ah, no matter where it takes a fear of my i am power and passion. we tell your story. we are your voice. your news, your net al jazeera, ah ukrainian forces in mary paul defy a russian ultimatum to surrender or die as new video shows dead bodies covered in sheets lying in the streets. ah. while 18 people are killed in central har. keith, why the latest shelling has hit apartment blocks and a community kitchen. ah, hello,

i'm mary. i'm no mozy in london. you with algae 0. so coming up on the program more than 20 palestinians are injured in the latest unrest round me. i like some mosque over a visit by jews to the disputed holy sight and hopes dashed as near margin to announces its free and hundreds of prisoners in william amnesty. but to take protest as are not among them. ah ukrainian soldiers, the besieged city of mary paul of ignored a russian deadline to lay down arms or be killed. moscow says its forces have almost completely seized the port city in what would be its biggest prize of the nearly 2 month war. russian officials had said they would spare the lives of ukrainian soldiers effaced, surrendered by one p. m. local time. from monday, moscow's plenty to restrict access to mary paul, where more than a 100000 people are still trapped inside you. video from the city is showing

a number of dead bodies covered in sheets lying in residential streets, ukraine's prime ministers as troops are still fighting, and mary pull, despite rushes demand. well the russian military says that 2 and a half 1000 ukrainian soldiers hold up in a warren of underground passageways, after a huge steel pine in the as of stell industrial district. it is. that's why this thought to be located. now, should the russians seize as of style, they would have full control of mary apple, which is a vital port in the country, se it lies between the don yet and the hands collegians in the east, where russian forces are expected to launch a new offensive. and crime near in the south, which russia annexed in 2014 city steel is not fallen. there is still our military forces our soldiers, so they will fight those end. and as for now, they still are in model. but there is a huge hu money about and gustavo,

because there is more than $100.00 civilians which are suffering for more than 40 days of this. she minute that in crisis and this in this besieged city and they have no water, no food, no heat, no electricity. and they ask all of our partners to support and help to stop this human about him catastrophic loop. i so sorry to has more from the capital, keith, the officers of their seeing that the fight is still continuing in the city. however, they also said that the forces ukrainian troops are blocked from all directions and they are running out of the out of the ammunition. so here with the police that russia asked, the soldiers to surrender is a giant steel work actually did the largest steel company.

steve factory in, in europe, it's covered in almost an area of 11 square kilometers. it's mile you pull is quite important for both parties for both ukraine and russia. ukraine. it is a symbol of the resistance, almost since the early days of the war. ukrainian troops, including other regiments, ukrainian marines and national guard brigades, motorized v gaze were fighting against the russian force of their and it has been a symbol of the disease. and before russia, it is quite important because the expertise said that here say that russia wants to connect to don't both region with the crimea. and if they can take full control over the city of multiple, then they will be achieving to build a land bridge to connect these 2 areas. will dosage of baris in moscow and says russia has made no comment about its deadline for surrender. being ignored by ukrainian troops in mario po,

we've been hearing from is the defense ministry spokesperson, eager con shank of oh, who briefed about the latest military developments that the russians have been a gauging the number of strikes they carried out over the past few hours, but at clearly, no mention of this a ceasefire that came in once and a what is the fate of the nearly $2500.00 ukrainian soldiers that are around this plant in mariel, pal, the russians not indicating whether not any of them have surrendered and whether or not they're still engaged in any kind of a as fighting that it might be going on a we do know that the russian defense ministry said that this is the best chance that they have in order to save their lives, to surrender, to lay down their arms they provided a 7 hour window of a cease fire, and the russian defense ministry also said that they submitted the documents about

the cease fire to various international organizations, including the united nations, as well as the international, a red cross. and the idea is that they want to be very clear that it opportunity was provided for those military personnel to surrender. this is going to be a very crucial moments in this conflict for the russians. indeed. and they've said they've already cleared at the areas in the city. and that this area around this planting miracle is the last parts before they can declare that they are now in full control of mario full. they said that they have control of the ports of miracle earlier this week, as well as a number of ukrainian soldiers, as surrendering of the defense. mister saying, over 1400 ukrainian soldiers surrendered to the russians earlier this week. so it will be very important to see what is the fate of the remaining 2500 ukranian soldiers in that city. elsewhere in ukraine,

local official say to civilians have been killed and shelling in the eastern town of assault and the latest attacks and ukraine. second city har keith have killed at least 5 people is takes that number killed in the last 4 days to 18. ah, more than a dozen others were injured off to multiple rockets hit the city center of the city on sunday. 5 fighters in resident scramble to down the flames in several apartments off, while medics try to help injured people in the streets. ukraine's as russia has stepped up, its attacks in the region as it forces prepare for a new offensive in the east. a community kitchen set out by a celebrity chef was among the buildings destroyed by the latest bombings in her cave. the ceo of well central kitchen tweeted a video outside the building. mate, mac says for staff members were injured in that miss on attack. right here is the kitchen area goes back a lot of damage to the kitchen as well. a number of staff were wounded there at the

hospital right now. nobody was killed in the restaurant, but we are told that one person was killed in this strike. this was a big hit, as you can see over a dozen cars burned out all around me. pieces of cars in a tree here just amended amount of carnage left behind for no reason. or in the town of boot show, or russian forces have been accused of killing thousands of civilians. ukrainians marked palm sunday by praying for the dead. i ship, esmond, lost family members. a church close to where a mass grave was found since russian troops withdrew from aries around the capital cave. while the 900 civilians have been found dead, most were short, some with their hands bound behind their backs. ukraine says russia is guilty of genocide, but moscow deny targeting civilians and says the pictures are fabricated. yeah, i just pray today to stop crying. i did not stop crying for

a whole day. it's very difficult. it's very difficult to talk about war. we need to come to our senses 1st and then talk, because we have survived these horrors and we are constantly crying all around 10 percent of ukraine's mainly orthodox christian population. our catholics most have fled the country since russia's invasion more than 7 weeks ago. but some of those still in the capital did attend church services on easter sunday, dominated by prayers for loved ones affected by the fighting. charles stratford reports from keith. there is a cold silence before easter sunday service at this catholic church and keith worship was new and course themselves as they come in some take confession, while the congregation gathers many of the people who have family members and friends fighting in the east, most never expected we would have to live through war. this is i see

south, i see the other one is living for their own personal plane. and they know some of the people they know may not come home. and we're coming here to look for belief and hope because maybe there will be nothing left ah, there are more than a 1000000 roman catholics in this predominately orthodox christian country. boxes have donated food and clothing stacked along the aisles. ready for volunteers among the worshippers to distribute to those in need. father. pavlov. the sculpt sky prepared to give communion. the congregation wait in line. oh, silver me several only guess. yeah. when the war started, i started coming to the church more often because of the anxiety. when i hear the father's preaching, it gets easier. i find more faith in myself in our society,

and our victory of the better man. in a corner of the church stands a moral of an army post with ukrainian flag. recently, services of had to be held on the ground in the church, correct? until a few days ago, church services in recent weeks have been held here underground because of fear of potential russian shelling. now, despite the fact that russian forces have withdrawn from areas around kia, there is still great fear that that shelling could start. again, the head priest here says that he estimates up to 80 percent of the worshippers in this parish of fled. since the war began. the priests resisted government prussia to close the church on february the 24th. when the russian army invaded last of the day, the war started official stoled us. we had to close the church, but to refused because we had to support the people we have since help evacuate

children and the elderly from areas of the parish outside ski. the atmosphere in the charge has changed since the war started. people are more united and we help each other more. ah, a priest collect money to go towards renovations of the church damaged by fire last year. because without this place of worship, many of the people who would find living through war even harder than it already is . char stratford, al jazeera cave. ah, now 20 palestinians have been injured and at least 18 arrested after being forcibly dispersed from the alex. i'm most compound in jerusalem, so anybody say they entered the sy in response to palestinian setting up barricades to prevent ultra right wing jewish groups from entering disputed holy site is located in the old city and east jerusalem,

which israel captured and $967.00 muslims call it the her on the sharif or noble sanctuary, because it contains 2 of its lamps holiest places, the alexa mosque, and the time of the rock juice call it the temple mountain revere the area is its base is known as the west and wall. john holman reports now from occupied east jerusalem. the latest confrontations between israeli forces and palestinians near the alex and most compound in occupied east jerusalem. sunday was the 1st day since the beginning of the jewish pass over celebrations when no muslims could visit the compound. hundreds of jews did so with israeli forces guarding them. neither were welcome. bye bye, not that bad that deputy. we were forced out of the elect to mosque after the don't print them, settler started to enter. after we saw 2 groups of them, we sat at a chant and the police tried to detain me. i've lab it was,

it is really police said the palestinians had gathered stones and put up barricades to block the jewish groups from arriving. and that they removed, protest is to restore order. the palestinian red crescent reported injuries to 10 people. the lack so most compound islam stirred holy as place. it's also reviewed by jews as the site of the original temple and along with tourists. national zine is visited regularly. those visits are always a source of tension, but especially this year with the muslim holy month of ramadan. i'm paul so coinciding what's also added to the tension is a smooth extremist jewish group cooling for sacrifices in the acts of compound. during passover, now that's a cool that they make every year. it's something that the israeli government bands every year, including this one. but this time around, it's got more attention from palestinians, worried that it might actually happen. is ro capture the stories live where they

like to compound is located in the 967 will and occupation. that's been a source of anguish for palestinian since they started me. what happened today is a crime because we can't enjoy our prayers. we can't enjoy our worship freedom, it's our holy sciences, and we can't feel safe anymore. even in the holy sites we've been coming to since we were young children. and that's because of the occupation that is ready for us is also arrested to palestinians for throwing rocks of buses with jewish passengers heading to the old city somewhere injured only adding to the tension here john, home and i was in the occupied east jerusalem. so i had this half hour and the on release w h o report says 15000000 people have died worldwide. use the closing pandemic. that's more than double the official death toll media investigators thinking of

a tanker off it's coast tutoring, fears of an environmental disaster. ah hello, they will start in australia and much of the focus is on a cold front. that's working its way over the bike bring storms and showers to southern areas of australia and we will see that wet weather. pushing to the northeast corner in the days to come, now wasn't moved through and is going to cool things down. but the temperature in place slight perth, in the west. we'll see them pick up here once that cold front moves further east, we will see temperatures. however, in places like adelaide in melbourne, dip down as that cold front sweeps and bringing the showers with it. by the time we get into tuesday, we will see the weather arrive in sydney,

but more in the form of showers, scattered showers as well. and since sunshine, it is going to get cooler, however, as it sweeps further east eventually ending up in new zealand. but ahead of that, we have got a lot of warms coming through. we're going to see things warm up. by the time we get to choose a in places like christ church, but as you can see, that rain comes in pushing up from the south of you showers as well. peppering the north of the north island. as we move to southeast asia, we're going to see the rain pick up for indo china, particularly across the mid lay peninsula for places like thailand will also see a pick up for areas of indonesia. but for the philippines, it's a much dry picture with scattered chows and storms. awe. from the al jazeera london or cost center to people, unprompted, uninterrupted witnessing a much more humane results. what substituting criminals, then, what has been neat without tooth? these non european could you taught one. if i do is that gonna

a nana offered to aim if somebody comes to gone from europe, then never calls an immigrant even if they go through exactly the same processes that we go through to come here. they're always known as an ex pat studio, be unscripted on al jazeera blue. ah, welcome back. the main developments this our ukranian soldiers surrounded in that besieged city of mario full of ignored rush and deadline to surrender or be killed . moscow sang its forces, have almost completely seized the poor city. you video for my poll is showing a number of dead bodies covered in sheets lying in residential streets. latest

attacks and ukraine, 2nd largest city. hark eve of killed at least 5 people. often multiple rockets hit the center of the city on sunday, and we're also following developments around the alex, a most compound 20 palestinians were injured off to be forcibly disbursed from the most compound where they were trying to stop a visit. my choose at least 18 people were arrested. we go to afghanistan, now local officials has said at least 47 people on now know to have died off to as strikes it east and afghanistan on saturday. the strikes targeted residential areas in the host and cannot province his near the border with pakistan. afghanistan, that taliban government is accused pakistan's military of carrying out these strikes. islam of bodies urge the taliban to take action against fight is attacking it. soldiers from inside afghanistan or now the number of people confirmed to have died in flooding. an eastern south africa has risen sharply. a premier of quizlet and tell provinces saying 443 people are dead. oh,

dozens of people are still missing off to floods hit earlier this week. cruise, our continuing search efforts in and around durban, where roads, houses, and bridges were destroyed, eating many people without power or water. it is estimated, the flooding and mud slides, of course, more than $680000000.00 worth of damaged infrastructure, inquisitive natal operations at one of africa's busiest ports in durban has also been disrupted now. and almost 100 schools are going to need mobile classrooms before they can reopen after the easter holidays or elsewhere rescue is is still searching for dozens of people still missing. after tropical storm maggie hit the philippines at least a $160.00 people were killed there. jemila alan dog and has the latest from by, by city and later province. the government clarifies, there is no plan to stop retrieval operations despite this possibility being discussed on the ground. in fact, they're hoping they see that the weather participates and that if it continues to

be sunny, they'll finally be able to bring in heavy equipment and implement a full scale retrieval operations. many believe that hundreds remain buried in many areas of later province. and even for a country, often battered by natural disasters, typhoon meggy is an unusual occurrence. it is supposed to be the hottest period of the year, and it comes as the province in particular is still reeling from the impacts of di for rise super typhoon that battered the eastern beside this region. last december, it also comes as millions of families, particularly the thousands who live in late. the province is commemorating one of the holiest week of catholicism, is supposed to be a period where families are getting together to celebrate. instead, many people say there is quite a gloom, a level of grief that has envelopes many communities here. me among the military. ginger is releasing $1600.00 prisoners for the buddhist new year. but that's a fraction of the tiny, 3000 feet in

a similar i'm the see last year. and the school detainees were not among those free from the inside prison and the commercial capital young gone with any families have gathered, hoping to be reunited with the last one. thousands of protests have been arrested and detained since june to seize our 14 months ago. hello, my daughter was arrested on the 25th of april 2021 and send for interrogation. she was sentenced to 3 years in prison on a political charge. now she's been in prison for more than a year ago. even though my daughter is only 19 years old, she's very active in politics. i'm proud of her. i'm waiting outside the prison with the hope she'll be released. will shanghai? shang eyes reportedly aiming to cut community transmission of coven 19 by wednesday, allowing it to eat some of the restrictions there. according to reuters news agency sources, the economic harb reported more than 23000 infections on saturday, but no deaths have been documented. most of the city has been locked down for more

than 2 weeks with mass testing been carried out. most testing positive r quarantined in may shift hospitals. even if they don't have symptoms. or 15000000 people have died around the world. you to the cove at pandemic. that's 9000000 more than previously thought. according to a world health organization report that hasn't been released, but has been reported by the new york times. the newspaper says it's been delayed because of objections from india, for 1000000 of the additional deaths were there taking the total to 8 times number . the government had officially accorded are al kolinski is an economist who advises the w h o on cove and mortality rates. and explains why the true global death toll is difficult to calculate. the issue in the many countries are differ and how they certify a covey deaf and even a covert case. and they of course differ in their capacity to even just administer the test. so the number of reported over deaf that you might see on the john

hopkins dashboard are on the w h o. that is simply an comparable between countries, especially countries from different continents or development level. this is the exact reason why w commission, this expert with the i'm a member of which is to look at sort of a simpler measure, but are much more robust measure for comparison across countries across time. would you have access mortality? unfortunately, when i put them in psych, deaths are above and beyond what you would expect under our normal time, you know, usual day in a car, 100 people die during play time. it might be $150.00 people and be 50 plus people are what we call our accept mortality. i really hope that a silver lining, if you can call it, that disconnect, would be from governments to vitally improve their vitamin patient system. many countries in latin america have been undergoing this reform in the past few years,

which give us really an unparalleled insight into what's been going on there. but many countries in se, asia pacific and africa still registered only a fraction of, of total deaf and been 3 days of riots in several swedish towns and cities. after a far right group announced plans to publicly burn copies of the koran in easton norco paying 3 people needed medical attention. often they were hit by police bullets and clashes. violence started on thursday after a demonstration organized by danish swedish politician rasmus allusion, who leads the anti immigration and anti islamic hotline movement. well, this week he said to be a crucial test in the race to be the next president of france on wednesday. manuel macklin takes on challenge a marine le pen and the only debate between the front runners televised exchange will be watched by millions of people out of the april 24th run off election dash about a reports from irving you'll while we're in the final leg of the french presidential

election in one week, voters will go to the polls to pick the next president of france and choose between 2 very different visions for the country on one side, disinterested. manual micro is running for a 2nd term as president, management of the covey pandemic in from and is diplomacy over the war and ukraine . the funny played out very well with photos, but he still struggling to shake his reputation amongst some that he is a president who favors the rich. on the other hand, the marine, the pen is the leader of the far right party. she's still from her image in recent years. she's been campaigning very hard on the cost of living a big issue in this election. nevertheless, agenda remained firmly and t, u and gratian. in fact, she says, if elected, she would make it illegal for muslim women to wear heads golf in public, in from one of the key moments of the week will be a debate between emmanuel micro,

i'm marine the pen wheel, one analyst. what we can expect is my course, i do this on demand. well, micron will try to convince later when voters who often don't like him to support him and block the far right. he needs to convince them that his policies are also for them. which many on the left don't believe marina pain, it needs to show she's changed that she has more experience than 5 years ago and more credible on the economy. and particularly on the big theme of the election that the cost of living for both micro and the pen campaigning hard for food fail. 7 to getting the many people who are still undecided as well. i've left with voters by promising things like more jobs and more measures to tackle climate change. now it's an easier english investigations, this thinking of a tank off it's coast shit, went down in bad weather on saturday, triggering fears of environmental disaster alex o'brien brings us the story, hitting out into the mediterranean sea from the chin as the in port city of gave us

the dive teams part of efforts to prevent what activists warn, could be an environmental catastrophe. they were sent to inspect the hall of the sunken tanka, the z low. it went down on saturday along with 750 tons of diesel. the vessel flying the flag of equatorial guinea was sailing from egypt to malta. it 7 man crew issued a distress call on friday evening and sought shelter from bad weather. but the vessel began taking on water. the crew were later safely brought to shore june, as he is environment minister, as helping oversee the response. she says is the situations under control of it and getting his own the muscle tone. this is cargo of fuel oil or diesel. it's very different from oil in the fuel. oil is much less dangerous and tends to evaporate fairly quickly. we think the hall is still water tight, and there's no leakage at the moment. no little she authority,

se barriers are being set up to limit the spread of fuel at any spillage would be mopped up. but local fishermen angry. their livelihood relies on the waters where the tanker is lying. the world wildlife fund says the areas of fishing ground for $600.00 sailors with the wide a gulf providing jobs for around $34000.00 others. i'm looking for, we demanded specialists, go down into the sea and unload all the materials inside. if a leakage occurs, we will not have anything, as we already only have a little part of the sea left to live on. janasia says several countries have offered to help out to prevent any pollution, alexia bryan, else's era. now a container ship, the length of more than 3 football fields, has been re, floated a month after it became stuck in the u. s. but it took 5 tugboats to barges and a high spring tide to help the 330 me to long ever forward to finally start moving

in chesapeake bay, virginia. a ship belongs to the evergreen marine corp. the company that owns the ever given which ran a ground blocking the suez canal for several days last year. but to this one has managed to get on the move with a great deal of help and is more in everything we're covering here. al jazeera dot com ah, a quick look at the made stories this hour now and ukrainian soldiers. the besieged city of mario pole have ignored a russian deadline to surrender. di moscow as saying its forces of almost completely seized the port city, which would be its biggest prize of the nearly 2 month war. russian officials said they would spare the lives of ukrainian soldiers if they surrendered by one p. m. local time. from monday mos.