side to gaze, jenny still resumed media debt going to be acting from nisha and from chad critical debate. could china actually help in russia's invasion of ukraine in depth analysis of the days global headlines inside story on al jazeera? ah, i'd call the jetta. sorry, joe biden. says russian actions in ukraine look like genocide as a u. s. prepares to send more weapons to keep the bottle for the ukranian city of matthew paul is entering a decisive stage with russia deploying more troops and estimates of 21000 civilians killed. ah, hello, i'm darn jordan. this is al jazeera nie from dough are also coming up. new york,

elise release. images of a man they say is a person of interest in connection with tuesday's new york subway finds a british prime minister barak johnson. and one of his top cabinet ministers, the breaking lockdown rules, but both say they won't resign. and the united nations urges government action on the growing number of people missing or disappeared in mexican yes, president joe biden has, for the 1st time said that russia is carrying out genocide in ukraine. he's previously called russian president vladimir putin. a war criminal prompting a strong response from moscow. i call the janice, are the evidence is money different than i was last week? the more evidence is coming out of the literally all thing at the russians have done in ukraine. and we're going to only learn more and more about the devastation . and we'll let the lawyers decide internationally whether or not

a qualifies. but it sure seems that way. you mean, article haine has more now from washington dc. though the most important part is his staff had been avoiding that for the weeks of this war, you saw the president de, they'd come out before and they'd say, well there war crimes in there atrocities. now the president is fled outside. it's genocide, just a little bit of the background of the about he was an iowa because he was talking to people about inflation. his poll numbers are very visible because inflation is skyrocketing higher, highest, and it's been in more than 40 years. so basically he went and you said, look, you shouldn't have to pay more for gas and fuel because this dictator decides to launch a war and committed genocide. so he's just trying to use that language to make people realize that there's a reason they're paying this price. now, conservative has said that disingenuous that inflation was rising before the invasion began. but it is a very big deal for the president to use this word. now, what will the practical impacts of a be the united states is not

a member of the international criminal court. but the us, a set of going to do is provide millions of p of money to the investigators who are documenting these war crimes their way to try and help the process and that way. but it also sends a message to have the united states president use this term genocide. and it was clear that the ukranian president realizes the importance of this. he tweeted out soon after those words, true, true words of a true leader at present poultice calling things by their names is essential to stand up to evil. we are grateful to us assistance provided so far and we urgently the more heavy weapons to prevent further russian atrocities. so we'll have to look in the coming days to see if more world leaders adopt this language. russia president, meanwhile, has defended the war, calling it a noble mission, which she says will achieve its goals. vladimir putin also said his country can't be isolated, and we'll work with partners who want to corporate. one of those lives bella,

roosters leader, alexander lucas shanker, is on a visit to russia. dosa jabbar reports from last a day to celebrate past rush and successes with old allies, president vladimir putin arrived at the ghost, touching the cosmo jerome in russia's for ease. with bella, russian president, alexander lucas jenko, to mark 61 years he, since one of the biggest achievements in russia's history. april 12th 1961 russian cosmonaut. eureka gar, in became the 1st man in space. a clearly happy memory for the president who says he still remembers that day as a 9 year old boy. but the ongoing conflict with ukraine is still at the top of the agenda for president putin room. unfortunately, ukraine was created as some kind of launch pad for aggression against russia and the offshoots of nationalism. what totally cherished this new generation of ukrainian nationalists are especially crashing with russia. you see how nazi

ideology became a fact of life and ukraine was, it was unavoidable. if you are taking steps to provide security for russia, we didn't have any other choice. we did the right thing, and i have no doubt that our aims will be achieved. russia so called special military operation is now in a 2nd phase, which of officials say will focus on the dumbass region of ukraine. vladimir putin also praised russian troops for what he calls, efficiently, courageously and competently carrying out their operation. that operation was the topic of discussions between the russian president and his bella. russian counterpart of bela bruce has host that russian troops since earlier this year. and the key of government accused minsk of allowing their borders to be used by russian troops to enter ukraine. despite the criticism from the wes president lucas jenko support for vladimir putin continues to be unwavering. prior to their meeting, lucas jenko vowed bella luce will always be by russia side. the 2 presidents

emerged from their discussions with renewed determination good to consolidate their unity, which will include closer military ties with role we discussed detail important issues including political, diplomatic, economic and of course, military on defense. our modern history hasn't seen yet such dangerous and complicated moments and are relationship with the west coach and also craze. lucas shank was role in starting the negotiations between moscow and keith, which are still ongoing. but the russian president admitted that they have now reached a deadlock. those talks between russia and ukraine, and officials began just a few days after russia's military operation. but there were never any high hopes that he would bring an end to the fighting anytime soon. now vladimir putin has confirmed what many here at this conference will only end once russia achieves its objectives, regardless of how long it takes and i walk halls. doors of january out 0,

moscow. now long russian military column appears to be heading towards easton, ukraine, as moscow tries to capture more territory there. these images were released by private u. s. company max, our technologies. moscow says it plans to take more territory on behalf of separatist that it backs in the dumbass region. it stopped trying to capture the capital. keith of the ukraine repelled its forces. the mayor of the besieged ukrainian city of mario poll says around $21000.00 civilians are estimated to have been killed there since the start of the war. ukraine's military is warning that russian troops were soon launch another push to capture the city. the assault so far has caused widespread destruction. russian batch separate his forces, deny allegations by ukrainian unit defending matter. you bolt that they used chemical weapons. the new york police department has identified a person of interest after tuesday shooting on a subway train during the morning rush hour. they're looking for 6, a 2 year old frank are james in connection with the attack. 16 people are injured.

cable is on the ripples. 8 30 am and the moment panic struck on a new york city, subway train and confusion turning to sheer nightmare as it became clear shots were being fired in the middle of a morning commute. ah, at the next station, terrified passengers poured out of the carriages. some obviously struggling with wounds. i was on 3060, i'm going to school. and the train conducted told everyone to get on the train. i didn't know what happened. it was a scary moments. i live at 25th street. we're all told to get all those people scream for medical assistance. it was just the scary moment. amid the stampeded appears to suspect manage to escape. late tuesday police released this picture of 62 year old frank james police say he's a person of interest and are asking for the public's help trying to find him. a rented van in his name was found abandoned near the crime scene. we are endeavoring

to locate him to determine his connection to the subway shooting. if any, the 2 crime scenes, the subway and the van, are very active and are still being processed. we are asking for any one's help with information cellphone, video, witness information. these pictures posted a twitter show, the carnage he left behind. the attack happened at the 36th street station in brooklyn, sunset park, leaving neighbors in shock. it was like 9 or so. and, you know, he saw commotion wa. com cars pulling up so we were consent rickland and lot and it was going on at an evening press conference. police said the shooter fired $33.00 times a 9 millimeters, semi automatic hen gun was found at the scene. the search for the shooter has expanded to include the f b i. at this time,

we still do not know the suspects motivation. clearly this individual boarded the train and was intent on violence. we are conducting a highly coordinated investigation that includes n y p d, detectives, the f b i, and why pd joint terrorism task force. and the a t f, who had been instrumental in tracing the firearm and ballistics. the suspect is a dark skin male and was wearing a neon orange vest and a gray colored sweatshirt. we do have a person of interest in this investigation, but we need the public assistance with additional information. the attack comes as many new yorkers are increasingly concerned about rising crime in the subway system . eric adams, cities, new mayor, has only been on the job for little over 3 months. he's a former n y p, the police officer himself, and he's made fighting violent crime and the subway system. one of his key initiatives. do your governor kathy hoko said crime each to stop. let me say no

more. no more mass shootings, no more disrupting lives. don't worry, creating heartbreak for people just trying to live their lives is normal new yorkers. it has to and it ends now. some of the injured were taken to a local hospital. none of their injuries appear to be life threatening. a small silver lining on a day likely to shatter faith in the safety of the subway for some time become. gabe rose onto al jazeera, brooklyn, new york, with the british prime ministers facing renewed coals for his resignation over the so called party gates scandal. lease of issued to him with a fine for breaching kobe regulations in downing street for us. johnson has apologize, but its refusing to quit or been and reports from london. you must debate the rules

on social distancing the messages were clear. stay at home lea don't mix with others. and yet while the u. k was forced indoors into lockdown. forrest johnson and his staff were breaking those laws and attending parties and other gatherings. party gate, as it was cold, was splashed across the front pages to dining street parties were held on the eve of the funeral of prince philip the duke of edinburgh, with the country in national mourning and queen elizabeth forced to sit apart from her family. now, after months denial, a prime minister has been forced to admit, he broke the law. i understand the anger that many will feel that i myself fell short. when it came to observing the very rules which the government i lead had introduced to protect the public. and i accept in all sincerity that people had the right to expect better and not just the prime minister. richie soon act the u. k. chancellor, who also lives in downing street, has been issued with

a police fine as well when the police investigations are ongoing, more fines could follow. at the heart of the anger over this scandal is the fact that in the height of the pandemic, the british public were legally prevented from gathering together from burying loved ones even from attending weddings. while at the same time, the people responsible for those legal rules here and down the street, where having bring your own boost parties and organizing, leaving dues for departing staff, some of which were attended by the prime minister and the chancellor. ballast johnson has always said that nobody told him that these gatherings were against the rules, but it's that, excuse the calls into question. his judgment, his character, and his credibility. this is the 1st time in the history of our country that a prime minister been found to be in breach of the law. and then he lied repeatedly to the public about it. britain deserves better the half to go. but to

depose the prime minister, at least $54.00 m. p. 's from his own conservative party have to trigger a vote of no confidence and with the ukraine war still raging. even johnston's fiercest critics are uneasy with the timing the premise of his very serious situation. which the house of commons is going to have to deal with? because patiently, he has misled us. but as it were in the middle of an international crisis, and now is absolutely not the time to destabilize the government. a government that says she's leading the international coalition against bruton. those conservative m . p 's, who have the power to oust him, will return to parliament next week. and they have between now and then to way up their appetite for calling the removal trucks pull brennan, al jazeera downing street. chinese officials are warning the coven 19 outbreak, and shanghai is not under control. despite the easing of some restrictions, the commercial hubs to be locked down has left many residents with no access to

food or medicines. restrictions are being lifted in a tiered approach, but over half of the cities, 26000000 population are still banned from leaving the homes. tara's social break here now to 0, when we come back. i'm john henry in chicago were working class families are struggling as they are across the nation with inflation. ah, let's go with your weather report for the middle east and africa. hello, run good to see a big change in the weather for the levant. temperature is much lower than where they have been over the last little bit and we've still got that high heat locked in across the re be and peninsula. so let's go for a closer look around the gulf states. here's what we can expect on wednesday. sharon's not too far away from riyadh and your temperatures will come down over the

next few days. here's a 3 day forecast for react. lillius cloud cover around got about a 3040 percent risk that we could see those showers and you'll dip down to $34.00 degrees by friday, up the pakistan still high. he tier temperatures in the forty's. in some spots karachi. we've got yen at 35. next we're going to turkey. we've got some snow over the turkish mountains. it's pushing into the caucuses on wednesday. traps on has a high of 10 degrees. central africa, particularly active toward western portions around the gulf of guinea. this is where we're gonna see. so driving rain, not too far away from places like bungie, kinshasa and libra. ville lee prevails got a high of 20 degrees. good news is for south africa, the state of quasi luna tall. that what weather now starting to push away, so we're going to see dryer conditions. this includes for durbin, with the high up 25 degrees. that's at sea, sir. ah, but amidst destruction

and despair, a group of friends resist rescuing books from the rabble. they build a refuge for freedom and democracy, a secret library of hope from which they endeavour to rewrite their story and that of their country who witness daria and library under bombs on al jazeera. ah ah, welcome back, a good remote about top stories here. this al, yes, president joe biden has for the 1st time said that russia is carrying out genocide in ukraine,

previous comment scolding russian president vladimir putin. a war criminal, broken anger response mclennan, the mayor of the besieged, ukrainian city of matthew poll, says an estimated 21000 civilians have been killed versus the start of the war. claims military's warning at russian troops. i'd like to capture the devastated city soon. on police and new york have identified a personal interest of the tuesday, shooting on the subway. they're looking for 62 year old front r. james, in connection with a total of 16 people were injured. now cities in western ukraine are coping with an influx of people escaping the fighting from other parts of the country and are now preparing for surge of newcomers. should rush a launch or renewed offensive in the east rub mcbride reports from the western city of turnip hills around this provincial city lines of people waiting patiently or a common site. they wait for clothes and bedding donated by people in ukraine and from overseas. or for basic essentials medicine and food. people like glued mila

petrovna, who escaped the fighting outside cave with barely any possessions. normally, ultimately, equally became these nasa natal absolutely not, seemingly discount. we just got on disrespect train and ended up here on the turn off all and all cities in western ukraine and our dealing with an influx of newcomers. people seeking refuge from battle, france as far away as kirk eve and matter you pole in the east. the easing of emergency measures means this city has reopened its weekly farmers market selling local produce for irina, and other stall holders. it's a welcome return. second number that the numbers is important for us to earn money, and it's also good for people in here, so they can buy that cheaply. while they're a growing fears of what this war will do to agriculture in ukraine for now, food here is plentiful and cheap. here in the pacific crisis are the same as before,

the snow difference. so it's good that markets are open again, was out of your shoes, or the people moving here need markets like these figures, but this city knows that a renewed offensive in the east will result in another wave of displaced people. i'm not sure, but upon a cruise, according to some of the worst predictions, we can expect no less than a 100000 people moving into our region, but in this city and in neighboring towns. so we already look like other cities in the west to novel, picturesque and assume, and now a refuge from this escalating wool roblis bride al jazeera to novel ukraine. well, the war in ukraine is a fact and soaring prices in the us where the consumer price index is hit, a new record, the inflation rate jumped to 8.5 percent in the past year. it's the fastest annual rate increase since 1981 compared to last month. it rose by north point 6 percent reflecting high a few food and housing costs. economists say inflation will cost the average us

household an extra 5200 dollars this year. or 2 on hand, one has been taking a closer look at how rising inflation is affecting the lives of ordinary americans . he sent us this report from chicago. i inflation effects the ways or lena smith, members eats sharps, drives nearly every aspect of her life. we went from lit thans to a store brand, see because i love it. my daughter loves it, and that's what we could afford. the inflation have us in the store. we used to can spend, say 20 bucks on lunch, meat, bread and cheese. the basic things have dumb, loaf of bread is $5.00, who can afford that food and fuel have been especially hard hit. pandemic related kinks in the global supply chain and an energy shortage partly due to the war. and ukraine have driven up prices on a broad range of goods. if you do seen products on sale,

which is become less pervasive than ever before. you know, buy it stock up, put things in the freezer because prices are not going to go down. that's left grocery store shelves, more bare and more pricey. the dollar tree is the kind new store, a lot of working class families come to to save money for 35 years, nearly everything in the store cost a dollar. now, it's a bucking a quarter of question. some of the founder of chicago's non profit violence, interrupter program says inflation appears to be contributing. so to spike in crime . the reason why some of the crime loves us rising is because inflation is pretty tough out here yet. people trying to rob peter to pay paul, you have the ca, jackins on the rise with the u. s. government hoping to lower gas prices by releasing oil from the nation's strategic petroleum reserve, and the federal reserve raising interest rates to discourage borrowing. president biden says his administration is working on it more and more americans get jobs as they do, it's going to help ease the supply pressures. we see,

and that's good news for friday. inflation is good news for our economy, means that our economy has gone from being on the men to be on the move for sir lina smith. members, inflation has also dashed her hopes of starting off the year with the new kitchen. labor prices went up from $12000.00 to $25000.00 and a matter of a year. so this is the old kitchen with new appliances. and we have cabinets in my garage. we have countertops in my garage, florrie, and we can't afford to do for her, and many americans each day brings less and less for them to cut. john henderson al jazeera, chicago argentinians are protesting against rising inflation, reflected ensued prices. hundreds of people gathered at plaza and my oath to demonstrate and give away food. the nations are destined for soup kitchens and the forest parts and the city. argentina is one of the highest inflation rates in the world. the u. n. committee on enforce disappearances is urging immediate action

from mexico's government to address so in rates of citizens being abducted with the knowledge and sometimes the help of state officials more than 96000 people have been registered as disappeared or missing since november manual. rapid reports. now, from mexico city, i had a report from the united nations is shining new light on the scale of mexico's crisis with enforce disappearances. citizens who were kidnapped and disappear without a trace. usually with the knowledge or collusion of authorities. organized crime has become a central traitor of these appearance in mexico with varying degrees of participation, kissane's, or a mission by public servants. states. parties are directly responsible for enforcing appearances committee by public officials, but may also be accountable for differences committed by crimean organization. over the past 2 decades, disappearances and mexico have grown exponentially. perhaps no case is more

emblematic than that of 43 students from the i. you'll see napa teachers college in good little state in 2014, the incident sport, one of the largest protest campaigns in mexico in recent memory. and now the current government says video evidence presented this year leaves little doubt that mexican security forces were the ones responsible for the disappearance of the students. it also alleges that public officials as high up as former mexican president in vic opinion. yet though i knew about the cover up to the crime, manuel vasquez at a daniel who escaped the night, his classmates were kidnapped, is now congressman and mexico and says the problem of enforce disappearances across the country has only worsened as given berlin, mom again, nick and on it is a very big problem which is not going to be sold in a few years, not even by few people just lacking columbia. just like in other countries where that happened force disappearances on mass or in large numbers. several

presidential administrations and mexico have attempted to curb violence and reduce the number of disappeared people in the country throw militarized approach. un observers however, say this strategy has failed. they may have been donado, c, l, info k. the focus on monetize ation of public security must be abandoned. the committee is concerned with the militarization of public security adopted by the state to come back crime as it has been insufficient and inadequate in terms of protecting human rights. the report published by the u. n. committee on enforce disappearances has also highlighted concerns over disappearances of human rights workers, migrants and journalists. the un has called for immediate actions by the mexican government to end what they refer to as absolute impunity in cases of enforced disappearances. and to establish a national policy of prevention as the only way to end the human tragedy. manuel up

a little al jazeera mexico city. now long slide triggered by heavy rainfall that caused a centuries old fort festival to collapse in northern peru. this is the moment the pre inca stone will crumble that the coil of settlement a 1000 kilometers north of much pitching. philip is one of the largest ancient monuments in the americas research as play the fortress was built. but in the 10th and 12th centuries, indonesia, parliament has passed a landmark build a tackle sexual violence provides a legal framework for cases of abuse. until now, the issue has been regarded as a private matter. nearly 340000 cases of violence against women were reported last year. jessica washington as more now from the capital jacket. after years, if waiting imbued in indonesia as people's representative council was one of celebration is no place both sexual violence. how speaker poor mahogany declared as legislators passed

a highly anticipated v into the which aims to create a better legal framework for victims of sexual abuse to secure justice this law is so important all these years there were so many victims who didn't get justice. they endured trauma, they were criminalized and victimized. the law has been broadly welcomed my rights groups around the country for making the well being of sexual abuse victims a priority by offering compensation and other support. there are many breakthroughs and his law in the best interest of the victims. it also expands the definition of sexual crimes to include different types of abuse. firstly and foremost, it actually regulate sex crimes or sexual violence that previously considered as criminal acts or marcia. lyric will lead to it, which includes sexual harassment. passing the bill wasn't easy. support has faced

a strong challenge from those who are opposed to such laws. the bill had faced some backlash since its early stages, which caused delays in getting it passed conservative political parties, and some religious groups were against it, saying it will encourage adultery and sex outside marriage in a can put in a harder narrow the bill was in jeopardy. people were saying it supports free sex and opens the door for sexual deviance. but it was proven that narrative was not true. oh, several high profile cases helped keep the issue in public focus. last month, a dean at a university in northern indonesia was acquitted of all charges. after a female student said he sexually harassed her. her lawyer said he welcomes the new legislation that i, under the law a letter from a psychologist can be used as evidence. i hope going forward. no more perpetrators of sexual violence will be set free. students at the university have held regular

rallies and supported the student who made the allocation rather. like many they say they just want the campus and the rest of indonesia to be a safe place. jessica washington al jazeera jakarta. an installation by the french artist known as j. r. has debuted in the venezuelan capital caracas modems, 600 residents of the some black community, have their portraits on display as part of the inside out project. if a villa is one of latin america's biggest slums, it's hope the exhibition will change perceptions of the area. ah, type a quick check of the headlines here. this r u. s. president joe biden has for the 1st time said that russia is carrying out genocide in ukraine. he previously called russian president vladimir putin, a war criminal prompting a strong response.