher open or d. anchor. all a town near the capital, kiva blames russia treats but moscow insist the atrocities of fate. yelman's president has fired his deputy and has established a new leadership council. assembly is expected to run military and political affairs, saudi arabia, as welcome to move security forces to fight on anti q protest is in sudan kelly. at least one person in drink dozens. the demonstration coincides with the
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3rd anniversary of a city that led to the i with her president obama alba, sheer but morgan reports now from call to it's almost 6 months since the dance military received power and the opposition remain focal. on wednesday protesters in the capital cartoon, and several other cities, once again took to the streets to voice their anger at the military and demand the handle power to a civilian government. the address sal and a little while in our shop we came out to send a message to the military who are in power around the country that we want a pure civilian government. the army should return to the barracks, no militia can rule the country. and i think that is a very clear message, don't protest as our article them a rating. the 3rd anniversary of sitting in front of the army headquarters that sits in let the military to depos longtime president omnibus you after a month of protests and signed a power sharing agreement with the protest movement and agreement that was
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dissolved when the army took over last october and hugging in the front of it, then we made a huge achievement in 2019 and ended a ratio stronger than the current one. they say the revolution was stolen, but it wasn't. the army was in partnership with us and they betrayed us. and this is a fresh revolution with no partnership with the military. it's now we want to civilian government without the military. we can't to live under military rule security forces, use tier guys and live ammunition to disperse processes. in the past 6 months, more than 90 protested, have been killed and hundreds injured as security forces use what bridal groups and the un describe as excessive and brutal force against unarmed demonstrators lost the military takeover has pointed a political crisis. there hasn't been a prime minister for 3 months, and the caretaker government is still wanting the day to day affairs of the concrete. the uncertainty along with the donor countries halting financial it sedan following the takeover as grades and him, he can amik prices. but the army says,
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even with protests against it's cruel, it won't handle will power except an elected government, a joint effort by the united nations african union, and the regional inter governmental authority on development. r e got to facilitate talks between the various political actors in sudan was launched in january. but many protesters have rejected the process of thought of the month of in the mark on this revolution will succeed. whether that happens to day or tomorrow, or next year, or the coming generation of the come on go in 2019, we demand the end of the regime to what brought about we're demanding that same thing. now none of them we don't one partnerships or negotiate slow or compromised with the military. protesters have faced the threat of violence and detention from security forces, but they say until they demand for a civilian government and to return to a democratic transition are met. they won't stop protesting, heber morgan al jazeera cotton to begin, if i say where the former president rock bought
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a has been allowed to leave detention more than 2 months after he was forced out of office. and a military coup boy is said to be returning to his family home in the capitol while go duco. west african leaders have been pressing the ruling june to to freak a boy and speed up its timeline for a return to democracy. while another ex president of became professor blows, cold, broad has been sentence in absentia to life in prison, for the murder of his predecessor ahead squad assassinated thomas and cora, along with 12 others in 1987 cumber order and 2 former associates of denied any involvement nicholas hak has more lubbock reform reform is long for a visionary, a revolutionary, the son of a nation or the nation, not just lyrics to his song 34 years after the assassination of christian of fos. as president of my soccer. he is still revered by millions of people across the french speaking african. in 1983, he was described as
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a feminist and an environmentalist. then a 33 year old soldier. zonker was ahead of his time. he turned his back on international aid money in loans from organizations like the world bank. instead favoring self sufficiency and calling for a more equal relationship with france, the countries former colonial power. on the 15th of october, 1987 sancho is killed by an armed group along with 12 officials. his closest friend and former colleague place composed took power. now a court in the capital walker, dooku has sentence him along with 13 others to life in prison. with it, looking at the judge has given his verdict, but it is up to every one to consider it. we have known many truth, many things have been said, we hope the coat can verify some things, bless combo. it lives in exile in neighboring ivory coast. there is no extradition agreement between the 2 countries. he's unlikely to serve time in prison. compound
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was ousted in 2014 after a popular uprising that brought an end to his 27 year rule. his lawyers say this trial is a sham mom. hundreds gathered at the san cur memorial in walker, duca most were not born when he was killed, but they see in this verdict, a victory for the people soccer. it's the new soccer as an icon for the revolution . he's our source of inspiration had former, nobody has done a better job than him in leaving the country club. this is a historic day for us. but this trial fall short and investigating whether france had any role to play in his murder. in 2017 french president, a menu in my court agreed to release secret files on sancho as death that led to the opening of the trial. but only a fraction of those documents were released to the court. these are some of some her as last words in public good. we need to accept. we are africans is the only
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way to live with dignity. sancho, i says, adding, do you want to see corrupt government officials showed or soldiers? ah, then we will get rid of them. this may cost me my life, but we are here to dare welcome mister new shortly after this speech, emily sanker were shot dead allowed to push on nicholas hawk out a 0. ah no then fall right. candidate marilla pen will be holding her last riley of the french president at french a presidential election campaign on thursday. polls suggest the race is tightening with le pen and increasing threat to the president of men or microns chances of being voted back in latasha butler. as this now, oh, at the ukranian cathedral in paris, the war is never far from people's minds. a super october. it's unbearable just all full and all those people that are dying with you know?
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mm hm. is all new plan before ukrainians are fighting for peace. not only for ukraine, but for you. um not really sure. that was one of the key issues in france, his election emanuel, my cross diplomatic efforts have played out well. and opinion polls suggest that he's leading the presidential race, but the conflict is also fueling anxiety over inflation. at places like malta, town, northern france, people on spending like they used to. when did the marquis client expect certain prices, but they say what's happening and because they are struggling financially, thou counting their penalty. every one that we spoke, contin here says that they're worried about the war in ukraine, the coven pandemic. but then number one, concern is the cost of living in a bar, a group of friends is talking politics. members was everywhere. category of, there are 3 categories of people in france, poor rich, and the people in the middle. those in the middle struggle most because the poor
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get state help, but people in the middle get all the texas off on, i don't fall example and you're injured. it's the people in the middle, the fall right? party leader marine, the pen is targeting the focus on the cost of living has shifted the spotlight away from her anti immigration agenda and broadened her appeal. she's widely expected to face my cry in a final round run off, but many voters are still undecided, sir, to may not vote at all. you know, brought been running an informal poll in central paris for several months. little clip has on get it. only people are very engaged in this election but completely lost from one week to the next. it changes a lot. the only constant is people who say they don't know this week, even more people are visibly in the don't know, camera difficult choices in uncertain times. french photos will go to the polls at a moment of crisis in europe, whether they choose stability and continuity, or something different,
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is as unpredictable as the conflict this overshadowed this election. natasha butler al jazeera monte tale france. scientists have found a micro plastics deep in the lungs of living people for the 1st time, something previously thought to be impossible because of the organs narrow airways . the lung tissue of 13 patients undergoing surgery was checked. 11 contained the tiny particles the most common found were those used in plastic packaging and pipes, as well as bottles. scientists already new people breathe in micro plastics as well as consume them in food and water. they were discovered in human blood for the 1st time last month, raising concerns they could move around the human body and lodge in organs. effect on health isn't known, but researchers have found micro plastics cause damage to human cells. and workers exposed to high levels are known to develop disease po harvey than environmental scientists. and he says, research about humans breathing micro plastics is still in its infancy,
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but it's extremely concerning. particle size is so small that there's a good chance that people won't actually be able to see those plastic particles in the environment around them. and that's really scary. and actually one of the findings of this study is where exactly those plastic particle being lodged in a lung. and they getting to places where really particles shouldn't be able to reach. there is a bit of a shift going on a moment globally. i certainly here in australia or i'm like headed to move away from those single use plastics that the perhaps we really don't need. and those include a plastic bag that we often get from a supermarket. but that being said that, but there's a lot of work to do in that space. and i think like plastic bags, even drink bottles and other bits and pieces that have a really short operational last short working life. as a, as a resource truck,
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we really should be looking globally to move away from those members of an orchestra evacuated from east and ukraine have gathered for the 1st time for a concert in the western city of live. as war continues celebrating, ukrainian culture through music has become an act of defiance and the unifying force. robert bride reports now from the fif, the in the majestic setting up the beads organ, hold a performance by a bras ensemble that includes members of the lu hands. philip manecke orchestra, located in eastern ukraine. they found themselves in the path of invading russian forces. now they can rehearse and perform once more in the relatively peaceful west where they sort refuge along with thousands of others. i have mixed emotions. on one hand, we are very pleased to be able to perform as musician was almost a month. but there's the warri of playing in front of
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a different audience and not as a full orchestra. ah, the venue is a former church that dates from the 17th century, and that can boast the largest organ in the country. it's one of the architectural treasures that makes levine, the cultural soul of ukraine. the building was just starting a major renovation when the war broke out, bringing work to a halt, but not the business of making music really, but with john carter shouldn't be silent. we need to say, we're not afraid we exist. we are here. that's why this concert is very important for the musicians, an audience to boost people spirits in the audience. many people who were also evacuated from the east, the fate of the orchestra, representing the shared experience of all ukrainians. of the nearly 100 members of the orchestra around a dozen have come to the vive with about the same number remaining in lieu. hence,
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the rest have been scattered in cities and towns mainly across west in ukraine, with some even going abroad. this concert keeps alive the hope that one day they'll come together as a full symphony orchestra. once more, more concepts are already being planned. hopefully involving bull musicians as they pick up instruments again and take to the stage. war all know will rob mcbride al jazeera, the vive. ah, so this is our desert, these are the top stories and new video appears to show captured russian soldiers being killed outside the village of dimmitt rifka. the footage shows men that wearing ukrainian army fatigues shooting a man while the bodies of 3 other suspected russian soldiers, like nearby ukraine, says more victims of torture and execution of being found every day in boucher open
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